Quite often you will see Reiki therapeutic massage which will logically make you think they are the same. Reiki is different from massage therapy, but it is very common to see them merged into one approach. Reiki signifies, universal life force, and that actually speaks about the very base and importance of what it is exactly about. A specialist of this method works with principles found in other Eastern disciplines such as yoga. Yoga is heavily inspired by the notion of the seven chakras, or energy centers, and those are essential with Reiki massage therapy, as well. The basis for health with this along with other therapies and procedures is determined by the healthy movement of life sustaining energy in the body.