Has there ever been any discussions on comparisons / contrasts between Reiki and Qigong?
Obviously Reiki is Japanese in origin while Qigong is Chinese, but both appear to do more or less the same sorts of things, at least to my untrained eyes.
Reiki uses symbols and my instructor told us we could choose to use semi-precious stones (tiger's eye, etc) during the healing sessions. In my coursework in Reiki we never did any formal active exercises, kata's or forms.
I'd be interested in hearing other people's opinions / experiences on the subject.