Energy manipulation in Pranic Healing is very different from Reiki

1. Pranic Healing practitioner use a technique known as "scanning" to identify and assess energetic imbalances, to assess areas of energy depletion and congestion,which helps identify problem areas that need healing. Reiki doesn’t use any energy assessment technique but relies on the intuition of the practitioners.

2. Pranic Healing focuses on cleansing the dirty energy and energizing the aura and the chakras or energy centers located throughout the body. Practitioners use specific hand movements to remove stagnant or dirty energy to clean the energy body and then energize it with fresh vital energy.
   Reiki does not have the concept of dirty energy and hence cleansing. Pranic Healing believes cleansing is critical to the healing process because diseased energies and negative emotions have to be first removed before energizing the body to or they may manifest physically in forms such as vomiting or other radical reactions. Sometimes this is called purging or detox and some people believe that they need to feel worse first before feeling better after a healing. By first cleansing, Pranic Healing completely avoids any chance of a negative reaction to a healing making it a very safe healing modality.

3. Reiki also does not have the concept of chakras or energy-centers. Some Reiki teachers add some basic knowledge about 7 chakras in their classes. In Pranic Healing, 11 major chakras and several minor chakras are studied in detail and are worked on for healings. Reiki practitioners work with the universal life energy by placing their hands on or above the recipient's body. The energy is channeled through the practitioner's palms to promote healing. Reiki practitioners do not manipulate the aura or chakras directly.

4. Pranic Healing includes a practice called “energetic hygiene” that is rarely found in any healing modality, including Reiki. Energetic hygiene is a set of practices –  cleansing routines – that are designed to keep your personal energy clean. Reiki Masters attending Pranic Healing classes agree that energy hygiene is one of the greatest benefits of the class, particularly the techniques that enable them to cleanse themselves of contaminating energy they pick up from clients and how to prevent subjects or negative people from draining their life force. This is particularly important for not only Reiki practitioners but also to other healthcare providers because these people frequently experience the pain or the ailment of their subjects become drained and tired after healing someone.

5. Pranic Healing also provides comprehensive knowledge of color prana such as green, violet and gold and how to use them for cleaning and energizing chakras. Reiki does not use color prana. Color prana dramatically accelerates the body’s innate healing abilities. In fact, many Reiki Masters often say that if they have a subject who wants immediate relief or rapid healings they use Pranic Healing – particularly, the colored Pranic Healing techniques. But, if they have a subject who simply wants a relaxing and soothing session, they use Reiki.