The present study aimed to examine the efficacy of Hands on Reiki on Perceived Stress among software professionals.60 software professionals from a software firm situated at Bangalore who met the inclusion exclusion criteria were taken up for the study. Sample was divided into two groups experimental and control group (30 in each group). Hands on reiki healing was done for each participant in the experimental group for 5 minutes daily over 21 days. Pre and post assessment was done for the experimental group. The control group was not given any intervention program however; the control group was assessed at two time intervals- pre and post assessment. The obtained data was analysed using descriptive statistics and t-test to assess statistically significant difference within the group and between the groups before and after assessment. The results of the study reveal that there is significant reduction in symptoms of perceived stress for the experimental group. There was no significant change in the stress levels of the control group from pre to post assessment.
