Scanning is a technique that is useful to know. It is now clear that Usui taught a scanning technique. Scanning is placing your hands into the energy field of another to try to feel for differences in their energy field. You are basically feeling for anything different. Have the person to be scanned lay down, and start at the crown. Move the hands about 2 and 6 inches above the body. Move your hands from crown to feet and back up. It may take a few passes. Feel if it seems hot, cold, spinning, fast, slow, chaotic, etc. This is a technique that requires a great deal of practice to become proficient at. Additionally, remember not ever to diagnose anything. This is useful in finding places that may need extra attention during a healing session. (However, it must be added here that since Reiki does the healing and acts for the person’s highest good, we may not be able to influence the recovery in this manner with Reiki in any case.)
