Prana is a Sanskrit word literally meaning "life-force" - the invisible bio-energy or vital energy that keeps the body alive and maintains a state of good health. The Japanese call this subtle energy Ki, the Chinese Chi, while the Greeks refer to it as Pneuma. In Polynesian it is known as Mana, and in Hebrew, Ruah - meaning "Breath of Life."

Indian scriptures referred to the five bodies which identified with every physical body. The four other than the physical body remained invisible to human perception, but nevertheless characterised everyone by their emotional, mental and the so called super human capabilities. Perfect health hinged on the complete balance of all the bodies. While health is understood as visibly affected by physical body afflictions, imbalance in the higher bodies slowly percolated as diseases of the physical body in due time. Every ordinary individual is capable of healing of physical diseases or warding off diseases by the knowledge of just one next higher body, the Energy body or the Pranamaya Kosha as understood in Indian Yoga. This knowledge is ancient in India, but it is Master Choa Kok Sui who has brought this knowledge to every willing human being to practically make it useful for better health of the self or for healing others. For the innovative person the horizon of Pranic Healing is ever expanding. There is thus little wonder that Master Choa Kok Sui Pranic Healing is fast spreading throughout the world cutting across developed, developing and underdeveloped countries barriers.

Pranic Healing is a form of energy healing which makes use of Prana, or vital energy, in the treatment of a wide variety of ailments. As an art and science, Pranic Healing was widely practiced in ancient civilizations in China, Egypt and India. In Pranic Healing, cure is effected by simply removing diseased energies from the patient's invisible energy body and by transferring fresh vital energy (Prana) to the affected areas with the use of the hands. Using a scientific "no-touch" methodology, Pranic Healing can prevent, alleviate, and heal a whole spectrum of physical, emotional, and mental ailments. Because the methods are simple and fairly easy to understand, anyone can learn and apply pranic healing in no time at all.