When I think of certified Reiki Master, Crissy McGillis, in Jackie’s Wellness Spa, downtown Williston, North Dakota, I don’t think of holistic healing vibrations transmitted through a laying on of hands originating a hundred years ago by Japanese spiritual monk, Mikao Usui, meaning “Universal Life Energy.” Instead, I think of the Okinawa Karate master, Mr. Miyagi, furiously rubbing his hands together then clasping Ralph Macchio miraculously healing an illegal kick to the knee before returning for the final fight against the leader of the ruthless Cobra Kai gang, Johnny Lawrence, in the 1984 coming of age classic “The Karate Kid.” Despite my knowledge of an Eastern healing art limited to 80’s Hollywood drama; I’m excited to barter five 7” x 14” acrylic canvases painted with Reiki symbol and translation, framed with Minwax coco bean stain on 1” x 2” treated pine strips run through a table saw displayed in Crissy’s parlor, in exchange for massage sessions. I hope by means of touch, channeled energy activates natural healing processes restoring physical well-being where I’d feel good enough to take on the whole Cobra Kai gang myself. Or at the very least have Johnny Lawrence hand me the tournament trophy and say, “You’re great.”