The results of all this treatment depends on the attitude (If the master and the patient. Just as in prayer (for healing), it is always the consciousness which brings about the result. If the healer is not sticking to his own rituals, he should use his intuition to get into tune with the needs' of the client. It is not good to blindly carry out rituals which have no meaning to the healer.
Rituals work like a lever. If one puts a little energy into them, he puts cosmic laws into operation which cause a lot of energy to flow. . Thus Reiki rituals are important.
After the body treatment is over, one has to smooth out the aura again and use the energy stroke.