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There is a lot that you can read about qigong. If you want something thorough, I would suggest The Root of Chinese Qigong by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming. If you're just looking for some basic practices to try, do some searches on youtube and see what you think. I would also recommend not over-conceptualizing your practice; internal feeling-awareness is really the basic building block for a lot of energy-related practices. Robert Bruce's book Energy Work speaks to this if you're looking for something very down to Earth. Also consider the importance of grounding practices, and the fact that it's best to start working on chakras/the energy body (the subtle energy in the body that qigong/reiki work with) from the bottom up (lower energy centers first)
To your question, reiki is just one model that can be used to work with the body's natural healing capacity. Qigong can be used the same way, but also has a lot of internal and external practices that you can also do, depending on what your goals/interests are. Qigong and reiki can both be used to empower the other
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