 What is Reiki?
Bring the healing modality of Reiki into your life and experience its positive effect on your health as well as the health of others. This deeply relaxing energy supports the body in healing on all levels!
Reiki is a Japanese word meaning "universal life-force energy". Everything in our Universe is in its most basic state -- energy. We all have the ability to focus the flow of this energy for treating ourselves and others with healing intent. Many ancient cultures, including the Japanese, Chinese, Indians, and Egyptians embraced the belief that life energy flowed through the body, deeply effecting our bodies, minds and emotions. Current research strongly suggests that energy does extend throughout and beyond the physical body, and that disruptions or imbalances in its flows correlate to physical, mental and emotional illnesses.
The healing art of Reiki (pronounced "RAY-KEY") addresses these imbalances to support your good health and well-being. Reiki is a non-intrusive method of hands-on healing that taps into the energy referred to by philosophers and martial artists as ki in Japan, chi in China, and prana in India. Reiki is not a massage, hypnosis, or a tool for diagnosing illness. Reiki is a technique that addresses both chronic and acute conditions, gently and powerfully promoting balance among all the body's systems and the normal regenerative processes of the body and mind.
Used by a rapidly growing number of hospitals all over the world, Reiki compliments medical treatment, natural therapies, and massage therapy. Reiki increases a caregiver's ability to provide patient support and is easily practiced in all hospital environments from outpatient clinic to intensive care.
Reiki is being successfully integrated into numerous clinical settings to complement medical care and psychological counseling. It is gentle enough to offer support and reduce discomforts of pregnant women and help ease the pain of childbirth. Hospitals such as the Tuscan Medical Center, St. Luke's Hospital in San Francisco, and St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, Pennsylvania have teams of Reiki practitioners available to a range of patients, including those with cancer or recovering from surgery. Reiki is especially appreciated in hospice care where its ability to alleviate pain and anxiety for both patient and family members is so greatly needed.
Medical research has focused upon verifying Reiki's effects rather than explaining how it works. The results are impressive. One study showed a 'highly significant reduction in pain', including cancer pain following Reiki treatment. Another study cited improvement in immune and nervous system functions and increased mobility in patients with conditions such as multiple sclerosis, lupus, and fibromyalgia. At Columbia/HCA Portsmouth Reginal Hospital in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, surgical patients decreased their use of pain medications, stayed for shorter periods, and reported increased satisfaction with pre- and postsurgical Reiki sessions.
"The far-reaching benefits of Reiki are often amazing, and the energy always works for the benefit of the patient." - Marlene Bullock, RN, BSN, American Journal of Palliative Care, Jan/Feb 1997
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