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Post: Reiki Wipes Out Stress!

8/28/2011

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Reiki has been categorized by some as the new age stress management tool. But it is not  so new.  Reiki was first developed in Japan in 1922 by Micao Usui and was  brought to the west fifteen years later by Hawayo Takata and it has  progressively been gaining in popularity. Today, there are over 800 hospitals who offer Reiki alongside traditional medical care and patients claim they feel better and have less anxiety after a Reiki session.

There are no double blind, peer reviewed studies that prove Reiki decreases stress. Truth is there have not been many good studies done on Reiki. The evidence supporting Reiki decreasing stress or not supporting it is still out there,  waiting to be discovered. But the Center for Reiki Research, www.centerforReikiresearch.org,  has done a comprehensive,  peer review study of all the Reiki studies published in peer review journals since 1985. That review has given us direction as to what kinds  of studies we need to do to prove or disprove the efficacy of Reiki.  It has given us guidelines for designing and implementing future Reiki studies. This review is ongoing, allowing it to maintain its status as the best tool available to gauge the efficacy of Reiki research.

What we do have is lots of  anecdotal evidence that supports the theory that Reiki decreases stress. Patients report a profound sense of deep relaxation during and after Reiki. Nurses report their patients have a decrease in anxiety, sleep better and are more relaxed after Reiki. A study out of Hartford hospital shows a decrease in nausea and pain after Reiki and that their patients sleep better.

It is reasonable to consider that Reiki would decrease stress. After all, Reiki  increases our supply of life energy, what some call chi, Ki, or prana. This life  energy is known to scientists as biofield energy. When our life energy is full  up we sleep better, relax easier, our immune system is more effective and we  handle our stressors more easily. Our thinking is more clear and concise. Our outlook on life is positive. Understandably, it is the patients and nurses who  have provided this antidotal evidence who rightfully feel that Reiki, for them, wipes out stress!

Life solutions can assess your level of stress and your reaction to your stressors. Sometimes it is important to change our perspective when addressing stress or consider positive self-talk and looking at how to see life more optimistically.  If you would like to talk to a wellness coach or receive our newsletter please click and then check the appropriate boxes. Be sure to leave your email address and any comments. You are well appreciated.

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loart
9/29/2011 07:26:27 am

I tried to check out the site above www.thecenterforReikiresearch.org and it says it does not exist.Can you please fix the link?

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