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Reiki is a system of healing which originated in Japan. It is a
based on the concept of energetic medicine and aims to restore
balance in body, mind and spirit. (Energetic medicine is common
in Far Eastern therapies and other forms of energetic medicine
include acupuncture.)
Reiki is suitable for everyone, whatever your age or state of
health.
You will lie fully clothed on a treatment table. The Reiki
practitioner will then lay his or her hands on or over the body
and head in a series of different positions.
Each position will correspond to a different chakra (energy
gateway). The practitioner is likely to touch positions on the
head, and body. As the session proceeds it is common to feel
different sensations these could include: heat, coolness,
tingling, numbness and pressure. These sensations occur as the
Reiki energy restores balance within the client.
Reiki is not a diagnostic tool, a Reiki practitioner will never
diagnose a condition or a complaint. Reiki is a channeling
treatment which aims to rebalance the body, mind and spirit.
For a medical diagnosis please visit your doctor.
It's
best to wear loose comfortable clothes. You'll also remain fully
clothed throughout the treatment.
Reiki is an individual treatment, so the exact number of
treatments needed will depend upon you.
There are numerous anecdotal statements into the benefits of
Reiki, with many thousands of people who have benefited from it.
Reiki is also used within the NHS in settings as diverse as pain
management clinics, HIV and AIDS clinics and has been used in
hospices and palliative care settings for many years.
In addition there are currently multiple scientific studies
underway investigating Reiki and its affects on a whole host of
conditions.
Previous studies have found Reiki (often also described as
healing touch or therapeutic touch in medical literature) to be
effective for reducing chronic burn pain, reducing agitation in
Alzheimer's and dementia patients, and reducing pain in a whole
host of conditions including advanced cancer and fibromyalgia.
The Institute of Neurological Sciences, Glasgow completed a
study which found that heart rate and diastolic blood pressure
decreased significantly in people who received 30 minutes of
Reiki, as compared to a placebo intervention or 30 minutes of
rest.
In common with other complementary therapies further research is
still needed. There are several reasons for this lack of
research, a significant barrier to research being the lack of
available funding for CAM research projects. Another obstacle
into Reiki research is the difficulty of devising an effective
placebo to Reiki.
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