What is Reiki?
Reiki is a vibrational or subtle energy therapy, facilitated by light touch or no physical contact.
Quantum physics has opened a new avenue of understanding, the magic of the mind, and consciousness the mystery is unveiling. Science and spirituality are merging again. Alain Aspect, Mishio Kaku, Masaru Emoto, Dr. Gary Schwartz, Ruppert Sheldrake, Konstantin Korotkov, Lynne McTaggart, Claude Swanson, James Oschman, Richard Gerber, are among others, studying Reiki, Qigong and other subtle energies, and validating their impact in promoting health and well being. Patients’ receiving Reiki and other subtle energy modalities, usually require less medicine, recover faster, have no side effects or complications, have a more positive attitude that help them speed healing. More hospitals are recognizing the advantages and incorporating complementary healing modalities such as Reiki into their more traditional healing practices.
Energy Medicine is the Future
► Who can practice it?
Any person with the desire to learn it. Reiki is simple, elegant and very effective. We had in our classes physicians, nurses, license massage therapists, physical therapists, ministers, social workers, executives, homemakers, psychologist, and more.
► Where can you use it?
For ourselves, our family, friends, in hospitals, nursing homes, orphanages, schools, any place that is seeking well being, peace and health. In other countries, insurance companies pay for the treatments.
Reiki means
Rei, Divine Consciouness
Ki is energy
Reiki is energy medicine is holistic because balances all aspects of our existence, the physical, the mental, the emotional and the spiritual. Richard Gerber in his book Vibrational Medicine states, that the health and wellness of human beings, implies not only a balance between the aspects of body and mind but also between the multidimensional forces of spirit that until now have been only poorly understood by the vast mayority. For truly, it is the endowing power of spirit that moves, inspires, and breathes life into that vehicle we perceive as the physical body. A system of medicine which denies or ignores its existence will be incomplete, because it leaves out the most fundamental quality of human existence_ the spiritual dimension. As doctors see themselves more as healers and less as practitioners, spirit will be more appreciated as a motivating factor in health.
Important Quotes
In every culture and in every medical tradition before ours, healing was accomplished by moving energy.
Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, Nobel prize winner for his discovery of Vitamin C in 1937.
Our bodies work so efficiently because they have a marvelous way of communication between cells.
Bioenergetics is the study of the flow and transformation of energy in and between living organisms and between living organisms and their evironment.
(American Heritage Dictionary definition).
To see the world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.
William Blake
Miracles do not happen in contradiction to Nature, but only in contradiction to that which is known to us in Nature.
St. Agustine
More Cancer Centers and Doctors Encouraging the Use of Reiki
By Jack Bleeker
With groups like the Society of Integrative Oncology, a multi-disciplinary organization of professionals, touting the advantages of complementary cancer treatment and recovery, new methodologies, including Reiki are gaining in popularity. More and more cancer centers and oncologists are beginning to recognize the benefits that these treatments – once dismissed with a snicker by those “in-the-know” – are providing for those who just don’t know where to turn to address issues like the pain and stress associated with cancers such as mesothelioma and its conventional treatments.
Complementary therapies - not to be confused with “alternative” therapies, which are unproven treatments – have gradually made their way to the forefront of cancer care as well-known oncologists who are lauded experts in their field begin to promote these supportive treatments as a natural part of cancer care. Even the National Institutes of Health operates a National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, researching complementary therapies and then recommending proven ones for integration into cancer programs nationwide, including those associated with mesothelioma cancer.
Lately, the ancient form of spiritual healing known as Reiki (pronounced Ray-kee) has earned plenty of attention as a potential complementary therapy for all kinds of cancer, including mesothelioma. Rooted in Tibetan Buddhism, Reiki was “rediscovered” in the early 20th century and became particularly popular in the late 1990s as Reiki Masters began to teach non-Buddhists that life energy flows through all persons, this technique strives to increase the life force energy of a sick individual, therefore helping him achieve better health and happiness.
Like many complementary therapies, Reiki takes a holistic approach – treating mind, body, and spirit – and is safe and natural. Many cancer patients who have tried it note an overall feeling of peace, relaxation, and well-being when the treatment is complete. Totally non-invasive, Reiki therapy involves the laying of hands on the fully-clothed patient by the Reiki practitioner. His/her hands travel through 12 different positions, staying in each place for about 5 minutes for a total of about an hour per treatment. The feeling of invigoration or tranquility results from the fact that Reiki causes the body's molecules to vibrate at a higher intensity, hence, dissolving energy blockages that lead to disharmony and disease, Reiki masters note. This assists in controlling pain, easing stress, or lessening side effects of traditional treatments like chemotherapy, including nausea and other debilitating problems. It is also believed to improve immune function.
With continuous positive reactions from many cancer patients, prestigious cancer centers like Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center offer Reiki classes for cancer patients, including Sloan Kettering mesothelioma patients on a regular basis as well as in-service classes for their hospital staff. Other well-known hospitals to jump on the Reiki bandwagon include Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Columbia Presbyterian, the Yale Center, and Cancer Treatment Centers of America. The list continues to grow as patients use tools like the internet to advertise their positive reactions to this ancient healing art, enticing others to give it a try.
References:
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicines (http://nccam.nih.gov/)
Society for Integrative Oncology (http://www.integrativeonc.org)
Chemocare.com, (http://www.chemocare.com/complementary_medicine.asp)
The International Center for Reiki Training ( http://www.reiki.org)
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (http://www.mskcc.org)