REIKI THERAPY IN WESTERN MEDICINE Presented by Robert

REIKI THERAPY IN WESTERN MEDICINE Presented by Robert Payne, BBA, Reiki Master-Teacher & Member of the Center for Reiki Research and Lesley Shelton, MA, SSR & Usui Reiki Master -Teacher

OVERVIEW OF PRESENTATION • WHAT IS REIKI? • WHERE DID REIKI COME FROM? • WHO USES REIKI? • IS THERE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT REIKI PRINCIPLES? • ARE THERE CASE STUDIES THAT SUPPORT REIKI? • WHICH MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS USE REIKI?

WHAT IS REIKI?

“ …a powerful yet subtle healing practice used as a support for wellness on a body, mind and spiritual level. It is offered through non-invasive, light touch to a clothed client on a massage table. Reiki energy work helps to restore balance, increase energy flow, improve sleep and relieve pain. One of the greatest benefits of Reiki is stress reduction and relaxation which triggers the body’s natural healing abilities. University of Maryland School of Medicine Center for Integrative Medicine ”

HANDS-ON REIKI TREATMENT

WHERE DID REIKI COME FROM?

FOUNDERS OF MODERN REIKI PRACTICE Mikao Usui (1865 -1926) • Founder of modern Reiki practice and only Reiki Master until 1925 Chuijiro Hayashi (1878 -1940) • Initiated by Usui as a Reiki Master in 1925 Hawayo Takata (1900 -1980) • Initiated by Hayashi as a Reiki Master on February 21, 1938 Mrs. Takata initiated 22 Reiki Masters before her death.

WHO USES REIKI?

ORDINARY PEOPLE & ATHLETES Ordinary people receive Reiki treatments in private practices and spas around the country and the world. Phil Michelson with Jim Weathers, Reiki Masters, John Keane and Raven Keyes

PATIENTS IN MEDICAL SETTINGS • Surgery Clinics • Cancer Centers • Palliative Care Centers

IS THERE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE THAT SUPPORTS THE EXISTENCE OF LIFE FORCE ENERGY?

QI ENERGY AND MERIDIANS Qi (a. k. a. chi or life-force energy) has been long recognized as a natural pattern of energy that circulates in channels of the body called meridians. Acupuncturists seek to restore the proper flow of Qi by inserting needles at certain points along the meridians.

WHAT DOES THE RESEARCH SHOW?

ARE THERE CASE STUDIES THAT SUPPORT USE OF REIKI IN A MEDICAL SETTING?

COMPLEMENTARY HEALTHCARE USAGE IS ON THE RISE

WHICH MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS USE REIKI?

Mike Powers, Reiki Master

QUESTIONS?

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