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A Touch of Support

Extending our hands to offer you support.

About Reiki

Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by transmitting energy for the hands of the practitioner to the client. The energy being transmitted is the Universal life Force which we all experience and are a part of. In Reiki, the practioner has been attuned to this energy in a specific way and can bring it through by channeling it through their hands. Anyone can do this and it is easy to learn.

When one's life force is low due to
illness,trama, or stress, a Reiki treatment can bring a great sense of relaxation and rejunvenation. As one's energy "picks up" there is a greater sense of well being and an opportunity for the body to heal itself.

A treatment feels wonderful and is always relaxing. The client feels a deep release of tension and if there is pain, often the pain is relieved and the client feels much better. Reiki treats the whole pers0n-body, mind, and spirit. It is a simple, natural and safe method for reducing stress and allowing the body to activate it's own healing abilities. It is frequently used as a comlement with medical and therapeutic modalities. Many use Reiki before and after surgery, chemotherapy, and other medical situations. Often the healing process is much shorter than expected as a result of this.

courtesy of: Terry Attwood, CHT, Reiki Master

Research on Reiki is just beginning, and a number of small studies indicate that Reiki can be particularly useful for reducing anxiety and pain.

In an article in Autism/Asperger’s Digest Magazine in 2000, Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD, PH.D., Coordinator for Integrative Psychiatry and System Medicine, Program in Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona, said the following:

“We have done a pilot study of reiki massage for autistic children. The preliminary results are encouraging, especially when the parents are taught the reiki along with visualization in between formal appointments with the therapist. The use of reiki by parents and therapist appears to encourage communication; especially non-verbal communication children are calmer and have less self-stimulation.”

The following papers are available on www.ReikiInMedicine.org and have also been indexed on PubMed.

Miles P. Reiki for Support of Cancer Patients. Advances in Mind-Body Medicine. Fall 2007;22(2):20-26.

Miles P, True G. Reiki–Review of a Biofield Therapy: History, Theory, Practice and Research. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. 2003;9(2):62-72.

Miles P. Reiki Vibrational Healing. Interview with Bonnie Horrigan. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. 2003;9(4):74-83.

Miles P. Preliminary report on the use of Reiki for HIV-related pain and anxiety. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. 2003;9(2):36.

Schmehr R. Case Report: Enhancing the Treatment of HIV/AIDS with Reiki Training and Treatment. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. 2003;9(2):120.

Schiller R. Reiki: A Starting Point for Integrative Medicine. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. 2003;9(2):20-21.

Miles P. Is there any significant experience with using Reiki in the hospital or ER setting and any literature to support this use? Explore (NY). 2005 Sep;1(5):414.

Miles P. Palliative care service at the NIH includes Reiki and other mind-body modalities. Advances in Mind Body Medicine. 2004 Summer;20(2):30-1.

Miles P. Living in Relation to Mystery: Addressing Mind, Body, and Spirit. Advances in Mind Body Medicine. 2003 Summer;19(2):30-1.