The Healing Energy of Reiki
“At Columbia, we have initiated a study that incorporates the role of Reiki practitioners in applying mind–body principles and energy healing to help to prepare patients for breast cancer surgery and emotionally accept the loss of their breast(s). We must continue to strive to provide care that is patient-centered and reduces the stress and trauma of disease.”
Dr. Sheldon Marc Feldman, MD, FACS, Chief, Division of Breast Surgery & Breast Surgical Oncology; Director, Breast Cancer Services, Professor, Department of Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, and past President of the American Society of Breast Surgeons.
Reiki Health Benefits
Reiki may help ease:
● Pain
● Sleep problems
● Nausea
● Anxiety
● Depression
● Tension
Afterward, many people have a slower heart rate, lower blood pressure, and a drop in stress hormones. Also, their immune systems seem to work better. Because of this, Reiki is sometimes used to help conditions like:
● Cancer
● Chronic fatigue syndrome
● Infertility
● Disorders that affect your brain, like Parkinson's or Huntington's disease
Reiki is practiced by 1.2 million adults and is in over 800 hospital.
Why Reiki Works-The awareness that an unseen energy flows through all living things and directly affects the quality of a person’s health has been part of the wisdom of many cultures since ancient times. When your life energy is low, it is more difficult to deal with stress; you may not sleep well, and you’re more susceptible to illness. When your life energy is strong, you feel strong, can more easily deal with stress, and are less likely to get sick. Reiki is a relaxation technique that increases a person’s supply of life energy. Reiki energy allows muscles to relax and increases blood flow to treated areas, which in turn quickens the healing process. Reiki also promotes psychological healing, including release of anger, fear, worry, sadness and other unhealthy feelings, and replaces them with self-worth, confidence and tranquility.
The Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic and Johns Hopkins report that many benefits of Reiki in the medical setting include: stress is relieved, pain is reduced, less pain medication is needed, hospital stays are shorter and healing is speeded. This medical study is being conducted to scientifically verify these results so that every patient can receive this assistance during surgery, if they so choose. https://www.medicalreikiworks.org/about-us-1