Can Reiki Help With Insomnia?
An estimated 15-33% of adults experience insomnia worldwide. For older adults, the statistic is much higher with 75% of the elderly experiencing some degree of insomnia. Also, depression has a link with insomnia too as an estimated 90% of depression patients experience insomnia. Depending on its severity, insomnia may present as anything from a slight, [...]
Reiki Healing During Pregnancy
Pregnancy is one of life’s most beautiful and spiritual experiences. However, the journey to motherhood can also be accompanied by a number of different stressors on the mind, body, and soul. Reiki offers healing energy not only to mothers-to-be but also to their unborn babies. Here’s what you need to know about Reiki and pregnancy. [...]
Reiki for Stroke Victims
Can Reiki Help with Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery? Stroke is a growing global health issue and currently the second-leading cause of death worldwide. Alarmingly, "the number of people dying of stroke could increase by 50% by 2050 unless significant improvements are made in prevention and treatment" according to October, 2023 research and data. According to [...]
The Benefits of Reiki for Seniors
The World's Population Demographic is Growing Older and More People in our Beloved Senior Group Can Benefit by Reiki Global populations are aging. In the USA, by 2030 all Baby Boomers will be Age 65 or older. This is an estimated 73 million people. And older adults are projected to outnumber children under age 18 [...]
Empowering Your Intuition with Reiki: Awakening Your Inner Guidance System
When you have a hunch or a gut feeling about something, that’s your intuition at work. Your intuition can help you make decisions or understand people or situations in your life better. Getting used to being intuitive or developing this ability further can take time and practice. The energy healing techniques used in Reiki can [...]
Reiki for Enhancing Relationships and Connection
Creating healthy relationships and establishing strong connections with others is an ongoing goal throughout our lives. These connections and relationships can help us feel loved and boost our emotional well-being. They can also help us learn more about ourselves. Romantic relationships, family ties, friendships, and other relationships help us feel connected to others, but they [...]
Reiki and Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autism Spectrum Disorder is on the Rise In 2023, according to the CDC, about 1 in 36 children are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). ASD has been rising steadily over the years, up from 1 in 69 children in 2012 and 1 in 150 children in 2000. ASD affects all races, ethnicities and socioeconomic [...]
Reiki Moves into Hospice and Home Health Care Spheres
Reiki for Hospice and Home Health Care Hospice and palliative care services are integral to patient care for comfort and quality of life in complex and long-term illnesses. According to the October, 2021 edition of NHPCO Facts and Figures from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, an estimated 1.61 million patients received service from [...]
Benefits of Reiki for Moms with Postpartum Depression
Can Reiki Help Ease Postpartum Depression? According to a recent study in JAMA Psychiatry, 1 in 7 women may experience postpartum depression within 12 months after giving birth. Across the globe postpartum depression is said to affect tens if not hundreds of millions of women per year. Nearly every new mom feels slightly depressed or [...]
Can Reiki Help With ADHD?
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, typically begins in childhood and can affect the sufferer throughout his or her life. This condition is incredibly common, with more children being diagnosed each year. In fact, during 2011, the Centers for Disease Control reports that more than one out of every ten children aged 4 to 17 [...]
Reiki and Meditation – Similarities and Differences
About Reiki and Meditation Even though Reiki and meditation can both bring peace, serenity, and relief, each goes about doing so in its own special way. Reiki Explained The ancient Japanese healing technique of Reiki involves a Reiki master or practitioner who lays his or her hands on different parts of your body to infuse [...]
Using Reiki to Enhance Your Love Life – Just in Time for Valentine’s Day!
Reiki and Your Love Life A dozen red roses or a box of premium chocolates may work to spruce up your love life on Valentine’s Day, particularly if they’re really good chocolates. But there’s something even more effective for enhancing your relationships every single day of the year. That something is Reiki. The ancient Japanese [...]
Reiki for All Life Stages
Reiki for All Life Stages: From Pregnancy to Elder Care Reiki helps to restore and strengthen each person's life force. No matter what the individual's need is, Reiki will support his or her stability and well-being. Reiki does not discriminate. Its availability is constant. Treatment can be received by anyone, anywhere, anytime. The list of [...]
The Reiki Path – Exploring the Ancient Healing Art
The Reiki Path - Exploring the Ancient Healing Art of Spiritually Guided Universal Life Force EnergyReiki Perspective SeriesIn the late 70’s I dropped my daughter off at a birthday party and was driving home on Milwaukee Avenue. The roads appeared clear, but there was a patch of black ice in my path. I spun out at [...]
Reiki for Weight Loss
Can Reiki Help with Weight Loss? Obesity is a serious problem for people all across the world and particularly in the United States. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control, more than one-third of adults in the U.S. currently qualify as obese, and an even greater number are overweight. Obesity can lead to [...]
Reiki and the Death Experience
Reiki and the Death Experience: A Comforting Journey Everyone knew she was dying and that it would happen soon. She being Maria, the mother-in-law of a friend of my mother’s. I hadn’t had my Reiki II but for a few short weeks and I asked my mother if the family would allow me to do [...]
Reiki for Depression
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), depression affects approximately 280 million people around the world. In early 2020 due to the global pandemic, depression rates in US adults rose from 8.5% to a shocking 27.8%. Even worse, Boston University School of Public Health published new research in October, 2021 in The Lancet showing that [...]
Reiki for Infants and Babies
Opening up your Practice by offering Reiki for Infants and Babies Do you provide care for families with a newborn or infant? Consider opening your Reiki practice to infants and babies. The calming effect of Reiki is great for all infants and babies, but especially for preemies and newborns with special needs. Calming Colic and [...]
Learn Reiki
Learn Reiki Wouldn’t it be great if you could help to soothe or lessen stress, anxiety, and pain any time you wished with a calming and healing touch? If you learn Reiki, you can. It's a toolbox in your hands anytime you wish to have a little calm and peace in your world. Learning to [...]
Reiki for Traumatic Stress Relief
Reiki as a Complementary Healing Therapy I first learned about Reiki, a Japanese healing art, while working on the Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Project from 2001- 2007 for the New York State Health Department. Driven by consumer demands, complementary therapies such as Reiki were slowly being integrated into hospital settings, medical school curriculum, and [...]
Joyful Relationships
All relationships can be pleasurable when we know how to generate happiness regardless of what others say and do. Love and prosperity are self-generated because we are love and prosperity. Because we are love, we do not and cannot get love from anyone, but when we are around people who like us, it is easier to [...]
Reiki at the End of Life
Exploring Reiki for End-of-Life Care When I was training to be a Reiki Master Teacher, we talked about how hospitals, elder-care facilities, and hospice programs continue to adopt Reiki in what is a growing and widespread trend. We explored Reiki as part of the death and dying process and how it could be healing for [...]
Is Reiki a Religion?
Is Reiki a Religion? One question some people may ask when they first encounter Reiki is whether it’s a religion, although it is not. But looking at its important role as part of a spiritual path, it’s easy to understand why. Exactly What is Reiki? The name Reiki comes from the Japanese Rei, which means [...]