Biofield therapies -- Reiki, therapeutic touch and healing touch -- are promising complementary interventions for reducing the intensity of pain in diverse conditions, anxiety for hospitalized ...

Hollis McGuire offered her dying mother comfort and peace through an Eastern healing technique known as reiki. “I gave my mother a lot of reiki. It was extremely helpful for her to deal with the ...

CHATSWORTH, Calif. (RNS) A spiritual touch practice based on the notion that human hands can redirect one’s “life force energy” to heal, Reiki is the hottest new Eastern healing practice making its ...

While Western medicine is essential for maintaining good health, complementary holistic and energy healing practices have been gaining a lot of traction in recent years. And when used in combination ...

Reiki, a healing therapy that involves a transfer of energy via gentle touch, may be linked to a reduction in pain after wisdom tooth surgery but not presurgical anxiety. The study was published on ...

Sandra Delgado wasn’t held much as a child growing up in a stern, Catholic, Mexican immigrant home in Southern California’s San Fernando Valley. A high-stress job and spiking blood pressure led her to ...

Reiki, a therapy in which hands are placed lightly on the body or just above it, is increasingly being used to reduce cancer-related fatigue, anxiety, nausea and pain. Several studies suggest a ...

Not long ago, the nurses at my University Medical Center decided to offer Reiki to their patients. I contacted the head of the nursing program and expressed my alarm that doing so would undermine the ...

If you are seeking a body-based, holistic approach to therapy that fosters personal growth and healing, I would be honored to work with you. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with ...