Alex Rainone has been a lifelong skeptic of Reiki, an energy-healing practice used to help people with a variety of health complications, including chronic pain, anxiety and insomnia. But Rainone’s ...

Reiki is a Japanese form of energy healing therapy. It’s based on the notion that all humans have energy fields, or life forces, that keep us alive. According to the practice, physical, mental, and ...

I was first introduced to Reiki some five years ago. At the time, I was in a very unhealthy relationship; I saw no way out of financial woes; and I had forsaken my career in theatre. The longer I ...

KIM LAWTON, correspondent: At the CORE/El Centro natural healing center in Milwaukee, Sister Madeline Gianforte is using Reiki on one of her clients. In this Eastern healing technique, practitioners ...

Reiki is a form of energy healing that involves light (or no) touch. Using gentle hand movements, Reiki practitioners guide energy within a person’s body to encourage self-healing, according to the ...

Evidence suggests reiki is a safe, cost-effective, and noninvasive alternative therapy with some health benefits. To reduce risks, it’s important to work with a therapist who holds a bodywork license ...

Reiki is a therapy often described as palm healing or hands-on-body healing in which a practitioner places hands lightly on or over a patient's body to treat or cure various ailments. When you ...

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The U.S. bishops have published a new evaluation of the Reiki therapy. Calling the Japanese form of alternative medicine comparable to “superstition,” the evaluation describes its practice as being ...

The energy therapy is now available in many hospitals. What its ascendance says about shifts in how American patients and doctors think about health care. Reiki’s growing popularity in the U.S.—and ...

Reiki therapy is based on an Eastern belief that vital energy flows through your body. The idea is that a person who specializes in reiki treatment, referred to as a reiki master, uses gentle touch – ...

Even after her death, I still felt called to send my sister Reiki. It brought comfort, connection, and healing. I have a Reiki Box that I use to send healing to multiple people and situations at a ...