Reiki Healing Connection's Health Care Professional's Exchange

March 15, 2000 through Present

Welcome to the current forum for the Health Care Professional's Exchange, where individual's have taken the opportunity to ask questions, and discuss ideas with other health care providers. This forum is unmoderated, though it is periodically reviewed and archived.

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Topic: RE: intrested in more info. about reiki
Name: Billy Sillbo
Occupation: teacher
City and State: San Angelo, Tx
Submitted: Sunday March 26, 2000

Comments: I have a sister-in law that introduced me to Reiki. I have been going through a difficult time with post-pardium depression. I recently purchased the book "Reiki Energy Medicine" I would like more information about classes closer to my area. Thank You!

Topic: damned if i know
Name: al ghilardi r.m.
Occupation: surgical 1/st assistant orthopedics/neurosugery/hand sugery
City and State: framingham,ma.
Submitted: Wednesday March 29, 2000

Comments: i'll try to make this short if i can,i was involved in a spine reconstruction on other wise healthy 50 something year old white male.we had just finished the decompression part of the surgery(removing the bone and exposing the spinal canal)on 4 levels and starting to expose the the sides of the verterbra when the real bleeding started(small epidural vessals contract and hide when cut.i always treat these patients with reiki any way but this day really challanged both my skills and the surgeons.so long story short.this patient just did not want to clot i did reiki on him for 6(yes 6)hours and every time one bleeder was under control another would start(what the hell am i doing here!). got to the point the surgeon would say a little help here(meaning reiki),what did he think i was doing,gee whiz!so 6 hours later, 22 units of blood,12 units of f.f.p.,i don't know how many liters of fluid b.p.as low as 40,the surgeon says to me "should i do the 2/nd level?",my reply "ah...no"Question,i saw the patient the next morning in the i.c.u.he actually had skin tone not white like sheet,extabated and seating up.nurses report "he's doing great", that afternoon transferred to the floor and later that afternoon walking the hallway only on p/o pain meds.doctors report 2 days later,pain relief, no transfusion problems and home in a day or two."????????" i looked at the doctor and said must be the "reiki",his reply, "the more the better". has any icu nurse seen a recovery (from this big of a hit)like this? should i be patting myself on the back or is that just wishfull thinking? for awhile there i was really thinking why isn't this working(reiki) p.s.the patient is still doing very well and he and the anesthesia doctor had no problems with my doing reiki while the patient was under(contary to questionable popular belief). thanks for your time, al

Topic: RE: opportunities to utilize Reiki training
Original Article date: 03/31/00
Name: allison k.
Occupation: considering a change
City and State:
Submitted: Friday March 31, 2000

Comments: Last Sunday after a wonderful Reiki I training weekend with Libby and Maggie at Kripalu, several of us tossed around the question of where our Reiki training can be applied once we've completed Reiki II. It seems to me that my Reiki training could be applied in many, many parts of the health field, but I am not a nurse and don't expect to be ging after any additional degrees. In our brainstorming with Libby and Maggie, we came up with some neat ideas for the applicaton of Reiki, but no sense of where Reiki practitioners are REALLY being hired. For instance, we thought that a Reiki trained parent volunteer might be a tremendous addition to a school's Nurses Room (a little laying on of hands would be helpful to sick kids waiting to be picked up by a parent, or might settle a kid with a bloody knee). My local hospital has an interesting community wellness program, might that be an option? But I have no medical training, would that matter? I'd love to hear from folks who took their Reiki training out into the world and found a place for it. I'll happily try to facilitate this exchange among those utilizing their training and those wondering where and how to plug it in. In advance, thanks for your input, ideas and experiences...

Topic: RE: Developing a Reiki Program in Nursing Home or Hospital
Name: Sharon
Occupation: Occupational Therapy Student
City and State: New York, New York
Submitted: Sunday April 2, 2000

Comments: I am an Occupational Therapy Student in my graduate year of a Masters Thesis Program. I am a Reiki II practitioner and I have learned this through my fieldwork supervisor who is a Reiki Master in a VA Hospital in NY. I am looking for any ideas or where to look for protocols and plans to implement a Reiki practice in a hospital or nursing home setting. This is for a class assignment. Many thanks!

Topic: Greetings
Name: Kath Hilton
Occupation: Reiki Master/Teacher, Further Ed Teacher
City and State: Oldham, Lancashire, UK
Submitted: Friday May 12, 2000

Comments: Dear Maggie, Libby and friends in Reiki, I and several others run a donation only 'Drop-in' Reiki clinic in our locality. We are all employed full time in other fields but give one evening per week to try and reach as many people as possible who wish to try Reiki. Happily we are kept ridiculously busy and are seeing lots of people benefitting from Reiki. The clinic is run professionally and we are all insured and members of bona fide healing or complementary therapy organisations in the UK. I am involved in teaching Reiki and I'm really pleased to find that nurses are coming to learn Reiki not only for professional use but for themselves. Reiki is less recognised in the UK hospitals than in the USA, although the hospices are more open to the use of complementary therapies. Any comments, ideas or just a simple greeting from 'like minds' in the USA would be lovely. For anyone interested the clinic centre website is www.wrenn.co.uk/Equilibrium Love and best wishes Kath PS The book is really useful and recommended reading on my courses.

Topic: RE: Finding health care facilities that use Reiki
Name: Corinne Latini
Occupation: registered nurse
City and State: Audubon,NJ
Submitted: Thursday May 18, 2000

Comments: I am a student finishing my BSN and I am a reiki practioner. I would like current info on the use of reiki in the health care setting. I am doing a power point presentation and would like to know if there are any free graphics or wall paper I could download. thanks for any help! Corinne Latini, RN

Topic: New Website on Reiki Research
Name: Darryl Harris
Occupation: Staff Nurse Operating Room
City and State: Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates (Aus Expat)
Submitted: Saturday July 8, 2000

Comments: Hey Folks, As an RN with and interest in Reiki Libby and Maggie's book has always been at hand. In 1998 I completed my undergraduate honours degree in nursing. My research was a phenomenological study of 5 women's experiences of Reiki. Since then I have had a bit of interest in my work. A number of people have contacted me wanting to know information for their own research or are wanting copies of my thesis, The Mystery and Meanining of Reiki. Finally I have got motivated enough to begin putting some of the information up on the web. So far I have focused on putting together a listing of articles, theses, and dissertations that have been written on Reiki. I hope that the site will grow into a resource for those wishing to do their own work on researching Reiki. Please feel free to stop by my Reiki pages at http://sites.netscape.net/strgzrdjh/ReikiPages.html I am happy to hear from anyone who is working on or contemplating a study or project on Reiki that related to health care. Kind Regards Darryl Harris

Topic: Reiki and Chemotherapy
Name: Caroline
Occupation: Reiki Practitioner
City and State: Belmont, MA
Submitted: Sunday August 20, 2000

Comments: There is a good chance that I will be working on a 15 yr old female that has been diagnosed with synovial cell sarcoma. She has undergone chemotherapy, a leg amputation and will be starting another course of chemotherapy this week (Aug 21, 2000). I offered her mother (a former boss) and her daugher Reiki and I think they will be taking me up on my offer. My questions are, have any of you had any experience working on patients that are currently undergoing chemotherapy? Has it helped with nausea? Has it helped with phantom pain? Thanks so much. I'm looking forward to any information I can get on this subject. --Caroline

Topic: Absent Healing
Name: Yvette Rattenbury
Occupation: Retired
City and State: Cohasset, MA
Submitted: Thursday September 21, 2000

Comments: After giving a patient absent healing for a migrane headache, he reported to me that during the treatment his head felt very hot and afterwards he noticed redness of the skin on his face,particularly under his eyes. Have you ever heard of this happening and what causes it. Did I send energy for too long a time, or is it a response unique to this patient. Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Topic: RE:Reiki and Chemotherapy
Original Article date: Aug. 20, 2000
Name: Mary
Occupation: Reiki Practitioner, Artist, Writer
City and State: Peaks Island, ME
Submitted: Tuesday October 31, 2000

Comments: Hello Caroline, I'm new to this site and sorry to be late in responding to your question re: using Reiki for the side effects of chemotherapy. I'd like to recommend the book "Medicine Hands" by Gayle MacDonald. It's a wonderful resource for caregivers and details not only the experiences of the author who is a massage therapist, but also the work of other healers who use Reiki or T.T. in their work with cancer patients. Blessings Mary

Topic: Insurance Companies Providing Benefits for Reiki Treatments and Training
Name: Shalandra Abbey
Occupation: Reiki Master
City and State: Kauai, Hawaii
Submitted: Tuesday February 20, 2001

Comments: We are looking for insurance companies that are providing benefits for Reiki Treatments and Trainings. Please let us know if you are aware of any at this time. You are also invited to add your comments to our site http://www.ReikiKauai.com Mahalo, Shalandra

Topic: Reiki in NYC
Name: Rachel McNabb
Occupation:
City and State: New York, NY
Submitted: Wednesday February 21, 2001

Comments: I am writing to perhaps intrigue other Reiki practitioners to join me in my efforts. I am beginning to practice on people living with AIDS on a volunteer basis at an organization here in New York. If you wish to help please contact me. Rik123@earthlink.net

Topic: RE: DONATION CLINICS FOR REIKI AND OTHER HEALING MODALITIES
Name: SUE
Occupation: REIKI THERAPIST,CLINICAL TEAM ASSISTANT
City and State: CARVER, MASS.
Submitted: Thursday February 22, 2001

Comments: GOOD DAY TO YOU ALL, WE ARE A SMALL GROUP OF REIKI PRACTITIONERS WHO WOULD LIKE SOME INFO ON ANYONE RUNNING A CLINIC FOR SHARING REIKI AND OTHER FORMNS OF HEALING TO THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY. FOR YEARS NOW WE ALL HAVE HAD THE DESIRE TO REACH OUT BUT NOT REALLY SURE HOW TO DO IT. THE LOCAL CHURCH SOMETIMES OFFERS SPACE BUT MOST OFFERINGS ARE POORLY ATTENDED. IF SPACE IS RENTED HOW DO WE COME UP WITH THE CASH? HOW ABOUT INSURANCE? WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM ALL WHO DO OR WISH TO DO. PEACE,LIGHT AND LOVE, SUE

Topic: Iris S. Steinke
Original Article date: don't know
Name: Iris S. Steinke
Occupation: Reiki Master
City and State: Warrawong
Submitted: Friday March 23, 2001

Comments: To Kath Hilton I am working in a hospital with Reiki in NSW Australia. I thought always it was easier in UK?? You have spiritual clinics etc. Surely, it isn't yet on top of the list here in NSw but outlook is good. Met recently a medical doctor who had Reiki 2. And have another one in mind who might be initiated by me. Things are looking bright. Iris

Topic: free reiki attumenets
Name: Serge
Occupation: Russia
City and State: Irkutsk
Submitted: Tuesday May 8, 2001

Comments: My name is Serge Antonov, i`m reiki-master from Russia .... I`d like to invite you to my new forum - there you can ask for free distant reiki I,II,III attunements - you can choose - Usui Reiki Ryoho, Tera-mai, Seichim or Tibetan Reiki Usui or distant treatments + Lightarian Reiki for reiki-masters ( see lightarian.com/reiki.htm ) http://pub29.bravenet.com/forum/show.php?usernum=2464849738 or short - come.to/reiki_forum - click link there. be blessed your servant Serge-108

Topic: RE: Holistic Nursing in Seattle Washington
Name: Katy Rogers
Occupation: RN and Reiki II practioner
City and State: Charleston,SC
Submitted: Sunday June 10, 2001

Comments: Wondering if any nurses out there in particular the Seattle area, if you have had the opprutunity to work in an Alternative type of setting. Whether it be in the hospital, or outpatient clinic. I am very interested in hearing how up to date the rest of the country is in working with Alternative therapies. I would love to hear from anyone.

Topic: RE: reiki workshop
Name: robin liffman
Occupation: certified reiki practitioner level I and II
City and State:
Submitted: Tuesday June 12, 2001

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Topic: RE: reiki workshop
Name: robin
Occupation: reiki practitioner
City and State: long beach,new york
Submitted: Tuesday June 12, 2001

Comments: I am going to give a reiki workshop at the end of this month to one of the schools in my area.This is the first time that I am going to present Reiki in a workshop. Would anyone have any suggestions on this, any websites that would give me any printed information that would assist me. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I also host a reiki circle on friday evenings.If anyone is experienced in running a circle please forward any information that may be helpful thank you blessings, and well being. robin .

Topic: RE: reiki workshop
Name: robin
Occupation: reiki practitioner
City and State: long beach,new york
Submitted: Tuesday June 12, 2001

Topic: Information on hyper-active child treatment
Name: Kannan Narayanan
Occupation: yoga instructor& reiki healer
City and State: Chennai--Indiaschool
Submitted: Wednesday July 11, 2001

Comments: I teach yoga for sports men&women and am attached to Mmuthukrishnan memorial tennis -Chennai I am a reiki healer and i have been treating injuries and other ailments using both yogic therapy and reiki therapy. I have also used distance healing methods for high blood pressure and acute back-ache. I am aReiki-3B channel, member of THE INDIAN REIKI FOUNDATION - CHENNAI-TAMIL NADU INDIA.

Topic: Reiki and eating disorders
Name: Cynthia B. Aten
Occupation: pediatrician/adolescent medicine specialist
City and State: Hamden, CT
Submitted: Saturday September 8, 2001

Comments: Has anyone out there used Reiki with young people with eating disorders? Is anyone aware of research or of people doing research on this topic? Cna you think of any contraindications to using Reiki in these situations? Thanks so much if you can help.

Topic: Massage Therapy School
Name: J
Occupation: student
City and State:
Submitted: Monday October 1, 2001

Comments: I am looking for more information on massage therapy schools. Preferrably in or around San Angelo TX. Thankyou!

Topic: RE: Any practitioners in Maryland?
Name: Robin
Occupation: Speech Language Pathologist
City and State: Silver Spring Maryland
Submitted: Sunday October 28, 2001

Comments: I am looking for a few or one!!!! person in Maryland that will be willing to get together to do exchanges. This is so I can start a reiki circle here. I find I need support. I have been here 2 years now and have my first reiki client. So that is nice! Thanks! Peace Robin

Topic: RE: Research on Reiki
Name: Bevianne C Smith
Occupation:
City and State: Geelong, Victoria
Submitted: Sunday November 11, 2001

Comments: Hello Reiki people, I'm beginning the reading for my psychology thesis. I would appreciate it if people could let me know of research that has been done about Reiki. What I need is scientific research, preferably not case studies. I'm particularly interested in quantitative research. Thanks for any help you can give. Blessings, Bevianne

Topic: RE: REiki and Fertilization drugs
Original Article date: 10-16-01
Name: Kevin A. White
Occupation: Reiki Master/Teacher,Raindrop Therapist,Reflexologist,Meditation &Yoga Teacher
City and State: Langhorne,PA
Submitted: Thursday November 15, 2001

Comments: I just wanted to find out if anyone had any info on Reiki and Fertilization Drugs for women. I have a client who is recieving treatments to help with her fertilization treatments. I would like to give her some articles or papers that deal with Fertilization and Reiki. Please help a fellow healer out. Metta, Kevin A. White

Topic: RE: Your Book "Reiki Energy Medicine"
Original Article date: November 19, 2001
Name: Yumnah El
Occupation: Reiki Master - Alternative Professional
City and State: 3001 S. Ocean Dr. Suite 5M, Hollywood, Florida 33019
Submitted: Monday November 19, 2001

Comments: Hi, I am a Reiki Master from Hollywood, Florida. We met at one or two of the Reiki Shares in the Catskill Mountains. My name then was Monika Dunn, I have since changed it to Yumnah Zuel Aguba El, I usually use Yumnah El. I am so glad you put your email in the back of your book! I have read your book many times and I must say, out of the 50 some books that I have on Reiki, yours is the so well written and so heart felt! I have always collected Reiki Books. I remember when I was going thru a difficult time with making a decision about Reiki in my earlier Reiki years, prior to becoming initiated as a Reiki Master, it was Hawayo' Takata's Story by Helen Haberly that brought great comfort and I have always recommend that book to my students prior to taking Reiki. Well, as all things change, since reading and re-reading your book, I am so happy to have another book to recommend and use as a teaching tool. The energy and love that comes from your words and the book itself is Reiki! I am so enthralled that I felt I had to write you, and of course I want to recognize Maggie as well, and let you know how wonderful your book is. I have always touched myself with Reiki every day no matter where I was in the universe! I have always asked Reiki to take me deeper and deeper and deeper. Reiki has guided me to where I am today! Thanks again for putting Reiki into words so eloquently and so touchingly through the Gift of Reiki -- You Are! Peace, Love, & Many Blessings! Yumnah El Hollywood, Florida

Topic: RE: Reiki in Hospitals
Name: Rev. Timothous Seaton, RN, RMT
Occupation: Director of Operations, Utah Reiki Alliance
City and State: Salt Lake City
Submitted: Wednesday November 28, 2001

Comments: Namasth, On November 11 the Utah Reiki Alliance (not associated with the Reiki Alliance) enjoyed a critical victory by winning a reversal in a Utah law that required a massage therapy license to practice Reiki. For further details, please log onto the URA Site at www.utahreiki.org. We would now like to begin approaching hospitals throughout the state of Utah to set up training programs for medical professionals. If anyone has information (research, emails, existing programs, etc) that would help us accomplish this task, it would be greatly appreciated. Love, Light and Healing

Topic: RE: Personal reactions while doing reiki
Original Article date: N/A
Name: Diana Lohse
Occupation: Medical Social Worker
City and State: Bergenfield, N.J.
Submitted: Monday December 3, 2001

Comments: Libby,And others I recently E-mailed you about this. Let ,me know if you got it? I was seeinfg a 25 year old obese,unc,woman with toxic syndrome, high fever, packed in ice, infected wound, on ventalator,and had MD and mother's permission to work with her. Just doing legs, feet bottom.I became so hot I almost fainted myself? Don't know what happened? End of the day on a friday and may be a hot room or something else? Someone said I was not grounded enough or it was late in the day. Any ideas, suggestions,for continued work with her. And others in ICU? Diana

Topic: RE:
Name: Norma O'Brien
Occupation: bank teller
City and State: Prineville, Oregon 97754
Submitted: Wednesday February 27, 2002

Comments: I know this is for health care professional's but I have a question for you. I have been under stress for the past few years, with my husbands health. I started out at a 130 pounds and I am now at 320 pounds, I feel like my life force is being drained out of me day by day. I am looking for some help, do you beleive that this will help me? I am to the point in my life where each day just gets harder and harder. A little bet about my husband, he broke his back in 1981. He has had three back surgeries, 8 heart attacks, an open heart surgery with a five way bypass, and in the past year a number of congestive heart failures, a broken leg and nine teeth pulled out. He is home and not working and will not be going back to work, because of his health, I work full time and still take care of him and the house. A rapied eye therapist and reiki master Jeanne Horner, just opened up an office in our town, I am more they willing to get my life back on track but I do need some help, do you think this will work for me, any input will be most helpful. Thank you for your time, Norma O'Brien again@teleport.com

Topic: RE: how yo be a doctor
Name: lisa
Occupation: student
City and State: jax,florida
Submitted: Sunday March 10, 2002

Comments: I'm atwelve year old student attending jefferson davis middle school and i'm intrested in being a pediatrician.

Topic: Tora Or Invitation
Name: Ra-So Nova
Occupation:
City and State:
Submitted: Sunday April 21, 2002

Comments: Hallo I would like to extend an invitation to Second Degree and Master Reiki channels to participate in a Planetary Light Grid and mutual Personal Light Body Activation Project. This project is entirely non-commercial and non-political; it is for the mutual benefit and highest good of all. Participants will be working directly with one another and the Light Beings of Sirius, Pleiades, Archturus, and the Archangelic Orders of the Great White Brotherhood in building, integrating, empowering and regulating the architectural structures of the Planetary Light Grid and one another's Light Bodies. The importance and influence of this project is immense in it's effectuating the healing, right growth and enlightenment of this Planet and it's inhabitants. Afterall, that is the only authentic motivation for becoming a Reiki Channel is it not? To nurture the healing, growth and enlightenment of self, planet and others. We need as many Reiki channels from all around the world as possible directly working on this project for it to be of maximum effect as we literally co-engineer the future of Earth. The technique is incredibly simple and need not require any more than twenty minutes of your time per day (though longer periods of emission are greatly welcomed). Participation does require provision of some basic identifying personal information (Name, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, E-Mail). As such this information will be shared with all participants. Please do not join if you are unwilling to correctly provide this information to the group. If you would like to participate in this project, please join: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toraor/ And promptly enter your Personal Record to the Member Database: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toraor/database You are welcome to invite as many Second Degree and Master Reiki channels as in a polite manner using this letter. Graciously Ra-So Nova

Topic: health insurance that covers Reiki
Name: Sandra Mettlach
Occupation: LPN, Certified Addiction Counselor, Reiki Master Teacher
City and State: Chester, SC
Submitted: Saturday May 4, 2002

Comments: I live in a very small town and have opened a Reiki Clinic here. I charge a minimal fee for treatments and have had referrals from local Drs. The problem is that these clients cannot afford to have Reiki treatments even a $35.00. Are there any insurance companies that cover Reiki? Thanks, Sandie

Topic: Need testimonials from MDs, RNs about Reiki's benefit to their patients
Name: Cheli Brown
Occupation: Writer
City and State: Atlanta, GA
Submitted: Monday July 15, 2002

Comments: Hi there, I'm writing a brief brochure on Reiki and I wanted to find a few quick testimonials/quotes from health care practitioners (MDs, RNs) who have some knowledge of Reiki and could give me a sound-byte or two about any benefits Reiki may offer their patients. Would anyone be able to help me? Or at least point in the direction of an MD or RN who would be able to speak for 5-10 minutes about their experience with Reiki? Any help at all would be greatly appreciated. I'm on a tight deadline! Thanks! Cheli Brown 770-690-7772 work 404-249-7146 home

Topic: Need testimonials from MDs, RNs about Reiki's benefit to their patients
Name: Cheli Brown
Occupation: Writer
City and State: Atlanta, GA
Submitted: Monday July 15, 2002

Topic: Reiki in Greece?
Name: Zornitsa Ruseva
Occupation: nurs
City and State: Hydra Island, Greece
Submitted: Tuesday September 17, 2002

Comments: Hello, A friend of mine introduced me in reiki. I wonder if you know how can I learn reiki in Greece. Is there any center or anybody who can teach me? Thank you Zornitsa Ruseva

Topic: RE: Starting a Reiki Home Business
Original Article date: 9/28/2002
Name: Cheryl Smith
Occupation: reiki professional
City and State: Nashua,NH
Submitted: Saturday September 28, 2002

Comments: I am wondering about the best way to advertise my new reiki business. I feel I have alot to offer people but so many people do not know about reiki. I am also looking for clinc and hospitals which I can use reiki in to gain more experince and help more people. Any help in this would be great.

Topic: RE: SLC Reiki Shares
Name: Lori
Occupation: Production Manager
City and State: SLC, UT
Submitted: Tuesday October 15, 2002

Comments: Looking for information on local Reiki shares in SLC. Thanks.

Topic: Reiki and Clinical Physical Therapy
Name: Robert Oberholtzer
Occupation: Licensed Physical Therapist
City and State: Princeton-Plainsboro, Ner Jersey
Submitted: Friday October 25, 2002

Comments: I an a Lever II Reiki Practicioner, attunements in July, and September. I'm looking to locate other therapists who have received the gift of Reiki, and added it to their Physical Therapy prectice. I'm a general practicioner in community health with a strong interest in wound care and pain control. Is there anyone out there? Om Shanti, Bob O.

Topic: REIKI SHARES
Name: BRIAN
Occupation: REIKI MASTER/TEACHER CANDIDATE
City and State: BERGEN COUNTY NEW JERSEY
Submitted: Tuesday October 29, 2002

Comments: I AM TRYING TO SET UP A REIKI SHARE NIGHT IN MY AREA.I HAVE FOUND A SPACE IN THE TOWN OF NEW MILFORD.I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WHO COULD HELP IN PASSING ON THE GIFT OF REIKI.I AM STARTING UP THIS REIKI SHARE AS A FREE NIGHT OF HEALING AND MY ONLY INTENTION IS SERVICE. I KNOW THAT THIS CIRCLE WILL BENEFIT BOTH THE PRACTITIONER AND THE PERSON WHO IS SEEKING HEALING.PLEASE HELP YOURSELF AND OTHERS ON THEIR JOURNEYS.LOVE AND LIGHT BRIAN.

Topic: Massage therapy
Name: Devi
Occupation: Software Engineer
City and State: Chennai,Tamil Nadu
Submitted: Tuesday November 12, 2002

Comments: Hi , I'm interested in knowing good massage therapy centre in and around Chennai -India. Regards Devi

Topic: Reiki Program in Hospital
Name: Kathleen Weberg
Occupation: Legal Field
City and State: Connecticut
Submitted: Thursday January 16, 2003

Comments: I have read Libby Barnett's/Maggie Chamber's Energy Medicine book and found it most informative. I am a Reiki II Practitioner and was recently approached by the Hospital in my city to assist them in implementing a Reiki Wellness Program. I am very excited and also nervous. I have started putting together a Reiki Presentation Booklet and was wondering if anyone can give me any input as to what I need to include in a booklet being presented to the Hospital. I work full-time in the legal field and am not familiar with what issues need to be addressed in this type of presentation. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you kindly! :) Kathleen S. Weberg Connecticut

Topic: RE: Reiki CLinics
Original Article date: 1-27-03
Name: Kristen Webber
Occupation: RN Surgical ICU
City and State: Revere, MA
Submitted: Monday January 27, 2003

Comments: Hello. I am going to be taking the Reiki courses this weekend. I was wondering if anyone knows of any Reiki clinics around the Boston area and/or how to incorporate Reiki into the nursing profession? Thank you, Kristen

Topic: RE: Reiki in Hospitals
Original Article date: 9. 03. 2003
Name: Julz Anderson
Occupation: Reiki Master/teacher, Massage Therapist
City and State: Southland New Zealand
Submitted: Saturday February 8, 2003

Comments: Hi there I have just completed Libby and Maggies book and have been inspired. I in the process of meeting with 3 staff from our local hospital. The surgen and one of the nursing/administrators are very keen to have me offering Reiki for breast cancer patients. I have a passion to see Reiki in the hospital as well. As this path is very new to me I would welcome any help or feed back as how to help this passion evolve. I look forward to hearing from anyone who can assist me. Love and light to u all Julz

Topic: RE: Reiki in Hospitals
Name: Julz Anderson
Occupation: Reiki Master/Teacher Massage Therapist
City and State: Invercargill New Zealand
Submitted: Saturday February 8, 2003

Comments: Hi I have a passion to have Reiki in our local Hospital. I have a meeting with 3 of the staff coming up soon. All three have had contact with Reiki and are interested in helping me with my passion.. As it is a new direction for me to go with my Reiki there is some aprehension that goes along with my passion. I would love to hear from anyone who could offer some feedback and support for me. Reiki is not so accepted in my town so it will take some time and patience which I have. Thank u in advance to those of u who I will hear from Love and light to u all Julz

Topic: RE: patel dhiren g
Original Article date: reiki teacher
Name: patel dhiren g
Occupation: business
City and State: ahmedabad . gujarat
Submitted: Monday February 17, 2003

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Topic: RE:
Name: Bernadette
Occupation: RN
City and State: Bx, NY
Submitted: Wednesday February 19, 2003

Comments: I am currently enrolled in a masters nursing program and I'm doing research on the effect of reiki upon chronic back pain. Are there any professional studies that indicate the relief of pain when used in conjuntion with physical therapy? Primary sourses are preferable. I would appreciate any help in this subject. Thank you.

Topic: Research on Reiki in Healthcare Settings?
Name: Lisa WP
Occupation: RMN (mental health nurse)
City and State: Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, England, U.K.
Submitted: Wednesday February 19, 2003

Comments: Could anyone advise me of any research already completed or in process using Reiki in healthcare settings. I am a mental health nurse using Reiki as part of my role & working in a primary healthcare multi-purpose day unit. I work with patients, their carers & I am piloting a staff clinic. I have been asked to write a research proposal to bid for funding so that I can provide an official piloted clinic for healthcare staff. I would be very grateful for any advice & information. Many thanks & with love & light. Lisa WP

Topic: Response to several questions about reiki in hospitals
Original Article date: many
Name: Jean Cook
Occupation:
City and State: Guilford, CT
Submitted: Monday April 21, 2003

Comments: To all of you who are looking to talk with people who are involved with Reiki in hospitals, I would be willing to share my experiences with you. I volunteer my Reiki services at the Gynecological Oncology Clinic at Yale New Haven Hospital weekly. It is a very rewarding experience that is not only accepted, but welcomed by the staff. Although I am not a nurse or medical professional, I am accepted as part of the healing team. Please feel free to contact me via email. Love & joy! Jean

Topic: RE:
Original Article date: 14 may2003
Name: ella
Occupation:
City and State:
Submitted: Thursday May 15, 2003

Comments:

Topic: RE:
Original Article date: 14 may2003
Name: ella
Occupation: reikist
City and State: davie,fl
Submitted: Thursday May 15, 2003

Comments: I would like to ask any reiki master to help me. if you think you are real reikist you will write me on my e mail;mis_1@net.hr I'm from europe and I would need some advice and I would like to meet some reikist for friendship or working together. thank you!!!

Topic: RE: Reiki Shares in Maryland
Original Article date: 5/27/03
Name: Terri Boettcher
Occupation: administrative
City and State: Frederick, MD
Submitted: Tuesday May 27, 2003

Comments: I am a Reiki Master and interested in finding other practitioners who hold Reiki Shares near the Frederick, MD area. Many thanks

Topic: treating mentally challeneged children with reiki.
Name: ashish mazmudar
Occupation: sales consultant
City and State: ahmedabad. gujarat, india
Submitted: Thursday June 12, 2003

Comments: has anybody noticed that while treating children who ar mentally challenged their root chakra is almost always blocked. Can anybody out there give details of the behaviourial patterns of these children have any relationship with the moon cycle.

Topic: Cancer Healing
Name: Sandra Silveira
Occupation: Teacher
City and State: Ponta Delgada - Azores
Submitted: Saturday June 28, 2003

Comments: I'm a Reiki practicioner, level II, and I'm doing this for 3 years. Recently my father discovered he has a cancer and it's already spreading. I apply Reiki to him every day but I'm getting out of strength.. Is there any way that I could save him using Reiki? Are there any known situations like his with a good ending? Thank you for your time, Sandra

Topic: IVF and Reiki
Name: Janice
Occupation: Reiki Master
City and State: Stockport, Manchester, ENGLAND (UK)
Submitted: Thursday July 24, 2003

Comments: I have clients that are undergoing IVF treatments and want me to do Reiki on them. Is there any info on success in this area. Please can you send me any info on this subject. Thankyou

Topic: Healthcare Insurance and Reiki
Name: Sabrina
Occupation: Reiki Practitioner
City and State: Lansing MI
Submitted: Friday September 12, 2003

Comments: Hoping someone can help... I'm a Reiki L2, soon to be a RM in just a few short weeks. I do not work from/for/in a clinic and have only a very minor medical background. My office in in my home and on the road, wherever I'm needed or called to. I have three questions: 1.) Will healthcare insurance providers reimburse my clients for treatment even though I am not a mainstream medical or mental healthcare provider? 1A.) Which providers cover Reiki treatment, and under what conditions? 2.) Does insurance also cover Absentee sessions? Any and all assistance in these matters will be of great help to me and my clients. Please, please, please send response via eMail to Sabrina@LSDeVaney.com. Thank you very much! -L. Sabrina DeVaney Certified Reiki Practitioner

Topic: Re: Reiki
Original Article date: 2000
Name: Kath Hilton
Occupation: Reiki teacher/therapist
City and State: Lancashire, England
Submitted: Sunday November 9, 2003

Comments: Hello Having contributed to this page back in 2000 and revisiting today I realise how much everything has moved on. The clinic we founded is still running, busier than ever and with lots of new people joining as clients. I still gain so much from the spiritual side of Reiki and know on a personal level it's kept me sound during the last years. The world needs some light during these dark times and every little beacon helps from whatever source, creed or culture. I wish visitors to this page peace and light. With love Kath

Topic: RE: Occupational or Physical Therapy and Reiki
Name: Amy
Occupation: Occupational Therapist/Reiki II Practioner
City and State: Green Bay, WI
Submitted: Wednesday November 19, 2003

Comments: I am interested in information from OT's & PT's who have used Reiki in their therapy practice. Any information on reimbursement, results, acceptance by your facility/community would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Topic: RE: Reiki
Name: Agnes Trama
Occupation: Victim Advocate/Sheriff Office
City and State: Port St. Lucie, Florida
Submitted: Sunday January 11, 2004

Comments: I am a Reiki Master and have been for 10 years. I am longing to work in hospice or hospitals with terminally ill people. How can I get started in doing this work? I have graduated massage school also but have not gotten my license yet.

Topic: Reiki and nursing
Name: Lesli LaClair
Occupation: RN/student
City and State: Morristown, NY
Submitted: Tuesday January 13, 2004

Comments: Hello everyone...I am a Bachelors RN student, set to graduate within a year. I have completed Reiki I in October 2003, and am going for Reiki II in March (Kripalu Center). I have a clinical practicum this semester with 120 hours time to do a project. I would like to focus on Reiki. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for me. I am also looking for scientific research on Reiki. I have done some work in Obstetrics as an RN and I am also interested in hospice. Thanks for your help!!!!!!

Topic: SB1474 Feb 17
Name: Ludy Goodson
Occupation: Instructional Designer, Feng Shui Consultant, Reiki Practitioner
City and State: Tallahassee, Florida
Submitted: Monday February 16, 2004

Comments: The proposed revisions to SB1474 provide unregulated practice of reiki and other complementary health care services that do not pose "recognizaable and imminent risk of significant and discerbible harm to the public's health, safety, or welfare." - http://www.flsenate.gov/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submenu=1&FT=D&File=sb1474.html&Directory=session/2004/Senate/bills/billtext/html Testimonials on benefits of reiki are welcome at House Office Building, Room 12, Feb 17, 2004, 1-2 p.m.

Topic: RE: reiki circles
Name: connie
Occupation: doula/reiki practitioner
City and State: NH
Submitted: Saturday March 27, 2004

Comments: As someone who has been profoundly affected by reiki, I wanted to share the wonderful affirmation I felt from the first reiki circle I attended last month.Many of the questions, self doubts and concerns I had were adressed and released just by the exchange that occurred. I am a doula-in-training and reiki has led me to this new career at the age of 45! I recently gave reiki to a dear young man in our town who is battling a brain tumor..I was concerned that I would feel tired or depleted but it was just fine. I ask for reiki healing/comfort/peace for Brian from all who read this. Thank you....

Topic: RE: Reiki at MGH and Other Local Hospitals
Name: Marilyn
Occupation: Medical Editor
City and State: Boston, MA
Submitted: Tuesday March 30, 2004

Comments: I currently work at the MGH, but will be moving on shortly as the job will be ending. I practice reiki on friends and frequently at a clinic. I plan on making a career change and working as a healer. I would like to know if the MGH, BI or any other of the local hospitals use reiki. I am especially interested in working at a hospice or Palliative Care Unit at the MGH. I realize that due to licensing issues, it might not be possible to put my hands on patients. However, I will be certified in basic clinical hypnotherapy and will incorporate this into the reiki sessions. Could I have some feedback, comments, suggestions? Thanks for your assistance.

Topic: making Reiki available to all
Name: Linda
Occupation: visual artist
City and State: Mexico
Submitted: Wednesday May 19, 2004

Comments: I have been a Reiki practitioner for three years. I would like to share with you how I have managed to use Reiki in my city. Like many people I pondered about how to go about sharing this wonderful healing. Little by little the most simple method took shape. Whenever someone complains about their health I listen carefully and then ask them if they would like me to help. Usually the answer is yes even before I explain about Reiki. In this way I have assisted all kinds of ailments from depressions to cronic ailments, all ages... all kinds of people. Some pay a fee and others offer something in exchange. The session takes place in my home, their home, in a hospital or wherever is most convenient for both. A few blocks from my home is an old people's home where I and three friends have offered to give Reiki twice a week. We started with the staff so that they could understand what we are up to. They were delighted and still are. The response is always one of gratitude. My conclusion is that it isn't difficult to share Reiki. We seem to make it difficult.

Topic: making Reiki available to all
Name: Linda
Occupation: visual artist
City and State: Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
Submitted: Wednesday May 19, 2004

Topic: RE:clinical studies using REIKI on AIDS patients
Name: Dale Rutkin
Occupation: Massage Therapist and REIKI Master
City and State: New York City, N.Y.
Submitted: Wednesday July 14, 2004

Comments: I don't understand what this means. This is my first time on this site. Please explain, and I will be more than happy to follow through. I love your book. I am work part time at an AIDS center doing massage, and they have asked me to write up a proposal to bring REIKI into the center. To that end, they want me to cite clinical studies that have been done using Reiki on patients with AIDS. Can you help me. Love and service, Dale Rutkin

Comments: This is my first time on this site. I love your book. I am a Massage Therapist and REIKI Master and I work part time at an AIDS center doing massage, and they have asked me to write up a proposal to bring REIKI into the center. To that end, they want me to cite clinical studies that have been done using Reiki on patients with AIDS. Can you help me. Love and service, Dale Rutkin

Topic: Reiki Schools in NYC
Name: Nancy
Occupation: Shamanic Healer/Visual Artist
City and State: New York City
Submitted: Monday August 2, 2004

Comments: Can anyone recommend a school to take Reiki classes in the NYC area. Also, I am in a Shamanic Healing/Energy Medicine program and would love to do trades with other energy workers. Does anyone have suggestions as to how to go about organizing something like this?

Topic: RE: CEU Approval in CA
Name: Linda P. Keil
Occupation: RN
City and State: Huntington Beach, CA
Submitted: Sunday October 3, 2004

Comments: Hi, My name is Linda. I am an RN, Reiki Teacher. I am interested in bringing Reiki to Southern Cal hospitals. Do you have a connection to any Nurses in CA who have applied to the Board Of Nursing for continuing Ed. approval? I am looking to get support in filling out the application. Thank you in advance for any help on this matter. Lots of love, Linda

Topic: Staying Connected Survey
Original Article date: August 2004
Name: Karlene Polselli
Occupation: RN, LMT, APP
City and State: Aubrurn , Maine
Submitted: Tuesday October 12, 2004

Comments: Dear Reiki Healing Connection, Very supportive and very interested in # 1 -Reiki reunion / gathering. Developing Reiki class / clinic /availability / volunteering. Registered Nurse, Holistic Massage Therapist and Polarity Practitioner , I am presently Reiki L1. October 30 & 31st , Reiki 1 and 2 class @ New England School of Acupuncture in Boston , MA. How does one go about registering for this class? Is there availability? I believe I will need to re-do Reiki L1 as it has been > 5 years . In Healing Light , Karlene Polselli

Topic: Looking for Reiki Circle in Chester
Original Article date: 17th December 2004
Name: Helen Goodwin
Occupation: Naturopath
City and State: Brighton, UK
Submitted: Saturday December 18, 2004

Comments: Hi there, I'm looking for a reiki cirle in Chester for absent and hands on healing. Many thanks, Helen Goodwin (helengoodwin@btinternet.com)

Topic: RE: reiki healer exhange group
Original Article date: 01/03/05
Name: adriana desousa
Occupation: healer, reiki master
City and State: trumbull ct
Submitted: Monday January 3, 2005

Comments: I would like to offer reiki treatments for children, preteens and elderly people who have dealing with financial issues nearby trumbull ct. i also looking for a healer that would be interesting in exchange around ct. Thank you so much. Adriana DeSousa.

Topic: Reiki by physicians in hospital practice
Name: Robert A. Weissberg, MD
Occupation: Physician, Integrative Medicine
City and State: Albany, NY
Submitted: Sunday January 9, 2005

Comments: I have been incorporating Reiki into my practice since 1999, and just completed Master training this Fall. I am seeking to introduce Reiki in a more overt way into hospital practices. In our community hospitals, Healing Touch, and Reiki to a lesser extent, are practiced by some nurses and other personnel. Occasionally, a Reiki practitioner is permitted in the OR. I would be interested in any good studies or articles that I might use as "ammunition" for the introduction of a greater Reiki presence in out local hospitals.

Topic: RE: chemo treatment help
Name: donna
Occupation: real estate broker
City and State: oak park, il
Submitted: Thursday January 20, 2005

Comments: question. my sister has receive chemo #1 of 6 and is so sick. i have a friend in the same phase but not as sick to my knowledge but told me that she now relies on this method to help her along. she gave me this site but it is not as she described it. but ... how do we find out about it or what it is and how it can help hr. she is just a mess. thank you for any help you can provide. we will consider anything., donna (her name is candy)

Topic: RE: General educational video on holistic healing, including reiki therapy. Not for Teaching, general education.
Name: Eleanor Donovan, RN
Occupation: retired nurse, Reiki Master
City and State:
Submitted: Friday February 4, 2005

Comments: I have recently moved to a retirement village and want to offer this service to all. However there is very little interest or knowledge of Reiki here. Does anyone know something that I could show on our closed circuit TV? I hope that someone can help me! Many thanks.

Topic: reiki share in Langhone pa, also interested in attenting
Original Article date: 2/26/05
Name: Stacy DiIlio
Occupation: therapist/reiki practioner
City and State: Langhorne pa
Submitted: Saturday February 26, 2005

Comments: I would also be interested in attending a reiki share in Langhorne Pa.

Topic: RE: Personal reactions while doing Reiki
Original Article date: Monday, 12/03/01
Name: Jill
Occupation: medical transcriptionist
City and State: Marion, WI
Submitted: Tuesday March 1, 2005

Comments: Recently I became a Reiki I practioner. The Reiki Master who initiated me explained the "heat" reaction to me when I asked her as to whether or not the "heat" element is a good thing etc. She explained that the heat is a very good thing and that there were 2 kinds of heat. One which comes from the receiver. If you feel heat from a particular area, that is an area that needs work (so to speak) or Reiki to that area. There is also the heat that comes through you and out through your hands. That is the healing energy. She explained that when you place your hands over an area and it heats up this is the area that needs healing. You may be over that area for 5 minutes or as much as 20 minutes plus......but to continue until you begin to feel the heat dissipating or cooling down. Then you can move to another area. I have been doing Reiki now as often as I can. Ive become so hot that my shirt and my hair becomes literally wet. This is normal. It was explained to me that it's a major good thing!! So..... the question is "How does one handle that intensity of heat when it almost makes you pass out?" For me personally I also work with various stones along with my Reiki. I do carry a "Hematite" stone which is a good "grounding" stone as well as a very good healing stone. Bloodstone or Agate is another stone for grounding. You can also silently ask for grounding and protection from your masters and helpers. 6-8 glasses of water a day when your using reiki. Reiki can dehydrate you :) so these are just some suggestions. Good luck.