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

Reviewed by Alicia Bigelow, ND Key Takeaways Reiki is a Japanese energy healing practice rooted in the principle of ‘ki’ or ...

Energy healing treatments like Reiki and acupuncture work for so many. But could the positive effects be just imaginary? Marjorie Woollacott, PhD, University of Oregon Neuroscience Professor and the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Editor’s Note: The Vail Daily’s Tricia Swenson searched the valley for alternative wellness modalities that are lesser-known and have proven benefits. Follow this series and take steps to improve your ...