Reiki Research

Reiki is a complementary, holistic healing practice that gently supports the body’s natural ability to heal itself. Reiki’s origins are Japanese and the word means “universal life force energy”. Reiki is spiritual healing energy.Reiki seeks to move the recipient toward balance– physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.Reiki elicits the relaxation response, which helps people to feel calmer and peaceful.

We connect to Reiki primarily through our hands, which are placed lightly on or just above the body.We can offer Reiki to ourselves, to others and to animals.

Reiki is a safe, gentle, and non-invasive practice.The benefits of Reiki include relaxation, stress reduction, pain relief, improved sleep, mental clarity, and an enhanced sense of well-being.

Reiki is not a substitute for standard medical or psychological care.Reiki can be used to enhance the effectiveness of any complementary or conventional treatment. Reiki can be easily learned by anyone of any age. It is practiced throughout the world by people of many faiths and cultures.

Reiki Research Centre: 

The Center for Reiki Research. 

Reiki Research Articles

Baldwin, A., Vitale, A., et al. Effects of Reiki on pain, anxiety, and blood pressure in patients undergoing knee replacement: a pilot study. Holistic Nursing Practice,  2017, Vol 31(2): 80-89.

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Chen, Y, Petrinic, A, et al. Home-based Reiki by informal caregivers. Holistic Nursing Practice, 2021, 00(00): 1-13. DOI: 10.1097/hnp.0000000000000450. PMID: 34029232.

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Çinar, HG,  Alpar, S., Ilhan, S. (2022) Evaluation of the impacts of Reiki touch therapy on patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia who are followed in the pain clinic. Holistic Nursing Practice. Vol ? (1) 1-11.

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Dyer, N., Baldwin, A., Rand, W., A large-scale effectiveness trial of Reiki for physical and psychological health. Journal of  Alternative &  Complementary Medicine, 2019, Vol 25(12):1156–62.

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Erdogan, Z., Cinar, S. The effect of Reiki on depression in elderly people living in nursing home. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, 2016, Vol 15(1): 35-40.

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Friedman, R.S., Matthew M. Burg,M., Miles, P., Lee, F., & Lampert, R. Effects of Reiki on autonomic activity early after acute coronary syndrome. Jour Am Coll Cardiol, 2010, Vol. 56: 995-996.

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Gantt, M., Orina, J. (2020) Educate, try, and share: a feasibility study to assess the acceptance and use of Reiki as an adjunct therapy for chronic pain in military health care facilities. Military Medicine, 185 (3-4), 394-400.

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Hailey K., et al. Feasibility and effect of Reiki on the physiology and self-perceived stress of nurses in a large US hospital. Holistic Nursing Practice, 2021 Jul. DOI: 10.1097/hnp.0000000000000475. PMID: 34293753.

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Notte, B., Fazzini, C. & Mooney, R. Reiki’s effect on patient with total knee arthroplasty: a pilot study. Nursing, 2016, Vol. 46(2): 17-23.

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Rosada, RM, Rubik, B, Mainguy, B., et al. (2015) Reiki reduces burnout among community mental health clinicians. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 21 (8): 489-495.

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Yuce, U, Tasci, S. Effect of Reiki on the stress levels of caregivers of patients with cancer; qualitative and single blinded, randomized controlled trial. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2021, Vol. 58: 1-8.

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