Being touched by another person during the coronavirus pandemic could be enough to induce anxiety, but reiki, a relaxation technique that involves the laying of hands, has become a source of comfort ...

Though her hands never made contact with my torso, I felt their warm, calming presence. With my eyes closed, I laid on my back on a padded table one recent afternoon at The Reiki Studio in Davenport ...

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 ...

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

Reiki is a specific form of hands-on healing in which a trained practitioner transmits healing energy to a client. Reiki, along with other forms of therapeutic touch, have become increasingly accepted ...

She turned to Reiki, pronounced ray-key, a form of Japanese energy healing which relies on gentle touch. After I had a session of Reiki, I felt so much better, says the Cumberland County resident. As ...

Jill Rehrig takes a hands-on approach to healing. In her career as a physical therapy assistant and massage therapist, she sees people living with life-changing chronic pain. She helps them manage the ...

Dried out and covered with mites, the spider plant was dying. Sushila Shah of Baldwinsville , a level III Reiki master, laid her hands on the plant, transferring to it healing life force energy. In ...