Eastern Philosophy and Western Medicine
Too often, with the disappearance of symptoms, we return to those practices which facilitated the original disturbance in the body, and neglect to take proper care of our subtle energy bodies.
Many cultures continue to view the human body as a landscape of meridians, or winds, or energy wheels, while other cultures acknowledge the spiritual influences on our health, peace of mind and productivity.
We can each care for these energy bodies in a variety of ways. Acupuncture, Tai Chi, Yoga, Aromatherapy, Polarity Therapy, Massage, and Psychotherapy are healing modalities with which many people are becoming more comfortable.
Beyond these methods are those more ancient, such as Reiki. Often these involve a higher spiritual perception and the ability to identify the unseen influences that may be acting on a person.
Text above reproduced with the kind permission of Ann George, Clairvoyant Psychic, gifted healer, and dear friend.
Acceptance of Reiki by the medical community
The system of Reiki is now being accepted into hospitals across the world. Patients can often either bring their Reiki practitioner with them or Reiki is made available to them.
In 1988, patients were given the opportunity to experience a 15minute pre- and post- surgery Reiki treatment. More than 870 patients took part and as a result there was less use of pain medication, shorter stays in hospital and increased patient satisfaction. This was discussed in the article, "Using Reiki to Support Surgical patients" by Patricia and Kristin Aladydy in the Journal of Nursing Care Quality.
One of the leading cardiovascular surgeons in the United States, Dr Mehmet Oz, has worked with energy healer Julie Motz to give Reiki to his patients. These patients received heart transplants and experienced open-heart surgery. None of them had the usual post-operative depression; the bypass patients had no post-operative pain or leg weakness and the transplant patients experienced no organ rejection.
Dr. Mike Cantwell, a pediatrician specialising in infectious diseases at the California Pacific Medical Center, has indicated that he has found Reiki to be useful in the treatment of acute illnesses such as musculoskeletal injury, pain, headache, acute infections and asthma, as well as useful for patients with chronic illnesses.
Reiki practitioners are also becoming mainstays in delivery rooms in hospitals where Reiki is given to pregnant mothers and babies to help alleviate the trauma of the birthing process. Tests conducted at Hartford Hospital in Connecticut show that Reiki used during pregnancy reduced anxiety by 94 percent, nausea by 80 percent, pain by 78 percent and improved sleep by 86 percent.
