Reiki: Changing face in the new millenium

Pages:100-102
Nanika Singh (Reiki Grandmaster, Mohali, Punjab)

Reiki is an ancient miracle for modem times and is gaining considerable acclaim across the globe. The National Center for Complimentary& Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), 2007 categorizes Reiki as energy medicine which is based on the belief that disturbances in energy cause illness and by laying hands, the practitioner can restore the flow and balance of energy in the recipient. It involves systems that use subtle energy system in and around the body for medical purposes. Through modem experiments, doctors are considering the role Reiki plays in the functioning and strengthening of the immune system and in accelerating the healing process of terminally ill patients suffering from Anxiety, Chronic Pain, HIV/ATDS, Cancer, Multiple Sclerosis, Thyroid Goiter aiding in rendering powerful support to surgical patients. The present paper seeks to provide a comprehensive overview as to how Reiki Therapy is popularly being used as an alternative form of medicine complementing other therapies in hospices, nursing home, operating rooms and the like by medical practitioners , the world over including India attempting to provide reliefand healing touch to the potentially ill, carving a valuable place for itself in the New Millennium.