Entries by Ruth McKlusky

Reiki for Women Undergoing Breast Cancer Surgery: Overview of a Pilot Study in Progress Webinar

Join us Friday, May 16th for a 30-minute webinar on the effects of Medical Reiki© in breast cancer surgery recovery, featuring Dr. Alyson Moadel-Robblee. Discover the potential benefits of Medical Reiki for women undergoing breast cancer surgery, as Dr. Moadel-Robblee discusses her pilot study comparing pre-operative Medical Reiki to sham Reiki. Learn about the methodology […]

Reminder to Participate in the Motivation for Reiki Study

Share your experience with Reiki training and practice by taking 8 to 10 minutes on an anonymous online survey. What’s it about? This study seeks to characterize why people study Reiki and the possible impact of that education and practice on current health and well-being—in comparison to similar data on those who studied conventional medicine […]

IRCC 3rd Call for Abstracts

Join fellow Reiki researchers and leaders for an exciting weekend of sharing, networking, and collaboration at the 3rd annual virtual International Reiki Research Conference (IRRC) on Saturday, October 4th, and Sunday, October 5th, 2025. Contribute your knowledge and expertise by submitting an abstract proposal. The call for abstracts closes June 18th, 2025, at 11:59 pm […]

Biofield Therapies Research Overview

The recent open access paper by Meredith Sprengel et al. titled Biofield Therapies Clinical Research Landscape: A Scoping Review and Interactive Evidence Map published in the Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of clinical research on biofield therapies – including Reiki. The authors conducted a scoping review […]

IRCC 2nd Call for Abstracts

Join fellow Reiki researchers and leaders for an exciting weekend of sharing, networking, and collaboration at the 3rd annual virtual International Reiki Research Conference (IRRC) on Saturday, October 4th, and Sunday, October 5th, 2025. Contribute your knowledge and expertise by submitting an abstract proposal. The call for abstracts closes June 18th, 2025, at 11:59 pm […]

Save the date! International Reiki Research Conference

Calling all Reiki researchers and practitioners! Mark your calendars for October 4-5, 2025, as we gather for the 3rd annual International Reiki Research Conference. Join us online for two days of insightful discussions, leading-edge research, and experiential sessions. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to connect with the Reiki community and explore the latest […]

Participate in the Motivation for Reiki Study

Are there significant differences in motivations for training, clinical practice characteristics, and well-being between physicians and other practitioners of other healing arts? This question, posed by Marc Edwards, a family physician who teaches in the Integrative Medicine program at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, has great relevance to Reiki practitioners. We encourage you […]

Reiki Improves Cancer Treatment-Related Symptoms

CRR President Natalie Dyer’s recent paper, “Evaluation of a Reiki Volunteer Program within Two Cancer Infusion Centers,” published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, is open access for a limited time. The results show Reiki significantly improved cancer patients’ pain, anxiety, fatigue, nausea, and wellbeing. Read paper here.  

Providing Reiki in the Hospital Through Spiritual Care Webinar

  In this 30-minute webinar, Robert Crandall describes the creation, results, and success of a hospital-based Reiki program provided by the Spiritual Care Department. The 20-minute presentation is followed by a 10-minute Q&A with the audience. Bob Crandall is the Reiki Team Coordinator in the Spiritual Care Department at Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, New […]