Entries by Ruth McKlusky

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 will describe the creation, results, and success of a hospital-based Reiki program provided by the Spiritual Care Department. The 20-minute presentation will be 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, […]

Call For Nominations to CRR’s Board of Directors

  We are looking for a statistician to join our Board of Directors. Individuals may self-nominate. The volunteer Board meets monthly via a one-hour Zoom meeting. In addition, directors review and/or summarize peer-reviewed Reiki research papers, participate in the annual International Reiki Research Conference, and coordinate and/or participate in one 30-minute webinar. The statistician will […]

Current Status of Reiki Research 2024

By Ann Baldwin, PhD, Professor Emerita of Physiology, University of Arizona; Director of Mind-Body-Science; and Editor-in-Chief, Center for Reiki Research According to the NIH National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health web site entry for Reiki (last updated in December 2018): “Reiki hasn’t been clearly shown to be effective for any health-related purpose. It has […]

CRR Reiki Research Study Featured in New Book

A new Japanese book The Power of Ki to Heal Life: Holistic Healing features a special contribution from Center for Reiki Research President Dr Natalie Dyer about CRR and Reiki Medic-Care’s recent distance Reiki study for frontline healthcare workers’ health-related symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Co-authored by Ryoichi Obitsu, a leading expert in holistic medicine, […]