Entries by Ruth McKlusky
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 […]
Seeking Reiki Practitioners for Reiki Psychic Phenomena Survey
CIIS PhD candidate Angela Omulepu is seeking Reiki Level 2 or 3 practitioners with at least two years of years of experience to participate in a research study investigating the prevalence and frequency of psychic phenomena in Reiki practice. Psychic phenomena refer to events, actions, and/or causes that cannot be explained in conventional scientific terms; […]
2024 International Reiki Research Conference Proceedings Now Available
The 2024 International Reiki Research Conference proceedings, along with the 2023 Reiki Research Conference proceedings and all CRR’s past webinars, are available in video on demand here.
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, […]
New Guidelines for Reporting Clinical Trials of Biofield Therapies
A paper recently published in the Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine presents comprehensive guidelines developed to help improve reporting of clinical trials of biofield therapies including Reiki. The guidelines, called Biofield Therapies: Reporting Evidence Guidelines (BiFi REGs), supplement CONSORT 2010 by including details of the intervention protocols relevant to biofield therapy trials. Authors Richard Hammerschlag, Meredith […]
Reiki Reduces Phantom Pain in Individuals After Amputation
Available to all CRR members, our Reiki Research List contains more than 130 links to published abstracts devoted to Reiki clinical and preclinical research; while our Reiki Research Summaries, available to associate and professional members, comprise several peer-reviewed evaluations combined into an easily understandable one-page summary. The latest research summary, for example, reviews […]
