Entries by Ruth McKlusky

Meredith Sprengel to Deliver Keynote Address at IRRC

We’re honored to announceย Meredith Sprengelย from the Netherlands as our keynote speaker at the 4th annual International Reiki Research Conference. Register by July 24th using code ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ฉ๐—˜๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ% at check out to enjoy early-bird registration fees. Reminder: To encourage early career researchers and build capacity in the biofield therapy field, we’re discounting student registration fees by 50%! […]

Reiki in the Pediatric Hospital Setting Webinar

Join us Wednesday, July 29th, for a live webinar with Victoria Klumpp, RN, IBCLC, CCAP, Reiki Master, as she shares her experience integrating Reiki into pediatric hospital care. Victoria has been a Reiki practitioner for over 26 years in both private practice and clinical settings. She currently manages the Family Wellness Program at Boston Children’s […]

Experience the Power of Guided Reiki Meditation

Don’t miss one of the most inspiring highlights of the International Reiki Research Conference โ€“ our guided Reiki meditation sessions. Immerse yourself in powerful Reiki energy as you are guided by internationally respected Reiki leaders, including: โ€ข William Rand, founder of the Center for Reiki Research, president of the International Center for Reiki Training and […]

Announcing IRRC’s Animal Reiki Panel Discussion

The International Reiki Research Conference preliminary program is shaping up! We’ve received a record number of abstracts this year — including three ๐—”๐—ป๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ถ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€. On that note, we’re excited to announce there will be an ๐—”๐—ป๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ถ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—น ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป on October 3rd. This highly interactive Animal Reiki panel discussion will invite audience participation as […]

๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐จ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐ฅ๐ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ

As anxiety, depression, and chronic pain continue to rise globally, the need for safe, compassionate, and evidence-informed approaches to care has never been greater.โฃโฃ โฃโฃ A landmark 2026 systematic review and meta-analysis of ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ– ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ,๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ provides compelling evidence that Biofield Therapiesโ€”including Reiki, Healing Touch, Therapeutic Touch, and External Qi Gongโ€”can […]

CRR Attends ICIMH As Both Presenter And Exhibitor

Theย International Congress on Integrative Medicine & Healthย (ICIMH), held April 20-23 at the Hyatt Regency in Salt Lake City, Utah, was exhilarating and informative. Held annually, ICIMH is the flagship gathering of theย Academic Consortium forย Integrative Medicine & Health‘s 80+ member institutions from around the world. Clinicians, researchers, educators, and policymakers from as far away as Japan, […]

Help Us Recruit 1,000 Reiki Practitioners

The Center for Reiki Research invites you to take part in a study to better understand the personal, psychological, and spiritual qualities that may contribute to what is described in the research literature as the โ€œhealing presenceโ€ in Reiki practitioners. Healing presence refers to a state of awareness and relational engagement through which a practitioner […]

Exploring the Effects of Reiki on Cancer Cell Growth

  Research Overview CRR director Patricia DeLeon (left), an Associate Professor of Biology and Nutrition at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, with assistance from CRR director Ann Thompson (right), a Certified Medical Reiki Master, is researching the impact of Reiki on the growth of human cancer cells. Experimental Approach and Findings The initial phase […]