Establishing a Reiki Program in the Healthcare Setting

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Just seven weeks until the International Reiki Research Conference!

We are pleased to announce the Establishing a Reiki Program in the Healthcare Setting panel discussion on October 4th.

This panel will discuss approaches to bringing Reiki into the healthcare setting for both patients and healthcare staff, including how to conduct research of the program. Successes and challenges will be explored, providing guidance for healthcare workers, researchers, and Reiki practitioners interested in bringing Reiki into hospitals.

Panelists Kae Fink, Helene Williams, Bob Crandall, and Sandy Priester bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to this topic from diverse perspectives.

Moderated by Dr. Jennifer DiBenedetto.

Register here.

Reiki and Placebo: Healing, Belief and Science in Dialogue

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The International Reiki Research Conference preliminary program drops next week. Until then, we’re excited to announce our Reiki and Placebo: Healing, Belief and Science in Dialogue panel discussion on October 5th.

What is the role of the placebo effect in the therapeutic benefits of Reiki? This engaging conversation will delve into the methodological challenges involved in placebo-controlled Reiki research, the science behind mind-body connections, and the role of belief in healing. This panel promises thought-provoking insights and respectful dialogue on controlling for a placebo effect for optimal study design.

Panelists Patricia DeLeon, Natalie Dyer, Sonia Zadro, and David McManus bring expertise in exploring the boundary of Reiki and the placebo effect.

Moderated by Ann Baldwin.

Register here.
Call for volunteer Reiki research assistants

Do You Want to Contribute to Reiki Research?

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Call for volunteer Reiki research assistants

We are looking for volunteer research assistants to help with a nation-wide survey of hospitals to determine use of biofield therapies including Reiki. The purpose of this study is to collect information from all U.S. hospitals regarding the use of biofield therapies (Reiki, healing touch, etc.). The information to be collected includes what biofield therapies they offer, if any, and a few details on the program. This study will contribute to our understanding of the prevalence of Reiki and other biofield therapies within the healthcare system.

Responsibilities:
  • Contacting hospitals through phone and email
  • Speaking in a courteous manner to all hospital staff
  • Recording information accurately in Word and Excel
  • Potential use of online software to input data
Skills and Qualifications:
  • Highly experienced with Microsoft Office including Word and Excel
  • Customer service skills; courteous and polite
  • Ability to speak and understand English
  • Data entry skills; accuracy is essential
  • Ability to work well within a team and independently
  • Access to the Internet and ability to make telephone calls through the United States
  • Connections/working within the U.S. healthcare system is an additional asset
  • Background in research methodology, data analysis and publication a strong additional asset, but not required.
Time commitment:
  • A minimum of 5 hours per week. Includes one weekly team meeting and time surveying hospitals.
Benefits:
  • Contribute to Reiki research
  • Receive acknowledgement in the scientific publication and potential opportunities for co-authorship depending on skills and experience
  • Professional membership with the Center for Reiki Research
Please send your resume and cover letter to ndyer@centerforreikiresearch.com. If you have already sent an email about this project we will be in touch with you soon.

Reminder to Participate in the Motivation for Reiki Study

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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 or other healing arts.

Why participate?

A high response rate from our Reiki community will help ensure impactful results in advancing the prestige and perceived value of Reiki and other complementary and integrative practices.

Go to the Survey: https://unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_02EaM4gSGGGNW98

If you have any questions in advance, contact Dr. Edwards at 860.521.8484, marc_edwards@med.unc.edu.

 

Remote Reiki Research Study Needs Volunteers

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Have you had remote or distance Reiki within the past eight weeks? If so, consider participating in this Liverpool John Moore University and the Alef Trust CIC-sponsored study about your experience with receiving remote Reiki!

Participate here: https://shorturl.at/2pUUA

IRCC 2nd Call for Abstracts

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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 PT.

Topics of interest:
1) Traditional research abstracts based on original clinical and or translational studies, individual case studies or case reports (five or fewer patients), systematic reviews or meta-analyses, clinical practice guidelines, etc.

2) Abstracts for another educational purpose, such as development of Reiki programs in hospitals, best practices for conducting Reiki research, and other valuable information that contributes to Reiki research.
Submit your abstract here.

Save the date! International Reiki Research Conference

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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 advancements in Reiki biofield therapy. Stay tuned for more details!

Participate in the Motivation for Reiki Study

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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 to participate in his study. A high response rate from our community will ensure impactful results.

Access the survey at: https://unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_02EaM4gSGGGNW98

The anonymous online survey takes about 6 minutes to complete. The results of the study could help illuminate issues related to practitioner health, integrative practice, and clinical outcomes. They could potentially advance the prestige and perceived value of complementary and integrative health care practices.

If you have any questions in advance, contact Dr. Edwards at 860.521.8484, marc_edwards@med.unc.edu.

Reiki Improves Cancer Treatment-Related Symptoms

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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.

 

2024 International Reiki Research Conference Proceedings Now Available

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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.