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The independent, not-for-profit Center for Reiki Research (CRR) promotes the scientific awareness of Reiki by conducting quality research and providing an updated archive and summary of all evidence-based Reiki research published in peer-reviewed journals. The business efforts of the CRR Board are conducted in English. The Board has an overall responsibility for administering the affairs of the organization and providing the strategic direction to guide CRR’s success as the go-to provider of the current state of Reiki research to the public and the scientific communities.

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• Reiki Initiations and the Role of Expectations Key Points by Graziano Scarascia.

Available on our web site, The Use of Reiki in Companion Animal Care: A Review of Its Applications in Dogs and Cats examines Reiki’s therapeutic potential and ethical considerations, and contributes to the growing discourse on holistic approaches in veterinary medicine, advocating for an inclusive model that embraces both conventional and alternative therapies.

For those interested in Reiki for animals, a reminder not to miss Veterinarian Claudia Barbieri’s oral presentation The Impact of Distant Reiki on Owner Assessment of Health and Well-Being in Adult Dogs: A Blinded, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Trial at the International Reiki Research Conference on October 4th. (Single day conference registrations are available.)

Register for the conference here.

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 to map the existing evidence on biofield therapies and created an interactive evidence map to visually represent the findings. The review aimed to identify the diverse populations, health conditions and outcomes that have been studied in relation to biofield therapies, the methodologies used, and the geographical distribution of the research.

Key findings from the review of 353 peer-reviewed studies published in English (including 96 Reiki studies) indicate that biofield therapies have been explored across a wide range of health conditions, including cancer, pain management, mental health disorders, cardiovascular diseases, and chronic illnesses. Most studies employed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and observational designs, with varying levels of methodological rigor. While some studies reported positive outcomes, such as reduced pain, improved mood, and enhanced quality of life, others showed mixed or inconclusive results.

Interactive Evidence Map

The publicly available, interactive Biofield Science Evidence Map created by the authors serves as a valuable tool for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers. Intended to be updated yearly, it allows users to filter and navigate through the research landscape by health condition, study design, and outcome measure, providing a clear and accessible way to understand the scope and quality of biofield therapy research.

The paper also highlights several gaps and challenges in the current research landscape. These include the need for more high-quality, large-scale RCTs, greater standardization of biofield therapy protocols, and improved reporting of intervention details. Additionally, the authors call for increased collaboration and interdisciplinary approaches to advance the scientific understanding of biofield therapies and their potential mechanisms of action.

Overall, the scoping review and evidence map presented in this paper offer a comprehensive and detailed overview of the clinical research landscape for biofield therapies. They underscore the importance of continued research in this field to validate the efficacy of these therapies and to adopt them as integrative care options in allopathic medicine.