In our society where success is often very much measured by how high we are on the company hierarchy and how fat our pay checks are, people are constantly packing way too much into their 24-hour days. After all, the more you do, the more you get right? However, the trade-off can often be a huge amount of stress, and very little rest. Outside of the office, we also have our personal relationships to maintain, be it family or friends, and there may be a whole different set of issues to manage with those.
My clients come to me for a variety of reasons, which are often the by-products of our hectic lifestyles: stress, anxiety, depression, and in some cases, physical ailments. I also have clients who are cancer patients, who seek Reiki as an alternative therapy to complement the therapies or medication that they are already on. Overseas, particularly in the UK, hospitals are increasingly using Reiki as a complementary therapy for their patients. My wish is that one day, we can see that happening in Singapore too.
This article on Discovery Health website (part of the Discovery channel network) explores the benefits of Reiki, how it is used in hospitals, and results of a study of 23 people conducted in 1996 by Diane Wordell, Ph.D., and Joan Engebretson, Dr.P.H., associate professors at the University of Texas Houston Health Science Center. The study focused on the biochemical and physiological changes Reiki produces.