Reiki (pronounced "ray-key") can be an effective pain and stress reliever as well as being a helpful adjunct to more conventional medical, psychological, or spiritual care. Please scroll down for answers to several questions about Reiki and Reiki training.

• Means "universal life force" and works on the invisible field of energy all around the body.
• Is an ancient healing method brought to the continental U.S. in 1973,
  
• Is noninvasive and involves light touch on a fully-clothed body,
• Evokes deep relaxation, which can facilitate spiritual healing,
  
• Can help integrate body, mind, and spirit,
• It's so easy to learn--I've taught young teens--but it is very effective.

• Treatment can be in a chair sitting up or on your own bed but most usually on a treatment table in a comfortable room dedicated to healing,
• Reiki involves laying on of hands in a basic pattern so that all of your vital organs and chakra energy centers receive balancing energy,
• A session usually lasts one hour, although even 5 minutes can be beneficial, You will probably become deeply relaxed, evoking a relaxation response, which in itself is healing,
• The balancing energies usually continue to work after the session is completed.

• A number of chaplains use Reiki with their patients. (One chaplain informed me he found it particularly beneficial in minimizing the drug dosage for pain relief, thus improving alertness and quality of time spent with families.)
• Some progressive nurses and doctors use it professionally! Those wanting to assist ill family members, friends, or pets,

Dr. Andrew Weil: "energy medicine [including the energy produced by energy healers] is going to be one of the major medical developments" of the 21st century. ("Prevention", January 2000,
• There is a nursing diagnosis of "energy field disturbance" which specifically relates to Reiki and other energy healing modalities,
• Dr. Bernard Grad (McGill University): Showed that energy healing (of which Reiki is one type), counteracted induced thyroid dysfunction and resulted in a significantly faster rate of wound healing than controls,
• Dr. Bernard Grad: healer-treated plants had a higher chlorophyll content than untreated plants. (See the book, "Vibrational Medicine",

• Reiki I and Reiki II classes are generally one day each but may be broken up into smaller segments of a few hours a day within a single week.
• Class size is small so individual needs can be met.
  
• Is Traditional Usui Reiki training which follows the pattern of hand positions taught to me by my Reiki I and II teacher, John Harvey Gray (one of the original U.S. Reiki Masters).
• Classes are periodically scheduled, but most of my students or are arranged based upon our mutual schedules.
  
• Reiki III and IV are master level classes which involve 1-2 days of class and at least six months of apprenticeship (including attending some of my classes) for completion.

• A single Reiki session costs $60. A distance healing session costs $30.
• Reiki I training is $150; Reiki II training is $300.
• Discounts, paying on time, or other special arrangments may be possible depending upon the circumstances,

• The Healing and Wholeness Center is conveniently located in Bowie and Crofton, Maryland.
• We are convenient to Annapolis, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and parts of Northern Virginia.
• Call 301-249-2052 or 301-430-0305 or send an e-mail to make an appointment.

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