The science behind Reiki

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THE SCIENCE BEHIND REIKI

 

What Happens

in a Reiki Treatment?

 

Independent research by Dr. Robert Becker and Dr. John Zimmerman during the

1980's investigated what happens whilst people practice therapies like Reiki.

They found that not only do the brain wave patterns of practitioner and

receiver become synchronised in the alpha state, characteristic of deep

relaxation and meditation, but they pulse in unison with the earth's magnetic

field, known as the Schuman Resonance. During these moments, the biomagnetic

field of the practitioners' hands is at least 1000 times greater than normal,

and not as a result of internal body current.

 

Toni Bunnell (1997) suggests that the linking of energy fields between

practitioner and earth allows the practitioner to draw on the 'infinite energy

source' or 'universal energy field' via the Schuman Resonance. Prof. Paul

Davies and Dr. John Gribben in The Matter Myth (1991), discuss the quantum

physics view of a 'living universe' in which everything is connected in a

'living web of interdependence'. All of this supports the subjective experience

of 'oneness' and 'expanded consciousness' related by those who regularly

receive or self-treat with Reiki.

 

Zimmerman (1990) in the USA and Seto (1992) in Japan further investigated the

large pulsating biomagnetic field that is emitted from the hands of energy

practitioners whilst they work. They discovered that the pulses are in the same

frequencies as brain waves, and sweep up and down from 0.3 - 30 Hz, focusing

mostly in 7 - 8 Hz, alpha state. Independent medical research has shown that

this range of frequencies will stimulate healing in the body, with specific

frequencies being suitable for different tissues. For example, 2 Hz encourages

nerve regeneration, 7Hz bone growth, 10Hz ligament mending, and 15 Hz capillary

formation. Physiotherapy equipment based on these principles has been designed

to aid soft tissue regeneration, and ultra sound technology is commonly used to

clear clogged arteries and disintegrate kidney stones. Also, it has been known

for many years that placing an electrical coil around a fracture that refuses

to mend will stimulate bone growth and repair. Becker explains that 'brain

waves' are not confined to the brain but travel throughout the body via the

perineural system, the sheaths of connective tissue surrounding all nerves.

During treatment, these waves begin as relatively weak pulses in the thalamus

of the practitioner's brain, and gather cumulative strength as they flow to the

peripheral nerves of the body including the hands. The same effect is mirrored

in the person receiving treatment, and Becker suggests that it is this system

more than any other, that regulates injury repair and system rebalance. This

highlights one of the special features of Reiki (and similar therapies) - that

both practitioner and client receive the benefits of a treatment, which makes

it very efficient.

 

It is interesting to note that Dr. Becker carried out his study on world-wide

array of cross-cultural subjects, and no matter what their belief systems or

customs, or how opposed to each other their customs were, all tested the same.

 

Part of Reiki's growing popularity is that it does not impose a set of beliefs,

and can therefore be used by people of any background and faith, or none at

all. This neutrality makes it particularly appropriate to a medical or prison

setting.

 

Tamisha Sabrina - UK Reiki Federation

 

 

 

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