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Alternative Care for the Mind and BodySession 2
Energy Medicine
Jennifer KitchenJuly 2, 2013
“Healing is a matter of time, but it
is sometimes
also a matter of
opportunity” Hippocrates
Overview
Universal Energy
Benefits of Touch Therapies
Therapeutic Touch
Healing Touch
Reiki
Universal Energy
Not directly measurable
Does not lose power with distance
Cannot be blocked by barriers (Micozzi, 2011)
Universal Energy
Energy Medicines
Qigong, Rieki, and Therapeutic and Healing
Touch
Based on philosophy, historical use, and
traditional use
Interaction between energy field and intention (Micozzi, 2011)
Universal Energy
Bioenergy
Ki
Chi
Qi
Prana (Micozzi, 2011)
Aura
Biofield
Meridian
Energy Pathway
Chakras
Local Energy
Fields (Feinstein and
Eden, 2008)
Universal Energy
Reach
Efficiency
Practicality
Patient Empowerment
Quantum Compatibility
Holistic orientation (Feinstein and Eden, 2008)
Six Pillars of Energy Medicine
Benefits of Touch Therapies
Promotes health
Balanced energy in
the body
Reduces anxiety
Improved muscle
relaxation
Enhanced stress
reduction
Improved mood
Improved functional
status
Improved over-all health
Reduced blood pressure
Increased immune
function
Increased ability to cope
with pain
Decreased fatigue (Feinstein and Eden, 2008)
Therapeutic Touch
The therapist
Places hands on or near the patient's body
Consciously directs the patient’s energies
Focuses on balancing the energies and
stimulating the body's own natural healing (The University of Minnesota, 2012)
Based on the assumptions that
Human beings are open energy systems
Illness is an imbalance in the energy field
Clearing or balancing the energy field promotes
health
All humans have the natural abilities to heal (The University of Minnesota, 2012)
Taught in many nursing schools,
Categorized as a biofield energy therapy by
NCCAM
Is not a substitute for medical treatment
It does complement conventional medical care
Is beneficial with other therapies (The University of Minnesota, 2012)
Healing Touch
A Healing Touch session
Practitioner goes through a centering process
Practitioner becomes fully present with the
patient
Practitioner focuses intention on patient's
“highest good” (The University of Minnesota, 2012)
Techniques
A gentle but firm physical touch
Placing of hands in the energy field surrounding
the body
Continual reassessment of the client’s physical
indicators (Wilkinson, Knox, Chatman, et al, 2002)
Complements other healing techniques
Conventional medical practices
Other Mind/Body oriented therapies
Not intended as a cure (The University of Minnesota, 2012)
Reiki
Reiki
The Five Precepts
Just for today, do not anger
Just for today, do not worry
Be humble
Be honest in your work
Be compassionate to yourself and others
(Arnold and Nevius,1982 & Miles and True, 2003)
Reiki
Extremely Passive Medicine
Hands gently on patient or just above the body
No attempt to adjust or reorganize energy field
No attempt to project energy into the body
Does not require an assessment of patient
energies (Micozzi, 2011)
ReikiInduced States of
Awareness
Novel and paradoxical
sensations
Disorientation in space
and time
Altered experience of
self, environment, and
relationships (Micozzi, 2011)
Changes in Physical Measurements
Lowered stress and
anxiety
Skin temperature
lowered
Electromyographic
readings lowered
Salivary cortisol level
lowered (Micozzi, 2011)
Questions
Time to Relax
References Arnold, L. and Nevius, S., (1982). The Reiki Handbook. ParaScience
International; PA. Energy Intuitives, (n.d.). Energy Healing. Retrieved from
http://www.energyintuitives.com/sessions/ Feinstein, D. and Eden, D., (2008). Six Pillars of Energy Medicine: clinical
strengths of a complementary paradigm. Alternative Therapies, 14:1, 44-54. Retrieved from http://www.innersource.net/em/images/6_Pillars_of_EM.pdf
Micozzi, M.S., (2011). Fundamentals of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (fourth edition). Missouri; Saunders Elsevier.
Miles, P. and True, G., (2003). Reiki—review of a biofield therapy history, theory, practice, and research. Alternative Therapies, 9:2, 62-72. Retrieved from http://reikifrank.abmp.com/alt_therapies_reiki.pdf
The University of Minnesota, (2012). Healing Touch. Retrieved from http://takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/healing-touch
The University of Minnesota, (2012). Therapeutic Touch. Retrieved from http://takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/therapeutic-touch
Wilkinson, D.S., Knox, P.L., Chatman, J.E., Johnson, T.L., Barbour, N., Myles, Y., and Reel, A., (2002). The Clinical Effectiveness of Healing Touch. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 8:1, 33–47. Retrieved from http://gemini.utb.edu/nurs3304_84/ASSIGNMENTS/Healing%20Touch%20Effectiveness%20Article_6316003.pdf