Resources

Websites

Dr. Michael Finkelstein, for information on Spiritual Book Groups, Juice Fasts, Spiritual Gardening, etc. www.sunraven.org

Bhakti Center www.bellaalpacas.com, www.bhaktiyogaspa.com

International Association of Reiki Professionals (IARP)

Integrated Energy Therapy (IET)

Dr. David Johnston, Osteopathic Physician www.osteopathicwellness.net

Karuna Reiki: http://www.reiki.org/KarunaReiki/KarunaHomepage.html

Linda Lubin, MA Mindful Healing

Deana Paqua, LMT www.seethemiracles.com

Dr. Mitch Prywes www.centerforpainrehab.com

www.pamelamilesreiki.com Information on Reiki in Hospitals

NAET

National Society of Genetic Counselors

Order of Melchizidek.

Redding Meditation Society, www.reddingmeditationsociety.org

Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce

www.reikimedresearch.com (Overview: Published Medical Research on Reiki Therapy)

www.reiki.org

Transformational Pathways Newsletter

Lama Lobsang Palden

Blue Beryl Dharma Center www.blueberyl.org

Lama Lobsang www.lamalobsang.com

 

Articles

Astin, JA. "Why Patients Use Alternative Medicine:  Results of a National Study." JAMA. 1998: 279(19): 1548-1553.

Eisenberg, DM, Kessler, RC, Foster, C, et al. "Unconventional Medicine in the United States." N Engl J Med.1993:328(4): 246-252.

Jackson, Kate. "Reiki–Rising Star in Complementary Cancer Care." Radiology Today. May 2003; 10-13.

Miles, P. "Palliative Care Services at NIH include Reiki and Other Mind-Body Modalities." Advances. 2004, 20(2):30-31.

Moore, Alice. "Reiki Healing Touch: Enhancing the Healing Process." Berkshire Medical Journal. October 2001; 7-9.

Schiller, Robert, MD. "Reiki: A Starting Point for Integrative Medicine." Alternative Therapies. 2003; 9(2): 20-24.

 

Other area hospitals offering Reiki:

Beth Israel Medical Center Integrative Medicine Program: New York, NY

Boyd Center for Integrative Health: (Barry Boyd, MD), Greenwich, CT

Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center:  Integrative Therapies Program for Children with Cancer and Cardiac Surgery Department (Mehmet Oz, MD), New York, NY

Danbury Hospital: Complementary Alternative Medical Program (CAMP), Praxair Cancer Center, Danbury, CT

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center: Lebanon NH

Greenwich Hospital’s Center for Integrative Medicine: (Henry Roca, MD), Greenwich, CT

Griffin Hospital:  Plain Tree Program, CT

Hartford Hospital:  Integrative Medicine Program, Hartford, CT

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center:  Integrative Medicine Outpatient Center, New York, NY

Norwalk Hospital: Whittingham Cancer Center, Norwalk, CT

Portsmouth Regional Hospital:  Portsmouth, NH

Stamford Hospital:  Bennett Cancer Center and Tully Health Center (Joseph Feuerstein, MD), Stamford, CT

Yale University Hospital:  Integrative Medicine Program (Study on breast cancer patients having Reiki during the biopsy process – reduction of stress), New Haven, CT

 

NEW NIH SUPPORTED CLINICAL TRIALS testing the efficacy of Reiki in the treatment of:

Fibromyalgia: at the University of WA –CFS/FM Research Center, Seattle, WA

Reiki in the treatment of patients with advanced AIDS: Temple University and Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

Reiki for Prostate Cancer:  The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH