America's Catholic bishops are warning the faithful against practicing or seeking Reiki therapy, saying the Eastern energy healing practice presents "important dangers" to a Christian's faith. The U.S ...

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Gloria Ferguson closed her eyes, tilted her head slightly upward and suspended her hands about 10 inches above Lisa Hensley’s body as Hensley, a 40-year-old Springfield resident seeking relief from ...

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R.N. Decker answers the question: 'Reiki, Reflexology and Guided Imager?' — -- Question: What is Reiki therapy, reflexology, and guided imagery and will they help me relax? Answer: Reiki, ...

The U.S. bishops have published a new evaluation of the Reiki therapy. Calling the Japanese form of alternative medicine comparable to “superstition,” the evaluation describes its practice as being ...

Dr. Mikao Usui developed reiki in Japan in 1917; Hawayo Takata brought the practice to the United States in 1938. Reiki is based on the idea that an unseen life-force energy, which is the basis of ...