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The article offers information on being a Reiki master that involves continuous learning something new about the human experience. Topics discussed include the position's delivery of pure unconditional love that is the creative force of the universe, the path to a Reiki master certification, obstacles for novice Reiki Masters that must be overcome, and the Reiki lifestyle. Also noted is how to choose a Reiki training.

The article discusses the application of the Japanese technique called Reiki for stress reduction and healing in the massage therapy clinical practice. Other topics include the five Principles of Reiki as cited by founder Mikao Usui like kindness, honesty, and thankfulness, and some benefits and advantages of Reiki like non-invasive and it can be used in conjunction with other therapies.

The article discusses the benefits of Reiki and other forms of energy work for massage therapy clients who are in the hospital. Topics covered include the power of touch to reduce pain and relieve anxiety, some alterations to the approach to massage or energy work that therapists should consider in the hospital setting, and the steps that need to be followed closely in order to be considered in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).

The article discusses how some licensed massage therapists practice Christian-based bodyworks. It includes Emory Widener who combines Reiki and the Christian practice of laying on of hands to channel healing energy to his clients, and how Ritisha Hall gets client consent as an ethical requirement to do laying on of hands during therapy. Also mentioned is Elaine Andres who believes that her Reiki ability is a gift from God that defined her journey with energy works.

The article discusses energy healing techniques that need to be acknowledged by massage therapists. Topics explored include the effectiveness demonstrated by Therapeutic Touch in improving hemoglobin levels of recipients, the use of Healing Touch to address the imbalance in one's energy field and chakra, and the promotion of self-healing by the Japanese spiritual practice called Reiki.

The article offers information on several low-impact techniques that massage therapists can add to their massage menu to avoid the overuse syndrome and burnout. Topics discussed include the Alexander Technique in movement education that improves posture and movement patterns, and the Auth Method in the Hands-Free system that employs forearms and body weight to achieve tissue release. Also mentioned is the Aromatherapy in a Spa to effect relaxation and rejuvenation.

The article offers tips in using Reiki in massage therapy.

The article recommends various products for sleep and body comfort including the CBD Dream Drops sleep aid from Lab+Blends, the Herbal Comfort Eye Mask from Herbal Concepts, and the Magnetic Energy Duvet comforter.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Marketing Massage Through the Power of Radio," in the April/May 2006 issue, "Reiki Is Not Religion," by Michael Fuchs in the April/May 2006 issue and "The Massage Education Infection," by Slash Coleman in the July 2006 issue.

Focuses on the growing number of people who have turned to energy work for their health care needs in North America. Components of energy work added to massage and bodywork sessions; Effectiveness of energy work in eliminating long-term migraine headaches; Experiences of massage therapists in applying Therapeutic Touch, Healing Touch and reiki.

The article discusses the top six ways that the type of energy healing known as Reiki can enhance massage therapy sessions for massage therapists. Topics mentioned include the potential to make any modality more effective through Reiki, extension in the benefits of the massage long after the client leaves the session room, and the impact of Reiki on the client and the practitioner.

The article evaluates various massage products including Controlled-Glide massage creme from Biotone, Sugar Scrub-Pink grapefruit from Bon Vital Inc. and Eco Lips from One World.

The article presents questions and answers related to the Reiki technique in massage therapy.

The article discusses a study by Radziewicz et al and published in "Holistic Nursing Practice" that investigated the safety of Reiki therapy for newborn babies of mothers who used drugs during pregnancy and at risk for neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). Findings showed statistically significant heart rate reduction among the cohorts which is therapeutic and beneficial to babies at risk with NAS. Findings suggest that Reiki is a safe intervention for babies at risk with NAS.

The article discusses research which investigated effectiveness of combined massage therapy and reiki in reducing stress and anxiety, conducted by Leonice Fumiko Sato Kurebayashi and colleagues, published in the November 2016 online issue of "Latin American Journal of Nursing." Topics explored include the duration of the massage and reiki sessions given to study participants, features of the Japanese Anmá massage given to clients, and the outcomes recorded following the massage sessions.

The article presents information on the views of several readers on the types of energy works which they include in their sessions. Loree Burden from Seattle, Washington states that she includes reiki and polarity whenever she feels congestion. Jason Nadeau from Amherst, New Hampshire, uses reiki to increase energy flow and polarity therapy to give a basis of how energy works. Bonnie Rich from Oviedo, Florida, is a reiki master and uses this technique whenever her intuitions speaks to her.

Information about several mind and body therapies discussed at the second International Fascia Research Congress event held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in October 2009 is presented. Topics include the impact of several therapies including reiki, myofacial release, rolfing and neuromuscular therapy on human body and mind. More than 500 health practitioners and scientific researchers attented the event. Researchers presented their findings on connective tissue matrix, myofacial and biomechanics to clinicians.

The article presents perspectives of various massage therapists regarding possible techniques in addition to massage. Chris Cedrone reveals the use of shiatsu and acupressure during massage sessions that offer clients deeper state of relaxation. Wendi Hermsen uses energy-balancing techniques such as reiki, Quantum Touch, tuning forks and tingshaw bells. Other additional services include reflexology, CranioSacral Therapy, hot and cold stone therapy and facial treatments.

The article relates the author's experience as a massage therapist and reiki master in the U.S. The author started doing massage therapy at Craig Hospital in Englewood, Colorado. She offered either massage therapy or reiki to help with the pain and stress related to her patients' accidents. When her friend got cancer, she offered reiki to her friend.

The article reports that Japanese art of reiki is gaining acceptance and is being slowly being integrated into the mainstream Western medical model. However, there is still much misinformation, misunderstanding and confusion as to what reiki actually is. It includes a lack of understanding by many reiki practitioners and teachers themselves.

Focuses on the aspects of reiki practice in the U.S. Qualifications of becoming a reiki master teacher; Requirements for the student practitioners of reiki; Definition of reiki.

Focuses on the error of regulating reiki as a massage. Violation to the First Amendment rights of reiki practitioners; Difference in the modalities used in reiki from massage; Comparison of the effects between reiki and massage.

Several posts to the editor are presented regarding the effectiveness of reiki technique in cancer treatment and suggestions from reflexologists for the kind of footwear one should wear to prevent foot deformities.

The article presents massage news from the mainstream press. Reiki Healing Touch Group Circle classes are being offered at the Bellevue Hosptial. Acupuncture, massage, and other complementary therapies are the adjuncts that can complement end-of-life care. The New York Yankees team avails services of two athletic trainers, a massage therapist, and a strength-and-conditioning coach, who are all full-time staff.

The article discusses a study which revealed that receiving reiki treatments before the colonoscopy procedure may reduce pain during colonoscopy. It states that people who received 10 minutes of reiki during intravenous administration of conscious sedation needed less meperidine, a pain-relieving medication, during screening colonoscopy. However, majority of people who received reiki needed the same amount of meperidine as those who did not receive reiki before the screening colonoscopy.

The article offers updates on massage and touch therapies. Reiki is being used at Portsmouth Regional Hospital for the hospital's surgical patients during registration and nearly in every in-patient service in the hospital by certified professionals. Kristen Corral, a certified animal yoga instructor and massage therapist has had yoga sessions with cats, dogs and horses. The Oswego County Opportunities' Cancer Services Program Partnership and Integrative Healing Spa offers free cancer screening.

The article offers information on a study "Investigation of Standard Care Versus Sham Reiki Placebo Versus Actual Reiki Therapy to Enhance Comfort and Well-Being in a Chemotherapy Infusion Center." In the study 189 people were participated and received sham reiki placebo or actual reiki therapy for 20 minutes during one chemotherapy infusion appointments. Results found that both therapies showed significant level of comfort and wellbeing among patients receiving chemotherapy.

The article offers information on the study that examines the physiological effects of reiki on the human body which ease burnout syndrome. The study was performed on 21 female health professionals with burnout syndrome from the emergency unit of the University Hospital San Cecilio in Granada, Spain. It says that the subjects received a reiki session or a placebo reiki session. It reveals that reiki increased heart rate variability and body temperature, while salivary cortisol levels decreased.

A letter to the editor is presented which inquires about other forms of bodywork featured in "MASSAGE Magazine."

The article focuses on a study, published in the "Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine," which says that noncontact reiki helps in improving overall mood. It involved 40 college students including twenty students with high depression, anxiety or both, and another twenty with low anxiety and depression.

The article presents news briefs related to massage therapy. A new study says that massage therapy is more effective for treating chronic back pain in comparison to the standard treatment of painkillers, other drugs and physical therapy. Dr. Li's Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic has developed a new weight-loss technique, based on lipomassage. A Consumer Reports survey of more than 45,000 people in the U.S. says that most of them are focusing on alternative therapies like yoga and acupuncture.

The article offers information related to massage and touch therapies. It states that Massage Envy Spa is planning to expand in Canada. It mentions that Chelsea Fournier has won the Launch Lewiston-Auburn (LA) Award of the Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council (LAEGC). It says that the massage therapy Reiki is increasingly being used to minimize cancer-related fatigue, anxiety, nausea, and pain.

The article reports on the result of the study "A randomized controlled single-blind trial on the effects of Reiki and positive imagery on well-being and saliva cortisol," which revealed that Reiki may help prevent illnesses and decrease stress. It mentions that the main advantage of the method was found in the tendency towards improvement in health manifested through the reduction of the illness' symptoms. It affirms that other findings include decrease in depression and anxiety.

The article features the research "Endoscopic Procedure With a Modified Reiki Intervention: A Pilot Study" in Boston, Massachusetts. It involved 21 people aged 58 and who were preparing for their first colonoscopy procedure. They were assigned to control group who received standard care and education for colonoscopy procedure, while reiki received the same care, but with 15-minute reiki intervention. The reiki group experienced reduction in heart rate, respiration and anxiety.

The article offers information on Reiki International Peace Project, located in Eugene, Oregon, which trains people in reiki to work energy and to work with special-needs clients. The organization has connected with local organizations such as the Red Cross, ShelterCare homeless center and Laurel Hill Center. In addition, reiki masters Michelle Crisanti and Libi Brady-Eichbaum have trained students for continuing education on cancer internship program.

The article discusses reports published within the issue including one on aromatherapy and reflexology, and another on the technique called reiki.

The article presents a study on the use of Reiki in treating cancer-related fatigue. According to the study, Reiki is a type of energy-based bodywork which was found to reduce fatigue, improve quality of life and decrease tiredness and anxiety in cancer patients. The authors of the study claimed that the passive nature of Reiki makes an ideal intervention for patients with limited energy who are having difficulty adapting the stressor associated with cancer and its treatment.

The article reports on the recruitment of reiki volunteers by Emerson Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. The practitioners enter into a one-year contract to offer 15-minute sessions one day per week to oncology patients in the hospital's Bethke Cancer Center. Prior to this, an in-hospital complementary-therapy group has been engaged in educating nurses and other staff about reiki and other complementary approaches to health for the last five years.

Focuses on the effects of Reiki on heart rate and diastolic blood pressure. Results of the study "Autonomic Nervous System Changes During Reiki Treatment: A Preliminary Study".

Reviews the music recording "Reiki Essence," by Anuvida and Nik Tyndall.

Focuses on the Community Health Assessment Team in Greene County, Ohio. Collaboration among practitioners of reiki, massage and aromatherapy; Assessment of a health care approach being assessed in a pilot study called "Using a Clinically Driven Community Health Assessment Team (CHAT); Importance to the team of including integrated medicine; Goal of tailoring health care to the person involved.

Interviews Eric Lindemer, a massage therapist and reiki practitioner. Reason for being a massage therapist and reiki practitioner; Benefit of bodywork to a dancer; Benefits of massage and energy work.

Reports on the total amount of clinical research conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Studies conducted by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM); Information resource about NCCAM; Total studies on reiki.

Reports on the debut of 'Reiki News Magazine,' for Reiki practitioners published by Vision Publications and the International Center for Reiki Training. Views expressed by William Lee Rand, a reiki praticioner and educator on the popularity of reiki; Contents of the first issue published in the magazine; Website address.