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Alternative Care for the Mind and Body. Session 2 Energy Medicine. Jennifer Kitchen July 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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Alternative Care for the Mind and BodySession 2Energy 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