Further Reiki Scientific Research has been ongoing by The Center for Reiki Research since its formation in 2005, which involves a unique and rigorous peer review method for analyzing the evidence based results of Reiki.

The purpose and goal of the organization and the research they did was to demonstrate provable evidence that Reiki works. Using mainstream science in a medical setting. And the organization currently boasts a number of high profile professionals. Include renowned doctors, MD’s, Professors, scientists and research assistants.

These individuals are closely involved in the publication of the peer reviewed, scientific, evidence-based research surrounding the effectiveness of Reiki. And the findings of their research have greatly influenced the perception of Reiki in a very positive way.

Due to this research, Reiki is seen as being an effective form of medical treatment for many conditions. These are the pioneers of our time who are taking Reiki science and Reiki research from spiritual myth, to proven scientific fact.

As quoted by C. Norman Shealy, M.D. Ph.D, who is the founder of the American Holistic Medical Association;

“Reiki is one of the leading safe Energy Medicine approaches.”

Since 2005 there have been over 1200 Reiki science research sessions into the effectiveness of Reiki with 2000 sessions planned in total.

While this research is still ongoing and the complete findings have yet to be released to the general public, (at the time of writing)the preliminary analysis is positive, with the following results having already been published;

RESULTS:

Summaries of 26 Reiki articles, including strengths and weaknesses, were posted on a newly developed Web site (www.centerforreikiresearch.org), together with an overall summary of the status of Reiki research and guidelines for future research: The Touchstone Process determined that only 12 articles were based on a robust experimental design and utilized well-established outcome parameters. Of these articles, 2 provided no support, 5 provided some support, and 5 demonstrated strong evidence for the use of Reiki as a healing modality. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20706088

Once these reviews and the rest of this Reiki science have been completed and released to the general public in the near future, it’s expected to significantly boost the public’s awareness of the proven Reiki science showing it does successfully treat mental, emotional and physical illness and disease.

There have been a number of relatively recent scientific studies into Reiki, between 2008-2009, which shows strong evidence that Reiki is indeed responsible for a positive biological response in both animals and humans. And if you think about it, science has known about the power we all have to heal ourselves for a long time.

You’ve probably heard of the placebo effect, which is the scientifically known phenomena that we humans can heal illness and disease using nothing but the energy of thought and power of belief.

That alone is amazing! And with Reiki, you can take that power and ability to the next level.

Back to the previously mentioned Reiki research however, the strongest evidence (which was rated ‘excellent’ in the Process) was reported in the most carefully controlled of all experiments which involved laboratory rats.

In both 2006 and 2008, stressed-out lab rats received Reiki treatments and every single rat showed significantly reduced signs of stress, anxiety and depression, while the bogus blind Reiki treatments that were given to the placebo group showed no reduction in stress, anxiety or depression.

In humans, research performed between 1993 and 2006 showed ratings from Satisfactory to Excellent, all of which suggests that Reiki treatments were positively beneficial in controlling pain levels in human beings, while the placebo Reiki treatments in this experiment were by contrast ineffective in controlling pain.