| The magic touch of Reiki was once only
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| | Currently the Center is sponsoring
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| available in a few places, namely Hawaii
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| | research concerning the effectiveness of
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| and Japan. Although telepathic Reiki or
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| | Reiki in treating the symptoms of
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| distance healing could be practiced
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| | fibromyalgia, a painful condition for
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| anywhere and could help people or animals
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| | which there is no known cure. The Center
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| in other places, a visit with a Master
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| | is also investigating how the magic touch
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| required most people to make a long trip.
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| | of Reiki may affect the well-being and
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| Today, the magic touch of Reiki is
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| | quality of life in people with advanced
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| available in cities throughout the United
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| | AIDS.
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| States and in many other countries,
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| | In the area of prostate cancer, the
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| including Japan, Canada, Great Britain,
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| | Center is looking at the effects of Reiki
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| Australia and parts of India and Africa.
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| | on the progression of the disease. In
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| Just the vast spread of the healing
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| | addition, there has been some research
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| therapy is indicative of its
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| | concerning how Reiki affects anxiety in
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| effectiveness. Clinics and practitioners
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| | people who have prostate cancer.
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| would not be in business for long if they
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| | In the area of diabetes, the Center is
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| were illusionists or charlatans.
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| | evaluating the possibility that Reiki can
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| Researchers and scientists may not
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| | help control blood sugar levels, improve
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| understand "how" it works, but they have
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| | heart function and reduce the pain from
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| theories.
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| | nerve damage. Since, the magic touch of
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| Practitioners have differing viewpoints
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| | Reiki cannot currently be studied in a
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| concerning the spiritual nature and
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| | laboratory setting, clinical studies are
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| origin of telepathic Reiki. Scientists
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| | necessary.
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| are not currently delving into that area
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| | Creating scientifically well-designed
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| of the practice, but, in the United
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| | studies is difficult, since a Reiki
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| States, national organizations are
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| | practitioner would know whether or not he
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| sponsoring research into the "magic"
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| | or she was "tapping into" the universal
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| touch of Reiki.
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| | life force energy. One aspect of
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| The National Center for Complementary and
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| | scientific studies is the "blinding" of
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| Alternative Medicine is a division of the
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| | administrators and recipients, so that
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| US National Institutes of Health. The
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| | neither knows whether they are receiving
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| Center is dedicated to investigating
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| | an active compound or a placebo (inactive
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| alternative and complementary therapies
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| | compound). In Reiki studies, "blinding"
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| like telepathic Reiki and other forms of
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| | is nearly impossible.
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| Reiki therapy.
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