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Alternative Care for the Mind and Body

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.

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Alternative Care for the Mind and Body

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  1. Alternative Care for the Mind and Body Session 2 Energy Medicine Jennifer Kitchen July 2, 2013

  2. “Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity” Hippocrates

  3. Overview • Universal Energy • Benefits of Touch Therapies • Therapeutic Touch • Healing Touch • Reiki

  4. Universal Energy • Not directly measurable • Does not lose power with distance • Cannot be blocked by barriers • (Micozzi, 2011)

  5. Universal Energy • Energy Medicines • Qigong, Rieki, and Therapeutic and Healing Touch • Based on philosophy, historical use, and traditional use • Interactionbetween energy field and intention • (Micozzi, 2011)

  6. Universal Energy • Bioenergy • Ki • Chi • Qi • Prana • (Micozzi, 2011) • Aura • Biofield • Meridian • Energy Pathway • Chakras • Local Energy Fields • (Feinstein and Eden, 2008)

  7. Six Pillars of Energy Medicine Universal Energy • Reach • Efficiency • Practicality • Patient Empowerment • Quantum Compatibility • Holistic orientation • (Feinstein and Eden, 2008)

  8. 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)

  9. 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)

  10. 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)

  11. 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)

  12. 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)

  13. 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)

  14. Complements other healing techniques • Conventional medical practices • Other Mind/Body oriented therapies • Not intended as a cure • (The University of Minnesota, 2012)

  15. Reiki

  16. 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)

  17. 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)

  18. Reiki Induced States of Awareness Changes in Physical Measurements Lowered stress and anxiety Skin temperature lowered Electromyographic readings lowered Salivary cortisol level lowered (Micozzi, 2011) • Novel and paradoxical sensations • Disorientation in space and time • Altered experience of self, environment, and relationships • (Micozzi, 2011)

  19. Questions

  20. Time to Relax

  21. 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

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