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Complementary Therapies: Reiki for Seniors

By Helene King

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When you have a sore throat, you may take a spoonful of honey or a lozenge. If you are anemic, you may add an iron tablet to your routine, after you speak to your doctor. However, what can you do when your spirit needs healing?

There are many complementary therapies that have been nurturing people's souls for thousands of years all over the world. The successes of these therapies cannot always be measured in numbers or visible outcomes but in the feelings that patients experience after sharing in them.

It's not an "either-or" situation between conventional medicine and complementary healing. Your elderly loved one may be using medicine to control blood pressure or to keep diabetes in check. However, if yours opens his or her mind to different therapies, they may add to an overall sense of well-being.

 
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Annlidiot

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Nov 14, 2009

What about Reiki for us, the family caregivers? I know I would go for anything that helped me feel better. I'll bet all of us would like to know about that. Don't get me wrong, I am all for doing everything we can for our parents, or loved ones. But why don't any of these articles that appear in the mainstream media ever mention anything about the caregiver who is also very stressed and probably on their way to health problems themselves if they don't already have them.

 
 

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Cheesecake

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Mar 15, 2010

i, fortunately, have massage therapy coverage thru work so i go every other week. when i go, my masseuse talks to me and asks for any needs, concerns, ailments. she has actually performed some of these techniques on me and it's wonderful-so-do you have access to massage therapy and if so, inquire about the techniques that they might incorporate or be trained in.

 
 

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bethwhitereiki

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Jun 10, 2010

I am a Reiki Master and have provided care for an ill parent, so am acutely aware of how essential it is for caregivers to care for themselves as well as for those in their care. For the same reason that adult passengers on planes are instructed to put their oxygen masks on first before placing a mask on their children, caregivers must prioritize self-care in order to be physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually able to provide care for others, especially on a long-term basis. Unfortunately, most caregivers simply do not have the time to undertake multiple approaches to meet their needs on all these levels. As such, Reiki is an ideal healing modality for caregivers because it works simultaneously on the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual levels.

 
 

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soulcentered

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Jul 20, 2010

Reiki is a wonderful healing art. Reiki is a light or no touch modality that differs from massage in that the body itself is not manipulated or moved. Reiki works on an energetic level and serves to cleanse and balance the body's energy. Reiki is used for palliative support in cancer therapies at Harvard, Yale, and Sloan Kettering Hospitals to name a few. It can be used to support Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual concerns, but is not a religious practice. I use Reiki on Seniors, Newborns,and every age in between. It can be used with any therapy or medicine and is a great addition to traditional treatment.

 
 

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