The Reiki Cafe 

hi all, hope your all well.
I can't speak for other countries, but here in Australia we have rooms set aside for cancer patients where, if they so wish can go have a treatment after chemo:...also some people ask for their chemo: drip medication to be Reiki'd,for that extra 'boost' (this is all with- in the guidelines of the hospital)..

the people that do have the Reiki after treatment truly do seem to get 'on' better & have far less stress..(all the Reiki practitioners are volunteers).......I think this is wonderful for both envolved..at what ever level Reiki works at, the patient benefits, & that IMHO is what it is all about, what say ye?
luv Wendy

I agree that results are what matter. ("By their fruits shall ye know them." Matthew 7:16.)

Availability of reiki (and other alternative modalities) for patients varies by individual clinic/hospital in the U.S. At the clinic where my father got his chemotherapy, there was a program in which reiki volunteers were available for appointments to work on the patients and their caregivers. (Dad wasn't interested in it though; instead, he just wanted Mom to do energy work on him.)

But of course there are other views. E.g., some Catholic hospital administrators -- concerned because they believe that reiki is not Christian -- have taken a position that reiki shouldn't be allowed in their wards. (To which I'd say, "'By their fruits shall ye know them.' Matthew 7:16.")

Bruce

I'm glad to hear it. Before my Father-In-Law passed the staff on the oncology ward always gave the impression of being too busy to consider complimentary therapies. (plus the family attitude wasn't conductive). Lets hope more care professionals and the systems they have to work in become a bit less 'clinical' in the future.

Ogre

PS. Whenever we went onto the oncology ward and indeed all through our visits. My Daughter (R1) Wife (R2) and myself were continually having to wash our hands just to cool them down. The energy was constantly almost boiling off us.

Wendy,

Hi,

Yes, Reiki may help folks manage stress more effectively and experience less severe side effects of chemo and\or radiation treatments. I would say, though, that longevity and especially freedom from recurrence would be the more critical parameters upon which the effectivieness of Reiki (an other alternative applications) need to be measured. And, certainly, more hospitals and hospices in the USA need "Reiki Rooms".

:)

Cheers,

RC

WOW! what joy to be able to get through a hospital door! I have to say that here in France the pharmacuetical companies hold great sway and big budgets, consequently anything which doesn't use pills and potions has a hard time!I'm working on the basis that someone has to be first and I just keep on knocking on the doors they have to open one day! It is interseting because the french people are really into complimentary medcine, the pharmaceuticals must be trying to dam the inevitable flood!
Annie

Well, we all feel passionately about our cancer patients, dont we? I agree, it is hard to get in the hospital door, but we all have to keep trying and maybe we will get the 100th monkey effect yet..., next week, I have a meeting w/ a hospital I work for and hope to start the (energy) ball rolling, wish me luck and Reiki..

Blessings, stargazer7

hi there all,
I am so pleased you agree that reiki should be used if the patient asks,I never tell anyone that it will 'do' anything, such as heal or extent their life, but I do tell them they will feel more at peace/relaxed, as I have found this to be so....
as I said here in OZ (western) we have the reiki rooms for the patients, which is so wonderful.....
my sister has lung cancer, & friends & relatives are welcome, & asked to 'sit' with them during their treatment, I don't 'ask' the nurse if it is OK to give my sister reiki though her left palm chakra, if my sister says 'yes' then I just do it, same with the med: bag!......

but the rooms are beautiful, nice comfy bed,warm or cool as the weather permits or the patient wishes it, & potted ferns & soft music & very clean....

I was in hospital myself visiting my sick mother & I was giving her some reiki through her hand, she was nearly asleep (free from pain for a while!)when the nurse came in & said "wakey wakey, you can't sleep while you have visitors"...I said I am giving her reiki, she could not apologize enough & nearly 'crept' out of the room!!
as I was leaving she asked me at what stage in Reiki I was, we talked about mum, & then she said " I wish it was my break, I could do with some reiki"...
So there's another 'line'...to offer it to over worked nurses, who also see so much trauma & pain..it sure would help them too, don't you agree? could be a way to get your 'foot' in the door by approaching the 'nurses union' eh! see what 'they' say!!
luv to you all, wendy xxx

Good luck! I know how hard it can be!
hope it all goes well

Annie