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the John Hopkins and Mayo Clinic to
From
Osher Center for Integrative
Northwestern
to the best oncology centers in
Medicine
Reiki is the fastest growing and most
Australia,
backed energy therapy treating
researched
patients and practitioners alike.
both
Ali, RMT, a Reiki Master Teacher
Iman
the technique nearly 5 years ago
discovered
is now helping expand the use of Reiki in
and
and non-clinical settings throughout
clinical
a Research Assistant for
Ali,
University Feinberg School of
Northwestern
and its Osher Center for Integrative
Medicine
collects data on the impact of
Medicine
receiving integrative therapies like
patients
and Reiki.
massage
Osher Center at Northwestern is one of six
The
centers, including Harvard and
academic
a beautiful model, where MDs
"It's
and Massage Therapists (who
Chiropractors,
Reiki practitioners) all work together under
are
roof to address the entire person and not
one
journey toward wellness began back in
Iman's
after her father died suddenly of a trauma.
1995
the tender age of 18, Iman found herself in
At
hospital after having to sign for her father's
the
and a pill couldn't truly heal her
answer
wounds. In the fall of 1995 she
emotional
Yoga and Meditation and took her
discovered
class, learning to reconnect mind, body
first
was taught healing visualization
She
by her Japanese meditation
techniques
and her journey toward wholeness
teacher
began.
energy centers of the body. Chakra is a
the
word that means wheel or disk. In
sanskrit
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the country.
Vanderbilt, designed to study, teach and
practice integrative medicine.
just the illness," said Ali.
body and plan his funeral.
doctors wanted to medicate her,
While
she knew that medication wasn't the
intuitively
and spirit.
meditating for nearly a decade, in 2005,
After
took her first "chakra" class to learn about
she
Yoga,
THE BEAUTY OF
REIKI
with Iman Ali
There are seven major chakras along the spinal cord starting from the
base of the spine through the top of the head.
These wheels correspond to massive nerve centers in the body. Each
chakra contains bundles of nerves and major organs as well as our
psychological, emotional and spiritual state of being. Because everything
is in motion, it's essential that the seven main chakras stay open, aligned
and fluid. When there is a blockage energy can not flow.
Blocked or closed chakras cause many issues that if left imbalanced can
cause physical and psychological dis-ease. What Western or alopathic
medicine is now understanding is the integral connection between mind
body when it relates to disease, and there is not one that is not rooted in
some type of prolonged emotional or mental dis-stress.
Reiki is a deeply relaxing therapy that stimulates the human energy field
to encourage it's natural healing process. Reiki is a performed with light
touch or hands hovering slightly above the endocrine system. The
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the
Natural Institute of health classifies Reiki as "biofield therapy or energy
medicine."
Due to the fast, dramatic results of Reiki, it is now performed on
individuals in nursing homes, hospice, spas, and hospitals throughout
the U.S.
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