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Interview with René by Portuguese association

showing René and Mischa and Foto of Interviewer João Magalhães

For the Newsletter of the Portuguese Reiki Association and with a view to organisational challenges René answered questions about the Network, RIO and the newest Video project. This very personal interview was released in December. To read it in Portuguese you follow this link here.

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Effect of Reiki on depression in elderly

The study was conducted over 12 weeks with a group of 30 elderly people living in nursing homes receiving Reiki treatments weekly, a placebo group under same cicumstances and a controll group. A total of 90 people. It is rare that randomized and controlled science is applied in Reiki studies. Thus it is all the more significant that the conclusion was reached that there was a significant decrease in depression score of the Reiki group while there was no change in the placebo- and the control group. All details in this publication: [wpfilebase tag=file id=62 /]






Girl-Power, spontaneous and innovative

Today in the Reiki for Kids seminar, the girls were alone. The boys were outside to receive their initiation. The girls spontaneously invented a “Reiki-Circle”. Together is more than the sum of the individuals.

More about Reiki for Kids here.  More about “initiation” here.


Reiki-Help is Everyone’s Due!

Every person should have access to Reiki as an additional support after accidents or with perilous surgery. As well as overwhelmed relatives or Reiki practitioners. This is the vision, which has meanwhile led to success stories which have made patients and physicians rejoice. And even the police.
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