10 Fun Facts About the Benefits of Massage - Healing Touch - Reiki

Alexis Smith

10 fun facts about the benefits of massage/healing touch/ reiki

1. Reiki is an ancient energy healing practice that uses the “life force energy” that is found in all things to harmonize the body and bring balance, health, and well-being to the “receiver”.

Personal Input/Opinion:

I think this is a cool way to get a massage. Bringing balance to the body is an important factor in your everyday life.

Peer Reviewed Citation:

Reiki Massage - Benefits and Effects of Healing Touch. (2016, February 27). Retrieved February 26, 2017, from http://www.energyhealingsource.com/what-is-reiki-massage/

1. Reiki massage session is to release blockages in the life force energy that have been caused by a unbalance of the opposing forces of Yin and Yang that make up the life force energy.

Personal Input/Opinion:

According to the author, blockages result in dis-ease, stress, anxiety, emotional disorders, and other mental and spiritual issues.

Peer Reviewed Citation:

Reiki Massage - Benefits and Effects of Healing Touch. (2016, February 27). Retrieved February 26, 2017, from http://www.energyhealingsource.com/what-is-reiki-massage/

1. Reiki massage provides the relaxation and stress reduction without having to manipulate and massage the muscles.

Personal Input/Opinion:

 Reiki can be performed effectively without even being physically touched. And unlike therapeutic massage, during a Reiki treatment session the client typically remain fully clothed.

Peer Reviewed Citation:

Wardell, D. W., & Engebretson, J. (2001). Biological correlates of Reiki Touchsm healing. Journal of advanced nursing, 33(4), 439-445.

1. Reiki can be used in combination with crystals to help people with fatigue, stress, pain and emotional upheaval, in a gentle, manageable way.

                Personal Input/Opinion:

A survey conducted in 2007 indicated that in the previous year 1.2 million adults and 161,000

children in the U.S. received one or more energy healing sessions such as Reiki.

Peer Reviewed Citation:

Wardell, D. W., & Engebretson, J. (2001). Biological correlates of Reiki Touchsm healing. Journal of advanced nursing, 33(4), 439-445.

1. There are 6 different types of massages such as Swedish massage (full body), deep tissue, shiatsu, hot stone, reflexology, and Thai massage.

Personal Input/Opinion:

I never knew it was so many kinds of massages. I was only aware of the Swedish massage and the deep tissue massage.

Peer Reviewed Citation:

Soong, J. (n.d.). New to Massage: FAQ. Retrieved February 26, 2017, from http://www.webmd.com/balance/features/massage-types-and-techniques#1

1. Older adults are more deprived of affective touch than any other population group

Personal Input/Opinion:

In a research article that I found explained that hand massages can have a positive impact on the relaxation within the elderly population.

Peer Reviewed Citation:

Sander, R. (2010). Journal scan. Nursing Older People, 22(5), 13.

1. Massaging Improves circulation which delivers more oxygen and nutrients to cells, benefitting the heart, muscles, and vital organs

Personal Input/Opinion:

A massage a day keeps the doctor away ☺

Peer Reviewed Citation:

Sander, R. (2010). Journal scan. Nursing Older People, 22(5), 13.

1. healing touch is an energy therapy in which practitioners consciously use their hands and intent to promote health and healing

Personal Input/Opinion:

uses the gift of touch to influence the human energy system, specifically the energy field that surrounds the body, and the energy centers that control the flow from the energy field to the physical body.

Peer Reviewed Citation:

Thomas, L. S., Stephenson, N., Swanson, M., Jesse, D. E., & Brown, S. (2013). A pilot study: The effect of healing touch on anxiety, stress, pain, pain medication usage, and physiological measures in hospitalized sickle cell disease adults experiencing a vaso-occlusive pain episode. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 31(4), 234-247. doi:10.1177/0898010113491631