Today I worked in Surgical. Usually, I go about my daily routine of charting, stocking patient kitchens and filling nurses' stations. However, today I was invited to attend a Reiki session. According to reiki.org, "Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by "laying on hands" and is based on the idea that an unseen "life force energy" flows through us and is what causes us to be alive." A volunteer Reiki specialist comes into the Surgical Department every week and offers short sessions for employees, patients and their families. When I went to the session, I was told to lay down on a table, then she felt all around my head and hovered her hands over my body. As she did so, she revealed what colors "appeared" to her and what they meant in comparison to my life. It was extremely interesting because it was an escape from medicine, however, it was still a form of healing.
http://www.reiki.org/faq/whatisreiki.html
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