Medical Reiki: A Groundbreaking Approach to Using Energy Medicine for Challenging Treatments

Love the Concept, Not the Branding As a Reiki Master for 30 years and a registered nurse for 5, I was instantly fascinated by this book when I saw it at a favorite book review site. Unfortunately, I find myself somewhat disappointed by it. I had hoped it would be a practical, hands-on guidebook helping the Reiki practitioner, whether personally or professionally, with an approach to helping themselves or others with their medical ailments and issues. Reiki has a long history of being used medically, including the clinics run by Mikao Usui himself and those he attuned to Reiki energy. Instead, this book feels like a long advertisement for the author’s trademarked brand of medical Reiki. Trademarking a flavor of Reiki just rubs me the wrong way. Reiki is universal energy and belongs to us all. As I said, medical Reiki has been practiced since Reiki began; it does not belong solely to the author. The idea that he/she originated it is preposterous. I found the information in the book to be interesting in and of itself. I liked how the author described Reiki for those who don't know about it, and I appreciated how he/she had sections for potential patients, physicians who might use a Reiki practitioner in their office, and for the Reiki practitioners themselves. For those who've never considered Reiki as something that can be applied in a medical setting or as a complementary part of medical treatment, this book provides information about that. But the branding and trademarking all over the book make it seem like an extended ad for the author’s take on medical Reiki. That deeply bothered me as a longtime Reiki practitioner. I received a free copy, but that did not affect my review.