Using Energy Healing to Manage Pain

I had the opportunity to work with a child who was just stung by one or more wasps.  Within minutes of ‘running energy’ the pain the child was experiencing disappeared and did not return. In a June 1997 article in the Canadian Medical Association journal Cancer Prevention and Control entitled ‘Using Reiki to manage pain:

Growth Inhibition of Liver Cancer Cells by Energy Healing

In an article in the September 2005 edition of the journal Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine : eCAM called ‘Growth Inhibition of Cultured Human Liver Carcinoma Cells by Ki-energy (Life-energy): Scientific Evidence for Ki-effects on Cancer Cells‘, researchers found that Ki-energy (the energy used in energy healing, called ‘Ki’ in Japanese) reduced the number of

Effects of Energy Healing on Natural Killer Cell Cytotoxic Activity

In a 2001 article in the American Journal of Chinese Medicine entitled ‘Effects of emitted Qi on in vitro natural killer cell cytotoxic activity‘ researchers found that natural killer (NK) cell “activity was significantly increased by emitted-Qi [energy healing in qigong terms] treatment of 30 sec duration. Three and 5 minutes of Qi projection created the greatest

Medical Qigong for Cancer Patients

In the June 2008 edition of the American Journal of Chinese Medicine in an article entitled ‘Medical Qigong for Cancer Patients: Pilot Study of Impact on Quality of Life, Side Effects of Treatment and Inflammation‘ researchers at the University of Sydney, Australia found that Medical Qigong significantly “improved global quality of life scores pre- and

Qigong at the Iowa Mind Body Institute in the Wendt Cancer Center at Finley Hospital

I will be teaching a qigong class at the new Iowa Mind Body Institute in the Wendt Cancer Center at Finley Hospital in Dubuque, IA. The grand opening of the Iowa Mind Body Institute is on Sunday, December 2 from noon until 2:00 p.m.  Please come to support the Iowa Mind Body Institute at this

Sigmund Freud: Energy Healer

In the February 2010 edition of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine in an article entitled ‘Sigmund Freud: pioneer in energy healing‘, authors from the Department of Psychology at the University of Zululand in South Africa posit that Sigmund Freud ‘was a pioneer in modern forms of energy healing’. The authors state that “Biographical

Effect of Energy Healing on Viability and Proliferation of Cultured Cancer Cells In Vitro

In the March 2012 edition of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine in an article entitled ‘Effect of a Japanese energy healing method known as Johrei on viability and proliferation of cultured cancer cells in vitro‘, Japanese researchers found that cultured human cancer cells exposed to Johrei had increased cell death and decreased proliferation.

The Brown Energy Healing and Qigong Adopted Highway

I recently adopted a lonely stretch of highway in Dubuque, IA.  It’s lonely no more! However, now I am plagued with the question posed by one of the wisest sages of our time (Zach Galifianakis): At what age do you tell a highway it was adopted? In honor of my new highway, I’m offering a

Effects of Energy Healing on Symptoms of Advanced Cancer

In the March 2005 edition of the journal European Journal of Cancer Care, in an article entitled ‘Effects of Qi therapy (external Qigong) on symptoms of advanced cancer: a single case study‘, authors found energy healing (‘external qi’ healing in qigong vernacular) to be effective in the treatment of symptoms of advanced cancer in a

Energy Healing for Pain and Fatigue in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

In a September 2010 article in the journal Evidence-Based Complimentary and Alternative Medicine entitled ‘The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Pain and Fatigue of Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy‘, authors found that therapeutic touch (a form of energy healing) was significantly effective in decreasing pain and fatigue in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.  The study included 90