Reiki

Reiki is a biofield therapy and referred to as energy healing. It helps reduce tension and stress while promoting self-awareness and healing. In this healing based tradition, practitioners of energy healing believe that the human energy field contains and reflects each individual's energy.  It surrounds us and carries with us the emotional energy created by our internal and external experiences - both positive and negative. This emotional force influences the physical tissue within our bodies. Practitioners  are consciously aware of their client's imbalances of energy, and claim they can alter it to improve the overall sense of well being for their clients.
"Clients don't necessarily have to believe that the treatment will work....simply be open to the therapy; the energy will do the rest."

The Department of Veteran Affairs says Reiki should be used "as a tool to help soldiers strengthen and recover following combat."  A veterans' support group says Reiki, "can increase wellness and treat diseases of all types."

Not only is the Federal National Institute of Health funding research on energy healing therapies but the U.S. Army is researching "more holistic mind-body-spirit treatment methods" as well.

excerpts from an article by Ilona Meagher,  (8/25/08), author of "Moving a Nation to Care, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and America's Returning Troops"