Reiki in the News
Grounded, first-hand readings of Reiki in the news, media, and research — what the coverage actually shows, and what it doesn't (45 articles)
A Reiki Trial That Finally Included a Sham Group
A 2026 trial compared Reiki against sham Reiki in 60 ventilated ICU patients. An honest reading of what the results support.
Aug 18, 2026
Why Most Reiki Studies Cannot Be Compared With Each Other
People ask what the research says as though the studies can be added together. Four ordinary differences block comparison.
Aug 17, 2026
What the Reiki Trials Now Running Will and Will Not Settle
Fourteen Reiki trials are registered as recruiting or active. Twelve enrol under 100 people and four have no blinding.
Aug 16, 2026
The Page I Send People To Says Reiki Does Not Work
A federal health agency says Reiki has not been shown effective. A practitioner explains why he quotes it in full.
Aug 15, 2026
Ten Nurses, Five Sessions, No Control Group
A 2025 Brazilian study interviewed ten nurses after five Reiki sessions. Reading it honestly means knowing what it cannot show.
Aug 14, 2026
Ten Years of Hospital Reiki, and the Sentence Buried
A cancer institute's ten-year Reiki programme and an 824-person anxiety meta-analysis say different things, and the honest reading sits in the gap between them.
Aug 13, 2026
When the Authors Corrected Their Own Headline
A 2026 meta-analysis put Reiki among four biofield therapies and then corrected its own pain estimate from 0.72 down to 0.16, which is the part worth reading.
Aug 12, 2026
Eight Practitioners, One Word That Matters
A preprint interviews eight Reiki practitioners in hospitals and hospices. What qualitative research can and cannot show.
Aug 11, 2026
Free Reiki at a Community Mental-Health Clinic
A 2025 pilot gave free Reiki to 91 low-income patients. Real reports of feeling calmer, no control group, and why free matters.
Aug 11, 2026
A Hospital Is Hiring a Reiki Program Administrator
A Boston hospital is hiring a Reiki Program Administrator. The requirements reveal where Reiki really sits in healthcare.
Aug 10, 2026
Reiki Before Gallbladder Surgery: One Trial's Limits
A careful reading of a 48-patient randomized trial on Reiki, surgical fear, and anxiety before laparoscopic gallbladder surgery, including its limits.
Aug 9, 2026
272 Patients, No Difference: The Largest Reiki Trial
A trial gave 136 heart surgery patients Reiki plus manual therapy and 136 quiet time. Every outcome came out the same.
Aug 7, 2026
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