Reiki Helps Homeless Veterans is a short video in which Heather McCutcheon movingly captures veterans responding to their first Reiki sessions.  They describe feeling “tranquil”, “at peace”, and “more relaxed”.  One veteran said that Reiki was “phenomenal”. This video was taken at the Stand Down that was held in Chicago in June,Read More

Members of the armed forces who have been deployed overseas, most recently in Iraq and Afghanistan, may come home wounded both physically and mentally.  They can have serious bodily injuries as well as post-traumatic stress disorder. Symptoms of PTSD can include insomnia, nightmares, hyperarousal, irritability, poor concentration, depression, and isolation. TheRead More

Autonomic dysfunction, as measured by heart rate variability (HRV), predicts outcome after myocardial infarction. Medications that enhance parasympathetic tone, such as beta-adrenergic blockers, improve outcomes. Although the detrimental effects of emotional stress on both autonomic function and cardiovascular disease are well recognized, the beneficial effects of complementary modalities aimed atRead More