It is a practice of oriental origin based on the idea that a supposed “energy or life force” flows through our bodies, the qui or ki in Japanese, and that when this energy is blocked, physical, mental and/or ailments and illnesses appear. emotional. The solution is for a person instructed in the discipline (the sender or channel) to eliminate these blocks by transferring, by laying on of their hands or by other means (depending on their level), “vital energy” to the recipient or affected person. This supposedly eliminates discomfort or illness, allowing self-healing and leading to a “state of balance.”
Reiki, far from being an anecdotal practice, can be found in many private and some public health care centers. But what is hidden behind this practice? Let’s see:
What reiki is not:
It is not a practice of ancient origin: Many people believe this because what is ancient/millennial sells more, it seems to have greater appeal. However, it is a relatively new practice and is by no means ancient. It is more current than even another widespread pseudotherapy in health fields: , created in 1796 by . In the case of Reiki, it was created in 1922 by the Japanese Buddhist.
It is not a scientific practice: The idea that there is a “life energy” called Qui of cosmic origin that has properties of healing, restoring balance and other unspecific things is not based on any accepted scientific theory and cannot be measured with any artifact (Something like ) at the time. contrary to many other energies that are recognized, such as electrical, light, nuclear (strong and weak), solar, kinetic, mechanical, thermal, wind, potential, hydraulic, chemical, sound, photovoltaic, chemical, radiant, geothermal energy. , metabolic, magnetic, electromagnetic, to give some examples.
This practice does not have any solid theoretical body nor is it supported by any rigorous study. Like the entire explanation of the phenomenon by which it heals or works, it contradicts the theoretical body of the rest of the scientific disciplines (physics, chemistry, physiology, medicine, etc.). It speaks of unrecognized cosmic energy that a person can channel and emit over short or long distances (violating the principles of energy conservation) and that heals by reestablishing a bodily energy flow that the most basic medicine, physiology, biochemistry or physics They can’t be found anywhere.
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It is not an effective practice: There are people who say: “It works for me.” Respectable opinion where there is one. But does it really work for what it says it does? Of course not. There is not a single study that says that reiki is more effective than placebo for any problem. Whether it “works” for a person can be explained by other well-studied phenomena such as homeostasis or, memory selection or, or one’s own. They have realized that they have.
It is not a completely harmless practice: There are those who may come to think that if they do nothing wrong, then “What difference does it make? What harm can they do, right?” Well, apart from the fact that they say it does something it doesn’t do (channeling energy to unblock problems), it can be considered a scam. There are specific studies that warn that. When a person leaves conventional or evidence-based medicine for other alternatives.
It is not a complementary therapy: Fleeing from the category of “alternative therapy”, the defenders of pseudotherapies have redefined these practices with the category of “complementary therapies” but there is nothing complementary since for something to be complementary to something it has to make it better, more complete, effective. or perfect and Reiki does not provide any of that. It has been demonstrated clearly and without a doubt that when Reiki is used as a medical treatment, it confers no benefit: The , the , and the among many others have not found any clinical or scientific evidence to support the claims that Reiki is effective in treating any illness or disease. It would be more convenient to call Reiki more than an alternative therapy. For this reason, some people define it as complementary therapy because they say that it can be combined with others. If so, why do we need a “supplement” that we know works with at most the same effect as a placebo? Why spend more resources adding something that is no more effective than conventional medicine? Do we really believe that the effect of something that has no effect is going to be added? Furthermore, when a “complementary treatment” is effective, can we say that it is due to evidence-based medicine or its unproven complement? They are interesting questions.
There are no Qui energies of the cosmos flowing between us. In 1996, he demonstrated that reiki does not work. An 11 year old girl.
From what has been said so far, draw your own conclusions, inform yourself properly, be critical, skeptical, curious and doubt. Only that attitude will prevent someone from magically stealing the money from your pockets through their life force.