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For Patients, More Comfortable
and a Bigger Dose of Respect
JOHN CARPI was
lying under a sage-colored blanket . . .The room
smelled of lavender; soft, tinkling music played
in the background. Integrative medicine — like
aromatherapy, acupuncture,
Reiki and guided imagery — are offered in
conjunction with traditional medicine. ...
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When in Pain, PGA Tour Players
Turn to Healer
The most sought
after guru at the 89th P.G.A. Championship . . .
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Weathers, 46,
practices
Reiki — a Japanese technique that channels
energy to heal and reduce stress — and uses
other Eastern techniques in treating clients.
After two decades working in various sports,
including Indy car racing, rodeo and the
professional water ski tour, he met the PGA Tour
player Ted Purdy five years ago at a
motivational seminar in San Antonio and has been
a fixture on the Tour since. In 2003, Jerry
Kelly, a two-time PGA Tour winner, sought out
Weathers at a tournament because he was
experiencing pain in a shoulder joint.
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Dr. Andrew
Weil's Self Healing
Reaping Reiki’s Benefits
Nearly 10 years ago, Portsmouth Regional
Hospital in New Hampshire began offering
Reiki, a gentle hands-on healing practice,
as a way to ease anxiety in patients awaiting
surgery. Feedback from patients was so positive
that
Reiki (pronounced RAY-key) was made
available throughout the hospital. Ongoing
program evaluations have shown patients who
received
Reiki treatment needed less pain medication
and left the hospital sooner. Today, the
hospital has a full-time
Reiki practitioner and a volunteer corps
that provide 2,000
Reiki treatments a year.
Read more about Dr. Weil's Self Healing and
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