There are different approaches to understanding mind-body integration. Some researchers argue that body-mind integration is crucial in medicine since patients don’t feel an obvious division between their bodies and their minds. Thus, physicians shouldn’t make diagnoses that separate the mind from the body (McGuire et al., 2016).  However, many allopathic practitioners don't agree... and it's frustrating.   According to the dualist, the mind (or the soul) comprises a non-physi

Reiki is considered an “alternative” treatment modality, yet complementary in nature.  Human consciousness is constantly changing, and energy medicine, such as Reiki, has been a catalyst in allowing Eastern treatments to penetrate Western medicine.  Reiki has been understood for a very long time; it was rediscovered in the late 1800s by Mikao Usui (Novoa & Cian, 2014).  Reiki allows a powerful flow of specific energy to pass through the healer’s hands while they are placed to

Determinants of health are multifaceted, and healing is a multidimensional process. When individuals and their practitioners work toward...