Resources
The Cosmic Walk
The Cosmic Walk developed by Sr. Miriam Therese McGillis of Genesis Farm, New Jersey, is a symbolic enactment that helps us enter personally into the Story of the Universe.
http://css.loyno.edu/~ogorman/cosmic_walk.html
Reiki Books
Three very good books by Bronwen and Frans Stiene, Founders of the International House of Reiki:
- The Reiki Sourcebook (Revised in 2008)
- Your Reiki Treatment – How to get the most out of it
- The Japanese Art of Reiki – The first practical Reiki book from the traditional Japanese perspective.
Pamela Miles is a Reiki Master internationally known for her pioneering work integrating Reiki into conventional medicine. Pamela has created Reiki programs in prominent New York City hospitals and lectured in medical schools across the country. She not long ago wrote a well received book on Reiki.
Reiki: A Comprehensive Guide by Pamela Miles
Animal Reiki Books by Kathleen Prasad
- The Animal Reiki Handbook – Finding your way with Reiki in your local Shelter, Sanctuary, or Rescue
- Animal Reiki – Using energy to heal the energies in your life
- Tails from the Source – Volume I (2004-2005) – Animal Reiki Source Newsletter Collection
- Tails from the Source – Volume 2 (2006-2007) – Animal Reiki Source Newsletter Collection
Meditation Books
- Wherever You Go There You Are – Mindulness Meditation in Everyday Life - By Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eric Tolle
- The Naked Now: Learning to see as the Mystics see by Richard Rohr
Qiqong Books
Two well written books by a Qigong Master and Doctor of Chinese Medicine
- The Healer Within – by Roger Jahnke
- The Promise of Qi – by Roger Jahnke
Compassionate Living
- Start Where You Are – A Guide to Compassionate Living by Pema Chodron
- There’s a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem – by Wayne Dwyer
- Kitchen Table Wisdom – Stories that Heal by Rachel Naomi Remen, MD
- How Can I Help? – Stories and Reflections on Service by Ram Dass and Paul Gorman
- Field of Compassion: How the New Cosmology is Transforming Spiritual Life by Judy Cannato
Reiki in Medicine
Reiki: A comprehensive Guide – by Pamela Miles
Excellent Papers written by Pamela Miles are available on her website:
www.reikiinmedicine.org/medical-papers/
Three of these papers are:
NCCAM (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine) is the Center at the National Institute of Health (NIH) that studies the safety and efficacy of complementary therapies such as Reiki. Pamela Miles was the lead reviewer for a recent paper on Reiki published by NCCAM. www.reikiinmedicine.org/pdf/backgrounder.pdf
Reiki at Portsmouth Regional Hospital by Pamela Miles
An excellent review and detailed explanation of a current Reiki program in a hospital for those who are looking for guidelines in establishing a volunteer Reiki program in a hospital or hospice.
www.reikiinmedicine.org/pdf/springhospital.pdf
Alice Moore, RN, BS, Reiki Master (a former ICU Manager) was involved in the initial development of Hartford Hospital’s Reiki program and wrote an article on Reiki Energy Medicine: Enhancing the Healing Process. www.harthosp.org/Portals/1/Images/38/ReikiEnergyMedicine.pdf
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