Question: Can reiki healing or meditation cure obesity and maladaptive metabolism?

(Posted by: Jehozabad: forbidden desire on 2010-03-23 19:54:07)

Explain this to me please...

Posted by: Gary Y on 2010-03-23, 22:47:23

No. Reiki can't cure anything, it is a placebo treatment only. However if I'm wrong, I'm willing to change my mind upon the provision of robust, peer-reviewed, scientific data. Meditation may help get you in the right frame for what you want to achieve in terms of weight loss.

Posted by: SethSpeaks on 2010-03-23, 20:04:24

I have mixed feelings on reiki. It doesn't seem to work at all except with a real master practitioner combined with a client who is focused and ready to be healed. Ready to look at every emotional thing that got you there to start with. Meditation is different. I have seen so many dramatic, even 'miraculous' things happen with body and with mind through meditation that I don't know if there is anything it can't do. Problem is it is a very hard state to achieve for some people. Like me. But I do it every day and the benefits are astounding.

Posted by: Flizbap on 2010-03-24, 04:21:59

Reiki cannot help anything. Meditation can help with weight loss, in conjunction with a healthy lifestyle.

Posted by: Norman on 2010-03-26, 15:48:40

Reiki is something you either believe in or you don't. It is not really supported by any hard science with respect to its benefits. However, there are many examples where it has been described as being helpful with, for example, lowering blood pressure. Both Reiki and meditation are essentially about self-realization, and self awareness. To the extent that they harness a self awareness and motivate you to address problems then I could see an argument that they might be part of a plan to address obesity. But even as a believer in the benefits of both Reiki and meditation - that is a stretch for me.

Posted by: Mantra on 2010-03-26, 17:08:52

Reiki does not cure anything. What Reiki does is assist you own body to achieve balance of body, mind, emotion and spirit. When you are balanced and in tune with the Universe, your body's own ability to heal itself is optimised on all four levels. Reiki and Meditation can both assist with finding the answers as to why the dis-ease exists in the first place. There will be an underlying reason for obesity and maladaptive metabolism. The answer is supplied by the infinite wisdom of the Universe and the collective Wisdom of Mankind during Meditation or Reiki-supported Meditation.