BOTH REIKI & MASSAGE

...Are complementary to traditional western and conventional medicine practice

...Require professional training and licencing

...Are high-touch / low-tech and involve the laying on of hands (although Reiki can also be done above the body)

...Have become highly recognized as effective forms of healing as documented in scientific studies

...Involve similar levels of time and money

...May decrease chronic pain, improve sports/athletic performance, the activity of daily living, and eliminate need for surgery

 

DESPITE SIMILARITIES, THE TWO MODALITIES HAVE

SOME DIFFERENCES: 

Massage focuses on healing tissue; while Reiki focuses on the human energy system as a whole, promoting healing of the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects

 

...Massage has had substantially more research done than Reiki to support its efficacy, but testimonials and new research studies indicate Reiki being beneficial while boosting the immune system

 

...Massage involves a variety of hand strokes directly upon the skin using creams or oils, while Reiki uses a gentle pattern of hand placements upon or above the body 

 

...Massage involves clients getting undressed for therapy, while Reiki is done fully clothed

 

...Reiki can be done over surgery sites, broken bones, burns, or sores assisting the body to heal without any pressure

 

COMBINING THE TWO MODALITIES HAS AN EXTREMELY POSITIVE HEALING EFFECT !