The Effect of Distant Reiki Sessions on Holistic Well-Being

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of distant Reiki sessions on the holistic well-being of people without no acute/chronic diseases. The study was conducted between February 1 and March 31, 2022. The sample consisted of 180 healthy people living in a city in Turkey. Participants attended 20-minute distant Reiki sessions (intervention) for 4 consecutive days. Pretest data were collected using a personal information form, the Holistic Well-Being Scale (HWBS), the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), and the Subjective Vitality Scale (SVS). Posttest data were collected 2 days (posttest I) and 1 week after the intervention (posttest II) using the HWBS, PANAS, and SVS. There was a statistically significant difference between pretest and posttest I and II HWBS subscale scores (P < .05). There was a statistically significant difference between pretest and posttest PANAS and SVS scores (P < .05). Distant Reiki sessions improved participants' holistic well-being. They also helped them develop a positive mood, experience and perceive less sadness, and develop subjective vitality and cognitive awareness.

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“…These study results also showed that Reiki positively affects quality of life by improving physical functioning, role limitations because of physical health problems, energy/fatigue, and emotional well-being (Shirani et al, 2019). Yüce et al (2024) conducted distance Reiki sessions for individuals without acute or chronic diseases for four consecutive days. They found that distance Reiki increased individuals' physical resistance, positively affected their psychosocial well-being, and improved their holistic well-being.…”

“…Yüce et al (2024) conducted distance Reiki sessions for individuals without acute or chronic diseases for four consecutive days. They found that distance Reiki increased individuals' physical resistance, positively affected their psychosocial well-being, and improved their holistic well-being.…”

“…They found that distance Reiki increased individuals' physical resistance, positively affected their psychosocial well-being, and improved their holistic well-being. In addition, Reiki improved participants' positive moods and positively transformed their negative moods (Yüce et al, 2024). Our results also showed that patients in the Reiki intervention group had lower “feelings of sadness” and “perception of sadness” scores and higher “cognitive awareness” and “general mood” scores than those who did not receive Reiki.…”

“…The measurement of the multidimensional concept of well-being is possible with the HSW, which, unlike quality-of-life scales, measures not only subjective well-being, spiritual well-being, or psychological well-being but also a more holistic state of well-being. The scale has been used in studies on patients with Parkinson's disease (Kwok et al, 2017) and patients with cancer (Kılıç & Öz, 2020), as well as in healthy people (Yüce et al, 2024), and measures the well-being of individuals as a whole. The instrument consists of 30 items rated on a 10-point Likert-type scale from “strongly disagree” (1) to “strongly agree” (10).…”