Discover the science behind healing practices like Reiki and energy healing in this course that explores both historical and modern perspectives.
This course takes you on a fun and insightful journey into the world of healing, revealing the science behind practices like Reiki and the rich history of healing modalities. Letâs explore how our hands can help heal, and the science backing it all up!
How Reiki/Touch/Energy Healing works (from a Science Perspective) + Healer/Healing History from Mesmer > present day
This course looks at the 'science behind healing' (yes, believe it or not there is a considerable amount of scientific evidence that 'healing' has real physiological and well-being effects).
Hands-on Healing has probably been around since humans first graced this earth (if not even before that) and healing through touch is a given ability for us all, though culturally this ability is lost and therefore requires a reconnection. For some people it is still passed down through the generations, others find their own way to healing but for the rest of us we usually need to reconnect to this ability through a spiritual practice (like learning Reiki for example). Although 'healing techniques' are ancient Reiki itself , is a relatively new discipline
Since the birth of âscienceâ, healing techniques have often annoyed the eminent physicians of the day who often feel they have a monopoly on âhealingâ and thus they call upon âscienceâ and scientists to label all the other healers as âcharlatansâ (I must confess that I used to be one of those scientists!)
So this short course seeks to make some sense of 'hands-on' healing, Therapeutic Touch and Reiki.
I have helped many people overcome mental, emotional, painful or physical conditions using a simple hands-on technique. So like all other healers, I believe the effects to be real and more than placebo. This, of course, is not enough for Newtonian Science which is not accepting of subjective experiences (nor it seems of positive patient outcomes) but rather it requires âproofâ that something over and above our human imagination is at work here (and if it were just human imagination at work here, wouldnât it be good for science to discover how to 'switch on' this health benefit?)
In the course, I take a look at what Healers have done since the time of Mesmer to get their practice validated âscientificallyâ. I also take a look at how scientists behave, how healers themselves behave and how the other interested party (the âchurchâ) behaves in these exchanges.Reiki has become very popular because it is so easily 'learnable' (unlike some other healing practices that require years of apprenticeship.
I show how research has been done to both explain and validate âhands-onâ healing but this research is rarely replicated. Replication is important for science as new ideas only get accepted when many studies start to confirm the same thing. Many of these studies would be relatively easy to replicate but few scientists seem curious, willing, or able to step up to the plate. (Some definitely feel the wrath of their profession when they do actually get involved in such studies).
So when a scientist tells us âthere is no evidenceâŠ..â then they are wrong and in this course I present some of the evidence that is available.Â
There is evidence, the problem is there not enough of it and no large scale trials have been done to my knowledge. As there is no profit in techniques that are not patentable, and large scale trials are expensive, I believe it is the role of Government in these situations to fund the necessary research. Although there is not profit to be made, there are certainly healthcare savings to made, so if the research is successful Government purse strings would be enhanced (although the pharmaceutical 'backhanders' would certainly disappear).
Know the history and the science of healing from Mesmer to the present day
Choose whether a particular healing modality would be something you'd like to learn
Recall some of science experiments that have been carried out with healers
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I'm a speaker, trainer, and personal development coach based in the UK with a special interest in the brain, accelerated learning and people development.  My present focus is  developing high quality, simple, innovative, life-skills based, video e-learning courses. I now have over 50,000 students in more than 160 countries - this is the reach and power of e-learning.My 'MIND MAPPING...
Very good and reassuring scientific point of view. Easy to learn and understand.
Thank you for creating this course it was short, and yet powerful!
I am a middle-aged Veteran with many health concerns, and I have always concerned myself about the Scientist approach about Medical Treatments, yet watching you go beyond the norm as a topical scientist's comfort level pushed me to go beyond my own comfort zone and as a result, I have enrolled in three Reiki courses on Udemy.
Thanks Again!
Pretty vague to this point. But Iâm not through the course yet.
I like the scientific approach, especially from someone with a science background that transformed into a healer.
Great presentation of content and context no the subject of energy healing from a science perspective.
Barry really knows his stuff! I learned a lot from this course, and really enjoyed the history behind the material. I'm fascinated by the link between science and healing and Barry presented the information in an easy to understand way that piqued my interest.
I enjoy history and science, so the info in this course was very interesting. As a student of Reiki, I have found many people are skeptical. It is helpful to have some background on what I am learning.
I Am A Certified Reiki Grand Master.Science Can Be Supported By Symbols And How A Certain SYMBOL Can Do A Certain Deed!Deed Geometry Symbols I Call It!!I Use Them On Myself And Have Gotten Amazing Results!Thanks For The Course It's Very Important!The Symbol Doesn't Have To Be From Our Insides.It's External.There Is No Symbol OF Combatence That Says Its Fake!The Answer TO The Cure!Just Like Any Other Cure We've Achieved!From John Gerardi!
An excellent presentation for anyone wanting to explore scientific principles which may contribute to a better understanding of how complimentary 'hands on healing' methods may be achieving results, hopefully this will stimulate interest and further study in such areas.
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Zsuzsanna O.
Very interesting, knowledgeable course. I think Barry is a fantastic teacher with meaningful topics. There is so much to learn here.