At the heart of this neo-Gnostic mindset lies a superficial understanding of and an emphatic embrace of Native American and Eastern spirituality and practices. Reiki masters also allege that their Reiki energy can be used in distant healings to anyone in the world and into the past, present and future. They believe ultimately that Reiki energy is the salvation of mankind and the planet. Research in physics and other sciences have demonstrated this again and again. Reiki is an oriental system of energy work by which a trained Reiki practitioner works with a client to unblock the flow of energy.
Light touch is used to promote well-being and the natural flow of the life force.
You remain aware and can leave this relaxed state whenever you choose. Some biofeedback enthusiasts, such as Dr. Elmer Green, the chief developer of the method, claim that this type of mind-training sometimes leads the patient to develop psychic abilities. These fitness courses offered at Mercy Holistic have become so mainstream in American society that few will balk anymore at the mention of yoga or tai chi. Most have not heard of qigong. Catholics who raise objections to the use of these Eastern methods are summarily dismissed as fundamentalists for their belief that there is a binding and valid truth in the personal figure of Jesus Christ.