Welcome to one of London’s most long-standing Reiki schools run by Reiki Master and Teacher Michael Kaufmann. Since starting in 1997, Michael has taught Reiki to over 1200 people and his internationally recognised courses have helped to make Reiki one of the most sought-after therapies in the UK today. His book "Understanding Reiki" was published in 2004.
In 2002, Michael began to teach meditation courses due to the increasing demand from his Reiki students and clients. Today, "The Silent Mind" has become a popular course for beginners as well as for experienced meditators looking for a more successful approach.
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Reiki Level One - Sunday, 19 February 2012; £119 |
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Reiki Level Two - Sunday, 29 April 2012; £149 |
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Reiki Master - Wk/end 6 & 7 and 13 & 14 October 2012; £449 |
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Meditation Course - Sat., 17 Mar. & Sat., 14 Apr. 2012; £129 |
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Meditation Course - Sat., 12 May & Sat., 16 June 2012; £129 |
Course venue: The Wren Clinic, London EC3R 5DD - one of the most beautiful Natural Health centres in London.
For a Google map with directions click here
Testimonials:
“The course was perfect, informative, nurturing and fun! A brilliant way to receive such a wonderful gift” Kingsley H.
“Fantastic experience, lovely group of people and of course an amazing teacher” Aniko K.
“I loved it – everything I wanted to know and experience and more!” Joanne L.
“I have attended a Reiki One course before, but found this one much more informative and flowed better.” Jayne B.
“It was fantastic. Very informative, great support, hands on, peaceful and loving environment.” Kate A.
“Michael is a knowledgeable, fun, totally supportive teacher.” Sylvia G.
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Effects of Reiki on Autonomic Activity Early After Acute Coronary Syndrome
Scientific research undertaken in 2010 at Yale University School of Medicine has shown that Reiki significantly improved heart rate variability (HRV) and the emotional state in hospitalised post-Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) patients. Details have been published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, see link below.
Link: http://content.onlinejacc.org/cgi/content/full/56/12/995
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Reiki Research
Miami Multicultural Conference on Alzheimer's explores holistic approaches
Many studies and clinical reports have shown the benefits of music with dementia patients, and some recent findings have demonstrated positive effects from therapies like reiki, which are designed to clear away stress and balance subtle energies. Therese Silva Johnson, a gerontologist and owner of a facility that treats many Alzheimer's patients began to provide reiki treatments at her facility. As she experimented with these treatments she noted that although the disease progressed, her patients did not suffer the usual level of symptoms of anxiety, agitation, pain, and physical discomfort. Pacing and wandering were drastically reduced. Paranoia began to subside. The mere laying on of hands allowed patients to become completely relaxed, more present, and lucid. Wounds healed in half the time with daily 5-10 minute Reiki treatments. Johnson found that even those patients who normally resisted different kinds of touch (bathing, dressing, grooming, etc.) welcomed and even asked for Reiki. Reiki can even be given as a long distance treatment for those with special needs as it does not require physical touch - it only requires a spiritual or energetic resonance connection.
Link: http://www.examiner.com/holistic-health-in-miami/miami-multicultural-conference-on-alzheimer-s-explores-holistic-approaches
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Reiki to reduce depression and stress
Shore (2004) showed that 30 people needing treatment for mild depression or
stress, and who received hands-on Reiki or distance Reiki once a week for six
weeks, experienced significant reduction of mild depression and stress and the
beneficial effects lasted for at least one year following treatment.
The measures used in this experiment were the Beck Depression Inventory, the Beck Hopelessness Scale, and the Perceived Stress Scale.
The 15 patients in the sham distance Reiki group who were told theywould receive distance Reiki but actually did not, reported no significant change in their depression or stress.
Link: www.centerforreikiresearch.org
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Reiki for pain reduction
A frequently reported benefit of Reiki is that it reduces pain.
Vitale and O’Connor (2006) showed that Reiki significantly improved preoperative
relaxation and reduced postoperative pain in women undergoing hysterectomies.
The 12 women in the Reiki group received a 30-minute treatment immediately before surgery and 24 hours and 48 hours post surgery.
The 10 women in the control group received standard care only. There was no sham Reiki group.
Data were collected using the State component of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and a visual analog scale for pain measurement.
The Reiki group reported significantly less anxiety pre-surgery and significantly less pain 24 hours post-surgery than the control group. Interestingly, the time duration of the surgery was shorter on average for the Reiki group (59 minutes) than the control group (72 minutes).
Link: www.centerforreikiresearch.org
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Meditation Research
Meditation increases happiness
Meditation is an interesting method for increasing one’s sense of happiness because not only has it stood the test of time, but it’s also been tested quite extensively in the lab. Part of the effect of mindfulness meditation is to quiet the mind by acknowledging non-judgmentally and then relinquishing (rather than obsessing about) unhappy or stress-inducing thoughts.
New research by Judson Brewer, MD, PhD and his group at Yale University has found that experienced meditators not only report less mind wandering during meditation, but actually have markedly decreased activity in their DMN (= "default mode network", the part of the brain that is active when our mind is wandering and flitting from one life-worry to the next).
Last year, a Harvard study confirmed that there’s a clear connection between mind wandering and unhappiness. Not only did the study find that if you’re awake, your mind is wandering almost half the time, it also found that this wandering is linked to a less happy state.
Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2011/09/21/eat-smoke-meditate-why-your-brain-cares-how-you-cope/
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Study Shows Meditation Improves Brain Structure
Participants in an 8 week mindfulness meditation class experienced structural brain changes including increased grey-matter density in the hippocampus, known to be important for learning and memory, and in structures associated with self-awareness, compassion and introspection.
This is the first research to document meditation-produced changes in the brain.
Link: http://www.sikhnet.com/news/study-shows-meditation-changes-brain-structure-just-8-weeks
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Michael Kaufmann 
