title: Working with survivors of torture in Sarajevo with Reiki.
abstract: While working as a nurse/therapist in Sarajevo, I had the opportunity to work in an experimental situation at a center for torture survivors. This was to see if the use of Reiki would have a beneficial effect on this type of patient. It involved a rethink on traditional Reiki hand positions, music, and the general set-up of the room being used. It was a challenge, and one I was delighted to have had. The people I worked with were wonderful, and the changes in them over the period were so positive. The staff at the Center were delighted; I was delighted; but so much more importantly, the patients were delighted. The ground has now been broken and hopefully will be considered in a positive light for other traumatized patients.
authors.affiliation: Reiki Master, Bearsden, Glasgow, UK. pat@kennedyp.fsbusiness.co.uk
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kennedy
mesh_terms: D017522:Bosnia and Herzegovina; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D017741:Survivors; D019124:Therapeutic Touch / Q000379:methods*; D014104:Torture