title: Perceived relaxation as a function of restorative yoga combined with Reiki for cancer survivors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Twenty-six cancer survivor volunteers participated in a study of the efficacy of perceived relaxation after performing restorative yoga combined with Reiki.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Subjects scoring high ratings of Meaning and Peace in life demonstrated greater perception of depth of relaxation. A comparison of subjects receiving concurrent Reiki (19) and restorative yoga with those who only received restorative yoga (7) showed that Reiki subjects experienced greater perceived depth of relaxation than subjects who were not afforded the Reiki intervention. Non-Reiki participants also showed more difficulty overcoming intrusive fearful thoughts than the Reiki group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Clinical implications suggest that patients should be screened and treated for trauma-like symptoms including intrusive thoughts linked to anxiety and depression before referral to complementary programs that offer meditative or relaxation interventions.
authors: Fighting Chance, Inc., P.O. Box 1358, Sag Harbor, New York 1358, USA. Electronic address: wdiscipio@fightingchance.org.
authors: William J
authors: WJ
authors: DiScipio
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control; D003863:Depression / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019122:Meditation; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D010465:Perception; D011788:Quality of Life; D012063:Relaxation; D029181:Spirituality; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000628:therapy*; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*; D019124:Therapeutic Touch; D015013:Yoga
keywords: Cancer; Intrusive thoughts; Reiki; Relaxation; Yoga