AUB Faculty of Health Sciences/ American University of Beirut Hospital / AUB Student Centre /AUB Women's League & Beirut Makassid Hospital Lectures on Reiki by Farida (Abou) Khizam

On the 3/11/08, some 100 women from the AUB Women's League attended the first lecture on Reiki given at the AUB. The lecture lasted for an hour and covered a general description of Reiki and its uses in stress reduction and healing illnesses.
For those wishing to organise a similar event, please contact Farida. Lectures are free of charge.

AUB BULLETIN REVIEW OF THE AUB FHS LECTURE IN REIKI

Lecture on Reiki & Integrative Medicine at the AUB Faculty of Health Science

Reiki Master & Australian qualified Pharmacist, Farida Abou Khizam,  presented a lecture on the ‘Health Benefits and Uses of Reiki in Medicine’. A large audience of over 130 students attended the lecture at the Van Dyke Amphitheatre of the Faculty of Health.

Reiki is defined as a ‘Biofield Medicine’ by the US National Institute of Health (NIH). The aim of the lecture was to demonstrate how Reiki is being employed by overseas doctors & nurses as an effective form of hospital treatment for a wide range of ailments and conditions. These include: Stress Reduction; Cancer; AIDS; Alzheimer’s Disease; Palliative Care; Emotional Issues; Low Immunity; Post-Operative Recovery; Pregnancy; Drug Addictions (including Smoking); Wound Healing; Nurses & Carers’ Burnout; High Blood Pressure; Pain Relief; Fatigue and Joint Disease.

Ms. Abou Khizam supported her research by presenting studies on Reiki by the NIH and various esteemed hospitals and universities. She also showed how hospitals such as: John Hopkins Hospital; Harvard University Cancer Centre; New York Presbyterian Hospital & Hartford Hospital, amongst many others in the USA, Canada, Europe & Australia, have an ‘Integrative Medicine Department’. These departments work to incorporate Reiki and other Holistic Therapies as standard hospital treatments for patients. Doing so treats the whole person (mind, body & soul) -and not just the physical body. This is of great relevance to medicine since stress is a major cause of disease. As Cardiologist Dr.Mehet Oz, nominated as American Doctor of 2007, says, ‘Energy Medicine is the New Frontier in Medicine’. And indeed, harnessing the endogenous energy inside our magnificently powerful and capable bodies, empowers our healing and brings balance where there is disease and imbalance.

Ms. Abou Khizam practices and teaches Reiki to AUB students, staff and alumni at the AUB Charles Hostler Centre by appointment. She can be contacted on 01-383293 or at fkhizam@hotmail.com