AUB Faculty of Health Sciences Seminar Series 2008-09
http://fhs.aub.edu.lb/news/articles-08-09/fhs_0109-2.html
"Reiki-Biofield Medicine for Deep Relaxation & Natural Healing (A Review of NIH Research."
Presented by Ms. Farida Abou Khizam, Pharmacist/ Reiki Master
Wednesday, January 21st, 2008 at 12:00 in the Van Dyck Auditorium
The Seminar will introduce Reiki, a Japanese Biofield Medicine, that is increasingly being used and researched in the West for its wide expanse of therapeutic qualities.
American Research Abstracts on studies on the effect of Reiki in various conditions including stress, immunodeficiency, pregnancy, hypertension, addictions, pain relief and palliative care, will be presented.
AUH Lecture
AUB Student Centre Lecture/
AUB Women's League Lecture http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~webbultn/v10n3/article29.htm
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.
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 employed overseas in 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 presented 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 believed to be 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, can empower our healing and bring 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 at fkhizam@hotmail.com
