S102: The Science Behind Reiki for Anxiety, Chronic Pain & Stress

<p>Your nervous system doesn&#39;t know the difference between a tiger chasing you and your WiFi buffering before a Zoom call. And that&#39;s kind of the whole problem.</p><p>In this episode, I break down the science of your nervous system, sympathetic versus parasympathetic, fight-flight-freeze, and why so many of us are stuck in survival mode without even realizing it. I also touch on the history of Reiki, how it traveled from Japan to the West during World War II, and why that timeline matters more than most teachers let on.</p><p>Plus, a placebo-controlled rat study that proves Reiki is doing something real in the body. Yes, really.</p><p>In this episode:</p><ul><li>The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system explained</li><li>Why chronic stress causes chronic pain, anxiety, and burnout</li><li>How Reiki shifts you out of fight-flight-freeze and into rest, restore, and heal</li><li>The 90-second stress response window and why what you do in it matters</li><li>The rat study that skeptics need to hear about</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Studies Mentioned:</p><p>🔮 Reiki improves heart rate homeostasis in laboratory rats <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18435597/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18435597/</a></p><p><br></p><p>🔮 Download the free companion workbook: <a href="https://mollydonlan.com/sor-workbook">https://mollydonlan.com/sor-workbook</a></p><p><br></p><p>🔮 Ready to learn Reiki for yourself? Join the waitlist for Reiki 1: The Science of Self-Healing training:<a href="https://mollydonlan.com/reikiwait">https://mollydonlan.com/reikiwait</a></p>