[identity profile] grrscary.livejournal.com 2006-04-07 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Pardon me for speaking up for those in the business of alternative health practices, but someone has to.

Both Reiki and BodyTalk can and do heal injuries at a distance, and spanning over past lives as well. I work at a clinic where both are practised DAILY (We do more BodyTalk here then we do massage) and no one has ever complained.

While I've never heard of this 'Balhaqueen', or whatever this chiropractor called his technique, there are practices out there that can and DO do what he says he can do.

If you want to know more about Reiki (which I practice) check out a reputable site like, uh, http://www.reiki.org . To learn more about BodyTalk, go to http://www.bodytalksystem.com .

Sorry for the rant, Eric.

-Robyn

[identity profile] devospice.livejournal.com 2006-04-07 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
(...makes a note in the script for this week's Manic Mondays...)

Thanks!

[identity profile] born-to-me.livejournal.com 2006-04-07 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
I haven't read the article, but I can vouch for what your first commentor said. I'm a Reiki Master (means I can teach). If you're interested we can chat about it at Duck, or the next time we're in chat-mode.

[identity profile] barondave.livejournal.com 2006-04-07 05:50 pm (UTC)(link)
The treatment is not telepathic because the patient does not have to believe in what he's doing, Burda said.

Since he doesn't know what "telepathic" means, I have little confidence in the rest of his claim. I'm a masseur from a purely empirical methodology: If it works, I'll try it again. It's been my experience, 25+ years, that merely touching someone helps a great deal. Even a bad masseur is likely to get good results if they don't do anything really destructive. If you know what you're doing, massage is great for pain amelioration; healing most often occurs when the problem is the pain (eg a headache) or exacerbates the condition (eg muscle tension). But that's a longer post.

[identity profile] stephanieb.livejournal.com 2006-04-07 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
That's nuttier than a jar of peanut butter.