Reiki for Dummies

Nina L. Paul, PhD, has worked in the field of science and health communication for over 20 years. She started down this path at SUNY Purchase, where she received her bachelor's degree in biology and performed research in the field of neuroimmunology. She also published articles for her college newspaper on scientific research topics. After working in medical publishing at Rockefeller University Press (Journal of Clinical Investigation), she received her master's degree and PhD in infectious disease epidemiology (the study of diseases) and immunology from Yale University. After leaving Yale, Nina pursued postdoctoral research in London and Oxford, England. Nina's research focused on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and related viruses and their interaction with the immune system. Nina also taught science to schoolchildren of different ages and abilities in New Mexico and volunteered at a hospital-based Cancer Information Centre in England. She worked in the field of evidence-based medicine and contributed to the Cochrane Library (a medical database). She is also the author of Living with Hepatitis C For Dummies. Nina believes in a multifaceted approach to health. She became a master of Reiki, which is a universal life-force energy that is transmitted through the hands. She is both a practitioner and a teacher of Reiki and uses Reiki as a way to help herself and others. Check out Nina's Web site at www.ninapaul.info.

Introduction.Part I: Discovering Reiki.Chapter 1: Reiki: The Art of Channeling Life-Force Energy.Chapter 2: Navigating Your Body's Subtle Energy Systems.Chapter 3: Exploring Reiki's Roots and Branches.Chapter 4: Looking at the Reiki Principles.Part II: Experiencing Reiki for Yourself.Chapter 5: Getting the Reiki Treatment.Chapter 6: Letting Your Entire Family Experience Reiki.Part III: Becoming Well-Versed in Reiki.Chapter 7: Seeking Reiki Training and Classes.Chapter 8: Discovering the Reiki Symbols.Chapter 9: Getting Ready to Channel Reiki Energy.Chapter 10: Healing Others with Reiki Positions and Techniques.Chapter 11: Applying Reiki to Yourself.Chapter 12: Reiki Rocks! Using Crystals with Reiki.Part IV: Sharing Reiki with Others.Chapter 13: Putting Together a Reiki Healing Session.Chapter 14: Experiencing Reiki in a Group.Chapter 15: Sending Reiki Where Needed.Chapter 16: Combining Reiki with Other Health Practices.Chapter 17: Becoming a Professional Reiki Healer.Part V: The Part of Tens.Chapter 18: Ten Uses for Reiki in Everyday Situations.Chapter 19: Ten Uses for Reiki as a Tool for Personal Growth.Chapter 20: Ten Common Myths about Reiki.Chapter 21: Ten Non-traditional Reiki Symbols.Appendix: Great Reiki Resources.Glossary.Index.