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Reiki for Wellness: Clinical and Corporate Setting Robin Fuerst, PharmD ICRT Senior Licensed Reiki Master Teacher & ICRT Mentor Teacher Certified Aromatherapist & Labyrinth Facilitator Bryce Goebel ICRT Licensed Reiki Master

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Reiki for Wellness:

Clinical and Corporate Setting

❖ Robin Fuerst, PharmD

ICRT Senior Licensed Reiki Master Teacher & ICRT Mentor Teacher Certified Aromatherapist & Labyrinth Facilitator

❖ Bryce Goebel

ICRT Licensed Reiki Master Teacher, Certified Transformation and Empowerment Facilitator

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Major Stress Changes

❖ Type of Stress

– PAST: acute, specific, infrequent – PRESENT: chronic, unseen, repetitive

❖ “Fight or Flight” System is always

stimulated and on

❖ “Rest and Digest” System is short

changed & less active

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Physical Effects of Chronic Stress

  • heart disease
  • diabetes
  • stroke
  • cancer
  • adrenal exhaustion
  • sleep disturbances
  • stress ulcer
  • chronic constipation
  • weight gain (belly fat)
  • pituitary disorder
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Emotional Effects of Chronic Stress

  • anxiety & depression
  • aggression & uncontrolled anger
  • a closing off of the heart
  • disengaged rational mind
  • decreased creativity & concentration
  • focus on fear (false evidence appearing real),

rather than on love

  • disconnection from our intuition
  • overwhelm to the point of loss of joy
  • choices made for survival, not long term prosperity
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DIS-STRESS

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Organizational Effects

❖ high absenteeism ❖ high labor turnover rate ❖ poor time keeping ❖ increased employee complaints ❖ poor performance & productivity ❖ low morale ❖ poor motivation ❖ increased ill-health, accidents & incident

reports

www.admin.com.ac.uk/offices/hr/policy/stress/effects.html

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Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Data

❖ World Health Organization - “stress

costs American businesses up to $300 billion yearly”

❖ Stress is health epidemic of the

21st century

❖ 66% of employees report difficulty

focusing at work due to stress

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Healthcare Workers

❖ highest levels of stress and anxiety related

calls to EAPs

❖ higher hospital admission rates:

– 46% higher for obesity – 20% higher for depression – 12% higher for asthma

❖ help others at their own expense ❖ 9% higher medical care & drug costs

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Hospital Burnout

❖ 12 hour shifts, larger number of patients per

employee, sicker patients

❖ Burnout - emotional exhaustion & withdrawal

– lack of social support – inability to control ones own schedule – chaotic job – work-life imbalance – working on understaffed team – cumulative effects if not dealt with

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Compassion Fatigue

❖ strain of dealing with traumatic & difficult

situations daily

❖ Symptoms:

– hopelessness – decrease in finding pleasure in life – constant stress & anxiety – sleeplessness, nightmares – negative attitude – feelings of incompetence & self-doubt – inability to focus

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Compassion Fatigue Effects on Hospitals

❖ absenteeism ❖ high turnover rates ❖ friction between employees ❖ staff & management friction ❖ Burnout Levels:

– 49% RNs under age 30yo – 40% RNs over age 30yo

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Reiki During the Workday

❖ Take a 5-minute “Reiki Break” every hour ❖ Reiki your work area at the beginning of

the day: cubicle, phone, computer, any place you’re spending time

❖ Send Reiki ahead to meetings to improve

results and collaboration

❖ Reiki your tasks for the highest good ❖ Reiki your food and water ❖ Mini-Reiki sessions with co-workers ❖ Embody the Reiki Ideals “Just for _____”

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Reiki for Wellness Program

❖ Brings Reiki into the office as a stress

coping and improved well-being tool

❖ Supports company “employee wellness”

  • r “green” initiatives

❖ Opportunity to educate about the

benefits of Reiki

❖ Be willing to donate your time initially ❖ Requires patience and persistence to

implement

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Reiki for Wellness Program

❖ Know Your Facts before reaching out

– Companies are focused on RESULTS – Understand the costs of stress to the company

  • Financial
  • Decreased Productivity
  • Increased Absenteeism
  • Employee Morale
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Reiki for Wellness Program

❖ Start with a small office < 50 employees

– Less “red tape” – Easier to get to the decision makers – Can usually implement the program in less time – Gather data through a pilot program – Learn what does (and doesn’t) work, and make adjustments so your program can be successful

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Reiki for Wellness Program

❖ Find a Champion

– Works in the company – Knows the value of Reiki first-hand – Client, Friend, Family Member, or Friend of a Friend – Introduces you to the “right” people – Gives you instant credibility – Ideally a member of management

❖ Offer a Reiki for Wellness presentation

– Goal is to approve a pilot program

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Reiki for Wellness Program

❖ Pilot Program

– No cost to the company – You gather data to show results – Specific number of employees – Set session times (ex. 20 minutes) – Set program length (ex. bi-weekly for 3 months) – In exchange for your time, you receive testimonials and case study data

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Reiki for Wellness Program

❖ Pilot Program data can be used to open

doors in larger companies

❖ Customize a program for each company ❖ As you begin to offer your program in

larger offices, you also charge a fee

❖ Continue to gather results based on the

goals established with the company

❖ Review results every 90 days initially

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Corporate Case Study

❖ Acme Company, multiple offices, in

design and manufacturing – Champion: Client, who is a VP

❖ Program Goals

– Help employees reduce office stress – Determine if Reiki could improve production and reduce mistakes – Reduce sick days (unscheduled days

  • ff directly affect manufacturing)

– Improve Employee Morale

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Corporate Case Study

❖ 90-Day Results of Reiki for Wellness

9 55 20 3 10 5 15 30 45 60 Stress Level (1-10) Re-work(#/1000) # Sick Days

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Corporate Case Study

❖ Results from 90-Day Pilot Program

– 4 initial participants (administration, manufacturing, management) – Cost savings $988,000 – 10 additional employees wanted to become part of the Reiki for Stress program – Contract signed for Reiki program

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Corporate Case Study

❖ Feedback after 90-Day Pilot Program

– “It’s easier to focus on my job after Reiki” – “I don’t get angry at my co-workers like I used to” – “I don’t call in sick with migraines” – “Everyone is in a better mood” – “Instead of getting upset, I talk to my manager when something goes wrong” – “We’ve seen improved quality, a happier team and less absenteeism”

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Clinical Case Study

Reiki News Magazine, Spring 2011

❖ Healing Healthcare Focus

– Three nursing champions resulted in a shift to paying attention to non-drug approaches to pain and anxiety – Departments began using Therapeutic Touch and Reiki

❖ Cancer Clinic Reiki Data

– Jan-Sept 2010, 79 clients, 312 sessions – Pain decrease 15-22% – Anxiety decrease 27-32% – Wellbeing increased 19-21%

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Clinical Case Study

❖ Change in support with new hospital admin in

2006, Reiki Program champion moves to Outpatient Cancer Clinic

❖ Multiple changes in admin over the last 8

years, volunteer Reiki for cancer clients undergoing active treatment at St Charles continues

❖ No interest or support from Nursing Education

to allow option of Reiki I & II classes to be

  • ffered to hospital RNs currently
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Clinical Case Study

❖ Current Ideas:

– Present proposal to HR department, stress relief – Discuss options of people to contact within the system with Massage therapist overseeing the Oncology Interdisciplinary program & her RN manager – Trial in smaller business, then present data to hospital – Present proposal to Orthopedic MDs w/ recent pilot study* (progressive group of MDs) *Holistic Nursing Practice 2017;31(2):80-89.

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Conclusions

❖ Workplace stress has high cost to

employees & companies

❖ Reiki reduces stress in pilot studies in

cancer patients & business setting

❖ Reiki “champion” within the

  • rganization is important

❖ Persist! ❖ Organizational changes may require

changes in approach