Your nervous system doesn't know the difference between a tiger chasing you and your WiFi buffering before a Zoom call. And that's kind of the whole problem.

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.

Plus, a placebo-controlled rat study that proves Reiki is doing something real in the body. Yes, really.

In this episode:

  • The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system explained
  • Why chronic stress causes chronic pain, anxiety, and burnout
  • How Reiki shifts you out of fight-flight-freeze and into rest, restore, and heal
  • The 90-second stress response window and why what you do in it matters
  • The rat study that skeptics need to hear about


Studies Mentioned:

🔮 Reiki improves heart rate homeostasis in laboratory rats https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18435597/


🔮 Download the free companion workbook: https://mollydonlan.com/sor-workbook


🔮 Ready to learn Reiki for yourself? Join the waitlist for Reiki 1: The Science of Self-Healing training:https://mollydonlan.com/reikiwait

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