664: Reiki Healing | Skeptical Sunday
The Jordan Harbinger Show
Jordan Harbinger
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🗓️ 7 May 2022
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Is Reiki -- the not-so-ancient Japanese energy healing technique by which your psychic empath aunt swears -- a legitimate way to treat ailments like cancer, diabetic neuropathy, anxiety, lactose intolerance, and cooties? Or is it nothing more than a placebo that, at best, might offer you a relaxing way to spend an hour of your day -- and a day of your savings? Here on Skeptical Sunday, it's all hands on deck to discover the truth about the controversial practice of Reiki healing.
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On This Week's Skeptical Sunday, We Discuss:- How "ancient" is the hallowed practice of Reiki healing?
- With over 800 hospitals in the world offering Reiki -- including Johns Hopkins and the Mayo Clinic -- there must be some tangible benefit to this energy healing technique, right?
- What scientific evidence do we have to support the efficacy of Reiki healing?
- How [much] does someone [have to pay to] become a Reiki practitioner?
- What can (and what can't) Reiki do for you?
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the show, I'm Jordan Harbinger. |
| 0:05.5 | And this is skeptical Sunday, a special edition of the Jordan Harbinger Show where |
| 0:09.0 | fact checker and comedian David C. Smolley and I, we break down a topic you may never have |
| 0:13.3 | thought about, open things up, and debunk common misconceptions. |
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| 0:21.3 | nonsense, why tipping makes no sense. |
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| 1:12.6 | started. |
| 1:13.6 | Today on this edition of Skeptical Sunday, Raky Healing, how can somebody heal me without |
| 1:19.1 | even touching me or giving me any medication? |
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