Reiki in Healthcare: Helping Professional Staff
醫療保健中的靈氣: 幫助專業人員 取自 reikishareproject
Reiki Master Carrol Stovold has been a licensed clinical social worker in a community hospital for over 30 years. During her career, she has assisted thousands of patients and families by providing information, counseling, and comfort. She understands the challenges that healthcare professionals encounter in providing patient care.
靈氣大師Carrol Stovold是一位合格臨床社會工作者，在社區醫院服務超過30年。在他的生涯中幫助上百位病患與家庭，藉由提供資訊、諮商和慰問。她明白，醫療保健專業人士遇到的挑戰是在提供病人照護這方面。
Carrol took her first Reiki class in 2008 and quickly realized that Reiki as a self-care practice can be significantly helpful in dealing with stress. In 2013, she received her Reiki Master Teacher certification.
Carrol在2008年舉辦她的第一堂靈氣課程，並很快的瞭解到靈氣在處理壓力有顯著的效果。在2013年，她收到了靈氣大師導師合格認證。
In 2014, Carrol reached out to her hospital’s leadership to explore ways that she could bring Reiki to her colleagues. “I knew that sharing Reiki with professional staff could be a powerful way to help them manage the daily stress of their work.”
在2014年，Carrol成為她醫院的領導階層，並開始探索如何把靈氣帶給他們同事之間的方法。”我知道用專業人員的身份來把靈氣分享給他們，對於幫忙他們處理每天工作上的壓力，是一個很有效的方法。”
Between January and September 2015, Carrol offered 85 Reiki sessions to co-workers during their busy days at the hospital–nurses, physicians, social workers, chaplains, and patient care technicians. She created a peaceful space in the ICU/CCU staff lounge with her massage table, soothing music, and aromatherapy. Carrol asked staff to rate their pain and feelings of anxiety on a scale of 0-10 before and after their Reiki sessions. She also asked for verbal comments.
在2015年的1月到9月，Carrol在醫院的忙碌時段，為同事們提供了85次的靈氣療程，包括護士、醫生、社會工作者、牧師和病人護理技師。她在加護病房工作人員的休息室內，用她的按摩床、溫和的音樂和芳香療法創造了一個平靜的空間。Carrol問工作人員以0-10的分數，來比較靈氣前後疼痛與焦慮的等級。她也問他們口頭的意見。
In reviewing the compiled data, Carrol is not surprised by the outcomes of her Reiki sessions (see chart below). “The feedback I received from the staff was overwhelmingly positive. The numbers tell the story, but it is the comments that mean so much to me. Receiving 15 minutes of Reiki had a meaningful impact on the physical and emotional well-being of our professional staff. That small break in the middle of the day was energizing and allowed them to return to their work with a smile and a good attitude.”
評估完收集的數據，Carrol對於靈氣的結果並不意外(見以下圖表)。”工作人員給我的回饋是壓倒性的正面。其中幾個講述的故事，對我來說意義重大。接收15分鐘靈氣對我們的專業工作人員的身體和精神的健康產生深遠的影響。當天的中午的小憩使我們能量滿載，讓我們能面帶微笑和良好的心態回到自己的工作崗位。”
Carrol plans to continue sharing Reiki with staff and eventually hopes to offer Level I Reiki classes for healthcare professionals.
Carrol打算持續分享靈氣給工作人員，希望最終能夠開設一階的靈氣課程給專業的醫療保健人員。
Reiki’s Impact on the Pain and Anxiety of
Healthcare Professionals in a Community Hospital
靈氣對在社區醫院的醫療保健專業人員在痛苦和焦慮方面的影響
Before the Reiki session, staff reported:
在靈氣療程前，工作人員回報：
- Feeling tightly wound, anxious & tense
- Mind racing
- Abdominal discomfort
- Very tired, exhausted
- Stressed, a lot of things to do
- Back pain and pain in my hands
- 感覺深深的受傷，焦慮＆緊繃
- 胡思亂想
- 腹部不適
- 非常累，筋疲力盡
- 壓力大，很多事情要做
- 背痛和手中的疼痛
After a 15 minute Reiki session, staff reported:
15分鐘靈氣療程後，工作人員回報：
- Feeling more relaxed with clearer thoughts
- Experiencing a sense of calm, peace of mind
- “A giant weight has been removed from my shoulders”
- Re-energized, ready to take on the challenges ahead
- Feeling more at ease and free of stress
- 感覺更加輕鬆，思慮更清晰
- 在心理上感到平靜與寧靜
- 感覺一個重擔從肩膀上卸下
- 充滿活力，準備面對前方挑戰
- 感覺更自在且無壓力
Submitted by Carrol Stovold, MSW, LCSW, RMT (2015)
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