Hypothesis: Effects of Reiki Practice on Biofield and Energy Regulation in Recipients

Despite the existence of scientific evidence on the effectiveness of Reiki, there is still a lack of information about the proposals on how it works. Therefore, in the following paragraphs, I describe a theoretical context that supports the following hypothesis about how it might work. It is based on a review of the literature and a synthesis of information, to generate discussion and research proposals to test, refute or complement it, and thus explain scientifically an ancient practice whose benefits have been widely described. The hypothesis I propose has to do with the fact that when the Reiki practitioner prepares to be a channel for energy transmission, they enter a state of meditation and conscious breath control, which allows them to draw Ki energy from the field (Dalmau, 2017). This energy is directed to our heart (Meartmat Institute) and from there to our palms, through intention (Baldwin et al., 2012). The Reiki practitioner stabilises their biofield with high-vibration energy (love, compassion), which synchronises with the energy emitted by the heart. Reiki practitioners intentionally direct this energy from the heart to our hands and send it to the recipient, who in turn increases their photon emission. The energy of the Reiki practitioner's biofield would become coherent with the recipient's biofield, and that energy would be directed from the receptors in the Reiki practitioner's skin (Merkel cells) to the receptors in the Merkel cells of the recipient's skin (Irma, 2010; Bataille A. et. al., 2022) and energy channels (Popp et. al., 1994, 2005). From there, through the "tunnelling" effect (Oschman, 2009; Mostajabi and Matyushov, 2023; Gray and Winkler, 2005), this energy would pass through membranes, permeate conductive tissues (collagen, proteins, water, etc.), impact DNA, and would cause changes at the transcription level (Kent, et.al, 2020), which could intervene in cellular functions that affect the recipient's well-being. It can be done remotely, as described by several authors (Yilmaz et al., 2024; MacLaren et al., 2014), and in this case, it would work through quantum entanglement (Hyland, 2004).