S108: How to Start a Reiki Practice: The Science of Ritual & Why It Reduces Anxiety

What if the simple act of creating a ritual around your Reiki practice was enough to reduce anxiety before you even start?In this season finale, I geek out about the science of ritual and what the research actually shows about ritualizing any practice. I walk through what you actually learn in a Reiki training, what a consistent practice can look like in real life, and why two minutes of intentional Reiki beats a 90-minute session you'll never actually do. Plus, two studies that prove ritual alone creates measurable, physiological changes in anxiety levels.This is your invitation to take the next step.In this episode:The science of ritual and why it reduces anxiety on a neurological levelTwo peer-reviewed studies on ritual and anxiety reductionWhat you actually learn in a Reiki training and what it's notWhy consistency and structure matter more than duration or effortHow to begin your own Reiki practice starting todayStudies Mentioned:🔮 The role of ritual behaviour in anxiety reduction: an investigation of Marathi religious practices in Mauritius https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7423266/🔮 Don’t stop believing: Rituals improve performance by decreasing anxiety https://faculty.haas.berkeley.edu/jschroeder/Publications/Rituals OBHDP.pdf🔮 Rituals decrease the neural response to performance failure https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5452956/🔮 Download the free companion workbook: https://mollydonlan.com/sor-workbook🔮 Want to learn Reiki in a way that actually makes sense? Join the waitlist for Reiki 1: The Science of Self-Healing training:https://mollydonlan.com/reikiwait