The two KUFAB researchers Jakob Skov Knudsen and Hanne Bess Boelsbjerg has just finished a number of qualitative interviews focusing on cancer patients’ experiences associated to Reiki Healing and is at the moment writing an article about the results.

The study concerning “Experiences incited by CD-mediated Mindfulness Meditation” is carried out by Kristina Grünenberg, Jakob Skov Knudsen and Hanne Kjærgaard Walker. The participants have been interviewed about how Mindfulness Meditation is experienced when the practical execution is guided through CD. The following articles have been written on basis on the empirical material from the study: “Narratives on Mindfulness – between naturalness and productivity” and “Where Body-Intention-World Meet”.

The publication will be announced on our website.

In “The Practitioner Team Project”, we are still working on the comparative study of conventional versus an integrated treatment program. The study is carried out on Sclerosis Center Haslev. Information about publications anchored in the study can be found on www.kufab.dk.

In the PNI effect studies we are, by inspection of cytokines in the blood from patients/clients who have received alternative treatment, examining if alternative treatment can help to improve the immune system.

We are carrying out two different projects: One, in which we study blood samples from people receiving reflexology in order to treat immunological diseases. And one, in which we examine blood samples from patients with Sclerosis who participates in an assembled selection of integrated treatments where the patients are required to acquire both reflexology, acupuncture, cranio-sacral therapy and -massage, classical homeopathy as well as nutrition therapy.

We are still collecting blood samples for both studies. We would be very pleased to receive constructive ideas that might improve the speed of the blood sample gathering from the zone therapists.

In the other study we are looking forward to analyze the blood samples within the near future.