What people say about Johrei and the Applied Lifestyle.                                                                          Johrei practice and its applied lifestyle have made a wonderful impact on people’s lives. Here is what others are saying about Johrei practice: Science Research
Academic and scientific research institutions reports their findings about Johrei, its philosophical framework, and its application.       Articles from the Media
Newspapers, magazines, and broadcast media comment on Johrei practice.                                                                                       Brief Quotes                                                                            People talk about the impact Johrei practice has had in their lives.    

Brief Quotes                                   People talk about the impact Johrei Life-serving practice has had in their lives. “One thing I found interesting in Johrei system is the concept that disease is ‘purification.’ It is useful to think that disease is not a calamity but a process which will bring you benefit.”          -Andrew Weil, MD Program of Integrated Medicine, University of Arizona                                                                                 “Re-humanizing medicine is the mainstay of integrated medicine but Johrei goes further. It breathes life into both the therapeutic encounter and also the emptiness of social decay.”              –Michael Dixon, MD Chairman of National Health Service Alliance, U.K.                                                                             “[I] was particularly struck by the  importance placed…on the role of beauty in the overall healing process of mankind and our planet…Whilst always personally craving beauty, order and harmony in my surroundings, I had never actually named this as a priority for human well-being and, once pointed out, like all Truth, it has since seemed completely obvious.”
-Rosy Daniel, MD Former Medical Director of Bristol Cancer Help Centre, U.K.

Science Research                                                                                                                                    The facts speak for themselves. Johrei have been the subjects of academic inquiry and scientific research studies. See what they have been discovering so far...                                                                                                  What are some of the basic principles of Johrei healing?                                                                                   The Institute of Noetic Sciences/Distant Healing Media Library                                                                                                                                                                                        Energy Medicine: An Overview                                                                                                                    National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NIH                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        A Focus on Health and Healing                                                                                                                          The Permanente Journal (Spring 2005/Vol.9, Nov.3)                                                                                          We received an NIH grant to look at the effects of prayer and spirituality on wound healing. This is a three-arm clinical trial with women, primarily breast cancer patients…Johrei practitioners,..in our research study keep a daily log that describes their practice and their experience.                                                                                                                                                                                                            New Research Projects on the Transfer of Emotion                                                                                          The Interconnected Universe                                                                                                                             A driving rainstorm swept across the IONS campus as a hardy group of scientific researchers and guests came together on November 8, 2002, for a day of presentations… The meeting showcased IONS’s commitment to bring together leading thinkers from diverse fields and institutions, and providing innovative leadership in the exploration of consciousness, science, and society.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Effect of Johrei Healing intention on Cultured Cells and Truly Random Events                                                   The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (Vol. 10, Number 1, 2004)                                                                                                                                                                                                   Exploring the Possible Effects of Johrei Techniques on the Behavior of Random Physical Systems                       School of Engineering and Applied Science, Princeton University (Technical Note PEAR 2006.01)                                                                                                                                                                                             Mood changes after self-hypnosis and Johrei healing method prior to exams                                          Contemporary Hypnosis (Vol. 20, No.1, 2003)                                                                                                                                                                     

Articles about the Johrei and its Lifestyle                                                                                          The impact of Johrei Life-serving practice has impacted on people's lifestyle, wellness and contributing to the emergence of a new science and heaalthcare system. Here is a sampling ofexcerpts and articles covered by the news media.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            At the California Pacific Medical Center, the supernatural power of Japanese Healing: Johrei was tested               Discovery Channel, Episode 8: Supernatural (27 September 2005)                                                                                                                                                                          Self-healing families                                                                                                                                           Primary Care Today (November/December 2002)                                                                                                Dr. Michael Dixon visit Japan to find there’s no place like home for health care. Following our Japanese discoveries… why not invent the concept of healing, which patients and family could do to each other and take the treatment out of the surgery and the (British) National Health Services,                                                                                                                                                                          Self-healing Science                                                                                                                                     Health and Fitness (August 2001/p.37)                                                                                                          Step aside ayurveda-the latest form of holistic living is Johrei. Practiced for centuries in Japan, Johrei is a philosophy for living, healing and health. Dr. Michael Dixon, chairman of the NHS Alliance in Britain, says “It breathes life into the therapeutic encounter.”                                                                                                                                                                                  Johrei                                                                                                                                                           Zest (October 2001/p.48)                                                                                                                                  I felt incredibly relaxed, “says our tester,” even when he (the Johrei practitioner) was just holding his hands over my body. I felt completely spaced out afterwards. I felt asleep as soon as I got home, and slept for a good ten hours. I’d gone to the session with bad back pain, which had disappeared the next day.”                                                                                                                                                                          Hot remedies                                                                                                                                                ELLE (September/p.357)                                                                                                                                    I felt a warm tingling sensation, which I found very relaxing and de-stressing, so there were definitely some benefits. It boosts the immune system by eradicating toxins and encouraging the body’s natural healing processes. Research shows that NK cell activity (they’re the ones that can directly destroy infected and cancerous cells) is in creases from 40 percent to 70 percent if Johrei is practiced three times a week and up to 90 percent if done daily. It is more of a way of life than a one-off treatment.                                                                                                                                                                          Japanese healing system to try at home                                                                                                          Money Week (September 2001/p.24)                                                                                                               The ‘healing makers is “saturated with exotic options”, says Belinda Morris in the FT. But one of the few to take off as “a minded marketing force” is the Japanese wellbeing system called Johrei (pronounced jo-ray).                It ”offers a surprisingly effective self-healing Practice” and Michael Dixon, chairman of the NHS Alliance, was so impressed by it during a visit to Japan that the NHS is now spending 250, 000 on researching Johrei’s effectiveness. Originally developed as a “philosophy for living “in 1936 by a Japanese artist, Mokichi Okada, it is based on the principle that “the body purifies itself naturally and we associate the pain and discomfort of purification with illness”. The aim is to control the purification process, without any resort to “chemical interference.”                                                                                                                                                                                               Full of Eastern promise                                                                                                                                   Daily Express (September 2001 / Life yourself)                                                                                                 For more than 70 years, Johrei – a healing technique from Japan – has been used to treat everything from headaches and colds to cancer. EVA GIZOWSKA reports on the Eastern technique which harnesses the powers of the mind.                                                                                                                                                             Next time you have a headache, backache or feel you’re coming down with a cold, Johrei could be the answer. Although it claims to have similar benefits to massage in terms of releasing tension, boosting the immune system and promoting wellbeing, the treatment is actually hands-off. During a session -there is no physical contact. Instead, the recipient’s cupped hands cover a few inches above areas which are susceptible to the effects of stress, and it is the power of both minds focusing on the area that is thought to promote healing.                                 “The main aim of Johrei is get rid of toxins in the body, relieve tension and stress, and disperse worries and negative emotions… For example, areas such as the neck and shoulders are prone to toxic accumulation. Ideally, this process should be done on a daily basis so toxins are eliminated before they accumulate to harmful levels and cause illness.”                                                                                                                                              The idea is that Johrei could ultimately find its way on to a list of alternative health services offered by your GP. Studies already carried out in the US by Dr Mandooh Ghoneum at the Drew / UCLA University of Medicine and Science in California have shown that the regular practice of Johrei can dramatically improve immune function by as much as 60 percent.                                                                                                                             However, as well as its healing powers, Johrei is also a feel good medicine.” “It is a very gentle and all-embracing treatment which needs to be given with loving intention, empathy and sincerity,” says Imura.        And unlike some other therapies, Johrei has been shown to benefit both the healer and the recipient equally. “In Johrei, it is believed you can be healed by giving healing to others,” explains Imura. “Therefore, those who are ill or disabled are encouraged to give healing as a way of helping their own conditions.”                                       This theory is substantiated by a recent study, carried out by Dr Shiga of the Brain Power Institute in Japan, which has shown that Johrei synchronises the brainwaves of the channeller and the recipient, thereby helping both. Johrei is a simple form of art which anyone can do at home or at work as a way of maintaining health and wellbeing.                                                                                                                                                                                                        Why the Japanese never get colds                                                                                                                    The Independent on Sunday (16 September 2001/ p.4)                                                                                Johrei, an alternative treatment that draws toxins from the body, is a way of life in Japan. Now it has arrived in the UK – and conventional medicine is interested. Ingrid Kennedy tries it out.                                                    It’s early Wednesday morning in Harley Street and I am sitting, eyes closed, on an orthopedic stool trying to imagine that I ‘m bathed in a cloud of light. My therapist, Junichi, holds his hand close to my forehead, not quite touching, but close enough for me to sense that it is there. I breathe out, trying to relax while resisting the compulsion to sway from side to side. I am experiencing Johrei, the latest alternative therapy to come to the UK from the East, and one of the few complementary treatments to be properly recognized by the medical establishment.                                                                                                                                             Johrei is a healing technique that aims to do just what its Japanese name suggests: purify (joh) the spirit (rei) of the toxins that accumulate in daily life. Its can be performed by anyone and there are more than three million people practicing Johrei, mainly in Japan, Brazil and the US. They practice so that by daily channeling sessions their health is improved considerably.                                                                                                            Johrei was developed in the 1920s by a Japanese designer and artist called Mokichi Okada, after he had suffered numerous illnesses and lost his wife in childbirth. Okada’s belief was that the body’s natural process of toxin elimination is responsible for maintaining health. He described toxins as a “clouding of our spirit” and developed his healing process to help eliminate the “clouds”. By the time he died in 1955, aged 73, it had become established as a religion in Japan, although here, the British Johrei Society is a secular organization that only promotes the healing aspects of Okada’s philosophy.                                                                                  Practitioners claim that the treatment works by stimulating the immune system. This makes it effective in treatment for a vast range of problems including infections, stress, and skin complaints, and it is even said to be beneficial to cancer patients.                                                                                                                           The claims are being taken seriously by the medical community. Professor John Gruzelier of Imperial College, London is involved in a study into the clinical benefits of Johrei for women with breast cancer. “In Japan there is a definite healthy and don’t suffer as much from minor illness, “he says.                                                             Dr. Michael Dixon, a GP and specialist in complementary medicine, is about to embark on a year-long study into Johrei in the UK. Dr. Dixon’s research involves 30 families with a child suffering from eczema. They will be taught how to give Johrei to each other and the whole family’s health – including visits to the doctor, drugs taken and emotional wellbeing - will be monitored. “I’ m very impressed by the families who practice Johrei in Japan, “says Dr. Dixon. “They genuinely seem to be healthier, visiting doctors less often and taking less medication.”          “For many in Japan, Johrei is a way of life,” says Junichi Imura, who co-founded the British Johrei Society and Academy in London this May. “It is practiced by families on a daily basis. Mothers treat their children, children treat their parents and partners treat each other. And the giver benefits as much as the receiver.”                    Junko Kawashima, 32, who is studying English in Sussex, was brought up practicing and receiving Johrei. “I have only had one serious illness – a very high fever when I was 10 years old,” she says. “My mother practiced Johrei on me for three days and then took me to the doctor who said I was getting better. A school friend who had similar symptoms and was only treated with conventional medicine ended up spending a month in hospital.” Kawashima also finds Johrei a great help when she is suffering from stress.                                                                          The British Johrei Society has more than 20 regular clients, with complaints ranging from bloating to stress, as well as a number who have cancer.  The average client will have a short course of treatments, and then be taught the techniques, to practice on family and friends.                                                                                              John Kelly, 64, has been visiting the centre since it opened. In the past 19 years he has suffered from recurrent cancer in his mouth, throat and lymph glands. “I have tried every alternative therapy going, from aromatherapy to the Alexander technique, and I can safely say that Johrei is better than anything I have tried,” he says. “I’ve had my lymph glands removed and can’t face the idea of more surgery, but since I have been doing Johrei my tumors have reduced. “ For John, one of the main attractions of Johrei is that it is about giving as well as receiving. Johrei is not meant as an alternative to conventional medicine.                                                                           I admit that I am slightly stressed, prone to neck stiffness and, having picked up an office cold, feeling a little under the weather. Imura sits me on a stool and, his hand in front of my face, begins channeling energy to my forehead. He explains that Johrei works by encouraging the movement of toxins towards the kidneys. Because of this, I may need to go more often afterwards and in extreme cases could suffer from diarrhea. Afterwards I feel calm, but also more cheerful and energetic.                                                                                                                                                                                     Take me to your healer                                                                                                                                 Evening Standard (25 September 2001/p.54)                                                                                                Hands-on healing is London’s hippest health fix, and the latest Japanese technique is attracting the attention of orthodox doctor, reports Alice Hart-Davis                                                                                               Alternative therapies have come a long way. Aromatherapy is now run-of-the-mill and even Ayurveda and its doshas has become a familiar concept. But healing is still “beyond” enough to make it terrifically fashionable. You can’t see what’s going on, you can’t measure it, and most rational people will gape in disbelief if you tell them you’re popping off for a spot of it in your lunch hour. None the less, for Londoners, it is the latest fix, and the fact that you can find a healer round the corner from most offices without having to make a pilgrimage to North Wales gives some idea of the demand for it.                                                                                                            Now the medical profession is becoming increasingly interested in healing. Johrei is a Japanese form of healing which was developed in the 1930s and which has now arrived in Britain. It’s a simple, hands-on form of healing that adherents claim is good for boosting general health, and dealing with minor ailments from colds to stress and skin complaints. It’s a way of life as much as a treatment. Ideally, everyone within a family learns the technique, and then “gives” Johrei to each other on a daily basis.                                                                                  Among his cofounders are Dr Rosy Daniel, former medical director of the Bristol Cancer Help Center, and Dr Michael Dixon, a GP and chairman of the NHS Alliance. Dixon used to be cynical about complementary therapies until, 10years ago, a healer offered to help the patients at his practice in Devon. The experiment was such a success, the healer stayed. “I don’t know how healing works or why it works, but it does.                                “Those healers in my practice have their special magic. Johrei is handing the secrets of how to get better on to people. If people take an active part in their own healing, they’re more likely to get better, and if people can cure themselves of minor illnesses, and take fewer days off work, it’s immensely good for the health service.”
 Dixon is embarking on a study involving 30 families, whose members will all be taught Johrei, and whose health will be monitored closely over the following year. In London, a study into the clinical benefits of Johrei for women with breast cancer is being conducted.                                                                                                             With its emphasis on living in harmony with nature, and appreciating beauty in everyday life (the flower arrangements and the tea ceremony at the BJS’s Harley Street premises are a model of inspired simplicity), Johrei is perhaps too practical to be hugely fashionable.                                                                                                                                                                                     Johrei me… Tom Henry finds out more about this Japanese healing art                                                          Evening Post (5 November, 2005)                                                                                                                                                                                     No medicine, no therapy, no technology can surpass the healing power of love                                           Prevention (December 2001)