Johrei.

http://www.pucsp.br/rever/rv4_2002/t_clarke.htm

Um estudo socio/antropológico sobre a IMM que me pareceu particularmente interessante.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4087/is_200310/ai_n9333801
(esse artigo é fenomenal...)

Mood changes after self-hypnosis and Johrei prior to exams
American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, Oct 2003 by Hammond, D Corydon

Laidlaw, T. M., Naito, A., Dwivedi, P., Enzor, N. A., Brincat, C. E., & Gruzelier, J. H. (2003). Mood changes after self-hypnosis and Johrei prior to exams. Contemporary Hypnosis, 20(1), 25-40. Prior to examinations, 48 college students were randomly assigned to either 4 weeks of training in self-hypnosis, to a control procedure shown to produce self-reported relaxation and consisting of EEG biofeedback with false feedback, or to Johrei, a Japanese method for enhancing well being.

Subjects were evaluated with mood scales, EEG and immune parameters at 3 times: prior to training, after the month of training, and again in 2-3 months. The outcomes on the mood measures are reported in this article. All subjects reported an increase in negative mood with exams, particularly an increase in tension, but both self-hypnosis and Johrei buffered the effects of examination stress relative to the control group on depression, confusion, and loss of vigor. These findings were extended with Johrei subjects to include self-rated anxiety, depression and anger, while self-hypnosis had advantages over Johrei on diary reports of mood post-training. The advantages immediately after training for self-hypnosis and Johrei over the control relaxation procedure were to a large extent sustained at follow-up, by which time home practice had reduced. Advantages were found to be unrelated to expectations about outcome prior to training although beliefs after training were related to absorption abilities. Johrei appeared to be a promising procedure for maintaining equilibrium of mood in the face of stressful circumstances, despite the skepticism of some subjects.
Address for reprints: Dr. T. M. Laidlaw, Dept. of Cognitive Neuroscience and Behaviour, Imperial College London, St. Dunstan's Road, London, W6 8RF, United Kingdom.

Copyright American Society of Clinical Hypnosis Oct 2003Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights Reserved

E... Depois de tanto procurar, consegui encontrar, pelo menos um artigo resumido sobre a pesquisa feita no UK sobre o Johrei.
Procurando e procurando acabei achando.
Mas vou continuar na procura: deve ter existido um resultado mais elaborado das pesquisas. Não pode ter sido tão resumido desse jeito. Quem saiba eu ache, quem saiba, não...

P.S.: Não vou traduzir o artigo por enquanto... Ah não ser a conclusão: Johrei appeared to be a promising procedure for maintaining equilibrium of mood in the face of stressful circumstances, despite the skepticism of some subjects/ Johrei pareceu ser um precdimento promissor para manutenção do equilíbro de humor encarando as cisrcuntâncias estressantes, apesar do ceticismo de algumas matérias.

P.P.S.: Há cada coisa que aparece na internet sobre o Johrei: é impossível encontrar algo isento de opiniões tanto pra bem, tanto pra mal. Cientificamente falando isso é péssimo: pois Johrei já foi estudado e é aceito inclusive pelo U.K e pelo F.D.A nos U.S.A como métodos válidos em auxílio ao tratamento médico.

P.P.P.S.: Copiei o copy right deles afim de garantir os direito autorais. Os quais serão nulos em termo financeiros, pois faço essa busca sem fins lucrativos.

P.P.P.P.S.: Há um pastor cujo nome é Natanael Rinaldi que precisa de algumas orações...