O reiki na escola: educação e cultura de paz na Escola Estadual Plácido Aderaldo Castelo

Abstract

The research was developed with students, teachers and other members of the scholar group of Middle and High School Teacher Plácido Aderaldo Castelo (EPAC), located on the neighborhood Conjunto Ceará, on the Town of Fortaleza – CE. It was realized a investigation about the construction of a Culture of Peace on the institution with main subject on the Reiki therapy. The study is classified as an action research, with qualitative character, since that together with the people of the investigation context, it was made an intervention on school environment, applying and initiating teachers on Reiki therapy. On a second moment it was realized an application of the practice of Reiki in students of the school. Since it was done it was seek to understand the meaning given for students and professionals that are in EPAC about this therapy practice. It was still tried to understand how the results of this action could contribute for a construction of a Culture of Peace on the researc hed space. It was realized that practices that promotes a Culture of Peace on schools are able to encourage the establishment of a context where the relations of respect, tolerance, cooperation and fraternity are the predominant (Matos, 2011, 2012, 2013). The collected data were done by observation, records and informal conversations, besides structured interviews. The people of the research were the students of EPAC, teachers and other employees of the scholar group that participated of reiki activities on school. The Theoretical Foundantion of this study it was built on the concepts of Education, deepening on the dimension of Integral Education (SALIS, 2002; JAEGUER, 1995; YUS, 2002; DELORS, 1998; MORIN, 2000), Spirituality (ERVEDOSA, 2004; WILBER, 2000, 2005, 2008), Reiki (BRENNAN, 1987; DE'CARLI, 2006; SORDI, 2000; OLIVEIRA, 2003, MATOS, 2006) and Peace Culture (MATOS, 2011, 2012, 2013; GUIMARÃES, 2006, 2011; FREIRE, 2006; JARES, 2002, 2007; WEIL, 1993). It was found that the Reiki therapy practices on EPAC made positive impacts in relation at the encouragement of a Culture of Peace in this context. Teachers reported a decrease on the stress levels and a better development of their functions after the therapy practice. Students that received Reiki reported that it helped them to a better concentration on activities developed on the classroom, and also generated an unlock in the matters of relationships with other people. The Reiki also was effective in relation of the people researched, with students that showed difficulties in relationships with others collegues on school or with teachers, causing the sensation of balance and tranquility on the people that received Reiki, encouraging human relationships based on respect and dialogue.