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Amina Inloes,
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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi,
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Ayub Rashid,
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Zoheir Ali Esmail,
Shaykh Zoheir Ali Esmail has a Bsc in Accounting and Finance from the LSE in London, and an MA in Islamic Studies from Middlesex University. He studied Arabic at Damascus University and holds a PhD from the University of Exeter in the philosophical and mystical readings of Mulla Sadra in the context of the schools of Tehran and Qum. 374 Answers
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Berak Hussain,
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Mohammad Zakaria,
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Hassanain Govani,
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Zaid Alsalami,
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Seyed Ali Musawi,
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Sayed Mohammedhassan Alsheraa,
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Seyed Saied Alavi,
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These types of exercise are allowed as far as it does include any non Islamic religious thoughts, claims or acts.
Wassalam.
There isn't a lot of scholarly discussion about Reiki (although there is somewhat more discussion in Iran). On this topic, the following answer has been presented from Ayatollah Khamene'i:
Question: Is there any problem with Reiki or energy healing?
Answer: If it is done for a rationally acceptable purpose, and does not cause harm, and is not associated with corruption or sin [presumably, like harmful cults, using it as an excuse for inappropriate touching, etc], in and of itself, there is no problem.
https://hadana.ir/%D8%AD%DA%A9%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B1%DA%98%DB%8C-%D8%...
Tai chi - I don't have any specific references to fatwas on tai chi (perhaps someone else can post one). Presumably it would fall under the category of martial arts (since Eastern martial arts tend to be based in a worldview involving some element of chi, not just the mechanics of physical fighting) which tend to be allowed, unless there is any specific practice which conflicts with one's religious worldview that one should abstain from. (For instance, some Muslims may avoid bowing or prostration during martial arts training, even if they are cultural norms in some places.)
But, in general, these sorts of things tend to be theologically neutral since they are, essentially, practices. Even if they have some sort of underlying cosmological worldview that they are situated in, which comes from their cultures of origin, one can usually choose to accept or reject parts of the underlying worldview, since they are not usually required for the practice.
For instance, one cosmological worldview that is often mentioned during Reiki training is the idea that all human beings are interlinked and just have the illusion of separation (hence, we should be inclined to heal each other and be good to each other, rather than being selfish, egotistical, or self-serving). While this could be concordant with the Qur'an (since the Qur'an mentions that all human beings were created and will be resurrected as a single soul), some Muslims might not agree with that view and prefer to see people as entirely separate. However, accepting or rejecting the explanatory worldview is not necessary to carry out the actual practice, which is a procedure.
So, one can use one's own beliefs to decide what aspects of a practice to do or not do, or what ideas to accept or not accept, whether it be Tai Chi, Reiki, working in the media, attending university, socializing, or anything else we do in life where we have to make good decisions, and are sometimes in an environment where people have different cultures, beliefs, or worldviews.