Energy medicine draws upon the energies that sustain all living systems to promote health, healing and overall wellbeing. It supplements traditional medical treatment while simultaneously targeting root causes of physical symptoms and emotional disorders.
Donna Eden is one of the world’s foremost experts and ambassadors on energy medicine, inviting everyone around her to join her on a global journey to better comprehend, apply, and explain it.
Basics
Contrary to conventional medicine which treats only symptoms, energy healing practitioners address both emotional and spiritual components that contribute to illness. Energy healing provides a valuable supplement to traditional medical care or can act as an independent system to promote health, wellness and peak performance.
All living organisms, from humans and animals alike, emit and absorb electromagnetic waves as part of the universe’s larger energy field. When energy flow within our bodies becomes disrupted or imbalanced, symptoms arise that could potentially lead to illness; energy medicine practices aim to restore this flow in order to promote optimal health.
Many people seek out energy healing because they’re frustrated with modern Western medicine, particularly among Millennials who are frustrated at having to wait an hour just for one visit with their physician, who tells them there is no cure for their illness. Instead, they prefer holistic and personalized solutions like yoga, meditation, mindfulness practices and energy medicine as possible solutions.
While scientific evidence regarding energy medicine remains limited, certain modalities have been studied with sophisticated devices, including SQUIDs (Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices) which measure electromagnetic points inside and outside of the body. There has also been growing anecdotal reports as well as traditional use; placebo effect and relaxation response could play a part in reported benefits as well.
As our world moves toward an energy-based healing paradigm, energy medicine knowledge has become more popular than ever, prompting many to wonder whether its practitioners will be accepted by a medical establishment that has long relied upon strict scientific methodology. Yet those on the front lines say they remain hopeful that science will eventually recognize their work’s validity; eager to share its secrets through Experience Life columns like these one will highlight different energy healing modalities that work.
Meridians
Meridians are pathways through which Qi circulates throughout the body. Acupuncture utilizes this system to treat symptoms and to promote overall good health across all aspects of functioning in all areas. Along these meridians are “acupoints,” where needles, pressure or heat stimulation is applied in order to correct energy imbalances and help restore balance in our energy flows.
Meridian theory was long established prior to Yellow Emperor’s Canon of Medicine. It’s likely that its development stemmed from ancient physicians’ perceptual experience with how Qi circulated throughout their bodies while practising physical and breathing exercises (Qigong).
Therefore, different images depicting meridian pathways on arms, hands, legs, chest, abdomen and head/neck reflect how practitioners may experience and perceive this pathway through various Qigong exercises.
Meridian systems could also have arisen as the result of perceptual experiences, including pain radiating down neural pathways when touching tender spots known as an “an shi” (or “point of pain”). An acupuncturist would interpret such symptoms as signs that energy flow had become blocked within one or more meridian systems and apply needles or pressure on such points to alleviate discomfort while restoring energy flow through these meridians.
There are 12 regular meridians, corresponding to the 12 major organs of the human body. Furthermore, two pairs of connecting channels interlace these regular meridians. Each meridian corresponds to an organ within Chinese medicine such as heart, pericardium lung spleen kidney liver (all considered “yin organs”) while stomach gallbladder large small intestine and tri-heater burner are all considered “yang organs”.
Meridians are considered supporting structures of the skeletal system and do not comprise part of the nervous system, although scholars have speculated on an association between their structure and meridians. Studies have uncovered physical characteristics related to meridians that include low electric impedance, high vibrational frequencies and conductance, migration of isotopes as well as regions with increased temperatures that may point towards their presence.
Aura
Auras are energy fields surrounding living creatures that reflect their feelings, physical health and spiritual development. Some believe auras protect against negative energies while aiding healing on both physical and psychological levels; therefore, this field has captured the interest of scientists, energy healers and holistic practitioners worldwide.
Auras are composed of different colors that represent specific emotions and attributes. Red symbolizes enthusiasm, energy or anger while green stands for healing and balance. Blue stands for calmness, peace and intuition; those with lots of blue in their aura tend to be creative while people with more violet/lavender tend to be intuitive and supernatural.
RWBY describes Aura as an energy that Humans and Faunus can harness to harness Dust, use elemental powers, and gain strength through Semblance or fighting. However, Aura can become depleted through excessive use – for instance sword fights – or by receiving blows which leave one vulnerable or incapacitated.
Aura serves many benefits beyond combat, including emotional protection and boundaries, strengthening nervous systems and creating an enhanced sense of personal identity. Jaune was able to use his Aura after it was unlocked to heal minor wounds on himself and others; furthermore it allows users to more accurately interpret others intentions; however, its charge can only be recharged so often before being depleted again; leaving users struggling with Semblance or Dust abilities or completely depleting altogether without an ability to recharge it regularly enough.
Exercises
As a holistic healing method, energy medicine recognizes that human beings are comprised of physical and emotional energies which flow throughout their bodies. If this flow becomes blocked or disrupted, illness and pain arise; but by learning some simple energy healing techniques readers can take control of their own health and return it to balance.
Donna Eden, an internationally acclaimed energy healer, provides this book as a comprehensive resource to assist readers with working with their energy systems. She details meridians and chakras and their influence on health; how to correct imbalances through simple energy exercises; as well as explaining how energy healing can complement traditional medical treatments by creating a five-minute daily practice to maintain balance within.
This energy healing guide features an extensive library of beginner and advanced exercises, each complete with tips and tricks to achieve optimal results. Alongside their physical benefits, these exercises have also been proven to promote mental clarity and strengthen a person’s ability to focus.
For anyone searching for an alternative to conventional medicine, this book is the ideal starting point. It teaches how to work with their energy in order to bring physical and emotional healing into their lives.
Written by a doctor who is also certified holistic practitioner, this book offers a complete guide to energy healing. With its user-friendly format combining holistic modalities such as acupuncture, massage therapy and qigong practice this practical approach provides natural solutions that should be part of every home library collection.
