Energy Medicine techniques focus on unblocking energy pathways so life force energy (Chi/Qi in Chinese Medicine and Prana in Indian Yoga Sanskrit) can flow freely. Anyone can use their hands to bring energy back into balance and alignment.
Energy healing techniques offer similar relief from stress and pain as acupuncture or qigong, however these differ significantly in that they utilize electromagnetic signals rather than physical contact from doctors.
Reiki
Reiki (pronounced ray-key) is an energy healing technique which practitioners believe supports the body’s natural healing processes by balancing energy flow throughout its channels. Practitioners believe that energetic imbalances may be precursors to illness and disease; restoring their balance can promote wellbeing.
At a Reiki session, a practitioner carefully places his or her hands on or above a fully clothed person’s head and seven main energy centers known as chakras – each representing different aspects of physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being – representing them with universal life force energy to promote relaxation, reduce pain and anxiety levels and enhance immunity systems naturally.
Beneficial energy derives its foundations in Eastern beliefs of an invisible electromagnetic field that pervades and surrounds living organisms, commonly referred to as the biofield. This field affects the physiological and psychological functions within one’s body including heartbeat rates, blood pressure, emotions and memory. Research in the past has demonstrated how touch therapies like Reiki have an impactful impact on one’s biofield with positive effects being seen on measures of autonomic nervous system activity such as heart rate variability.
Studies suggest that, though its existence cannot yet be scientifically demonstrated, energy healing techniques may work through biofield effects to achieve tangible results. One such research study involved 21 healthcare professionals experiencing burnout (work-related mental exhaustion, detachment and reduced sense of personal accomplishment) who participated in Reiki treatments that resulted in improved parasympathetic-dominant states that resulted in increased parasympathetic dominance reflected by improved heart rate variability scores following treatment; it was the only intervention which showed statistically significant positive effects which suggested it could help employees experiencing stress-related ailments.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is an energy therapy practice involving the placement of needles at specific points on the body. It is based on the belief that illnesses result from imbalances or blocks within an invisible biofield surrounding and permeating our bodies, and stimulating specific points can help restore energy flow for a more balanced state allowing your body to heal itself more effectively.
Acupuncture has long been used to alleviate pain, including headaches and migraines; back, knee, shoulder, neck or arthritic discomfort; abdominal issues like diarrhea or irritable bowel syndrome; nausea caused by surgery or chemotherapy treatments or radiation therapy treatments as well as ease nausea or vomiting caused by surgery or chemotherapy treatments. Furthermore, studies indicate acupuncture’s potential use in treating depression and treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
An ancient Chinese theory states that an invisible life force known as qi flows along meridians that connect all areas of your body into one network of energetic communication. When your qi is flowing smoothly, you are considered healthy; any imbalance of too much or too little qi causes disease.
Acupuncturists use thin, solid needles — unlike the hollow hypodermic ones you might be used to — to manipulate Qi at precise acupoints. The stimulation of nerves stimulates neural hormone release such as beta-endorphins that boost mood while simultaneously decreasing cortisol levels, a stress hormone. Some practitioners also utilize non-needle techniques like cupping or laser therapy on these same points for maximum effect; additionally they offer unique assessments called AcuGraph that provides a snapshot of your Qi levels and which organs may need attention more or not at the right levels.
Pranic Healing
Pranic healing is an energy medicine technique developed by Grandmaster Choa Kok Sui that uses life force, or prana, to accelerate the body’s natural ability to heal itself. Drawing inspiration from many esoteric traditions such as yoga, chi kung and Kaballah (an ancient Jewish spiritual-mystic practice), this ancient energy healing system taps into your own prana energy field for maximum results.
Energy is our life force; its flow nourishes physical, emotional and mental wellbeing. When this flow becomes disrupted it can lead to illness or disease.
The human energy field, more commonly referred to as the aura or bioplasmic body, encompasses and penetrates physical bodies a few inches out from their surfaces. It stores, absorbs and disseminates life energy. Pranic healing involves cleansing, recharging and balancing this energy with techniques derived from ancient spiritual teachings as well as modern scientific research – offering holistic energy healing practices with ancient spiritual roots but modern scientific knowledge at its foundation.
Similar to Reiki, Pranic healing involves passing one’s hands over a patient’s body in order to detect and unruffle energy blockages. According to Choa Kok Sui (2017)’s research findings, Pranic healing can effectively alleviate symptoms related to various illnesses.
Energy medicine practitioners believe that one’s body’s energy fields are affected by one’s mental and emotional state, namely anger, fear and stress. Negative emotions such as these can create blockages in one’s energy fields which impede healing by the body itself. Acupuncture, Reiki and Pranic Healing practices may be used to remove these harmful energies and restore healthy flows of energy throughout their bodies – these practices can be utilized to treat an array of conditions and illnesses.
Reconnective Healing
Reconnective healing connects you with a spectrum of fifth dimensional energy frequencies that bring balance to both electromagnetic and auric fields, and can facilitate physical and emotional healing.
Reconnecting with these energies will allow your body and mind to evolve more harmoniously, relieving stress while increasing clarity of thought. Many find they’re better able to cope with difficult situations thanks to reconnective healing; many relationships also improve thanks to it.
This novel form of healing differs significantly from Reiki and other traditional energy healing techniques in that no physical contact between practitioner and client takes place, with you instead becoming the observer during a 30-minute session that ends without touching. Some patients have reported seeing light, feeling vibrations or scents, hearing sounds, and seeing images.
Reconnective healing works on the belief that all matter is energy and everything is interdependent, using its energy to move throughout your body and clear any obstructions or blockages, reconnecting you to Universal life force energy and restoring its balance within you.
After participating in a reconnective healing session, you could notice an astonishingly quick and profound shift in your energy levels. Some have reported seeing their illnesses go away while others report feeling a deeper sense of purpose, prosperity, and self-confidence.
Science behind energy healing may not fully grasp it, yet its effectiveness is widely accepted by medical practitioners. While some practitioners of this modality claim its origin to be supernatural, most will acknowledge its role as an opportunity for healing to take place.
Meditation
Meditation’s primary goal is to reduce stress, promote relaxation, and facilitate healing. Reiki and acupressure both use meditation techniques as part of their energy healing practices to relax their patients, with studies showing these practices can alleviate PMS symptoms and anxiety, lower cortisol levels, improve sleep quality and boost mood; overall they may improve wellbeing while helping prevent disease.
Acupuncture, Reiki and Qigong all utilize ancient Chinese healing techniques to stimulate the body’s energy pathways known as meridians, with the theory being that illness occurs due to blockages within these energy channels that energy healing can address. Furthermore, these therapies help manage pain by stimulating endorphin production – your own natural painkillers!
Energy medicine embraces the concept that there exists an invisible field of healing energy which encompasses our physical bodies and interacts with the biofield to influence biologic processes. This field may have its foundation in basic research into electromagnetic fields or may simply reflect personal experiences which do not meet current scientific evidence standards.
The book begins by outlining the main components of human subtle energy systems, including meridians, chakras and biofield anatomy. Next it evaluates several representative Energy Medicine (EM) techniques to demonstrate which specific structures they affect within this energy architecture. Finally the EM model of healing energy is contrasted against conventional medicine’s mechanistic view of biology, outlining potential directions for further research on this subject matter.
