Energy healing is a holistic practice designed to activate your body’s natural ability to heal itself. Energy healing helps break through any obstacles standing in its way – thoughts, emotions or physical trauma may all act as potential sources of discomfort and disruption in health.
An experienced practitioner can offer various energy therapy modalities, such as Reiki, Cranial Sacral Therapy (CST) and Polarity Therapy.
Reiki
Reiki (pronounced Rei-ki) is a gentle yet effective form of energy healing, derived from Japanese words for universal life energy and spiritually guided life force energy. Used for treating various conditions and having been shown to reduce daily stress levels, increase immune system functioning and promote physical and emotional healing; in some instances it can even assist with recovering from surgery or chemotherapy side effects – it may even be administered as part of your healthcare team’s plan!
Reiki practitioners employ gentle hand placements on or above the body, encouraging healthy life force energy flow while clearing away blocks to its flow and relaxing it deeply – sometimes felt as tingling or coolness; often followed by deep relaxation similar to massage therapy sessions; some people even report experiencing colors or experiencing emotional release as emotional blockages are released.
Reiki sessions generally last 60 to 90 minutes and cost $60-150 depending on the practitioner and location. As this noninvasive and natural therapy poses no contraindications, reiki is also becoming increasingly popular as an adjunct treatment in hospitals as an additional complementary modality.
If you’re considering booking a reiki session, be sure to do your research and locate an experienced practitioner with a strong reputation. Ask friends or family for recommendations; otherwise look online directory directories like Whitepages; keep in mind many practitioners don’t fall under any licensing or regulation scheme and should have an established healing background before booking their services.
Not only can energy healing open your energy channels and unlock their healing powers, it can also open your emotional channels so you can tap into love, forgiveness, compassion, and acceptance – an especially helpful service for athletes, who may be too focused on physical performance to notice emotional blockages that might be hindering performance.
Reiki should never be seen as a replacement for medical care; however, studies have demonstrated its benefits in helping healthcare professionals manage burnout, facilitate self-healing, and enhance job satisfaction, according to one published in Integrative Medicine. Reiki can also restore balance to parasympathetic nervous systems – which is key in maintaining optimal health, according to Miles.
Somato Respiratory Integration
Somato Respiratory Integration, or SRI, is a series of breathing exercises designed to connect you with the natural energy within your body and facilitate healing and growth. It uses gentle touch, breath and movement techniques combined with gentle touch from gentle touch therapy providers as part of Network Spinal Analysis; an energy healing practice focused on reconnecting body and brain and encouraging optimal living and reaching full potential.
SRI practitioners will lead you through twelve exercises using breath, touch, and movement that utilize breathwork, touch therapy and touch therapies to recreate patterns from your physiology and respiration that occur when experiencing negative or positive events in life. Dr. Donald Epstein saw these rhythms were predictable and developed 12 exercises for moving through these various seasons – known as Seasons of Change – successfully.
Somato Respiratory Integration sessions are similar to Network Spinal Entrainment treatments, except that there are no adjustments of the spine involved. Instead, your practitioner will use light touches on the neck, back and hips to help the nervous system release tension and trauma stored within. This allows the body and brain to reunite so you can rediscover who you truly are.
As you progress through each SRI stage, you will gain greater insight into yourself and your body’s natural wisdom. The process helps you recognize your individual rhythms and how best to use them for various situations – making SRI an effective method for personal growth and emotional healing, whether alone or combined with other forms of energy healing techniques.
Energy healing is an effective and natural way to break through outdated beliefs about yourself and discover who you truly are. From physical pain relief to past trauma relief, energy modalities offer safe and natural ways of improving overall health. Contact Twin Waves Wellness Center now to book your session with one of our energy healers – they would be more than happy to support your journey to recovery!
Kinesiology
Kinesiology, a type of energy healing therapy, uses muscle monitoring or “muscle testing” to detect imbalances within the body. After correcting any discrepancies detected through muscle testing, a Kinesiologist can work towards restoring proper energy flow so as to help the client attain holistic wellness and reach an overall state of wellbeing. Kinesiology can address many physical and emotional conditions, such as digestive issues, menopause symptoms, pain relief and fatigue management.
Kinesiologists combine ancient Eastern medicine with Western understandings of neuroscience and anatomy physiology to use muscle testing as a technique for pinpointing stress in the body. Our experiences can become stored as cellular/muscle memory, so this technique allows the kinesiologist to pinpoint where stress originates, so clients can release that stress for healthy balance again.
Therapists may apply pressure to certain energy points within the body in order to reduce emotional stress and promote physical wellbeing, commonly referred to as energy stabilizing reflexes (ESR). Research has demonstrated the power of ESR points at decreasing adrenaline response caused by stressful situations; this method may prove particularly helpful for individuals suffering from chronic conditions like fibromyalgia or headaches.
ESR therapy also enables therapists to identify negative patterns in an individual’s behavior and lifestyle, and offer solutions that can change it. This is essential as someone living under chronic stress often is unaware how it’s impacting them; undiagnosed conditions could arise later down the line.
Many people believe traditional Chinese medicine and modern Western techniques exist as two distinct worlds that never cross, yet kinesiology is changing this perception. Combining both Eastern and Western techniques for holistic wellness, kinesiology has become increasingly popular in Hong Kong thanks to local practitioner Brett Scott who established Kinesiology Asia clinic. People seeking this alternative healing therapy seek a comprehensive approach that improves both their mental and emotional well-being.
Energy Psychology
Energy psychology is an alternative medicine approach to mental and physical wellbeing, asserting that an individual’s natural state should be balanced, with disruptions to energy flow causing physical illness or emotional malaise. Practitioners of energy psychology believe meridians and chakras may become blocked or unsupported due to trauma, toxins or other external influences preventing optimal flow.
Psychodrama therapy is often utilized in tandem with cognitive behavioral therapy and gestalt therapy to combat hyperarousal, which may result in anxiety, dread, difficulty sleeping and feelings of jumpiness. Traumatic memories or fears may create blocks in our natural energy systems and hinder relaxation preventing full relaxation and peace from being experienced.
Energy psychology comes in different forms and settings; some types can be practiced independently while others lend themselves better to group therapy settings. Practitioners of energy psychology claim they can alleviate symptoms of trauma without participants needing to recall specific memories or emotions; one example being self-soothing techniques which have been shown to reduce acute stress in a group setting; tapping while exploring trauma has also proven successful at keeping clients within their window of tolerance by decreasing amygdala and cortex activity, increasing vagal activity, and decreasing cortisol levels over time.
Energy psychology draws heavily upon techniques adapted from traditional Chinese medicine, Indian yogic practices and acupuncture for its techniques. Some practitioners also incorporate Quantum Touch and Polarity therapy with these energy practices for an approach they call “acupuncture without needles.”
Advocates of this field also point to Einstein’s theory of mass-energy equivalence (E=mc2) as further proof of matter as slow-down energy. While mainstream medical science has yet to fully acknowledge human energy as an influence in medicine, many therapists have adopted alternative therapies as an essential part of their clinical toolbox.
