Your gifts lie in healing others. People come to you for physical ailments as well as emotional and spiritual issues; your empathy allows you to feel and sense other’s energies like they were your own (you are an empath).
Holistic healers employ non-traditional approaches to medicine that focus on treating the root cause of illness instead of just masking symptoms, including diet, hydrotherapy, positive thinking techniques, relaxation or natural remedies.
Holistic Healers
Holistic healers believe that illness stems from problems in the entire body rather than just one part. Their goal is to enhance emotional, spiritual, physical and mental wellness of their patients as a whole; and promote preventive health measures and healthy lifestyle choices for maximum healing effectiveness. Various holistic health practices (herbal remedies or energy healing techniques) may be utilized as part of this healing process.
Healers believe they have formed relationships with their clients where both parties can learn from one another. Healers stress personal responsibility and encourage their patients to take charge of their lives.
Many healers believed that they received their healing powers from spiritual helpers in various forms such as animals, trees, sticks, rocks, fire, water or plants. Healers believed they served as conduits of these spirits in communicating with clients during their healing processes and providing guidance and direction during this journey.
Healers often used hands-on healing and/or prayer as means to connect with their clients, often describing the experience as an energetic exchange, where both could experience a reconnection to something transcendent, like God or a higher power.
Healers considered empathy a central component of their work. Healers explained that understanding their clients’ suffering was key in building trusting relationships that lead to healing.
Numerous healers rely on natural medicines, including herbs, roots, fruits, and vegetables to treat their patients. They believe the medicinal properties of these plants are powerful enough to aid with various medical issues; and incorporate these medicines as part of holistic healing techniques such as massage therapy or meditation into their treatments for optimal outcomes.
Holistic healers differ from modern medicine by treating the cause rather than just the symptoms, enabling the body to heal naturally without resorting to pharmaceutical drugs that can have side effects that interfere with healing processes.
Herbalists
Home, community and clinical herbalists all work towards encouraging individuals to reengage with nature through connecting to its plants through personal consultations, herb classes, selling herbal products or writing articles and books about herbs.
Herbalism is a holistic healing practice that utilizes plant allies to treat various conditions and illnesses. A skilled herbal practitioner takes into account your physical, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being during an herbal medicine consultation to determine the most suitable remedy.
Herbalists can serve as primary healthcare practitioners in some parts of the world, using herbal remedies in tandem with Western medical therapies to prevent, treat and manage illnesses. Many forms of healers include herbs as part of their practice – for instance chiropractors and naturopathic physicians are two examples that incorporate herbalism into their practices.
Home herbalists are those who practice herbal medicine for themselves and their family members at home, without formal training; typically learning through family tradition or learning from elders in their community. Community herbalists usually possess some formal education in herbalism and share it with the wider public through conducting consultations, classes or even operating herb shops.
Clinical herbalists possess extensive training in the medicinal properties of plants and herbs, in addition to offering clients an integrative approach to healing. In most cases, clinical herbalists collaborate with various other healthcare professionals and can prescribe medications.
Herbalists serve as guardians of nature and often advocate for its preservation through direct activism, communicating with policymakers about laws impacting plants or habitat, stewarding at-risk land or species management and more.
Energy Healers
Energy healers use various Eastern medicine techniques to transfer invisible life force energies to patients with the aim of augmenting their natural healing capacities. Practitioners believe that one’s physical and emotional wellbeing depends on maintaining an optimal energetic field that remains free from negative emotions or external forces such as stress.
Energy healing encompasses various practices, with some such as Reiki and Pranic healing using more subtle, non-invasive techniques while acupuncture engages more directly with patients’ bodies. All practices share an overarching belief that vital energy affects health and wellness and can be harnessed to facilitate healing.
People may think that energy healing sessions are only available to spiritual or highly sensitive people; however, in reality they are widely available to anyone seeking its benefits. Also worth noting is that energy medicine modalities like Reiki treatments are capable of transcending time and space for an energy healing session to take place.
Energy healing’s main benefit lies in its ability to relieve stress levels and increase mental clarity, making it a popular option among people in recovery who often struggle with chronic stress that triggers substance use disorders. Sessions of energy healing help clients manage and control emotions more effectively while increasing effectiveness of behavioral therapies like cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) or dialectical behavior therapy (DBT).
Energy healing should also be kept in mind as an option that’s safe for most individuals – from infants, pregnant women, and seniors to children and pregnant women – unlike medication and detox programs. Therefore it can make an invaluable addition to a comprehensive wellness plan.
Spiritual Healers
Spiritual healers employ various spiritual techniques to promote health and well-being. They believe the mind, body, and spirit are interdependent; therefore they strive to restore balance and harmony within individuals. Spiritual healers may treat physical ailments or emotional trauma. Furthermore, they may provide guidance or support for people experiencing personal or family problems; ultimately helping clients find peace with and acceptance of their life experiences.
Many individuals who undergo spiritual healing have reported positive changes in their lives, from relief from physical illnesses to improved mental and emotional wellness. Although some of these accounts could simply be placebo effects or coincidence, these accounts do suggest there might be merit to the belief that spiritual healing has physical advantages.
People looking for spiritual healing may wish to consult a professional healer. Healers may specialize in various healing modalities such as energy healing, meditation and prayer; furthermore some spiritual healers also possess psychological or counseling credentials – these individuals may offer virtual or in-person sessions depending on what works best for their clients.
As a natural healer, you must be highly sensitive to energy and can feel other people’s emotions and physical ailments as your own (this makes you an empath). Additionally, you are aware of subtleties between people; animals and children seem drawn towards you and you see value in treating all individuals with dignity regardless of past mistakes.
As a natural healer, you understand the importance of nurturing your spiritual side for overall health. Engaging in spiritual practices can help relieve stress, lift mood and encourage self-love. Engaging with spiritual practices also provides motivation and faith to facilitate healing in other areas; when your mind becomes filled with healthy beliefs it will be simpler for you to take steps that promote physical, emotional, mental well being.
