| The term 'Energy Healing' is gaining increasing | | | | methods (practitioners who received long-distance |
| popularity. What is it? And how can it serve you? | | | | attunements via books, DVD or websites or |
| Today we'll look at the fundamentals of Energy | | | | those who display the sacred symbols in books, |
| Healing and answer those questions plus many | | | | websites, t-shirts, etc.). There are also countless |
| more along the way. Energy healing, in a nutshell, | | | | 'freeform' schools of thought like that of Barbara |
| is the process of working with illness or dis-ease | | | | Brennen- teaching that each practitioner of energy |
| of the body, mind or spirit using life energy as the | | | | healing will create their own form of channeling |
| means. There are literally hundreds of 'schools of | | | | the energy. You should feel confident in |
| thought' regarding energy healing- and you should | | | | interviewing and exploring the offerings of your |
| always go with the method that feels right for | | | | energy healing practitioner. There is a mystic |
| you. In most energy healing sessions, a diagnosis | | | | axiom that states "Energy flows where attention |
| is made wherein the practitioner gets a 'read' on | | | | goes". This being true, you have the power to |
| your current life energy status. Diagnosis will | | | | begin exploring and working with life energy and |
| include (in most, but not all cases) checking for | | | | its presence on your being simply by thinking of it. |
| energy leaks, imbalances, toxic energy patterns, | | | | The next time you are petting the cat- imagine |
| stagnation, etc. and a course of action will be | | | | that pure life light is flowing down into your head, |
| determined on how to fix the issues. Ideally, life | | | | through your heart and out through your hand. |
| energy flows through the body effortlessly- | | | | See if you can begin to perceive a tingling, pulsing |
| providing support and power to organs, body | | | | or warmth as the energy flows. Cats are amazing |
| functions, emotions, thoughts, beliefs, etc. Life | | | | energy healing trainers- and never seem to mind |
| energy, unlike blood or other 'material' aspects of | | | | the energy and attention! Because life energy |
| the body, effects every part of the being from | | | | transcends time and space- long distance sessions |
| the soul to the soles! After a diagnosis is made, a | | | | are completely effective from a trusted |
| practitioner will work to resolve the issue. Some | | | | practitioner. Although training in energy healing |
| practitioners gently place hands on the physical | | | | should be done in person- the work itself can |
| body while others prefer no physical connection at | | | | reach anywhere, anytime. There are even |
| all. The practitioner then channels 'pure' healing | | | | techniques for healing ancestral wounds...IN THE |
| energy into the parts of the system which are | | | | PAST! Feel free to connect with a distance |
| imbalanced, and works to clear up any energetic | | | | energy session from myself or anyone you trust. |
| issues using energy itself. Most energy healing | | | | Make sure you work with a reputable healing |
| practitioners believe, as do I, that any and all | | | | channel so that you can ensure the work gets |
| health issues on any level of the being begin on an | | | | done. And as a rule of thumb, NEVER TRUST A |
| energetic level and slowly 'solidify' until they | | | | HEALER! This means, that anyone claiming to be a |
| manifest in a physical way. Thus, maintaining | | | | healer or do the healing themselves should not be |
| energetic health and receiving energy healing goes | | | | chosen. All advanced energy workers know that |
| to the root of an imbalance and creates a healing | | | | they are only tools/channels for the life energy |
| platform par excellence for balance to be | | | | which has its own conscious and intelligent agenda. |
| regained. In my energy healing workshops, I teach | | | | Energy healing can help on many levels as we |
| that life energy is a manifestation of the Divine- | | | | have seen. Emotional/mental issues are very close |
| and thus is has a latent intelligence and | | | | to the pure energy spectrum and can be |
| consciousness. Many practitioners agree and will | | | | approached very powerfully through energy |
| allow the energy being channeled into the system | | | | healing*. The body, as well, responds wonderfully |
| to 'do it's own thing', as opposed to forcing it | | | | to energy healing*- and a session often induces an |
| where the practitioner believes it needs to go. A | | | | intensely deep state of trance-relaxation that can |
| happy medium that I practice involves conscious | | | | often last for hours! Simply receiving a great |
| extraction of toxic vibrational patterns and issue | | | | energy healing session attunes you to that subtle |
| identification followed by passive/channeled | | | | flow of life within your own being- and can change |
| empowerment and healing via energy. When it | | | | the way you see life in a powerful way! I highly |
| comes to energy healing- many people are most | | | | suggest everyone experience both an in-person |
| familiar with ReiKi (Master Mikao Usui) and Pranic | | | | and a distance energy healing session for those |
| Healing (Choa Ko Sui). Both of these methods are | | | | reasons and many more beyond the scope of |
| profoundly effective when done properly- | | | | this article. With great blessings of health and |
| although I will take this opportunity to caution you | | | | empowerment on your unique life journey... |
| against receiving or attuning to incorrect ReiKi | | | | |