| Energy healing therapy applies to any form of | | | | the effect it has on the patient’s mind and |
| therapy that involves energy healing. Whether it is | | | | body will all play a part in which religion a particular |
| based on the belief in Qi (chi or ki, depending on | | | | energy healing therapy is based. While they are all |
| whether the therapy is Japanese or Chinese) or | | | | spiritually based, the religion they represent will |
| the belief in Reiki Most Alternative therapies hold | | | | vary.Energy flows within the body through |
| that human beings are not only physical, but | | | | channels called "meridians," and seven main energy |
| consist of a "subtle energy" system that relates | | | | centers aligned down the spine. These energy |
| to the mental, emotional, and spiritual self, all of | | | | centers or chakras (a Sanskrit word for "wheel") |
| which may be addressed in diagnosis and | | | | absorb and emit life force. Each chakra governs |
| treatment. Though not yet scientifically proven, | | | | an area of the body together with specific |
| the concept of a sort of invisible "subtle body" | | | | emotional issues. Thus the "root" or "base chakra" |
| appears to have some support in the latest | | | | connects with the adrenal glands, the hips, and |
| theories in modern subatomic physics.The idea | | | | one's security in the world, and the "brow chakra" |
| that we have a "subtle energy body" or "aura" is | | | | to the pineal gland, intuition, and will.Good health |
| not new. It has been traditionally recognized by | | | | depends on the free flow of energy, and ill-health |
| Eastern medicine and most religions for centuries, | | | | is caused by energy blockages or imbalances |
| and some psychics claim they can see it. | | | | resulting from physical causes such as bad |
| According to these traditions it consists of a | | | | nutrition, drugs, or injury, and/or mental and |
| series of energy fields around the body, moving | | | | emotional causes such as shock, grief, or negative |
| out from the "etheric" or electromagnetic field | | | | thinking.Energy-oriented therapies include |
| through the emotional and mental bodies, to the | | | | acupuncture, uiodynamic massage, color and light |
| spiritual.What religion is energy healing therapy | | | | therapy, craniosacral therapy, crystal healing, |
| based on?Energy healing therapy can be based in | | | | homeopathy, kinesiology, polarity therapy, chi |
| many different religions. How the energy healing | | | | kung, shiatsu, sound therapy, spiritual/psychic |
| therapy is approached, what the purpose is, and | | | | healing, and zero balancing. |