Energy Healing, What’s it All About?
There are many types of energy healing, ranging from EFT or emotional freedom technique to Reiki healing. Sharing information about these subtle energy techniques can be difficult though, for understanding comes from experience more than anything else.
Energy healing is a broad field, ranging from Chinese medicine’s work with the energy meridian system, to the more recent modalities offered through the findings and practices of individual healing practitioners. How do we talk about energy healing in a way that can be understood? It can be difficult, for the English language does not have words that support the concepts of spirituality.
The English language doesn’t have many words to describe subtle energy. Many of the words used by the energy healers are in fact derived from the ancient eastern cultures that supported energy awareness and spiritual concepts, such as Buddhism.
Energy medicine is nothing new in the eastern cultures. Chinese medicine and acupuncture has treated the energy meridian system for thousands of years. The subtle electrical impulses generated by the the acupuncture points have been confirmed by our western technologies, showing that this unseen connectivity really does exist.
Reiki is another type of energy healing. These days there are many who learn and practice Reiki healing, and those numbers include the medical community. Some doctors and nurses use Reiki energy healing as a complimentary treatment prior to surgery or medical procedures.
Prayer is also a form of energy healing, using thought and intent to aid in the healing process. Many studies have been conducted on healing with prayer and without, and those studies have shown that the recovery time is shorter for those who received thought-filled prayer.
There is no great mystery to energy healing. Whether we are talking about the electrical impulses stored in the cells of the body, our memories, or our thoughts, it’s all energy. Healing is really nothing more than returning to a state of wholeness. While the debates do go on about whether energy healing is real, many state that energy healing really does work.
