Definition of Energy Healing
Energy healing is a complementary approach based on the belief that our bodies have energy flowing through them, and that healing can come from helping to balance this flow, per the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
According to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), energy healing therapy, also known as energy medicine, is a technique in which a practitioner channels healing energy through their hands (or other mediums, like acupuncture needles) to the client’s body to restore energy balance, which in turn brings about purported health benefits. Energy healing may or may not involve physical touch.
Welcome To Energy Healing
The practice of energy healing has been around for centuries in cultures all over the world and has recently been picking up steam in the United States. Advocates for energy healing claim it comes with numerous health benefits, including reduced pain, improved depression and anxiety symptoms, and an overall sense of well-being.
But does credible research back these promises or is it a bunch of pseudoscience? Read on to learn more about energy healing, what the research says, and how you can get started if you’re interested in giving energy healing a try.
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History of Energy Healing
Energy healing has roots in ancient forms of medicine, such as traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and ayurveda. According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, the basic concept of TCM is that a vital energy force, known as “qi,” surges throughout the body. When there is an imbalance of qi, disease and illness may result.
Similarly, ayurveda, which originated in India more than 3,000 years ago, is a system of medicine based on the principle that disease is caused by an imbalance or stress in a person’s consciousness, per Johns Hopkins Medicine. The vital energy concept in ayurveda is called “prana” and has similarities to qi in TCM.
In both TCM and ayurveda, the goal is to support the body to achieve balance and realign your energy to find healing. This is done with a number of tools, such as massage therapy, acupuncture, and movement therapies like yoga and tai chi.
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How Energy Healing Works
There’s no scientific consensus about how energy healing therapies work. Energy healing encompasses a variety of techniques believed to clear blockages in the energy field that contribute to imbalance in a person’s life, says Kristen Blythe, a reiki master teacher from the greater Boston area with training in more than a dozen energy healing modalities from around the world.
“Energy healing works on the principle that our physical body and life experiences are informed by the energies that exist in our energy field, and any imbalances or blocks in our energy field can contribute to emotional challenges, physical pain or illness, limiting life patterns, and other unwanted conditions in a person’s life,” she says.
