| When people talk about energy healing, they're | | | | from acupuncture. It uses a series of light taps on |
| talking about using spiritual energy to aid the | | | | the face and body to restore balance. |
| healing process. If you've ever prayed for | | | | *Breathing in the life of the universe and letting it |
| somebody, or tried to "recharge" someone who | | | | heal you is the basis of Pranic healing. |
| was feeling depleted, then you already have | | | | If you're interested in energy healing, my advice |
| some experience. Many different ways have been | | | | would be to start by sitting quietly and pay close |
| developed to get the best results, and we'll | | | | attention to your body. Notice how your clothes |
| explore a few in this article. | | | | feel on your skin. The sound in the air, the |
| The practice of healing this way goes back | | | | temperature, the weight on your arms or face. |
| millennium. You find records that people have used | | | | Everything. The more you can recognize the |
| energy work to heal, both in the East and in the | | | | subtleties, the better off you'll be. |
| West. Recently, people have been trying to add | | | | Of the three energy healing styles listed above, I |
| structure to get a modern grasp on the same | | | | recommend EFT for beginners. Not that |
| process. As all rivers lead to the ocean, so too do | | | | complicated, and pretty friendly to learn. It's also |
| different ways produce the same result. | | | | handy in lots of situations. Reiki is the one I use |
| If you're reading this, then you realize that we are | | | | most, but finding a teacher can be a pain. I |
| more than a physical body. It's important to keep | | | | suggest everyone learn the basics of pranic |
| that in mind. We are energy that is currently riding | | | | healing as energy movement will benefit you no |
| in our body, but it's not us. These ways of healing | | | | matter what you do. |
| use energy to bring peace to the body, but they | | | | Each one of us has our own will. I was drawn |
| also work directly with us to calm our spirit. | | | | strongly towards Reiki, where you may be drawn |
| Each person will be drawn to one of the many | | | | towards EFt, another technique, or want to study |
| styles of energy healing. Each person will bring | | | | them all, as I am. The important thing is to keep |
| something unique to the understanding of how | | | | your focus on what you feel. Trust it. The more |
| energy it all works, the ups and downs of each | | | | you allow yourself to feel, the better your intuition |
| system. The important thing to keep in mind is | | | | and healing ability will be. |
| that even as each method is unique, they all | | | | There's no shortage of areas to explore when it |
| arrive at the same destination. | | | | comes to energy healing. What you see here is |
| Out of the many forms of healing, we'll focus on | | | | just a drop in the bucket, and each path has |
| EFT, Reiki, and Pranic healing for now. | | | | much to teach. By picking a method to study and |
| *Reiki at its heart is hands-on, both in teaching | | | | developing your awareness and skill in moving |
| and in practice, although distance Reiki is done by | | | | energy, you can benefit not only those you heal, |
| the more advanced practitioners. | | | | but yourself as well. |
| *EFT - Emotional Freedom Techniques - is derived | | | | |