What is Energy Healing?

Energy Healing focuses on regaining balance and alignment throughout the body's energy field. The body's energy field is called an Aura. Energy Healers train to detect congestion in the electromagnetic field that surrounds the body and work at reviving the energy flow. Congestion or blockages, as they are called, can be cause by physical, emotional, mental or spiritual trauma or can be a result of the standards, beliefs and self judgment a person sustains.

The benefits of Energy Healing

One encompassing objective of Energy Therapy is to increase happiness. Energy therapy can help by relieving stress and anxiety, peace can be found, people are better able to come to terms with trauma or psychological problems. Having a balanced aura will increase self awareness, confidence, worth and ability. Overall, people have felt an increase in optimism, daily satisfaction and inner peace.

Types of Energy Healing

1. Reiki Treatment is a hands on healing technique that has been practiced since ancient times. It focuses on transferring energy from the practitioner to the patient through touch. This is classified as spiritual and alternative healing. Each Reiki treatment has five principles, some might differ in the wording but the integrity is always maintained. The principles are:

Just for today, do not worry

Just for today, do not anger

Honor your parents, teachers and elders

Earn your living honestly

Show gratitude to everything

Reiki teaches that individuals must make decisions to be healthy and happy. These five principles offer guidance and can act as a standard which when maintained the balance within the body returns.

2. Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) focuses on freeing the mind of any negative thoughts. Negative thoughts can contribute to the blockages in a person's Aura. EFT teaches a person how to experience quick, immediate release from negative thoughts. This freedom gained is empowering and restores balance within the body.

3. Tai Chi - Qi Gong combines movement, meditation and breathing to restore balance with the body's energy field.

Training in Energy Healing

Like other types of Alternative Therapy there are many training resources available for Energy Healing. For those that desire to gain certification in Energy Healing they need to determine what technique they are interested in learning before finding a course. Most Alternative Medicine colleges offer a type of Energy Healing course. The internet is a great research source but its important to make sure the courses offered are legitimate. It is wise to personally contact teachers, ask questions and ask for recommendations.