What Is Energetic/ Spiritual Healing?

 Throughout time, people have used prayer and laying on of hands to comfort and heal themselves and others. It has been written about in many ancient texts including the Bible. When Jesus did healings it usually involved laying his hands on the person and/or praying. Jesus said “Even the least among you can do all that I have done, and greater things." Jesus was a Master and like all Masters he said that path was available to all.

In modern scientific terms it has been shown for decades that all things are made up of energy and that our energy affects the energy around us. Science has found that merely observing an experiment changes the outcome. What that means in terms of healing is that if we focus our energy on healing ourselves or others we can affect change.

When a doctor sets a bone it is the body's own energy system that does the healing, knits the bone and heals the tissue. But what if , through intention, we could give the body more energy, remove blocks from our energy system or direct the energy specifically to help certain areas?We can and we do it all the time. The first thing we do when we hurt ourselves is put our hand over the area. When a child is hurt we hold them or “kiss it better.” When someone is upset we give them a hug. These natural instincts direct our energy to relieve pain and suffering.

In our modern world we have gotten away from our natural instincts. We go to a doctor to get a medicine to relieve our pain and suffering. While of course that is necessary at times, I think we need to compliment this medical approach with a more heart centered, caring type of healing.

What an Energetic Healer does is hone their own energy and intuition so they can help another in a healing way. Traditions such as Therapeutic Touch, Reiki, and Healing Touch all teach techniques to sooth and heal through gentle touch and subtle energetic manipulation. I believe bringing the energy of prayer to these techniques makes them even more powerful. This kind of Energetic Healing has been shown to speed healing after injury or surgery, increase circulation, improve breathing, relieve pain, boost energy, enhance immune function and help with any number of physical ailments and dis-ease.

But that is only the physical side of the picture. We are not just our bodies. We are also spiritual, emotional beings. Our emotional state and spiritual well being affects our physical body. With physical trauma often comes emotional pain. Emotional trauma often brings on physical symptoms of pain or illness. It’s all connected. We can’t neglect one and expect to heal the other.

As an Energetic/Spiritual healer I look at and address the whole person. I set my intent and my healing prayers to bring the highest good and greatest ease for my client. I use techniques from many traditions to bring about a beneficial outcome with each session.