The Connection Between Energy Healing and Physical Health

Everything is Energy

When I talk about Energy Healing, I am referring to the natural, universal energy that is transferred through a practitioner to the person receiving the treatment to influence the systems within our own bodies. There are many different types of Energy healing systems out there, including various Reiki techniques and the use of crystal and plant medicine to heal through vibrational energy. Horse therapy is utilized for those who have experienced trauma; even meditation can be considered as an interaction with universal energy that helps to calm one's mind.

Since time immemorial, human beings have using various forms of energy found in our natural world to support the healing of our bodies and minds. Shamans and Medicine people from Indigenous nations across the planet have practiced various forms of energy healing to help others heal physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

It has only been since colonization spread from Rome across the nations of the world that modern medicine has led us to believe that healing occurs only through scientifically based, centralized, government-controlled, and physician-approved methods created by the modern state. Don't get me wrong: Science and modern medicine have given us many things to be grateful for. Surgeons do work that saves lives every day, and this should not be dismissed or belittled. What I do believe is that we need both modern medicine and the various forms of energy healing to maintain our bodies and minds.

Modern scientists have studied the effects of energy healing and found it to be beneficial. Surgeons in the United States, in more progressive hospitals, use medical Reiki practitioners to provide their patients with Reiki before, during, and after surgery. A quick Google search on this subject will provide evidence. Nurses have been using "Therapeutic Touch" for many decades with the people that are in their care, bringing them comfort and relief.

When a person experiences trauma, whether it be physical, mental, emotional or spiritual trauma, that trauma has a direct impact on every cell of our being. It has been proven that our emotional state affects our minds and bodies. Furthermore, every word we say, emotion we feel, food we eat, what we see and what we hear all have energetic vibrations that either help or hinder every dimension of our being. (Again, Google can be your friend in providing evidence for everything I am saying). It is essential to understand that life is all about energy in one form or another.

Energy healing can be highly beneficial for anyone in the process of healing. Whether it be healing in the mental, emotional, physical, or spiritual areas of our lives, energy healing can help us release any energies we have held in our bodies that do not promote good health. While the antibiotic you are taking to clear the infection you have is an essential part of your healing, energy healing can also help clear that infection on an energetic level. The stored up emotions that you inherited through intergenerational trauma and added to through vicarious trauma and your own traumatic experiences can be released through a combination of healing circles, therapy and energetic healing that will help release it from where it is stuck within your body.

Everything on this planet is energy, including ourselves. I believe that energy healing is a tool worth including in any healing plan to aid you on your healing journey.