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What is Energy Healing and How Does it Work?

Energy therapy, also known as energy medicine, vibrational healing, and vibrational medicine, is based on the principle that all living matter possesses vital energy (known as “life force energy”) which vibrates to a precise frequency. When an energetic imbalance of this vital energy occurs, physical, emotional or psychological imbalance results. Energetic imbalances which cause disease and illness are comprised of lower frequencies and are the result of lower frequencies absorbed by the body. When transmuted to higher frequencies, the energy system in the body becomes balanced and the state of health is restored.

Energy is all around us in many forms, from what appears visually as solid (trees, animals, people, water, etc.) to non-solid (air, light waves, sound waves, radio, microwaves, radio waves, x-rays, etc.). Everything that exists is made of energy which vibrates at its own frequency. Our bodies are also very effective transmitters and receivers of energy.

Our thoughts are made of energy, and the higher the quality our thoughts, the higher the vibration that they generate. The lower the quality of our thoughts, the lower the vibration they generate. We are continually receiving energy from many different surrounding. When we think and speak, we send out ripples of energy, affecting life all around us.

Vital energy flows through energy channels within the body called energy meridians. Click here to learn more about vital energy and the meridian system. As we go through life, the energetic patterns of our thoughts are often stored within the energetic patterns of our body. Fear-based energies such as anxiety, stress, anger, doubt, envy, criticism, and hate have a very low vibration. These low vibrations can create havoc within our energy system by causing sluggish energy flow, energy blockages, or over-stimulating energy in areas of the body. Similarly, love-based emotions such as love, kindness, gratitude, peace, and generosity have a higher vibration and assist in raising the overall vibration of our bodies.

Our energy can be rebalanced by going to an energy healer, or by learning to rebalance our own energy. There are several methods of energy healing which can be learned by anyone and require no special skills, intelligence, or education.

Energy Healing is not new. Several techniques trace back thousands of years ago to various ancient civilizations, including Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurvedic Medicine. Ancient Egyptians made use of the vibrational energy of color therapy by using solarium-type rooms which were filled with windows of colored glass. Sun shining through the glass would flood the patient with specific colors. Techniques have also evolved from Native American traditions, and nature-based religions such as Wicca.

Today, energy healing is becoming more and more popular in addressing illnesses and various conditions. It is considered by many to be the way of the future, and the solution to restoring humanity to a state of balance.

Energy and Vibration

When we talk about energy, and how the different energy healing therapies work, there are two very important principles:

•	Resonance: Resonance works on the very simple principle of “like attracts like.” When two objects who share the same resonant frequency are vibrating at different frequencies, it is “resonance” which causes the transference of energy from one object to the other. This is similar to an opera singer striking a note which causes a glass to vibrate or shatter, or the sound of a guitar string causing another guitar string to hum.
•	Entrainment: When two objects vibrate at different frequencies, it is “entrainment” which causes them to line up and to vibrate at the same frequency. In entrainment, one object actively changes the vibration of another object so that they begin match together in rhythm and phase. When two things vibrate at different frequencies, either the lower vibration will raise, the higher vibration will lower, or they will meet at mid-point.

When our vital energy is blocked, sluggish or overactive, techniques focused on resonance and entrainment can cause it to begin vibrating again in a state of balance.

Similar to an orchestra, when the energy within any system or organ of the body is in sync or out of sync, this can cause a corresponding effect in other systems as they all work synergistically together.

Vital Energy

Similar to the way that blood flows throughout the circulation system of the body and is regulated by the heart, vital energy is distributed throughout the body via energy channels called energy meridians. Continue on to learn about "Vital Energy" and the energy meridians.

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