Energy healing is a fascinating and valuable  part of the healing process in terms of how it relates to accelerating  healing in the physical body as well as how it goes deeper into the realm of the emotional layer of our souls’ healing journey.  It’s often the case that our physical symptoms can be a means for bringing awareness to the core issue in need of our attention.

 

It’s been in my nature to be pro-active in exploring the root causes of my own illnesses—especially as my doctors would not have satisfactory answers to chronic issues related to my life-long struggles with endocrine imbalances.  “Your tests are all in the normal set of ranges”…That explanation did not improve the reality of my day to day experience.  I went through similar frustration years ago when my babies were clearly demonstrating difficulty and resistance to the feeding process.  I was told I was a nervous mother.  In the end, my research was correct in pointing out that they were both suffering from reflux.  I had to dig deep into the possible causes that were pointing toward a solution to their discomfort.

 

There are a variety of different healing modalities that move below the surface layer of symptomatic relief of illnesses.  I believe it’s valuable to our healing to look at the energy of the body as it relates to the manifestation of the physical ailments in order to get a broader perspective of the underlying issues leading to the problems in both the mind and body.  There are no cookie cutter answers in this approach.  Every soul and body is unique in the experience of its own health and imbalances.  However, there are often common denominators that can shed light on the root cause of illnesses.

 

This brings me to the part that energy healing plays in restoring health to all aspects of the body, mind and spirit paradigm.  I have briefly outlined the importance of our bodies’ energy centers called the “chakras” in another essay.  These centers are invaluable sources of information when it comes to those areas of blockage or vulnerability in our health and emotional issues.  There are countless sources of information related to how the chakra system works.  Some of the most comprehensive and detailed information I have found have been authored by Anodea Judith  “Wheels of Life—The User’s Guide to the Chakra System”, Caroline Myss “Anatomy of the Spirit” and Sonia Choquette “True Balance”.

 

The chakras are dynamic and ever changing in response to energy.  They lay the groundwork in shifting physical and emotional dis-ease as it translates in the body.  Most of modern medicine has, to this point, left out this element of the equation when it comes to diagnosis of illness.  The closest thing to the recognition of energy is the generality of stress in the promotion of illness.  Everyone seems to agree that “stress” is a major factor in the cause of distress in the body.

 

That is where Energy Healing comes in.

 

Of the many modalities of energy healing that are practiced, I have had the most experience with Reiki.  Reiki is a hands-on healing practice that translates to mean “Universal Life Force Energy”.  It is a simple and non-invasive means of allowing loving, healing energy to flow through the practitioner to the client.  What I have discovered and learned is that Reiki brings about various degrees of healing through the means by which it rebalances any disturbances in the Chakra system of the person receiving the treatment.  As an added bonus, the practitioner also receives healing benefits of this energy because he/she is simply a conduit of this flow, not the source of it.  I have had the opportunity to both give and receive Reiki through my role as a Reiki Practitioner/Master and it has never failed to bring about positive benefits.  I became attuned to Reiki because years ago I found myself instinctively placing my hand/s on the area of my kids’ ailments—Their belly-aches, head aches, etc.  They always responded positively to this practice. Reiki became a natural extension of this process.  In fact, I have attuned both of my children to Reiki!  They are very comfortable with the process of “Reiking” themselves, their food, and even their dog when he seems out of sorts.

Reiki has been a staple in my work—both personally and with my clients in finding more peace and relief in both physical symptoms and emotional distress.

 

And as far as my endocrine imbalances…I’ve finally started to recently see improvement after some intensive energy work, which went to the heart of what had created the disturbance at a foundational level.

 

If you’re interested in finding out more about Reiki, a great source of information can be found at  www.reikiblessings.com