Holistic Energy Healing
Techniques to Relieve Pain
Pain is a funny beast. No one seems to really know quite what it is, or
what causes it, or why it comes and goes for some people, and persists
for others. There have been advances in scientific understanding of it in recent years, but despite that it's essentially still a mystery. One thing we do know now is that it's not just or not always caused by damaged tissues in the body. The mind has much to do with it, and as an energy healer, I would argue that our energy does, too.
Treating pain can be hit or miss, especially chronic pain. Holistic therapies like energy healing can often help relieve physical pain. (Or perhaps to be more accurate, they can often help relieve suffering, which includes but goes beyond physical pain.) While energy healing may not eliminate it entirely, any reduction can be counted as a win. There's no downside, either. You can't hurt anyone with energy healing, or get them addicted to a harmful drug. It works gently on a holistic basis to re-balance and restore wholeness.
Following are three simple holistic energy healing techniques for getting the energy to balance and flow. But there are a couple of things you should do to prepare yourself for doing an energy healing, so I'll start there.
Preparing for Energy Healing
Before you go into a healing session, you should bring your own energy into as balanced and elevated state as you can.Ground and Center
With all holistic energy healing, begin by grounding and centering. There are various ways to do this, but doing some quiet belly breathing, quieting your mind, and being very present will work just fine.
Scan the Field
After you've gotten grounded and present, it's a good idea to see if you can sense what's currently going on in the energy field. Hold your hand in your (or your client's) energy field, moving it over the whole body. Notice how the energy feels in general, and notice anywhere that the energy feels different. Move your hand slowly back and forth through the area above the problem area on your (or your client's) body to see how it feels. This is called "scanning."You can often feel a difference in the energy over painful areas in the body. It may feel hot, spiky, dense, painful, throbbing, tingly, or just different than other areas of the field. It is often dense, excessive, and "stuck."
Three Holistic Energy Healing Techniques For Relieving Pain
The Siphoning Technique
You can siphon the energy of the discomfort off, draining it away and out into the earth.
- To do this, put your left palm in the field above the affected area, and your right hand pointing toward the ground.
- Imagine/feel that you are drawing the energy of the pain up into your left hand and out your right hand, into the earth.
- You may need to hold this position for a while (up to 5 minutes). You can open and close your right hand to help “pump” the pain-causing energy out, speeding the process up.
- When you feel the flow of energy slowing down, or when you feel relief, put your right hand in the field above the affected area, and your left hand pointing toward the sky. Visualize pure white light entering your left hand, traveling to your right arm and hand, and filling the area you've cleared.
The Clearing and Balancing Technique
Alternatively, circle your left hand counterclockwise in the field over the area that hurts, for up to about five minutes. This will clear excess energy. Then, reverse the motion, circling your right hand clockwise over the hurting area, re-balancing the area you’ve just cleared. (For most people, the right hand is the "sending" hand, and the left hand is the "receiving" hand.)
The Smoothing Technique
An even simpler holistic energy healing technique is just to hold your hand, palm-down, in the field over the affected area, for up to about five minutes. You can move your hand back and forth in a smoothing motion if you wish -- like smoothing the fur of a cat.This usually feels very soothing.
Of course, if your discomfort is intense, or if it persists, you should seek qualified medical attention.
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