Energy Healing FAQs
What is energy healing?
Energy healing is a traditional healing system that restores the balance and flow of energy throughout the body, mind and soul. Consider it a deep tissue massage but for your energy.
What are the benefits of energy healing?
Energy healing reduces stress, anxiety, and worry. It can also relieve pain, help with insomnia, and increase blood circulation throughout the body for overall balance. Energy healing practices are safe enough for all living beings, plants, pets and babies.
What is Reiki?
Reiki is an ancient Japanese form of energy healing. The word Rei (ray) means universal, and Ki (key) means life force energy. It was developed in the 1920s by Japanese healer Mikao Usui.
Reiki channels universal energy through the palms of the hands and works it into the body to promote healing and relaxation. Reiki is used by practitioners around the world and is recognized by The World Health Organization as an alternative therapy practiced in hospitals and medical clinics.
What is Therapeutic Touch?
Therapeutic Touch is a holistic evidence-based therapy that is lead through intention and compassionate use of universal energy to promote balance and well-being. Practitioners will consciously direct the flow of energy through the body using their hands. When lead with intent, the body rebalances the energy field, enhancing the body’s natural form of healing.
This technique can be used on its own or complimentary to medical therapies. Therapeutic Touch is practiced globally in hospitals, long term care facilities and taught in numerous universities and colleges.
What is the difference between Reiki and Therapeutic Touch?
Both practices are similar in concept of healing through energy and achieving similar results but the journey to the outcome is different.
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Reiki focuses on allowing the flow of energy while Therapeutic Touch directs the flow to rebalance one's energy field.
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Reiki originated from spiritual healers while Therapeutic Touch was observed and influenced by ancient healers and developed further by nurse practitioners. Reiki healers learn the skill by passing through attunement while Therapeutic Touch practitioners learn and master the techniques.
In the end, both practices promote relaxation, reduces stress and generates overall well being.
What is Distance Healing?
With distance healing through Reiki or Therapeutic Touch, similar techniques are used as described in an in-person session but done through visualization. Both in person and distance sessions are equally effective. These sessions are preferred to be done via video call. The distance of where you are does not matter, the client can be anywhere in the world as long as they are open to receiving at the designated time.
What is Emotional Freedom Technique?
Also known as EFT, Emotional Freedom technique is a clinically proven tapping therapy technique used on meridian or acupressure points in the body. Introduced in ancient Chinese medicine, tapping on specific meridian points helps release past trauma, depression, anxiety, fears, lowers cortisol levels and unblocks emotional challenges to lead to a more peaceful, happier life.
What are the benefits of EFT?
Over 100 studies have shown EFT helps release past trapped trauma, fears, limiting beliefs, anxiety, negative thoughts, cravings, addiction and can even help with weight loss. Using EFT as a self-care tool to release daily stressors can help improve happiness and overall quality of life.
How often should I do a healing session?
Though one session can make a difference, each individual may require different needs. A session is recommended once a week for highly effective results. On going sessions work as maintenance for your body’s energy flow. You will find quality of life improve much more.
