Energy Therapies Flashcards
Energy therapies
channeling healing energy through the hands of a practitioner into the client’s body to restore a normal energy balance and, therefore, health
energy therapies attempt to _____, _____, or ______ energy in and around the body
harness, manipulate, or direct
central concept =
life force energy (qi) is embodied in all things living and nonliving, and as such that energy can play a role in one’s well-being
2 categories of energy therapies
- biofield therapies
- affect the energy in and around the body
- no effective and efficient mode of measuring - bioelectrical therapies
- measurable; specific frequency or wavelength
- most often a magnetic force, light energy, or a type of radiation
energy healers believe that the body possesses and emits “__________,” and it is the disruption in the flow of this energy that causes disease and illness
subtle energy
Human biofield
a multidimensional, vibrational reflection of the emotional and mental energy of the physical form2 and links our cellular activity to the meridians of the body