EnergyWork

So, What is Energy Work?
Energy Healing, Therapeutic Touch, Reiki . . .

Many forms of energy or spiritual healing are based on the ancient
principals of “laying on of hands”. The human body is believed to include
energy fields that can be stimulated to promote wellness. This life energy
or life force, (Qi in China, ki in Japan, or prana in India) connects us to
universal life force or divine life energy. Energy work practitioners believe
that balancing the body's energy leads to wellness and good health.
Clients remain fully clothed during energy work.

According to Dolores Krieger, a professor of nursing and proponent of
Therapeutic Touch, “The most common effect of Therapeutic Touch is
rapid relaxation, which is accompanied by the patient’s experiencing a
feeling of well being. The next most reliable results are the relief of pain
and an acceleration of the body’s natural healing process”. These
effects have been scientifically proven through the work of Dolores
Krieger and Dora Kunz. As a result, Therapeutic Touch and Reiki have
become mainstream in many hospitals throughout the U.S. and
internationally. In A Doctor’s Guide To Therapeutic Touch, Dr. Susan
Wagner writes that this method “can strengthen the immune system,
relieve chronic pain, treat asthma, gastrointestinal disorders,
cardiac problems, endocrine imbalances, headaches, promote
healing of fractures and infections, relieve symptoms associated
with cancer and AIDS, and enhance relaxation to reduce anxiety
and depression”.

Clients should seek or continue other medical treatment and holistic
practices when appropriate. Therapeutic Touch, Reiki and other energy
healing techniques are used in addition to other health care practices.