A wonderful article on How Energy Medicine works!
How does Reiki and other methods of hands-on healing work from a scientific standpoint?
Reiki practitioners often describe how their healing modality works as bringing Source energy (God energy, Love energy, Chi, etc.) in through their crown chakra (top of the head), down through their heart chakra, into their arms (extensions of the heart chakra), out their hands and into the body & energetic field of their client — healing, balancing and cleansing them. While this explanation is certainly valid, it is difficult for people who need a more scientific or logical explanation of how Reiki works to accept this explanation.
To view this from a logical standpoint we need to understand the electromagnetic field, the myofascial system, chakras, and biophotons. Once these are understood separately we can put them together to understand the science behind holistic energy healing.
The Electromagnetic Field
To grasp the basic concepts of energy healing understand first that everything is made up of electromagnetic energy,
or simply put, energy. All energy vibrates at different frequencies
that correspond to sound, light and color. The Eastern explanation of
energy refers to this energy as ‘Chi’ (pronounced Chee), the vital life
force energy of the Universe, present within every living thing, whereby
the Western explanation of energy within the body typically refrains
from explaining what energy is but instead states that we need
energy within our bodies to sustain life and that energy cannot be
destroyed or eliminated from our being. Western medical science is now
beginning to take a serious look at ancient Far Eastern traditions that
focus on Chi, the life force energy which flows through the body
pathways – known as meridians and chakras – of all living forms, in
order to maintain health and wellness, energetically, mentally,
physically, and emotionally. This life-force energy, or Chi, moves
within, from and around our bodies through what is known as an
electromagnetic field (see picture above). An electromagnetic field
(also known as EMF or EM field) is a physical field produced by
electrically charged objects. Humans, animals, plants, cell phones, even
planet Earth has an EMF and this Chi flows from all parts in the
Universe, in and throughout this EMF continually. The Institute of HeartMath
is currently conducting enlightening research on the EMF and their
findings on how the EMF affects and is affected by our emotions and
thoughts, or intention. It is this field that energetic healers work
within to bring about clearing, balancing and healing of the body.The Myofascial System
The
Myofascial System, which makes up 60% of your body, consists of fascial
tissue (fascia). In the photo to the right you can see that fascial
tissue is actually made up of tiny microtubules of callogen, similar to
fiber optics, which are hollow and fluid-filled and carry information
about proprioception as well as carrying your consciousness throughout
your body.This tissue is a white or clear connective tissue that supports, envelops, and connects our organs, bones, muscles, and tissue together. The fascia provides a sliding and gliding environment for muscles, suspends organs in their proper place, transmits movement from muscles to bones, and provides a supportive and movable wrapping for nerves and blood vessels as they pass through and between muscles. If you ever dissected an animal in your high school biology class, you would have cut through this white, skin-like tissue to get to whatever organ, muscle or bone you were trying to find.
Fascia
also conducts your energy; you might consider it an energy highway.
When we send energy from our body to another body it is moving through
and from the fascia. This fascia also creates our chakras or energy
centers within the body. These energy centers are where the fascial
tissue actually congregates in horizontal bands (see diagram to the
left) creating a concentration of energetic vibration and internal
power.Biophotons
By understanding your electromagnetic field and fascia, you can now see how this life-force energy moves throughout and around your body, both physically and energetically. However, to fully understand energetic healing we must add the variable of biophotons and their role in this fascinating process.
All
living organisms emit a constant current of biophotons, which are
elementary particles of light coming from a biological being. Pictured
to the left are biophotons in a drop of water. These particles are
emitted and direct instantaneous signals to multiple locations at once,
from one part of the body to another, and to the outside world. They are
stored in the DNA and their function is cellular communication.
Physicists actually call these light particles the “communicators” in
the body because they use your intention to direct other particles to
rearrange into either a healthy or non-healthy pattern. In biology
every cell in your body has over 100,000 biochemical reactions per
second, all of which must be carefully timed and sequenced with each
other. Research has provided evidence that this cellular dance is not
random, but rather controlled by these biophotons. To further explain,
science is showing us that biophotons are in control of virtually every
biochemical reaction that occurs in your body through our thoughts,
emotions, and intention, including supporting your body’s ability to
heal, releasing old patterns or forming new supportive ones.A direct intention manifests itself as an electric and magnetic energy producing an ordered change of photons. Our intentions operate as highly coherent frequencies capable of changing the molecular structure of matter.
In short, it is the biophotons that allow for our patterns to form and break, allow our emotions to hold a negative charge or balance into a positive experience, and allow our body to be in a state of health or dis-ease.
Taking this explanation of biophotons one step further, we’re going to look at images of biophotons in a drop of water (below). In February 2006, using a Somatoscope, which is a darkfield microscope with a magnification of 30,000x, researchers were able to observe the inside structure of biophotons for the very first time. What was discovered when focusing on a single biophoton was that in the center of this spark of light a six-pointed star was contained within a hexagonal geometric shape, as is seen appearing in photo 4. By photo 6 you can see a Merkaba form in the middle with a hexagon around the edge and by photo 9 you can see the Flower of Life form. If you connect Sacred Geometry with healing, you may come to the conclusion that at the center of the flower of life is our consciousness, the consciousness directs the photons, the photons direct our patterns and positive or negative state of being, which means – we completely control our own state of being. We are not a victim to anyone or anything, we hold all the cards and only we can heal ourselves.
For more information on Sacred Geometry, watch this great little video from our friends at Spirit Science!
Putting it all together
Reiki works when biophotons are brought in from source energy, through the fascia, into the heart and then into the hands of a practitioner or ones’ own hands. When a practitioner and a client have a shared intention or when the self has a clear intention on what is wanted the biophotons travel through the fascia of the client or self, moving into the DNA and communicate with other biophotons within the body to allow healing, clearing, balancing, etc. In other words the biophotons are directed to restructure the chemical reactions and molecular makeup of the body for health and wellness to occur.Conducting a healing session
Anyone
can heal and everyone has the power to change the course of their
physical, mental and emotional well-being. The following is an
explanation of one method of conducting a healing session on others, but
can easily be applied to the self. Methods vary from practitioner to
practitioner and each method has value and worth. If you are not
finding success with your own self-healing, seek a local energy healer
who can guide you through your release.To begin, take a few deep breaths with your client to help engage the Vagus nerve which triggers a signal within your nervous system to slow down the heart rate, lower blood pressure, and decrease cortisol, the stress hormone. Then guide them into their heart center (chakra) asking them to connect their heart to yours so that a partnership is formed while conducting the healing process. Remind the person you are working on that the practitioner is a conduit to move the energy and set the space for healing to occur—the true healer is the self.
Once
hearts are connected begin by placing your hands on your client –go
where you feel called to go, listening to your intuition or when
releasing old emotion, place one hand on the heart and one on the solar
plexus. Set an intention for the energy and ask to bring in the right
energy for the client’s highest and greatest good. By setting that
intention you bring in the correct arrangement of photons into your
crown chakra, down through your heart, out your arms, and through your
hands. What leaves your hands are biophotons that are in perfect
arrangement for the client’s healing and balance. Once these particles
of light enter your client’s body, they communicate with the client’s
own biophotons to assist in rearranging molecules into a healthy
pattern. Continue to set these intentions together as you work on
various parts of the body or on particular emotional releases, moving
this energy through the fascia. By doing this rearranging of molecules,
energy blockages and old emotions can be released, leaving the client
in a healthier, balanced state. There are particular techniques and
symbols that are taught in Reiki classes and can increase frequency and
direction for the healing sessions; seek a local Reiki instructor for
further training to assist either yourself or others.
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