What is a distant healer and what type of training do they receive?
There are various perspectives on the definition of a distant healer and how they should be trained. At the broadest level, many religious traditions maintain that anyone can be a distant healer and all that is required is a compassionate heart. In this sense, anyone who prays for healing for another is a distant healing practitioner. At the other end of the spectrum, some traditions believe that only certain people have the “gift” of healing, that this capacity is bestowed by the divine or God and is not available to all. A more nuanced perspective is that many people have healing capacities but that training and practice is required to fully develop these capacities.
