What is energy medicine?
Energy medicine recognizes energy as a vital, living, moving force that is at the foundation of our well-being. In energy medicine, you heal the body by activating its natural healing energies and also by restoring energies that have become weak, disturbed, or out of balance. Energy medicine can be self-applied or administered by a trained practitioner. It can address physical illness, emotional or mental disorders, and is also used to promote high-level wellness, peak performance, and joyful living.
Energy is all around us, from the great vastness of the furthest reaches of the universe right down to the smallest observable particle. It makes everything manifest. It has been given many names, Chi, Ki and Prana to name but a few. The study and understanding of this energy has captured man’s fascination since the dawn of civilization. Energetic Medicine or Energy Medicine is the practice of medicine using energy or rather the flow of energy as a medium for healing. It is based on the biophysics of the body whereas traditional medicine is, for the most part, based on biochemistry through the use of pharmaceuticals. Energy Medicine takes the perspective that energy is a vital, living, moving force that is integral to our health, wellness & happiness. In Energy Medicine, energy is the medicine, and energy is the patient. Why Use Energy Medicine? Energy Medicine stimulates healing the body, mind and spirit in a natural & balanced way. When Energy healing occurs many levels of the body a
Energy medicine relates to a variety of practices, many of them deriving from complementary or alternative medical theories. The term has gained use since the 1980s, with the founding of the International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies and Energy Medicine. Treatment takes many different forms, and is usually divided into two categories: veritable and putative. Veritable energy medicine means that specific forms of energy like light or magnetic therapy are used and are measurable. In contrast, putative energy can’t yet be measured. Western medicine makes use of various specific forms of energy often. For instance, radiation therapy is in loosest definition energy medicine, and things like sound waves are used to visualize parts of the body through sonograms. People who suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD) may use forms of light therapy, which can help improve mood during seasons when there is limited sunlight. Other forms considered veritable include magnetic therapy,
