In the insane pace of this world, sometimes we could all do with a realignment of our energies: energy healing sessions are particularly beneficial for those of us who need to rid ourselves of negative energies and blockages. And there are numerous ways to do an energy cleanse all by yourself. In this post, I examine a few energy healing techniques, using various props, for those times when you need a spiritual pick-me-up.
Simply put, energy healing sessions are those that help clear mental and emotional fog that may be bogging you down without your knowing. Energy healers are those deeply in tune with light and dark energy. When you are in the company of someone who makes you feel light emotionally, unburdened, then you are in the presence of light energy. You would have heard someone use the term “good vibes”. When the emotional energy of a person or a group of people are in perfect harmony, not at all at odds with another, existing in serenity, you feel it. And yes, when you are in the midst of an emotionally charged situation, or just stepping into the home of someone where two people have had an argument, you can feel the sparks of negative energy all around you. This is when you are said to be in a field of dark energy.
And these vibes, good or bad, inhabit places too, not just people. You can think of your own relationships: you are wont to not visit certain people or places because you don’t “feel good” in their presence, or in a certain place that makes you feel uncomfortable in your own body. But when circumstances make it so that you have to be in that kind of energy, you will do good with an energy healing session: centering your energy with light energy, with good vibes, with a thorough aura and cosmic cleanse, so as to feel whole again. Reiki is one of the most popular energy healing techniques practiced around the world, as is meditation.
Energy Healing Techniques and Props
Crystal Healing: “Crystal healing is an alternative medical technique in which crystals and other stones are used to cure ailments and protect against disease. Proponents of this technique believe that crystals act as conduits for healing — allowing positive, healing energy to flow into the body as negative, disease-causing energy flows out.
“In crystal healing, stones are assigned various properties, though healers have different ideas about which stones possess which properties. Amethyst, for example, is believed by some to be beneficial for the intestines; green aventurine helps the heart; yellow topaz provides mental clarity. Colors red through violet are associated with seven chakra points on the body.”
Aroma Healing: From an earlier post on aromatherapy: Stress relief oils help you unwind and focus more on your inner calm. In tense situations, when cortisol runs roughshod through your system, our jaws tend to clench, muscles to strain or tighten, and our blood pressure rises. All of this, added to any external cause such as an irate boss, a rude store assistant, or just bad weather, can weigh you down and make you internalize the feeling of stress more so than usual. Aromatherapy works on one of your key senses, i.e., the sense of smell. The aromatic molecules directly impact your brain, helping your nervous system to calm down from the inside. And as your brain begins to calm down, it regulates the levels of cortisol in the body.
Sound Healing: The benefits of sound healing are manifold, research proves. As it is a natural way to bring relaxation to the body and mind, and entirely non-invasive, sound healing is finding favour even in modern medicine as supplementary therapy for healing. Sound healing therapy is seen as a particularly effective add-on in the treatment of chronic and acute disorders for the simple reason that it impacts our emotional state as well as our physical body positively.
Nadi Shuddhi Pranayama: Whatever you want to call it — Nadi Shuddhi, Anulom Vilom, or Alternate Nostril Breathing — yoga endorses this breathing technique to help energy flow in the body without blockages of any kind. Some of the immediate benefits to alternate nostril breathing are a subtle cooling down of the body’s temperature, a clearing of the respiratory passages, and the welcome sense of calm that deep breathing always brings with it. When practiced regularly, over time, Nadi Shuddhi Pranayama can help not only clear blocked energy channels, but also prevent further blockages.
Sage Cleansing: “Ancient and pagan cultures swear by this ritual. If you feel there is bad juju in the air, or want to cleanse your living space of all dark energy, or are just coming out of an argument and need an energy uplift, light a stick of sage. Sage cleansing as a practice is also in tune with Feng Shui or Vaastu ideologies. To align the living energy into perfect harmony, Feng Shui or Vaastu will have you move objects around, place countering elements in the form of pictures or other representative symbols if you cannot move certain sections around. Along the same principles, a sage cleanse will help eliminate all that is perceived to be harmful in your living space.”
