An introduction to the Principles and Practice of Energy Medicine

Energy Medicine was known and practiced by almostbecause matter dissolves into energy. Medicine, as it
all the ancient great civilizations and isnow beingstands today is light years behind physics.
newly rediscovered by the West. Biomedical researchIn Ayurvedic Medicine, there is the concept of the
is now moving in the direction of a new model forthree doshas - pitta, vata and kapha. These are
the human body, the Energy field model. This is thethought to lie at the energy-matter interface or the
same model that the ancient civilizations of China andmind-body junction. Mind is considered to be in the
India based their philosophy and their medicalrealm of energy. That is why the mind can effect a
systems upon. (The Ayurvedic and Yogic systems,powerful impact on the individual person's health.
the Acupuncture meridians etc.) This new modelThis flow of energy can be impacted negatively or
moves away from the premise that life came fromeven blocked, in many ways. Toxins like pesticides,
chemical soup towards the concept that life cameplastics, chemicals can block its flow. So can negative
from electrical charges of energy i.e. physics ratheremotions as well as negative thought patterns. A cut
than chemistry. At the basis of chemistry we findmade across acupuncture meridian can impede the
energy, electromagnetic or other forms of energy.flow of energy through the meridian. There are
One of the basic premises of these energy basedseveral other ways, too numerous to mention in this
medical systems is that there is a circulation ofarticle that the flow of energy can be blocked.
energy in the body that follows an orderly path alongThe methods of treatment at the vibrational level are
the meridians. This energy is known as chi or prana.also too numerous to mention them all. Homeopathy,
We already have proof of the existence of electricalAyurvedic and Chinese herbs, Sound, Light and Color
fields' e.g. EKG, EEG etc.therapy, Meditation and Yoga are just a few. In fact,
In addition to the circulation of energy, there is aelectrical healing is now going mainstream. Several
force field of energy in and around a human bodyarticles have been published on the use of pulsed
similar to the field around a magnet. This field can beelectromagnetic fields in accelerating bone healing in
impacted positively or negatively and it can be seenfractures.
by certain sensitive individuals. It is also known as theThe basic principle on which most of the energy
aura. It generally extends a little beyond the bodyhealing systems work is the principle of harmonics.
hence the term "Don't invade my space", if someoneWe all know, from our school level physics that if
stands a little too close for comfort.you line up a set of tuning forks and then strike one,
Then, there are the chakras. These are whirlingsoon all of them will be vibrating at the same
vortexes of energy, situated along the spinal column.frequency. To further understand this we need to
These are not physical but energetic in nature andlook at another concept of energy medicine that is
they act as step down transformers. They step"disease first occurs at the vibrational level". Not at
down the higher finer vibrations down to the physicalthe cellular or even DNA but beyond that at the level
level and these are believed to produce their effectsof this energy flow or force field that I mentioned
at the level of the meridians, the mind and also atearlier and so the cell or tissue or organ will first begin
the hormonal level.to vibrate at a "sick frequency" before any disease
Another basic premise or concept of Energy Medicalhas appeared or can be detected by chemical or
systems is that - this energy is not a mindless or asradiological means. Conversely, a diseased organ or
we say in medicine, subtentorial, kind of energy.tissue etc can be treated (provided the illness is not
Rather it has "intelligence".far advanced) by introducing the "well" vibration and
It knows what is wrong and will attempt to correctsoon per the principle of harmonics, the organ will
it. Also, it is possible to communicate with this innertake up the healing vibration and return to health. So
intelligence to find out what is wrong and what canhomeopathy for example will work as an all or none
be done to correct it.phenomenon. Either the "remedy" as it is called will
In physics, it is very well known that as you attemptwork, if it is the right vibration or it will do nothing at
to cut matter into smaller and smaller building blocks,all.
you reach a stage at which you can go no further