Why Does Healing Touch Work

Why Does Healing Touch Work?

Donald Stouffer, PhD, CHTP
Professor of Aerospace Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Ohio 45221

The two basic concepts that are necessary to convey to clients, medical professionals and the community are: What is Healing Touch and how does it work A reasonable explanation might be: Healing Touch is a conscious, intentional process of directing energy through the hands of the practitioner to the client to facilitate the healing process. However, this type of explanation is not totally satisfying or convincing even though it is reasonably accurate. A better physical explanation might eliminate some of the misunderstanding and criticism of voodoo medicine.

A model for a scientific basis of the physiological changes developed by a Healing Touch treatment can be extracted from acupuncture research. In acupuncture, healing is stimulated by the insertion of fine needles at special points on meridians that are usually activated with a tiny current. This current stimulates the flow of Qi or pulses of electrical energy that travel along the meridians and neurological pathways to the cells. Pomeranz (1) showed that this current stimulates the release of endorphins, and the secretion of hormones, serotonin and other chemicals at the cellular level. This chemical change produces effects like relaxation and reduction of pain.

The effects of acupuncture are well established. An NIH panel recently reviewed over 200 research papers and concluded that acupuncture helps relieve post-operative nausea and vomiting, post-operative dental pain, and nausea and vomiting following chemo-therapy (2). In addition, the panel concluded that acupuncture was a suitable part of the treatment plan for drug and alcohol addiction, stroke rehabilitation, headache, menstrual cramps, tennis elbow, general muscle pain, osteoarthritis, low back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and asthma.

It is reasonable to expect these results should also apply to Healing Touch. When a practitioner “Centers” to do a Healing Touch treatment, there is a mind-body connection where the mental processes stimulate the body's bioelectrical field. The bioelectrical flow corresponds to pulses of electrical charges that produce chemical changes in the practitioner’s body, but these pulses also create a magnetic field. Maxwell's Law (3), a well documented effect in physics, states that the flow of electrical charges creates both an electrical field and a magnetic field, and Maxwell’s equations show how these effects are related. Thus the human energy system is a bioelectromagnetic field (4). The flow felt between a person’s two hands is a biomagnetic field flow. The aura is a subtle biomagnetic field.

During a treatment the practitioner’s biomagnetic field interacts with the client's biomagnetic field and changes occur in the client's electrical field. This produces a change in the client's chemical balance at the cellular level, chemicals are released and physiological changes result. The cell's structure and function are changed.

Drugs and food produce changes at the cellular level by directly changing the chemical balance. An emotional trauma impacts the body through bioelectrical changes that are stimulated by the thought process.

Healing Touch is not magic. The effect of the modality is similar to acupuncture. It can be thought of as a bioelectromagnetic massage to stimulate bioelectromagnetic and physiological changes in the client at the cellular level to promote healing. The Healing Touch program teaches how to prepare and manage the practitioner’s bioelectromagnetic field to create change in the bioelectromagnetic field of the client.

(1) Pomeranz, B., Scientific Basis of Acupuncture. Stux and Pomeranz eds., Acupuncture: Textbook and Atlas, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1986
(2) Acupuncture: Chinese Folk Medicine or Legitimate Medical Treatment, Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter, New York, V 16.4, June 1998
(3) Paul, R. C., K. W. Whites and S. A Nasar, Introduction to Electromagnet Fields, WCB/McGraw-Hill, 3rd ed., Cambridge Massachusetts, 1998
(4) Tiller, W. A., Science and Human Transformation, Subtle Energies, Intentionality and Consciousness, Pavior Publishing, Walnut Creek California, 1997.

Mental Health & Causes of Imbalances

Mental Health & Causes Of Imbalances

A questionnaire prepared by Dr. William C Menninger – President of the Menninger Foundation, Topeka, Kansas. U.S.A.

Mental health is not just absence of psychological diseases but the balanced development of an individual’s personality and emotional attitudes, which enable him to live harmoniously with his fellow beings. A mentally healthy person is able to maintain stability of mind in the midst of adverse conditions.

1. Are you always worrying?
2. Are you unable to concentrate because of unrecognised reasons?
3. Are you continually unhappy without justified cause?
4. Do you lose your temper easily and often?
5. Do you have wide fluctuations in your mood? From depression to elation, back to depression, which incapacitate you? 6. Are you troubled by regular insomnia?
7. Do you continually dislike being with people?
8. Are you upset if the routine of your life is disturbed?
9. Do your children consistently get on your nerves?
10. Are you browned off and constantly bitter?
11. Are you afraid without real cause?
12. Are you always right and the other person always wrong?
13. Do you have numerous aches and pains for which no doctor can find a physical cause?

The conditions charted above are the major warning signals of poor mental health and severe imbalance, which could be termed as a mental dis-ease in one degree or another. It is an indicator that the person is definitely in need of help. The primary action to reverse the above situations is:

• To realize one’s mistakes and make a firm decision to take corrective steps.
• To understand the fundamental truths of life. On this basis one’s belief system also becomes positive.
• To make sincere and tireless efforts until the objectives of one’s life are achieved. • To fulfill the social and family responsibilities like a trustee and, at the same time, to remain free from unhealthy habits.

Natural and Energy Therapeutics like Quantum Touch, Craniosacral and Reiki can effectively rebalance the mental health of any person without medication; just by regulating the natural energy flow as and when required with convenience it calms the mind and bringing total relaxation and stress release. One is filled with a sensation of peace, vitality & joy resulting in mental balance of each individual in a personal way. Natural Therapies are not intended to replace orthodox medicine, but always compliments it. But in situations where medicines fail to produce the desired results, natural remedies at times work miracles. Its time people make their choices and preferences openly.

Benefits of REIKI

REIKI is known to be a state of art of Self Healing Preventive Medicine that establishes mastery over the Human Mind/Body/Spirit. People who have adopted this system of application on daily basis report extraordinary recovery from all types of Mind/Body disorders. Some of the benefits that can be experienced have been listed below:-

• Balances and amplifies flow of Energy – boosts Vitality & Immune System
• Activates inner awareness and wisdom – develops Mindfulness
• Increases Creativity – helps build capacities to be creative
• Has Healing (Wholing) effect – Harmonizes Mind/Body/Spirit
• Helps release emotional blockages like Anger, Anxiety, Panic, Depression, Sadness, Fear and Guilt.
• Works on casual level of disease – the causative factors of the source
• Releases stress through deep relaxation – slumber like state
• Amplifies memory & concentration – enhances Focus and Drive
• Brings in health & prosperity – Health is Wealth and old saying
• Gives contentment and peace of mind – Clarity, Tranquillity and Balance of Mind
• Gives a new direction to life and gradually advances spiritual growth
• Reverses aging process and reactivating youthfulness and enthusiasm.
• Give a person full control over the mind and body
• Regulates metabolic activity and controls body weight.
• Induces peaceful sleep – cures insomnia and mental tension