Energy Medicine - Understanding Chakras, Meridians, And The Holistic Mind-Body System
5/1/2012
At the foundation of long-established healing traditions such as Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda is the idea that Mind, Body, and Spirit are layers or levels of an integrated energy system. These systems see spiritual energy as the power source that fuels and governs the functioning of the body. This field of power is often called that aura or biofield. Kirlian photography has shown that when you cut off part of a body the energy field around that area continues to exist - and in some circumstances the information contained in the energy field will be used to regrow or regenerate the missing parts.
Vedic traditions refer to chakras "wheels of light," which are energy centers or vortices that act like transformers, guiding the flow of spiritual energy into the physical organism. Shamanic healing traditions around the world identify these energy centers and focus a great deal on clearing unhealthy patterns and distortions in these energy centers. Once the energy comes through to the physical level it must be distributed through energy circuits. Chinese medicine calls the primary circuits meridians. These circuits connect all the organs and glands of the body to the whole body.
Energy carries information - memories and programs for how the body will function and respond to its internal and external environment. Thus, any disruption to the normal flow of energy through a vortex or circuit will likely trigger a disruption in the optimal functioning of a related part of the body. A major cause of these energy disruptions is distorted beliefs and trapped emotions. Dr. Bradley Nelson, creator of The Emotion Code and Body Code healing system speaks in detail about trapped emotions and how they can be released. Energy carries information - memories and programs for how the body will function and respond to its internal and external environment. Thus, any disruption to the normal flow of energy through a vortex or circuit will likely trigger a disruption in the optimal functioning of a related part of the body. A major cause of these energy disruptions is distorted beliefs and trapped emotions. Dr. Bradley Nelson (), creator of The Emotion Code and Body Code healing system speaks in detail about trapped emotions and how they can be released. Thus, the mind and emotions are a key aspect of these systems of holistic medicine. Healing an organ or body system may necessitate addressing psychospiritual issues that underlie the problem.
Working with energy healing can include addressing psychological patterns that are connected to the energy patterns as well as examining diet, lifestyle, and environmental factors that are affecting the energy system. This holistic approach can help us resolve health issues and imbalances at their source.
