| The principle of alternative energy healing | | | | In the same way that Qigong does, it uses |
| is to use the body's own energy or "qi" | | | | exercises and body movements to bring about |
| towards good health. | | | | balance. This energy flows from the |
| | | | environment. |
| This practice began in the Far East and is | | | | |
| still used as a traditional medical treatment | | | | The effectiveness of this type of alternative |
| there. | | | | healing has been demonstrated by the aged of |
| | | | the Wudan mountain region of China. In only |
| But now westerners are realizing the value of | | | | one example, a 100 year old nun turned her |
| alternative energy healing for their aches | | | | grey hair black through the use of daily |
| and pains. | | | | T'ai Chi Chuan. |
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| Alternative energy healing uses the | | | | This is an amazing feat. |
| principles of balance and harmony to heal. | | | | |
| | | | Some believe that alternative healing such as |
| Practitioners believe that if the body is out | | | | this may be the secret of immortality. If |
| of balance, illness will result. | | | | we could only get up each morning and |
| | | | practice T'ai Chi Chuan, we would always be |
| Using various techniques of physical contact | | | | able to move. |
| combined with the psychological, they attempt | | | | |
| to balance the flow of the body's energy. | | | | Biofeedback. This kind of alternative healing |
| | | | uses the power of the mind to promote |
| There are a number of different kinds of | | | | healing. |
| alternative energy healing. | | | | |
| | | | People who practice this believe that the |
| Some of the better known ones are: | | | | mind is the determining factor in illness and |
| | | | many diseases come from psychological causes. |
| Accupuncture. Needles are lightly imbedded | | | | |
| into the pressure points of the body, of | | | | Using "mantras", the proper psychological |
| which there are many, to produce healing. | | | | level is achieved to rid the body of negative |
| | | | energies. |
| How do they locate all of the pressure points | | | | |
| of the body? | | | | Many people swear by this type of alternative |
| | | | healing. |
| A practitioner has to learn the main pressure | | | | |
| points on the body and then can find four | | | | People who are very adept at this are even |
| more for each one by moving three inches to | | | | able to control the involuntary functions of |
| the north, east, south and west. | | | | the body such as their heartbeat. |
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| Novices should never attempt to practice | | | | It seems difficult to believe, but it is |
| accupuncture, even if they do know the proper | | | | true. |
| pressure points. | | | | |
| | | | Esoteric. This is an alternative energy |
| It takes years to properly master the | | | | healing principle that uses rituals to have |
| technique of accupuncture and if done | | | | outside energies bring balance to the body. |
| improperly by an untrained person, the result | | | | |
| could be fatal. | | | | Practitioners believe that certain rituals, |
| | | | along with the proper attitude of the |
| Qigong. Through physical manipulation, the | | | | patient, can bring these forces and correct |
| practitioner directs the flow of "qi" through | | | | any negative energies. |
| the patient's body. | | | | |
| | | | There are books that practioners refer to |
| Special exercises and movements are used to | | | | that give the secrets of these rituals. |
| open up channels into the patient's energy. | | | | |
| | | | They are kept secret and their power is |
| The practitioner then directs the energy from | | | | supposedly increased if they are written by |
| his body into the patient's body. As a | | | | hand. This is the way the secrets are kept |
| result, balance and harmony are restored to | | | | to the select few who practice this craft. |
| the patient. | | | | There are many more of these types of |
| | | | alternative energy healing, and modern |
| T'ai Chi Chuan. If you watch T'ai Chi Chuan | | | | science is just starting to see how they can |
| in action, you may think it is a form of | | | | be applied. |
| martial art. It is also a form of | | | | |
| alternative energy healing. | | | | Many of these practices work very well to |
| | | | promote healing. |