Healing from Alternative Energy

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