Energy Healing

As the name implies Energy Healing is about improving health by interaction with energies that will benefit body mind and soul. Energy healing promotes healing by enhancing energy flow and correcting disturbances in the “human energy field” or “aura” which permeates and surrounds the body. Improving the flow of energy in the energy field supports the self-healing capacity of the body.
If matter is nothing but condensed energy, then all healing is energy healing. This, of course, would also include drugs, surgery, herbs and most forms of healing. However, energy healing techniques are usually defined as those in which the movement or balancing of subtle forms of energy is the primary intent and focus of the technique.  This is a very general definition of a huge area of complementary and alternative medicine.  Below are just some of the most popular methods of energy healing or as it is sometimes called, energy medicine.
Acupuncture originated in India and is thousands of years old.  It postulates the existence of energy channels in the body, called meridians that control all bodily functions.  The acupuncturist assesses these meridians and then uses needles, herbs and occasionally other methods to strengthen and balance the energy meridians.
Acupressure, jin shin jyutsu, foot reflexology and zone therapy.  These and other methods are also based on channels of energy or chi flowing throughout the body.  Instead of needles, the practitioner uses touch or pressure to affect the flow of energy in the meridian system.  Related methods include yoga, chanting, singing at times, Sufi dancing, tai chi, chi kung, Polarity, therapeutic touch, craniosacral work, Feldenkreis, rolfing, chakra balancing and shiatsu, some forms of meditation, imagery and visualization techniques.
Aromatherapy is the application of herb and flower essences for healing.  It may be considered an energetic method.  Indeed, the energetic qualities of the oils can be measured.  The use of gem elixirs for healing, and the use of crystals worn on the body or placed in a home are other forms of energy balancing and healing.  It is well known that different minerals have different vibrations.  The Bach flower remedies and the Schussler cell salts are energetic uses of flower essences and tissue minerals.
Color, light and sound therapies are well-researched forms of vibrational healing.  The body may be exposed to colored lights, or the patient drinks water from colored containers that have been left in the sun to acquire the frequency of that color.
Applied kinesiology is a method of testing muscle strength and is an energetic testing method.  Geopathic sciences are concerned with the energies of the earth, and their relationship to our health.  The science of sacred geometry is concerned with the energies of certain shapes, the placement and arrangements of objects such as pyramids, and the abilities of certain forms or shapes to concentrate, absorb or broadcast energies.
There are many more energy healing sciences, and there are many practitioners who do energy healing without giving it a name.