“Health is the free and balanced flow of chi. If the flow is disrupted, it can decrease the functioning of organs and tissues of the physical body, causing illness. Overall, the body is able to heal itself, so any assistance helping the flow of energy allows the body to help itself. There is not only a physical link from the energy body to health, but also an emotional, mental and spiritual link. Negative thoughts and feelings can also disrupt the flow of chi and will eventually manifest as an illness in the physical body if not released.” (Quote from Getting Well Mind, Body & Spirit, coauthored by Wanda Davis)

In my chapter, titled “Healing Your Energy Body”, I explain the different energy pathways in the body that have been known for thousands of years and understood in treatments used in traditional Chinese medicine or acupuncture. Healing the Energy Body is holistic in nature since the whole person is considered in treatment and not just a specific symptom.

So we all have this energy system where our life energy flows through our body, which also produces an energy field around us, all of which is part of our Energy Body. At times of stress, illness, pain or fatigue our “energy may be low” and we may need a “boost of energy”. Energy blockages may occur in areas of pain or injury and different holistic treatments can help remove the energy blockages to restore balance and harmony in the body. It is beneficial to have balanced energy flow to promote whatever type of healing is needed.

There are many ways to heal the energy body. Deep breathing is a great way to start healing your energy body. Whenever one is feeling stressed, the first thing one can do is to take a deep breath and be aware of one’s own body reactions to the stressor. Another method is energy therapies. “Energy-based therapies realign the energy field for optimal physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health, so having a means to affect the energy body can benefit our lives on many levels.” (Quote from Getting Well Mind, Body & Spirit)

Examples of energy therapies include Reiki, Healing Touch and Therapeutic Touch™.

All of these types of treatments will reduce stress, reduce pain and promote relaxation and promote healing of the body, mind and spirit.  All use light or “near body” touch and the client remains fully clothed, lying on a massage table or sitting on a chair. With any type of treatment the relaxation response in the body is activated and when the muscles relax, more healing can occur. All these techniques have a positive effect on the energy field of the client. There is evidence-based research for each of these methods and anyone can learn to treat him or herself.

“The energy body is thus a vital part of the human body and its health affects the health of the individual.” (Quote from Getting Well Mind, Body & Spirit) Ways to improve your health include reducing stress in your life, meditating, eating properly, exercising and, of course, getting an energy healing treatment. Remember that each of us has universal life force energy flowing through our bodies and that we can help balance that energy for better health, improving our lives at both work and home.

Stress is something that everyone feels they have to deal with in everyday life. Stress is defined as an organism’s response to a stressor, whether that stressor is environmental such as being in a traffic jam or physical such as running a marathon. What we think as stress is really how each individual reacts to stressors and how that impacts a person’s health. Common reactions to stress may include feelings of anxiety or sleep issues or lethargy. If these reactions are constant and continually build in intensity, a person’s physical health may be affected, such as an increase in blood pressure or muscle aches and pains or disease.

A major influence of how someone reacts to stress is where and how often stress occurs and whether that person has some “down time” to reenergize and release any pent up tension. If the origin of stress occurs at work due to what feels like looming deadlines and constant assignments, hopefully that individual has time at home to relax. However, if that person is dealing with aging parents or emotional trauma such as divorce, he/she may not have the opportunity to destress at home and be continually in the stress cycle. Work/Life Balance is important for a person’s well being and health, this including both physical health and mental health.

Each person needs to have strategies to cope with the stressors in life as they arise to ensure a balanced life style. In addition to good nutrition, exercise and appropriate amount of sleep, I encourage people to take good care of their energy bodies for good health.

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I read a friend’s favourite book list not so long ago and realized I was unfamiliar with one of the books, called My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss. So I got the book out of the library to check it out and really enjoyed it. It made me feel pink. Why pink? It is a book about feelings and moods, describing the feeling or mood as a colour. So pink to me would be an emotion of love.

Here are some examples from the book. One could feel orange like a circus seal that portrays images of fun and frolicking. Or feel yellow like a bee that makes me imagine buzzing around happily soaking up the sun. Of course, colours may mean something different to each individual and to feel these colours may not be these positive feelings for you. How about these examples? Gray was like an owl where nothing moves. What does the colour gray make you feel like? Or Black? In the book black was a mad feeling.

What sayings do you relate with colours? Examples could be “I’m feeling blue” meaning feeling sad or “I’m seeing red” meaning being mad or being “Green with Envy” meaning being very jealous. Or what animals make you think of certain emotions? A charging bull and the colour red always go together. Pink flamingos always make me smile.

This book is a reminder that each day may bring a different mood or emotion. And no matter what that emotion is, it is okay to feel it. Also, included is the notion that we can have mixed up days that are multicoloured, thus feeling a variety of emotions at the same time, and again, that is normal. The key to emotions is to be aware of them and to feel them.

One can’t ignore emotions and keep them bottled up inside since that will only cause harm down the road. Emotions are energy and if not worked through properly they can be internalized and may result in energy blockages and issues that manifest in the physical body. So what does one do? Make sure you work through your emotions to release them.  Also, getting an energy healing treatment may be a way to help release those energy blockages. Areas where one feels pain or discomfort or where injury has occurred may be areas with energy blockages. Not all energy blockages may be internalized emotions, but many may be. Reiki, Healing Touch and Therapeutic Touch assist in releasing energy blockages. Book your holistic healing treatment to help.

Remember to ask yourself, what colour am I feeling today?  

on the website of Dr. Peggy Malone.

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Healing Your Energy Body

Wanda Davis Coauthor of Getting Well

PresentsHealing Your Energy BodyFree Seminar and Book Signing Event

On Thurs. April 257 – 8 pmFamily Health Options133 Curtis St., St. Thomas

Call 519-637-7778 to Register.
Getting Well, Mind, Body & Spirit Will be for sale

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Wanda Davis, M.Sc., B.Sc., B.Ed.Wellness Facilitator, Speaker, Author

Reiki Master/Teacher

www.WandaDavis.ca

wanda@wandadavis.ca