Table of Contents
The Energy Practices xi
Foreword Andrew Weil, M.D. xiii
Introduction Health and Healing: A Crucial Shift for Our Time xv
Chapter 1 The Basics of Energy Healing 1
The Energy Body 3
Illness, Trauma, and the Energy Body 11
What Is Healing? 14
What Causes Energy Blocks or Imbalances, and How Can They Be Cleared? 16
How Can We Move Energy through the Energy Body? 19
The Benefits of Energy Healing 20
The Body Moves toward Self-Healing 21
The Body as Teacher 23
Healing at the Pace of the Energy Body 24
Energy Healing and Chronic Pain 25
Chapter 2 Connecting into the Unified Energy Field and the Shamanic Field 29
Shamanism and the Shamanic Field 30
Effects of Connecting to the Shamanic Field 36
Reopening Our Connections 41
The Role of Tradition and Culture in Connecting with the Fields 43
Chapter 3 Getting Started: Using Movement to Open, Clear, Ground, and Receive Energy 47
Gathering Energy 47
Grounding 48
Toe Tapping 51
Full-Body Tapping 54
Shaking the Bones 58
Chapter 4 The Heart Center and the Art of Sacred Touch 63
Deeper into the Transpersonal Nature of the Heart Center 64
The Energy of the Heart 66
The Four Attributes of the Heart Center 69
The Heart Center Meditation 72
Daily Practice 76
Sacred Touch 77
Chapter 5 Sensing and Moving Energy 81
Initiating the Hands for Energy Work 83
Noticing Energy between the Hands 84
Clearing Energy from the Hands 85
Scanning the Energy Field 86
Moving Energy with Attention and Awareness 88
The Abdominal Breath 89
The Root Chakra Breath 92
The Circular Breath 94
The Full-Body Energy Connection 96
Using Tools to Move Energy 102
Chapter 6 Balance, Alignment, and Body Wisdom 105
Primary Awareness Exercise 110
Carrying Multiple States of Awareness 111
Awakening the Body Response 114
Energy Movement and the Chakras 118
The Chakra Meditation 120
Free-Form Energy Movement 126
Chapter 7 Specific Energy Centers and Targeted Energy-Movement Techniques 129
Back-of-the-Heart Tapping 130
Foot Tapping 132
Sacrum Tapping 133
The Liver Flow 135
High-Heart Tapping 137
Jaw Work 139
Jaw Work: Additional Practice 140
Eye Work 141
Tapping on the Back of the Head 143
The Sacred Gates Flow 144
Giving Back 146
Resting Position Before Sleep 148
Chapter 8 Receptivity 151
Our Dynamic, Multilayered Energy Field 152
Different Layers, Different Energetic Information 156
Learning to Read the Energy Field 157
Yes, No, and Wow 158
Full-Body Sensing 159
Connecting to the Earth 162
Forgiveness 163
The Metta Meditation 164
Chapter 9 Presence and Awakening 167
Presence: Being Connected to the Energy Field of Awareness 168
Experiencing Presence 172
Soft Sight 175
Focus, Open, and Allow 177
Awakening 178
Chapter 10 Energy Techniques for Specific Symptoms and Conventional Medical Diagnoses 181
Energy Healing Complements Conventional Medicine 186
Energy Practices for Pain 189
Suggested Energy Practices for Specific Illnesses and Conditions 195
Energy Healing Techniques for Children 205
Conclusion A Final Story 207
Notes and Additional References 209
Acknowledgments 213
Get Free eBook Sample
