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Transpersonal Energy Healing
Transpersonal Energy Healing is a non-invasive therapy that uses gentle touch, on or above the body, to stimulate the body’s chakra energy centers in combination with a form of verbal inquiry. (Chakras are vortexes of vital energy that influence the health of the body’s major organs, the brain, the mind, and the emotions.)

In combination with a dialogue process between therapist and client known as the Art of Inquiry, this gentle touch brings about a state of deep relaxation and increased awareness of the connection between body, mind, emotions, will, and spirit, resulting in positive holistic health benefits. Origin Transpersonal: The word Transpersonal (trans meaning across) is used to describe experiences and worldviews that extend beyond the personal level of the psyche. The field of Transpersonal Psychiatry has defined the term as "development beyond conventional, personal or individual levels." It has been defined as experiences "in which the sense of identity or self extends beyond the individual or personal to encompass wider aspects of humankind, life, psyche or cosmos.”

The philosophy of William James, the school of Psychosynthesis (founded by Roberto Assagioli), and the Analytical psychology school of C.G. Jung are often considered forerunners of the establishment of transpersonal theory. Academic schools that are associated with a transpersonal perspective include Humanistic psychology.

Energy': In physics, energy is a property of objects which can be transferred to other objects or converted into different forms, but cannot be created or destroyed.

Healing: (literally meaning to make whole) This is the process of restoring health to an unbalanced, diseased or damaged organism. In psychiatry and psychology, healing is the process by which néurosés and psychoses are resolved to the degree that the client is able to lead a normal or fulfilling existence without being overwhelmed by psychopathological phenomena. This process may involve psychotherapy, pharmaceutical treatment and, increasingly, traditional spiritual approaches.

The New Field of Energy Medicine Complementary and Alternative Medicine, or CAM, can be defined as a group of medical, health care, and healing systems other than those included in mainstream, traditional western health care in the United States. CAM includes the worldviews, theories, modalities, products, and practices associated with these systems and their use to treat illness and promote health and well-being. Acupuncture, energy therapy, Transpersonal Energy Healing, and Therapeutic Touch therapy are examples of the healthcare systems, practices, and products typically classified as CAM in the United States.

Different modalities produce a broad range of results with varying degrees of effectiveness. Just as with any health professional, effectiveness of the treatment depends upon the degree and quality of the practitioner’s professional training, expertise, integrity, clarity, and ability to be grounded, centered, and compassionate. Transpersonal Energy Healing encompasses a set of skills and techniques that practitioners work to master in order to bring about a profound sense of well-being in clients. Though Transpersonal Energy Healing has been in use for decades, it is only newly recognized as a complementary holistic medicine modality.

Where Did Transpersonal Energy Healing Originate? Transpersonal Energy Healing was developed by Laura L. Fine, M.A. degree, M.F.T. degree, Founder and Director of the Lionheart Institute of Transpersonal Energy Healing. It combines body/mind energy healing techniques rooted in principles developed in Core Energetics of John Pierrakos (student of Wilhelm Reich) and the five character structures that were developed through the Bio-Energetics work of Alexander Lowen and Carl Jung. In addition, it incorporates the Chakra Energy interpretation from the work of both Rosalyn Bruyere and Barbara Brennan, and the attachment theory of relationships as presented by Diana Fosha, PhD, in Accelerated Emotional Dynamic Processing (AEDP), and incorporates the approach of other humanistic psychologists such as Carl Rogers.

In Transpersonal Energy Healing, these body/mind psychology techniques are utilized in conjunction with the implementation of frequencies through the human energy field using hands-on contact. The vibrational energy of universal spiritual qualities such as compassion, forgiveness, gratitude, humility and love, provide the foundation for an Art of Inquiry where the practitioner asks the client a series of open-ended questions. This inquiry creates an open space for exploration and the client begins to uncover layers of unconscious beliefs and attachments. This process leads the client into a profound level of release of stress and self-limitations, and what occurs as a result is deep relaxation and body/mind awareness, promoting a positive outlook of themselves and increased physical wellness. Definition Described by its founder, Laura L. Fine: Transpersonal Energy Healing uses an Art of Inquiry in combination with a form of gentle hands-on touch and open-ended dialogue that activates sensation and awareness of the seven chakra energy centers for holistic healing. The vibrational frequencies of touch are associated with the 7.8 hertz frequency of the earth's magnetic field. Being attuned to the higher vibrational frequencies of universal spiritual laws, Transpersonal Energy Healing therapists create an alpha brain wave state of calm within the client to allow psycho-biological healing to occur. Eye contact and moment-to-moment tracking of emotion and body sensation activates the emotional/psychological relationship attachment system (the natural bonding process that occurs between caretaker/infant or adult therapist and client) to bring about increased awareness of the connection between body/mind, emotions and spirit, resulting in positive holistic health benefits and positive self-esteem for the client.

Indications for Transpersonal Energy Healing Treatments Transpersonal Energy Healing Therapy is NOT a substitute for traditional medical care and works most effectively as an adjunct with medical care in the treatment of serious conditions. Transpersonal Energy Healing can be especially efficacious in treating conditions such as headaches, anxiety, and stress. On its own or as an adjunct, Transpersonal Energy Healing can facilitate increased holistic health and well-being; facilitate speed and quality of recovery from surgery; promote and facilitate physical healing of injury and disease; help manage and unwind symptoms as a preventive measure for a potential trauma response, whether emotional, psychological or physical; relieve pain, bruising and swelling; eliminate or reduce side effects of medical procedures; increase vitality and feelings of aliveness due to depression or other mental conditions; facilitate fertility in men and women. Duration of treatment over time varies based on the severity of conditions.

Contraindications At this time there are no known contraindications, however, sometimes clients may experience some discomfort or emotional fear due to unusual sensations such as vibrations, heat, coolness, or the streams of energy that course along the energy meridians of the body. Professional practitioners are adept in regulating the degree of intensity for patients and can adjust the level of energy flow to increase the comfort level and efficiency of assimilation for the client.

Benefits of Transpersonal Energy Healing Although results are not guaranteed, clients have reported a wide variety of experiences including deep relaxation, feelings of peace and greater contentment in their emotional life, increased mental and emotional clarity, increased vitality and passion for life, release of emotional holding (such as grief, anger, resentment, despair), more emotional aliveness, increased intuition, healthier relationships, greater spiritual connection, and greater confidence, stability and open-heartedness. Healing of physical symptoms is common, such as relief from headaches, back pain, stomach aches, and minor physical injuries; swifter healing from major physical injuries or illnesses is also common. Sometimes the course of a particular illness will be slowed or completely reversed. Transpersonal Energy Healing can also ease mental stress as well as boost higher functionality for people with mental illness.

What Happens During a Transpersonal Energy Healing Session Transpersonal Energy Healing sessions typically begin with a client seated in a chair with the Transpersonal Energy Healing therapist facing them. The treatment begins with a series of questions based in an Art of Inquiry that brings about a feeling of harmony, warmth and trust between the therapist and client. A dialogue process is incorporated using humanistic unconditional positive regard between therapist and client (based on the principles of Carl Rogers) to induce a state of energy transformation. A viscerally felt emotional experience is activated in the client to heal negative attachment to distress or trauma that allows untapped resources for resilience and growth to occur through the co-creation of a safe and secure relationship with a self-actualized, reflective therapist. Negative defenses originating deep in the client’s brain are brought to conscious awareness. Long-standing blocks and walls against felt experience soften into states of emotional flow that lead to relief, heightened clarity, and freedom to initiate the body's natural self-correcting healing tendencies. As the session progresses, the treatment typically transitions and the client lies supine on a massage table, always fully clothed, then light-weight, gentle hands-on contact is applied over the seven chakra energy centers and major joints of the body. Each session consists of implementing both the Art of Inquiry dialogue and hands-on process together and usually lasts approximately one hour. The results are typically deep relief, feelings of light-hearted joy, or ease of tension, pain and pent up emotions. The therapeutic frequencies within the therapist create an energy field that resonates throughout his or her body, heart, hands, and vocal intonations. The physical proximity and close relational connection experienced between therapist and client allows deep layers of stress, tension and dis-ease in the client to subside.