Heal yourself with energy

Most of you have probably never heard of Pranic healing but it is an alternative method which can heal simple ailments such as reducing high fevers in a couple of hours, relieve headaches, gas pains, toothaches and muscle pain almost immediately and coughs and colds can be cured in a day or two in most cases. Major illnesses such as eye, liver, kidney and heart problems can be relieved in a few sessions and healed in a few months.

Sound too good to be true? All it takes is a little time and energy and an open mind to learn a few simple techniques.

Pranic healing is an ancient science that uses qi (chi) or vital energy to heal the physical body. Prana or ki is that vital energy or life force that keeps the body alive and healthy. If this sounds like a bunch of “hooey” to you remember the Chinese have been curing people for centuries using methods like this.

Let’s start with the basics. There are three kinds of prana: Solar prana which, just as it sounds, comes from sunlight. You receive solar prana every time you spend time in the sun and also by drinking water that has been exposed to the sun. This is one of the reasons that people are not as energetic or get sick when the weather is bad. The decrease in solar prana and air prana make people physically sluggish and more susceptible to infectious disease.

The second kind of prana is obviously air prana which is absorbed by the lungs through breathing and is also absorbed by energy centers called charkas. The deeper you breath the more air prana is absorbed.

The third type of prana is called ground prana. This is absorbed automatically and unconsciously through your feet. Walking barefoot outdoors is a great way to increase the amount of ground prana in your body.

To understand pranic healing, we first have to know that this practice is based upon the overall structure of the human body. Clairvoyants with the use of the psychic abilities have observed that each person is surrounded and inter penetrated by a luminous body just like the physical body. It has a head, two eyes, two ears, etc. This body is called the etheric body and extends beyond the physical body for four or five inches. The etheric body is part of your aura.

Just as the physical body has blood vessels through which blood flows, the etheric body has channels or meridians through which ki(chi) flows. There are several main channels and thousands of small ones. These channels are called nadis.

When the etheric body becomes sick, it may be caused by general or localized depleting of prana. It is possible with some practice to be able to feel this etheric body or aura which surrounds the physical body. Feeling these auras for anomalies is called scanning.

To begin to learn etheric or body scanning takes a little practice. If you have never done this type of work before, begin by finding a partner who will help you develop a “feel” for the etheric body. First, stand facing your partner with about three feet separating you. Next, both of you raise your hands to chest level with palms facing each other. The palm of the hand has a chakra in it and this is one of the easiest places to begin feeling someone else’s energy. Slowly, both you and your partner should begin to move your palms toward each other. Pay attention to what you feel. As your palms come closer together you should be able to feel each others energy. It feels like there is resistance building between your palms and your partner’s palms. The first few times you try this you may have to get within inches of each other before you feel anything.

Do not touch the other person, just feel the energy between your hands. The more you practice this technique the better you will become at it.

Once you being to feel this energy, try moving your hands over other parts of your partner’s body. Always keep your hands several inches away from their physical body. Remember you are feeling their etheric body not feeling their physical one. Work on this with as many different people if possible to get the feel for what is “normal”. This will help when you scan for problems in a person’s etheric body. Remember, everyone is somewhat different, so the more scanning you can do the more helpful in determining the median.

Now that you have experience in the feeling of energy, we will go on to the next step which is feeling someone’s aura. Stand about twelve feet away from your partner with your palms facing your partner and arms slightly outstretched. Walk toward your partner, concentrating on the center of your palms. Stop when you feel heat, a tingling sensation or slight pressure. You are now feeling the outer aura. (Don’t worry if you don’t feel this aura at first. Continue practicing until you do. It may take a little while, each person’s ability to do this work is different.) Try to feel the shape of their aura from head to foot. It should be egg shaped with the wider part at the top. The outer aura is usually about three feet in radius but the higher the energy level of the person you are scanning the larger their aura.

Once you have determined the outer aura continue to move closer to your partner to find their health aura. The sensations in your palms should get stronger. The health aura is about two feet in width. If the person is sick it may be smaller as their energy has been depleted.

Now move your hands until they are about 5 inches from your partner’s body. Move your hands slowly back and forth. Concentrate on the center of your palms when scanning. Scan your partner from head to foot, back to front. The thickness of the aura should be the same over the whole body. If one part is larger or smaller than the surrounding area, there is something wrong with that part.

When you find a hollow, this is caused by pranic depletion. When the area is protruding this is caused by pranic congestion. The idea is to fill the hollows and smooth out the protruding areas.

When you find a hollow area hold you hand over that area, remaining several inches from your partner’s physical body. Concentrate on the center of your palm. The harder you concentrate the more you should feel a tingling in your palm and the more energy you are sending to this spot. Hold this position for about 30 seconds than scan the area again. Note the difference in the way the area feels. Now compare this area to the way it felt on the first scan. If you can no longer feel the hollow you have filled it up with energy and now you can move on to another area. If you can still feel the hollow repeat the process until the aura is smooth.

When you find a protruding area, gently sweep your hand across the area in a brushing motion. Continue to use this motion until the area is “swept” smooth.

Pay special attention to the spine and vital organs. In many cases the energy can be congested or depleted in these areas even through your partner doesn’t complain about pain or problems in these areas. When scanning the throat area, the chin should be raised upward in order to get an accurate scanning. Lungs should be scanned from the back and sides as the nipples have mini-chakras in them which can interfere with your scanning.

Special attention should be given to the solar plexus area as many diseases of emotional origin affect this area first.

Once you have finished your scanning, and energy replacement or sweeping always remember to wash your hands thoroughly, then, shake them in a downward motion toward the floor (or earth). If you don’t your hands may begin to burn from the excess energy you removed from your partner. Washing them and shaking them downward releases the excess energy back to the earth.

This is the beginner level of pranic healing. Once you have achieved some success with feeling the auras and are able to manipulate the energy it will be time to go on to more advanced pranic healing.