Big Energy #ItsGiving

Amber Wood • November 16, 2022

My work is ALL about ENERGY…

so let's talk about it, Sis... starting with the chakras!


Hey Gorgeous!


My work is ALL about ENERGY… so let's talk about it, starting with the chakras!

 

"Chakra" also known as energy center is a term used in Pranic healing - which is an ancient Hindu system of energy healing.  Prana means life energy. “Aura” is another term related to Pranic healing, and is a non-physical body that consists of energy and exists along with our physical body.  Many of us have been blessed with the gift to see auras surrounding some people!  The aura that covers our body is said to have seven layers pertaining to the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of an individual as manifested by energy.


Studying the color and thickness of auras gives ideas on the state of health of a person.  Six colors are associated with an aura and interpreted into six personalities.  These colors are all present in an individual, but one or two are more pronounced and I have broken them down below:

 

Green:  Ambitious achiever

Blue:  Spiritual peacemaker

White:  Unconventional chameleon

Red:  Activist

Orange:  Creative communicator

Violet:  Psychic

 

Though, in the West, Tantra is popularly associated with the practice of sex and spirituality, it is another method of energy healing and it comes from the word “tan” - which means to spread or expand.

 

Unlike Pranic and Tantric healings, which have Hindu origins, Reiki was discovered in Japan by Mikao Usui.  It is relatively younger than Pranic and Tantric healings, having been rediscovered in the early 1900s.  Reiki stands for universal life-force energy; an energy brought forth by higher intelligence.  Students of Reiki, like myself, are taught how to tap into this energy to heal physical, emotional, and mental illnesses.

 

So Why Do People Turn to Energy Healing, Anyway?

 

Well, for me, it happened after I began to develop neuropathy and after visiting specialist after specialist and getting tested for everything under the sun, was told I was perfectly healthy.  The frustration and fear was on another level!  So I did what most of us do… I took to the internet.  I began to learn about how energetic imbalances can manifest themselves into physical disease and I sought practitioners to help balance my energetic frequency.  I was so intrigued by energetic practices in general, I decided to become a Reiki Master.  The benefits were CRAZY and I wanted to share them with others who had found themselves in a similar situation!


Pranic, Tantric, and Reiki are considered alternative methods of healing.  In spite of the availability and relative accessibility of modern medicine, why are more and more people drawn to them?  Here are some possible reasons:

 

  • Energy healing worked where modern medicine failed.

For several reasons both explainable and unexplainable, modern medical treatment can fail to heal ailments and conditions in a lot of people.

 

  • Modern medicine is considered to be isolating.

How many times have you gone to the Dr. for a physical health concern, and never asked a single question about your diet, prayer life, whether you meditate, etc.?  Practically, everytime right?!  Medical treatments are oftentimes focused on the symptoms of disease, often disregarding its cause, and this can make a patient feel isolated and treated like a mere host of the disease.  Some hospitals are beginning to gradually promote holistic treatments to their patients, but many still only focus on the physical symptom and disregard the root in order to treat the whole being:  mind, body, spirit.  It's a MAJOR flaw in the American healthcare system… treat the symptom with medication in order to drive pharmaceutical profits.  My 15-year experience within the healthcare industry exposed me to this philosophy and ultimately helped me draw the conclusion that I wanted no parts of it!

 

  • Energy healing is non-obtrusive and natural, thus it is safer.

Repeated surgical procedures are physically and emotionally traumatic for most patients.  It is but a logical and attractive option to both patients and families to look for less stressful health interventions. 

 

  • Energy healing is a good way of relieving stress.

Meditation is part and parcel of energy healing methods and this is an added benefit for highly stressed people.

 

Energy Readings & Reiki are the 2 types of Energy Healing modalities in which I specialize.  Energy readings are a form of radionics or pendulum dowsing where I analyze your energy field using the elements:  ether, air, fire, water, and earth.  After a quick 10-minute assessment, I develop a customized program uniquely designed to address your specific concerns as well as anything uncovered during the reading, through holistic rituals, and gentle lifestyle adjustments.  BOTH energy readings and reiki provide significant insight into our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual states and my extensive holistic health training and experience provides not only the insight, but they’ve qualified me to suggest holistic practices that can help you improve your overall well-being.


Energy readings can be done virtually, so if you have any concerns or even just curiosity, don't hesitate to reach out to me.  I would love to provide you with a reading!  **Must be local to Costa Rica for Reiki.

 

Until next time, Sis... Be well!


Amber


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