Spiritual healing has worked for me and many people I know. It is effective as a compliment or an alternative to traditional medicine. Sometimes one needs doctors, but sometimes one does not. Though I am not an expert, I can share my experience of the simple forms of healing that have healed me — with the help of teachers, practitioners, friends and the Episcopal priest at my church.<\/p>\n
Healing through prayer is probably what most people think of as spiritual healing. There are countless other ways, but this is basic, and I owe a lot to it. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church has a simple healing service at 12:05 p.m. on Wednesdays. It is open to anyone, and I recommend it.<\/p>\n
There are also healing techniques that are spiritual and not religious. I will mention those with which I have experience.<\/p>\n
The first chronologically in my life is Shiatsu. Shiatsu is deep pressure along meridian lines that is a spiritual experience to give or receive. It has great healing power. A friend does Reiki, which is not pressure but an energetic vibration. Reiki has also healed me. Both are extremely comforting and relaxing.<\/p>\n
Other healing disciplines in my experience are Emotion Code, Body Code and Biomagnetism. On Amazon, The Emotion Code is the “number one bestseller in holistic health.” It is a great book, and there are teaching videos online. This is a healing method anyone can learn on a simple level. The author of “The Emotion Code,” Dr. Bradley Nelson, is a chiropractor. He was concerned that his patients were not healing permanently. He devised this method of “releasing trapped emotions,” which did heal his patients.<\/p>\n
Body Code is more complete and advanced. It not only releases trapped emotions, but trapped traumas, and it helps with physical health. It requires a certified practitioner, who does not need to be local. I have experienced it in person and on the telephone, and it works either way.<\/p>\n
Biomagnetism is an especially relaxing form of healing. We have a wonderful practitioner here in Juneau. One can find her by googling “Biomagnetism, Juneau, Alaska.” I am so fortunate to have participated in her practicum. I can’t recommend this treatment enough.<\/p>\n
One lies down for two hours while one’s energy is balanced with magnets. The practitioner knows where to put the magnets through muscle-testing. Muscle-testing and magnets are also used in Emotion Code and Body Code. Magnets are not magic. They increase circulation, and have healed my arthritis.<\/p>\n
Spiritual healing can come out of the blue. A scratch from a stray cat put me in the hospital. They found raging high blood pressure. I healed it through diet, not pills. God saved my life through an infected cat scratch.<\/p>\n
Another gift from the universe saved me two summers ago.<\/p>\n
I was saved by an illusion. When the streets were wet, they appeared slippery, as if icy. It made me afraid. I realized that although healing my arthritis had changed my alignment, my feet were still crooked. I understood that I had to change my feet before the winter, or else. Happily, it worked, and I have never slipped or fallen since.<\/p>\n
God, or spirit, works in so many ways to heal us, if we simply relax and perceive. If we try, God will give us the energy.<\/p>\n
Page Bridges is a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. \u201cLiving Growing\u201d is a weekly column written by different authors and submitted by local clergy and spiritual leaders.<\/b><\/p>\n
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