which energy therapies?
Aura-Soma: meaning "Light Body", it is a system of working with colour, crystal, and herbal energies to help restore, revitalise and rebalance all levels of being. individuals choose their colours, which reflect a person's needs at that time.
EFT: Emotional Freedom Techniques or "the tapping technique" is a powerful but simple therapy that uses acupressure on specific points to release emotions, thoughts and feelings that hold you back
ET: EmoTrance identifies where energy in the body is blocked, and then allows the blockages to soften and energy to flow freely
the range of different energy therapies used at the big chi are applied individually or in a unique combination tailored to your needs.
energy therapies
the body is a biological system that, when healthy, has a flow to it; we take in food and water, absorbing and using the nutrients that are useful for us and expelling what we don’t need
the energy system works in a similar way; we take in information, emotions, feelings, experiences, digesting and being enriched by them, releasing what we don’t need …… sometimes however we don’t let go of emotions that are damaging to us (eg unwarranted criticism) and in holding on to those negative emotions, the natural flow becomes interrupted…….
what are energy therapies?
the body is a biological system that, when healthy, has a flow to it; we take in food and water, absorbing and using the nutrients that are useful for us and expelling what we don't need
the energy system works in a similar way; we take in information, emotions, feelings, experiences, digesting and being enriched by them, releasing what we don't need ...... sometimes however we don't let go of experiences that are damaging to us (eg unwarranted criticism) and in holding on to those, the natural flow becomes interrupted.......
energy therapies apply the principle that the natural flow of energy (chi) in the body can be interrupted. these blockages prevent health and make it more difficult for natural healing processes to take place. this, in turn, can lead to emotional and physical dis-ease. removing these energy blockages can help improve health and balance both emotionally and physically.
in other words, energy therapies help you to let go of the experiences, emotions, reactions and behaviours that you don't need
the field of energy therapy is also known as “energy psychology” and "energy medicine".
the range of different energy therapies used at the big chi are applied individually or in a unique combination tailored to your needs.
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the most exciting element of energy therapies is that they can all be learnt by everyone – you can learn to use these simple but effective therapies on yourself by yourself to help you deal with difficult emotions and situations.
what can energy therapies be used for?
energy therapies can be tried on anything.
these are just some of the other situations where energy therapies can be tried:
| emotional issues | anxiety | depression |
| trauma | anger | |
| worthlessness | OCD | |
| insomnia | ADHD | |
| abuse memories | jealousy | |
| addictions | cigarettes | alcohol |
| drugs | food | |
| fears & phobias | public speaking | spiders |
| flying | heights | |
| claustrophobia | lifts | |
| agoraphobia | water | |
| physical problems | pain | migraines |
| immune system | asthma | |
| multiple sclerosis | fertility | |
| IBS | allergies | |
| work problems | motivation | creativity |
| decision making | dyslexia | |
| public speaking | stress |
the history of energy therapies
modern energy therapies apply some of the ancient knowledge of meridian channels and points, first discovered by the neolithic peoples of central europe around 5000 BC. in 3000 BC, the “yellow emperor” of china developed these discoveries further, applying his knowledge to the field of acupuncture, which inserts very fine needles into meridian points to treat dis-ease.
this ancient knowledge has been developed in modern times by several practitioners with a range of skills and experiences, leading to the development of modern energy therapies.
in the 1960’s and 1970’s, the links between muscle strength, meridians, organ and gland health, and psychology were explored, leading to the development of muscle-testing as a diagnostic tool, and the field of kinesiology. chiropractors dr goodheart, dr thie and psychiatrist dr diamond were pivotal to the development of this knowledge.
in 1979, clinical psychologist dr roger callaghan applied his learning about kinesiology techniques and meridian points with a client, mary, who had a severe water phobia that he had been unable to help with in the 18 months that he had been treating her. he noticed that, when describing her fear of water, mary would hold her stomach area. he wondered whether her energy flow was blocked in the stomach area, and tapped on the stomach meridian point to find out if this might help. her recovery from the water phobia was instantaneous and permanent. over time, he identified 15 meridian points that could be used in the treatment of all negative emotional responses, and he named this “thought field therapy” (TFT).
in 1995, gary craig, an engineer and lay preacher who had trained with callaghan, developed “emotional freedom techniques” (EFT), by simplifying the use of the 15 meridian points that callaghan had identified, so that rather than learning each meridian point and understanding the situations in which it should be used as callaghan had identified, craig used all 15 meridian points for all emotional responses, and so developed a simple technique that all people could learn easily.
since then, other therapies have been developed that apply meridian & energy principles, including “emotrance” (ET), “be set free fast” (BSFF), “tapas acupressure treatment” (TAT) and “integrated states therapy” (IST), leading to the formation of the association for meridian energy therapies (AMT) in the UK by silvia hartmann and chrissie hardisty in 1998.