Healing – It's in the Energy

There is something I want to share with you today, something that has been quietly unfolding in my awareness for some time now.

We inhabit these beautiful, complex bodies, navigating a world of sensory input, emotional currents, and relational dynamics. And sometimes, the body speaks to us in a language we don’t immediately understand. A persistent ache in the shoulder, a flutter in the chest, a sudden wave of fatigue. We’re taught to see these as problems to be fixed, symptoms to be silenced. But what if they are not problems? What if they are messengers?

I remember a woman who came to see me years ago, a successful lawyer with a brilliant mind and a life that, from the outside, looked perfect. She walked into my office, her posture impeccable, her suit perfectly tailored. But her eyes told a different story. They were tired, so tired. "I don't know what's wrong with me," she said, her voice barely a whisper. "I have everything I've ever wanted, but I feel... empty. And so, so tired." As she sat in my office, I didn’t just see the woman in the chair. I saw her energy field. And it was dim, almost grey. It was as if her life force, her vital energy, was being siphoned off somewhere. We talked for a while, and it emerged that she had spent her entire life striving, achieving, proving her worth. She had become a master at suppressing her own needs, her own desires, in service of her career. Her body, in its infinite wisdom, was finally saying, "No more." The exhaustion was not a sign of weakness. It was a call to return to herself.

We are more than just flesh and bone. We are beings of energy. Everything is energy. The chair you are sitting on, the light from your screen, the thoughts you are thinking—it’s all vibrating at different frequencies. And so are you. Your body is a magnificent, self-regulating energy field, a symphony of electrical impulses and biochemical reactions. And healing, true healing, happens at the level of energy.

The Body as an Energy Field

This isn’t just a spiritual concept. It’s a scientific reality. Your heart generates an electromagnetic field that can be measured several feet away from your body. This field is so powerful that it can be detected in the brainwaves of another person sitting nearby. Your brain is a universe of neural pathways, firing electrical signals that create your thoughts, your feelings, your perceptions. Every cell in your body is a tiny battery, holding an electrical charge. This is the science of bioelectricity. You are a living, breathing, feeling field of energy.

And this energy field is not static. It is constantly in flux, responding to your thoughts, your emotions, your experiences. When you feel joy, your energy field expands and becomes more coherent. When you feel fear, it contracts and becomes chaotic. When you hold onto grief or resentment, that energy can become stagnant, creating blockages in your system. And over time, these energetic imbalances can manifest as physical symptoms.

Think of it like a river. When the river is flowing freely, it is healthy and vibrant. But if a dam is built, or if debris is allowed to accumulate, the flow is obstructed. The water becomes stagnant, and the ecosystem of the river begins to suffer. It’s the same with your body. Your life force, your qi or prana, needs to flow freely. When it doesn’t, you experience dis-ease. Not as a punishment, but as a communication. Your body is telling you, in the only way it knows how, that something is out of alignment.

In my work with The Elevated Body cards, we explore the energetic signatures of different parts of the body. The liver, for example, is the alchemist of anger. It is responsible for metabolizing our experiences, particularly those that feel unjust. When we are unable to process our anger, when we swallow it down or let it fester, it can crystallize in the body, leading to issues like gallstones or liver disease. The body is always speaking to us, in the language of energy.

Healing Happens at the Energetic Level

Because the root of dis-ease is often energetic, true healing must also happen at the energetic level. This is why you can have all the "right" treatments, all the "right" supplements, and still not feel well. Because if the underlying energetic imbalance is not addressed, the physical symptoms will persist. They are simply messengers, trying to get your attention.

Healing is not about fighting the body. It’s about listening to it. It’s about developing a conscious, loving relationship with all of yourself. It’s about understanding that your symptoms are not your enemies. They are your allies, guiding you back to wholeness.

When I work with a client, I am not "fixing" them. I am holding a space for their own innate healing intelligence to awaken. I am working with their energy field, helping to clear the blockages, to restore the flow. Sometimes, this involves gentle touch. Sometimes, it’s simply a matter of being present, of listening with my whole being. And as the energy begins to shift, the body begins to remember its own natural state of balance.

I have seen it time and time again. A young man with chronic back pain, who had been carrying the burden of his family's expectations for years. As we worked with the energy of his spine, helping him to find his own backbone, his own integrity, the pain began to subside. A woman with a persistent cough, who had been silencing her own voice for most of her life. As she learned to speak her truth, to express her own needs and desires, her cough disappeared. The body is so incredibly wise. It knows how to heal itself. We just need to get out of its way. If the idea that you are a living field of frequency rather than only flesh and bone stirs something in you, there is more to sit with in this piece on working with the energy field for healing and spiritual evolution.

The Neuroscience of Energy Healing

What is happening in these moments of healing? From a neuroscience perspective, we are creating new neural pathways. Our brains are not static, they are constantly being rewired by our experiences. This is the principle of neuroplasticity. When you have a thought, you fire a set of neurons. When you have that same thought again, the connection between those neurons becomes stronger. This is how habits are formed, both good and bad.

When you are stuck in a pattern of negative thinking, or when you are holding onto a traumatic memory, you are reinforcing certain neural pathways. Your brain becomes very efficient at creating that experience of suffering. But the good news is, you can create new neural pathways. You can teach your brain a new way of being.

Energy healing works on this same principle. By introducing a new frequency, a frequency of love, of coherence, of balance, we are creating a new possibility for the brain. We are inviting it to fire a new set of neurons, to create a new neural pathway. This is not just a metaphor. Studies have shown that practices like meditation and energy healing can create measurable changes in the brain. They can increase the density of grey matter in areas associated with compassion and emotional regulation. They can create a state of "brainwave coherence," where the different parts of the brain are working together in harmony.

You can experience this for yourself. Take a moment to close your eyes and bring to mind a feeling of gratitude. It could be for something as simple as the warmth of the sun on your skin, or the taste of your morning coffee. As you focus on this feeling, notice what happens in your body. You might feel a sense of warmth in your chest, a softening in your belly. This is the feeling of coherence. This is the feeling of your energy field coming into alignment. The more you practice this, the more you will be able to access this state of being, even in the midst of life's challenges.

Your Body, Your Wisdom

You don’t need to be a healer to work with your own energy. You are the expert on your own body. You have an innate wisdom that is always guiding you. The key is to learn how to listen.

One of the most powerful ways to do this is through the breath. Your breath is the bridge between your conscious and unconscious mind. It is the most direct way to influence your nervous system. When you are feeling anxious or stressed, your breath is shallow and rapid. This is a sign that your sympathetic nervous system, your "fight or flight" response, is activated. By consciously slowing down your breath, by taking deep, full breaths, you can activate your parasympathetic nervous system, your "rest and digest" response. You can send a signal to your body that you are safe.

Another way to connect with your body’s wisdom is through sensation. Take a moment right now to close your eyes and bring your attention to the sensations in your body. You might notice the feeling of your feet on the floor, the rise and fall of your chest as you breathe, a subtle tingling in your hands. You don’t need to judge these sensations, or try to change them. Simply notice them. This is the practice of embodiment. It is the practice of being present in your body, in this moment.

As you become more attuned to your body, you will begin to notice the subtle energetic shifts that are happening all the time. You will start to recognize the difference between the energy of joy and the energy of fear, the energy of expansion and the energy of contraction. And you will be able to make choices that support the flow of your life force, rather than obstructing it.

Your body is a sacred messenger. It is always speaking to you, in the language of energy and sensation. It is not broken. You are not broken. You have never been broken. You are a magnificent, self-healing being of light and love. And the more you can remember this, the more you can step into the fullness of who you are. This is not about achieving a state of perfect health. It is about developing a deep and intimate relationship with yourself, with your body, with your own beautiful, messy, miraculous life.

With infinite love and support on your journey, Susan _