Energy healing is not something that typically comes up in everyday conversation. Neither is it something that you bring up with just anyone. Instead it is one of those topics you only delve into with someone you know, or at least suspect, is on the same wavelength as you. How it came up, I can’t recall, however, my dear friend and co-worker with whom I share similar beliefs injected it into our conversation one day. For many people it is just too way out there, but for us, it is something we are both open to.
My friend (I’ll call her Brenda) told me of how a couple of her friends had been attending energy healing sessions for quite some time. She then asked if I would be interested in joining them the next time it was happening. I didn’t hesitate to say yes, and a few of days later I met Brenda in the parking lot of a local resort to attend my first, of what would become several energy healing sessions.
As we walked through the automatic sliding glass double doors we noticed a sign in the foyer directing us to the room. As we entered, I noticed a couple of things right away. The lights were dim and soft, calming music was playing. On the left, an older gentleman with white hair was at the sign-in table. He quietly asked if we had been before. I smiled and shook my head, no. He smiled in return and then directed us to put our names down on the sign-in sheet. Once I jotted down my name I looked around the room and observed two massage tables set up at the far end, each supporting a person laying face up. Six women surrounded each person – one at their head, one at their feet and two on each side. They had their hands resting gently on each person and you could sense their focus. To the right of the door there were about 10 or 12 people positioned in an arc silently sitting on chairs patiently waiting their turn. My friend and I quietly sat down and understood that talking was not invited. Once seated, I took off my shoes, as that’s what I observed the others awaiting their turn had done, and then I watched intrigued as the healers worked.
I was mesmerized and filled with wonder trying to imagine what it was like not only for each person on their respective table, but for the healers as well. I was curious as to what they sensed and felt. A few minutes later I watched as the session for the two people began to wrap up. The lady, who I now know as the leader of these healing sessions, said a few words and the people on the tables slowly rose to a seated position. Each healer was acknowledged with a smile or a nod and then each person carefully stood and was directed to walk over to one of two chairs located past the sign-in table on the left side of the room. Two more healers stood at each chair. These people were there to ground your energy from the experience you just had. The healers stood on the left and right of each person and gently picked up a hand in theirs and then lightly placed their other hand on the person’s shoulder. As this was taking place, the leader walked over to the group sitting on chairs and with eye contact, a smile and a gesture, welcomed the next two participants to have their turn.
Once in a while Brenda and I glanced at each other and smiled as we awaited our turn. Finally, we received the invitation we had been waiting for to make our way over to the massage tables. I smiled hello to each of the women surrounding me and gently laid back and closed my eyes. As I heard the introductory words of the leader, I knew that the six people who surrounded me were wafting up energy from the earth. This is what I had concluded was happening each time I observed the practice with each new participant, anyway. My assumption is that the healers were scooping up the earth’s energy so it would fall upon the person on the table to aid in the healing process.
With the introduction complete and my eyes softly closed, I felt someone gently place her hands on my feet. I also noticed hands on my legs and arms and lastly on my head. No words were spoken, nor was eye contact made, as the ladies went about their healing. As I lay there I told myself to quiet my thoughts and relax. I encouraged my body to feel heavy and did my best to release every muscles and sink into the table as if I were sinking into quicksand. Time passed and I notice the healers’ hands change position on my body. There was now one hand on my chest and another on my belly. The hands on my legs moved up. It wasn’t easy to stifle my thoughts because I was in such awe of the experience. I contemplated what it was that I was supposed to be feeling. Finally, I was able to surrender. I noticed my mind relax and my thoughts release. My mind was utterly and completely quiet and I felt an incredible sense of peace. After some time, there was a new sensation. I was suddenly aware of pressure on my chest, like an anvil had somehow just been placed there. The act of breathing lost its ease. I strove to quash the questions that began to force their way to the surface and just be. Feel. It was time once again to refrain from thinking. I can contemplate the why’s when I am done, I told myself.
All too soon, but also after what seemed like a significant amount of time, the leader said her closing words. The healers then removed their hands from my body. I laid there soaking in any last bits of the energy healing that had been bestowed upon me when one of the healers quietly let me know that it is time to get up. I felt a little embarrassed feeling I had perhaps taken more time than I was meant to. Before taking my leave, I looked each lady in the eye hoping they could sense my gratitude for their time.
Like those who went before me, I calmly made my way over to one of the grounding chairs. I wasn’t sure what to expect, being that this was all new to me. I raised each hand for the healers to take and once I felt their other hand on a shoulder I closed my eyes. It took a while for me to notice anything. My mind started wondering about what I was supposed to feel. Once again, I had to tell it to stop thinking and just be. Shortly thereafter I noticed a sensation. There was an incredible downward pull, like gravity had just increased ten-fold. I felt so heavy, it was astounding. After several minutes, my hands were released and I opened my eyes. I quietly said thank you to each healer and made my way back to my chair. I didn’t feel as though I had finished grounding though, so once seated, I closed my eyes and tried to recapture the same feeling I just had with the healers. The draw to the earth was undeniable. My mind was quiet and I was really present, simply experiencing the moment. A few minutes passed and the downward pull ebbed. I somehow knew that I was done and opened my eyes. Once Brenda was finished we put on our shoes and quietly left the room. We met up with her friends in the foyer and we all compared notes. Each person’s experience touched her in different ways.
As mentioned earlier, I went several more times after this. Sometimes with Brenda, a couple of times with another friend, and twice by myself. One of the grounding healers even commented to me on my last visit about the number of times he had seen me there. While I can’t put into words how the energy healing impacted me overall, I do know that I experienced different sensations in my body with each visit. I also know that it felt right being there and that it was a step on my journey of self-discovery - one that led me to seeing a Body Talk practitioner and doing some energy work on-line. I have great hope that when things open up more from Covid that the energy healing will resume. I feel like I have done a lot of learning about energy and the human body since my last session and am curious to see how differently my body will react and if I will have a new awareness of what’s happening to me. In the meantime, I will continue to investigate through various media the impacts of Energy Healing.
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