Energy Psychology:
theory and application
presented by
Dean J. Hugie M.E.D. ; A.P.E. ; CRHSPP
Regina Rehab and Family Medical Clinic
545-3700
Energy Psychology- Overview
1) Theory
2) Energy Model – “pillars”, health, illness, stress, energy systems
3) Intervention – meridian, meditation
4) Research
1) Theory
Energy : New Age or Old Age
Old Age
references to the energy model ( energy flow ) from ancient
cultures including ;
- Chinese – Chi; Japanese- Ki; Indian Yogis- Prana;
Hawian Kahunas -Mana
- energy pathways: Chinese manuscripts :3000 yrs;Otzi 3300 BC
New Age
- renewed interest -alternative, complementary health movement
- formation of professional organization, ( Association of
Comprehensive Energy Psychology, ACEP) ), continuing
education credits ( Canada ),
Albert Szent- Gyorgyi MD 1893-1986
“The cell is a machine driven by energy…In every culture and in
every medical tradition before ours, healing was accomplished
by moving energy …Treating humans without the concept of
energy is treating dead matter”
Albert Szent- Gyorgyi (1960)
1919 – chemistry of cellular respiration – Rockefeller foundation,
1937 Noble Prize for discoveries in connection with the biological
combustion process - vitamin c and fumaric acid.
invited member of National Institute of Health; National Academy of
Science ; 1956 – Laster award
established the Institute for Muscle Research 1947; and National
Foundation for Cancer Research 1971, after his work with cancer
specific to cancer: developed ideas on applying theories of quantum
physics to the biochemistry of cancer. He saw cancer as ultimately a
electronic problem at the molecular level.
current academics include:
DR. RICHARD GERBER M.D.
DR. BRUCE LIPTON PHD
DR. VALARIE HUNT PHD
DR. WILLIAM TILLER PHD
Dr. Valarie Hunt- UCLA
She was the first to develop the protocols and instrumentation necessary to
detect and record the body’s high frequency energy fields with the spectral
analysis of bioenergy patterns…. her groundbreaking research has led to
the first truly scientific understanding of the relationship between energy
field disturbances, disease, emotional pathologies, human field
communication and the energy spectrum of consciousness.
Dr. Hunt has consulted for NASA, served with the US Department of Health,
Education & Welfare, taught courses in 20 medical colleges and
universities, held professorates at the University of Iowa, Columbia
University and U.C.L.A., and is an honored listee in the Marquis Who’s Who
lists for America (American Women) and the World (Education, Medicine
and Healthcare, and Science and Engineering).
“ INFINITE MIND,THE SCIENCE OF HUMAN VIBRATIONS”
Dr. Richard Gerber MD.
vibrational medicine - a diagnostic and healing approach that uses energy in
various forms and frequencies. As a therapy, vibrational medicine is the
application of different types of energy for healing purposes, including the
traditional X-ray , radiation therapy for cancer, the use of electrical nerve
stimulation for treating pain, and electromagnetic field stimulators for
accelerating the healing of fractured bones .. full spectrum light for treating
seasonal affective disorders or the ‘winter blues’.
vibrational medicine also covers the more subtle forms of treatment used in
Complementary medicine (Energy Psychology,)
,… the spectrum of vibrational healing ranges from the traditional to
‘complementary’ medicine.
“VIBRATIONAL MEDICINE”
Dr. Bruce Lipton - Wisconsin
medical educator / researcher – Wisconsin, Stanford - cell biology
a pioneer in the field of epigenetics -the term epigenetics refers to changes in
phenotype (appearance) or gene expression caused by mechanisms other than
changes in the underlying DNA sequence . (Time Mag. jan 18)
his research at Stanford University’s School of Medicine, between 1987 and 1992,
suggests that our internal environment (perceptions, beliefs ), operating though the
membrane ( cell brain), controls behavior and physiology of the cell . our internal
biology is determined by our perceptions of the environment – fear vs. love
He produced breakthrough studies on the cell membrane, which revealed that this
outer layer of the cell was the cell’s equivalent of a brain - published professional
journals
“ THE BIOLOGY OF BELIEF”
Dr. William Tiller- Stanford University CA
physicist – integrating the energy model into physics ( quantum )
fellow to the American Academy for the Advancement of Science, Professor
Emeritus William A. Tiller, of Stanford University’s Department of Materia
Science, spent 34 years in academia after 9 years as an advisory physicist
with the Westinghouse Research Laboratories.
he has published over 250 conventional scientific papers, 3 books and 5
patents. In parallel, for over 30 years, he has been avocationally pursuing
serious experimental and theoretical study of the field of psychoenergetics
which will very likely become an integral part of "tomorrow’s" physics.
in this new area, he has published an additional 100 scientific papers and
four seminal books.
energy technology/research
energy technology – energy follows thought
REMARKABLE ADVANCES THROUGH ROBOTICS MAY ALLOW AMPUTEES TO FEEL AGAIN
WHAT THEY LOST.
AN ITALIAN WHO LOST HIS LEFT FOREARM IN A CAR CRASH WAS SUCCESSFULLY
LINKED TO A ROBOTIC HAND, ALLOWING HIM TO FEEL SENSATIONS IN THE ARTIFICIAL
LIMB AND CONTROL IT WITH HIS THOUGHTS
DURING A ONE-MONTH EXPERIMENT CONDUCTED LAST YEAR, 26-YEAR-OLD FELT LIKE
HIS LOST ARM HAD GROWN BACK AGAIN, ALTHOUGH HE WAS ONLY CONTROLLING A
ROBOTIC HAND THAT WAS NOT EVEN ATTACHED TO HIS BODY.
THE ITALY-BASED TEAM --IMPLANTED ELECTRODES INTO THE NERVES LOCATED IN
WHAT REMAINED IN THE ARM.
HE COULD WIGGLE THE ROBOTIC FINGERS INDEPENDENTLY, MAKE A FIST, GRAB
OBJECTS AND MAKE OTHER MOVEMENTS
THE HAND OBEYED THE COMMANDS IT RECEIVED FROM THE MAN'S BRAIN IN 95
PERCENT OF CASES
dec 5/09 – ctv news
Theory - summary
Major ” pillars” of the model include;
1)
energy flows throughout the body, connecting mind and body.
2) energy has a vibration frequency ; the existence of a healing frequency.
3)
emotion, thought, intent and consciousness are forms of energy .
4)
stress interferes with the flow of energy within the body
5)
health issues have a counterpart in the clients energy system, and can
be treated at this level. ( ACEP)
Health:
Pathology:
balanced and unrestricted flow of energy through out the body
a prolonged disturbance of flow
Treatment: balancing the body’s energy within the presence of the
stressor to restore vibrational flow. This allows the blocked,
diseased or unintegrated function to reconnect with the healthy
vibrational frequency of the rest of the body.
2) ENERGY MODEL:
The Association for
Comprehensive Energy
Psychology
( ACEP ) ,1998
www.energypsych.org
ACEP ( reference) - The
Association for Comprehensive
Energy Psychology is an
international nonprofit
organization of mental health
professionals and allied energy
health practitioners who are
dedicated to developing and
applying energy psychology
methods for the treatment and
relief of those suffering from
emotional challenges such as
addictions & compulsions,
anxiety, depression, limiting
beliefs, personality disorders,
phobias, stress, and trauma.
ACEP now has approximately
500 members worldwide,
presently divided into six US
regions, two Canadian regions, a
European region and an
Australian/Pacific Rim region.
"I'm getting spectacular results with my patients and myself. Thank you!"
Joanne M. Hillary, ND
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ACEP program is an extraordinary compilation of information.. easy to use,
highly educational, and helpful to those offering healing as well as those
seeking healing.
-Daniel Benor MD
ACEP program is a welcome systematic approach that invites the scientific
community to investigate the mental health benefits of stimulating selected
acupuncture points while a patient mentally activates a psychological
problem.
-Joel Elkes MD, Distinguished Services Professor Emeritus
and former Chair Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral
Sciences. John Hopkins University School of Medicine
anecdotal + endorsements
.. not based on western rationalism, these methods do not rely on insight
and understanding, but on shifting internal states of bodily experience…can
bring about remarkably rapid changes in the way people feel and move
through the world . – Bessal Kolk MD, Medical Director Trauma
Center, Boston and professor of Psychiatry, Boston University
School of Medicine.
"Some day the medical profession will wake up and realize that unresolved
emotional issues are the main cause of 85% of all illnesses. When they do,
EFT ( energy) will be one of their primary healing tools .... as it is for me."
Eric Robins, MD
“As we get better at understanding how little we know about the body, we
begin to realize that the next big frontier in medicine is energy
medicine…understanding for the first time how energy affects how we feel. “
Dr. Mehmet Oz -well known cardiovascular surgeon.
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energetic stress response = energy imbalance / “blockages” /
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As a response to a stimulus/ trigger;
A meridian, known as the triple warmer, organizes the body’s
emergency energy response to stress and
has the ability to pull energy from any other meridian, except the heart ,
to enhance the bodies protective response. ( immune system,
sympathetic nervous system response)
reduced energy flow equates to reduced functionality – ( creates a
disconnect , fuse metaphor )
energy is the link between mind and body, so energy imbalances can
affect either mind and /or body.
development of illness
“WHATEVER THE
PRESENTING PROBLEM, IT HAS A
COUNTERPART IN THE CLIENTS ENERGY SYSTEM
AND CAN BE TREATED AT THAT LEVEL”
(ACEP )
Energetic Stress and Illness ( symptoms)
“ When the symptoms are more psychologic in nature, the patient
manifests the typical anxiety symptoms of post-traumatic stress
disorder….When the symptoms are more physical in nature the
blockage manifests as chronic pain…….In other words, PTSD is an
energy blockage, and chronic pain is a variant of PTSD that has a
more somatic focus.”
Dr. Eric Leskowitz, M.D., is the director of the Integrative Medicine Project at
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, and an instructor in the
Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, in Cambridge, Mass
Wellness Model ( traditional, energy )
stress
prolonged sympathetic response
illness
strain
wear and tear
-the link between mind and body is
energy
- body chemistry changes first happen at
the energy level
- at its root, health issues are energy
issues
- energy interventions offer greater
accessibility to body / systems
Accessibility: connecting with body systems / functions
Energy system:
- an “operating system” connecting all parts and functions
- gives rise to and regulates all functions
- impacts healing and performance
consists of subtle energies ;
1) meridians – energy transportation pathways
2) chakras – energy centers
3) biofield – body blanket
1) meridians - energy pathways
Lungs
Spleen/ Pancreas
Kidney
Heart
Bladder
Liver
Stomach
Governing
Triple warmer
Central
Pericardium
Small intestine
Large Intestine
Gall Bladder
acupoints:
lower electrical resistance ( Voll & Sarkisyanz,1983) 12,000 -14,000 Ohms compared with
300,000-400,000 Ohms
at least 360 points on body distributed along meridian lines
“ windows “ into body’s energy system – stimulated by touching
The Biochemistry of Energy Psychology, Judith Swack, Ph.D.
acupoints vs needles
"Because of the lack of highly effective medical treatments for
chronic low back pain, we were pleased to find that acupuncture-like
treatments were helpful for persons suffering from chronic back
pain," said Dr. Cherkin.
"However, the finding that real acupuncture produced no greater
benefit than simulated acupuncture raises important questions about
acupunctures mechanisms of action."
Cherkin DC, Sherman KJ, Avins AL, et al. A Randomized Trial Comparing
Acupuncture, Simulated Acupuncture, and Usual Care for Chronic Low Back Pain.
Archives of Internal Medicine. 2009;169[9]:858–866.
meridians
2) chakras
- systems/ functions
- energy openings
- vibrational
frequencies
3) Biofield
3) Intervention
balancing energies / releasing trauma
1) meridian based interventions
2) meditation:
“instant “ parasympathetic recovery
facilitate a targeted relaxation response
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enhanced recovery “ - Cycling Weekly, Sept 2009”
3) INTERVENTION- Conditioning of a new , (undisturbed , balanced)
energy response to the problematic trigger / stimulus ( ACEP
the trigger
trauma / anxiety
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Research
Summary applied EP research- ACEP
Preliminary studies have supported the effectiveness of energy therapy in
the treatment of phobias and anxiety (Physiological and Psychological
Effects of a Mind/Body Therapy on Claustrophobia .Lambrou, Peter, Pratt,
George, & Chevalier, Gaetan. (2005). Journal of Subtle Energies and
Energy Medicine 14(3), 239-251. Callahan, 1987; Leonoff, 1995), phobias
and self-concept (Wade, 1990), posttraumatic stress disorder, (Swingle, P.,
Pulos, L. & Swingle, M.(2005). Journal of Subtle Energies & Energy
Medicine. 15,75-86. Carbonell and Figley, 1995, 1996, 1999; Figley, C. R.,
Carbonell, J. L., Boscarino, J. A., and Chang, J. A., 1999; Diepold and
Goldstein, 2000; Johnson, Shala, Sejdijaj, Odell, and Dabichevci, 2001),
(Carbonell, 1997), anxiety (Schoninger, 2001 ) ,weight loss, Elder, C.,
Ritenbaugh, C., Mist, S., Aickin, M., Schneider, J., Zwickey, H, Elmer, P.The
Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. Jan 2007, Evaluation
of a Meridian-Based Intervention, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT),
for Reducing Specific Phobias of Small Animals. Wells, S., Polglase, K.,
Andrews, H., Carrington, P., & Baker, A.H. (2003). Journal of Clinical
Psychology depression has also been investigated by Brattberg (2008),
Rowe (2005) and Church & Brooks (2010).
Energy Psychology: A Review of the Preliminary
Evidence
David Feinstein, Ph.D.
CITATION: Feinstein, D. (2008). Energy Psychology: A Review of
the Preliminary Evidence.
Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training. 45(2), 199213.
Uncontrolled
Outcome
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randomly
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limited
generalizabilty
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545 -3700