Energy Therapies

Encyclopedia of energy therapies: Reiki, magnetism, sound therapy, crystal healing, chromotherapy and vibrational approaches. Principles, techniques and indications.

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Vocal Toning

Emotional ReleaseStress & Anxiety

Vocal Toning

Sound therapy technique using the human voice to produce sustained, vibratory sounds aimed at rebalancing the energy body, releasing tensions and harmonizing chakras.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

EFT for Weight Management

Energy TechniquePsychological ApproachDepression

EFT for Weight Management

Mind-body approach validated by Stapleton et al. RCTs (2013–2019) for weight management and dysfunctional eating behaviors. Weight and BMI reduction, depression −12.3%, anxiety −23.3%, effects maintained at 12 months and 2 years. Treatment of cravings, limiting beliefs, and emotional eating.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Tell the Story Technique (EFT)

Psychological ApproachTrauma & PTSDDepression

Tell the Story Technique (EFT)

EFT protocol where the patient narrates their story aloud while the therapist watches for activation signs — voice changes, hesitations, gestures — and immediately stops the narration to tap on the last spoken phrase, until the entire story can be told without distress.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

EFT for Sports Performance — Mental Optimization and Competitive Stress Management

Energy TechniqueAnxiety & PhobiasAthletes & Sports

EFT for Sports Performance — Mental Optimization and Competitive Stress Management

EFT protocol adapted for sports performance enhancement: pre-competition anxiety management, mental block clearing, post-injury psychological recovery and mental preparation. Church (2009) study demonstrating 38% improvement in basketball free throw accuracy. Significant cortisol reduction (d=1.12) supporting athletic recovery.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

EFT for PTSD — Complete Clinical Protocol

Energy TechniquePsychological ApproachTrauma & PTSD

EFT for PTSD — Complete Clinical Protocol

Structured clinical protocol based on Church, Stapleton et al. (2018) guidelines for post-traumatic stress disorder treatment. Three intervention levels adapted to PTSD severity, with an 86% remission rate in veterans after 6 sessions.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Movie Technique (EFT)

Psychological ApproachTrauma & PTSDAnxiety & Phobias

Movie Technique (EFT)

Gary Craig's advanced EFT protocol for moderate to severe traumas, where the patient assigns a movie title to their traumatic memory and processes it progressively as a film watched from the outside, stopping to tap whenever intensity rises.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Crystal Therapy (Lithotherapy)

Crystal Therapy (Lithotherapy)

Energy healing method using the vibrational properties of natural stones and crystals to rebalance the body's energy centers and promote overall well-being.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Karuna Reiki

Emotional ReleaseStress & Anxiety

Karuna Reiki

Advanced Reiki system developed by William Lee Rand, centered on compassion and using specific symbols to address deep emotional patterns and cellular trauma.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Traditional Usui Reiki

Stress & Anxiety

Traditional Usui Reiki

Energy healing method founded by Mikao Usui in Japan, based on channeling universal energy through laying on of hands to promote self-healing.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Crystal Singing Bowls

Crystal Singing Bowls

Sound therapy instruments made of pure quartz producing crystal-clear sounds of exceptional purity, tuned to specific frequencies to harmonize chakras and induce deep meditative states.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Gongs (Sound Bath)

Emotional ReleaseStress & Anxiety

Gongs (Sound Bath)

Immersive sound therapy experience using large gongs to create an enveloping sound bath, inducing deep states of relaxation and letting go.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Sneaking Up on the Problem (EFT)

Psychological ApproachTrauma & PTSDDepression

Sneaking Up on the Problem (EFT)

EFT technique for severe traumas, very sensitive subjects or therapy beginners: starting with extremely vague formulations ('something difficult happened') and progressively introducing increasingly specific details, never advancing if intensity exceeds 4-5, thus building safety and trust before approaching the core of the problem.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

EFT for Insomnia and Sleep Disorders

Energy TechniqueSleep DisordersEFT & Tapping

EFT for Insomnia and Sleep Disorders

EFT protocol specifically adapted for sleep disorders, targeting mental rumination, hypervigilance, and accumulated physical tension. A 3-phase protocol — emotional discharge, body relaxation, and sleep affirmation — supported by studies from Lee et al. (2016) and Chatwin et al. (2016).

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Kundalini Reiki

Stress & Anxiety

Kundalini Reiki

Simplified yet powerful form of Reiki combining traditional Reiki energy with Kundalini awakening, developed by Ole Gabrielsen for direct access to healing energy.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Reiki Self-Treatment

Reiki Self-Treatment

Daily Reiki self-care practice allowing the initiated practitioner to channel universal energy onto themselves to maintain energy balance and overall health.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Biotuning

Biotuning

Integrative sound therapy method combining calibrated tuning forks, vocal biofeedback and frequency analysis to harmonize the body with its optimal resonance frequencies.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Tibetan Singing Bowls

Stress & Anxiety

Tibetan Singing Bowls

Ancestral metal alloy instruments producing harmonic sound vibrations used for meditation, deep relaxation and energetic chakra rebalancing.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Chromotherapy (Color Therapy)

Stress & Anxiety

Chromotherapy (Color Therapy)

Therapeutic method using the specific properties of different light wavelengths (colors) to stimulate healing processes and rebalance the body.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Therapeutic Tuning Forks

Therapeutic Tuning Forks

Precision steel or aluminum instruments tuned to specific frequencies, applied to acupuncture points, bones and joints for targeted sound therapy.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

EFT for Chronic Pain — Chasing the Pain Technique

Energy TechniquePsychological ApproachBurnout & Exhaustion

EFT for Chronic Pain — Chasing the Pain Technique

Specialized EFT protocol for chronic pain using the Chasing the Pain technique. Stapleton et al. (2025, European Journal of Pain) RCT demonstrating significant reduction in pain severity and interference, maintained at 6 months, with measurable neural changes.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

EFT for Phobias — Single-Session Protocol

Energy TechniquePsychological ApproachTrauma & PTSD

EFT for Phobias — Single-Session Protocol

Structured EFT protocol for treating specific phobias in one to two sessions of 60 to 120 minutes. Phobias of spiders, heights, flying, blood, injections and other simple phobias. Large effect sizes confirmed by independent studies.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Laying on of Hands

Laying on of Hands

Universal touch healing technique consisting of placing hands on or above the patient's body to transmit vital energy and promote the healing process.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Constricted Breathing Technique — Releasing Restricted Breathing with EFT

Energy TechniqueBreathing TechniqueEFT & Tapping

Constricted Breathing Technique — Releasing Restricted Breathing with EFT

Gary Craig's gentle technique using breathing as a stress indicator. The client takes a deep breath, rates their breathing capacity on 0-10, performs tapping rounds until reaching 10/10. Excellent demonstration tool for skeptics as the result is physically measurable. Often used as a gateway at the beginning of EFT sessions.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Healing Magnetism

Healing Magnetism

Ancestral energy healing practice where the magnetizer uses their own vital fluid to restore the patient's energy balance and stimulate self-healing capacities.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Magnetic Passes

Magnetic Passes

Fluid hand movement techniques practiced by the magnetizer above or near the body to regulate vital energy flow and dissolve blockages.

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Tearless Trauma Technique (EFT)

Psychological ApproachTrauma & PTSDAnxiety & Phobias

Tearless Trauma Technique (EFT)

EFT double dissociation protocol for extremely severe traumas or highly reactive patients: the patient imagines a box containing the memory without opening it, evaluates an estimated SUD on the idea of looking at the box, and taps progressively until able to glimpse the contents without emotional flooding.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Chakra Therapy

Chakra Therapy

Holistic approach to rebalancing the body's seven main energy centers (chakras), integrating crystals, colors, sounds and meditation to restore overall harmony.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

EFT for Limiting Beliefs — Reprogramming the Subconscious

Energy TechniquePsychological ApproachEFT & Tapping

EFT for Limiting Beliefs — Reprogramming the Subconscious

Complete EFT protocol for identifying and transforming deeply anchored limiting beliefs in the subconscious. Integration of cognitive muscle testing, Tell the Story protocol, Choices Method, and VOC scale for lasting transformation of automatic negative cognitions.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Personal Peace Procedure

Energy TechniquePsychological ApproachTrauma & PTSD

Personal Peace Procedure

Systematic long-term protocol designed by Gary Craig to methodically resolve all of life's disturbing memories, treating each specific memory with standard EFT until lasting and complete emotional peace is achieved.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)

Meridians & Acupressure PointsEmotional ReleaseStress & Anxiety

EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)

Psycho-corporal technique combining acupuncture point stimulation through tapping and emotion verbalization, to release emotional blockages and reduce stress.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Optimal EFT / The Unseen Therapist

Energy TechniquePsychological ApproachGentle Approach

Optimal EFT / The Unseen Therapist

Spiritual and meditative evolution of EFT developed by Gary Craig since 2014, in which physical tapping is abandoned in favor of a meditative connection with the Unseen Therapist — a universal inner spiritual resource — to heal at a deeper level than technique.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Table Metaphor — Tabletop & Table Legs

Energy TechniquePsychological ApproachTrauma & PTSD

Table Metaphor — Tabletop & Table Legs

Fundamental conceptual framework of EFT developed by Gary Craig, using the table metaphor to structure therapeutic work: global problems (anxiety, low self-esteem) are the tabletop, specific supporting memories are the legs — you never tap on the tabletop, you treat each leg individually.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Polarity Therapy (Stone)

Polarity Therapy (Stone)

Energy medicine system developed by Dr. Randolph Stone, integrating energy touch, yoga exercises, dietetics and dialogue to balance the body's energy fields.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Clinical EFT — Dawson Church's Standardized Version

Energy TechniquePsychological ApproachTrauma & PTSD

Clinical EFT — Dawson Church's Standardized Version

Clinical EFT is the manualized and standardized version developed by Dawson Church for scientific research. Integrating CBT elements and removing the 9 Gamut Procedure, it is recognized by the APA as an evidence-based practice for anxiety, depression, and PTSD.

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Group EFT — Borrowing Benefits

Energy TechniquePsychological ApproachTrauma & PTSD

Group EFT — Borrowing Benefits

Group protocol where each participant taps simultaneously on their own problem while a volunteer works with the therapist, generating shared therapeutic benefits through resonance effect.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

EFT Perinatal Care — Tapping for Pregnancy, Childbirth and Postpartum

Energy TechniqueFertility & PerinatalityPregnant Women

EFT Perinatal Care — Tapping for Pregnancy, Childbirth and Postpartum

EFT protocols adapted for perinatal care: pregnancy (nausea, prenatal anxiety, tokophobia), birth preparation, labor pain management, and postpartum (baby blues, postpartum depression, birth trauma). EFT is non-invasive, medication-free, and can be self-applied. Based on Chatwin et al. (2016) and Stapleton et al. (2019).

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Reconnective Healing

Reconnective Healing

Quantum healing approach developed by Dr. Eric Pearl, connecting to an expanded spectrum of energy, light and information frequencies to catalyze healing.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Therapeutic Touch

Stress & Anxiety

Therapeutic Touch

Nursing energy healing method developed by Dolores Krieger and Dora Kunz, using intentional non-contact touch to rebalance the human energy field.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

EFT Adapted for Children and Adolescents

Energy TechniquePsychological ApproachTrauma & PTSD

EFT Adapted for Children and Adolescents

EFT protocols specifically adapted by age group — from tapping games with 4-7 year olds to adolescent empowerment — to reduce school anxiety, phobias, trauma, and improve self-esteem.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Matrix Reimprinting

Energy TechniquePsychological ApproachTrauma & PTSD

Matrix Reimprinting

Advanced EFT-derived technique developed by Karl Dawson, allowing the practitioner to enter traumatic memories and interact with the past self (ECHO) to rewrite limiting beliefs anchored in the energy field.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

EFT Gold Standard — Gary Craig's Basic Recipe

Energy TechniquePsychological ApproachTrauma & PTSD

EFT Gold Standard — Gary Craig's Basic Recipe

The EFT Gold Standard protocol is Gary Craig's original complete version (1990s): SUDS assessment, setup statement on the Karate Chop point, 9-meridian-point tapping sequence, 9 Gamut Procedure, and reassessment. The foundation of all modern EFT variants.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Daily Tapping Routine — Everyday EFT Self-Practice

Energy TechniqueEFT & TappingEnergy Psychology

Daily Tapping Routine — Everyday EFT Self-Practice

The daily tapping routine is a simplified EFT protocol designed for regular self-practice in 5 to 15 minutes. Three sequences adapted to the rhythm of the day: morning for starting with clarity, midday for stress management, and evening for releasing tension. Studies show a 37% cortisol reduction after 8 weeks of daily practice (Church et al., 2012).

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Access Bars / Access Consciousness

Emotional ReleaseStress & Anxiety

Access Bars / Access Consciousness

Energy release technique through light touch on 32 head points, developed by Gary Douglas, aiming to dissolve mental and emotional limitations stored in the brain.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Surrogate EFT — Proxy Tapping

Energy TechniquePsychological ApproachTrauma & PTSD

Surrogate EFT — Proxy Tapping

Technique where a practitioner or caregiver taps on themselves with intention for a person unable to practice EFT directly: infants, young children, sedated patients, animals, or distant persons.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Quantum Touch

Quantum Touch

Energy healing method using specific breathing and body awareness techniques to amplify vital energy and accelerate the body's healing response.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Emergency EFT — EFT Protocol for Crisis Situations

Energy TechniquePsychological ApproachTrauma & PTSD

Emergency EFT — EFT Protocol for Crisis Situations

The Emergency EFT protocol is an ultra-simplified version immediately applicable in acute crisis situations: panic attacks, emotional shock, acute pain, intense distress. Continuous tapping on the least intrusive points until stabilization, without formal setup or prior SUDS assessment.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Pat Carrington's Choices Method — EFT Enhancement

Energy TechniqueEFT & TappingEnergy Psychology

Pat Carrington's Choices Method — EFT Enhancement

The Choices Method, developed by Dr. Patricia Carrington, clinical psychologist from Princeton University, adds a proactive positive dimension to standard EFT. Rather than merely neutralizing negative emotions, it actively installs a desired positive state through a structured three-phase protocol.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Chasing the Pain — Tracking Pain in EFT

Energy TechniqueChronic DiseasesEFT & Tapping

Chasing the Pain — Tracking Pain in EFT

Gary Craig's fundamental EFT technique for physical pain: locate the pain (shape, color, texture, SUDS intensity), tap on it, observe its displacement, target the new location. Pain migration reveals underlying emotional layers. Applications: fibromyalgia, migraines, back pain. Brattberg (2008): 86% reduction in fibromyalgia symptoms after 8 weeks.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Jin Shin Jyutsu

Meridians & Acupressure PointsStress & Anxiety

Jin Shin Jyutsu

Ancestral Japanese art of energy harmonization through light touch on 26 'safety energy locks' on the body, aiming to restore vital energy flow.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

EFT for Addictions and Cravings

Energy TechniquePsychological ApproachTrauma & PTSD

EFT for Addictions and Cravings

EFT protocol validated by Peta Stapleton's RCTs for treating food cravings, tobacco, alcohol, and substance addiction. 83% craving reduction in workshop format and 28.2% maintained at 2 years. Documented fMRI changes in brain reward circuits.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

EFT for Couples — Relational Tapping and Emotional Communication

Energy TechniquePsychological ApproachCouples & Relationships

EFT for Couples — Relational Tapping and Emotional Communication

EFT-tapping adapted for couples work: mirror tapping, surrogate tapping, forgiveness protocol and relational trigger treatment. Not to be confused with Sue Johnson's EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy). Applications for recurring conflicts, communication problems, infidelity, jealousy, desire loss and co-dependency.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

EFT for Grief and Loss — Supporting the Grieving Process

Energy TechniquePsychological ApproachTrauma & PTSD

EFT for Grief and Loss — Supporting the Grieving Process

EFT protocol adapted for grief and loss support: bereavement, separation, job loss, health loss. EFT does not seek to erase grief but to release blocked traumatic components — survivor's guilt, anger, unexpressed regrets, separation anxiety — using Craig's Tell the Story protocol and Worden's (2009) spiral grief model.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Pranic Healing

Pranic Healing

No-touch energy healing system developed by Master Choa Kok Sui, using prana (vital energy) to cleanse and energize the etheric body and accelerate healing.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Medical Dowsing & Geobiology

Medical Dowsing & Geobiology

Practices for detecting energy imbalances using pendulum or rods, applied to health diagnosis (medical dowsing) and living space harmonization (geobiology).

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Healing Touch

Healing Touch

Evidence-informed energy therapy developed by Janet Mentgen, using gentle manual techniques to rebalance the energy system and accelerate healing.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

EFT for the Inner Child (Inner Child EFT)

Energy TechniquePsychological ApproachTrauma & PTSD

EFT for the Inner Child (Inner Child EFT)

Advanced EFT protocol combining guided visualization and meridian tapping to access the wounded inner child, establish a therapeutic dialogue and integrate unresolved early emotional wounds.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

Positive Tapping and Positive Anchoring (Positive EFT)

Energy TechniquePsychological ApproachDepression

Positive Tapping and Positive Anchoring (Positive EFT)

Complementary EFT technique used after negative emotion reduction to install and anchor positive states, inner resources, and helpful beliefs through meridian tapping combined with positive affirmations and mental imagery.

Published on February 25, 2026Read more

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