When the average person becomes ill, he will most likely take a few Advil and make an appointment with his local medical doctor. There he can expect to be poked, prodded and examined by numerous people who can hopefully diagnose his ailments and offer him a fast and easy cure. Healing is a term that can be defined in many ways and practiced in many different forms. Living in a world where physicians and psychiatrists are the most socially accepted and readily available option for people in need of treatment, other methods of healing may be overlooked.
Energy healing is an approach for strengthening the body's energy field.
The energy field, sometimes called the aura, is said to be comprised of an entire field of information including emotions, thoughts, intentions, one's will toward life and higher consciousness and spirituality. It also can be considered a blueprint or template for the rest of the body. Leigh Herbert, psychotherapist and graduate of The Barbara Brennan School of Healing, is a practicing healer in Centre County. Her practice, the Center for Well-Being, is a holistic wellness center located in Lemont, about 10 miles outside State College. Energy fields are also comprised of chakras, an ancient term that was part of many eastern religions and medical approaches, and meridians, which are the acupuncture maps of the body.