Energy Healers' Distance Healing Experience

J Holist Nurs. 2023 Dec;41(4):362-376. doi: 10.1177/08980101231169884. Epub 2023 May 10.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to describe the experience of energy healing practitioners (specifically, Healing Touch) use of distance healing to provide insight into the methods, practice, and experience from the providers' perspective. One hundred and fifty-three energy workers participated in the open-ended survey. Overall, the experience of using distance healing during the pandemic was positive for practitioners in both giving and receiving. Practitioners also reported primarily positive feedback from their patients. A few respondents reported feeling hesitant about using distance healing and preferred hands-on work. However, distance healing was generally seen as providing flexibility to the practitioners' work, connection, and enhanced understanding of the human energy field.

Keywords: Healing Touch; alternative/complementary therapies; energy-based therapies/energy work; healing.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Mind-Body Therapies*
  • Patients*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires