The Science
Studies and Observations
Healing properties of meditation have been documented for centuries. In modern science, studies are still grappling with the complexity of the human mind and the external and internal variables that influence it. Below are references to studies and books to help you decide if meditation healing is right for you.
Recommended Reading
- Becoming Supernatural: How Common People are Doing the Uncommon, Dr. Joe Dispenza, 2017
- The Medical Library Association Guide to Finding Out About Complementary and Alternative Medicine: The Best Print and Electronic Resources, Gregory A. Crawford, 2010
- You Can Heal Your Life, Louise Hay, 1984
Clinical Studies
Emotion and Dis-ease Connection
- The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk M.D, ed. 2021
- When the Body Says No. Understanding the Stress-Disease Connection, Dr. Gábor Maté, M. D., 2008
Is meditation just the placebo effect?
“Placebo” is the term modern medicine gave to our innate ability to heal our bodies– when we believe we will get better and that our environments are supporting our healing, our bodies respond accordingly. Meditation likely taps into the same physiological response that placebo illicits. However, belief is not necessary for meditative healing to work. Meditation bypasses the dependence on our physical environment by creating that sense of safety and support directly within our minds. Belief in meditation will come naturally as you prove to yourself its effectiveness, and may even amplify the healing.
Anatomy of Meditation
In the center of our brain sits the pineal gland.
Consciousness, Quantum Mechanics
Studies, placebo, reference papers, other doctors
Physics of Meditation
In the center of our brain sits the pineal gland.
Consciousness, Quantum Mechanics
Studies, placebo, reference papers, other doctors
Aya Holyoke's Story
The first signs of my chronic illness began at age 26. I was climbing up the corporate ladder in a top US renewable energy company. I went from data analyst to supervisor in three years in a demanding work culture and was getting burned out. Symptoms crept up to a final health breakdown at 30.
Diagnosis was tricky. For three years, I was going from doctor to doctor. After a nine-day hospitalization, I was put on medication that finally, finally stabilized me. I went from all-day dread to feeling little windows of “maybe I could try to get better”.
Then I discovered energy healing. As I meditated with intention of “clearing away junk” in my mind, heart, and memories, my health sky-rocketed back towards normal. In three months, I went from exhausted driving anywhere to taking 6-hour road trips… from assembling food to making soups and roasts from scratch… from avoiding people to spending time with new and old friends. And I had never felt more mentally and spiritually healthy.
Energy healing practices are not in our typical healthcare system. I want to teach these tools to fill this gap, especially for those who have tried almost everything to get better and are looking for a new option. Standard western medicine is still important and is not to be replaced by energy healing, but the two modalities are incredibly powerful together.
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Please reach out if you feel you are struggling to get well. Healing journeys are not meant to be done alone. Anam Healing is a safe container where you can be seen beyond any chronic illness and get better quickly.