Bio energy therapy explained

Bio-Energy Therapy is considered to be beneficial for most medical and psychological problems. It is a form of complimentary medicine (alternative medicine) based on an ancient theory that all illnesses are caused by a disturbance to the flow of energy within the body.

According to bio-energy theory there are seven main energy centres in the body and energy flows into the body from the environment. This energy circulates within the body between these energy centres via a system of channels similar to blood vessels and it flows back into the environment again. These channels are referred to as meridians in acupuncture and nadis in Ayurvedic Medicine in India. The bio-energy is referred to as "chi" in Chinese Medicine and as "prana" in Ayurvedic Medicine. Bio-energy is in a state of continuous flow throughout the body and the channels can be mapped out by measuring the variations in electrical skin resistance.

Even western medicine recognises that disturbances to the flow of energy is indicative of an illness and records the flow of electrical energy within the body. Western doctors records electrical activity of the heart by Electrocardiograpy (ECG), electrical activity of the brain by Electroencephalography (EEG), and electrical activity of the muscles by Electromyography (EMG). There is also electrical activity in other organs and parts of the body.

This flow of bio-energy within the body creates a magnetic field around the body referred to as the aura. When there is a disturbance to the flow of bio-energy such as a blockage, depletion or an oversupply of energy to one read more