Choosing a Healer

Here are some of the criteria and questions that I would suggest using for choosing a healer.

1. Reputation

Word of mouth is probably still one of the best ways to choose a healer.  Get your referrals from someone you trust, and/or someone who has gone through the same or similar condition/suffering of your own, with positive results. Ask for testimonials.

2. Experience

How long has the practitioner been working?  Have they worked with your particular condition or illness, how many people have they treated for it, what were the outcomes? What type of healing approach will they be using, energy healing, spiritual healing , do they know the  difference between these two sources of healing? Don’t be afraid to ask specific questions.

3. Rapport

How did you feel during your first consultation with the practitioner?  Did you feel comfortable, did you feel more calm and relaxed or more uncertain afterwards?, Does this person’s knowledge and approach make sense to your rational mind, does it feel right, do you feel some connection?  Listen to your rational mind, your heart and your intuition.

4. Diagnosis

Does the energy healer, whether Prana, Chi, Crystal, Reiki, Sound healer etc., have the clarity to see feel or know the condition of your energy bodies, at least the chakras and meridians of the etheric body?  Can they clearly see where the energy blockages or depletion are located in your major chakras and the minor chakras in the organs, joints etc.,?   Do they know if the cause of your condition or illness is on the etheric,  emotional  or a more subtle level?

5. Outcome

Did you feel better, the same or worse after the first healing? If you had more physical pain afterwards, did they tell you this was part of the “healing crisis”, because this is a misconception. Increased pain means that your energy is still unbalanced and blocked and probably even more blocked than when you arrived. Emotional catharsis is a healthy sign and may indicate the release of some blocked energy or a spiritual renewal.

Be sure that the practitioner is knowledgeable and experienced and able to teach you the methods/skills to effectively work through these potentially painful emotions. The ability to clearly “see” the energy body can be valuable for the outcome, in order to know whether your energy is actually restored to balance and greater harmony at the end of the healing session.

6. Kundalini

If you are suffering from kundalini then ideally you want to find a spiritual healer who is a highly experienced and proficient energy healer, who has the skills mentioned above under diagnosis, who has personally experienced a positive outcome from kundalini awakening and has consistently and effectively helped others with kundalini related suffering, without any adverse effects. This requires a healer who rests in pure, non-dual. non-conceptual awareness, the nature of which is harmony and cannot actually be used or mis-used. The Awareness or Presence that is shared is the healing.

7. Empowerment 

A good  practitioner will encourage you to understand the reasons for your condition and the importance of sharing in the responsibility for your healing, through dietary changes, herbs, and exercise, or practices such as meditation, mindfulness, yoga, maybe chi kung, or whatever is appropriate to restore balance and harmony for your particular condition.