Vibrational medicine or often called Energy medicine is a fascinating area of study and practice. The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (formally NCCAM) once defined Energy Medicine as a field within complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) that deals with energy fields. There were two types of energy medicine described. The first is veritable which is measurable, and the other is putative (aka biofields), which have resisted measurement by scientific methods…for now…
Veritable energies, those that can be measured, use mechanical vibrations (such as sound) and electromagnetic forces, including visible light, magnetism, monochromatic radiation (such as laser beams), and rays from other parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. They involve the use of specific, measurable wavelengths and frequencies to bring balance and harmony to the client.
Putative energy or biofields involve therapies that use energy fields from plants, animals, minerals and humans. The theory is that all things are infused with a subtle form of energy, that is, everything vibrates at a certain frequency including rocks, crystals, microbes, plants, animals and of course humans. Everything is in essence, energy, and contains a vital energy or life force. Many cultures have a name for this vital life force. In Chinese medicine it is called Qi, in Japanese medicine it is called Ki, and in the Ayurvedic system of healing this energy is known as Prana. This vital energy is said to regulate a person’s health and these systems are based on the concept that illness and disease result from the disruption in the flow of the vital life force.
Entire medical systems have been developed to work with balancing vital energy. A few examples of these systems are, traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic medicine and traditional Tibetan medicine. Many of these systems use herbs, pulse diagnosis, and meditation to restore health and balance the vital energy of the body. Other therapies that work with subtle energy fields and can bring about healing using their own vibrations are flower therapy and flower essences, phytotherapies, homeopathy resonance, crystal healing, Qi Gong and Reiki (see my page on Reiki for more information). Practitioners trained in these medical systems and therapies are able to work with the subtle energy fields and can often see them and/or feel the energies in order to effect changes in the physical body and thus influence balance and harmony.