All memos tagged #energy-work-lexicon

Yin and yang are the paired qualities traditional theory uses to describe balance in the body. Cool and warm, rest and activity, inward and outward — a working picture, not a lab finding. In...

Chakra is one of the seven energy centers along the midline described in yogic tradition. In Energy Work it is a map for where attention or light contact may rest, not a diagnosis of a blocked chakra...

Field is the space around and through the body as sensed in this work. In Energy Work it is a working picture, not a physics claim and not a medical measurement. Some sense it; some do not. Neither...

Vital energy is the general idea, across traditions, of a life force moving through the body. In Energy Work it is the umbrella for Qi and related maps. It is not a lab finding and not a treatment of...

Subtle body is the layers of experience finer than the physical. In Energy Work it is a traditional picture of felt experience, not a dissected anatomy and not a diagnosis. Effects are experiential...

Aura is the field some traditions describe around the body. In Energy Work it is a traditional picture, not a photographable object and not a diagnosis of a torn aura as a medical fact. Some people...

Hands-on and off-body is contact resting lightly on the body, or hands held a few inches above it. In Energy Work both are ordinary. Off-body is not more advanced and not a claim of action at a...

Clearing is the intention of helping stagnant energy move; what the client notices varies. In Energy Work it is an intention, not a proven removal of a substance and not a treatment of disease. Some...

Stagnation is the traditional idea of energy that has stopped moving. In Energy Work it is map language, not a diagnosis of a blockage as disease and not a claim the hands unblock a vessel. What the...

Energetic body is the subjective, felt layer of experience these practices address. In Energy Work it is how the person feels in and around the body, not a second anatomy the practitioner can prove...

Biofield is the contemporary umbrella term for the energy field these practices work with. In Energy Work it names the same subjective layer in plainer modern language. It is not a measurable medical...

Intention is the practitioner's focused attention, treated as part of the work. In Energy Work attention is named without claiming thought heals disease. It is not a substitute for licensed care. The...

Qi is the traditional idea of vital energy moving through the meridians, shared with Energy Work. In Acupressure it is the map used to choose points, not a substance the hands can prove and not a...

Prana is the yogic term for vital energy. In Energy Work it is a sister map to Qi: a traditional name for life force, not a substance the hands can prove and not a disease to treat. Session language...

The Energy Work Glossary collects the terms used when Energy Work appears in a Somatic Realignment Therapy session note, defined in plain language for clients; every term describes a traditional map...

Reiki is a Japanese light-touch energy practice, a related tradition rather than a name for this work. This library's Energy Work is generic experiential contact, not a Reiki session and not a claim...