Energy Medicine

cine D o n n a E d e n Illustrations by Brooks Garten m J e r e m y P. T a r c h e r l P u t n a m a m e m b e r of Penguin Putnam Inc New York An Important Note: This book is not intended as a substitute for the medical recommendations of physicians or other health-care providers. Rather, it is intended to offer information to help the reader cooperate with physicians and health professionals in a mutual quest for optimum well-being. Most TarcherIPutnam books are available at special quantity discounts for bulk purchases for sales promotions, premiums, fund-raising, and educational needs. Special books or book excerpts also can be created to fit specific needs. For details, write Putnam Special Markets, 375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014. Jeremy P. TarcherIPutriiBm a member of Penguin Putnam Inc. 375 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014 www.penguinputnam.com Copyright O 1998 by Donna Eden First Trade Paperback Edition, 1999 All rights resewed. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission. Published simultaneously in Canada The Library of Congress had cataloged the hardback edition as follows: Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Eden, Donna. Energy medicine: balance your body's energies for optimum health, joy, and vitality1 by Donna Eden with David Feinstein ; illustrations by Brooks Garten. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-87477-945-6 1. Vital force-Popular works. 2. Mental healing-Popular 3. Self-care, Health-Popular works. works. I. Feinstein, David. 11. Title. RZ999.E327 1998 98-25809 CIP 615.8'9-dc21 ISBN 1-58542-02 1-2 (pbk) Printed in the United States of America 15 17 19 20 18 16 This book is printed on acid-free paper. @ Book design by Deborah Kemer Photograph of the author on page 379 O Cynthia]ohnson-Bianchetta Dedicated to the women of ~y clan: Mama, Tanya, Dondi, Susie, Maude, Sharon, Shawn, C helli, Chris% Endiah, Tia, Mozelle, Alice, Karen, Beverly, Mary, and Edith And the men: Daddy, Guy, Avon, Clarke, Danny, Erinn, Ryan, Caz, Lehvi, Lawrence, Seifert, Sol, Robin, Barry, Mark, Carl, Ray, and David Dedicated to the women of my clan: Mama, Tanya, Dondi, Susie, Maude, Sharon, Shawn, Chelli, Christyj Endiah, Tia, Mozelle, Alice, Karen, Beverly, Mary, and Edith And the men: Daddy, Guy, Avon, Clarke, Danny, Erinn, Ryan, Caz, Lehvi, Lawrence, Seijert, Sol, Robin, Barry, Mark, Carl, Ray, and David Let the body think . Of the Spirit as streaming, pouring Rushing and shining into it from All sides. -PLOTINUS Acknowledgments eepest in my appreciations is Mama, the first alternative healer I ever knew. I am also grateful to her doctors, Joseph Morgan, M.D., Howard Morningstar, M.D., and Janet Bates, M.D., who have restored my hope about Western medicine. I could hardly overstate my personal gratitude and professional debt to Dr. John Thie for having had the courage during the 1970s, and the genius, to make available to the general public sophisticated self-healing techniques through his system of Touch for Health. I will forever be grateful to Dr. Thie, Gordon Stokes, Shanti Duree, Hazel Ullrich, Warren Jacobs, M.D., and the Touch for Health organization, which started me on my path. D Sandy Wand has been an amazing friend, healer, and source of boundless support. Paul Brenner, M.D., showed me what a physician can be. My editors, Irene Prokop and Wendy Hubbert, have been enormously patient, provocative, and very smart. My agent, Susan Schulman, has provided wise and empower