What is energy therapy?
Energy therapy is based on the belief that a vital energy or life force flows through and around the human body. This vital energy is known by multiple names--such as "qi" in traditional Chinese medicine or "prana" in Ayurvedic medicine. Illnesses are due to blocks or imbalances in the energy flow. Therefore, the goal of energy therapy is to balance and harmonize the energy flow in the body to promote health and well-being. Balancing may be achieved by outside force (as with a Reiki practitioner) or inner force (as with the individual practice of qigong). Energy therapy may focus on emotional wellness in addition to physical wellness.
Various methods of complementary medicine are rooted in energy therapy, including:
Eastern Body, Western Mind: Psychology and the Chakra System As a Path to the Self by 
Light Therapy for Depression, and Other Treatment of Seasonal Affective Disorder by 
The Reiki Manual : A Training Guide for Reiki Students, Practitioners, and Masters by 
Creative Energies: Integrative Energy Psychotherapy For Self-Expression And Healing by 
Energy: The Vital Polarity In The Healing Art by 
The Energy Healing Experiments by 
Energy Medicine in Therapeutics and Human Performance by 
A Guide to Polarity Therapy by 
Healing, Intention and Energy Medicine by 
Polarity Therapy: 5 Elements & 3 Principles by 
The Subtle Body: An Encyclopedia Of Your Energetic Anatomy by 
The Polarity Process: Energy As A Healing Art by 
Rejuvenation: How To Rejuvenate Your Painful Or Sick Cells With Inexpensive Pure Coherent Light by 
Anatomy of Hatha Yoga by 
Healing with the Chakra Energy System by 
Principles and Practice of Yoga in Health Care by 
Yoga and Scoliosis by 
Magnetism and Its Effects on the Living System by 
