Developments in Energy Therapy with David Feinstein, PhD

David Feinstein, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who has served on the faculties of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Antioch College, and the California School of Professional Psychology. Author or co-author of eight books and more than 80 professional articles, he has been a pioneer in the areas of energy psychology and energy medicine. His books have been translated into 18 languages and have won nine national awards, including the U.S. Book News Best Psychology/Mental Health Book in 2007 (for Personal Mythology) and an Indies Best Books Award (for The Promise of Energy Psychology). He and his wife, Donna Eden, are the founding directors of Innersource, in Ashland, Oregon.

David was interviewed on Shrink Rap Radio. The interview questions were based on two of his many articles. One was in the APA journal, The Review of Psychology and the other appeared in the Psychotherapy Networker during 2010. They are highly recommended reading.

http://www.innersource.net/ep/images/stories/downloads/PN_article.pdf

and

http://www.innersource.net/ep/images/stories/downloads/Acupoint_Stimulation_Research_Review.pdf

The interview can be heard on Shrink Rap Radio at http://www.shrinkrapradio.com/2013/01/09/333-developments-in-energy-therapy-with-david-feinstein-phd/



 

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Energy Psychology in Rwanda

By David Feinstein, Ph.D.

In 2004, I was invited by the Institute of Noetic Sciences to write a piece for their magazine on the use of Energy Psychology in disaster areas (eventually expanded into a journal article and published in Traumatology). Unprecedented positive outcomes were being reported following natural disasters as well as human-made catastrophes. The TFT Foundation (TFT is the original Energy Psychology protocol) was taking the lead in pioneering this critically important application and producing heart-warming outcomes in heart-wrenching situations.

I had the privilege of interviewing members of the teams that courageously went into countries like Kosovo, the Congo, and Rwanda following unthinkable atrocities and full-scale genocide. These teams were making a tremendous difference in healing the emotional devastation using simple acupoint tapping protocols. They provided direct care in their early visits and then began training local health care practitioners and others so the benefits of the method could be spread.

For instance, in Rwanda, more than 100 people in leadership roles are now using TFT to treat members of their communities. A mayor in the Northern Province of the country commented: "People who I have never seen smile are smiling. People who were not productive are now productive." 

The TFT leadership is creating a movie, From Trauma to Peace, to show how it is possible to transform trauma and its debilitating states of anger, violence, and hate to peace -- compassion, forgiveness, hope, and love! It is a movie the world needs. Click here to find out more or to learn how you can help.

What Does Energy Have to Do with Energy Psychology?

By David Feinstein, Ph.D.

Abstract

An obstacle to professional acceptance of the growing body of research supporting the efficacy of energy psychology is the vague use of the term “energy” in the field’s name and explanatory models. This paper explores whether the concept of “energy” is useful in accounting for the observed clinical outcomes that follow “energy psychology” treatments. Several anomalies within energy psychology that confound conventional clinical models are considered. The most vexing of these is that a growing number of anecdotal accounts suggest that one person can self-apply an energy psychology protocol, with the intention of helping another person who is in a distant location, leading to the other person reporting unanticipated benefits more frequently than chance would seem to explain. The possible roles of “energy” and macrosystem quantum effects in these anomalies are examined. A working model is proposed that attempts to explain the actions of energy psychology treatments in a manner that is consistent with established scientific knowledge while accounting for the anomalies. Three premises about the role of energy are delineated in this working model, and potential strengths of the model for practitioners and researchers are discussed.

Get the full article in the Energy Psychology Journal


Comments on earlier drafts of this paper by Maarten Aalberse, drs., John Freedom, Dag Hultcrantz, Douglas J. Moore, Ph.D., Robert Schwarz, Ph.D., and Anthony J. Tranguch, M.D., Ph.D., are gratefully acknowledged. Special thanks are due Sandra Shipp for her assistance in collecting and analyzing the reports of surrogate treatments.

Fixing Polarities with K1 and EEM

Greetings!! Sparky Energy here!!

As the end of December led up to the end of the Mayan calendar I was feeling out of sorts, off balance, confused, etc. I read Titanya Dahlin post on Facebook about purple being a good color to help grounding during this transitional time. Coincidentally, I had just bought new 500 thread count purple sheets and duvet cover. As soon as I started sleeping in them I felt a bit more calm and collected in the mornings. I felt like things were going better, I was more centered and more grounded. And then poof! At 2:30 a.m. Central time on New Years Day I awoke in panic and crying. I was in such overwhelm and despair I couldn't even think to do any Eden Energy Medicine techniques. I had two more spells of anxiety, each getting worse, over the weekend. On Monday morning I contacted Kelmie Blake, an Eden Energy Medicine Advanced Practitioner. We talked via phone for about half an hour and she felt that my polarities were flipping and gave me an EEM remedy to try:

K1 Points

• Spin a crystal over my K1 points on the bottoms of my feet
• Donna refers to the K1 points as the Wellspring of Life Points on page 126 in her book Energy Medicine.
• Fork my feet with a stainless steel fork moving the energy out off the toes and heels on the top and bottom of the foot.
• Spoon my feet with a stainless steel spoon in figure eight patterns going through the K1 point.
• Of course, do the Daily Energy Routine a few times a day, especially the Homolateral Cross Crawl.
• Use Rescue Remedy (a homeopathic remedy) as needed.
• My intuition led me to spray a small amount of Rescue Remedy on my K1 points.
• Put a rock(s) under my desk to place my feet on since it's cold outside and I can't really connect with the earth right now.
• My own intuition told me to put sandalwood oil on the rock. The rock I brought into my office is from the original foundation of my 1886 schoolhouse/church-house I live in.

 I did this series twice and was already feeling better! Wahoo!! 

I already had an appointment set up with my family practitioner MD as a routine followup for the same day. Later that day, when I visited my doctor I told her about my symptoms and I also told her about my consultation with Kelmie and the EEM techniques. My doctor was impressed at the techniques and their results. She gave me the following "prescription":

• Continue on the same medications at the same dosages I routinely take for anxiety, depression, and migraines.
• Do the Eden Energy Medicine techniques recommended by Kelmie at least once a day.
• Attend Yoga classes at least twice a week.
• Take B-12 complex and Niacin.
• Begin a gluten free diet.

Today is Tuesday, only the next day, but I am feeling 1000% better. I have followed the doctor and Kelmie's advise before bed last night and again this morning. I visit the MD again in 6 weeks. I hope that by then I am 10,000% better!

Eden Energy Medicine works, you just have to do it.

Blessings,

Sparky Energy!

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