Spiritual Healing For Pain Management

Research has shown the numerous positive effects spiritual healing can have on the body, mind, and soul. In fact, more and more medical professionals from Western medical traditions have begun to embrace spiritual healing as an effective way to manage and eliminate chronic pain.

Most pain relief from spiritual healing is a result of initial mental and emotional healing. When the ailments of the mind and soul are addressed and eliminated, physical pain is often avoided. Depression, stress, and anxiety can all materialize in physical aches and pains. Spiritual healing focuses on relaxing, revitalizing, and renewing the patient. This helps a patient eliminate or avoid emotional stress altogether.

Perhaps most interesting are the studies that follow anxiety-related cardiovascular patients. It was shown that spiritual healing helped to ease the anxiety related to being hospitalized and thus allowed for a quicker recovery time.

Therapeutic touch is one common form of spiritual healing used on patients with physical ailments. In this method, the spiritual healer holds his hands over the part of the body that is in need of healing. The patient and the healer often feel heat and tingling in this exchange. This is attributed to the transfer of energy that is occurring between the healer's hands and the patient's body.

Spiritual healers will also "scan" a person's body, attempting to sense areas that may be in need of treatment. It has even been suggested that the most sensitive healers have the ability to actually see an "aura" or color around a person. These healers base their treatments on the types of colors they see and where they are seen. Along with that, they note changes in the aura from session to session to determine what aspects of the healing have been effective.

Perhaps one of greatest contributions the practice of spiritual healing has made is its exposure of the deep and meaningful connection between the body, mind, and spirit. When one is injured, the other parts suffer. Spiritual healing generally starts with the inner healing of a person, which in turn, leads to physical healing. While many skeptics remain, the success of spiritual healing is undeniable. Spiritual healers continue to point towards the many patients who claim to have greatly benefited from spiritual healing. This is especially common in patients who have experienced a drastic reduction in physical pain as a result of spiritual healing.

There are a number of books on the market that deal with spiritual healing to address physical ailments. Many of written for beginners, and offer good insights into the field.

The Art of Spiritual Healing offers a rich and insightful look at the relationship between healing and Christ. Written by Joel S. Goldsmith, the book examines the relationship between God and healing, and the importance of being centered in Christ to bring about truly beneficial healing. Other books by the same author include Practicing the Presence, The Art of Meditation, The Infinite Way, and The Foundation of Mysticism: Spiritual Healing Principles. Goldsmith is a recognized expert and an authority in the field, and offers his own insight as well as his research over years of being involved in the art and science of spiritual healing.
The Healing Energy of Your Hands by Michael Bradford relates the story of how Bradford, formerly a high level executive, began a personal journey toward his new life as a spiritual healer. Written in a practical and down-to-earth tone, Bradford creates an ultimately believable scenario of this transition, and offers guidance for those who may be considering a similar path. Another book by the same author is Hands-on Spiritual Healing.