Learning to Heal: Healing Others and Distance Healing

This post was written by Lulu.

If you are new to healing, it is advisable to practice self healing (see my 'Learning to Heal: Self Healing' post) before attempting to heal others. By healing yourself, you will be able to learn how to scan and assess your body and receive immediate feedback if something is not going well in the healing process. Once you are comfortable with this, you may feel inclined to move onto healing others which I will discuss in this post.

There are many different methods of healing that can be 'learnt'. Some people choose to take up courses in things such as Reiki, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), crystal healing, pranic healing and plenty more. Others find they are natural healers such as myself. I find it difficult to prescribe to a particular type of healing because of this but for the purposes of this blog I will call it 'laying of hands'.

'Raphael' by Toni Carmine Salerno.

The first thing you need to do when attempting to heal someone else, after you have ensured they are settled and relaxed, is to set your intention. Centre yourself and either speak aloud or in your mind that you are intending to heal this person of whatever ailment they have. You may also call upon angels and guides to assist you in the healing. Some people like to give the recipient a crystal to hold while the healer works to enhance the healing energy but that will be for each individual healer to decide as appropriate. 

Depending on the kind of healing being given may dictate where you position yourself in relation to the recipient. If the healing required is more non-physical or emotional in nature, it may be beneficial to stand behind the seated recipient and send energy through their crown. In the case of a more physical and localised injury, I prefer to work locally on the area in question. However, there is no need to physically touch the recipient during the healing process, just holding your hands above them will suffice.

Once you have set your intention and positioned yourself where necessary, you can begin healing. It is important to draw upon the energy of the universe rather than using your own energy for healing as this will drain you. I personally pull up energy from the earth up through my feet as I am closely connected to nature, but if you prefer to draw energy in through the crown of your head it will work just the same. The aim is to draw this white light in towards your heart chakra as healing works best when it is sent from the heart. From your heart chakra, you must visualise sending it down your arms and out of your hands into the recipient.

The sensation of this energy flow will feel different to all healers and can even depend on the type of healing. My hands grow cold and tingle, other people may feel hot or may not feel anything at all. It does not matter how you feel the energy or even if you do not feel it, you have to simply trust that healing is working successfully.

If you are sending energy through the recipient's crown, feel the energy flowing systematically through their body and try to feel out blockages – physical and non-physical – dissolving them with white light as you go. Some blockages may require more effort to remove than others, this is perfectly normal. Continue until you have created a whole circuit of white light through the body to ensure a full healing. On the other hand, if you are working on a localised area, just focus your attention on pouring white light into the affected area and dissolving any blockages in the vicinity. After healing it is nice to send green healing light to enhance the healing energies they have received.

This is a very simple way to heal someone but it can be most effective. You may find your own methods that suit you better which will also improve the effectiveness of your healing sessions so practice is key.

Distance healing in its method is not dissimilar to the technique to heal someone in person, so don't think that it will be more difficult because of this. To begin with it may be useful if you can connect in real time with the person to receive instant feedback such as on a skype chat but as long as you have something that connects you to this person (even a username will suffice) you can send them healing. It works in a similar way to in person healing where you will set your intent and I position myself in exactly the same way but with my hands up to the computer screen and then I visualise sending the energy through to them in that manner.

Another way you can engage in distance healing is by visualising yourself standing over the person in question, much like you would if it was an in body healing session. This method can be quite powerful, I have had it reported to me that a recipient could feel my spirit standing next to them during the healing session. Of course, it will be and feel very different for everyone but as long as you keep an open mind and trust absolutely that the healing is working, you will be successful.

I wish you the very best of luck in your healing,
Lulu x