Whether you’re suffering physically, emotionally, or spiritually, you deserve to be healed, but not everyone is interested in conventional medicine and traditional healing methods. Natural healing offers several alternatives to help you heal yourself using the power of nature; through movement, herbs, energy, and more. Let’s take a look at some popular natural healing methods and explain a little bit more about them.
Acupuncture is an alternative therapy that revolves around inserting small needles into your body to stimulate the nerve ends and muscles and enhance the production of chemicals that relieve pain. It is known to be beneficial for headaches and arthritis in older people and pets.
It also opens up blockages in your energy system and alleviates depression and anxiety disorders.
Aromatherapy is a holistic healing treatment that uses essential oils with natural plant extracts to promote health and well-being. It can be done topically or by diffusing the oils into the atmosphere.
When inhaled, the molecules from the oils travel from the olfactory nerves into the brain and help to release mental and emotional stress. Topical aromatherapy is often accompanied by massage therapy for relief from muscular tension and chronic pain from health conditions like arthritis. Certain essential oils are also thought to hold properties that clear and uplift our spiritual energy systems, too.
Naturopathy uses methods like hydrotherapy, fasting, exercise, and other components to promote self-healing and self-help. It teaches you to utilize the ways you can heal yourself using the basics of everyday life.
Meditation is a practice in which techniques such as mindfulness or focusing the mind are used to clear the mind and focus attention, energy, and awareness. It is practiced in numerous religions and spiritual circles.
There are many types of meditation, but it has a long list of benefits, including relaxation, lower blood pressure, improved sleep quality, relief from anxiety and depression, better mental health, and spiritual awakening.
Sound healing or sound baths using sacred musical instruments like Tibetan singing bowls to reach and cleanse different parts of your energy system. There are also ancient sound frequencies like the nine Solfeggio frequencies, which help to heal and activate different parts of our being and align us with the rest of the universe.
Crystals are a powerful spiritual tool that you can use alone or alongside other healing practices to amplify the healing energies. Every crystal has a different energy, and some that specifically help with healing include Amethyst, Selenite, Rose Quartz, Citrine, and Clear Quartz.
You can also use crystals that resonate with different parts of the body, mind, and energy system for physical, emotional, and chakra healing. To use them, you can wear crystal jewelry, carry them around with you, place them somewhere important such as your bedside table, or hold them or keep them close whilst you do other healing practices.
Holistic chiropractic care combines techniques like joint adjustment, massage, and exercise, as well as ultrasound therapy, nutritional advice, and weight loss management for a unique healing plan tailored to each individual and their needs.
Reiki comes from Japanese traditional medicine, but it is very popular in the West these days. It involves energy healing techniques that channel life-force energy into your body by laying hands on the affected areas. It can be done for both physical and internal healing.
For physical healing, it works on the principle that illness occurs due to the lack of universal life energy in the affected area of the body, but it can also be done to bring positive energy to the dark or blocked corners of the mind and chakra system.
Another great method for the management of pain and stress is massage therapy. This type of therapy uses touch techniques to accelerate self-healing and release the pain-relieving chemicals in the body. It can also be combined with aromatherapy for overall wellness.
Homeopathy is a form of alternative medicine that uses natural remedies like Lycopodium and Belladonna to heal people. Different plants and herbs have different healing properties that can rebalance different parts of our physical and emotional health, help to clear spiritual blockages and boost the immune system.
Another holistic approach to healing; hypnotherapy uses hypnotism to get to the bottom of bad thinking patterns and/or rewire your mind in a positive way by placing you in a trance-like state of relaxation and communicating directly with your subconscious mind.
Reflexology is a natural healing method that involves manipulating the pressure points on your feet, hands, and ears. It stimulates nerve endings to promote the wellness of your vital organs and mental health. It’s especially good for anxiety, stress, physical pain, and can even improve the quality of your sleep.
Traditional Chinese medicine is an ancient alternative approach involving various things like natural remedies, acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping, herbs, massage techniques, and tuina to re-balance your overall energy to induce physical wellness and physiological well-being.
When it comes to health and wellness, not everybody wants prescription drugs. If you’re looking to heal yourself, consider trying out one of the natural healing techniques mentioned on our list.
