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Kreider Wellness, LLC
Consuelo Kreider, PhD, OTR/L
Resources
The Emerging Science of the Energy Body
Wondering about the science behind energy healing? This section features insightful research, expert talks, and evidence-based videos that explore how and why energy-based practices can support health and healing.
Please note: I am sharing these materials for informational purposes only and am not offering an assessment or endorsement of the research quality. I find these resources thought-provoking, and they are offered simply to inform and inspire curiosity.
Tuning into the Body’s Energy Systems
If you’re curious about energy healing, this article offers a friendly introduction to energy medicine and how it fits into broader healing practices. It demystifies the idea that our bodies have an unseen form of healing energy and shows how therapies like Reiki or acupuncture can complement regular medical care.
Clinical EFT Tapping: Exploring the Latest Scientific Insights
This informative video presents recent scientific findings on Clinical Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), a method that combines gentle tapping on specific acupressure points with focused psychological strategies. The discussion highlights how EFT can influence stress-related biomarkers, such as cortisol levels, and its effectiveness in addressing conditions like anxiety, PTSD, and depression. For those interested in the intersection of energy-based practices and scientific research, this presentation offers valuable insights into the mechanisms and benefits of EFT.
Energy Psychology: A Growing Body of Evidence
This paper by Dr. David Feinstein introduces readers to energy psychology—an approach that blends talk therapy techniques with gentle stimulation of acupressure points on the body. Although once considered unconventional, this method is now supported by a growing number of research studies showing its effectiveness for things like stress, anxiety, and emotional trauma. In the article, Dr. Feinstein highlights six key ideas backed by evidence that help explain how energy psychology works. It’s a helpful read for anyone wanting to better understand how tapping and other energy-based tools can support emotional healing.
Understanding the Biofield: What Plant Leaves Reveal About Subtle Energy
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25603488/
A fascinating study using high-voltage imaging captured the outlines of whole plant leaves—even after parts were physically removed. Known as the “phantom leaf” effect, this suggests an energetic structure may remain even when the physical form is gone. For those exploring energy medicine, it offers a visual glimpse into the possibility that the biofield is real, measurable, and influential in ways science is just beginning to understand.
Biofield Therapies: A Pathway to Integrative Healing
This review article explores how biofield therapies may promote healing through subtle energy interactions, with research suggesting effects on relaxation, pain, and overall well-being. For those seeking a scientific foundation for energy-based practices, this article offers a thoughtful and accessible overview of emerging research in the field.
Chapman Reflex Points: Bridging manual therapy and energetic systems
Chapman points are small, tender spots found in specific areas of the body that are believed to reflect imbalances in organ systems. These reflex points are used in hands-on therapies to assess and gently support internal organ function through light touch or massage. This resource offers an overview of how Chapman points are used in clinical practice, particularly in integrative health settings. In energy-based practices, these points are also viewed as gateways for restoring flow and balance to the body’s energetic pathways, supporting both physical and energetic aspects of organ health.
The Medicine of Frequencies: Exploring Energy and Healing
This thought-provoking TedX talk explores how frequencies—the energetic vibrations that underlie all matter—may influence health and healing. Inspired by the idea that “everything is energy,” the speaker invites viewers to consider how different vibrational states might affect the body’s ability to restore balance and vitality. This video offers a fresh perspective on how subtle energy and frequency-based approaches may support well-being in ways that are just beginning to be explored by science.
How the Body Remembers: Lasting Impact of Emotional Intense Stress
This landmark article by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk explores how experiences of intense stress and trauma can become imprinted in both the mind and body. It sheds light on why physical symptoms, nervous system patterns, and emotional responses may persist long after a difficult experience has passed - offering insight into why body-based and energy-informed approaches can play a vital role in healing and regulation.
Supporting Your Own Energy Health
This section features a few videos, books and free programs that I’ve personally found helpful in maintaining energetic and emotional well-being. These are not endorsements, but rather offerings I’ve come across that may serve as supportive tools in your own journey. Feel free to explore what resonates with you and incorporate what feels helpful into your self-care practices.
Video: Energy Minute Exercise
This quick technique offers a simple way to support the brain’s energetic balance and can be especially helpful when you're feeling overwhelmed, mentally scattered, or in need of a reset.
Video: Tracing Your Meridians
Learn how to trace the body's energy pathways (meridians) with your hands to promote better energy flow, clarity, and calm.
Webpage: Resources for Resilience
This webpage offers easy-to-use energy practices and videos designed to help restore balance, reduce stress, and support emotional well-being.
Video: Daily Energy Routine
This easy-to-follow routine uses gentle movements and tapping to activate and balance your energy each day—perfect as a quick morning or mid-day reset.
Book: The Energy Codes by Dr. Sue Morter
This book offers a mind-body approach to activating the body's energy systems for healing, presence, and personal transformation.
Book: Energy Medicine by Donna Eden
This foundational guide explains how to work with your body's energy systems for better health and vitality, using simple techniques you can do at home.
Book: Follow Your Tao by Stephanie Nosco
This book explores the connection between emotions and organ systems through the lens of Taoism and Traditional Chinese Medicine, offering practical exercises for inner harmony.
Training Course: 8-Week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course
A free, self-paced and evidence-based program offering guided meditations and practices for reducing stress and enhancing mindfulness.
Guided Meditations for Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) practice
Guided meditations offered from Yale School of Medicine to support your MBSR practice.
Webpage: Visualizing the Body’s Energy Pathways
This educational page from TCM World offers a clear and visually rich introduction to meridians—the energy pathways described in Traditional Chinese Medicine. These channels form a network throughout the body, helping life energy (Qi) flow between organs, tissues, and systems. Many people find the diagrams especially helpful for understanding how energy moves through the body and how techniques like acupuncture, acupressure, and energy medicine work to support balance and healing.