Subejct Area:
- Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology
My research background is the neuroanatomy of circadian rhythms and the central autonomic nervous system. My current research focus is developing scientific measures of ‘energy healing’ and other bioenergetic phenomena, and studying the exceptional experiences of healers.
My research interests are, 1) to develop scientific measures of ‘energy healing’ and other bioenergetic phenomena, and 2) map exceptional experiences of healers and the subtle anatomy of the human body. The sorts of questions that I am interested in: How do we measure the “putative energies” involved in biofield therapies such as Reiki, Qigong and Healing Touch? How do healers build-up charge in their bodies? What experiences lead individuals to become energy healers? How do healers perceive the chakras?
Currently, I am studying the heart rate variability of energy healers, and the effects of healing on the immediate environment, as measured by magnetic field activity and random event generator output, and I am doing qualitative online surveys of healers and their experiences.
