ThetaHealing
ThetaHealing (Theta Healing) is a process of meditation[1][2] that was developed in 1995 by Vianna Stibal and is based on the assumed influence of theta waves on people.[3][4]
Process
ThetaHealing is usually applied in the form of individual sessions in which the person and Trained Theta Healer sit directly opposite each other or talk on the phone.[5][6] The goal is to improve general well-being and health by freeing, as Vianna Stibal states, negative experiences, blocking thought patterns or genetically inherited patterns to create positive thinking.[7][8][2][2][9]
Training
A distinction is made between different consecutive ThetaHealing training levels eg, from the practitioner to the master.[10][11]
Philosophy
ThetaHealing's philosophy is what Vianna Stibal calls "the seven planes of existence". According to her, these levels of existence build a framework to show the importance of the "Creator of all that is” (whose upper level is also described as the "Place of perfect love"). In addition, its adherents are open to everyone, regardless of the person's origin or religion.[12]
Criticism
The philosophy of ThetaHealing is primarily criticized due to its esoteric-minded attitude.[13] In addition, the scientific invalidity of the ThetaHealing method is questioned and the promise of healing (given in English by the word Healing in the name) is strongly doubted.[14]
References
- ^ Stibal, Vianna (2016-01-26). Seven Planes of Existence: The Philosophy Behind the ThetaHealing® Technique. Hay House, Inc. ISBN 9781781805763.
- ^ a b c Knight, Lorraine (2011-09-28). Weight Reduction & Much More!: With Theta Healing. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781465359452.
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- ^ Mystik zwischen Humbug und Lebenshilfe, German, Susanne Jelinek, News, 12 December 2014, viewed on 3 June 2018
- ^ 'Ground Floor: Cedar Rapids entrepreneur restarts her healing business', Deborah Neyens, The Gazette, 28 August 2017, accessed on June 26, 2018
- ^ ThetaHealing Seminarkatalog, German, accessed on June 26, 2018
- ^ One with the above, Anuj Kumar, The Hindu, 26 November 2010, accessed on 2 June 2018
- ^ The Mind Body Soul Experience: a celebration of good posture, human credulousness and the placebo effect, Tim Dowling, The Guardian, accessed on 5 June.2018
- ^ The faith healers who claim they can cure , BBC News, 22 June 2011, accessed on 5 June.2018