title: The science of energy therapies and contemplative practice: a conceptual review and the application of zero balancing.
abstract: The topic of energy therapies is prompted by the increasing attention of healthcare practitioners and consumers to Eastern philosophies and ancient healing practices. This article includes a conceptual framework of quantum physics principles providing the basis of interpretation of energetic phenomena, along with the exploration of theoretical concepts involving energy as a communicational network. An overview of the contemplative tradition of meditation indicates its necessity as a requisite element of energy therapies, the practice combining a knowledge base of the core scientific precepts with the experience of restorative strategies. The relevance of energy therapies as a path to self-transcendence along with the application of a specific touch technique, Zero Balancing, is highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, St Joseph Medical Center, Towson, Maryland, USA. sd372@drexel.edu
authors.forename: Sallie Stoltz
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Denner
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D026441:Mind-Body Therapies; D010825:Physics; D012648:Self Care; D014481:United States