Is Aura Therapy the Right Treatment for You?

First, Do You Have an Aura to Get Therapy On?

Aura therapy is based on the idea that there is a human aura, an energy field which some believe surrounds a human body. If there is such a thing as an aura, then it can be read to assess the condition of the person. If the aura is seen to be out of balance or out of alignment, it can be manipulated in aura therapy as a treatment for physical and emotional symptoms.

Variations on the idea of an aura are as old as our records of human thought. Buddhist, Christian, Hindu and Jewish believers have all had experiences with auras (think of halos). It was believed that certain talented mystics could see auras. Now, aura therapy reflects our modern belief in education and technology. Schools and training centers will teach you how to see and to treat an aura, and using Kirlian photography, you can photograph the aura, for ease in analysis and diagnosis.

Once you can perceive the aura, you have several therapy modes for it. In Aurasomatherapy, for instance, you examine the colors and shape of the aura, with discrepancies reflecting various emotional and physical difficulties. Sometimes, the therapy involves colored lights or colored crystals, or the patient may be told to wear certain colors to balance the aura.

Therapeutic Touch (TT) is a form of aura therapy developed by Dolores Krieger, a professor of nursing at New York University, with assistance from Dora Kunz, a psychic healer. TT is based on the idea that the practitioner's hands can change the patient's energy field by undoing blockages or disturbance. Healing sessions begin with the practitioners centering and energizing themselves through meditation. Then, by moving their hands above the patients' bodies, they feel for sources of imbalance in the aura. Next, they smooth out these trouble spots in the aura with a process known as "unruffling."