Energy Healing 101 - introduction

Welcome to Energy Healing 101, a new monthly blog series by Mary Von Ohlen of Resonating Wellness LLC (created by request and published originally for Our Town Crier in Westport, CT).   

It is my passion to connect people to holistic resources for the improvement of their wellbeing – physically, emotionally and spiritually.  Typically this begins with education, as you may not know what you don’t know.  Awareness is always the first step in any worthwhile process.  My goal is to help more of our community become aware of the incredible resources for healing, wellbeing and empowerment that exist right in our backyard.  What you choose to do with that information is entirely up to you! 

By now I imagine you have heard of this rapidly growing field referred to as Energy Medicine, which Dr. Mehmet Oz famously declared as “the future of medicine.”  Despite its origins dating back to ancient civilizations and its millennia of success in certain cultures, methods of energy healing have also met much resistance in other areas, thus hindering its progression into mainstream use worldwide.

Up until fairly recently in our western society, typically individuals have tended to seek out “alternative medicine” or “energy healing” after conventional medicine has failed them and they don’t know where else to turn.  People tend to fear or doubt that which is unfamiliar, and which they do not understand.  (Note: medical doctors included!)  Thus, most people would only reluctantly give an “alternative” therapy a try out of desperation.  But times are changing! 

After longstanding marginalization by the medical field, energy medicine is moving mainstream even in medical institutions today.  Just look at the many hospitals in Connecticut alone that have begun to integrate energy medicine into their offerings!  Yale, Danbury, Griffin, Hartford, Norwalk… the list goes on.  Data from the National Institutes of Health shows an 80% increase since 2000 in funding for research projects via its National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.  In fact, Yale University recently received $1million for four research projects regarding alternative healing methods.  

Despite these large shifts occurring, plenty of skeptics remain.  There seems to be a gap where we need to bridge the growing body of evidence and science behind the field of energy healing to the general population who have not yet experienced it firsthand and need a better understanding of energy medicine in order to feel comfortable with it. 

There also can be a learning curve for the many people who have already experienced some form of “alternative” modality.  After having reaped the benefits, they often want to enthusiastically refer their friends and loved ones yet find themselves at a loss reaching for words to explain the process that brought about their own results.  I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard clients say something like, “I want to send my friend to you but realized I’m not confident in explaining how this works; I just know it does!” 

Perhaps you are one of the people who have received the advantages of some form of energy healing and utterly trust it.  If I asked you to explain energy and the role it plays in our health, could you?  As a practitioner deeply involved in this field, it can be challenging at times even for me to explain how it works.  That is not because it is “woo woo”, it’s just that the science can be difficult to articulate in the brief amount of time a newbie may give you the opportunity to explain.

“woo woo”:  extraordinary beliefs for which it is felt there is insufficient extraordinary evidence.

scientific:  based on or characterized by the methods and principles of science.

You see, energy exists and operates based on simple laws of science yet can seem profoundly complex to most of us laypeople who are not physicists or electrical engineers.  My objective in this series of articles is to present energy healing concepts and examples in a clear manner.  An understanding of energy is more readily grasped through experience than by reading about it, however we can begin to open you to this world by explaining some basic concepts. 

Future articles will cover various aspects of energy healing, how it works, effective modalities in our area, and real examples of healing experienced by members of our community. 

My intention is that as more information on energy healing is shared, more people will embrace what this field offers: natural access to physical wellbeing, emotional freedom, and spiritual growth.  And instead of being the last ditch effort of the downtrodden, energy healing may be the first line for anyone seeking greater health and happiness. 

Mary featured in Doctors of The Soul series

Mary of Resonating Wellness was honored to be chosen as a featured practitioner in a groundbreaking video series, "Doctors of The Soul," which captures unique healers and holistic modalities to expand awareness of these resources. 

The creator's description of "Doctors of The Soul" series:

"The advancement of spiritual development worldwide is evident in bookstores, lecture topics and other media events. More and more people are drawn to seeking greater meaning and purpose in their lives. Many feel it is now necessary to look deeper into the interactions between body and soul, to understand and treat illness. There is a growing group of healers who are able to tune into whatever conflicts may exist in a client's inner self and bring these issues to light. They then work to harmonize these by using their own personal healing techniques. Part of the treatment is to enlist the client's own healing powers through spiritual counseling, as the treatment process continues to unfold after leaving the office."

The third web release in this series, Mary is featured in the following video, beginning at minute 5:42.


A special thanks from Resonating Wellness to "Doctors of The Soul" creator Victor Feldesy, director and editor Tyler Feldesy, and producer Michael MacFall for their dedication and lending their talents to this important project helping people learn more about the holistic healing field. 

Testimonial - Casey's ONDAMED Success Story

The following is a testimonial from our wonderful client, Casey, who kindly detailed her success with ONDAMED sessions at Resonating Wellness LLC. 

Physical, Emotional, Mental, and Spiritual Shifts with ONDAMED

Casey, 27 weeks

"Where to begin! Mary’s work has made such a profound shift in my physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual life. I truly believe there is nothing that this work cannot touch. I attribute this to the combination of Ondamed’s precise ability to pinpoint energetic imbalances or needs, along with Mary’s deep sense of intuition and care. It is this perfect combination, along with a willingness from within yourself, that allows such profound shifts to occur.

Working with Mary has helped me in so many ways; I prefer to break them down into categories. I will go in the order that things arose."

1.   A New Level of Awareness and Understanding

   "From the very first session, I noticed a shift within me. The energetic programs we chose for that first session seemed to have an effect that permanently opened up my connection to my vibrational self and allowed me to access a new level of awareness and understanding. I quickly learned that the more I trusted my intuition as well as the process, the more Mary could employ hers, and a marriage of sorts was born!  On a very concrete level, in the very first session we ran a program for my lungs and chest and I felt a physical blockage be removed right then and there. It was gentle and subtle, yet undeniably real. I can’t say I had ever felt anything like that before, but it was akin to a sense of a bubble or a pressure that you weren’t aware of before, but once it became lighter and lifted, you recognized its presence and its departure. I immediately felt like I could breathe lighter and fuller."

    

2.   Healing Anxiety 

     "I also had a long history of mismanaged stress, general anxiety and unease, and a rampant overloading of obsessive thoughts of fears and worry. Over a ten year period, I had tried everything from medication and traditional therapy to naturopathic doctors (many), to mindfulness based stress reduction courses and other meditation, other energy healing work and body work, supplements, healing circles, and I could go on! I am not here to shed a bad light on any these other forms, in fact many of these avenues were stepping-stones on my path and some I still use today. Instead, I want to point out that it has been working with Mary that enabled a quick, easy, and permanent shift into another realm of growth and healing, one that I had not experienced in all the years of work before. I attribute this to the pinpoint accuracy of the Ondamed machine and Mary’s expertise in working with it. My body told her what it needed to best heal, and this is what I received, gentle and incremental, like layered healing in such the ‘right’ way for my body. It is as though this work has an efficiency that nothing else does because it is keenly attuned to your energy body. There is no guess work involved here."     

3.   Healing Chronic Pain

    "On yet another level, I had other physical distresses that were also chronic and mostly unchanged. After a number of minor shoulder injuries over my teen years combined with my chronically mismanaged stress, by the time I was in my mid twenties I was experiencing upper back, shoulder, and neck pain that would get in the way of my ability to exercise, and even at some points daily activities. Once again, after years of different therapies both traditional and alternative, an MRI, etc. I was just about reserved to the fact that I had to live with this sometimes unbearable condition. Once again, it was Mary’s work with the Ondamed that proved me wrong.  The condition has changed in layers, like much of this works seems to do, similar to peeling off the layers of an onion. No longer does the pain resonate from three spots on my body spreading in all directions. I’m happy to report that I’m to a point where I only occasionally feel a very localized spot of pain where my neck and shoulder connect. 

    What has been the most fascinating of all, is that the work that did the most permanent change was that related to a program that focused on emotions. I have long believed that emotions were connected to physical ailments, but I was nonetheless floored when a program focusing on ‘joy’, which just so happens to take place on the right shoulder, was suggested by Mary. It was not just my body asking for this particular program, but it was Mary’s timing, her intuition of how and when, that enabled this miraculous shift toward healing. 

    It is also amazing, because as there is still a last little bit to work to do in this part of my body, I am learning to trust the process of transformation, and therefore trust my body. I have an increased awareness around what emotions may trigger the pain and this awareness gives me a clue about what to do about it when it comes up. Not only does working with Mary create lasting shifts in your body’s healing and growth, but working together gives me a template moving forward as to how to approach my relationship with my body and my environment."      

4.  Hormonal Imbalance to... PREGNANCY!
 
    "Without a doubt, the most profound gift I have received from Mary will be shared here. Upon meeting Mary, my biggest concern was my hormonal health. I had been struggling to maintain a regular cycle and was experiencing many other symptoms of a hormonal imbalance, which had been confirmed through blood work a year prior. For the 2 years prior to working with Mary, I had again sought out help to naturally regain my reproductive health, as I am in my early 30s and began to realize that I would not be able to conceive a child any time soon if I was not producing the right balance of hormones on a regular basis. 

    Knowing that stress is so deeply interconnected to this level of health, I was optimistic that working with Mary would bring some benefit. The avenues of healing I pursued over the past 2 years seemed to patch up certain aspects of the issue, but ultimately, there must have been some underlying issue that was not being addressed as evidenced by my continued irregular cycles and inability to conceive. As with all of my work with Mary and ONDAMED, my hormonal health was not necessarily pinpointed or specifically addressed at first. This does not mean Mary was ignoring my concerns, it was actually that my body seemed to be guiding us to determine what treatments were necessary at which times. I saw Mary once a week, and on some weeks, no particular program relating to hormones came up at all, yet during other weeks, some tangentially or directly related program would pop up and we would integrate them. 

    Most amazingly, there was a very distinct moment this spring, in April of 2013, when my cycle showed obvious signs of harmony and balance. I was ecstatic about this change after 2 ½ years, but slightly hesitant to get excited about conceiving a child as not to get my hopes up too quickly. Well believe it or not, I did. And I did a whole lot sooner than I would have ever expected! I found out at the beginning of June, after just one healthy cycle that I was pregnant! I am half way through my second trimester and all is well!"        

5.   Maintaining Wellness
    "Lastly, I’ve noticed that seeing Mary on a regular basis has helped minimize or deflect any current incoming physical or mental concerns. The work helps to maintain optimal wellness and it even stops certain things from ever becoming a problem altogether. For example, if I feel a cold or illness coming on, seeing Mary will derail any ongoing influence. There have been times when something comes up to be worked on that I didn’t even know was an issue. Through a little bit of internal searching, or reflecting over the past couple of days, or sometimes waiting for a couple hours or days to go by, I can see how this very issue was becoming a concern and it was the ONDAMED and Mary that brought it up for me in a way that was easy and manageable to address.

I am SO extremely grateful for this work in my life, as I can see on a regular basis the tangible positive effects it has had on my overall well being. I would very highly recommend this work to anyone with any type of issue, especially ones that have not been solved by other modalities. It makes sense that once your underlying energy system is addressed, you have the best chance to heal with grace and ease."

With sincere gratitude,
Casey Skillins

A Client Testimonial for Resonating Wellness

Our wonderful client, Laura M., summarizes her successful experience with

ONDAMED sessions at Resonating Wellness:  

our client Laura M.

“I have been working with Mary Von Ohlen, an ONDAMED practitioner, for a while now and have found positive results every time, many times immediately! No matter if it's physical or emotional, Mary is intuitive and wise in every life challenge that I have brought to the table.   

The ONDAMED energy system is an amazing tool but I could not have moved through what I have without Mary's care, non-judgmental voice, and support.  I am truly grateful for her and how she continues to support me on my way.”

                 -Laura M., Westport CT

Sample ONDAMED at Healing Arts Fair in Redding CT

Resonating Wellness offers ONDAMED at Healing Arts Fair June 9th at Kindred Spirits

Kindred Spirits Center will celebrate its 6th anniversary with a Healing Arts Fair on Sunday, June 9th, 2013 from 10am – 4pm at their location in Redding, CT. Kindred Spirits founders, June Fagan and Tracy Mignone welcome anyone interested in learning about or experiencing the healing arts to take advantage of this special day.
 

Feeling the VAS (pulse response)

Among the healing arts (and sciences) represented, check out various types of energy healing (ONDAMED, acupuncture, reiki, Rising Star healing, aromatherapy), health coaching, intuitive readings, and more. Kindred Spirits encourages you to bring cash or checks to enjoy discounted prices on mini readings, healings, and natural products and services offered.  

Mary Von Ohlen of Resonating Wellness LLC will be on site to consult and offer sample sessions of ONDAMED biofeedback. The sophisticated German device administers specific healing waves of energy (PEMF) to your body to give the precise info your body needs to return to homeostasis (harmonic balance).  Via pulse biofeedback from the client, Mary is able to choose exactly what type and amount of energy your body needs and where it needs it.  Great success with supporting individuals dealing with anxiety/stress, pain, addiction, and much more!

Mary noted: 

“Don’t miss this opportunity to experience energy work in the special space known as Kindred Spirits Center.Tracy and June are authentic warm souls who have joyfully found their purpose in serving others, and just to be in their presence and their beautiful location is healing! I’m honored to participate and offer education and energy to their community.” 

Read more about the breakthrough energy system ONDAMED at ResonatingWellness.com and plan a visit to the Healing Arts Fair on June 9th between 10am and 4pm at Kindred Spirits Center, 59 Ledgewood Road in Redding, CT. You can also call ahead to Kindred Spirits at 203-938-3690 or email Info@KindredSpiritsCenter.com to request a specific time slot to experience an ONDAMED session during the Healing Arts Fair.