I'm grateful that there are many diagnostic tests available, because information about my unique structure is helpful in figuring out a therapeutic approach. That said, sometimes I have found that in the interest of obtaining the right diagnosis, doctors want me to do many invasive tests and exams. When I go to take those tests, the examiners are often efficient. They may not, however, have time or insight to be aware of my feelings, when my normal personal boundaries are crossed ...

Medical training leads us to believe that the human body is a walking time bomb. At its best, conventional medicine tries to figure out what's going to blow up first, then head it off at the pass before it gets too serious. We call that "preventative medicine," and we think that it's state-of-the-art.

I recently wrote an article on energy healing, for Massage & Bodywork magazine. As part of this article, I interviewed my all-time favorite body worker and nutrition consultant, Anasuya Batliner, on the topic of natural pain relief through energy healing and nutrition. Loolwa Khazzoom: When I say energy healing, how do you define that? What does that mean to you? Anasuya Batliner: I think about the movement of Chi in the body. Sometimes ...

A couple of years ago, while I was visiting New York, I plunked myself down at a Starbucks and began journaling about some changes I needed to make in my life. The café was crowded, so a young woman approached me and asked if she could share my table. I don't remember how Nina and I started talking, but I found her to be not only a kindred spirit but also my angel for the day ...

Adam, also known as DreamHealer, is a distant energy healer whose first experiences with energy healing inspired me to trust my own. In this interview, Adam answers my questions about energy healing, trust, and personal power. Loolwa Khazzoom: I'm just finishing up your book, The Path of the Dream Healer. You describe how you had a vision of a black, human-size, unusual-looking bird in a very specific location on an island, many miles from your home. ...