Harmonyum as a Biofield Therapy

Complementary Medicine and Biofields

“Biofield physiology is proposed as an overarching descriptor for the electromagnetic, biophotonic, and other types of spatially-distributed fields that living systems generate and respond to as integral aspects of cellular, tissue, and whole organism self-regulation and organization.”1

Every region of the body generates biofields from electromagnetic and other sources of energy that have the capacity to encode information and influence the action or state of cells and tissues capable of responding to these biofields.1

The most well-known biofields in living systems are the endogenous electrical and magnetic fields generated by the heart and nervous system and characterized via electrocardiography (EEG), magnetocardiography (MEG), electroencephalography (EEG), and magnetoencephalography (MEG). 1  The electrical fields of the heart are also reflected in heart rate (HR) and rhythm.2

The therapeutic effects of several forms of complementary medicine are proposed to occur via influencing function of an individual’s biofields.  This has most often been studied through HR and Heart rate variability (HRV).3-6

The physiological mechanism(s) by which a practitioner might influence another’s physiological state through biofield therapy in any form is unknown.  It is postulated that biofield therapies facilitate their effects through practitioner repattening of the recipient’s energy field, the transmission of universal life energy, and the collaboration of practitioner and recipient in the healing process.7

  1. Hammerschlag R, Levin M, McCraty R, et al. Biofield physiology: A Framework for an emerging discipline. Glob Adv Heal Med. 2015;4(1_suppl):35-41. doi:10.7453/gahmj.2015.015.suppl
  2. Burleson KO, Schwartz GE. Cardiac torsion and electromagnetic fields: The cardiac bioinformation hypothesis. Med Hypotheses. 2005;64(6):1109-1116. doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2004.12.023
  3. Whitley JA, Rich BL. A double-blind randomized controlled pilot trial examining the safety and efficacy of therapeutic touch in premature infants. Adv Neonatal Care. 2008;8(6):315-333.
  4. Chin F, Chou R, Waqas M, et al. Efficacy of prayer in inducing immediate physiological changes: A systematic analysis of objective experiments. J Complement Integr Med. 2021;5033:1-6. doi:10.1515/jcim-2020-0075
  5. Gok Metin Z, Ejem D, Dionne-Odom JN, et al. Mind-Body Interventions for Individuals With Heart Failure: A Systematic Review of Randomized Trials. J Card Fail. 2018;24(3):186-201. doi:10.1016/j.cardfail.2017.09.008
  6. Friedman RSC, Burg MM, Miles P, Lee F, Lampert R. Effects of Reiki on autonomic activity early after acute coronary syndrome. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010;56(12):995-996. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2010.03.082
  7. Warber SL, Cornelio D, Straughn J, Kile G. Biofield energy healing from the inside. J Altern Complement Med. 2004;10(6):1107-1113. doi:10.1089/acm.2004.10.1107

Biofield physiology of the nervous system and heart

The nervous system uses the separation of electrical charge across cell membranes to support local cross-membrane transport of molecules, intercellular communication, and long-distance propagation of electric charge.1 The nervous system interacts with every system in the body, connecting the actions of each system via electrical and chemical signals.  These systems include but are not limited to cardiovascular, pulmonary, endocrine, immune, digestive, reproductive, motor, and cognitive.  To manage this vast array of functions, the nervous system has two main divisions: the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. The autonomic nervous system is a division of the peripheral nervous system that controls bodily functions that are involuntary or unconscious, such as breathing, heart function, and digestion.  The autonomic nervous system is composed of the sympathetic, parasympathetic, and enteric divisions.2,3

  1. Hammerschlag R, Levin M, McCraty R, et al. Biofield Physiology: A Framework for an emerging discipline. Glob Adv Heal Med. 2015;4(1_suppl):35-41. doi:10.7453/gahmj.2015.015.suppl
  2. Gibbons CH. Basics of autonomic nervous system function. Handb Clin Neurol. 2019;160:407-418. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64032-1.00027-8. PMID: 31277865.
  3. Wehrwein EA, Orer HS, Barman SM. Overview of the Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology of the Autonomic Nervous System. Compr Physiol. 2016;6(3):1239-1278. doi:10.1002/cphy.c150037

Autonomic Nervous System and Cardiac Function

“The strongest rhythmic electrical and magnetic fields in the body are produced by the synchronous activity of heart muscle.”1  The intrinsic conduction system of the heart coordinates heart electrical activity.  The autonomic nervous system is an important regulator of the heart’s conduction system.  The parasympathetic branch decreases heart rate and myocardial contractility, and decreases conduction velocity of the heart’s electrical signals.  The sympathetic branch increases heart rate, and myocardial contractility, and enhances conduction of the heart’s electrical signals.2 

  1. Rubik B, Muehsam D, Hammerschlag R, Jain S. Biofield Science and Healing: History, Terminology, and Concepts. Glob Adv Heal Med. 2015;4(1_suppl):gahmj.2015.038. doi:10.7453/gahmj.2015.038.suppl
  2. Gordan R, Gwathmey JK, Xie L-H. Autonomic and endocrine control of cardiovascular function. World J Cardiol. 2015;7(4):204. doi:10.4330/wjc.v7.i4.204

Biofield therapies and nervous system function

Biofield therapies may influence the nervous system by supporting a shift from sympathetic to parasympathetic, which has a direct influence on the stress response.  The cardiovascular, immune and endocrine systems could all be impacted by the shift from sympathetic to parasympathetic.1  Biofields of the cardiac system are commonly measured via electrocardiogram, and are reflected in the heart rate and rhythm.2  Heart rate is easily measured via chest straps and smart-watches.  Most individuals are familiar with heart rate as a measure of how many times the heart beats per minute.  Deeper analysis of heart rate has revealed multiple characteristics of heart rate that represent specific parasympathetic and sympathetic influences on heart function. Heart rate variability is one of these. A certain amount of time passes between each heartbeat.  The variation in the time between heartbeats is heart rate variability and is influenced by parasympathetic and sympathetic activity.  Heart rate variability is thought to reflect the balance of the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems, and the ability of these systems to adapt to a range of inputs.3

Research on biofield therapies has demonstrated increased heart rate variability in response to treatment, indicating an alteration in the balance of the parasympathetic and sympathetic influence in favor of the parasympathetic influence. These research studies include the use of therapeutic touch in premature infants,4 the use of multiple energy medicine techniques to treat hand and wrist pain,5 a systematic review of physiological changes in response to prayer,6 a systematic review on mind-body interventions for individuals with heart failure,7 and effects of Reiki on post-acute coronary syndrome.8

  1. Mangione L, Swengros D, Anderson JG. Mental Health Wellness and Biofield Therapies: An Integrative Review. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2017;38(11):930-944. doi:10.1080/01612840.2017.1364808
  2. Burleson KO, Schwartz GE. Cardiac torsion and electromagnetic fields: The cardiac bioinformation hypothesis. Med Hypotheses. 2005;64(6):1109-1116. doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2004.12.023
  3. Ernst G. Heart-Rate Variability—More than Heart Beats? Front Public Heal. 2017;5(September):1-12. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2017.00240
  4. Whitley JA, Rich BL. A double-blind randomized controlled pilot trial examining the safety and efficacy of therapeutic touch in premature infants. Adv Neonatal Care. 2008;8(6):315-333. doi:10.1097/01.ANC.0000342764.71864.28
  5. Yount G, Delorme A, Radin D, et al. Energy Medicine treatments for hand and wrist pain: A pilot study. Explore. 2021;17(1):11-21. doi:10.1016/j.explore.2020.10.015
  6. Chin F, Chou R, Waqas M, et al. Efficacy of prayer in inducing immediate physiological changes: A systematic analysis of objective experiments. J Complement Integr Med. 2021;5033:1-6. doi:10.1515/jcim-2020-0075
  7. Gok Metin Z, Ejem D, Dionne-Odom JN, et al. Mind-Body Interventions for Individuals With Heart Failure: A Systematic Review of Randomized Trials. J Card Fail. 2018;24(3):186-201. doi:10.1016/j.cardfail.2017.09.008
  8. Friedman RSC, Burg MM, Miles P, Lee F, Lampert R. Effects of Reiki on autonomic activity early after acute coronary syndrome. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010;56(12):995-996. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2010.03.082

Harmonyum and Biofields

Harmonyum includes multiple forms of treatment that can be given in person or from a distance.  In-person treatments may be performed with or without physical contact (light touch to no touch).  Distance sessions occur when the practitioner and recipient are not located in the same physical space during the treatment session.

In-person and distant healing may operate via different mechanisms.  In-person healing may involve electromagnetic fields that diminish over distance by an inverse square law.  These same electromagnetic fields are unlikely to be involved in healing across large distances.1

  1. Rubik B, Muehsam D, Hammerschlag R, Jain S. Biofield Science and Healing: History, Terminology, and Concepts. Glob Adv Heal Med. 2015;4(1_suppl):8-14. doi:10.7453/gahmj.2015.038.suppl

Consciousness and Biofields

Biofield therapies often include spiritual practices and traditions that support the movement of practitioner and recipient from dualistic consciousness to a nondualistic consciousness.  This change in consciousness involves modulations of biofields or subtle energies leading to greater levels of health and wellbeing.1

  1. Jain S, Daubenmier J, Muehsam D, Rapgay L, Chopra D. Indo-Tibetan Philosophical and Medical Systems: Perspectives on the Biofield. Glob Adv Heal Med. 2015;4(1_suppl):16-24. doi:10.7453/gahmj.2015.026.suppl

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