What is a biofield?

The biofield is a living system of subtle energy that enhances wellness. It is not primarily “electromagnetic” according to the National Institutes of Health who defined it in 1992. The biofield influences human, animal, plant, and even planetary life. It interacts with its surroundings, bringing information into and out from living systems. An electrocardiogram is one measure of the heart’s biofield. Kirlian photography captures light displays from the biofield. But it is more than just a capture on film. The biofield moves nearly immediately through organs, energy centers, and combines with consciousness. It is dynamic. The biofield changes, grows, shrinks and morphs depending on shifting physical, mental, and emotional states. It communicates with the chakras, or energy centers of the body. The biofield reflects overall state of health over time. It is your personal living library.

How does the biofield appear?

Many cultures around the world know about the biofield. Some say ancient artists painted it as shining golden halos around the heads of holy beings. Or it appears in layers of colors and shapes around people, like images of Our Lady of Guadalupe. And the biofield is part of energy work throughout time. Seers track swirling waves of energy, reading the body’s past, current, and future state. Healers trace the map of biofield information with their hands, noticing congestion, flow, and scarcity of energy. The biofield appears like a map of being to the inner sight, predicting changes before they are registered physically. But only recently has science looked at the biofield with research, measurement tools, and theory.

Is there biofield healing?

The biofield’s existence is comprehensively covered in a 2020 review by the Consciousness and Healing Initiative. You can read about the biofield’s history, impact on healing, limitations, educational goals, policy impacts and future directions. There are interviews with 65 world leaders in the field, a catalog of 225 research organizations, and 125 healing centers in the US. Despite this growth, there is a lack of systematic reviews in mainstream journals. There are poorly understood mechanisms for change. The bottom line is the biofield is real. The biofield can be measured. It affects overall health, such as reducing pain in subjects. Biofield modifications led to changes in behavioral symptoms in dementia. Biofield treatments lower depression and fatigue in cancer patients. There is some evidence for changes in inflammatory markers in animals and cells. And it is more than only a placebo. Shift the biofield and you change living systems, for the better. You too can learn how to strengthen and enhance the biofield for your improved health.

Boosting the biofield

Any health promoting practices will enhance your biofield, by default. You are all one energy system, and whatever you do to help yourself aids the entire field. Many energy practices work directly with the biofield. Popular ones are Healing Touch, Reiki, Therapeutic Touch and External Qigong/Qi-therapy. Click on these links to see how energy psychology practices impact the biofield including Emotional Freedom Technique, Thought Field Therapy, Comprehensive Energy Psychology, and Tapas Acupressure Technique. You can try it. Intersperse the biofield with your personal energy practices. For when you move chakras, meridians, and consciousness, you are deliberately impacting the biofield.

Learn more about the biofield in these articles and blogs

Clinical Studies of Biofield Therapies: Summary, Methodological Challenges and Recommendations.

The biofield and fatigue in cancer.

The biofield and artificial intelligence.

Author

Lori Chortkoff Hops, PhD, DCEP is a licensed psychologist in Westlake Village, California, USA. She is certified in Comprehensive Energy Psychology and Logosynthesis. Lori is a past ACEP president and Reiki master. Learn more about Lori at www.drlorihops.com. Lori teaches online intuition classes and consultation. Check out her podcast Healing Tips from the Heart: Helpers, Healers and Guides.