"Every time I work with someone and they make a breakthrough in their awareness,
consciousness and physical or spiritual healing, I'm elated and very grateful
for being part of the process which helped them reach that new place," says
Rich Havas, a spiritual counselor in Denver.
When you visit a rebalance practitioner, don't expect pills or a prescription.
What you get is a thorough assessment, a caring professional and an alternative
therapy that causes some people to rave and others to scoff.
Practitioners rely on the body's natural healing capabilities. In addition
to medical histories and charts, they intuitively assess their clients before
they go to work. "I first have to discern what and where a problem exists
within the patient-client. This can be based on intuitive knowledge or much
more medically identified information," says Havas.
Rebalancers say they can help people with everyday illnesses like headaches
and muscle aches. But other clients may have deeper issues that require professionalism
and experience. "Clients run a wide gamut of ailments. From minor headaches
to deep-seated childhood trauma, abuse and fear issues to serious medical
ailments such as cancer or AIDS."
Havas believes that practitioners must be comfortable with all possible
scenarios.
"Expect the unexpected is a good rule of thumb. Be honest with yourself
and the patient. Either you feel qualified or unqualified to address their
particular situation and, if need be, refer them to someone more qualified."
It was a traumatic event that caused Havas to learn more about energy rebalancing
-- his mother died of cancer. Havas had been reading about the benefits of
energy focusing and decided to see if it had any validity. His experiment
changed his life -- and Havas believes it allowed him to reconnect with his
mother.
Havas thinks future rebalance practitioners should confirm that their motivations
come from the heart -- not the pocketbook. "It's a profession that must come
from the heart and true desire to help another individual. It's not about
money. If money is the motivation, your healing and energetic abilities will
not develop as they could."
Practitioner Linda Sampson strongly believes in the benefits of energy
rebalancing. "People deserve a quality of life that's full of passion, pain
free and fun. People deserve to manifest dreams and destinies. I wish to aid
in their venture."
Sampson's clinic keeps her busy 60 to 70 hours a week. When she's not healing
clients, she's teaching future practitioners, talking about alternative therapies
on television and running her business. With an average of eight clients a
day, her days are full and varied.
Are the hours worth it? "When a baby stops crying from pain, or a woman's
face relaxes for the first time, or a gentleman falls asleep during cranial
sacral [an alternative therapy] -- these people are giving me the best compliment."
But there is a downside. Skeptics don't believe in the benefits of energy
rebalancing, and it's usually not covered under traditional health insurance
plans. "One downside is people that aren't willing to spend extra money on
their health."
However, for the people committed to alternative therapies, Sampson's complete
holistic services are invaluable. "We're able to assist from prenatal to passing
over in death. Therefore, all issues are dealt with to various degrees of
success depending on the client's willingness, financial state, health state
and belief system."
Future rebalance practitioners should look carefully at a solid educational
background. "I have the highest education in the therapies that I offer,"
says Sampson. "Obtain credible credentials and certificates. Check with the
government to see where the regulation for that particular therapy is."
Education doesn't end with a degree or certificate -- continuing education
is also important. "I'm constantly upgrading. My staff has the
highest credits, and [they] also upgrade," says Sampson. "New graduates think
they can solve everything. Sometimes people need pain and a troubled lifestyle
to learn. This needs to be respected."