“Everything is Energy”: Fact, Fiction … or Focused Way to Finally Spark Lasting Change?

How do YOU feel when someone says that “everything is energy”? Do you get curious, or do your eyes automatically roll? Do you lean in to learn more, or give the person the side-eye?

Well, I’m here to tell you — along with the world’s top scientists and researchers — that “everything is energy” is more than an oversimplified argument. This is a fundamental truth supported by quantum physics.

“Energy” is no more perilous than gravity. Or cooking. Or breathing. All are natural parts of our world that we’re only starting to understand. The power of prayer is a form of energy work.

And like everything else, so long as energy is used responsibly, understanding how to work with it can transform your work, life, and relationships.

But let’s get a few things out of the way first.

The quantum world … where everything gets a bit weird.

Quantum physics reveals a universe far stranger than we imagined. Theoretical Physicist Dr. Michio Kaku reminds us:

“Everything we see around us is nothing but vibrations of energy. This chair, this table, even our bodies, are nothing but vibrations of strings, vibrating in 11-dimensional hyperspace.”

Interesting, right?

This basic wisdom extends beyond just tables, chairs, and bodies.

Dr. Dean Radin, Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (a research institute focused on the nature of consciousness), conducted experiments demonstrating that human consciousness can influence quantum events.

In one such study, 100 people were able to affect the state of formerly randomly-behaving particles just by focusing attention on them. This “spooky action at a distance,” as Einstein called it, suggests that our consciousness interacts with our environment in profound ways.

Understanding our emotions as energy.

Let’s talk more about the brain and body.

Dr. Candace Pert, former Chief of Brain Biochemistry at the National Institute of Mental Health, revolutionized our understanding of emotions. She discovered that emotions are not just in our heads, but run through our entire body:

“Emotions are real, physical things… made of peptides and their receptors, which we find in every cell in the body.”

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This means our emotions have a tangible, quantifiable energy.

So, when we experience “negative” uncomfortable emotions like anger, fear, or sadness, the corresponding peptides and receptors can get “trapped” in the body’s tissues and organs. (Ooo, now it’s starting to make sense!)

This can happen, for instance, when we don’t fully process/release the emotional trauma in that moment. That trapped emotional energy can then contribute to physical tensions, inflammation, and even disease over time.

Essentially, those trapped emotions continue to influence your physiology and psychology until they are acknowledged and released.

Conversely, “positive” the more comfy emotions like joy, love, and gratitude literally create energetic harmony within the body’s energy systems. (See what I did there? It’s so important, it’s in the name.)

And as you might expect, studies have consistently shown that people who intentionally cultivate “positive” pleasurable emotions have better overall health and wellbeing.

Using energy to change our work, life, and relationships.

For years, researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of energy psychology techniques in treating conditions like PTSD, anxiety, and depression.

A review published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing examined 38 studies on biofield therapies, like reiki (“RAY-key”), Therapeutic Touch, and Healing Touch. Researchers concluded that these sorts of modalities can have powerful beneficial effects on pain, anxiety, and depression, specifically by interacting with the body’s energy systems.

For example, the Emotion Code, Body Code, and Belief Code wellness systems, developed by Dr. Bradley Nelson, leverage the understanding of releasing trapped energies for profound physical, mental, and emotional healing.

Of course, as we improve our mental, physical and emotional states… as the HUMANS in those work-life relationships… we clearly also improve those states.

Make sense?

Manipulating water (and balls!) with our minds?

In one groundbreaking study, Dr. William Tiller, Professor Emeritus at Stanford U., had 40 participants each focus their attention on a sealed bottle of purified water over the course of several months. Specifically, they were to explicitly intend to increase the pH of the water by approximately 1 pH unit without any chemical additions.

The control group bottles (that received no intention) showed no change.

But the bottles that received intentional focus experienced a statistically significant increase in pH, indicating a measurable shift in the physical properties of the water.

This concept of “intention-based” energy has been explored in other areas as well. For instance, studies have shown that sports teams who simply visualize and focus can improve by nearly as much as teams that practiced the physical motions (24%) without intentional focus (24%).

Ex: A popular study by Dr. Biasiotto at the U. of Chicago divided participants into three groups: One group practiced free throws, another group visualized making free throws without practice, and a third group did neither.

After 30 days, results showed that the physical-practice group improved by 24%, while the visualization-only group improved by 23%.

These studies offer concrete evidence that human consciousness and intention can directly influence the material world. They, and others, have profound implications for our understanding of how energy, thought, and matter interact.

Notably, Tiller’s water study was published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Scientific Exploration in 2001. Control protocols were rigorous, and results were replicated in subsequent studies, strengthening the validity of the findings.

This research builds on the work of other pioneers, like the Institute of Noetic Sciences’ work demonstrating our ability to affect random number generators and other quantum systems with nothing more than the power of intentional energy.

Work with your energy to boost self-care and prevent burnout.

The physical, mental, and emotional toll of being an effective helping professional makes us more prone to burnout. But by understanding the role of energy in our lives, we can develop self-care practices to stay grounded, centered, and resilient.

As Dr. Bruce Lipton, cell biologist, reminds us:

“The environment, including our thoughts, can positively or negatively affect [our] gene expression, health, and behavior. This is revolutionary. […] We are not victims of our genes, but masters of our fate.“

The Bottom Line

“Everything is made up of energy.” Do you see?

Let’s say you’ve tried reading books. Watching TED Talks. Going to therapy. Meditating, doing yoga, getting a wellness coach, and many things in between.

Maybe it’s time to try energy medicine? Maybe it’s been your missing piece all along?

Come see what a private session with me would entail. Wishing you deep healing and peace. ✨