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Phenomena is a nonprofit initiative bridging Tier 1 science and energy healing, in order to bring evidence-based practices into mainstream health and wellness.
The evidence is accumulating. The stories are extraordinary.
Energy healing has long been dismissed as unstudied and unproven—until now.
Research is increasingly showing promise for everything from chronic pain, to cancer, and beyond.
Join us on the Phenomena Podcast, where rigorous science meets extraordinary human experience.
Learn the science. Listen to the stories.
Episode 1
The Healer in the Lab | Studying Energy Healing and Cancer at MD Anderson
In Episode 1, we explore the work at MD Anderson Cancer Center, one of the largest and most respected cancer research institutions in the world, where healers in the lab are reducing pancreatic cancer growth and spread by over 50%.
Episode 2
Reiki versus Fakey | A Clinical Trial on Chronic Pain with Harvard and the University of Utah
In Episode 2, a lifelong research methods professor with decades of debilitating migraines tries Reiki as a last resort. His story leads us into a groundbreaking clinical trial from Harvard and the University of Utah exploring whether Reiki can reduce chronic pain.
Episode 3
Healing as a Way of Life | Qigong, Meridians, and the Science of Qi at Harvard
In Episode 3, we explore how a lifelong Qigong practice transformed one woman's health, alongside Harvard research investigating the biology of Qi, meridians, and the body's hidden pathways of communication.
Episode 4
No One Left Behind | PTSD, Healing Touch, and the Military's Research Into Finding Relief
In Episode 4, a Vietnam veteran with severe PTSD finds unexpected relief through Healing Touch after conventional treatments fail. We also explore military-backed research into integrative therapies with former NIH director Dr. Wayne Jonas.
Episode 5
There's Something Between Us | The Science of the Healer-Patient Bond at Harvard
In Episode 5, we follow the remarkable healing story of Alan Brown before exploring groundbreaking research from Dartmouth and Harvard suggesting the connection between healer and patient may play a measurable role in healing.
Episode 6
Not a Machine but a Flame | The Biology of Energy at Columbia and Beyond
In Episode 6, leading scientists from Columbia and NYU explore the biology behind energy healing, from mitochondria and biofields to the newly discovered interstitium. Together, they reveal a radically different view of the human body, not as a machine, but as a living, dynamic system.
Join us as we reveal the science and stories of energy healing, and how they could change the way we survive, heal, and thrive.
Phenomena Healing was created by the non-profit Merraki Media and the Subtle Energy Funders Collective to thoughtfully explore energy healing, using rigorous scientific inquiry, in an endeavor to help reduce suffering and promote greater wellbeing. "Merraki" is a Greek word that means “doing something purely for the love of it."
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