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Energy and Alternative Healing Directory
More than 60 documented practices, organized into 7 broad categories to explore the richness of paths toward integral health.
60+ practices · 7 categories
Main disciplines
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60+ practices · 7 categories
Main disciplines
All documented practices, sorted alphabetically. Click any to open its full fact-sheet.
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Access Consciousness technique: light touch of 32 points on the skull to release limiting thoughts.
Full detailsAcupuncture
Traditional Chinese medicine by meridian stimulation.
Full detailsAromatherapy
Therapeutic essential oils.
Full detailsArt therapy
Creative expression and healing through painting, music and creation.
Full detailsAura reading
Perception and interpretation of energy fields and aura colors.
Full detailsAyurveda
Thousand-year-old Indian traditional medicine for balancing the doshas.
Full detailsBioenergy
Direct work with the human body's energy fields to release stagnation.
Full detailsBiokinergy
French manual approach combining osteopathy, Chinese energetics and fasciatherapy.
Full detailsBiological decoding
Approach seeking emotional or symbolic meaning in physical symptoms — controversial, to be practiced with discernment.
Full detailsBreathwork
Breath work to release emotions and access the unconscious.
Full detailsCacao ceremony
Sacred practice of heart connection and deep healing.
Full detailsChakra balancing
Harmonization of the 7 major energy centers of the subtle system.
Full detailsChinese energetics
Tuina, qi gong, five-elements balancing.
Full detailsColor therapy
Healing through colors and their specific vibrations.
Full detailsCrystal healing
Healing through stones and their vibrational properties.
Full detailsCupping therapy
Chinese and Arab-Muslim technique using suction cups to release tension.
Full detailsDien Cham
Vietnamese facial reflexology by stimulation of precise points on the face.
Full detailsDigipuncture
Manual acupressure on Chinese meridians, without needles.
Full detailsDrum ceremony
Shamanic journeying and rebalancing through sacred rhythms.
Full detailsEnergetic osteopathy
Structural approach integrating energetic and vibrational dimensions.
Full detailsEnergy cleansing
Release of blockages, attachments and stagnant energies.
Full detailsEnergy coaching
Personalized guidance for alignment with one's mission and essence.
Full detailsEnergy initiation
Structured learning of spiritual practices and sacred energetics.
Full detailsEnergy psychology
EFT, TFT, emotional release through tapping.
Full detailsFascia therapy
Gentle manual work on connective tissue.
Full detailsFeng Shui
Harmonization of space and energy according to thousand-year-old Taoist principles.
Full detailsFoot reflexology
Stimulation of foot reflex points connected to all the organs.
Full detailsGeobiology
Analysis and correction of earth energies and geomantic disturbances.
Full detailsGrief Journal
Grief support through guided journaling: a notebook to express emotions, honour memory and move forward gently.
Full detailsGuided meditation
Mindfulness, vibrational meditation, MBSR.
Full detailsHand reflexology
Therapeutic hand work for access to global healing.
Full detailsHerbalism
Healing through medicinal plants.
Full detailsHolistic chiropractic
Vertebral adjustments combining physical structure and vital energy.
Full detailsHolotropic Breathwork
Intense, sustained breathing to access altered states of consciousness (Grof, 1970s).
Full detailsHomeopathy
Dynamized dilutions of natural substances to stimulate self-healing.
Full detailsHypnotherapy
Subconscious access for deep transformation.
Full detailsIkigai
Japanese coaching method to identify one's deep reason for being.
Full detailsKambo
Amazonian ancestral ritual using a frog's secretion — practice strictly reserved, serious risks.
Full detailsKinesiology
Assessment and re-education through movement.
Full detailsKundalini yoga
Activation and mastery of the primordial energy along the spine.
Full detailsLaHoChi
Sino-Tibetan energy system transmitted by initiation, centered on the light of love.
Full detailsLight puncture
Stimulation of acupuncture points by colored light beam or soft laser.
Full detailsMagnetism
Ancient Western tradition of healing by laying on of hands and energy projection.
Full detailsMassage therapy
Muscle relaxation, drainage, body tension release.
Full detailsMushroom therapy (psilocybin / psilocin)
⚠️ Strictly regulated by law. Informational only — controlled substances in Canada, access solely through authorized medical and research frameworks.
Full detailsNaturopathy
Holistic approach through nutrition, plants and lifestyle.
Full detailsNeurodivergent support
Somatic and energetic support adapted for ADHD, autistic or highly sensitive individuals.
Full detailsNLP
Neuro-Linguistic Programming to reshape limiting thought patterns.
Full detailsPsilocybin
Psychedelic compound from sacred mushrooms — illegal in most jurisdictions, active clinical research.
Full detailsPsychogenealogy
Exploration of transgenerational transmissions and the family tree as a framework for reading personal blockages.
Full detailsQuantum healing
Bioenergy, biofeedback, vibrational harmonization.
Full detailsReiki
Japanese hands-on healing to free up energy flow.
Full detailsRife frequencies
Electromagnetic wave emission at specific frequencies — highly controversial approach, to practice with discernment.
Full detailsSage smudging
Energy cleansing through sage, palo santo and sacred herbs.
Full detailsShamanic healing
Ancestral soul-retrieval tradition.
Full detailsShiatsu
Japanese acupressure on the meridians to restore the flow of energy.
Full detailsSonic healing
Specific vibrational frequencies (432 Hz, 528 Hz, etc.) for rebalancing.
Full detailsSound therapy
Use of sound frequencies, singing bowls and mantras for rebalancing.
Full detailsSpinal Flow
Very light touches along the spine to release deep tension.
Full detailsSubtle bodies rebalancing
Work on the etheric, emotional, mental and causal planes.
Full detailsTai Chi
Internal Chinese martial art practiced in slow, flowing movements for energy balance.
Full detailsTantra
Spiritual alchemy of sacred energy and divine consciousness.
Full detailsTherapeutic yoga
Postures and breathing tailored to your condition.
Full detailsTibetan singing bowls
Ancestral vibrational practice from Himalayan Buddhism using singing metal bowls.
Full detailsExtended glossary
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About this directory
Our vision of well-being
Mission
This directory brings together more than 60 practices organized into 7 categories, to facilitate the discovery of and access to holistic healing approaches.
Our values
- The diversity of paths toward integral health
- Reconnecting each person with their natural capacity for self-healing
- Respect for ancestral practices and traditional wisdom
- A complementary approach to conventional medicine
Important note
Each practitioner brings their own unique perspective and experience. Choosing a practice is a personal journey of alignment and trust. This directory is educational — it does not replace the advice of a conventional health professional.
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