The electromagnetic environment: implications for bodywork

Abstract

Abstract Rhythmically changing electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields are ubiquitous in our environment. Some of these fields are natural, others are produced by household appliances and technologies (see Part 1). Many people are adversely affected by natural and/or artificial energy fields (clinically termed weather or electromagnetic sensitivity). Often affected individuals. do not recognize the sources of their ailments. Disturbances in geomagnetic fields (e.g. caused by solar and terrestial magnetic storms) have been correlated with the onset of a variety of disorders, including heart attacks, seizures and strokes. Practitioners of bodywork, energetic, and movement therapies who appreciate the subtleties of energetic interactions can educate their clients about the possible health effects of environmental fields and appropriate precautions. At a fundamental level, electric and magnetic fields arise from quantum phenomena called scalar and vector potentials. Knowledge of these generally unappreciated effects is leading to new hypotheses to help explain biological interactions and phenomena taking place in bodywork and movement therapies that have been puzzling for a long time. In particular, scalar waves may mediate so-called non-local interactions. Natural and artificial scalar energy may help people protect themselves from harmful energies in the environment.