Spinal Energetics

Spinal Energetics: Your Complete Guide to Energy Flow and Natural Healing

Last updated: Sep 2025

Spinal energetics bridges Eastern energy work with Western medicine in ways that might surprise you. Dr Sarah Jane, a Melbourne chiropractor, created this innovative approach when she noticed something crucial missing from traditional healthcare.

Your body holds patterns of tension, resistance, and pain that go deeper than what conventional treatments reach. Spinal energetics helps you discover and release these patterns by working with your spine, nervous system, and energy field. Think of it as unlocking your body's own healing wisdom.

Through light touch, sometimes no touch at all, practitioners help your energy start moving naturally. Your body might make sounds or move spontaneously during treatment. These aren't forced movements. They're your energy responding to the work, primitive and instinctive, like your body remembering how to heal itself.

This guide covers everything you need to know about spinal energetics. You'll discover how it works, what benefits you might experience, and what happens during your first session.

How Dr Sarah Jane Created This Healing Method

Dr Sarah Jane developed spinal energetics in Melbourne because she saw a gap in healthcare that needed filling. As a chiropractor, she understood spinal alignment and nervous system function perfectly. But she kept noticing that lasting healing required something more than physical adjustments.

She drew from her chiropractic background and dove deep into Eastern energy practices. The result was a method that honours both scientific understanding and energetic wisdom. Spinal energetics emerged as her answer to helping people find their organic flow, releasing stored patterns that conventional treatments often miss completely.

The practice spread through Melbourne's holistic health community as clients experienced profound shifts. People discovered that spinal energetics could address not just physical pain, but emotional and energetic blockages they'd carried for years.

The Science Behind Energy Flow

Your spine houses your central nervous system, which controls every single function in your body. When tension builds up along your spinal column, it interferes with nerve signals and creates dysfunction throughout your system.

The gentle touch used in spinal energetics stimulates your parasympathetic nervous system. This triggers your body's natural relaxation response. Muscles release, energy flows more freely, and your fascial network responds by releasing restrictions.

Your fascia connects every part of your body. When it releases, communication between different systems improves dramatically. That's the scientific explanation for why such gentle work can create such powerful results.

How Energy Actually Moves Through Your Body

From an energetic perspective, your spine acts as a major energy highway. Eastern medicine calls this life force energy qi, and it flows through specific pathways in your body.

Your practitioner works with your energy field to spot blockages or imbalances. They might notice that different body parts hold different types of tension. Your left arm might store emotional patterns. Your chest might carry heart matters. Your right arm could hold physical stress.

The treatment restores natural energy flow by addressing these patterns at their source. Your body often responds with spontaneous movements or sounds that arise naturally as energy releases.

Your Spine and Chakras Work as Partners

Your chakras are energy centres that handle different emotional, physical, and spiritual aspects of your being. Spinal energetics recognises that your spine and chakras work together like dance partners.

When energy flows smoothly along your spine, your chakras stay balanced. It's all connected. During treatment, practitioners might work with specific areas that correspond to different chakras. This integrated approach addresses issues on multiple levels at once.

What Changes You Might Experience

Physical Improvements

Spinal energetics can ease various physical concerns by getting your energy flowing properly and supporting your body's natural healing processes. Many clients find relief from chronic back pain and muscle tension. Stiff joints become more mobile. Migraines and tension headaches often improve.

Stress shows up physically in so many ways, and spinal energetics addresses these stress-related symptoms effectively. The treatment promotes physical vitality by improving flexibility, correcting posture, and enhancing overall spinal health. As energy blockages clear, your body's systems function more efficiently.

Emotional and Mental Shifts

Your body stores emotional patterns, and releasing these creates profound shifts beyond just physical relief. Spinal energetics addresses emotional and mental wellbeing in ways that might surprise you.

Clients often develop enhanced emotional resilience. Stress and anxiety reduce significantly. The treatment promotes self-awareness and can facilitate personal growth and transformation. Many people experience greater mental clarity as energetic fog lifts and dissipates.

Complete Wellbeing

By harmonising energy flow throughout your system, spinal energetics supports your wellbeing on every level. The practice encourages spiritual growth while keeping you grounded in physical reality.

Many clients describe feeling lightness, clarity, and renewed vitality after sessions. Over time, regular treatments boost immune function and promote a greater sense of balance and harmony in daily life. The effects often compound, building on each other session after session.

Your First Session Experience

Getting to Know Each Other

Each spinal energetics session gets tailored specifically to you. Your session starts with an open conversation between you and your practitioner. They'll ask about your personal background, including physical and emotional aspects that might matter for your treatment.

Your practitioner explains their approach and what you might experience during the session, including potential emotional and energetic sensations. This conversation helps them understand your needs and prepares you for what's ahead.

Understanding Your Patterns

You'll lie down comfortably while your practitioner assesses your spine's alignment, posture, and any areas of tension or imbalance. They access this information through your energetic field layer. Don't worry, it's not invasive.

Your practitioner might explain how different body parts reflect different life areas. This helps you understand what patterns you might be carrying and why certain areas feel tense or blocked. It's their way of showing you what baggage you're holding onto.

The Magic Happens

During treatment, your practitioner uses gentle touch, breathing techniques, visualisation, and small movements to release energy blockages. They are working in and with your energetic field and layers of the physical, emotional, mental, spiritual body. The goal is getting energy flowing properly along your spine and throughout your body.

Here's where things get interesting. Your body might start moving and making sounds naturally during treatment. These movements aren't forced but emerge as your energy responds to the work. It feels primitive and instinctive, like your body remembering ancient healing wisdom.

The methods also unravel narratives or emotional patterns that may have been stored in your body over time. This process can feel deeply releasing and transformative.

Safety and What You Should Know

Spinal energetics is generally gentle and non-invasive. However, you should understand certain things before starting treatment.

The energetic releases during sessions can sometimes bring up emotional content. This is often part of the healing process, but be prepared for potential emotional responses during or after treatment. Some people cry. Others laugh. Both responses are completely normal.

If you have serious spinal injuries, recent surgery, or specific medical conditions, discuss these with your practitioner beforehand. While spinal energetics works energetically rather than through forceful manipulation, your practitioner needs your complete health picture.

Spinal energetics complements but doesn't replace conventional medical care. If you're dealing with serious health concerns, maintain your relationship with your healthcare provider while exploring energetic approaches.

Individual results vary widely. Some people experience immediate shifts during their first session. Others need several sessions before noticing changes. Your response depends on what you're addressing, your overall health, and how your body processes energy work.

Supporting Your Healing Between Sessions

Simple Home Practices

Various techniques can enhance your spinal energetics experience between sessions. Spinal alignment exercises help maintain treatment benefits while promoting ongoing energy flow. These don't need to be complicated. Simple stretches and awareness exercises work beautifully.

Breathwork practices support the energetic shifts you experience during sessions. Simple breathing techniques help you stay connected to your body's wisdom and maintain energetic awareness throughout your day.

Visualisation and meditation complement spinal energetics perfectly. These practices help you develop sensitivity to your energy patterns and support ongoing transformation. Even five minutes daily makes a difference.

Working with Other Healing Methods

Spinal energetics integrates seamlessly with other holistic practices. Yoga asanas help maintain spinal flexibility and energy flow between sessions. The mindful movement of yoga complements the energetic awareness you develop through spinal energetics.

Energy healing modalities like reiki work brilliantly with spinal energetics. Both approaches recognise the importance of energy flow. Combining them creates a more comprehensive healing experience that addresses multiple layers simultaneously.

Acupuncture, aromatherapy, and sound healing all complement spinal energetics by supporting different aspects of your energetic system. This integrated approach provides comprehensive support for complete wellbeing.

What Research Shows

Here's the honest truth about spinal energetics research. Specific studies on this particular modality are limited because it's relatively new. The scientific community is still catching up with these innovative energy-based approaches.

However, research on related practices provides encouraging insights. Studies on acupuncture show promising results for pain relief and stress reduction. Energy healing research demonstrates measurable effects on relaxation responses and stress hormones.

Research on fascia and nervous system function supports many mechanisms that spinal energetics practitioners describe. Studies on mind-body connections validate the integrated approach that considers physical, emotional, and energetic aspects of health together.

While more specific research on spinal energetics would be valuable, and there is research starting in the neuroscience field specifically on spinal energetics, the growing body of evidence supporting energy-based healing provides a solid foundation for understanding how these approaches work.

Frequently Asked Questions

How soon will I notice results from spinal energetics?

Some people notice changes from spinal energetics immediately during their first session. Others need several sessions before feeling significant shifts. Your results depend on what you're addressing, your overall health, and how your body responds to energy work. Don't expect miracles overnight, but don't be surprised if something shifts during your first visit.

Can spinal energetics help with specific health problems?

Practitioners say spinal energetics can help with back pain, muscle tension, stiff joints, migraines, and stress-related issues. The idea is that restoring energy flow helps your body heal naturally. Keep in mind that individual results vary widely, and the approach works best as part of a comprehensive wellness plan.

How does this work with chakras exactly?

Your chakras are energy centres that handle different emotional, physical, and spiritual stuff. Spinal energetics recognises that your spine and chakras work together like dance partners. When energy flows smoothly along your spine, your chakras stay balanced. It's all connected, and treating one affects the other.

Can spinal energetics really improve my overall health?

Absolutely, though spinal energetics results vary from person to person. By optimising energy flow and harmonising the chakras, spinal energetics supports holistic wellbeing on multiple levels. It promotes physical vitality, reduces stress, enhances emotional balance, encourages mental clarity, and facilitates spiritual growth. Many clients report feeling renewed vitality after regular sessions.

How do I find a qualified practitioner?

Look for practitioners who've trained specifically in spinal energetics and ask about their background and experience with the technique. Bodhi Holistic Hub is the perfect platform to find a verified spinal energetics practitioner near you, with professionals like Kimberly Ashton, Lauren Stewart or Sally de Gruchy available through their curated marketplace.

Is Spinal Energetics safe for everyone?

Spinal energetics is generally gentle and non-invasive. However, if you have serious spinal injuries, recent surgery, or specific medical conditions, discuss these with your practitioner beforehand. The emotional releases that can occur might bring up stored content, so be prepared for potential emotional responses during or after treatment.

How is spinal energetics different from seeing a chiropractor?

Both work with the spine, but spinal energetics focuses on energetic flow rather than physical manipulation. Chiropractors adjust spinal alignment through specific movements, while spinal energetics practitioners use light touch or no touch to work with energy patterns. Both approaches can complement each other beautifully.

Can I practice techniques at home?

While professional sessions provide the most benefit, various supportive practices can enhance your experience. These include spinal alignment exercises, breathwork, visualisation, meditation, and gentle yoga movements. Your practitioner can recommend specific techniques based on your individual needs and responses.

References and Further Reading

Professional Organisations

- International Energetic Healing Association

- Australian Traditional Medicine Society

- Complementary Medicine Association

Research and Scientific Foundation

- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

- Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

- Integrative Medicine Research

Educational Resources

- "The Body Keeps the Score" by Bessel van der Kolk

- "Waking the Tiger" by Peter Levine

- "Energy Medicine" by Donna Eden

Related Modalities

- Chiropractic care and spinal alignment

- Acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine

- Reiki and energy healing practices

- Somatic experiencing and body-based trauma therapy

This guide was written by the Bodhi Holistic Hub team according to their editorial policy and reviewed by Kimberly Ashton.