Energy therapies

Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine and a component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in which thin needles are inserted into the body. Acupuncture is a pseudoscience; the theories and practices of TCM are not based on scientific knowledge, and it has been characterized as quackery.

thumb|A reiki session in progress

ThetaHealing (also Theta Healing) is the registered trademark for a method of meditation created by Vianna Stibal in 1995. ThetaHealing claims to change a practitioner's brain wave pattern to the theta pattern, allowing them to explore how "emotional energy" affects their health, and develop a "natural intuition".

Pseudoscientific alternative medicine technique that employs stones and crystals.

alternative medicine without scientific evidence

medicine based on a hypothetical transfer of "energy"

form of pseudoscientific counseling intervention that stimulates acupressure points while focusing on traumatic situations

Chromotherapy, sometimes called color therapy, colorology or cromatherapy, is a pseudoscientific form of alternative medicine which proposes certain diseases can be treated by exposure to certain colors. Its practice is considered to be quackery. Chromotherapists claim to be able to use light in the form of color to balance "energy" lacking from a person's body, whether it be on physical, emotional, spiritual, or mental levels. For example, they thought that shining a colored light on a person would cure constipation. Historically, chromotherapy has been associated with mysticism and occultism

thumb|Albert Abrams (1863–1924), Photo

placing of the hands of a healer on the person to be cured with intent

term used in alternative medicine for various breathing practices (usually involves hyperventilation, and intermittent breath holds)

pseudoscientific fringe psychological treatment involving tapping with the fingers at meridian points on the upper body and hands

Yoga in the use of physical and mental therapy and exercise

form of alternative medicine

consists of health exercises

Electroacupuncture is a form of acupuncture where a small electric current is passed between pairs of acupuncture needles.

pseudoscientific alternative medicine

thumb|right|Mokichi Okada performing johrei thumb|Johrei: Divine Light of Salvation by Mokichi Okada , spelled by Shumei groups, is a type of energy healing. It was introduced in Japan in the 1930s by Mokichi Okada, Meishu-sama.

alternative medicine therapy

alternative to traditional sauna using infrared radiation; popular in pseudo-medicine