Bio-field therapies and subtle energies - is it Truth or Hype?

Bio-field therapies and subtle energies - is it Truth or Hype? Reiki is used as conventional therapy, in and outside the hospital settings. How does it help to balance the so-called bio-fields and strengthen the bodys ability to heal? What is biofield and how biofield can be recognized or measured by scientists? There are many such queries in the mind of clients adopting these therapies. Modern healthcare uses several conventional methods where most of these therapies cannot replace the conventional system but the significance of many such therapies cannot be completely ignored as these provide a low-risk low-cost system of care and healing. There is evidence where one can find such cures can lower pains and reduce stress in patients sufferings from terminal issues. Reiki treatments are effective in reducing tension, pain, and anxiety in clients and overall rejuvenation. Reiki for fatigue Biofield therapies consist of practices based on the subtle energy field, which reflects on the concept that all humans are infused with a subtle form of energy. A study by a group of researchers found the treatment based on biofield therapies can relieve cancer-related fatigue in patients. It leads to greater cortisol variability that is linked to fatigue. Fatigue is a common symptom in cancer patients and is mostly related to cortisol variability. The exact mechanism is not known but it has been found that the use of reiki based healing has been able to reduce the symptoms of cortisol related fatigue in cancer patients.   Kundalini and aura Some reiki practitioners use crystals to regulate and energize the biofield or the so-called Aura of an individual. It works on the concepts of kundalini chakras where it is believed that the human body consists of 10 different types of subtle bodies that include the soul, the negative mind, the positive mind, the neutral mind, the physical body, the prana, the aura, the arc-line, the radiance and the subtle body. It is assumed that all these types of bodies are surrounded by a layer of the aura and it is necessary to keep the aura healthy to avoid negative energies from entering the system. It is like a magnetic field around a magnet.  It is connected to all the subtle bodies and it is necessary to keep the aura clean, to lead a healthy life. Sometimes, a person feels depressed and sad without any reason and this can happen due to change in the aura - created by unknown external factors.    There are many other bio-field based therapies like Touch therapy and Qigong. The use of rudraksha in various religious practices for mantra Jaap is also linked to the regulations of biofield and aura. In Vedic practice and certain other alternative systems, quartz crystals beads can be used to modify the biofield energies and there are other ways these crystals are used by practitioners to eliminate negative energies from the physical body.