Pranic Healing for Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Last updated on August 31, 2023
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What is Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder. It is a condition characterized by a range of symptoms and challenges in social interaction, communication, and behavior. Autism encompasses a broad spectrum, meaning individuals with autism can experience varying degrees of severity and unique combinations of symptoms. Asperger’s Syndrome is on the Autism spectrum.
No one really knows the causes behind autism but suspected causes could be genetics, presence of toxins in the environment, maternal related complications, pregnancy related problems, marriages in blood relatives and certain vitamin deficiency.
Autism in Kids
Young children may not talk much, smile back and indulge in pretend play. Older children may have difficulty making friends, understanding social cues, prefer strict daily routines and exhibit repetitive behaviors. They can also have speech and development delays. They tend to have intense special interests, such as for trucks or cars. Their communication style tends to be direct, and they may struggle with sarcasm and small talk.
Autism in women
Women struggling with Autism may show different symptoms compared to men. They are more likely to engage in camouflaging or masking behaviors to fit into social situations. This can make it harder to diagnose autism. Their fixation on a topic such as plants, animals and arts could be socially acceptable and go unnoticed. They may employ social coping strategies, mimicking social behaviors and expressions they have observed in others.
Women with autism are frequently misdiagnosed with conditions like anxiety, depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), eating disorders, borderline personality disorder due to their complex presentation.
Autism and ADHD comorbidity
It is not uncommon for individuals to have comorbid conditions. For example, a person can have both ADHD and autism, which can make diagnosis and treatment more complex.
Both ADHD and autism can affect executive functions, which include skills like planning, organization, and working memory. These difficulties may lead to problems with time management, completing tasks, and organization
According to the Pranic Healing system, every living entity has not one but two bodies - 1. visible physical body and 2. invisible body made of light.
The traditional medical system deals with the visible body. The Pranic healing system, just like acupuncture, tai chi and chi gong; deals with the invisible body or the energy body. In simplistic terms, this energy body consists of auras, chakras (energy centers) and meridians (energy pathways). This light or energy is called prana, chi, ki or ruah in different languages.
When our energy body and energy centers or chakras are filled with good energy and are balanced, we are healthy. But the presence of disease energy in the auras and chakras creates imbalances leading to both physical and psychological health issues.
Pranic Healing, a “no-touch” energy healing system, restores the health by manipulating and harmonizing pranic energy in auras and chakras to accelerate the body's own natural ability to heal itself to restore health and vitality. It has also been described as ‘acupuncture without needles’.
Pranic Healing has been found effective in healing stress, anxiety, depression (1), enhancing cognitive functioning (2), insomnia (3) and more. If you are new to Pranic Healing, please read ‘What is Pranic Healing’.
In case of Autism, both the quality and quantity of prana is affected in the energy body.
First, there is a significant lack of energy in upper chakras - Crown chakra, Forehead chakra, Ajna Chakra and Throat Chakra don’t have sufficient healthy prana. Since the brain and nervous system are controlled by Crown and Forehead chakras, any lack of life energy in these chakras will affect the functioning of these organs. Moreover, Ajna and throat chakras are responsible for abstract and logical thinking respectively. So, lack of good energy in these chakras will further affect executive functioning.
Why is there a lack of prana in upper chakras in case of Autism?
Prana is not static. It is constantly flowing up and down through major energy pathways to distribute the energy among chakras. But in the case of Autism, prana in lower chakras gets stuck. It is not moving up to feed the upper chakras.
“Portions of the pranic energy from the Basic, Sex and Navel chakras are transmitted and utilized by the head chakras and the brain. Therefore, the health of the head chakras, the brain, and the organs inside the head depends on the health of the lower chakras. The human body is just like a tree. Nutrients from the ground must go up for the tree to be healthy. ”
In addition, the quality of prana in the chakras is poor. Since chakras manage both physiological and psychological functions, any presence of disease energy in chakras can manifest as both physical and emotional issues. For example, dirty energy in Solar Plexus chakra can lead to digestive issues as well as stress.
It is no surprise that a large percentage of children and adults with Autism also have additional physiological issues such as insomnia, constipation, diarrhea, seizures and psychological issues such as anxiety and depression.
Why do we need Pranic Healing as a natural option to overcome ASD?
There is no medicine to treat core symptoms of Autism. Children typically receive a broad range of therapies such as applied behavior analysis, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and cognitive behavior therapy.
An autism diagnosis leads to multiple challenges.
First, a child can need therapy for 20-40 hours a week for years. This can put parents under great financial burden. Typically, parents can spend over $20,000 or more a year on intensive therapy for their children with autism. But it can even go up to $100K per year. Having a good insurance plan helps.
Second, the financial burden is exacerbated with the burden of time spent managing and driving kids back and forth from therapy sessions and dealing with typical co-existing conditions such as poor sleep and digestive issues.
Third, psychiatric comorbidities have been reported to be 72% among autistic children. (4) meaning they may require psychotherapy and medication.
Fourth, If children have both ADHD and Autism, stimulant medications seem less effective and cause more side effects, including social withdrawal, depression, and irritability, than when they are used to treat ADHD alone. (5)
Fifth, despite treatment, Autism does not go away as children grow up. Autism is considered to be lifelong. With the recovery rate of 3-25%, 75% or more children diagnosed with Autism are still autistic as adults (6).
Sixth, up to half of autistic adults also suffer anxiety disorder, depression, aggression and even self-harm.
It is no wonder that the use of complementary and alternative solutions such as nutrition, supplements, art therapy, exercise, yoga, meditation, acupuncture for a more holistic approach is growing.
But despite the combination of traditional medical care, therapy and complementary approaches, healing of Autism has a long way to go. Many adults that grow up with this condition have challenges getting a college education, perform well at their jobs, have mental health issues and have poorer quality of life.
Parents, teachers and therapists are constantly searching for new and innovative ideas to help children and adults suffering from Autism. A fresh approach to help children and adults with Autism is vitally needed.
Pranic Healing, an energy healing modality, not only has a well-documented and thorough healing protocol tailored for Autism offering a much more targeted and effective alternative and complementary approach to Autism relief for both children and adults but also offers tools that the entire family can use to shore up the strength to deal with Autism diagnosis repercussions.
Pranic Healing is used in combination with standard medical care for optimal benefit.
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How does Pranic Healing provide natural Autism relief?
The Pranic Healing solution for Autism is very thorough. The healing strategy can be divided into four distinct components.
Advanced Pranic Healing for Autism: First, the major energy centers or chakras, especially the ones responsible for proper brain functioning are thoroughly healed to improve the overall quality and quantity of prana in the chakras. In addition, healing is done for any physiological issues present such as gastrointestinal.
Pranic Emotional Healing for symptoms and comorbidity: Second, the diseased energies of comorbid psychological conditions such as anger, anxiety or depression are flushed out from major chakras.
A recent study documents the case of healing insomnia using Pranic Healing (3).
In a double-blind study, 69.2% of depression patients’ condition improved with antidepressant medication and mock Pranic Healing while 100% of the depression patients’ condition improved with antidepressant medication and Pranic Healing for 4 weeks (1).
A study done on the wellbeing of incarcerated individuals showed remarkable improvement in physical and emotional well-being and insomnia after receiving Pranic Healing for just one week (7).
Re-establishment of upward flow of prana: Third, the flow of energy from lower to upper chakras to feed the brain is facilitated. Establishing this flow is a critical piece for people impacted by neurodevelopmental diseases such as Autism. Proper energy flow ensures that brain and nervous system chakras are constantly fed with energy and stay healthy. In Pranic Healing, there are two methods of facilitating this flow.
a) One option is to employ Pranic Healing flow facilitation technique during healing each session. It is done by the Pranic Healing Practitioner.b) Second option is to teach Superbrain Yoga, a special yogic exercise reengineered by Master Choa Kok Sui to facilitate the flow of energy from lower to upper chakras, to the child or adult diagnosed with Autism. More about it will be explained in this article.
Enhancing cognitive functioning: Highly specialized meditative techniques are employed to further supplement the healing process. The pilot study on meditation has shown a 300% increase in Serotonin, a neurotransmitter after doing the meditation. Also, research has shown both immediate and long-term improvement in cognitive functioning (2).
The meditation technique was also validated in a study where 83.5% participants felt happy and enthusiastic after one month of meditation practice.
How does Superbrain Yoga’s prana flow facilitation help to heal Autism naturally?
Our body and brain have very sophisticated energetic circuits. By making the right connections, we can literally rewire our brain. The key is to know the right technology.
The technology of brain boost was known to yogis in ancient India thousands of years ago. But this knowledge has been lost over time. Master Choa Kok Sui reviewed and reformulated it to make it more potent to help children with neurodevelopmental diseases.
“The Superbrain Yoga not only energizes and activates the brain, but also the Heart, Throat, Ajna, Forehead and Crown chakra centers. When energies from the Basic energy center and Sex energy center move up to the Heart energy center, they are transformed into inner peace.
When they go up to the throat and Ajna energy centers, they are transformed into pranic energy for greater intelligence and creativity.
When they go to the Forehead energy center and Crown energy center, they are transformed into subtle pranic energy of spirituality. The lower energies are transformed into subtle pranic energy, which is utilized by the brain for its proper functioning.”
Superbrain Yoga is easy to learn and takes less than 2 minutes to do. It is easy enough to be done by people of all ages and abilities.
Benefits of the daily practice of Superbrain yoga have been studied in several pilot studies.
Brain wave studies
Brain waves mapping studies were conducted using EEG to observe Superbrain yoga’s impact on brain activity.
In one study, brain waves were compared between a 16 year old female with no prior experience to another female who had done the practice for one year. For the regular practitioner, a uniform increase of alpha waves was observed throughout the brain. Also, regular and coordinated brain wave activities were observed in both the right and left hemisphere. For the non-practitioner, brain activity was un-coordinated and random in nature.
In the second study, the brain wave patterns were measured before and after performing Superbrain yoga for the first time by the subject. Significant increase in the brain wave activity especially the alpha wave activity was observed. Also, the brain waves between the right and left brain had improved coordination.
Why are alpha waves important?
Alpha waves denote a state of quiet and resting alertness. An increase in alpha waves helps relieve anxiety, improves the immune system and puts the brain in the state of high creativity.
Why is brain synchronization important?
When the right and left hemispheres are equally active and have the same wave pattern, it is called brain synchronization, a prerequisite for optimizing brain function.
There is a decreased inter- and intra-hemispheric coherence in subjects with autism compared to healthy controls (9). The coherence is the correlation between two EEG signals in a specific frequency band, and it is considered a measure of connectivity.
Why is the overall increase in brain wave activity important?
Research has shown that slow brain waves are seen in some conditions such as sleep, coma, brain death, depression, autism, brain tumors, obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (8).
Public school pilot studies
To further test the efficacy of Superbrain Yoga, pilot studies were undertaken at several public schools.
Cedar Grove School district, New Jersey
The pilot study was done on 3 groups, first ages 6-8, second ages 7-9 and third ages 5-8. Children had a variety of disabilities including neurological defects, autism, learning delays, ADHD, psychotic depressive disorder, anxiety and seizures. Superbrain Yoga was performed 5 times a week.
Research findings show that children
Are more focused and ready to work.
Display less negative behavior.
Can follow multi-step directions.
Display increased social skills.
Memory and retention of new information has improved.
Middle School at Norristown School District, Norristown, PA
Pilot studies were done for 3 academic years to evaluate Superbrain Yoga in middle school classrooms. Studies were done in classrooms with teenage students with behavior issues (56 students) as well as classrooms of students with issues such as depression, ADD, ADHD and compulsive disorder (28 students). Standardized test scores data showed academic improvement from 21-25% each year after doing Superbrain Yoga twice a week for 8 months. Other changes observed by classroom teachers were dissipation of stress and fear, more high order thinking among students and gain in social and emotional skills.
Case studies in therapy setting
Case studies were done to document the impact of Superbrain Yoga in the occupational therapy setting.
Case study 1 - MT, an autistic 6 year old boy with behavior of biting, hitting, screaming and crashing into people and objects and unable to sleep through the night. With 3 weeks of daily Superbrain yoga practice, he started sleeping better and after one year of regular practice he would sleep through the night. He is able to show love with kisses and hugs for his family and able to sit for 45 minutes with little or no self-stimulating behavior.
Case study 2 - RT, a 7 year old boy was diagnosed with ADHD and pervasive development disorder with symptoms of running, jumping. Spinning. He was in a special ed classroom. With regular Superbrain yoga practice, his symptoms gradually improved and after one year of Superbrain yoga practice, he was mainstreamed into a regular education classroom.
Case study 3 - BC, a 7 year old boy was diagnosed with ADD and traumatic brain injury. He was struggling with perception, memory, learning and acting out frequently. For three years, he had been trying to learn letters, colors and shapes but could only recognize 4 letters. After one year of Superbrain Yoga, he knows all his letters, colors and shapes and has improved self-esteem and behavior.
Personal stories shared by family members
“I taught my relative (a school-age child diagnosed with ADHD) the technique (Superbrain Yoga) which only took about 2 minutes in the morning and was easily learned by him. The changes that we noticed over the next month were miraculous - and I don’t use this word lightly. He suddenly became very focused when doing his schoolwork. It was like a different child was sitting quietly at the table, motivated to learn, with his attention directed at the homework. His report card that semester improved by 1 full letter grade. The changes have continued to mount as he recently entered a very competitive school, and raised all his scores by 1 or 2 letter grades, and has 5 A’s and 2 B’s out of 7 subjects at the time of this writing.
Since that time, I have taught several of my younger ADD patients this technique.”
The impact of Superbrain Yoga on children with neurodevelopmental issues was covered by CBS2 News.
Pranic Healing case study for Autism and ADHD
Here we are sharing an ADHD case study as co-occurence of Autism and ADHD is common.
At Joy of Pranic Healing, we can share the case of a male undergraduate college student. His ADHD symptoms had aggravated to such a level that he left his college in the middle of the semester and had to be brought back home. He had trouble maintaining focus and felt very tired all the time. He also had trouble having a good night's sleep.
Pranic Healing therapy was applied to him for about 1.5 months. Both Superbrain Yoga and meditation was also taught to him to do daily on his own. In the end, all his symptoms were in remission and he was well enough to go back to college and continue his education.
How does Pranic Healing support the family?
Parents of children with Autism can also practice Superbrain Yoga and meditation to recharge their emotional, mental and physical batteries and relieve stress to enhance the quality of family life. Parents are also advised to learn Pranic Healing. Pranic healing is easy to learn and practice, giving families confidence in managing their child’s and personal well-being.
Free video course
Learn quick and yet powerful techniques to
Feel your own prana or energy
Snap out of tiredness using self energy cleansing
Learn about chakras or energy centers
Meditate to feel super charged
How to receive Pranic Healing help to heal Autism as complementary medicine?
Pranic Healing help can be availed in several formats. Here, we are describing a staged strategy that we recommend at The Joy of Pranic Healing.
Stage 1 - Seek professional help
For ADHD healing, we recommend seeking help from a certified Pranic Healing practitioner. An experienced Pranic Healing practitioner would design a highly targeted healing protocol tailored to the disease and the symptom profile of the person that needs healing. Healings are performed using this healing protocol over a period of time till the person starts to feel better or is considered in remission by a medical professional.
Stage 2 - Receive guided self-care
As the healing sessions progress and the recipient starts to feel better, the Pranic Healing practitioner will also develop a custom plan to do Superbrain Yoga and potent meditation and specially designed to increase Serotonin levels and improve the quality of brainwaves to provide brain boost. The healing recipient can do them on her own on a daily basis.
By combining one-on-one healing sessions from a certified Pranic Healer with daily practice of self-care, most people are able to feel better at an even faster rate.
Stage 3 - I can heal myself
In the case of adult Autism, once the healing recipient’s symptoms are in remission, our recommendation for the healing recipient is to learn Pranic Healing. Pranic Healing is easy to learn and practice. It takes only 16 hours to learn the basics in Level 1 Pranic Healing training.
These training sessions provide a toolset of easy-to-practice yet powerful energetic tools to do regular self-healing. Anytime the symptoms of ADHD start to creep in, the person can heal their chakras by using their palms for a fast relief. Learning Pranic Healing is the best gift you can give to yourself.
In the case of children diagnosed with Autism, it is recommended that parents learn Pranic Healing so that they can continue healing their child once the symptoms have minimized with the help of professional Pranic healing care.
Practicing the regular self-care techniques combined with self-healing regularly makes the energy body strong, building an immunity against future Autism flare ups and psychological intrusions.
With the right help, it is possible to go beyond simply coping with Autism to thriving.
Benefits of using Pranic Healing as a natural healing solution for Autism
As a complementary medicine, receiving Pranic Healing care has many benefits.
Safe: Pranic Healing is a no-touch energy healing modality. Pranic Healing does not interfere with regular treatment whether it is psychotherapy or pharmaceutical approach. It also does not require the recipient to take any herbs or supplements. It does not have any side effects.
Handles comorbidity: Pranic healing solutions incorporate therapy for both ADHD and Autism comorbidity and ADHD and psychiatric comorbidity e.g. anxiety and depression.
Convenient: Pranic Healing does not require any dietary or other significant lifestyle changes. Both Superbrain Yoga and meditation are easy to practice and do not need any special equipment.
Comfortable: The person can receive healing sessions from the comfort of their home. Tele-Pranic healing virtual healing sessions for children and adults work as effectively as in-person. Once the person learns Pranic Healing, they can heal themselves using their palms anytime, anywhere. No special supplies are needed.
How do I get started with Pranic Healing?
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Books - There are more than a dozen books on Pranic Healing. Here are our suggestions to get started.
Miracles Through Pranic Healing by Master Choa Kok Sui, Amazon link
Superbrain Yoga by Master Choa Kok Sui Amazon link Amazon link
Pranic Psychotherapy by Master Choa Kok Sui Amazon link
Your Hands Can Heal You by Master Stephen Co & Eric B. Robins M.D. Amazon link
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References
1. Rajagopal et. al., 2018, Amelioration of mild and moderate depression through Pranic Healing as adjuvant therapy: randomised double-blind controlled trial, PubMed
2. Tarrant et. al., 2019, The Effects of Meditation on Twin Hearts on P300 Values: A Repeated Measures Comparison of Nonmeditators and the Experienced, PubMed
3. Aithal et. al., 2018, Treatment of Insomnia by Pranic Healing, JCDR
4. Lecavalier et. al., 2018, An Exploration of Concomitant Psychiatric Disorders in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. PubMed
5.Davis and Kollins, 2012, Treatment for Co-Occurring Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder, PubMed
6. Helt et. al., 2008, Can children with autism recover? If so, how? PubMed
7. Jois and Lancy, 2018, Effectiveness of Pranic Healing on Functional Health and Wellbeing of Inmate at Mysore Central Prison, IJPHD
8. Roohi-Azizi et. al., 2017, Changes of the brain’s bioelectrical activity in cognition, consciousness, and some mental disorders, PubMed
9. Precenzano et. al., 2020, Electroencephalographic Abnormalities in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Characteristics and Therapeutic Implications. PubMed