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Healing can have diverse connotations for everyone, ranging from physical and spiritual healing to emotional and mental well-being. You may want to raise your vibration, heal your energy, or recover from an ailment. While there are countless healing methods, water healing is one of the easiest and more powerful methods. The vital and abundant presence of water both, in our bodies and the planet makes water healing an accessible choice. What’s more? Water healing is also largely dependent on you. So you can leverage the healing with the least intervention from therapists and healers.
However, water healing is not new to us. Over the centuries, spiritual seekers have leveraged the power of water to heal and made it a vital part of their spiritual awakening journey. All Indian saints and sages including, Vashishtha and Vishwamitra were known to have carried kamandalam, a brass or copper vessel to carry water. The water in the vessel was used in all the religious rituals and yagnas, and later to bless or curse someone. Water still finds its presence in the majority of the Hindu temples today for distributing Tirtham, the Holy water to the visitors. Water also holds significance in Christianity for baptism, blessing people, and places.
Water has memory
Water’s healing capacity comes from its memory, which is both flexible and adaptable. Research has shown that you can easily transform the energy of water with thoughts, words, touch, and emotions.
The notion of water having memory was initially raised in the 1980s by a renowned scientist Jacques Benveniste, sparking a debate in the scientific community. However, this was later confirmed by the Nobel Prize laureate, Luc Montagnier and several other scientists. Later, Japanese Scientist, Dr. Masaru Emoto, also showcased how the crystals formed in frozen water get transformed when concentrated thoughts are directed at them. While the water exposed to positive thoughts and loving words showed bright, complex colorful snowflake patterns, the water exposed to negative thoughts formed asymmetrical patterns with dull colors.
That means water doesn’t respond to everyone in the same way. You have the potential to transform the energy of water and what it can do to your body.
Water healing techniques
You can begin repurposing your relationship with water, in and around you to transform your health. Here are some healing techniques you can try today:
1. Drinking Water
How can the water memory change the way we consume water? Conscious consumption of water can transform your physical, mental, and emotional health. Alter the extensive memory carried by the water with your own energy.
Before consuming water, hold the water bottle or glass with both your hands, imagine the water is being cleansed and filled with positive energy and thoughts. You can also shift the vibrational frequency of water and change its molecular structure with a loving touch, a positive thought, a kind look, or a mantra, transforming the healing properties of water. You can strengthen your affirmation by verbalizing or sending more love and power to them before you sip that water.
Because of the sheer energy shift which is essential before consuming water, never consume water directly from a tap or sprinkler. Consider storing drinking water in a copper or brass vessel.
You can also try some Ayurvedic tips while consuming water:
- Sit down and drink water as it is better absorbed by the body
- Drink water in small sips
- Never drink water which is below the room temperature
- Don’t drink water 45 minutes before or after food to improve digestion
- Begin your day with a glass of warm water. For the rest of the day, drink when you are thirsty
2. Water Healing Meditation
Numerous rivers have witnessed the history of human civilization, including the Nile River, Thames River, and Ganga River. Rivers have been a powerhouse of memories and thriving source for generations, and have played an instrumental role in our healing and growth. No wonder, all of these rivers are considered sacred, and for centuries have been worshiped for religious practices.
In fact, it is believed that taking a dip in the holy river Ganga, can clean all your sins and cure illness. The presence of bacteriophages in Ganga not just empowers it with self-cleaning properties, but also acts against the pathogens which cause tuberculosis, leprosy, blood infections, meningitis in newborns, skin infections, and urinary tract infections, among others.
Thames River is known for shamanic purification, Christian baptism, and healing; and the longest river in the world, the Nile River is considered as the doorway to heaven.
Because of the sheer magnanimity of the energy carried by these rivers, water healing meditation becomes an obvious choice to share our gratitude to them and heal ourselves. Water Healing Meditation helps in synergizing and balancing the water element in our bodies and the water on our land, leveraging the power of your subconscious mind and energy fields. It is a powerful meditation practice to heal the water within and outside our bodies.
3. Healing Sound of Water
Ever wondered why walking on the beach is so relaxing? Studies by neuroscientists and psychologists show that simply being around water or even listening to water sounds can help you heal. According to the author of Blue Mind, Wallace J Nichols, our brains are hardwired to react positively to water, and staying close to it helps us calm down, reduce stress and anxiety, and even increase productivity. Try out some of these tips and tricks for water healing:
- Meditate on the riverside or beach, by simply bringing your attention to the sound of water. The white noise of moving water is capable of putting you into deep meditative states.
- Waterfalls with substantial flow can also help you unwind. Simply stand under the waterfall, or experience the taste of the water before it falls on the ground.
- Put on some music with the sound of flowing water to increase concentration, sleep better, or reduce stress.
- Consider having an indoor water fountain at home to create a relaxing ambiance. The water fountain also helps to improve air quality and brings in the benefits of a natural humidifier.
4. Experiencing Water
Our mind enters mildly meditative states when we are exposed to water. Studies show that the proximity of water fills the brain with feel-good hormones like dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin, and reduces the levels of stress hormones like cortisol.
When you are inside water, whether it’s a swimming pool, river, or canal, you shut down all the external voices and automatically tend to dive inside yourself. Try any of the below water healing tips by diving into the water, choosing the way that suits your comfort.
- Swimming isn’t just an excellent way to burn calories and tone the muscles, but it is also known for producing new brain cells and releasing good hormones.
- Steam baths can help you clear toxins from the body and alter your mood. Alternatively, you can also try a relaxing hot bath to reduce any fatigue or help recover from muscle tear muscle spasms. Taking a warm bath also helps your heart beat faster, giving it a good workout.
- Take a break and experience the transformation with water sports of your choice by exploring kayaking, surfing, sea-diving, rafting, wakeboarding, etc.
