Shamini Jain Ph.D. - Healing Ourselves: Biofield Science and the Future of Health

To my Father, the finest man I know, who has always seen my highest potential and encouraged me to reach for it, while being selfless in the process. You are a true servant leader, and I can only continue to learn from your example.

This book is for you.

To my Mother, who has taught me to live life with joy and generosityand always encourages me to uphold family and life balance no matter what the past, present, or future brings. You embody Shakti in all her divine forms.

I am grateful to be your daughter.

It has taken thousands of years, but within this century both scientists and spiritual seekers alike have once again begun to view the laws of nature and the laws of God as reflections of the same truth.

R EVEREND R OSALYN L. B RUYERE

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

I first met Shamini Jain many years ago at a medical conference where we were both presenting our respective research findings. Upon seeing her speak, I instantly realized two things: (1) we were both obsessed with figuring out how so-called medical miracles happen, and (2) this woman knew how to pick a power suit.

While Ive spent the past fifteen years studying radical remissions from the perspective of what these incredible survivors are doing to get well, Dr. Jain has been diligently and meticulously studying the biological and physiological mechanisms that help explain how these survivors get well. This book is the stunning culmination of her research to date, alongside her colleagues, who are tenured professors in major medical universities and hospitals.

Specifically, she has taken a deep dive into the world of energy and energy healing and come out the other side as a pioneer in the exciting new field of research called biofield science. Now you may be thinking, Hold onyou cant just make up a new field of science. Or can you?

Around 400 BC, scientists discovered that the world was round, not flat, as science had previously proven as fact.

In the 1600s, thanks to the invention of the telescope, scientists confirmed that the sun was the center of our solar system, not Earth, as science had previously proven as fact.

In the 1860s, thanks to the invention of the microscope, scientists discovered that invisible microorganisms in our air and water (not foul odors, as scientists had previously believed) caused certain illnesses.

In the 1890s, scientists discovered that uranium emits radiation (even though it has always emitted it).

In the 1900s, scientists discovered a new system in the body called the immune system (even though our bodies have always had one).

And recently, in the 2000s, scientists discovered the biofield (even though it has always been a part of the human body and the Earth, and ancient cultures have been describing it for millennia).

So, when we look at the history of science in this way, we can see that there are really no new fields of science, but rather only deeper and more nuanced understandings of how our body and the world work.

This time on our planet feels similar to how it must have felt shortly before microscopes proved germ theory to be correct. During the 1840s, brave scientists like Ignaz Semmelweis and John Snow were presenting their theories about invisible germs, only to endure being called unscientific and unsound for suggesting such improbable opinions. Their reputations took a hit until subsequent experiments using microscopesconducted by Louis Pasteur and Robert Kochvindicated their theories.

Biofield science is experiencing a similar moment in history, and you are holding in your hands one of the very first books on this new and fascinating understanding of energy and its relationship to healing. While scientists may very soon invent a new kind of microscope that allows them to prove the existence of the biofield indisputably, in the meantime we have the jaw-dropping studies conducted by Dr. Jain and her colleagues to ponder.

Here is just a small sampling of the new biofield discoveries youll learn about in this book:

We are bioelectromagnetic beings. Each of our cells has its own electromagnetic field, and these fields play a role in wound healing, tissue growth, and immune function.

Ancient systems of medicine described the biofield as a bridge between consciousness and healing. Spiritual cultures worldwide have mapped currents of the subtle energy body, describing how these maps of energy relate to our consciousness, as well as emotional and physical health.

Biofield-based therapies such as yoga and qigong have been shown to decrease inflammation (e.g., C-reactive protein) and help prevent diseases like cancer (e.g., by increasing telomerase activity, improving antibody responses, and more).

Highly trained biofield healers have been shown to significantly reduce fatigue, prevent natural killer-cell decline, and normalize cortisol rhythms in cancer patients. (Amazingly, these results come from blinded studies that also offered mock healing to the study subjects.)

Recently published studies at major cancer centers show that biofield healing can reduce tumor size and cancer metastases in experiments with micewith measurable and significant effects on immune markers.

Biofield healers have performed biofield therapies on petri dishes of both healthy cells and cancer cells. The biofield therapy improved and strengthened the healthy cells while damaging and dismantling the cancer cellsand these studies have been replicated across multiple laboratories.

Its important to keep in mind that these incredible results come simply from sending energy. In other words, these results are not from powerful drugs, technical surgeries, or novel immunotherapy treatments. Rather, were talking about a simple energy transfer. Imagine if healing could be this powerful and also simple and side effect free. Dr. Jains research, and that of her colleagues, indicates that this may very well be the future of medicine as we know it.

In closing, I would like to thank Dr. Jain for three things:

First, I appreciate that she is suggesting that biofield science is not an either/or proposition. She is not asking us to give up our current appreciation of conventional medicine in order to embrace biofield science. We simply need to be open-minded enough to expand our current ways of thinking.

Second, I am grateful that Dr. Jain reminds us that biofield science is not new, it is ancient. When we take the old texts of the Yogis, Jains, Hindus, and moreall of whom mapped out complex subtle energy systemsand apply those ancient texts to the novel discoveries of biofield science, it is stunning to see what humans have known all along, and what science is finally starting to measure. Biofield studies confirm what these cultures have known for millennia: the mind, body, and spirit are indeed connected, and the substance that connects them is energy.

Finally, I am thankful to Dr. Jain for teaching us in of her book that we have more power over our healing process than the current medical model would lead us to believe. Yes, drugs and surgery are critically important, but so is living a healthy lifestyle that prevents disease in the first place. And while eating healthfully and exercising regularly are things that we all know to be important, Dr. Jain makes a compelling argument for bringing biofield exercises into our daily routines as well. The good news? The techniques she shares are free and easy to learnand they may just change your life.