ThetaHealing

ThetaHealing is a trademarked meditation practice founded by Vianna Stibal. It combines focused thought, meditation, and spiritual beliefs to seek emotional and physical healing.

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Theta wave: A brain rhythm with a frequency of roughly 4–8 hertz, associated with drowsiness, light sleep, and some meditative states. ThetaHealing links its practice to this brain rhythm, though that link does not establish its healing claims.
Vianna Stibal: An American author and spiritual teacher who founded ThetaHealing. She developed and teaches the practice.
Cognitive behavioral therapy: A structured psychotherapy that examines relationships among thoughts, emotions, and behavior. Both address beliefs, but this therapy uses clinical methods and has an established research base.
Complementary and alternative medicine: Health practices used alongside or instead of conventional medicine, often outside its established evidence base. ThetaHealing is commonly situated among complementary and alternative health approaches.
Meditation: A family of practices that train attention and awareness through methods such as focused breathing or repeated phrases. ThetaHealing uses meditation as a route to focused thought and spiritual work.
ThetaHealing Institute of Knowledge: An organization that provides training and certification in ThetaHealing. It formalizes instruction and practitioner credentials for the method.
Psychotherapy: Treatments for mental and emotional difficulties that use psychological methods and a therapeutic relationship. ThetaHealing is sometimes sought for emotional concerns, but it is not a form of evidence-based psychotherapy.
Stress management: Methods used to reduce or cope with psychological and physiological stress. Some people use meditation-based sessions to seek relaxation or emotional support.
Guided imagery: A relaxation technique that uses verbal or mental images to evoke sensory experiences and emotional responses. Practitioners may use visualization while seeking insight or change during a session.
ThetaHealing Basic DNA: An introductory ThetaHealing training course covering its core techniques and beliefs. This course is a standard entry point into formal ThetaHealing training.