Reconnective Healing

Domain XII · Complementary, energy & biofield · Eric Pearl · 1993 · Los Angeles

What it is

Reconnective Healing (RH) is a hands-off biofield practice. The recipient lies on their back, clothed and with eyes closed, usually on a massage table. The practitioner does not touch them and "engages with the Frequencies" while the recipient relaxes and receives. The official site says it uses no…

Format

• having received an RH session from an authorised practitioner;
• Content listed by Reconnective Academy International: in-person, distance and self-sessions, "holographic sessions", the method's "scientific and philosophical underpinnings", setting up a practice, and integration into healthcare or wellness settings.

Who practises it, and how they are trained or regulated

• RH is not a phased psychotherapy. It is a short, structured session format. Training and certification follow a ladder, and The Reconnection is a separate offering.
• Training and certification route (as published)
• The Portal: Reconnective Healing Online Essentials Course (Level 1). This online course is taught by Eric Pearl and Jillian Fleer. It has eight one-hour video chapters and needs no prior training. The FAQ says it "is not a training program" and gives no certificate. The Learn page calls it the first step for anyone who wants to attend the in-person programmes.

Evidence status, as the guide reports it

• Evidence status (one line): the research base is small. IONS lists one sham-controlled trial (Baldwin et al., 2013) that found a range-of-motion difference but no difference in self-reported pain, plus non-blinded bioenergy measurements whose methods it calls unclear. There is no established…

Questions to explore with your client

• What drew you to it, and what are you hoping it will change?
• Is there physical contact? Was it explained beforehand, and do you feel free to say no or stop at any point?
• Does it involve intense or unusual breathing? Have you been told about the medical conditions for which that is not advised?
• Is it a group, retreat or community? How do they respond if someone wants to leave or raises a concern?
• How do you and the practitioner understand what is happening, in spiritual or cultural terms? Is that a source of comfort, worry, or both?
• Who runs it, and what training or registration do they hold?
• What actually happens in a session or meeting, and how often?
• What does it cost, and is there pressure to commit to more?
• How do you feel afterwards, in the hours and days that follow?
• Does it fit with, or clash with, the work we do here?

What practitioners of it watch for

• clients using self-practice to avoid emotional processing or care.
• expectations that it is a life-changing fix; financial strain; pressure from peers or community.
• the client's location and privacy; clients alone and in crisis; telehealth rules where you are licensed.
• repeated purchasing driven by distress or hope of cure; the series replacing psychotherapy or medical care.
• the client idealising you as a healer; pressure to perform RH during therapy sessions; financial entanglement.

When to involve someone else

• New or worsening physical symptoms, or advice to stop or change prescribed medication: involve the client's doctor or prescriber.
• Signs of coercion, isolation from family and friends, escalating costs or secrecy: discuss openly and consider safeguarding.
• A crisis or thoughts of suicide: follow your crisis protocol. In the US, call or text 988; in the UK and Ireland, Samaritans on 116 123.

Drawn automatically from the guide's own sections. Stay curious: neither endorse nor dismiss what the client values, and check anything that matters against the full guide and its sources. Not medical advice.