A mini-revolution within psychology has involved the emphatic recognition that positive thinking and 'learned optimism' can be self-fulfilling.
From sports coaching to clinical trials this positive psychology can point to solid evidence showing that people who hold a positive attitude are more effective in the world, attain greater success, make more adaptive choices, stay healthier and heal more quickly than people who are more negative in their outlook.
Therapies that focus primarily on the problems and negative dimensions of a person's life may be emphasizing the wrong part of the story. A positive orientation leads to positive outcomes.
Insight, will and intention are the common approaches to attaining a well-considered goal. Energy psychology can add to the clinician's repertoire of techniques for identifying the energies that are involved with psychological problems or goals, and for influencing them to support desired outcomes.
Energy interventions, combined with methods such as visualization and affirmation, are providing ways to initiate shifts in deep attitudes. Aligning the person's subtle energies with positive intentions is a powerful intervention.
Source: Energy Psychology Interactive: An Integrated Book and CD Program for Learning the Fundamentals of Energy Psychology (Ashland, OR: Innersource) www.innersource.net