Home Podcasts Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing

Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing

Merraki Media LLC 4 Episodes Jul 21, 2026

Researchers at Harvard, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and Columbia are bringing practices like reiki, qigong, and other biofield therapies into the lab like never before, testing and quantifying what has often been considered unmeasurable and unproven. And the results could be showing us the way to the next frontier in healing. Phenomena: The Science and Stories of Energy Healing is a documentary-style podcast hosted by business leader and artist Ivy Ross. Join Ivy as she explores astonishing new science alongside moving human stories of healing from chronic pain, PTSD, and even cancer through ancient practices modern medicine has often dismissed.

Episodes

Not a Machine but a Flame | The Biology of Energy at Columbia and Beyond Jul 21, 2026 01:16:13 What is “energy” in energy healing? Every healer in this series uses the word. Every patient reaches for it. Ancient healing traditions built entire systems around it. And modern researchers are striving to study it. But what is energy — biologically, physically, measurably — and how does it move through the body to influence health and healing? In this episode, three renowned scientists offer rem

There’s Something Between Us | The Science of the Healer-Patient Connection at Harvard Jul 7, 2026 00:45:53 What happens in the space between a healer and the person they're healing? Is it technique? Trust? Belief? Or something science is only beginning to measure? We begin with Laurie Nealon, an energy healer in Massachusetts, and Alan Brown, from Brisbane — lifelong friends who hadn't seen each other in years when Alan's family came to visit. Over dinner, Laurie saw something in Alan she recognized im

No One Left Behind | PTSD, Healing Touch, and the Military’s Research Into Finding Relief Jun 23, 2026 01:01:16 Ron served in Vietnam and witnessed many harrowing scenes in his Air Force career, both at home and abroad. Later in life, he found himself in need of a bilateral lung transplant. And while the surgery itself was a success, Ron fell victim to a surprisingly common post-op issue: ICU delirium. Most cases resolve fairly quickly, but for Ron and his memories of war and death, his delirium transformed

Healing as a Way of Life | Qigong, Meridians, and the Science of Qi at Harvard Jun 9, 2026 00:43:07 For thousands of years, healers across cultures have described a life force that flows through the body — invisible, intelligent, and fundamental to health. In Chinese medicine, it's called Qi. And for centuries, western science has had no idea what to do with it. Now, that might be changing. At Harvard, researchers are finding physical evidence for something practitioners have mapped for millenni

Reiki versus Fakey | A Clinical Trial on Chronic Pain with Harvard and the University of Utah May 26, 2026 00:39:46 Be sure to visit us at https://www.phenomenahealing.com to find out the latest in biofield science. 

The Healer in the Lab: Studying Energy Healing and Cancer at MD Anderson May 12, 2026 00:48:54 Original Airing: 5/12/2026 Produced by Sounds True Studios. Music composed by Dan Baboulene. Be sure to visit us at https://www.phenomenahealing.com to find out the latest in biofield science. 

Phenomena: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing Apr 26, 2026 00:01:38 Phenomena: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing is a documentary-style podcast series, hosted by artist and business innovator Ivy Ross, that investigates this and other quietly urgent questions at the intersection of modern medicine and ancient healing. Join Ivy as she shares the latest research findings and the incredible, inspirational stories of energy healers and those who have found reli

Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing

Episodes

Recommended