cluding aromatherapy and energy healing, began with sound therapy. She first learned about sound therapy while living in Mexico. Today, with the tap of her mallet and a swirl of her wrist, she plays crystal sound bowls for groups. Sound, breath, and other vibrational modalities can alter brain wave activity, heartbeat, and vibrational fields. The working frequency of brain waves, also known as the “beta” state, has a rate of twelve to thirtyeight cycles per second. “Alpha,” or relaxed, brain waves pulsate at eight to eleven cycles per second. And “theta” brain waves, associated with sleep or a deep meditative state, have a frequency of four to seven cycles per second.
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CHANDLER, A REIKI master who is intuitive certified in TBM (Total Body Modification), reflexology, and massage, among other modalities, uses crystal light therapy to relieve pain and improve immune functions. According to doctors at Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, light therapy—referred to as solar therapy by the Egyptians and UV therapy by later civilizations—is one of the oldest therapeutic methods used by humans. In 1903 Dr. Niels Ryberg Finsen was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology for his achievements with light therapy. Chandler’s tool is the Theragem, a portable laser that beams light through semiprecious and precious gems, each prescribed to treat specific ailments and areas of the body. In total Chandler’s Theragem has thirty carats of precious stones in discs that slip in and out of the beam of light, radiating color, light, and megahertz into the body. On me she uses a combination of diamonds and carnelian, and points the laser at my spleen. It feels like whirlpools of warm water are traveling up to my heart as she rattles off the rising numbers until they stabilize and the R2-D2-sounding device beeps. From there Chandler goes to my head to access my endocrine system with sapphire. The device works quickly, and I feel a transformative lightness as I walk out the door of her Wilson office. The feeling lasts for a week. “It goes after the issue, not the symptom,” she says. “The pharmaceutical world goes after the symptom. I don’t call myself a healer. I believe I am a facilitator to help you heal yourself.” Chandler also practices Reiki, a