Pranic healing for visual impairment Srikanth and Nagendra

Pranic Healing for Partially Blind- A case study

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*Srikanth N Jois , Nagendra K Prasad

Abstract
Objectives: Fourteen year-old boy was diagnosed with visual impairment in his right eye since birth.
Other symptoms included blurred vision, dry eyes, and headache. Pranic Healing (PH) as a
complementary therapy to heal eye aliments was applied on the subject. PH is an ancient science and art of
healing people. It is considered as a natural, drugless, non-touch complimentary technique using prana to
treat illness.

Methods: Fifty PH sessions of 20 minutes each was applied on the subject.

Results: On completion of 50 PH sessions, it was found that his unaided visual acuity improved in both
eyes with the right eye showing significant improvement. The dryness in the eye, eye pain and headache
were healed.

Conclusions: Observing his visual improvement, he was advised to be transferred to the conventional
school. PH as adjuvant therapy can assist for patients with visual impairment. Further studies are
warranted to study the impact of PH on larger populations of visually impaired subjects.

Key words: Prana, Pranic healing, Blurred Vision, Visual Acuity, Complementary therapy

*Correspondence author
Srikanth N Jois
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8324-8997
Email: srikanth@pranichealing.co.in
1
Head of Research, World Pranic Healing Foundation, India, Research Centre, Mysuru – 570009, India
2
Senior Research Consultant, World Pranic Healing Foundation, India, Research Centre, Mysuru – 570009, India.

Date of Submission: February 9, 2018 Date of Acceptance: April 26, 2018

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Pranic Healing for Partially Blind - Une étude de cas

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*Srikanth N Jois , Nagendra K Prasad

Abstrait
Objectifs: Un garçon de quatorze ans a reçu un diagnostic de déficience visuelle de l'œil droit depuis
sa naissance. Les autres symptômes comprenaient une vision floue, des yeux secs et des maux de tête.
Pranic Healing (PH) comme une thérapie complémentaire pour guérir les aliments pour les yeux a été
appliquée sur le sujet. PH est une science ancienne et l'art de guérir les gens. Il est considéré comme
une technique complémentaire naturelle, sans médicament et sans contact, qui utilise le prana pour
traiter la maladie.

Méthodes: Cinquante séances de PH de 20 minutes chacune ont été appliquées sur le sujet.

Résultats: À l'issue de 50 séances de PH, on a constaté que son acuité visuelle spontanée s'améliorait
dans les deux yeux, l'œil droit présentant une amélioration significative. La sécheresse oculaire, la
douleur oculaire et le mal de tête ont été guéris.

Conclusions: Observant son amélioration visuelle, il a été conseillé d'être transféré à l'école
conventionnelle. La PH comme traitement adjuvant peut aider les patients ayant une déficience
visuelle. D'autres études sont justifiées pour étudier l'impact de l'HTP sur des populations plus
importantes de sujets malvoyants.

Mots-clés: Prana, Guérison pranique, Vision floue, Acuité visuelle, Thérapie complémentaire

*Correspondance auteur
Srikanth N Jois
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8324-8997
Email: srikanth@pranichealing.co.in
1
Head of Research, World Pranic Healing Foundation, India, Research Centre, Mysuru – 570009, India
2
Senior Research Consultant, World Pranic Healing Foundation, India, Research Centre, Mysuru – 570009, India.

Research Journal of Health Sciences subscribed to terms and conditions of Open Access publication. Articles are distributed under the terms of
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INTRODUCTION as compared with a normally sighted person who

Visual impairment is a reduced capacity could see the same object at a distance of 60
to see to a degree that causes problems not fixable meters. The subject, subject's parents and
by usual means, such as glasses. The common authorities at visually impaired school were
causes of visual impairment world-wide are briefed about PH, its method and benefits during
uncorrected refractive errors 43%, cataracts 33%, a meeting at hospital resource centre for the blind.
and glaucoma 2%. Globally, about 191 million Their written consent was obtained from the
people are visually impaired and this is one of the subject, subjects parents and authorities at
top 10 disabilities worldwide. People with visual visually impaired School. PH was applied by a
impairment have difficulties to carry out daily trained Pranic Healer, recruited from West
activities including driving, reading, watching African Pranic Healing Foundation, The Gambia.
television, socializing, and walking (1,2) Visual During the healing sessions, the subject was
impairment can be corrected to some extent using comfortably seated on a chair with palms facing
gene therapy, complementary therapies like yoga upwards, with his tongue connecting upper palate
(3,4), eye exercise and acupuncture (5). to enable the flow of pranic energy. The pranic
Pranic Healing (PH) is a complementary healer first prays to the Almighty God, standing at
technique, making use of the prana or vital energy a distance of 1 – 2 meters away from the subject.
as its main source of healing power. It is a simple The healer removes the used up energies from the
yet powerful and an effective system of no-touch affected areas by cleansing and disintegrates this
energy healing. PH is based on the principle that energy in a salt basin. The healer will latter
the body is a self-healing living entity with the energise the affected areas using Prana as
capacity to cure itself. The healing process is introduced by Master Choa Kok Sui. The
hastened by increasing this life force which is protocol done by the Healer is provided in brief
readily available from the sun, air, and ground to 1. Application of General Sweeping on the
address physical & emotional imbalance's (6,7). Aura
The energy body has major, minor and mini 2. Localised sweeping on eyes and Ajna
chakras, just as the physical body has major and chakra and energising the eyes indirectly
minor organs. The major chakras or centres not through the Ajna chakra
only control and energize the internal organs but 3. Localised sweeping and energizing the
also control and affect one's psychological back head chakra and jaw minor chakra
conditions (8). 4. Repeat the entire procedure twice a week
Application of PH as complementary A total of 50 PH sessions, each of 20
therapy has been found to be effective in various minutes duration for a period of 8 months were
domains. PH is associated with significant applied to the subject (6). After completion of 50
reduction in depression (9), Chronic Obstructive pranic healing sessions, the subject had his vision
Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) (10), Musco- rechecked at the tertiary Eye Care Centre, the
skeletal pain (11), asthma (12), increase in Gambia. He was seen to have a better unaided
wellbeing by manipulating the energy fields of visual acuity in both eyes, which enabled the
subjects (13). PH is also being practised by well- doctors to prescribe correct power spectacles.
educated followers to achieve personal and The subject's unaided visual acuity in the left eye
professional growth (14). It is also being applied improved from 6/60 to 6/18. His right eye also
in agriculture to improve plant growth and obtain improved from 6/60 to 6/36 (Table 2). Visual
higher yield (15). acuity using pinhole + glasses method for both
eyes improved to 6/12 and 6/18 in the left and
CASE REPORT right eyes respectively. The dryness in the eyes,
A 14-year-old visually impaired subject eye pain and headache were completely healed,
attending a Visually Impaired School from The although blurred vision remained. Observing his
Gambia, West Africa participated in this study. visual improvement, he was advised to be
The subject was diagnosed with subconjunctival transferred to a conventional school for further
hemorrhage and low vision problem since birth. studies. The details of his Post-Pranic diagnosis
Other symptoms include blurred vision, dry eyes, are provided in Table 2.
and headache. The subject's unaided visual acuity
in both eyes were 6/60 after undergoing check-up DISCUSSIONS
from a Tertiary Eye Care Centre, the Gambia. During the Pranic Healing (PH) session,
(Table 1). This 6/60 means, that visually impaired the healer projects prana to the energy field of the
person can see an object at a distance of 6 meters participant to rebalance and strengthen them.

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Table 1: Initial Diagnosis of the student

Details Left Eye Right Eye

Visual Acuity (Unaided) 6/60 6/60
(Pinhole + Glasses) 6/24 No Improvement
Recommended power + 1.00 D.S. ----
Blurred vision Present Present
Dry eyes Present Present
Eye pain Present Present
Headache Present Present

Table 2: Post-Pranic Healing Diagnosis of the student

Details Left Eye Right Eye

Visual Acuity (Unaided) 6/18 6/36
(Pinhole + Glasses) 6/12 6/18
Recommended power + 1.25 D.S. +1.75 D.S.
Blurred vision Present Present
Dry eyes Healed Healed
Eye pain Healed Healed
Headache Healed Healed

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