Hands of Light The Fundamentals of Brennan Healing Science
- Presenter: Joy Adler

WORK WITH ENERGY FOR HEALING
We each possess far greater inner healing potential than we realize. Enter into a supportive community as you deepen your natural healing gifts in this inspiring retreat experience. This immersive training introduces the foundational principles of Brennan Healing Science—a transformative system of hands-on energy healing that integrates spiritual, psychological, and energetic awareness. Through lecture and experiential learning, students will develop high sense perception and understand the human energy field. Discover how to awaken your inner capacity to heal yourself and others.
This is a unique opportunity to learn about healing from Dr. Barbara Brennan's world-renowned best-selling book Hands of Light: A Guide to Healing Through the Human Energy Field, still considered by many to be the quintessential textbook for training healers. Brennan Healing Science is an enlightening system of energy work that combines hands-on healing techniques with spiritual and psychological processes.
In this retreat, you will:
- Receive an introduction to Barbara Brennan’s healing model.
- Experience grounding techniques and the importance of energy hygiene.
- Expand your intuition with High Sense Perception (HSP).
- Discover powerful energy healing techniques.
- Learn important energy self-care skills and self-healing.
- Gain understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the human energy field and the relationship between energy and dis-ease.
- Learn ethics in energy healing and energetic boundaries.
- Explore each energy level and dimensions, and how your beliefs affect them.
- Strengthen and balance your chakras.
- Develop healthy energy boundaries.
- Connect to guides, higher self, and your deeper soul purpose.
Return home knowing how to reclaim your latent ability to perceive the human energy field, and sense how energy and consciousness are one and the same within your body and life.
This training is open to beginners, seekers, and experienced healers alike who are drawn to deepen their healing practice and spiritual path.
What to Bring:
- Journal
- Water bottle
- Layers for comfort
- Open heart
Recommended Reading:
- Barbara Ann Brennan, Hands of Light: A Guide to Healing the Human Energy Field
- Barbara Ann Brennan, Light Emerging: The Journey of Personal Healing
Included in Your Stay
Daily Yoga Classes | 3 All-Natural Meals | Access to the Kripalu Grounds |
Program at a Glance
Hands of Light 2025
Joy Adler returns to Kripalu in 2025 for a Hands of Light weekend workshop!
Presenter(s)
Joy Adler is a Brennan Healing Science® practitioner, holistic and pastoral counselor, certified hypnotherapist, yoga teacher, Ayurvedic nutritional counselor, massage therapist, and sound healer.
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