Biofield Frequency Bands—Definitions and Group Differences

" The biofield has been defined as a “… complex organizing energy field engaged in the generation, maintenance, and regulation of biological homeodynamics,” [1(p8)] and “… living systems coexist within and co-contribute to a biofield, which we define in terms of electric, magnetic, and electromagnetic fields ….” [7(p1081)] Thus, neuroscientific studies which include electroencephalographic (EEG) measurements of brain activity, can be seen as only one aspect of biofield research [5,8]. Other aspects include the electromyographic (EMG) measurement of muscle activity. For example, it has been demonstrated in a case study that a biofield practitioner (BP) was able to alter a client’s EMG significantly [8]. The key point here is that while current neuroscientific research tends to separate various aspects of the biofield (EEG, EMG, and others) in order to study them in isolation, the biofield, per definition, neither distinguishes between these aspects nor does it focus exclusively on certain body parts, such as the brain [2,5]." {Credits 1}

" The present study is the first systematic, neuroscientific research effort to demonstrate that ten FBs above 200 Hz can be distinguished across participants and body parts. This supports the western/modern theoretical notions [5,7] that the human system includes a complex, electromagnetic (bio-)field. While prior research agreed that brainwaves consistently include alpha, beta, etc. FBs, as a part of the biofield [7], the present study is the first to demonstrate that ten FBs above 200 Hz can be consistently found across participants and body parts. This also supports the eastern/ancient notions [3] that seven body parts (energy centers or chakras) cooperateto produce one single, multifaceted biofield." {Credits 1}

" This study demonstrates that BPs have higher biofield power compared to STs. This supports the biofield’s construct validity: BPs who claim to have enough biofield energy to utilize it for healing purposes, should have higher baseline biofield power levels than people who do not focus on their biofields (such as students)." {Credits 1}

{Credits 1} 🎪 Rowold, J., & Hewson, P. D. (2020). Biofield Frequency Bands—Definitions and Group Differences. Global Advances in Health and Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1177/2164956120982568. © 2020 The Author(s). This open access article is distributed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License.