What is energy healing and sankalpa?
Energy healing at Swara Yoga Peeth is the directing of prāṇa — through breath, mantra and attention — to help a depleted or unsettled person recover balance, alongside proper medical care. Sankalpa is the resolve the yoga texts place at the start of practice, made in a settled mind at the right moment of the breath; it is the disciplined root of what is now called manifestation. Neither cures disease nor guarantees an outcome.
In brief
- What it is: guided healing sittings (about 40 minutes, awake and aware) and the correct making of a daily resolve.
- What it is not: a cure, distance magic, or a promise that wishing changes outcomes.
- Format: online or in person; a daily practice of 10–20 minutes; follow-ups adjust it.
- Fee: shown on the booking page before you confirm.
- Alongside, never instead of: a doctor, a psychologist, or treatment already under way.
Definitions and Sanskrit terms
| Term | Devanāgarī | Meaning on this page |
|---|---|---|
| Prāṇa | प्राण | the vital breath-energy that the practices direct |
| Sankalpa | संकल्प | a resolve stated with conviction in a settled mind |
| Śānti | शान्ति | peace; the settled state in which a resolve is made |
| Vāyu-bala | वायु-बल | the power of the breath that the Śiva Svarodaya names as the doer of the auspicious |
| Yoga-nidrā | योग-निद्रा | the guided relaxation in which the modern sankalpa practice is commonly taught |
What the sources say — five layers, kept apart
1. Primary text
साकारे वा निराकारे शुभं वायुबलात्कृतम् । कथयन्ति शुभं कोऽचित्स्वरज्ञानं वरानने ॥ १९ ॥
O fair-faced one, whether in the world of form or the formless, whatever is auspicious is accomplished by the power of the breath; a rare few declare the auspicious through swara-knowledge.
— Śiva Svarodaya, verse 19
स्वरेण गम्यते देशो भोज्यं स्वरबले तथा । स्वरबले मलं चैव निवारयेत् ॥ २४ ॥
By the right swara one travels to a distant land; by the power of swara one takes food; and by the power of swara one should also void the bodily waste.
— Śiva Svarodaya, verse 24
स्वरे वेदाश्च शास्त्राणि स्वरे गान्धर्वमुत्तमम् । स्वरे च सर्वत्रैलोक्यं स्वरमात्मस्वरूपकम् ॥ १६ ॥
In the swara reside the Vedas and śāstras; in the swara the highest music; in the swara the whole three-world universe; the swara is verily the very nature of the Self.
— Śiva Svarodaya, verse 16
Sanskrit-primary readings; the Śiva Svarodaya verses follow the Peeth's own verified corpus, which notes where the printed mūla is damaged.
2. Traditional interpretation
The Śiva Svarodaya (Śaiva–Nātha) teaches that the auspicious is accomplished by the power of the breath and that ordinary acts are timed to it. The sankalpa practice as taught today comes largely through the Bihar School of Yoga's yoga-nidrā; the Pātañjala and Vedāntic traditions speak of saṅkalpa as the mind's resolve in other senses. We name the Swara reading as ours and the others as theirs.
3. The teacher's practical guidance
Swami Charanashrit Giri ji teaches that prāṇa follows attention and attention follows the breath, so a healing sitting works through a steady breath, a mantra and relaxed awareness — the person stays awake and is never told that anything has been 'done to' them. For sankalpa he asks for a short, present, truthful sentence, made daily at the moment of the breath he shows in the sitting, and backed by right action; the breath rule itself is taught in person.
4. Modern evidence
No peer-reviewed study is cited on this page and no clinical claim is made. Slow-breathing and relaxation practices have a general research literature on stress and sleep, of mixed quality; it does not test this service, and nothing here replaces treatment.
5. Safety
- Do not stop or change any prescribed medicine or treatment because of a practice given here.
- Tell us before the first sitting about pregnancy, heart or blood-pressure conditions, epilepsy, recent surgery, glaucoma, or any psychiatric diagnosis; the practice is adjusted or withheld accordingly.
- Seek a doctor or a mental-health professional without delay for chest pain, breathlessness, fainting, persistent sleeplessness, hallucinations, thoughts of self-harm, or any sudden change in thinking or mood — a consultation is not the place for these.
- Healing sittings are a support during illness or grief, not a reason to delay diagnosis or treatment; if you are under care, tell your clinician you are practising breath work.
What happens in a session
A healing sitting and a sankalpa consultation can be taken together or separately.
- We listen to what is troubling you — tiredness, anxiety, a stuck situation, a decision — and read your breath, which shows where prāṇa is low or disturbed.
- In a healing sitting (about forty minutes, online or in person) you are guided through breath, a mantra and a relaxation practice while prāṇa is directed; you remain awake and aware throughout.
- For a sankalpa we help you word the resolve correctly — short, present, truthful — and show you the practice and the moment of the breath in which to make it each day.
- You receive a daily practice of ten to twenty minutes to keep the balance and the resolve alive.
- Follow-up sittings review how your body, sleep and situation answer, and adjust the practice.
Who it is for
- People who feel drained, anxious or low, and want a disciplined, breath-based way to recover their energy.
- Anyone facing a decision or a new beginning who wants to approach it with a clear, well-made resolve.
- Those recovering from illness or loss, as a support alongside medical and emotional care.
- Not a replacement for a doctor: where symptoms need medical attention we say so first.
What it does not mean — common misinformation
- 'Energy healing cures disease.' No such claim is made or supported; the sittings support rest and balance alongside care.
- 'Manifestation means the universe owes you the result.' A sankalpa is a disciplined resolve backed by daily practice and action; it is not a guarantee.
- 'Healing can be sent to you without your knowing.' In this practice you are awake, aware and participating; nothing is 'sent' in secret.
How we work — and what we do not promise
- We begin with a conversation. Your breath, your daily routine and your situation are looked at before anything is suggested, and nothing is prescribed out of fear.
- We make no medical claims. A consultation does not replace a doctor, a psychologist or legal advice; where a condition needs medical care, we say so plainly.
- No fixed outcome is promised. Sādhanā works through regular practice and grace, and we are honest about what we can and cannot do.
- The fee, if any, is shown on the booking page before you confirm. Some sittings with Swamiji at the ashram are offered as seva.
- Everything you share stays within the Peeth.
Fees
There is no price list on this page by design: the fee depends on the type and length of the consultation and is shown on the booking page before you confirm. Follow-up guidance after a session is part of the Peeth's seva.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is energy healing done at a distance?
A healing sitting can be held on video call, with you following the breath and the practice at home. In person at the ashram is also possible.
Is this the same as manifestation or the law of attraction?
The intention is similar; the method is older and more disciplined. A sankalpa is made in a quiet mind, at the right moment of the breath, and is supported by daily practice and right action. We make no promise that wishing alone changes outcomes.
Can energy healing cure disease?
No such claim is made. Healing sittings support rest, balance and recovery alongside medical care; they do not replace it.
How many sittings are needed?
Many people feel settled after one or two sittings and keep the daily practice. A longer course is arranged when there is a deeper depletion to repair.
What does it cost?
The fee depends on the type and length of consultation and is shown on the booking page before you confirm.
Take the next step
Book a private sitting, or write to the team on WhatsApp first.
Book a healing consultation WhatsApp the Peeth Contact pagePrepared by Swara Yoga Peeth, Rishikesh, from the Peeth's own teaching and the texts cited above. The teacher's guidance is given as taught by Swami Charanashrit Giri ji at the Peeth; this page awaits his final review before it is treated as settled.
Published 9 November 2026. Next review May 2027.