Each year every community has a growing resource of practitioners skilled in the use of energy methods for enhancing physical and emotional healing and health. They may be found in any of the healing professions, from physicians and massage therapists to personal coaches and energy consultants.

Finding the right practitioner in the healing arts is part of the healing journey, and it can be challenging. At least as important as the person's professional specialty is the person. The most straightforward way to find a local practitioner is to talk with people in your community whom you trust: "Do you know a health provider who works directly with the body's energies?" Do not be shy. Ask everyone you can think of whose opinion you would respect. It is likely that someone you know has already investigated this very question. You can also call health programs at local colleges, nursing schools, or training centers for massage therapy or holistic health and ask whom they consider the best local practitioners who use an energy approach. In addition, most communities have free monthly newspapers, usually available in bookstores, health food stores, and other outlets, which list practitioners who take an innovative approach to health care.

Besides skill level and intuitive abilities, a certain alchemy between your energies and the practitioner's is a less tangible but potentially important factor to consider. It is appropriate to actively interview the practitioner or the practitioner's office staff on the telephone prior to making an appointment. You can ask about the person's training, experience level, philosophy, and healing approach, as well as previous success with your particular condition.