Certified Brennan Healing Science® practitioner
Brennan Healing Science® was developed by Barbara Ann Brennan, a healer, therapist and scientist who devoted over 35 years to the study of the human energy field.
Barbara Brennan held an advanced degree in atmospheric physics from the University of Wisconsin and worked as a research scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. Alongside her scientific background, she trained extensively in bioenergetic and core energetic therapy, including with Dr. John Pierrakos, founder of Core Energetics.
She founded the Barbara Brennan School of Healing, where she developed a rigorous four-year certification program in healing science. Through her teaching, books, workshops and demonstrations worldwide, she helped bridge science, healing and consciousness studies.
Barbara Brennan passed away on October 3, 2022, leaving a lasting legacy in the field of energy healing.
Brennan Healing Science® views the human being as an interconnected whole: body, emotions, mind and energy.
Our experiences, stress, beliefs and life events can affect the way energy flows through the system. When that flow is disrupted, it may show up as physical discomfort and diseases, emotional challenges or a sense of feeling stuck or disconnected.
By working directly with the energy field, Brennan Healing Science® supports the system in reorganising itself. This can help improve resilience, awareness and the ability to respond to life with more ease and clarity.
Healing is not about fixing something that is broken but rather supporting what is already trying to move toward balance.
At its deepest level, healing can be understood as the free expression of one’s essence and creative life force, bringing a sense of presence, aliveness and meaningful connection to self and life.
People come to this work with many different intentions: sometimes very specific, sometimes simply a feeling that something isn’t quite right. This work may support:
Stress, anxiety, emotional overwhelm
Constantly in their mind
Burnout, chronic fatigue or lack of physical energy
Grief, loss or major life transitions
Relationship challenges:
Struggle to love/connect
Disconnected from your heart or sexuality
Imbalance in giving and receiving
Feeling stuck in recurring patterns:
Low self-esteem
Unable to speak your truth
Constantly pushing through life
A sense of disconnection from yourself or your life direction
A desire for greater balance and personal growth
A longing to create
Each session is guided by what is present in the moment, allowing change to happen in a way that is individual and sustainable.
Brennan Healing Science is a complementary approach and does not replace medical or psychological care.
Both Brennan Healing Science® and Reiki work with universal life-force energy, often referred to as Chi, Ki or Prana. Each uses hands-on techniques to support the flow of this energy and promote balance and well-being. While the hand placements and treatment sequences differ, both modalities work with the body's major energy centers.
One key difference is the depth or scope of the work. Brennan Healing Science® is often experienced as a more comprehensive and transformative modality, addressing energetic, emotional and psychological patterns alongside physical well-being. The training pathways are also quite different. Brennan Healing Science® is a rigorous 4-year professional training program.
In the US, the Brennan School is unique in offering a Bachelor of Science degree in Healing. The curriculum combines hands-on healing techniques with academic study, clinical practice, personal development, psychotherapeutic principles and the study of anatomy and physiology. Reiki is also an effective and widely respected healing modality; however, Reiki training is typically completed over a much shorter period, often through a series of workshops or weekend courses. While Reiki training can be profound and valuable, it generally does not require the same level of academic, clinical or experiential study as Brennan Healing Science® does.