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Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing

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Researchers at Harvard, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and Columbia are bringing practices like reiki, qigong, and other biofield therapies into the lab like never before, testing and quantifying what has often been considered unmeasurable and unproven. And the results could be showing us the way to the next frontier in healing. Phenomena: The Science and Stories of Energy Healing is a documentary-style podcast hosted by business leader and artist Ivy Ross. Join Ivy as she explores astonishing new science alongside moving human stories of healing from chronic pain, PTSD, and even cancer through ancient practices modern medicine has often dismissed. Produced and mixed by Sounds True

Latest episodes

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Not a Machine but a Flame | The Biology of Energy at Columbia and Beyond

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What is “energy” in energy healing? Every healer in this series uses the word. Every patient reaches for it. Ancient healing traditions built entire systems around it. An

Jul 21
1 h 16 min

There’s Something Between Us | The Science of the Healer-Patient Connection at Harvard

What happens in the space between a healer and the person they're healing? Is it technique? Trust? Belief? Or something science is only beginning to measure? We begin wi

Jul 7
45 min

No One Left Behind | PTSD, Healing Touch, and the Military’s Research Into Finding Relief

Ron served in Vietnam and witnessed many harrowing scenes in his Air Force career, both at home and abroad. Later in life, he found himself in need of a bilateral lung tr

Jun 23
1 h 01 min

Healing as a Way of Life | Qigong, Meridians, and the Science of Qi at Harvard

For thousands of years, healers across cultures have described a life force that flows through the body — invisible, intelligent, and fundamental to health. In Chinese me

Jun 9
43 min

Reiki versus Fakey | A Clinical Trial on Chronic Pain with Harvard and the University of Utah

Be sure to visit us at https://www.phenomenahealing.com to find out the latest in biofield science. 

May 26
39 min

The Healer in the Lab: Studying Energy Healing and Cancer at MD Anderson

Original Airing: 5/12/2026 Produced by Sounds True Studios. Music composed by Dan Baboulene. Be sure to visit us at https://www.phenomenahealing.com to find out the la

May 12
48 min

Phenomena: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing

Phenomena: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing is a documentary-style podcast series, hosted by artist and business innovator Ivy Ross, that investigates this and oth

Apr 26
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Illuminating podcast on the science and practice of the energy we share and the hope it offers in healing our minds and bodies.

Cool Audrey · Sep 2026

This is one of the most fascinating podcasts I’ve listened to in a long time. Between the host, the guests, and the scientists, I’m amazed by how much information and research is actually out there about energy and energy healing. I’m so happy to see people studying these topics, and I especially enjoyed learning about the idea that breathing may be one of the ways energy can be transferred from one human to another. It’s fascinating to see these subjects being explored from a scientific perspective. I really hope this podcast continues for a very long time. I feel like we’re just getting started in understanding this information, and I can’t wait to hear more!

Jen’s Place · Aug 2026

I have always instinctively knew and understood the benefits of energy healing from Accupuncture to Reiki. But this series is diving deep into the current science from well-known doctors, institutions and practitioners. They are doing important work to highlight the benefits of this modality! Thank you for giving PROOF to what I always felt TRUE!

Joanna-sleep coach · Aug 2026

I enjoyed the personal stories, the presentation of the research/data, and the conversational segment that synthesizes it all. What a great way to spend my commute to work! I’m learning a lot and feeling optimistic.

SangueMGH · Jul 2026

First off, I really wanted to like this pod at but the host doesn't enunciate very well which makes it hard to listen. Almost like she has something in her cheeks or mouth. Secondly, if you can't stand how Mayim Bialik speaks, you will also not enjoy the chats with Meredith who comes across aggressively know-it-ally but speaks in circles. She could get her point across in one sentence but uses six instead. Third, Meredith claims that biopsies can promote spontaneous healing? What?? There was a other thing she misspoke on but I Just can't listen to it again. The topic is fascinating and energy healing, when done right, should absolutely be used in hospitals and really every situation (and should be covered by insurance!). Hopefully other like who liked this can spread the word to doctors and clinicians. As for the pod, please focus more on the studies and data instead of opinions and drawn out conversations.

Plaidbunny · Jul 2026

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