As an energy conductor or catalyst, Sas may use therapeutic touch, Traditional Tibetan-Mongolian Medicine techniques, Reiki, energy balancing or chakra balancing in the course of a healing session. The techniques she uses work in the energy field, and may not even involve touching. Just as it takes time to create imbalances in life, it may take time to recreate balance. Receiving energy healings, individuals often feel more at peace with themselves and their lives. The goal in balancing energy is to remove blocks, increase access to the person's inner light, and open innate healing abilities.

When I sidled into Sas’s office that night cradling my left arm and flinching away from the lightest touch of cloth or hand, I was in a gray fog of pain. I lay on the table and Sas went to work channeling energy. As often happens when she treats me, I fell asleep. When I awoke, I moved my left arm gingerly, cautiously, expecting that tearing pain, but it didn’t come. I could drive myself home, both hands on the wheel. I don’t know how it works: I know only that it does. Euan Bear, Editor, Vermont