The differences between these two are really a lot larger than one might initially think. Energy Healing is largely to do with repair to the outer energetic system and also at a lower level, activation of certain energetic pathways. Energy healing is also is also good at doing things like Chakra Healingand balancing. Normally, it requires a practitioner to be present in order to facilitate the energetic flow to be received by the client/patient.
The big difference between Energy healing and Light Healing is that a practioner does not actually transfer the energy needed, instead he (or she) merely acts as the messenger and facilitator for the client to receive what is required. The matter is then left up to the Clients higher self and the guiding universal forces, who oversee the entire process. There are several obvious advantages to this. The first one being that Light energy works at a far deeper level than energy healing, it is far more regulated, so there is no risk of anything going wrong (unless there is a lesson to be learnt from it!) and can be done without the need to visit a practitioner in person, which has obvious advantages if a client is on the opposite side of the world.
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