As we move through the busy and sometimes stressful holiday season, many of us crave peace — not just as a word, but as a felt experience. What if peace wasn’t something we had to seek outside ourselves, but something we could create through the way we connect with one another? The Magnifying Peace Project explores this possibility, blending wisdom, daily habits, and science to show how intention and compassion can transform our biology — and, in turn, the world around us.
In the newest video, Marian Egan and Dr. Michelle Greenwell reflect on how each interaction we have holds the potential to harmonize, heal, and magnify peace. This isn’t just philosophy — it’s a truth supported by decades of scientific exploration into human energy fields, enzyme reactions, and the body’s natural capacity for balance and self-healing.
The Science of Healing Connection
In his influential book Vibrational Medicine: The #1 Handbook of Subtle-Energy Therapies, Dr. Richard Gerber shares the work of Dr. Justa Smith, who revealed that one of the unrecognized principles of medicine is that healers can speed up different enzyme reactions and assist the body to heal itself. (p. 304) This concept challenges the idea that healing is something done to someone. Instead, it shows that healing can be a shared field — a co-creative process of energy exchange and resonance.
The foundation for this scientific understanding can be traced to the work of Ilya Prigogine, who received the Nobel Prize in 1977 for his Theory of Dissipative Structures. His groundbreaking model explained how living systems can move from disorder to order — how chaos can, under the right conditions, reorganize into stability. In simple terms, it offered a mathematical explanation for the Belousov-Zhabotinskii reaction, a chemical process that mirrors how a healer’s intention and focused presence can bring order to the body’s disorganized systems.
From Plants to People: Evidence of Energy Healing
The scientific investigation into healing energy didn’t stop there. Dr. Bernard Grad, at McGill University, conducted research that demonstrated how energy healing could accelerate chlorophyll growth in plants — suggesting that something measurable was occurring beyond placebo or belief. Later, Dr. Dolores Krieger, a nurse-scientist, and Dora Kunz, a natural healer, built upon this understanding through the development of Therapeutic Touch (TT).
Dr. Krieger’s work revealed that TT could increase hemoglobin levels in humans, supporting oxygenation and the body’s natural healing processes. This was a vital discovery: it shifted the conversation from belief in energy healing to biological measurement. Healing intention could be observed, quantified, and replicated — bridging the worlds of spirituality and science.
These findings opened the door to a deeper truth: when we engage with others through empathy, compassion, and love, we don’t just feel better — our bodies actually respond. The enzymes within us become more efficient, our cells communicate more clearly, and our systems move toward harmony.
Healing as a State of Relationship
The Magnifying Peace Project embodies this science in action. When Marian and Michelle talk about how connecting with others can change the chemistry of peace, they are echoing what these pioneering scientists discovered decades ago: healing happens in relationship.
When we meet someone with the intention to heal — whether through a kind word, a listening ear, a shared laugh, or a comforting presence — we initiate a vibrational shift. That person’s physiology begins to mirror the calm and coherence we hold within ourselves. It’s a real, measurable expression of what it means to magnify peace.
Bringing Peace into the Holidays
As we enter the holiday season, this understanding becomes even more meaningful. Family gatherings, social events, and the rush of preparation can bring stress, tension, and emotional fatigue. Yet, these are also opportunities — moments where we can choose to engage differently.
Instead of reacting to the pressures of the season, we can take a breath, center ourselves, and meet each interaction with the intention to heal. When we do, our nervous systems regulate, our energy harmonizes, and we naturally share that peace with others. The people around us feel it — even if they can’t explain why.
By shifting our focus from expectation to presence, from judgment to compassion, we participate in the natural reorganization of life’s energy — the same process Prigogine described, where disorder transforms into harmony.
The Chemistry of Peace
Peace is not passive. It is an active, living state — one that we cultivate with awareness, kindness, and intention. Through every smile, every gentle word, and every mindful pause, we are influencing the very chemistry of life.
The enzymes that support healing are awakened not just by medication or movement, but by the simple act of connecting with another human being in peace. The Magnifying Peace Project reminds us that we each have this power — to harmonize within ourselves, and to bring that harmony into the world.
✨ Watch Marian and Michelle’s newest video to explore how they embody these principles through daily habits and heart-centered practices.
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Just a reminder that our Tai Chi classes both in-person and online create a sense of community with the intention to heal with our gatherings. You can enjoy these classes at Tai Chi Cape Breton, Wine Country Tai Chi Society in West Kelowna and Peachland, BC, and from the classes in our shop. You can learn more about Therapeutic Touch here.
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