Barbara Brennan

Barbara Ann Brennan (February 19, 1939 – October 3, 2022) was an American writer, spiritual healer, businesswoman and teacher working in the field of energy healing.

Education and early career

Brennan received a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics in 1962 from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and two years later received her master's degree in Atmospheric Physics from the same institution. She then went on to spend six years working at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Brennan also took seminars with and was influenced by Rev. Rosalyn L. Bruyere. Brennan had a PhD in philosophy from Greenwich University in Australia and DTh in theology from Holos University, both earned in 2001. These universities are unaccredited.

Ideas and theories

Her first book, Hands of Light: A Guide to Healing Through the Human Energy Field, is considered a "classic" in the field of spiritual healing, with reputedly over one million copies in print in 22 languages. Brennan claimed to receive intuitive information about her clients during sessions, and to see repetitive patterns in the energy fields of her clients indicating common roots underlying their difficulties. In the early 2000s, two branches opened in Europe and Japan, both of which closed in the 2010s.

Death The Barbara Brennan School of Healing reported her death on October 3, 2022.

Publications

Hands of Light: A Guide to Healing through the Human Energy Field, Bantam, 1987. , limited free access Light Emerging: The Journey of Personal Healing, Bantam, 1993. , limited free access Core light healing: My Personal Journey and Advanced Healing Concepts for Creating the Life You Long to Live