Hollywood’s Energy Healing Obsession – Beyond the Trend

Hollywood may be the land of stars, but many of its brightest are now looking inward. From red carpets to Reiki, celebrities are turning to energy healing not just as a wellness trend—but as a lifeline. In this feature written by Birgitta Visser, founder of Power Soul Healing, we explore why energy work is resonating so deeply with public figures and everyday seekers alike.

Read the full piece below for a powerful reflection on what it truly means to heal from within.

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who has practiced Transcendental Meditation since 2013, has become one of the most visible advocates of energy healing, having dedicated an episode of her Netflix series “The Goop Lab” to the topic. Actress Jane Sibbett, known for her role in “Friends,” has also opened up about using her “dancing hands” to heal. Meanwhile, “Dancing with the Stars” alumna Julianne Hough’s energy work session with Dr. John Amaral went viral in 2020.

While these celebrities may be helping to raise awareness of energy work, these healing modalities aren’t just a trend for the rich and famous. Anyone can turn to them to transform their lives, oftentimes for free.

Searching for a deeper connection

Celebrities are people like you and me who have chosen certain careers and decided to step into the limelight. Yet Hollywood is not all it’s cracked up to be. 

The relentless lens of paparazzi culture places an immense psychological burden on those in the public eye. This constant surveillance and lack of sanctuary create an environment steeped in stress and anxiety, challenging the ego’s illusion of control and disrupting a sense of grounded normalcy. In the process, deeper vulnerabilities are often revealed. 

Fame can also entail hidden struggles like profound loneliness and the relentless pursuit of unattainable perfection. Beyond the surface, these pressures can trigger unhealed trauma, manifesting as hypervigilance or even symptoms akin to PTSD. 

Social media can amplify the problem, delivering instantaneous judgment and the fear of “cancel culture.” The long-term effects, like chronic anxiety, depression, or addiction, are often signs pointing toward deep-seated wounds needing compassion and energy healing.

While some celebrities continue to play the “I’m famous” game and feed their egos, many have discovered that chasing external validation leaves an emptiness — a persistent feeling of separation characteristic of the ego’s focus on duality and materialism. They search for something more substantial beyond the superficial glitz and drama of their chosen paths. Looking for a deeper connection to themselves and the world around them, they want to cultivate meaning in their everyday lives and explore tools for their own personal growth.

They have chosen their experiences for their own soul’s evolution, just like the rest of us. Since energy work is a powerful tool in this process of self-actualization, perhaps it should come as no surprise that celebrities want to share their experiences with it.  

How energy healing works

“You are the light of infinite stardust particles encapsulated in a wondrous organism, called the ‘hue-man’ body. You are the universe wrapped in ‘hue-man’ form. You are a ‘light-man’ wandering the earth playing the board game of cosmic evolution. 

Believe in your heart that you are meant to live a life full of passion, magic, miracles, and popsicle rainbows, and it will so forth spring into existence.”

The Ascended Master St. Germain

Energy work is increasingly gaining popularity because life is not about money or fame; it’s about overcoming our accumulated pain and returning to a love for ourselves and each other. It does this by allowing us to reconnect with our divine essence within the quantum field of consciousness.

Reconnecting with Source in this way not only raises self-awareness and provides a deeper understanding of life but also shifts our vibrational frequencies, helping us navigate current energetic fluctuations. We relinquish the ego’s need for external self-importance and are no longer caught in a limited consciousness focused on survival, emotions, and the physical world.

We come to understand that we are all one; we are all spiritual beings having a human experience; we are all sparks of Source, our beautiful souls having incarnated and zipped up in these human meat suits to experience life on Earth. We are love; it’s our divine essence, and returning to that love, we see the world and all fellow beings with different eyes. We come not from a place of the ego but rather from a place of inner peace, of acceptance, of understanding, and of giving grace to all, finding the true limelight within the beauty of the soul.

This is the essence of healing.

Choosing an energy healing modality to explore

There are many ways to engage in energy healing: meditation, Reiki, dance, yoga, light language, and more. No one method is superior to the others. The important thing is for each person to explore these methods for themselves and find the ones that bring back a spring in their step, because as Tigger playfully said, “Life is not about how fast you run, or how you climb, but how well you bounce.” The most important thing to understand is that it’s not through healing that you will love yourself, but through loving yourself that you will heal.

It’s normal to be skeptical. Recent research has shown that clients for virtual energy healing sessions were often surprised to find that it worked, increasing their feelings of relaxation and well-being while decreasing their pain. All but one participant said they would seek out further energy healing in the future.

Energy healing has been around since the dawn of time, whereas big pharma, as a billion-dollar industry, has only been around for approximately 200 years. Imagine if we collectively decided to turn our backs on big pharma; they would lose their grip on humanity. The truth is we have lost touch with our inner awareness, and need everything to be proven. The fact remains that we are energy, and that is an undeniable truth. Everything can be healed, everything can be transformed, if only we look at ourselves from the inside out, rather than the outside in. The greatest medicine cabinet resides within, for we are truly our own greatest healers.

A collective awakening

Celebrities often represent a certain ideal of beauty, success, and lifestyle that many people aspire to achieve. The path to true love and freedom is not found in putting people on a pedestal, however. Instead of comparing ourselves to them and trying to fit in, we need to turn inward and work on ourselves.

Our inner worlds are where the real magic happens. We start to own our own divine energy, honor the “I AM” presence within, and allow everyone the simple, profound peace of just being, together. When we align our soul with its own inner world, we find true peace and purpose.

We allow ourselves to be influenced to live a certain way, be a certain way, and act a certain way. Stop looking at others; stop looking at the outer world, trying to fit into a mold you are not. Instead, know that the real change starts with that reflection in the mirror – you. 

Moreover, as we work on our inner world, our outer world changes, and this contributes to the collective field of consciousness. Ultimately, this increasing turn towards energy practices in popular culture reflects that collective awakening.

Together, we are moving away from the drama of separation toward a recognition of the oneness of all beings.

The dawn of change

Celebrity or no celebrity, you can feel the change in the air at present, as it is palpable to many on Earth. The winds of change are swirling around us, and it’s hard not to feel the shift. Relationships, familiar routines, jobs, and even the very essence of who we think we are seem to be slipping through our fingers. One moment, life feels stable, and the next, it’s as if you’re looking at a stranger’s reflection in the mirror. But this isn’t mere chaos; it’s a cosmic nudge, a gentle yet firm invitation to confront the truths we’ve been sidestepping. And trust me, there is divine order in all the chaos, so step out of the fear zone that’s grabbed you by the balls. 

It’s time to acknowledge the discomfort, to stop glossing over the pain, and to cease the endless cycle of justifying what no longer serves us. Yes, it’s a bit unsettling, as many love to remain sitting in the comfort of that discomfort, but it’s also a pivotal moment — a glorious opportunity to shift gears from living for others to tuning into your own inner voice. That soft whisper that has been trying to get your attention for heaven knows how long, and that you’ve hammered and tucked away, allowing the ego to take back, centre, and front stage. 

Perfection isn’t the goal; authenticity is. Embrace your true self, the one you’ve hidden under all the layers of conditioning. Whether you’re feeling weary, emotional, or a bit lost, remember: you’re not broken, you’re simply shedding the old to make way for the vibrant, authentic soul-you that’s ready to breathe, love, and shine. 

As St. Germain says, “Indeed, one can remain a fat bamboozled caterpillar, rolling over the floor wriggling around, with the EGO lulling in yer heads, forever, refusing to become a butterfly as intended, never taking flight for fear of living and thus remaining in one’s shadows till beloved death do us dearly part. Pourquoi? You are frequency; raise the vibe by freeing the dead weight! As one will come to realize, when one shakes off that brand of amnesia one duly suffers from, that, well, actually one is eternal, and having not lived a life fulfilled, all because one was duly whacked on the head into oblivion, rendered into an unconscious state upon incarnating. Well, ain’t that grand that you cannot remember? And that, my Child, is precisely the point! You are here to remember, and to awaken, to step out of your created drama of a movie reel, and ‘peach schnapp’ yourself out of that earthly construct of the matrix slumber party, hop the fence, removing the many stitched-up layers that have dimmed your beautiful soul-o’-light, having gotten you in a frenzy much like a flustered Donald Duck, returning to the sacredness of your inner origins, shining and sparkling like the beautiful Divine Loving Lantern of the Stars you are and have always been.”

In the grand cosmic ballroom dance of life, we should remember that no matter our differences or where we find ourselves on this magnificent planet, we should return to that love and joy within ourselves. By mending the fences of our wounded minds, we not only heal ourselves but also light the way for others to do the same. We’re all made from that same cosmic stardust of the fiery heavens, so how about we quit those divisive vibes and come together to walk one another home to the loving hearth of ourselves. The world would be a far better place — and that would be a sight to behold!

— Birgitta Visser, founder of Power Soul Healing, serves as a divine channel, light language healer, and mentor dedicated to helping others unlock their innate abilities. Her work focuses on guiding people to access higher realms, enabling them to connect with their true selves for profound healing and wisdom. Through her own journey of overcoming personal challenges, Birgitta has developed a unique approach that combines energy healing with addiction recovery support. She works as a gentle guide, helping clients navigate through life’s complexities and realign their path toward lasting recovery and self-discovery. Birgitta is committed to helping people realize the life they’ve always dreamed of by uncovering their soul’s purpose and embracing self-acceptance.