Energy bending in Avatar as a medical metaphor: neurophysiology of self-regulation, attention, and bioenergetic claims
“Energy bending” is not a biomedical diagnosis, but it can be used as a clinical metaphor for how humans can intentionally modulate bodily states. From a medical perspective, claims that a person can “send” or “control” energy resemble broad descriptions of self-regulation: changing autonomic balance, perception, muscle recruitment, and breathing through attention, imagery, and patterned… Read More »