The Spirit of the Matter School
Four courses to help understanding the world around us
Matter
Matter is anything that has mass and occupies space. It is composed of atoms, which are the basic building blocks of all physical substances. Matter exists in various states, including solid, liquid, gas, and plasma, each with distinct properties. Additionally, matter can undergo physical and chemical changes, interacting with energy in numerous ways.
Spirit
Spirit can be defined as the non-physical part of a person that is often associated with emotions, thoughts, and consciousness. It represents an essence that can be seen as a driving force behind human behavior and creativity. Many cultures and philosophies view spirit as a vital force that connects individuals to the larger universe and to one another.
What’s the Matter?
What is your body made of? Your first thought might be that it is made up of different organs—such as your heart, lungs, and stomach—that work together to keep your body going. Or you might zoom in on a level and say that your body is made up of many different types of cells. However, at the most basic level, your body—and, in fact, all of life, as well as the nonliving world—is made up of atoms, often organized into larger structures called molecules.
Atoms follow the rules of chemistry and physics, even when they are part of a complex, living, breathing being. If you learned in chemistry that some atoms tend to gain or lose electrons or form bonds with each other, those facts remain true even when the atoms or molecules are part of a living thing as opposed to, say, my reading glasses. In fact, simple interactions between atoms—played out many times and in many different combinations, in a single cell or a larger organism—are what make life possible. You are an incredibly complex being made up of roughly 7,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 atoms. That’s 27 zeros. Twenty-seven zeros mean it’s an Octillion.
We have 7 Octillion atoms. I think 7 Octillion Atoms sounds like a good name for a garage band.
Matter is composed of atoms. Matter means anything that has mass and occupies space. Atoms are the basic building blocks of all physical substances that take up space. A rock has matter. So do my Birkenstocks. My Heart – the organ – is composed of atoms, so that makes my heart matter as well (pun intended). Matter exists in various states, including solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. Additionally, matter can undergo physical and chemical changes, interacting with energy in numerous ways. That’s called transformation, and it never stops happening. Even after we are dead, our organisms are still transforming.
We are asked as healers to deal with people’s matter. I don’t know about y’all but I rarely get a call from someone that says,“All my matter is just fine, but I still would like to make an appointment.”
That is not exactly how it works, right?
We get calls from folks whose MATTER has a problem. Their matter hurts. Their matter is sick. Their matter has a diagnosis. Their matter is undergoing physical and chemical changes that feel bad. Those atoms have lined up in a way that is disturbing the function of the organism.
Ancient Chinese Physics.
The positive and negative principles in physics refer to the fundamental ways in which interactions and forces manifest in nature. Together, the positive and negative principles of physics are the basis for the existence of all things on the planet.
Positive Principle: This principle indicates an attraction or a reinforcement between like forces or charges. For instance, like charges repel each other, while opposite charges attract, illustrating how positive interactions can lead to stability in systems.
Negative Principle: In contrast, this principle signifies a repulsion or a counteracting force that acts against a given direction or motion. It is essential for understanding concepts such as friction and resistance, which oppose the motion of objects.
Together, these principles help to explain the dynamics of physical systems, emphasizing the balance of forces in nature.
Ancient Chinese Medicine (ACM) practitioners discussed the positive and negative dynamics of the atom – even though they did not have access to the modern mind. It’s everywhere in the ACM culture from 5000 years ago. It was the dominant principle of life on Earth. It is the dominant healing principle and the embedded, faithful, and proven promise of ACM that all creation happens as a consequence of the nuclear bonds of the positive and negative forces that hold the galaxy together. The ancient practitioner recognized the action of the atoms’ tight nuclear force as well-being, and they called this nuclear bond between negative and positive the Taijitu.
They saw that when the bond between the Yin (negative) and the Yang (positive) was tight, and that quantum bond was dynamically reinforcing each other, there was health, well-being, and flow in the body. They noted that when the Yin and Yang bonds were not dynamically reinforing eachother – there was disease and deterioration in the body. Together, the Yin and Yang create all life. And, just as in the negative and positive aspects of physics… These principles of Yin and Yang help to explain the dynamics of physical systems, emphasizing the balance of forces in nature.
So here are some wild and crazy bits about MATTER I learned from physicist and author of The Tao of Physics, Fritjof Capra. Here is a synopsis (I have heavily edited his words) of an illustration for which he is quite renowned for recounting.
We already know that the human body is composed of 7 octillion atoms. While the common orange has only about several trillion atoms.
A trillion is 12 zeros. 🙂
So, to illustrate, let’s take a single atom from our orange and examine one of them.
To do this, we will have to blow the orange up to the size of the Earth. We do this, make a BIG orange so we can see the atoms with the naked eye.
Here is what we would see: our big Earth/orange’s several trillion orange atoms would be all packed very tightly in the Earth/orange. Those tightly packed atoms in our giant Earth/orange – they would be the size of a cherry…trillions of them. Trillions of cherries packed in an Earth-sized orange. Get the picture? Lots of cherries.
So now – let’s take just one of those atoms/cherries – a single cherry – and blow that single atom/cherry up to the size of San Francisco. The city of San Francisco is about 49 square miles in size – almost exactly 7 miles by 7 miles.
The reason I am blowing up the atom/cherry is because I want to be able to see the nucleus of this atom with my naked eye. A single atom that has been enlarged to 49 square miles will have a visible nucleus.
But get this: even at that enormous size, that nucleus would still be barely visible.
In a 49 square mile atom, the nucleus would be the size of a very small pebble, more analogous, actually, to a grain of sand lying on a sidewalk in the center of San Franciso. Remarkable to ponder that the size of the nucleus of a 49 square mile atom would be the size of a grain of sand.
The electron of that huge atom would be way down by the bay – on the edge of San Franciso. The electron is much smaller than the nucleus. That electron, even at this scale, would still be invisible, but its force is felt throughout the entire atom.
Electron Cloud
Between the nucleus/grain of sand in the center of the city and the electron on the perimeter of the city, there is nothing but space. No-thing is there.
The space between the nucleus and the electron is called the electron cloud. The electron cloud is the force field of the electron – it is the omnipresence of the electron.
In our imaginary 49 square mile atom – there is a grain of sand and a non-visible electron holding the entire squared 49 mile atom together with its force field. Nothing but the cloud and a grain of sand.
Thank you, Dr. Capra.
I never get tired of hearing this analogy.
The human body – and every other thing that has matter on the planet – is 99.9999999% empty space. Perhaps more accurately stated: we are mostly an electron cloud. If we were to take all the empty space out of the human body, suck the cloud out, we would be incredibly small. Much smaller than a speck of dust.
We are only .0000001% matter.
That single atom, with that single electron cloud, interacts and overlaps with other electron clouds. Electrons are lost and gained in the mixing of the electron clouds. Charges come and go, and transformation happens. The mixing, the overlapping, the rubbing up against other clouds is what changes and alters the charge of an atom by one cloud losing one of its electrons and another cloud gaining it.
Nothing is ever destroyed, only transformed.
No electrons have ever been destroyed – ever.
Matter has never been destroyed – always and only transformed from one thing to another.
This is how matter functions. Perpetual, never-ending electron cloud exchanges constantly alter the charge of the clouds, transforming matter from one element to another.
Electron cloud mixing is what happens when we perform a muscle meridian energy test. We pinch the belly of that muscle, and the electron cloud exchanges its charge, and we get a weak muscle test. We then smooth where we pinched that irritated muscle, and the electron cloud exchanges its charge again, and we get a strong muscle test.
Every itty-bitty thing that ever happens and has ever happened, ever, ever, ever, ever on the planet is all about an exchange of electrons.
It is the basis of all there is and ever has been.
Full stop.
So here is the gist of the thing.
The essence of it all.
When we, as practitioners, are treating a body that is in trouble, the reality is that we are mostly treating empty space. We are actually interacting with electron clouds in every single treatment that has ever been done.
These electrons are what we are moving when we are getting good results on behalf of our clients with our skills. We are skilled in moving electrons; for instance, when we hold an acupoint or clear a vortex, we are moving electrons in the direction that supports the well-being of the organism.
These electron exchanges can support what becomes a disease in a corrupted body, too. When my tissue runs into, say, the electron cloud of the adenovirus, and if an electron exchange happens, that exchange, the mixing of my electron clouds with the electron cloud of the adenovirus cloud happens, I will likely get a cold.
What clouds we exchange electrons with can determine how we get sick. If I am exchanging electron clouds by ingesting a bottle of Drano, I will likely lose some very important electrons in the process, and I will also likely gain some electrons that are not so helpful. Moral of the story: Stay away from Drano electron clouds, right?
The clouds we exchange electrons with are also how we get better. The Eden Daily Energy Routine is excellent at balancing the charges of my electron clouds. The DER is a very good electron cloud to rub up against.
Healing is all about exchanging electrons with clouds that support our physical bodies. The concept that we have this dense physiology is simply not accurate. It is, actually, an illusion.
We are almost ALL SPACE.
That means that we are fluid,airy,malleable, and much more capable of arranging and managing this physical body than we have ever thought.
I can now see that if we treat the physcial – focus solely on the physical – we are trying to alter the most inconsequential bits of us. If this dense physiology we call a body – that we fret over so much – is actually just a cloud of electrons seeking charges to complete themselves, doesn’t that stand to reason that if we treated the cloud – the BIGGEST part of us – that the teeniest part of us would follow the lead with ease?
This is the Spirit of the Matter:
The electron cloud that is us is the mysterious Qi that the ancient Chinese medicine practitioners knew intimately. There was utterly no treatment for a physical ailment that did not also treat the electron cloud of the Spirit-of-the-Thing.
Everything that has ever ailed humanity can be reduced to a non-supportive exchange of an electron cloud.
The ACM practitioner 5000 years ago treated the Spirit of the Matter. Because they knew if they moved the Spirit, the Matter would heal.
Treating the electron cloud is baked into our energy anatomy. The ancient healers already knew of the 365 acupoints we moderns study, 131 of those points are dedicated to treating the electron cloud. The ACM practitioners called this electron cloud Spirit. One-third of our points are dedicated to treating the spirit – the cloud.
The Matter of the Spirit treatments series directs the electron exchange between desirable and life-affirming electron clouds. Turn the direction of the Spirit, and in turn, the Spirit will find a life-affirming electron cloud to help. Turn the electron charge toward what will complete, balance, and enhance the charge of the cloud.
The ACM practitioner knew how to do this. It is written, studied, and available for use today.
That is what the Spirit of the Matter School is. It is the building of a body of study and practices that are drawn from these 5000 year-old practices that treat the spirit to heal the body.
The most significant advantage of studying these ancient protocols is this:
My physical body, the one that you can see, is also an energy body, right?
Even though it looks solid to the naked eye, we know now that my body is mostly empty space.
It is the empty space that holds, molds, and determines the destiny of my dense physical body energy.
The electron cloud is the container for my Yin and Yang self.
If I alter my electron cloud – make good exchanges with other good electron clouds, my physically dense bits will follow suit.
Pretty succinctly stated:
The Spirit is the horse.
The physiology is the cart.
We can treat that cart till we are blue in the face – but if that horse is still pulling that cart in the direction of that forest fire, that cart is going to be in trouble.
The electron cloud is what forms and informs the dense bits of us that we call the body. The electron clouds are the hands of the potter, and they form us completely.
If we can direct the Spirit Horse in a direction that seeks supportive and affirming electron clouds, our physiology will benefit.
When we learn to move and shape the electron cloud, we will change the trajectory of what is happening in the .0000001% of us that is solid matter.
The purpose of this focus on ancient Chinese physics at Energy Medicine University is that the electron cloud and its subsequent nuclear force are what hold our bodies and the galaxy together. It is how all things function. No exceptions. The electron cloud is what “decides” which bonds it will hold and which bonds it should break. The electron cloud is what moves our qi. There are skills, protocols, and point combinations that provide mastery over this elusive and utterly essential energy. The electron cloud is how everything that has matter works.
There are teachable, trackable, and energy-testable skills in working with the spirits of the elements. We are calling this wing of the university the Spirit of the Matter School.
The centerpiece of the Spirit of the Matter School is a deep immersion into the oldest faction of Chinese mythology known as Mt Kunlun. Mt Kunlun is a sacred mythical mountain that is considered the birthplace of Chinese civilization. Mt Kunlun represents the center of the universe – a place that sits between heaven and earth. It was thought of as a Taoist paradise and the origin of Chinese medicine.
The Mt Kunlun Five Spirit series is a four-day immersion that builds, in its focus and skills, to a crescendo of a literal global impact.
While Mt Kunlun is considered a series, the classes do stand alone and are singularly full of protocols and processes that a practitioner will find insightful additions to their technique toolbox.
The four-class series of the Mt Kunlun Five Spirit School are:
The Five Spirits of Mt Kunlun
Change Your Weave, Change Your Life
Quantum Energy Medicine
The Good Force
These classes are available on video.
They can be purchased all by themselves.
They are great as a single class.
They will stand alone.
There is an in-person four-day intensive that culminates in a Five Spririt certification from Energy Medicine University.
There is also an online hybrid certification: watch all the classes online and then attend a two-day hands-on practice mentoring class for that certification.
OR – just watch the video classes and use the protocols on your own – no certification.
Class 1 – The Five Spirits of Mt Kunlun
Chapter 1: Climbing Mt Kunlun
First in the series is The Five Spirits of Mt Kunlun. This class investigates the origin story of what we moderns know as the Five Element Theory of Healing. Preceding the Five Element Theory was the study of the Spirit of those Elements. Hence, the first course, The Five Spirits of Mt Kunlun, introduces the student to ancient Chinese physics and the Five Spirit Goddesses. There are detailed instructions and protocols on how to access your electron clouds within your own energy anatomy and the energy anatomy of others.
Available now for purchase.
$295
Class 2 – Change Your Weave, Change Your Life
The second class in this series is Change Your Weave, Change Your Life. This class is a very deep dive into the layers of the aura and the interactions between the aura and the chakras. The aura and the chakras are the essential tools of ancient Chinese physicists and the spirit goddesses of Mt Kunlun. The spirit goddesses were utter masters of auric medicine. The aura is a macro visual/version of an electron cloud. Studying the aura in this detailed way is an inside look at how an electron cloud makes its “decisions” and how to direct the cloud to make good decisions. These are the skills taught in this class. The Mt Kunlun spirit goddesses teach us how to use the aura, chakras, and prana to flip electron charges to bond with things that serve us and to break the magnetic bonds with things that don’t serve us.
Almost ready for purchase – still being edited.
$295
Class 3 – Quantum Energy Medicine
The third class in this series is Quantum Energy Medicine. This class examines the insanely cool and intimate intertwining of ancient Chinese and early Ayurvedic medicine with modern-day physics. Fritjof Capra, in his 1975 book The Tao of Physics, was the first to chronicle the overlay of ancient Hindu and Chinese healing protocols with modern-day physics theory. Tesla, Bohr, Einstein, Bohm, Pauli, Hiesenberg, Oppenheimer, you name them – they ALL found the correlations between the ancient healing spiritual traditions and modern physics. They wrote about it, studied everything they could find, got together regularly, and discussed it. Hell, Tesla spent the last years of his life studying the Bhagavad Gita and spoke only in Sanskrit (Tesla was a very weird dude).
Capra believes that the shamans of tomorrow are the physicists of today. He says that the ancient healers were practicing physics. I think this class confirms that notion. What is so cool about this study is the deep knowing a student will receive that the why energy medicine really works is that it follows the laws of physics. To all the folks out there who say what we do is WOOO WOOO??? It ain’t. It’s physics. And the biggest IQs of the last century say so. This class won’t make you a physicist; it will show you that you already are one. Simply by virtue of the fact that you are an energy medicine practitioner.
Currently in production.
$295
Class 4 – The Good Force
And the last class in this series is called The Good Force. The Mt Kunlun Goddesses were the cultural phenomena of their time. They shaped Chinese culture and introduced great art, great scholarship, great peace, great sex, and great prosperity to a primitive culture. Today they would probably be called Influencers. They were responsible for ushering in the 1000 years of the Yellow Empeor eon in Chinese history – the period in history when acupuncture first appeared. It was also a collaborative society. No patriarchy. It was balanced in its Yin and Yang endeavor.
The Five Spirit Goddesses changed the world and created great cultural shifts because they understood how to move electron clouds of energy on a massive scale. Here’s the thing: moving the energy of one person into a healed space takes the same amount of effort as moving an entire societal ill into a healed place. It just takes collaboration.
The purpose of this class is to study the impact of how to move as a whole. The result is likened to the murmuration of starlings. You know those HUGE flocks of birds that move through the sky in synchronicity. It looks like one huge creature moving through the horizon – but in actuality, it is 10,000 beating hearts moving in mass as one. That is what this class is about. The hows and ways to take a bunch of us using our energy medicine skills to move the electrons of a societal ill into a healed place. I think the societal ill of female genital mutilation or the collateral damage done to children in war-ravaged sectors of the planet – those societal ills could use some sessions with a healer, don’t ya think? It is an energy medicine activism social justice class. It is using our healing skills to nurture a wise society. Pretty ambitious, right?
Currently in production.
$295
In person hands on training for Mt Kunlun certification:
Date:
August 28 – 31, 2025
4 day in person training with certification: $1999
Location:
Asheville, NC
Your faculty:
Sara Allen, PhD, EEM-AP
Debra Hurt, EEM-AP, ENKA-3
Your in-person training includes access to all the videos and handouts, too. That way, you can go back and check or study anything after the in-person class.
Hybrid Mt Kunlun Certification training:
Watch all the videos on your own.
Attend a two day in person Mt Kunlun practicum in Asheville, NC.
Dates:
TBD as needed
Cost of packaged video price for all 4 classes/handouts: $1000
Cost of 2 day hands on mentored practice: $999
The Spirit of the Points
The 131 Spirit Points of the Body
Also in the works is a class that does deep dives into the 131 spirit acupoints. We have about 365 acupoints – at least that is how many we study in the Eden Method School. Of those 365 – 131 of those points are dedicated to the nurturing of our spirits – nurturing our electron clouds.
Look for this class in 2026.
There will be so much more coming to the Spirit of the Matter corner of Energy Medicine University.
