Polycontrast Interference Photography (PIP) is a novel method to visualize and photograph various aspects of the whole-body human energy field, including the various chakras, dantians, and acupuncture meridians, via photon interaction with the human body. It was developed by Harry Oldfield, British scientist and inventor, who is world-renowned for his work with Kirlian photography. The PIP method involves digital processing of light interference patterns on and around the human subject, who is standing in minimal attire while being illuminated by uniform, full-spectrum white light. These light interference patterns are then interpreted by the PIP software, which reveals information about areas of energetic imbalance and blockages within the body, through software-enhanced colored patterns that may be visualized in three dimensions around the body. Just as x-rays are used to show internal body structures, PIP may be considered as an ?e-ray? that depicts the energy anatomy of the human biofield.

For example, a PIP scan Another example of a scan of a Buddhist Lama showed a huge and vibrant aura with dancing lights all around the man, plus a remarkably symmetric pattern of bright colors revealing the chakras. While a PIP scan of a man before energy healing showed a pattern of some congestion and turbulence in the energy field, characteristic of poor energy regulation, the PIP scan after energy healing showed that most of the torso was green and yellow, possibly due to the chakras being energized.

All participants who wish to be assessed will be PIP-scanned in this workshop. In order to be scanned most accurately, participants should wear white clothing that covers the body minimally, such as white swimwear or underwear, and they must be willing to be scanned in this attire. From the symmetry of the PIP patterns as well as colors obtained, the energy fields of participants will be evaluated and discussed. If time permits, we will show the influence of an intervention or a mind-body exercise such as qigong on the human energy field of several participants.