I read a book called "5 Minute Phobia Cure"by Roger Callahan. At first I thought it was NLP, but soon discovered it was about energy fields. This was 5 years or more ago. I started using similar techniques and I think this is going to be a hot form of therapy in the 21st century. And yes it appears to allow qi to flow more readily. It may evern work on non-local situations whereby a person or therapist can help people who are long distances away. Sounds like qi to me.