Evidence, Experience & Energy: A Physician’s Perspective on Healing
What happens when a board-certified medical doctor discovers energy healing—and realizes science and spirituality have been saying the same thing all along? Medical doctor Ana Baptista, MD (hematologist, 18 years experience) bridges Western medicine and energy healing. Discover the neuroscience behind spinal energetics, why your heart is a second brain, real healing stories (chronic pain resolved in one session), and the emotional roots of disease. Learn about co-regulation, alignment, and why science and spirituality are finally collaborating. For anyone seeking deeper healing or curious about energy medicine from a scientific perspective.
IN THIS EPISODE:
- [00:00] Introduction to Finding Harmony Podcast
- [01:00] Meet Ana Baptista: Medical Doctor and Energy Practitioner
- [03:00] The Impact of Unconscious Patterns on Health
- [05:00] Ana's Medical Background and Shift to Alternative Medicine
- [07:00] Growing Up with Science and Open-Minded Family
- [10:00] Discovering Communication Gaps in Medicine
- [11:00] Integrating Coaching and NLP into Medical Practice
- [14:00] Discovering Spinal Energetics
- [15:00] Experiencing Energy Work: Ana's First Session
- [17:00] The Science Behind Mind-Body Connection
- [19:00] Your Mind as Your "Claws and Teeth"
- [22:00] The Heart as a Second Brain
- [26:00] The Role of Intuition in Medicine
- [29:00] The Evolution of Medical Practice: Intuition and Science
- [32:00] The Future of Medicine: Integrating Science and Ancient Wisdom
- [40:00] Science Meets Energy Healing
- [43:00] Embracing AI as an Assistant
- [44:00] The Role of the Nervous System
- [46:00] Science and Human Potential
- [50:00] Spinal Energetics and Transformation
- [54:00] Midlife Crisis and Purpose
- [59:00] Healing Through Emotional Release (Real Case Studies)
- [1:04:00] The Interconnection of Mind and Body
- [1:08:00] Disease and Emotional Roots
- [1:17:00] Alignment: Spine, Soul, and Self
- [1:21:00] Where to Find Ana Baptista
GUEST BIO:
Ana Baptista, MD is a board-certified hematologist with over 18 years of medical experience. She has worked in emergency medicine, specialized consultations, and served as medical director for clinical trials in hematology and oncology. Trained in Portugal, Ana also holds certifications in coaching, neurolinguistic programming (NLP), and clinical hypnotherapy. After discovering spinal energetics, she now integrates energy medicine with her medical background, helping clients heal through nervous system regulation and embodied practices. Ana is passionate about bridging Western medicine with alternative healing modalities, proving that science and spirituality complement rather than contradict each other.
CONNECT WITH ANA:
Website: supportingpaths.com
Instagram: @supportingpaths
Location: Based in the Algarve, Portugal | Works online globally
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Your mind is your evolutionary survival mechanism—like claws and teeth for humans
- The heart has its own neural network and can sense magnetic fields independently
- Energy work is your nervous system releasing stored tension and trauma
- Chronic pain can resolve rapidly when the body feels safe to release
- Autoimmune diseases may be connected to patterns of self-criticism
- Midlife crisis is your purpose asking if you're aligned with your truth
- Medicine is an art informed by science, not just science alone • Intuition is your nervous system processing faster than conscious thought
- Disease often has emotional roots that Western medicine doesn't address
- Alignment (spine, soul, life) is the key to reducing suffering
- Science and energy medicine are complementary, not contradictory
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
- "You Can Heal Your Life" by Louise Hay • Gabor Maté's work on trauma and disease • Spinal Energetics (as healing modality) • NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming) • Clinical Hypnotherapy
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00:00 - Introduction to Finding Harmony Podcast
00:44 - Exploring the Intersection of Mind, Body, and Energy
01:04 - Meet Anna Baptista: Medical Doctor and Energy Practitioner
01:52 - The Impact of Unconscious Patterns on Health
02:23 - Science Meets Energy Healing
03:13 - Anna's Journey from Traditional Medicine to Energy Work
03:38 - Invitation to Masterclass: Activate Your Inner Healer
04:53 - Diving into the Episode with Anna Baptista
05:22 - Anna's Medical Background and Shift to Alternative Medicine
10:25 - Integrating Coaching and NLP into Medical Practice
13:01 - Discovering Spinal Energetics
13:42 - Experiencing Energy Work: Anna's First Session
16:07 - The Science Behind Mind-Body Connection
24:39 - The Role of Intuition in Medicine
30:14 - The Evolution of Medical Practice: Intuition and Science
33:17 - The Future of Medicine: Integrating Science and Ancient Wisdom
40:28 - Embracing AI as an Assistant
40:38 - The Role of the Nervous System
41:27 - Science and Human Potential
45:14 - Spinal Energetics and Transformation
49:05 - Midlife Crisis and Purpose
52:47 - Healing Through Emotional Release
58:13 - The Interconnection of Mind and Body
01:12:49 - Conclusion and Contact Information
Finding Harmony Host / Coach / Spiritual Wellness Teacher
Harmony Slater is a Spiritual Wellness Coach whose mission is to support spiritually-curious entrepreneurs with “science-backed woo” to create a deeply fulfilling life and a business they love.
She's a National Board Certified Health Coach, Certified in both Quantum Coaching and in the Mastery Coaching Methods. She's also Certified Ashtanga Yoga Teacher, one of less than 20 women in the world to hold this honour, after training in India for 15 years.
She began travelling to East Asia in 2002 to study Buddhism, after completing two degrees in Philosophy and Eastern Religious Studies. In 2004, I began a life-long love affair with India, spending the next 15 years living there for extended periods of time immerse in Yoga practice, Vipassana meditation, Ayurveda, and Philosophy.
For the past 20+ years Harmony's been focused on sharing these deeper teachings + practices of multidimensional wellness to support women around the world in eliminating midlife burnout + restoring joy, to create a life and wellness business that nourishes both their soul and bank account. She's taught workshops and retreats in over 30 different countries.
She’s the host of the Finding Harmony Podcast, an active Board Member for the non-profit organization Yoga Gives Back, and has been featured in two anthologies on yoga, pregnancy, and motherhood in: ‘Yoga Sadhana for Mothers’ and ‘Strength and Grace: A collection of Essays by Women of Ashtanga Yoga.’
Medical Doctor & Coach
Ana Baptista is a medical doctor, coach and somatic practitioner based in Portugal. With a background in hematology, she bridges science and embodied practices, integrating Spinal Energetics, conscious breathwork and coaching. Her work supports people in reconnecting with their bodies, regulating their nervous system and returning to a deeper sense of alignment in everyday life.