Energy Management That Works: How Pranic Therapy with Bella Clark Supports Health, Resilience, and Burnout Prevention

The Science-Backed Benefits of Energy Management that Works

Bella Clark has joined The emPOWER Breakfast community as a Pranic Therapist, and Well-Being Facilitator. She brings a rare combination of professional insight, personal resilience, and a deep commitment to helping others navigate stress, grief, and emotional challenges.

Bella’s journey into Pranic Therapy began during one of the most challenging periods of her life. At the height of her career co-owning Red Management, a leading crew agency supporting film, TV, and fashion, she was juggling the relentless demands of a high-pressure industry with profound personal upheaval.

In rapid succession, Bella experienced the devastating loss of her sister, the trauma of the Grenfell Tower fire next door to her office, and the challenge of supporting her son through a period of serious mental health struggles. The weight of grief, trauma and fear was intense. She recalls, “Grief is unlike anything else, it doesn’t just hurt, it depletes. It drains your energy, clouds your mind, and can make every day feel like a mountain to climb. Combined with the constant pressure of a fast-paced career and the worry for my son, I felt completely overwhelmed.”

It was during this tipping point, when everything seemed impossible to manage, that Bella discovered Pranic Therapy. An unexpected healing in a bell tent and subsequent attendance at a seminar opened a door to something profoundly transformative. The techniques she learned provided tangible relief, clarity, and a renewed sense of strength and hope. “It was the first time in months that I felt a spark of hope amidst the heaviness. I learnt that healing and relief were possible, even in the middle of life’s storms,” Bella reflects.

This experience not only helped her navigate the grief and trauma but also gave her the tools to support her son, helping him emerge as the confident and resilient young person he is today. The personal transformation was so powerful that Bella made the courageous decision to pivot her life and career, dedicating herself to Pranic Therapy and holistic well-being.

Now, Bella empowers individuals and organisations across London and Surrey to reduce stress, overcome limiting beliefs, and unlock their potential both personally, professionally, and emotionally. With her background in the high-pressure creative industries and collaborations with designers such as Celia Birtwell CBE, she deeply understands the challenges faced by professionals in demanding environments and the toll that grief, anxiety, and burnout can take on the mind and body.

Bella is particularly passionate about energy management as a preventative tool. “Waiting until you’re at the precipice of burnout is far harder than managing your energy to prevent it in the first place,” she explains. “Pranic Therapy is a practical framework that teaches techniques to release unhelpful energies, restore balance, and replenish vitality. This approach isn’t just about healing, it’s about prevention. Learning to manage your energy proactively allows you to thrive, rather than survive.”

Bella’s approach is holistic and deeply empathetic. She has worked with clients navigating teenage mental health issues, chronic illness, stress and burnout, grief, depression, PTSD, autoimmune conditions, and more. Each session, whether in person, virtually, or through corporate well-being programmes, is tailored to help clients restore balance, resilience, and clarity, and to reclaim energy and health that grief, stress, and overwork may have depleted.

“Science confirms that prolonged negative emotions, whether trauma, anxiety or stress, is a major contributing factor of ill health and disease.  In fact, some studies state a staggering 90% of disease is due to negative emotions,” Bella explains. “Pranic Therapy allows people to gently release that weight, replenish their energy, and reconnect with their inner strength. It’s not just about surviving life’s challenges, it’s about thriving despite them. And the earlier you start, the better equipped you are to prevent reaching the point of complete exhaustion, burn out and ill health..”

To learn more about Bella and Pranic Therapy, we asked her a few questions. Read on to discover her insights:

What first drew you to Pranic Therapy?

In 2017 a couple of major life events coincided with the decline of my son’s mental health.  My sister died in South Africa – she needed an urgent heart transplant. She had a deep spiritual practice and her passing ignited a need to know what that was, as it had clearly supported her during her illness.

Days before her UK memorial the Grenfell fire happened – I was a business tenant on the estate - it was like a juggernaut of combined trauma, shock and grief that left me feeling deeply winded. Over the following months, as my son’s health declined, the emotions were overwhelming and it manifested as the inability to cope and severe lower back pain.

At the end of that summer at a family weekend, my cousin suggested I try what I heard as “Panic Healing.” In too much pain to care what it was called, I agreed. His wife, a Pranic Therapist, took me into her bell tent and gave me a treatment.  I immediately felt a rushing sensation down my spine and after the session, I felt lighter but it was not until months later, I received an email saying ‘Do you want to feel less stressed?’ The answer was ‘PLEASE!’ so I registered for the Pranic Therapy seminar …. and that was the start of a journey that changed my life.

How did your personal experiences with grief and stress shape your approach to healing?

My sister had a very peaceful passing. She was surrounded by love and I wanted to a) know her secret (after all don’t we all want a peaceful passing?) and b) I desperately needed healing. 

The tsunami of grief and trauma became my greatest teacher. It shattered everything I thought I knew about life and brought me to my knees. I realised I needed to find a new approach to living and healing - but I didn’t know where to begin.

So I simply chose to be open: to explore different ideas, theories, practices, philosophies, and teachings, even ones that felt uncomfortable at first. It’s amazing to see how things unfold when you’re open, how books/people/flyers/documentaries/courses/etc. just fall onto your pathway . That willingness led me to Pranic Therapy and a journey that continues to unfold.  It has been subtle and profound, vast and intimate, sometimes challenging and sometimes uplifting — but always fascinating.

Can you explain, in simple terms, what Pranic Therapy is and how it works?

Prana is the Sanskrit word for energy and in simple terms Pranic Therapy offers a practical framework for better health and wellbeing. At its heart is energy - the driving force behind how we feel, think, and interact with the world.  By understanding and learning how to work with this energy, we can make real improvements across all areas of life, from physical health and emotional balance to relationships, work, and even finances.

This framework is accessible to everyone, whether through evidence-based one-to-one treatments, meditations, breathwork, energising exercises, and self-development techniques, all of which I teach in Pranic Healing Level 1. Each aspect is designed to be easy to integrate into daily life, providing structure and support for well-being and transformation. It’s like life coaching on steroids!

It's logical, systematic, trialled and tested.  I would love to go into more details but that’s a much longer conversation.

How does Pranic Therapy differ from other forms of energy or holistic therapies?

In Pranic Therapy, cleansing always comes before energising. It’s like cleaning a wound before applying treatment.  We first remove the congested / diseased energy or ‘blockages’, then replenish with fresh prana.  This allows the body to heal faster -  after all the body is a phenomenal  self-healing machine.

Another distinction is its structured and scientific approach. Every ailment, whether physical or psychological, has a specific energy pattern. Pranic Therapy uses tested protocols to address these patterns. This systematic method has enabled clinical studies, including research at King’s College Hospital, to explore its efficacy in conditions such as pain, IBS, Crohn’s, and anxiety – the results have been unprecedented.

What are the most common challenges or conditions you help your clients with?

People of all ages come to me for many different reasons - ranging from emotional and physical ailments to relationship or work challenges - however around 90% are experiencing some form of expressed or suppressed stress and anxiety. Anxiety is a global crisis which cuts across every sector, age group, and background contributing to disease and pain.  It’s heart breaking to come across so many children and young people experiencing anxiety – especially with the aftermath of the pandemic and social media.  Research shows that stress and anxiety are contributing factors in up to 90% of health conditions, which is why I always begin with a specific protocol to address them first. Once stress and anxiety are reduced I work on the physical or emotional symptoms.

How can Pranic Therapy support someone dealing with stress or burnout at work?

Pranic Therapy supports stress and burnout at work by offering both treatment and practical tools that build emotional resilience.  There are specific protocols/treatments to address and remove stress, fear, procrastination, anger, anxiety or trauma etc. so working with individuals on a 1-1 basis I help remove the emotion(s) enhancing mental clarity, calmness, better sleep and so on. It also works a bit like life coaching  - I teach simple techniques such as breathing, meditation, and simple exercises that not only calm the mind but also energise the body. These tools help people manage pressure, improve focus & productivity, and even navigate challenges like conflict resolution with far greater ease.  If used on a regular basis Pranic Therapy is the foundation for emotional regulation and better decision making.  These techniques have been a professional and personal life line especially during my years at Red when family, industry & global challenges exploded.

Do you tailor your sessions differently for corporate clients versus individuals?

Yes. In corporate environments, sessions are shorter — usually 10 or 20 minutes — and focus on stress, anxiety, and common aches and pains. Even in this short time, the results can be remarkable.

For private clients, the work goes deeper. Each session lasts for 60 minutes and takes the whole view of the individual — looking at health, history, relationships, lifestyle, and more. I start the treatment with the psychological aspect, such as trauma or anxiety, and then address the physical symptoms, whether insomnia, migraines, menopause, or more complex illnesses.  Pranic Therapy is a non-touch system and therefore can be given in face to face, on zoom or fully remote.  I work with people all over the UK and abroad and is especially effective for people leading busy international lives – one week they can be in the Caribbean, the next on a yacht in Greece, then Australia - as is the case with a current client!  Remote work allows for regular treatments whatever the schedule.

How long does it usually take for clients to notice benefits from Pranic Therapy?

Most people feel lighter, calmer, and more energised after just one session. Deeper results, though, depend on the individual, the condition, how long it has been present, and how open the person is to change.

I often use the analogy of a ship crossing the ocean. If it’s been travelling in one direction for a long time (like a long-standing ailment), each treatment is like gently applying the brakes. Because of inertia, the ship doesn’t stop immediately — it takes time to slow down, come to a halt, and then gradually turn back towards its original course of health. For this reason, I usually recommend starting with a course of six treatments.  Conditions like burnout can be helped fairly quickly whereas ailments like MS or cancer need a longer treatment plan. Clients can also support their own progress with simple practices such as meditation and salt baths, which help keep the energy system clear between sessions.

What role does meditation play in your therapy work?

Meditation is central. Personally, it gives me the energy and resilience to treat people for hours at a time, especially during workplace days and events when it is non-stop.

In Pranic Therapy, the key practice is the Twin Hearts Meditation. When done regularly, it builds resilience, courage, compassion, intuition, clarity, and strength. It helps people respond to challenges rather than react, and I prescribe it to almost all my clients because it supports and accelerates healing.

I have facilitated this meditation in many places, from community groups to Black Island Studios to AstraZeneca and Deutsche Bank and well,  I am always astounded at the response afterwards. 

For me, the Twin Hearts Meditation has  been a lifeline through some of the darkest moments of my life (during  2021 - but that’s another story…)  so it is as part of my weekly routine as regular exercise, healthy eating etc.

Can Pranic Therapy help with emotional challenges, such as grief or anxiety?

Absolutely. Pranic Therapy includes a ‘specialised branch’ called Pranic Psychotherapy, which, as it suggests, focuses on psychological well-being – i.e. thoughts and emotions. Clinical trials at King’s College London showed an 85% full clinical response rate in psychological conditions – the results were so positive that psychiatrists have subsequently trained in Pranic Therapy.

Thoughts and emotions are forms of energy – of which we have 20-80 thousand thoughts a day! When positive, they flow; when negative, they can accumulate and create blockages that contribute to stress, pain, or unexplained symptoms that medical scans often cannot detect.  By gently clearing these blockages, Pranic Therapy helps restore balance, ease emotional distress, and support healing at the root level.  It’s very powerful.

Do you have any stories of transformation or breakthroughs that stand out?

There are many, but two come to mind. At a Grenfell event, I gave author Zoe Fox, who had a spinal cord injury, a short 10-minute session. We had never met before but the next day, she tracked me down on Instagram to share something remarkable: one of her chronic symptoms, a stabbing pain in her foot, had completely disappeared. For her, as a mother of a young daughter, that pain had been limiting her mobility. To suddenly walk without pain is freedom and she was delighted. And yet, all I did in that moment was give her a 10-minute treatment for stress and anxiety, with a few extra sweeps down her spine. Sometimes the simplest treatments unlock the most profound results and it blows me away every time.

Early on in my practice I once worked with a veteran who had PTSD. We had never met, and the session was done entirely remotely. On our initial call he shared his history of trauma, including shrapnel injuries. I focused the treatment on cleansing trauma and stress energies including those connected to his injuries.

When we spoke after the session, his first words were, “I feel weird.” I asked, “Good weird or bad weird?” He explained that he had suffered a bilateral stroke in 2016, which had left the entire left side of his body with no feeling at all, while his right side shook. Yet, during the session, for the first time in three years, he began experiencing sensations on his left side.  He was shocked and astonished as you can well imagine.

This extraordinary shift came simply from clearing the trauma and stress energies that had been blocking his system. Again, it was utterly mind-blowing and a reminder of the potential of this work.

My teacher and mentor, Les Flitcroft, head of the UK Pranic Healing Institute and lead Pranic Therapist on the clinical trials shares extraordinary stories on this podcast – including how he healed his paralysed arm and a recount about a boy whose life machine was about to be turned off.

How did your experience in the creative industries influence your approach to well-being?

Working in the creative industries means operating with a naturally “right-brained” perspective -  creative, intuitive, and open to new ideas, rather than overly rigid or bound by pure logic. That way of thinking helped me to be more fluid in my approach to well-being.

There’s a saying that we create our own realities and so we can create our own health and well- being i.e. we can literally worry ourselves sick or think ourselves well. Pranic Therapy gave me a logical framework to actually put a happier, healthier future into action – but don’t get me wrong – it’s ongoing and ever changing!

Is Pranic Therapy something anyone can learn, or is it only for trained practitioners?

Pranic Therapy is not a belief system, it’s a science so absolutely, anyone can learn it and treat themselves, family and friends.  You don’t need to feel or see energy for it to work. Simply follow the step-by-step techniques taught in Level 1, and you will get results.  It’s genius in its simplicity and profound in its impact.  As a parent you can treat your child whether they are at school, away at uni or travelling the world.  It’s the greatest gift.  Got elderly parents or caring for someone?  You can give them regular treatments to sustain their health or give them emergency sessions whenever or whatever happens – it doesn’t matter where you are.  If you are a manager/therapist/teacher/or anyone working with the public or large groups you can use it to cleanse and protect your energy from constantly being drawn – it is remarkable in its ability to prevent burn out and as such more and more people across all sectors are learning it.

When I first learnt Pranic Therapy I was open but sceptical and couldn’t feel energy for years. But with constant practice and an open mind, I witnessed results that were impossible to ignore. That’s all it takes, openness and consistency of aim and effort. 

Having said that, to be a proficient practitioner it takes dedication and years of diligent practicing and studying.  We never stop learning and that is one of many reasons why I am passionate about my work.

What’s one piece of advice you would give someone just starting their healing journey?

View the healing journey as a journey of a lifetime.  Sometimes it feels fast and exhilarating, other times painfully slow, challenging and frustrating. Some stretches are smooth, others bumpy.  Along the way there can be diversions or roadblocks.  The views can be breathtaking or mind-numbingly boring but through it all, have fun, be curious, be patient, don’t give up and most importantly, be kind to yourself.

How do you see Pranic Therapy evolving, and what are your future goals for your practice?

Pranic Therapy is expanding in powerful and exciting ways. In schools across the UK, meditation practices are already helping children as young as four to regulate emotions, a vital skill in today’s climate of global anxiety. In healthcare, Pranic Therapy is raising the ceiling of what’s possible, offering support that goes beyond medication and procedures alone. And in business, it’s helping leaders foster more compassionate, resilient, and productive work environments.  

For my part, I’m committed to continuing to raise awareness of Pranic Therapy through my private clinic, corporate, charitable and community work, and through teaching Pranic Healing Level 1. In an environment where the current healthcare systems around the world a) rely too heavily on medication and b) are failing under increasing pressures, I see Pranic Therapy stepping in, helping empower people to take back control of their own physical and mental health …. as I did.

One of my specific goals is to extend the work I’ve been doing with residents and survivors on the Grenfell estate into the London Fire Brigade. Having witnessed the continued pain of the firefighters during the Grenfell anniversary silent walks, I’m deeply saddened by the weight they still carry. Pranic Therapy could be a powerful support for the stress and PTSD firefighters endure,  not only in moments of tragedy, but in the demands of their daily service.

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To learn more about how you can integrate Pranic Therapy sessions within the workplace or book an emPOWER session with Bella, contact athene@theempowerbreakfast.co.uk.

Information on workshops and classes to follow.

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