Many of you already know the scanning technique, as it is featured on the blue "Intro" DVD that comes in the box with your Perkl-Light. If you have broadband, you can also watch a video demonstration of the scanning technique by clicking here. The process is described here in reference to physical pain in the body. The process for balancing emotional upset is very similar (and is demonstrated in the video accessed via the link above).

Before beginning the scanning technique, it is helpful to sit down and relax - making sure you will have five or ten minutes of undisturbed time. Then put your Perkl-Light into manual mode. Now, pause for a moment and notice the pain. Where is it specifically in your body? What shape it? Is it stronger in one area and weaker in another?

Now, choose one of the three color-knobs, red, green or blue. Turn the knob very, very slowly, and observe any sensations you feel in your body. Watch for a slight improvement in the pain, which would be your body's way of signaling that you have found the setting for that color-knob. You might also feel sensations such as warmth or tingling in the area of the pain, which would also be clues that you have found your setting. Or, you might just have a sense that the energy is engaged with the area you want to balance. This is a time to trust yourself.

When any of the above has occurred, you have found your setting for that knob. Repeat the process with the other two color-knobs.

To maximize effectiveness, you might aim the emitter at the painful area. Or, you might place the Perkl-Light on a table nearby and let it energetically engage the condition causing the pain while you go about other tasks.

When the pain stops, you are done. Or if the pain decreases down to a point but no further, you might want to repeat the technique to find another setting. Sometimes the energy blocks have layers.

One last tip is that sometimes applying ice to the site of the pain (if medically appropriate) can increase the effectiveness of the energy-treatment.

Most of the time when I use this technique, I get numbers (for the red, green, and blue settings) that are less than 50, and frequently less than 20. I bring this up because sometimes when this happens, people think that something went wrong. And, if you get high numbers, that is ok too. The main thing is to trust the process and not be concerned about whether you are getting low numbers or high ones.