ThetaHealing (also Theta Healing) is the registered trademark for a method of meditation created by Vianna Stibal in 1995.
[12][13] The Theta Healing technique, according to founder Vianna Stibal, is always taught to be used in conjunction with conventional medicine.
[14] The philosophy of ThetaHealing has been criticized due to its esoteric and faith-based nature as well as an overwhelming lack of evidence of the effectiveness of the methods.
[16] The McGill University Office for Science and Society pointed out that ThetaHealing did not increase theta wave activity, but that "It did the exact opposite.
[17] ThetaHealing also has been widely criticized, notably by Jonathan Jarry at the Office for Science and Society, as being motivated by money rather than wellness.