John Ortiz, Part 3: Just Call Me ‘Hand Solo’
By John Ortiz, edited by Jonathan Atleson
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MDI Wellness Center
After treating many people under the redwoods behind the church, it was finally time to find an actual office in which to see people. People I knew, friends, family, and clients, kept telling me about this place called Mount Diablo Integrated Wellness Center. They mentioned a person there named Dr. Jain, who had heard about me and wanted to meet me.
I thought, Well, maybe that’s a place I should go check out. Maybe it’ll resonate. We’ll see what transpires. I was dubious that an MD would buy in to energy healing, but I figured it couldn’t hurt to give it a try. So one day, I decided to show up unannounced.
When I walked in, Dr. Jain—God bless her—was having a heated argument with a woman at the front desk. It was pretty intense. I stepped in and said, “Excuse me, this seems like a bad time. I’ll come back later.”
Dr. Jain turned to me and said, “Who are you?”
“I’m John Ortiz.”
She exclaimed, “John Ortiz, the energy healer?”
“Well…yeah, I guess so.” I was really nervous because the energy in the room was so intense.
She asked, “What do you want from me?”
I said, “To be honest, I don’t want anything. A lot of people told me we should meet, so here I am. But it’s probably not the best time, so I’ll come back another day.”
She surprised me by saying, “No, no, this is the perfect time. I’m feeling upset and angry. Can you work on me right now?”
“Well, yeah, I guess.”
Then she asked, “Can you work on this person at the front desk too?”
I replied, “Usually, when two people are having a difficult time together in their relationship, I don’t work on them at the same time. But if you’re six feet apart, I guess it would be okay.”
I had them both sit in chairs and started to work. By God’s grace and guidance, I had a friend with me and we worked together as a team—a kind of yin-yang dynamic we had worked out together. Within a few minutes, Dr. Jain said, “This is a miracle. I feel much better, even happy!”
The woman at the front desk chimed in, “Oh my gosh, my anger is gone!” She started laughing and said, “I feel great!”
Dr. Jain then turned to me and said, “That was impressive. You can come work for me under any circumstances.”
That marked the beginning of my journey at Mount Diablo Integrated Wellness Center, working with various colleagues with different belief systems and backgrounds.
Interdisciplinary Studies
This diverse environment helped me realize that while physical healing is important, many things can achieve that—a massage, a chiropractic adjustment, a workout, yoga, and so on. But chasing a person’s pain wasn’t enough unless you addressed the root cause of that pain. For instance, if you have tightness in your body, a massage might help temporarily, but if the tightness keeps coming back, the original issue hasn’t been resolved.
Similarly, in an allopathic analogy, if you have a headache and take a painkiller, the pain may subside, but the cause of the headache hasn’t been addressed. I became focused on finding and addressing the core issues—particularly the mental and emotional components. People carry traumas, fears, and other mental or emotional baggage that manifest in physical ways.
I started exploring ways to clean the mind and alleviate those traumas. This approach turned out to be very effective. People felt calmer, more peaceful, and much happier.
One day, the psychologist on staff came up to me. He was intense and asked, “Are you John Ortiz, the energy healer?”
I said, “Yeah. Who are you?”
He replied, “I’m Dr. [So-and-So], the psychologist on staff.”
I thought to myself, How does he know about me, but I don’t know about him?
He said, “We have seven mutual patients, and they’re changing faster than I’ve ever seen. I want to know what you’re doing.”
I told him, “I think I’ve found a way to clean the mind.”
He gave me a skeptical look and said, “You really think you can clean the mind?”
I replied, “No, Doc. I know I can clean the mind. More importantly, I can teach people to clean their own mind, empowering them in the process.”
Intrigued, he asked, “Can I experience it?”
I said, “Sure.” I put him in a chair and worked on him with crystals. Within five minutes, he fell asleep, and tears were streaming down his face! After the session, I gently woke him and asked, “Doc, how do you feel?”
He whispered, “Oh my God. I’m so calm and peaceful. How did you do that?”
I said, “By God’s grace.”
He asked, “How long will this last?”
I replied, “That depends on the individual. For some, one session is enough. For others, they revert back quickly, as if nothing happened.”
He said, “Let’s work together and change the face of psychology.”
While I appreciated the offer, I told him, “There are very powerful people who don’t want the face of psychology to change. My focus is on spiritual healing—helping people become more peaceful, loving, and compassionate.” He left me with a standing job offer.
Triad Healing
In Pranic Healing, we were taught how to work on on clients remotely, sending energy over a distance. I did not particularly enjoy working this way. But every now and then there were times when individuals couldn't make it to the office, or maybe I wanted to work on family members in another city.
In order to validate my ability to do remote energy work, the thought occurred to me to try working on a professional sports team. This way, there were easy metrics to use to see if I may be having any effect or not.
This is how, in 2014, I started working on the Golden State Warriors, without their knowledge (or financial support!). My goals for the players were:
Give them more energy during the game
Prevent or at least minimize injuries
Speed injury recovery
Have them feel and play younger
Increase their confidence
Slow down the game in their minds to enhance their performance and abilities
That team ended up winning the NBA championship. I don't know, maybe it was just coincidence! I continued working on the Warriors for the next ten years with varying success. I tried to reach the organization via text, email, phone messages, and letters, but received no response.
During COVID, I experimented with working on the San Francisco 49ers and the San Francisco Giants with varying degrees of success. I tried to reach both of these organizations, but also received no responses. I wonder what future possibilities there will be in applying energy work with athletes as it becomes better accepted.
The Pranic Healing leadership decided to say that to call yourself a Certified Pranic Healer, you could only do Pranic Healing and nothing else. I felt this was quite limiting, and realized it was time for me to move on.
What was the next level beyond Pranic Healing? Working with colleagues Jonathan Atleson and Jenny Wood, we came up with something we called Triad Healing in December of 2024, of which Pranic Healing was part of a broader approach.
This concept revolved around the idea of threes, as in the three notes that make up a musical triad. For example, the three of us formed a professional “triad”. We approach healing through a “pyramid” of principles, all conforming to the triad of “Safe, Effective, and Affordable”, and addressing the triad of “Physical, Mental/Emotional, and Spritual/Karmic”:
Triad Healing approaches:
Energy Balancing
Pranic Healing
Massage
Yoga
Nutritional Counseling
Quality
Quantity
Toxicity
Life Coaching
Reframing
Manifestation
Living in the Present
To learn more about Triad Healing, look for a growing offering of resources at triadhealing.com.