Julianne Hough Addresses Viral “Energy Work Session” and the NSFW Responses

No, Julianne Hough hasn’t forgotten about that viral video.

The 36-year-old recalled the early 2020 moment, which took place in Davos, Switzerland, with Dr. John Amaral at the World Economic Forum, noting that energy work is a much more common practice now than it was at the time.

“I’ve had a few of those supernatural experiences and had a lot of people be like, ‘Oh, she’s lost the plot,’” the Dancing With the Stars cohost relayed to Kaitlyn Bristowe on her Off the Vine podcast Aug. 20. “I did this energy work session, and it went viral. People were like, ‘She’s got demons and an exorcist coming out of her butthole!’”

Julianne was not embarrassed by the session saying that people are much more accepting when it comes to the practice today.

“Of course, that was almost five years ago and now it’s so much more accessible,” the dancer said. “People understand what’s happening. Energy is everything.”

Noting that society is “opening” to looking into energy work, Julianne praised another female in the energy space—Gwyneth Paltrow.

“Whatever you say about her, she’s ‘woo woo’ or whatever, I am so grateful for her,” Julianne said of the Oscar winner. “Because she probably took more flack from anybody out there because she was a pioneer. And when you’re a pioneer in something and you have the courage and the guts to put it out there, you will absolutely get backlash, completely. I give her props.”

In the viral video from Julianne’s 2020 experience, a doctor floated his hands above Julianne's body, with the actress responding by moving in a wave-like motion. As the process continued, the Everything We Never Knew author let out an orgasmic-like screams as her body moved into some unique positions.

"I feel so much more liberated on the inside that I can speak my truth clearly, stand in my power and not feel overtaken by emotion, my mind and I feel free inside myself to just be," Julianne explained at the time. "Our body is our vessel to hold our energy and that is the most prominent thing that we can take care of."