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Healing - 12 / 29 / 2002
the importance of good training
physical
herbology
efficacy
- power or capacity to produce a desired effect [AHD3]
- effectiveness
the dangers of herbs
western herbal medicine
chinese herbal medicine
ayurveda - Hindu
traditional home and folk remedies
diet / food
vitamins & minerals
vegetarian
macrobiotics
bodywork
the importance of touch
touch and human development
massage
Alexander technique - posture
Rolfing
pressure points
shiatsu
accupressure
accupuncture
reflexology
movement
Tai Chi
Yoga
exercise
martial arts
pain management
psychosomatic
- relating to or concerned with the influence of the mind on the body [AHD3]
flower remedies
aromatherapy
homeopathy
meditation
visualization
relaxation
biofeedback
healing touch
Reiki
stigmata
the power of prayer
the placebo effect
headology / belief
Granny Weatherwax
psychological
mental processes and structures
addiction
anxiety
depression
obsession / compulsion
phobia
stress
hypnosis
injury to the self
by others
by self
[see Psychology]
psychic
the image of the self / soul / spirit
shamanism
soul injury
soul loss - disassociation
soul retrieval
[see Shamanism]
social / cultural
healing ritual
societal / cultural trauma
future shock
the impact of "advanced" cultures
sin / tabu
purification
relinking / reconnecting
[see Systems of Purity]
ecological
the Gaia theory
benefits of acting as if it were "true"
humans as part of the ecology
not separate
encouraging diversity
inherent weakness of monocultures
[see Ecology]
ritual therapy [see Ritual & Theater]
four-step approach
1) propose ritual as a possible solution
2) plan
3) enact
4) post-ritual activities
cognitive self
social-cognitve-behavioral language
relational self
sponsors / mediates & connects cognitve & somatic selves
humanizing / taming influence
somatic self
feeling
wild
fight
stifle / oppress
flight
ignore / run wild
flow
sponsor / cultivate / artfully express / channel
mindfulness / mature sponsorship
awareness of self
awareness of world
awareness of relationship between self & world
not resisting & not becoming
sponsorship vs ownership (oppress)
naming / taxonomy
healer patient connection
trust / confidence
The Complete Medicinal Herbal - Penelope Ody
The Courage to Love: Principles and Practices of Self-Relations Psychotherapy
- Stephen Gilligan
Family Guide to Natural Medicine - Reader's Digest
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Healing Remedies - C. Norman Shealy M.D., Ph.D.
Managing Pain - Reader's Digest Health & Healing the Natural Way series
Wyrd Sisters - Terry Pratchett
Witches Abroad - ibid
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