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A '''Mind/body''' approach in [[health]] care is an important matter. Mind / Body [[medicine]] tries to use the power of thoughts and emotions to positively influence physical health. As [[Hippocrates]] wrote, "The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well." This is the core idea of Mind / Body alternative medicine. <ref>[http://www.quantumhealth.com/news/about_mind_body_medicine.html About Mind/Body Medicine]</ref>

A '''Mind/body''' approach in [[health]] care is an important matter.

 

{{QuoteBox|Mind/body medicine is an approach to healing that uses the power of thoughts and emotions to positively influence physical health. As Hippocrates once wrote, "The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well." This is the essence of mind/body medicine.<ref>[http://www.quantumhealth.com/news/about_mind_body_medicine.html About Mind/Body Medicine]</ref>}}

== History ==

== History ==

The "Gymnasium" was the real school of olden times. Greeks had high regard and admiration for beauty and fitness; the ancient Greeks believed that developing a body was as important as developing a mind. <ref>[http://www.energyia.com/ancient_greek_fitness_philosophy.htm The Ancient Greeks - the Founders of Holistic Exercise]</ref>

{{QuoteBox|The 'gymnasium' was the real school of olden times. With high regard and admiration for beauty, ... the ancient Greeks believed that developing your body was as important as developing your mind.<ref>[http://www.energyia.com/ancient_greek_fitness_philosophy.htm The Ancient Greeks - the Founders of Holistic Exercise]</ref>}}

"...it would be very foolish to suppose that one could ever treat the [part] by itself without treating the whole body...just as one should not attempt to cure the eyes apart from the head, nor the head apart from the body, so one should not attempt to cure the body apart from the soul.  And this is the very reason why most diseases are beyond the [[Greek]] Doctors, that they do not pay attention to the whole as they ought to do, since if the whole is not in good condition, it is impossible that the part should be."  [[Plato]].

{{QuoteBox|...it would be very foolish to suppose that one could ever treat the [part] by itself without treating the whole body...just as one should not attempt to cure the eyes apart from the head, nor the head apart from the body, so one should not attempt to cure the body apart from the soul.  And this is the very reason why most diseases are beyond the [[Greek]] Doctors, that they do not pay attention to the whole as they ought to do, since if the whole is not in good condition, it is impossible that the part should be.}}

=== In Different Cultures ===

=== In Different Cultures ===

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"Wise teachers of ancient times have always referred to energy, but in different terms. [[India]]ns called the higher energy ''Nam'', and the lower energy ''Prana''. [[China|Chinese]] tagged it ''Tao' or 'Chi''. [[Greece|Greeks]] saw it as ''The Logos of the Music of the Spheres'', [[Hippocrates]] referred to ''Nature's Life Force'', [[Wilhelm Reich]] called it ''Orgone Energy''," Dr. [[Randolph Stone]] called it ''Wireless Anatomy of Man''.  

{{QuoteBox|Wise teachers of ancient times have always referred to energy, but in different terms. [[India]]ns called the higher energy 'NAM', and the lower energy 'PRANA'. [[China|Chinese]] tagged it 'TAO' OR 'CHI'. [[Greece|Greeks]] saw it as 'THE LOGOS OF THE MUSIC OF THE SPHERES', [[Hippocrates]] referred to 'NATURES LIFE FORCE', [[Wilhelm Reich]] called it 'ORGONE ENERGY', [[Randolph Stone|Doctor Stone]] called it 'ORGONE ENERGY'.}}

The word "yoga" means "union" - the integration of physical, mental, and spiritual energies that enhance health and well-being. The physical postures, breathing, and exercises may reduce stress, lower blood pressure, and regulate heart rate...  

{{QuoteBox|The word "yoga" means "union" - the integration of physical, mental, and spiritual energies that enhance health and well-being. The physical postures, breathing, and exercises ... may reduce stress, lower blood pressure, and regulate heart rate ... <ref>[http://www.energyia.com/mind_body_spirit_greek_island_retreats.htm Mind, Body, Spirit and Emotions]</ref>}}

<ref>[http://www.energyia.com/mind_body_spirit_greek_island_retreats.htm Mind, Body, Spirit and Emotions]</ref>

It was John Money (1921 – 2006) who coined the term bodymind.

It was John Money (1921 – 2006) who coined the term bodymind.