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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... | 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... | ||
Revision as of 00:43, March 23, 2008
Mind/body in health care is an important matter. John Money (1921 – 2006) coining the term bodymind. 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. [1]
- Is emotional health important to physical health? And, if so, what is emotional health? These are important questions to start thinking about if we take the links between body and mind seriously. And if we take the body mind linkage seriously, we will need to define and create the new charter or foundation on which to design an efficacious health care system. (cfr:Molecules of Emotion by Candace Pert, PhD)
Some history
"...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.
The Ancient Greeks - the Founders of Holistic Exercise
The 'gymnasium' was the real school of olden times. With high regard and admiration for beauty, and an understanding of the importance of health and fitness, the ancient Greeks believed that developing your body was as important as developing your mind. [2]
Energy Connections - The Great Life Force!
Wise teachers of ancient times have always referred to energy, but in different terms. Indians called the higher energy 'Nam', and the lower energy 'Prana'. Chinese tagged it 'Tao' or 'Chi'. Greeks saw it as 'The Logos of the Music of the SpheresS', Hippocrates referred to 'Nature's Life Force', Wilhelm Reich called it 'Orgone Energy', Dr. Randolph Stone called it Wireless Anatomy of Man.
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... [3]
See also
- Naturopathy
- Yoga
- Vegetarianism
- Chakras
- Bernarr Macfadden
- Alois P. Swoboda
- Herbert Benson
- Adrian Vander
External links
- Health and Yoga
- The Mindful Body: A Prolegomenon to Future Work in Medical Anthropology
- Everything is Psychosomatic by Merrily Manthey, M.S.
- Women’s Center for Mind-Body Health