Monday, June 25, 2007
Natural Health Nuggets 1
Occasionally we'll include just a few nuggets regarding natural health and healing. Here are a couple for starters:
Tip 1
Natural healing is in no way connected to religion nor does it run counter to any religious beliefs. Instead it is concerned with promoting good health and wellness as well as healing.
Tip 2
Natural healing is all about self-healing and it is founded on the belief that a person has the ability to heal themselves from within.
Tip 3
Reiki is a form of natural healing that tap into universal or vital energy -- chi. The practitioner will channel the energies to you through the power of touch. They do not control where the energy goes in your body. It will simply gather where it is needed and that is where you will begin to feel a tingling, warming sensation.
Tip 4
Reflexology is based on the belief that our hands and feet are mirrors of all of the major organs and glands in the body and that by applying pressure to particular pressure points, the corresponding muscles can be loosened, tension can be let out and healing can begin because the internal will benefit from this fancy kind of pressure foot massage.
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Natural Healing for Ultimate Wellness
Natural healing is all about self-healing and its foundation is the belief that a person has the ability to heal themselves from within. Natural healing works with an individual's inner vital energy and innate healing capacity.
Natural healing believes that a person can only truly be healed if the whole being is treated, as opposed to just individual body parts or symptoms in isolation. Natural healing is a subset of alternative medicine and it involves a variety of health practices, health approaches and products that support the body in the process of healing.
Natural healing takes form in the practice of a variety of alternative medicine practices. The possibilities include nutrition, acupuncture, acupressure, relaxation methods, yoga, Tai Chi, herbalism, homeopathy, massage therapy, naturopathy, natural hygiene, ayurvedic medicine, aromatherapy, and many others.
The word "natural," in natural healing, implies that any treatment methods involve only non-invasive therapies and substances found in nature. That eliminates the use of pharmaceuticals and or surgery as a treatment of choice. Although, natural healing is not intended to be a substitute for conventional medicine but actually as a complement to it.
It was not until the late 20th century that the term “natural health” took hold in the western world. However many of the basic beliefs of natural healing originated in Europe where it got its start. Natural, alternative therapies always were and continue to be, very common in many parts of Europe and in fact many of these therapies are encouraged by medical practitioners.
Natural healing is in no way connected to religion nor does it run counter to any religious beliefs. Instead it is focused on prevention -- promoting good health and wellness in addition to healing.
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