WHAT DOES HOLISTIC MEAN?
A holistic approach to health is not exactly a new concept!! |
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It is taken from all the ancient philosophies especially in the east that a person needs to look at their WHOLE self to address symptoms and illness. This means mind, body and Spirit as a unit that can affect every aspect of our well being.
Eastern cultures and religions have believed for thousands of years that you can not possibly separate these three in treatments for any illness, pain or discomfort. Taking herbs or western drugs can only mask the symptoms most of the time. This approach does not BALANCE the WHOLE person AND THEREFORE only DISSOLVES SYMPTOMS. In acute cases western methods are essential and modern medicine is playing a vital role in health care and the opinion of a GP should always be consulted first
The word DISEASE should read DIS-EASE i.e. when the person is not at ease OR imbalanced, symptoms or illness follows.
Q. How many times let’s say have you realised that a pain, maybe in your back suddenly becomes less painful or even remarkably better once you have had a good day or you have eaten and rested well? In the same instance does that pain not get worse if you are stressed and emotional for other reasons, and this now compounds the physical problem BECAUSE of your mental state?
This is a very basic example but I think most people will recognise this fact as being true.
A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO TREATMENTS
- Of course you can use each method as a complete treatment but I have found that most people get more benefit from a combination of approaches. It all comes down to the individual’s wants and needs.
- If a man needs to have sports massage for postural problems brought on by work why not use essential oils to support his emotional needs at the same time. (He could be stressed at work which will make his posture suffer and in turn make his stress worse).
- So by using the two methods you are addressing the “Bigger picture” all at the same time. If you then bring in Reflexology and some Reiki healing to de-stress his stress hormones and give him a general sense of well being this again can only help his underlying problems contributing to his pain which he thought was just postural!!
- A full consultation is taken at your first appointment and a treatment plan discussed
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