She admits that she has no formal education as a health professional, and has merely worked in a publishing firm that published books on healing. Her spiritual orientation is a fusion of various religions, which makes some of her rhetoric seem like the self-help literature she claims to despise in her discussion of "woundology." Forgiveness, of course, is central to her credo, as only through forgiveness can we heal. Christian doctrine figures prominently in her analysis. Her philosophy is also influenced by her belief that astrology affects healing. She also discusses the concept of chakras from Indian mysticism. She speaks the influence of karma, and how holding onto illnesses can result in bad energy revisited being upon you. Thus Myss' words would not be useful for someone who is...
How could a sick young child be holding onto the past and refusing to heal? Myss' words, however tangentially, touch upon the role that mental activity, like stress, can sometimes play in the creation of a holistic state of physical or mental health. A failure to heal is clearly the result, sometimes, of a refusal to let go of the past, but Myss' rather muddled rhetoric is hardly the 'total' solution to the failure of medicine and therapy to address all of the ailments in the world.
popularized social and cultural trends are merging, intentionally or not, toward laying the foundation for generating a new narrative about what it means to learn across a lifespan in an environment conducive to healthy living. It seeks to examine the coalescing of what is called lifelong learning side-by-side with the theories and practices related to the evolution of ecological thinking and environmental awareness. The idea that life can be
Furthermore, when groups began people naturally turned to the group leader for direction and advice. It would be accurate to state that most of the relating was to the group leader at that point. However, by exercising linking behavior, I was able to get the group members to look to each other for understanding and help. Initially, I had to point out when people were saying things that would indicate
Introduction Edgar Allen Poe was a 19th century American author who wrote gothic horror stories (as well as gothic poetry). Here, he delivers his theme that no one escapes death in his short story “Masque of the Red Death” through symbolism, setting, and narration. The colors of the room serve as symbols of life, with the red room serving as a symbol of blood and of the horror that awaits the
Spear of Destany The history of civilization is full of legends and myths that have cut across cultural barriers and are nowadays some of the most well-known stories related to the old times of religion and civilization. One of these myths include, among others, the Holy Graal, the Shroud of Turin, or the Spear of Destiny, both of them linked to the life and death of Jesus Christ. The present research provides
His experience extends well beyond a single lifetime." Third, pain, suffering, and evil are due not to external forces but to "engrams," or the negative mental imprints gathered through traumatic experiences in current and past lives. In this sense Scientology promotes similar beliefs to Eastern religions and New Age ideologies. Fourth, the Church of Scientology advocates social service and remains particularly concerned with problems related to drug abuse. The Church
Laughter and Healing The Effects of Laughter on the Healing Process and the Use of Technology to Track Statistics How Laughter Works Benefits of Laughter Using Technology in Humor Research Humor Therapy The Effects of Laughter on the Healing Process and the Use of Technology to Track Statistics In the United States, billions of dollars are spent every year on medical treatments (Diggs, 2004). However, according to Diggs, people often "overlook the coping mechanisms we have been
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