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Mind, Body, and Spirit
Learn how a good attitude and healthy spirit may have positive physical effects.
Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy is the use of fragrant substances, called essential oils, to alter mood or improve health.
Art Therapy
Art therapy is used to help people manage physical and emotional problems by using creative activities to express emotions.
Bioenergetics
Bioenergetics is a complementary therapy that involves psychotherapy, relaxation techniques, and gentle touch to relieve muscle tension.
Biofeedback
Biofeedback is a treatment method that uses monitoring devices to help people consciously control physical processes that are usually controlled automatically, such as heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, sweating, and muscle tension.
Breathwork
Breathwork is a general term used to describe a variety of conscious breathing techniques that are used in many relaxation exercises and spiritual healing methods.
Crystals
Crystals such as quartz, malachite, amethyst, and other gemstones are used for the purposes of healing physical and emotional conditions.
Curanderismo
Curanderismo is a form of folk healing that includes various techniques such as prayer, herbal medicine, healing rituals, spiritualism, massage, and psychic healing.
Cymatic Therapy
Cymatic therapy is a form of sound therapy. Cymatics refers to the effect of sound waves on matter, and cymatic therapy presumes that sound can have similar effects on the body.
Dance Therapy
Dance therapy is the therapeutic use of movement to improve the mental and physical well-being of a person.
Faith Healing
Faith healing is founded on the belief that certain people or places have the ability to cure and heal—that someone or something can eliminate disease or heal injuries through a close connection to a higher power.
Feng Shui
Feng shui is the ancient Chinese philosophy and art of placing objects, ornaments, furniture, rooms, buildings, and even towns in position so they promote the beneficial flow of vital energy or life force called qi or chi.
Holistic Medicine
Holistic medicine focuses on how the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual elements of the body are interconnected to maintain wellness, or holistic health.
Humor Therapy
Humor therapy is the use of humor for the relief of physical or emotional pain and stress.
Hypnosis
Hypnosis is a state of restful alertness during which a person uses deeply focused concentration.
Imagery
Imagery involves mental exercises designed to allow the mind to influence the health and well-being of the body.
Kirlian Photography
Kirlian photography refers to a type of photographic image made with high voltage.
Labyrinth Walking
Labyrinth walking is a form of meditation that involves walking on labyrinths, winding pathways drawn or laid on the ground.
Meditation
Meditation is a mind-body process that uses concentration or reflection to relax the body and calm the mind.
Music Therapy
Music therapy is the use of music by health care professionals to promote healing and enhance quality of life for their patients.
Native American Healing
Native American healing is a broad term that includes healing beliefs and practices of hundreds of indigenous tribes of North America.
Naturopathic Medicine
Naturopathic medicine is a complete alternative care system that uses a wide range of approaches such as nutrition, herbs, manipulation of the body, exercise, stress reduction, and acupuncture.
Neuro-Linguistic Programming
Naturopathic medicine is a complete alternative care system that uses a wide range of approaches such as nutrition, herbs, manipulation of the body, exercise, stress reduction, and acupuncture.
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy covers a wide range of approaches designed to help people change their ways of thinking, feeling, or behaving.
Qigong
Qigong is a Chinese system designed to enhance the natural flow of vital energy called qi or ch’i, pronounced “kee” or “chee,” in the body.
Shamanism
Shamanism is the name given to a group of ancient folk medicine practices, all of which use supernatural or spiritual healing.
Spirituality and Prayer
Spirituality is generally described as an awareness of something greater than the individual self.
Support Groups
Support groups present information, provide comfort, teach coping skills, help reduce anxiety, and provide a place for people to share common concerns and emotional support.
Tai Chi
Tai chi is an ancient Chinese martial art that is part of qigong. It is a mind-body, self-healing system that uses movement, meditation, and breathing to improve health and well-being.
Yoga
Yoga is a form of nonaerobic exercise that involves a program of precise posture, breathing exercises, and meditation. In ancient Sanskrit, the word yoga means “union.”
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