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  1. ‘Me Time’ for Therapists

    To paraphrase the old proverb “Physician, heal thyself,” substitute “Therapist, heal thyself”. If we as professionals are to maintain the highest quality of service and expertise fo...more

  2. "Hooking Up" to Healing - Good Vibrations

    Dr Milton Trager believed that a vital part of the Trager Approach was to Hook Up in 'present moment awareness', to something greater that ourselves.more

  3. 10 Health Benefits of Mindfulness

    “Developing countries have high, and increasing, issues with heart health, mental health problems, relationship breakdown and substance abuse because we live in a culture of busy-ne...more

  4. 10 Reasons to Take Up Yoga Now

    Whether you’re looking to take up a new hobby, want to make positive changes to your health regime, or are simply looking for an excuse to get out of the house, yoga could be the so...more

  5. 11 Habits of Happy and Healthy Highly Sensitive Persons, Part I

    Highly Sensitive Persons (HSP) tend to think of happiness as doing what you love and helping others in the process. While we don’t shy away from financial, material or relational jo...more

  6. 15 Life Lessons from a Medical Intuitive, Part One

    You know those moments when just one sentence brings your friend, client, or an audience from their heads into their hearts? Or when you unexpectedly say something so profound you c...more

  7. 15 Life Lessons from a Medical Intuitive, Part Two

    This blog is a continuation of 15 Life Lessons From a Medical Intuitive, Part One, which reminds us of those moments when just one sentence brings your friend, client, or an audienc...more

  8. 16 Chakra System - Part 1

    Besides our physical body, we have a body of subtle energy. This is made up of ‘nadis’ (meridians) through which flows prana, or life-force. The most important of the nadis is the s...more

  9. 1997, Me and Body Therapy

    What kind of a year was 1997 for me? To put it succinctly, it was a year where, thank God, there were only three hundred and sixty-five days!more

  10. 4 Tips for Enhancing your Wellness Routine in 2021

    After the events of 2020, many of us have learnt how to take better care of ourselves, including learning what it is we need to do more of to improve our mental and physical health....more

  11. 5 Best Places to do Your Yoga Teacher Training

    Going on a Yoga teacher training program is a decision for a life. It is the gateway to the pinnacle of Yoga. In the world of certifications, a Yoga TTC is the most facile way to be...more

  12. 7 Ways to Help Beat SAD this Winter, According to a Medical Advisor

    According to research by YouGov and The Weather Group,[1] around 29% of the UK suffers from seasonal affective disorder (SAD) each year, also known as “winter depression”. With lock...more

  13. 9 Secrets to Get Sciatic Nerve to Stop Hurting

    If you are suffering from sciatica, you have one thing on your mind right now, how to get rid of sciatica pain fast! While some people might confuse sciatic pain with general low ba...more

  14. A Balanced Way: Daoist Tips for the 21st Century – Surviving Self-Isolation

    I am writing this at a time when the first wave of the corona virus pandemic has abated and we all feel a sense of relief. Nevertheless we may well have to face a second wave of the...more

  15. A Better Approach to Complementary Therapy

    I suspect that all Complementary Therapists (CT) would agree that, no matter which technique, 'map' or energy system is being used, amongst the myriad therapies on offer today, all...more

  16. A Case of Infertility

    In her regular column for this issue, June Butlin discusses the case of a couple who had been unable to conceive for some eighteen months.more

  17. A Case Study on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    This column by June Butlin looks at the auto-immune disorder Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), which is characterised by severe rashes on the cheeks and nose, as well as tirednes...more

  18. A Gentle Introduction to Trance Theory

    Most of you have an idea as to what a trance is. But, that idea is probably different than the idea you will learn here.more

  19. A Guide to Insurance - Managing Risk and Identifying Health Professionals Insurance Needs

    In today’s claims culture, aided by the rise of ‘no win, no fee’ solicitors and the effects of our recessionary times, the ability to sue is no longer restricted to the rich or famo...more

  20. A Guide to Meditation

    In the West, the word meditation, means a concentrated state of mind in serious reflection. The Latin root of the word meditation mederi means to heal. It is an effort to heal affl...more

  21. A Healthy Dose Of Compassion

    As I write this article the world has recently witnessed terrorist atrocities in France and in Germany along with horrendous bombing of Syria and most of us will have reacted to ...more

  22. A Natural Approach to Healing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

    All illness, both major and minor, is from an holistic point of view a combination of physical, emotional and spiritual imbalance. Each has a knock-on effect on the other. Therefor...more

  23. A Spotlight on Reiki Healing

    This review of the published research literature and organizations regarding Reiki is Richard’s last article written for Positive Health PH Online prior to his untimely and far too ...more

  24. A Strong and Sexual Being

    Many cultures and religions have made, and continue to make, the argument that as men and women are born with clearly different sexual characteristics so these differences determine...more

  25. A Synthesis of Healing Therapies

    ...new therapies seem to be appearing almost weekly (if not daily), how is a person supposed to be able to know what particular therapy (or group of therapies) may be helpful for t...more

  26. A Typical Day in the Life of Yoga Instructor Bikram Keshari Patra

    Bikram Keshari Patra started his yoga journey in his early childhood, taking his inspiration from his grandfather who was a very sincere and spiritual yoga practitioner.more

  27. A Walk Through Robin's Brain

    The following story is an excerpt of a taped dialogue between cancer patient, Robin Jones and his physiotherapist, Mary Douglas. It was taped at St Catherine's Hospice in Crawley, ...more

  28. A Yogi called Helen - and the Unready Student

    Helen, the author learned after he was introduced to her by his father, has been his father’s nanny when he was a small child in the family home on the Isle of Bute, Scotland. She ...more

  29. ABED (formerly BEDA) Method™ - Empowering Clients to Optimum Health

    The author, inspired by a TV documentary on the work of Professor Konstantin Pavlovich Buteyko, travelled to Russia and had the good fortune to spend some time with Buteyko short...more

  30. Accepting Who You Are

    Vivienne Silver-Leigh highlights the importance of accepting ourselves as who we are. She describes how she compared herself, unfavourably, to people whom she believed had more pos...more

  31. Achieving Inner Harmony is Important for Health

    Alternative/complementary medicine and orthodox medicine disagree on many issues. However, the issue they certainly agree on is that inner harmony is essential for our health.more

  32. Acid Reflux – An Osteopathic Approach

    Acid reflux, also known as gastroesophageal reflux disease GERD, is a condition affecting millions globally, causing discomfort and impairing quality of life. It is one of the most ...more

  33. Acidity Theory of Atherosclerosis: History, Pathophysiology, Therapeutics and Risk Factors - A Mini Review

    During the nineties, in a conversation with Quintiliano H de Mesquita - my father in law, a brilliant cardiologist and professor - I asked to him to express his thoughts about cho...more

  34. Adaptogens: Mother Nature’s Natural Stress-Busting Solution

    You’re probably most familiar with the reactions that happen as part of your immediate ‘fight or flight’ stress response. Your heart starts beating faster, you feel on edge, and you...more

  35. Adrenal Fatigue

    If you’re constantly exhausted, craving sugar, snapping at everyone and not sleeping properly, you could be just stressed. Or, you could be suffering from Adrenal Fatigue.more

  36. Adrenal Fatigue – Start Addressing it Today and Boost Your Immune System NOW

    The stress and strain and ‘always on’ nature of our modern-day lifestyles means that many of us are now living in a constant state of high alert, and are suffering with chronic stre...more

  37. Alchemical Hypnotherapy But what does it mean?

    There is impressive evidence of cures and remissions when people search for a meaning in their symptoms and assume a part of the unconscious mind creates their illness psychologica...more

  38. Alchemical Transformation

    Vivienne Silver-Leigh gives us an insight into the relevance of alchemy in terms of personal transformation, inner change and personality development.more

  39. Alignment and Breathing Techniques for Health

    Applying and maintaining physical alignment gives us the information to understand our own body. Within a brief period, the application of the principles of alignment will show pos...more

  40. All the Time in the World

    A balanced way of living; Daoist tips for 21st century living. The author gives an example of a shift from a sense of leisure, of time spreading out before her, to suddenly, as a r...more

  41. Allergies and the Mid-Life Crisis

    Dr. Samways was a conventionally-trained GP who suffered from an allergy problem. She was forced to look beyond conventional medicine for solutions in the field of alternative heal...more

  42. Alternative Ways to take Pain Away

    If you’re fed up with taking pills or want to try something different, there are plenty of alternatives to consider. Many can be used alongside traditional painkilling options. Mode...more

  43. An Exploration of Psychospiritual Psychotherapy

    There is an ongoing debate as to whether psychotherapy in its many forms is truly helpful to the individual, or whether it is, for the client, at best a meaningless self indulgence...more

  44. An Holistic Approach to Immune-Related Illnesses

    I hit upon using the NLP model of Neuro-Logical levels. This model was outlined by one of NLP's leading developers, Robert Dilts. It suggests a way of thinking about the way in whi...more

  45. An Integrated Approach to 21st Century Medicine

    The author takes an integrated approach to 21st century medicine with the view that it encourages us to see a far bigger picture of who and what we are and the many different facto...more

  46. An Integrated Clinical Approach to Optimum Health

    A fully qualified doctor who specialises in the use of Complementary Medicine. A member of the Faculty of Homoeopathy, London, he has a broad knowledge of diagnostic techniques and...more

  47. An Integrated Clinical Approach to Stress Management

    Whilst following a course of particular therapy may be highly beneficial, better and more complete results can often be obtained by a unified approach with a combination of appropr...more

  48. An Interview with Deepak Chopra

    Deepak Chopra was trained in India and the United States as a practising endocrinologist. A former chief of staff at the New England Memorial Hospital in Stoneham, Massachusetts, a...more

  49. Anxious Times – Evolution And Threat

    It seems fair to characterise contemporary life by rapid change and high uncertainty that result in stress (the WHO refers to an epidemic) and ineffective action. Much threat is of...more

  50. Application of Mindfulness for Work-Related Stress

    According to the UK Health and Safety Executive, work-related stress results in a loss to the UK of 10 million working days each year and similar statistics are reported for the US....more

  51. Approaches to Anxiety and Panic Attacks

    It’s natural to feel anxious at times, but this does not necessarily indicate an anxiety disorder. Panic attacks are a common symptom of anxiety. However, it is not unusual for some...more

  52. Are Chakras Changing Colour?

    I know that a couple of people are saying that our chakras are changing colours.. I am guided to address this after lots of meditating in the subject.more

  53. Aromatherapy Adventure – Exploring the Power of Plants in France

    In March 31 to April 2, 2000 I attended a three-day seminar at AMBROSIA essential oil Apothecary in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. During the seminar, I delved into the benefit and h...more

  54. Aromatherapy Energetics An Oriental Approach

    It may at first sight seems strange to apply to aromatherapy (a therapeutic approach that seems so distinctly European) the theories of an ancient medical tradition that originated...more

  55. Aromatherapy in the Treatment of Arthritis

    Aromatherapy is a whole system of healing, a holistic approach to health and well-being by means of aromas, scents derived from the plant kingdom. It can be described as an art and...more

  56. Ashtanga Yoga - Feeling Fully Alive!

    The author describes her quest to learn Ashtanga yoga, which took her to a small studio in India where she studied with its founder, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and his grandson, Sharat...more

  57. Astrology as a Therapy for Well-Being

    Most people have heard of astrology, says the author, though it is often perceived as fortune telling or entertainment by reading your stars in the paper. But, says Debbie Sellwood...more

  58. Autogenic Therapy: A Short Term Therapy for Long Term Gain

    Autogenic Therapy (AT) for high levels of stress which exceed one's comfort level and eventually lead to various physical and emotional symptoms such as: high blood pressure, aller...more

  59. Awaken Your Sacral Chakra To Attract Love And Abundance - 5 Ancient Practices to Fulfil your Deepest Desires

    Our body is a latticework of energies. When our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual energies flow freely throughout our chakras, we follow our life path with ease and confiden...more

  60. Ayurveda for Health in the Workplace

    Ayurveda can be utilized for its proactive and conscious management of health and performance in our professional lives, improving energy levels and concentration. Carl Lyons looks...more

  61. Ayurveda in Action in South India

    On first appearance Arogya, looks more like a Taj-style holiday resort than an Ayurvedic hospital. It is a serene scattering of Kerala-style red tiled buildings amidst lush foliage,...more

  62. Ayurveda in the NHS

    The 27th of October was the first annual ‘Ayurveda Day’ espoused by the Indian Government. It was celebrated by a motion in the UK Parliament calling on the Government to establish...more

  63. Ayurveda in the Wise Earth Tradition

    This article focuses on the original grassroots form of Ayurveda, as developed by Swamini Mayathitananda of  the Wise Earth School of Ayurveda in North Carolina, US. Better known a...more

  64. Ayurvedic and Herbal Perspectives for Managing the Menopause

    The menopause is part of the natural cycle of life and is a time of change experienced by all women to the next phase of life, unlike say period problems or pregnancy. Every woman’s...more

  65. Ayurvedic Approach to a Healthy Heart

    Ayurveda is a science of healing based on ancient Indian philosophy and belief that the heart is the seat of life energy and has a direct bearing on our health and happiness. It lo...more

  66. Ayurvedic Medicine: Personal Rejuvenation

    Ayurveda, translated as 'science of longevity', is a medical-lifestyle system, which informs us which substances, qualities and actions enhance our lives and which do not. It draws...more

  67. Bach Flower Remedies: Correspondences with the Chakras

    It was in the early 1990s that I first came across the Dr Bach's Flower remedies. I was introducing a speaker from the Bach Centre to an Association of Reflexologists Meeting.more

  68. Balancing Exercise, Relaxation, and Rest for Effective Self-Care

    Today’s demands often make it difficult to maintain a healthy lifestyle, but there are several physical and mental activities to ensure that you can get the self-care you need. A ba...more

  69. Balancing Health - Tibetan Medicine

    How Eastern and Western Approaches can Promote Optimal Health. Tibetan medicine is a ancient medical system that is strongly rooted in the teachings of Buddhist philosophy.more

  70. Balancing Mind and Emotion through Ayurveda

    Expert Regular Herbalist Anne McIntyre states that in Ayurveda the mind and heart are one and the same. The mind is said to reside in the heart and this means the physical heart a...more

  71. Balancing The Body And Mind With Yoga

    Summary: Find out how you can balance your body and mind with the practice of yoga through this article.more

  72. Basic Goodness - Returning to What Is

    For those looking for freedom from physical and mental anguish, life more often than not is experienced as a battle to relieve anxiety and achieve better ends. It is an ongoing sea...more

  73. Be Still on a Daily Basis

    In this article the author discusses the benefits of being still. Sitting still, he says, for even five minutes a day, every day for a month, can begin to transform your life. It a...more

  74. Beating The Demon Of Insomnia

    Insomnia is well-known in popular culture as the maddening inability to fall asleep when you really want to. It is also a serious medical condition with a variety of causes and an e...more

  75. Behold the Divine Beauty in Thyself

    Most people who are familiar with the sublime practice of transcendental meditation (TM) technique – which is akin to the inner relaxation of the mind, or silent wakefulness – know ...more

  76. Being Truly Alive - Movement, Exercise and Fitness aren't just for Losing Weight…

    Have you ever noticed when you exercise that you yawn? Yawning is an indicator of relieving stress, one of the main benefits of ‘working out’. It does not mean you are tired or bor...more

  77. Best Plants for Meditation and Healing

    According to the statistics from Bupa Global, over 26% of UK adults meditate because of its healing benefits, with British men (30%) practising meditation almost twice as much as wo...more

  78. Beyond Healing - The Form: Love and Truth in Reflection

    'The Form: Love & Truth in Reflection' is a series of movements that the practitioner makes around the seated recipient. It is described as a gateway for both participants to e...more

  79. Biodanza

    The creation and organisation of Biodanza was initiated through research by Rolando Toro during the 1960s. A clinical psychologist, anthropologist, poet and painter, Rolando Toro a...more

  80. Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy: The Breath of Life, Dynamic Stillness and Trauma Recovery

    High up in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, recently I had an experience which helped me to better understand the work I do with my craniosacral clients and how powerful it can...more

  81. Bizarre Bazaar!

    This month’s column is bound to irritate some readers, and anger others, but as I have recently been both irritated and angered myself, this possibility seems to me worth while in ...more

  82. Body Rhythm Cycles Around the Clock

    All those of us who have experienced times of instability will confirm that when our routines are no longer there to support and ground us through the day we can feel off balance.more

  83. Brain-Waves and Altered States of Consciousness

    The author provides a highly technical and detailed account of the 5 types of brain-wave (Delta, Theta, Alpha, Beta and Gamma), and the states of consciousness with which they are ...more

  84. Breakup, Breakdown, Breakthrough, Breakdance

    Break ups…. Almost everyone have had to deal with one or more in their lives. I have had quite a good and peaceful childhood, excelled at school without really having had to do anyt...more

  85. Breast Cancer: There Must Be Another Way!

    This article presents an interview with a young woman whose breast cancer has been in remission for twelve years. The context is research the author has been doing with individuals...more

  86. Bringing Sleep Clinic Quality to the Bedroom

    Sleep influences how well we live our lives in myriad ways - from our physical and mental health and performance to our productivity at work, mood and cognitive abilities. Sleep is ...more

  87. Buddhism for Everyday Life

    Buddhism is all about being happy and it works well. Everybody, everyday has the wish to be happy and free from suffering. However, very few people fulfil this fundamental wish. Ma...more

  88. Buddhist Healing

    Mention chakra disturbances, spirit intervention or karma to most people and they may ask what planet you live on! Whichever planet, Buddhist healing works with all such forces, an...more

  89. Build Up Your Defences For Winter

    The Germ is Nothing, the Terrain is everything. The famous nineteenth century bacteriologist, Louis Pasteur uttered the previous sentence towards the end of his days. Having spent ...more

  90. Can Complementary & Alternative Medicine Help Fight Covid-19?

    It goes without saying that new, stunningly virulent and resurgent illnesses have been escalating around the globe, with alarming intensity, and advancing more rapidly than ever bef...more

  91. Can Depression Be Fatal and How Can It Be Cured?

    Depression is more than just feeling sad. It's a serious health concern that can sometimes be life-threatening. The mood swings you get, or the constant feeling of sadness might tak...more

  92. Cancer: A Call for Change

    I've been on an extraordinary journey. It's not been an easy one and as I travelled I became aware that many others have travelled down the same road....The journey starts the day ...more

  93. Case Study Issue 117: How Three Miscarriages Have Affected Me

    In this article on miscarriages, the author provides some first hand insight into how her miscarriages (three in all) affected her emotionally and how she coped.more

  94. Case Study Issue 68: Nutritional Therapy - Success With Stabilising Cancer

    Pat Reeves, a practitioner of nutritional medicine, tells her personal story of how she combated cancer, firstly in the form of a brain tumour diagnosed in 1984, then a knee tumour...more

  95. Case Study Issue 80: Bosiger Energy Alignment Method (BEAM) for Psoriasis and Back Pain

    The Bosiger Energy Alignment Method (BEAM™) is an energy healing therapy, which makes diagnoses by examining the feet to reveal which meridians and which of the five elements (per ...more

  96. Case Study Issue 95: Shiatsu Treatment for Insomnia

    Katherine Hall, a Shiatsu practitioner, looks at the case of Rosemary. Rosemary is 57 and suffered from low energy due to lack of sleep, getting only about two hours of sleep a nig...more

  97. Case Study: Eliminating Schizophrenic Voices by Healing Prenatal Trauma

    This article describes, in brief, the radical new psychological treatment that eliminates the most common type of ‘voices’ that many schizophrenics suffer from.  Known as Silent Mi...more

  98. Case Study: How I Came To Yoga

    The author gives an account of encountering yoga at school but, finding it more meditation than exercise, did not continue. She apparently had a continuing battle with her weight, ...more

  99. Cells Of Good Hope

    First things first: an elderly woman in China, who became seriously ill after getting infected with the COVID-19 virus, made an uneventful recovery following stem cell therapy. Simi...more

  100. Chi Exercises for Health and Rejuvenation

    Peter Chin has been practicing Tai-Chi and Chi Kung for the past 25 years and is a Chi Healer at The Hale Clinic. The Chi exercises were about the practice of harmonising Nature's ...more

  101. Chi Kung and New Meridian Energies Synergy

    Meridian Energy Therapies provide Chi Kung with a new context and practical relevance. This article focuses on the association between Chi Kung and Meridian Energy Therapies (whi...more

  102. Chi Nei Tsang

    Chi Nei Tsang, a branch of Taoist medicine, was introduced to the West by the Taoist Master Mantak Chia. It is a method for releasing the toxic winds of emotional energy, which can...more

  103. Chi-Neng Qigong - 21st Century Health Practice

    Jeremy Leach relates his experience of the profound practice of Chi-Neng Qigong – the mind/body practice that can improve health, promote mental and emotional well-being and promis...more

  104. Chinese Tuina for Acute Lumbar Strain

    This article looks at the Oriental bodywork therapy of Tuina. This therapy is used to promote healing and relieve pain by increasing the circulation of Qi and blood. It can be like...more

  105. Choi Kwang-Do - Complete Martial Art and Fitness Program

    ...named after its founder, Grandmaster Kwang Jo Choi, is one of the youngest martial arts in the world. Started just over 16 years ago, it is a testimony to how modern science can...more

  106. Choosing Oils to Balance the Chakras and Auras

    Dr Rogerson is a practising therapist who has written a course on Chinese Medical Theory, encompassing its history, elements, diagnosis and treatments including Chinese herbs, arom...more

  107. Choosing to Listen

    This article focuses on the importance of the present moment and listening – how or when do we listen, and to what we are listening. It also looks at why, when we are in a state of...more

  108. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome aka Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)

    There are approximately 250,000 people diagnosed with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) in the UK. It is a disease that crosses the boundaries of all age groups, racial / ethnic groups...more

  109. Cinema Therapy - Unique Psychotherapy Technique

    Franklin Seal discusses the use of film in psychotherapy treatments. He takes the case of a woman, Terry, who, coached by a therapist, used film to change her behavioural pattern o...more

  110. Coexistence of Body and Mind

    I was stimulated to write this article by Leon Chaitow’s reflections on the body in psychotherapy (Positive Health, Issue 16). Rather than reply to it, I’d like to offer some thoug...more

  111. Colour Boosting for Cancer Patients

    In this article, the author, an Aura-Soma and metamorphic technique practitioner who has trained in many different forms of self-healing, focuses on the energy-boosting properties ...more

  112. Colour Breathing for Healing

    The author describes how four years ago she developed a simple self-help therapy called Colour Breathing to aid relaxation and achieve inner and outer harmony and health.more

  113. Colour Integrated with Aromatherapy

    Over the last twenty years, the subject of Aromatherapy has been much talked about and is fairly well understood by most people. The shop shelves are well stocked with 'aromatherap...more

  114. Colour Rays in Healing

    To the casual observer it may seem as though the process of giving ‘spiritual’ or ‘psi’ healing to another is simply the transmission of a specific type of yet unknown energy which...more

  115. Combining Interior Design and Psychology to Create Tranquil Healing Spaces

    Each of us endures any number of stressors in our daily lives. Whether going to school or work every day or finding ways to balance our need for personal attachment and professional...more

  116. Common Denominators Across Healing Modalities

    This article discusses the elements common to the various alternative/complementary therapies. The author says between Acupuncture and Zen, one's problems may be addressed at many ...more

  117. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) for Patients with Mental Health and Musculoskeletal Problems: a Scoping Study

    This article reports on a study conducted by the University of Bristol and a team of researchers from across the UK. We were funded by National Institute for Health Research -NIHR ...more

  118. Complementary Medicine - the view from a health insurer

    Availability and access to complementary therapies through insurance cover will become improved and increased in future months and years.more

  119. Components of a Personalized Detox Programme

    The author focuses on the pressures and demands on our lives today and the effect it is having on our lifestyle and in turn our health, based on the clients she sees at her wellbei...more

  120. Conductive Education, From Hungary with Love

    The Parkinsons Disease Society surveyed its members on their use of complementary therapies and was surprised at the high positive response. Most frequently mentioned was Yoga. Con...more

  121. Controlling High Blood Pressure Hypertension

    Often called ‘the silent killer’ Hypertension or High Blood Pressure can be incredibly dangerous because it can occur with no visible symptoms. Persistently high blood pressure dram...more

  122. Conversations between Mind and Body

    The particular Approach I follow is that devised by medical Doctor Milton Trager MD a man that was both interested in mental health, neurological disorders and meditation.more

  123. Coordination of Body, Mind and Spirit

    Aaron Hoopes, a long-time student of Eastern philosophy, the martial arts and alternative medicine in the USA, Australia and Japan, explains how it is possible to achieve perfect c...more

  124. CORE ENERGY: Shifting the Assemblage Point

    In the final part of this ground-breaking series, Dr Jon Whale describes how to shift Assemblage Points. Instructions regarding how to locate Assemblage Points, pre-requisite to ac...more

  125. Coronavirus: A Daoist Approach

    So here we all are – in lock down and under the threat of infection from a virus. It’s not an easy time for any of us. Hard for most of us emotionally as we are separated from our f...more

  126. Creative Inspiration

    This article is an exploration of the author’s ideas about spirit, creativity and inspiration (which she points out also means breathing in).more

  127. Crohn's Disease

    In 1932 the American doctor Burrill B Crohn and his associates first offered the description of a disease characterized by an inflammatory reaction of the bowel, usually affecting ...more

  128. Crystal Skulls - Focus for Light, Healing and Consciousness

    This article describes the author’s experiences in working with crystal skulls. The author has visited and spoken with individuals from Brazil, Mexico and North America; Hunbatz M...more

  129. Curing a Symptom or Healing a Life?

    There is an important distinction to be made between curing and healing. To cure is to fix a particular part. Allopathy – Western medicine – is particularly good at doing this, off...more

  130. Cystic Fibrosis – The Story of Michael Morrison

    Ed and Breda Morrison share the story of their son Michael & how he used CAM Therapies to improve his quality of life.more

  131. Daoist Diary: Autumn

    To followers of the Dao the seasons can be powerful teachers and through them we learn to flow better with the circumstances of our lives. This is a time of letting go, of withdraw...more

  132. Daoist Diary: Summer

    Vicki McKenna continues her Daoist diary from Issue 87 (April '03). According to the Daoist view, summer is the season of the fire element. The changing of seasons gives us the opp...more

  133. Daoist Tips for 21st Century Living

    This column looks at the Daoist way of life, which is one of balance – somewhere between strain and over-indulgence. A life where we can be ourselves, in harmony with nature… basic...more

  134. Daoist Tips for the 21st Century - Harmonizing the Spirits

    It’s easy to lose touch in our hurly-burly world with a sense of inner calm and stillness – the centre of your being. As I write, the UK seems to be at war with itself over Brexit –...more

  135. Daoist Tips For The 21st Century - Let A Tree Be Your Teacher

    A couple of years ago I visited the giant Redwood forests in Oregon and spent several hours experiencing the quiet serenity of these massive trees. No wonder these forests are consi...more

  136. Daoist Tips for the 21st Century - Living Abundantly

    We live in times of austerity with job losses, short term contracts, government cuts to welfare benefits and many of us wonder how we can keep our heads above water and continue to ...more

  137. Daoist Tips For The 21st Century - The Mother of Us All

    The woman who tucks in your label on the bus; the woman who packs up the leftovers for your lunch the next day; the woman who knits you a hat for winter; the woman who shows you whe...more

  138. De-Stress The Covid Stress

    In today’s tempestuous COVID-19 milieu, stress has become far too invasive, unrelenting and menacing – primarily because it emanates first and foremost from psychological factors, j...more

  139. Deeper Massage – Zero Balancing The Body’s Energy and Structure

    I had been practicing and then teaching Deep Massage – The Lauterstein Method - for four years when I first met Dr Fritz Smith, the founder of Zero Balancing. At the time, I had tr...more

  140. Depression

    Depression is a growing health problem and one of the least understood diseases. It affects adults and children of all ages and can be very serious. Untreated depression may lead t...more

  141. Detoxification and Emotional Balancing for Optimum Health

    The author describes ways to achieve physical detoxification, using enzyme-rich juices and raw foods and herbs. Healing may occur from either physical or emotional blockage removal...more

  142. Developing Healthy Resilience in Young People

    Children and young people today have to cope with a great deal of pressure in their lives –particularly at school and in further education. They are pressured to achieve specific ac...more

  143. Devil's Claw - Your Best Friend For Arthritic Pain

    Arthritis is an ever-increasing public health problem, predicted to affect 20% of the US population by the year 2020; in Canada it is predicted that 85% of the population over 70, a...more

  144. Diabetes / Prameha in Ayurveda

    Diabetes Mellitus is a lifestyle driven metabolic disorder that impacts nearly 4 million people in the UK alone. There are two forms of Diabetes - Type I and Type II. Currently aut...more

  145. Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine: Intention - The Art of 'Doing Nothing'

    This column focuses on the importance and power of using Intention when treating patients. Intention can take us from being good technicians into the realm of healing, and result...more

  146. Discover your Inner Strength and Resilience to enjoy a Positive, Empowered and Happy State of Mind

    We are now aware of the need to exercise regularly and to eat well to keep our bodies fit and healthy. Many of us can be quite open about trying to lose weight or when we have start...more

  147. Discoveries of a Chi Healer

    As a child, I was very intrigued by the Art of Healing and Martial Arts. My father, Chin Ket Leong, was a Chinese Medical Practitioner and a Martial Arts Master. At home, my brothe...more

  148. Distant Healing - Advanced Form of Bio-Energy Healing

    In this article the authors explain the principles of bio-energy healing, the power of distant healing, and how we can all master the healing method to benefit both ourselves and o...more

  149. Divination - Energy, Mind and Personal Development

    This article focuses on divination through the process of energy, mind and personal development.  It questions whether we can really see beyond the events that are happening to us ...more

  150. Does Inflammation Cause Coronary Atherosclerosis?

    This presentation will discuss various influences that affect inflammation, such as the pivotal role of sympathetic nervous system stimulation and humoral influences that also regu...more

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