What
is Holistic Healing - Really?
Modern
approaches to holistic healing often include the integration of
two or three disciplines. For example, Chinese Medicine and traditional
Western allopathic medicine may be used in conjunction. Or not
only the body, but also the mind and spirit can be addressed.
This is a good first step. But true holistic healing is something
much deeper. It lies far beyond the grasp of any set of modalities,
disciplines, or perspectives. It has more to do with the state
of awareness of the practitioner.
I
remember once when a man came to me suffering from lower back
pain. He had been to a myriad of healers, including allopathic
M.D.'s, psychotherapists, acupuncturists, massage therapists,
chiropractors, Ayurvedic physicians - even hands-on energy healers
and psychics. No one helped him. I took one look at him and his
problem seemed obvious to me. His pelvis was tipped in a way that
made it clear that a couple of muscles were tight. I asked him
to lie down on the table and I reached into his abdominal area
and touched those muscles. They were like steel bands. I gradually
worked with them until they felt more normal and healthy. He stood
up from the table and his pain was gone. He was amazed.
Instead
of having a handful of memorized techniques and approaches from
different disciplines, I simply viewed my client innocently from
within myself. As a result, his difficulty was self-evident. The
problem was that the practitioners he had been to were trying
to fit him into their box. If their "holistic" models
did not directly address his problem, they were unable to see
it. They had tried everything from pain killers to rebuilding
chakras, but the level upon which his difficulty needed to be
addressed eluded them.
The
important point here is that no number of models will ever address
all of the possible scenarios and realities. Deep within every
individual is a vast reservoir that holds not only all known realities,
scenarios, models, and techniques, but even more importantly,
the infinite number that are currently unknown. By tapping into
that place within, the proper approach is accessed. This is called
creativity. There is far too little of it in the world today.
It
is not uncommon for an individual to come up with a creative thought
and spend the rest of their life in service of it. This is often
the case with particular healing modalities. The next great step
in human evolution is for every moment to be a creative one. In
the case of healing, known modalities are employed, not by virtue
of indoctrination, but because the practitioner sees from within
himself that it is a modality suiting this particular client at
this particular time.
This
approach is not something that can be taught in a conventional
manner. It is developed by increasing the awareness of the individual.
Much of that work involves freeing the practitioner from their
current indoctrination and identity with their modalities of choice.
It is not that those modalities are of no value, it is merely
that the practitioner must be able to see beyond their limitations.
Once that is attained, the true meaning of holistic healing is
known. It lies far beyond current notions. What seems wise, profound,
and even remarkable then becomes a simple matter of common sense.
Common
sense comes in degrees. Greater levels of common sense viewed
through the eyes of those who do not have it, make no sense. Common
sense is not a black and white thing. It's not that you have it
or you don't. Again, it comes in degrees. Whatever level of common
sense you currently have, know that it can be developed further.
Degrees of common sense higher than the norm are called wisdom.
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