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How Can I Heal What Hurts? Wholistic Healing and Bioenergies by Daniel J. Benor, M.D.
How Can I Heal What Hurts? Wholistic Healing and Bioenergies
by Daniel J. Benor, M.D. is a comprehensive reference book on holistic
healing. It is truly a holistic work in that it views healing from
every possible level, including how health and illness manifest in the
complex interaction between body, mind, emotions, relationships and
spirit.
Benor is a holistic psychiatrist who includes body-mind approaches and spiritual healing in his practice. He is also an energy medicine practitioner and researcher. This unique blend allows him to address the various topics in the book with a thoughtfulness and depth which is hard to find elsewhere. He is able to bring both a "linear" and "non-linear" perspective to his discussions, and his goal is to help us in blending these two perspectives in the service of healing.
The book emphasizes the remarkable capacity of the body-mind for self-healing. It includes descriptions of self-healing techniques, as well as providing extensive information on various psychotherapeutic approaches and many Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM) methods. The discussions are illustrated by numerous real life examples of healing. For those interested in energy healing, there are chapters on the Human Energy Field and the interactions of biological and environmental energies.
"How Can I Heal What Hurts" has the potential to make a great contribution to integrating CAM therapies into our conventional medical system in that it helps to bridge the gap between the world views which underlie conventional and CAM approaches. It does this, in part, by its recognition of mind-body medicine and spiritual healing as "elements that are common among all therapies". Ideally it will become required reading for medical students and find its way into the libraries of all health care professionals.
While the serious student of healing may want to read the book from cover to cover, most will want to use it as a reference book, focusing on sections relevant to their interests. The descriptions of various healing modalities, complete with summaries of research, adverse effects and training requirements are invaluable for anyone investigating resources for self-healing.
To learn more, visit http://www.wholistichealingresearch.com/.
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