Meditating On Meditation
Meditation is the practice of concentrating one’s thoughts and awareness on a specific thought. This concentration may not seem like something that could in any way affect a person’s health, but in fact studies and thorough research has shown that in fact meditation can help improve a person’s health.
The most interesting physical benefit of meditation [...]
Reiki as a Holistic Treatment
Reiki is a fairly straightforward concept. Essentially, there is energy that flows in the universe. A person can be trained to harness this energy in a way so that they can treat medical, emotional, or spiritual problems in a patient or in themselves. While reiki cannot completely heal a person with an illness, it can [...]
Reflexology: Agony of De-Feet (and Hands)
Reflexology is a fascinating practice that involves massage-like therapies on the body to induce specific physical responses in the patient. Reflexologists use pressure and rubbing techniques much like massage therapists do. But the reflexologist is limited to the hands and feet, where a massage therapist concentrates on the entire body.
Reflexologists go by reflexology charts to [...]
Yoga and the Mind
Yoga practice is actually becoming a common practice that is recommended by medical professionals for a variety of illnesses and problems. While not all physical ailments can benefit from yoga, almost all types of mental illnesses can reap some benefit from the practice of yoga.
Psychiatrists and psychologists often recommended yoga to their patients as a [...]
Yoga and Pregnancy
Yoga is very helpful for a variety of medical disorders, diseases, and ailments. It is so helpful that it is often prescribed or recommended to patients by traditional medical doctors. This makes it dissimilar from other natural healing practices as most of these do not enjoy acclaim from the medical community.
Pregnancy is one of the [...]