Ch. 28
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- Meditation
- Seeks to change one's physiology to a more relaxed state and alter one's perception to an increased acceptance of reality.
- TT's Four primary scientific premises
- Humans are an open energy system, Anatomically humans are bilaterally symmetrical, Illness is an imbalance in an individuals energy field, And Humans have a natural ability to transform and transcend their conditions of living.
- Relaxation
- promotes parasympathetic activity, helping to reduce sympathetic activity and restore the balance of the two systems.
- 72 Meridians
- energy circuits that nourish and support all cells and organs of the body, of which Chi flows through.
- Aromatherapy
- using essential oils was practiced in ancient Egypt and India more then 6,000 years ago.
- Therapeutic Touch
- Founded by Dolores Krieger in 1970's, is described as "the use of hands on or near the body with the intent to help or heal."
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
- An interaction of people with their environment is most significant in creating health.
- Ayurveda
- Considers that balance among people, the environment, and the larger cosmos is integral to human health.
- Chakras
- Concentrated areas of energy aligned vertically in the body that relate to each other as well as to specific areas of the body, mind , and spirit.
- Dosha
- A patients basic constitution. When in balance a person experiences health and well-being in mind, body and spirit. When out of balance an individual typically display's signs and symptoms of disease.
- Qi or Chi
- an invisible flow of energy that circulates through plants, animals, and people as well as the earth and sky.
- Aura
- Consists of at least seven layers of energy that surround the body and relate to the chakras.
- Yoga
- Includes ethical models of behavior and mental and physical exercises aimed at producing spiritual enlightenment.
- Yin and Yang
- opposites that are complimentary, and health is present when they are in balance.
- Location of the Seven Major Chakras
- Crown, Brow, Throat, Heart, Solar Plexus, Sacral and Coccygeal.