1. HEALING PRACTICES Complementary, Alternative, and Holistic Health

2. Quote to Begin “Disease can be our spiritual flat tires-disruptions in our lives that seem to be disasters at the time but end by redirecting our lives in a meaningful way.” Bernie S. Siegel, M.D

3. MEANINGFUL WAY We have the power to solve our own problems. We are responsible for the patterns of our lives. Personal satisfaction Contribution to the society

4. HEALING Mind and body Biological Psychological Emotional Spiritual Environmental aspects

5. TERMINOLOGY Alternative Medicine Complementary Medicine Integrative Medicine Western Medicine Conventional Medicine Biomedicine Allopathic Medicine

6. TERMINOLOGY Mainstream Modern Western Allopathic Conventional Orthodox Biomedicine Scientific Complementary/ Alternative Ancient Eastern Homeopathic; holistic Unconventional Traditional Natural medicine Indigenous healing methods

7. INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE Dr. Andrew Weil Vitamin therapy Massage therapy Diet Life style change Spiritual healing/Prayer

8. ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE Umbrella term for many types of practitioners At least thousands of years old Egyptian, Chinese, Asian Indian, Greek, Persian, Native American

9. ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE “Broad range of healing philosophies, approaches, and therapies that conventional medicine does not commonly use, accept, study, understand, or make available.” NCCAM, 2003

10. ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE Self –healing process exists within each individual. We are responsible for making decisions regarding our own health. Nature, time, and patience are the great healers.

11. ORIGIN OF DISEASE Allopathic Germs Genes Metabolic error Chemical imbalance Solution: Vaccine Antibiotic Chemical compound Alternative Life force (energy) Balance (harmony) Organs Body systems Other individuals Society Environment

12. MEANING OF HEALTH Allopathic Absence of disease State of well-being Alternative Medicine Wholeness Balance Harmony of body, mind, emotion & spiritual health

13. MEANING OF HEALTH Physical aspects: Optimal functioning of all body systems Emotional aspects: Ability to feel and express human emotion Mental aspects: Feeling of self–worth, a positive identity, a sense of accomplishment, appreciation, creation Environmental aspects: Physical, biologic, economic, social and political conditions Spiritual aspects : Self, others, society, moral values, finding meaningful purpose in life. Connection with others, sacredness and unity of all life, sense of fairness and justice to all members of society

14. HEALTH PROMOTION Allopathic: Disease prevention Alternative Lifelong process Optimal development of our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual and environmental selves. Individual’s worldview Values Lifestyle Health beliefs Healthier lifestyle How to handle common health problem on their own

15. TEN RULES FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM National Institutes of Health (2002) 1. Care based on continuous healing relationships. 2. Customization based on patient needs and values. 3. The patient as the source of control. 4. Shared knowledge and the free flow of information. 5. Evidence-based decision making. 6. Safety as a system property. 7. The need for transparency. 8. Anticipation of needs. 9. Continuous decrease in waste. 10. Cooperation among clinicians.

16. INTEGRATIVED NURSING PRACTICE Nursing qua medicine “nurses helping doctors practice medicine” Nursing qua nursing “Practicing the distinct art and science of nursing”

17. CARING Compassion Sensitivity Involvement with the care Not day-to-day job

18. SELF-CARE “One’s own welfare or advantage” Self-value and care Reducing unnecessary stress Managing conflict more effectively Communicating with others Taking time to take care of yourself Having a daily routine

19. GUIDELINES FOR SELF-CARE Jahnke, 1997: Choose self-care activities that appeal to you and fit into your lifestyle. Do one or more of these practices every day. Consider them as important as you do rest and daily hygiene activities. Seek guidance and support from teacher/practitioners if appropriate. Find a good spot for your practice that is physically and mentally comfortable Build up your practice slowly. Success is not gained by aggressive or compulsive practice. Look for opportunities to practice with others. Focus on relaxing. The foundation of all self-healing, health enhancement, stress mastery, and personal empowerment is deep relaxation.

20. PRINCIPLES OF NURSES-HEALERS’ PRACTICE Keegan, L (1994). The Nurse as Healer. Albany NY: Delmar. 1. There is a unity and interdependence within the mind, body, and spirit. 2. Health is a process that may include disease. 3. One’s attitudes and beliefs toward life (mental-emotional energy fields or consciousness) are a major etiological factor in health and disease. 4. One’s health and disease are manifested in one’s life, habits, and conscious, awareness, as well as the body’s physical being and energy.

21. 5. The self is empowered with the ability to create or maintain health/ disease. 6. Changes in health can occur through experiential learning, which is defined as a change in behavior that occurs as a result of living through an activity, event, or situation. 7. Experiential learning is essential to changing one’s lifestyle for high-level wellness. 8. Human beings are energy fields. PRINCIPLES OF NURSES-HEALERS’ PRACTICE

22. 9. Healing involves a transformational change that encompasses the whole person; it requires the involvement of the spiritual, emotional. and intellectual domains as well as the physical body. 10. Energy field can become unbalanced as a response to stress in any one of the three domains of body, mind, and spirit. 11. The client-practitioner relationship is one of equal partnership- equal with differing responsibilities. PRINCIPLES OF NURSES-HEALERS’ PRACTICE

23. 12. Any modality or health system that supports healing should be valued. 13. Each health system should be respected for the resources and the tools that it offers while being challenged to prove its credibility. 14. Each person is an open system with the environment without separating boundaries. 15. Energy fields are constantly interacting. PRINCIPLES OF NURSES-HEALERS’ PRACTICE

24. QUOTE FROM SANAI “When you arrive at the sea, you do not talk of the tributary.” Hakim Sanai, The Walled Garden of Truth