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.
© Michael Mamas, 7/06 |
