Sacred medicine : a doctor's quest to unravel the mysteries of healing
Rankin, Lissa, 1969-2022
Book
"From New York Times bestselling author Dr. Lissa Rankin comes a groundbreaking guide offering hope for healing when all else has failed"-- Provided by publisher."How does faith healing work -- or does it? What's behind the phenomenon of spontaneous remission -- and is this something we can influence? Can we make ourselves miracle-prone? Certain that if she looked hard enough she would find th answers, Dr. Lissa Rankin embarked on a decade-long journey to explore these questions and more. In this discerning guide to the search for healing miracles when all else has failed, you'll follow Dr. Rankin around the world to meet healers gifted and flawed. You'll go on pilgrimage to sacred sites, investigate the science of healing, and learn how to stay safe when seeking a healer. You'll receive the wisdom offered by Indigenous cultures for whom healing begins with our sacred connection to Mother Earth, and dive deep into the cutting-edge trauma research that is igniting a medical revolution. Rich with practices and protocols that Dr. Rankin has found particularly effective, [this book] delivers a thoughtful, grounded exploration of questions around how we heal -- and a path of hope for those in need." -- Back cover.
Main title:
Sacred medicine : a doctor's quest to unravel the mysteries of healing / Lissa Rankin, MD.
Author:
Rankin, Lissa, 1969-, author
Imprint:
Boulder, Colorado : Sounds True, 2022.©2022
Collation:
xv, 341 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-333) and index.
Contents:
Foreword / by Gabor Maté, MDPrologue: my unexpected healing journeyAssess your whole health intelligencesPart One: Healing transfusionsGroup healing as medicineGroup healing ritualsThe energy cureThe Bengston methodThe energies of lifeCherishing and connecting the chakrasPleasure practices as medicine for the bodyDance your medicineHeal with creativityResacralizing natureMake nature a templePart Two: Shining light on the shadowFeeling is healingSpiritual bypassing tendenciesFive tools to help you channel emotionsShoring up your boundariesClearing negative/dark energiesCultural appropriation checklistSacred medicine diagnosticsThe optimal way to perform a muscle testFirst, do no harmHow to discern a trustworthy sacred medicine practitionerPart Three: Healing from the rootHealing trauma is sacred medicineHave you been affected by developmental trauma?Settle your nervous system with somatic experiencingIllness as a trailheadGet to know your protectorsIFS self-medicationEnergy psychologyThe AIT body allianceEasy AIT Protocol #1Easy AIT protocol #2The basics of three-step transformationHealing the collective.
ISBN:
9781683647423 (hbk)9781683647423 (hardback)
Dewey class:
615.8528
Language:
English
Added title:
BRN:
734749
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Melbourne Library | -Health | HEALTH 615.8528 RANK | Available |