ASAT C.O.R.E. Counseling (ASAT C.O.R.E., C.O.R.E., C.O.R.E. Counseling): unique approach to facilitation promoted by the American Society of Alternative Therapists (ASAT), in Rockport, Massachusetts. The method heals people through the ultimate means of all causation. Its theory posits an unlimited human capacity for conscious creation of life. C.O.R.E. stands for Conscious, Ownership, Retrieval/Release and Engage. In 1996 or 1997, ASAT C.O.R.E. replaced ASAT Transformational Counseling (see Transformational Counseling).

(See also: ASAT C.O.R.E. Counseling, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Chinese Energetic Technique: advanced form of Qigong created by Kam Yuen, D.C. it is a means of directing powerful energetic corrections to one's body.

(See also: Chinese Energetic Technique, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Christian hypnotherapy: One of the services offered by the Abunda Life Church, in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Its other services include Christian meditation (C.M.) and spiritual healing (prayer and the laying on of hands).

(See also: Christian hypnotherapy, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

C.A.R.E. (Chakra Armor Release of Emotions): System advanced by author Raphael Rettner, D.C. its principle is that emotions are involved in four energy pathways: acupuncture meridians, chakras, polarity elements, and armor (a muscle spasm due to an unexpressed emotion).

(See also: Chakra Armor Release of Emotions, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Chi-Therapy (Gestalt energy work): Apparent mixture of bioenergetics, Ericksonian Hypnosis, Gestalt psychotherapy, inner child work, NLP, and tai chi promoted by John Mastro, C.S.W., and Robin Mastro, M.F.A. Its principle is that when chi (life energy) flows more freely, belief systems, emotions, memories, and messages from one's true self can emerge into consciousness.

(See also: Chi-Therapy, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Concept-Therapy (Concept-Therapy Technique, Concept-Therapy total treatment method): Chiropractic system introduced in 1931 by Thurman Fleet, D.C. (1895-1983), author of Rays of the Dawn (1948). Concept-Therapy is a treatment for body, mind, and soul whose theory posits Innate to Innate communication: transmission of thoughts and inner feelings from doctor to patient vibratorally. It comprises Suggestive Therapy and the suggestive therapy zone procedure.

(See also: Concept-Therapy, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Creative Force Techniques (CFTs): all-purpose method advanced by Mind Imaging expert Gini Graham Scott, Ph.D., author of The Empowered Mind: How to Harness the Creative Force within You (Prentice Hall). CFTs can: (a) put one in touch with the inner power of one's subconscious, (b) focus this mighty force with laserlike precision, and (c) enable one to tune in to the other person's 'inner essence.'

(See also: Creative Force Techniques, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

core energetics (Core Energetic Therapy): Form of body-centered psychotherapy developed by John C. Pierrakos, M.D., the cofounder of bioenergetic therapy.

Core energetics draws from:

(a)           bioenergetics,

(b)           Reichian Therapy, and

(c)           lectures transmitted through Eva Pierrakos by the Guide, a spirit entity (see Pathwork).

Its theory posits bodily energy centers (energy organs) similar to chakras and a human core: a glowing mass from which life force emerges.

(See also: Core energetics, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Contact Reflex Analysis (CRA): Variation of applied kinesiology cofounded by Dick A. Versendaal, D.C., author of Contact Reflex Analysis and Designed Clinical Nutrition.

According to Contact Reflex Analysis theory,

(a)           the surface of the human body has about seventy-five reflex points that serve as windows to numerous conditions, and

(b)           (b) the back of the hand is electronegative, the palm is positive, and the fingers are neutral.

The practitioner pulls downward on the patient's outstretched arm while he keeps part of his hand on a reflex point. Arm weakness indicates an incipient or full-blown health problem whose identity depends on the reflex point.

(See also: Contact Reflex Analysis, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Traditional Chinese Medicine theory posits both Organs (the Triple Burner, for example) and Substances (such as Shen, or Spirit) for which scientific evidence is absent. Variations and hybrids of Chinese medicine include Korean medicine, Tibetan medicine, and Vietnamese traditional medicine.

Chinese medicine probably originated about 2,000 years ago, but it became dogmatic and stagnated for centuries; overall its development has been slow. It probably stems from shamanism. The basis of Chinese medicine is Taoism, a religion according to which spirits (shen) inhabit the human body and take care of its functions. The foundational text of Chinese medicine - known as the Classic of Internal Medicine, the Huangdi Neijing, the Inner Classic, the Inner Classic of the Yellow Emperor, the Neiching, the Nei Jing, The Yellow Emperor's Classic, The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine, and the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon - was completed by the first century C.E.

(See also: Traditional Chinese Medicine, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

CranioSacral-Visceral Balancing (CranioSacral-Visceral Whole Body Balancing): Apparent spinoff of CranioSacral Therapy practiced by Barbara Chang of New York City. Its principles include the following. (a) One's body is a mirror of one's soul. (b) When one's Soul-Will aligns with one's Ego-Will, one's inborn artistic and intuitive genius displays its creativity. (c) People are extremely tender inside.

(See also: CranioSacral-Visceral Balancing, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Chinese medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine, TCM): Ancient holistic system whose basics include herbology, nutrition, and the concepts of acupuncture meridians, the Five Elements (Five Phases), and yin and yang.

Traditional Chinese Medicine theory posits both Organs (the Triple Burner, for example) and Substances (such as Shen, or Spirit) for which scientific evidence is absent. Variations and hybrids of Chinese medicine include Korean medicine, Tibetan medicine, and Vietnamese traditional medicine.

Chinese medicine probably originated about 2,000 years ago, but it became dogmatic and stagnated for centuries; overall its development has been slow. It probably stems from shamanism. The basis of Chinese medicine is Taoism, a religion according to which spirits (shen) inhabit the human body and take care of its functions. The foundational text of Chinese medicine - known as the Classic of Internal Medicine, the Huangdi Neijing, the Inner Classic, the Inner Classic of the Yellow Emperor, the Neiching, the Nei Jing, The Yellow Emperor's Classic, The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine, and the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon - was completed by the first century C.E.

(See also: Chinese medicine, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Chinese System of Food Cures: Anthology of dietary prescriptions set forth by Henry C. Lu, Ph.D. The appropriateness of specific foods for particular symptoms, conditions, and diseases is based on three classes of food attributes: flavor, energy, and movement.

The system associates flavors - pungent, sweet, sour, bitter, and salty - with different internal organs. Energies - cold, hot, warm, cool, and neutral - determine the ultimate effect of ingesting specific foods. Movement refers to the tendency of different foods to move in different directions in the body: outward, inward, upward, or downward.

(See also: Chinese System of Food Cures, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Chinese physiognomy: Diagnostic method of Chinese medicine whose principle is that areas of the face correspond to internal organs.

(See also: Chinese physiognomy, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Chinese Qigong massage (An Mo, Chinese massage, Qigong massage): Component of Traditional Chinese Medicine that emphasizes the proper level, quality of circulation, and preventive uses of Qi. The categories of Chinese Qigong massage are amma, Tuina, dian xue, and Qigong therapy.

(See also: Chinese Qigong massage, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Chinese Wushu (gongfu, kung-fu, martial arts, Martial Qigong, Wu Gong, Wushu): Variety of fighting methods that encompasses neigong (inner exercises) and tai chi. Its philosophy emphasizes traditions, experience, and rational understanding.

(See also: Chinese Wushu, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Ching Lo (meridian therapy): external stimulation of Qi (chi) and Blood in diverse ways, including acupressure, acupuncture, cupping, moxabustion, scraping, and application of acu-powder, electricity, herbs, or magnets.

(See also: Ching Lo, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

chirognomy (cheirognomy, chirognosy, chiromancy, chirosophy): Ostensible diagnosis based on the overall shape of hands, the shapes of parts of the hand (palms, fingers, and nails), the size of the mounts (cushions) of the palm, and skin texture. For example, small, flat nails indicate a predisposition to heart disease, particularly if their moons are barely visible; and nails with furrows indicate weakness of the lungs, especially if the nails are long, wide, and curved.

(See also: Chirognomy, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Chi Self-Massage (Tao Rejuvenation, Tao Rejuvenation-Chi Self-Massage): Component of the Healing Tao System that uses chi (internal energy) to rejuvenate teeth, sense organs, and inner organs.

(See also: Chi Self-Massage, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)