facilitated communication (FC, Facilitated Communication therapy, facilitated communication training [FCT]): A means of helping persons with severe communication deficits (e.g., due to autism or cerebral palsy) to communicate. Rosemary Crossley, Ph.D. - the author of Facilitated Communication Training (Teachers College Press, 1994) and Speechless: Facilitating Communication for People Without Voices and the coauthor of Annie's Coming Out - originated FC in Australia in the 1970s.

The facilitated communication practitioner, called a facilitator, maintains physical (typically manual or digital) contact with a hand, wrist, arm, or shoulder of his or her disabled partner while the latter person's index finger is applied to a communication aid, such as the keyboard of a computer.

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

Feeling Light: Holistic approach to wellness and weight management. It encompasses ear acupuncture, Qigong, tai chi, and the use of flower essences (see flower essence therapy).

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

Feldenkrais Method (Feldenkrais technique): Mode of bodywork originated in Israel by physicist and engineer Moshe Feldenkrais, D.Sc. (1904-1984). It is a form of movement reeducation whose results include increased levels of vital energy (renewed inner vitality). The method has two aspects:

(1)           private, one-on-one instruction (Functional Integration), and

(2)           group instruction (Awareness Through Movement).

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

Ferreri Technique (Applied Kinesiology (Ferreri Technique), AK/F): Variation of applied kinesiology developed by Carl A. Ferreri, D.C.

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firewalking (the firewalk): Centuries-old practice of walking barefoot across:

(a)           a bed of hot cinders (usually coals) or stones, or

(b)           (b) a pit of fire.

Firewalking is typically a religious ritual (e.g., a test of faith or mystical hunt) and is comparable to self-healing. Roots of the ability to accomplish the firewalk include a personal bioelectric field, deities, and supernatural forces.

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

Fit for Life program: Variation of the dietetic component of Natural Hygiene developed by Harvey and Marilyn Diamond. On page 120 of Fit for Life (1987), Harvey Diamond stated that every bodily cell possesses its own intelligence, and that the body effects whatever the conscious desires.

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FITONICS (Fitonics for Life): Mind-body-spirit program expounded by married couple Marilyn H. Diamond, the coauthor of Fit for Life (1987), and Dr. Donald Burton Schnell in Fitonics for Life (1996). Schnell obtained his Master of Science and doctoral degrees from nonaccredited organizations. Diamond originated Fitonics; Schnell named it. Fitonics includes BODYTONICS, Hypno-Meditation, and MINDTONICS. Its theory posits a radiant soul.

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

Five Animal Frolics: A form of dong gong.

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form drawing: Therapeutic artistic activity of anthroposophy. A consequence of form drawing is tracery of archetypes and unseen dimensions.

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Fountain of Youth Qigong (Fountain of Youth): ancient secret to increasing Original Qi Energy (Yuan Qi, the Primordial Qi). It restores youth.

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The Forum (Landmark Education's The Forum): Successor to est. Werner Erhard (John Paul Rosenberg) founded it in 1985.

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French acupuncture: Style of acupuncture originated by George Soulie de Morant and pioneered by his student Dr. Chamfrault, a medical doctor. According to its theory, meridian energetics is a framework for understanding the body and disorders thereof.

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

Fusion meditations (Fusion Meditation, Fusion practice, Fusion practices): Component of the Healing Tao System.

The Fusion meditations are a means of transforming negative energy into a quality neutral force that fuses with positive energy into a Chi ball. According to Fusion theory, the Chi ball opens and cleanses eight special bodily channels used for psychic protection and nourishes the soul (higher energy body).

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future-life progression (future progression, future-life progression hypnosis): Variation of past-life therapy developed by Helen Stewart Wambach, Ph.D. (1925-1985), author of Recalling Past Lives (Harper & Row, 1978) and Life Before Life (Bantam Books, 1979), and provided by Chet B. Snow, Ph.D. Future-life progression isa means of viewing one's future and the potential lives of future incarnations of oneself. To accomplish this, one must step into spacetime.

(See also: Future-life progression, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

five-minute focus: Form of verbal therapy that involves composing a statement that represents the condition one desires and repeating the statement for five minutes.

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Five Minute Massage (Five Minute Massages): Form of massage advanced by author Robert The. It can take years off one and improve the flow of energy through the body.

Its theory posits Power Points: points on the skin whereby one can

(a)           stimulate energy that flows in channels (meridians) and

(b)           alleviate specific common ailments, such as asthma, chest pain, earache, and hearing problems.

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Five Rites of rejuvenation (Five Rites, The Five Tibetans, Tibetan Five Rites): Subject of Peter Kelder's Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth, first published in 1939, published by Harbor Press Inc. in 1989, and published by Doubleday - with The Lost Chapter - in 1998.

The Rites are bodily movements of Tibetan origin, that resemble those of hatha yoga. Practicing them: accelerates the flow of vital energy through chakras and encourages these centers or vortices of psychic energy to function optimally.

The Five Rites are also the subject of The Five Tibetans: Five Dynamic Exercises for Health, Energy, and Personal Power (Inner Traditions International Ltd., 1994), by Christopher S. Kilham.

(See also: Five Rites of rejuvenation, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

The Flocco Method: Form of ear reflexology, Foot Reflexology, and hand reflexology taught by Bill Flocco.

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

flower essence therapy: A variation of Bach flower therapy pioneered in the 1970s by Richard Katz, who founded the Flower Essence Society in 1979. The system involves intake of flower essences - subtle liquid extracts whose active ingredients are life forces from wildflowers or pristine garden blossoms.

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