Bios (Greek) Life; sometimes equated with the Sanskrit prana in the list of human principles; yet the Greek zoe, with its significance of vitality or vital energy, rather than bios which often signifies a way of living, is perhaps more closely correspondential with the meaning of prana.

(See also: Bios, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)

Ro-Hun Therapy: way to heal the effects of negative life experiences. during the Ro-Hun process, the therapist, client, and Spirit Healers unify

(a)   to understand how energies accompanying birth, childhood, adulthood, and past lives are affecting the client's life, and

(b)  to transform these energies.

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

Qigong (also spelled chi gong, and chi gung; originally called daoyin):

1. (Chi Kung, Chinese Energetic healing, Chinese Qigong therapy, Chinese yoga, internal Qigong, Kiko, Qi Gong, Qigong healing) Chinese form of self-healing whose aim is to stimulate and balance the flow of qi (chi, vital energy) through meridians (energy pathways).

It involves contemplation, visualization (imagery), assumption of postures, and stylized breathing and body movements. Gong (or kung, as in kung fu) is a Chinese word that pertains to skill.

The word qigong literally means breathing exercise, to work the vital force, practicing with the breath, or working with the energy of life. Interpretations of the word include energy skill and energy mastering exercise.

2. A vast group of systems and methods of ancient Chinese and twentieth-century origin that encompasses Qigong therapy.

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

Raja: the Royal Path set out by Patanjali. Path of Duality; the Path of Meditation. In combines all the other yogas. Raja yoga is concerned with the study of the body as a vehicle of spiritual energy. In addition it stresses the value of formal, scientific meditation practices. It is for those who wish to lead a monastic or at least predominantly contemplative life.

(See also: Raja, Hinduism, Yoga, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

meridian therapy:

1. Method that involves rhythmic breathing, visualization, and moving one's hands along meridians (see tracing), lines that represent channels through which chi (universal life-force energy) flows. Meridian therapy is related to etheric touch, and its theory posits chakras.
2. Ching Lo.

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

Khecari-mudra:

Khecari-mudra ("space-walking seal"): the Tantric practice of curling the tongue back against the upper palate in order to seal the life energy (prana); see also mudra

(See also: Khecari-mudra, Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)

Mjotudr (Icelandic) [from mjot measure + udr out of, exhausting]

In Norse mythology, the dying phase of a Tree of Life, the second half of its existence when the energies are retreating from the material back toward the spiritual realm. Applies to any world tree, large or small.

See also MJOTVIDR

(See also: Mjotudr, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary)

Motional Processing: Form of bodywork developed by Alice Rutkowski, Ph.D., R.M.T. (registered movement therapist).

Its design is to transfer people from their heads into memories housed in the body. Motional Processing is appropriate for persons seeking to unlock their bodies to access more life energy.

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

Syntonics (Syntonic Therapy, Total Therapy): Form of self-therapy created by author Robert Kronemeyer, Ph.D. It includes Syntonic food combining. Its theory posits Life Energy.

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

Toning: Vocal method expounded and developed by American healer Laurel Elizabeth Keyes. It isa means of bringing new life energy to inhibited or unbalanced parts of the body. Toning involves standing with eyes closed, relaxing the jaws, and expressing feelings with vocal sounds.

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

Trager Mentastics (Mentastics): System of body movements developed by Milton Trager, M.D. Its design is to restore and maintain agelessness of body and mind. The crux of Mentastics is hook-up: a contagious natural state of being, similar to meditation, wherein one connects with an energy force that regulates life.

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

chakra yoga: Combination of focused hatha yoga, sounding techniques, and visualization advanced by Jason Kanter. One of its principles is that each of seven chakras (wheels of consciousness) corresponds to a major aspect of the psyche. The design of the method is to maximize one's ability to use vital life energies for healing and integration.

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

Comfortable Medicine (Kai Igaku, Medicina Agradable, Pleasant Medicine): A health system of Japanese origin. It encompasses herbal treatment, the Life Energy Test, Sotai, and urine therapy.

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

Celestial Soul Clearing: Theistic means of removing Earth-Bound Spirits. These are transitioned souls that can draw energy from one's life force. The method's theory posits ArchAngels and Spirit Guides and Guardians.

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

Initiation Healing: Method promoted by author and Reiki Master Rev. Ojela Frank, D.D., author of Life Quest: A Journey into Self. It involves energy activation.

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

Jungian dream interpretation: Jungian mode of dreamwork. According to its theory, the discovery and understanding of previously obscure elements of one's unconscious can release new energy into one's life.

(See also: Jungian dream interpretation, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

oriental body and facial diagnosis: Ancient art taught by author Steven Acuff. One of its principles is that life energy is balance or imbalance of the polarity between yin and yang.

(See also: Oriental body and facial diagnosis, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

ife force: 1. (elan vital) The vital force affirmed by French philosopher and Nobel Prize laureate Henri Bergson (1859-1941) as a source of evolution in nature. 2. Vital force. 3. (life potential) In Buddhism, the latent energy for a lifetime of a certain length.

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

Pump

• To see a pump in a dream, denotes that energy and faithfulness to business will produce desired riches, good health also is usually betokened by this dream.
• To see a broken pump, signifies that the means of advancing in life will be absorbed by family cares. To the married and the unmarried, it intimates blasted energies.
• If you work a pump, your life will be filled with pleasure and profitable undertakings.

Source: 10 000 Dream Interpretations, by Gustavus Hindman Miller

(See also: Dream Archives, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Dream Dictionary - Pump, Meaning of Dreams about Pump, Dream Interpretation Pump)

Leak

Whether it is a leaky pipe or a bottle of soda, any type of a leak is usually a waste of energy and resources. If you are dreaming about leaks, you may want to consider where you are wasting energy and resources ( be it in your daily life, emotional life or thinking). Additionally, look carefully at the entire dream and see if information is being "leaked" from the unconscious to the conscious. The leaking water may represent emotions, thoughts, or insights entering slowly into the conscious experience of the dreamer.

Source: Dream Lover Incorporated, http://www.dreamloverinc.com

(See also: Dream Archives, Meaning of Dreams, Dream Interpretation, Dream Dictionary, Dream Dictionary - Leak, Meaning of Dreams about Leak, Dream Interpretation Leak)

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)

Colorpuncture (Colorpuncture system, Osho Esogetic Colorpuncture system, Lightpuncture, Osho Lightpuncture): Combination of Energy Emission analysis (Kirlian photography) and a form of color therapy. German naturopath Peter Mandel, who developed Esogetics, created and named Colorpuncture.

Treatment involves application of colored light, with a device that resembles a penlight, to acupuncture receptors in the skin. According to Colorpuncture theory, color is life energy that carries healing information, and acupuncture meridians convey this information to the cells and organs that need it.

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