Nervous System Dictionary - Article Index

Dictionary - Sympathetic Nervous System: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Sympathetic Nervous System
sympathetic nervous system 1.    Nervous system influenced by soul mind in charge of instinct, automation, involuntary...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nervous System: Pagan Paganism Dictionary Ii On Nervous System
Nervous System: The bodily system made up of nerves, senses, and brain, including all connectors such as the spinal cord.   (Se...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Asana: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Asana
asana: (Sanskrit) "Seat; posture." In hatha yoga, asana refers to any of numerous poses prescribed to balance and tune up the ...   » Read the article

Article - Science And Spirituality: How Are Your Heart And Brain Connected To God?
What is the brain’s unique role in connecting a human being to what many call God? New scientific information about the human heart ident...   » Read the article

Article - Sahaja Yoga: Sahaja Yoga - The Physics Of Sahaja Yoga
Sahaja Yoga - The physics of Sahaja Yoga I will try to explain Sahaja Yoga in the simplest way, but please note that it is really compli...   » Read the article

Article - Native American Spirituality: Native American Medicine Wheel Ceremony On May 8th 2004
In 1999, Bennie LeBeau of the Eastern Shoshone tribe began to experience a torrent of dreams and visions. The visions directed him to set...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tourmalinated Quartz: Spiritual Dictionary On Tourmalinated Quartz
Tourmalinated Quartz: Tourmalinated quartz is a clear form of quartz with silver filaments and threads of black tourmaline running thr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Planetary Ailments: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Astrology And Ayurveda
Planetary Ailments The Planets and their Corresponding Ailments   Sun Circulatory deficiencies, Anaemia Indigestion   Moon ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sacral Cranial Therapy: Holistic Health Dictionary I On Sacral Cranial Therapy
SACRAL CRANIAL THERAPY Works by helping the body’s natural healing mechanisms dissipate the negative effects of stress on the ce...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brain-mind: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Brain-mind
Brain-mind Used by theosophists for the astral mind of the personal ego, the pale and too often distorted reflection of the intellecti...   » Read the article

Article - Gaia Hypothesis: What Is Gaia?
Most of us sense that the Earth is more than a sphere of rock with a thin layer of air, ocean and life covering the surface. We feel that...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Oelation Therapy: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Panchakarma Oelation Therapy
Oelation Therapy   Involves saturation of the body with herbal & medicated oil via external & internal oelation to make ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Herbal Dictionary: The Herbal Encyclopedia
The Herbal Dictionary A herbal dictionary with definitions.   Please note that all words in grey, like "yoga", "en...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Siddha Yoga Dictionary: Dictionary Of Siddha Yoga Terminology
A dictionary Of Siddha Yoga Terminology. From Abhanga to Yogini.   Please note that all words in grey, like "enlightenment&quo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Amethyst: Spiritual Dictionary On Amethyst
Amethyst: Amethyst is a regal violet gemstone with whitish stripes. The purple color comes from the presence of manganese during its f...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga Postures: What Is Proper Exercise - 12 Basic Yoga Postures
Although there are many Asanas (8,400,000 according to the scriptures) the practice of the 12 basic yoga postures brings out the essence ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Adrenal Glands: Health And Healing Dictionary On Adrenal Glands
Adrenal glands: Each kidney has an adrenal gland located above it. The adrenal is divided into an inner medulla and an outer cortex . ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acupressure: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Acupressure
ACUPRESSURE: Based on the principles of acupuncture, this ancient Chinese technique involves the use of finger pressure, rather than n...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meditation: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Meditation
Meditation According to Swami Vishnu Devananda, meditation is "….a continuous flow of perception or thought, just like the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Neuromuscular Therapy: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Neuromuscular Therapy
NEUROMUSCULAR THERAPY This comprehensive program of soft-tissue manipulation balances the body’s central nervous system with the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tridoshas: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Tridoshas
The Tridoshas The Tridoshas (tri meaning three and doshas being the basic physical energies) are the primary and essential factors of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hallucination: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Hallucination
Hallucination Commonly, perception of objects without reality or an experience of sensations without external cause, usually thought t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Solar Plexus Chakra: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Solar Plexus Chakra
solar plexus chakra The third chakra, located just above the navel, is the center of intuition, emotion and power. This chakra influen...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Body Reflexology: Alternative Health Dictionary On Body Reflexology
body reflexology: System of reflexology or acupressure that encompasses pressing, pulling, massaging, and clamping reflex points on th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bindegewebsmassage: Alternative Health Dictionary On Bindegewebsmassage
Bindegewebsmassage (bindegewebsmassage system, connective tissue massage): Form of bodywork developed in Germany in the 1930s by Elisa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Energy Balancing: Alternative Health Dictionary On Energy Balancing
energy balancing: means of facilitating the flow of bodily vital forces, rejuvenating the nervous system, and promoting internal relax...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meditative Postures: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Meditative Postures
Meditative Postures   Yoni Mudra ·  Close your ears with thumbs. ·  Cover your eyes with your index fing...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Music Therapy  : Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Music Therapy  
Music Therapy   Music therapy is a scientific method of effective cures of disease through the power of music. It restores, maint...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gemology: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Astrology And Ayurveda
Astrology and Ayurveda: Gemology In exactly the same manner precious gemstones such as rubies, diamonds, pearls, red corals, sapphires...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chiropractic: Health And Healing Dictionary On Chiropractic
Chiropractic Chiropractic is a therapeutic system based upon the premise that interference with nervous system function predisposes th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Innate Intelligence: Alternative Health Dictionary On Innate Intelligence
Innate Intelligence (the Innate, Innate Healing Ability): The life force, which expresses itself through the nervous system. That w...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ayurvedic Massage: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Ayurvedic Massage
AYURVEDIC MASSAGE An ayurvedic massage is one part of the traditional detoxification and rejuvenation program of India called panchaka...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Clairaudience: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Clairaudience
clairaudience: "Clear-hearing."   Psychic or divine hearing, divyashravana. The ability to hear the inner currents of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aromatherapy: Natural Health Dictionary Ii On Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy: Aromatherapy means “treatment using scents”. It is a holistic treatment of caring for the body with pleasant...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aromatherapy: Natural Health Dictionary On Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy: The therapeutic use of fragrances and “essential oils” (the volatile oils distilled from plants), to improve...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Trager Approach: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Trager Approach
TRAGER APPROACH Trager is an approach to bodywork developed in the 1920s by American medical practitioner Dr. Milton Trager. It makes ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Naprapathy: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Naprapathy
NAPRAPATHY With influences from osteopathy and chiropractic, this system of treatment uses soft-tissue manipulation to release tension...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aston-patterning: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Aston-patterning
ASTON-PATTERNING Aston-Patterning is an educational process, developed by Judith Aston in 1977, combining movement coaching, bodywork,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gaia: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Gaia
Gaia Greek - Earth) The goddess of the earth. It also refers to a scientific hypothesis formulated by James Lovelock whereby all livin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Asana: Sai Baba Dictionary On Asana
Asana: Asana: "Seat; posture." In hatha yoga, asana refers to any of numerous poses prescribed to balance and tune up the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Noetic: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Noetic
Noetic [from Greek noetikos from nous mind]   Pertaining to intelligence and spiritual reason, apart from mere mental ratiocinati...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhramari: Alternative Health Dictionary On Bhramari
bhramari: Yogic mode of breathing according to which one imitates the sound of the bumblebee. executing bhramari affects two important...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpretation Teeth: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Teeth
  Teeth An ordinary dream of teeth augurs an unpleasant contact with sickness, or disquieting people. If you dream that your t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tibetan Pulsing Healing: Alternative Health Dictionary On Tibetan Pulsing Healing
Tibetan Pulsing Healing (Tibetan Pulsing): Modern approach to an ancient Tibetan technique. It is a form of bodywork whose principle i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Body Mind Dynamics: Alternative Health Dictionary On Body Mind Dynamics
Body Mind Dynamics: Form of bodywork advanced by the Somakinetics Research Institute and, in 1994, promoted by the Source of Life Cent...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gerson Therapy: Alternative Health Dictionary On Gerson Therapy
Gerson Therapy (Gerson dietary regime, GDR, Gerson method, Gerson treatment): A state of the art, contemporary, wholistic and natural ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anthropology: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Anthropology
Anthropology. The Science of man; it embraces among other things: - Physiology, or that branch of natural science which discloses the ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpreation Eleven: Dream Interpretations Dictionary - Eleven
  Dream Interpretation Eleven Eleven is a master number which strengthens the effect of two. It is often the symbol of an illeg...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Network Spinal Analysis: Alternative Health Dictionary On Network Spinal Analysis
Network Spinal Analysis (Network, Network Chiropractic, Network Chiropractic Spinal Analysis): Conspicuously vitalistic form of chirop...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Craniosacral Therapy: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Craniosacral Therapy
CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY Craniosacral therapy is a gentle, noninvasive method of evaluating and enhancing the function of a physiological ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shiatsu: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Shiatsu
SHIATSU: A Japanese bodywork technique utilizing traditional acupuncture points, but employing manipulation and pressure from the thum...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chorea: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Chorea
Chorea (from Greek choreia dancing)   A disorder of the nervous system, characterized by a peculiar convulsive and irregular acti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shiat-surf: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Shiat-surf
SHIAT-SURF This is a hands-and-foot-on therapy system designed to create space and unblock restrictions in the body via gravity. Shiat...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Viti Chorea Sancti: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Viti Chorea Sancti
Viti Chorea Sancti (Latin) St. Vitus' Dance, one name for the dancing epidemics which prevailed in Germany and other parts of Europe d...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kriya: Siddha Yoga Dictionary On Kriya
Kriya: A physical, mental, or emotional movement initiated by the awakened kundalini. Kriyas purify the body and nervous system, thus...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Orthopractic: Alternative Health Dictionary On Orthopractic
Orthopractic: Holistic healing approach promoted by Anthony Cimino, N.D., Ph.D., founder of the Long Island Biotherapy Center, in Syos...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Instinct: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Instinct
Instinct The vegetative, passive, or automatic side of intuition, which expresses itself all through natural existences. The atoms mov...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ida-nadi: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iv On Ida-nadi
Ida-nadi:   Ida-nadi ("pale conduit"): the prana current or arc ascending on the left side of the central channel (su...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acoustic Stimulation: Traditional Medicine Dictionary On Auditory Stimulation
Acoustic stimulation , Auditory stimulation ,  : Use of sound to elicit a response in the nervous system.   (See also: ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tai Chi Chuan: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Tai Chi Chuan
TAI CHI CHUAN: The objective of tai chi chuan is to achieve health and tranquility while developing the mind and body, through movemen...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pingala-nadi: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iv On Pingala-nadi
Pingala-nadi:   Pingala-nadi ("reddish conduit"): the prana current or arc ascending on the right side of the central...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pituitary Gland, Hypophysis Cerebri: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Pituitary Gland, Hypophysis Cerebri
Pituitary Gland or Hypophysis Cerebri A small, bi-lobed, ductless gland, resting on the bony floor of the brain just above the palate....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Plexus: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Plexus
Plexus (Latin) A network, used anatomically for certain networks of nerves or blood vessels. The nerve plexuses forming part of the sy...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Strain And Counterstrain: Alternative Health Dictionary Iii On Advanced Strain And Counterstrain
Advanced Strain and Counterstrain is a myofascial release method for smooth (involuntary) muscle tissue using specific positioning and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Neuromuscular Therapy: Alternative Treatment Dictionary On Neuromuscular Therapy
Neuromuscular Therapy: This form of deep tissue massage seeks to balance the central nervous system with the structure and form of the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Missing Link: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Missing Link
Missing Link On the theory that man has been produced by evolution from the anthropoid apes, a type which shall be intermediate betwee...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Herbal Therapy: Alternative Medicine Dictionary On Herbal Therapy, Botanical Therapy, Herbalism
Herbal therapy or botanical therapy or herbalism: employs parts of plants (seed, stem, flowers, root, bark, leaf) for the relief of co...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hallucination: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Hallucination
Hallucination. A state produced sometimes by physiological disorders, sometimes by mediumship, and at others by drunkenness. But the c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anesthesia: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Anesthesia
Anesthesia (from Greek anaisthesia no feeling)   Want of feeling; a condition of total or partial insensibility, particularly to ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Craniosacral Therapy: Alternative Medicine Dictionary On Craniosacral Therapy
Craniosacral therapy: gentle manipulation of the brain, spinal cord, bones of the skull, sacrum and interconnected membranes--to corre...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Catatonia: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Catatonia
Catatonia (from Greek kata down + tonos tension)   Referred to as tension-insanity, this condition is marked with successive stag...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aventurine: Spiritual Dictionary On Aventurine
Aventurine: Aventurine is a pleasing dark green stone with a metallic iridescence or spangled appearance. It is a compact quartz stone...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gaia: New Age Dictionary On Gaia
Gaia - N A Greek name for the goddess of the earth. It also refers to a scientific hypothesis formulated by James Lovelock whereby all...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tai Chi: Alternative Medicine Dictionary On Tai Chi
Tai chi: through this form of movement, one achieves health and tranquility while developing the mind and body. Tai chi teaches the in...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shiatsu: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Shiatsu
SHIATSU: a form of acupressure, used in Japan for over 1,000 years to treat pain and illness and for general health maintenance. &nbs...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prana-maya Kosa: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Prana-maya Kosa (praana-maaya Kosha)
prana-maya kosa: prana-maya kosa (praana-maaya kosha). The second, subtle sheath of man, consisting of the vital airs and the nervo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Feldenkrais: Holistic Treatment Dictionary On Feldenkrais
Feldenkrais: A method to reprogram the nervous system through movement augmented by physical pressure and manipulation.   (See ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Infant Massage: Health And Healing Dictionary On Infant Massage
Infant Massage Specific massage techniques for infants, these methods can be easily learned by massage therapists, nurses, parents, an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gaia: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Gaia
Gaia Greek - Earth) The goddess of the earth. It also refers to a scientific hypothesis formulated by James Lovelock whereby all livin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Soma: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Soma
Soma (Sanskrit) In Hinduism, the moon astronomically; mystically, a sacred beverage of initiates, "made from a rare mountain plan...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cybernetics: Pagan Paganism Dictionary Ii On Cybernetics
Cybernetics: Comparative study of the autonomic control system formed by the brains and nervous systems of human and other animals, as...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tellington Ttouch: Natural Medicine Dictionary On Tellington Ttouch
Tellington TTouch: This is a method of gentle touch for animals that uses circular movements of the fingers and hands all over the bod...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Neurodevelopmental Therapy: Alternative Treatment Dictionary On Neurodevelopmental Therapy
Neurodevelopmental Therapy: This drug-free approach seeks to treat neurobehavioral disorders such as ADD/ADHD or dyslexia at the root ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mesmerism: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Mesmerism
Mesmerism An 18th century movement begun in France by the Austrian doctor Franz Anton Mesmer, who believed that astrological influence...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sound Healing: Alternative Health Dictionary Iii On Sound Healing
Sound Healing is a unique type of vibrational therapy that uses the human voice, tuning forks, Tibetan singing bowls, bells and tingsh...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Trager Approach: Alternative Treatment Dictionary On Trager Approach (tragerwork)
Trager Approach (Tragerwork): Believing that discomfort or tension can be released by sending different signals to the nervous system,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Neural Therapy: Health And Healing Dictionary On Neural Therapy
NEURAL THERAPY a form of therapy based on the idea that illness is the result of disruptions in biological energy and that the disrupt...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shirodhara: Alternative Health Dictionary On Shirodhara
Shirodhara: Ayurvedic treatment in which warm sesame oil, or a warm herbal oil, streams onto the forehead of a recumbent person. Its d...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shirodhara: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Shirodhara
Shirodhara: A treatment of warm oil poured gently on the forehead to balance the mind and nervous system.   (See also: Shirodh...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chiropractic: Alternate Health Therapy Dictionary On Chiropractic
Chiropractic - A system of therapies based upon the theory that disease is caused by abnormal function of the nervous system. It attem...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Why We Need To Get Connected To God
Yoga is now a universally sought-out medium and spirituality as a subject has become part of the curriculum of leading B-schools in th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Quick Links To Archives And Dictionary Related To Mysticism - Ne - Ni
Links to archives related to mysticism: Nebban, Nebelheim, Nebo, Nebt-het, Nebu, Nebula, Nebular Theory, Ne-chung gnas chung, Ne...   » Read the article