spiritual psychotherapy: Method promoted by Carol Weidberg, a psychoanalyst and intuitive. It includes dreamwork, and its theory affirms the Jungian theory of synchronicity.

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

spiritual psychology: Healing modality that stems from anthroposophy, archetypal psychology, and Jungian psychology.

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

spiritual healing: A form of channeling and energy medicine (vibrational medicine) that involves the transference (commonly through the hands) of healing energy from its spiritual source to one who needs help. Its theory posits a spiritual body.

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

Spiritual Surgery: Form of spirit healing and variation of spirit surgery promoted by Lorna Green. Green is a medium for a team of Spiritual Surgeons, entities of the fifth plain (a plain of Christ Consciousness) who work through God.

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

Spiritual Counseling: As taught by the National Interfaith Seminary, in St. Paul, Minnesota, a ministerial approach that embraces chakra therapy (chakra healing), inner child work, and Totem Psychology.

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

Spiritual Medicine Path (the Medicine for the Spiritual Direction): Mode of Cherokee healing that includes thanksgiving to the Great One and the Universal Spirit.

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

spiritual midwifery: Childbearing philosophy expounded by Ina May Gaskin in her book of the same name. It posits God; indivision of humanity (We are all One); shakti (divine female energy); and spiritual energy that is Holy. Moreover, it euphemizes contractions as energy rushes and holds that pregnant and birthing mothers are elemental forces and that a husband and wife form a single energy unit.

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

Spiritual Integration Therapy (S.I.T.): Variable, energetically based method developed by Lynida Darbes, M.A. It embraces bodywork, dreamwork, imagery, and meditation.

(See also: Spiritual Integration Therapy, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Spiritual Beauty Care: Subject of a paperback of the same name, by Jacqueline Sinnige. Spiritual Beauty Care either constitutes or is a part of alternative beauty care. Its purpose is to restore the balance of bodily energies.

(See also: Spiritual Beauty Care, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Physio-Spiritual Etheric Body healing SM (PSEBSM): One of several Reiki Plus healing modalities co-created by God and Reverend David G. Jarrell. It balances the biomagnetic energy surrounding the physical body.

(See also: Physio-Spiritual Etheric Body healing, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Combine Spirituality and Psychotherapy: Eclectic integrative system developed and practiced by author Bernard Green, Ph.D. It includes consciousness expansion, Eastern psychotherapy (see Eastern psychology), nutritional psychology, psychosynthesis, Simonton techniques (see Simonton method), and Sufi psychology (see Sufi healing).

(See also: Combine Spirituality and Psychotherapy, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Spiritual healing (faith healing): 1. Any method wherein one makes an appeal to God or a spirit to participate in healing others, typically a combination of prayer, meditation, and utilization of faith in God. 2. An ill-defined group of methods that encompasses absent healing, Christian Science, the laying on of hands, mesmerism, and shamanism.

(See also: Spiritual healing, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

holistic health

Natural, integrative approach to health and well-being utilizing diet, exercise, meditation, chiropractic, acupuncture, macrobiotics, or other noninvasive therapies

(See also: Holistic health, Body Mind and Soul)

SPIRITUAL COUNSELING

Is practiced by those who are well connected to their intuitive nature, insight and an awareness of universal laws, together with the precepts of Universal Love and Compassion.

(See also: SPIRITUAL COUNSELING, Alternative Health, Holistic Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures

Principal scripture of Christian Science.

(See also: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)

SPIRITUAL HEALING / SHAMANIC HEALING: practitioners who regard themselves as conductors of healing energy or sources from the spiritual realm.

Both may call upon spiritual helpers such as power animals, angels, inner teachers, the clientÕs Higher Self, or other spiritual forces.

Both forms of healing can be used for a range of emotional and physical illnesses.

(See also: Spiritual Shamanic healing, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

SPIRITUAL HEALING & PRAYER: Religious belief and prayer bring comfort, hope, and relaxation to the faithful of all backgrounds. Studies have shown that regular spiritual observance, prayer, and religious ritual are beneficial to overall health.

(See also: Spiritual healing & prayer, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

SPIRITUAL HEALING, SHAMANIC HEALING

practitioners who regard themselves as conductors of healing energy or sources from the spiritual realm. Both may call upon spiritual helpers such as power animals, angels, inner teachers, the client’s Higher Self, or other spiritual forces. Both forms of healing can be used for a range of emotional and physical illnesses.

(See also: SHAMANIC HEALING, Alternative Health, Healing, Body Mind and Soul)

Natural Health Program: New York Open Center course that provides a way to empower persons to improve their health. The course encompasses the five elements theory, spiritual nutrition (see Rainbow Diet), and means of detoxifying and protecting human energy fields.

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