In recent years, holistic treatments for Mind, Body, and Energy have slowly begun to gain acceptance by the Western world.While Western medicine still emphasizes body treatments such as
prescription drugs, surgery, and so on, alternative or complementary therapies have lately gained much respect in the eyes of the public, and even are begrudgingly accepted in some medical circles.
Techniques such as acupuncture and massage have become part of the modern hospital setting in many places, often even being covered under insurance plans.
Countries such as China, Japan, and a few European nations currently lead the way in the integration of modern and traditional practices.
Countries such as China, Japan, and a few European nations currently lead the way in the integration of modern and traditional practices.
In modern Thailand, likewise, the state-of-the-art hospitals and the ancient traditions exist side by side in harmony. Most modern urban and rural Thai people utilize the arts of massage, herbal healing, and spiritual healing. The government of Thailand, in fact, is one of the biggest supporters of this blend of traditional and modern healing. In rural areas that remain far from Western hospitals, government-operated herbal clinics dispense tried and true traditional remedies alongside allopathic drugs with the support and blessing of the World Health Organization and UNICEF.
As East and West each become more familiar with the wisdom of the other, it is natural that the best of the ancient and the modern will come together in a new synthesis. It is the challenge of the modern era to create a new model of medicine, and this model will begin with a deeper understanding of the human as not merely a physical entity, but a complex interwoven system of body, mind and energy.
Herbal medicines are often thought to lack the effectiveness of over-the-counter medications, and are sometimes considered to be mere placebos.
Herbal remedies may not have the immediate effect of Western drugs in treating acute disease or discomfort, but this is because they tend to work on the body as a whole rather than on any specific group of symptoms...holistically! However, through persistent use of herbal remedies, generally improving the diet, exercising, meditating, and living in harmony with the body and with nature, one will soon find that the benefits of herbs are not only noticeable, but indispensable!
As East and West each become more familiar with the wisdom of the other, it is natural that the best of the ancient and the modern will come together in a new synthesis. It is the challenge of the modern era to create a new model of medicine, and this model will begin with a deeper understanding of the human as not merely a physical entity, but a complex interwoven system of body, mind and energy.
Herbal medicines are often thought to lack the effectiveness of over-the-counter medications, and are sometimes considered to be mere placebos.
Herbal remedies may not have the immediate effect of Western drugs in treating acute disease or discomfort, but this is because they tend to work on the body as a whole rather than on any specific group of symptoms...holistically! However, through persistent use of herbal remedies, generally improving the diet, exercising, meditating, and living in harmony with the body and with nature, one will soon find that the benefits of herbs are not only noticeable, but indispensable!
Herbs and food affect the human organism by causing physiological changes in body chemistry. This is expressed in traditional Thai medicine, like in the Ayurvedic medicine of India, by the idea of Four Elements. The constant interaction of the Four Elements gives rise to the processes of the body, and therefore is the impetus behind life. The Elements can become unbalanced due to a variety of reasons, including environment, food intake, age, and mental state. During the normal course of one's life, the Elements go in and out of balance in a continuously changing state of health or disease. The primary goal of traditional Thai dietary regimens and herbalism is to maintain balance of the Four Elements for optimum health.
Thai Spiritual healing...
Thai Spiritual healing...
Thai medicine emphasizes the spiritual well-being of the patient, and holds that many diseases flow from a troubled spirit. For this reason, even modern traditional Thai medicine is enveloped in a rich and intricate tradition of prayer, meditation, mantras, and mythology based around Buddhist and shamanic ideas, which are designed to heal the spirit in order to heal the body.
Shen Mantra offers a 2 days course, where you will learn how to make your own herbal compresses, its main ingedients, benefits and contraindications, and a wonderful Ayurvedic/Thai healing Herbal Compress Massage.
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Francesca
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