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Term: Healing

DEFINITION:

The process of returning all aspects of the body—mental, physical, emotional, spiritual, etc.—to within normal ranges. Some forms of healing, such as the most common Western form of healing, allopathy, focus almost exclusively on the physical body. Other forms of healing, often called "complementary" or "alternative," often focus on all aspects of the body and are thus called "holistic."

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Healing through Self-hypnosis
by Carl Llewellyn Weschcke
Based on the premise that a supreme healing force exists in everyone, healing through Self-hypnosis accesses that force and focuses in on specific goals related to healing, both mental and physical. This concept also recognizes the existence of healing dimensions beyond the self and our ...
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