Meditation is a practice of focusing on a sound, object, visualization, breath, movement, or attention itself in order to increase awareness of the present moment and enhance personal and spiritual growth. The practice of meditation is commonly combined with fasting, as has been demonstrated by numerous historical figures, including the Buddha, Gandhi, Jesus, Mahavira, Moses, […]
Healing & Wholeness: Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Mental Health
Healing and Wholeness: Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Mental Health provides a comprehensive overview of complementary and alternative treatments for mental health, with information and research on their effectiveness for treating specific disorders. Twenty-two chapters document research and the current practice of using complementary and alternative therapies in treating a number of disorders, including depression, […]
Benefits of Fasting
Fasts can range in duration from a few days to help the body heal itself to medically supervised water fasts of 30 days or more to treat serious illnesses like osteo- or rheumatoid arthritis or asthma. All of the physicians consulted stress that fasts of longer than two or three days should not be done […]
Therapeutic Fasting
For those who can tolerate it, fasting may be the best means of detoxification. Fasting is drinking only water for an extended period of time. One of the oldest known medical treatments for cleansing the body, fasting is also used for healing a variety of ailments.35 Naturopaths are some of the most vigorous supporters of […]