My Ancient Secret Volume Summary

I have integrated various holistic practices into my treatment plans including acupuncture, yoga, massage, meditation and prayer. I also discuss and recommend the importance of balance in our lives, which is a major philosophy of Ayurvedic Medicine, “balance between body, mind and spirit” (What is the philosophy, n.d.). I stress how healthy choices regarding diet, exercise and relationships can impact a patient’s physical, emotional and spiritual balance in their life.

Many traditional Native medicines and healing practices were discouraged with the advent of Western medicine, but now there is a movement to return to traditional ways (Zubek, 1994, p. 1924). Modern Western medicine treats the symptoms to cure a diseased state when the body is out of homeostasis. Native American healing traditions do this as well with herbs and plants suited to the purpose. These Native healing traditions also include sacred rituals, chants, and purification rites to help bring the spirit and mind of the afflicted back into balance. In effect, treating the whole person, not only the disease. A blending of these two healing practices could bring about better prognoses for today's patients. The purpose of this paper is

An increasing number of medical schools are now offering courses in alternative medicine for their students, and some hospitals already have alternative medicine departments. The availability of healers and doctors practicing holistic medicine has also increased in recent years, and more and more people are educating themselves in these new fields. In fact, the World Health Organization estimates that between 65 and 80 percent of the world’s population (about 3 billion people) rely on traditional medicine as their primary form of health care.

Native American culture refers to the term medicine as “the essence of life or an inner power” (Portman & Garret, 2006, p.454). It is believed that each person has their own essence that is locked in a physical form “our body” and this way they can learn in body, mind and spirit. To be able to understand the roots of Native American traditional medicine, it is important to

People usually move to the United States in order to get a better education than their home country can provide. Some people will proceed to the extreme of crossing the border illegally in order to find a better life. Even though the process is extremely long and enduring, most people abide the process of gaining citizenship in America. Although these people carry on through great lengths to achieve this they may not get what they had expected. This is the case in the poem “The Secret,” by Pablo Medina, in which the narrator describes his new life in the USA not to be as he had expected. Expecting to find a better life he left his home country, excited about the newfound opportunity to learn and more freedom than he had his home

Humanity’s approach to medicine, illness, and disease have been changing over time. Early use of medicine was discovered in Ancient Egypt, Babylonia, India, China, Greece, and Rome. Prehistoric medicine incorporated plants, animal parts, and minerals as a source of medicine. In most cases, these materials were used as magical substances by priests and shamans. Some spiritual systems include animism, spiritualism, shamanism, and divination.

Serbin makes an appealing argument in chapter two of his book, Secret Dialogues: Church-State Relations, Torture, and Social Justice in Authoritarian Brazil as he creates a sense of uncertainty and turmoil brought upon Brazil by the military and the Church. In chapter two, he presents and explains the dilemma of change to institutional beliefs for both of these entities. Although historically, the military and the Church had worked closely together, their need for adaptation to change in formulating a successful relationship in shaping Brazilian society failed to establish. The misunderstanding and the lack of acceptance of one another's ideology by both institutions hindered what possibly could have been a significant relationship in reforming Brazil and its people.

In “Our Secret” by Susan Griffins she examines and illustrates history, particularly World War II. Throughout the essay, Griffin looks into different characters hidden secrets and influences which are portrayed in detail. For example, Griffin talks about a childs influences during his childhood and how great the outcome that followed later in his adult life. An example of secrecy is followed through in the life of a girl who's family secrets revealed consequences in her adult life. In Our Secret, concealed secrets and influences in our lives are precisely shown in multiple stories.

Women’s marches. Civil Rights Movement. These historical events started with a little idea and a small category of people. At first, they weren’t as successful, but over time they became larger. Without that one idea and a group of people, the laws would not have been modified. In “Among the Hidden” Jen had the drive to alter the rules. She had risked everything in order to get equality. She did the correct thing by pursuing the rally because her issue would not have been shown, she would not have been an inspiration, and even though it didn’t turn out well she fought for what was right and never gave up.

Integrative medicine is an emerging field in the health care world using innovative methods to treat patients. Patients with an acute condition received treatment with hypnosis, acupuncture, biofeedback, guided imagery, and reflexology. These complementary medicines coupled with conventional medicines “treat illness and promote wellness.” Israeli medical facilities over the past ten years have used the practices regularly, one Israeli public teaching hospital integrated practitioners of hypnosis, acupuncture, guided imagery and reflexology into a surgical department. This “innovative phenomenon” garnered a lot of interest for the use of these complementary medicines (CM).

Ayurveda is an ancient art of staying in the best of health along with a daily regime of balanced lifestyle. Established by Indian monks about 5,000-6,000 years back, it was discovered to teach people to preserve their health and make them physically, emotionally and spiritually strong. Ayurveda describes energy to be a building block of every individual and define it into three types; Vata, Kapha and Pitta Dosha.

The complex structure and foreign nature of Tibetan medicine makes it difficult to relate its practices to Western medicine, making it difficult to determine the clinical efficacy of Eastern medical practice. Several clinical analysis studies have recently been performed in order to determine the efficacy of the “holistic” practices of Eastern cultures. Whether the studies show Eastern or Western practices to be more effective, I believe that the most effective treatment should be a combination of both practices.

The traditional Indian medicine system, or TIM, is a system focused entirely on self-healing or “Ayurveda.” Like TCM, TIM is a very ancient system, dating back at least four thousand years ago, and is very different from western medicine. TIM follows the ancient Sankhya philosophy that the universe is One Self, it is inside everyone and everyone is a part of it – this belief is also known as Brahmanism. Two large aspects of TIM are yoga and Ayurveda. Yoga teaches patients to move away from their outer body and identity toward their inner Self inside their hearts. Ayurveda is the act of healing by

Ayurveda is the oldest medical science or healthcare system. Ayurveda literally means ‘the science of life’. Ayurveda is also known as Indian system of medicine. Ayurveda is an ancient medical system, which teaches us in a comprehensive way that what is advantageous, and what is disadvantageous for the human body. Ayurvedic system of medicine addresses the happy and unhappy states of the human life. Ayurveda speaks about preventive as well as curative aspects of the diseases.

These therapies have proved to be of much benefit in supporting the normal healing course of the body. Even though there are many modern alternative remedies, with different beliefs, all of them operate under some common principles. One of these principles is that the body has the capacity to heal naturally and maintain stability (Paquette, 2000). The other one is that adverse health conditions can occur as a result of factors emanating from mind, emotions and the body. Alternative medicine, according to Goldberg, Trivieri and Anderson, (2002), focuses on determining the chief cause of a particular condition, and dealing with the whole person rather that concentrating on symptoms. If a person pays close attention to his/her health he/she can contribute to his/her wellbeing. Alternative medicine holds firmly to the principle that one treatment cannot be used for all people even though they may be suffering from the same condition. Each and every person as per alternative medicine has distinct bodily, mind and spiritual make up (Goldberg, Trivieri and Anderson, 2002).