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The following definitions have been provided by Yukon
Wholistic Health Network (YWHN) members who offer these healing techniques and
health services here in the Yukon. We hope this information is helpful for you.
It is YWHN's mission to educate, advocate and network for wholistic health in
the Yukon.
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Acupressure:
Acupressure is a wholistic therapy that works on a person's "Qi"
energy and the yin yang relationship in the body using pressure and touch along
the body's meridians.
Acupuncture: Fine needles are inserted into
specific points on the body for 15 - 20 minutes. This stimulates the life force
or "Qi" in the body, re-harmonizing mind, body and spirit. Burning an
herb called moxa on these points may be done instead of inserting a fine needle.
Applied Kinesiology: Also known as muscle
testing, this technique uses light but firm pressure on indicator muscles
related to organs and body systems for assessing the patient's condition or
needs.
Aromatherapy: The use of oils of aromatic
plants, which are known as essential oils. Essential oils are highly
concentrated substances and the fragrance has a marked affect on the Body, Mind
and Spirit.
Astrological Analysis: This provides an
individual overview of the whole personality, intellect and emotions as well as
insight into relationships, possible career paths, and your life lesson.
Astrological Forecasts provide guidance in both present and future circumstances
based on your individual birth chart.
Attunement: An attunement (re)activates/strengthens our ability to
both give and receive the universal power of love. It can bring body, mind, heart and spirit into alignment and
enhance a person’s quality of and appreciation for life, no matter what the
external or internal circumstances may appear to be.
Bach Flower Remedies:
Flower Essences are said to consist of the characteristic subtle energy patterns
of various plants. Preserved in a liquid, these essences can be used to balance
the emotional body and thus affect our physical well-being.
Cellular Memory Clearing
/Chakra Balancing: A process which, using the chakras as exit points,
releases and clears traumatic memories (conscious, sub-conscious or unconscious)
which may be creating depression, fear, anxiety, and similar harmful energies
that cause a person to feel out of harmony. Encourages/facilitates
living in peace, joy, health and love.
Chiropractic: A form of manipulation by
hands, centered primarily on the spine.
Colour Healing: Colour, made up of varying
light and energy frequencies, may be applied to restore your physical, mental
and spiritual well being.
Detoxification
Therapy: Cleans toxins and deposits out of the body. Excellent for all kinds
of pain in joints, muscles, liver, kidney cleaning, and regular spring cleaning.
Doula: A woman who is experienced in
childbirth who provides continuous physical, emotional and informational support
to the mother before, during and just after childbirth.
Herbalism (Traditional
Chinese): Herbal medicine uses plants, minerals and animal products prepared
in specific ways and combinations to form therapeutic prescriptions. It can be
used to treat diseased states but also to enhance immunity, general energy
levels and longevity.
Herbalism (western): Herbs are classified
according to their actions in the body. Their actions are chosen to work with
the body to bring about a state of balance and harmony within the system. The
herbs supply the tissues with the nutrients they need to heal, build, repair,
and restore normal function.
Homeopathy: A system of medicine developed
in the 18th century by a German physician, Samuel Hahnemann. Homeopathic
medicines are made from plant, mineral and animal products that are diluted to a
very minute, non-toxic level. These remedies are used to stimulate the body's
natural power of healing.
Hydrotherapy: The application of water in
any form, either externally or internally, in the treatment of disease and the
maintenance of health. Hot and cold bathing has been documented throughout
Europe since the 17th century and was used to treat many chronic conditions.
Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD): The lymph
system is one of the body's 'garbage disposal' systems. MLD applies gentle,
rhythmic massage movements that influence lymph flow thereby cleansing and
detoxifying body tissue as well as enhancing the immune system.
Massage Therapy: Can be divided into two
types: relaxation and remedial. Remedial massage is useful for specific
complaints and ailments and also relieves deep-rooted stresses and tensions.
Relaxation massage affects the inner core of your being and helps you to be more
conscious of your body, sometimes with the use of scented oils.
Meditation: A concentrated activity of
clearing the mind. It awakens a subtle level of consciousness for discovering
reality, directly and intuitively. It is considered wholly therapeutic.
Midwifery: The practice of helping women
and families throughout the childbearing years with an emphasis on empowering
and educating them to achieve the births they are seeking.
Naturopathic Health Care: This is a unique
and comprehensive approach to improving health focusing on natural therapies to
resolve illness and prevent disease. Wholistic health is the foundation;
therefore importance is placed on mental, emotional, physical and spiritual
well-being. The client's specific needs and circumstances are taken into
consideration.
Polarity Therapy:
Traces the movement of energy in the body using chakras and seeks out the
critical blockage or blocked dynamic. The therapist offers a neutral space in
which the client can, through awareness, begin to release contracted energy and
regain a balanced energy system.
Pilates: Mind-Body exercise that focus on
stabilizing the body's core while performing movement. Emphasis is placed on
structural alignment & breathing while performing a flowing exercise
sequence which develops core abdominal and back strength as well as flexibility,
balance and coordination.
Reflexology: The
feet have a special relationship with the body. There are 7200 nerve endings
present in the foot that interconnect with every part of the body. By applying a
specific pressure massage it is possible to trigger the body to correct
imbalances, to stimulate or calm areas, cleanse, and to revitalize the body.
Reiki: Reiki is an ancient laying-on of
hands healing technique that uses the life force energy to heal, harmonize and
balance body mind and spirit. The major difference between Reiki and other touch
therapy methods are the 'attunements' Reiki practitioners receive.
Right
Use of Power: Through
conversation and gently-guided experiential activities, increase your awareness
of the source of your personal and role power, and how to use it wisely
(prevent, reduce, and repair harm; promote sustainable well-being).
Be informed, compassionate, connected, skillful; feel empowered, ethical
and responsible in your relationships.
Shiatsu therapy: Recognizes an energy
system (or ki) in the body via a network of pathways or meridians and specific
points on these meridians have a special action on the ki. It combines energy
balancing and healing touch to help open the meridians allowing ki to flow.
Spiritual Counselling: A process which
guides/assists a person toward self-awareness and healthy decision-making based
on the person’s evolving relationship with a “higher power” or Source,
whether recognized as a power internal and/or external to one’s self.
Intended to facilitate personal balance, peace and success.
Therapeutic Touch:
A hands-off technique. The practitioner works in the auric field, senses chi
energy around the body and uses various 'fluffing' and 'sweeping' motions to
remove energy blocks and to create a healthy even flow of chi.
Wholistic Health:
The Yukon Wholistic Health Network defines wholistic health as "that
condition which results when an individual assumes responsibility for his/her
own health in a whole sense - physical, mental, emotional and spiritual -
recognizing the interconnectedness and balance among these aspects. The tendency
is toward natural means of achieving this interconnectedness and balance. The
assumption of this responsibility addresses the health and well-being of the
whole person, and acknowledges the interrelationship between the individual, the
environment, and the world at large. Rather than focusing on dis-ease, the
emphasis is on wellness and ease, largely through prevention."
Yoga: A practice of
self discovery in which the mind, body and spirit are integrated. That process
leads to healing wholeness and connection to all life.
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