Foundational Theory of Program Philosophy

In Mind/Body Medicine, the emotional status of an individual is viewed as important if not more important than their physical status.

We know that "how" someone is feeling has everything to do with there physical prognosis, their energy for healing, their pain level, etc.

However, in the traditional model of medicine patients are usually referred to, psychiatry if there are displaying emotional distress. Their psychological consultation is seen as a separate deal and is not taken as an essential component of their diagnostic work-up. In Mind/Body Medicine emotions are viewed as revealing the state of consciousness of a person. Consciousness has everything to so with the Bio-energy field. Disturbances in the Bio-energy field reflect disturbance in one's consciousness. These disturbances precede the development of illness.

Changes in consciousness shift the Bio-energy field, which alters the course of disease. Spontaneous remission has everyhting to do with disturbances in (Matter-i.e. tumors), desappearing often quite quickly when healthy shifts occur in the strength, coherency and flow in the energy field.

1. The Mind/Body Connections-a visual portrayal of the pathways
1. Consciousness and the BioEnergy Field-The Meaning of Illness
2. The Logic of Emotions and the Stress Response
3. The Causal Chain Linking Psychological Stress and the Development of Illness
4. Moving Beyond Stress to Alter the Course of Disease
2. Basic Principles in Mind/Body Medicine

Foundational Tenets (examples):

1. Treatment Models: (Two very distinct models within Mind/Body Medicine)
1. The Coping Model (Description)
2. The Intervention Model (Description)

Treatment Modalities
(Description of therapies intended to impact the Bio-Energy Field by enhancing free-flowing life force energy and decreasing resistance and distress)