“ A prudent question is one-half of wisdom. ”
- Francis Bacon
Spirituality in practice
Spirituality and health
Below are resources on the links between spirituality and becoming and remaining healthy.
Spiritual healing training top^
Healing Trust
Based in the UK, The Healing Trust provides training for those who wish to become spiritual healers (natural energy therapy) and accepts into membership those who meet the organization's standards. (Formerly known as National Federation of Spiritual Healers.)
NFSH website, linked 09/10
http://www.nfsh.org.uk
Holistic Healing
AIHT's innovative bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral studies in holistic healing empower students with crystal-clear core values, through which they may help others to replace any self-limiting illusion of physical/psychic blockages by reconnecting the flow of vibrant vitality.
American Institute of Holistic Theology website, linked 09/10
http://www.aiht.edu/catalog/holistichealth.asp
Spirituality & health articles top^
Spirituality and Ethics in Healthcare
An article exploring the links between spirituality, ethics, and healthcare.
Richard M. Gula, BNET Busines Network, linked 09/10
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3859/is_200007/ai_n8909010
Spirituality & health organizations top^
Canadian Research Institute of Spirituality and Healing
CRISH is dedicated to creating a new vision of integrative compassionate health care through multidisciplinary research and education in spirituality, culture, healing, and health care.
Website, linked 09/10
http://www.crish.org/
George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health
A university-based organization, which is working toward a more compassionate system of healthcare by restoring the heart and humanity of medicine through research, education, and policy work focused on bringing increased attention to the spiritual needs of patients, families, and the healthcare professionals.
Website, linked 09/10
http://www.gwish.org/
Institute for Spirituality and Health
The Institute offers a wide range of programs that support healthcare provider wellness, promote compassionate health care, and provide a nurturing environment for collaborative education and research relevant to health, healing and spirituality.
Website, linked 09/10
http://www.ish-tmc.org
International Network of Esoteric Healing
A group of people dedicated to the practice and study of Esoteric Healing, based largely on the teachings of the Tibetan as presented in "Esoteric Healing" (Alice Bailey) and using triangles of etheric energy relating the centres and the endocrine system in order to release the unimpeded flow of the life principle and soul energy which can lead to wholeness and healing.
INEH website, linked 09/10
http://www.ineh.org/index.htm
International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies and Energy Medicine
An international non-profit interdisciplinary organization dedicated to exploring and applying subtle energies as they relate to the experience of consciousness, healing, and human potential and bridging amongst quantum physics, therapeutic modalities, healing, psychology, consciousness, psi and the understanding of our multidimensional existence.
ISSSEEM website, linked 09/10
http://www.issseem.org/
Janki Foundation for Global Healthcare
A UK-based charity that encourages research and awareness in the field of health and spirituality through a focus on positive human development and whole-person healthcare.
Website, linked 09/10
http://www.jankifoundation.org/
Point of Life Foundation (POL) (New)
A US non-profit founded on the vision of a spiritual model of healthcare with a focus on the well-being of the whole person.
Website, linked 09/10
http://www.pointoflife.org