Body Soul in medical rehabilitation

The holistic understanding of medical rehabilitation promotes realization of the integration of the body- soul continuum. All aspects of ourselves; physical, psychological, emotional, existential are different dimensions of the same thing: our own being. Eastern / western medicine confirm how all systems 'talk' in the body, in a continuous flow of information between all the communications and memory systems of the organism.

Everything that we experience throughout our lives, good or bad, is literary stored in the muscles and become manifest in the body as our  'body memory,' so to free ourselves, we must free our bodies…..

Our body language make up for more than 90% of our communication with other people.  Movements can therefore be seen as metaphors for what we think, feel and how we relate to others. The emotions we experience have a regulatory role to play in the body. Physical and chemical changes occur in the body when emotions are experienced.  The holistic approach listens to what the whole person has to say in order to find balance of body - mind - emotion - existential being in everyday life.

Goals for body/soul integration in medical rehabilitation:

• to activate /integrate body/mind awareness
• facilitate verbal/nonverbal communication,
• improve body image and self concept,
• encourage positive experiences with the body, joy, play etc.
• decrease the pain experience in the body

Contact: email: pangu_health@yahoo.se