Deep Healing Research Articles

Textual healing: tailor-made kabbalistic therapeutics in Jerusalem

ABSTRACTThis paper, based on fieldwork conducted in a Jerusalem yeshiva, describes how the yeshiva, a traditional institute of religious studies, also serves as an institution of healing and personal therapy in which sacred religious texts assume a central place. The article focuses on personal sessions between the rabbi who heads the yeshiva, and his audience of believers who turn to him for help in coping with personal hardships and tribulations. The paper contextualizes and elaborates upon the concept of ‘deep healing’ to describe how the rabbi uses his regular ‘tool kit’ to diagnose the problems of the person facing him and to offer optimal, personalized therapy. The rabbi uses religious texts to create textual deep healing processes that are tailor-made for the individual supplicant and are intended to accompany supplicants for a long period of time.

The role of microvascular tissue transfer in severe limb trauma

Background: Lower extremity reconstruction is an essential part of plastic surgery and focuses on the treatment of wounds. The restoration of an intact covering is the primary surgical requisite following trauma of the lower extremity because deep healing can be no better than the surface covering. Present study will review the field of lower extremity reconstruction focusing on the micro-vascular tissue transfer for severe limb traumatic injuries.Methods: Patients were fully evaluated and defect was assessed depending on the defect requirement free micro- vascular flap was planned. 20 micro vascular flaps in 18 males and 2 females were used for the wound / defect of lower limbs following trauma.Results: There were 18 men and 2 women with a mean age of 43.6 years (range, 18-62 years) in the present study. The overall survival of the flaps was 95% (19/20).Conclusions: The free flap is an effective method of lower-extremity reconstruction. Good outcomes can be achieved with complete debridement and the selection of appropriate recipient vessels and flaps according to the recipient site.

Buddleia davidii—A Trauma Remedy

A woman with a deep traumatic childhood goes through a deep healing after the remedy Buddleja.

Moonstone: A Balancing Remedy

A man with burn out syndrome goes through a deep healing process with the help of moonstone .

Obesity Treatment in Ayurveda

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com d. High Cholesterol level e. Infertility f. Cancer g. Pain in various parts of body h. Psychosocial effects And many others out of which some are not even easily curable. The various reasons for these problems can be: a. Improper/irregular diet habits b. Lack of exercise & physical activity c. Weak immune system & metabolism d. Hormonal or genetic problem e. Lack of sleep f. Stress In our routine life, every person starting from very early stages is suffering from any of the above symptoms which finally lead to weak digestive system. Food we eat not get digested properly, fats continue to store in our body & not get burned easily which ultimately leads to Obesity (Figure 1). Many people start taking medicines for weight reduction but those medications have many side effects in long run. Many other people try to have safe measures for weight loss like: a. Doing regular exercises b. Taking honey with warm water in morning c. Having sound sleep d. Reduce stress & be happy e. Having some specific juices like of Karala, Pineapple f. Having correct diet plans The above mentioned options have good impacts but not in many cases because it is not always easy to have sound sleep or being happy even if you know it is very much required. May be you are having regular exercises but still you find it ineffective. So, what next It may be due to mental tension or some hormonal problems. In these cases, our body requires internal deep healing. We at DEEP AYURVEDA provide purely herbal treatment for weight loss. It may be through various ayurvedic therapies, herbal medicines or oil massage or herbal food supplements which will help in complete deep heeling of your body which will not just help in your weight loss but will also give you a refreshing feel. All Medicines are 100% natural & self prepared under the guidance & supervision of Dr. Baldeep Kour, Medical Director. These medicines have various benefits like a. Effective weight regulator b. Inhibits Fatty acids synthesis c. Reduce bad cholesterol levels d. Reduces craving for foods e. Improves your metabolism For weight loss treatment, we recommend following Ayurvedic and Panchkarma treatment packages: a. Panchkarma Treatment Volume 4 Issue 1 2016

Mayo Clinic's Flower of Hope™

Recognizing the contribution art has had in the Mayo Clinic environment since the original Mayo Clinic Building was finished in 1914; Mayo Clinic Proceedings features some of the numerous works of art displayed throughout the buildings and grounds on Mayo Clinic campuses. Recognizing the contribution art has had in the Mayo Clinic environment since the original Mayo Clinic Building was finished in 1914; Mayo Clinic Proceedings features some of the numerous works of art displayed throughout the buildings and grounds on Mayo Clinic campuses. Art comes in many fashions—paint, stone, glass, and wood—to name a few of the most common forms. It is also recognizable that there is an “art” to every work of human hands, hence it is with honesty that Flower of Hope™1Mayo Clinic History and Heritage website. http://history.mayoclinic.org/toolkit/mayo-clinic-flower-of-hope.php. Accessed August 31, 2015.Google Scholar is recognized as an addition to the Art of Medicine. One of the hallmarks included in the year-long accolade for Mayo Clinic's Sesquicentennial (150-year anniversary) in 2014, comprised the commissioning of a flower. Honoring the traditions of the Mayo family as stewards of the environment, and recognizing the deep healing power of nature, Mayo Clinic chose this flower and renamed it the Flower of Hope.™1Mayo Clinic History and Heritage website. http://history.mayoclinic.org/toolkit/mayo-clinic-flower-of-hope.php. Accessed August 31, 2015.Google Scholar It was chosen for its capacity to thrive in the varied climates of all 3 Mayo Clinic sites, Rochester, Minnesota; Jacksonville, Florida; and Scottsdale, Arizona; and all of the other health system campuses.1Mayo Clinic History and Heritage website. http://history.mayoclinic.org/toolkit/mayo-clinic-flower-of-hope.php. Accessed August 31, 2015.Google Scholar Coreopsis “Electric Avenue” (US PP24688 P2) was “invented” in 2009 by botanists in Alpharetta, Georgia, who used stem slip cuttings to promote asexual reproduction of a potted Coreopsis plant.1Mayo Clinic History and Heritage website. http://history.mayoclinic.org/toolkit/mayo-clinic-flower-of-hope.php. Accessed August 31, 2015.Google Scholar The results produced a new cultivar with hardy, vibrant yellow blossoms and dense foliage that thrives in a wide variety of climates.2Coreopsis Electric Avenue. http://www.google.com/patents/USPP24688. Accessed August 31, 2015.Google Scholar, 3Bauer's Forever Flowers website. http://www.bauersforeverflowers.com/mayoclinic/. Accessed August 31, 2015.Google Scholar To clarify, the invention refers to the process by which the new flower emerged. It is out of the realm of human capacity to say we can “create” a flower. However, one can recognize the healing power and joy delivered by this delightful blossom. Plant lovers everywhere can obtain the Flower of Hope,™1Mayo Clinic History and Heritage website. http://history.mayoclinic.org/toolkit/mayo-clinic-flower-of-hope.php. Accessed August 31, 2015.Google Scholar from their local nurseries. Mayo Clinic does not profit from any sales of this flower.

964 Agreement Between Deep Histological Remission and Mucosal Healing in Ulcerative Colitis and Predictors of Each Outcome

BACKGROUND: In patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), mucosal healing (MH) has emerged as a new therapeutic goal to prevent long-term complications. However a few small studies have demonstrated that MH may not always be an accurate indicator of histologic remission (HR). Presence of persistent microscopic inflammation may predict a higher risk of both colectomy and hospitalization in patients with UC and is associated with an increased risk of colorectal neoplasia. HR is therefore increasingly considered as an end-point in clinical trials. The aim of this study was to examine both the prevalence and possible predictors of MH, HR and MH without HR in patients with confirmed UC. METHODS: Patients with confirmed UC who had a baseline colonoscopy with biopsies taken in each segment of the colon (rectum, left-side and right-side) and had a follow-up colonoscopy more than one year later were identified. Each colonic segment of the final colonoscopy was evaluated retrospectively for MH as defined by the description of a normal mucosa or endoscopic quiescent inflammation and HR as defined by absence of residual histological inflammation. Demographic, clinical, histological and biochemical data were collected from case records. The primary outcome was MH, HR and MH without HR. Variables influencing HR, MH and MH without HR were examined using the chi-square test, Wilcoxon rank-sum test and logistic regression. RESULTS: 646 patients were identified; 60.0% had MH and 50.3% had HR. (Table 1) MH was strongly associated with HR (OR 13.41, 95%CI [7.137, 26.128], p<0.001). On multivariate analysis longer duration of disease (p=0.004), current therapy with an anti-TNF treatment (p=0.019), current therapy with an anti-metabolite (p=0.037) and C-reactive protein less than 3.0 (p=0.002) predictedMH. Predictors of HR onmultivariate analysis were longer duration of disease (p=0.003), current therapy with an anti-TNF (p= 0.005), current therapy with an anti-metabolite (p=0.012), past therapy with steroids (p= 0.011) and C-reactive protein less than 3.0 (p<0.001). Of the 385 patients who had MH, 80 patients (20.8%) were found to have ongoing histological activity. On multivariate analysis only C-reactive protein more than 2.9 predicted ongoing histological activity in those with MH (AOR 3.56, 95%CI [1.55-8.16], p=0.003). CONCLUSION: MH is strongly associated with HR however 20.8% of patients with MH have evidence of histological activity on biopsy. C-reactive protein greater than 2.9 independently predicts ongoing histological activity in the presence of complete MH. These findings have considerable significance for evolving endpoints of management. Table 1: Baseline Characteristics

Deep healing: ritual healing in the teshuvah movement

Based on an ethnographic analysis of religious healing rituals in Israel, this paper addresses the question of how healer–client relations are structured on these rituals. An examination of what takes place at the rallies held by Rabbi Amnon Yitzhak indicates that, apart from the regular blessings, which can be referred to as ordinary healing, there are some ritual events that can be referred to as ‘deep healing’. The current paper demonstrates how deep healing rituals are generally conducted in severe cases through give-and-take between the rabbi and the person upon whom the blessing is bestowed, and that they are linked to relationships between people and the ethic of mutual support.

Addiction and trance therapy – The other side of the mirror

This clinical study presents compulsive eating disorders as a drug problem and studies the very specific body energy structure underlying addiction. It explores how trance as a body psychotherapy helps therapy and recovery bypassing the structure's inherent defence mechanisms. Although very confronting for these patients, it re-anchors ego consciousness in a body reality beyond body image. Learning to let go, exploring trance states becomes a path to a new sense of identity. Surrendering to life's forceful energy offers re-empowerment, a counter measure to the despair hidden in inner wounds. Instead of going against the fear of collapse, this approach explores the terror buried there and allows for the release and re-appropriation of difficult feelings and emotions. Re-building from there is like cleaning a deep injury and healing the body mind split. The author examined how body psychotherapy facilitates a structural inversion of the addictive pleasure syndrome.

Confronting the shadow: the hero's journey in Borges' 'El Etnógrafo'

This article focuses on ‘El Etnografo’ [‘The Anthropologist’ (di Giovanni trans.)], a brief and deceptively simple tale from Borges’ Elogio de la sombra (1969) [In Praise of Darkness (1975)]. The tale’s protagonist, Fred Murdock, undergoes a profound transformation whilst conducting anthropological field research in the North American prairie, centred on his separation from his home and his dialogue with the tribal medicine man. In particular, under the instruction of the medicine man, Murdock learns to focus on and recount his dreams. The brief narrative may be appraised and amplified as embodying characteristics of the hero’s journey as examined by Carl Jung, and as illustrated by Joseph Campbell. In this perspective, Murdock accepts the call to adventure, engages in symbolic struggles, experiences a deep and transformative healing with the shaman, and returns home empowered with deeper wisdom. In this article I concentrate on the pattern of the hero’s journey as depicted both in ‘El Etnografo’ and in o...

Topical use of autologous fibrin glue in high-risk CABG patients

BACKGROUND: Surgical site wound complications following cardiothoracic surgery are associated with increased costs, morbidity, and mortality. Several factors have been shown to be associated with an increase in deep and superficial wound healing problems. Recent publications have suggested protective effects of topical autologous blood components with regard to wound healing disturbances after various surgical procedures. The aim of this retrospective analysis was to assess the impact of autologous fibrin glue on surgical site complications in high-risk coronary artery bypass graft patients. METHODS: 1394 consecutive patients who underwent CABG surgery from a single centre were included in the study. Autologous fibrin glue was used in 122 patients (8.8%) with elevated risk for wound complications according to institutional guidelines. The demography of both groups was compared and the following outcome variables were analyzed: deep sternal wound infection, sternal re-wiring, bleeding, re- exploration rate, and the use of a vacuum assisted closure system. RESULTS: No treatment-related adverse events were noted. The group of patients who received autologous fibrin sealant had significantly higher BMI levels, included more diabetics and repeat cardiac procedures and they underwent percutaneous coronary intervention more often. Furthermore, they were more likely to receive bilateral mammary artery grafts. Despite the high-risk profile of the Fibrin glue group rates of revision, deep sternal wound healing problems tended to be lower than in the control group. CONCLUSIONS: In our experience autologous fibrin glue does not invoke any adverse events and serves as a useful adjunct to haemostasis in cardiac surgery. However, the incidence of wound disturbances was similar in both arms of the study. In light of the ever-increasing clinical use a prospective randomized controlled trial examining the impact of autologous fibrin glue is warranted.

Use of Helium Plasma Flow for Healing Deep Burning Wounds

The influence of helium plasma flow on deep burning wounds healing is reviewed. The research was performed using Wistar rats. The experimental part is represented by three series of experiments. In all the series preliminarily depilated dorsal skin area was irradiated by the SUPR-M facility. The morphomechanic changes of skin under the impact of plasma flow were studied. The skin and granulating wound exposure was explored, as well as the capabilities of helium plasma flow when preparing grafts for autoplasty. During the postoperative period the influence of donor skin grafts on wound repair was tested. The criterion of plasma flow efficiency was the wound tensometry of scar forming. The experimental results of this work prove the expediency of helium plasma flow application when healing deep burns.

Who Sees the Lake?

The urgency of the environmental crisis poses the serious need for the analyst to engage with this threat in the course of an analysis. In this article, the myth of Narcissus is viewed as depicting an individual's loss of connection to their own intrapsychic depths as well as Western culture’s turning away from its interrelatedness with the natural world. A case study is presented showing how analytical psychologists can bring the natural world more prominently into their listening perspective as a significant other(s) in relation to the individual. The profound intrapsychic and interpsychic significance of an individual’s relationship to the natural world is illustrated in the process of deep psychological healing of attachment wounds and the capacity to relate to self, other, and the world.

Imaging and the Treatment of Crohnʼs Perianal Fistulas

Fistulizing Crohn's disease is associated with significant morbidity. Although treatment has improved over the last decade, there is still considerable room for improvement. One possible method to improve outcomes is to use advanced imaging techniques, such as endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), to help guide treatment. In this issue, Ng et al. show again the disconnect between cessation of drainage and the actual deep healing that can be appreciated using these imaging techniques. The authors used MRI to help guide the decision on when to alter medical therapy and were able to identify a subset of patients who could discontinue infliximab. Other authors over the last 5-10 years have also shown the benefit of EUS and MRI in these patients. The time has come for us to not only embrace these imaging modalities as valid end points for clinical trials but more importantly as a means to improve outcomes for our patients with fistulizing Crohn's disease.

Prospective Evaluation of Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Therapy Guided by Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Crohnʼs Perineal Fistulas

Anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy heals Crohn's fistulas clinically, but the rate, extent, and duration to achieve fistula track healing are unknown. We sought to monitor deep healing, as indicated by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and to use this to determine treatment duration. Clinical and MRI fistula healing (at 6, 12, and 18 months), Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI), Perianal Crohn's Disease Activity Index (PDAI), and the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire were prospectively assessed. Thirty-four consecutive patients with perineal fistulas were treated with infliximab (19), adalimumab (7; all infliximab failures) and thalidomide (8). Median follow-up was 110 weeks (range, 74-161). Baseline MRI: 38% >or=2 tracks, 21% anolabial/rectovaginal. At latest follow-up, clinical fistula 'response' and 'closure' were seen in 50 and 46% of antibody-treated patients, respectively. All patients stopped thalidomide early due to side effects. Of 26 antibody-treated patients, at 6 (n=25), 12 (n=25), and 18 (n=20) months, respectively, MRI showed complete healing (20, 28, and 30%, respectively), improvement (68, 72, and 65%), no change (12, 0, and 0%) or worsening (0, 0, and 5%). MRI healing at 6 months (n=5) persisted at 12 and 18 months, including in two patients who stopped treatment at 6 months. Fistula history length and complexity did not influence the outcome. The only surgical intervention was seton insertion in one patient. The PDAI and CDAI scores decreased, and quality of life improved significantly at last follow-up. MRI fistula resolution was variable and slower than clinical healing. Prolonged treatment is often required for internal track resolution. Preliminary data suggest once MRI healing has occurred fistulas remain healed, while remaining on, or stopping anti-TNFalpha therapy. The use of a second antibody is clinically valuable.

Review article: biological drugs in Crohn's disease

Biological drugs have opened new therapeutic horizons for treating Crohn's disease (CD), but have also brought with them issues related to immunogenicity, long-term efficacy, safety and cost. At present, inhibitors tumour necrosis factor and adhesion molecules are the most advanced in use and development. When treating luminal disease with infliximab, two-thirds of patients respond initially. The ACCENT 1 study demonstrated that 28% of initial responders are in remission for 1 year. Infliximab has also had a major impact on the management of Crohn's anorectal fistulas. The ACCENT 2 study demonstrated initial response in two-thirds of patients. One-fifth of all treated patients were healed at 1 year. Infliximab diminished the need for further surgery. Magnetic resonance imaging scanning allows the extent of deep healing to be assessed and may influence the duration of treatment. The Mayo Clinic experience in 500 patients demonstrated 6% serious adverse events related to infliximab. The TREAT registry will provide long-term safety data on a larger group of patients. Concurrent immunosuppressive drugs and pre-infusion steroids can decrease antibody formation to infliximab. Screening for tuberculosis (TB) diminishes the rate of TB activation. Biological drugs can offer great therapeutic benefit, but their use must be considered in context.

Six Players on the Inner Stage: Using Ego State Therapy with the Medically Ill

The symptoms of medical illness often speak through eloquent, embedded metaphors that express deeper unconscious conflicts and meanings. Therapeutic attunement to the multilayered issues associated with a patient’s illness can be instrumental in the uncovering and working through conflicts that may impede both physical and emotional healing. Among hypnotically facilitated psychotherapeutic approaches that can be helpful, ego state techniques offer rapid access to these illness-associated issues. This article discusses six different ego states that are key players in the illness drama for many patients. Five of these are indwelling components of the patient’s psyche, whereas the sixth player belongs to the therapist’s resonant self. All of them are relevant when the practitioner seeks to facilitate deeper healing in patients with mind/body conditions. A version of this paper was presented at the 55th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, Santa Fe, NM, 2004.

Poetry and homeopathy: an exploration

This paper explores a relationship between poetry and homeopathy. It proposes we expand and enlighten our knowledge of the patient and develop our consultation through our experience of poetry. Within each consultation is a poem. Heightened awareness of this and many other aspects can improve the sensibilities of the practitioner and enhance deeper healing of the patient. We are challenged to respond.

HEALING AND RECONCILIATION AS THE BASIS FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF LIFE: AN ECOLOGICAL PLEA FOR A “DEEP” HEALING AND RECONCILIATION

Abstract The global free market has become the complex venue where all living beings in the web of life have been turned into commodities. Globalization is the accelerated global integration of capital, production and markets, and has become a code name for the transnational corporatization of the world. Globalization is incompatible with justice, peace and security, diverse cultural identities, socio-psychological sustainability, and ecological environmental sustainability. Globalization is a process that brings about disintegration between economy and ecology, history and nature, lifestyle and spirituality, and the local and global The impact of globalization has brought the web of life to near-total chaos, and to the point of a critical breakdown of sustainability. Put another way, globalization has led both to the impoverishment of many peoples' total life experience, and to the detrimental effects that are taking place upon the ecosystems of the household The equity and balance of the web of life based the principle of interdependency are being totally disordered and destroyed. Therefore, the fundamental sustainability of the whole living system that makes up life earth is now at a critical stage. Behind the path of globalization is an anthropocentric worldview. This holds a dualistic view of humanity and nature; it believes that unlimited material progress is to be achieved through economic and technological growth at the expense of nature. An alternative to anthropocentric thinking is life-centric systemic thinking, which shifts our view of the world from the mechanistic worldview of Descartes and Newton to a holistic, ecological view. This requires us to integrate history with nature, and economy with ecology, and to do so from the perspectives of inseparable relationships, interconnectedness and contexts. Life-centric systemic thinking can only provide the in-depth foundational perception, strategy and praxis for a deep healing and reconciliation of the wounded and broken web of the 'earth household'. Today, what sustainability really means should be extended to the entire web of life, which our long-term survival depends. need to understand the principles of organization that ecosystems have developed to sustain the web of life. need particularly to reflect the interdependency between humans and the earth, because the paradigms of human relationships have been intrinsically and intuitively shaped by the relationship between humans and the earth. To realize and socialize principles of sustainability, principles of ecology, principles of community, or even the basic facts of life will be the most important parts of being an ecologically conscientious human society. Healing and reconciliation is a process of restoring and empowering the ecological nature of human relationships, and, by doing so, of strengthening the sustainability of the whole living web of relationships. Only through an ecologically conscientious human society can the proper relationship be re-established between economy and ecology, between history and nature, between life style and spirituality, and between the global and local in which all truly participate in the manifestation of God's life-creating love that desires the fullness of life for all. A life-centric systemic perception of history with nature As the new century moves with apocalyptic uncertainty down the path of globalization, the concerns for the sustainability of the 'earth household' itself have become of paramount importance. are heed with a whole series of global-local problems that are harming both the biosphere and human life in alarming ways. This process may soon become irreversible. may be the last generation of humanity to have the opportunity to avert ecological collapse and irreparable damage to the systems that sustain complex life earth. We are sawing off the branch that we are sitting on (Paul Ehrlich), and, It is as if the brain were to decide that it is the most important organ in the body and started mining the liver. …

Letting Nature Take Its Course

Through the use of ancient healing techniques, such as oracles, astrology, shamanism and collective ritual, contemporary therapists and counselors can enhance their work with women clients, whose natural condition may predispose them to “letting nature take its course.” Tapping into unseen, energetic and magical realms can be the source of deep healing and illumination in the therapeutic process. Using nonrational knowledge techniques takes the pressure off the individual therapist to figure everything out and relieves the client of helplessness and despair.