HEALING PRESENCE

Modern medicine at present is primarily focused on fighting disease and is reluctant to look beyond the physical body for cause of illness. Although it has a very important role in removing disease but its reach is limited as far as creating health is concerned. There are various fundamental differences between modern medicine and holistic health care in how they view & deal with issues. In Holistic Health Care the patient takes on responsibility of his own health & works in collaboration with the therapist to bring about required changes in his inner & outer environment that will promote health & healing. The therapist acts as a guide & supports him. In modern medicine the responsibility to get well is solely on the doctor & medicine, person just has to follow the instructions. Modern medicine is only focused on the physical body- it tirelessly searches for causes of disease within the physical body & its treatment measures are also limited to the physical body. Holistic Health care explores the causes of disease at all levels- Mind-body-soul and incorporates various treatment strategies to create well being holistically. Despite the differences, both have their own unique roles in Health. None is complete in itself. They are complementary and not an alternate to each other. When we are open to integrating various healing modalities to take care of human being as a whole, it is called Integrated healing. These days there are many doctors who are also holistic healing practitioners and many hospitals all over the world are setting up departments of Integrative Medicine.