3 Body Medicine

1. We actually have 3 bodies not just one! To be fully healthy we must exercise all three therefore the 3-Body Workout

2. What are these 3 bodies? First there is the physical or GROSS BODY, the body of flesh and bones, organs and cells, saliva and blood; BODY-MIND Second there is the SUBTLE BODY of various kinds of energy (e.g., qi, prana) and other subtle systems (e.g, chakras, acupuncture meridians) that are not usually recognized by Western science; MIND-SOUL Third there is a CAUSAL BODY of utter infinite stillness which is the body accessible through meditative practice; SPIRIT

3. The 3 Bodies States of Consciousness

4. Alternative 3 Body Terminology Gross body: Physical body-mind self Coarse particulate substance Fine Information wave substance Subtle body: Mind-soul self Emotion domain Mind domain Lower spirit self (soul spirit) Casual body: High spirit self

5. Consciousness Difficult to define The experience of being alive Consciousness concerns the intersection between subjective/interior and objective/exterior experience Memory is an integral part of consciousness Consciousness = A Vsysln2(1+Psys/Nsys)

6. Evolution of Science Mass Energy: past 400 years “no human qualities of consciousness, intention, emotion, mind or spirit can significantly influence a well-designed experiment in physical reality” Mass Energy Information: past 60 years Mass Energy Information Consciousness New category of energy called subtle energies (William Tiller, Ph.D)

7. What is the definition of MIND? “The human mind is a relational and embodied process that regulates the flow of energy and information.” Daniel Siegel, MD, Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation

8. Energy Medicine Research shows that our bodies are absorptive, reflective and generative of informational energy Pineal gland play critical role in conversion of external energy into the chemical or electrical energy of our internal physiology. Western medicine must expand its concept of healing to incorporate a human energy field which is the foundation of Eastern medical systems. Human energy fields include subtle energy which has to do with healing energy and the Chinese concept of Qi

9. Modalities of Energy Medicine Acupuncture Qi Gong Applied kinesiology Thought Field Therapy Therapeutic Touch

10. Modalities of Energy Medicine Reiki Polarity Therapy Homeopathy Healing Traditions of Indigenous Peoples Prayer and Spiritual Healing

11. The Future of Medicine The key to an integral approach is not the content of the medical bag but the holder of the bag- one who has opened himself to the multi-dimensional nature of healing, including body, mind, soul, spirit, culture and nature. This includes being open to the experience of suffering. The future of medicine must be3 body medicine