Healing Powers Within Your Reach
By Kate Thorp/Divine Caroline
The power to heal is a profound gift. But is it all science and medicine? Or could faith possibly have a role, or maybe even a little hocus pocus?
If you’re in need of healing—looking to provide relief to a loved one or wanting to be a healer—you may have sought not only medical intervention, but also a few less traditional, yet often potent, methods, such as mind over matter. In other words, if our minds convince us that something is working (the placebo effect), could that belief actually help to heal us? Conversely, could we undo the benefits of modern medicine with doubt?
To learn more, I decided to research more popular—and sometimes controversial—methods of healing that go beyond the idea of mind over matter.
Laughter
You’ve heard the saying, “Laughter is the best medicine.” Laughter has indeed been credited with pain reduction, lowering stress hormones, and boosting the immune system. It’s not all rhetoric, though; quite a few patients and physicians would agree. Funny movies, comedy clubs, or attending a session of The Laughter Remedy, created by Paul E. McGhee PhD, might just prove to be a smart form of entertainment with a side of healing.
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