In our culture, no healing advice or treatment can be complete without taking into consideration the virtually constant assault on the mind. To minimise the effect of this there is no other way but to change what we are doing. This usually meets with stiff opposition from the individual since it erodes his/her belief system; everything you work for, the systems and structures you believe in, the values you stand for, all of it is staring you in the face in it’s full technicolor glory of negativity. Telling people to "meditate", or to "look for the real answers inside" is meaningless to most people who visit a GP Practice. However, you might find a way in by showing people how to "be still", how to reduce the mind chatter by refraining from attachment to thought, how to level out the peak influences of emotions which are, to a large extent, contributing to the imbalance in one’s life. In any healing environment the individual should be the centre point. Nothing is of any use unless the individual is ready to accept, has become open to whatever healing form is offered. And the other way around, whatever step on the way to healing the individual is ready for, is going to be beneficial. So, let people decide how far they want to go and in what direction, but be prepared to accompany them and support them. We have found that the Yoga way, with its all embracing levels, is providing us with a road map that has the potential of guiding everybody into heaven. We use most aspects of Yoga, some in adapted ways, to increase people’s knowledge about life, so that they might find their own way quicker and easier. Yoga not only has given this Medical Practice a blue print for management and operational services, but it has also provided us with a workable book of rules to spread the Word and to show people another reality.
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