Table of Contents
Foreword 1
Introduction - What is Holistic Counseling? 7
Part I Philosophical Background to Holistic Counseling 7
The Seven Principles of Naturopathic and Holistic Medicine Philosophy 17
Chapter 1 First of All, to Do No Harm 18
Chapter 2 To Heal the Whole Person 19
The Four Dimensions of the Whole Person The Mind and False Belief Systems - The Fundamental Cause of Disease 21
Emotions - The Watery Medium 24
The Divide between the Upper and Lower Worlds in the Human Being 29
Chapter 3 To Act in Cooperation with The Healing Power of Nature 40
Chapter 4 To Address the Fundamental Cause of Disease 42
Male-Female - Finding the Balance (Important for Physician, Heal Thyself!) 45
More on the Mind-Body Connection 52
Chapter 5 To Heal Each Person as an Individual 62
Chapter 6 Doctor as Teacher 64
Chapter 7 Physician, Heal Thyself! 67
Chapter 8 The Three Models of Medicine - with Principles Checklist 68
Chapter 9 The Vital Force -Implications for Holistic Counseling 80
Chapter 10 The Subconscious Mind 95
Part II Principles and Metaphors for a Wholesome Holistic Practice 101
Chapter 11 The Two Paths and the Compensation 102
Chapter 12 Error in Innocence 108
Chapter 13 The Universality of the Truth vs Individualized Perception of Reality 110
Chapter 14 When Natural, Healthy Responses are Mingled with an Added Unhealthy-Element 114
Chapter 15 Real Situation vs Perceived Situation/Delusion 118
Chapter 16 The Metaphor of the Mountain Climber 121
Chapter 17 Things Seeming to Get Worse When They Are Really Getting Better 123
Chapter 18 The Intolerance of Time and Repetition 126
Chapter 19 No Room for Any More - Sympathetic Resonance 128
Chapter 20 What is the Difference between an Exciting Cause and the Root Cause? 132
Chapter 21 Addressing Obstacles to Cure in Practice 134
Chapter 22 Rightful Action for Correction 137
Part III The Vis Dialogue of Holistic Counseling 141
Chapter 23 Attitude of the Practitioner 143
Chapter 24 Be a "Detective" of Nature, Not a Projector! 151
Chapter 25 Introduction to the Holistic Counseling Questions 157
Chapter 26 The Actual Holistic Counseling Questions 170
Non-Directive Questions
Directive Questions 173
Go into and through the Negative and the Fear 180
Follow the Stream. Ask Questions by Going with the Flow 181
Keep to the Context of the Stream 183
Chapter 27 Feedback - The Different Methods of Feedback 189
Part IIIB The More Complete List of Holistic Counseling Questions and their Purpose 193
Chapter 28 Concise/Specific Questions 195
Chapter 29 More Specialized, Advanced Questions and Techniques 221
Chapter 30 Technique of Going through the Physical Symptoms to Get to the Root Cause 221
Chapter 31 Closing Questions and Closing Situations 290
Chapter 32 What to Do When the Case is Not Advancing or is Stuck 319
Part IV Additional Elements of Holistic Counseling 335
Chapter 33 Homework 336
Chapter 34 What to Do during Follow-Ups 342
Chapter 35 Additional Important Miscellaneous Elements to Consider during the Dialogue 347
Chapter 36 The Limitations of Holistic Counseling 366
Chapter 37 Frequently Asked Questions 378
Conclusion 390
Appendix 394
References 397
