ByJoan Jacobs
How Long will the process take? How many sessions will I need? These are probably the two most frequent asked questions by clients considering any type of holistic healing process. True, in most countries, CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) is not subsidized by government health care systems, therefore funding non-traditional healing is definitely an issue. For…
ByJoan Jacobs
For decades, philosophers, mystics, psychologists and healers have been claiming that the reason we fail to achieve our goals lies inside us. Although that statement may still cause controversy in certain circles and, even if in practicality, it isn’t as all-encompassing as it sounds, scientific research verifies that the influence we have over our lives…
ByJoan Jacobs
Having addressed many cases in which past emotional trauma was a main cause of disease, I have been faced many times with what I call “The Forgiveness Dilemma”. Transformational approaches, as well as healing and spiritual practices, value forgiveness as a means of cleansing the inner environment of negative emotional sediments and, as such, an…
ByJoan Jacobs
One of the most common questions I’m asked by most of my clients and many of my students is whether developing the Self conflicts with or jeopardizes family, relationships and other social connections. I find the question intriguing because it addresses a much more complex issue than most of those asking actually realize.To begin with,…
ByJoan Jacobs
Given the vast amount of therapeutic methods known all over the world and the vast amounts of money invested in medical research, I find it puzzling that disease prevalence stats demonstrate a continuous rise in the prevalence of chronic and life threatening disease. With all the existing knowledge and experience in the field of health…
ByJoan Jacobs
This quote, associated with Marvin Gaye, the American singer and song-writer who was considered “The prince of Soul” caught my eye a few days ago and got me pondering. Whether Marvin Gaye actually said that or not didn’t really matter to me because, given the abuse and violence he underwent as a child, alcoholism in…
ByJoan Jacobs
Scientific research demonstrates that belief in a treatment method has a direct affect on the probability for its success. These findings apply to all types of healing methods and approaches. Given the immense power of belief, following are 5 of the more common beliefs that can sabotage even the most effective and promising healing protocol….
ByJoan Jacobs
“Listening to oneself” is a popular idiomatic phrase, typical of the “New Age” arena. Many spiritual, healing and transformational approaches perpetuate the need to “listen to ourselves” without necessarily explaining what that means or how it’s done. When asked to listen, most people expect to hear voices. You sit down to meditate, pulling your full…
ByJoan Jacobs
Have you ever considered how fast most people categorize things as positive or negative and how sure they are in what ever stand point they represent? Don’t you wonder about how things that were perceived at first as negative turn out to be a blessing in disguise? Categorizing information is an automatic function performed by…
ByJoan Jacobs
The Bio-Emotional Model of Healing The Newtonian mechanistic approach to healing has definitely gone bankrupt. The premise that experiences and feelings are not primary causal factors in illness because they can’t be quantified in material terms, has been scientifically proven as incorrect. Research done in the 70’s and 80s by Candice Pert PhD, Research Professor…
ByJoan Jacobs
I was born in San Jose, California and immigrated to Israel in 1969 when I was eight years old. I grew up in a family of medical professionals, which to a great extent set the stage for my attraction to the medical fields. As a child, I easily absorbed the medical terminology, which was a…