TheMiracleofSelfInitiatedHealing

adaptedfromTheHealerWithin byDr.RogerJahnke

TheMiracleofSelfInitiatedHealing

IntheamazinguniverseofMindBodyPracticeandEnergyBasedHealing methodologies,thereisoneveryprofoundbitofinformationthatturnsonoursense ofthepossibilities: Thehumanspiritmindbodyisnaturallyenabledtohealandevenflourishina stateofenhancedwellbeingandvitality.Themostpowerfulhealingelixirs (medicines)everdevelopedareproducednaturallyinthehumansystemfor FREE!Weareempoweredbynatureandthearchitectoftheuniversetoawakenand evenmasterthecapacitytocultivatehealingenergiesandhealingchemistries withinus. Forsomereason,wekeepthefactthatthisispossibleasecretfromourselves.The amountofmoneywastedtreatingpreventablediseaseistragicallyimmenseas muchas$2trillionannuallyintheUS. Itisactuallyquiteeasytoactivate(turnon),andforthosewhoareveryattentive,it ispossibletoactuallyperceivetheactionofhealingresourceswithin,tofeelthe healerwithin,tosensehealingenergy(Qi).LearningQigong,TaiChiandother MindBodyPracticesmaybethemostimportantthingthatanyonecando.These practicesmakeusallthemorelikelytoexperiencehealingsandhealthrecoveries thatarenotwellunderstoodbyeitherscienceorconventionalmedicine.Inthenear futurewewilleitherbringsciencetobearonhownonnormalhealingworksorwe maysimplystopcaringabouthowandjustenjoythegiftsofhealingthatare available,whenwecultivateselfhealingmindbody practices. TheMessageofPlacebos,RemissionsandMiracles Theplaceboisthedoctorthatresideswithin. NormanCousins Theplaceboeffect,spontaneousremissionsandmiracles providerichfoodforthoughtregardingthehealer withinandthemarvelousselfhealingenergiesand resourcesthatwemaydrawupon,cultivateandperhaps evencreate.Ineachoftheseareashealingoccurswhere nomedicalinterventionhasbeenutilizedorwheremedical Ming interventionhasfailed.Byexploringtheresearchonplacebo, Life(Destiny) remissionandmiracleswegaintwobitsofwisdom.

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First,itverifiesthatdynamichealingpotentialisproducedspontaneouslywithinthe individual.Second,itconfirmsthatwecansuperchargeourselfhealingpracticeby cultivatingcertainattitudesandemotions,statesofmindorphilosophicalviews. ThePlaceboPhenomena In1985IwashonoredtobeinvitedtogivealecturetotheAnnualMedical SymposiuminPhoenix,Arizonaonmythoughtsaboutthemedicinewithin.My researchforthatpresentationledtotheliteratureontheplacebo,whichIbelieveis oneofthestrongestbodiesofknowledgeconfirmingournaturalselfhealing capacity.Theconceptoftheplacebohasbeenthroughseveraldramaticphases,just inrecenthistory.Placebomeans,literallyinLatin,"toplease. Inthe1800sandearly1900splacebodescribedsubstancesthatappearedtobe medicines,buthadnoclinicalaction.Physicianswouldfrequentlyadministera placebo,usuallyasugarpill,whenthepatient'shealingprocesswasprogressing positivelyandnatureneededalittlemoretimetoresolvethedisorder.Inmore recenttimes,formuchofthe1900s,theuseofplaceboremediesfellfromfavor. Thewordwasthenusedtodescribeaprocessinclinicalresearch,the"placebo effect.Inresearchtheresponseoftwogroupsiscompared.Onereceivesthe medicineorsurgicalprocedurethatisbeingstudied.Thesecond,thecontrolgroup, receivesaninertsubstancethatappearstobethemedicineorasurgicalprocedure butactuallyhasnoclinicaleffect.Ifthegroupthatreceivestheactualmedicineor procedurehasresultsthataresignificantlybetterthanthecontrol,thenitis assumedthatitisclinicallyeffective. Asignificantpercentageofthosewhodonotreceivetheactualdrugorprocedure typicallyexperienceimprovementaswell.Thisiscalledtheplaceboeffect.Patients whorespondedpositivelytoinertsubstancesorpositivesuggestionweretermed "placeboreactors.Duringthistimeinthehistoryofhealthcare,selfhealingwas seeninferiortodrugsandsurgeryandtheplaceboeffectwasnuisancetoscientists. Inauniquereviewofdatafromolderstudiesoninnovativetreatmentsforasthma, ulcerandherpessimplexresearchersfromScripp'sClinicandResearchFoundation discoveredthat40%ofpatientsreported"excellent"results,30%reported"good" resultsandonly30%reported"poor"results,inotherwordsa70%effectiverate (combinedexcellentandgood).Thisisgenerallyconsideredtobesolidconfirmation thatamedicineisuseful.Interestingly,however,thesetherapieswerelaterfoundto beuseless.Thismeansthat70%ofthepatientshadexhibitedthepowerofthe placebo.Their"excellent"and"good"healingresultswerecompletelyduetothe medicinewithin. BernieSiegel,MDauthorofLove,MedicineandMiraclesandPeace,LoveandHealing, wasaskedtocommentontheplaceboduringhistermaspresidentoftheAmerican HolisticMedicalAssociation."Theplaceboeffect,hesaid,"canchangethebody
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chemistryandchangetheinternalhormones.Itshowsthatmindandbodyisa singleunit.Ifyoureadachemotherapyprotocol,withallofitssideeffectstoa patientandtheninjecthimwithsaline(nomedicine,justaweaksaltsolution),the patient'shairfallsout!!" Onehundredyearsagotheplacebomobilizedthehealerwithin,openly.Then,using theplacebotoactivatethemedicinewithinbecamethesignofquackery.Next,the placebobecameanaspectofmedicalsciencethatplaguedresearchers,anuisance thatcomplicateddata.Now,finally,theplaceboisgainingattentionasproofthatthe healerwithinisauthentic. Theplaceboishelpingtoredefinemedicineintermsthatdeclaretheinherent powerofnatural,internalselfhealingresources.Doesitworktousemindbody basedenergymedicinepracticesQigongandTaiChitoactivatetheplacebo? Absolutelyyes!However,itshiftsthepowerfromexpertstothepowerofthe individual.Manydoubtthattheycouldknowthemselveswellenoughtoactualize theplacebophenomenawithoutanexpert.Mindbodypracticepurposefully cultivatesthenecessarysenseofpersonalempowermentthatcanmobilizethe healerwithininconcertwiththeplaceboeffect. SpontaneousRemission Themechanismsofvismedicatrixnaturaethehealingpowerofnatureare soeffectivethatmostdiseasesareselfterminating. ReneDubosBacteriologist,philosopher Spontaneousremissionisthephrasetypicallyusedinthemedicalliteratureto describecaseswherethediseaseiscuredorresolved,butitisnotunderstoodhow. Infuturedecadesthemechanismforspontaneousremissionwillbeexploredand understood.Fornowitisnotsoimportanthowithappens,itisjustenlightening thatithappens. Whendoctorsacknowledgethatacurehas occurredandthenacknowledgethattheydon't knowhow,itbecomesevidentthatinternal healingresourceswerespontaneouslyactivatedto causethecure.TheInstituteofNoeticSciences,in the1980s,decidedtoexploretheremission conceptasapossiblestrategytoconfirmthe humancapacityforselfhealing. BrendanO'Regan,thenthevicepresidentof research,beganasystematicexplorationofthe medicalliteratureforreferencestoremission.Toeveryone'samazementhefound animmensenumberofreferences:threethousandarticlesfromover860medical journalsintwentylanguages.
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Someofthearticlesdiscussedhundredsofcases,sotheoverallnumberofcases actuallyreportedinthemedicalliteratureturnedouttobeinthemanythousands. "Wehavemanycasesofremission(1/5ofallcases),O'Reganreported,"withno medicalinterventionatall.Thesearethepurestones,theonesthatgiveusthe strongestevidencethatthereisanextraordinaryselfrepairsystemlyingdormant withinus."Thishistoricanalysisonthe"remission"literaturefromtheInstituteof NoeticScienceisapowerfulconfirmationthehealerwithin. AsapartoftheirresearchtheNoeticSciencesteamactuallytrackeddownafewof thepeoplewhowerestillliving.Theirinsightispowerfulteachingforourworkwith theselfhealingmethods.Oneofthecancercasesintheremissionliteraturefeltit wascriticalto,"keepmystateofmindintact,nomatterwhat." Inanothercase,whenonemanwasaskedtowhatheattributedtheremissionofhis cancer,hestated,"Ireallythinkitisourlife,thewayweexperienceourlife.This person'sstoryrevealsthevalueofdailymeditation,spousalsupport,massage, acupuncture,yoga,vegetarian dietandcoloncleansing. Thesestoriesareusuallycalled testimonials.Aswiththeplacebo effect,remissiontestimonials havenotuntilrecentlybeenin favor.Testimonialswere historicallyseenassubjective andunverifiable.However,these arethestoriesofpeople documentedinthescientific literaturetohaveexperienced thespontaneousremissionofa dangerousdisorder. Canthisinformationbeaninfluentialtooltocreateenthusiasmaboutselfhealing methodologies?Thestoriesofpeopleinremissionprove,perhapsevenas powerfullyasscience,thatselfhealingisanundeniableandfullyaccessible promise.Thefindingsonremissiondemonstratethatanaturalhealingpoweris available.Qigong,TaiChiandotherselfmaximizingmindbodyselfcaretype practicesareamongthemostprofoundwaystoactivatethemedicinewithin. Miracles

Therearetwowaystoliveyourlife.Oneisasthoughtherearenomiracles. Theotherisasthougheverythingisamiracle. AlbertEinsteinphysicist,mathematician,philosopher.

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Thecapacitytoproduceahealingresource,anelixirwithin,isakindofmiracle.To someamiracleisanaturaloccurrencethatwedonotyethavetheknowledgeto understand.GeorgeSantayanaamodernphilosophernoted,"Miraclesarefortunate accidents,thenaturalcausesofwhicharetoocomplicatedtobereadily understood."Certainly,theabilitytoflywouldhaverequiredamiracleinprevious erasofhistory,nowairtravelisacommonoccurrencethatisreadilyunderstood. Intheearly21stcentury,themiracleofselfhealingisalmostasclearlyunderstood aswell.Thereisasecondviewofmiraclesthatpointtothesupernaturalandthe divine.MiraculousoutcomescreditedtoGod'sloveandangelicpresencesarevery commonthroughouthistory.InafascinatingstudyofmiraclesCarolynMiller,PhD haslookedintohundredsofunexplainablesituations.Inherbook,CreatingMiracles: UnderstandingtheExperienceofDivineIntervention,sheconcludesthatmiraclesare frequentlysupernaturalevents. Millerwasabletocondensefromnumerousrealcases,aformulaforeligibilityfora miracle.Shecallsitmiraclemindedness."Innerpeaceleadstomiracles,thedecision toshiftintoaloving,peaceful,acceptingmentalstateisanecessarypreconditionfor miracles,miraclesdonotproducefaith,faithproduces miracles.IntheBookofLuke,intheChristianBible,Jesussays, "Don'tbeafraid,justbelieveandshewillbehealed."The formulaasksthatwebeatpeace.This,insomeway,createsthe possibilityforamiracle. Inourquesttounderstandselfhealingandtheempowering resourcesthatwespontaneouslyproducewithin,itisnotso necessarytoknowhowmiracleswork.Itisenoughtoknowthat theyactuallyoccur.TheshrineoftheVirginMaryatLourdesin FrancemarkstheplacewhereanapparitionoftheHolyVirgin appearedin1858.Sincethen6000claimsofmiraculoushealing haveoccurred. Itiseasyenoughformiraculousclaimstobemade,howdo Qi youproveamiracle?In1947anofficialcommissionwas VitalLifeEnergy formedtoqualifywhetheractualmiracleswereoccurring. The25memberInternationalMedicalCommissionis comprisedofmedicalprofessionalsfromabroadarrayofmedicalspecialtiesfrom ninecountries.Theyfollowastrict18pointprotocol.Acorrectdiagnosismusthave beenmade,thediseasemustbeserious,nosignofpsychosomaticinfluencecanbe present,spontaneousremissionmustnotbeapossibility,medicaltreatmentmust havefailedcompletely,thecuremustbefullyconfirmedandthetimesincethecure mustbesignificant. Withthisrigoroussetofguidelinesinplace64"certifiedmiracles"havebeen documented.The25physicianmembersoftheInternationalMedicalCommission
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haveagreedthatthereisnowaythatthesecasescouldhaveachievedacure withoutsomesupernaturalinfluencethatiscontrarytotheobservationsand expectationsofmedicalknowledge.Thecuresincludethedisappearanceoftumors, blindness,paralysisandeventheregrowthofboneinacasewherethehipjointhad deterioratedsoseverelythatthelegandpelvishadbecomeseparated. Miraculoushealingsmaybenatural eventsthatwecannotyetunderstand. Ormiraclesmaybedirectinterventions bysupernaturalforces,angelsorGod. Ineithercasethehealingoccursby mysteriousmobilizationofnatural resourceswithintheperson. Whatagiftwehaveintheenergybased mindbodypracticesofQigong/TaiChi (Qi)andYoga(Prana).And,themost thrillingthingisthatbecomingprone tomiraclesisveryaccessiblewith energybasedmindbodypracticesthat activatethephysiologyatthesame timeascultivatingrightmindednessin thepsychology. AnExtraordinaryTurningPoint Wearerightontheveryedgeofanextraordinaryturningpointinhuman development.Sciencehasbeguntohonestlyexploremysteriousconceptsthatonly recentlywereconsideredunscientificinadditiontoplacebo,remissionand miraclesthereisemergingscienceontheenergybody,turningbackthecellular clock,theillusionoftime,etc. Shiningthelightofscienceontheplacebo,spontaneousremissionandmiracleshas demonstratedthatthemysteriouscanbeverifiedevenifitisnotunderstood.Itis excitingtoknowthattheplaceboistakingonamorepositivedefinition,thatone fifthofthecasesin8,000medicalarticlesonremissionare"pure"andthata25 memberinternationalmedicalresearchteamusingan18pointcriterionhasfound 64"certifiedmiracles"atLourdes. Placebo,remissionandmiraclesareareasofradicalbreakthrough.Theychangethe rules.Theyconfirmthepresenceofthehealerwithin.Theysuggestthatourpractice ofselfhealingmethodscanmobilizetheinternalcapacityforselfrepairandhealth recovery.Andtheypointtothevalueofthebody,mindandspiritinteraction. MindBodyPracticeQigong,TaiChiandotherformsofpractice,whichmobilize thehealerwithinareveryaccessibleandpracticalwaystoacceleratethe
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likelihoodofhealing,diseaseprevention,therenewalofvitalityandthereversalof aging. AHistoricOpportunity Considerconsciouslytakingpartinyourownremission.Makemiraclesforyourself, becauseyouareallowedto.Decidetoturnonthepoweroftheplacebo. WhynotbecomeateacherofQigongandTaiChi?Beapartoftherevolutionin healthcareandmedicinewherepeopleofallwalksoflifelearntoturnonthehealer within.Spreadtheword!Aneweraofhealth,wellbeingandlifepotentialis emerging.Getexcited,wearetheoneswhowillbringthisabout. AbouttheAuthorDr.RogerJahnke

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RogerJahnke,OMD,haspracticedclinicalacupuncture andtraditionalChinesemedicineformorethan25 years.Hehastraveledandstudiedextensively throughoutAsia,visitinghospitals,universities, temples,andsacredmountainretreatstodeepenhis understandingofthehealingtraditionsofQigong,Tai Chi,acupuncture,herbalmedicine,andnaturalfeng shui.Authoroftwoofthebestsellingbooksonqigong, mindbodypracticeandselfhealingTheHealerWithin andTheHealingPromiseofQi,aswellastheacclaimed DVD,QigongChiKung:AwakeningandMasteringthe MedicineWithin,RogeristhecofounderoftheNational QigongAssociation,anddirectoroftheInstituteof IntegralQigongandTaiChi(IIQTC).

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