Body, Mind, & Spirit

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Hello All,

In preparing for upcoming interviews, I came across a question that really got me thinking:

What does the osteopathic philosophy of healing the mind, body, and spirit mean to you and how would you implement this in your practice?

My holistic view of health is that health isn't adequately defined in strictly physiological terms, but can be mitigated by psychological (mind), socioeconomic, and cultural factors. I'm having difficulty accounting for the "spirit" component of the philosophy. I'm probably over-thinking this but anyone have any input?

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

I don't think you need to go that far.... just express a genuine interest in OMT and osteopathic principles, such as helping the body heal itself and if needed talk about treating the patient and not just the symptoms of the disease.

 

[xajtx]

I don't think you need to go that far.... just express a genuine interest in OMT and osteopathic principles, such as helping the body heal itself and if needed talk about treating the patient and not just the symptoms of the disease.

Thanks serenade, I'm probably just over-thinking it lol.

 

[Iliketoytles]

Serenade is right.

Just to rant, however... I feel that "spirit" has absolutely nothing to do with medicine or benefiting physical/mental health. It's annoying when people say it is important to keep balance between your mind, body, and soul (spirit)... since the spirit is just a product of the mind.

To avoid stirring up a religious debate, I'll end it there. Unless someone is up for it! 😎

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

Serenade is right.

Just to rant, however... I feel that "spirit" has absolutely nothing to do with medicine or benefiting physical/mental health. It's annoying when people say it is important to keep balance between your mind, body, and soul (spirit)... since the spirit is just a product of the mind.

To avoid stirring up a religious debate, I'll end it there. Unless someone is up for it! 😎

It comes from our cultural roots and overall is an archaic saying at best...
Today it's more like treating the psychological aspects associated with the state of illness and the biological aspects of maintaining the body.

 

[costales]

Thanks serenade, I'm probably just over-thinking it lol.

Yes, that's all you need for the interview. (What that question meant is that there are relevant factors like lifestyle and environment).

 

[costales]

Serenade is right.

Just to rant, however... I feel that "spirit" has absolutely nothing to do with medicine or benefiting physical/mental health. It's annoying when people say it is important to keep balance between your mind, body, and soul (spirit)... since the spirit is just a product of the mind.

To avoid stirring up a religious debate, I'll end it there. Unless someone is up for it! 😎

Well, psychiatrists and psychopharmacologists are very interested in your mind and spirit 🙂

 

[aSagacious]

Serenade is right.

Just to rant, however... I feel that "spirit" has absolutely nothing to do with medicine or benefiting physical/mental health. It's annoying when people say it is important to keep balance between your mind, body, and soul (spirit)... since the spirit is just a product of the mind.

To avoid stirring up a religious debate, I'll end it there. Unless someone is up for it! 😎

... obligatory atheist plug. 😎

 

[Iliketoytles]

... obligatory atheist plug. 😎

Lol sorry, I had to.

 

[aSagacious]

Speaking of the mind, this is a really interesting schizophrenia case study in case anyone is interested in that kind of thing

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGnl8dqEoPQ[/YOUTUBE]

 

[AvidAvatar]

Serenade is right.

Just to rant, however... I feel that "spirit" has absolutely nothing to do with medicine or benefiting physical/mental health. It's annoying when people say it is important to keep balance between your mind, body, and soul (spirit)... since the spirit is just a product of the mind.

I just wanted to quickly share my view because it might help someone out there. For reference, I am an agnostic Buddhist. EDIT - Yes this does have to do with medicine and nothing to do with any sort of 'big man upstairs' - stick with me.

I agree with what you are saying in this paragraph. Balance is incredibly important, but the way that people speak about it is cliche, overdone, and in my opinion, dismissive of its importance. However, I do believe that spirit is very important in overall health.

For me, a person's spirit is the connection between them and their environment. While spirit is, in fact, a product of the mind, I consider it to be a separate entity entirely. In Buddhism, it is recognized that all 'things' are the result of actions, and all actions are the result of the mind. So, in effect, all 'things' - good or bad, intentional or unintentional - come into existence through the mind. Thus, the quality of our minds directly effect everything around us, and ultimately lead to the state of our world - this is karma, roughly speaking, which is cyclic cause and effect.

Since our spirit is how our minds are connected to our world, we want to make our connection to the world as clear as possible. Our minds are what effect the world, but both our minds AND our bodies depend on the world for many things. In other words, our bodies are dependent on our mind and our spirit (connection). Because of this I feel that spiritual health is incredibly important to the health of our minds, bodies, and medicine overall.

Of course I am kinda different. The concept of 'spirit' is very different for 98% of the world's population. 🙂

 

[Iliketoytles]

I just wanted to quickly share my view because it might help someone out there. For reference, I am an agnostic Buddhist. EDIT - Yes this does have to do with medicine and nothing to do with any sort of 'big man upstairs' - stick with me.

I agree with what you are saying in this paragraph. Balance is incredibly important, but the way that people speak about it is cliche, overdone, and in my opinion, dismissive of its importance. However, I do believe that spirit is very important in overall health.

For me, a person's spirit is the connection between them and their environment. While spirit is, in fact, a product of the mind, I consider it to be a separate entity entirely. In Buddhism, it is recognized that all 'things' are the result of actions, and all actions are the result of the mind. So, in effect, all 'things' - good or bad, intentional or unintentional - come into existence through the mind. Thus, the quality of our minds directly effect everything around us, and ultimately lead to the state of our world - this is karma, roughly speaking, which is cyclic cause and effect.

Since our spirit is how our minds are connected to our world, we want to make our connection to the world as clear as possible. Our minds are what effect the world, but both our minds AND our bodies depend on the world for many things. In other words, our bodies are dependent on our mind and our spirit (connection). Because of this I feel that spiritual health is incredibly important to the health of our minds, bodies, and medicine overall.

Of course I am kinda different. The concept of 'spirit' is very different for 98% of the world's population. 🙂

Very neat post, and very healthy perspective. Although I'm not a Bhuddist, I do appreciate and respect the teachings and principles.

I suppose I could be considered an agnostic athiest... meaning that I don't believe in God, but I do realize there is a chance I could be wrong since it's impossible to prove/disprove the existence of God. Ultimately, we can only speculate and propose different perspectives. I've always believed everyone should believe in whatever they believe strongly, but also realize they could be wrong.

Oops... here I ago with my rant. Must...stop.... .... .........

OK I'm good, lol. 🙄