09/08/2025
Alternative Therapies Help Heal The Body, Mind And Spirit
Albert Einstein is quoted as saying “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, and expecting different results.”
If that’s true, then there is a large part of the Canadian population whose methods of dealing with their physical and mental health issues could be considered insane, especially given their reliance on prescription medicines favoured by today’s healthcare system.
Thankfully, there’s a growing movement to help wean Canadians off their meds and onto one of the many “alternative medicines” finally making their way into mainstream healthcare. Nearly 80 percent of Canadians have used at least one of the following complementary or alternative therapies once in their lives – everything from naturopathy, acupuncture and homeopathy, to yoga, meditation, or reflexology.
That’s good news as the growing mental health crisis has a great deal to do with the way our negative thoughts, emotions, and energies create “dis-ease” within the body.
Holistic “medicine” is characterized by the belief that all the parts of something are intimately interconnected therefore the whole person is taken into account which includes mental and social factors, rather than just the symptoms of disease.
We all have energy around us and that energy is constantly speaking to us. Sometimes the energy is filled with the pain of old heartache, betrayal, and loss. Many go through life never knowing this energy is around them.
Trauma from ones past interferes with our lives. If we don’t figure out how to heal it, it settles into the mind and becomes depression, anxiety, fear, worry, and phobias. If it’s not cleared, it can settle into the body and become a disease. For instance; Individuals that have chronic back pain often feel unsupported in life by their companion/family members. Clients with persistent ear issues may be avoiding hearing something. Those with recurring foot/leg pain often have issues with moving forward in life. People with continuous bladder infections are known to be “pissed off” at something/someone.
The very energy that can cause health issues can also be tapped into to help us heal. This is the principle at the core of many alternative therapies.
The ultimate goal of alternative modalities is to cleanse clients of their negative energies to help them gain a new perspective on what’s been the cause behind their mental and physical health issues.
We go through this life with all these negative things happening to us thinking we’re being punished. That’s not the case at all. Your body is an antenna, constantly transmitting and receiving. When you are sending out negative energy the universe picks it up and sends that same kind of vibe right back to you, so you wind up with more pain and suffering on your doorstep. If you can switch that up, becoming a more positive person, everything changes.
Knowing this allows one to gain perspective about their body and their state of health. This helps to explain “why” things happen “to” you. Once one becomes aware of this they are better equipped with new tools and information that will help them create the happy lives they so rightfully deserve.
Denise Macleod Vibes of Eden
