01/04/2025
BODY AND SOUL
THE ANATOMY CONUNDRUM 1
Many practitioners in our profession are drawn to the non-material, supranatural aspects of human existence, the psychospiritual dimension rather than the physical body. Sutherland’s ‘invisible element’, the Breath of Life underpins our interpretation of our encounters with the rhythmic Tide.
The ancient Greeks divided the living being into three. They spoke of Psyche (soul), Pneuma (spirit) and Soma (body). Pneuma, (as in pneumatic) signifying air or breath, like the Breath of Life.
Complementary medicine has always claimed to address the whole person, mind, body and soul. And, the emerging field of Psychoneuroimmunology, offers a scientific view of ‘how our individual psyches (i.e., mind, emotions, and spirituality) interact with the world around us, to induce positive or detrimental changes in our bodies’.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3146208/
‘In our bodies’ is the operative phrase. The physical, material body provides a portal to spirit or soul. And to understand the body you need to know its language. That language is anatomy. Anatomy needs to remain integral to the practice of Craniosacral Therapy.
# anatomy conundrum
