how healing happens jim w. turnage, m.d., psy.d holistic family physician

How Healing Happens

Jim W. Turnage, M.D., Psy.D

Holistic Family Physician

How Healing HappensPart I: Healing, Curing, &

Holism



How Healing Happens: The Introductory Course

Class organization Basic principles of holistic healing Introduction to redneck Buddhism and

consciousness Reflex systems and “rules of thumb” Application of these principles in your life

My Bio

My left brain? M.D.

FAAFP Hospital/ICU

M.P.H B.S. USMC Officer: flying

My right brain? Psy.D. ABHM RscP Acupuncture Hypnosis- Erickson Homeopathic Professional

entertainer/musician

My Calling: August 12, 1984

Life evaluation 2x/year Successful musician/entertainer Where am I going next? How will I know what to do next? “The Process”

My Calling: what I discovered Holistic family physician A surprise to me I didn’t know:

Any doctors personally Anything about medical education There was no such thing as a holistic family physician at that time

Saying yes to being called Didn’t take “no” for an answer The power of answering the Call: Luke 3:5 (Isaiah 40)

Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;

Healing

What do I mean by healing? The revelation, the uncovering, the discovering of

the perfection that underlies everything- and that includes me; that All is Well

How will I know if I am healed? Remember when you were a child; remember the

last time you felt that NOTHING could limit your joy Remember the feeling of being whole; being healed Write that down; right now

Curing vs Healing

They are not the same thing Definition/origin:

Curing (to care/worry): To effect a recovery from (a disease)

Healing (whole): To restore to health or soundness

Curing

Curing relief or recovery from a disease something that corrects a harmful or troublesome

situation to restore to health, soundness, or normality to bring about recovery to free from something objectionable or harmful

Most often, my patients tell me that they no longer experience signs and symptoms of a dis-ease.

Curing vs Healing

Most patients and clients come to me to be cured. To be fixed. But curing is always temporary. The latest pill The best herb or supplement The fastest/surest way to get rid of what is making them feel

sick

But, there is nothing wrong with curing It’s not curing OR healing

Curing can be a road to building faith; to experience healing

Curing vs Healing

But remember, a cure is always temporary There is no perfect pill to heal you There is no best herb or supplement to heal you There is no fastest/surest way to become healed

Endlessly seeking only natural or only medical or only spiritual methods/modalities of curing your ills will only lead to frustration

But: Accepting where you; what you really believe in Seeking a holistic approach to the revelation of healing in your life

can lead to what you experienced as a child: joy

Health and Healing

What do they mean? If healing is the revelation of the perfect state

of All is Well Then your health is the manifestation of this

perfection in all aspects of your life: Body Mind Spirit Relationship

Holistic physician

What does that mean? Doctor: from Latin: doctor

"religious teacher, adviser, scholar,"

Physician: Classical Greek noun phusis and derived adjective phusikos meant "nature" and "natural“ . From this came the Late Latin physicus, which meant a doctor of medicine

Holistic: 1926, coined, along with holism, by Gen. J.C. Smuts (1870-1950), from Gk. holos "whole“: the theory that nature consists of wholes. And that it is the tendency of nature to produce “wholes”- increasingly more functional systems.

Holistic systems

René Descartes (1596-1650)Cartesian dualism: body & mind are separate

Here, we accept no separation of body, mind, & spirit

We use these aspects to remind us that we must address all these aspects if we are going to see our wholeness.

Remember Gen. J.C. Smuts:

it is the tendency of nature to produce “wholes”- increasingly more functional systems.

Three Legged Stool

• To remind us of our three aspects:• Body• Mind• Spirit• Relationship

Body

MindSpirit

The plan for each class

Three Legged Stool of Healing Mind Body Spirit

Each class we will: Feed and strengthen the mind so that we may understand Engage in active practice to feel the change in our bodies Deepen our practice and commitment to knowing that All is

Well Commit to sharing this healing revelation with others

BodyMind

SpiritBodyMind

Spirit

The Three Legged Stool

Don’t settle for anything less Body Mind Spirit Relationship Body

MindSpirit

Three Legged Stool

Body, Mind, and Spirit To experience optimal health and

balance in our lives: Each leg of the stool must be equal The legs must be just long enough

Too short- we are living like a child Too long- our heads are in the clouds Just right- our feet are on the ground and

we are fully supported as mature, healthy adults

BodyMind

Spirit

Three Legged Stool

Draw the legs of your stool right now: Body: how long is this leg? Mind: how long is this leg? Spirit: how long is this leg? Are they equal? Are your feet on the

ground? Is your head in the clouds?

Pause and Reflect

The Heart and the Brain

"Imagination is more important than knowledge.“ Albert Einstein

The Heart and the Brain

There are direct connections between the heart and the brain

Neurocardiology

This is the study and practice of how our hearts and our nervous systems interact

The “history” of our nervous systems: The cells that will become every part of our nervous system

begin in a single “neural plate” These cells are “divided up” and move to what will become:

Our brain The nerve cells of our heart The autonomic nervous system The “brain” in our bowels The cortex of our adrenal glands

Neurocardiology

Neurocardiology

Many “brains” Two of the most

important: Cerebrum Heart nervous system

Heart Wisdom 10 times as much

information goes from the heart to the brain than from the brain to the heart

Neurocardiology

The “history” of our heart’s nervous system: 3 weeks: primitive heart muscle cells begin to

beat on their own- and rapidly get in sync w/ the mother’s heart

They become coherent- individually, and with each other

Tapping into the heart’s wisdom

Heart focus Heart breathing Heart feeling HeartMath®

Practice

Heart focus Heart breathing Heart compassion HeartMath®

Recall Your Three Legged Stool

Which leg needed the most attention?

Were they all too long? Too short? This is an opportunity to

use your heart wisdom to find new answers

Use your heart to tell you what to do next

Practice

Heart focus Heart breathing Heart feeling Now ask yourself: what

can I do to bring my “stool” into balance? What would be the thing I could do right now to experience the joy of total health in body, mind, and spirit?


Holism: Review & Preview



Healing and Curing

What do I mean by healing? The revelation, the uncovering, the discovering of the

perfection that underlies everything- and that includes me; that All is Well

Healing and Curing are not the same thing A cure is always temporary Endlessly seeking only natural, medical or spiritual

methods/modalities will only lead to frustration But accepting where you and seeking a holistic approach

can lead to the joy you long to know


Don’t settle for anything less than the perfect balance of: Body Mind Spirit Relationship

Neurocardiology





You can tap into your heart’s wisdom whenever you want


How Healing HappensPreview of Part II

How we become “sick” Our stories and how they affect our lives How we “become healed” The three principles:

All is well My mind creates my life There is a powerful positive force unerringly pulling

me back to the Truth….. That…

Tap into your heart’s wisdom this week: lifework

Heart focus Heart breathing Heart compassion Take the opportunity to

strengthen this innate ability at least 2 times each day. Preferably morning and night.

Log in this practice on the following log:

Heart’s wisdom practice log:

Day 1 ____ ____ Day 2 ____ ____ Day 3 ____ ____ Day 4 ____ ____ Day 5 ____ ____ Day 6 ____ ____ Day 7 ____ ____ Now doesn’t that feel

better?

How Healing Happens



How Healing HappensPart II: How we become

“sick”; how our “healing is revealed”




Holism: Review



Healing and Curing

What do I mean by healing? The revelation, the uncovering, the discovering of the perfection

that underlies everything- and that includes me; that All is Well Healing and Curing are not the same thing A cure is always temporary Endlessly seeking only natural, medical or spiritual

methods/modalities will only lead to frustration But accepting where you and seeking a holistic approach can

lead to the joy you long to know


Don’t settle for anything less than the perfect balance of: Body Mind Spirit

Neurocardiology






Heart focus Heart breathing Heart compassion How did the lifework

go?

How we become “sick”

Cosmologic Development to Personal Development Universal consciousness: the One Mind

Preconsciousness: the Individual Mind Birth (Mind into material) Infancy

Separation and development of “self”: learning the rules; The Four Agreements

The first steps to separation Separation=sickness

Growth Maturation Death

Return to the One Mind


Development of consciousness: metaphysical model: Universal consciousness: the One Mind Preconsciousness: the Individual Mind Birth (Mind into material) Infancy: As we learn the rules, begin experiencing separation

(The Four Agreements) Growth Maturation: (C. Jung: before & after 50 y/a) Death We return to the One Mind


Our Stories Universal consciousness: the One Mind- We have no

stories Preconsciousness: the Individual Mind- We have no stories

Birth (Mind into material)- the (potential) story begins Infancy: As we learn the rules, begin experiencing

separation: the story grows Growth: we learn to tell our story to ourselves Maturation: we believe our stories; we tell our stories to

others Death: we have no stories

We return to the One Mind

How I become “sick”: telling my stories

When I tell my stories, I separate from this moment When I separate from this

moment, I suffer This is true for my stories

whether I am the hero, the villain, or the victor

My stories about the past and the future are never accurate

I can only truly know this moment

If you would stop your suffering, STOP TELLING YOUR STORIES

The belief in separation causes suffering

Exercise: telling my story or being in the moment

Take 2 minutes: write a story where you were the winner

Take 2 minutes write a story where you were the loser

Take 2 minutes: Heart focus Heart breathing Heart feeling



What did you feel when you told the story where you were the winner?



What did you feel when you told the story where you were the loser?



What did you feel when you Focused on your

heart? Breathed into your

heart Surrounded your heart

with love, appreciation, gratitude- compassion?


Pause and Reflect

How we “become healed”

A “radical” view There is nothing that needs to be healed; only

the truth revealed Our beliefs about our lives produce the experience

of our lives You know many examples of this

The “radical” thing about this is that I mean the statement literally: we are already living in a perfect universe that is always in perfect order. And that includes me.

All is well


So why do I feel so bad? Why do I get sick and eventually die? Our beliefs are powerful. Our minds have

the ability to produce profound: Mental experiences Emotional experiences Physical changes and “sickness”; and

“wellness” In fact:


My mind creates my life


Any time I move away from the perfect, dynamic balance of the “All is Well” it creates a force A vector

Our beliefs about our lives produce the experience of our lives

You know many examples of this This force is in proportion and direction to how I have

strayed from the Truth

There is a powerful positive force unerringly pulling me back to the Truth…..

Three PrinciplesAll is well My mind creates my lifeThere is a powerful positive

force unerringly pulling me back to the Truth…..

That….

The First Principle

All is well

All is well

The universe is always in perfect order; if it were not it would fly apart. It would be logically impossible

God/Spirit/Allah always sees the perfection in all situations; God cannot see imperfection where none exists

It is WE who don’t see the perfection

Evidence for “All is well….”

Why I know that all is well I have had direct spiritual and transcendental

experiences that have told me that this is so Science

The universe; all we know; is one continuous whole

Physics


Physics Newton Quantum mechanics Physical cosmology:

“Big Bang”; expanding, accelerating Universe: Another theory:

Universe Reborn Endlessly in New Model of the Cosmos Recently gathered data from exploding, dying stars called supernovae have revealed that the universe is not only expanding, as predicted, but that its rate of expansion is accelerating. The only force that could explain such cosmic acceleration is a source of energy, not visible or yet identified by scientists, that permeates the entire universe. Physicists have dubbed the mysterious force "dark energy."

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/04/0425_020425_universe.html

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/04/0425_020425_universe.html


Physics What we see; what we don’t see…. What we know; what we don’t know…. The manifest Universe:


Dark matter: >70% of manifest Universe

about which we know next to nothing.

Evidence for “All is well….” There is no discontinuity Most of what there is in our universe…we don’t

see…we don’t know What we DO see/know is only a small part of the

POSSIBLE. The possible of what we might see and know.

There is physical evidence that what we see/know…the very particles and waves… come in and out of existence due to our intention to see and know about them. To “measure” them.

Wheeler's Classic Delayed Choice Experiment


Wheeler's Classic Delayed Choice Experiment Physics\basic_delayed_choice.htm

Vector Math

Direction & Magnitude "For every action, there is

an equal and opposite reaction."

Rubber band

Vector practice: There is a powerful positive force unerringly pulling me back to the Truth…..

Rubber band

I can’t figure out what’s holding me back….


“sick”; how our “healing is revealed” Review & Preview





stories Preconsciousness: the Individual Mind- We have no

stories Birth (Mind into material)- the (potential) story begins Infancy: As we learn the rules, begin experiencing

separation: the story grows Growth: we learn to tell our story to ourselves Maturation: we believe our stories; we tell our

stories to others Death: we have no stories



A “radical” view There is nothing that needs to be healed; only

the truth revealed Our beliefs about our lives produce the experience

of our lives You know many examples of this

The “radical” thing about this is that I mean the statement literally: we are already living in a perfect universe that is always in perfect order. And that includes you and me.

All is well



That….All is Well

How Healing HappensPreview of Part III

But what can I do to reveal healing in my life? I know where I am; I accept where I am Discovering my “calling”: the Process Surrender and building faith

Special situations Suffering and symptoms Pain Mental health challenges

What next

Become aware of the effect telling your stories has on your life: lifework Continue to use your heart

wisdom practice this week: Heart focus Heart breathing Heart compassion Log in this practice on the

following log Also: each day, notice when you

tell a story about your life: briefly write down how the story made you feel on the following log

Heart’s wisdom practice log:

Day 1 ____ ____ Day 2 ____ ____ Day 3 ____ ____ Day 4 ____ ____ Day 5 ____ ____ Day 6 ____ ____ Day 7 ____ ____ Now doesn’t that feel

better?

Lifework: My stories and how they make me feel: Day 1__________________________________ _______________________________________ Day 2__________________________________ _______________________________________ Day 3__________________________________ _______________________________________ Day 4__________________________________ _______________________________________ Day 5__________________________________ _______________________________________ Day 6__________________________________ _______________________________________ Day 7__________________________________ _______________________________________

How Healing Happens



How Healing HappensPart III: Faith, surrender and

the symptom path to enlightenment




“sick”; how our “healing is revealed” : Review





That….

What can I do to reveal healing in my life?

First: I accept where I am. I may wish to be somewhere else I may have a story about the past or a dream about the

future, but I AM RIGHT HERE. Nothing more and nothing less.

Second: I recognize something’s calling me Jaimi Luna song Be still and know that I am the Lord

Third: Surrender and experience the “All is well” Meditation Heartmath® Running Dancing Playing music Drawing Healing modalities by “healers”

Revealing healing in my life? First: I accept where I am.

Judgment: I may wish to be somewhere else. Or, I may like where I am. Or, I may be

actively indifferent to where I am right now. I may have a story about the past or a dream about the future, but I AM

RIGHT HERE. RIGHT NOW. Nothing more… and nothing less. Exercise: (5 minute worksheet)

Centering/HM Where I am right now:

Mind Body Spirit

Experience: My mind is ______ right now. Breathe My body is ______ right now. Breathe My Spirit is ______ right now. Breathe Can I begin to experience each of these things…without judgment? Just

observing. Just witnessing them. I may not like them or I may like them. But either way, I am where I am right now. Breathe. Breathe. Breathe.

Can I begin to just experience each of these aspects of my life…without judgment? Without fear? Accepting where I am right now. Even loving exactly where I am right now.

Breathe. Breathe. Breathe.

Revealing healing in my life? Second: I begin to recognize something is calling me

Becoming “deaf”: becoming “numb” I have heard “something” calling me before.

When was the first time? As a child? When did I become “deaf”? Who told me I couldn’t.

Who told me I wouldn’t? When did I start believing that I wouldn’t and couldn’t? I shouldn’t.

When was the most recent time you heard the call, felt the call- to do something “crazy”; to do something “important”- important to you? Didn’t it feel really good? Feel that right now if you can.

Exercise:

Finding your calling: the process: head

Three questions: What am I being called

to do with the rest of my life?

What do I really want to do in the next three years?

If I only have 6 months to live what am I being called to do right now?

“Head” process- 2 minutes

Write it down Spend an additional 2

minutes revising the list

Finding your calling: the process: head

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________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Finding your calling: the process: heart





“Heart” process- 2 minutes Heart focus Heart breathing Heart compassion

Write it down Spend an additional 2

minutes revising the list while continuing to breathe into your heart muscle

Finding your calling: the process: heart

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Finding your calling: the process





What are the differences? Make one list Choosing the top 3

Heart focus Heart breathing Heart compassion

Write them down The rule: if there is a tie,

HEART OVER HEAD

Finding your calling: the process: combined

These are the 3 most important things calling to me in my life right now. Things can always change but I know what’s really important to me right now:

1. ______________________________________________________________________

2. ______________________________________________________________________

3. ______________________________________________________________________

Pause and Reflect

Revealing healing in my life Third: I Surrender and experience that “All is well”: The power of faith

the Wright Brothers saw themselves enjoying flying with great facility. It is said that one of the brothers would tell the other, when their varied experiences did not turn out as they expected: “It’s all right, Brother, I can see myself riding in that machine, and it travels easily and steadily.”

Revealing healing in my life Third: I Surrender and experience that “All is well”: The power of faith

"For some years I have been afflicted with the belief that flight is possible to man." "It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill.“

Wilbur Wright

Revealing healing in my life? Third: I Surrender and experience that “All is well”

When did I lose faith? When did I quit believing in Santa Claus? When did I forget how to fly?

Story about 4 y/o, 6 y/o in my office When was the most recent time you heard the call, felt the call- to do something

“crazy”; to do something “important”- important to you? Didn’t it feel really good? Feel that right now if you can.

Exercise: (5 minute worksheet) Centering/HM Write down every “crazy thing” you want to do. Have wanted to do. No buts. No

conditions. I have a magic wand and I am holding it over your heart right now. Experience:

My mind is ______ right now. Breathe My body is ______ right now. Breathe My Spirit is ______ right now. Breathe Can I begin to experience each of these things…without judgment? Just observing.

Just witnessing them. I may not like them or I may like them. But either way, I am where I am right now. Breathe. Breathe. Breathe.

Can I begin to just experience each of these aspects of my life…without judgment? Without fear? Accepting where I am right now. Even loving exactly where I am right now.

Breathe. Breathe. Breathe.

The value of suffering

The perception of suffering impels me to pay attention to the difference between where I am and where the Truth is

Remember the rubber band Choose again

The symptom path to enlightenment

Ernest Rossi, PhD Milton Erickson, MD The experiences you are having that do not look like, feel

like, smell like, or sound like perfect joy; perfect peace; perfect wholeness are your guide to what you seek

This handbook; this owner’s manual is unique. The contents of this book; your symptoms; your signs;

your life experiences are telling you exactly what is unhealed in your life.

Your owner’s manual

Sometimes it’s difficult and even painful to read the book.

Sometimes you need a tutor.

Sometimes you just need more practice reading.

Sometimes you need more faith that you can muster right now.

Ask for help. The answer is almost always “yes.”

Special cases: universal principles

Pain and fibromyalgia Mental health

challenges

“Fibromyalgia”

“A bunch of crazy women….” ACR” defn so general, almost everyone fits it

some time FMS, CFIDS, CFS is a dysfunction of your

entire life. A perfect model of dysfunction of body, mind,

and spirit; a perfect opportunity for demonstrating healing of your life

My approach to FMS

Do you really want to be labeled? Labels have consequences

I am not my body I am: mind, body, & Spirit I am a spiritual being having a human

experience FMS/CFIDS/CFS are dysfunctions of body,

mind and Spirit

Remember the Three Legged Stool

Mind Body Spirit Attachment leads to

suffering

The (mental) Health Pie:P/A/D/S Dysfunction

One problem; four faces Physical Anxiety Depression Spiritual

What if I’m an atheist?

Quantum mechanics String theory etc Let nothing stand between you and your good;

especially orthodoxy. You deserve to experience joy and passion in your life. Seek wholeness in your life where ever it my lead you

Your path is designed especially for you; take that journey joyfully

Summary: How Healing Happens



Healing and Curing

What do I mean by healing? The revelation that All is Well

Healing and Curing are not the same thing A cure is always temporary Endlessly seeking only natural, medical or spiritual

methods/modalities will only lead to frustration But accepting where you and seeking a holistic

approach can lead to the joy you long to know


Don’t settle for anything less than the perfect balance of: Body Mind Spirit

Neurocardiology






A “radical” view There is nothing that needs to be healed; only the truth

revealed Our beliefs about our lives produce the experience of our

lives You know many examples of this

The “radical” thing about this is that I mean the statement literally: we are already living in a perfect universe that is always in perfect order. And that includes me.

All is well



That….

Review: How Healing Happens: Part III

But what can I do to reveal healing in my life? I know where I am; I accept where I am Discovering my “calling”: the Process Surrender and building faith

Special situations Suffering and symptoms: my owners manual Pain Mental health challenges

What next: lifework

How Healing Happens: lifework

Do some form of “spiritual practice”, Heartmath®, etc twice/day

Begin today to practice the principles of: All is well My mind creates my life There is a powerful positive force unerringly pulling me back to

the Truth…..That….All is well. Consider the risks of telling your stories and stop doing

it if you can Find your calling in your life and commit to achieving

your hearts desire Ask for help; the answer is almost always “yes.”

How Healing Happens



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