Tag Archives: mind/body connection

Aboriginal spirituality spearheads the way to health

NAIDOC Week – Spirituality is linked to Aboriginal social and emotional wellbeing I’ve just finished reading one of a series of discussion papers about the spiritual life of aboriginal people. That’s timely, because it’s NAIDOC Week from 1-8 July. By … Continue reading

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Understanding miracles may impel healthcare innovation

Wasn’t it great to hear about Kath Evans’ recovery from lung cancer on Australian Story this week on the ABC? The fact that she attributes her extraordinary healing to intervention by the then Blessed Mary MacKillop impels me to question, … Continue reading

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A treatment for Valentine’s Day: “A happy heart is good medicine”

Is Valentines’ Day ‘tricky’ for you because you’re alone or unhappy in your relationship? Here’s food for thought in today’s guest blog from Carey Arber, media spokesperson for Christian Science in NSW. A relative told me that when her husband … Continue reading

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Breakthrough Thinking

Breakthrough thinking can change your day and your world. I’m sharing today a blog post by my colleague in Florida, Bob Clark. “Thomas Edison didn’t tinker with building a better kerosene lamp; he abandoned the use of fire–the only human-generated … Continue reading

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Reflections on Australia Day: What can make our nation healthier?

Congratulations to recipients of the Australia Day awards for Australian of the Year 2012. Their commitment to high ideals, courage, achievement and philanthropy defines each of them, while self-sacrifice especially shines in the lives of Senior Australian of the Year 2012 … Continue reading

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Health Myths and the Future of Medicine

American media personality and health show host, Dr Oz, is a health myth-buster. My guest poster today, Eric Nelson, media spokesperson for Christian Science in Northern California, sets him the task of coming up with a whole new list of … Continue reading

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Health Story of the Year

The ‘Health Story of the Year’ hasn’t made it into the mainstream media much at all, suggests online moderator of Croakey, Melissa Sweet. “It is the impact of social media upon health and health care”, she states, backing this up … Continue reading

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Remembrance Day and Overcoming Pain

In honour of  Remembrance Day this Friday my guest post is by Bill Scott, Media Spokesperson for Christian Science in Washington State, USA. Bill has a unique interest in and relationship to this subject and shares important ideas on overcoming physical pain … Continue reading

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7 Billion! Healthy Thoughts – Healthy Planet?

Have you ever considered that the health of our planet may be linked to the health or quality of our thoughts? This week news media sources are running a story about the 7 billionth inhabitant born onto our planet. Both … Continue reading

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The Genius of Christianity

If you do a search on the Internet on spiritual healing, mind/body connection, or positive thinking you’ll find countless websites advertising the services of practitioners of these methodologies or books about them. You might also happen upon these terms at … Continue reading

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