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-'''Consciousness-based healthcare''' (CBH), a field of [[alternative medicine]], is the application of [[consciousness]]-based interventions to beneficial outcomes across a wide range of health concerns including physical and emotional issues.
-Consciousness-based healthcare is an alternative medicine modality based on the supposition that the consciousness and intention of one person can tangibly affect another being (human or animal). A form of noninvasive intervention, it is related to the holistic [[healthcare]] paradigm that recognizes a connection among mind, body, and spirit.<ref>Dossey, Larry, Reinventing Medicine: Beyond Mind-Body to a New Era of Healing (New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1999), pp. 140-146</ref>
-Consciousness-based healthcare differs from [[mind-body medicine]] in that it represents a link between a practitioner and a recipient. The premise of mind-body medicine is that the mind of a person affects his or her own body, whereas in CBH, it is purported that the mind of the practitioner can achieve a healing effect on another being.
-The use of consciousness-based healthcare is controversial and is not widely recognized by medical authorities as a healthcare modality. Scientists that have studied onsciousness-based healthcare have not explained the mechanisms of how it works, nor has it been proved that such effects were due to the intervention of the practitioner rather than to other factors. Consciousness-based healthcare is currently being researched at universities and institutions.<ref>http://www.consciousness.arizona.edu/</ref><ref>http://www.noetic.org/</ref><ref>http://issseem.org/</ref>
-==Evidence==
-The means by which consciousness-based healthcare is purported to operate have not been conclusively identified. A concept that has been proposed is the idea of the "nonlocal mind." A term popularized by Larry Dossey, MD, in his book ''Recovering the Soul'',<ref>Dossey, Recovering the Soul (New York, NY: Bantam, 1989)</ref> the "nonlocal mind" describes the mind as something not confined to the human brain or body, but extending infinitely throughout space and time.
-Following are examples of cases and studies related to the efficacy of consciousness-based healthcare:
-In a controlled, double-blind study of a practitioner of [[Therapeutic Touch]] (which involves focused intention on the part of the practitioner, not physical touch), 13 of 23 human subjects experienced complete healing of their surgical wounds by the sixteenth day of the study. None of the control group (non-treatment) subjects had healed in that time frame.<ref>Daniel P. Wirth, "Unorthodox Healing: The Effects of Therapeutic Touch on the Healing Rate of Full Thickness Dermal Wounds," Subtle Energies I, No. 1 (1990): pp. 1-20</ref>
-Consciousness-based healthcare was used for a young man who was born with [[amniotic band syndrome]], a craniofacial disorder that had led to over 35 invasive surgical procedures in an attempt to give him a normal appearance. The surgeries resulted in considerable scarring and a less-than-desirable appearance. [[Joseph Pierce Farrell]] applied consciousness-based healthcare and achieved a substantial improvement in the aesthetic appearance of the patient's face. (See Pre Post Cranio Facial CBH at http://www.josephpiercefarrell.com/gallery.html.) The post-intervention picture was taken one week after noninvasive intervention by Farrell, which consisted of three 60-minute sessions done over a one-week period. Photographs of the process of the facial transformation were published in ''Manifesting Michelangelo''.<ref>Farrell, Manifesting Michelangelo, pp. 156-165, 178-179</ref>
-Human consciousness has been shown to affect cells even when they have been removed from the body. (Studies that involve cells and tissues rather than human beings rule out the possibility that results were due to the [[placebo response]] or the effect of [[positive thinking]]).<ref>Dossey, Reinventing Medicine, p. 52</ref> In a laboratory experiment conducted at the [[Institute of Noetic Sciences]] (IONS), human brain cells grew more when exposed to healing intention from practitioners of the complementary and alternative medicine healing modality [[Johrei]]. The odds that this result occurred by chance were 1,100 to 1. In control-group cells, there was no significant trend.<ref>Dean Radin, Entangled Minds: Extrasensory Experiences in a Quantum Reality. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster/Paraview Pocket, 2006), pp. 185-191</ref>
-In a study conducted at the [[Mount Sinai School of Medicine]], [[qigong]] practitioners treated animal-tissue samples as they would treat human patients, standing two to five feet from test tubes containing the tissues during each six-minute trial. In all nine trials, the biochemical reaction in the tissues was modified by an average of 15 percent—an effect rate typical of many biologically significant reactions in the body, which had less than a 1 in 20 probability of occurring due to chance.<ref>Dossey, Reinventing Medicine, pp. 50-51</ref>
-In a well-documented case, [[Emily Rosa]]'s study found that therapeutic touch practitioners were unable to feel a "Human Energy Field" or aura, despite claiming to be able to do so. Rosa was but nine years of age when she conducted her study and was published in the [[JAMA (journal)|Journal of the American Medical Association]].
-==History==
-Consciousness-based healthcare has roots in [[shamanism]], which has been practiced in many cultures throughout the ages. Anecdotal reports of shamans and healers have told of instant healing of broken bones and other maladies, performed by a shaman through focused intention and connection to a "higher" source.
-In his 1999 book, "Reinventing Medicine: Beyond Mind-Body to a New Era of Healing,"<ref>Dossey, Reinventing Medicine, pp. 7-35</ref> physician Larry Dossey describes three "eras" of modern medicine. In Era I, which began in the mid-1800s, the human body was viewed as mechanistic, and consciousness was believed to be limited to the physical brain. During Era II, which started in the mid-1900s, the role of consciousness in healthcare began to be rediscovered. It was found that the mind could affect the body, sometimes profoundly, and that many physical conditions were related to states of mind. In Era III, which began in 2000, the idea of "mind-body" medicine expanded to include the nonlocal mind.<ref>Dossey, Reinventing Medicine, p. 8</ref>
-==Controversy==
-Consciousness-based healthcare is not widely recognized by medical authorities as a healthcare modality. Scientists at universities and institutes that have studied consciousness-based healthcare have not fully explained the mechanisms of how consciousness-based healthcare works, nor has it been conclusively shown that such effects were due to the intervention of the practitioner rather than to other factors.
-In cases where the recipient was aware of the intervention, the reported benevolent outcome could have been influenced by the recipient's belief in the efficacy of the modality (sometimes called the [[placebo response]]).
-In addition, numerous claims of [[miraculous healings]] throughout the ages (sometimes called [[faith healing]]) have been shown to be either unverifiable or patently false, often due to [[hysteria]], but sometimes due to deliberate [[sleight of hand]].
-==Research==
-Research into the effects of consciousness on the human body is being performed by a variety of organizations. An [[American Medical Association]] (AMA) paper published in 1997 addressed this topic, stating, "Advocates call for research into the 'nonlocal effects of consciousness' as well as for more traditional kinds of review such as the effects of personal belief, values, and meaning on health and illness." <ref>http://www.ratbags.com/rsoles/history/2008/0329burzynskiama.pdf</ref> The AMA advises its members to "Maintain an open-minded attitude about all potentially new therapeutic interventions" and "Avoid hubristic and arrogant attitudes toward alternative medical practices because one might be embarrassed by the subsequent demonstrations of their clinical efficacy." <ref>http://www.ratbags.com/rsoles/history/2008/0329burzynskiama.pdf</ref>
-Organizations that are exploring the relationship between consciousness and healthcare include the following:
-'''The Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS)''': Founded by astronaut Edgar Mitchell in 1973 and based in Petaluma, California, IONS is dedicated to broadening knowledge of the nature and potentials of the mind and consciousness, for the purpose of enhancing human well-being and the quality of life.
-'''The International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies and Energy Medicine (ISSSEEM)''': A nonprofit, public-benefit corporation, ISSSEEM, based in Lafayette, Colorado, was founded in 1989 for the study of the basic sciences and medical and therapeutic applications of subtle energies.
-'''The Center for Consciousness Studies, University of Arizona''': Founded in 1998, the center conducts ongoing research in consciousness studies, including consciousness-based healthcare. Its mission is to bring together the perspectives of philosophy, science, medicine, and the arts and humanities to move toward an integrated understanding of human consciousness.
-The premise that the consciousness of one person can create changes in the physical body of another is not widely accepted as having been proved. Numerous anecdotal claims have been shown to be fraudulent. A body of scientific research, however, indicates that the consciousness of one person can be perceived by another person through means other than the recognized physical senses.
-English biochemist [[Rupert Sheldrake]], PhD, has performed numerous research studies in the area of nonlocal, extrasensory consciousness communication among humans. In surveys he conducted of adults in Europe and the United States, 70 to 90 percent reported having sensed when they were being [[Psychic staring effect|looked at from behind]].<ref>Rupert Sheldrake, The Sense of Being Stared At and Other Aspects of the Extended Mind. (New York, NY: Random House/Crown, 2003), p. 125</ref>
-[[Dean Radin]], PhD, senior scientist at the [[Institute of Noetic Sciences]], has been conducting scientific research on parapsychology for decades, and his findings support the premise of nonlocal consciousness connection among individuals.<ref>Radin, Entangled Minds: Extrasensory Experiences in a Quantum Reality. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster/Paraview Pocket, 2006, p. 261</ref> Numerous controlled studies <ref>Robert G. Jahn and Brenda J. Dunne, "Precognitive Remote Perception," Margins of Reality: The Role of Consciousness in the Physical World (New York, NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1987), pp. 149-91</ref><ref>Radin, The Conscious Universe (San Francisco, CA: 1997), pp. 61-90, 91-110</ref> and case reports <ref>Ian Stevenson, Telepathic Impressions: A Review and Report of 35 New Cases (Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia, 1970)</ref> have documented that people can gain the attention of others and transmit detailed information long-distance, without any physical sensory communication.
-==Books and Articles==
-* AMA (CSAPH) Report 12 of the Council on Scientific Affairs (A-97), [http://www.ratbags.com/rsoles/history/2008/0329burzynskiama.pdf]
-* Bartlett, Richard, DC, ND. ''Matrix Energetics: A Hands-on Guide to Subtle Energy and Radical Change.'' New York, NY: Atria Books, 2007.
-* Bartlett, Richard, DC, ND. ''The Physics of Miracles: Tapping Into the Field of Consciousness Potential.'' New York, NY: Atria Books, 2009.
-* Bentov, Itzhak. ''Stalking the Wild Pendulum: On the Mechanics of Consciousness.'' Rochester, VT: Destiny Books, 1988.
-* Braden, Gregg. ''The Divine Matrix: Bridging Time, Space, Miracles, and Belief.'' Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, 2008.
-* Braden, Gregg. ''The Spontaneous Healing of Belief: Shattering the Paradigm of False Limits.'' Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, 2009.
-* Chopra, Deepak, MD. ''Ageless Body, Timeless Mind: The Quantum Alternative to Growing Old.'' New York, NY: Crown/Harmony Books, 1994.
-* Chopra, Deepak, MD. ''Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul.'' New York, NY: Crown/Harmony Books, 2009.
-* Dossey, Larry, MD. ''Healing Beyond the Body.'' Boston, MA: Shambhala, 2003.
-* Dossey, Larry, MD. ''Recovering the Soul: A Scientific and Spiritual Approach.'' New York, NY: Bantam, 1989.
-* Dossey, Larry, MD. ''Reinventing Medicine: Beyond Mind-Body to a New Era of Healing.'' New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1999.
-* Farrell, Joseph Pierce. ''Manifesting Michelangelo: The Story of a Modern-Day Miracle That May Make All Change Possible.'' New York, NY: Simon & Schuster/Atria, 2011.
-* Farrell, Joseph Pierce, "Advancing Consciousness-Based Healthcare," Bridges Magazine, Vol. 21, No. 2 (2011), pp.&nbsp;9–11.
-* Jahn, Robert G. and Dunne, Brenda J. ''Consciousness and the Source of Reality.'' Princeton, NJ: ICRL Press, 2011.
-* Jahn, Robert G. and Dunne, Brenda J. ''Margins of Reality: The Role of Consciousness in the Physical World.'' Princeton, NJ: ICRL Press, 2009.
-* Johnson, Sandy. ''The Brazilian Healer with the Kitchen Knife (and Other Stories of Mystics, Shamans, and Miracle-Makers).'' Emmaus, PA: Rodale Books, 2003.
-* Kreiger, Dolores, PhD, RN. ''Accepting Your Power to Heal: The Personal Practice of Therapeutic Touch.'' Santa Fe, NM: Bear & Co., 1993.
-* LeShan, Lawrence, PhD. ''The Medium, the Mystic, and the Physicist: Toward a General Theory of the Paranormal.'' New York, NY: Helios, 2003.
-* Lipton, Bruce, PhD. ''The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter, and Miracles.'' Santa Rosa, CA: Mountain of Love/Elite Books, 2005).
-* Markides, Kyriacos C. ''The Magus of Strovolos." New York, NY: Penguin Books, 1989.
-* Pearl, Eric, DC. ''The Reconnection: Heal Others, Heal Yourself.'' Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, 2001.
-* Radin, Dean, PhD. ''The Conscious Universe: The Scientific Truth of Psychic Phenomena.'' New York, NY: HarperCollins, 2001.
-* Radin, Dean, PhD. ''Entangled Minds: Extrasensory Experiences in a Quantum Reality.'' New York, NY: Simon & Schuster/Paraview Pocket, 2006.
-* Schlitz, Marilyn, PhD, and Tina Amorok and Marc Micozzi. ''Consciousness and Healing: Integral Approaches to Mind Body Medicine.'' London, UK: Churchill Livingstone, 2004.
-* Schwartz, Gary E., PhD, with William L. Simon. ''The Energy Healing Experiments: Science Reveals Our Natural Power to Heal.'' New York, NY: Simon & Schuster/Atria, 2007.
-* Sheldrake, Rupert, PhD. ''The Sense of Being Stared At (and Other Aspects of the Extended Mind).'' New York, NY: Random House/Crown, 2003.
-* Talbot, Michael. ''The Holographic Universe.'' New York, NY: Harper Perennial, 1992.
-* [[Gary Zukav|Zukav, Gary]]. ''[[The Dancing Wu Li Masters]]''. New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1979, 2001.
-== References ==
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-== External links ==
-Bruce Lipton: [http://www.brucelipton.com/]
-Dean Radin: [http://www.deanradin.com/]
-Deepak Chopra: [http://deepakchopra.com/]
-Eric Pearl: [http://thereconnection.com]
-Gary Schwartz: [http://www.drgaryschwartz.com/]
-Global Health Institute (GHI): [http://www.ghifoundation.org/]
-Gregg Braden: [http://www.greggbraden.com/]
-Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS): [http://www.noetic.org/]
-International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies and Energy Medicine (ISSSEEM): [http://issseem.org/]
-Joseph Pierce Farrell: [http://josephpiercefarrell.com]
-Larry Dossey: [http://www.dosseydossey.com/larry/default.html]
-Marilyn Schlitz: [http://www.marilynschlitz.com/]
-Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research (PEAR): [http://www.princeton.edu/~pear/]
-University of Arizona Center for Consciousness Studies: [http://www.consciousness.arizona.edu/]
-William Tiller: [http://www.tillerfoundation.com/]
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