soothe
relax
balance
restore
gentle guidance
comforting care


Please let me clarify that members of the medical community can and do offer drug-free, non-invasive procedures as well.  Furthermore, I believe that medications and other medical procedures (which are "invasive") have an appropriate place in healing, and can also allow for and aid the body's natural healing process  -  I simply am not qualified nor certified to perform such treatment.  







Holistic Health

Holistic generally refers to any form of treatment that addresses the whole person, rather than individual symptoms.  The body, mind and spirit are interconnected, in such a way that it is not possible to address one without affecting the other. 







"It is more important to know what sort of person has a disease than to know what sort of disease a person has."

            Hippocrates
"Health is the proper relationship
between microcosm, which is man,
and the macrocosm, which is the universe. 
Disease is a disruption of this relationship."

  Dr. Yeshe Donden, physician to the Dalai Lama
"The natural healing force within each of us is the greatest force in getting well."                                                              Hippocrates
"The part can never be well unless the whole is well."
                          Plato
What is a Natural Healing Practitioner?
I practice several natural healing modalities, and as such, call myself a Natural Healing Practitioner.  The term "natural" indicates that I use drug-free, non-invasive methods that follow holistic principles, and which allow for the body's innate healing processes to work as intended.
                                               Cora Rennie

Drug-Free and Non-Invasive

"Drug-free and non-invasive" means that I do not administer medications or substances of any kind, nor do I cut, puncture, inject, penetrate, or remove biological tissue, or in any other way alter or affect the integrity of the client's physical body. 
The term Holistic is from holism, a Greek word meaning all, entire, total, and the idea that all of the properties of a given system (biological, chemical, social, economic, mental, linguistic, etc.) cannot be determined or explained by its component parts alone.  Instead, the system as a whole determines in an important way how the parts behave. 

In terms of health care, holistic encompasses the following:
-  a personal and comprehensive approach to health
-  consideration of physical, emotional, mental, social, spiritual, and environmental factors:  all of the aspects of a person's life
-  a philosopy of well-being, with emphasis on preventative care, and enhancing overall wellness (as opposed to the removal of disease/sickness)
-  recognition of the inherent interconnectedness of all parts, organs and systems (on all levels, not just physical)
-  understanding that a disturbance on any level (physical, mental, emotional, spiritual) will radiate to all other levels
-  the importance of bringing both the external and internal environments into balance, and
-  the goal of ultimately manifesting our fullest potential.
Regulation of Practitioners

In Canada, complementary and alternative health care providers currently are not regulated.   For more information, please read the following report from the Public Health Agency of Canada:   Policy Considerations Regarding the Regulation of Complementary and Alternative Health Care (CAHC) Practitioners

As the article states, because no regulation exists, many practitioners opt to join associations which serve to establish a certain level of professionalism and ethical standards.

Cora Rennie is a member of NHPC, Natural Health Practitioners of Canada.

Membership in the NHPC means:














Regarding any concerns you may have regarding the "lack" of regulation of the Healing Arts Community, the following article, Ethics in Healing and Energy Work, discusses the fact that there are dishonest individuals in the field of holistic healing, just as there are in every other field, and addresses ways in which you can protect yourself from them.  In general, protect yourself from "healers" the same way you would protect yourself from any other "professional."  Expect a particular level of conduct, and don't accept anything less.  Educate yourself as much as you are able, regarding each of the modalities, and each individual practitioner, in particular.  A true professional will respect and abide by any decisions you make regarding your care.  Above all, trust your intuition, and honour what it tells you.  


The Roles of Holistic Practices and Orthodox Medicine

Holistic health practices (including all natural, alternative, and complementary modalities) and the orthodox (allopathic) medical community, can be considered two halves of a whole.  For a long portion of our existence on earth, our healing methods were sprititually, energetically, or if you will, "mystically" based in almost all cultures.  With the advent of modern science, medical practices have "evolved" to become experimentally sound physical methods based on proven principles of physics, chemistry, and biology.  As this "new learning" unfolded, many societies gradually (and eventually completely) abandoned energetic healing in favour of new science.  The truth is that both are necessary and have a place in the general care and wellbeing of each individual:  in the prevention of disease, and the alleviation of pain/stress/illness.  As with anything else, it is important to achieve a balance between the two, without being too far along the continuum in either direction.  Both forms of "healing" have their place, and have the potential to produce phenomenal results when used together as part of a comprehensive wellness plan.  Your physician and your holistic practitioners should and can be treated as members of a "healing team..."
- Liability insurance for the practitioner
- Insurance coverage for clients, with recognition by most medical insurance companies
- a Code of Ethics that all members commit to abide by, and
- a Continuing competency bylaw effective May 1, 2008, which requires all members to earn and maintain competency credits (every 24 months) in the areas of First Aid, CPR, Ethics, and their recognized modality, as well as additional continued learning
"We do not have to give up our own proven resources in order to appropriate the best another culture has to offer."
                                       Bill Moyers
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