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The discourse of wellbeing emphasizes not only the mind and the body. The spirit also features in the holistic health domain and in the stories of some wellbeing seekers.1 Even though most holistic health practices make reference to the mind, the body and the spirit, the practical importance of spirituality varies between practices, but also between individual clients and practitioners. While a sense of something higher permeates practices like healing, the importance of spirituality can be less central, and more implicit, in practices focusing, for example, primarily on the body.
connecting with the divine energy for me, it’s about really connecting with the divine energy in me and others.
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Sointu, E. (2012). The Spirit in Mind, Body and Spirit. In: Theorizing Complementary and Alternative Medicines. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137003737_8
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