Holistic Health Approaches for Optimal Wellness

Damaris Maria Grossmann RN BSN CYN RYT

Holistic Health Nurse

Holistic Health Vs Traditional

Traditional

• Symptom management

• Disease management

• Allopathic Medicine-medical surgical pharmacological diagnosis procedures

Holistic Health

• Health is a state of wellbeing harmony and unity in health beliefs are honored. (Dossey 2005 )

• Minimal align environments

• Mind Body Health

• CAM-modalities address whole person not just sign & symptoms

Holistic Objectives1. What is Holistic Health?

2. What is Holistic Nursing

3. What is Optimal Wellness?

Five techniques

• Meditation/ Relaxation

• Pranayama-Breath

• Yoga, Exercise

• Nutrition-Sugar Consumptions

• Energy Chakras

What is a Holistic Nurse?

Holistic Nursing- the nursing practice of healing integrates body, mind, spirit , environment modalities in daily life and clinical practice ,allows healing space with authenticity and unconditionally for removal of barriers in the healing process for a person’s growth

and recovery from illness and transition to peace. ( Holistic Nursing 2009 Ch2 AHNA)

What is Holistic Health Nurse?

Integrative Holistic Nurse

Mind

Body

Spirit

Relationship

Environment Therapeutic

CAM

Social

Cutural

Nursing Practice Healing the Whole Person, as the goal (AHNA)

Holistic Health Nurse Holistic Nurse

Self reflection Healing Touch

Nutrition Weight Management

Exercise Smoking cessation

Laughter Aromatherapy

Guided Imagery Recovery

Music Spiritual Health

Energy Healing Therapeutic Communication

Optimal Wellness

NCCAM Health Approaches

Relaxation/Imagery ↓Stress Response

Muscle relaxation

Breath

Biofeedback-Body Awareness

• Health Benefits

Homeostasis within the Body

Oxygen circulation

CO Levels

Heart Rate

Pain Management

Decrease Fight & Flight Response

↓Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Meditation/Dhyana • Guided Imagery

• Mindfulness Meditation(MBSR)

• Focused point Meditation

• Standing meditation

• Walking meditation

• Lying meditation

• Sound therapy meditation’s

• Transcendental Mediation

Pranayama- Breath

• 3 Dimensional Breath

• Diaphragmatic breathing

• Laughter Breathe

• Equal Breath –Sama Vritta Pranyama

Yoga/Exercise • Stress Relief - of course, this is what the entire

website is all about!

• Inner Peace, Calm and Authentic Happiness

• Increased Strength, Physical Conditioning

• Weight Loss and Weight Management

• Increased Overall Energy

• Improved Sleep

• Heightened Mental and Intuitive Awareness

• Improved Hormonal Balance

• (especially important in cases of breast cancer, infertility and prenatal conditioning)

• Brain Synchronization and Brain Fitness

• Whole Body Detoxification

Nutrition

Lifestyle Management Health Factors

• Drink adequate amounts of foods

• Cook Prepare meals as often as possible whole foods Non process

• Eat smaller meals

• Increase Fiber

• Exercise Daily

• Realistic Goals • Life long goals • Weight Management • Increase Metabolism with 5 Small meals • Prepare meals in the beginning of week• Decrease • Increase vegetable intake • No skipping meals • Elimination diet of Allergy ( milk,• Eliminate refine sugars and excess salt

Nutrition

Energy Healing & Crystal Healing

Gemstones

Clear-Crystal -

Purple-Amethyst

Blue-Turquoise

Green-Aventurine

Yellow-Citrine

Orange-Agate

Red-Coral

Endocrine & Chakras

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References

Holistic Nursing A handbook for Practice

http://nccam.nih.gov/health/tips/stress

http://nccam.nih.gov/health/flu/ataglance.htm