Journal Archives - British Association for Holistic Medicine & Health Care
    • Can GP practices become hubs for transition?
    • Going beyond the biopsychosocial - The complex person in a complex environment and uncertain world
    • Change of self, change of system – journey into Integrative Medicine
    • Student Essay Winner: Holistic lessons from a pandemic...prevention is better than cure
    • NHS healthcarers’ staff erosion: England 2020s: Dust bowl USA 1930s
    • Build Back Better
    • Re-imagining healthcare towards health equity
    • A better future for healthcare
    • When I say flourishing in medical education
    • Reimagining psychotherapy and the emerging promise of psychedelics
  • Editorial - Everything alive is embodied - David Peters The rise of health coaching in the care continuum – an American perspective - Bruce Cryer Embodiment – a new way of being - Philip Shepherd Where has the body gone? - Samantha Emanuel & Luke Davies Losing touch in the pandemic - Bella Eacott Integrated medicine: some historical reflections and three cases from primary care - David Peters Feldenkrais on prescription – mindful movements for pain relief, inner peace and optimism - Julia Wrigley Treating resistant psycho-physiological symptoms in somatic therapies through emotional embodiment - Raja Selvam Embodiment – the Alpha and the Omega of somatic psychotherapy - Michael Rupp Embodiment in the female pelvis after birth - Rebecca Davies Embodied breathing habits - Aligning breathing mechanics with respiratory chemistryPeter M Litchfield & Sandra Reamer Psychedelics and meditation, part 2: lessons from personal exploration - James Hawkins Research
  • Love’s labours lost Why society is straitjacketing its professionals and how we might release them Iona Heath Building resilient neighbourhoods with small doses of kindness Syeda Akhtar Self-compassion and resilience for healthcare professionals  Kai Krüger A simple model to find patient hope for positive lifestyle changes: GRIN Jen Unwin and David Unwin Realistic hope – and its role in keeping us resilient in times of crisis  Catherine Zollman with Jennie Evans Activating hope in times of unravelling  Chris Johnstone Can life in a former chocolate factory be infused with faith, hope and love? Lisa Loveridge There is no ‘I’ without ‘we’ in palliative care  Marina Malthouse Mother, magic or medicine? The psychology of the placebo David Zigmond Faith discrimination in the NHS: Multiple penalties facing Muslim doctors  Hina J Shahid Medical schools’ duty of care and the future of medicine Wassim Merzougui  & Saleh Jawad
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    Editorial Flourishing through creative enquiry: humanising the medical experience - Louise Younie Flourishing through creative practice during the Covid-19 lockdowns  - Sabina Dosani Why addressing the emotional lives of medical students is essential to their education - Lucy Marks  Art objects in conversation with psychiatrists at the Ashmolean Museum - Maria Grazia Turri and Gregory Hilton Softening the landing - Hugh Grant Peterkin Waves  - Freya Elliott Walking together - Harris Nageswaran, Hester Toovey and Grace Catchpole Just remember I love you - Jess Thomerson Things I would rather do - Kane Benjamin Alexander Finding time to create - Mashael Ishaque Human flourishing in medical education - Hester Toovey Until the last breath - Shakira Irfan Painting the doctor–patient relationship - Inova Shun Wah Lee Thriving through connection - Alex Bache Flourishing in medical education - Ben Rose The first wave - Simon Hall Ten years on - Tom Cassidy We do not yet see clearly but hope is gold - Rachel Handley Wise doctors: what can they teach us about flourishing? - Sabena Jameel Joyful doctors – bringing creativity back into medicine - Emily Fulleylove and Caroline Walker William House Column Arts and health resources Reviews Endpiece
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    Editorial What is holding us back from caring for ourselves? Sarah Kuipers and Sarah Eagger Emotions are contagious Jonathon Tomlinson Why play is the best form of self-care Darryl Edwards …and breathe! A key innate resource, hiding in plain sight Andrew Morrice Heaps of health Thuli Whitehouse Polyvagal theory and community singing Tina Sharman Sophrology – a self-care treasure waiting to be discovered by the wider world Philip Carr-Gomm Awakening your inner physician Ciara Jean Roberts Humble sleep Ashish Bhatia Fasting – a modern take on an ancient practice Antonia Wrigley Becoming a person: the Hera project at Brighton Health & Wellbeing Centre Emma Drew Humanising medicine through co-creative self-care Louise Younie Breaking free from the chains of expectation Natasha Alia Razman Art of pressure Guto John To flourish  Yunrui Hao William House Column Reviews
  • Three Horizons: the patterning of hope - Bill Sharpe From health inequalities to ‘nature deficit disorder’  - David Peters A vision for sustainable healthcare - Trevor Thompson and Knut Schroeder Resilience: How we keep sailing - Jennifer Napier Is healing an option to aid sustainable healthcare futures? - Paul Dieppe & Chris Roe Too much diagnosis ... and not enough artthe gift of narrative to medicine - William House Our ill-faring welfare The hinterland of our headlines - David Zigmond
  • Ecological pilgrimage Peter Reason A journey through cancer Chris Drury The pilgrimage to Santiago – the talking walking cure Paul Donovan Thoughts while on an Everest England pilgrimage Peter Owen Jones The return Poem by Peter Owen Jones from ANAMNESIS – the remembering of soul Poem by Jay Rayner Dying – the final journey Peter Fenwick Pilgrimage at the end of life Deborah Kelly Pilgrimage as a pathway to healing for humans A gathering of change-makers Mandy Pullen 8 steps on a journey to healing Frances Goodall Voyaging into the aboriginal world Bruce Parry with David Peters On granite ankles, in the lungs of gods Dave King A shaman’s journey Evelyn M Brodie Creating Pukka herbs Sebastian Pole We are not alone - The healing shadow of the other David Zigmond
  • Editorial Why do we need health creation now? Lord Nigel Crisp in conversation with Hugo Jobst Self-care revisited Rebecca Walker Lessons in stillness (from a canal-boat) Kathleen Wenaden Accepting imperfection Ellie Carter Transformative reflection: getting to the heart of your practice and how you see yourself Linda de Cossart Hands of hope: the importance of compassion Jonathan McFarland and Dojham How may we learn about compassion? A pilot study Maliha Banu Holism in education: the rainbow metaphor Ross Bryson You may have missed… The tricky transition: life after finals Bethan Harris and Isabel Sawyer Nature-based food cultures and farming for whole health Miche Fabre Lewin and Daphne Lambert Sunlit mirrors: reflections on teams and retreats Edwina Lawson Hope and health creation Jonathon Tomlinson
  • Editorial JHH/BHMA/CoM student survey
    Inspiring a radical approach to primary care Professor Sir Sam Everington and JHH editor in chief David Peters in conversation
    Leadership in the wilderness: a short course in tight conditions Trevor Thompson, Jeremy Le Fevre, Tara Hart, Saaketh Nerellakunta, Priya Basnet and Daksh Bhatnagar
    The bodymind matters Simon Lewis
    The lost update Exploring the missing curriculum with primary care professionals: 2019–2022 Andrew Morrice
    How to enhance medical lifestyle education Elizabeth Thompson, Muz Ali Khan and Milly Hooper
    Bullying, hierarchy and safe space Sabrina Gauchen
    Encountering homelessness Isobel Conibear
    Looking after our own wellbeing Rahul Ganguly
    Then and now: see it, say it, sorted – to tell, or not to tell David Zigmond
    What is co-creation and why is it so valuable to the future of medical education? Louise Younie
    Reflecting on reflective practice – innovations and traditions Michael Zervos
    ‘Balint’ groups for general practice trainees: good for doctors and good for patients Jonathan Gore
    A place for Buddhist wisdom in modern medical education and clinical training Sally Doust
    From the frontline Jonathon Tomlinson
    Letter Research you may have missed Review
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  •  Editorial  Update  A new transatlantic collaboration – BHMA and the Integrative Health Institute - Bruce Cryer & David Peters  Integrative medicine – an introduction - David Peters  The living gap – bridged by life-compassion: first order principles for healing the crises of our planet, its peoples, and you - David Reilly  Social prescribing: holism in action  - Mike Dixon & David Peters  The Humanising Healthcare Forum: A response to the latent desire for more meaning in medicine  - Hugo Jobst  Multidisciplinary rehabilitation in complex pain – an anthroposophic approach - David McGavin  Is acupuncture just NICE enough? Why is acupuncture now recommended for chronic pain but not for back pain? - Mike Cummings  Psychedelics and meditation, part 1: research on potential synergy - James Hawkins  An open letter of love and care to health care professionals with resilience strategies for the Covid-19 war  - Thomas Skovholt & Michelle Trotter-Mathison  William House   Research
  • Editorial Research Under oath Sophia Geaney Trying my professional identity on for size Georgina Haffner I want to start living Sam Soete Guided by the light: navigating a professional crossroads Hugo Jobst The gift: a cancer journey and the wounded healer Louise Younie A letter to my 23-year-old self Kathleen Wenaden A practitioner’s journey Jane Myat Care and creativity – the power of mending Charlotte Jenner A journey to the heart of rheumatology Lucie Wilk My practitioner journey; weaving together psyche and iatros, soul and medicine Alan Kellas Narrative and identity: an experience of shared reading in a secure mental health unit Franz Schembri Wismayer The necessary and neglected work of the soul in healthcare Jane Stevens How can a holistic perspective benefit practitioners, patients and the planet? Sayed Adam Bukhari Arts and crafts in healthcare: What William Morris can teach us about the benefits of a holistic perspective for practitioners, patients and the planet Felicity Smith Alienation and the crisis of NHS staff morale Jonathon Tomlinson Reviews

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