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Editorial Measurable beneficial effects: the evidence for using meditation in everyday healthcare Liza Thomas-Emrus Yoga mindfulness retreats for doctors: pilot evaluation Thuli Whitehouse and Paras Patel Integrative self-care workshops in primary care John Simmons Toothpaste stickers: a new selfcare tool? Ashish Bhatia Self-care mandala journaling: slow burn, burn up, or burnout? Kathleen Quinn 100 years of yoga therapy Heather Mason and Janice White Margins to mainstream: enhancing health and wellbeing through the arts Anthony Woods and Nikki Crane Words that harm, words that heal Betsan Corkhill Reflections on causation in healthcare David Zigmond William House Column Research Reviews -
The nature–human connection and health Alex Laird Gaian psychology in practice Chris Johnstone Reclaiming nature-based practice for the modern world Roger Duncan Managing mental health with nature Paul Brook The Earth Says (after Hokasai Says) Larry Butler Learning super-resilience from nature Alan Heeks Ecotherapy: the benefits for young people Jess Bayley Nurturing wellbeing through nature Melanie Vincent Health and wellbeing in nature Ewan Hamnett & Gareth Morgan Illuminations of nature Fiona Hamilton Welcome inspiration – the vitality of natural inclusion in human wellness Alan Rayner Poetry Peter Owen-Jones Your world in words: connecting to oneself and nature Gazelle Buchholtz & Ann Hodson Fractals: the hidden beauty and potential therapeutic effect of the natural world Lucy Loveday Researching the potential therapeutic action of medicinal plants using a post-reductionist method Michael Evans -
Editorial Sphurana – seeing with new eyes - Peter Owen Jones A new cosmology of consciousness and science of love - Jude Currivan (re)Wilding healthcare - Jonathon Tomlinson Can healthcare professionals humanise dying? - Marina Malthouse Healing and love - Paul Dieppe, Sarah Goldingay, Natalie Harriman, Ayesha Nathoo & Sara Warber Emerging practices for bringing nature into health and care services - Alan Kellas Eco-psychotherapy: current, ancient and future? - Roger Duncan Deep adaptation: ways to grow through dissolution - Alan Heeks Adverse childhood events: what next now we know? - Margaret Hannah & Jacqueline Nugent Healing through the collective intelligence of our profession - Sam Hazledine Searching the way home - Mac Macartney Humanity’s imperative: heart-based creative leadership - Bruce Cryer Humanising medical education - Louise Younie Debating the wisdom of long-haul electives in an era of climate emergency - Trevor Thompson & Philippa Clery How can holistic healthcare influence health inequalities? - Deeya Kotecha News and Research William House -
Social prescription: coming up for air Social prescribing and the development of the ‘evidence base’ Compassionate Frome – working towards a more connected community The true potential of social prescribing Social prescribing – a layman’s perspective Social prescribing for equality and resilience: the SPEAR project Parkrun: stories of inspirational people Social prescribing in London – a GP perspective Sing with Us – the benefits of arts and social prescribing Rediscovering human-nature connectedness through social prescribing Arts on prescription – five steps to success The beauty of being an ‘outsider’ Health creation and social prescribing … what’s the difference? Whither social prescribing? The Fife Shine programme Social prescribing – are drugs or people the better cure? Plus • Update • Research • Reviews -
Editorial - The pandemic makes our old stories redundant Obituary - Craig Brown – a life guided by healing and whole-person care Ante-thanatos care – a holistic approach for preparing for the end of life - Craig Brown Medical education’s changing story - Clare Gerada Creative words for health and wellbeing - Larry Butler Expressive writing - James Hawkins The golden thread - Maria Hancock Uncertainty and resilience – a medical student’s story - Max Williamson Crossing the threshold: my story of liminality - Michael Zervos What can anthroposophic psychotherapy contribute to our understanding of human distress and sickness? - John Lees Language is not just data: it is a custodian of our humanity - David Zigmond Schwartz Rounds - Paquita de Zulueta Some reflections on stories in general practice - Andrew Morrice Annual resilience symposium for medical teachers William House Reviews -
Eating for individual, public and planetary health Mike Dixon The Real Food campaign For a healthy, sustainable and affordable British diet Antonia Wrigley Sitopia: the power of thinking through food Carolyn Steel Food: emotion, imagination and reality Andrew Morrice EAT-Lancet – is there such a thing as ‘one-size-fits-all’ sustainability Robert Verkerk Nose to tail nutrition and evolution Heather Rosa Food for health: Putting traditional foods back on the table Izabella Natrins Making health infectious: from organic principles to whole health agriculture Lawrence Woodward OBE Food quality and its relevance to optimum health David Thomas Building a local community food system Phillip Sharratt Wilder labels, better farming Tim Martin Seeds of survival Fred Groom Wellington’s inspirational community projects Helen Gillingham ‘Let food be thy medicine, and let medicine be thy food’ Is food the foundation for good health? - Student Essay Competition Winner Jessica Frost Prescribing lifestyle medicine Mohanpal Singh Chandan and Asfia Aftab -
Shifting the pattern Bill Sharpe Unleashing health communities – stop building health centres Dan Hopewell Changing the world one community at a time – the growth of an idea and the arrival of the orchids William House Integrating the art of healing with the science of curing Paul Dieppe, Sara L Warber and Emmylou Rahtz The lost art of being with death Hermione Elliott Nature as therapy - Is nature-connection the antidote to the stresses and impacts of contemporary life? Pat Fleming Transformative innovations for health A gathering of change-makers Darkness, life-compassion and the seeds of transformation Notes and results from the front line of The Healing Shift Enquiry David Reilly Making (sacred) space for staff renewal and transformation Rev Stephen Wright Lifestyle medicine education – an answer to chronic disease? John Sykes Music, medical school and curating wellbeing Jayne Garner -
Editorial Creating space and providing tools for personal development - Hugo Jobst, David Peters & Giskin DayMedical education should be helping us develop as whole people - Jonathan De OliveiraFinding our voice - Karla Maria Hamlet Effective learning can create time for a more complete medical education - Samuel SoeteView from the frontline - Maryam Malik Student stress: what one university is doing to support student wellness - Bruce CryerScratching the surface of the hidden curriculum: the BMJ Student podcast Sharp Scratch - Anna Harvey Bluemel & Charlotte RoseOverprescribing: reimagining medical education with social prescribing champions - Hamaad KhanMedics in the community: developing the tools for effective social prescribing - Hugo Jobst & Andrea WilliamsonSo much goes missing when we work online - Andrew ZhouThe missing link: human interconnection in online learning - Anamika Pereira PaiCompassion – walking the walk, who does the talk? - Louise YounieExploring the human dimension in medicine - Sivakami SibiChallenges for learning about planetary health - Anna Moore & Rosa Caitlin Jones HughesRe-conceiving professionalism in a time of crisis - Vidya NanthakumarYoga for medical student wellbeing - Ellie GraceResearch -
Resilience and realistic hope for women with breast cancer Breast cancer screening - an informed choice? What really happens during birth and how can a doula help? Rewiring our body to pleasure 'Dying to help': female doctor suicide and the NHS workforce crisis Herbs for women's health And more ...
