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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 -
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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 -
Editorial Why we need a movement to develop community-oriented integrated practice Paul Thomas Update Policies to support compassionate communities Lord Nigel Crisp What is community-orientated integrated practice? Paul Thomas, Laura Calamos, David Colin-Thomé & Kurt C Stange How might we cultivate flourishing spaces? Louise Younie The cracks Sarah Mandourah Growing younger Freya Qureshi Teaching health equity for medical students – exploring student and GP tutors’ perspectives Rohini Sabherwal & Dev Gadhvi Restoring humanism into the medical curriculum: a success story at a Spanish university Jonathan McFarland, Manuel Pera & Joaquim Gea The Yoga4NHS staff wellbeing programme Paul Fox Is meditation the medicine that medics need? A meeting with a Dhamma Doctor, Durga Mani Hugo Jobst Deep listening – a perspective Sangasiha Introducing Su Ha – a practice for personal and collective wellbeing in an age of climate crisis Chris Johnstone Holistic evaluation Paul Thomas 21st century health and social care David Colin-Thomé From the frontline Jonathon Tomlinson Reviews -
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 -
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 -
Integrating the human dimension in healthcare
by Louise Younie and David PetersEditorial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
News Update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Beyond the consulting room: rethinking holistic health as a
community endeavour. A perspective informed by the emerging
framework of the British Holistic Healthcare Association . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
David Peters
Reclaiming the human dimension in healthcare education. . . . . . . 9
Louise Y ounie
GPs in primary healthcare: what has gone and what is coming?
A dialogue from a restive and bewildered profession. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
David Zigmond & Steve T aylor
What’s left unsaid: a researcher’s reflections on silence in
healthcare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Olga Lainidi
The story of ‘tools of the trade’
Lesley Morrison
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The machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Philip White
Why does it hurt so much? Existential suffering – the missing
dimension. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Jonathon T omlinson
Anyone can sing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
William Ayot
The bodymind and artificial intelligence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Simon Lewis
Can you really erase a trauma in 15 minutes?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
David Peters & Robin Y oungson
The world’s medicine cabinet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Mel Ramasawmy
In safe hands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Gazelle Hassas
Bark as witness to multiple sclerosis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rich Peacock
Bed 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Sarah Saunders
Heard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Abi Macleod
A fireside tale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Jane Myatt
Remaining compassionate in a medical career – reflections
from an elective grounded in holism. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Chloe Jenvey
A whole person approach creating paradigm shifts for both
patients and students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Louise Vaughan
Reviews. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Research you may have missed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
