Robert Lever

At the Still Point of the Turning World

The Art and Philosophy of Osteopathy

  • Verlag: Handspring
  • ISBN: 978-1-909141-06-3
  • 2013, 208 pages

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Beschreibung

The healing arts involve a complex range of skills which each
practitioner draws together in a unique way.
These skills, attitudes and perspectives complement the scientific basis
underpinning each discipline to create the wisdom and artistry of any therapeutic approach.
The practice of osteopathy is no exception.
It involves a growing field of scientific knowledge in physics and
biology that couples with an extraordinary range of human qualities
to give the work depth, as well as relevance,
and which can be tailored to the individual patient holistically and with compassion.
At the Still Point of the Turning World examines and explores
both the art and the science of osteopathy through the eyes
and approach of a devoted teacher and practitioner.
The true value of holism, vitalism and osteopathic principles are
discussed as part of the approach that each practitioner brings to the patient/practitioner relationship.

Table of Contents:
With a foreword by R. Paul Lee.
Principles
1 Osteopathy: an overview
2 The Vital quality of Motion
3 Holism and the osteopathic ‘lens’
4 Reciprocity, Relationship, Spaces
5 From Mainstream to ‘Cranial’: continuum or quantum leap?
The Art of It
6 Subjectivity and ‘the dance’
7 The Intelligent Fulcrum: palpation and thought on the move
8 The Healing….’if it comes at all, it comes from within’
9 Beyond Technique: meeting the lesion
10 Placebo and Ritual
11 R and D, Safety and the ‘Evidence’ myth
Philosophy and the Practitioner
12 The Human Spirit: adaptability, self-correction and survival
13 Divine Chaos: direction, meaning, mystery and the healing state
14 The exquisite nature of Paradox
15 Epilogue: tying it together: Spirit, humanity and the art of practice.

The German translation of this title, Die Kunst und Philosophie der Osteopathie, is also available.

Autor

Robert Lever

Robert Lever

Robert Lever BA DO is a practising osteopath with over 40 years of experience in providing holistic and compassionate care. He is also a teacher who strives to share with his students the understanding of the background science and philosophy of osteopathy which is essential for the effective delivery of…