Holistic, "new age" types that aren't flaky

[mermaidcafe.livejournal.com]

I couldn't think of a better subject, so this is all you get.

I want to do something about my anxiety and negative thinking, and since nothing else seems to be helping, I thought I'd try going the route of "alternative medicine." I've tried a lot of it in the past, ususally unsuccessfully. I didn't have shady practitioners, they were just kind of flaky and not good matches for my really analytical mind. I had reiki with Joanna Scaparotti, who's on here, and she's fantastic, but I'm hoping to find someone who can help me work through things on my own. Perhaps someone who's a good meditation teacher or something like that would be a good fit. I'm not quite sure how to approach this.

I know what I don't want, though. My cranky skeptical side cuts in and says no to anyone who regularly recommends Bach's Rescue Remedy, no to anyone performing resonance repatterning, no to anyone who is a life coach (or anything else really vague), no to sand art therapy, no to anyone who tries to get me to ditch my prescription meds, no to anyone who will link my present problems to my past life and/or conception, no to anyone who recommends drinking my own urine, no to anyone who plays Norah Jones as meditation music, and no excessive use of crystals.

I've had all those things happen. Oh, and I don't like massages. They make me nervous.

Now, with all of that, does anyone have any recommendations to offer? :)

Comments

[mermaidcafe.livejournal.com]

That was the idea. :)

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

What the hell is "resonance repatterning" anyway?

[mermaidcafe.livejournal.com]

This is actually the most scientific description I have come across yet: "A small (quantum) input of coherent energy at the right time, in the right way, at the right place creates a system-wide alignment that can lead to extraordinary growth and desireable outcomes. This is the power of receiving a Resonance Repatterning session!"

I think it has something to do with changing your body's internal frequencies or something.

[ron_newman]

is this related to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) ?

[mermaidcafe.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure. Maybe they use similar principles?

[bluedaisy.livejournal.com]

Not at all. MRI uses magnets to align the magnetization of hydrogen atoms in the body (usually the brain) and then picks up the distortions in the magnetic field to make an image of your head. It's used to detect unexpected changes in density, like tumors. It requires laying very still in a big tube, generally in a hospital or a very-well-equipped clinic, since the multi-Tesla (read: very strong) electromagnet is wicked expensive.

I suspect resonance repatterning (giving the benefit of the doubt and assuming it's not a total crock)is trying to reshape your "aura", or personal electromagnetic field, rather than to detect density changes.

[agnosticoracle.livejournal.com]

hehe... The key difference between MRIs and "resonance repatterning" is one of them works.

One excellent way to spot a quack is anyone who uses the word "quantum."

[arrowintwolakes.livejournal.com]

Or "holistic" or "new age."

[agnosticoracle.livejournal.com]

Or "holistic" or "new age."

lol. Those are good signs of quackery too. I keep telling people that instead of going to an expensive "healer" they should just buy a Healing Broom (http://agnosticoracle.livejournal.com/309603.html). They are just as effective at balancing Qi as acupuncture or reiki.

[mermaidcafe.livejournal.com]

Neat! i hadn't heard of the Healing Broom, but I remember during Harry Potter mania, Mattel sold a vibrating broomstick for a short time. It was taken off shelves when parents complained. One mother said she didn't see anything wrong with it, but it surprised her that her 17 year-old daughter liked to play with it so much.

[ron_newman]

However, some of these things may work simply because they induce the patient to believe they work, therefore causing a change in thought patterns and behavior. That alone may be worthwhile.

[agnosticoracle.livejournal.com]

The healing broom can provide a placebo if that is what you want.

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

So it's what happens when psuedoscience and psychobabble make tender, passionate love and have a child?

[mermaidcafe.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's tender, passionate love. I think it's more like pseudosex.

[srakkt.livejournal.com]

That is, unfortunately, what is referred to as 'pseudoscience'. It sounds very much like real actual science due to the trappings (jargon, and the like) but has zero basis in fact or an understanding of the terms being bandied about.

Thus, not a scientific description, merely a description that uses technical jargon to put on such an appearance.