Holistic Health Approaches for Optimal Wellness Damaris Maria Grossmann RN BSN CYN RYT Holistic Health Nurse
Dec 23, 2015
Holistic Health Approaches for Optimal Wellness
Damaris Maria Grossmann RN BSN CYN RYT
Holistic Health Nurse
Holistic Health Vs Traditional
Traditional
• Symptom management
• Disease management
• Allopathic Medicine-medical surgical pharmacological diagnosis procedures
Holistic Health
• Health is a state of wellbeing harmony and unity in health beliefs are honored. (Dossey 2005 )
• Minimal align environments
• Mind Body Health
• CAM-modalities address whole person not just sign & symptoms
Holistic Objectives1. What is Holistic Health?
2. What is Holistic Nursing
3. What is Optimal Wellness?
Five techniques
• Meditation/ Relaxation
• Pranayama-Breath
• Yoga, Exercise
• Nutrition-Sugar Consumptions
• Energy Chakras
What is a Holistic Nurse?
Holistic Nursing- the nursing practice of healing integrates body, mind, spirit , environment modalities in daily life and clinical practice ,allows healing space with authenticity and unconditionally for removal of barriers in the healing process for a person’s growth
and recovery from illness and transition to peace. ( Holistic Nursing 2009 Ch2 AHNA)
What is Holistic Health Nurse?
Integrative Holistic Nurse
Mind
Body
Spirit
Relationship
Environment Therapeutic
CAM
Social
Cutural
Nursing Practice Healing the Whole Person, as the goal (AHNA)
Holistic Health Nurse Holistic Nurse
Self reflection Healing Touch
Nutrition Weight Management
Exercise Smoking cessation
Laughter Aromatherapy
Guided Imagery Recovery
Music Spiritual Health
Energy Healing Therapeutic Communication
Optimal Wellness
NCCAM Health Approaches
Relaxation/Imagery ↓Stress Response
Muscle relaxation
Breath
Biofeedback-Body Awareness
• Health Benefits
Homeostasis within the Body
Oxygen circulation
CO Levels
Heart Rate
Pain Management
Decrease Fight & Flight Response
↓Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Meditation/Dhyana • Guided Imagery
• Mindfulness Meditation(MBSR)
• Focused point Meditation
• Standing meditation
• Walking meditation
• Lying meditation
• Sound therapy meditation’s
• Transcendental Mediation
Pranayama- Breath
• 3 Dimensional Breath
• Diaphragmatic breathing
• Laughter Breathe
• Equal Breath –Sama Vritta Pranyama
Yoga/Exercise • Stress Relief - of course, this is what the entire
website is all about!
• Inner Peace, Calm and Authentic Happiness
• Increased Strength, Physical Conditioning
• Weight Loss and Weight Management
• Increased Overall Energy
• Improved Sleep
• Heightened Mental and Intuitive Awareness
• Improved Hormonal Balance
• (especially important in cases of breast cancer, infertility and prenatal conditioning)
• Brain Synchronization and Brain Fitness
• Whole Body Detoxification
Nutrition
Lifestyle Management Health Factors
• Drink adequate amounts of foods
• Cook Prepare meals as often as possible whole foods Non process
• Eat smaller meals
• Increase Fiber
• Exercise Daily
• Realistic Goals • Life long goals • Weight Management • Increase Metabolism with 5 Small meals • Prepare meals in the beginning of week• Decrease • Increase vegetable intake • No skipping meals • Elimination diet of Allergy ( milk,• Eliminate refine sugars and excess salt
Nutrition
Energy Healing & Crystal Healing
Gemstones
Clear-Crystal -
Purple-Amethyst
Blue-Turquoise
Green-Aventurine
Yellow-Citrine
Orange-Agate
Red-Coral
Endocrine & Chakras
http://www.nextdimensionhealing.com.au/humanchakrasystem.phphttp://www.miramas.com/professionals/products_services.php
References
Holistic Nursing A handbook for Practice
http://nccam.nih.gov/health/tips/stress
http://nccam.nih.gov/health/flu/ataglance.htm