Jacque has over fifteen years of experience treating and healing a combination of complex health conditions by looking at the person as a whole – emotionally, physically and energetically. Like Sumpf, Crawford cautions, “You can’t put a timeline on it.” Can holistic therapy be a part of your wellness regimen?

Holistic therapy often includes complementary therapies. According to Sumpf and Crawford, common types of complementary therapies included in holistic therapy are: This could involve anything from working with the breath to somatic exercises and movement practices.Tai chi, or meditation in motion, is a low impact form of martial arts that originated in ancient China. A 2018 study indicates it might help with stress. Sumpf says the end goal of holistic therapy is the ability to self-regulate, or effectively manage thoughts and feelings. It helps you start to work with physical symptoms that people might be experiencing,” she says. “Grounding and containment are somatic practices people can move to right away.” Who shouldn’t try holistic therapy? Sumpf says sound baths are a type of sound healing that uses singing bowls. These bowls create vibrations that may change brain waves for improved health. She says they can help balance the chakra systems, which are energy centers associated with specific organs. Breathwork

Profound yet practical, enlightened yet grounded in real-world experience, Soul Therapy is a timely work that will become a definitive resource for caregivers and practitioners and to those of us who may want to learn how to offer comfort and an attentive ear to a friend or relative. If you give the soul what it needs and wants, then your life and maybe even your physical health will likely be good. Therefore, often the best healing of life and body is serious, positive attention to the needs of your soul. This forum for continued learning supports the newly qualified Soul Therapist and spiritual healer in the establishment of their own practice. Designed to fulfil the criteria for further learning and continuous professional development (CPD), members are encouraged to bring and discuss issues and questions and to engage with further study. The support of the class allows knowledge, experience and insights to be shared and enhanced, under supervision of the tutors. It involves “bringing all layers and aspects of our clients into the therapy and mental health space,” says holistic therapist Lenaya Smith Crawford. As Rumi the poet says, soul does not use words but prefers imagination, and metaphors to theory, chapter and verse. A first meeting with our soul may well come through an image. I asked some people how they would recognise their soul and they said:

Sunday Sadhana LIVE hosts a Kundalini Yoga workshop on a weekly basis at The Earthling Cafe in Bangkok. The meditative process mediates the individual’s physical posture, breathing techniques, and self-connection, enabling them to reach a deeper state of relaxation. Through holistic therapy, an individual might learn to “have more of an ability to manage the breath,” Sumpf says. “If we can manage the breath, we can start to manage what we’re experiencing in that moment. It starts to lay a foundation.” Hive Life has gathered some of the renowned wellness retreats and programmes in Thailand that embrace local traditions and remedies in their practices. Embark on a most extraordinary and invigorating experience this summer that will cater to your mind, revive your body, and heal your soul! Sumpf says grounding helps enhance your awareness of the present moment through connection to one or all of your senses, such as feeling your feet on the ground, smelling your morning coffee, or noticing the color of the sky.