“The best novels are those that are important without being like medicine; they have something to say, are expansive and intelligent but never forget to be entertaining and to have character and emotion at their centre.” ImportantCharacterForgetEmotionNovelIntelligentMedicineNever ForgetEntertainingCentre Author:Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“Each of us has the power and responsibility to heal ourselves, to be our own medicine man or woman. Awakening our innate powers of being, loving, knowing, seeing, and healing involves ongoing work at all levels and in all dimensions of our self. Exploring the range of rhythms and emotions, achieving insights into our conditioning and ego, moving through the energy levels of spirit – these are all activities to be integrated into our daily lives.” MenSelfMovingSpiritEnergyLevelsEmotionHealingResponsibilityKnowingSeeingAchieveActivityEgoMedicineInsightAwakeningHealRhythmRangeDimensionsDaily LifeExploringInnateOngoingConditioningIntegratedEnergy LevelsPower And Responsibility Book:Maps to Ecstasy: The Healing Power of Movement Source: Maps to Ecstasy: The Healing Power of Movement
“I acknowledge the privilege of being alive in a human body at this moment, endowed with senses, memories, emotions, thoughts, and the space of mind in its wisdom aspect.” MindHumansPhilosophyMomentsBodyMemoriesSpaceEmotionAliveAspectMedicinePrivilegeSensesAcknowledgeHuman BodyGood MemoriesSoma Book:Art Psalms Source: Art Psalms
“Medicine is probably one of the best backgrounds for a writer to find stories. I always think cops and docs have the best background because we see so much of human behavior, such a range of human emotions.” ThinkingHumansStoriesEmotionBehaviorMedicineBackgroundsRangeCopHuman BehaviorHuman Emotions Author:Tess Gerritsen
“You have got to goad yourself toward a becoming that is in accordance with what you are innate. You have got to sometimes become the medicine you want to take. You have got to, you have absolutely got to put your face into the gash and sniff, and lick. You have got to learn to get sick. You have got to reestablish the integrity of your emotions so that their violence can become a health and so that you can keep on becoming. There is no sacrifice. You have got to want to live. You have got to force yourself to want to.” WantSometimesFacesForceEmotionViolenceSacrificeBecomingIntegritySickMedicineYour FaceInnate Author:Ariana Reines
“Plant medicines work beyond the physical response; sometimes, it's your spirit or emotion that needs healing, and plant medicines can address that also.” NeedsSometimesSpiritEmotionHealingMedicinePlantResponseAddressesPlant Medicine Author:Karen Rose