Since osteopathy was conceived by a single man, I have a belief that I cannot shake. I think that if I could know where the ideas that influenced A.T. Still came from, I could better understand osteopathy—and, as a result, practice it more effectively. Perhaps I am not the only one who thinks this way? I have often heard it said that A. T. Still learned traditional medicine from Native...
Western neuroscience and Indigenous knowledge systems are often seen as separate worlds. However, when we examine emerging brain and molecular science alongside Indigenous teachings about land, story, ceremony, and relational responsibility, a powerful convergence emerges. Mind–body interventions, including meditation, reconceptualization, ritual, and kindness practices, are now demonstrated to...