By: Shelly-Anne Johnson, LCSW Until the 17th century, most of the world, including the western world, had awareness of the important connection between the mind, body, and spirit. Virtually every system of medicine in the world treated the mind and body as a whole. However, that started to change when the west began viewing the mind and body as two distinct entities, and largely disregarding the spirit as a relevant part of overall wellbeing. In the West, we view the body as a machine…
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