the importance of good training
physical
    herbology
        efficacy
            power or capacity to produce a desired effect [AHD3]
            effectiveness
        the dangers of herbs
        western herbal medicine
        chinese herbal medicine
    ayurveda [Hindu]
    traditional home and folk remedies
    diet / food
        vitamins & minerals
        vegetarian
        macrobiotics
    bodywork
        the importance of touch
            touch and human development
        massage
        Alexander technique
            posture
        Rolfing
        pressure points
            shiatsu
            accupressure
            accupuncture
            reflexology
    movement
        Tai Chi
        Yoga
        exercise
        martial arts
    pain management
        drugs
        herbs
        physical techniques
psychosomatic
     relating to or concerned with the influence of the mind on the body [AHD3]
    flower remedies
    aromatherapy
    homeopathy
    meditation
        visualization
    relaxation
        biofeedback
    healing touch
        Reiki
    stigmata
    the power of prayer
    the placebo effect
        headology / belief
            Granny Weatherwax
psychological
    mental processes and structures
        addiction
        anxiety
        depression
        obsession / compulsion
        phobia
        stress
    hypnosis
    injury to the self
        by others
        by self
    [see Psychology]
psychic
    the image of the self / soul / spirit
    shamanism
        soul injury
        soul loss
            disassociation
        soul retrieval
        [see Shamanism]
social / cultural
    healing ritual
    societal / cultural trauma
        future shock
        the impact of "advanced" cultures
    sin / tabu
    purification
    relinking / reconnecting
    [see Systems of Purity]
ecological
    the Gaia theory
        benefits of acting as if it were "true"
    humans as part of the ecology
        not separate
    encouraging diversity
        inherent weakness of monocultures
    [see Ecology]
ritual therapy [see Ritual & Theater]
    four-step approach
        1) propose ritual as a possible solution
        2) plan
        3) enact
        4) post-ritual activities
    cognitive self
        social-cognitve-behavioral language
    relational self
        sponsors / mediates & connects cognitve & somatic selves
        humanizing / taming influence
    somatic self
        feeling
        wild
    fight
        stifle / oppress
    flight
        ignore / run wild
    flow
        sponsor / cultivate / artfully express / channel
        mindfulness / mature sponsorship
        awareness of self
        awareness of world
        awareness of relationship between self & world
        not resisting & not becoming
        sponsorship vs ownership (oppress)
        naming / taxonomy
healer patient connection
    trust / confidence
 
The Complete Medicinal Herbal - Penelope Ody
The Courage to Love: Principles and Practices of Self-Relations Psychotherapy
    - Stephen Gilligan  
Family Guide to Natural Medicine - Reader's Digest
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Healing Remedies - C. Norman Shealy M.D., Ph.D.
Managing Pain - Reader's Digest — Health & Healing the Natural Way series
Wyrd Sisters - Terry Pratchett  
Witches Abroad - ibid