Chan Cecilia L W, Ng S M, Ho Rainbow T H, Chow Amy Y M
Department of Social Work and Social Administration, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
J Clin Nurs. 2006 Jul;15(7):822-32. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01649.x.
The paper discusses the application of the Eastern body-mind-spirit approach in healthcare practice.
Traumas, sufferings and losses may induce immense distress in patients and their families, as well as apathy and exhaustion in healthcare workers. Over-specialization and compartmentalization of services may provide a convenient shelter for healthcare workers to be detached and to simply focus on a narrowly defined scope of intervention. However, the existential problems are still there. Based upon eastern philosophies and holistic health practices, we propose the body-mind-spirit approach in healthcare settings.
This is a review paper summarizing the application of the approach on various clinical populations.
The approach has been trialled with promising results in a number of health conditions and psychosocial predicaments. Spirituality is not restricted to any religious practices, nor is it narrowed to the pursuit of knowledge at a high level of abstraction. The interconnectedness of the body, mind and spirit presupposes that the practice of spirituality is multidimensional and multi-levelled.
Using the body-mind-spirit framework flexibly we can engage more clients while facilitating the important process of exploration and change. The key components include getting in touch with the inner self, coming back to our senses, connecting our body and mind and rebalancing our relationship with the natural and social environment. The ultimate goal is to move out of meaninglessness and to reach a state of mature spirituality of tranquillity and transcendence.
The practice of spirituality can be easily applied to daily life.
本文探讨了东方身心灵方法在医疗实践中的应用。
创伤、痛苦和损失可能给患者及其家人带来巨大困扰，同时也会使医护人员产生冷漠和疲惫。服务的过度专业化和条块分割可能为医护人员提供一个方便的庇护所，使其脱离实际，只专注于狭义界定的干预范围。然而，存在的问题依然存在。基于东方哲学和整体健康实践，我们在医疗环境中提出了身心灵方法。
这是一篇综述文章，总结了该方法在不同临床人群中的应用。
该方法已在多种健康状况和心理社会困境中进行了试验，取得了有前景的结果。灵性并不局限于任何宗教实践，也不局限于对高度抽象知识的追求。身体、心理和灵性的相互联系预设了灵性实践是多维度、多层次的。
灵活运用身心灵框架，我们可以吸引更多的服务对象，同时促进探索和改变这一重要过程。关键要素包括接触内在自我、回归理智、连接身心以及重新平衡我们与自然和社会环境的关系。最终目标是摆脱无意义状态，达到一种宁静与超越的成熟灵性状态。
灵性实践可以很容易地应用于日常生活。
