Philosophy

Our Views and Beliefs

    Our view on health is not short-term, acute, or critical care. We believe in treating the whole person and not just the symptoms. One's health is long-term and is about being aware, maintaining, and preventing. We believe true healing involves a lifestyle change. It is about the re-establishment of the mind-body-spirit connection with ourselves, with each other, and with Earth.

    We believe in a less invasive approach than Western, Allopathic medicine. We move beyond the limitations of the linear and embrace the openness of the holistic. We believe in applying different worldviews, approaches, tools, and options. We believe in the interconnectedness of all things. We take into account the connections between the life forces of Earth and that of the people living in harmony with Earth.

 
Our Approach

    We encourage education based on awareness. We encourage you to listen to your body. We believe in a root cause approach based on gaining knowledge of an ailment or situation. Beyond merely treating symptoms, healing truly begins by learning why a problem exists. This leads to understanding. This leads to knowledge. And this leads to the ability to make informed decisions. This process empowers you to take control of your body.

    We choose not to isolate, categorize, segregate, or label an individual by their illness. Rather, we encourage openness and building confidence in discussing an ailment. In turn, this opens up new opportunities for dealing with that ailment through peer and social support, networking, and collaborating.

    By increasing people's confidence, we reduce the feeling of isolation and vulnerability that often accompany the knowledge of having an ailment. Learning and knowing encourages empowerment and control.

    We have learned that the processes outlined above are truly cyclical. Knowledge leads to empowerment; which leads to additional knowledge; which leads to empowerment and sharing of that knowledge with others; which empowers them, et cetera.

 
Our Hopes

    There is a wealth of knowledge on alternative healing that exists in communities, individuals, books, and conversation. There is a generations-old knowledge base that is both rich and diverse. Our hope is to expand that knowledge base. That which we have learned can - and should - be shared with others.

    We believe in the benefits of alternative healing and all of the information on this website. We believe the contents of this website to be truly useful, beneficial, and worth sharing. We hope we have effectively woven these qualities throughout the website.

    Our website was created as a guide. It is not designed to replace your naturopath or other health practitioner. Rather, it is to be used as a resource in collaboration with those highly knowledgeable in their field.

    Our hope is to make this website and the healing approach available to as many people as possible. We are open to adopting and facilitating new, unused, and underused means to distribute this knowledge base.

     
    -- The MBR Team