Around 1983 at the Health Action Clinic in Santa Barbara, we began to redesign our health care delivery and the flow of our clinical activities. This led to the development of a program that focuses in a holistic way on attitudes and lifestyle. It is complementary to the natural healing modalities of acupuncture, massage and herbal medicine. It rests on the idea that people improve in phases, rather than all at once. We have found that patients, corporate employees, teachers, bankers and athletes are always genuinely excited about improving their health and performance.
Healthy people have more fun and have the creative energy to respond to new opportunities.
Healthy people have energy left after work so that they can balance their life with play. High-performance people have the vitality and endurance for dynamic living. They often make more money. This area of choice for improving, sustaining, and ensuring the function of the healer within is the primary subject of this book. They complement and enhance each other.