Naturopathic Medicine incorporates a wide range of natural therapies designed to stimulate and enhance the body 's own inherent healing powers. Practitioners treat the whole person and look for the cause of the disease rather than just treating symptoms. Qigong is a system of exercise, breathing and meditation which teaches simultaneous physical and mental exercise to optimize health and vitality. Daily exercise reduces stress and enhances a sense of personal control. Reiki is a spiritual-healing physical therapy which aims to energize the body s molecules and restore balance and harmony.
Practitioners believe that people become ill when their universal life energy is out of balance.
These techniques may be useful in the recovery from the disease of alcoholism. Relaxation Techniques are designed to provide a sense of peace and calm which lowers tension and anxiety and helps the patient to cope with withdrawal from and persistent cravings for alcohol. These techniques can easily be learned and practiced at home to rest and recharge the recovering alcoholic and help them to maintain sobriety. Spiritual Healing and Prayer are practices based on the belief in a higher power which can create a sense of comfort, hope and relaxation. Most members of Alcoholics Anonymous believe they have found the solution to their drinking problem not through individual willpower, but through a power greater than themselves.