Herbalism in Traditional Chinese Medicine uses extracts of plants or parts of plants to promote health. Some herbs are preventative, while others work to support the body's own healing system. Meditation is a concentration practice to calm the activity of the mind. Over time random thoughts in the mind begin to quiet. The meditator usually concentrates on the breath, a sound, a word or an object.
Meditation allows one to become more aware of what is happening within.
It often promotes a sense of peace, relaxation and clarity of mind. Naturopathy is a holistic modality that encourages the body's own healing capability. It can include diet, exercise, massage as well as other natural healing agents. In Reflexology there are points and areas of the hands and feet which correspond to all parts of the body. A massage of these areas stimulates the body's own healing.