We at Unity Center are partnering with the Health Medicine Forum (founded by Dr. Len Saputo, a world leader in integrative healing). Together we will offer a unique service to the
community called the Integral Healing Group—an appointment-only service to people with unresolved illness. The patient
meets for one hour with a group of practitioners from a variety of disciplines. The practitioners will listen and share their
insights with the patient. This is not a time of treatment; rather it is an opportunity to open for the patient a depth of
understanding of the potential in their path to wholeness.
No single discipline has been able to solve all the health issues we face. In fact, more than 50% of Americans currently
suffer from a chronic disease. There are obviously enough diseases to go around, but there are clearly not enough solutions
to manage them. The idea of working together to see if we could do better by collaborating seems like a wise route to take.
To date, the Health Medicine Forum has
completed more than 100 group sessions –previously called healing circles. We have learned to ask prospective patients
two questions –
Why are you participating in an Integral Healing Group?
What
do you hope to gain from the experience?
Prior to participating, we ask that a patient provide a written health autobiography that covers
their physical, emotional and spiritual health from birth to present.
This is ambitious and enormously rewarding
work for all those involved. If you are interested in any aspect of this on-going project, please contact the Health Medicine
Forum at 925.210.7414 or info@healthmedicine.org.
