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HEALING POWER



Philip Shapiro, M.D.



Man is born broken. He lives by mending. The grace of God is the glue.
—Eugene O’Neill


DEAR FRIENDS,



Ever since I can remember, I have been fascinated with the link between suffering and healing. Most spiritual teachers and authors skim over the painful part to get to the good part. My life has not allowed me to do that.

I was hit by tough times early in my family and within myself. On top of that, my work has taken me to the toughest neighborhoods and toughest patients. I had to have a bridge—a solid bridge, one that could not break—a bridge that would take me through my suffering to transcendence. I had to bridge that gap for myself and try to figure out a way to help my patients and students do the same. To this end, I created Healing Power, a self-help, self-healing model for healthcare professionals, patients, and consumers.


If we receive our medication, surgery, or natural remedy and are still in pain, there are a variety of psychosocial and spiritual methods that can help us manage that pain skillfully. Healing Power has fifteen methods, one hundred qualities, wisdom pearls, and a variety of religious traction devices --- the best of the best, a highlight reel of sorts—extracted from great spiritual books, teachers, and masters and translated into spiritually-oriented cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and contemplative practices. These methods are a composite of the wisdom of the ages from the sages. If we follow their advice, we can expand our healing power, become ever-increasingly skillful pain managers, and evolve.


Those who practice the recommended methods in response to their pain will cultivate healing qualities such as love, compassion, patience, kindness, humor, forgiveness, courage, perseverance, strength, and more. When these healing qualities grow, we feel better, become better people, and experience higher states of consciousness. The natural consequence of this progression is gentle, humble, loving service to all humanity without attachment to outcomes.


It doesn’t matter if you are a healthcare professional, student, patient, or consumer. All of us need more healing power and there is always a next step to take.



If you have finally had enough suffering, if you have a passionate desire to change, and if you are ready to do some work, this model answers the call.


If you are interested in self-healing and want to contribute to the light of the world, read on. I suggest you read my brief personal spiritual history followed by an introduction to the key principles of Healing Power in the training document called The Universal Healing Wheel. If Healing Power is a good fit, I invite you to download a free copy of my books and workbooks.


1. Healing Power: Ten Steps to Pain Management and Spiritual Evolution: Revised

2. Healing Power: The Workbook.

3. Healing Power: One Hundred Days of Love

4. Healing Power: The Methods

5. Healing Power: Physician Heal Thyself



May you find in this work, the peace, love, joy, and wisdom we all crave.


Dr. Phil Shapiro



Workshops



To schedule a workshop or a class, please contact Dr. Shapiro at pjlpw@comcast.net




ALSO READ:

"For Four Decades, Portland Psychiatrist Phil Shapiro Helps Addicts Recover, Using their Minds to Heal" by Anne Saker, published in The Oregonian
Sunday October 10, 2010



". . .Move within, but don’t move the way fear makes you move . . . Today like every other day, we wake up empty and frightened . . .Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground." ~ Rumi





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