thérapies

If we admit that modern science in general, and medicine particularly, make fascinating progress, bringing a form of well-being and longevity, what interest could have a medicine dating from 2500 years? And what significance can assume ancient texts?
To answer this question, we gathered Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée, sinologist, Jean Motte, acupuncturist and director of the traditional acupuncture school Centre Imhotep, and Pierre-Marie Hazo, practitioner.

What is étiomédecine, a new alternative medicine? A new american concept? Not at all! Its founder, Dr. Jean-Louis Brinette (1950-2000) defines it this way: "Etiomedecine is theoretical and therapeutic tool which seek the origin of diseases and treats them. This happens on an energetic point of view. In this definition, there are two aspects: therapy and understanding. And since it happens energetically we have to define what is energy.

The art of Tea: way of the Tao? After an opening to Tea (Part 1) western, which became base of conviviality and meditation, Jean Clergue-Vila takes us now to Far-eastern practices of the Art of Tea.
First China, with a variant Taiwan, where in a taoist context the fraternity of the brothers of Tea is born. Then Japan where the Art of Tea went up to a spirituality we can qualify as secular, encompassing the universality of Life energy. Thus opens the Way of Tea.

Is a non medical medicine conceivable in our vision of the world? No if we if we stick to paradigm of reason and science  Yes if we renew with an active and operative sense of sacred. Indeed, at the origin of Christian thought, salvation and health are two interchangeable words, both included in the Greek word  "soteria". According to Cyrille Pelard, the Christ presents himself to us as a great Therapist to save us, heal us, resurrect us. He shows us the example because the "therapist" is the one who, first, leads to God: from this reorientation of being stem health and well-being.

Wine in France is a pillar of our culture. On a social, gustatory, historical and symbolical point of view: it holds a central place in our society. Who doesn't know a grape variety, an AOC (controlled designation of origin) or a production region? On the contrary, tea which is the most drunk drink in the world and which culture goes back to 4700 years, is relegated in France to the category of simple products of great consumption: like sodas. 
Out of the three thousand different: varieties, regions of production, ways they are treated or must be served, we are not capable of quoting few "brands".
Why should we open to this age-old drink? How to discover the true gustatory, medicinal,convivial, brotherly and even spiritual characteristics of tea?

Why do we find in our beautiful French language expressions such as "flush with anger", "white with fear", "blinded by wrath" ? Is there a traditional origin linked to elements that Chinese medicine has established and that we find in his associations: Wood-spring-liver-gall bladder or Fire-summer-red-small intestine? How organs communicate between them?  By what magic liver, mouth, or eyes are they connected by what acupuncturists call the "meridian inner course"? 

Christianism is universal project of unction. Indeed the Christ himself is an "oiled" according to the etymology of the word. He is the one who receives the Father's unction and gives it back by its crushing on a cross, like a seed or an oleaginous fruit.   From this love sap which pours out, a new spring is born, regenerated humanity by Christlike graft, old Adam's resurrection potantiated. Churches, from the 5th century, put in place Saint-Oils tradition in a sacramental way perspective.  All spiritual life's sacraments of the Christian requires, at some points, the use rite of these precious holy Oils (catechumen oil, sick oil, Chrism).  Olive oil was the Saint-Spirit's traditional guiding and the visible marker of invisible action on the body of the recipients. Continuously essential oils were added to oily substratum for their odorous and therapeutic virtues.

Chinese medicine goes back to about five thousand years and is based on man observation, his life on Earth and the climatic influences that he suffers through seasons.  Through these seasons five energies come out, Chi, which will covers man on twelve meridian principles. Six meridians are Yin (negative) and six meridians are Yang (positive). Each illness is the consequence of a malfunctioning of this energy circulation. This is the alarm signal that the "circuit" is damaged. Indeed: complementarity-opposition of Yin and Yang creates the vital flow. If Yin and Yang don't communicate, it means death.

Reiki by Cyvard Mariette  Reiki: marketing formula or new age practise? For Cyvard Mariette, it is above all a therapeutic cure based on energy healing through the hands, and even an initiatory practise. Separating out the stages of level 1 and 2, he reveals for us one of the “secrets” of the Reiki masters, the Dai Ko Myo or  symbol of the master. Encouraging intelligence and suggesting we do not lose our “common sense” about Reiki, he doesn’t hesitate in denouncing when the therapeutic technique is abused for financial gain.