Joel Kreisberg

Intuitions of Altitude

I finished reading Zach Steins well crafted article for his Integral Theory presentation of the same name as this post.  An eloquent thinker, Stein presents Habermas' notion of rational reconstruction as the method from which we understand what is essentially our intutive practives... Read More

The Natural History of Healing

“Healing comes through an observable sequence of events that are grounded in the capability of human beings to comprehend, manage and successfully cope with challenges and threats, thus marshalling the body’s innate resources for restoring equilibrium and strengthening... Read More

Integral Medicine: Illness, Healing and Wellness

If we are going to move towards a post conventional perspective of medicine one essential ingredient is to move beyond the health/disease dichotomy.  Because of the rational orange perspective of our healthcare system, any one of us are either sick or not-sick, which unfortunatly... Read More

Salutogenesis

 ... Salutogenesis” ( salus = health, genesis = creation of) is an important concept for an integral medicine. Simply put, salutogensis means the creation of health.   In 1979 Aaron Antovosky coined this term because he noticed that the modern biomedical model... Read More