By Michael Ketterhagen, PhD “…the human being becomes whole through the practice of meditation and the practice of all the other steps leading up to that one-pointed experience of our divine nature. Let us meditate more and more, so we can heal humanity.” That statement sounds like the only action we need do is sit and “navel gaze.” That is the furthest from the truth when it comes to making humanity whole, when it comes to healing humanity. When we develop a deep relationsh

By Michael Ketterhagen, PhD Healing means “making whole” the whole person, the gross part of us and the subtle part of us. Essential oils, which are very popular today, are a connection between the gross part and the subtle part of the human being. Of course, the most subtle part of the human is our mind and its intuitive abilities. As we all know, we humans have a physical body made up of bones, muscles, and organs. What we often forget is that those physical components of

By Michael Ketterhagen, PhD Continuing my discussion about healing, which I defined as “making whole,” I want to talk about Reiki and Healing Touch, energy-healing modalities offered at the Fond du Lac Center for Spirituality & Healing. Both are becoming more and more popular and significant in the holistic health world. Reiki and Healing Touch operate in the energy dimension of the human body. Yoga calls this dimension the “pranamaya kosha.” “Pranamaya kosha” means the “shea