Dr. Toby details his healing experience
in the Alps - which set him on his path
to healing with nature in his Chinese
Medicine thesis available to download below.
| Dr. Toby's Chinese Medicine Thesis |
The dual degree program in both Naturopathic and Classical Chinese Medicine offered me the unique opportunity of simultaneously studying the intricate theory and philosophy of both medical paradigms. The ideas common to both systems comprise the foundation of the model of healing recognized as Nature Cure. Inherent to the theory of Nature Cure is the definition of health as an adherence to the basic laws and energy patterns of Nature. The origin of disease is viewed as noncompliance with Nature’s laws. When the behavior of a human being, or of a community of human beings, diverges from these laws, the natural harmony of the macrocosm is disturbed. As a result, the vibrational state of the human body is similarly altered. When one lives out of harmony with the laws of nature, one gets sick. Historically, the role of the physician in both Naturopathic and Classical Chinese Medicine was to first recognize the imbalances manifesting in the human being as disease symptoms and then to look towards identifying the root of this imbalance by turning to the study of what is out of balance with the relationship between Human Beings and everything else that is not human; the more-than-human world.
Naturopaths, like the Taoist medical sages, were concerned with understanding how man can best conform to the laws of nature. However, over time medical theory in the west increasingly lost touch with the science of developing and defining the laws of Nature. The founding Naturopathic Nature Cure practitioners, such as Priessnitz, Kneipp, Lindlahr, and Just are credited as instigating the medical revolution that is known in the West as Nature Cure. They brought the “Return to Nature” philosophical approach back to Western medicine.
The system of correspondence has withstood the unfolding of historical events in China, and has remained an integral part of the system of Chinese Medicine. Chinese medical practitioners assist their patients back into a concordance with the laws of nature. Treatments utilize acupuncture and herbal formulas to restore the internal balance of vital force, while at the same time they align and harmonize the physiology of the human being with the macrocosmic energy patterns of the Universe. The root of Naturopathic and Chinese Medicine are one and the same. That is, to define the laws of nature and then to live in accordance with them.
Naturopaths, like the Taoist medical sages, were concerned with understanding how man can best conform to the laws of nature. However, over time medical theory in the west increasingly lost touch with the science of developing and defining the laws of Nature. The founding Naturopathic Nature Cure practitioners, such as Priessnitz, Kneipp, Lindlahr, and Just are credited as instigating the medical revolution that is known in the West as Nature Cure. They brought the “Return to Nature” philosophical approach back to Western medicine.
The system of correspondence has withstood the unfolding of historical events in China, and has remained an integral part of the system of Chinese Medicine. Chinese medical practitioners assist their patients back into a concordance with the laws of nature. Treatments utilize acupuncture and herbal formulas to restore the internal balance of vital force, while at the same time they align and harmonize the physiology of the human being with the macrocosmic energy patterns of the Universe. The root of Naturopathic and Chinese Medicine are one and the same. That is, to define the laws of nature and then to live in accordance with them.