Dr. Jesse de la Rosa 
                                         Somatic Education for the Release of Pain

 

Wellness 

is about resources and clear attitudes. 

By gaining the ability to practice self-care,

you can elevate your health on many levels.

This is sure to bring a revolution in health care

if we adopt it as a primary interest. 


"Full-spectrum wellness," as developed by John Travis, is a complete picture of such an innovation.  Travis is an MD who earned a Masters in Public Health from Johns Hopkins in 1973.  He has written more about wellness than anyone, and it demonstrates what has been missing in health care: we need many kinds of support for making healthy lifestyle changes, and he elaborated on the many ways we can do that.  We now have the resources that illustrate how people can pursue self-care... and this answers the historical barrier -- not that people should take responsibility for their own health, but HOW.

 

 

The change comes from within.  His Wellness Workbook delivered the big picture in 1981, and it came in vivid detail:

more access to medical care will not provide enough support to improve health (because that form of care is a passive process).  We cannot move forward on Prevention unless we put more resources in people's hands.

 

More, in the way of major changes, will come when we implement alternatives we already have (doesn't that mean innovation, as in reform?), including the Wellness model.

 

By cultivating new resources, like sensory awareness and relaxation, we are sure that you will have a deeper understanding of the healing process, more ways to make healthy choices, and even enthusiasm, because it will increase your energy.

 

 

  Wellness is cultivated. 

It begins with coming home to yourself,

   to develop the patterns that support 

your natural tendency for healing.

 


    Wellness is a form of primary care;

   the only path to wellness is self-care.


       

 

Comments from clients:

"I was in therapy to get in touch with my feelings, and was real sensitive to criticism and judgment. Now I see that being in my head made it hard to stop taking things personally, and I'm more relaxed, more willing to get along."

 


"Since this project started at work, I was grinding my teeth at night; I also had headaches. I'm feeling so much better now."

 


"I'm attending a therapy group, and everyone said that they noticed I seem a lot less anxious and worried."

 


"I didn't know why I had so much anger -- in fact, I denied I was angry; then I found my feelings are grief, and sadness and lack of appreciation. I've become comfortable enough to have courage and communicate better."

 


"Since the company layoffs, I've had a rough transition. I guess I'm still depressed, but I won't take drugs now, and have less pain and stiffness."

 


"I was constantly tired, and either numb or grouchy. I was working in a fog, but now things are a lot lighter, and I have energy. I'm smiling... huh!"

 

 

"Now I see that there is spirituality in holistic health."

 


"I was in counseling and had so much tension. I was so uptight, I had lost my heart. I didn't know I lost it, but I feel open again, and that's so good."

 


"The stress relief programs I tried just didn't seem to be enough, and treatment was a letdown, too. I feel smarter now, and much happier."