An Appreciation of Rudolph Ballentine - Holistic Leader in Health Care

My first encounter with Rudolph Ballentine wasis just a way of framing what has always been.
during my early 2000 naturopathic training atThere is something about the use of natural
Clayton College of Natural Health. The book wasmedicine that has a tendency to bring us back
Radical Healing, and it transformed my way ofinto harmony with the rest of nature. The idea of
thinking about illness and healing. 600 pages ofpractice is to heal by bringing all of the pieces
knowledge and experience opened my eyes toback into a cohesive package of spirit, mind and
the promise of holistic thinking.body
Rudolph Ballentine was trained at Duke UniversityBallentine is a true wonder in natural health
in Psychiatry; He later created and now directspractice, he has written a number of books, is a
the Center for Holistic Medicine in New York City.physician, psychiatrist, herbalist, Ayruvedic
He is one of the great contemporary standardpractitioner, homeopath, and teaches all of these
bearers for healing traditions as old as mankind.techniques, Dr. Ballentine is a model for the health
Ballentine tells us that suppressing of symptoms ispractitioner of the future.
folly, true healing is profoundly transforming, andBooks: Radical Healing, Integrating the World's
deep healing is reorganizing deep inner patterns inGreat Therapeutic Traditions to Create a New
mind and body.Transformative Medicine (2000) Science of
Reading Ballentine I am reminded that the historyBreath, a Practical Guide (2007) Yoga and
of the natural healing arts is replete with men andPsychotherapy, the Evolution of Consciousness
women with vision and courage, that Ballentine's(with Swami Rama) (2007) Rudolph Ballentine is a
Radical Healing is not new but centuries old.great modern natural health guru. I appreciate his
Wrapping our minds around that concept islife and work.
difficult because in modern times the word "new"