Healing may seem to be nothing more than a means of getting rid of pain and restoring physical health. A scab forms over a cut, or the muscles and tissues reconnect after knee surgery. Returning to physical health is one aspect of healing, but as important as physical healing is, you can’t be fully healed if you ignore inner wounds. The knee might bend again and only a scar remains from the cut, but this is no guarantee that you’ll feel better. Western style medicine is designed to look after the physical body, but that’s not all that must be healed. The body, mind, and spirit are one of a piece. What happens to one, affects the whole. When you feel sad, for example, there’s no sparkle in your eye or dance in your step. It shows up in your spirit as a loss of motivation and enthusiasm, even for things you’ve always enjoyed. When left unhealed, inner suffering silently affects every aspect of your life. Holistic healing involves identifying the unmet needs of the mind and spirit, understanding their origins, and finding healthy ways to deal with them. Healing isn’t about fixing what’s broken. It’s about reclaiming your life.It’s an integrative process through which the whole self undergoes change, and it can’t be rushed.