20SW28 - Healing as a Spiritual Path

Speaker: Paul Bergner.  The individual called to be a healer enters into what is essentially a spiritual path. With any calling comes the right relationship to the other created beings; self-development in becoming of service to the whole; and the challenges of personal growth and self knowledge. The subtle spiritual and psychological skills involved with self-mastery and personal growth in the arena of healing may be equally as important for success as knowledge of materia medica, interview skills, or therapeutic strategies. We discuss the challenges of maintaining integrity on the spiritual path of the healer, with case studies from student-residents in a teaching clinic.