Women's Awareness and the ideal body: A Holistic Approach to Healing.
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Authors
Mann, Jacqueline
Issue Date
1997
Type
Capstone
Language
en
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Abstract
My intention for this paper is to describe the ways in which women are in crisis and to show how a Holistic Framework for healing is necessary for transformation to occur. In Chapter One, I share my own personal experience with the cultural ideal. Then, I explain women's historical and modern role in the ideal body. I reveal the assumptions underlying the ideals and the emotional and physical effects that theses ideals have on women and society as a whole. In Chapter Three, I explain the concept of holism and then provide a holistic approach to healing and share various concepts and practices in the field of holistic health. Lastly, I provide tools that will assist women in becoming more aware of themselves. In closing, I reveal how women's crisis is not just a female consideration but, a global one as well.