Alternative Medicine
See library programs related to alternative medicine and wellness.
Websites
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the Centre identifies and evaluates unconventional care practices,supports and conducts research and research training on these practices and disseminates information. Their web site offers an overview of the six broad categories of alternative medicine: diet-nutrition-lifestyle changes, mind-body interventions, bioelectromagnetic applications, alternative systems of medical practice, manual healing, pharmacological and biological treatments, and herbal medicine. There is a FAQ which explains Complementary and Alternative Medicine and the involvement of the National Center with alternative therapy .
Mayo Clinic: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
From medical professionals at the Mayo Clinic, an overview of types of complementary and alternative medical treatments and a list of links to doctor's advice and research information about alternative treatments for specific diseases and conditions.
Acupuncture, Oriental Medicine and Shiatsu
At the Library
Websites
Acupuncture Resource Guide
Part of the Alternative Medicine Foundation web site. The guide provides a summary of leading research on the use of the acupuncture, offers lists of books, journals, professional organizations, colleges, training centres and web resources.
Includes information on Oriental and Chinese medicine, herbalogy and Qi Gong. There is a directory of practitioners of various healing arts and a collection of FAQs about some of the treatment modalities.
Taoist Sanctuary of San Diego
Provides a lot of information on their website about taijiquan (tai chi chuan), Traditional Chinese Medicine, qigong (chi kung), Tuina (Chinese medical massage) and Taoism.
Accufinder.com
Provides a lot of information about the acupuncture, a list of schools, related events and practitioners worldwide. Ask the Acupuncturist section allows to send a question to a therapist and offers a library of questions and answers.
Alexander Technique
At the Library
Books about Alexander Technique
Websites
Complete Guide To The Alexander Technique
Offers information about Alexander Technique and its founder, resources for students and teachers and a selection of useful links.
Canadian Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique/Societe Canadienne des Professeurs de la Technique Alexander
A bilingual site. Provides information about the technique and its founder, listing of teachers, books, related events and links to other websites.
Apitherapy
American Apitherapy Society
Offers information about products and conditions treated with apitherapy, links to other organizations, news and FAQ sections and a collection of articles on relevant topics.
Aromatherapy
At the Library
Websites
AromaWeb
Profiles of essential oils and carrier oils, recipes for blending oils, a collection of articles, books and links to other websites.
National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy
An educational, nonprofit organization interested in promoting and and elevating academic standards in aromatherapy education and practice. The web site provides information about aromatherapy, a course schedule, and a directory of practitioners.
Ayurvedic Medicine
allayurveda.com
Provides ayurveda principles, spiritual remedies, tips on diet planning, information about diagnosis and other alternative therapies. There are FAQs, a herbal dictionary and information about where and how to learn more about Ayurvedic medicine.
Institute for Natural Medicine and Prevention
Research, training and demonstration programs using Maharishi Vedic Medicine in the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease and hypertension in minority, high risk populations.
National Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine (NIAM)
The largest resource of information on Ayurveda in the United States, was established in 1982 by Scott Gerson, M.D.- is the only American medical doctor to hold degrees in Ayurveda and conventional allopathic medicine. The goals of the NIAM include the provision of accurate and authentic information about Ayurveda.
Biofeedback
Biofeedback Certification Institute of America
Created to establish and maintain standards for practitioners who use biofeedback, a non-invasive form of treatment in which a practitioner uses readings -- such as skin temperature, muscle tension and/or brainwave function, and to certify those who meet the standards. The BCIA website offers access to information about biofeedback and the certification process.
Biofeedback-online.org
Sponsored by the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback., which is promoting a new understanding of biofeedback and advancing the methods used in this practice. The site provides background information about biofeedback, disorders it is used to treat and the database of practitioners.
Bowen Technique
BowenDirectory.com
Basic information about Bowen therapy, books and videos and help to locate Bowen Technique practitioners throughout the world.
BowTech.com
Descriptions of Bowen Technique and its history, a list of treatable conditions, testimonials of clients and students, practitioner lists, and seminar lists.
Bowen Therapy International
A web site memorializing Milton J. Albrecht, the first Bowen therapist certified outside of Australia, who used the therapy to relieve pain experienced by his wife. The site has information about history of the therapy and its applications. One can also sign to receive their newsletter.
Gentle Power of Bowen
The technique, its history, research, testimonials and links to other sites.
Breathwork
Breath-Directed Tools
Part of a larger website on Inner Healing & Transformation and describes other body oriented modalities like meditation and integrated awareness along with some of the breath techniques.
The International Breath Institute
Explains their philosophy, offers a FAQ ,access to their magazine “Just Breathe”, a list of books and web sites.
Chiropractic
American Chiropractic Association
Provides information on chiropractic medicine, back pain treatment , homeopathic remedies and chiropractic health care.
Chiropractic in Canada
The Canadian Chiropractic Association page provides tips and advice from chiropractors on maintaining healthy back, some links to the sites providing a variety of information on health policies and public health initiatives and FAQ section.
Ontario Chiropractic Association
Information about chiropractic care, resources for public education, links to chiropractic organizations and more.
Cranialsacral Therapy
Craniosacral Therapy Association of North America
Offers information about the discipline, its history and services to members and patients. A list of books, references to research, links to other related websites and a newsletter are also available.
Upledger Institute
It offers information about different light touch therapies and courses in various techniques related to craniosacral therapy around the world.
Emotional Freedom Technique
Try It On Everything
Maintained by the producers of the film about EFT by the same title is mainly promoting the film. There is a link to their another site http://eft-revealed.com/ which provides information about the EFT and a lot of interviews with the eft practitioners.
World center for EFT
The site of Gary Craig creator of EFT provides a lot of information about the technique, case studies, directory of practitioners, forum and a newsletter. Free guide to the EFT is available for downloading.
Feldenkrais Method
Feldenkrais
This bilingual site provides information about the method, some related articles and some easy exercises.
Feldenkrais Method
Maintained by the North American Feldenkrais Guild to explain and promote its work.
Mind in Motion
Background information and articles that can be downloaded. There is also a collection of links to Feldenkrais contacts/associations around the world.
Somatic Options
Information about Feldenkrais and avoiding stress and repetitive strain injuries (RSI) through Feldenkrais techniques as well as links to other Feldenkrais sites on the Internet.
Herbal Remedies
Websites
Henriette's Herbal Homepage
This is a personal collection of links to information about herbs, their medicinal and culinary properties. There is a collection of articles about herbs, blog, gallery of pictures and links to other herbal sites.
The Herb Society of America
This site has a great information resources part with herbal profiles and guide, promising plants list, herb of the year collection and speaker registry. The Society offers also seed exchange program.
Herbal Safety
This is a website jointly created by pharmacy programs at two Texas universities: the University of Texas at El Paso and the University of Texas-Austin. It provides a collection of scientific articles, herbal monographs and fact sheets. The site is bilingual English and Spanish.
The Wild Rose College of Natural Healing
The website provides information about Wild Rose College and clinic, herb encyclopedia, list of other herbal resources, diet plans and some questionnaires, which might help to choose a diet. Dr. Terry Willard, founder of the college, author of many books about herbs and natural healing, is recognized as one of North America's leading clinical herbalists.
Homeopathy
The Foundation for Homoeopathic Research and the Sanjivak Homoeopathic Center
This is the first Homoeopathy web-site from India offering useful information for lay-people and professionals. There are FAQs about homeopathy, information about courses of study and a newsletter on this site. One can read articles and consult with Dr. Rajesh Shah by e-mail.
The Hahnemann Centre for Heilkunst
The Hahnemann college and clinic is located in Ottawa. Its website is committed to the exploration and study of the genius of Dr. Samuel Hahnemann and his complete medical system (Heilkunst). You will find here relevant articles and links to other web sites.
The National United Professional Association of Trained Homeopaths (Canada)
The largest and oldest national professional association for homeopaths in Canada . NUPATH is working to set standards of ethics, education and training, to promote research and the profession, to cooperate with other health care professions and to get patient insurance reimbursement for homeopathic services. The web site offers access to a directory of members.
The Toronto School of Homeopathic Medicine
This website offers information about the school, discipline, distance learning option, list of homeopaths across Canada, newsletter and links to other related sites.
Naturopathy
Websites
The Canadian Naturopathic Association
This is a not-for-profit professional association representing the interests of naturopathic doctors and promoting naturopathic medicine throughout Canada. The site offers information about discipline, some position papers on important health issues, list of events and a database of naturopathic doctors across Canada.