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CounsellingPsychologyQuarterly Vol.21,No.2,June2008,143–152 Mind,body,emotionsandspirit:reachingtotheancestorsforhealing GlenMcCabe *UniversityofManitoba,Canada (Received21December2007;finalversionreceived14March2008 )Thispaperisadiscussionofthemeaningofthepersonalintegratedinnerbody, mind,emotionsandspiritdialoguefromanAboriginalperspectiveandthe importanceofplacingthisinacollectivepositioningofmentalhealthand psychologicaltreatment.TheAboriginal/NativeAmericanconceptofthe MedicineWheelandthepresenceofbalanceandfreewillthatareassociated withit,burningtobacco,thepowerofstoryandthesweatlodgeareusedto groundandsituatethisdiscussionanddemonstratehowtraditionalhealingand theinnerdialoguearelinked.Adiscussionisofferedastotheintegrationof traditionalhealingpracticesincounsellingandpsychotherapyandalsohow traditionalhealingisacultureandcommunitybasedformoftraditional counsellingandpsychotherapy.Howtheengagementoftheinnerdialogueofthe body,mind,emotionsandspirithelpstohealindividuals,familiesand communitiesisdiscussed. Keywords:innerdialogue;traditionalhealing;MedicineWheel;sweatlodge; burningtobaccoandstory-telling;counsellingandpsychotherapy IntroductionThepresenceofthemind,body,emotionsandspiritasfoundationalofhumanbeingshas beenacceptedbyindigenousculturesforthousandsofyearsandissupportedlargelyby narrativeandexperientialdialogues(Meadows,1992;Mehl-Madrona,1997;Peat,1995; Suzuki,1997).Theideaofthisacceptanceandsupportisabhorrenttothosewhofollow Westernscientificmodels.Westernculturesforaboutthelastthousandyears,and particularlyinthelastfivehundredyearsorso,havenotbeencomfortablewiththisidea. Theyhavetendedtorelyonthemodernscientificmodelasdevelopedbypeoplelike Galileo,Copernicus,andagrowinghostofotherssincethen,fortryingtounderstandthe natureofthecosmosandusinit(Peat,1995).Westernscienceemphasizesthatonly evidence-basedconcretemodelsforexplainingandunderstandingtheworldareacceptable (Suzuki,1997).Indigenouscultureshavetendedtoadoptamind,body,emotionsand spiritdialogue. ProponentsofWesternsciencelookatmostindigenousknowledgeasanecdotalatbest andwitchcraftatworst.ThisistrueeventhoughsuchareasasmodernWesternmedical treatmentsareoftenbasedontheherbalandplantloreofindigenouscultures(Mehl- Madrona,1997;Peat,1995).Theuseofquinineasatreatmentformalariaisanexcellent exampleofthis.Westerncultureshavefailedtograspandstilldonotacceptisthat indigenousgroupshadandhavetheirownparticularwaysofknowinganddetermining thevalueofthingsaroundthem(Peat,1995). *Email:glen_mccabe@umanitoba.ca ISSN0951–5070print/ISSN1469–3674online 2008Taylor&Francis DOI:10.1080/09515070802066847 www.informaworld.com
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