GL asks: “What is the Church’s position on past life regression therapy?”
Category Archives: Self Help
Zumba is a Great Workout With No New Age Elements!
GM writes: “I just wanted to check if Zumba is New Age or not.”
TENS Machines are Safe to Use
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PW writes: “Could you please tell me if the Tens Machine is any way a New Age modality? I have severe chronic pain, and it has been suggested that I use this, but I have felt instinctively that it is New Age and I thought I once saw you wrote or said something about this.”
What you Need to Know Before Choosing a Hypnotherapist
The following case histories highlight the main reasons why consumers need to be very careful when choosing a hypnotherapist.
What Does Your “Soma” Say About You?
CD from Ireland writes: “I was at your conference in Knock recently on the new age issues. I would be grateful of you could tell me if you know anything about ‘Align Somatics’? Someone recently recommended it but I’m not sure – there is very little info on it and I’m therefore hesitant. Please advise me.”
A Pseudoscience Known as Rubenfeld Synergy
JW asks: “I have a friend who is seeing a Rubenfeld Synergy practitioner (Synergist) for pain relief. I’ve expressed my concern that it sounds New Age to me. She assures me that it is not New Age but a form of Touch/Talk therapy. Could you give me some insight into this and let me know if it is something I should avoid?”
How the New Age Hijacks 12 Step Programs
EG writes: “I am willing to accept that the 12 step programs are new age with the “God as you understand him” placed in the steps. My husband got over an addiction to alcohol in 1981 through Alcoholic Anonymous and remained sober till his death in 1998….One of the things I have noticed is that the program members are getting involved in the “Course in Miracles”, and I know of members who are starting Self Help Seminar programs that are using some AA materials but without “that god stuff”. Could I get some clarification on this as I find it confusing.”
Congressman’s Wife Dies After Ingesting Supplement
Lori McClintock, the 61-year-old wife of U.S. Rep. Tom McClintock, died from dehydration due to gastroenteritis that was caused by “adverse effects of white mulberry leaf ingestion.”
Science and the Church
MS writes: “If western science shows that practices such as acupuncture work, will the practices become ok to use?”
Dry Needling vs. Acupuncture
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CC asks: “Can you tell me if ‘dry needling’ is a New Age practice? I have heard a couple of people mention having had it done by their physicians in recent months and had never heard of it.”
