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'''Spiritual therapies''' are defined, in ''Medical Subject Headings'' (MeSH), as "mystical, religious, or spiritual practices performed for health benefit."  These range from the personal use of prayer or reflection on spirituality, to complex healing rituals by practitioners of various [[religion]]s or spiritual disciplines. '''Faith healing''' is a common term for these practices.  These are generally considered, from a health standpoints, forms of [[complementary and alternative medicine]].
'''Spiritual therapies''' are<ref>National Library of Medicine, ''Medical Subject Headings''</ref>"mystical, religious, or spiritual practices performed for health benefit."  These range from the personal use of prayer or reflection on spirituality, to complex healing rituals by practitioners of various [[religion]]s or spiritual disciplines. '''Faith healing''' is a common term for these practices.  These are generally considered, from a health standpoints, forms of [[complementary and alternative medicine]].


There can be conflict between this usage of "spirit", often considered an external supernatural force, and the ideas of [[vitalism]], which believe there is a force for health intrinsic to the body. MeSH includes the following as forms of spiritual therapy; many practitioners of the therapies would object to their inclusion in the category. [[Homeopathy|Homeopaths]], for example, do not consider their practice to be significantly based on any external supernatural force
There can be conflict between this usage of "spirit", often considered an external supernatural force, and the ideas of [[vitalism]], which believe there is a force for health intrinsic to the body. MeSH includes the following as forms of spiritual therapy; many practitioners of the therapies would object to their inclusion in the category. [[Homeopathy|Homeopaths]], for example, do not consider their practice to be significantly based on any external supernatural force
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*[[Witchcraft]]
*[[Witchcraft]]
*[[Yoga]]
*[[Yoga]]
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Spiritual therapies are[1]"mystical, religious, or spiritual practices performed for health benefit." These range from the personal use of prayer or reflection on spirituality, to complex healing rituals by practitioners of various religions or spiritual disciplines. Faith healing is a common term for these practices. These are generally considered, from a health standpoints, forms of complementary and alternative medicine.

There can be conflict between this usage of "spirit", often considered an external supernatural force, and the ideas of vitalism, which believe there is a force for health intrinsic to the body. MeSH includes the following as forms of spiritual therapy; many practitioners of the therapies would object to their inclusion in the category. Homeopaths, for example, do not consider their practice to be significantly based on any external supernatural force

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  1. National Library of Medicine, Medical Subject Headings