Running Time:
318 minutes
Grade Level:
7 - Adult
Captions:
Closed Captions
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Spanish Subtitles
AVP Release Date:
January 2009
Producer:
Public Affairs TV
Ancient medical science told us our minds and bodies are one. So did philosophers of old. Now modern science and new research are helping us to understand these connections. In Healing and the Mind Bill Moyers talks with physicians, scientists, therapists, and patients -- people who are taking a new look at the meaning of sickness and health. In a five part series of fascinating and provocative interviews, he discusses their search for answers to perplexing questions: How do emotions translate into chemicals in our bodies? How do thoughts and feelings influence health? How can we collaborate with our bodies to encourage healing?
With the incisive style that has made Bill Moyers's skills as an Interviewer legendary and the dynamic interplay of the many patients and professionals interviewed, Healing and the Mind is a documentary series destined to influence how millions think about sickness and health.
5 Programs on 3 DVDs
Closed Captioned
- Wounded Healers
Running Time: 58 MIN VIDEO
Commonweal, a retreat for people with cancer who help one another heal even when a cure is impossible.
- Mystery of Chi
Running Time: 58 MIN VIDEO
Moyers explores therapies based on balancing yin and yang, and a phenomenon called Chi. Methods studied include acupuncture, massage and herbal techniques.
- Mind Body Connection
Running Time: 58 MIN VIDEO
On the frontier of scientific research, a look at how the nervous and immune systems are linked, experiments in biofeedback and the role of emotions in health.
- Art of Healing
Running Time: 57 MIN VIDEO
How hospitals across America are responding to clinical evidence that caring makes patients feel better, and get better.
- Healing From Within
Running Time: 87 MIN VIDEO
Two therapies that don't involve drugs or surgery: Eastern meditation and Western group psychotherapy.
Reviews:
"The relationship between emotional and physical well-being is intriguingly explored in this extraordinary series ... which seeks to understand the force of the human mind in healing."
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