Francesca McCartney - Body of Health: The New Science of Intuition Medicine for Energy and Balance

Intuition is our birthright, and we can either honor or ignore it. If we choose to respect and develop this inner wisdom, our lives will be more joyful and fulfilled, and we can be of greater service to others. Francesca McCartney is a skillful guide in the task of refining this ancient way of knowing.

Body of Health skillfully lays out a practical path for cultivating your intuitive powers. Beyond the superb theory and methods, Francescas personal story pulls you into your own intuitive depths. I recommend this book wholeheartedly.

Dr. McCartney defines our bioenergetic nature and guides us to boldly explore what we intuitively know, yet only rarely dare admit. Body of Health acknowledges and embraces our entire self, going beyond philosophy and into the realm of lifestyle practice. It is more than an owners manual for human beings that reminds us what we are and provides directions for our return to wholeness; it is also a recipe for cosmic healing.

Body of Health is chock-full of simple exercises to remind you that your intuitive skills are always present, patiently waiting for your attention. Francesca McCartney provides an excellent survey of practical techniques and lore about the connections between intuition and health.

This book is a potent guide to opening up to the innate wisdom that we all possess. Body of Health is one of those rare books packed with the kind of usable information to help you lead a full, balanced, and creative life.

BODY of
HEALTH

The New Science of
INTUITION MEDICINE
for Energy & Balance

FRANCESCA M C CARTNEY, P H D

FOREWORD BY C. NORMAN SHEALY, MD, P H D

2005 by Francesca A. McCartney

All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced in whole or in part, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, or other without written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a review.

Intuition Medicine is a registered trademark of Francesca A. McCartney.

The material in this book is intended for education. It is not meant to take the place of diagnosis and treatment by a qualified medical practitioner or therapist. No expressed or implied guarantee as to the effects of the use of the recommendations can be given nor liability taken.

Front cover design by Mary Ann Casler
Text design by Bill Mifsud
Mandala design by Peter Patrick Barreda (www.mandalazone.com)
Illustrations and charts by Christina Nelson

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
McCartney, Francesca.

Body of health : the new science of intuition medicine for energy and balance / Francesca McCartney.1st ed.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-57731-488-3 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Healing. 2. Intuition. 3. Vital forceTherapeutic use. 4. Self-care, Health. 1. Title.
RZ999.M3658 2005

First Printing, June 2005
ISBN 1-57731-488-3
ISBN-13 978-157731-488-2
Printed in the United States

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N othing is more important to a fulfilling life than health, which is one of the greatest blessings we have. The facts are clear: at least 85 percent of all illnesses are the result of an unhealthy lifestyle. Drugs and surgery are occasionally helpful in treating illness; but maintaining health is your responsibility and is a probability if you follow the program in Body of Health.

Listening to your intuitive intelligence provides the foundation for a healthy life. Dr. McCartney created the term Intuition Medicine and teaches how the best approach to remain healthy and to restore health is to develop your intuition to understand your body and its relation to mind, emotions, and spirit. Body of Health teaches you to be self-aware and healthy and to embrace intuition to transform your life.

Dr. McCartneys thorough explanation of the human energy system is exceptionally useful. From theory to integration, Body of Health provides useful tools for enhancing your personal intuitive healing. Building on a discussion of the wide variety of intuitive skills we all share, Dr. McCartney also provides useful self-assessment tools to evaluate your natural intuitive intelligence. Then you move into the critical practice of grounding or centering. You are introduced to physical, visual, and auditory methods that enhance intuition and meditative exercises. The rich variety of exercises provides a solid foundation for building your medicine chest of intuitive tools. The recommendation to keep an intuition journal is valuable in helping you develop your skills and provide you with feedback on your progress.

Body of Health is a marvelous antidote to the stress of modern life. With insights into energy blocks and clues to open them, here is your opportunity to study and practice the medicine of the twenty-first century Intuition Medicine. Far more important than drugs, preventing illness and maintaining health are the keys to optimizing your life. I hope this brief overview of this gem of a book encourages you to read and practice the wisdom presented. Your health and happiness will be the happy recipients.

Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos the trees, the clouds, everything.

H uman beings are much more than bodies; our physical, emotional, and spiritual components are inextricably linked to create our personal universe.