Stages of a Healthcare Practitioner/Healer

by Russell Louie

During our 50+ years of experience in the holistic health field we have gone through ourselves and experienced from others the following stages of a healthcare practitioner. We are not judging one stage to be better or worse than another, any more than one would judge a 6th grader better than a 1st grader because they know more. It is only important for the client to recognize where the practitioner is amongst these stages and to find the right stage healthcare practitioner that meets the client’s needs.

1. Novice — the practitioner discovers a new health product (e.g., supplement, liquid formula, and device) or service (e.g., bodywork therapy, modality, and detoxification procedure) that works wonders on their body and gives great results. The practitioner proceeds to tell everyone in their family and all their friends about this miracle product or service.
2. Apprentice — the practitioner has told everyone in their immediate sphere of influence about this new health product or service. Some people received the same wonderful results they did but some received little or no benefits and some people actually received a negative reaction. This latest fact causes the practitioner to stop and re-evaluate the new product/service. At this juncture, the practitioner either decides to drop what they were recommending and move on to another new health product or service or they continue recommending the product/service with a more reserved approach. The apprentice also discovers there are other products/services that do the same things their product/service does.
3. Student — the practitioner becomes a student of the healing arts by researching and uncovering why their new product/service works with some people and doesn’t work for others. The practitioner realizes their product/service is just one tool amongst many that can do the same thing their product/service does. The student begins to look beyond the physical realm for causes of illness and disease.
4. Master — the practitioner now has many health tools to offer people. They realize the need to balance the spiritual, mental and emotional bodies for a permanent physical resolution. The practitioner has discovered their intent when dealing with a client is the most powerful influence they have over and above the physical healing properties of their product/service. The practitioner listens to the client. The practitioner is open to the client trying any other tool or modality that suits the client’s highest good. The practitioner radiates inspiring healthy energy that motivates and encourages others to maintain their own health and body.

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