The MORA Concept, by Franz Morell, M.D., pub-
lished Karl F. Haug (Heidelberg, Germany, 1990).
See also ACUPUNTURE; HOMEOPATHY.
mother tincture The base stock from which
homeopathic remedies are taken.
See also HAHNEMANN, SAMUEL C. F.; HOMEOPATHY;
INFUSION.
moxibustion An acupuncture technique involv-
ing the use of dried mugwort, an herb that is
burned on the ends of acupuncture needles or
rolled to form a stick, heated, and applied to the
body in order to warm the area, thus increasing the
flow of the life force, or qi(also ch’i).
See also ACUPUNCTURE; QI.
music therapy The application of music by a
qualified practitioner to effect positive changes in
psychological, physical, mental, or social function-
ing in the client. Music therapists have been suc-
cessfully using the effects of sound and music to
improve health in clients for years. The substantial
research they have produced is helpful in illustrat-
ing the potential healthful effects of sound therapy,
yet their approach has been so process-oriented
that it has not been able to determine exactly how
or why it works.
See also SOUND THERAPY.
myotherapy A method of treatment that focuses
on the relaxation and restoration of muscles.
Massage, Rolfing, Feldenkrais method, and many
other techniques are forms of bodywork or
myotherapy.Myss, Caroline An American intuitive healer and
author. Myss, a graduate of St. Mary of the Woods
College in Indiana, worked as a freelance journal-
ist when she attended a seminar of Elisabeth
Kübler-Ross and experienced a “crisis of meaning.”
Inspired, she attended Mundelein College and
received a master’s degree in theology. She there-
after started the Stillpoint Publishing Company.
During this time in New Hampshire Myss acknowl-
edged and began to demonstrate what she referred
to as medical intuitive abilities. As Myss said, “I had
all the ambition in the world to be a publisher and
all the talent to be a medical intuitive.” She started
working with holistic doctors, began creating
audiotapes, and lectured around the world. She
returned to Chicago and wrote Anatomy of the Spirit
(New York: Harmony Books, 1996), a New York
Timesbest-seller, and a year later, Why People Don’t
Heal and How They Can(New York: Harmony Books,
1997), which also became a best-seller. Myss cur-
rently gives lectures, seminars, workshops, and
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