The Good-Hearted Physician

The Good-Hearted Physician describes the foundations and applications of an “education of the heart”. An education that offers a path to rediscovering the wisdom of healers across traditions and time. These noetic perspectives and practices enliven ourselves and our work and provide an antidote to the rising pandemic of burnout among modern healers.

VOLUME ONE: REDISCOVERING THE HEART OF HEALING

“Fed on the dry husks of facts, the human heart has a hidden want which science cannot supply”. Sir William Osler M.D. 

Contents

• The characteristics of an “education of the heart” and the education of a “good-hearted healer.”
• Integral Theory is a framework for understanding how we can understand and create synergy between the wisdom of our heart and the genius of our intellect.
• The developmental journey of the good-hearted healer is represented by the story of Chiron, the Greek mythological “wounded healer.”
• Exploring the “lexicon” of healing as a doorway to the deeper meaning of our work as healers.
•  The personal attributes of a “good-hearted” healer.

VOLUME TWO: THE YOGA OF MEDICINE

“Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do… but how much love we put in that action”. Mother Teresa

Outline

• Extends the philosophy of healing by describing the 12 characteristic actions of the healer.
• Aligning our actions in a way that moves us beyond the mundane mechanics of productivity and opens us to the deeper purpose of work as healers.
• The “Yoga of Medicine” describes 7 very simple but profound contemplative clinical skills that transform and enliven our work and ourselves. Exploring specific and practical Contemplative Skills.