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Lama Yoga:
Form of kundalini yoga advanced by Astara, Inc. (see "Astara's healing
science"), for: "attunement" to the "etheric part"
of oneself, expansion of consciousness, personal healing, and "psychic
unfoldment."
Lane System of 3-dimensional bioenergy analysis and nutritional healing
(Lane System of bioenergy analysis and nutrition; Lane System of multilayer
bioenergy analysis and nutrition; Lane System of multilayer bioenergy analysis
and nutritional healing; 3-dimensional bioenergy analysis): Variation of
the Lepore technique concocted by massage therapist and "bioenergy
consultant" Robert J. Lane, L.M.T., who holds a B.A. degree in psychology.
It includes advanced dowsing, homeopathy, and 3-dimensional chi analysis.
laserpuncture: Technique characterized by the application of a laser
beam to acupoints.
Laura Norman method (Laura Norman Method of Reflexology, Laura Norman
Reflexology): Form of reflexology taught at the Laura Norman & Associates
Reflexology Center, in Manhattan (New York City). It includes Foot Reflexology
and hand reflexology. Laura Norman, M.S., is the author of Feet First:
A Guide to Foot Reflexology (Simon & Schuster).
L'Chaim Yoga: Variation of hatha yoga taught by Kay Abrahams,
of New York City. It involves "guided relaxation," Hebrew prayer,
and makko-ho.
led meditation: Form of group meditation wherein someone (a)
describes the process of relaxation and (b) outlines a situation
that supposedly may conduce to the readiness of the meditators to meet their
"inner guides," receive "higher wisdom," or find an
answer to a question of immediate concern.
lemonade diet (lemon cleansing, master cleanser): One of the three
major components of a theistic system of self-healing developed by Stanley
Burroughs and expounded by him in Healing for the Age of Enlightenment
(1976). Lemon cleansing is a mono-diet variation wherein one ingests daily,
for ten to 40 or more days, nothing except 60 to 120 ounces of a drink that
consists of lemon (or lime) juice, maple syrup, cayenne pepper (red pepper),
and water. Its main premise is that lemons and ripe limes have unique "anionic
properties" to create the "energy" necessary for health maintenance.
Another of its premises is that "Nature" creates infections to
assist in "burning" one's "surplus wastes."
Lepore technique (LePore technique): Variation of applied kinesiology
developed by "nutritional research pioneer" Donald J. Lepore,
N.D., D.N., N.M.D. It includes cell salt therapy, glandular therapy, the
Lepore Technique of M.R.T., and a variation of Bach flower therapy. Its
theory posits acupoints, God, and a "Crown Chakra" -- an entrance
for "divine revelation."
Lepore Technique of M.R.T.: Form of muscle testing ("Muscle
Response Test" technique) that is the centerpiece of the Lepore technique.
Its alleged design is to pinpoint allergens ("metabolic antagonists"),
"measure" their "nutritional" neutralizers (e.g., herbs
and homeopathic "remedies"), and "measure" nutrients
that conduce to absorption of the neutralizers. The Lepore Technique of
M.R.T. involves: (a) rubbing the thymus, purportedly to activate
acupoints; and (b) rubbing "the mastoid gland behind both ears,"
purportedly to relax acupoints. The practitioner may perform it for a sleeping
child or an invalid (even a comatose person) through a surrogate standing
near the subject.
LeShan psychic training: Supposed means of promoting the alleged
faculty for psychic healing through attainment of an altered state of consciousness.
Lesser Kan & Li (Sexual Alchemy): Form of meditation whose theory
posits chi, "core energy channels," "higher energy
bodies," and "internal" male and female "sexual energies"
(which supposedly are mixable in "self-intercourse").
Lifebalance (Lifebalance Process): "Holistic" method developed
by clinical hypnotherapist Melissa Zwanger, M.A., M.B.A. Its theory posits
feminine and masculine "energies" (yin and yang).
Life Care Kinesiology (Life Care): Offshoot of applied kinesiology
put together by Dr. Richard Beale. It borrows from acupuncture and Touch
for Health and includes "chakra meditation."
life energy analysis: Technique developed by psychiatrist John Diamond,
M.D., author of several books (see "behavioral kinesiology").
Its theory posits a correlation: (a) of acupuncture meridians and
emotional states, (b) of acupoints and "particular aspects"
of these states, and (c) of the aforementioned aspects and specific
affirmations, bodily movements, nutrients, and tunes. Diamond has postulated
that some melodies enhance the "life energy" of listeners.
life force balancing: Combination of the laying on of hands, psychic
healing, psychological "adjustments," and spiritual counseling,
developed by Barbara West. It involves a "healing science" called
"intercellular regeneration."
Life Impressions Bodywork: "Healing process" developed
by Donald Van Howten (Ravi Dos). It includes "cranial membrane treatment"
(probably Cranio-Sacral work) and "pulse work" and borrows from
Ayurveda and Hakomi. Its premises include the following. (a) Humans
are spirits. (b) Bodily tissues accumulate "history." (c)
This "imprint" of experiences becomes "outdated." (d)
Updating "idea imprinted" tissues (the method's purported intention)
releases "bound beliefs" and "energy."
Lifeline: Derivative of Hemi-Sync. Its theory posits an afterlife
and "healing dolphin energy."
life span nutrition (Limbic Eating): Dietetic philosophy formulated
by author Majid Ali, M.D., who depicts enzymes as the "life force"
of "foods in Nature." Life span nutrition encompasses autoregulation.
Light Body Activation: Apparently, a purported means of (a) speeding
the development of "energetic" and psychic "structures"
inside and outside the body and (b) gaining access thereby to one's "cellular
information system."
Light Ray rejuvenation system (Light Ray, Light Ray system): Form
of facial that allegedly affects "the physical, emotional, mental,
and spiritual body." It involves application of an electric current
to facial muscles, purportedly at the "EARTH frequency." This
allegedly is the frequency of psychics and healers.
Light Touch Energy Healing: Method that purportedly focuses on: balancing
bodily "energy," releasing "cellular memory," and identifying
"energy patterns" that limit happiness.
Light Work: Form of aura balancing whose theory posits a "Higher
Self," "spiritual guides," and healthful "Universal
Principles" that "live" within each human.
Living Energy Training: Instruction that includes "Living Energy
Attunements." "Living Energy" is the alleged animator of
all earthly life.
Living Foods Lifestyle® (Hippocrates Diet): Dietetic variation
of self-healing originated by Ann Wigmore (1904-1994). It is the centerpiece
of the Hippocrates health program. The Hippocrates Diet comprises seven
categories of uncooked ("living") foods: (1) specific fruits;
(2) specific vegetables; (3) fresh juices extracted from fruits, vegetables,
and sprouts; (4) specific sprouts; (5) nuts and seeds; (6) fermented foods
such as sauerkraut and miso; and (7) unfiltered honey. In The Hippocrates
Diet and Health Program (1984), Wigmore stated that "life energy"
is the "active agent" of enzymes and claimed that the diet "stops
unnecessary wastage of enzyme energy."
Living Health life-style: Apparently, a long-term variation of the
Living Health program.
Living Health program: Apparently, the two-week program expounded
and recommended by Harvey and Marilyn Diamond in Fit for Life II: Living
Health (Warner Books, 1987). Therein, Marilyn Diamond stated: "We
tend to ignore our breathing, to act as if we are separate from it. Yet,
our breath is us; it is our life force." The program's
philosophy posits an "inner voice" in everyone that knows what
is right.
Living Whole: Program advanced by Rev. Robin Lechner. Its purported
design is to establish health, feelings of well-being, and physical, mental,
and spiritual "balance." The program embraces breathwork, meditation,
Reiki, and yoga.
Living Yoga Training (LYT, LYT program, Living Yoga Training program):
Residential form of Integral Yoga. One of its purported effects is the "falling
away" of "negative habits."
local healing: "Biofield healing that uses the practitioner's
hands on the subject's body," according to Alternative Medicine:
Expanding Medical Horizons (the so-called Chantilly Report), released
by the National Institutes of Health in March 1995. The report defines "biofield"
as "a massless field" that: (a) is not necessarily electromagnetic,
(b) surrounds and permeates living bodies, (c) affects the body, and (d)
possibly is related to qi (chi).
Lok Hop Ba Fa: Group of movements purportedly usable for self-defense
and for massaging organs with chi. Chen Bok, a Taoist priest, invented
the system in China over a thousand years ago.
lomi-lomi (Ancient Hawai'ian Bodywork, Lomi Lomi Nui): "Prayerful"
type of massage practiced by kahunas (Hawaiian witch doctors). It includes
the laying on of hands; its theory posits mana, an alleged supernatural
force; and one of its purported purposes is to let a person's spirit be
"more fully pre sent."
Lomi work (Lomi approach): System of bodywork cofounded by aikidoist
Richard Strozzi Heckler, Ph.D. It purportedly is "a unique blend of
contemplative disciplines and the embodiment of right action." Lomi
work encompasses meditation and, supposedly, the use of "energy"
in the context of healing.
LooyenWork®: Approach to "body therapy" that involves
"body reading" and "movement re-education" and allegedly
can increase the "flow" of clients' "energy." "Body
reading" purportedly is a sophisticated form of observation that enables
practitioners to reach the root of the client's problem.
love-powered diet: "Revolutionary" system concocted by
Victoria Moran and based on the Twelve Steps. In The Love-Powered Diet:
When Willpower Is Not Enough (1992), Moran uses the terms God,
Goddess, Higher Power, Higher Self, Love, Nature,
and Spirit interchangeably. The first principles of her system add
up to: People with eating-related problems (e.g., bingeing) cannot resolve
them on their own; with their permission, however, a "Higher Power"
will "work some wonders" in their lives. Moran advises writing,
praying, and talking casually to God and provides anthroposophical, Christian,
Hindu, Native American, and Sikh prayers.
Lung Ta: Purportedly ancient shamanic tradition of the Nam Chuks,
a Tibetan tribe. It apparently involves using the "basic archetypes"
of "healing deities" to augment the process of healing.
Lymphasizing (The Art of Lymphatic System Activation, The Art of
Lymphasizing, The Fine Art of Lymphasizing, The Science of Lymphasizing):
"Healing system" apparently originated by chemist and lymphologist
Dr. C. Samuel West, author of The Golden Seven Plus One. According
to the system's theory, the human body is essentially a confluence of electrical
fields, and health, strength, and endurance depend on the "structural
in tegrity" of the "energy currents" that run through it.
Advocates of Lymphasizing include clairvoyant naturopath William J. "Walks
Sacred" Martin, of Detroit, Michigan, and acupuncturist Philip L. Gruber,
a teacher of "Sacred Geometrical Healing."
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