Psychephysical Defined

For years Mark St. Peter had no descriptive term for the work he did. After years of exploration, he coined the term psychephysical training to describe a small but evolving community within the healing arts.

Psychephysical pertains to the interrelation of mind, soul, and spirit, and the direct - but as yet undefined - influence of intention on the chemical, electrical, and biological functions of the physical body. The commonality shared by all psychephysical practitioners is that they combine physical movement, hands-on work, and attendance to the conscious and subconscious needs of those seeking their help.

The definition of psychephysical:

• Psyche: (sī ke), n. 1. The human soul, spirit, or mind. 2. the mental or psychological structure of a person, esp. as a motive force.
  Webster’s College Dictionary, 1996


• Physical: (fiz' kel), adj. 1. of or pertaining to the body. 2. of or pertaining to that which is material: the physical universe.
  Webster’s College Dictionary, 1996


• Psychephysical: (sī ke fiz' kel) adj. 1. Pertaining to the interrelation of the metaphysical elements of mind, soul and spirit (one's own or another’s) and their direct, but as yet undefined, motive influence on the intentions, actions, capacity, and functions of the physical body. 2. Relating to the observation of the measurable and the as-yet un-measurable physical and metaphysical energies of mind, soul and spirit within and between individuals and their manifestations in the observable living physical matter of a person.
  Mark St. Peter, July 1999

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