Examines the ancient skills, such as creative visualization, meditation, laying on of hands, psychic healing, and working with crystals and gemstones, that can be used in the twenty-first century to treat a wide range of disorders and illnesses.

The stories of ten women healers form the core of this provocative journey into cultural healing methods utilized by women. In a truly grass-roots project, the authors take the reader along to listen to the voices of Native American medicine women, Southwest Hispanic curanderas, and women physicians as they describe their healing paths. This book will fascinate anyone interested in the relationship between illness and healing-medical practitioners...