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HOLISTIC RENEWAL GOES WORLDWIDE

Dr. Gita Elgin can now offer you your Holistic Diagnosis and Treatment wherever you are in the world. The Holistic Diagnosis will give you the key to unlock the mystery of yourself -- the theme that runs through all levels of your being: physical, energetic, psychological, and spiritual. After that you can get the Holistic Treatment, which is the HOLISTIC RENEWAL, and get the tools to achieve your goals...right on your lap, or your desktop. The telephone connection is free. Traffic and parking are never an issue. All you need is a computer, a video-cam attached to it, and high speed internet connection.

You start by e-mailing Dr. Gita Elgin your desire to make an appointment, and the times you have available to schedule it. (No appointments available on Wednesdays, weekends, or weekdays from 5:30PM to 6:30 PM and 7:30AM to 8:30AM PST). You pay the corresponding fee through the paypal account. She will schedule your appointment at her earliest covenience. Technical assistance is provided, free of charge, by Masterwebwhiz@yahoo.com. when your appointment is confirmed.

by Gita Elgin, Ph.D. and Bart Bödy, Ph.D.

In preparation for over a decade, this ground-breaking presentation of holistic psychology in the context of personal transformation and healing was finally published on Valentine's day, 2002. Fittingly so, if you consider the cover.

Some reviews of it are as follows:

SAN DIEGO PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER, March 2005.

Book Review

By Nancy J. Auger, Ph.D.

I recently read a book by one of our SDPA members, Gita Elgin, Ph.D., entitled, Sing Your Own Song, Dance Your own Dance. The subtitle is Holistic Psychology: The Art and Science of Personal Transformation and Healing. It is co-authored by Bart Body, Ph.D. Since I was not familiar with this type of psychological practice, I was interested in finding out more about it. It is definitely a book that you would want to read more than once and seek further training in the various techniques that are explained within, in order to incorporate them into your own practice.

The first part of the book provides a rationale for the pursuit of healing from the perspective of the whole person, incorporating the physical, mental and spiritual aspects. It also puts the emphasis on the person taking charge of their own healing, rather than deferring to traditional medicine to achieve wellness. The focus is on health, rather than psychopathology or disease. In parts two and three the authors thoroughly explain the holistic principles, processes and techniques, by incorporating case examples that help the reader understand how to utilize them. The persons who are treated with the holistic renewal process are also followed up, so you can learn how they benefited and where they still need to go in their own personal journeys. The last part of the book describes the training that is needed to be a holistic psychologist and the legal and ethical issues involved. It very clearly states that holistic psychology does not diagnose, treat or manage disease. However, the hope is for greater clinical collaboration with the medical profession, so that alternative methods of treatment, self-care practices, and holistic principles can be incorporated with traditional medicine, to achieve optimal patient care.

I found this book to be filled with valuable information for anyone who wants to apply the principles in their own life, and also to understand when they may need someone specifically trained to guide them through the transformational process.

Holistic Renewal in Cardiff by the Sea.

With the start of the new millennium, Drs. Gita Elgin and Bart Bödy transferred their base of operations from the Oakland Hills to Cardiff-by-the-Sea, just south of Encinitas, and 25 miles north of downtown San Diego. In this surfer's haven, the intrepid souls playing with the waves from sunrise to sunset "have their priorities straight." Guided by waves and weather, rather than the demands of the workaday world, they scoff at the weekend surfer who only comes out on weekends, holidays, or before or after work.

Dr. Elgin still expects to be traveling occasionally to Oakland to see her patients. In some cases she keeps in touch by telephone. Also, some of her Oakland patients have scheduled retreats in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, to refresh their Holistic Renewal experience and upgrade their skills.

Holistic Renewal in Escondido has moved to Cardiff by the Sea.

Dr. Elgin has closed her small private practice in Escondido, some twenty miles to the northeast, serving a non-affluent population that is mostly Spanish-speaking, and mostly families. There she specialized in re-working family dynamics with a mix of individual, group, and family therapy. Her goal was to make individuals and families more self-reliant, and able to deal with the various personal, social, and health issues they encounter. She supplemented Holistic Renewal and other psychologically-oriented methods with various forward-looking healing modalities such as homeopathy, Bach flower remedies, herbology, and nutrition. Unfortunately the commute, and high demand for her services made it impossible for her to continue in that location. Some of her patients have struggled to get coaster passes to follow her to the new location.

Public Lectures, Presentations, and Course Offerings in Southern Caliornia

Dr. Elgin and Dr. Bödy have taught "Holistic Psychology" and "Homeopathy" at the California College of Naturopathy, in Del Mar. You can access the students comments on : "What others have said." Dr. Elgin and Dr. Bödy have also presented for a professional audience at the San Diego Psychological Association.

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