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Alternative Health Definitions & Distinctions

The following are a list of terms and concepts used on the pages of this site.  For easy reference I have chosen to define these concepts here for the benefit of those unfamiliar with them.  If there is a term you would like added to this page, please contact me.

Term/Concept
Definition
Auditory Rep System Primary A person who expresses themselves and experiences the world primarily through the act of hearing and making sound.
Auditory System The system in anatomy responsible for hearing.
Chakra One of the seven energy centers of the body as described in Indian and other Eastern traditions.
Chi Chinese word for the Life Force Energy
Frequency Following Response The ability of the brain to follow any frequency which is experienced either with the eyes or ears.
Gaia One name of the Earth, which refers to the concept of Earth as a single living organism.
Gustatory System The system in anatomy responsible for tasting.
Kama Sutra Ancient Indian text of lovemaking techniques, not to be confused with Tantra.
Ki Japanese word for the Life Force Energy
Kinesthetic Rep System Primary A person who expresses themselves and experiences the world primarily through the act of feeling and touching.
Kinesthetic System The system in anatomy responsible for feeling and touch and motion.
Olfactory System The system in anatomy responsible for smelling.
Orgone Wilhelm Reich's word for the Life Force Energy
Resonance A vibration of large amplitude in a mechanical or energetic system caused by a relatively small periodic stimulus of the same or nearly the same frequency as the natural vibration frequency of the system.
Tantra Ancient Eastern science of spiritual attainment.
Visual Rep System Primary A person who expresses themselves and experiences the world primarily through the act of seeing and visualizing pictures or giving graphic descriptions.
Visual System The system in anatomy responsible for seeing.