T P P: T V I P - C A T S:: HE Hilosophy OF Hysiology HE N Erson Entered Pproaches TO Herapeutic Trategies

THE PHILOSOPHY OF PHYSIOLOGY:
THE VIS
IN PERSON-CENTERED APPROACHES
TO THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES:
NCNM
June 19, 2015
SELF-HEALING AND
LIVING SYSTEMS
Mitchell Bebel Stargrove, ND, LAc
MYTHOPOIETIC
TREE OF
LIFE
Mythopoietic
Tree of
Life
Starry Sky
star/heaven
energy
Living Center
human / relating
informing
Earthy Roots
matter
earth/underworld
1993-2015 MITCHELL BEBEL STARGROVE AND LORI BETH STARGROVE
MYTHOPOIETIC
TREE OF LIFE
Many ancient cultures share the primal cosmological image of the

tree of life.
As above, so below. As below, so above.

As within, so around. As around, so within.
In each moment we create healthy future. Living systems thrive

when each individual embodies their True Self in a web of
respectful relationships harmoniously aligned within Nature.
earth/underworld
PERSON-CENTERED
HEALTH
Our Unitary BodyMind

Experience is all we
really know.
The Tree of Life:
Heaven, Earth and

Human
Living and Healing in
the Three Worlds
2013 Mitchell Bebel Stargrove
As humans, we each live in three worlds

manifest physicality, the personae of
social relationships, and the HeartMind
of vision and values.
Matter is spirit, moving slowly enough to be seen.

PIERRE TEILHARD DE CHARDIN
CHINESE PHYSIOLOGY
AND WORLDVIEW
In a word, Naturopathy
stands for the reconciling,
harmonizing and unifying of
nature, humanity and God.
BENEDICT LUST
The Person is the Center

within the Person-Centered Care Model
Universal
Systemic
Domains of
the Living
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Layers of Identity
THREE BODYMIND PERSPECTIVES
Paralleling the Three Worlds:

Mythopoietic
Functional/Relational
Anatomical/Structural
META-SYSTEMS MODEL
PRIMARY
PRIMARY
self-organizing
OVERVIEW
OVERVIEW
interactive
intake& absorption
assimilation & distribution
genito-urinary, genetic
developmental
somatic
SECONDARY
awareness
integration
coordination
perception, communication
social relations
transformative
SECONDARY
creative
structure
mobility
surfaces
In the human spirit, as in the

universe, nothing is higher or
lower; everything has equal
rights to a common center
which manifests its hidden
existence through this
harmonic relationship between
every part and itself.
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE
ANCIENT GREEK MEDICINE

Physis (Nature)
Edos (it)
Kos
Knidos
person-framed
disease-framed
vitality dominant
physician dominant
physician assists
body complies
Similar
Against
and Mythos
pro-health
80%
anti-problem
20%
The art of medicine consists of

amusing the patient while
Nature does the healing.
VOLTAIRE
Natural medicine relies upon an

implicit trust that Nature knows more
than doctors ever will and that the
human body, as a living system,
exhibits systemic coherence,
self-regulatory functions and
self-healing capacity.
The natural of natural medicine

is not primarily in the
preferred agents or therapies used.
It is more fundamentally in the
alignment of the intervention with the
vital force, the therapeutic relationship,
and the consciousness
of both patient and practitioner.
Each persons bodymind is the

operational locale
of the expressive, responsive and
empowering systemic intelligence,
at the macrocosmic level,
sometimes called the Vis,
while the vital force is the
operative capacity of the individual
to harness and direct that potential for
health, growth, and well-being at
the microcosmic level.
The art of healing comes from nature,

not from the physician.
Therefore the physician must start from
nature, with an open mind.
PARACELSUS (CA.1630)
IDEALIZED STRATEGY FLOW

Components:
Prescriptions
Procedures
Practices
LEVEL THREE:
Activating
Ph
ase
s
LEVEL TWO:
Optimizing
LEVEL ONE:
Repairing
PROBLEM
PATTERN
PERSON
THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP
AND FOCUS GRADIENT
Active Practitioner
vs. Problem
Active Practitioner
and Active Patient
Responsible Person
with Guidance
(PHASE ONE)
Treating pathology
Patient passive
(PHASE TWO)
Partnership in
pattern management
(PHASE THREE)
Guided SelfCultivation
THERAPY
generic pathology and

tissue-based
character and risk cluster,

pattern- and processoriented
personalized and
imminent;
self-actualization,
embodiment and
enlivenment
ORIENTATION
external intervention
(anti-)
balancing
& remembering
internal activation
(pro-)
FOCUS
condition/disease
at organ/tissue
meta-systems/systems
individual, evolving totality
(It)
meta-systems/systems
(pattern)
individual,
evolving totality
(person in context)
PERSPECTIVE
Correcting the thing that is

hurting me
I am in my body
My body is in me
PHASE ONE
PHASE TWO
PHASE THREE
Activity:
Treating
Curing
Healing
Communication:
inquire, provoke and inform
suggest and remind,

reinforce and challenge
allow patient to teach

and inspire
Information:
narrow quantitative data,

aggregated
contextual systems data;

recognition
rich, dynamic,
multifactorial data;
insight
Motivation:
fear, discomfort avoidance
maintaining healthy
function
depth and meaning
Inquiry:
What am I?
How am I?
Who am I?
Response
Trajectory:
My bodily systems are

My body can be healthy and
functioning well in
problems are being
response to my changing
corrected.
situations.
I am one with
the universe.
Goal:
reverse disease,
limit damage
recover health,
avoid recurrence,
learn and grow
self-responsible for
presence and
awareness;
maximizing quality,
longevity
Relationship:
Mechanic fixing
Gardener cultivating
Self-to-Self reinforcing
Theme:
doing
becoming
being
The ultimate goal of all therapies is to

ENHANCE SYSTEMIC VITALITY,
RESTORE APPROPRIATE SENSITIVITY

to self and environment, and
RE-ESTABLISH INFORMATION FLOW

of self-regulatory systems.
ENGAGE, INSPIRE, ACTIVATE

Pace and harmonize, enable success and positive feedback as
you introduce new elements to the therapeutic process and
facilitate phase shift.
Avoid the cacophony of five people talking at once, where
nothing is heard or understood.
Sequence, layer and segue like Beethoven or Ellington, so
even the unfamiliar or demanding are digested smoothly and
assimilated deeply.
You may arrange, but they are the soloist and their life is the
music.
PHASE 1: THERAPEUTIC MIX

Treat Immediately
Related Complaints
7%
8%
10%80%
35%
11%
15%
29%5%
Pattern Evaluation &

Long Term Strategy
Hint at Relationship to Freedom,

Creativity & Responsible Presence

Reinforce Healthy
Behaviors, Awareness &
Choices
Feedback & Response to

Recurring Symptoms
7%
8%
10%
10%
40%
35%
11%
50%
29%
Support emotional, relational and somatic
habits that create resilience, strength
inner peace and trustful knowing

8%
Deepen Initial Repair
and Recovery
Address Vulnerabilities and

Patterns at the System &
Meta-System Levels
7%
35%
75%
10%
15%
11%
10%
29%
Support Long-Term Changes,

Trust and Acceptance
PHASE 1 - PRESCRIPTIONS:
REPAIRING X PROBLEM
LEVEL THREE:
Activating
LEVEL TWO:
Optimizing
Allergy Herbs
Stagnation/Pain
Herbs & Nutrients
Digestive Enzymes/
HCl
LEVEL ONE:
Repairing
PROBLEM
PATTERN
PERSON
PHASE 1 - PROCEDURES:
REPAIRING X PROBLEM
LEVEL THREE:
Activating
LEVEL TWO:
Optimizing
LEVEL ONE:
Repairing
Osseous
Adjusting
PROBLEM
Craniosacral
Therapy
PATTERN
Acupuncture
(more than
TCM)
PERSON
PHASE 1 - PRACTICES:
REPAIRING X PROBLEM
LEVEL THREE:
Activating
LEVEL TWO:
Optimizing
Personalized
Dietary Plan
(basic)
Personalized
Exercise or
Invigorating
Outdoor
Activity
LEVEL ONE:
Repairing
PROBLEM
PATTERN
PERSON
OPTIMIZING X PATTERNS
LEVEL THREE:
Activating
Gut Rebuilding
LEVEL TWO:
Optimizing
LEVEL ONE:
Repairing
Qi and Blood
Tonification
v
Liver/Menstrual
Regulation
Pattern Level
Homeopathic Rx
PROBLEM
PATTERN
PERSON
LEVEL THREE:
Activating
Somatopsychic
Deep Tissue
Bodywork
LEVEL TWO:
Optimizing
LEVEL ONE:
Repairing
Cranial &
Visceral Motility
PROBLEM
PATTERN
PERSON
LEVEL THREE:
Activating
Relationship
Repatterning (shells)
Qigong or
(traditional)
Yoga
LEVEL TWO:
Optimizing
LEVEL ONE:
Repairing
Refined Diet
(genomic, seasonal,
condition)
PROBLEM
PATTERN
PERSON
ACTIVATING X PERSON
LEVEL THREE:
Activating
Flowers/
Essences
Chinese
Superior Herbs
LEVEL TWO:
Optimizing
LEVEL ONE:
Repairing
Constitutional
Homeopathic Rx
PROBLEM
PATTERN
PERSON
ACTIVATING X PERSON
LEVEL THREE:
Activating
LEVEL TWO:
Optimizing
LEVEL ONE:
Repairing
Process
Work/
Hypnosis/
NLP
Journeys
(initiatory, allies)
Shamanic Clearing
(limpia)
PROBLEM
PATTERN
PERSON
ACTIVATING X PERSON
LEVEL THREE:
Activating
Art
Activation
(especially involving Practices
challenging systems)
LEVEL TWO:
Optimizing
Deeper Yoga
Qigong
LEVEL ONE:
Repairing
PROBLEM
PATTERN
PERSON
EASY AS 1, 2, 3
PHASE ONE: Prescriptions and procedures

from outside to catalyze and assist inner processes
PHASE TWO: Processes and practices, analogies and
metaphors
deprogramming and repatterning
-> entraining dynamic coherence and enhancing resilience
PHASE THREE: Rediscovering, activating and manifesting
self-cultivation, aligning Self in dynamic relationships
A PHASE IN THE LIFE OF AN

EMERGENT HEALING
NATURE
VIS
Doctor
Intention
Patient
Intention
Anti-Problem
Substance(s)
Anti-Problem
Procedure(s)
Pro-Healthy
Pattern Project
Problem-Pattern
Cluster Shift
Social
Support
SelfSignal
Reinforce Broad
Healthy Behavior
Pro-Healthy
Pattern Substance(s)
Self-Clarifying
Creative Activity
Decrease Broad
Dysfunctional
Behavior
2009 Dr. Mitch Stargrove. Used by Permission.
RHYTHMS AND TIMING

acute musculoskeletal (minutes to days/weeks)
blood sugar (hours to days)
sleep (days to lunar cycle)
menstrual cycle (months to seasons)
bones (years)
May
M
AY
M
ON
Mon
SUN
2013
2011
2019
TUES
Tues
WED
Wed
THURSFri
Thurs
FRISat
SATSun
2014
2012
2015
2013
2016 2015 20172016 20182017

2014
THREE MODES
Move over, Im driving.
Its your journey. I have some maps but

youre in charge. You determine the
destination, speed, terrain and rest stops.
Im honored that you would share your
journey with me. A nice walk on a
beautiful day can be so refreshing.
Lets do it again sometime.
MANAGEMENT ECOSYSTEM
PROBABILITY OF POTENTIAL
INTERACTIONS
2 agents
5 agents
8 agents
6%
50%
50%
100%
94%
Mathewson Kuhn M.
Pharmacotherapeutics: a nursing process approach.
4th ed. Philadelphia: FA Davis; 1998.
THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP SYSTEMS

IN PERSON-CENTERED CARE
Person
Patient-Practitioner Relationship
Multiple Patient-Practitioner Relationships
and Interpractitioner Collaboration
Strategic Outcomes and Life Context
THE FOUR CS IN PERSONCENTERED COLLABORATIVE CARE

Communicate: Emphasize direct and inclusive
communication practices with patient, involved family
members and engaged healthcare professionals, including
patient objectives, physical inventory of substances, and
responses to the therapeutic process;
Communicate
Collaborate
Coordinate
Coordinate: Comprehensive management of

intentions, actions and effects of all therapeutic
interventions (pharmacological and non-pharmacological)
as well as patient activities and practices;
Collaborate: Transparent orchestration of

simultaneous and sequential interventions by one or more
healthcare practitioners within an individualized and
evolving therapeutic strategy applying integrative principles
Contextualize: Persons real life setting including

values, goals and choices, as well as needs and resources.
Contextualize
Comprehensive management of intentions, actions and

effects of all therapeutic interventions (pharmacological
and non-pharmacological). Relevancy of professional
literature to the person and their case management.
Theory and practice

should together form one,
and should remain undivided.
PARACELSUS
LIFE HEALS.
NATURE CURES.
MEDICINE TREATS.
I am
We are
Gaia
Healing
GAIA SELF-HEALING
Sean Woodward
GRATITUDE
We appreciate and thank all of you, all our relations.
Deep gratitude for the artistic skills of our friends Capra Jneva and Christopher
Thombs and our son Raphael Stargrove.
Medicine treats. Nature cures. Life heals.
Lori Beth Stargrove, ND
lbstargrove@medicineworks.com
A WellSpring of Natural Health, Inc., Beaverton, OR

MedicineWorks, Beaverton, OR
Mitchell Bebel Stargrove, ND, LAc mbstargrove@medicineworks.com

A WellSpring of Natural Health, Inc., Beaverton, OR
MedicineWorks, Beaverton, OR
Center of Excellence in Generative Medicine, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, Portland, OR
Foundations of Naturopathic Medicine, National College of Natural Medicine, Portland, OR
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THE PHILOSOPHY OF PHYSIOLOGY:

1993-2015 MITCHELL BEBEL STARGROVE AND LORI BETH STARGROVE

Many ancient cultures share the primal cosmological image of the

As above, so below. As below, so above.

In each moment we create healthy future. Living systems thrive

1993-2015 MITCHELL BEBEL STARGROVE AND LORI BETH STARGROVE

Our Unitary BodyMind

Heaven, Earth and

1993-2015 MITCHELL BEBEL STARGROVE AND LORI BETH STARGROVE

As humans, we each live in three worlds

1993-2015 MITCHELL BEBEL STARGROVE AND LORI BETH STARGROVE

Matter is spirit, moving slowly enough to be seen.

1993-2014 MITCHELL BEBEL STARGROVE AND LORI BETH STARGROVE

1993-2015 MITCHELL BEBEL STARGROVE AND LORI BETH STARGROVE

1993-2015 MITCHELL BEBEL STARGROVE AND LORI BETH STARGROVE

The Person is the Center

THREE BODYMIND PERSPECTIVES

Paralleling the Three Worlds:

1993-2015 MITCHELL BEBEL STARGROVE AND LORI BETH STARGROVE

In the human spirit, as in the

1993-2015 MITCHELL BEBEL STARGROVE AND LORI BETH STARGROVE

1993-2014 MITCHELL BEBEL STARGROVE AND LORI BETH STARGROVE

ANCIENT GREEK MEDICINE

The art of medicine consists of

1993-2015 MITCHELL BEBEL STARGROVE AND LORI BETH STARGROVE

Natural medicine relies upon an

1993-2015 MITCHELL BEBEL STARGROVE AND LORI BETH STARGROVE

The natural of natural medicine

1993-2015 MITCHELL BEBEL STARGROVE AND LORI BETH STARGROVE

Each persons bodymind is the

The art of healing comes from nature,

1993-2015 MITCHELL BEBEL STARGROVE AND LORI BETH STARGROVE

IDEALIZED STRATEGY FLOW

1993-2015 MITCHELL BEBEL STARGROVE AND LORI BETH STARGROVE

generic pathology and

character and risk cluster,

Correcting the thing that is

1993-2015 MITCHELL BEBEL STARGROVE AND LORI BETH STARGROVE

inquire, provoke and inform

suggest and remind,

allow patient to teach

narrow quantitative data,

contextual systems data;

fear, discomfort avoidance

depth and meaning

My bodily systems are

1993-2015 MITCHELL BEBEL STARGROVE AND LORI BETH STARGROVE

The ultimate goal of all therapies is to

RESTORE APPROPRIATE SENSITIVITY

RE-ESTABLISH INFORMATION FLOW

1993-2015 MITCHELL BEBEL STARGROVE AND LORI BETH STARGROVE

ENGAGE, INSPIRE, ACTIVATE

PHASE 1: THERAPEUTIC MIX

Pattern Evaluation &

Hint at Relationship to Freedom,

PHASE 2: THERAPEUTIC MIX

Feedback & Response to

PHASE 3: THERAPEUTIC MIX

Address Vulnerabilities and

Support Long-Term Changes,

1993-2015 MITCHELL BEBEL STARGROVE AND LORI BETH STARGROVE

1993-2015 MITCHELL BEBEL STARGROVE AND LORI BETH STARGROVE

1993-2015 MITCHELL BEBEL STARGROVE AND LORI BETH STARGROVE