Dawson Church
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Dawson Church is a researcher in the field of energy medicine
and author of Communing With the Spirit of Your Unborn Child (Aslan, 1988), Facing Death, Finding Love, (Aslan, 1994), Soul Medicine (Elite, 2006) and The Genie In Your Genes (Elite 2007).
, and Dawson was schooled in the US and Southern Africa. He earned an undergraduate degree at Baylor University
, and a doctorate at Holos University. Church has edited or authored over 200 books in the fields of health, psychology, and spirituality. He earned his doctorate in Integrative Healthcare at Holos University, an non-accredited institution, under the mentorship of neurosurgeon Norman Shealy, founder of the American Holistic Medical Association. He went on to receive a postgraduate Ph.D. in Natural Medicine, as well as clinical certification in Energy Psychology (C.EHP).
dedicated to research, education and therapies that link consciousness with healing. Soul Medicine Institute has several programs. They include the Iraq Vets Stress Project, which connects veterans seeking energy psychology treatments with an international network of therapists and coaches who provide free help. Soul Medicine Institute also publishes the peer-reviewed journal Energy Psychology: Theory, Research, Practice, Training (not PubMed
indexed). Through its research program, the Foundation for Epigenetic Medicine, it has funded or conducted several studies. They include an observational study
of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques
) for war veterans with PTSD which has found significant results, with veterans scoring PTSD-negative after six sessions of treatment.
Energy medicine
Energy medicine is one of five domains of "complementary and alternative medicine" identified by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States...
and author of Communing With the Spirit of Your Unborn Child (Aslan, 1988), Facing Death, Finding Love, (Aslan, 1994), Soul Medicine (Elite, 2006) and The Genie In Your Genes (Elite 2007).
Early life and education
Church immigrated to the US from Britain in 1977. His father was a missionary evangelistEvangelism
Evangelism refers to the practice of relaying information about a particular set of beliefs to others who do not hold those beliefs. The term is often used in reference to Christianity....
, and Dawson was schooled in the US and Southern Africa. He earned an undergraduate degree at Baylor University
Baylor University
Baylor University is a private, Christian university located in Waco, Texas. Founded in 1845, Baylor is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.-History:...
, and a doctorate at Holos University. Church has edited or authored over 200 books in the fields of health, psychology, and spirituality. He earned his doctorate in Integrative Healthcare at Holos University, an non-accredited institution, under the mentorship of neurosurgeon Norman Shealy, founder of the American Holistic Medical Association. He went on to receive a postgraduate Ph.D. in Natural Medicine, as well as clinical certification in Energy Psychology (C.EHP).
Research
Church founded Soul Medicine Institute, a nonprofitNon-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
dedicated to research, education and therapies that link consciousness with healing. Soul Medicine Institute has several programs. They include the Iraq Vets Stress Project, which connects veterans seeking energy psychology treatments with an international network of therapists and coaches who provide free help. Soul Medicine Institute also publishes the peer-reviewed journal Energy Psychology: Theory, Research, Practice, Training (not PubMed
PubMed
PubMed is a free database accessing primarily the MEDLINE database of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics. The United States National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health maintains the database as part of the Entrez information retrieval system...
indexed). Through its research program, the Foundation for Epigenetic Medicine, it has funded or conducted several studies. They include an observational study
Observational study
In epidemiology and statistics, an observational study draws inferences about the possible effect of a treatment on subjects, where the assignment of subjects into a treated group versus a control group is outside the control of the investigator...
of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques
Emotional Freedom Techniques
thumb|300px|EFT-tapping pointsEmotional Freedom Technique is an alternative intervention technique, described by some proponents as "energy psychology". EFT has the goal of desensitization, and utilizes the tapping of acupuncture points while a client focuses on a specific issue...
) for war veterans with PTSD which has found significant results, with veterans scoring PTSD-negative after six sessions of treatment.