If you want to see what your relationships were like yesterday, look at your body today.

If you want to see what your bodywill be like tomorrow, look at your relationships today.

— Vedic paraphrase

The Twelve Ways of Love: Ancient Secrets of Loving Relationships

Dr. Dennis Thompson

Cost: $19.95 – please email us if you wish to purchase the book.

Kudos for Denny's book, "Twelve Ways of Love"

This book is very powerful and has great insight on relationships.

– Suzanne L.

I found this book is not just about relationships it’s also about personal growth and understanding of one’s self. It will guide me towards a successful relationship in the future.

– Karen M.

It helped me understand how caught up in my own illusions I was.

— Jon S.

Relationship

Holistic Relationship and Trauma Therapy:

You could call this Love Therapy or Relationship Intelligence. The study of relationships is the most important factor for this purpose because relationships are either a source of support or a source of stress. In the last few years there has been a large amount of research that points to an astounding fact, that if you are in a relationship that is not nurturing, you will have an increased likelihood of being sick by 35%.

Most people have no idea that there is this significant causal link between the recovery of you illness and your relationships. This may be the most important part of your healing. Unhealthy relationships cause emotional trauma which can cause a reaction in your body that changes the way it works.

We have found that the most significant cause of emotional stress comes from unhealthy relationships that are not nurturing. Dr. Thompson is writing his 3rd book called The Purpose of Love Is to Heal: Designing Nurturing Relationships in the Healing of Cancer, Heart Disease, and other Chronic Illness.

And check this out:

In the spring of 2009, the Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers began an advertising campaign called LET LOVE HEAL which speaks to the issue of love in the healing of cancer. For most of our patients, learning about this approach may be the most important thing they have ever done.

Go to these articles and links for more information.

All You Need Is Love

The following link is about understanding that love is all you need especially if your love language is Gifts. For those of you who have this way of love you will relate and for those of you who don't have this way of love, you may want to learn. For if someone in your life has Gifts as a way of love, there is no other greater way of conveying that you value them than through gifts. Check it out.

—Dr. Denn

The Health Benefits of Physical Touch

This link is a good example of the Way of Love of Touch. Gentle touch has been shown to facilitate physical and psychological functioning, particularly in terms of reducing stress, relieving pain, increasing the ability to cope, and general health ratings.

If you have the Way of Love Touch, then this may reassure you that your needs are real.

If your partner has this Way of Love, then this will show you the importance of connecting with touch for them. You may not have it but if they do and you want to hang out with them, you will need to learn how to touch with affection.

—Dr. Denn

Understanding Healing Relationships in Primary Care

In-depth interviews, designed to elicit stories of healing relationships, were conducted with patients and clinicians separately. This is a look at how your relationship with your Primary Care doctor is important.

—Dr. Denn

ASU to study power of affectionate physical contact

This article investigates the power of social contact to enhance our health and well being. Touch is a powerful way we regulate our feelings. How can you not be interested? It's who we are. Arizona State University study.

—Dr. Denn

Kissing therapy

Kissing Could Be Good For Your Health

Check out this story. One balmy night on the deck of a boat cruising off the coast of Ecuador, she found herself enveloped in the arms of the boat's swashbuckling captain. They kissed – deeply, passionately. She experienced a sense of absolute liberation, a thrill of letting go. She felt flooded with life-giving energy. Her world, to put it simply, was rocked. Melissa's cathartic kiss definitely made her feel better, and it might even have been good for her health. What do you think? Could this be a good way to go? Read on.

—Dr. Denn

How Love Heals

This is a good article on How Love Heals our illnesses. Check out this thought from the article. Its 2025. At your routine physical, the doctor takes your blood pressure, checks your cholesterol level, and asks a standard health question: "Hows your love life?" Sound too personal? In the future, it may be common sense. It seems that some of the best medicine for good health doesn't come in a pill. It comes from love. Sounds important to me.

—Dr. Denn

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