Today I went to a continuing education class at Northwest Arkansas School of Massage here in Eureka Springs.  I spent 6 hours learning techniques for working on arms and shoulders, and specific techniques for carpal tunnel syndrome.  Got some bodywork done on myself, too, which was great.  One of the coolest things was that one of our students was an 89-year-old man who had been doing massage therapy for 40 years.  Although he is pushing 90, he worked along with the rest of us.  He told us that he had seen natural healing methods work many times in his life when allopathic physicians had given up hope.  He reported using massage techniques on a client with Multiple Sclerosis.  After several months of treatment, the physicians could find no sign of disease.  He reported working with hydrotherapy on his wife when she had congestive heart failure, resulting in significant improvement in her condition.  He spoke of the naturopathic principle that nobody can “heal” you.  Only your body can heal itself.  As therapists, our only function is to provide the tools your body needs to aid it in its healing process.   I was so impressed to hear someone with so much experience speak of the successes that occur when the Universal Power and a natural healer work together.