Adapting traditional healing values and beliefs into therapeutic cultural environments for health and well-being

Adapting traditional healing values and beliefs into therapeutic cultural environments for health and well-being

Title	Adapting traditional healing values and beliefs into therapeutic cultural environments for health and well-being
Authors/Contributors	Marques, B. (Author) Freeman, C. (Author) Carter, L. (Author)
Publication Title	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Date	2022
Abstract Note	Although research has long established that interaction with the natural environment is associated with better overall health and well-being outcomes, the Western model mainly focuses on treating symptoms. In Aotearoa/New Zealand, the Indigenous Māori have long demonstrated significantly more negative health outcomes than non-Māori. Little research has examined the causes compared to Western populations or the role of the natural environment in health outcomes for Māori. An exploration of rongoā Māori (traditional healing system) was conducted to ascertain the importance of landscape in the process of healing. Eight rongoā healers or practitioners took part in semi-structured narrative interviews from June to November 2020. Transcribed interviews were analysed using an interpretative phenomenological analysis and Kaupapa Māori techniques. The findings show how rongoā is underpinned by a complex set of cultural values and beliefs, drawing from the connection to wairua (spirit), tinana (body), tikanga and whakaora (customs and healing), rākau (plants), whenua (landscape) and whānau (family). Incorporating such constructs into the landscape can foster our understanding of health and well-being and its implications for conceptualising therapeutic environments and a culturally appropriate model of care for Māori and non-Māori communities. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
Resource Type	Journal Article
URL	https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85122302904&doi=10.3390%2fijerph19010426&partnerID=40&md5=d768a4923224e58bf4e9a803b644ad4b
DOI	10.3390/ijerph19010426
Citation	Marques, B., Freeman, C., & Carter, L. (2022). Adapting traditional healing values and beliefs into therapeutic cultural environments for health and well-being. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(1). Scopus. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010426
Link to this record	http://ikbe-library.unimelb.edu.au/bibliography/3UN3CCM3/

Title

Authors/Contributors

Marques, B. (Author)

Freeman, C. (Author)

Carter, L. (Author)

Publication Title

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Date

2022

Abstract Note

Although research has long established that interaction with the natural environment is associated with better overall health and well-being outcomes, the Western model mainly focuses on treating symptoms. In Aotearoa/New Zealand, the Indigenous Māori have long demonstrated significantly more negative health outcomes than non-Māori. Little research has examined the causes compared to Western populations or the role of the natural environment in health outcomes for Māori. An exploration of rongoā Māori (traditional healing system) was conducted to ascertain the importance of landscape in the process of healing. Eight rongoā healers or practitioners took part in semi-structured narrative interviews from June to November 2020. Transcribed interviews were analysed using an interpretative phenomenological analysis and Kaupapa Māori techniques. The findings show how rongoā is underpinned by a complex set of cultural values and beliefs, drawing from the connection to wairua (spirit), tinana (body), tikanga and whakaora (customs and healing), rākau (plants), whenua (landscape) and whānau (family). Incorporating such constructs into the landscape can foster our understanding of health and well-being and its implications for conceptualising therapeutic environments and a culturally appropriate model of care for Māori and non-Māori communities. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

Resource Type

Journal Article

URL

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85122302904&doi=10.3390%2fijerph19010426&partnerID=40&md5=d768a4923224e58bf4e9a803b644ad4b

DOI

10.3390/ijerph19010426

Citation

Marques, B., Freeman, C., & Carter, L. (2022). Adapting traditional healing values and beliefs into therapeutic cultural environments for health and well-being. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(1). Scopus. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010426

Link to this record

http://ikbe-library.unimelb.edu.au/bibliography/3UN3CCM3/