of rongoā Māori into Western clinical methods
Māori health practitioners are calling for cultural concepts to be more strongly incorporated into Western clinical methods to improve mental health.
Rongoā Māori is alternative health care that incorporates both physical and spiritual well-being. Mauri, meaning the life force, and wairua, the spirit, are commonly used words at rongoā Māori clinics.
Ngāpuhi practitioner Kate Taylor-Reid was unfamiliar with the traditional Māori healing practices until she tried them as part of her recovery from a traumatic brain injury she suffered 12 years ago in a horse riding accident.
Link to video and article: Māori health practitioners call for stronger incorporation of rongoā Māori into Western clinical methods | Newshub
