Holistic
adjective
Understanding or treating something as a whole, not just its individual parts.
Many modern therapies take a holistic approach to health.
Often appears as...
- holistic approach
- holistic therapy
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Academic, General
adjective
Considering every part of something and how they connect as a whole.
For complete recovery, we need a holistic treatment that addresses both mind and body.
Often appears as...
- holistic treatment
- holistic care
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Medical, Therapy
adjective
Connected with beliefs that all aspects of people's needs, physical, emotional and mental, should be taken into account and seen as a whole.
Her doctor suggested a holistic approach including meditation and diet changes.
Often appears as...
- holistic practice
- holistic lifestyle
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Therapy, Religious
adjective
Understanding or treating something as a whole, not just its individual parts.
Many modern therapies take a holistic approach to health.
Often appears as...
- holistic approach
- holistic therapy
Usage tips
Academic, General
adjective
Considering every part of something and how they connect as a whole.
For complete recovery, we need a holistic treatment that addresses both mind and body.
Often appears as...
- holistic treatment
- holistic care
Usage tips
Medical, Therapy
adjective
Connected with beliefs that all aspects of people's needs, physical, emotional and mental, should be taken into account and seen as a whole.
Her doctor suggested a holistic approach including meditation and diet changes.
Often appears as...
- holistic practice
- holistic lifestyle
Usage tips
Therapy, Religious
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Beyond Parts
The term suggests considering more than just pieces; think of the big picture.
Designing a holistic curriculum involves integrating subjects seamlessly.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Surface Level
Using 'holistic' means delving deeper than the obvious, focusing on underlying connections.
He adopted a holistic view to understand the ecosystem's complexity.
Pro Tip 3/3Multifaceted Approach
'Holistic' can imply a strategy that encompasses multiple methods or perspectives.
The company's holistic strategy led to its success.
Pro Tip 1/3Beyond Parts
The term suggests considering more than just pieces; think of the big picture.
Designing a holistic curriculum involves integrating subjects seamlessly.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Surface Level
Using 'holistic' means delving deeper than the obvious, focusing on underlying connections.
He adopted a holistic view to understand the ecosystem's complexity.
Pro Tip 3/3Multifaceted Approach
'Holistic' can imply a strategy that encompasses multiple methods or perspectives.
The company's holistic strategy led to its success.
Pro Tip 1/3Beyond Parts
The term suggests considering more than just pieces; think of the big picture.
Designing a holistic curriculum involves integrating subjects seamlessly.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Surface Level
Using 'holistic' means delving deeper than the obvious, focusing on underlying connections.
He adopted a holistic view to understand the ecosystem's complexity.
Pro Tip 3/3Multifaceted Approach
'Holistic' can imply a strategy that encompasses multiple methods or perspectives.
The company's holistic strategy led to its success.
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Carl Honore: In praise...
you find in conventional medicine. And millions of them around the world are turning to complementary and alternative forms of medicine, which tend to tap into sort of slower, gentler, more holistic forms of healing. Now, obviously the jury is out on many of these complementary therapies, and I personally doubt that the coffee enema
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Do we really need...
that limit a pesticide's wider environmental impact. With a combination of biological understanding, environmental awareness, and improved technologies, we have a better chance of finding a holistic solution to pests. Chemical pesticides may never shake their controversial reputation, but with their help,
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The design genius of...
is that they were always modeling stuff. They were always trying things out. I think one of the things I am passionate about, my grandparents work, I'm passionate about my work, but on top of all that I'm passionate about a holistic vision of design, where design is a life skill, not a professional skill.
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Avoiding desertification...
from successful people spreading the word ordinary people that are supporting families and so on that management needs to be holistic embracing all science and other sources of knowledge I don't think any scientist can argue the difficulty has been for sponsors
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Verna Myers: How to...
And you're nice. You say hi. I'm saying go deeper, closer, further, and build the kinds of relationships, the kinds of friendships that actually cause you to see the holistic person and to really go against the stereotypes. I know some of you are out there,
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Why lakes and rivers...
for water protection. We can appoint guardians for the water that ensure the water's rights are always protected. We can also develop water-quality standards that have a holistic approach, that ensure the well-being of the water before our human needs.
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Clara Sousa-Silva: The...
but potentially misleading signs of life, like oxygen. And of course, I'll keep looking for the strange and scary biosignatures like phosphine. But crucially, I will look for all the molecules that can together paint a holistic picture of a biosphere.
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How trees talk to each...
of this massive belowground communications network, the other world. Now, I truly hoped and believed that my discovery would change how we practice forestry, from clear-cutting and herbiciding to more holistic and sustainable methods,
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Everest Biology - Life...
it's great working with anton as a partner because he can step back and look at it from a more holistic understanding background looking at the climatology of landscapes and so that helps us understand better
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How shocking events can...
And yet, this still doesn't add up to the kind of holistic and universalist vision of a different world than our predecessors had. So why is that? Well, very often we think about political change
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Carl Honore: In praise...
you find in conventional medicine. And millions of them around the world are turning to complementary and alternative forms of medicine, which tend to tap into sort of slower, gentler, more holistic forms of healing. Now, obviously the jury is out on many of these complementary therapies, and I personally doubt that the coffee enema
Video examples
Do we really need...
that limit a pesticide's wider environmental impact. With a combination of biological understanding, environmental awareness, and improved technologies, we have a better chance of finding a holistic solution to pests. Chemical pesticides may never shake their controversial reputation, but with their help,
Video examples
The design genius of...
is that they were always modeling stuff. They were always trying things out. I think one of the things I am passionate about, my grandparents work, I'm passionate about my work, but on top of all that I'm passionate about a holistic vision of design, where design is a life skill, not a professional skill.
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Avoiding desertification...
from successful people spreading the word ordinary people that are supporting families and so on that management needs to be holistic embracing all science and other sources of knowledge I don't think any scientist can argue the difficulty has been for sponsors
Video examples
Verna Myers: How to...
And you're nice. You say hi. I'm saying go deeper, closer, further, and build the kinds of relationships, the kinds of friendships that actually cause you to see the holistic person and to really go against the stereotypes. I know some of you are out there,
Video examples
Why lakes and rivers...
for water protection. We can appoint guardians for the water that ensure the water's rights are always protected. We can also develop water-quality standards that have a holistic approach, that ensure the well-being of the water before our human needs.
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Clara Sousa-Silva: The...
but potentially misleading signs of life, like oxygen. And of course, I'll keep looking for the strange and scary biosignatures like phosphine. But crucially, I will look for all the molecules that can together paint a holistic picture of a biosphere.
Video examples
How trees talk to each...
of this massive belowground communications network, the other world. Now, I truly hoped and believed that my discovery would change how we practice forestry, from clear-cutting and herbiciding to more holistic and sustainable methods,
Video examples
Everest Biology - Life...
it's great working with anton as a partner because he can step back and look at it from a more holistic understanding background looking at the climatology of landscapes and so that helps us understand better
Video examples
How shocking events can...
And yet, this still doesn't add up to the kind of holistic and universalist vision of a different world than our predecessors had. So why is that? Well, very often we think about political change
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Payal Kadakia
American Businesswoman
We stipulate about where we need to be in life: By this age you should be married, by this age you should have kids. But it's not that you can only do this or only do that. It's really about creating a holistic life: about planning ahead and being efficient with your time and really listening to yourself.
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Nargis Fakhri
American Actress
In this hectic life, we have no time to take care of ourselves, hence massage is needed for rejuvenation and stress reduction. A lot of people are looking for quick fixes: like, they are taking medications, and they are doing other things which are not healthy. But massage is very holistic and natural.
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Forest Whitaker
American Actor
I try to live my life in a holistic way, show that all of it intersects because I'm coming from the same place. Now, at the core of it, I'm just trying to connect and be there, so I'm trying to be there for my family, my wife, my kids, my friends.
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Esme Creed-Miles
English Actress
I personally feel like the conversation around feminism has advanced a lot. People are starting to realize privileged white feminism isn't cutting it. We have to look at the holistic experience of all women, or assigned women, on the planet.
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Stone Gossard
American Musician
Call it holistic or holographic thinking, it's been quite effective imagining the world's problems are all right in front of you on a smaller scale with your band. You deal with those relationships, and that's where real major change begins.
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Melissa Leo
American Actress
I live in the country, and I live a fairly natural, holistic life. Sometimes I get put up in hotels where they use chemical sprays to clean things, or there are chemicals used that I stay away from.
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Tiger Shroff
Indian Actor
I would just urge the youth today to indulge in some sort of physical activity on a regular basis. A holistic approach is essential, and that also means you need to stay happy and positive.
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Naomi Klein
Canadian Journalist
We live in an interconnected world, in an interconnected time, and we need holistic solutions. We have a crisis of inequality, and we need climate solutions that solve that crisis.
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Helena Norberg-Hodge
Swedish Activist
What motivates me is the conviction that our problems are mainly a consequence of a lack of holistic understanding of the man-made system in which we are entwined.
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Joan D. Vinge
American Author
Studying anthropology, I developed a kind of holistic view of human existence, in which the dichotomies you listed are all necessary and vital aspects of life.
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Payal Kadakia
American Businesswoman
We stipulate about where we need to be in life: By this age you should be married, by this age you should have kids. But it's not that you can only do this or only do that. It's really about creating a holistic life: about planning ahead and being efficient with your time and really listening to yourself.
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Nargis Fakhri
American Actress
In this hectic life, we have no time to take care of ourselves, hence massage is needed for rejuvenation and stress reduction. A lot of people are looking for quick fixes: like, they are taking medications, and they are doing other things which are not healthy. But massage is very holistic and natural.
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Forest Whitaker
American Actor
I try to live my life in a holistic way, show that all of it intersects because I'm coming from the same place. Now, at the core of it, I'm just trying to connect and be there, so I'm trying to be there for my family, my wife, my kids, my friends.
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Esme Creed-Miles
English Actress
I personally feel like the conversation around feminism has advanced a lot. People are starting to realize privileged white feminism isn't cutting it. We have to look at the holistic experience of all women, or assigned women, on the planet.
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Stone Gossard
American Musician
Call it holistic or holographic thinking, it's been quite effective imagining the world's problems are all right in front of you on a smaller scale with your band. You deal with those relationships, and that's where real major change begins.
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Melissa Leo
American Actress
I live in the country, and I live a fairly natural, holistic life. Sometimes I get put up in hotels where they use chemical sprays to clean things, or there are chemicals used that I stay away from.
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Tiger Shroff
Indian Actor
I would just urge the youth today to indulge in some sort of physical activity on a regular basis. A holistic approach is essential, and that also means you need to stay happy and positive.
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Naomi Klein
Canadian Journalist
We live in an interconnected world, in an interconnected time, and we need holistic solutions. We have a crisis of inequality, and we need climate solutions that solve that crisis.
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Helena Norberg-Hodge
Swedish Activist
What motivates me is the conviction that our problems are mainly a consequence of a lack of holistic understanding of the man-made system in which we are entwined.
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Joan D. Vinge
American Author
Studying anthropology, I developed a kind of holistic view of human existence, in which the dichotomies you listed are all necessary and vital aspects of life.
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