SPIRITUALITY AND SEXUALITY - THE HEALTHY CONNECTION

This article offers an appraisal of the relationship between the spiri tual and sexual dimensions of our health. It is argued that the essent ial ingredient of connectedness is at the core of each of these two di mensions. A framework of seven dimensions of health is presented as a paradigm for discussing this relationship. Finally, the personal and p rofessional implications of expanding and promoting the spiritual and sexual aspects of our health, and the striking connection between them , are discussed.