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Abstract
This article describes the therapeutic approach of Spiritual-Hypnosis Assisted Therapy (SHAT), originally developed in Bali, Indonesia, and its applications to treatment, intervention, and prevention of mental illness among individuals, groups, and communities. A background of the Balinese culture and religion is also presented to show how it was integral to the development of the method. SHAT has been extensively and successfully used in clinical practice in Bali for over a decade now for a variety of mental disorders, emotional distress (specifically grief and bereavement), sexual, relational, and sexual orientation problems, and posttraumatic stress disorder.
Notes
1. The terrorist bombings in 2002 and 2005 were an example of the operation of these principles. While fully cognizant of the horror of so many deaths, grief and much suffering, the Balinese responded by seeking to identify the imbalance in their own actions that may have brought it about. Along with numerous ritual cleansing ceremonies performed at ground zero and across the island, there was an attempt to re-evaluate what they did in tourism. It was perceived as a wake-up call, signaling that tourism had gone out of sync with Balinese values, and an opportunity to rethink priorities.
2. Elements of her treatment were recently shown (30 May 2009 and 14 March 2010) on two documentaries on Australian national television, which can be viewed online at the following addresses: http://www.sbs.com.au/dateline/story/about/id/600049/n/Bali-s-Shame, http://www.sbs.com.au/dateline/story/watch/id/600377/n/Bali-s-Miracle-Worker