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ACES Model

SOUL

Soul – Spiritual Enlightenment

The Soul in the ACES Model represents the deepest dimension of health—the inner self that gives meaning, purpose, conscience, and direction to life. When the soul is aligned and clear, it guides healthy choices, emotional balance, and resilience; when neglected or distressed, it disrupts all other ACES dimensions, contributing to anxiety, addiction, confusion, and chronic illness.

For Patients

Cultivating soul restores peace, clarity, and the will to heal.

For Clinicians

Recognizing the soul dimension provides a more complete, humane model of care.
Evidence

What Science Shows

Meditation & Prayer

Neuroscience demonstrates that meditation and prayer reduce stress hormones and improve immunity.

Compassion & Community

Forgiveness and gratitude predict lower rates of depression and heart disease.

Truth & Tolerance

Psychoneuroimmunology links spiritual alignment to improved recovery.

Sense of purpose in life predicts lower allostatic load over time in adults over age 50.

Lewis, N. A., et al.

Health and Retirement Study & English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (2023)

n a cohort of 6,985 older adults, having a stronger life purpose was significantly associated with lower all-cause mortality.

Hill C. M. A. et al.

JAMA Network Open (2019)

MBSR training resulted in a significantly smaller post-stress inflammatory response compared to controls, despite equivalent stress hormone levels.

Rosenkranz, M.A. et al.

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity (2013)
ACES Approach

How the ACES Model Manages it

Meditation, prayer, and contemplative practices

Truth-seeking and moral cultivation

Supporting patients in aligning with their life’s purpose

ACES Framework

Anatomy

Structural integrity, movement, and alignment

Chemistry

Biochemical balance, nutrition, inflammation, hormones, and detoxification

Energy

Nervous system regulation, emotional flow, trauma healing, subtle forces

Soul

Meaning, identity, belief, forgiveness, spiritual wholeness

Anatomy

Structural Integrity

Chemistry

Biochemical Balance

Energy

Electrophysiology, Emotions

Soul

Consciousness, Purpose