Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Nursing , eighth edition , is launched into

a world of prodigious and synergistic transformation and seismic opportunities for

innovation using complementary therapies to provide comprehensive, patient-centered,

high-quality nursing care. The powerful Meaningful Connections Lifting Up

Leadership Elements of Mindfulness, Awareness, Intent, Vulnerability, Lovitude,1

Transformation, and Transcendence ( Pryor, Kasmirski, & Crandall 2017 ) can

guide us in our opportunity to advance the use of complementary therapies, boldly

lead education and discovery, and foster transcendence of health and healthcare

challenges. Nursing education, informatics, technology, global nursing, and complementary

therapies resonate with transformative energy, creating an enhanced

context for integrative health approaches. The innovations range from use of complementary

therapies to educational opportunities for complementary therapy professionals,

health system reform, technological sea change, and planetary health.