Presentations & Workshops

Health Care Topics for Today's Professional

PRESENTATIONS

Happiness and Health: Thriving in Stressful Times

Everyone wants to be happy and healthy. By focusing on becoming happier, research suggests that we feel better and have increased energy, improved immune function, increased creativity, improved relationships, and increased productivity. Happiness leads to a healthier, longer life. Happiness and health are connected, and research now shows that one’s level of happiness can positively impact the level of a person’s health.

The goal of this presentation is to describe the multiple health benefits of being happy, explain how happiness is measured, and provide suggestions for engaging in activities that increase health and happiness.  Contact us...

  

 

Inner Peace: Outer Purpose

The world is a busier and more complicated place than in the past and finding inner peace may take some time. There are innumerable sources of stress stemming from events that we cannot control. But we do have control over our reactions to these events. Unfortunately, we spend more time worrying than we do trying to gain understanding and perspective. Americans spend millions of dollars each year on self-help books. We are an anxious and worried culture. Seventy to ninety percent of visits to primary care physicians are stress related.

But you have a choice--to practice living with stress or to practice living with inner peace. You can choose to live in the present with more joy, abundance, love, harmony, kindness, happiness, wisdom, and peace. One of the most basic facts about being human is that peace is our true nature, our fundamental state of mind.

The goal of this presentation to develop an awareness of your “self” and the determinants of inner peace so that your outer purpose and passion are reflected in your life. Various methods of stress reduction are also explored. Contact us... 

 

 

Place and Space—Creating Healing Environments

Chief Seattle once said “Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.” Healing environments are essential to our health and the health of our planet. But what is a healing environment? Why is it important for us and for those we care for? How do we create one? Health care providers are in a powerful position and can assist clients with their healing process through the creation of healing environments—spaces that support the individual’s inner healer and utilize the environment to maximize its healing effects.

The goal of this presentation is to provide an overview of healing environments, their historical evolution, and the specific elements of a healing environment including color, nature, lighting, air quality, smells, music, noise, furnishings, and way finding. Unique considerations for designing healing environments for children will be briefly discussed and the role of communication, education, and health care providers in developing healing environments will be explored. Contact us...

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

 

Health and the Human Spirit        

John Keats once said “Health is my expected heaven.” Interesting how, even in Keat’s time, heaven and health were connected. It’s no wonder. Spirituality plays an important role in health and in healing. For many individuals, every aspect of their lives and experiences involve connections with others, with nature, and with a higher power. For many cultures, health and healing are intimately connected with spiritual practices. Healing is a spiritual process that involves the wholeness of a person.

The goal of this presentation is to explore the forms and expressions of spirituality; discuss culture and its relationship to spirituality; examine the relationship between spirituality and aging; explain spiritual interests within the health care system; describe the role of spiritual care providers in administering spiritual care; and describe the relationship between spirituality and health conditions, therapeutic interventions, and healing environments. Contact us...

 

 

 Laughter is the Best Medicine

The sound of roaring laughter is far more contagious than any cough, sniffle, or sneeze. Laughter helps us relax, decreases our stress hormones, and helps us fight infection. It can be a great workout for many of our muscles and it enhances learning. Humor (and the laughter that goes with it) is a powerful medicine and can unite us during difficult times. A healthy sense of humor helps us laugh at ourselves and look at stressful situations from a different perspective.

The goal of this presentation is to explore how humor can keep us healthy, the types of humor, the physiology of laughter, theories of humor, how humor is used as a coping technique, and ways to use humor in our personal and professional lives. Contact us...

 

 

 

Nutrition: An Integrative Approach

What we eat profoundly impacts our health and well-being, yet many of us eat when we are rushed; we don’t know where our food originated; we eat toxic, irradiated, or genetically altered foods; and we eat more than we need. How can we revise our eating habits and become more conscious of what we eat, why we eat it, and how it is prepared?

The goal of this presentation is to provide an overview of the role of food and health in human history. The various elements of nutrition, some of the most common types of diets, and the roles of nutraceuticals and supplements are explored. Types of toxins and the effects of irradiation, genetically altered foods, and food allergies are discussed. Finally, the role of herbs and herbalists, herb processing, how herbalists are trained, and issues facing herbal use are reviewed. Contact us...

 

 

 Healthy Aging

With the population aging at a rapid rate, the number of individuals over 65 will more than double by the year 2020. Aging is a time of great opportunity and freedom! This group of individuals is redefining what it means to age by being motivated to pursue change, eliminating negative stereotypes of aging, and staying active and productive!

The goal of this presentation is to discuss healthy aging as it relates to cultural similarities and differences, nutrition, physical activity, spirituality, alternative methods of healing, lifelong learning, leisure pursuits, second and third careers, and volunteerism. Contact us...

 

 

 

Cultural Competence in Health Care

The culturally diverse health care populations in the United States provide health care professionals with tremendous opportunities to bridge cultural gaps, incorporate new treatments and disease prevention strategies into health care, and learn about different cultural values and cultural belief systems.

The goal of this presentation is to provide an overview of specific cultural characteristics of major cultural groups in the United States; explore the relationship between language, culture, and health care; identify health beliefs and health care systems; describe elements of cultural competence; and identify specific culturally competent practices.  Contact us...

 

 

 

WORKSHOPS

Integrative Health Certificate Program

This dynamic four-day certificate workshop (in gorgeous Sedona Red Rock country or the relaxing San Diego coast) is designed as a professional training program for all health care professionals and interested individuals with a passion for, and interest in, integrative health. It is endorsed by the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA). 

The concepts of alternative, holistic, and integrative medicine have their roots in various healing traditions that have been around for thousands of years. Today, this philosophy is receiving much attention due to the changing health care climate, a growing need for a "different," more personal health care system, and a recognition of the benefits of combining the external, physical, and technological successes of medicine with the internal, nonphysical exploration of healing.

The goal of this workshop is to provide you with the ability to shift careers into an area of integrative health and better understand the therapies your clients may already be using.

Topics Include

 

  • Integrative Stress Management
  • Humor and Health
  • Music Therapy and Sound Healing
  • Healing Elements of Meditation
  • Nutrition: An Integrative Approach
  • Legal and Ethical Issues in Integrative Health
  • Health and The Human Spirit
  • Place And Space: Healing Environments
  • Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork Healing Therapies
  • Homeopathy and Naturopathy
  • Energy Healing
  • Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • Ayurvedic Medicine
  • Healing Effects of Physical Activity And Movement
  • Cultural Considerations in Integrative Health
  • Starting an Integrative Program—Issues and Considerations

The workshop includes 20 hours of outside class assignments (two experiential assignments). Registration includes a copy of Integrative Health: A Holistic Approach for Health Professionals. Upon completion of the program, participants will receive a Certificate in Integrative Health from ALLEGRA Learning Solutions, LLC.

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Tuition

$795 for AHNA members. (Accommodation costs are extra).
$850 for non-AHNA members

Accreditation 

Who Should Attend?

Professionals who will greatly benefit from this workshop include nurses, social workers, counselors, school teachers, psychologists, chiropractors, massage therapists, wellness directors, therapists, health educators, physicians, those wishing to make a career change, and interested individuals.

Integrative Health Certificate Workshop Itinerary

Topics will not vary but times of sessions may vary due to participant questions and dialogue.

THURSDAY Session

12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Registration and packet pick-up
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.- Introductions and course content
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Integrative Stress Management
4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. BREAK and REFRESHMENTS 
4:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Health and the Human Spirit
5:45 p.m. DINNER (on your own)


FRIDAY Session

8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Humor and Health
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Traditional Chinese Medicine: An Ancient Approach to Healing
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 p.m. BREAK and REFRESHMENTS
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Nutrition: An Integrative Approach 
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. LUNCH (on your own)
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Naturopathy and Homeopathy—An Overview
2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. BREAK and REFRESHMENTS
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Healing Effects of Meditation
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Legal and Ethical Issues in Integrative Health
5:30 p.m. DINNER (on your own)

SATURDAY Session

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Music Therapy and Sound Healing
9:30 a.m. -10:30 a.m. Ayurvedic Medicine: Ancient Foundations of Health Care
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. BREAK and REFRESHMENTS
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 a.m. Place and Space: Healing Environments
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. LUNCH (on your own)
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Energy Healing
2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. BREAK and REFRESHMENTS
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork Healing Therapies
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Cultural Considerations in Integrative Health
5:30 p.m. DINNER (on your own)

SUNDAY Session

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Healing Effects of Physical Activity and Movement
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. BREAK and REFRESHMENTS
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Starting and Integrative Health Program—Issues and Considerations
12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Closing Comments, Workshop Evaluations & Farewell
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. LUNCH With Cyndie and Caroline: Open Discussion

 

Additional assignments include the following:

 

  • Bio-sketch (a short, dynamic one-paragraph about yourself, your qualifications, and your goals after completing this course)
  • One 10 minute guided imagery script or meditation dialogue (must be original)
  • A resource list for your community (integrative practitioners, yoga teachers, tai chi teachers, massage therapists, art therapists, relaxation CDs, DVDs and books)
  • Two (2) experiential assignments related to topics presented in the workshop or textbook. Examples of experiential assignments will be provided in the workshop materials when you register.

 

  • Take home assignments must be completed within six weeks of the workshop date.
  • Extensions are available upon request up to one year from the starting day of the workshop.
  • All assignments must be turned in as a complete set.
  • Contact hours are only awarded upon completion of all assignments.

Contact Hours

You will receive a Certificate of Completion for either 24 or 44 contact hours. If you attend only the live workshop you will receive 24 contact hours upon completion (no partial credit will be given for the workshop). If you attend the live workshop and complete the homework assignments, you will receive 44 contact hours. You must decide by the end of the first day if you will be seeking 24 or 44 contact hours of credit.