Mindbody Medicine Practices

Quarters
Winter Open
Location
Olympia
Class Standing
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Mukti Khanna

This course will provide an introduction to Mindbody Medicine practices that are being used systemically to help populations and communities restore resilience and hope following climate disasters, violence and conflict globally in diverse countries, education, health care and correctional departments based on practices developed internationally by Dr. James Gordon with the Center for Mindbody Medicine ( https://cmbm.org) and the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology Humanitarian Committee Resources for Resilience project (https://r4r.energypsych.org/). The course will provide an introduction to  evidence-based practice and applications of  the biological underpinnings of mindbody medicine and integrative health, expressive art drawing, somatic movement, guided imagery, nutrition, genograms and finding purpose and meaning in health and recovery. Student work will include class participation, readings,  working in an online learning platform on group counseling theory, group project developmental proposals and a reflective paper/creative response. The models presented in this class are applicable for  future work in health education, disaster recovery, psychological first aid and health care settings.

This course is a repeat of fall and will repeat in spring. Students who take this course in fall should not repeat the course in winter.

Anticipated Credit Equivalencies

4 - Group Facilitation: Mindbody Medicine Practices

Registration

Course Reference Numbers
So - Sr (4): 20073

Academic Details

psychology , health care and community studies.

4
25
Sophomore
Junior
Senior

Art Medicine Kit available through Evergreen Bookstore for $45

Schedule

Winter
2024
Open
Hybrid (W)

See definition of Hybrid, Remote, and In-Person instruction

Day
Schedule Details
Remote/Online
Olympia