Assignments for this module include…
1. View provided TedTalk videos.
– After viewing the first 3 videos please respond to the one that resonates with you the best and discuss why and how it relates to health and wellness: An unexpected place of healing, the brain and the concept of neuroplasticity, your microbiome and your health.
– video links: https://youtu.be/CTEhgUmSrro
https://youtu.be/LNHBMFCzznE
https://youtu.be/ru8HoikHR1s
2. Review power point entitled “Survey of Alternative Practices” and provided links on Alternative Practices.
– Powerpoint: attached below
– Links: https://www.yogaalliance.org/
https://www.nccaom.org/
https://naturopathic.org/page/WhatisaNaturopathicDoctor
https://www.amtamassage.org/
3. Assigned reading, “What is Reiki?”. (attached below)
4. Complete Module 2 Discussion.
– After viewing and reading the required material for Module 2, please discuss the following:
a.) Choose a video from the first section that you believe is important to your concept of health and wellness and discuss how this is so.
b.) Please reflect on how wellness practices- meaning {Complementary and Alternative Medicine}- might become a larger part of American life. How might this improve health and wellness in our families and communities?
5. Reply to at least 1 peer post by sunday.
Tricia Santi, Reiki Master Teacher
What is Reiki?
♦ “Spiritually guided life force energy”
♦ Hands-on healing
♦ Practiced around the world
♦ Offered in many hospitals and clinics
♦ Supports medical treatment and care
What Reiki is Not:
♦ Not a religion-people of all beliefs practice Reiki
♦ Not a quick fix-emotional factors and thought patterns play a
significant role in healing
♦ Does not replace medical care
What Reiki Does:
♦ Helps your body reach a deep state of relaxation
♦ Relieves physical pain & emotional distress
♦ Helps your body heal
♦ Opens spiritual awareness- our connection to others and to our
world
How does Reiki Work?
♦ Reiki can be received seated or lying down, fully clothed
♦ The Reiki practitioner holds his/her hands gently on or slightly
above your body
♦ Reiki healing works toward balance and peace in your body
♦ Your body’s healing wisdom uses the Reiki energy where it is
needed for mental, emotional, physical healing
SURVEY SAMPLING
OF
ALTERNATIVE PRACTICES
CAM: Complementary & Alternative Medicine
CONCEPT OF SELF-RESPONSIBILITY
Health & Wellness is the responsibility of each individual.
Partnership, collaboration with complementary, alternative and/or traditional provider may look different?
Practices that one does on own, meditation, qigong, yoga, tai chi, dance, intuitive painting
HEALTHCARE
Traditional Doctor Bag
What was this bag used for?
Answer: House Calls
What is a “House Call?
Answer: When a doctor would travel to your house if you were sick.
Times have changed.
OUR SURVEY OF “ALTERNATIVE”
PRACTICES
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM): All health care resources other than those intrinsic to our allopathic healthcare system.
ANCIENT PRACTICES:
Ayurvedic Medicine-Ancient Indian System for Healing
Chinese Medicine
Acupuncture
Herbs
Native American Herbs and Remedies
Reiki
Qigong
Contemporary
Practices
Naturopathic
Homeopathy
Supplements, Nutrients
Natural products
Biofeedback
Massage
INTERNET LINKS
&
VIDEO SAMPLING
Qigong
Chiropractic
Massage
Yoga
Meditation
Chinese Medicine
Naturopathic Medicine
Ancient Personal Practices
Yoga
Qigong
Tai Chi
Reiki
Meditation
Spiritual Guidance
Prayer
Dance
SELF-RESPONSIBILTY
&
Health/Healthcare
Consider an individual’s belief regarding who is responsible for their personal health?
How does a belief in the expert model affect choice and decision-making?
How does this affect their healthcare choice?
How does this affect their relationship with their chosen healthcare professional?
How does this impact their active choice in practices such as yoga, meditation?
