Running Head: CAM Seminar

Geneva McCloud
CAM Course
Kaplan University
August 7, 2016

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Practices of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Seminar Syllabus
Instructor Information
Instructor: Geneva McCloud
Favorable Well-Being CEO/Founder
Wellness Coordinator
Email: genevamccloud@student.kaplan.edu
Meeting: Weaver Arts Academy 6:30-8:00PM
Monday 09/12/2016, 09/19/2016 and 09/26/2016
Seminar Description
Understanding CAM health practices, approaches and systems used to reduce illnesses from a
variety of chronic diseases and how they can complement standard medical care. Our emphasis
will relate to mind and body practices that promote wellness. We will examine Yoga, Meditation
and Clinical Hypnosis, while realizing mental and physical health benefits. Summary of evidence
base.
Seminar Prerequisites
Completed Questionnaire to receive $5 off coupon to Center for the Healing Arts
Email address
Seminar Objective
Give working definition for Yoga, Meditation, and Clinical Hypnosis
Learn common techniques for calming the mind
Identify 2 conditions when meditation should be used
Basic instructions for sitting meditation
Identify four benefits of practicing Yoga
Identify why people practice yoga
Introduce most common styles of in North America
Identify 2 important questions to ask the yoga instructor
Identify therapeutic uses for hypnosis
Discussion of useful application
Identify 3 conditions clinical hypnosis has been clinically evaluated
State 2 reasons why it is important to learn hypnosis
Materials
None

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Week 1 Handouts

Welcome
Thank you for attending the first night of practices of complementary and alternative medicine.
This evening you will be introduced to approaches to CAM. Origins of CAM practices have
derived from parts of China and India, but are now practiced in western countries. Research has
been done, but continued efforts by the National Institute of Health (NIH) sponsors continuous
research related to the safety and effectiveness of approaches to sustain wellness during the aging
process. Week one begins with meditation. Please be prepared to answer questions after Power
Point presentation. I will assign groups and you may choose a spokesman for your group. Be
sure to take notes, so that I may address all questions. Who has the popcorn?
Mind Body Practice
Meditation has been described as a self-directed practice for relaxing the body while bringing
calmness to the mind, which is effective in insight and expanded awareness.
Questions?
Mental and physical benefits include stress reduction, anxiety, and anxiety-related disorders,
chronic pain, hypertension and insomnia.
Questions?
Common Concentration techniques include:
Mental repetition
Physical repetition
Problem concentration

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Visual concentration
Questions?
Specific Approaches
Relaxation response
Transcendental meditation
Mindfulness meditation
Centering prayer
All commonly used in research to understand health benefits from the approaches or practices
Questions

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Week 2 Handout

Welcome
Welcome to week two of practices of complementary and alternative medicine. This evening you
will be introduced Yoga. Yoga has been described as a mind body practice with origins in ancient
Indian philosophy. There are varying styles which combine physical posture, breathing
techniques, and meditation and relaxation. Hatha yoga is the most common practice in the U.S.
and Europe. Based on a study from The 2007 National Health Interview Survey, an estimated 6%

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of adults utilized yoga for health purposes. Lets prepare for the Power Point. . Please be
prepared to answer questions after Power Point presentation. I will assign groups and you may
choose a spokesman for your group.
Mind Body Practices
People practice yoga to treat specific medical conditions, for muscular-skeletal conditions, to
maintain health and favorable well-being. Some have been advised by their doctors to use yoga
for specific health conditions.
Questions?
In an effort to reduce low-back pain, CAM has been identified as the number one reason for the
approaches. There are significantly less disability, pain, and depression after about six months,
when compared to standard treatments. Offers more pain relief than self-care book, and ones
ability to function, than usual medical care.
Questions?
Practicing yoga safely is a number priority. To minimize risk of injury, here are a few step tips to
follow:
Talk with your care provider
Find a trained and experienced yoga practitioner
Adapt to poses to your individual needs and abilities
Questions
Research has found that yoga practice improves pain tolerance. During a study, researchers
found that yoga practitioners tolerated cold pain nearly twice as long as the controlled group.

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Week 3

Welcome
Welcome to week three and final seminar on practices of complementary and alternative
medicine. This evening the highlight of the evening will introduce you all to Clinical Hypnosis.
Hypnosis has been described as a procedure which a health professional or researcher suggest
clients, patients, or subject experience changes in sensation, perceptions, thoughts, and
behaviors. There is now an increased interest in hypnosis amongst patients and healthcare
providers.
Lets watch this short video of Clinical Examples of Hypnosis Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUIWSb_VDGA
Questions?
Hypnotic Modulations of the body include:
Parkinsons disease
Gastric Acid Secretion
Smoking Cessation
Physical Rehabilitation
Questions
People respond to hypnosis in varying ways.
Hypnotized individuals maintain volitional control over their behavior and typically remain
knowledgeable of who they are.
Questions

Three prominent theories include:

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Socio-cognitive
Social-psychobiological
Neo-dissociation
Questions

Lecture Notes
Complementary and Alternative Medicine are treatments and medicines ranging from
acupuncture to homeopathy to aromatherapy, meditation and yoga. As the wellness paradigm is
shifting towards holistic approaches, there continues to be extensive research in the area of
CAM.
Meditation is a way of being that extends our ability for awareness and for self- knowing. When
a mindset is discerning, it ultimately sets individuals free from routine though patterns, and
relationships and the destructive mind-states and emotions that accompany them. When
Individuals are able to abscond from highly conditioned, reactive and habitual pondering, they
are able to retort in more effective and authentic ways.
Described in Poetry
This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a
meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain
them all! Even if they are a crowd of sorrow, who violently sweep your house empty of its

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furniture, still treat each guest honorably. He may be clearing you out for some new delight. The
dark though, the sham, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. Be
grateful for whoever comes because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.
Yoga
Yoga is a mind body practice with origins in ancient Indian philosophy. The various styles of
yoga typically combine physical posture, breathing techniques, and meditation or relaxation.
When westerners hear the word yoga, their perception is stretching and strengthening poses
known as asana, which are the primary focus of most yoga classes.
The decision to use hypnosis in clinical settings as an adjunct to modern treatment can only be
made with a qualified healthcare provider who has been trained in the use and limitations of
clinical hypnosis.
Hypnosis has been effectively used in the treatment of pain, depression, anxiety, stress, habit
disorder, and many other psychological and medical problems.
Individuals are welcome to explore CAM practices at The Center for the Healing Arts in the
local community.

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