University of Minnesota Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing

Happy World Mindfulness Day! Mindfulness is an awareness of one’s present moment experience with curiosity, kindness and a non-judgmental attitude. If you've ever been curious about mindfulness, what it is and what it isn't, and how it might be helpful to you at work and at home, today is the perfect day to learn more! #mindfulness #wellbeing

There are two open positions on the Bakken Center's award-winning communications team - a graphic/visual designer, and a marketing and communications generalist. Both are 75% positions, and include full benefits. Please share with your networks so that we may find a fabulous pool of applicants. https://lnkd.in/dqdeH2Df

How effective are scalable, relatively low-resource mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) delivered via telehealth for veterans with chronic pain? In this study, the mindfulness intervention was developed by Bakken Center faculty Dr. Roni Evans and Dr. Alex Haley; they along with Center faculty Dr. Gert Bronford and Dr. Brent Leineger contributed to the analysis. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gdBrpqS5

CSPH 5643: Horse as Teacher: Equine-Assisted Services (EAS) Open for registration this Fall 2024! This course is designed to introduce students to the field of Equine-Assisted Services (EAS) and to the range of therapeutic and learning opportunities found within equine interactions. Five domains of practice in EAS are covered and include physical, social, cognitive, psychological and spiritual contexts. The course presents concepts which helped develop various types of EASs and shape the practice. Students will learn the necessity for safety guidelines and precautions/contraindications in EAS sessions. Students will observe therapeutically trained horses demonstrating course concepts by developing an EAS program plan for an assigned target population. Learn more on our website. https://lnkd.in/gX6dXv24

CSPH 5423: Botanical Medicines: Foundations and Practical Applications Open for registration this Fall 2024! Plants heal. From first aid remedies to solutions that calm, regional plants have been used for centuries to cure and treat. Healthcare professionals who are informed about botanical medicine will arguably be positioned to be truly patient centered. In this course, students will practically learn about local medicinal plants from an expert herbalist through oral history and hands-on experiential activities. Current literature will complement case study exemplars to demonstrate the benefits, uses, and considerations of numerous medicinal plants. Eclectic and western herbal medicine will be reviewed, and students will gain skills to gather, process, and apply selected local plants and herbs as ointments, salves, tinctures, and essences. Learn more on our website. https://lnkd.in/gk5khWQy

CSPH 5111: Cultural Ways of Thinking about Health Open for registration this Fall 2024! This course creates space for you to examine, challenge and critically reflect upon your thinking about health and move toward a healing approach within a highly racialized society. The course meets in a hybrid model that includes in-person, field-trip “micro-immersion experience” to explore different understandings of health through visits to cultural communities. We include with field trips virtual experiential glimpses into fundamentally different systems of knowledge often conflicting with the scientific/professional models emphasized in many professional fields on campus. Learn more on our website. https://lnkd.in/g82ahUJ3

"Death, Happiness, and Resilience." A new Bakken Center course leads students into an exploration of mortality and wellbeing at the end of life: While teaching classes for the University of Minnesota’s Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing, Dr. Tenzin Namdul noticed that students were especially engaged during sessions about death and dying. They had many questions about death, and were keenly interested in Tibetan Medicine and culture, striving to apply their newfound knowledge to their work in nursing, medicine, social work, and more. - Suzy Frisch Kit Breshears MM, MS Jacques Lerouge Kely Wakely MacPhail MicKenzie Fasteland Megan E. Voss Miriam Cameron Michael Ormond

Funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, Imagination Central is a research project involving collaboration between adolescents, artists and scientists at the University of Minnesota and the Weisman Art Museum. Adolescence is a crucial stage of brain development and identity formation. This study is examining many aspects of creativity in adolescents through a weekly course that involves arts engagement and science co-creation. Another cohort will take place September 2024 - June 2025. This study is open for recruitment! For more details, contact the study coordinator, Eyerus (umnteen@umn.edu or 612-503-6183). Learn more at creativity-central.umn.edu

The Center magazine, Mandala, is now on the web! Read the Summer 2024 issue. Inside this issue are stories like Learning Through Doing, Scrolling with Mental Health in Mind, and Online Therapeutic Yoga Series - Healing is For Everyone. https://lnkd.in/eKFba_2Q

The Bakken Center is excited to partner with the Office of Human Resources Wellbeing Program to bring you A Mindful Mondays Meetup: Qigong on the Lawn at the University of Minnesota’s Farmers Market. We are looking forward to gathering as a community and meeting you in person! Wednesday, July 17, 2024 McNamara Alumni Center Plaza This event is free and open to the general public, but registration is requested. 9 a.m. to noon: Drop by the Farmers market to visit the fabulous vendors and the Bakken Center’s resource table to make your own lavender sachet. Noon to 1 p.m.: Join Bakken Center Mindfulness and Wellbeing Instructor, Mariann Johnson and Mindfulness Facilitator, Susan Flannigan for a time of Qigong and meditation. This event is free, but registration is requested. You are welcome to bring your own yoga mat or a limited number of mats will be available to use.