CIHS Newsletter March 2011

CIHS Newsletter March 2011

Dear CIHS Community Members,

Our March newsletter has two articles detailing our exciting future events. I wrote the first one, which is regarding our exciting Yoga Workshop on April 2 & 3. The deadline for early registration is rapidly approaching on March 11. For those who are interested in attending the workshop, please register online or contact me (hideki_baba@cihs.edu) if you have any questions. Seating is limited so please reserve your spot.

The other article is from Dr. Hope Umansky. She is announcing our course schedule for the Spring quarter. We are offering interesting and unique courses in the Spring quarter so if you are interested in CIHS or have questions about any of our courses or programs, please visit our website (www.cihs.edu) or directly contact Dr. Hope Umansky (hope_umansky@cihs.edu) for any assistance. If you are local and would like to visit our campus and discuss our exciting and unique graduate programs and research opportunities in person, we will be happy to schedule a time. We welcome all like-minded inquires for our graduate programs, research projects, and workshops. If you have a friend who may be interested in our program, please send us their information and we will be happy to send them an information packet.

Our intention this year is to grow as a vibrant and active learning community committed to holistic health and the progression of consciousness in the fields of psychology, integral health, comparative religion and philosophy, and subtle energy studies. We welcome you to be a part of our community.

Sincerely,

Hideki

Yoga Workshop with Takeshima and Paul Grilley
on April 2 (Sat.) & 3 (Sun.)

It is already in March, and spring is right around the corner. This spring, we are very excited to offer a Chakra Meditation workshop. We are honored to host renowned teachers, Mr. Takeshima from Japan, as well as Paul and Suzee Grilley for the workshop being held on campus April 2 & 3. For those who are planning to attend this workshop, the last day of early registration is March 11. If you register by 11^th, you can save $40, and your total cost is $160. We will continue to offer the student discount after the 11^th for college and university students only. However, we urge you to register early since seat availability is limited.

This year, the workshop will focus on the second chakra called, svadhisthana chakra. The location of the svadhisthana chakra on the front of the body is around the meridian points of chukyoku (CV 3, 1 1/4" above the pubic bone) and kangen (CV4, 2 1/2" above the pubic bone), which closely relates to the kidney meridian, the urinary balder meridian, the liver meridian, as well as the small intestine meridian. Dr. Motoyama always teaches that the meditation practitioner needs to balance your energy (ki, qi or prana) in the physical and subtle body in order to deepen your meditation safely and effectively. For this purpose, Mr. Takeshima starts with a meridian exercise before meditation. The meridian exercise includes pawanmuktasana which is a joint exercise to improve and invigorate the flow of energy through movement of each joints where body fluids tend to stagnate, as well as hip-joint and sacro-iliac joint exercises to align the sacrum bone, ilium, sacroiliac joint and hip joint which form the pelvis, the base of the physical body.

Mr.Takeshima has been studying a spiritual practice with Dr. Motoyama for approximately 30 years, and he is that rare instructor who is able to teach the essence of Dr. Motoyama's spiritual practice in English speaking countries. Additionally, in this workshop, we are happy to welcome Paul and Suzee Grilley. They will support and provide essential teaching, along with Mr. Takeshima, from their deep understanding of yoga and anatomy of the physical and subtle body.

Lastly, Mr. Takeshima will offer individual session on April 4^th (Mon.) and 5^Th (Tue.). This is an amazing opportunity for those who have any questions about yoga/meditation. It will allow you to seek a deeper understanding of your practice. If you have any questions or want to make a reservation, please contact Hideki at hideki_baba@cihs.edu. We look forward to experiencing a deeper and more mindful practice together with you at the spring yoga workshop.

Hideki

Spring Quarter 2011 Course Schedule

Dear CIHS Community,

Spring is upon us. I hope everyone is finding his or her educational experience challenging and fulfilling. Our migration onto Moodle is essentially complete, and it appears that everyone is engaged. I have heard from most of you that you are being challenged and learning. As an administrator, that is what I like to see. If you were not feeling challenged at some time during your program, you would not be learning and growing.

I also want to thank you for making my transition smooth. I am available to advise and guide you. Ultimately, of course, taking accountability of fulfilling your educational goals is up to you, but I am here to assist and help you navigate the process as best I can. Please feel free to email, call, or make an appointment to come in and see me. I am happy to review your program and course analytics at any time to make sure you are confident about the direction of your educational and professional goals.

The Winter quarter is drawing to an end, and it is time to think about what classes you are taking in the Spring. Registration week is March 14-18. To encourage timely registration, there will be a discount on each course unit if you sign up during this week. The Spring quarter officially begins March 28.

We will be offering the following:

Counseling and Communication Skills (core course). Dr. Sharon Mijares will be the instructor. If you have not had this, all students must take this class.

Chemical Dependency. This is a requirement for our licensure track psychology students. The instructor will be Dr. Sam Aganov.

Quantitative Statistics. This is a requirement for some of our psychology and/or life physics students. If you are a doctorate student, you may choose between quantitative or qualitative statistics. Dr. Clifford Weedman is the instructor for this course.

One of the program requirements for all CIHS students is a spiritual education requirement. We are offering two options to fulfill this requirement. Both are on campus as weekend workshops.

The first option is a yoga workshop entitled Chakra Awakening Workshop (second chakra). This will be taught by Yukihiro Takeshima and Paul Grilley.

The second option is AIT (Advanced Integrative Therapy) by Dr. Mary Clark and Victoria Danzig. There is information about this course on our website.

Additionally, we will be offering Hinduism by Krishna Rao for our Comparative Religion and Philosophy students.

For our Integral Health and Life Physics students, we will be offering some exciting courses. In this program, we are excited to implement new courses many esteemed faculty in the field of subtle energy teaching.

Traditional Chinese Medicine & Subtle Energy System. Dr. Barbara Seymour and Dr. Toshiaki Harada will teach this course on campus.

Electrophysiology & Biofeedback. This will be taught online and on campus as it has a lab component. It will be taught by Dr. Gaeton Chevalier. If you are a psychology student, you may take this course as an elective.

Biophoton Research. This course will be an online and ground combination class as well. Dr. Gaeton Chevalier will teach this course.

"Life Force": Topic of Special Interest. Dr. Claude Swanson, who is renown in the field of energy studies, will teach this online course.

Human Subtle Energy Detection. This course is solely on campus and will be taught by Dr. Toshiaki Harada and Dr. Koji Tsuchiya.

If you are a psychology or comparative religion student, I may be contacting you for specific course direction. Please feel free to contact me for assistance, too.

As a community, CIHS has many exciting upcoming events. We hope we will see you at one of them. Please check our website and monthly newsletters for updates.

I am enjoying getting to know and working with all of you. Keep up the good work.

Sincerely,

Hope

Hope Phillips Umansky, PhD

Director of Psychology Programs/

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

760-634-1771 x114

hope_umansky@cihs.edu

Events/Workshops in 2011

March 11th ~ 13th

Advanced Integrative Therapy
(basic course)

Mary D. Clark, Ph.D.
Victoria Danzig, LCSW

for more information,
please click here

March 19 (Sat) & 20 (Sun)

Workshop/Seminar
Bio-Energy Detection & Measurements

Dates: 09:30am~5:30pm, March 19^th (Sat)-20^th (Sun)

Our program will demonstrate the leading edge technologies that are currently being used in the field and the opportunities to develop a credible research method for investigating all energy medicine modalities.

We are proud to present two esteemed speakers in the field:
Dr. Beverly Rubik and Dr Claude Swanson. They will begin the program each day by sharing their experiences in measuring and researching the human biofield and subtle energy.

We hope you can join us, as many of the important technologies mentioned will be on hand and we are happy to give live demonstrations. More importantly we would like you to help us deliver this truly unique opportunity to explore the frontiers of health sciences.

Click link below for more detail
(Workshop/Seminar Program)

April 2 (Sat) & 3 (Sun)

Svadhisthana Chakra Awakening Workshop

with Takeshima,
Paul and Suzee Grilley