CIHS Newsletter June 2011

CIHS Newsletter June 2011

Dear CIHS Community Members,

Summer is almost here, and we hope you are doing well.

We are excited to introduce our future events in our June newsletter. First, Dr. Hope Umansky is pleased to announce the summer course schedule for the upcoming quarter. We are offering interesting and unique courses in the Summer 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.

Next, Dr. Harada introduces our annual Bio-Energy Devices & Research Seminar/Workshop scheduled on July 22^nd through 24^th. This is an invaluable opportunity to learn bio-energy science and hear about the most recent research by prominent speakers, Drs. Claude Swanson, Beverly Rubik, William Tiller and Hiroshi Motoyama. For those who are interested in attending the workshop, please register online or contact Dr. Harada (Toshiaki_Harada@cihs.edu) if you have any questions. Seating is limited so please reserve your spot today.

Our intention is to grow as an 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 all like-minded people to be a part of our community either as a graduate student, researcher, or by simply attending one of our workshops.

Sincerely,

Hideki

Believe it or not, summer is here. It is time to register for your summer courses. We are excited to offer some very innovative courses, including the study abroad at Oxford option. It is our pleasure to see all of you engage in your studies and move toward your goals.

*Registration begins June 13 through June 17.

* The quarter officially begins July 5 and runs through September 10.

Below is the list of course offerings for summer:

1. Research Methods for Religious Studies and Advanced Qualitative Research Methods - Sharon Mijares will teach this course.

This course is open to our comparative religion and psychology students. The syllabus has a track for MA students pursuing spiritual inquiry, and it has a different direction for psychological inquiry. This course is required for CRP students. For our PhD psych students, if you plan to write a qualitative dissertation, you must take this course. If you are planning to write a quantitative dissertation, you can choose to take the class as an elective. It is a wonderful addition to any psychology curriculum and would help you with report writing and other written tasks in the field.

2. Psychopharmacology -hybrid part on campus/part online - Dr. James Mattioda will teach this course.

This course is for our psychology students in the Master's and Doctorate programs, clinical emphasis. If you are planning to seek licensure, you must have this class.

3. Psychology of Shamanism -Dr. Mali Burgess

We are proud to welcome Dr. Mali Burgess to our faculty. Dr. Burgess will be teaching two classes this quarter. It is a unique opportunity to study with a Master in the field. We are thrilled to have her join our community.

Psychology of Shamanism is a core course for CRP students. Students in our other programs can take it as an elective.

4. Paradigm of Health and Disease - Dr. Mali Burgess

Paradigms of Health and Disease is a core course for our LP students. Students in our other programs can take it as an elective.

5. Neuroscience and Spirituality - Dr. Sam Aganov will teach this course. This course is for our comparative religion and philosophy students. Our psychology and integral health students can take this course as an elective, although it is not required.

* This course has the Study Abroad at Oxford option that would make it a hybrid course, part online and part in class. Otherwise, it will be conducted online.

6. Diagnosis in Clinical Psychology - Dr. Sam Aganov

This course is an excellent course for any psychology student. It is not "required" for licensure, but it is highly commended as a course of study. Without it, your curriculum is incomplete.

*This course has the Study Abroad at Oxford option. This option would be a hybrid course. Otherwise, it will be conducted online.

7. Spiritual Education Topic of Special Interest: Human Subtle Energy Detection: (2^nd Bioenergy Devices and Research Seminar Workshop) -Dr. Toshiaki Harada

- 2 units plus a summary paper.

We are excited to announce our July workshop. It is a three-day weekend here on campus. If you would like to attend and have this count toward your spiritual education requirement (a requirement for ALL of our programs), you can enroll and at the completion, you would submit a summary paper, under the direction of Dr. Hope Umansky.

8. Introduction to AMI Research - Dr. Tsuchiya

This is on campus in the lab. It is required for Life Physics and open to Integral Health students.

9. Biophoton Detection and Its Research Application- Dr. Thomas Brophy will teach this course. This course is on campus in the lab. This is required for LP and open to IH students.

10. Life Force: Topic of Special Interest (online course)- Dr. Claude Swanson.

This will be the second time eminent scientist, Dr. Claude Swanson, will teach this course at CIHS. It was very popular the first time around. This is required for our LP students. Our IH, Psy, and CRP students can take it as an elective. It is also open to the public, meaning non-enrolled students. Thus, if you know of anyone who may be interested in experiencing this unique course, please have him or her contact CIHS.

If you are a psychology student and want to take electives, it is best to ensure you have room in your program for an elective. If the electives sound appealing to you and you have room in your program, I would first suggest Paradigms of Health and Disease and/or Neuroscience and Spirituality. Then, if you have room for an additional course, then Psychology of Shamanism would be great supplement to your program.

As always, you are welcome to email me (Hope_Umansky@cihs.edu) at any time to discuss questions or concerns. Please do not hesitate to contact me to discuss your program objectives and goals. I have core office hours each week. I would be happy to schedule a time to discuss each individual's program with him or her.

We hope you will take the opportunity to join us for the July conference. It is an exciting time at CIHS. We are growing in the field, and we are excited to have you as part of our research and graduate school community.

I look forward to my continued associations with each of you. Have a great summer. Enjoy!

Sincerely,

Hope Phillips Umansky, PhD

California Institute for Human Science

Director of Psychology Programs/

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

760-634-1771 x114

hope_umansky@cihs.edu

The 2nd Bio-Energy Devices & Research Seminar/Workshop

California Institute for Human Science (CIHS) and The Center for Biofield Science (CBS) will again jointly offer a very special event, "The 2nd Bio-Energy Devices & Research Seminar/Workshop on July 22^nd through 24^th". Please see the final version of flyer/program in our website for specific details.

In the afternoon of July 24^th, subsequent to this Bio-energy Seminar/Workshop, CIHS will proudly present a Special Lecture Event by the two pioneers of subtle energy research, Dr. William A. Tiller and Dr. Hiroshi Motoyama.
It is such a rare opportunity to have them together in one lecture session. We'd like to encourage all of you who are interested in yoga, meditation, healing, healthcare, integrative medicine, mystery of man and universe, as well as subtle energy science.
The flyer/program of this Special Lecture Event is also attached for you to see.

You can register for either or both of the events from the link below.

http://www.cihs.edu/workshops/main.htm

For other methods of registration, please contact Tamiko at admin@cihs.edu

If you have any questions about the program, please feel free to contact Dr. Toshiaki Harada. (toshiaki_harada@cihs.edu)

We look forward to meeting you again in the above Seminar/Workshop and Special Lecture Event in July.

Sincerely,

Toshiaki Harada, Ph.D.