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Dear CIHS Community Members,
It is December already, and 2015 is almost over. We greatly appreciate all of your support for CIHS this year. We hope that you are enjoying this beautiful holiday season. In the last issue of 2015, we have some announcements for the upcoming New Year, 2016. First, Dr. Hope Umansky introduces our course schedule for Winter 2016 and upcoming CIHS community events, including the annual New Year's Gathering and Open House, Friday, January 22, 5:30 pm-7: 30 pm. Everyone is welcome at this event so please RSVP to admin@cihs.edu. The next announcement is about our annual yoga workshop facilitated by Mr. Takeshima and Paul & Suzee Grilley. It will be held on campus the weekend of April 23 & 24, 2016. In the next newsletter, we will announce a workshop outline and fee schedule. Please join us for this annual event as we progress through the chakras and meridian systems. Lastly, for CIHS students, registration week starts this week, December 14 - 18. Please register online from the link below. If you have any questions about the course(s) you need to take, please contact Dr. Umansky hope_umansky@cihs.edu We wish you a wonderful time during this holiday season. We look forward to seeing you on campus at one of our many events in the coming year. May the good wishes follow you throughout the coming New Year.
Sincerely, Hideki Baba, Ph.D. Hideki_Baba@cihs.edu
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Integral Sciences & Biofield Research Summer Symposium 2016
Save the Date:
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July 8 5 pm- 8pm, July 9 & 10, 2016, 9am-6pm
Details to Follow in January
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Message from the Dean
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Dear CIHS Community, I hope this email finds you well, and you are enjoying the holiday season. The year is quickly coming to a close, and Winter course registration begins this week. Winter quarter runs from January 4, 2016 through March 11. Course Registration week runs the week of December 14-18, 2015. However, you can register until the quarter begins. Ideally, it helps us help you (and our instructors) if you register in a timely fashion. It helps facilitate your schedule and classes. We have many exciting classes this quarter (including Dr. Nandini Katre teaching Basic Notions of Biophysics). Welcome, Dr. Katre! If I were in your shoes, I am not quite sure how I would pick what to take amongst all of these consciousness and intellect-expanding choices. Ultimately, it is your responsibility to make sure you review your transcripts against the Program Requirements as listed in the catalog to ensure you have what you need to graduate. However, I am always happy to help guide you toward what I think fits best with your program and growth.
Winter Quarter Course Schedule
Consciousness Studies, MA/PHD/ Introduction to Consciousness Studies, BIS, CIHS core requirement all programs, Dr. Roger Cavnaugh. (Integrated Learning Modality on campus and online). BIS students enroll in Introduction to Consciousness Studies. Substance Abuse: Assessment, Intervention, and Treatment, Clinical Psychology licensure requirement, Dr. Sam Aganov. Online. Psychotherapy Approaches and Strategies, Clinical Psychology Licensure track requirement, Dr. Tamara Goldsby. (Integrated Learning Modality online and on campus)
Introduction to Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods, MA core requirement/*can be taken at the PhD level if a mixed methods dissertation is desired with the permission of the Dean, BIS students with outstanding math requirement can take this course, Dr. Randy Fauver. Online. Integral Perspectives on Health, Integral Heath core requirement, Dr. Mali Burgess. Online. Basic Notions of Biophysics, Core Life Physics. Elective all programs. Dr. Nandini Katre. Integrated Learning Modality Topic of Special Interest: Science of the Cosmos & Philosophy of Reality, Elective all programs, Dr. Thomas Brophy. Integrated Learning Modality (on campus and online). Survey of Complementary Methods/Medicine, Elective all programs, Dr. Ji Hyang Padma. Online. Toward a Superconsciousness, fulfills CIHS spiritual education requirement, Dr. Tim Laporte, (Integrated Learning Modality on campus and online) Islam & Sufism: Science of Applied Mysticism, elective CRP and Integral Health. Dr. Sharon Mijares, online. Energy Psychology Foundations and Therapy, required Integral Psychology, elective all other programs, Dr. Michelle Dexter, Integrated Learning Modality (online and on campus).
Pranic Healing I, II, & III, on campus weekend experiential workshop, fulfills CIHS spiritual education requirement, March 26 & 27, AND May 13, 14, and 15. Students must attend all five days. Dr. Mary Clark.
Advanced Integrative Therapy (AIT), on campus weekend experiential workshop, fulfills CIHS spiritual education workshop, March 18, 19, &20. Dr. Mary Clark and Victoria Danzig, LCSW. Senior Project (last course for BIS students) MA thesis (last course for those students not continuing on for PhD and those student who elect to do the research project AND continuing on)
Dissertation Sequence, speak with your program advisor.
The schedule can be found here: If you have questions about your course selection, I am happy to help guide you in the right direction. I hope to see you at the Annual Open House/Holiday Gathering January 22, 530 pm-730 pm (RSVP to Tamiko at admin@cihs.edu). All community members and current, alumni, and prospective students are welcome to attend. If you are curious about the CIHS community (which is made up of so much more than just the academic graduate community), please come to the Open House. We welcome all like-minds into our graduate school, research, and larger community. Happy Holidays. Sincerely,
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Dr. Motoyama's New Publication
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"The World of Religious Experiences"
We are pleased to announce Dr. Motoyama's new publication.
Dr. Motoyama had his eighty-eighth birthday celebration on December 2013 in Japan, and as one of the commemoration projects of his birthday, we published The World of Religious Experiences in English.
The World of Religious Experiences is a collection of articles written by Dr. Hiroshi Motoyama from about 1955 until the beginning of 1960. The articles were first brought together for the purposes of his doctoral dissertation, and for which he received his Doctor of Literature degree (philosophy, electrophysiology) in March 1962. In 1963, the articles were published together as a book under the title, The World of Religious Experiences, which was Dr. Motoyama's first book length publication.
Through these articles, Dr. Motoyama has tried to research into the existence the characteristics of religious experiences with metaphysical-ontological elucidation and statistical analysis of electrophysiological experiments based upon his own religious experiences. This collection of research articles is the foundation of the "Motoyama Philosophy." The articles clarify that the world of religious experiences are a true world, which sincerely relates to the basis of human existence. This insight comes from the integration of his deepened religious practices and physiological-physical-experimental studies.
We believe that it is very meaningful to have this publication, the foundation of "Motoyama Philosophy," available to the world in time for his eighty-eighth birthday.
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Course in Winter 2016
"Islam and Sufism:
Science of Applied Mysticism"
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By Sharon Mijares, Ph.D.
Sadly, the media fills hearts and minds with an extremely limited view of Islam. For this reason it is more important than ever to understand the true meaning if Islam (peace). This course will explore the foundation of Islam, including its founder the Prophet Muhammad. Similar to other world religions it has superstitious, dogmatic, conservative and mystical interpretations. Students will be introduced to each of these as well as ancient and contemporary issues regarding gender. For example, in the Quranic creation story, Adam and Eve are two sides of the same being. Now that is interesting and worth exploring! What happened? How many know that women in Islam have always had more property rights and the right to divorce and, in fact, more so than any other religious tradition? The media fails to provide an accurate image of the diversity in this area. As a result of taking this course, students will become more knowledgeable of a wider perspective of Islamic influences. For example, given our limited knowledge of Islam, how many are aware that the great 12thcentury Sufi Master Ibn al Arabi, a widely read Sufi philosopher and teacher, proclaimed the following:
O Marvel! a garden amidst the flames.
My heart has become capable of every form:
it is a pasture for gazelles and a convent for Christian monks,
and a temple for idols and the pilgrim's Kaa'ba,
and the tables of the Torah and the book of the Quran.
I follow the religion of Love: whatever way Love's camels take,
that is my religion and my faith.
'Tarjuman al-Ashwaq'. Theosophical Publishing House, 1911. Poem XI.
This is an incredibly inclusive proclamation, once that includes all religious traditions. Those who take this course will be introduced to a wide variety of perspectives, behaviors and practices.
The Native Middle Eastern Sufi tradition enables practitioners to understand their inner reality, to find purpose in life, and to recognize diversity in feelings and interior states. Islamic and Sufic architecture, science, art, poetry and music are intended to bring the follower to the recognition of a greater reality. In fact, the science of Alchemy began to spread with early Islamic Sufi masters. It impacts all Sufi orders to this day as each one uses specific ancient practices known to awaken heart, body and mind.
Sufism teaches a scientific application of alchemical spiritual practices enabling human beings to enter into a relationship with the divine. These healing processes also enable practitioners to discover healthy ways to relate to self and others. Stages of development are facilitated by movement, sound, breathing, body awareness, and depth work with the inner self.
I will end with the suggestion that you view this lovely meditation (click to turn off any ads that pop up) and drink in this beauty.
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Course in Winter 2016
"Basic Notions of Biophysics"
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By Dr. Nandini Katre
Greetings to the CIHS Community. I am excited and happy to join the CIHS community as an adjunct professor this Winter quarter. I will teach the class, Basic Notions of Biophysics. My formal training has been in biophysics and biochemistry, with a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. My research has been in the field of bioenergetics, and on the structure and function of proteins and their application in therapy. In conjunction with this research, I have studied and practiced Buddhist and Vedic religious philosophy for thirty five years. For the last several years, I have also expanded my research and teaching in combining quantum science and spirituality. Having been raised in India, I have witnessed and experienced both the logical and magical dimensions of life. Thus, in this CIHS course in biophysics, I plan to teach not just the logical aspects of the science but also the magical, which help us in our evolution in consciousness. I am thrilled to bring my life's work and passion of merging science and spirituality to CIHS, and I invite you to join me in this class, as we explore the hidden connections in biophysics together. Interested students, please feel free to email me with any queries. Thank you. I look forward to working with students from varied personal and professional backgrounds, and interacting more with the CIHS community.
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Call for Paper
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From Dr. Sharon Mijares, an academic call for papers for a conference. We hope you will consider submitting or getting involved with this association that supports consciousness studies:
I love this group and have been a member for years. Stanley Krippner is also a regular presenter.
Call for Papers
Theme: Wisdom sits in places: Place, Space,
and Consciousness
Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness
36th Annual Conference - March 31 - April 2, 2016
at University Place hotel and Conference Center
310 SW Lincoln Street, Portland, OR 97201
The Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness (SAC) is an interdisciplinary academic organization dedicated to the study of consciousness phenomena in cultures around the world. A section of the American Anthropological Association (AAA), SAC members utilize cross-cultural, experimental, experiential, and theoretical approaches to study consciousness.
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