<p> School of Holistic Studies NEW AND SPECIAL COURSES</p><p>FALL 2007</p><p>Arts and Consciousness (A&C)</p><p>A&C 4307.A1 Visual Communications A (3 units) A&C 5307.A1 Visual Communications A (3 units) Instructor: Jo Jackson An introduction to the skills and conceptual foundations of effective visual communications. Using a combination of digital and traditional art materials, the class will explore the technical to philosophical assumptions regarding the nature of communication through symbol, image, text, color and composition. Through weekly assignments and critiques, class members will develop skills and insights needed for further explanation of the field. Basic competence in appropriate digital media will be central outcome as will broadened awareness ability in the use of cultural signifiers and signs in visual art.</p><p>A&C 4338.A1 Introduction to Movement, Improvisation and Poetics (3 units) A&C 5338.A1 Introduction to Movement, Improvisation and Poetics (3 units) Instructor: Seth Eisen An introduction to the foundational modalities, practices, and context of movement, improvisation, and poetics as solo and ensemble explorations in performance. Using the body and voice as the primary media of expression, the class will introduce students to the basic forms and traditions of movement, improvisation, and poetics as a gateway into personal and social transformation. The class will provide ample structures and opportunities for creative experimentation and self-discovery. We will strengthen the mind-body connection and deepen intuitive impulses, exploring a range of traditions in the performing arts.</p><p>Integral Studies Department (ISD)</p><p>CNS 5023.H1 Shamanic Traditions (2 units) Instructor: Kimmy Johnson Shamanic healing practices and empowerment rituals are found among land-based peoples the world over. Practices and rituals that acknowledge and strengthen relationship to family, community, and the Earth are sorely lacking in our modern day culture. Yet within each person’s ancestral lineages can be found evidence of Earth based spirituality, nurtured and supported through shamanic traditions. In this class, students will research shamanic practices within their ancestral lineages with the intention of integrating these practices with present day knowledge.</p><p>CNS 5039.H1 Self-Exploration: Stones, Shamans, Goddess Dreams (1 unit) Instructor: Mehrdad Fakour The Feminine archetype permeates our dreams in many guises: the mother, the movie star, the old woman, the serpent, the owl, the bear, the moon, and many others. She carries important information about our life’s purpose, our unanswered questions and the state of our spirituality. In this course we will study myths, symbols, and images of the Divine Feminine and learn to consult our dreams as wise oracles.</p><p>CNS5039C.H1 Self-Exploration: Fairy Tales as Signposts of the Soul (2 units) Instructor: Peter Rojcewicz In this course, students will focus upon a selection of Grimm’s fairy tales to highlight the cognitive imagination’s role in apprehending the nature of imaginal reality. Critical perspectives to be used include those of folklore, analytical and archetypal psychology, literary theory, and Giambattista Vico’s way of fantasia.</p><p>CNS 5030.H1 Sleep, Dreams and Consciousness (2 units) Instructor: Marilyn Fowler Dreams are a gateway to self-knowledge and awareness. During this course, we will explore recent scientific research in sleep and dream studies and a variety of practices in dream psychology. Different states of consciousness within sleep will be studied, and the latest theories on the function of dreaming. Students will be guided into their own dreamwork by keeping a dream journal and encouraged to bridge scientific knowledge with their own insight into the transformative power of dreams.</p><p>CNS 5284.H1 Consciousness and Sustainability (2 units) Instructor: TBD This course will be both visionary and practical: visionary in that it will provide the broadest evolutionary context for the immense changes already underway on the planet; practical in that it will introduce students to several cutting-edge ideas for conscious and green living. In the first part, we will identify the optimal leverage points for transformation in the larger global system and in our daily and local lives. Then, students will be supported to explore and research an area of personal interest so that everyone finishes the course with a tangible sense of empowerment and grounded optimism for the future. </p><p>HHE 5126 Asian Approaches to Healing (2 Units) Instructors: Tamara Wolfson In this introductory course, two of the oldest holistic healing systems of medicine-- Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine—will be presented. Basic philosophy, principles and standards of treatment will be explored both didactically and experientially. Each will be outlined with emphasis on their spiritual roots, cultural and social perspectives, and their growing appeal as global alternative approaches to medicine. This class is designed to examine the components necessary for healing and the cause of dis-ease as viewed from these two holistic perspectives, and the management of disease as understood by each system of medicine. </p><p>HHE 5150 Mind-Body Approaches to Self-Care (2 Units) Instructor: Joel Kreisberg Educating people in ways they can promote their own healing and maintain a high degree of wellness is a major part of a holistic approach to health. This course discusses issues related to motivating and facilitating healthy changes in lifestyle and self-care practices. The study of</p><p>Mind-Body Medicine will include three components. Each class will begin with the practice of Integrative Transpersonal Practice created by George Leonard and Michael Murphy. The second section of the class is devoted to in depth discussion of the principles and practices of mind-body medicines including biofeedback, meditation, guided imagery, prayer, ritual, and psychoneuroimmunology. The final component of the class is presentation of one form of mind- body medicine by the students. </p><p>HHE 5425 Moving and Sensing (3 units) Instructor: Theresa Silow Movement happens on all different levels. There is movement visible from the outside and there is movement barely felt on the inside. Movement exploration fosters a re-accessing of “forgotten” or abandoned” areas or qualities within, increases the range of experience and expression, and supports the healing process. This course presents a conceptual and experiential inquiry. We will discuss various theoretical topics related to the process of moving and sensing, along with some of the current movement/somatic approaches and their focal areas. Simultaneously, it will be a personal journey of discovery and unfolding through various movement/somatic explorations.</p><p>HHE5615 Practicum in Holistic Health: Movement as Medicine: Working with Chronic Illness (.5 unit) Instructor: Jamie McHugh Movement is the language of our physiology, from the pulsing of the fluid systems to the flow of our breathing. Homeostasis of the body depends upon coherent, interrelated rhythms to maintain health and well-being. Fear, anxiety, and depression, as well as the illness itself and the medication used to address it, disrupt these natural rhythms. In this practicum, we will use methods for effectively transforming the anxiety, fear and depression that accompany chronic health conditions. The five elements of somatic movement experience - breath, sound, contact, stillness, and movement - are self-generated antidotes to inner incoherence, creating more harmony, ease and balance in our organism. These elements are both contemplative and expressive, creating new possibilities for a "balanced movement diet".</p><p>HHE 5615.N2 Practicum in Holistic Health: Opening the Eye of Essence: Haiku & Qigong in the Garden (.5 unit) Instructor: Michele Chase According to medieval scholar St. Bonaventure, we perceive with three eyes: Eye of Flesh, Eye of Mind, and Eye of Contemplation. Education often focuses on Eye of Mind (reason & imagination) and neglects Eye of Flesh (perception through the body, by the five senses) and Eye of Contemplation (accessed through cultivating transcendent states, the realm of spirit). Of special interest in this practicum is the Eye of Contemplation. An elegant poetic form that calls upon the Eye of Flesh, Eye of Mind, and Eye of Contemplation is the Haiku. Though all three may be called upon, at its best the experience of writing and reading Haiku opens the Eye of Contemplation: giving rise to moments of profound recognition. We will also learn and practice the “fourth flowing form” in the Way of Joy (Taoist qiqong) system, learning to experience and express the wisdom of the three realms through flowing movements. Our practice will move outside to a beautiful Japanese garden (at the U.C. Botanical Garden in Berkeley), where we will apply this insight in the creation of Haiku, opening the Eye of Contemplation.</p><p>HHE 5615.N3 Practicum in Holistic Health: Introduction to Naturopathic Medicine (.5 unit) Instructor: Dara Thompson This practicum will provide an overview of Naturopathic Medicine as it is currently practiced in the U.S. The course will begin with an explanation of the history of Naturopathic Medicine and the development Naturopathic Philosophy. Students will be introduced to the six Principles of Naturopathic Medicine - The Healing Power of Nature, Identify and Treat the Cause, Do No Harm, Prevention, Treat the Whole Person, and Doctor as Teacher. Education and training will be explained in detail. We will discuss the various methods of treatment employed by a Naturopathic Doctor- hydrotherapy, homeopathy, nutrition, botanical medicine, physical medicine, pharmacology, minor surgery, mind-body medicine and injection therapies. Time will be allowed for questions and group discussion.</p><p>IPP 5010.Y1 Human Development (3 units) Instructor: David Zeitler This course explores human development from an integral perspective focusing on psychological, cross-cultural, feminist, and transpersonal approaches. Howard Gardiner & Corinne Kosmitzki’s acclaimed work in cross-cultural research is used to set the stage for a multidimensional exploration of human development. Patricia Miller et al’s feminist critique and revisioning of psychological development is employed to establish a critical understanding of models of development. The research of Robert Kegan, Harvard’s world renowned developmental psychologist, is presented as a framework to understand development in traditional, modern and postmodern context. Susanne Cook-Greuter’s pioneering research in post-autonomous ego development is explored, providing a sophisticated link between personal and transpersonal development. Finally, Ken Wilber’s spectrum of development is used to contextualize the developmental process from birth to Enlightenment. Experiential exercises and small group practices will be used to connect the material to students’ own lived experience.</p><p>IPP 5051.Y1 Integral Research A (2 units) Instructor: Sean Hargens This course is designed to expose students to the foundations of Integral Research and guide them in beginning a research project to be completed in the companion course - Integral Research B. Students will explore the history and concept of research design; identify topics for research using the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person approaches and explore the tradition of Action Inquiry. Finally, students will complete a project proposal that will serve as their research guide for Integral Research B. </p><p>IPP5029.Y1 Integral Field Course (2 units) Instructor: Gail Hochachka Learn how Integral Action can serve the planet. This two-unit course will occur over ten days in El Salvador from November 15-25th. In this unique learning format, students will have an opportunity to apply Integral Theory to real-world issues. Students will learn about individual, community, and environmental well-being, through daily activities, participation in local projects, field lectures, assigned projects, and experiential practices. Specifically, students will learn about the following issues: post-conflict and healing; environmental degradation and sustainable resource management; food security and organic agriculture; self-empowerment and gender equity. The course is open for students in the School of Holistic Studies or School of Education in Liberal Arts, as well as non-degree students. Faculty include: Vernice Solimar, Chair of Integral Studies Department and Gail Hochachka, Core Faculty of Integral Psychology</p><p>Program. Please note that the dates for the field course fall over the Thanksgiving weekend. This is intentional so that students will miss fewer (if any) on-campus classes for other courses. Consider this an opportunity to celebrate Thanksgiving with our global family in a unique learning environment!</p><p>IPP 5031.Y1 Evolutionary Psychology (3 units) Instructor: Frank Poletti Evolutionary psychology draws on evolutionary biology, paleoanthropology, genetics, and cognitive psychology to understand the mind from an evolutionary perspective. This course explores intrapsychic processes, cooperation, mating and sex, parental care, perception and language and environmental aesthetics. These explorations will be situated within an integral framework and contrasted with other evolutionary approaches to psychology, consciousness, and society.</p><p>ISD 5015.U1 Effective Communication A: Emotional Dynamics (3 units) Instructor: Laura Shekerjian The focus of this course is on exploring, clarifying and deepening our relationship to ourselves by looking at the ways in which emotions arise and manifest in our lives. We will discuss basic emotional dynamics, different ways of understanding and working with emotional issues, and the experience and expression of specific emotions such as anger and joy. Emotional self-knowledge is an important foundation for effective communication, which will be explored in depth in Part B – Effective Communication: Intersubjectivity.</p><p>ISD5326.U1 Tibetan Buddhism (2 units) Instructor: Laura Shekerjian In this course, students inquire into some of the major principles and practices of Tibetan Buddhism. Through readings, discussion and experiential exercises, students explore the relationship between psychological development and spiritual growth.</p><p>ISD5354.U1 Dreams and the Body (1 unit) Instructor: Karen Jaenke The body is a vehicle in which the dream is experienced. The body is impacted by the emotional state of the dreamer and the dreams. Drawing upon cross cultural studies on the importance of body awareness, students will learn about the role of the emotional body and its impact in dreaming and waking. Through somatic practices such a breathing, movement, dream postures, and dream body mapping, students will experience and bring mindfulness into the relationship between their waking body and dreaming body. (Class held at the Berkeley Annex).</p><p>ISD5455.U1 Exploring Professional Identity A (2 units) Instructor: Marilyn Fowler This course provides a practical approach to finding/creating right livelihood based on students’ individual interests and career visions. The class will focus on such topics as: exploring self- image; identifying key values and transferable skills; envisioning one’s fullest potential in work; researching careers and organizations, writing resumes and letters, and conducting informational interviews. Students will select an externship project for the following quarter.</p><p>.</p>