The Institute for Holistic Health Studies (IHHS) is housed within WCSU’s Department of Health Promotion and Exercise Sciences (HPX)
Our Mission
The mission of the IHHS is to provide the university and greater Danbury area with an opportunity to engage in and explore different aspects of holistic and integrative health through programming and instruction. Our holistic perspective on health and healing integrates conventional healing with traditional and modern alternative practices from around the world.
The Spring 2019 Calendar of Events Includes:
Stressbusters
Held on December 6, this event, designed to help students, faculty, and staff manage the “end of semester” stress, was co sponsored by the Center for Compassion, Creativity, and Innovation at WCSU. STRESSBUSTERS! featured a variety of practitioners offering tips and techniques for self care and tools to ease and relieve stress. Learn more …
Featured Past Events
On November 5th, 2018, Saundra Cindy Blum, a certified Hypnotherapist, Past Life Regression Therapist , Reiki practitioner, and international lecturer, shared stories from her book, Footsteps through the Sands of Time—Past Life Dramas, Present Life Lessons.
Stressed is Desserts Spelled Backward
Listen to Dr. Seaward’s podcast
On October 18th in the Ives Concert Hall, Dr. Brian Luke Seaward spoke about stress management. Dr. Seaward or “Luke”, as he likes to be called, is a bestselling author, motivational speaker, award winning film director, holistic stress management expert, workshop facilitator, and teacher. He has authored more than twelve books, including the classic best sellers, Stand Like Mountain, Flow Like Water, The Art of Calm and Stressed Is Desserts Spelled Backward. His acclaimed documentary, Earth Songs, has appeared at several film festivals nationwide as well as many PBS affiliate stations across the country in 2013–2014.
Pictured with Bernie are, (left to right) Christel Autuori, Director of the Institute for Holistic Health Studies, Patricia Ivry, Former Dean of the School for Professional Studies, and Robyn Housemann, co chair of the Health Promotion and Exercise Sciences Department.Presentation Dr. Bernie Siegel
Bernie, as he likes to be called, spoke on “The Art of Healing” to an audience of over 250 people in Ives concert hall on Tuesday October 18, 2016. Bernie, a nationally acclaimed physician and surgeon, author, speaker, and educator, and author of over 30 books, is a well known and widely respected leader in the field of integrative health and healing. Bernie shared personal stories, experiences, and anecdotes to illustrate the many dimensions of healing. “Life is a miracle, and we need to not fear trying to achieve our potential and reveal the remarkable creation we and all living things are, and that our Creator has build into us the ability to induce self-healing.” Bernie generously signed books and CDs following his presentation.
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