HHS 4010 - The Anatomy of Healing
Credit(s): 3
This course examines the fundamental principles of healing on all levels of our lives as humans and explores the nonlinear journey of healing throughout all phases of human existence. We will question common beliefs about healing, wellness, and medicine, and discuss the definition of health and healing in relationship to physical, mental, emotional and existential challenges that humans confront on their life journeys. We often think of healing in the context of recovering from a physical trauma or illness, and in a broader sense, finding relief from an uncomfortable or painful experience and returning to a state of ease. In this course, students will explore the ways in which healing can take place outside the context of illness or symptoms as well as case studies of healing taking place with no change or improvement at all in the expression of illness or symptoms. We will explore the origin of the word “healing” - meaning, “to make whole” - as a central theme in this process.
We will draw from multicultural sources of wisdom on the subject of healing as well as master teachers in this subject from the fields of holistic health, medicine, philosophy, psychology, and spirituality. Our goal will be to develop a paradigm for healing that incorporates all of these considerations and is both complex and deeply personal, while contributing to an understanding of healing in the context of the human experience that will empower both personal growth and the potential for impact as a professional.
Prerequisites: HHS 3080
Recommended: BIO 2011 and BIO 2012
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Online
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