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美國耶魯大學提供靈氣課程和研究靈氣治療應用於癌症病人

1-20-99

Yale School of Nursing to offer workshops on ancient healing touch

New Haven, Conn. - A two-session class on the ancient healing art of Reiki will be offered at the Yale School of Nursing, 100 Church St. South, on Fri., Feb. 26 and Sat., Feb. 27.

Reiki uses touch to facilitate relaxation, reduce stress, manage pain and promote healing. Caregivers are encouraged to perform Reiki to stimulate the body's homeostatic response and also to perform Self-Reiki to relieve their own stress and boost energy. The class will include a discussion of the history, philosophy and clinical applications of Reiki while providing ample opportunity for hands-on experience. Upon completion, participants will be fully trained and certified in the Usui System of Reiki Healing.

The class is ideal for physicians, nurses, anesthetists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, home health and hospice staff, social workers, psychologists or chaplains.

Noted Reiki instructors Libby Barnett and Maggie Chambers will teach the class in association with Yale School of Nursing faculty Ann Ameling and Leslie Nield-Anderson, both of YSN's Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing specialty. Professor Ameling is coordinator of YSN's Spirituality and Healing Curriculum. The YSN initiative seeks to train health and pastoral professionals to care for people in a way that acknowledges the connection between the physical and spiritual. The project, undertaken in collaboration with Yale Divinity School and Yale-New Haven Hospital, is supported by grants from The Teagle Foundation, Inc. and the John Templeton Foundation. The multicultural curriculum includes "Spirituality and Health Care," "Alternative and Complementary Therapies" and "Living With Dying," a course examining the needs of terminal patients and their families, and a clinical practicum where the student will work under the supervision of an experienced provider to use spiritual assessment and spiritually based practices in direct patient care.

Tuition is $100, or $75 for graduate students. The registration deadline is Feb. 19. For more information, call Debbie Sestito at (203) 737-2230.