Mar 29, 2024  
2015-2016 SGPP Catalog and Handbook 
    
2015-2016 SGPP Catalog and Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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HD725 Transpersonal Bodywork (2 cr.)


This course introduces the student to transpersonal bodywork, an holistic approach which integrates physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual processes. The course includes such concepts as the holistic paradigm of health and healing, models of transformation, the new science, and the body as an energy system. Students are introduced to techniques including therapeutic touch, imagery, and the expressive therapies as related to transpersonal bodywork. The experiential component of the course gives students an opportunity for personal exploration in relation to course topics.

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

  1. Discuss a theoretical basis for transpersonal bodywork.
  2. Describe how the following techniques may be used in transpersonal bodywork: therapeutic touch, imagery, body dialog, intuitive process, and expressive therapies.
  3. Use therapeutic touch for self-care.
  4. Compare and contrast major forms of bodywork with transpersonal body work.
  5. Describe the use of transpersonal bodywork in the professional community.
  6. Identify resources for further study in this area.
     



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