Brianne Morwood, RD, CD, LDN, is a dietitian and a student in the first cohort of Saybrook’s new Master’s of Science Program in Integrative and Functional Nutrition. Another student in this cohort, Karmen Gregg, is interviewing the cohort members and creating blog postings about each. Here are Brianne’s responses to a series of interview… Read more »
Shannon McLain, MS, is a doctoral student in the College of Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences. She recently led a workshop for members of the community at The Healing Space, in Houston Texas, focusing on self-care and self-compassion. Here she blogs about her the importance of self-compassion, and some initial self-care practices to build self-compassion…. Read more »
Robin Dickey, a doctoral student in the College of Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences, provided a presentation for social workers, therapists, and nurses on the importance of self-care on April 6, 2016. This event, which qualified attendees for CEU credit, was called The Knowledge Cafe and was held at the Gladney Center for Adoption in Fort Worth,… Read more »
Leila Kozak, PhD,is the Director of Integrative Medicine in Palliative Care for Paliativos Sin Fronteras (Palliative Care Providers Without Borders). She is a Saybrook University graduate and an instructor in the Saybrook University College of Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. Kozak is currently a “Clinical Champion” at the Office of Patient-Centered Care and Culture Transformation… Read more »
Tamami Shirai, PhD, is a recent graduate of Saybrook University’s College of Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. Shirai was awarded third prize for her e-poster presentation within the residency/student category at the Natural Supplements 2016 conference, held by Scripps in San Diego in January 2016. Since the completion of her doctoral degree, Tamami Shirai… Read more »
Heart rate variability (HRV) is the moment to moment fluctuation in heart rate, or the variation in the small segment of time between heart beats. Human beings with higher heart rate variability experience better general health, wellness, and resilience. Persons with lowered heart rate variability are more likely to experience anxiety, depression, and a variety… Read more »
Kimberly Errigo is a student in the Saybrook University Master’s of Science program in Mind-Body Medicine. She is a human behavior expert with almost two decades of experience as a shamanic leadership coach and is a respected transformational teacher. Her shamanic training program, ELEVATE, offers a way for students to grow their consciousness, heal the… Read more »
Avn Sturm is a new graduate of the Saybrook University College of Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences. She earned the Ph.D. with doctoral dissertation research on the doctor-patient relationship in Ayurvedic Medicine, the traditional medicine of India. Here she blogs about her own healing journey. Dr. Sturm will now be studying Ayurvedic Medicine herself, at… Read more »
Saybrook’s College of Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences presents an online webinar on maintaining strength and independence while aging. The speaker is Dr. Jeannemarie Beiseigel, Director of the Saybrook University Master’s of Science degree program in integrative and functional nutrition. The webinar is available on YouTube: This webinar is part of the YouTube series: “Saybrook… Read more »
Sandy Gebhart is a student in the first cohort of Saybrook’s new Master’s of Science Program in Integrative and Functional Nutrition. Another student in this cohort, Karmen Gregg, is interviewing the cohort members and creating blog postings about each. There is something special and unique about being an inaugural cohort. A roller coaster of emotions… Read more »
