Holistic Health

Students in the Holistic Health course “HH 660: Art as Healing” will host an extraordinary sand painting/mandala exhibition that promises to be a transformative experience for all who attend. This art exhibition is a final class art project. It will be exhibited in LIB 286 on November 30, 12 noon–6 p.m. All students, faculty and staff are welcome to observe the process of impressive sand paintings/mandalas.

Tibetan sand mandalas are a mesmerizing ancient art form, crafted grain by grain, and it holds deep spiritual significance. Often sand paintings are created as a form of meditation and spiritual arts that cultivate a sense of inner tranquility. Once complete, mandalas are dismantled and symbolize impermanence, teaching us to embrace life's transient nature. Don’t miss the sand mandala dissolution process at 5 p.m.

Students will also have the opportunity to witness a process of the impressive sand mandalas and practice meditation to release their stress before Finals Week.

Lecturer Lobsang Tsering is a former Tibetan Buddhist monk and practitioner of Tibetan arts and culture. With a lifetime of experience in the field, he brings a wealth of knowledge and deep spiritual connection to the art of sand painting to SF State and his students. Under his guidance, students will have not only gained new technical skills but also developed a profound understanding of the cultural and spiritual significance of their creations.

The sand painting exhibition promises to be a transformative experience for all who attend. Students have poured their hearts and souls into these creations, inviting visitors to embark on a journey of spiritual and artistic discovery. Don't miss this rare opportunity to witness the art of spirituality and culture.

The Institute for Holistic Health Studies invites students, faculty and community “Thought Leaders” for a collective “Think Tank” (new type of conference) to explore some of the core issues of our time. 

Welcome to our collective crisis... to an emerging society unable to solve its mounting problems and seemingly incapable of civil discourse. This ultimate crisis is not economic, or environmental, it’s imaginal (mental) and social, fed by unacknowledged assumptions, and polarized beliefs that act as filters shaping what we see and don’t see. This imaginal crisis is also fed by today’s media system — with our gloomy post-truth predicament and its ongoing display of threat and terror in news headlines that contribute to a cycle of helplessness, cynicism and social disengagement.     

This conference will focus on answering a key question:  

Which thoughts, beliefs and conditions bring out the worst in us, and which bring out our best?  

What supports the human mind tilting toward dualistic (polarized) thinking (i.e. narrowed perception, fixated thinking and reactive behavior) vs. integrative thinking, which is associated with the capacity for discovery, creativity, collaboration and well-being?   

The conference will emphasize five reflective topics and practices to foster integrative thinking:   

1. New Mind, New World—The Life-Changing Shift: Dualistic to Holistic Thinking
2. Media Awareness: Finding Trustworthy News in an Era of Censorship and Misinformation 
3. Art, Artists and Awakening Possibility 
4. Seeking Social Justice: Culture Wars and Cultural Healing 
5. Cross-Cultural (Community) Dialogue

Join us and explore alternatives in how we think and relate to each other — to create the world we want. 

Also note events leading up to the conference, as part of National Week of Conversation: April 17-23

Participate and help our society transform division and contempt into connection and understanding.   

Host: The Institute for Holistic Health Studies

Faculty contact: Kenn Burrows   

Information: Department of Recreation, Parks & Tourism, HSS 307

No cost for this event. Save the date! Speakers, Zoom link and conference details will follow.  

For staff, faculty, students and members of the university community

Join us in-person and learn ways to reduce discomfort and improve health

Are your eyes tired, irritated and sometimes dry or do you have neck and shoulder discomfort at the end of the day? If yes, come to the two-session workshop and learn skills to reduce symptoms and increase health. Learn pragmatic techniques that you can integrate immediately at work and at home.

Instructor: Erik Peper, Ph.D., Institute for Holistic Health Studies, Department of Recreation, Parks & Tourism

The Holistic Health Workshop Series is sponsored by the Institute for Holistic Health Studies and Department of Recreation, Parks & Tourism and is open to staff, faculty, students and members of the university community,

For information and classes offered in Holistic Health Studies contact:

Richard Harvey, Ph.D., rharvey@sfsu.edu
Institute for Holistic Health Studies
Department of Recreation, Parks & Tourism

For staff, faculty, students and members of the university community

Join us in-person and learn ways to reduce discomfort and improve health

Are your eyes tired, irritated and sometimes dry or do you have neck and shoulder discomfort at the end of the day? If yes, come to the two-session workshop and learn skills to reduce symptoms and increase health. Learn pragmatic techniques that you can integrate immediately at work and at home.

Instructor: Erik Peper, Ph.D., Institute for Holistic Health Studies, Department of Recreation, Parks & Tourism

The Holistic Health Workshop Series is sponsored by the Institute for Holistic Health Studies and Department of Recreation, Parks & Tourism and is open to staff, faculty, students and members of the university community,

For information and classes offered in Holistic Health Studies contact:

Richard Harvey, Ph.D., rharvey@sfsu.edu
Institute for Holistic Health Studies
Department of Recreation, Parks & Tourism

The Holistic Health Learning Center presents

Food Awareness Month
October 2022

Join us to explore concerns about our modern food supply, the Standard American Diet (SAD) and poor dietary habits. We will use evidence-based nutrition, recipes, cooking demos and expert advice geared toward the prevention and reversal of disease, and the achievement of resilient health — with weekly educational activities and a variety of food experts: authors, dietitians, naturopathic physicians, etc.— exploring good food as medicine — for self and society.

Mondays, 5 - 6:45 pm, HSS 306 and Online: Zoom link Passcode: 985622

Host: HH Studies Faculty member, Kenn Burrows, and the HH Internship group.

For further information or topical readings contact: kburrows@sfsu.edu

Sponsor: The Institute for Holistic Health Studies, Department of Recreation, Parks & Tourism

The Holistic Health Learning Center presents

Food Awareness Month
October 2022

Join us to explore concerns about our modern food supply, the Standard American Diet (SAD) and poor dietary habits. We will use evidence-based nutrition, recipes, cooking demos and expert advice geared toward the prevention and reversal of disease, and the achievement of resilient health — with weekly educational activities and a variety of food experts: authors, dietitians, naturopathic physicians, etc.— exploring good food as medicine — for self and society.

Mondays, 5 - 6:45 pm, HSS 306 and Online: Zoom link Passcode: 985622

Host: HH Studies Faculty member, Kenn Burrows, and the HH Internship group.

For further information or topical readings contact: kburrows@sfsu.edu

Sponsor: The Institute for Holistic Health Studies, Department of Recreation, Parks & Tourism

The Holistic Health Learning Center presents

Food Awareness Month
October 2022

Join us to explore concerns about our modern food supply, the Standard American Diet (SAD) and poor dietary habits. We will use evidence-based nutrition, recipes, cooking demos and expert advice geared toward the prevention and reversal of disease, and the achievement of resilient health — with weekly educational activities and a variety of food experts: authors, dietitians, naturopathic physicians, etc.— exploring good food as medicine — for self and society.

Mondays, 5 - 6:45 pm, HSS 306 and Online: Zoom link Passcode: 985622

Host: HH Studies Faculty member, Kenn Burrows, and the HH Internship group.

For further information or topical readings contact: kburrows@sfsu.edu

Sponsor: The Institute for Holistic Health Studies, Department of Recreation, Parks & Tourism

The Holistic Health Learning Center presents

Food Awareness Month
October 2022

Join us to explore concerns about our modern food supply, the Standard American Diet (SAD) and poor dietary habits. We will use evidence-based nutrition, recipes, cooking demos and expert advice geared toward the prevention and reversal of disease, and the achievement of resilient health — with weekly educational activities and a variety of food experts: authors, dietitians, naturopathic physicians, etc.— exploring good food as medicine — for self and society.

Mondays, 5 - 6:45 pm, HSS 306 and Online: Zoom link Passcode: 985622

Host: HH Studies Faculty member, Kenn Burrows, and the HH Internship group.

For further information or topical readings contact: kburrows@sfsu.edu

Sponsor: The Institute for Holistic Health Studies, Department of Recreation, Parks & Tourism

The Holistic Health Learning Center presents

Food Awareness Month
October 2022

Join us to explore concerns about our modern food supply, the Standard American Diet (SAD) and poor dietary habits. We will use evidence-based nutrition, recipes, cooking demos and expert advice geared toward the prevention and reversal of disease, and the achievement of resilient health — with weekly educational activities and a variety of food experts: authors, dietitians, naturopathic physicians, etc.— exploring good food as medicine — for self and society.

Mondays, 5 - 6:45 pm, HSS 306 and Online: Zoom link Passcode: 985622

Host: HH Studies Faculty member, Kenn Burrows, and the HH Internship group.

For further information or topical readings contact: kburrows@sfsu.edu

Sponsor: The Institute for Holistic Health Studies, Department of Recreation, Parks & Tourism