Case Study – Integrative Approaches to Health and Wellness (SNF Paideia Course)

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This case study explores select integrative approaches to health and wellness, including Mind-Body Therapies such as ayurveda, yoga, mindfulness/meditation, taichi/qi therapy, chiropractic care, massage, acupuncture; Dietary Therapy, Naturopathy; and Art and Music therapy. These approaches are examined in contrast to allopathy (biomedicine) and an emphasis on individual and patient-centeredness and interdisciplinary understandings of wellness, self-care, outcomes, safety, cultural origins, and application in preventive care and chronic illness management. Immersive learning opportunities are provided through shadowing experiences with practitioners in the Philadelphia area.