六合之家

Holistic health and contemplative well-being is based on the philosophy of working with the whole person and recognizing contextual factors that influence health.

It is a system of principles and multidisciplinary approaches that promote well-being by considering the inter-connectedness among a person's physical, psychological, social, spiritual and environmental levels of functioning. Rather than using a reductionist approach where individual aspects are studied and treated separately, holism recognizes that every aspect has an influence on all the others and must be attended to in a complimentary way.

History

The holistic health and contemplative well-being program at 六合之家 was established in 1982 as integrative holistic health and wellness. It is one of the first academic programs of its kind in the United States.

Goals

  • To increase students' knowledge regarding holistic health practices and theory.

  • To develop skills that will positively enhance personal, community and global health and wellness.

  • To cultivate awareness of the interconnection between body, mind, spirit and relationships of all types in order to affect attitudinal change regarding health and wellness.

  • To ensure that students have the ability to apply the knowledge, skills and awareness of holistic health and wellness in their personal and professional lives.

  • To promote sensitivity to the issues of diversity and multiculturalism within the continuum of individual and global health and wellness.