The Healing Arts & Wellness Internship Program

  What are the learning outcomes and benefits of this program?

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At the end of this program, participants will be able to:

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1. Demonstrate an understanding of the history and uses of mindfulness as it is applied to the healing arts and self-care.

2. Apply mindfulness in a variety of contexts including meditation, yoga, interpersonal relationships, and eating.

3. Demonstrate an understanding of sound therapy as it applies to the energy centers, body systems, and how vibrational frequencies induce a healing state.

4. Demonstrate an understanding of yoga history, philosophy-the 8 limbs of yoga, and yoga movement and practice.

5. Apply yoga movement and the ancient wisdom of yoga to personal self-care.

6. Demonstrate an understanding of the stress response cycle, brain chemistry, its functions and how to change it through neurofeedback, meditation, and music.

7. Understand the functions of nutritional therapy as it pertains to Anatomy and Physiology, macronutrients and how they function in the body, macronutrients and food sources, treating common health conditions with diet, shopping, storing, and cooking healthy foods and mindful eating.

8. Demonstrate an understanding of motivational theories, how to activate it, how to overcome low motivation through mindfulness.

9. Apply motivational interviewing with others.

10. Demonstrate an understanding of social media, print and multi-media marketing in a small wellness business.

11. Demonstrate an understanding of how to effectively engage clients and students through positive interactions, classes, and presentations.

12. Demonstrate an understanding of marketing on a shoe-string budget and professional representation, for small business growth.

13. Develop an understanding of the importance of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) for websites and blog writing and ways to improve copy effectiveness.

14. Demonstrate an understanding of how to develop effective, engaging, and ethical programs and services.

15. Apply skills learned in the program for future personal growth and development.

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Upon successful completion interns will obtain:

1. A certificate of completion  "84 training hours in the field of Holistic Health and Wellness"

2. Valuable hands-on training and experience in the field of holistic health and wellness

3. A letter of recommendation

4. Further instruction on continuing education in the 7 modalities

5. Eligibility to obtain Continuing Education Units (if applicable)

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Internship Duties:                                   

You will assist with a variety of activities, some of which may be:

o   Shaping our brand identity through our social media

o   Blog and copywriting if appropriate

o   Creating print materials, flyers, stock images, etc.

o   Creating engaging events on- and offsite to increase client engagement and company exposure

o   Participate in or create workshops and classes based on skills learned and possessed

o   Participate in free clinics, networking, and business development if appropriate

o   Disseminate marketing information on various media platforms, events, and venues

o   Aid with the business and economics side of the company if appropriate.