"Activating the Feminine in Healthcare to Enhance Health and Healing"
by Jo Lynne Robins RN,
PhD, C-ANP, CHTP Download Full Brochure
This 8 hour workshop focuses on exploring the forgotten
feminine aspects of health and healing and to learn how to
incorporate these therapies into practice to create a more
balanced healthcare model for care of ourselves and our
clients. Feminine aspects of health and healing include: a)
creating therapeutic relationship/partnership; b) being fully
present; c) holding sacred space; d) appreciating a holistic
view of individuals (body, mind, spirit); e) recognizing the
body has an innate ability to maintain balance and health; f)
acknowledging intuition and aesthetics as valid ways of
knowing; g) listening; h) nurturing; i) storytelling and j)
honoring life cycles.
Expanding our current model of health care by incorporating
complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a sound
and effective way to reintegrate the feminine into healthcare
because the philosophical and theoretical bases of these
therapies includes an emphasis on the feminine aspects of
health and healing. Our ultimate goal is an “integrative” model combining allopathic medicine and CAM. This model
recognizes that masculine (more aggressive intervention,
linear, mechanistic) and feminine aspects are equally
important and necessary in order to provide the best
possible care for complex human issues.
The day will include lecture, discussion, Q&A, storytelling,
experiential learning including therapeutic breathwork,
guided imagery, tai chi, yoga, music therapy, and art
therapy.
Handouts will include power point lecture and an extensive
reference list of peer-reviewed journal articles, books,
audiobooks, video/DVD recordings, organizations.
About the Speaker
Dr. Robins is a nurse practitioner and assistant professor at
Virginia Commonwealth University. She has practiced as a
nurse for over 20 years in a variety of settings. Currently
she owns and operates Integrating Wellness Inc., a private
consulting service working with individuals to develop
holistic wellness plans. She works with individuals, with and
without medical diagnoses, who are trying to develop
healthier, more balanced lives. She has extensive
knowledge working with menopause, fibromyalgia, digestive
disorders, and cancer, among others. Her current research
focus is psychoneuroimmunology, the study of the effects of
stress on the immune system. She has presented nationally
on many topic related to complementary and alternative
medicine for 10 years.
Certification/CAPP
Dr. Robins is a nurse practitioner and assistant professor at
Virginia Commonwealth University. She has practiced as a
nurse for over 20 years in a variety of settings. Currently
she owns and operates Integrating Wellness Inc., a private
consulting service working with individuals to develop
holistic wellness plans. She works with individuals, with and
without medical diagnoses, who are trying to develop
healthier, more balanced lives. She has extensive
knowledge working with menopause, fibromyalgia, digestive
disorders, and cancer, among others. Her current research
focus is psychoneuroimmunology, the study of the effects of
stress on the immune system. She has presented nationally
on many topic related to complementary and alternative
medicine for 10 years.
