November is Holistic Wellness Month at MUSC: 11/4

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November is Holistic Wellness Month at MUSC

MUSC Employee Wellness will be sponsoring a series of events to increase awareness of complementary and alternative medicine and therapies in November.

Topics covered in lunch and learn sessions and Wellness Wednesdays include meditation, hypnosis, nutritional therapy, and healing touch. The first Holistic Wellness Fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 29 in the Horseshoe. The fair will provide an opportunity to interact with businesses and practitioners who offer natural approaches to health and specialize in complementary health and wellness disciplines.

Holistic wellness can be defined as healing resources that encompasses all health systems, modalities and practices and their accompanying theories and beliefs. Wellness is the condition of being in optimum health, not just the absence of disease or illness. It is a holistic blend of physical, mental, and spiritual well-being, the result of lifestyle decisions and involved personal responsibility. For information or to participate in the fair, email musc-empwell@musc.edu.

Employee Wellness events

Lunch & Learn: "Hypnosis in Healthcare" from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m., Nov. 9 Room 116 Colbert Education Center & Library Building. Email musc-empwell@musc.edu to register.
Wellness Wednesday: Weight Management Center near Starbucks in the university hospital from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Nov. 9.
Wellness Wednesday: The Healing Touch Community of South Carolina will be providing mini sessions of healing touch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 9 in the Ashley River Tower lobby.

Contact Susan Johnson at johnsusa@musc.edu to become involved in employee wellness at MUSC. Events, speakers, classes, or any other ideas are welcome. Find us on Facebook! Like our page and keep up with all the wellness events at MUSC.

Friday, Nov. 4, 2011

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