CENTER FOR SPIRITUALITY & HEALING

To advance the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities through integrative health and healing

Our Vision

The UniversiTy of MinnesoTa’s

CenTer for spiriTUaliTy & healing

enriches health and wellbeingb y pr o v id i ng e xe mpl a r y

conducting rigorous research, delivering

innovative engagement programs and

advancing integrative models of care.

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interprofessional education,

With nearly tWo decades of experience in healthcare

innovation, the Center has played a pivotal role in improving the

health and wellbeing of people, organizations and communities

locally, nationally and internationally. Our remarkable faculty,

experts drawn from the University and community, are committed

to innovation, service and social change.

in 1995, the field, then called “complementary and alternative

medicine,” or “CAM,” was newly emerging. Individuals were

demanding information and services and found healthcare providers

uninformed and lacking credible resources. Few universities or

hospitals had programs. The University of Minnesota, a well-known

pioneer in health, recognized this void and decided to act boldly.

through the early vision of our leaders, the

Center for Spirituality & Healing was founded with a broad focus on

improving health and wellbeing through the lenses of spirituality,

culture and integrative healing practices - its name reflecting a larger

canvas for change and innovation. We received strong support from

the University and a community that believed in our work and wanted

to make it happen.

at the university of Minnesota’s

center for spirituality & healing,

Wellbeing perMeates everything

We do.

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“The Center has

always been ahead

of its time. The

environment is

demanding the type

of thinking that is

happening in the

Center.”

David W. Moen, MD, President, Bluestone Solutions,Center Advisory Board

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aligned With the university’s

Mission of education, research and service,

the Center is a pioneer in forging new paths for

interprofessional education and research – breaking

down silos and disciplinary boundaries. Our diverse

and multidisciplinary faculty strive to advance

health and wellbeing all over the world.

through transforMational

courses and prograMs, care model

innovation and impactful research, the Center

plays a key role in the University of Minnesota,

the Academic Health Center and the broader

community as a catalyst and a convener, raising

critical questions and facilitating the conversations

core to addressing them.

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Discover + learn + Engage + Partner

Wellbeing“Wellbeing includes all aspects of health - physical, emotional,

social and spiritual. Our state of wellbeing, however, includes

much more than health. It is also impacted by our sense of

purpose, the quality of our relationships, the vitality of our

community, our perception of safety and security and the

environment in which we live.”

Mary Jo KreitzerDirector, Center for Spirituality & Healing

Mary Jo Kreitzer, phD, rn, faan© 2012 – 2017 regents of the University of Minnesota. all rights reserved.

collaborating to achieve the Mission

of the university of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota, founded in the belief that all people are enriched by understanding, is

dedicated to the advancement of learning and the search for truth; to the sharing of this knowledge through

education for a diverse community; and to the translation of this knowledge to benefit the people of the state,

the nation, and the world.

research and discovery

teaching and learning

outreach and public service

Center for spirituality & healing

founder and director, Mary Jo

Kreitzer, phD, rn, faan, has more

than 40 years of leadership and

expertise in healthcare. Dr. Kreitzer

has been a nurse, teacher, healthcare

administrator and consistently

funded researcher. Most importantly,

she is an internationally recognized

leader, groundbreaking pioneer and

innovator in the field of integrative

health and wellbeing.

Dr. Kreitzer earned her doctoral

degree in public health focused on

health services research, policy and

administration, and her master’s

and bachelor’s degrees in nursing.

in addition to her Center role, she

is a tenured professor in the school

of nursing, and is co-director of the

doctorate in nursing practice (Dnp)

program in integrative health and

healing, a collaboration between the

school and the Center.

From 2004-2007, Dr. Kreitzer served

as the vice-chair of the Consortium

of academic health Centers for

integrative Medicine. in 2009, she

testified at a Us senate hearing

titled “integrative health: pathway to

health reform” as well as the

institute of Medicine summit titled

“integrative Medicine and the health

of the public”.

she is frequently asked to address

public audiences as well as academic

conferences.

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+ +The University’s mission, carried out on multiple campuses and throughout the state, is threefold:

The University of Minnesota’s Center for Spirituality & Healing – an integral unit within the Academic

Health Center – strongly supports the University’s mission by generating knowledge, educating students

and serving the greater community through accessible and relevant outreach programs.

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a vital part of the university’s acadeMic health center

The University of Minnesota’s Academic Health Center is composed of six schools and colleges that educate

health professionals. These include the School of Dentistry, the Medical School, the School of Nursing, the

College of Pharmacy, the School of Public Health and the College of Veterinary Medicine. It is also home

to rich and vibrant interdisciplinary centers and institutes that focus on specific fields of study including

the Masonic Cancer Center, the BioMedical Genomics Center and the Center for Spirituality & Healing.

The Academic Health Center is one of the most comprehensive academic health centers in the nation and a

leader in interprofessional education – health professionals and students work and learn together.

part of a rich history:

The Academic Health Center’s international reputation is built upon a long tradition of leadership in

healthcare discovery and delivery – a rich history that includes the Center for Spirituality & Healing. From

the world’s first successful open heart surgery, to the development of one of the most widely used anti-HIV

drugs, our health professionals have made many discoveries that have impacted the health of people and

animals worldwide.

Well-educated, collaborative

healthcare professionals

providing whole person care,

cutting-edge research driving

the economic engine that is

Minnesota’s health industry

and, ultimately, healthier

families and communities.

What does

this mean for

Minnesotans?

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“ The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”

albert einstein

really, it is essential to iMproving lives. At the

Center for Spirituality & Healing, we are committed to exploring

integrative health and wellbeing in the context of rigorous science.

We understand that direct experience and investigation

help us learn from the world’s diverse healing traditions and inform

practice.

the center serves as a catalyst for scientific discovery and

scholarly endeavors in integrative health and wellbeing within the

University of Minnesota and beyond. Whether the activity is based

within our Center, Pharmacy, Food Science and Nutrition or even

at another institution, we seek to provide support and partnership

to bolster the University’s contributions to the evidence base for

spirituality, healing and integrative therapies.

discovery is critical for advancing

integrative health and Wellbeing.

In addition

to conducting

research projects,

the Center helps

health professional

students learn

how to evaluate

evidence and

counsel patients

from an evidence-

informed

perspective.

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Discover

and tr a nsfor m ationour research: dr i v ing innovation

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Center research efforts are driven by the diverse interests of our

faculty who are engaged in basic science, clinical trials and health

services research. We have been successful in attaining National

Institutes of Health (NIH) funding in a highly competitive field.

NIH-funded studies have focused on Mindfulness-based

stress reduction in caregivers of alzheiMer’s

patients, utilizing the turkey-tail MushrooM to

enhance quality of life and longevity for

breast cancer patients and the iMpact of Music

as an intervention for adults in icus and on

Mechanical ventilators.

Illustrative of our commitment to partnership, in 2004, the

Center was awarded a NIH Center grant (developMental

center for research in coMpleMentary and

alternative Medicine) that included a collaboration with

Bastyr University in Kenmore, Washington. Beyond NIH

funding, faculty have been successful in attracting private support

for research projects. Pioneers in their field, Center faculty have twice

received Investigational New Drug status (IND) from the Food and

Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct clinical trials using natural

products.

Learn more about the ongoing and completed research projects at the Center by visiting

z.umn.edu/cshresearch

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“The Sime

Fellowship gave

me dedicated

time to begin

a research

program in

essential oils. I applied for and received

funding from the University of Minnesota

for a pilot study of tea tree oil (Melaleuca

alternifolia) in wounds infected with

Staphylococcus aureus. Without the

fellowship, it is hard to imagine that I would

have been able to complete the extensive

background work required by the FDA to

obtain approval for studying tea tree oil as

an Investigational New Drug”

Linda Halcon, PhD, MPH, RN, is a faculty member in the Center for Spirituality & Healing and Director of Graduate Studies for the Graduate Minor in Integrative Therapies and Healing Practices. She is also an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing.

learn

and the communit yteaching st uden ts , Professiona ls

learn

“ Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” WilliaM butler yeats

as a leader in health and wellbeing, the Center for Spirituality &

Healing constantly strives to provide students, professionals and the

community with transformational learning opportunities.

our faculty are renowned in their fields, passionate about

broadening their students’ world view and educating them to succeed

in the future’s interprofessional, team-based work environments.

“One of the main

reasons I came

to the University

of Minnesota

was the Center

for Spirituality

& Healing.

The Center

demonstrated how

we can take the

best of two worlds

and bring them

together – it’s

moving medicine in

a new direction.”

Justin Laube, MD

catalyst for change

Medical students on the integrative medicine rotation in Hawaii. This unique learning opportunity is supported by Earl Bakken, co-founder of Medtronic, Inc.

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The Center’s graduate minor in Integrative Therapies and Healing

Practices was the first of its kind. We also offer a graduate-

level certificate and formal track in health coaching as well as

undergraduate concentrations in holistic health and whole-systems

healing.

Whether you are a University of Minnesota graduate or

undergraduate student, a student at another university, a health

professional, or just someone driven to learn, We WelcoMe you

to join us in any of our more than 50 academic courses.

Our courses are offered in traditional, online or blended formats.

Many of our intensive courses are held in unique settings. They are

hubs of interprofessionalism – it’s not unusual to find students from

ten or more disciplines learning together.

With their reflective and often experiential approaches and

highly engaged faculty and students, the Center’s courses

provide opportunities for both inforMational and

transforMational learning.

“I know of no other school

that offers a program like

the Center’s Hawaii clinical

rotation for medical students.

Being culturally aware

opened my eyes to the need for

practitioners to communicate

better with their patients by

giving them knowledge in

more than just the standard,

conventional approach to

health and wellness.”

Ben Baechler, MD, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, Smiley’s Family Medicine Residency

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More information about educational opportunities can be found at

z.umn.edu/csheducation

“ In nature we never see anything isolated, but everything in connection.”

Johann Wolfgang von goethe

for the center, engaging is an exchange.

It extends the reach of our learning opportunities and research, while

ensuring that diverse perspectives and voices from the community

inform the Center’s work.

Focused around the theme taking charge of your

health, the Center’s public engagement activities encompass

online resources, formal programs such as Mindfulness-Based Stress

Reduction and the Purpose Project, the Wellbeing Lecture Series and

other sponsored lectures and events.

Audiences are typically made up of healthcare professionals,

consumers, faculty, staff and students, numbering more than 15,000

each year.

Public engagement is core to

the mission of the university of

minnesota and the center for

sPirituality & healing.

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“Partnering with

the Center of

Spirituality &

Healing has been

vital in introducing

a more holistic

approach to

patient care, as

well as offering

adjunct therapies

to help our patients

deal with pain and

the stressors of their

illnesses. Our goals

are aligned which

makes the process

easier and more

rewarding.”

Judy Wagner, DNP, NP, Congestive Heart Failure Clinic, Minneapolis VA Health Care System

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serving the l a rger communit y

CenTer for spirituality & healing

The Taking Charge of Your Health site provides accurate and

credible information and tools to improve your wellbeing.

funded by life science foundation, sections include:

+ Creating a healthy lifestyle

+ exploring healing practices, and

+ navigating the healthcare system

taking charge of your health

z.umn.edu/tcoyh

“My dad has alzheimer’s,

and my mom is his

primary caregiver,” said

heidi novak, a women’s

health nurse practitioner,

who works with high-

risk populations in a

multicultural clinic in

north Minneapolis.

heidi realized that her

mother was experiencing

a great deal of stress as

a caregiver at the same

time the Center was

conducting an nih study

with healthpartners on

the effects of stress on

caregivers.

“The timing of the study

coincided with things

happening in my own

life. Through the Center’s

study, my mom learned

about meditation, and

they did yoga together.

The study involved blood

tests, checked some

stress hormones, and my

mom found it to be a very

valuable experience. i

found the study valuable

as well, because with my

mom’s stress level lower,

my stress was decreased,”

she said.

Through the course

of the study, heidi’s

mother learned that it

was important for the

caregiver to focus on their

own health, as well as that

of the patient.

“The Center has offered us

help that makes us able to

deal more readily with the

stress of dealing with a

chronic illness,” heidi said.

Mindfulness-based stress reduction: Connecting research to the community

For more information about the Center’s programs and events, visit

www.csh.umn.edu

“ Unity is strength ... when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.” Mattie stepanek

parTner

partnerworking together to advance

hea lth and w ellbeing

at the center for spirituality & healing,

we have forged strategic partnerships with other universities,

corporations, healthcare systems and health plans to broaden our

reach. The Center is also a founding member of the Consortium of

Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine. We regularly

collaborate with community groups of all kinds to further our

discovery and engagement efforts.

in addition, the Center works with a variety of clients ranging

from small businesses to clinics and health systems to Fortune

500 companies, providing consultations, products and services in

the areas of stress reduction, optimal healing environments, arts

in healing, care model innovation, leadership development and

integrative therapies and healing practices. Inspired by design-

thinking principles, our approach in working with clients is to build

capacity, as well as sustainability, by actively engaging them at every

stage of our process. This partnership produces effective outcomes

that are “co-created” and tailored to their unique needs.

iMproving the health and

Wellbeing of individuals,

organizations and coMMunities

requires Many hands.

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“The Center for

Spirituality &

Healing has been

instrumental

in guiding us

through the

development and

implementation

of integrative

therapies in our

nursing practice.

Mary Jo Kreitzer

and the faculty

from the Center

are generous with

their wisdom and

expertise. We feel

privileged to count

them as friends and

mentors.”

Ellen L. SchellingerSanford Health

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the center has developed a Wide array

of prograMs, services and products.

mindfulness-based stress reduction Program (mbsr) •Standard8weekcourse

•Telephoneandweb-basedoptions

•MindfulnessatWork

•MBSRII(forongoingsupport of MBSR graduates)

•Adaptivemindfulnessprograms for specific populations

•Mindfulness-BasedCancerRecovery

taking charge of your health (tcoyh)workshops

Purpose Project workshops

wellbeing leadership

speaker Presentations

wellscapes dvds and iapps

Developed with Senior Fellow Craig Blacklock, the Wellscapes iApp lets you access the healing power of nature anywhere at any time.

meditation cds

tcoyh website

health Professional online modules

programs services proDucts

consultation •CareModelInnovation

•OptimalHealingEnvironments

•TechnicalSupport

continuing education •Introductiontointegrative

therapies and healing practices

•Principlesofholisticcare

•Optimalhealingenvironments

•Introductiontoandclinical application of:

o Acupressure o Aromatherapy o Imagery o Massage Therapy o Mindfulness o Music Therapy o Nature-Based Therapies o Reiki o Traditional Chinese

Medicine

evaluation and research

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“The Center has opened our eyes to the world of wellbeing and the potential for us all to

simply feel better. We have also learned how to thrive and grow with limited resources

through the story of the Center’s ability to do just that.”

Karen Poel, Lifetime Fitness, Center Advisory Board

“The Waters Senior Living is dedicated to providing residents with an experience that

embraces the evolution of living well. The Center for Spirituality & Healing is a

cutting-edge, crucial partner for us in shaping this experience. With support from their

innovative team, we are able to access information, research, expertise and technology

that independently we could only dream of.“

The Waters’ President, Lynn Carlson Schell

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z.umn.edu/cshpartner

at the center For spirituality &

healing, we transForm lives.

Your gift will

ensure that the

Center remains

at the forefront

of education,

research and care

model innovation.

We invite you

to help us create

healthcare systems,

organizations and

communities where

people flourish.

Time and again, we are told that a course was the turning point in a

career; an integrative practice altered a healing process; a new care

model invigorated a health system; and a talk or conversation helped to

shape policy. Advancing health and wellbeing is a bold and innovative

strategy destined to achieve fundamental and sustainable change at

the individual and system level.

While tuition and grant funds support the Center’s core education and

research activities, philanthropic support has been pivotal in launching

new and innovative initiatives.

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support ushelp us tr a nsfor m li v es

“ When courage, genius, and generosity hold hands, all things are possible.” unknoWn

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Inaugural recipients of the George Fellowship to Advance Nurse Leaders in Integrative Health and Healing. This fellowship is funded by the George Family Foundation.

“The Sime Scholarship provides

students a chance to conduct research

in the field of integrative health.

This scholarship provided support

to pursue a cutting-edge question

in the realm of cognitive psychology

and mindfulness. I investigated

MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress

Reduction) on attention for emotional

pictures, a question that could hold

interest for educators and the ADHD

community. The scholarship provided

financial support for the project, but

it also provided emotional support

and a network as well. I forged new

alliances, met great people and had

the support of a community that is

thriving. I was able to meet and work

with some of the best researchers in

the field, including my Center advisor,

Dr. Mary Jo Kreitzer, and learn from

great meditation teachers such as

Erik Storlie. This was an incredible

opportunity, and the support of all

the center members was integral in

helping this project become a reality.”

Alvina Brueggemann, PhDSime Scholarship Recipient

gifts for leadership + Secure the Center’s future by endowing a chair whose

responsibilities include forging a visionary pathway, directing

the Center and advancing policy and programs that advance

health and wellbeing

+ Produce our Wellbeing Lecture series which brings provocative

visionaries to Minnesota and develops tools and strategies for

disseminating wellbeing knowledge

gifts for transformational learning + Provide undergraduate, graduate and professional students with

opportunities for life-changing interprofessional education by

attracting and retaining remarkable faculty

+ Support scholarships for students who are poised to apply their

ideas and methodologies to real workplace challenges

gifts for research and innovation + Create new models of care that are patient-centered, financially

sustainable and replicable

+ Generate new knowledge that deepens our understanding

around the science of wellbeing and practices that support

wellbeing and human flourishing

We seek philanthropic support from partners who share our vision of transforming lives and systems.

To discuss opportunities, please contact our development office at

612. 624. 1121

You may also make an online contribution directly through the University of Minnesota Foundation

z.umn.edu/supportcsh

CenTer for spirituality & healing

Photos cover, page 7, 9 and 16 © Craig Blacklock, from his award-winning book, Pictured Rocks — From Land and Sea, available at www.blacklockgallery.comPhoto page 3 © Craig Blacklock, from his award-winning book, Apostle Islands — From Land and Sea, available at www.blacklockgallery.com

Craig Blacklock is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Spirituality & Healing.

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