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Healing & Wellness Spaces An Overview of Indigenous & Contemporary Practices
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Wanda Mills-Bocachica, Ph.D. Presenter – AZ APA Chapter Workshop
Snell and Wilmer Conference Room, One Arizona Center, Phoenix, AZ
19-August-2016
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Indigenous Workshop Goals
TO EDUCATE by engaging faculty, students, professionals, and policy leaders in culturally appropriate design and planning practices.*
COMPARATIVE LEARNING EXERCISE
Burton Barr Library DESIGN APPLICATION of INDIGENOUS HEALING MODEL: Chinese five elements theory (4000 years in existence).
APPLIED LEARNING EXAMPLES: Review of Healing and Wellness spaces case studies.
Indigenous Healing & Wellness Examples
Contemporary Healing & Wellness Examples
INFORMAL DISCUSSION
* Mission statement phrasing borrowed from University of Calgary
“This knowledge can
help ensure that the
places we create, will
support and enhance
the lives of the people
who live [here], and
for visitors, keep them
coming back!”
Kevin Walters
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Working Definitions & Relationships
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Health & Wellness
Space/Spaces
Soul Healing
Quality of Life
Energy Healing
Indigenous
Planning Social & Environmental
Determinants of Health
Five Elements of
Chinese Healing
(indigenous example)
The Unlimited & Specific Parameters of Space
A region beyond the earth’s atmosphere
or solar system.
A boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events occur and have relative position and direction.
An opportunity to assert or experience one’s identity
or needs freely or an opportunity for privacy or
time to oneself.
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SOURCE: Miriam Webster’s Online Dictionary.
Indigenous Worldview (in a nutshell)
Humans
Earth & Environment
Cosmos (Heaven)
Heaven’s Blessing
Defined by birth characteristics, such as specific date and time of birth; birth location; cultural heritage and family.
Human’s Blessing
How one uses or expands talents and intelligence. Attitudes and behaviors are reflected in the circumstances of daily life experiences [or physical, emotional, mental and spiritual experiences and responses].
Earth’s Blessing
Positive or negative influence of the chi in the surrounding environment impacts daily life and work environments: home, workplace, community, country and the earth. Feng shui practices aim to reduce negative chi in the environment.
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PSYCHOLOGIST: “Tell me how you think, how you feel, how you act and
I will tell you your life.”
FENG SHUI SPECIALIST: “Show me your home (or space) and I will tell
you your life.”
Indigenous Cosmological
Perspective NATURAL WORLD
■ Everything is alive
■ Each is endowed with a soul and energy
■ Places have much to teach us (plants, animals, rocks,
mountains, rivers, places large and small).
HUMAN WORLD
■ Transmission of memory
■ Oral histories
■ Storytelling
■ Performances
■ Traditional ceremonies, songs & prayers
ANIMAL WORLD
■ Belief that animals have powerful souls
■ Animals sustain and inform
■ Can carry spiritual energies & possess healing powers
SPIRIT WORLD
■ Belief that invisible forces abide in sacred sites
■ Spiritual traditions & practices of indigenous peoples and
communities
(altars, religious practices, prayers and meditations)
Distinct cultures with diverse customs & practices
• BALANCE: Avoid too much emphasis in one direction (mentally, physically and materially).
• CONNECTION TO THE CELESTIAL WORLD: Knowledge of heavens and how things happen in the universes and the planet earth.
• Earth cycles (earth’s relation to the sun, moon, stars; tides and currents; seasons of the year; agriculture)
• Belief that everything is connected (sun, moon, stars, mother earth, wind, rocks, plants, animals, humans)
• HEALING SPACES
• Springs & Waterfalls
• Places where medicinal plants & special animals can be found
• Places for celestial observation (sacred forests)
• Places for dreaming, visioning, listening to the land (i.e. waterfalls, exposed boulders, organic patterns, flowing stream, plants with healing qualities, man-made environments)
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SOURCE: The Land Has Memory: Indigenous Knowledge, Native Landscapes and the NMAI. Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, 2008.
Frame of Reference: Eastern & Western Parameters for Workshop Presentation
Central Pennsylvania –
Amish Country
NY/NJ/PA: Historic Colonial Corridor Ohio – Native American
(Indian) Mounds
Native
American
peoples in
urban areas
(Minneapolis/St
. Paul). The
stress of
displacement
and alcoholism
common health
challenge. Indigenous native
American culture,
memory, agency and
evolution are visible.
Health conditions such
as diabetes, obesity,
heart disease and non-
healthy dietary
practices are of
alarming concern.
Puerto Rico:
Long-term
research on
indigenous
Afro-Puerto
Rican
settlements &
communities.
U.S. Virgin Islands:
Traditional (post-hurricanes
Hugo & Marilyn) & colonial
historic preservation
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Indigenous & Indigenous Origins
Native Americans
Europeans
Africans
Asians
Australians/South Pacific Islanders
Trace your indigenous origins… and you will discover how interrelated we all are!
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…or we can simplify and follow migratory
routes of the ancient wild camels!
Source: http://quatr.us/economy/camels.htm
Wild camels first originated in North America, and then, before the last Ice Age, they spread from North America to East Asia and then across to Central Asia and Iran and Arabia (and also south to South America where they became llamas, vicunas and alpacas). While they survived in Asia and Africa, the camels became extinct in North America possibly during the Ice Age. K.E. Karr, Ph.D.
in North America!
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We all carry indigenous memory in our DNA!
So, let’s explore what we have in common.
How is the human race (inter)related?
How can indigenous healing and wellness
traditions inspire and design the indoor and
outdoor spaces that we live in?
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Finding the Balance
Documented Historic & Contemporary Knowledge
Systems
(top down)
Indigenous (Ancient & Rooted) Knowledge Systems
(bottom up)
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Desert and Tropical Landscapes: Yin and Yang Natures in the Natural World
Arizona/Phoenix Metro Region U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico
The yin and yang in Chinese philosophy considers opposite or contrary phenomena to be complimentary, interconnected, and interdependent in the natural world. They give rise to each other through their interrelated natures.
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Indigenous Desert & Tropical Plant Materials? Finding common ground through shared experiences with vegetation.
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Intuitive Memory & the Leatherback Turtle Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge. St. Croix, USVI
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Defining Your Reference Points: The Four Cardinal Directions
Nearly every culture on earth has a concept of the cardinal directions: north, south, east and west.
The four directions are a means of establishing basic geographic orientation to many indigenous peoples.
Cardinal direction markers are represented in ceremony, art, clothing and architecture.
The four directions are often imbued with metaphor and supernatural powers that relate to our existence as human beings.
Many native peoples associate colors, seasons, and animals with the four directions, which form the basis for the medicine wheel.
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Echo Canyon/Camelback Mountain north
South Mountain south
Papago Buttes west Red Mountain east
SOURCES: Morrison-Meyer, L. Sacred Home: Creating Shelter for Your Home, 2004 and Henry, J. P. & K. Brumley. “Cardinal Direction Markers: Bringing the Four Directions to NMAI” in The Land Has Memory, 2008.
Angeles Arrien, Ph.D. is an anthropologist, who bridges cultural anthropology, psychology and comparative religions. She queries indigenous wisdoms to better understand our relationships to our families, our professional lives and the planet earth.
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Indigenous Planning Highlights
Planning practices that incorporate traditional knowledge systems, cultural identity, and stewardship over land and its resources.
Indigenous planning paradigm is actually a reformulation of practices that have been used by “traditional” communities for millennia. Seven generations…
Land is a birthright and collective stewardship is the primary mode of maintaining it.
Transformation is tempered by the need to assure the community that new ideas are mindful of the past, cognizant of the present, and suitable for the future.
World-views embodied values that are essential toward attaining a balanced and symmetrical interrelationship between humankind and the natural environment.
SOURCE: Ted Loyola. Indigenous Planning & Tribal Community Development, 2000.
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TIMELINE (1992-95) Started with the Community
Fellows Program in the MIT’s
Department of Urban Studies and Planning.
Advanced “postmodernist discourse” among students from “communities of color”
regarding grassroots activism and culture.
Formulated of a new theory of action that is coined indigenous planning.
Aimed to radically reexamine
contemporary planning practice to:
(1) Promote long-term
learning about communities;
(2) Empowerment of the community voice; and
(3) Advocacy defined by cultural and traditional
knowledge systems and intelligence.
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“We are still here…
We still practice what our
ancestors passed on to us,
and our beliefs and
traditions live!”
John Paul Jones
Cherokee/Choctaw
Seattle, WA
Burton Barr Public Library Phoenix, AZ
DESIGN APPLICATION of the INDIGENOUS HEALING MODEL:
The Chinese Five Elements Theory.
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The Five Elements Chart (Abridged)
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ELEMENT YIN ORGAN YANG ORGAN UNBALANCED
EMOTION
BALANCED
EMOTION
COLOR SEASON DIRECTION ENERGY
WOOD Liver Gallbladder Anger Patience Green Spring East Generative
FIRE Heart Small
Intestine
Depression,
Anxiety &
Excitability
Joy Red Summer South Expansive
EARTH Spleen Stomach Worry &
Depression
Love &
Compassion
Yellow Change of
Seasons
Central Stabilizing
METAL Lung Large
Intestine
Grief &
Sadness
Courage White Autumn West Contracting
WATER Kidney Urinary
Bladder
Fear Calmness Blue Winter North Conserving
The Five elements in Barr
Library architecture.
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Fire, Earth &
Metal
Earth, Light &
Shadows
Fire, Light, Air
Water
Is this façade
made of
wood or
metal?
Crystal Canyon
What qualities or
impressions do you
receive or perceive
from this space?
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Water Feature (a
rectangular reflective
pool; complimented by
the therapeutic sounds
of flowing water)
Source
of Fire:
The Sun
Source
of Fire:
The Sun
Exterior Building Facades
What natural qualities
or impressions do you
receive or perceive
from the Burton Barr
Library façades?
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Wellness is much
more than merely
physical health,
exercise or nutrition.
It is the full
integration of states
of physical, mental,
and spiritual well-
being.
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Seven Dimensions of Wellness. University of California, Riverside
[https://wellness.ucr.edu/seven_dimensions.html]
Indigenous Healing & Wellness Examples (East)
• Pinones & La Torre Communities. Loiza, Puerto Rico
• El Barrio San Anton Community. Ponce, Puerto Rico
• Moravian Multipurpose Education Center. St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
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Indigenous Case Study: Pinones (Loiza), Puerto Rico
Wellness Qualities & Characteristics (circa 1995 - 2002)
• High life expectancy rates.
• Food security: natural and cultivated
• Inspiring environment (paradise): phosphorescent pools; inland pools replete with fish; therapeutic sound of the ocean;
• Trusting environment (8-9 historic family clans)
• Privacy & safety: cryptic network of canals and concealed developable land.
• Calm demeanor even during stressful times. Until the late 1990’s, and over the centuries, residents were constantly under threat of being displaced.
• 7.5 bicycle & walking trail along the coast.
Healing Qualities & Characteristics (circa 1995 - Present)
• Indigenous technique for regenerating plant growth after the branches are cut to make charcoal.
• Able to harvest produce in sandy soils.
• Coconut derived products, including coconut water, is a primary staple for the well-being and healing qualities among the residents.
• Therapeutic sounds and vistas. Numerous environmental opportunities to exercise the mind and body.
• Popular gastronomic center. Conserves Taino, African, Arabic and Spanish culinary traditions.
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Indigenous Case Study: Barrio
San Anton Neighborhood Ponce, Puerto Rico
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Indigenous Case Study: Moravian Multipurpose Education Center – St. Thomas, USVI
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CREDIT: Weddle & Gilmore Architects, 2012.
Indigenous Case Study: Moravian Multipurpose Education Center – St. Thomas, USVI
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Reduction of proposed building’s volume Weddle & Gilmore Architects – Scottsdale, AZ
Nisky Moravian Campus - circa1830
Charlotte Amalie Historic District
Contemporary Healing & Wellness Examples(West) • Apartment Home Development – Phoenix, AZ
• Rejuvenate Healing Center – Paradise Valley, AZ
• Mathnasium Learning Center – Chandler, AZ
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Energy Healing
Energy medicine proposes that imbalances in
the body's "energy field" could result in illness. By
re-balancing the body's energy-field, health can
be restored. Source:
VERITABLE ENERGY
THERAPIES - Examples
Magnet therapy
Colorpuncture
Light therapy
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Biofield energy:
hands are used to
direct or modulate
energies.
Veritable energy: non-
hands on. Identifiable
energy source.
BIOFIELD HEALING
THERAPIES - Examples
Therapeutic touch
Healing Touch
Esoteric healing
Magnetic healing
Qigong healing
Reiki
Pranic healing
Crystal healing
Distant healing
Intercessory prayer
Other
Soul Healing Heal the soul first through the healing qualities of the mind’s thoughts and its physical
environment. Physical healing will follow. Master Zhi Gang Sha
Compas- sion
Forgive- ness
Visualized
Healing Light Love
Gratitude
Service
Humility Flourish- ing
Enlighten- ment
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SOURCE: Soul Light Institute
Catholic Miracle Hour
Prayer Wheel
Apartment Home Development Residences @ 4225 (Near to 44th Street & Mc Dowell intersection)
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Urban Living in Action Central City/Arcadia Village
• Located on the edge of the Arcadia urban village
• Diverse population of residents; pets allowed
• Major employment center, including the Sky Harbor airport
• Major highways, along the 44th corridor that connects sky
harbor airport and Paradise Valley
• Walkable and bikeable district; safe environment for
outdoor exercising
• Proximity to natural reserves, including the Papago Buttes
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Other Nature Inspired Indigenous Healing
Remedies
Difficulty in expressing oneself. Indecisiveness. Excessive shyness or the reverse, excessive talking about trivialities. Fear of being judged.
• POTENTIAL FOR BALANCING
• Observing a boundless, transparent sky and water.
• Contemplation of clear blue sky in water.
• Listening to wave sounds
• Neroli to calm
• Sage to loosen the tensions in the throat.
• Element: ether (spirit)
See obstacles everywhere. Sense that “life is a struggle.” Feelings of low self worth. Need to manipulate others.
• POTENTIAL FOR BALANCING
• Warm golden sunlight.
• Contemplation of sunflowers or sunny yellow scenes.
• Lavender to calm
• Rosemary to stimulate and refresh.
• Element: fire
Over-emphasis on the rational mind or the reverse: confused, irrational states. High-mindedness.
• POTENTIAL FOR BALANCING
• Contemplation of starry, inky blue skies.
• Listening to music that evokes images or feelings of the cosmic dimensions.
• Contemplation of pink sunsets and flowers.
• Pinks and greens in your living space or clothes.
• Walks in the green countryside.
• Rose to heal old wounds and geranium to calm and soothe.
• Jasmine to sharpen the senses and connect energies of the heart and brow.
• Element: all elements.
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SOURCE: Mystery Arts. United Kingdom. (www.mystery-arts.co.uk)
Proactive preventative approach to healing and wellness by combining knowledge of Western medicine and Eastern medicine
Foundation in traditional Chinese practice
Practice concentrates on inner health and wellness for balance and harmony in life.
Empowers clients to create abundance, fulfilling work, self-expression, better health and a deeper spiritual connection.
Space Qualities
Ordered Space; feng shui applications.
Energetic vibrations permeate the space.
Harmonious arrangement of objects.
Balance, contrast and harmony between light and dark colors.
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Master Debra Manning,
RN, LPN - Owner
Rejuvenate Center
Paradise Valley
Wellness Space – Business Mathnasium Chandler
Ordered space.
White upper walls and tables
reflects clarity and courage.
Black strip provides grounding
and establishes spatial and
perceptual boundaries.
Red in the lower half of wall
coincides with the base
chakra that guides successful
performance and outcomes.
Results: mental stimulation and
high success rates for student
success.
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Psychology, Transformational
Wisdom & Planning Practice
Gary Zukav
Wayne W.
Dyer
Esther M. Sternberg
•Exploration of Soul Relationships
•Dancing Wu Li Dancers
“Indigenous peoples are one of the world’s most persistent voices of conscience, alerting humankind to the dangers of environmental destruction. And as the world searches for alternative strategies to deal with global problems, it is turning more and more to indigenous peoples. Much of their respect for nature, their methods of resource management, social organization, values, and culture are finding echoes in the writings of scientists, philosophers, politicians, and thinkers.”
---Julian Burger
The Gaia Atlas of First Peoples: A Future for the Indigenous World
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Transforming from
the Ego to the Sacred Self Your Erroneous Zones
• Intuitive Power
(Carol Myss)
• The Science of
Place and Well
Being
References Arrien Ph.D., Angeles. The Four Fold Way: Walking the Paths of the Warrior,
Teacher, Healer and Visionary. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1993.
Blue-Spruce, Dwayne and Tanya Thrasher. The Land Has Memory: Indigenous Knowledge, Native American Landscapes and the Museum of the Native
American. Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 2008.
Healthy Community Design Collaborative. Healthy Community Design Toolkit: General Plan Updates. 2014.
Jojola, Theodore. Indigenous Planning & Tribal Community Development.
Planner’s Network Magazine. NY:NY, 2000.
Matlin, Stuart M. & Arthur J. Magida. How to Be a Perfect Stranger: The Essential Religious Etiquette Handbook. Woodstock, VT: Skylight Paths Publishing, 2006.
Morrison-Meyer, Lisa. Sacred Home: Creating Shelter for Your Soul. St. Paul,
MN: Llewelyn Publications, 2004.
Robin, Sean & Wanda Mills-Bocachica, Editors. Indigenous Planning & Development Times (Vol. 4). Manhattan, NY: 2000.
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References (Cont’d)
Sha, Zhi Gang. The Power of the Soul: The Way to Heal, Rejuvenate,
Transform and Enlighten All Life. New York: Atria Books, 2009.
Skinner, Stephen. Feng Shui Style: The Asian Art of Gracious Living.
Rutland, VT: Tuttle Publishing, 2004.
Seven Dimensions of Wellness. University of California, Riverside.
[https://wellness.ucr.edu/seven_dimensions.html]
Sternberg, Esther M. Healing Spaces: The Science and Place of Well-Being.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2009.
Tsosie, Rebecca. “Exploring the Politics and Practice of Religious
Sustainability”. In Sustainability at ASU: 2014 High lights. See
sustainability.asu.edu/thought-leader.
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Local Energy & Soul Healing Resources
Bart Standish & Marjorie Rosenman
Tao YiBiZi
Tao Calligraphy Soul Master Healing
6217 North 29th Place, Phoenix, AZ 85016
www.TaoYiBiZiCalligraphy.com
Debra Manning RN Lac
National Board Certified in Acupuncture
Rejuvenate Center
Tatum Professional Plaza
14640 N. Tatum Blvd., Ste 8
Phoenix, AZ 85032
602-923-1125
www.balanceandharmonyforlife.com
A Special Thank You
Sandra Hoffman, AICP
Abraham Bernard James III
Shern Willie, M.D.
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Contact Me:
Wanda Mills-Bocachica, Ph.D.
(In)Fusion Architecture + Urban Design, LLC
(602)418-8890
www.infusiondesignaz.com