Experiential Activities
Bastyr Center for Natural Health — Observation Shift
Spend half a day with physicians and students seeing patients at the Bastyr Center for Natural Health. This will experience will give a glimpse into how CAM services are provided in an outpatient primary care CAM medical center.
Bastyr Center for Natural Health — Patient Visit
Visit the Bastyr Center for Natural Health and gain first-hand experience of one of the clinical modalities offered (acupuncture, naturopathic medicine or nutrition) as a patient.
Whole Foods Cooking Lab
This course covers the identification, selection, storage, preparation and production of whole foods. Cooking techniques and menu planning are stressed. With cooking practice, students develop familiarity with minimally processed foods and use these foods to build culinary expertise.
Botanical Medicine Dispensary Lab
Students actively participate in the making of herbal preparations — infusions,
decoctions, salves and tinctures. In this hands-on lab, students
examine the comparable advantages of the preparations and incorporate
pharmacognosy into their understanding of each medicinal preparation.
Qigong
Explore qigong — the building, harnessing and proper directing of qi
(energy). Through proper exercise and instruction, students experience
qigong as a valuable resource for self-healing and building energy.
Botanical Field Study
Spend a day out in the Puget Sound region observing plants in
various stages of development (with an emphasis on plant families that
contain local medicinal species).
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