Professional Training

In-depth professional training and development are cornerstones of the program at Duke Integrative Medicine. Participants from across the medical and allied health fields—medicine, nursing, physical therapy, health education, teaching, exercise physiology, psychotherapy, nutrition, acupuncture, massage therapy, acupuncture, etc—are encouraged to register for our programs.

Mindfulness Training for Professionals

An 8-day training in two parts:

February 4-7, 2010 and March 18-21, 2010.

Mindfulness Training For Professionals offers an extensive training in this core concept, designed to help optimize the health and well-being of clients and patients. Mindfulness is recognized as an increasingly important element in healing, and in the helping relationship between professionals and their clients and patients.

Integrative Health Coach Professional Training Program

2010 Section 1: FULL
February 18-21, March 25-28, April 29 - May 2, June 10-13*

2010 Section 2: FULL
July 14-17, August 18-21, September 22-25, November 3-6

2010 Section 3: Still accepting applications
October 13-16, December 1-4, January 12-15, 2011 and February 23-26

An exciting intiative designed to teach participants to work as integrative health coaches, the Integrative Health Coach Professional Training Program:

• Promotes a thorough understanding of the integrative health care model
• Develops effective integrative health coaching skills for use with individuals and groups
• Enhances participants' skill sets, knowledge, and professional marketability

Therapeutic Yoga for Seniors - Teacher Training

2010 Section 1 | FULL
April 7 - 14, 2010

2010 Section 2
October 24-31, 2010

Duke Integrative Medicine is offering a unique opportunity for yoga teachers to earn a "Certificate of Completion" in Therapeutic Yoga for Seniors. This program is designed to help registered yoga instructors work safely and effectively with older adults, both in a class setting and one-on-one.

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Yoga of Awareness for Cancer Professional Training

June 25 - July 1, 2010

This program is designed for yoga teachers wishing to teach yoga effectively and safely to people healing from cancer, and also for those wishing to compete the first central step in learning how to deliver the 8-week research-based protocol Yoga of Awareness for Cancer.

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