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Medical Anthropologist, Dr. Natalie Tobert is a freelance scholar who teaches in medical schools, hospitals and universities. She aspires to raise awareness of cultural expressions of spiritism within mental health. Her course modules support integrated health and explore multiple narratives and plural ways of understanding consciousness. For five years, Natalie served on the Board of Trustees of the
British Spiritist Medical Association and she gave presentations at their 7th and 8th
British Congress on Medicine and Spirituality held in London UK. She developed a Training Manual on Cultural Equalities for frontline health service providers, and has facilitated workshop seminars in UK, Ireland, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the USA (CIIS –
California Institute of Integral Studies).
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Spiritism and Health: Discussing Multicultural Perspectives
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These online sessions will explore cultural perspectives around spiritism and the immortality of the soul. We address what it means to be a person, a human with a spirit, and a being beyond human life.
The aim is to create a bridge between medical understandings and cultural beliefs which may influence our access to healthcare. Case studies around communication beyond will be offered from India, South America, Africa and Europe. Our examples will explore indigenous wisdoms and discuss spiritist principles around ancestors, the body, health and life.
We shall aspire to develop a wider understanding of human experiences of birth, death, reincarnation, mental health and well-being. We acknowledge issues around domination, colonisation, cultural diversity and health practices. We aspire to support frontline practitioners to better understand their clients, and carers to better understand their family.
Draft Topics to be Addressed Around Cultural Perspectives and Spiritism.
Aims:
- To create a bridge between medicine, health, life and spiritist understandings.
- To raise awareness of cultural beliefs which may influence access to health care.
- To discuss spiritist beliefs around health, death, and anomalous experiences.
Case studies offered from:
- Indian, South American, African and ancient European practices.
- Indigenous Wisdoms: to explore what people in different cultures believe regarding consciousness, communication with ancestors, spiritism, and health.
- To present issues around domination, colonisation, and wellbeing.
Objectives:
- To develop a wider understanding of human experiences.
- To support frontline practitioners to better understand their clients.
- To present plural narratives for health, and raise awareness of cultural diversity
- To explore the integration of spiritist principles with medical practice, in a compassionate manner.
Potential Topics
- What does it mean to be a person, a human.
- Spiritism, Men, Women and Conception
- Normal Body and Spiritist Distress
- Reincarnation and Rebirth.
- Global Mental Health and Spiritist Experiences
- Beyond the Body Experiences.
Audience. The sessions will be used to explore participants’ own beliefs, and for medical and healthcare staff who work with new migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, with cultural perspectives on health. The programme will acknowledge the current dilemma in global population’s mental health, around interpretation of spiritist experiences. It is also for those who communicate with spirits, and it supports staff working with a client’s spiritist beliefs. The workshop will also support lay populations and their understanding of spiritism.
To join:
From India: Rs. 2,800
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Concessions will be considered on a discretionary basis.
Recordings and summary notes will be shared after each session
The Zoom joining details for the entire workshop will be circulated in the morning of 6th July.
FOR BANK TRANSFER
Account: NAMAH, Acc no: 1235498160, Type: Savings, Central Bank of India,
IFSC: CBIN0281354
CONTACT DETAILS: james@namahjournal.com +917094898789 & (0413) 2226263
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