Center For Traditional Medicine

Centro de Medicina Tradicional

Cross cultural health and education programs

On-site, low-residency and on-line learning

Professional and faculty development and degree programs

Program Catalog 1999 - 2001

1001 Cooper Pt. Rd. S.W. Suite 214

Olympia, WA. 98502

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The Center for Traditional Medicine

is a project of the Center for World Indigenous Studies, a non- profit 501 (c) (3) organization

Life in a Fourth world village and participation in the center’s programs requires an adventurous spirit, flexibility and receptivity to the unknown.

Answers to your questions

The Center for Traditional Medicine offers 6 types of programs that combine on-site and low residency learning. Program content can be flexibly customized depending upon your requirements. These programs are designed to provide intensive learning on-site with part-time distance learning that combines individualized study and e-mail communication

Certificate participants generally attend three weeks of seminars and tutorials in Yelapa, each year for two years. Participants also participate in structured on-line communications with faculty, mentors and peers.

Seminar participants may attend as many seminars as they like without enrolling in a certificate/degree program.

Seminar participants may apply to the certificate program AFTER attendance at one seminar in Yelapa. In this event, this seminar will serve as a part of their certificate program, if they begin their work within 6 months of attendance, though they will still have to complete documentation requirements for the seminar and fulfill the remaining requirements for the certificate and degree program.

Seminars taken (within 6 months) prior to matriculation in a degree program may be either applied to the degree program or count as prior credit experience. This is assessed on a case by case basis by your faculty and the specific school. You are advised to contact us regarding these specific requirements.

How can I participate?

Our several program options are intended to address the needs of all learners who wish to tailor the content length and frequency of their learning to their specific goals.

Seminar participants are most often self directed, adult learners, in the process of intellectual growth and development, enhancing job skills or changing or adding to careers. Often already professionals practicing as clinicians or educators in one or more disciplines or as clinicians-in-training, creative people seeking solid theoretical and practical experience in the fields of Bodywork, Massage and Somatics, Medicine, Naturopathy, Energy Medicine, International Health, Reproductive Health, Herbology and Botanical studies, Physiology, Education, Anthropology, Health Education, Spirituality, Women’s and Gender Studies, Psychology, Biology, Tropical and Public health, Politics, and other fields may apply to the program. Professionals, faculty and advanced students may register for one or more seminars during the year. Classes are small (between 4-20). There is ample opportunity to meet individually with faculty for focused attention to your specific interest. Informal, invigorating discussions occur over meals, with people from all over the world.

• Certificate/Degree program in Energy Medicine

Energy Medicine provides a comprehensive basis for the practice and teaching of Energy Medicine. We review the breadth and depth of the field. We focus on the refinement of clinical skills, including intuition, and energy generation and transfer. We learn manipulative therapies such as advanced Polarity Therapy and cranial-sacral methods. Course discussion and study also includes: Cultivating the interpersonal relationship, understanding appropriate boundaries and undertaking a comprehensive review of the journals, books and research literature. This enables practitioners to pioneer new and innovative programs successfully in any multidisciplinary setting.

Students will:

Students take the seminar Energy Medicine and are also encouraged to register for Traditional Medicine for a cross cultural perspective of health and healing. Tutorials may build upon but are not limited to topics such as the history of Energy medicine, visual representations of the human energy field, bioelectromagnetics, biological and magnetic resonance; energetic and information transfer; clinical applications; endocrine system, chakras and pineal gland, anomalous cognition (telepathy); somatic empathy, psychophysiology and psychobiology; pain, nutrition and herbs, geomagnetism, light and color, and esoteric) spiritual traditions.

• Certificate/MA program in Women’s Health: Cross cultural perspectives

Women’s Health is integral to and supported by the health of the earth, its plants and other animals. This interdisciplinary program of study addresses health and healing, among women from a global perspective. The courses present a holistic perspective, at the intersections of gender, culture and nature across the life cycle.

This unique approach integrates cross-cultural education, clinical skill building, and research. Women's health and healing are studied as a local tradition within the context of global health concerns. The program supports career choices for women who wish to work locally or internationally in allopathic, holistic and traditional health arenas.

Students take the seminar on Women’s Health and then may choose among many interdisciplinary seminars listed in the catalog. Tutorials might include but are not limited to Cranial sacral therapy, Survivor sexuality and Somatic programs for women’s health. women and traumatic stress, women in sobriety, Fibromyalgia, Culture- bound Syndromes; Patient advocacy, Eating disorders, Hysteria and history, Menopause, Marketing to Women; Environmental toxins and Reproductive Health; Female genital mutilation, Breast cancer, Lesbian Health, Women and Aging, Plants and Reproductive cycles; Reproductive technologies in the First, Second, Third and Fourth World; Prostitution, Feminist therapy and Midwifery.

• Certificate/Degree program in Integrative Traumatology

Integrative Traumatology provides an integrative, somato-psychic approach to the prevention and treatment of traumatic stress in individuals and communities. The foundation of the training is to provide a comprehensive understanding of how to more effectively treat trauma by exploring innovative cross cultural and somatic approaches to resetting the natural physical emotional mental and spiritual rhythms of humans and communities. The program provides effective approaches to integrating the appropriate use of touch, and energy medicine, counseling, somatic education , and the use of medicinal plants and nutrition and offers a through grounding in research literature. Students are provided opportunities to refine their clinical skills including individual and group process, teaching and public presentation skills and program planning. The practitioner also studies ethics and boundary violations, the interpersonal effects of trauma, the practitioner-client relationship, substances and trauma, secondary traumatization and innovative approaches to prevention and treatment, such as bringing touch into the school system and hospital programs and cross cultural rituals including night-walking and entheogens. On-site and distance supervision, and case history note-keeping provides an opportunity to deepen understanding of transference and counter-transference issues and to confer with faculty, colleagues, and peers about on-going treatment and work. Faculty also provide special opportunities to focus on Fourth world issues such as Development and Community trauma and the aftermath of long term low- intensity war, and exposure to environmental toxins and nuclear waste.

Tutorials may also include socio-political issues of touch therapies, prostitution trauma, issues in Fourth world community trauma, and group and community work. Students take: Healing the Bleeding Heart, Secondary Traumatization and may also take Fourth World Nations and The Nuclear Cloud, Energy Medicine, Traditional Medicine, TerraSoma and others appropriate to their course of study.

Quotes from seminar participants:

"This was an incredible cross cultural experience. I received focused attention and the highest caliber teaching from faculty. I truly valued the opportunity to learn from as well as contribute to the people in the village"

-- Lizanne Pastore, Physical Therapist, M.A. candidate in Somatics

"This was the most important experience that I ever had"

-Marsha Reall, Head Coach Women’s Basketball, Ohio University

The food was fantastic! My blood sugar was the lowest its ever been since my diagnosis with Diabetes!

-Faculty participant, 1998

La Clinica at Casa Xipe Totec

La Clinica was founded in 1976 as a part of the Center for Traditional Medicine to serve women, men and children living in the village as well as visitors from around the world. The focus is on integrative approaches to health and healing services including somatic therapies, rehabilitation exercise, health education, and holistic tropical health.

Specialty areas include treatment of chronic pain, and (traumatic) stress and the somatic treatment of the "bends," (problems from decompression after deep sea diving). La Clinica offers an individualized approach, drawing on traditional healing systems and conventional methods to assist the individual in her/his process of attaining optimal balance and health.

We also draw on a family/tribal/ community perspective to understanding the impact of social stressors on health and well-being. Since its founding, members of the village have received treatment at the clinic upon request. Likewise a number of village herbalists contribute their healing expertise. Visitors from outside the village pay fees commensurate with fees paid for comparable services in the United States, thus subsidizing health care delivery to those less able to pay.

short-term psychotherapy and crisis counseling

nutritional programs

medicinal plants

energy medicine

The movement of seasons and stars intersects and interacts with human rhythms. Life is oscillation and pulsation, attuned to and entrained by the geomagnetic pulse."

Leslie Korn, Ph.D., M.P.H. Somatic Empathy 1996

Sample Courses and Seminars

Traditional Medicine

For the North American Indians, "medicine" is defined as an object or ceremony to balance natural and magical forces. This seminar provides a comprehensive overview of the healing arts and sciences of Fourth World Nations. Presentations integrate lectures, discussion, methods and fieldwork embracing the evolution of medical systems flowing from an intimate relationship between human beings and the earth. Participants explore systems of pre-Christian medicine in Europe, Ayurvedic medicine of southern Asia, medicines of Africa and of the Western Hemisphere, including the Yupik, Cowlitz, and Miskito.

Drawing from healing practices from the four corners of the world and from diverse academic/clinical disciplines such as Ethnomedicine and Ethnobotany, Medical Anthropology, Medical Humanities, Behavioral Medicine, Gender Studies, Public Health, Psychology, Fourth World Studies and the integrative approaches of Naturopathy, Subtle Energy Medicine and Somatic therapies, presenters and participants engage practical experiences in healing. Village herbalists and elders present their work on curanderismo, the syncretic system of Mexican traditional medicine that integrates indigenous medical and spiritual systems with Christian traditions.

In preparation for the seminar participants are asked to begin research on their own culture’s health and healing traditions. During the seminar we will explore and expand upon these traditions to illumine optimal approaches to personal and community health today.

We will also discuss the socio-political context of practice in the world today including the work of NGO’s, the World Health Organization directives on traditional medicine and the CWIS Womens’ Traditional Medicine Working Group, an international group of women chaired by Dr. Leslie Korn, working to preserve, promote and define policy about traditional medical practices.

Energy Medicine

This seminar presents a comprehensive introduction to the field of energy medicine. We review clinical applications, current research and the socio-political forces and controversies affecting the use of energy medicine. We discuss ancient and modern theories of energy medicine, explore cross-cultural visual representations of human energy systems, practice techniques from cross-cultural traditions, identify appropriate indications for clinical application and for integrating into health care practice. This seminar is designed to enable the practitioner to explore methods and techniques and become well versed in the philosophical, scientific and esoteric literature to bridge communication across disciplines and educate interested lay people.

Topics include:

History of Energy Medicine: Cross-cultural concepts and representations of the Human Energy field: Ancient cultures of Europe, Africa, North and South America, India and China; Chakras, subtle energy centers. Paracelsus, the humours and elements; Alchemy, the transmutation of gold and the elixir of life; crossroads of religion and medicine; medieval socio-political forces; perceiving the human energy field; Taoist Yoga; Anton Mesmer, Hahnemann and Homeopathy; Galvani; Vitalism; Energy medicine interface with 19th century mysticism and spirit healing, Blavatsky; Psychophysics and Fechner, Freud, Reich, Alyce and Elmer Green, Becker, Kunz, Dolores Kreiger, and Jahn. Socio-political forces in 21st century energy medicine. Comparative review of paradigms in science, medicine and healing.

Bioelectromagnetics, biological and magnetic resonance: Concepts of energetic and information transfer between people; mechanisms underlying energetic phenomena; human field interaction, anomalous cognitive phenomena and unusual perceptual capacities. Non-local field effects and anomalous cognition.

Clinical applications of energy medicine: Somatic Empathy. Psychophysiology and psychobiology; research and practice; Prevention, acute and chronic illnesses; pain, stress and trauma, energetic transfer through non-local touch. Endocrine system and neurotransmitters.

The Environment and Nature: The earth’s geomagnetic fields; Effects of geomagnetism on health and behavior. Humans, animals and the earth. Energy pollutants and environmental health: theory and research. Energy fields and gender: is there a difference? a review of spiritual traditions and scientific evidence. Light and color as information (energetic) transfer: The pineal gland: esoteric and scientific knowledge, the eyes, sleep patterns, artificial and full spectrum lights; Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): the use of light, color and sound as Energy medicine.

Advanced Somatic Therapies and Altered States of Consciousness

The Bleeding Heart: Cross Cultural Approaches to treating Trauma, Dissociation and Pain

The Bleeding Heart is a traditional Meso-American image of invasion and suffering, and the potential for restoration of compassion. El Corazon Sangrante provides an image for a cross-cultural exploration for treating and understanding pain, (traumatic) stress and dissociative disorders.

This seminar presents innovations in somatic therapies that arise out of three interrelated movements of the past thirty years: Feminism, traumatology and the convergence of traditional systems of healing with conventional psychotherapy and medicine. Emphasis is placed on working with people who experience chronic and acute pain, stress disorders (including occupational and traumatic), and survivors of interpersonal and social violence.

We will explore theory, psychophysiology, psychobiology and clinical technique, examining indications and contraindications for treatment. Topics include:

The Spectrum of Stress: Eustress (positive stress), Stress, Traumatic Stress, Stress rituals in traditional medicine, Polarity Therapy and Energy medicine, Somatic psychology, dissociation and state-dependent memory, Meditation, Imagery, Yoga, Aqua therapy, nightwalking, and adventures in the wild.

Assessment/stage-appropriate treatment: Advanced somatic therapies integrating polarity therapy, bodywork, counseling and exercises for chronic/acute pain, cumulative stress; thoracic outlet and carpal tunnel; back and neck, gastrointestinal, reproductive, sleep, substance abuse, and self-harm.

Nutrition: foods, medicinal plants and entheogens; supplementation: vitamins, minerals.

The Wounded Healer: Understanding the healing relationship; Ethics, boundaries and professional practice Collaborating with other health professionals the taboo of touch and finding a language to bridge professional acceptance of therapeutic touch.

Integrative traumatology: Secondary Trauma

The word "therapist" is derived from the Greek word therapeutae referring to people who worship and serve. As an act of service and compassion, working with traumatized individuals and groups is spiritually rewarding. However listening to horrifying experiences, witnessing pain, attending to chronic stress and anger, shouldering suicidality, and responding to the compelling needs of traumatized individuals inevitably precipitates sequelae common to trauma itself: Autonomic hyperarousal, numbness, somatic complaints, disillusion, overwork and other addictive behaviors.

This clinical seminar integrates cognitive and didactic approaches to understanding secondary trauma. These presentations are grounded in discussions of the international literature on compassion fatigue and vicarious traumatization, the special issues of working with survivors of torture and other human rights violations, and the effects of long term treatment of interpersonal trauma. We address the stressors of the shifting socio-political climate, including practicing in managed care, professional "invisibility," the backlash of social and professional denial; and the pressures of forensic cases. Special attention is given to the issues of caregivers who have themselves experienced trauma.

Lectures and discussions are complemented by somatic exercises during morning and afternoon sessions designed to decondition the stress response and invigorate somato-emotional processes. This is a time for renewal, change, self- care and reflection. In the afternoons, the natural environment—the sun, sea, mountains, rivers and waterfalls, animal life, flora and fauna—movement, relaxation, bodywork and good food all contribute to resetting the natural rhythms of renewal. Presenters provide for informal opportunities to discuss creativity, work and strategies for managing change.

TerraSoma: Worship of the Earth and Body

The wisdom of the Popol Vuh, the Mayan book of Days, provides the theme of this seminar suggesting that s/he who makes an enemy of the earth makes an enemy of his/her own body. We undertake an interdisciplinary study of the interdependence of human health (Soma) and the health of other animals with the natural environment (Terra) to understand the meaning traditional peoples attach to such relationships. Like the body, the earth exhibits all of the symptoms of stress and trauma when its flora and fauna are out of balance.

Our discussions proceed from our connection to our bodies and the local environment in Yelapa. We (ad)venture by boat across the water to remote beaches, exploring sea life, the jungle and mountain ecosystems. We also explore the social construction of the body—that often distant terrain, by engaging in somatic exercises and discussion.

When human demands for raw materials exceed the capacity of nature to replenish those raw materials the very life-giving substances on which humans and other animals depends become threatened, sometimes decline and even become extinct. We examine the environmental movement throughout the world, its effects on Fourth World peoples and we explore their links to corporate, governmental and private political entities. Special topics include nuclear power and toxic waste, and the effects of industrialization, development, issues of population, water supply and access to land. We explore modes of thought as functions of both geography and culture that influence our thoughts and behaviors somatically and environmentally and evaluate their relationship to concepts of human domination of nature. Presentations emphasize biologic and cultural diversity, traditional medicines, gender and power, and organizing interventions for resolving the imbalance between human demands and nature’s ability to replenish.

Participants engage in field activities trekking up the Rio Tuito to examine human impacts on fresh and brackish waters, and visit sites of heavy versus light human development in subtropical jungle and Pacific Coastal terrain.

Chocolate, Chilies and Coconuts:

A Culinary

Journey to the Heart of Mexico’s Cultures, Medicines and Histories

Join us for this culinary adventure to learn about the food and cooking traditions of Mexicos’ indigenous and colonizing cultures. Mexico is one of the most diverse ecosystems of the world. Using our location on the west coast of Mexico in the sub- tropical humid zone, we will explore, through lectures, field trips and culinary delights, the flora and fauna, traditional medicines and methods of food gathering and preparation of the peoples of this region. Our faculty includes local village members who share their knowledge and techniques and guide us on journeys into the mountains and along rivers and streams. This is a special time in Yelapa as village women prepare special dishes for Lent and share their gifts and secrets with us.

We gather herbs and plants, pick fruits and berries and use them in our gourmet buffets, in making medicines and to prepare traditional foods such as Tortillas,Tamales, Enchiladas and Chili Rellenos. We catch river shrimp and prepare Ceviches and explore the nutritional value of both new and old world foods. We discuss how migratory patterns over the past 20,000 years and more recent influences of colonization affect plant use, cultivation techniques, food preparation and nutrition.

Over sumputous meals we review the scope of the disciplines of Ethnobotany and ethnoarcheomythology, with emphasis on Aztec and Maya cultures. We explore the rich and diverse history of plant use for religious ceremonies and link these traditions to understanding the meaning and impact of the drug-"wars"of the late 20th century. Food and community is the organizing principle as we examine Mexican, U.S. and global political and economic policies’ impact on agriculture, exports, natural resources and the environment in Mexico and the current struggles of indigenous peoples in Chiapas and Guerrero.

Each participant has the opportunity to understand his/her own culture(s) of origin, in the context of nutritional and digestive patterns and we explore recent medical research on the relation between different blood types and evolutionary history and digestive/assimilation capacities. We review both the past and presently changing effects of geography, human and animal travel, and food production on individual and group health as we near the millennium.

Casa Xipe Totec provides meals. Breakfast, lunches and dinners are prepared as a group and also served to us in local restaurants. Delight your palate and your mind with the colors, flavors, sights and sounds while we undertake activities in the kitchen, on land and sea. Renew pleasure and happiness as you experience the delicious life in a nation by the sea.

Sample daily schedule includes: morning exercise /yoga class followed by breakfast; class lecture and discussions/demonstrations between 9:30 and 1:30 followed by lunch. A siesta in hammocks or at the beach is followed by afternoon excursions and food preparations and dinner. Optional activities include therapeutic massage and bodywork and boat trips to neighboring islands

Consciousness in the Living Universe

The dynamic relationship between time, space, and physical and supernatural realities define the essential ingredients of what constitutes the experience of consciousness. The disruption of such relationships result in what can only be understood as distortions or tears in the "fabric of consciousness." Dr. Rÿser discusses the Cowlitz (his own nation) conception of consciousness in the living universe, and its similarities with the thinking of the Nuxalk, Dene, Maya and other peoples' cosmologies in the hemisphere. These are suggested as yet other pathways to knowing and understanding consciousness from the perspective of the natal peoples of the Americas. The concept of the Living Universe, widely shared among Fourth World peoples, undergirds tribal ways of thinking and remains an important framework for comprehending the existence of human beings and all other beings as multi-leveled consciousnesses.

Presenters explain Cuarto Spiralism, the principal mode of thought fundamental to comprehending the Universe as living and interdependent. The term is descriptive of the Maya conception of four

spiraling cycles of time where aspects of the past join new aspects of the present to define the future. While the cultures of individual peoples produce a wide variety of ways to apprehend the Living Universe, participants explore ways in which Cuarto Spiralism informs the thinking of peoples throughout the hemisphere. The psychophysiology and neurobiology of states of consciousness, in particular trance states, and their role in apprehending realities are also examined, along with the "mind/body" dilemma as it is expressed across disciplines.

Participants directly examine how the peoples of the Americas conceive the four directions by color, animal, and song based on the cycles of the day and night, the movements of the cosmos and the changes on the earth. Participants also participate in the construction of a lifesize Mayan calender at Casa Xipe Totec.

Who teaches the seminars and serves as mentors?

CWIS/CTM faculty number twenty-five, drawn from around the world. In addition, our global network links you to experts who specialize in your field of interest.

Dr. Leslie Korn

Director of Research and Education & Director, Center for Traditional Medicine

Leslie Korn began living in Yelapa, Mexico in 1973 at the age of 20 where she started a one-room schoolhouse for children. She worked and studied there for ten years before returning to the U.S. for formal, graduate school education. In 1977, she opened The Center for Traditional Medicine in Yelapa, integrating public health education with traditional medicine. She is a Registered Polarity Practitioner, practicing since 1977 and in 1989 was honored by the American Polarity Therapy Association for her pioneering contributions to the field. She is Board-Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork and served as founding board member for the National Certification Board. She has a Master of Arts in Independent Study in Cross Cultural Health Psychology and Education from Lesley College Graduate School where she has been on the faculty since 1985. She received a Master of Public Health from Harvard University where she focused on International Health and Maternal and Child Health and conducted ethnobotanical research. She received a Ph.D. in Behavioral Medicine and Medical Humanities with specializations in Traditional Medicine and Feminist Theory from the Union Institute. She was Clinical Fellow and Clinical Instructor in Psychology and Religion at Harvard Medical School, Clinical Director and faculty at the New England School of Acupuncture and Associate Professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies. A licensed psychotherapist and clinical supervisor, she maintains an international clinical practice in body psychotherapy and energy medicine. She is the Research Director at the Center for World Indigenous Studies where she works in the area of community trauma among indigenous peoples. A published author and public speaker, her work focuses on traumatic stress, traditional healing and social action. She has conducted research on the visual representations of the Goddess and the nervous system and together with her canine companion Bodhi, a Registered International Therapy dog, Dr. Korn has pioneered the use of canines in the clinical treatment of traumatic stress. Her teaching career has been devoted to providing creative learning environments for adult learners.

Dr. Rudolph .Ryser

Chair, Center for World Indigenous Studies,

Director and Faculty Fourth World Institute

Rudolph C. Ryser , a member of the Cowlitz Indian tribe of Southwest Washington, is a philosopher, teacher and , world renowned writer and theorist in the fields of International Relations, International law and the cultures and histories of Indigenous peoples worldwide. He is the principal architect of the discipline of Fourth World Geopolitics, and is a counsel to leaders of nations and states. His research and policy development focuses on conflict resolution, environmental studies, self-determination, food and culture of nations, terrorism, consciousness studies, bigotry and war/peace studies. He was Executive Director of the National Congress of American Indians and the Small Tribes Association of Western Washington. He was Specialist on Federal Administration of Indian Affairs for the American Indian Policy Review Commission and participant at the U.N. Working Group on Indigenous Peoples for ten years, serving as Special Rapporteur responsible for drafting the International Covenenant on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.He is the author of four books and over fifty journal articles. In addition to teaching and writing, he runs leadership training programs for Indian leaders worldwide.

Center for Traditional Medicine Faculty

Dona Alisia Rodriguez Araisa Resident Herbalist and traditional foods chef at Casa Xipe Totec

Diane Aronson, Executive Director of RESOLVE, the national infertility organization and former Executive Director of WAND, the national women’s anti nuclear armament organization She works in women’s health, and patient advocacy in areas such as Arthritis, Cancer and Therapist abuse.

Mary Bell Chambers, Ph.D., feminist historian, former president of Colorado College, and professor at several universities, she has traveled the globe as a diplomat on behalf of women and participated in the founding of the United Nations.

Dona Clementina Rodriguez Diaz elder of Yelapa, who carries the knowledge of medicinal plants and foods.

Melissa Farley Ph.D. a clinical psychologist who has done pioneering research in prostitution trauma and the integration of somatic therapies and energy medicine at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in San Francisco.

Karen Frangos, N.D., R.P.T. Karen has taught with CTM in Mexico for over 10 years. A Naturopathic physician specializing in manual therapies, nutrition and women’s health, she has served as trainer to members of the Boston Marathon and Boston Celtics.

Lisa Handwerker, Ph.D., M.P.H., anthropologist, former Associate professor at California Institute of Integral Studies, Lisa specializes in the "Anthropology of the Body" and Cross cultural issues in women’s reproductive health. She has conducted research in China and Mexico, and is fluent in Mandarin

Lisa Mertz, Ph.D. Anthroplogist and massage therapist whose work focuses on healing energy medicine and indigenous peoples.

Elizabeth Wagner, Long time Polarity Educator, self-described crone, Elizabeth has been teaching Polarity Therapy for nearly thirty years.

Peggy Wright, R.D., M.A. Assistant Professor at Lesley College Graduate School, and team member for the CTM Certificate/ MA degree, Peggy is a nutritionist and researcher in consciousness studies and a published writer.

Fees and schedule

If you are applying ONLY for a seminar, please see a schedule of seminars and seminar fees inserted in your materials

If you are applying to begin the Certificate Program, choose the seminar (and date) you want to begin, and fill out the Certificate Program application.

Certificate program:

During 1999-2000 certificate program fees are $ 10,080 (USD) for the two-year program.

University fees vary with each school. Our advisors work with you to determine the school that best meets your needs.

Payment may be made in quarterly payments or bi-annually. Accounts must be up-to-date prior to attending each residency in Mexico.

Payment by Credit Card or Check.

CTM accepts payment by credit card (VISA, MasterCharge, or American Express) or check.

.. Funding Resources for International education and travel

• Fellowships in International Affairs: A Guide to Opportunities in the U.S. and Abroad. Women International Security. 1994. 195 pp. $17.95 plus $3.50 shipping from Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1800 30th St., Suite #314, Boulder, CO 80301; (303) 444-6684. Well-researched directory to fellowships and grants for students, scholars, and practitioners (most are for graduate and postdoctoral students or professionals).

• Financial Aid for Research and Creative Activities Abroad 1996-1998 by Gail Ann Schlachter and R. David Weber. 1996. 440 pp. $45 plus $4 shipping from: Reference Service Press, 1100 Industrial Rd., Suite 9, San Carlos, CA 94070; (415) 594-0743, fax (415) 594-0411. Lists over 1,300 funding sources that support research, professional development, teaching assignments, and creative activities. Sources mainly for graduate students, postdoctorates, professionals.

• Financial Aid for Study and Training Abroad 1996-1998 by Gail Ann Schlachter and R. David Weber. 1996. 275 pp. $38.50 plus $4 shipping from Reference Service press (see above). Lists 1,000 funding sources that support formal educational programs such as study abroad, training, internships, workshops, and seminars. Sources mainly for undergraduate, high school and graduate students, as well as post-doctorates.

• Financial Resources for International Study Sara J. Steen, ed. 1996. $43.95 post-paid from IIE. Lists funding sources available to support undergraduate, graduate, post-doctorate, and professional learning abroad, from study and research to internships and other work experiences. Very useful indexes, including field of study, internships/work abroad

• Foundation Center Publications Catalog. Free. Call (800) 424-9836. The Foundation Center maintains a comprehensive and up-to-date database on foundations and corporate giving programs.

• The International Scholarship Book. Daniel J.Cassidy. 5th edition, 1996. $24.95 paper, $32.95 cloth plus $4 shipping from Prentice-Hall Publishers, 200 Old Tappan Rd., Old Tappan, NJ 07675; (201) 767-5937.