Unit Discussions

Textbook Title: Invitation to Holistic Health: A Guide to Living a Balanced Life, 4th Edition (2018) C. Eliopoulos IBN 978-1-2841-0548-3

Students are expected to post (respond) in each of the unit’s discussion topics on a minimum of three separate days that the unit is open. In order to earn full credit six quality posts must be provided for each unit.

Unit 1. Risk Factors of Addiction
In review of the risks of addiction found on slide 11 (of the PowerPoint under Resources), which of the three factors do you feel are the most prominent? How can families, communities, and schools address these risk factors?

Students are expected to post (respond) in each of the unit’s discussion topics on a minimum of three separate days that the unit is open. In order to earn full credit six quality posts must be provided for each unit.
Unit 2. Aromatherapy/Essential Oil
Find a tutorial online of essential oil product-making. Include the link of the tutorial to your initial discussion post and answer the following questions: What are the physiological and psychological benefits of the essential oils and overall recipe? How do the oils used affect different bodily systems? (ex: nervous system, circulatory system, etc.)

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/what-are-essential-oils#benefits

Students are expected to post (respond) in each of the unit’s discussion topics on a minimum of three separate days that the unit is open. In order to earn full credit six quality posts must be provided for each unit.

Unit 3. Chakras, Reiki, and Energy Practices
Based on your readings and additional research, how can energy fields be used to improve physical and mental wellbeing? What populations of people would benefit from practices such as Reiki or Therapeutic touch? (Consider the hands-off approach of these therapies).

https://blackboard.kean.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-2801752-dt-content-rid-35545654_1/courses/20FA_HED_3200_ONH01/The_daily_influences_of_yoga_o.pdf