"All children want to develop and grow and get better at things, so it's a fun way to work together to say, 'Look do you want to learn something cool?' and kids obviously want to learn something cool."

Clinical Hypnosis

Jan 21st, 2020

"I'll be honest, the first time I heard about clinical hypnosis, I was a little bit skeptical. My only experience with hypnosis was in high school when a performer came and made a whole bunch of my classmates do a bunch of crazy things on stage

A Take 5 Holiday Special

Dec 20th, 2019

The holiday season is a time for family, friends, food... and stress. While many people enjoy celebrating with loved ones, the pressures of holiday gift-buying, travel, and overindulgence can take their toll. In this holiday special, adapted fr

A Multifaceted Approach to Healing

Dec 16th, 2019

"I'm really interested in the intersection of healing work, spirituality, expression, and activism. Those are kind of the four corners or pillars of what I'm trying to create."

Mindfulness and ADHD

Oct 7th, 2019

Mindfulness can be hard to learn, and it can be even harder for those who have ADHD. The month of October is ADHD Awareness Month, so we sat down with Center faculty Lidia Zylowska, a psychiatrist with a speciality in adult ADHD and integ

Discovering Your Purpose

Sep 19th, 2019

"I have a colleague who has an answering machine on his phone-- you know when you call him and you leave a message--it says, 'At the sound of the tone please leave your answer to life's two eternal questions: who are you, and what do you want?'

Taking Care of Yourself

Sep 9th, 2019

"We know if we're taking care of ourselves we are healthier, happier people. And we know if we're caring for ourselves we're much more able to care for others, and that tends to be an important thing for the majority of us humans. We've also se

Using Integrative Healthcare with Children

Aug 22nd, 2019

Often, when people think about integrative healthcare, they may not think about children. But integrative practices can be beneficial for kids as well as adults. When children learn certain techniques, such as mindfulness, we know that it helps

A Deeper Look at Health Coaching

Aug 8th, 2019

"I think that women right now are just being called to a new level of personal empowerment--just based on what's happening culturally in our society here in America. And at the same time it comes with a lot of responsibility--we can have more s

Dance Movement Therapy

Jul 25th, 2019

"We're always dancing. Dance isn't just the kind of rhythmic, big movement stuff that most people might imagine. We're always moving, so that's kind of the meaning of dance."

What is Botanical Medicine?

Jul 11th, 2019

"There's a very good chance that you've actually tried some type of botanical therapy and didn't even know it. A really common example of this is if you've ever had an upset stomach and you've taken ginger ale. Ginger is a well-known botanical

Eating Sustainably

Jun 27th, 2019

"How we eat is directly correlated to the health of the environment, and vice-versa, how we take care of the environment is directly correlated to our own personal health," says Jenny Breen, a professional chef who is an expert in culinary nutr

Exploring Yoga

May 17th, 2019

"What the research or the literature suggests is that physical activity in general--so moving your body whether it's yoga or otherwise--is both supported in terms of efficacy trials and effectiveness trials at moderating depressive or anxiety s

Integrative Mental Health

Apr 12th, 2019

We used to think the brain was a static organ after we reached maturity, but now we're starting to see it has a lifelong dynamic ability to change in response to its environment. Neuroplasticity is the term used to explain the brain’s ability t

What are Nature Based Therapeutics?

Mar 21st, 2019

Nature-Based Therapeutics focuses on the healing power of nature through interactions with plants, animals and natural landscapes. Through research and courses, the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum and the Bakken Center are working together to adv

Building Personal Relationships

Feb 25th, 2019

Valentine’s day is a wonderful time of the year, filled with sweets, candles, and heart throb rom coms. Most people will celebrate it with their romantic partner, but many also send flowers to their family and chocolates to their friends. A

Low Back Pain

Feb 11th, 2019

In this episode, we sit down with Bakken Center Integrative Health Faculty Research Fellow Brent Leininger to discuss the details of low back pain, and an emerging new study on the topic.

Making Life Changes

Jan 18th, 2019

January is the start of the new year and with it are many people's resolutions to make a life change. Something they have been meaning to do year after year but never seem to get around to. This episode we are sitting down with Theresa Nutt to

Bonus

A Take Five Holiday Special

Dec 17th, 2018

With the days growing shorter and the weather getting colder, gathering around the fireplace with loved ones can bring a great feeling of togetherness. There's something about being in the company of other and sitting around a fire that brings

Stress Mastery

Dec 5th, 2018

With the end of the year on the horizon, stress seems to be looming over everyone's heads. I sit down with Dr. Doug Kennedy to discuss the topic of stress and how we can mitigate it.

Happy, Healthy Eating Habits

Nov 19th, 2018

Overeating can seem to be an inevitable problem to many with winter holidays on the horizon, Thanksgiving being one of the biggest culprits among them. Carolyn Denton joins us to talk about happy, healthy eating habits with her expertise as a n

Integrative Therapies and Practices: Reiki

Nov 7th, 2018

"I think that we're living in times that are fraught with stress. I think most people experience daily stress and the notion that you can utilize Reiki on a daily basis on yourself for 15 minutes 30 minutes and that you can restore some of

Necessity of Equity

Oct 29th, 2018

"[...] If we look at schools, everyone's making sure everybody has a desk, a textbook, pencils, right? Equity, however, is giving people what they need to reach the same outcome as everyone else, and that's different than equality"

Integrative Therapies and Practices: Aromatherapy

Oct 22nd, 2018

People commonly think that "aromatherapy" refers to anything that smells good, like scented candles, potpourri, and perfumes. We use the term "aromatherapy" to refer to the therapeutic application of plant essential oils (usually diluted in som

What is Integrative Nursing?

Oct 16th, 2018

"Surgery removes the bullet out of the limb, which is an obstruction to cure, but nature heals the wound. So it is with medicine; the function of an organ becomes obstructed; medicine so far as we know, assists nature to remove the obstruction,