Integrative Mental Health: What is it?

The Integrative Mental Health What is it course provides an introduction to a more holistic way of addressing mental health issues.

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  • Last updated Oct '23
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Course Description

The mini-course Integrative Mental Health: What is it? introduces a holistic approach to mental well-being. Lasting one hour and available at any time for convenience, the course delves into the principles and practices of integrative mental health.

Incorporating a 39-minute webinar, articles, and short videos, the course offers a view of how integrative mental health amalgamates effective treatments from various cultures and includes responsible use of psychedelic-assisted therapy.

Designed to be both educational and inspiring, the course aims to debunk myths surrounding the effectiveness of psychiatric medications and encourages a more natural, yet highly effective, approach to mental health. While acknowledging that medications have their place, the course emphasizes the value of exploring non-pharmaceutical options first.

You will learn:

  • What is Bwiti?
  • Roles in Bwiti initiation/treatment
  • Instruments in Bwiti: ngombe, mogongo
  • What is an Nganga
    • Maboundi/Yombo
    • Maboundi/Yombo
  • Sustainability/reciprocity

You will learn:

  • History of the Fang tradition
  • Dissumba vs. Dissumba Fang
  • Ombwiri/Mbumbayano Fang
  • The kambo
  • State of Fang Bwiti in Gabon
  • Impact of Westerners coming to work with the sacred wood

You will learn:

  • History of the Missoko tradition
  • Various branches of Missoko initiation:
    • Miobe/Mioba
    • Ngonde Na Dipuma
    • Sengedia
  • The impact of logging on the tradition
  • What the future of Bwiti could look like in Gabon

You will learn:

  • History of Dissumba
  • Various branches of Dissumba initiation:
    • Abanji/Mabanji
    • Ilombo
    • Ombwiri
    • Ombudi
    • Loro
  • The ngombe (sacred harp)
  • Healing rituals involved in her tradition
  • Training to serve the wood
    • What does it involve?
    • How long does it take?

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Tatayo

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About Instructor

Tatayo (“Fruit of the Wind”) first arrived in Gabon in 1971 at the age of 21 and became a Gabonese citizen. In 1979, he became the first white person to be initiated into the Bwiti Fang tradition in Gabon. In 1994, he was initiated into the Misokko tradition. As a guide for numerous expeditions and missions, including those of National Geographic, the BBC, and others, Tatayo is considered to have “opened the door” to westerners in Gabon.

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This course includes

  • Lectures 1
  • Duration 1 Hours
  • Skills Beginner
  • Language English
  • Availability Always
  • Certificate No

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