E01. Holistic Stress Management

Brian Look Seaward, PhD

Holistic Stress Management (HSM) is so much more than taming the fight or flight response. It’s a dynamic approach to resiliency and work-life balance that unities the healing powers of the conscious and unconscious minds, and calms the conflict between ego and soul. HSM applies effective coping and relaxation techniques that honor the integration of balance and harmony into the mind, body spirit and emotions. This workshop offers experimental learning through guided mental imagery, poetry therapy/journal writing, energy medicine, music therapy, and guided meditation techniques for personal growth and professional development.

Track: Personal & Professional Development, Practice (B, I, A)

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E03. Self-Pulse for Self-Care: Maharishi Ayurveda

Maharishi Ayurveda Self-Pulse is a self-care skill from an ancient tradition that can be practiced for a few minutes each day. In this interactive workshop, we will explore the central role of consciousness for health, and learn the technique of Self-Pulse, along with Maharishi Ayurveda diet and daily routine recommendations. Utilizing these simple tools will bring the nurse to a state of improved balance, focus and inner happiness.

E04. Enhancing Subtle Energy flow with Aromatherapy and Ancient Healing Traditions

This participatory, experiential workshop will include ways contemplative aromatherapy can enliven and balance the flow of subtle energies throughout our body, including the chakras and meridians, combined with breath, movement, imagery, healing touch, sound and intention to support personal vitality as well as care more sensitively for those at end-of-life. Extensive handouts and synergy blends will be shared for home use. Dress comfortably. 

E05. Aroma-Herbal Traditions in Healing

Valerie Cooksley, RN, OCN, FAAIM, CERT, AN

Natural, time-tested external treatments used by early nurses are as useful and effective today as they were in the past. In an age of supplements and medications, it is invigorating to know that there are applications that are beneficial in first aid, acute and chronic conditions with exceptional outcomes. You will learn how to apply herbal and aromatherapy solutions to the largest organ of the human body – the skin, in a variety of ways such as soothing compresses, herbal wraps, aromatic packs and poultices, and hot fomentations. Added topics include influential nurses in history, early manual procedures revisited, class demonstrations, shared recipes and resource lists.

E07. Coaching: The Key to Engagement

Linda Bark, PhD, RN, MCC, NC-BC, NBC-HWC

Engagement is the key to success whether working with patients or staff. We know that telling people what to do does not work most of the time. Learn coaching skills that bring in the more subtle energetic, somatic, sense of purpose, and spiritual approaches, which will help your clients improve their health and well-being at deep levels and make lasting change. Join us for an interactive session and leave with practical, evidence-based tools that you can use immediately to increase client engagement and your own job satisfaction.

Bonney Gulino Schaub RN, MS, PMHCNS, NC-BC

Transpersonal Nurse Coaching brings an understanding that every one of us without exception is vulnerable. This deep feeling often reveals itself in times of illness and crisis. As a result, all nurses are dealing directly with their patients’ vulnerable feelings every day. This workshop helps you to recognize the patients’ vulnerability in their behaviors, feelings and choices. With this awareness, the nurse has the ability to engage with a patient at a more truthful level of their experience. This awareness becomes a source of interpersonal bonding and a deeper connection with the caregiver. In this less defensive state, the patient becomes more capable of opening to their own innate spiritual/transpersonal nature. This workshop discusses such clinical moments and guides the participants towards ways to make the most out of the inherent vulnerability in all of our clinical settings.

Kathleen Johnson, MSN, FNP-C, HTP

A balanced foundation of traditional and quantum sound healing knowledge will be presented. We will weave together theory and practice tools such as music selection, creating space, toning and voice, tuning forks, drumming, and crystal bowls. We will explore how healing sound creates increased opportunities for healing solutions with self, clients and health care organizations.

Track: Practice, Education, Personal & Professional Development, Advanced Practice, & Nurse Coaching (B, I, A, APRN, NC)

George Michael Morgan, BS, MA

Amy Kenefick Moore, PhD, CNM, FNP-BC, APHN-BC, HWNC-BC, RN

Track: Practice, Research, Personal & Professional Development, & Nurse Coaching (I, A, NC) 

Dr. Carey S. Clark, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN

An overview of the human mammalian endocannabinoid system, the holistic nurse's role in working with cannabis patients, and how cannabis works in the body will be discussed. Current evidence on cannabis's effectiveness with specific illnesses and evidence-based cannabis dosing guidelines will be provided, and the 6 essential areas of cannabis client care reviewed.

Track: Practice, Education, Research, & Nurse Coaching (B)

Janne R. Gibbs, MSN, FNP/RN-BC, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC, CHTP

Advanced Holistic Nurses and Coaches will be provided ways to create your healing environment and co-create transpersonal empowering relationships & plans of care. Integrating rich traditions of healing with varied holistic modalities and approaches will be presented. Practicing with holistic modality tools, including Guided Imagery, EFT, Positive Neuroplasticity, energy healing, Attitudinal Healing, and group sharing will be discussed.

Sara Shields, MA, RN, HN-BC

The most successful leaders know how to use stories to influence the behaviors, thoughts, and actions of others. Luckily, nursing is rich with stories of wisdom, compassion, and beauty that have helped shape the artistry of our profession. How your own experiences can contribute to that artistry through storytelling will be illuminated. You will discover the nursing stories you need to tell, and learn strategies to authentically deliver them in a way that inspires and motivates others.

Track: Practice, Education, Personal & Professional Development, & Aesthetics (B, I)

Kathleen Cino PhD, RN, CNE & John Cino MFA

Producing a visual narrative of the participant’s personal biography through the abstract imagery and symbolism of Australian indigenous art is the purpose of this presentation. This allows the non-visual artist participant to create a dreamtime landscape using simple abstract imagery and color with markers and paper as the medium.

Track: Personal & Professional Development & Aesthetics (B, I)

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11. The Principles of Resilience In Action

Lyn McCright, MPH, APRN, CNS, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC & Teresa Walding, BSN, RN, NC-BC

Resilience, experienced as awareness and presence is important in professional development, for our clients and ourselves. Until now, we have not had principles to fully explain the logic behind resilience. It is not about willpower or techniques. It is not something to be learned. It is available at all times and will be shared for participants.

Track: Practice, Education, Personal & Professional Development, Advanced Practice & Nurse Coaching (I, A, APRN, NC)

Ann Yeo, RN, MSN, HN-BC

The evolving role of faith community nurses, from traditional roots to 21st century practice, will be explored. Those faith community nurses, who are community-based generalists, provide whole-person caring, promote health, empower their clients, and expand the reach of clinical nursing practice. Indeed, holistic nurses and faith community nurses can learn from each other.

Track: Practice (I)

23. TNT – Dynamite 2-Minute Transformational Nurturing Techniques for Self-Care

Nancy Mishanie, RN, BPS, CNAT & Kathleen O'Kane, BSN, RN, HN-BC, HWC

Track: Practice, Education, Research, Personal & Professional Development, Aesthetics (B, I, A)

With more states legalizing its use, healthcare systems face the difficult challenge of providing medicinal cannabis for patients vs. the loss of federal funding. This presentation includes a brief summary of past and present US cannabis legislation, and summarizes the organizational, logistical, and ethical considerations for “medical marijuana” use in the inpatient setting.

The Nurse Coach role in a School of Nursing was developed to help students attain and maintain a sense of well-being while experiencing the stressor and rigor of nursing education. The academic setting is an ideal setting for a Nurse Coaching practice and implementation strategies will be described for this setting.

Track: Practice, Education (B, I)

Dr. Laura J. Abels, BA, DNP, PMHCNS-BC, APHN-BC

A growing base of scholarly evidence is developing to support the use of yoga as a first line treatment intervention for anxiety in children and adolescents. Holistically minded nurses are in a frontline position to empower child and adolescent clients, and promote a healing environment, using the ancient practice of yoga.

Track: Practice, Research, Advanced Practice (I, APRN)

Sarah Weaver, MSN, FNP-C, HN-BC, IFMCP candidate

Much of one’s overall health is determined by the health of the gut. More than 70% of the immune system involves the digestive tract. Participants will learn the signs and symptoms of permeable and inflamed intestinal lining and how it can trigger inflammation, autoimmunity, mood disturbance, fatigue, insomnia, chronic pain, eczema, skin irritations, joint aches, asthma, weight gain, and food intolerance. We will discuss how identifying common food sensitivities can promote body awareness, help with detoxification, support healthy microbiome, lower inflammation and repair intestinal permeability. Participants will leave with an elimination diet plan that they can utilize in their personal and professional practice.

Track: Practice, Education, Personal & Professional Development, Advanced Practice (B, I)

Dr. Gail M. Jett, RN, NP, LMT, EEM-AP, ThD & Dr. Michelle S. Earnest, MSN, MDiv, DMin, RN, FNP-BC, EEM-AP

This experiential presentation will expand the holistic nurse's knowledge and practice of energy-based therapies for all aspects of breast health, including primary prevention, breast cancer awareness, and breast cancer support. Weaving Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qigong, Energy Medicine, Sound Therapy, and selected additional modalities, participants will learn powerful applicable tools for self-care and patient-care.

Caroline E. Ortiz, MSN, MPH, RN, NC-BC & Thomas Anthony Chavez, PhD, NCC, LMHC

This interdisciplinary presentation explores the Native American and Mesoamerican traditional healing practices, collectively known as curanderismo, of a growing number of U.S. residents frequently described as being medically vulnerable. The discussion contextualizes the holistic, ethno-indigenous practices that are often undisclosed or only partially shared with community outsiders, including healthcare providers.

Dr Mary Jo Bulbrook, EdD, RN, CEMP/S/I, HTCP, ICF & Dr. Diane Corcoran, RN PhD. Col. (RET) Army

Reports on the gap in care for Military Service Members and Veterans' Near-Death Experiences (NDE's) with strategies to recognize needs and provide resources for Holistic Empowerment Learning Plan (HELP). This model includes Expanded Consciousness, Relationship Dynamics, Personal Recovery and Integration, Support for Living on Earth and Potential Barriers for After-Effects Care.

Track: Practice, Education, Research, Advanced Practice, Nurse Coaching (A, APRN, NC)

Carla Mariano, Ed.D., RN, AHN-BC, FAAIM

The purpose of this presentation is to discuss and reflect on caring cultures for holistic education and learning. The presentation also identifies practices, methods, and ways of being to enhance the creation of caring cultures and improve learner outcomes for students and clients/patients in educational settings and learning environments.

Track: Education, Personal & Professional Development, Nurse Coaching (I, NC)

Mary Beth White, MS, NP, APHN-BC, HWNC-BC

This experiential and didactic presentation is to increase understanding and awareness of the tenets and clinical application of meditation and imagery. Derived from the work of psychosynthesis, skills include nurse self-awareness, client assessment, intuitive knowing, and efficacious use of varied techniques.

Track: Practice, Education, Personal & Professional Development, Advanced Practice, Nurse Coaching (B, I, APRN, NC)

Linda Bark, PhD, RN, MCC, NC-BC, NBC-HWC & Licia Berry, Rev., BFA

The more effectively we lead ourselves, the more effectively we contribute to our work. Learn the feminine and masculine qualities that contribute to balance and healing in our nursing practice. Join this interactive, fun and meaningful session that will allow you to leave with new tools you can use immediately in clinical practice.

Track: Practice, Personal & Professional Development, Advanced Practice, Nurse Coaching (A, APRN, NC)

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Carla Hay-Perdue DNP, APRN, FNP, NC-BC & Teresa Walding RN, BSN

Stress and Resiliency is a program for any nurse that wants to improve both self-care and the care of their patients. This session will review and examine the role of stress in health and disease, and explore the principles of resilience to increase awareness of how ‘thought’ affects the stress response.

Track: Practice, Education, Personal & Professional Development, Nurse Coaching (B, I)

Sara Shields, MA, RN, HN-BC

This session engages chakra energy in expressive meditation, where sound, movement, and creative reflection work together to deepen self-awareness and promote personal healing. Nurses can use these techniques with patients in a group setting or to enhance their personal self-care practices.

Track: Personal & Professional Development, Aesthetics (B, I, A)

Ms. Shari Liesch, MSN, APNP, CDE

Happiness and hope are health supportive. The sciences of happiness and hope have advanced. Explore the PERMA Model of happiness: Positive, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishments. Small groups will explore personal definitions of and how to encourage hope. A group “Hope Tree” will be created, capturing hope’s meaning to participants.

Track: Practice, Education, Personal & Professional Development, Nurse Coaching (B, I, APRN, NC)

Dr. Sharon Grossman, PhD

Job burnout affects a large percentage of nurses. Resilience can protect you from burnout, help you stay strong amidst difficulties, and recover more quickly. In this workshop, you will be able to identify burnout-related symptoms and learn 3 skills that build a resilient mindset and resiliency skills to prevent burnout from happening to you.

Track: Practice, Personal & Professional Development (B)

Jaime Vinson, BSN, RN, HN-BC, RYT

Track: Practice, Education, Research, Aesthetics, Nurse Coaching (B, I)