2025 REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
Te invitamos a dedicar una semana a la reflexión, el juego y el redescubrimiento del potencial alegre y creativo de nuestro cuerpo y de nuestra naturaleza interior (nuestra alma), mientras disfrutas de los maravillosos exteriores del Gesundheit Institute, en la hermosa West Virginia.
Es una semana dedicada al arte de cuidar, como una forma de comprendernos mejor, descubrir nuestro cuerpo, explorar la naturaleza y reflexionar sobre las distintas facetas del cuidado.
Nos sumergiremos en la naturaleza y practicaremos el arte de estar en conexión con ella. Exploraremos hábitos para la vida en comunidad y el compartir, así como formas de cuidar mejor de nosotros mismos y de los otros a través de prácticas como el juego, el clown humanitario, la meditación, dinámicas creativas y reflexiones grupales, orientadas a cultivar el bienestar propio y colectivo.
Es una invitación a redescubrir nuestro cuerpo que ríe, por dentro y por fuera, y a apreciar mejor el Arte de Cuidar. No se requiere experiencia previa. El Dr. Patch Adams nos visitará durante dos días.
Entre los facilitadores y presentadores se encuentran:
Carolina Cárdenas [Coco] — Psychologist and educator with experience in community and clinical work. She combines embodied movement, mindfulness, appreciation, and compassionate communication to foster well-being and collective transformation. Passionate about bringing psychology to public spaces, with shared well-being as the driving force for change.
Patrick Harris, PhD, LPC — Psychotherapist and college professor residing in Austin, TX . He has a BA in Psychology and Religious Studies, MA in Counseling, and a PhD is Mind-body Medicine, and sits on the board of directors forthe Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor.
¡Tú! Aunque el enfoque principal está dirigido a abordar el agotamiento de profesionales de la salud, esta experiencia está abierta a todos. No se requiere experiencia previa, solo una actitud positiva, una mente abierta, interés por el bienestar de los demás y disposición para salir de tu zona de confort con curiosidad.
Early Bird Price | $1000. Price increases to $1250 after JUNE 1st. This covers tuition, room, all meals, transportation (pick up & return), sleep journal, mindfulness breathing lamp, and Muse S Headband. Be Prepared to pay your $200 nonrefundable deposit to confirm your participation.
Where? | The program takes place on the Gesundheit Institute’s 320 acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains, with mountain trails, waterfalls, extensive gardens, and a lake. Gesundheit’s project-in-progress is a unique model of holistic health care that will serve as an inspiration for us to coax each other to dream big—in our personal lives, in our community involvement, and in our contributions to global peace and justice
Facilities | Gesundheit lays on a pristine tract of farm and mountain land in rural West Virginia. The dacha, with its onion domes and Russian architecture, serves as a residence and meeting place, and has won awards for its unique design.
Meeting Spaces | Gesundheit Institute offers many unique meeting spaces and classrooms. There are quiet spaces for meditation or study and large rooms to house workshops and classes. Gesundheit hosts events focused on education—at the site of the future hospital and elsewhere.
Accommodations | Accommodations are in dormitory-style group settings. There are laundry machines at Gesundheit that you can use. We offer very slow WIFI (cannot download, cannot use skype, sorry!). Clean sheets and towels are provided.
Travel | Gesundheit staff will shuttle people to and from the train station in White Sulphur Springs and the airport in Lewisburg on the first and last day of the course.
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2025 REGISTRATION IS OPEN!$250 OFF Early Bird Discount until June 1st (must pay in full to receive discount)
Space for this course is limited. We register participants on a first come first serve basis and Gesundheit! courses are known to fill up quickly. If you would like to participate, here’s how:
Registration consists of 2 parts.
We look forward to having you in this beautiful community on the land this summer. Blessings.
Contact Patrick Harris: operations@patchadams.org for more details and for a brief check-in before registration.
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