06-05-2014, 12:00 AM
Curanderismo: Traditional Medicine
August 18th - October 13th
FREE online course from the University of New Mexico
8 weeks of study
10-12 hours of work / week
English
English subtitles
https://www.coursera.org/course/traditionalmedicine
Curanderismo: Traditional Medicine
This online course will provide information on the history, traditions, rituals, herbs and remedies and video demonstrations of Curanderismo, a folk healing tradition of the Southwestern United States, Latin America and Mexico. The course will discuss the effectiveness of traditional medicine in order to meet the needs of many people, especially the uninsured.
About the Course
This online course will provide information on the history, traditions, rituals, herbs and remedies and video demonstrations of Curanderismo, a folk healing tradition of the Southwestern United States, Latin America and Mexico. The course will be divided up into thematic modules such as traditional plants, body cupping, traditional massage, juice therapy, energetic cleansings, laugh therapy, shawl alignments, and the traditional Mexican sweatlodge. The course will discuss the effectiveness of traditional medicine in order to meet the needs of many people, especially the uninsured. The thematic modules will consist of a short video with a well-known healer followed by a short quiz.
August 18th - October 13th
FREE online course from the University of New Mexico
8 weeks of study
10-12 hours of work / week
English
English subtitles
https://www.coursera.org/course/traditionalmedicine
Curanderismo: Traditional Medicine
This online course will provide information on the history, traditions, rituals, herbs and remedies and video demonstrations of Curanderismo, a folk healing tradition of the Southwestern United States, Latin America and Mexico. The course will discuss the effectiveness of traditional medicine in order to meet the needs of many people, especially the uninsured.
About the Course
This online course will provide information on the history, traditions, rituals, herbs and remedies and video demonstrations of Curanderismo, a folk healing tradition of the Southwestern United States, Latin America and Mexico. The course will be divided up into thematic modules such as traditional plants, body cupping, traditional massage, juice therapy, energetic cleansings, laugh therapy, shawl alignments, and the traditional Mexican sweatlodge. The course will discuss the effectiveness of traditional medicine in order to meet the needs of many people, especially the uninsured. The thematic modules will consist of a short video with a well-known healer followed by a short quiz.