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February 1, 2021

Neurodecolonization, Mindfulness, and the Medicine Wheel


Okanagan Campus | 3:00pm–4:00pm

Neurodecolonization, Mindfulness, and the Medicine Wheel: An Indigenous model of traditional wellness

From 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. PST 

Register to receive the Zoom link at http://education.ok.ubc.ca/yellowbird

The Medicine Wheel is a symbol used to represent wholeness, balance, and the natural cycles of life. It consists of a circle with four quadrants: Mind, Body, Spirit, and Emotions. This presentation discusses how our wellness can be improved by combining Indigenous and Western evidenced-based sciences into the Medicine Wheel to examine how decolonizing our mindfulness practices, movement, sleep, humour, collectivism, mild biogenetic stress, fasting, environment, genes, food, and beliefs can improve our wellness. Dr. Michael Yellow Bird is Dean and Professor of the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Manitoba. He is a member of the MHA Nation (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara) in North Dakota, USA. His research focuses on the effects of colonization and methods of decolonization, ancestral health, intermittent fasting, Indigenous mindfulness, neurodecolonization, mindful decolonization, and the cultural significance of Rez dogs.


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