Expanding the Mind–Body–Environment Connection to Enhance the Development of Cultural Humility
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Amber Vermeesch, Associate Professor of Nursing (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: The unique health care needs of diverse individuals and communities are complex. To meet theseneeds, healthcare professionals are being called upon to alter traditional ways of thinking,perceiving, and acting in order to create more inclusive environments. Research shows that usingmindsight, a process that increases both insight and empathy, can enhance an individual’s mind–body-environment connection, increase self-awareness, and promote the development of culturalhumility. This paper will discuss the current perspectives on the mind/body/environmentconnection from a Western lens that may impact the enactment of cultural humility for healthcareproviders. Two evidence-based approaches, yoga and forest therapy, are recommended as effectiveintervention tools in fostering mindsight and cultural humility. Blending traditional cognitivelearning with techniques anchored in the physical body may hold promise in supporting thedevelopment of mindsight and cultural humility in healthcare education and practice.
Expanding the Mind–Body–Environment Connection to Enhance the Development of Cultural Humility
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Additional Information
- Publication
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19(20)
- Language: English
- Date: 2022
- Keywords
- cultural humility, mind-body, mindsight, yoga, nature-based intervention, forest
therapy