Retreats
Upcoming and Past
Whole Human Health
September 2020 - HollyHock
Join us on this five day immersive retreat to learn, explore and experience true health, from a cellular to whole-being level, by connecting to your innate body intelligence/wisdom. Dr. Lawrence Cheng and Dr. Devon Christie expertly guide you through the landscape of Whole Human Health. Together, explore a synthesis of integrative and functional medicine, mind-body medicine, and leading-edge neurobiology, and take home a deep understanding of your personal path to lasting health and happiness.
Yoga Mind Body Medicine
June 2020 - victoria, BC
Dr. Lawrence Cheng + Eoin Finn.
Ready to deepen your knowledge of how yoga can really heal? Ready to explore the body systems beyond the muscles and bones of the body? If you are yearning for knowledge of how yoga is impacting the exciting field of “Mind Body Medicine,” this course is a must.
WellSpring
October 2018
Yoga Mind Body Medicine - The Radiant Heart with Dr. Lawrence Cheng + Eoin Finn.
Past Retreats:
Whole Human Health with Dr. Lawrence Cheng + Dr. Devon Christie / Hollyhock: September 2019
Whole Human Health with Dr. Lawrence Cheng + Dr. Maia Love / Hollyhock: September 2018
Yoga Mind Body Medicine with Eoin Finn /Ucluelet: June 2019 / May 2018 / Santa Cruz 2017
Whole Human Health
Whole Human Health is a synthesis of integrative and functional medicine intelligently combined with mind body approaches and informed by the latest understanding of scientific wellness, neurobiology and precision medicine.
Health is Wholeness
Health is wholeness – integrated at every level – from a cellular to whole being. What constitutes cellular “well-being one might ask? The cell is our basic unit of function. It is actually like a computer that is constantly waiting for inputs/information. Based on the information it receives, it responds by translating the DNA, making proteins, enzymes and other molecules to maintain homeostasis (balance). The cell is constantly sensing and responding to the environment. What happens at the cellular level happens at every level of the organism from a tissue, organ, organ system and finally whole person level.
The New Science of Medicine
The science of epigenetics tells us that our phenotype (which is the observable composite of physical characteristics) is determined by the interaction between our genes and the environment. What this tells us is that how we live each and every day – what we eat, how we move, how we sleep, ow we perceive the world affects our biochemistry at a DNA level. The foundations of health need to address all of these. Lifestyle medicine should always be the first treatment before any drugs or surgeries unless it is an acute illness that requires prompt intervention. Precision medicine using “omic” molecular technologies (genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, microbiome) will help us understand our biochemistry and physiology like never before and promises truly personalized medicine. But this will not necessarily give you optimal, vital, radiant, exuberant health which is what we all want!
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