Overview

The Penny George Institute offers education to community members and health care professionals to promote wellness, the prevention of illness and healing.

Our classes and seminars range from Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction to Total Body Conditioning Camp to the Transformative Nurse Training.

For community members

To register for a class call
612-863-3333.

Our classes help you live a healthier life. They are designed to support life balance and stress management, healthy eating, healthy sleep, healthy weight, physical activity, pain management, tobacco cessation, and more.

Use the health symbols below to find a class to help you achieve wellness goals or address a health issue.

Classes

Am I Hungry?® Mindful Eating Workshop

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Couples massage

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Group exercise program for patients with cancer

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Resilience Training

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Total Body Conditioning Camp

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Yoga for EveryBody

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The Art of Healing Program Exhibitions

Penny George Institute - Unity Hospital, Fridley and Abbott Northwestern Hospital campus, Minneapolis, Minnesota

View the works of artists on exhibit on the Abbott Northwestern Hospital campus and at Penny George Institute - Fridley. Each month new local artists are chosen to display artwork that portrays themes of health, healing and spirit. Exhibits are open to the public and may be viewed during regular clinic hours.

For health care professionals

Integrative health combines Western medicine with therapies from other healing traditions. The Penny George™ Institute for Health and Healing offers medical professionals opportunities to earn continuing education credits while expanding their ability to take a whole person approach to care -- treating a patient's body, mind and spirit.

If you are an Allina Health employee, ask about available discounts and rewards.

Ongoing education opportunities

Healing Touch Level 1

Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The two-day course is for registered nurses, licensed health care professionals, body-oriented therapists, psychotherapists or other individuals who desire to incorporate energy system concepts, principles and techniques into their practice. It can be taken alone or can be combined with future advanced levels.

Healing Touch Level 3

Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Level 3 is for students who want more in-depth skills in healing touch, and have successfully completed Level 1 and Level 2.

Transformative Nurse Training

The Transformative Nurse Training program was developed by integrative health nurses at the Penny George Institute to offer nurses an opportunity for personal and professional transformation. It is a unique educational offering grounded in holistic nursing philosophy, principles and theory. The program emphasizes relationship-centered care and introduces participants to various healing and belief systems, providing nurses with the knowledge, skills and confidence to enhance care through an integrative and holistic approach.

Taught by integrative health nurses and practitioners, the thirty-two hour curriculum emphasizes professional practice, personal development, and self care. It explores practices such as massage, guided imagery and relaxation. Teaching methods include lecture, interactive discussions, and experiential practice sessions and mentorship.

For more information, contact Pat Vitale at patricia.vitale@allina.com or by calling 612-863-7775.

Other resources on the Web

• American Holistic Medical Association
• American Holistic Nurses Association
• Healing Touch International
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Nightingale Declaration
• Pathways
• University of Minnesota's Center for Spirituality and Healing and its free online learning for health care professionals
• Well Within