Health Realization Training Center

About
the Center

The Glenwood-Lyndale
Training Center, using the principles and concepts of Health Realization,
assists people to realize and understand the true health, which lies within
each of us. This health, also referred to as innate health and resilience,
is seen as a birthright, accessible to all, regardless of any social,
economic, situational or cultural circumstances. This health is the essence
of our personal well-being.

In a
world of increased demand for improved outcomes, many professional disciplines
are changing their approach from a problem and dysfunction based philosophy
to a strength, asset and resilience based approach. Many have found that
they are able to continue to improve their outcomes by changing their
service approach from a problem and dysfunction based philosophy to a
strength, asset and resilience based approach. Health Realization has
been identified as the "best practice" for implementing this
paradigm shift, based on three premises. First, Health Realization is
based on the belief that innate health is an unlimited, ever present,
natural resource, which is non-contingent or dependent on any external
factors or the environment. Secondly, as service providers or helpers
operate from this perspective, they live in a higher state of well being
themselves. From this state of health they are then able to be in a high
state of service. Finally, the by-product of having healthy service providers
is seeing a rise in the health of the individual or client who are seeking
services.

The principles
of Health Realization, provide people the building blocks to develop an
understanding of human functioning. All people are powered with a spirit,
or breath of life; this energy source allows awareness of the human capability
to create reality through the process of thought. As people gain an appreciation
of the inside-out nature of their experience of life, they are better
able to access their true health. From this vantage place they create
and live in a higher state of wellbeing, experiencing greater appreciation
for family, co-workers and friends, increased mental clarity, enjoyment
and motivation, and decreased stress. Everyone creates their experience
of life moment to moment through their thinking. Some people innocently
create or adopt negative habits of thinking that cover up their health.
As people understand the role of thought and recognize their habits of
thinking, they can exercise choice, calm their mind or discern themselves
from their thinking. Knowing that excessive or obsessive thinking creates
circumstances where it is difficult for health to emerge, people access
a quieter state of mind to rediscover their true health. A simple analogy
is that of the sun and clouds, regardless of the density or duration of
the cloud cover seen from earth, the sun in always shining. As with human
functioning, our innate health is like the sun, always present, but often
covered by our clouds of thought.

There
is great interest in this philosophy by many individuals, organizations
and agencies. Health Realization is attractive because it is based on
the premise that all humans, regardless of circumstances, function psychologically
in the same manner. This commonality draws people together while allowing
the celebration of people’s differences. Individuals are drawn to Health
Realization, because the principles and concepts are simple yet profound,
and result in people feeling better and operating with insight and good
judgement. As people rise in their level of well being, their health acts
as the change agent in their relationships both personally and professionally.
Identification of health as the agent for change is applicable in all
arenas – education, medicine, social service, business, communities, agencies,
chemical health, mental health, as well as individual relationships. Specific
examples in these arenas are – teachers focusing on the health in their
students, resulting in improved academic performance and behavior on the
part of the students. Staff/employees maintaining a higher state of wellbeing
and feeling less stress with the same amount of work to accomplish in
their jobs. Management experiencing higher productivity and less job dissatisfaction
for employees. Community members finding personal empowerment to rise
above their circumstance and thus fostering healthier, safer communities.

The Training
Center staff has been teaching the principles of Health Realization to
community members and organizations since 1991. The program director,
Cindi Claypatch is one of the original Health Realization practitioners
in Minnesota. In 1996 the Training Center opened, responding to the increasing
interest and demand for training. The Training Center has three areas
of focus: (1) Provide the opportunity for individuals to have access to
Health Realization training. (2) Work with agencies, businesses, and organizations
to assist them in integrating Health Realization in to their programming
and organizational culture. (3) Integrate Health Realization into programs
offered by our agency.

We offer
an introductory Health Realization course three to four times a year.
A variety of seminars, advanced courses and conferences are held periodically
throughout the year. We also provide topic specific workshops and conference
presentations for a variety of organizations and businesses.

Our services
with organizations are customized to meet the goals and needs of the organization.
The range of services can be from a three-hour seminar related to a specific
topic area to a multi-year project, which would integrate Health Realization
and resilience into the culture, programming and operations of the organization.

For further information please contact the Training Center at (612) 823-5973

or by e-mail at [email protected].

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The
Health Realization Model: A Brief Overview

The Health Realization
Model has been in existence for the past 25 years. During this time, the
Model has been implemented in businesses, psychology practices, high risk
communities, schools, hospitals, social services, clinics, chemical dependency
treatment centers and countless other arenas to increase quality of life.
In its simplest form, the Model states that all humans are born with a
core of innate health. Living in, speaking to, and thinking from this
core of health is possible for all people regardless of their economic
status, race, age, level of education, etc.

Roger Mills was the
first to bring the Health Realization Model into communities in 1987.
Officials in Florida’s Miami Dade County studied the Modello low income
public housing are where school truancy, drug trafficking, domestic abuse,
gang violence, chemical dependency and welfare dependence was prevalent.
After reviewing the situation and listening to Roger describe the Model’s
natural tendency to facilitate empowerment, it was concluded that a new
approach (the Health Realization Model) was warranted. Janet Reno supported
the initial grant proposal. Within the first few years the results received
national recognition. Since that time, the Model has been implemented
in communities such as South Central L.A., Stockton, San Jose and Oakland
– California, Bronx – New York, Minneapolis – Minnesota and others.

The Model has been
used to teach residents and social servants in communities how life is
experienced from the inside out. The Model points people in the direction
of healthy functioning by helping them understand how their thinking processes
can create a state of security or insecurity regardless of their life
circumstances. When people learn to notice their habits in thinking and
find ways to discern themselves from their thoughts, they begin to experience
and access innate health, which is described by words such as: wisdom,
common sense, instincts, knowledge, natural self-esteem, intelligence,
and creativity.

As people find ways
to access their health, they have a shift in perception, which allows
them to notice the nature of their thinking in low moods. They begin to
identify and understand how everyone is creating a moment-to-moment experience
of their lives via their thought system. As people begin to understand
how their mind operates, they become more secure and less apt to take
on their own negative thoughts or other people’s negativity. They see
people who might be functioning poorly as lacking understanding and have
compassion versus taking the dysfunction or negativity personally and
responding to it with self-defeating behaviors. This shift in understanding
allows for individual empowerment, which in turn leads to community empowerment.

It has been our experience
that when people identify with their health, they will rise above their
circumstances and find solutions in very creative and respectful ways.

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About
the Trainers

Cindi
Claypatch, M.A.

Rachel
Moreau Stewart, M.S.Ed., M.A.

Cindi
Claypatch is the Founder and Director of the Glenwood-Lyndale
Health Realization Training Center, where she is a full-time trainer and
consultant. For the past twelve years, she was also the Director of Health
and Wellness at the Glenwood-Lyndale Community Center and Clinic in the
low-income public housing area of North Minneapolis. In addition to her
26 years of experience, she has been license as an alcohol and drug counselor
in the state of Minnesota, a B.A. in Human Services with the study psychology
and corrections and has completed her Master’s in Human Development with
a primary focus in the study of consciousness and alternative and complementary
healing methods. She has recently been certified in intuition by the National
Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine.

She began her work
as a chemical dependency counselor in 1979, where she worked with individuals
struggling with chemical addiction and their families. In 1981, she co-created
the first Dual Diagnosis program in the Midwest at St. Paul Ramsey Medical
Center. She also worked with people who had suffered head traumas, spinal
cord injuries and burns due to their chemical use or depression. She later
went to Abbott-Northwestern Hospital to create a Dual Disorder programming.

In 1981, she was exposed
to the Health Realization/Resiliency model as it was introduced to the
United States from Canada. She immediately saw the dramatic results she
had with her clients and set off to do an 18-month internship. She worked
in Minneapolis as a counselor in a clinic with author Joseph Bailey who
wrote the Serenity Principle, Slowing Down to the Speed of Life and The
Speed Trap. The clinic was the first clinic in the country to adopt the
philosophy. It later became a training institute.

In 1991, she felt
called to work in the low-income public housing area and bring this understanding
to people who typically have less access to healthcare. The community
center was housed in the middle of a heavily gang-influenced area. She
created programs where parents and children learned the Health Realization/Resiliency
model and were empowered to change their lives and community. In 1995,
she co-created a collaborative to build a family practice clinic connected
to the clinic. In 1998, the clinic received the American Hospital Association’s
Nova Award, which was one of the five clinics selected from 200 clinics
nationwide.

Since 1982, she has
been presenting at national and local conferences. She has also provided
consultation, education and training to school systems, communities, social
service agencies, health care systems, chemical dependency treatment centers,
parent education, individuals and families. She continues to stay connected
to other trainers in the United States.

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Rachel
Stewart is currently the Program Coordinator and Manager for the
Glenwood-Lyndale Health Realization Training Center, where she provides
training and counseling to individuals, families, and organizations.

Rachel earned her
M.S.Ed. at the University of Pennsylvania in Counseling/Psychological
Services. Prior to moving to Minnesota, she was certified in secondary
school counseling and worked as a counselor in an alternative high school
and as an individual and family therapist with disadvantaged youth in
Philadelphia. Additionally, she has designed programs to promote strengths
in children in Philadelphia Head Start Centers.

Upon moving to Minnesota,
she earned an additional M.A. in School Psychology from the University
of Minnesota. She has worked with dropout prevention and intervention
programs and with alternative schools nationwide. Rachel has also spent
time evaluating and researching quality youth development efforts to improve
community involvement, educational quality, and educational outreach for
youth and their families for after-school programs and for teen pregnancy
and poor health outcomes prevention programs.

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Benefits
for individuals who attend trainings

This understanding
is a gift for anyone who feels stressed, overwhelmed, too busy, or desires
a more manageable and meaningful life. Health Realization teaches people
how to maintain their peace of mind regardless of what is happening in
our lives.

It gives them the
tools to stay grounded and live life with a greater presence, which in
turn allows us to experience improved relationships. People consistently
report less worry, anxiety, and job burnout and experience an increase
of personal effectiveness, creativity and improved physical health.

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Benefits
for organizations and managers

When people understand
this framework they create healthier professional relationships and work
environments. They transition through change with more ease. In these
times when we are asked to do more with less, employees manage the workload
with improved quality and less co-miseration. Service oriented agencies
notice a direct correlation between the health of the helper and the impact
on clients and outcomes.

Health Realization
offers a “best practice” to deal with customer service, diversity,
conflict resolution and other employee issues. It provides a common neutral
language that can be used throughout an organization. As employees feel
empowered, relationships and team work improve. They become more creative
and operate in a “state of service.” When we enjoy coming to
work, there is an increase in productivity and potential cost savings
for the organization through a decrease in turnover rates, staff efficiency,
benefits costs and liability. There is a natural decrease in demands on
the managers and supervisors by employees of the organization.

The training center
has worked with staff from a variety of arenas: Education, medicine, social
service, business, communities, churches, non-profit agencies, youth development,
chemical and mental health.

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Impact
of Training

Educators report that
focusing on health versus dysfunction in their students, witness improved
academic performance and behavior. Employees from different systems report
feeling less stress regardless of the demands of their jobs. Managers
see higher productivity and less job dissatisfaction amongst their employees.
Individuals experience personal empowerment and hopefulness.

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Offerings
for Individuals

Level I: Bringing
Health to Life

This course is offered regularly throughout the year. It is designed to
give individuals the opportunity to develop a personal understanding of
the Health Realization philosophy.

Level II: A Closer
Look

This course is offered yearly. It is designed for individuals who are
interested in deepening their personal understanding and developing application
skills of the Health Realization philosophy.

Train the Trainer


We offer this course as needed for those wanting to deepen their grounding
and the articulation of the model, to be able to educate others with greater
ease.

Supervision

We offer individual supervision, consultation, and a group supervision
series. This service provides people who work with individuals or groups
an opportunity to explore more effective ways to assist the people they
serve.

Seminars

Half day seminars are offered throughout the year. The seminars are topic
specific and provide learning opportunities for individuals who are looking
for a Health Realization boost.

Individual counseling
and life skills training

Individual counseling and life skills training are available in person
or by telephone.

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Offerings
for organizations

Our work with individuals
and organizations is customized to meet their needs. The services may
include individual counseling, life coaching, seminars, conference keynote
addresses, Level I and Level II Health Realization courses or in-services,
or larger projects where we assist the organization as they integrate
a resilient, strength based operational philosophy into their culture.
Examples of seminar or in-service topics include reducing stress, turning
down the static in your attic, moving from risk to resiliency, working
with challenging clients, finding peace of mind in an ever changing world,
etc.

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Level 1: "Bringing
Health to Life"

This course offers an opportunity for individuals to develop a
personal understanding of the Health Realization philosophy. Through this
personal understanding, people report having greater impact and ease with
their clients, families and co-workers. They are able to maintain their
own sense of well-being and access the health in others.*

Level II: "A
Closer Look"

This course is designed for individuals who are interested in deepening
their understanding of the principles of Health Realization by exploring
its application. We will focus on a variety of different topics, such
as parenting, relationships, leadership, working with difficult people,
mental and chemical health, etc. Participants should have prior training
in Health Realization.

Advanced Health
Realization

This course provides an opportunity to further explore the Health Realization
philosophy. Through education, reflection, exploration, dialogue and case
consultations, participants will discover creative and innovative ways
to experience higher impact in their work and personal lives. Ideally,
participants should have completed Level I & II or the equivalent
training in Health Realization.

* If you are interested
in attending evening sessions for Level I, please contact us to let us
know at (612) 823-5973 or e-mail at [email protected] and we will create
a class depending on level of interest.

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Seminars

#1: The Power of
Understanding Thought & its Role in Recovery of Trauma & Illness

This seminar will
explore the inside-out nature of experience and how the mind innocently
contributes to maintaining and re-experiencing illness and trauma. Further,
we will offer alternative options and understandings that promote healthier
responses.

#2: Being Whole/Living
Your Purpose

All people come into
the world with gifts and purpose. However, many times, life circumstances
and expectations have dictated or interrupted our paths. As people proceed
off course, they can develop self-doubt, disenchantment, habits and illness.
This seminar will explore ways to reconnect to our purpose and discover
the value of our journeys. We will look at what happens when people don’t
live their life’s purpose and more importantly, what happens when
they do!

#3: Instilling
Hope in the Hopeless

This seminar will
explore how hopelessness is created when people operate from a limited
belief system. We will investigate ways to help people create shifts in
others to go beyond their previous understanding. From this perspective,
people experience renewed hope, joy and reduced feelings of stress, responsibility
and burnout.

Parenting with
a Calm Perspective

Parenting with a calm
perspective . . . does that sound easier said than done? Approaching parenting
from a calm perspective is less stressful, requires less effort and energy,
and usually produces better results. In this two-part session, learn more
about how we create our reality through our thinking and become aware
of when your mind is taking you in non-productive directions. We will
identify strategies to get you back to clear thinking where common sense,
wisdom and creativity are more accessible. We will also address the impact
of moods (our children’s and our own) and how to parent through them.

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Cost
for services

Our fee schedule for
organizations is based on a daily or hourly rate depending on the services
that are provided. Rates vary based on the organization’s financial
status. Fees for “open” courses are designed to be affordable.
Scholarships and discounts may be available. Individual counseling and
life skills training are negotiated based on the individual’s financial
status and ability to pay. Please
contact the training center or check the web page for specific training
opportunities open.

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How
to Register

To register by
mail, download
a registration form and mail to Rachel Stewart at Glenwood Lyndale
Health Realization Training Center, 3501 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis,
MN, 55407.

To register by
e-mail, send the following information to [email protected]: your name, address, city, state, zip, telephone number and
indicate which course(s) you would like to attend. Please note that 2
weeks advance registration is appreciated.

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Health
Realization Training & Resources

BOOKS

SYDNEY BANKS

Second Chance

The Quest of the Pearl

The Missing Link

The Enchanted Gardner

JOSEPH BAILEY

Slowing Down to the Speed of Love

The Serenity Principle

The Speed Trap

JOSEPH BAILEY AND
RICHARD CARLSON

Slowing Down to the Speed of Life

RICHARD CARLSON

You Can Feel Good Again

You Can Be Happy No Matter What

Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff, It’s All Small Stuff series

ALAN FLOOD

Management by Inspiration

Perfect Misfortune

ROBERT KAUSEN

Satisfaction Guaranteed

We’ve Got to Start Meeting Like This

THOMAS KELLEY

Falling in Love with Life

ROGER MILLS

Realizing Mental Health

ROGER MILLS AND ELSIE
SPITTLE

The Wisdom Within

GEORGE PRANSKY

The Relationship Handbook

JACK PRANSKY

Somebody Should
Have Told Us!

Parenting from the
Heart

Modello

Prevention: The Critical
Need

Prevention from the
Inside-Out

JACK PRANSKY AND LORI
CARPENOS

• Healthy Thinking/Feeling/Doing
  From the Inside-Out (curriculum guide)
  
  

WEB PAGES

• SYDNEY BANKS: www.sydneybanks.org
• UNIVERSITY OF WEST
  VIRGINIA – Sydney Bank’s Institute of Innate Health: www.sbiih.org
• JOSEPH BAILEY:
  www.healthreal.com
• JACK PRANSKY: www.healthrealize.com
• DIMENSION 4 CONSULTING:
  www.philosophyofliving.com

RESOURCES

LONE PINE PUBLISHING

1808 – B Street NW

Suite 140

Auburn, WA 98001

Phone: 253-394-0400

Fax: 253-394- Auburn, WA 98001

Phone: 253-394-0400

Fax: 253-394-0405

E-mail: [email protected]

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