EDI in Pain Management Series Session 2: Indigenous Inclusion and Considerations in Pain Management
Learning Objectives
- Review the importance of facilitating a space for Indigenous Spirituality
- Understanding our collective spiritual disconnection to the Land due to Colonialism
- Review clinical Implications of historical and present day trauma for Indigenous people
- Discuss the Anishinaabe Prophecy of the 8th Fire
- Understanding the Medicine Wheel Teachings; a Spiritual Framework for many Indigenous Peoples; Holistic Framework for Healing
- Eastern Direction: the importance of knowing we are Spiritual Beings first and foremost; energetic and bioelectrical beings
- Southern Direction: the importance of Earthing and Grounding; the sacred connection to our Earth Mother; caring for our Sacred Bodies and Temples
- Western Direction: the importance of making space to feel pain through; the art of mourning; embracing both solar and lunar energies
- Northern Direction: understanding how the Mind and Brain works in terms of Mental Health; our Divine Connection to the Universe; breathwork
- Understanding our Interconnection; it is Time to Mend the Sacred Hoop; healing and finding Peace
- The Call to Consciousness: putting prayer into action
- Inclusion: UNDRIP: Spiritual Practices and beliefs are a human right
Didactic Speaker

Jenny Sawanohk
Indigenous Healer and Psychotherapist
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May 23, 2025
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Psychological treatments for chronic pain
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