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Mary Jo Kreitzer profile

Reflections on 30 REALLY GOOD Years

Gary Smaby profile

Gary Smaby carries the mantle of his mother’s endowed gift with pride, purpose, and a clear devotion to sustaining her legacy through the Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing.

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Bakken Center Innovations Meet Evolving Needs in Health Education

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Since its inception, the Bakken Center’s research studies have helped people access new ways to manage complex health challenges.

Patient and practitioner talking

With a newly-awarded prestigious grant from the Weil Foundation, the Bakken Center and UMN Psychiatry Department are collaborating to pioneer a new training program that integrates health coaching into the care of adults with ADHD.

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At the Bakken Center, the focus on purpose has evolved during its 30-year history to ensure accessibility and meaning for all.

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The Bakken Center celebrates 30 years of making community a cornerstone of the work.

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New program aims to help with focus on mindfulness and personal wellbeing

Dead gull in water on Slipper Island, Ontario, Lake Superior

There’s humility in this, and beauty. The moths on the water. The deer nourishing both forest and family. Death, endlessly recycled into life.

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Through the Bakken Center's Sime Fellowship, Dr. Ann Van de Winckel is Using Integrative Medicine to Tackle Chronic Pain and Improve Overall Wellbeing.