The ISCC is a community of faith groups and nonprofits that assist individuals lacking access to spiritual care, including the homebound and those in healthcare facilities. We empower compassionate volunteers to provide loving spiritual support within the healthcare community by partnering with agencies and offering training.
The International Association for Near-Death Studies Texas Medical Center Chapter will host an in-person support group at the Institute for participants to discuss and share near-death experiences, questions about death and dying, and the latest information from NDE research.
Join us for a self-care day exploring mind-body skills designed to manage stress, enhance relationships, and foster both mental and physical well-being. Discover personal growth and renewal while acquiring valuable skills to incorporate into your life, your workplace, and the community you support.
2025 marks the beginning of the Institute’s 70th Anniversary year. On Thursday, May 1, we will celebrate this milestone with an evening program at the Texas Medical Center’s new Helix Park, featuring mission-driven remarks and performances.
Únase a este valioso programa de dos fines de semana creado para empoderar participantes a iniciar y gestionar programas de autocuidado y prevención en sus comunidades. Aprenda de expertos y de nuestras sesiones de colaboración que abordan temas importantes en el cuidado de la diabetes y en cómo crear estrategias de salud y bienestar para el futuro.
The annual Conference on Medicine and Religion is a leading forum for discourse and scholarship at the intersection of medicine and religion.
Spirituality and religiosity are recognized as factors that contribute to quality of life and coping strategies in many persons facing life-threatening illnesses. These life-threatening events can also give rise to spiritual distress. The purpose of this symposium is to provide a better understanding of the Palliative Care Team’s role in enhancing the Human spirit and relieving patient’s bio-psychosocial and spiritual suffering.
Join us for a self-care day exploring mind-body skills designed to manage stress, heal trauma, enhance relationships, and foster both mental and physical well-being. Discover personal growth and renewal while acquiring valuable skills to incorporate into your life, your workplace, and the community you support.
The ISCC is an alliance of faith communities and nonprofits that serve individuals lacking formalized spiritual care resources, including those who are homebound or in healthcare facilities. Through recruitment, certified training, and collaboration with healthcare agencies, this program trains and empowers spiritual care volunteers to serve the healthcare community.
Join fellow nurses to refresh your body, spirit, and mind at the Institute’s Day of Self-Care for Nurses, hosted by the Karff Center for Healthcare Professionals. This event offers healing techniques, mind-body practice sessions, and nutritious meals and drinks.
Co-presented by the Institute for Spirituality and Health and Rothko Chapel, this annual event provides a safe space to share stories of grief and find comfort in community.
Join us for a day of self-care, introducing you to Mind-Body Skills to help manage stress, heal trauma, improve relationships, and cultivate mental and physical well-being. Experience growth and renewal for yourself and learn valuable skills to integrate into your life and work within your organizations and for those you serve.
The ISCC is an alliance of faith communities and nonprofits that serve individuals lacking formalized spiritual care resources, including those who are homebound or in healthcare facilities. Through recruitment, certified training, and collaboration with healthcare agencies, this program trains and empowers spiritual care volunteers to serve the healthcare community.
Join the Institute and Cities for Better Health-Houston for a workshop to raise awareness for Diabetes Awareness Month. The Urban Harvest Mobile Farmer's Market will also be on-site, offering fresh, nutritious, and affordable products, with SNAP access and Double Up Houston.
The 33rd Annual Psychotherapy & Faith Conference will discuss some of the most pressing issues of our time, including strategies for moving through widespread feelings of tumult, suffering, and polarization.
Join us for our Houston IANDS October meeting featuring author John Burke. Burke will discuss the ten points of evidence that convinced him, as an agnostic and skeptical engineer, that NDEs confirm the reality of an afterlife overseen by a loving God of all nations.
Join this invaluable 7-week program aimed at empowering participants to start and manage diabetes self-care and prevention programs in their communities. Learn from experts and collaborative sessions to address important issues in diabetes care and management, and to create innovative health and wellness strategies for the future.
Join us for a day of self-care, introducing you to Mind-Body Skills to help manage stress, heal trauma, improve relationships, and cultivate mental and physical well-being. Experience growth and renewal for yourself and learn valuable skills to integrate into your life and work within your organizations and for those you serve.
Experience our "Pathways to Healing: A Journey of Mind-Body Wellness" program presented by the Greater Houston Healing Collaborative (GHHC). Over six weeks, expert practitioners will guide you through meditation, breath work, sound healing, essential oils, herbs, and EFT/Tapping to promote inner peace and overall well-being.
The ISCC is an alliance of faith communities and nonprofits that serve individuals lacking formalized spiritual care resources, including those who are homebound or in healthcare facilities. Through recruitment, certified training, and collaboration with healthcare agencies, this program trains and empowers spiritual care volunteers to serve the healthcare community.
The ISCC is an alliance of faith communities and nonprofits that serve individuals lacking formalized spiritual care resources, including those who are homebound or in healthcare facilities. Through recruitment, certified training, and collaboration with healthcare agencies, this program trains and empowers spiritual care volunteers to serve the healthcare community.
In the wake of Hurricane Beryl, the Institute and partnering organizations in the Greater Houston Healing Collaborative (GHHC) are answering the call to action. Join us on July 24 for a community gathering.
Join us for our Houston IANDS July meeting featuring author Jeff Janssen, who will share insights into the profound impact of your life through a life-changing presentation on what Near-Death Experiencers call the Life Review. Discover how your choices, words, and actions affect others by understanding the experiences of thousands who faced death and saw their lives flash before their eyes.
Join us for a day of self-care, introducing you to Mind-Body Skills to help manage stress, heal trauma, improve relationships, and cultivate mental and physical well-being. Experience growth and renewal for yourself and learn valuable skills to integrate into your life and work within your organizations and for those you serve.
The Diabetes Self-Management Series addresses diabetes and cardiovascular health awareness, prevention, and management with special attention to the mind and body. The Institute uses evidence-based self-management principles to engage people with diabetes to take ownership of this chronic disease. Promote better communication with your healthcare team and use weekly action plans to motivate long-term behavioral changes. Registration is required.
The Institute is holding its first DSMES class to provide diabetes self-management and prevention education to vulnerable individuals. Our evidence-based curriculum developed by Gateway Laredo FQHC aims to teach participants about diabetes, improve glucose control, facilitate better communication with healthcare teams, and connect them with a medical home.
Houston Diabetes Peer Support Program seeks peer support facilitators who are passionate and caring about helping people with diabetes.
The annual Conference on Medicine and Religion is a leading forum for discourse and scholarship at the intersection of medicine and religion.
Join us for a screening and panel discussion of the award-winning documentary "A Still Small Voice." The video follows a chaplain completing a year-long residency and explores themes such as the power of presence and sources of professional burnout and resilience. The film aired in select U.S. theaters but not in Houston, making this a unique opportunity for local audiences to view and discuss it.
Join us for a day of self-care, introducing you to Mind-Body Skills to help manage stress, heal trauma, improve relationships, and cultivate mental and physical well-being. Experience growth and renewal for yourself and learn valuable skills to integrate into your life and work within your organizations and for those you serve.
Spirituality and religiosity are recognized as factors that contribute to quality of life and coping strategies in many persons facing life-threatening illnesses. These life-threatening events can also give rise to spiritual distress. The purpose of this symposium is to provide a better understanding of the Palliative Care Team’s role in enhancing the Human spirit and relieving patient’s bio-psychosocial and spiritual suffering.
The ISCC is an emergent alliance among faith communities and nonprofits to serve individuals whose spiritual resources are inadequate. This may include homebound individuals and those in healthcare facilities that do not have formalized spiritual care resources.
Join us, along with our speaker Dr. Sabrina N’Diaye, as we embark on a spiritual journey of deepened self-awareness through guided meditation, imagery, and writing. Our time together will include heart-centered practices such as prayer (intentionality), movement, and song, all with the intention of tapping into a power greater than ourselves, and bring forth the wisdom within.
