Karen Lawson

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Karen Lawson, MD, ABIHM, NBC-HWC, is a consultant who works with programs and individuals to advance and expand training in Integrative Health Coaching and Holistic Healthcare.  She served as the founder and Director of Integrative Health Coaching at the UMN Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing from 2005-2022. She is a physician, board-certified Integrative and Holistic Medicine, and is Past-President of the American Holistic Medical Association, and a founding Diplomat of the American Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine. She created the UMN MA program in Integrative Health and Wellbeing Coaching, and is a founding board member of the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching (www.nbhwc.org ).  Dr. Lawson is a published author and researcher, and speaks nationally to diverse audiences on the power and potential of holistic health care practices, integrative health coaching, and the role of spirituality in health and healing. Karen is a dancer at heart, has had a 30-year yoga practice, and has completed a 230 hr. yoga teacher training.