Jun
24
Wed
Medicine Grand Rounds – The Science Behind Meditation @ Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge, Paul Berg Hall B&C, 2nd Floor
Jun 24 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am
Medicine Grand Rounds - The Science Behind Meditation @ Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge, Paul Berg Hall B&C, 2nd Floor  | Stanford | California | United States

Presenter: Barry Kerzin, MD
Faculty, Mind and Life Institute
Amherst, Massachusetts

Dr. Barry Kerzin is a Buddhist monk, teacher, and medical doctor. He is a former Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama ordained him as a fully ordained Buddhist monk. He has completed many short and long meditation retreats over the last 28 years, including a 3-year retreat.

At the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and Princeton University, he was a subject for research on long-term meditators. The structure and function of Dr. Kerzin’s brain was studied. This research has been published in the leading neuroscience journals in the world including Nature and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science numerous times.

Dr. Kerzin spends about 7 months annually teaching around the world in India, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, North America, Europe, Ukraine, and Russia. He continues practicing medicine treating poor people, as well as the highest Tibetan lamas, free of charge. He is board certified as a fellow in the American Board of Family Medicine. He is also a diplomat in the American Academy of Family Practice.

He has cared for three meditation masters at the time of their deaths, while in the state of tukdam, or clear light meditation of death.

At the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig, Germany, Dr. Kerzin is a consultant for a large research project studying the cultivation of compassion. He is contributing to both a film and a book as part of the initial phase.

Dr. Kerzin is the Chairman of a public interest Ippan Shadan Hojin – Human Values Institute – based in Japan. The HVI hosts Dr. Kerzin several times a year in Japan.

Nov
30
Tue
SCCR Virtual Brown Bag: Practices of Optimism in Constant Change @ Zoom
Nov 30 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
SCCR Virtual Brown Bag: Practices of Optimism in Constant Change @ Zoom

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Zoom Class Link HERE

Topic: “Practices of Optimism in Constant Change”

Please join us for this opportunity to virtually meet among your colleagues and research staff to discuss the best practices of optimism amid constant change.

“Change is the only constant in life. However, the sense of letting go of the old and facing the unfamiliar, brings on a mix of emotional state to deal with.  In this 1-hour interactive session, we will discuss how we can embrace the change with optimism to gain personal growth along the way. We will provide scientifically proven tools that you can put into practice during the workshop and beyond.”

Facilitator: Susan Saba, MA, MPH.
Date: Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Time: 3:00-4:00 PM
Location: Zoom Meeting

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Jan
20
Thu
SCCR Virtual Brown Bag: Foundations of Yoga for Healthcare and Self-care @ Zoom
Jan 20 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am
SCCR Virtual Brown Bag: Foundations of Yoga for Healthcare and Self-care @ Zoom

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Zoom Class Link HERE

Topic“Foundations of Yoga for Healthcare and Self-care”
Speaker:  Dr. Christiane Brems, PhD.

“This course explores the varied applications of yoga for health, resilience, and thriving.  It outlines the eight limbs of yogic practice and how they nurture the many aspects of our human experiences. It overviews the applications of these practices for self-care and patient care.”

At the conclusion of this class, you will be able to:
1. Understand the layers of self or consciousness
2. Understand how the varied practice of yoga nurture different aspects of the self and support thriving and growth
3. Learn how to apply yoga for self-care
4. Appreciate how to refer patients, clients, or students for therapeutic healthcare applications

 

Date: Thursday, January 20, 2022
Time: 9:30 – 11 AM
Location: Zoom Meeting

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