Event Category: wellness

Stanford Medcast is an educational podcast ideal for the clinician on the go. Hot topics in medicine, healthcare and education are discussed with world leading physicians and scientists.  Current Series:  Hot Topics Mini-Series Covid-19 Mini-Series Pediatric Pulse Mini-Series Streaming now on all major podcast platforms.

Having a relaxed body is not just a luxury or form of leisure; it is essential to embodied well-being and spiritual growth.  In this second day of three in the daily  Kum Nye practice series in the Contemplation by Design Summit, we will work with subtle movement exercises to bring deep relaxation to the body. …

Hong Yang will describe how Taoism affected Traditional Chinese Medicine and the embodied, somatic practice of taijiquan. Both Traditional Chinese Medicine and taijiquan are based on Taoism and yin-yang philosophy. They are synergistic in preventing disease, improving the quality of life, and enlightening the mind and soul. These effects are not only important historically, but …

Feeling pressured to make perfect grades in your classes? Struggling to maintain momentum as the quarter progresses? Want to address your anxieties and concerns surrounding your academic life but don’t know how to? "Be the best!" – As Stanford students, it's a competitive mantra we've been told constantly. That notion may have helped get us …

Stanford Medcast is an educational podcast ideal for the clinician on the go. Hot topics in medicine, healthcare and education are discussed with world leading physicians and scientists.  Current Series:  Hot Topics Mini-Series Covid-19 Mini-Series Pediatric Pulse Mini-Series Streaming now on all major podcast platforms.

This session is the second in the 3-part series building on Teja Bell's Lecture, Integrating Embodied Mindfulness: 7 Principles for Actualizing Benefits of Somatic Practice on Wednesday, Oct. 12 from 12:00-1:30pm.  Teja Bell will guide participants in 75 minutes of Qigong to provide the skill of whole body breathing and synchronous movement to support your …

Natureza Gabriel Kram presents the Restorative Practices Neuro-developmental model that is being applied clinically in a range of mental health, public health, and medical programs to remediate trauma and stress-related dis-ease, and to activate the root drivers of wellbeing. For the past 18 years, Gabriel Kram and 50+ colleagues have been synthesizing this neuro-developmental model …

Stanford Medcast is an educational podcast ideal for the clinician on the go. Hot topics in medicine, healthcare and education are discussed with world leading physicians and scientists.  Current Series:  Hot Topics Mini-Series Covid-19 Mini-Series Pediatric Pulse Mini-Series Streaming now on all major podcast platforms.

Dr. Stephen Porges’ landmark Polyvagal Theory provides us a deep living map of the way that the Autonomic Nervous System dynamically adjusts its parameters depending on whether we feel safe or in danger. Through the evocation of various neural platforms of behavior (social engagement, fight, flight, shutdown, etc.) our autonomic nervous systems tune our bodies, …

In this workshop, Dr. Maull will lead participants through a series of individual, dyadic, and small group exercises designed to reveal the principles of Radical Responsibility in an experiential and personal manner. These exercises will include training in mindfulness, presence, emotional intelligence, self-regulation, co-regulation, empathic listening, and empathic communication.  The workshop will include a deep, …