Bringing the Divine Feminine alive and moving beyond a toxic masculinity to a healthy masculinity is a sine qua non for human survival today. We will explore such masculine archetypes as the Green Man, the Blue Man, Father Sky, Spiritual Warrior. Also: God as Mother, Earth as Mother, Original Wisdom, Compassion on the other. Assisting …
Emotions bring color and meaning to our lives, but they can also put us on an exhausting rollercoaster ride that takes us to blissful peak states, the depths of delusion and despair, and everything in between. It is only by learning to relate to our emotions skillfully that we benefit from their richness and glean …
Dr. Schwartz will illuminate how Internal Family Systems (IFS) skills support the ability to access and sustain the state of 'Self', and compassionate mindfulness, during contemplative practice. Internal Family Systems (IFS) developed over 40 years by Richard Schwartz, PhD, is an effective, efficient process by which a therapist truly listens to their client …
Finally understand how Medicare works and how to select the coverage that best fits your budget and lifestyle. This webinar will cover what each part of Medicare covers and how to avoid costly coverage mistakes. By the end of this presentation, you will be able to make well informed decisions about your existing or soon …
Dr. Schwartz, founder of IFS, will guide a practice to cultivate inner calm and clarity, and the state of compassionate awareness that IFS refers to as the 'Self.' In this Guided Practice session, participants will be given skills for compassionately relating to and transforming inner 'parts' of their internal systems to transform and reduce …
It seems that those who have ultimate access and ownership of the media with the greatest cultural impact, including social media, project a vision of separation, division, diametrical opposition, and collective narcissism. Do our contemplative practices and lifestyles help us touch into a different reality of ourselves and others? How do our practices help us …
This hybrid event is free and open to the public. Register below to receive Zoom access information. How missteps, mistrust, and American capitalism sabotaged our pandemic response Since the end of 2019, the United States has suffered 1.3 million excess deaths—that is, 1.3 million people died that would not be expected to die absent the …
Dr. Weng will bring you into the dynamic research journey of “measuring the immeasurable." She will present pioneering quantitative and qualitative scientific methods she applies in the exploration of how compassion and mindfulness meditation impact both brain and behavior. She will describe her groundbreaking work that illuminates how compassion meditation increases both altruistic behavior towards …
Gastric cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide and disproportionately impacts ethnic minorities, especially Asian Americans. Karen Kim, MD, will discuss the unique challenges Asians face in relation to gastric cancer and explore strategies to empower these communities for better control and prevention. Dr. Kim will address strategies to increase screening, explore …
Co-sponsored with the Black Staff Alliance The BSA and the Faculty Staff Help Center extend the theme of wellness throughout the year with the offering of monthly, mental wellness drop-in groups for faculty, staff, retirees, and postdocs who self-identify as African, Black, or of Caribbean descent. The groups aim to be a source of support for Black employees of …