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Events: 29th October 2024
Are you a parent feeling overwhelmed by meal planning? Do you struggle with picky eaters? Is everyone in your family tired of the same old meals? Whether you’re looking for new tips to up your game or just struggling to get by, this course is for you! Over five virtual sessions, you will gain the …
Sometimes a shift in perception is all you need to regain your sense of well-being. In this five-session online class series, you will experience the transformative power of meditation and discover how to access a sanctuary of inner calm and peace. Designed to help you effectively relieve stress and anxiety, this class will guide you …
Writing down your thoughts and feelings has been found to reduce stress, improve mood, and even improve immune function. Journaling regularly can help us to understand and manage our emotions and then to choose actions that align with what we really want. If you’ve always wanted to start a journaling practice, are struggling to stay …
This guided meditation session will lead you through several practices that sensitize you to the cognitive, affective, and somatic experience of contraction and expansion – the combustion cycle of the path. The central practice of open awareness will be supported by contemplations that allow you to recognize contraction, and then transform contraction into openness, thereby …
The inaugural Stanford Cancer Institute Advances in Mass Spectrometry Enabled Drug Discovery symposium on October 29, 2024 will bring together leading experts in academia and industry to explore current challenges and opportunities and recent achievements across diverse applications in drug development. This field has revolutionized ligand and target discovery by enabling the detection of interactions …
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Center for IBD and Celiac Disease Research Symposium This symposium will focus on the translational research and clinical discussions at the forefront of pediatric IBD and celiac disease. Faculty, trainees, postdocs, students, and staff are invited to learn more about the latest developments, innovations, and advancements in the diagnosis, management, and …
Co-sponsored by Stanford Residential and Dining Enterprises Eating a diet rich in fiber is crucial for maintaining overall health and well-being. Fiber prevents constipation, lowers cholesterol levels, reduces the risk of heart disease, helps control blood sugar levels, supports a healthy gut microbiome, and more. Fortunately, incorporating a fiber-rich diet is easier and more delicious …
Just like being physically in shape means regular exercise, supporting one’s emotional well-being begins with a training program—for the mind. In this talk, world-renowned neuroscientist, Dr. Richard J. Davidson discusses the scientific concept of neuroplasticity and how research in the lab confirms that well-being is a skill that can be taught. By learning and practicing …
In this talk, Dr. Lazar will discuss what happens in the brain during meditation, and how that leads to long-lasting changes in the wiring of the brain. She will also discuss how these changes in wiring lead to decreases in stress, depression, anxiety, and pain. Finally, she will share data that suggests meditation can help …