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PRESENTERS
DR. VIJAYENDRA PRATAP
"Classical Yoga Practices"
"Classical Yoga Practices"
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Vijayendra Pratap,Ph.D., a student of Swami Kuvalayanandaji, is Director of the SKY Foundation, President of the Yoga Research Society, Director of the Yoga Program at the Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine, and author of A Teacher's Guide for Beginning Yoga, Yoga Vision, Secrets of Hatha Vidya, Yoga of Gheranda, and Stories Retold.
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Dr. Pratap will guide us through traditional Yoga postures, breathing techniques, relaxation and meditative practices, and a discussion of the Yogic approach to well being.
Dress to stretch and bring a mat.
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TAO PORCHON-LYNCH
"The Spiritual Side of Being"
"The Spiritual Side of Being"
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98-year-old Tao Porchon-Lynch exemplifies her mantra "There Is Nothing You Cannot Do" and shows us what a lifetime of conscious, Yogic living looks like. Dr. Deepak Chopra said, Tao is "a mentor to me...one of the most acclaimed Yoga teachers of our century...she teaches us to have exquisite awareness in every moment.
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In this engaging session, be enthralled by Tao's journey on multiple continents as a WWII French Resistance fighter, actress, model, producer and entrepreneur, and hear her first-hand account on historical icons such as Sri Aurobindo, Mahatma Gandhi, Ernest Hemingway, Marlene Dietrich and the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Learn her "secrets" to boundless vitality and watch her demonstrate her special energy techniques.
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DR. TERRI KENNEDY
"The Spiritual Side of Being"
"The Spiritual Side of Being"
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This guided conversation and multimedia presentation will be moderated by internationally-recognized thought leader and Yoga teacher Teresa Kay-Aba Kennedy who is the co-author of Tao's award-winning autobiography, Dancing Light: The Spiritual Side of Being Through the Eyes of a Modern Yoga Master. Come with questions that only hindsight and living history can answer.
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DR. SCOTT KAUFMAN
"The Science of Imagination"
"The Science of Imagination"
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Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. is Scientific Director of the Imagination Institute and conducts research at the University of Pennsylvania on intelligence, creativity, and well being. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, Scientific American, Psychology Today and Harvard Business Review. His latest book is Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind.
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Dr. Kaufman will explore the relationship between meditation and creativity, the left/right brain myth for creativity, and the role of imagination, attention and openess in creativity.
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GAY DILLINGHAM
"Dying to Know: Ram Dass & Timothy Leary"
"Dying to Know: Ram Dass & Timothy Leary"
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Gay Dillingham is an award-winning Producer/Director, in addition to her work as a Founder, President, and Executive Director of companies and foundations that focus on sustainable, ecological and environmentally beneficial products and services. Her public service on a global level has included participation on boards dedicated to environmental management, the protection of wildlife, non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, and peace.
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Gay will present her most recent feature documentary, "Dying to Know: Ram Dass & Timothy Leary.
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In the early 1960's, Harvard psychology professors Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert began probing the edges of consciousness through their experiments with psychedelics. Dr. Leary became the LSD guru, challenging convention, questioning authority, and spawned a global counter culture movement, landing in prison after Nixon called him, 'the most dangerous man in America." Dr. Alpert journeyed to India becoming Ram Dass, a spiritual teacher for an entire generation who still continues his teaching of service through compassion
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With interviews spanning 50 years the film invites us to ponder questions about life, drugs, and the biggest mystery of all: death.
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DR. THOMAS SEYFRIED
"Cancer as a Metabolic Disease"
"Cancer as a Metabolic Disease"
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Thomas N. Seyfried, Ph.D. is a Professor of Biology at Boston College, has over 170 peer-reviewed publications and is the author of the bookCancer as a Metabolic Disease: On the Origin, Management, and Prevention of Cancer. His research focuses on the concept that damage to cellular respiration leads to compensatory fermentation, which drives cancer cell growth and disease progression.
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Dr. Seyfried will review his findings and present a strategy for the metabolic management of cancer. These non-toxic therapies target and kill tumor cells while enhancing the health of normal cells.
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MASTER FAXIANG HOU
"QiGong for Well Being"
"QiGong for Well Being"
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A Master of Medical QiGong and Traditional Chinese Medicine, Master Hou is the fifth generation of his family to practice a unique and powerful form of healing. His research includes a pilot study on QiGong Therapy for fibromyalgia, and an osteoarthritis study at RWJ Medical School. He is Director of the QiGong Research Society and co-author of Qigong for Health and Well-Being and Unleashing the Power of Food. He will show us how to balance and energize the Qi to restore and maintain the health of the body.
Dress to stretch and bring a mat.
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