Past Conference Listings - 1997
This is a list of 1997 conferences that have come and gone. Usually,
similar conferences will be held again. Sometimes these conferences
are at the same location and sometimes a completely different location.
So, if you are interested in the subject matter, contacting the conference
coordinator can help you locate the next scheduled conference.
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The Are of Dying II
A New York Open Center & Tibet House Conference
Friday-Sunday, March 21-23, 1997
This conference was made possible, in part, by a grant from the
Project on Death in America, Open Society Institute.
For more information contact:
The New York Open Center
Tel: 212-219-2527
There is now a clear yearning in American society to talk about
death in newer and franker ways. This conference offers an in-
depth opportunity for open, heartfelt exploration of this critical
and essential subject; and for the sharing of practical techniques
and inspiring examples of new approaches to the art of dying. It
brings together many of the most outstanding innovators in
palliative care--doctors, nurses, hospice workers, therapists--with
members of the general public and with those who have explored the
nature of death from a spiritual or philosophical perspective. The
goal is to expand and deepen the conversation on the many vital
issues we all must face when we confront this most inescapable of
human experiences.
- What is death?
- Who or what dies?
- What ethical issues must be confronted in the face of terminal
pain and suffering?
- What lessons can we learn about preparation for death from
other cultures and spiritual traditions?
The times demand a real engagement with this long-taboo subject.
As Americans display more receptivity to post-death
possibilities, more insistence on death with dignity, more
possession of rights and personal empowerment in the face of
medical authorities, and more curiosity about near-death
experiences, the elements are combining for a fundamental
revisioning and renewal of our approach to death.
Conference participants include:
- Stephen Levine, author, "Who Dies?" & "Healing into Life and
Death"
- Rachel Naomi Remen, MD,(A PDIA Grantee) Medical Director of
Commonweal
- His Eminence Chagdud Rinpoche, Meditation master in the Nyingma
tradition
- Timothy Quill, MD, author "Death with Dignity: Making Choices
and Taking Charge
- Therese Schroeder-Sheker, Chalice of Repose
- Joan Halifax, Ph.D.(A PDIA Grantee), author "The Human
Encounter with Death"
- Pamela Kircher, MD, author "Love Is the Link"
- Robert Thurman, Ph.D., translator "The Tibetan Book of the
Dead"
- Marion Woodman, author "The Pregnant Virgin" and "Leaving My
Father's House"
- Bernice Catherine Harper, MSPH pioneer in hospice care
- Gerald Karnow, MD, doctor at the Fellowship Community
- Arthur Zajonc, Ph.D., speaker on Rudolf Steiner's view of life
between death and rebirth
- Simcha Paul Raphael, Ph.D., author "Jewish Visions of the
Afterlife"
- Paul Brenner, Executive Director of Jacob Perlow Hospice
- Suki Miller, Ph.D., author "Beyond Death: A Transcultural
Journey"
- Richard Boerstler, Ph.D., co-author "Life to Death:
Harmonising
the Transition"
- Hulen Kornfield, RN, MA, co-author "Life to Death: Harmonising
the Transition"
- Catherine Faulkner, MD, specialist in care of dying children
- Jeanne Anselmo, RN, co-director Holistic Nursing Associates
- Rachel Koenig, Lac, practitioner of Chinese medicine
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International Primal Association Conference
"From Souls To Cell To Society: Birthing The New Millennium"
Cathedral Hill Hotel
San Francisco, California
March 21-23, 1997
Join us for three days exploring the many "birthings" in our
lives - from conceiving and birthing children, nurturing new ways of
being, plumbing new depths of intimacy, and moving into new careers
to deepening our contact with spirit, finding new ways to care for
our bodies, opening to new realms of pleasure and manifesting our
natural creativity. Bring all your selves for an exciting weekend of
sharing, growing, celebrating and BEing - together.
- Healing the Earth by Healing Birth
Keynote Address with Jeanine Parvati Baker (8-9:30 pm Friday)
As a midwife, author, international workshop presenter and mother
of five, Jeanine is at the forefront of the movement to re-humanize
birth and, in the process, revolutionize society. Come hear her
dramatic personal story and passionate vision for the future.
- Twin Loss, Soul Loss: Life in Retrospect
Plenary Session with William Emerson, Ph.D. (9 am-noon Sunday)
As a surviving twin and pioneer in the psychological treatment of
shock and trauma, William Emerson offers a new, powerful paradigm on
the origins and healing of prenatal loss and other deep wounds.
Pre-Conference Workshops (included with conference)
- Holotropic Breathwork (8am - 5pm Friday)
(with Mickel Adzema, Mary Lynn Adzema, Amber Williams & Karen
Pearle (Thursday evening intro lecture required))
- Build a Sacred Ashiko Drum (9am - 5pm Friday)
(with Stan Secrest of Drum and Rattle Trading Company)
Extended Workshops (9am - 3pm Saturday)
- Take Responsibility For Creating What We Want
(with Jeanine Parvati Baker)
- Authentic Movement: Moving the Body, Moving the Self
(with Patrizia Pallaro, MFCC, ADTR)
Workshops, Events and More
- Bonds of Fire: Rekindling Sexual Rapture Through Pre- and
Peri-Natal Regression
(with Alice Rose, Ph.D. & David Hughes)
- Psychological Effects of Birth Trauma
(with Brian & Penny Scheffer)
- Psychosynthesis
(with Barbara Valassis, MA, LLP)
- Experiencing Transformation: The quantum Cat
(with Daniel Miller, Ph.D.)
- Teen Self-Destructiveness, Rae and Substance Abuse: Setting
Families Back On Track By Repatterning Pre- and Peri-Natal Trauma
(with Marti Glenn, Ph.D. & Douglas Gosney, MA, MFCC)
- Anesthesia, Shock, and Loss of Self
(with Dorothy Mandel, CHT)
- Integrating the Changes From Therapy Into Life
(with Mary Thompson, MA)
- Re-Birthing the Soul
(with Barbara Findeisen)
- Video Reflection Therapy: A Primal Tool For Accessing and
Releasing Unconscious Material
(with Marti Glenn, Ph.D., Douglas Gosney, MA, MFCC, and Dorothy
Mandel, CHT)
- Liquid Bodies & Liquid Consciousness
(with Hyhla Egeland)
- Drumming For the Edge
(Saturday night celebration)
- Walking the Labyrinth
(Sunday morning meditation)
- Chair & Table Massages on Site!
Registration: Cost is $195 is paid by March 1, $220 after that
or on site. (Add $30 if you are not a member of the International
Primal Association). You can use MasterCard or VISA when you
register via phone: 800-416-7438. NOTE: If you join the IPA when you
register, you get the lower "members" rates. What a deal, eh?
If you prefer to send a check, you can register by mail. Just
write a check for the registration fee (in US funds only, please)
made out to IPA and include your name, complete address,
day/evening/fax numbers and e-mail address and which one of the
pre-conference workshops (if any) you will attend and mail to:
Louis Mezei, 92 Hopkinton Road, Upton, MA 01568, USA
Registration fee includes attendance at all conference events and
activities (including the pre-conference workshops).
For Information, to join IPA or to register, call 800-416-7438.
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Healing The Whole Self: How to Care for Your Body, Mind, Heart,
and Spirit For Greater Vitality, Wisdom, and Inner Peace
A Weekend Conference in New York City (Marriott Marquis Hotel)
April 4-6, 1997
Presenters Include:
Ram Dass
Dean Ornish, M.D.
Julia Cameron
Brian Weiss, M.D.
Barbara Brennan
Daniel Goleman, Ph.D.
Wayne Dyer, Ph.D.
Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.
Barry Sears, Ph.D.
Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.
Gabrielle Roth
Malidoma Some'
Stan Grof, M.D.
Stephan Rechtschaffen, M.D.
Conference Registration
Advanced: postmarked by February 14 $225
Regular: postmarked by March 17 $260
Late: postmarked after March 17 $295
A block of rooms has been reserved at reduced rates for Healing
The Whole Self conference attendees. Please make your reservations
early by calling the Marriott Marquis Hotel directly at 800-228-9290
or 212-398-1900.
To register or receive a conference brochure call: 800-937-8728
Healing The Whole Self Conferences Registration: P.O. Box 32862,
Baltimore, MD 21208 410-559-2217 (FAX).
Sponsored by Omega Institute, NY
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National Center for Homeopathy 1997 Annual Meeting and
Conference
Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor Hotel
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
April 4-7, 1997
703-548-7790
nchinfo@igc.apc.org
http://www.healthy.net/nch/cf97.htm
Friday, April 4 Sessions
- Limiting Liability in Homeopathic Practice - Monica Miller
- Celebrating 10 years of Homeopathic Study Groups 1987-1997 -
Various Speakers
- Free Introductory Lecture - Betty Wood, MD
- Free Panel discussion - Homeopathy at the Crossroads: What
Direction Next?
Saturday & Sunday, April 5-6 Sessions
- Homeopathy and Men's Health - Michael Somerson, DO, CSPOMM
- The Depressed Patient - Amy Rothenberg ND, DHANP
- Homeopathy and Coronary Heart Disease - A.U. Ramakrishnan, MBBS,
MFHom
- Homeopathic Dentistry - Richard Fischer, DDS
- Homeopathy and the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders - Todd Rowe,
MD, DHt
- Good Homeopathic Research, Bad Homeopathic Research - Dana
Ullman, MPH
- Learning How to Resolve Difficult Cases - Andr=E9 Saine, ND, DHANP=
- Homeopathy at the Extremes of Life and Death - Paul Mittman, ND,
DHANP
- Homeopathy and Urinary Tract Infections - George Guess MD, DHt
- Homeopathy for Head Injuries - Edward H. Chapman, MD, DHt
- Homeopathic Medicines in the Treatment of Menopause - Susan
Delaney, ND, RN
- The Treatment of Poison Ivy and Poison Oak - Joel Kreisberg, DC,
DNBHE
- Legal and Political issues in Homeopathic Practice - Monica
Miller
- What it Takes to Make a Successful Prescription - Kamau Kokayi,
MD
- The Meaning and Significance of Hahnemann's Organon in Medicine
Today - Wenda Brewster O'Reilly
- Homeopathic Medicines from the Solanaceae Compositacitae,
Loganaceae Families of Plants - David Warkentin, PA
- Acute Homeopathy for Children's Allergies - Mitchell Fleisher,
MD, FAAFP
- Acute Case-Taking in Homeopathic Care - Amy Rothenberg, ND, DHANP
- The Organon: Now more then ever - Wenda Brewster O'Reilly
Monday, April 7 Sessions
- Homeopathic Care for the Whole Animal - Christina Chambreau,
DVM and C. Edgar Sheaffer, VMD
- Homeopathic Treatment of Depression: Differential Materia
Medica - André Saine, ND, DHANP
For more information contact:
National Center for Homeopathy
801 North Fairfax St., Suite 306
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone (703)548-7790
Fax (703)548-7792
Email: nchinfo@igc.apc.org
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2nd Annual Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine
Botanical Treatment of Chronic Disease
April 12-13, 1997
Tempe, Arizona
Teachers include
Michael Moore, Silena Heron, N.D., David Hoffmann, Jill Stansbury, N.D.,
Paul Bergner, Terry Willard, Ph.D. and more.
Vendors welcome.
Contact:
Herbal Educational Services
P.O. Box 3427
Ashland, Oregon 97520, USA
800-252-0688
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The Heart of Parenting: Creative Tools for Families
Sponsored by Common Boudary Magazine
National 4-H Center
Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA
April 12-13, 1997
In our hectic and uncertain society it's often hard to know how
to guide our children through the turbulent waters of life. Every
parent experiences periods of anger, frustration, fatigue, and
withdrawl. "The Heart of Parenting" will explore ways in which
parents can work together to foster communication and create a
cooperative, imaginative, and nourishing relationship with their
children. Join nationally known educators and authors who will offer
tools for bringing depth and meaning to the heart of family life.
Conference topics include:
- Spiritual dimensions of famliy life
- Communicating with your children
- Preserving the couple's relationship
- Creative family rituals
- Homeopathy for children
- Single parenting
- Self-esteem for teenagers
- How to deal with anger
- The changing role of fatherhood
- New approaches to discipline
Featuring special all-day Teen Leadership Workshop
Common Boundary
5272 River Road, Suite 650
Bethesda, MD 20816
301-652-9495; 301-652-0579 (FAX); connect@commonboundary.org
http://www.commonboundary.org/
Call 301-652-9495 for more information.
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The Second Annual Alternative Therapies Symposium
"Creating Integrated Healthcare"
Presented by "Alternative Therapies In Health and Medicine Journal"
Co-sponsored by the Annenberg Center for Heath Sciences at
Eisenhower
April 16-19, 1997
Hilton at Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida
Featuring
- Jeanne Achterberg, Ph.D.
- James Gordon, M.D.
- Angeles Arrien, Ph.D.
- Frank Lawlis, Ph.D.
- Samuel Benjamin, M.D.
- Doris Milton, RN, Ph.D.
- Rain Borden, RN
- Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.
- Carlo Calabrese, MPH, N.D.
- David Riley, M.D.
- Larry Dossey, M.D.
- Marty Rossman, M.D.
- Barbara Dossey, RN, MS
- Marilyn Schlitz, Ph.D.
- Roger Edwards, Sc.D.
- Carl Simonton, M.D.
- Matthew Fox
- Elizabeth Targ, M.D.
- Jake Fratkin, O.M.D.
- Steven J. Weiss, D.O.
- Jeremy Geffen, M.D.
- And More....
Sessions Include
- Chinese Medicine
- Imagery and Healing
- Nutrition
- Homeopathy,
- Osteopathy
- Acupuncture
- Psychoneuroimmunology
- Bioelectromagnetics
- Spiritual Healing
- Ayurvedic Medicine
- Yoga
- Indigenous Healing
- Techniques
- Shamanism
- Therapeutic Touch
- Nursing and Alternatives
- Healing Rituals
- Botanicals
- Transpersonal Medicine
- Art Therapies
- Naturopathic Medicine
- Psychiatry and Alternatives
- Research Methods
- Working in an Integrative Practice
- Reimbursement
- Legal Issues
This conference will present the current state of the art and
knowledge about complementary and alternative healing, including what
we now know from the latest research findings and clinical trials.
The forces of healing will be explored--what the concepts are, how we
think they work, how to harness them for improved patient outcomes.
The conference will focus on integrating complementary and
alternative therapies with conventional medicine and how these two
bodies of knowledge might be blended into your practice.
Call for a complete brochure: 800-899-0573.
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Psyche, Spirit & Addiction:
An International Conference Exploring the Deep Spiritual and
Psychological Problems That Create the Addict's Painful Condition.
Presented by The New York Open Center
New York City, USA
April 18-20, 1997
The Faculty will include:
- Linda Leonard, Ph.D., Jungian analyst and author of "Witness
to the Fire: Creativity and the Vale of Addiction."
- Charles Whitfield, M.D., author of "Memory and Abuse,"
"Co-Dependence," Gift to Myself" and "Ealing the Child Within."
- Dr. Luigi Zoja, Italian Jungian analyst and author of "Drugs,
Addiction and Initiation: The Modern Search for Ritual."
- John Bolling, M.D., author of "The Heart of Soul."
>Eugene Monick, Ph.D., Jungian analyst and author of Phallus:
Sacred Images of the Masculine."
- Richard Schaub, Ph.D. and Bonnie Schaub, MS, RN, CS, joint
authors of "Healing Addictions: The Vulnerability of Recovery."
Please call the New York Open Center for a Registration Package:
212-219-2527.
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United Plant Savers Conference on the Cultivation and
Preservation of Medicinal Plants
University of California
Santa Cruz Arboretum
Santa Cruz, California, USA
April 20, 1997
802-479-9825
http://plantsavers.org
Cost: $45.00
Teachers include:
- Deb Soule
- Paul Strauss
- Cascade Anderson-Geller
- Matthias Reisen
- Pam Montgomery
- Christopher Hobbs
- Richo Cech
- Rosemary Gladstar
Topics include:
- Cultivation of Wild Medicinal Plants
- Wild Edibles
- Medicinal Uses of Local Plants
- Herb Walks
- Spiritual Essence of Plants
- Slide Shows of Medicinal Plants
To register call or write:
United Plant Savers
10226 Empire Grade
Santa Cruz, Caifornia 95060
Telephone 408-457-9095
Email info@plantsavers.org
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Expressing Your Soul in the Workplace
Kripalu Center, Lenox, Massachusetts
May 1-4, 1997
Presenters include:
- Matthew Fox
- Carol Pearson
- Deepak Chopra
- Ellen Hayakawa
- Robert Gass
For more information and reservations call 800-741-7353
Sponsored by:
Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health
Box 793
Lenox, Massachusetts 01240-0793
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Medicine, Love and Religion: "The Transcending Healing Power of
Love"
Shefayim, Israel
May 8-9, 1997
A conference organized by:
- Israeli Association of Spiritual Medicine and Psychiatry
- International Association of Spiritual Psychiatry
Information and registration
Rambana Institute for Self-Realization
P.O. Box 288
Haifa 34980, Israel
Tel. +972-4-8262843, fax +972-4-8251395
Email: spiram@netvision.net.il
Web: http://rdz.stjohns.edu/iasp
Program:
The conference will start on Thursday morning May 8 at 9.00 and will
end on Friday May 9 at about 13.00.. Please arrive on Thursday morning
at 8.30 for the booking.
Thursday May 8, 1997 - 9.00 -12.30
- Pr. Ivor Browne, M.D. - Depth of change - Suffering and the
Growth of Love.
- Patrick Fleury - "Human love, divine love - The unique sense
and the nonsenses of love"
- Ferdinand Wulliemier, M.D. - "What kinds of love for what
kinds of healings?"
Thursday Afternood May 8, 1997 - 15.00 -19.00
- Moshe Rafael Seror - "Love, the purest expression of the
soul"
- Eliahu Benedikt - "What is transcendental love - and how to
attain it!"
- Hedva Stahl - "The secret of inward peace - Rising above the
troubles and hardships of Life"
- Jean-Marc Mantel, M.D. - "That what love is not"
Thursday Evening May 8, 1997 - 21.00
- Rabbi David Zeller - "Jewish perspective on love, healing and
religion : songs and talks"
Friday Morning May 9, 1997 - 9.00-13.00
- Father Ya'aqov Willebrands - "Friendship, human love and
desire of God"
- Sri Rajagopalachari - "Dialogue on love and religion"
- Round Table - "On personal and impersonal love". With all the
lecturers and the public.
Biographies of Presenters
See http://rdz.stjohns.edu/iasp/isr97-e.html
Languages
The official language is English.
A translation into French will be provided.
Place
The conference will take place in the Rishonim hall of the Kibbutz
Shefayim Hotel. Kibbutz Shefayim is located near the sea, about 15
minutes north Tel Aviv and 45 minutes south of Haifa, on the Tel-
Aviv-Haifa highway. Autobus No. 601 from Tel Aviv or Netanya, each
half-an-hour.
Meals and Accomodation
Each participant will receive a form for the reservation of meals and
rooms. Our travel agency is at your service for helping you to
organize your travel (tours, visits, flights, hotel and car
reservation): Ami Lloyd, P.O.Box 33877, Haifa 33411, Israel,
tel. +972-4-8525271, fax +972-4-8534967, Email
.
Fees
- Before April 15: US$ 100
- After April 15: US$ 120
See http://rdz.stjohns.edu/iasp/isr97-e.html for discounts and
registration information. Or contact:
Rambana Institute
P.O. Box 288
Haifa 34980, Israel
Fax +972-4-8251395
Email: spiram@netvision.net.il
Lenox, Massachusetts 01240-0793
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Yoga, Mind & Spirit
The Yoga Journal Conference
Sheraton Palace Hotel (Special Room Rates: 415-392-8600)
San Francisco, California, USA
May 23-26, 1997
800-587-9065
Email: YogaMind@aol.com
We invite you to join us for a weekend of inspiration,
excitement, and community. Come together with your fellow yoga
practitioners to meet and study with some of the very best teachers
and speakers that Yoga Journal has encountered. Meet these
extraordinary people face to face, share meals and adventures with
like-minded friends on the path. Special dance concert Saturday
night with Jai Uttal and the Pagan Love Orchestra.
Presenters and teachers include:
- Baron Baptiste
- Beryl Bender Birch
- Thom Birch
- Sylvia Boorstein
- Susan Branum
- Mara Carrico
- Nischala Devi
- Sri Devi
- Donna Farhi
- Lilas Folan
- Richard Freeman
- John Friend
- Amy Kline Gage
- Tom Gillette
- Gary Kraftsow
- Dr. Vasant Lad
- Judith Lasater
- Jan MacMullen
- Elise Miller
- Richard Miller
- Esther Myers
- Trish O'Reilly
- Martin Pierce
- Margaret Pierce
- Kali Ray
- Richard Rosen
- Swami Satyananda
- Erich Schiffman
- Larry Scherwitz
- Paula Selmayr
- Ravi Singh
- Rod Stryker
- Sandra Summerfield
- Maya Tiwari
- Jai Uttal
- Patricia Walden
- Rodney Yee
- Dr. Dean Ornish
- Stephen Levine
Conference Registration: $395.00.
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3rd Annual Pacific NW Herbal Symposium
Medicine From the Heart of the Earth
Wilsonville, Oregon, USA
May 24-26, 1997
Hosted by Wise Woman Herbals, Inc. & Reflections Magazine
Topics include:
- Women and Children's Health Care
- Toxicology of Herbs
- Energetics of Herbs
- Parasites
- Ayurvedic Herbalism
- Formulations
- Alzheimer's
- Pharmacology of Kava
- and more
Contact:
Wise Woman Herbals
P.O. Box 279
Creswell, Oregon 97426
541-895-5152
541-895-5174 (FAX)
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American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
1997 First Annual East Coast Conference
Ferncroft Conference Resort
Danvers, Massachusetts (just north of Boston)
May 30 - June 1, 1997
The Conference will draw hundreds of medical professionals in the field
of natural medicine from all over the country. The conference is intended
primarily for naturopathic physicians. It is also open to medical doctors,
licensed acupuncturists, osteopathic physicians, chiropractic physicians,
other health care professionals, medical students, and representatives of
the media.
Keynote Speaker
- Abram Hoffer, M.D., Ph.D.
Founder of Orthomolecular Medicine
Topic: Orthomolecular Treatment of Cancer
Other Speakers
- David Shefrin, N.D.
Topic: New Treatments for Diabetes
- Amy Rothenberg, N.D.
Topic: Homeopathy for Depression
- Tim Birdsall, N.D.
Topic: Clinical Nutrition
- Shiva Barton, N.D.
Topic: Clinical Anecdotes
- June Riedlinger, Pharm.D.
Topic: Holistic Approaches to Hormone Replacement Therapy
Other Events
Exhibits and Dinner/Dance on Saturday Evening
Naturopathic medicine, sometimes called "naturopathy," is as old as healing
itself and as new as the latest discoveries in biochemical sciences. In the
United States, the naturopathic medical profession's infrastructure is based
on accredited educational institutions, professional licensing by a growing
number of states, national standards of practice and care, peer review, and
an ongoing commitment to state-of-the-art scientific research. Modern
American naturopathic physicians (NDs) receive extensive training in and use
therapies that are primarily natural (hence the name naturopathic ) and
nontoxic, including clinical nutrition, homeopathy, botanical medicine,
hydrotherapy, physical medicine, and counseling. Many NDs have additional
training and certification in acupuncture and home birthing. These
contemporary NDs, who have attended naturopathic medical colleges
recognized by the US Department of Education, practice medicine as primary
health care providers and are increasingly acknowledged as leaders in bringing
about progressive changes in the nation's medical system.
Founded in 1986, the AANP represents licensed naturopathic physicians
throughout the U.S. The AANP also sponsors an Annual Convention, which this
year will be held August 20-24 in Scottsdale, AZ. Both the 1997 AANP East
Coast Conference and Annual Convention are open to the media.
For further information about the AANP's 1997 East Coast Conference,
including a detailed program and registration materials, or for information
about the AANP's 1997 Annual Convention or naturopathic medicine in
general, contact:
The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
601 Valley Street, #105
Seattle, WA 98109
telephone: 206-298-0126
referral line: 206-298-0125
fax: 206-298-0129
email: 74602.3715@compuserve.com
World Wide Web:
http://infinite.org/Naturopathic.Physician
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Spirituality in Education
A 4-Day Conference on the Nature, Spirit and Practice of
Contemporary Education
The Naropa Institute, Boulder, Colorado
May 30 - June 3, 1997
Seeking to build bridges between sacred and secular, this
conference will gather together scholars, students, spiritual and
community leaders to examine and reassess the place of spirituality
within contemporary educational objectives and practices. Please
call for a conference brochure or visit our website for further
information.
Distinguished Faculty
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama
- John Taylor Gatto
- Allen Ginsberg
- Joan Halifax
- Vincent Harding
- Ron Miller
- David Orr
- Parker J. Palmer
- Rachel Naomi Remen
- Rabbi Zalman Schachter
- Judith Simmer-Brown
- Huston Smith
- Diana Chapman Walsh
The Naropa Institute
2130 Aprapahoe Avenue
Boulder, Colorado 80302
800-411-5229 or 303-546-3578
FAX: 303-546-5295
http://www.naropa.edu
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United Plant Savers Conference on the Cultivation and
Preservation of Medicinal Plants
Equinox Farm
Rutland, Ohio, USA
June 6-8, 1997
802-479-9825
http://plantsavers.org
Cost: $175.00 (by May 1, 1997) or $200 (after May 1, 1997)
Cost includes meals and camping. Indoor lodging is available
nearby.
Teachers include:
- Paul Strauss
- Rosemary Gladstar
- Richo Cech
- Don Babineau,
- Matthias Reisen
- and others.
Activities include:
- Weekend Workshop on Sustainable Farming
- Ecoherbalism
- Herb Walks
To register call or write:
United Plant Savers
10226 Empire Grade
Santa Cruz, California 95060
Telephone 408-457-9095
Email: info@plantsavers.org
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American Holistic Nutrses Association 17th Annual Conference
"Healing Mandala: Many Paths, Many Ways, Many Healers"
Everygreen State College
Olympia, Washington, USA
June 27 - July 1, 1997
Diversity is the life blood of any profession or organization.
Diversity allows each of us to follow our own path and be able
to contribute in a way that brings joy to our lives. Diversity
can also create conflict. Too often we peg hole ourselves and
forget the overall scope of the mission of a particular profession.
For nurses that is to take on the role of healers. There are a
vast variety of ways to heal. This conference theme, "Healing
Mandala: Many Paths, Many Ways, Many Healers" is a way for us to
come together in celebration. It is a way for us to heal, to
walk the labyrinth of spiritual awakening. It is a time for us to
honor one another and each path we have chosen on the labyrinth of
life.
Program Goals
- Discover ways the labyrinth mes one to spiritual awakening.
- Increase awareness of the diverse areas of holistic practice
occurring within the field of nursing.
- Develop a greater appreciation of nursing research and its
holistic applications.
PreConference Workshops
- Tai Chi Chih Workshop
Sandra Lutz, RN, MS, DFNP, CHTP
- Healing Touch Partnerships on Tour
Mary Jo Bulbrook, RN, PhD
Keynote Presentations
- Healing Mandala: Archetype of the Sacred Caring Circle
Jean Watson, RN, PhD, FAAN
- Holistic Nursing Research
Lynn Keegan, RN, PhD, FAAN
- Walking a Sacred Path
Rev. Dr. Lauren Artress
- Holistic Nursing Practice: Autonomy, Legality, and Scope of Practice
Noreen Frisch, RN, PhD, FAAN
Conference Workshops
- Self Care as Healings: The Use of Imagery for Dealing With Grief
Lenore Bayuk, MN, ARNP
- Spirit Dance: Nurturing the Spirit
Peggy Burkhardt, RN, CS, PhD and Mary Gail Nagai-Jacobson, RN, MSN
- Many Paths, Many Ways to be a Holistic Nurse Manager
Deborah Kaiser, RN, MBA, CHTP
- Experiencing Spirit in Ancient Eastern Traditions
Rita Kluny, RN, BSN, CHTP, CHTI
- How to Live Beyond your LImits
Sharon Mehdi, L. Min. and Judith Hilyard, RN, MN, MPA
- Using the Internet to Enhance your Holistic Practice
Regina Phelps, RN, MN, FHCE and Ronald Phelps, RN, BSN
- Introduction to Holographic Repatterning
Barbara Ricotta, RN, MA
- Journaling Through the Labyrinth
Sapphire, RN, BSN
- Power Symbols for Everyday Healing
Valissa Witmer, RNC, MA, LPC
- The Role of Drawing in the Healing Process
Margaret Carpenter, BSRN, Art Therapist
- Boundaries: The Development, Destruction, and Healing of Healthy
Boundaries
Joan Casey, MSW
- Free Your Body from the Past: A Method to Release Physical and
Emotional Blocks
Robert Murray
- Good Grief Rituals
Elaine Childs Gowell, ARNP, PhD
- Shift Happens: Holism and the Changing Health Care Paradigm --
How to Strategically Position Yourself and Still Have Fun
Luanne Pennesi, RN, MS
- The Healing Potential of Professional Writing
Lynn Rew, RN, EdD, FAAN
- The Spiral Dance: A Shaman's Journey through the Labyrinth
Linda Sewright, MA
- The Chiron Experience: Exploring the Wounded Healer
Dr. Robin Shapiro
- Lightening Up and Laughing in the Labyrinth of your Life
Karen Sherman, RN, MS, Ed and Priscilla Herman, RN
PostConference Workshop
- Passion & Compassion: Bringing Work and Spirit Together
Matthew Fox
Other Events
- Two Concerts by recording artist Libby Roderick.
- Exhibits
- Auction
- Exercise/Meditation Time
- Nuture the Nurse Time
- Sharing Circles
- Regional Meetings
Residence
Guests will be staying in the student residence halls and each room
within the unit has a single sized bed. The units may be shared with up
to six people with a shared living area and restroom.
Transportation
The Evergreen State College is located five miles north of Olympia,
Washington, off Hwy. 101.
Seattle-Tacoma International airport is approximately 75 miles from
the campus. Ground transporation is provided by Capital Aeroporter.
Please call them at 360-754-7113 for costs and reservations.
Greyhound bus also provides limited service between the airport and
Olympia. Their toll free number is 800-231-2222.
Costs
Registration: $325 for AHNA Member, $425 for non-member, $225 for
students. Single-day Registration Fee: $150.00/day (includes meals).
Room & Board: $300 (reservations must be received prior to June 11,
1997. Optional AHNA membersh fee: $35.00. PreConference Workshops:
$50 for AHNA member, $75 for non-member. PostConference Workshop:
$60 (includes lunch).
Registration Information, Brochure, Questions
Missy Turk
AHNA Annual Conference
4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 201
Raleigh, NC 27607
800-278-2462
WWW: http://ahna.org/
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Aroma '97, The Fragrant Planet, 3rd International Conference
Warwick University, United Kingdom
Hosted by the International Journal of Aromatherapy.
July 4-6, 1997
Cutting edge aromatherapy research and information, with
international speakers, seminars, aromatic plant display, gala
dinner, trade fair and entertainment.
Contact:
Aroma '97 Conference Office
P.O. Box 746
Hove, East Sussex BN3 3XA, U.K.
TEL: 44 () 1273 772 479
FAX: 44 (0) 1273 329811
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6th Annual Institute of Noetic Sciences Conference
Questioning Spirit: Paths of Healing / Paths of Wholeness
La Quinta Resort & Club
Palm Springs, California, USA
July 10-13, 1997
(Pre- & Post-Conferences Institutes July 9, 10, and 14.)
Presenters Include:
- Marianne Williamson
- Peter Russell
- Rachel Naomi Remen
- James Redfield
- Jean Shinoda Bolen
- Andrew Harvey
- Barbara Max Hubbard
- Richard Moss
- Wayne Muller
- Belleruth Naparstek
- Kenneth Pelletier
- Elizabeth Roberts
- Carol Adrienne
- Sherry Anderson
- Luke Chan
- Duane Elgin
- Marcia Emery
- Mimi Farina
- Chungliang Al Huang
- Georgia Kelly
- Gay Luce
- Brooke Medicine-Eagle
- Edgar Mitchell
- Pauline Oliveros
- Judith Orloff
- Paul Ray
- Marilyn Schlitz
- Carolyn Shaffer
- Barbara Shipka
- Luisah Teish
- Keith Thompson
- Tulku Thondup
- Maya Tiwari
- Hank Wesselman
- Kykosa Zanelanga
For Registration Information call 800-259-5419.
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Body & Soul
A Journey to Health and Healing
University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado, USA
July 11-13, 1997
Pre-conference workshop intensives and festivities at:
The Naropa Institute, Boulder, Colorado
July 7-11, 1997
Sponsored by The Naropa Institute and New Age Journal
Rejuvenate your health, incite your intellect, embody your dreams,
unleash your creativity! Body & Soul Boulder presents cutting edge
teachers, artists and healers encouraging the integration of body,
mind and spirit.
Presenters Include:
- Ram Dass
- Maya Angelou
- Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.
- Matthew Fox, Ph.D.
- David Whyte
- Brian Weiss, M.D.
- Riane Eisler, J.D.
- Bernie Siegel, M.D.
- Rabbi David Cooper
- Angeles Arrien, Ph.D.
- Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D.
- Bobbie Siegel
- Larry Dossey, M.D.
- Gay Hendricks, Ph.D.
- Abbot John Daido Loori
For more information and registration call 800-937-8728.
Early Bird prices start as low as $249.
For information about exhibit space, call 800-758-1441, ex. 371.
Other upcoming Body & Soul Conferences:
- Boston September 19-21, 1997
- San Francisco October 31-November 2, 1997
The Naropa Institute
http://www.naropa.edu
New Age Journal
http://www.newage.com/
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Qigong Inaugural National Convention
Sponsored by Qi-Gong Associations of America AND Three River Crossing
July 18, 19, and 20 1997
at the Earle Brown Heritage Center
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Be part of this historic event as Qi-gong births its first ever National
Association and Conference in America at the center of the heartland
in Minneapolis/St. Paul Minnesota
This Convention is a must for anyone interested in this ancient and
revered form of Chinese Energy Healing.
Qi-Gong is an honored method of self-healing and self-development taught by Master
Teachers and practiced daily as a spiritual discipline by millions of Chinese.
Qi-Gong is also a well-researched scientific method for healing disease that is
used in hospitals, clinics, and medical institutions throughout mainland
China.
For more information, contact:
Phone 612-291-7772
Fax 612-291-7779
Web Page: http://www.lsm-inc.com/3rvxing/
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Thresholds of Creativity
Eros, Shadow, and Spirit
Major Concerence Sponsored by the Association for Transpersonal Psychology
Asilomar Conference Center
Monterey, California, USA
August 1-3, 1997
The Conference explores the creative nature of eros, shadow, and spirit,
as we face the challenges of the next millennium. Engaging and integrating
these energies can create the vision, ideas, practices, and tools to help
us heal ourselves, our society, and our earth.
Presenters Include:
- Jeanne Achterberg
- Lauren Artress
- Keleo Ching
- Charles Grob
- Christina Grof
- Anna Halprin
- Laura Huxley
- Dwight Judy
- Ronald Jue
- Frank Lawlis
- Francis Lu
- Winafred Lucas
- David Lukoff
- Terence McKenna
- Jill Mellick
- Ralph Metzner
- John E. Nelson
- Helen Palmer
- Larry Peters
- Anne Simpkinson
- Terry Tofoya
- Luisah Teish
- Frances Vaughan
- Andrew Weil
Pre- & Post-Conferences
Three One-Day Institutes Designed for Advanced or Professional Participation
July 31 - August 1, 1997
Monterey Beach Hotel, Monterey, California
Psychedelics at the Turn of the Millennium
Laura Huxley, Dennis McKenna, Ralph Metzner, Andrew Weil, moderated
by Charles Grob
Addiction and Treatment: A Transpersonal Approach
Terry Tofoya, Lige Daily, moderated by Christina Grof
The Labyrinth: Finding the Rhythm of the Soul
Rev. Lauren Artress
For information and registration contact:
Conference Registrar
Association for Transpersonal Psychology
Post Office Box 3049
Stanford, California 94309
Tel: 415-327-0437
Fax: 415-327-0535
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United Plant Savers Conference on the Cultivation and
Preservation of Medicinal Plants
Sage Mountain Retreat Center
East Barre, Vermont, USA
August 1-3, 1997
802-479-9825
http://plantsavers.org
Cost: $175.00 (by July 1, 1997) or $200 (after July 1, 1997)
Cost includes meals and camping. Indoor lodging is available
nearby.
Teachers include:
- Rosemary Gladstar
- and others
Activities include:
- Native plant preserve and herbal retreat center for a
weekend of workshops
- Planting projects
- Other herbal activities.
To register call or write:
United Plant Savers
10226 Empire Grade
Santa Cruz, California 95060
408-457-9095
Email info@plantsavers.org
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American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
1997 Conference
DoubleTree Resort
Scottsdale, Arizona
August 20 - 24, 1997
The convention will be held at the DoubleTree Resort. Frank Lloyd Wright
designed this lovely property. There are 22 acres of beautiful green
landscaping, with pools and fountains and hot tubs, all enclosed. The
sense is one of being isolated in an oasis with hundreds of your closest
friends. And of course, the room rates--$75 for single or double
occupancy--can't be beat.
The program includes many of naturopathy's rising stars speaking on a wide
range of important topics. Research, nutrition, botanical medicine, homeopathy,
mind/body medicine, manipulation, acupuncture, communication, spirituality...
There's something of interest for everyone!
Bring case histories to share with your colleagues, questions to ask the
experts in the Exhibit Hall, props for the talent show and sunscreen.
Mark your calendars now--August 20-24. See you there!
(And remember, it's a dry heat!)
The Conference will draw hundreds of medical professionals in the field
of natural medicine from all over the country. The conference is intended
primarily for naturopathic physicians. It is also open to medical doctors,
licensed acupuncturists, osteopathic physicians, chiropractic physicians,
other health care professionals, medical students, and representatives of
the media.
Naturopathic medicine, sometimes called "naturopathy," is as old as healing
itself and as new as the latest discoveries in biochemical sciences. In the
United States, the naturopathic medical profession's infrastructure is based
on accredited educational institutions, professional licensing by a growing
number of states, national standards of practice and care, peer review, and
an ongoing commitment to state-of-the-art scientific research. Modern
American naturopathic physicians (NDs) receive extensive training in and use
therapies that are primarily natural (hence the name naturopathic ) and
nontoxic, including clinical nutrition, homeopathy, botanical medicine,
hydrotherapy, physical medicine, and counseling. Many NDs have additional
training and certification in acupuncture and home birthing. These
contemporary NDs, who have attended naturopathic medical colleges
recognized by the US Department of Education, practice medicine as primary
health care providers and are increasingly acknowledged as leaders in bringing
about progressive changes in the nation's medical system.
Founded in 1986, the AANP represents licensed naturopathic physicians
throughout the U.S. The AANP also sponsors an Annual Convention, which this
year will be held August 20-24 in Scottsdale, AZ. Both the 1997 AANP East
Coast Conference and Annual Convention are open to the media.
For further information about the AANP's 1997 Conference contact:
The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
601 Valley Street, #105
Seattle, WA 98109
telephone: 206-298-0126
referral line: 206-298-0125
fax: 206-298-0129
email: 74602.3715@compuserve.com
World Wide Web:
http://infinite.org/Naturopathic.Physician/
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Beyond the Brain: Frontiers in Consciousness and Healing
St. John's College
Cambridge, England
August 24 - 27, 1997
Sponsored by:
The Scientific and Medical Network
The Institute of Noetic Sciences
Since our inaugural Beyond the Brain meeting in August 1995, the pace in
consciousness studies has, if anything, quickened. The Journal of
Consciousness Studies is now well established and there are meetings being
held in every continent. The largest scale meeting in Tucson in April 1996
featured around 50 keynote addresses and over 500 posters! Some of the
topics considered ventured into the transpersonal arena, but these were far
outnumbered by more conventional presentations from physics, biology,
psychology, artificial intelligence and neuroscience.
At our last meeting we drew on a variety of disciplines to propose
epistemological models going beyond the brain, thus challenging
orthodoxies underpinned by various forms of materialism which all insist that
consciousness is actually caused by brain processes. Materialist models are
unable to accommodate phenomena suggesting that aspects of consciousness
transcend space and time, let alone the possibility of survival of bodily
death. They are therefore inadequate and will need to be replaced by models
which do address the multiple layers and facets of human experience. The
agenda of this conference is to explore approaches consistent with current
scientific findings but which account for the kind of evidence largely
ignored by the mainstream.
This year we are placing a particular emphasis on consciousness and healing
as we feel that medical models are due for an overhaul if they are to
include the creative interaction of consciousness and body suggested by the
mounting evidence from mind-body medicine. Together they will specifically
address such themes as:
- A participatory epistemology in which consciousness is fundamental.
- The interface between psychiatry and the sacred.
- Models of healing and subtle energy.
- The extended nature of the self in evidence for reincarnation.
- Possible influence of discarnate entities on mental functioning.
- Implications of the near-death experience for our understanding of reality.
- Global vision and healing.
We have invited a pioneering group of world-class speakers to share their
ideas with us and put forward new and more comprehensive frameworks of
understanding. In response to feedback from last year we have not offered
any parallel sessions, so that you will get the chance to hear all the
speakers and will not have to make agonising choices! There will be plenty
of time for informal exchange over meals and drinks where you will be able
to exchange ideas with other participants. There will also be an
opportunity for poster sessions.
Speakers
Anne Baring, MA is a member of the Association of Jungian
Analysts, London and the author, with Jules Cashford, of The Myth of the
Goddess: Evolution of an Image, a children's book, The Birds Who Flew
Beyond Time and, with Andrew Harvey, The Mystic Vision. She is passionately
interested in the way consciousness seems to be guiding its own expansion
towards a greater understanding of itself through the human psyche.
Barbara Brennan, MS is a teacher, healer, therapist, author
and scientist who has devoted more than 20 years to research and exploration
of the Human Energy Field. She holds a Masters degree in Atmospheric Physics
from the University of Wisconsin and worked as a research scientist at NASA.
Skilled in Bioenergetic and Core Energetic therapy, she is a graduate of the
Institute of Core Energetics in Ney York city. She is Director of the
Barbara Brennan School of Healing in New York, where she has developed a
four-year certification program in healing science. Her first book Hands of
Light: A Guide to Healing Through the Human Energy Field has sold more than
750,000 copies worldwide. She has recently published her second book, Light
Emerging: The Journey of Personal Healing.
Dr. Peter Fenwick, MB, BChir, FRCPsych, DPM is Chairman of
the Council of the Scientific and Medical Network. He is Senior Lecturer at
the Institute of Psychiatry in London, Consultant Neurophysiologist at the
Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford, and Honorary Consultant in Neurophysiology to
Broadmoor Special Hospital. He lectures widely all over the world on brain
disorders and has made many appearances on radio and television.
Professor David Fontana, BA, MEd, PhD, CPsychol is
currently Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the University of Wales, Cardiff,
and holds professorships at the universities of Alagarve and of Minho in
Portugal. He is the author of numerous research publications and of 20 which
have been translated into 22 languages. For many years he has studied the
relationship between Western and Eastern psychological systems, together
with methods for deepening and expanding consciousness, and has written
widely on dreams, meditation and psycho-spirituality. Among his recent
books are The Secret Power of Dreams, The Lotus in the City, and Know Who
You Are: Be What You Want. He is a Chartered Psychologist, a Chartered
Counselling Psychologist, and a Fellow of the British Psychological
Society.
Thomas J. Hurley, BS, MS, has been with the Institute of
Noetic Sciences since 1981 and presently serves as Director of Education.
In this capacity, he directs education and outreach projects on societal
transformation, emerging paradigms in businesses and organisations,
peace-building for the 21st century, and multicultural dialogue. He is
also responsible for planning educational events, co-ordinating a network
of more than 300 local community groups, and creating educational tools
and materials. Tom has been a member of the Board of Directors of the
Institute of Noetic Sciences since 1993 and has served as an independent
consultant on a variety of forecasting and planning projects for both
corporate clients and non-profit organisations.
Dr. Kim Jobst, MA, DM, MRCP is Senior Registrar in Medicine
and Homoeopathy and Honorary University Research Fellow, Glasgow University
Department of Medicine and Therapeutics. He was previously Clinical Director
of the Oxford Project to Investigate Memory and Ageing (OPTIMA) and
Bristol-Myers Squibb Clinical Research Fellow, Oxford University. He is
Editor in Chief of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine:
Research on Paradigm, Practice and Policy and a member of the Prince of
Wales' working group on integrated medicine. His research interests
include science and healing, particularly in relation to dementia and the
interface of alternative and complementary medicines with orthodox science
and medicine. He is training as a Jungian analytical psychologist. His
main interest is the healing of the whole person and the symbolic nature
of the therapeutic encounter.
Professor Ervin Laszlo DSc, PhD is the author and editor
of 57 books and over 300 papers and articles. He is Chairman of the European
Academy for Evolutionary Studies, Rector of the Forum for Advanced
Evolutionary Studies and President of the Club of Budapest. He is Editor
of World Futures: The Journal of General Evolution, General Editor of
Global Policy: Studies on the 21st Century and is an adviser to the
Director-General of UNESCO.
Dr. Jean-Marc Mantel, MD, is a psychiatrist, founder and
president of the International Association of Spiritual Psychiatry and of
the Israeli Association of Spiritual Medicine and Psychiatry. He is the
author of numerous articles on spiritual psychology, and leads lectures and
workshops on spiritual understanding of yoga, meditation, and non-dualistic
approaches to self-knowledge.
Dr. Andrew Powell, MA, MRCP, FRCPsych is a psychiatrist and
consultant psychotherapist in the health service in Oxford. He has trained in
individual analytical therapy, group analysis and psychodrama. He is an
Associate of the College of Healing, reflecting his interest for a number
of years in the spiritual aspect of consciousness. He is currently a
council member of the Scientific and Medical Network.
Professor Kenneth Ring, PhD is Professor Emeritus of
Psychology in the
University of Connecticut. He is the Founding Editor of the Journal of
Near-Death Studies and a past President of the International Association
for Near-Death Studies. He is the author of Life at Death: A Scientific
Investigation of Near-Death Experience, Heading Toward Omega: In Search of
the Meaning of the Near-Death Experience and The Omega Project: Near-Death
Experiences, UFO Encounters and Mind at Large.
Dr. Anthony Stevens, is a Jungian Analyst, psychiatrist and
author of many books, including Archetype: A Natural History of the Self, The
Roots of War, On Jung, The Two Million Year Old Self, Private Myths: Dreams and
Dreaming, and with John Price, Evolutionary Psychiatry: A New Beginning.
His most recent book, The Lyre of Orpheus: The Symbols of Humankind, An
Explanatory Thesaurus will be published in early 1998.
Dr. Roger Woolger, MA, MPhil, PhD is a Jungian analyst, past-life
therapist and lecturer on cultural psychology. He holds degrees from Oxford
and London Universities and the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich. He has taught
Jungian psychology, mythology and religious psychology at various
universities and is a pioneer in transpersonal psychology. His highly
acclaimed Other Lives, Other Selves is generally considered the definitive
work on past-life therapy and has been translated into six languages. He is
also author, with Jennifer Barker, of The Goddess Within.
Gillian Wright is an international lecturer in the field of
Metaphysics and Director of Global Vision Network (GVN) Ltd, a multimedia
company started in London. GVN seeks to awaken people's global awareness -
though TV, film, documentaries and the Internet - by highlighting the
positive initiatives that are being created in domains such as politics,
science, the environment and education. She is also Director of United
Pathways Foundation, a Co-Director of the Health Partnership and Co-Vice
President of The Club of Budapest International, a body of recognised
leaders in the arts, politics, science and spiritual education, who are
dedicated to the creation of a better future through insight and imagination.
Lodging
Residential accommodation will be available in New Court and the modern
Cripps Building in the College. There is a choice of single or twinned
rooms (single beds in adjoining rooms), each with a desk, reading light,
wash basin, shaving point, towels, soap and tea- and coffee-making
facilities. A number of single and twinned rooms have en suite facilities,
otherwise bathrooms are shared between four or five delegates. Different
room rates apply, as per the attached registration form. Rooms will be
allocated on a first come first served basis. Non-residents are also
welcome and can book in for dinner as well as lunch. Only in exceptional
circumstances will it be possible not to book in for lunch and therefore
pay a lesser daily attendance rate. Our last conference in August 1995 was
heavily oversubscribed, so early booking is advised!
The Programme
Thursday 21st August
2.30 onwards: Registration
3.00 Tour of Cambridge Colleges
7.30 Dinner
9.15 Tribute to Willis Harman
9.30 Dr. Peter Fenwick: Psychiatry and the Sacred
Friday 22nd August
9.15 Professor Kenneth Ring: Near-Death Experiences in the Blind: Can They
Really See?
10.15 Dr. Kim Jobst: No Memory, No Self? Is There Anybody at Home? A Case
Study
11.15 Coffee
11.45 Tom Hurley: Healing the Social Body: Pathfinding for the 21st Century
1.00 Lunch
2.30 Workshop with Barbara Brennan: Healing Through the Human Energy Field:
Living on the Pulse of Life
4.30 Tea
5.00 Anne Baring: New Wine in New Bottles: The Changing Image of God
7.30 Dinner
9.15 Panel on Psychotherapy and Spirituality
Saturday 23rd August
9.15 Professor Ervin Laszlo: The New Consciousness: Advances in Theory;
Imperatives in Practice
10.15 Gillian Wright: Metaphysics and Healing: Microcosm and Macrocosm
11.15 Coffee
11.45 Dr. Andrew Powell: Soul Consciousness and Human Suffering -
Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Healing
1.00 Lunch
2.30 Free Afternoon
4.30 Tea
5.00 Dr. Jean-Marc Mantel: Beyond Psychology - A Living Explanation of
Properties Transcending the Mind
7.30 Dinner
9.15 Poster Session and discussion
Sunday 24th August
9.15 Dr. Roger Woolger: The Presence of Other Worlds in Healing and
Psychotherapy
10.15 Dr. Anthony Stevens: What is Sacred?
11.15 Coffee
11.45 Professor David Fontana: Eastern and Western Approaches to
Consciousness and Self
1.00 Lunch
2.30 Summary and discussion of critical issues raised
4.00 Tea and departures
Further Information
Kevin Ashbridge
Conference Aministrator
SciMedNetwork@compuserve.com
http://www.cis.plym.ac.uk/SciMedNet/home.htm
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/SciMedNetwork
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25th Annual International Primal Association Conference
"Miracles of Transformation: Transforming Ourselves &
Transforming the World"
Apple Farm
Elmer, New Jersey
(A Summer Camp between Philadelpha & Atlantic City. Limousine between
Philadelphia & Convention arranged first & lasts days of Convention: $15.)
August 26 - September 1, 1997
Keynote Speaker:
Stanislav Grof, M.D.
Dr. Grof has over thirty years experience using psychedelics and
other methods of obtaining access to human experience from prenatal
to transpersonal. He will be answering questions in a Friday open
forum before the Saturday Keynote Address.
Featured Workshop:
Holotropic Breathwork
A Wednesday afternoon introduction & all day Thursday
experiential workshop of self-exploration and healing developed by
Dr. and Christina Grof. Led by Groff trained & Certified leaders.
Other planned activities include:
- Three to Six Workshops Every Day Including an Introduction to
Primal Psychotherapy
- A Pool Party
- A Therapists' Discussion Group, Dealing With Transference
- Pre-breakfast Dream & Yoga/Meditation/Tai Chi/Chi Gong/etc.,
Workshops.
- 12 Step Meeting
- All & Half Day Experiential Primal Workshops
- Daily Men's & Women's Groups & One Mixed
- Daily Small, Supportive, Evening Peer Groups
- Softball
- Sunday Morning Spiritual Service
- Swimming & Sunbathing, Clothing Optional. (Suits required one hour/day.)
- Community Meetings
- Evening Sauna & Swimming, Clothing Optional
- Discussion: Feelings About Clothing Optional
- Cabaret Night: Everyone Invited to Participate
- Sandplay
- Party Night: Music, Dancing, Snacks
- Wednesday AM, Cranial-Sacral Workshop
- Individual Massage, Alexander lessons, Cranial-Sacral &
Other Bodywork Sessions Available Indoors/Outdoors at Special Low
Convention Rates.
Are you knowledgeable in any area that might be of interest to people
attending our Convention? If so, please call H. Lawrence King,
Convention Chair, about possibly sharing your knowledge and
experience as a workshop, lecture, or discussion. Call Larry at
212-580-3734.
Advance Super Low Rate Six Day Room & Board & All Activities
Convention Fee: $440 Must be postmarked before April 20, 1997.
($465 fee if not a member of the International Primal Association
(IPA)). (Deduct 20% if from outside the continental USA.)
Memberships dues for the IPA are as follows: $30 if you are an
individual living *solely* on Social Security, SSI, AFDC, or
unemployment income; or are a low-income, full-time student. $50
individual ($75 joint) if your annual income is $25,000 or less. $60
individual ($90 joint) if your annual income is $25,001 thru $50,000.
$75 individual ($112.50 joint) if your annual income is $50,001 thru
$100,000. $110 individual ($165 joint) if your annual income is
$100,000 or more. Two people living at the same address are eligible
for joint membership. These memberships will expire at the end of
July, 1998. Make checks to: IPA. Mail to: Louis Mezei, IPA
Treasurer; 92 Hopkinton Road; Upton, MA 01568. Phone:
1-610-779-8842.
For information about the International Primal Association, phone
800-PRIMAL-8.
Call To Presenters: Phone 800-PRIMAL-8 for Application/Information
Form.
Lifeguard wanted: If you would like to work as a certified lifeguard
at our Convention, please call.
(All activities & other Convention details subject to change without
notice.)
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25th Annual Cancer Convention: Alternative Therapies
Pasadena Hilton (150 S. Los Robles)
Pasadena, California, USA
August 30 - September 1, 1997
Sponsored by the Cancer Control Society.
Meet Recovered Cancer Patients with Encouraging Reports!
Learn about the prevention & control of cancer through Nutrition, Tests
& non-toxic cancer therapies such as laetrile, Gerson, Hoxsey, Koch, enzymes
& immunotherapy from medical doctors, researchers, Nutritionists, authors &
attorneys. In addition, learn about chelation, DMSO, oxygen, herbal
cellular & electro-magnetic therapies.
Movies shown include: "Hoxsey Cancer Therapy" and "What Your Doctor Won't
Tell You About Cancer."
Doctor's Seminar: Tuesday, Sept. 2 -- All Professionals Invited!
Tour of Mexican Cancer Clinics: Wednesday, Sept. 3 & Saturday, Sept. 6 --
Pre-registration, Public Invited!
For more information:
Cancer Control Society
2043 N. Berendo
Los Angeles, California, USA
213-663-7801
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1997 International Yan Xin Qigong Practice and Research Conference
Javits Convention Center (Manhattan)
New York City, USA
August 30 - September 1, 1997
The Conference will attract thousands of Qigong practitioners from around
the world. The meeting will be in an energetic and informative environment
for practice and learning. There will be discussions and summaries on the
benefits of Qigong practice as well as sharing of experiences for
efficiently achieving good results. The IYXQA cordially invites everyone
to join us and to learn how to use Qigong as a method for improving
physical health, increasing inner strength, reducing daily stress, and
developing higher wisdom. No prior knowledge of Qigong is required.
The Conference will also emphasize a variety of research, especially
scientific study of the effects and mechanisms of Qigong on the health of
individuals and society. Scholars,doctors and scientists will
discuss philosophical, cultural, medical and scientific aspects of Qigong
cultivation and practice. We will examine the practical impact of Qigong
on such topics as subtle energy systems, mind-body interactions, the
nature of consciousness and sub-consciuosness, and their impact on
human health. The IYXQA invites scientists and scholars of all disciplines
to join us for an open,rigorous and creative study of these issues
relevant to our common future.
Traditional Qigong is an ancient system of knowledge and practice that
has a history of more than seven thousand years. The traditional Qigong is
the foundation of eastern philosophy, culture, healing and training
methods such as Chinese medicine and martial arts. Yan Xin Qigong is a
modern form of the traditional Qigong, encompassing a combination of
ethical cultivation and meditative practice.
Dr. Yan Xin is a popular Chinese Qigong master. He was trained by nearly
thirty traditional Qigong masters and has received high education in both
western and traditional Chinese medicine. Tens of millions of Qigong
practitioners in China and hundreds of thousands of practitioners outside
China have heard Dr. Yan Xin's Qigong lectures. Large numbers of people
attending these lectures have experienced remarkable healing effects. Dr.
Yan Xin is also widely recognized for his pursuit of modern scientific
research in studying the effects of Qi, the fundamental concept of the
traditional Qigong. The IYXQA has invited Dr. Yan Xin to be the
Conference's special guest lecturer.
Yan Xin Qigong is safe for everyone to practice under the guidance of the
principle of De (virtue). Its methods have been passed along through many
thousands of years, and Dr.Yan Xin has adapted them for modern society.
Statistical studies show that Yan Xin Qigong helps people increase
physical energy, improve work efficiency, achieve sustained happiness and
enhance wisdom.Yan Xin Qigong practice promotes contributions to social
well being and the training aids individuals to understand the connections
between the body and the mind, the self and others, and the mankind and
the nature. This knowledge helps one meet such challenges as illnesses,
individual and social stresses, and social conflicts.
The IYXQA is a registered, non-profit, volunteer international
organization with headquarters in the U.S. Its mission is to
promote health, well-being, peace and harmony by encouraging the spread of
Qigong. The IYXQA facilitates Qigong learning and study, and is committed
to working with people from all walks of life.
For information regarding registration:
please call: 610-265-3370 (USA), or
email to: 97conf@prager.ucsd.edu, or
check: http://www.qigong.net
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Mind Body Spirit International Festival
G-MEX Centre
Manchester, United Kingdom
September 12-14, 1997
Presentations on:
- Natural Health
- Aromatherapy
- Massage
- Self-Empowerment
- Spiritual Awareness
- Green Issues
- Healing
- Tai chi
- Feng Shui
- Angels
- Mind Development
For free program, contact:
New Life Promotions
Dept KS
Arnica House
170 Campden Hill Road
London W8 7AS
0171 938 3788
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4th Annual Body & Soul Conference
Park Plaza Hotel
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
September 19-21, 1997
Sponsored by New Age Journal and
Inferface holistic learning center.
For some time now, cutting edge scientists have been articulating a
new world view based on an insight that mystics have long understood:
The universe is a living web of relationships in which everything
is interconnected. At the past three Boston Body & Soul conferences,
we have explored the growing impact of this holistic world view on our
lives and culture, especially in the realms of healing, spirituality,
creativity and social transformation. In this--out fourth annual
conference--we invite you to take this unique learning process to a
whole new level: A remarkable constellation of leading edge
physicians, psychologists, teachers, writers, performing artists and
healers will guide us deep into the heart of personal and social healing
in community.
The conference itself is shaped like a three-part symphone: We begin with
an opening celebration featuring the spiritual insights of
Thomas Moore, followed by drumming, cello, story and dance.
Saturday, join a 250-voice chorus in singing African-American spirituals
lead by Ysaye Barnwell, then be inspired by the incredible
Maya Angelou. On Sunday, say YES to the call by
Alice Walker to decolonize the spirit and let it soar in a
new voice.
Community gatherings and a special salon luncheon provided time to
engage in lively conversation, reconnect with old friends and make new
ones, and recognize the fellow pilgrim and teacher that is each one
of us. Additional daylong intensives with several of the faculty are
available on Friday and Monday.
Become part of Body & Soul, join us and our internationally renowned faculty
as we explore new pathways of transformation and healing--four ourselves,
our communities, and the earth.
Morning Practices
- Yoga
- Tai Chi
- Meditation with Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Journaling
- Singing/Chanting
- Morning Prayer with Suzanne Fageol
- Morning "Power Walk"
Pre-Conference Intensives
- Healing Body & Soul Through Past Life Regression
(Brian Weiss, MD)
- Mysterium (Gabrielle Roth)
- Psychotherapy as Soul Work (Jean Shinoda Bolen, MD)
- The Re-Enchantment of Everyday Life (Thomas Moore)
Workshops
- Close to the Bone: Suffering and the Search for Meaning
(Jean Shinoda Bolen, MD)
- The Physics of Angels: Exploring the Realm Where Science and
Religion Meet (Matthew Fox, PhD)
- Relationships through Time: Soul Mates and Soul Connections
(Brian Weiss, MD)
- Coyote Medicine: Integrating Native American Healing Practices
with Western Medicine (Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD)
- Mindfulness, Emotional Intelligence, and the Raising of
Children (Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD)
- Opening the Conscious Heart: Key Attitudes that Inspire
Relationships (Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks, PhDs)
- In the Service of Life: Reclaiming the Lineage of
Medicine (Rachel Naomi Remen, MD)
- Second Sight: The Journey of a Psychiatrist Clairvoyant
(Judith Orloff, MD)
- Simple Abundance: Six Principles That Can Transform Your
Life (Sarah Ban Breathnach)
- This Longing: Finding Your True Creative Work
(Coleman Barks)
- Waves: Movement as a Spiritual Practice (Gabrielle Roth)
- Balancing the Demands of Work and Home
(Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks, PhDs)
- Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting
(Myla Kabat-Zinn, MRN and Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD)
- Creation Spirituality: Liberating Our Gifts
(Matthew Fox, PhD)
- Kitchen Table Wisdom (Rachel Naomi Remen, MD)
- Understanding Your Dreams (Judith Orloff, MD)
- Mystery in Motion: The Path of the Mystical Artist
(Coleman Barks and Zuleikha)
- Everyday Belssings: The Dialogue Continues
(Myla Kabat-Zinn, MRN and Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD)
- Beyond Medical Orthodoxy: Heresy or Healing
(Brian Weiss, MD and Judith Orloff, MD)
- Being Home with Paradox: Balancing the Needs for Solitude
and Connection(Sarah Ban Breathnach and Gunilla Norris)
- Women's Health, Women's Wisdom: Exploring the Connection
(Marcelle Pick, RNC, MSN, NP)
- Dance of the Heart (Zuleikha)
- World Beat: The Joy of Drumming (Glen Velez)
- Singing Celebration & Evening Keynote Address
(Ysaye Barnwell, Maya Angelou)
- The Healing Path: Native American Healing Techniques
(Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD)
- Remenbering Past Lives: An Experiential Introduction
(Brian Weiss, MD)
- The Reinvention of Work (Matthew Fox, PhD)
- Building Community through Song (Ysaye Barnwell, PhD)
- Becoming Bread: Making Your Home a Living Sanctuary
(Gunilla Norris)
- A Peaceful Heart in a Busy World: The Power of Prayer,
Contemplation and Spiritual Practice
(Joan Borysenko, PhD)
- On Freedom, Creativity, Activism, and Spirituality
(Alice Walker and Jean Shinoda Bolen, MD)
- Developing Intuitive Skills: A Practical Approach
(Judith Orloff, MD)
- Ecstatic Dance for Body & Soul (Gabrielle Roth)
- Teshuvah: Preparing for the Days of Awe
(Rabbi Moshe Waldoks and Joel Ziff, PhD)
- Women's Wisdom: Delving Deeply into the Sacred Feminine
(Jean Shinoda Bolen, MD)
- Open Forum for Health Professionals
(Marcelle Pick, RNC, MSN, Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD and Rachel
Naomi Remen, MD)
- A Peaceful Heart in a Busy World: An Experiential Workshop
(Joan Borysenko, PhD)
- Creating Conscious Relationships
(Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks, PhDs)
- Ecology, Spirit and Social Change: A Sacred Mirror for the Next
Millennium (Suzanne Fageol, MDiv)
- Decolonizing the Spirit: Reclaiming the Pagan Self
(Alice Walker)
Post-Conference Intensives
- A Woman's Book of LIfe: The Biology, Psychology and
Spirituality of the Feminine Lifecycle (Joan Borysenko, PhD)
- How to Use Psychic Ability to Excel in Patient Care
(Judith Orloff, MD)
- The Conscious Heart: An Experiential Journey
(Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks, PhDs)
For Information about Registration, Travel, Accomodations
Contact:
Interface
218 Walnut Street
Newtonville, MA 02160
Tel: 617-964-9360 / 800-239-6950
Fax: 617-964-9378
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8th Annual American Herbalist's Guild Symposium
Integrating Herbal Medicine into America's Health Care
Lloyd Library
Cinncinati, Ohio, USA
October 17-20, 1997
The American Herbalists Guild in conjunction with the
American Botanical Council and the Lloyd Library and
Museum invite you to join us for a compelling and informative
weekend exploring the Challenges Of The 90's Herbal
Renaissance, from Field To Pharmacy, Forest To Patient.
For more info:
Voice: 541-488-6260
FAX: 541-488-6459
EMAIL: ahg97@aol.com
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Yoga and Alternative Medicine:
The 23rd Annual Yoga Research Society Conference
Thomas Jefferson University Alumni Hall
Philadelpha, Pennsylvania, USA
October 18-19, 1997
Presentations:
- Mind-Body Healing (George Brainard, Ph.D.)
- Reversing Heart Disease (Lee Lipsenthal, M.D.)
- Water Cures (F. Batmanghelidj, M.D.)
- Maharishi's Vedic Medicine (Hari Sharma, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.)
- Qigong Healing (Master FaXiang Hou)
- Classical Yoga (V. Pratap, Ph.D., D.Y.P.)
- In Concert (Hoh Daiko Drummers)
Cost:
Full Conference: $135
Single Day: $90
Single Program: $45
Medical Student Full Conference Plan: $45
Registration/Information Contact:
Yoga Research Society
341 Fitzwater Street
Philadelpha, PA 19147
215-592-9642
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The Complementary Medicine Satellite Conference Series:
An Integrated Approach: The Clinical Practice of Traditional Chinese
Medicine in China
Date: POSTPONED for now
Location: Held simultaneously at over 20 sites across Canada
Time: 13:00-16:30 (EST)
Forum: Premiere Video Presentation
Q & A Session via Satellite with Faculty from China
Live Demonstrations by Chinese Medicine Practitioners
Cost: $85.00 before Aug 1/97; $95.00 Aug 1 - Sept 30/97;
$115.00 after Sept 30/97
Statistics Canada found that, in 1996, some 3 million Canadians sought
complementary and alternative treatments outside of mainstream medical
services.
Canada's first-ever Complementary Medicine Satellite Conference Series
will provide a unique opportunity for Canadian participants to learn of
complementary medical practices directly from the source.
The first conference in the series is on Traditional Chinese Medicine
(TCM) and its integration with Western medicine in China. This half-day
conference features a video presentation (specially produced in China
for this event) on Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine and Qigong. This is
followed by an interactive question and answer session via satellite
with faculty from China. Finally, there will be live demonstrations by
local TCM practitioners at each site. Come join us to learn about the
common clinical applications, efficacy and limitations of these
treatment practices in China, how they are practised and often
integrated with Western medicine, and the views of providers and
consumers in China.
Who Is It For?
- Physicians
- Healthcare Professionals
- Consumers
- Insurers
- Policy-makers
- Complementary & Alternative Medicine Practitioners
Conference Chair:
Dr. Ted Lo, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
Chinese Faculty:
Accredited experts from the Beijing University of Traditional
Chinese Medicine & the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Opening Addresses:
- The Minister of Health (China); a Representative of Health Canada
- Prof. W.J. Tze, Founder of the Tzu Chi Institute of Complementary &
Alternative Medicine
- Ms. G. Paech, President and CEO, Toronto East General & Orthopaedic
Hospital Inc.
Endorsed by: The Chinese Medical Association (China)
Sponsors: Toronto East General & Orthopaedic Hospital Inc., Riverdale
Immigrant Women's Centre
Presented by Trans Pacific Interface Inc. & HealthSat Network Inc. which
held the successful first China-Canada Medical Satellite Conference in
1996, with the participation of over 6,000 physicians in fifty medical
centres across China. Certificates will be awarded to participants.
For information and registration form, please contact:
Outside Toronto -- tel: 1-800-376-3331
Toronto -- tel: (416) 321-2077; fax (416) 321-1619
e-mail: compmed@rogers.wave.ca.
For faxback of brochure, please call our fax number with your fax machine,
and follow instructions.
Sites and Times
Pacific Region (10:00-13:30)
- Victoria (Greater Victoria Hospital)
- Vancouver (St. Paul's Hospital)
Mountain Region (11:00-14:30)
- Edmonton (University of Alberta Hospital)
- Calgary (Peter Lougheed General Hospital)
Central Region (12:00-15:30)
- Regina (Plains Health Centre)
- Saskatoon (Saskatoon City Hospital)
- Winnipeg (St. Boniface Research Centre)
Eastern Region (13:00-16:30)
- Toronto (Toronto East General and Orthopaedic Hospital,
Humber River Regional Hospital, Ontario Science Centre)
- Brampton (Peel Memorial Hospital)
- Hamilton (St. Joseph's Hospital)
- Ottawa (Ottawa General Hospital)
- Montreal (Montreal General Hospital, (Hospital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
(in French), Montreal Chinese Hospital)
- Quebec City (Hospitel Dieu de Quebec (in French))
- Sherbrooke (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (in French))
- Trois Rivieres (Centre Hospitalier St-Joseph)
Atlantic Region (14:00-17:30)
- Moncton (Hospital Georges L.Dumont)
- Fredericton (Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital)
- St. John (Saint John Regional Hospital)
- Halifax (Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre)
- Charlottetown (Queen Elizabeth Hospital)
Newfoundland (14:30-18:00)
- St. John's (St. Clare's Mercy Hospital)
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Beyond The Dura '97: Fith International Research Conference
The Catamaran Resort Hotel
San Diego, California, USA
October 22 - 26, 1997
Sponsored by: The Upledger Foundation
Description
If you're a practitioner passionate about the possibilities that can be achieved
through whole-body, therapeutic approaches to healthcare, then Beyond The Dura '97
is an event you won't want to miss. This biannual research conference offers an
unparalleled opportunity to learn the latest advances and research findings in
complementary medicine and innovative therapies from many of today's leaders in
those fields.
It's an occasion to share clinical experiences, discover practical applications you
can implement in your own practice, and network with colleagues from around the
world. In fact, among this year's attendees will be a contingent of therapists
and instructors from Upledger Institute's European and Japanese satellite branches!
Plus, it's a chance to take in the sights, attractions and extraordinary climate
that define San Diego, the "birthplace of California."
Selection of Workshops
- The Relationship Between Orthopedic and Craniosacral-Level Restrictions
in the Connective Tissue System (Doug Alexander, BSc, RMT)
- Language in the Therapeutic Process (Russell A. Bourne, Jr., PhD)
- Surviving Orthodontics: An Exploration Into Orthodontics and Craniosacral
Therapy (Nancy Burke, BA, CMT)
- Lymphatic and Interstitial Flow: Emotion and Awareness. Beyond the Waves:
Into the Void (Bruno Chikly, MD)
- Promoting Health Over Sickness (Elmer Green, PhD)
- Touching the Energy (Jim McCormick, L.Ac.)
- Nutrition (Yvonne Nienstadt)
- The Spiritual Aspects of Therapy (Lee Nugan, MA)
- Working With the Body's Self-Correction Mechanisms Using the Feldenkrais
Method and CranioSacral Therapy (Susan Pinto, MA, CFP)
- Accessing the Inferior Sphenobasilar Junction and Anterior OA Using
Soft-Palate and Glossopharyngeal Releases (Cathy Pliscof, PT)
- The Role of the Soul in Healing, Health and Full Human Development
(Aminah Raheem, PhD)
- Interactive Guided Imagery (Marty Rossman, MD)
- Amplifying Energy Fields (Fritz Smith, MD)
- New Explorations (John E. Upledger, DO, OMM)
- Man's Best Friends: An Integrative Approach to the Treatment of Animals
(Gail Wetzler, PT and Alice Quaid, PT)
- A Functional Approach to the Treatment of Fibromyalgia in a Physical Therapy
and Stress Management Setting: Improving Outcomes Through Networking With
Other Health Professionals (Iris Weverman, RPT)
- Suggestions of Abuse: The Repressed Memory Controversy (Michael D. Yapko, PhD)
Keynote Speaker
The Honorable Berkley Bedell is a former U.S. Congressman and active proponent of
complementary medicine. His search for effective solutions to his own health
problems first led him to seek beyond the realm of conventional medicine to more
innovative approaches.
Today he credits "alternative treatments" as helping to cure him of Lyme disease
and prostate cancer. Mr. Bedell has served on the Advisory Council for the
National Institutes of Health, Office of Alternative Medicine. Most recently,
he played an instrumental role in the writing and gaining support for The
Access to Medical Treatment Act (S-1035 and HR-2019), a bill proposing freedom
of choice in administering and receiving medical care.
Fee
$595.00. Price includes admittance to all presentations and the Saturday
evening dinner/dance.
Travel
The Upledger Foundation is pleased to offer the services of Travel Concierge, Inc.,
the official travel agency of Beyond The Dura '97. Contact them at 800-881-0776,
or locally in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, at (561) 625-5951, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Mondays - Thursdays, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays (ET).
Registration/Information
Upledger Foundation
11211 Prosperity Farms Road, D-325
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410-3487
800-233-5880, Extension 4537
407-622-4334
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The Therapeutic Use of Touch:
An Emerging Model for Sustaining Our Communities' Health
Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center
Research Triangle Park (between Raleigh & Durham), North Carolina, USA
October 24 - 26, 1997
Keynote Speakers:
- Sally J. Goerner, PhD
Director, Triangle Center for the Study of Complex Systems, RTP, NC
Presenting on Integral Science and Integral Society
- James L. Oschman, PhD
Acting President, New England School of Acupuncture, Watertown, MA and
Faculty, Rolf Institute, Boulder, CO
Presenting on The Biophysics of Healing Energy
Barbara Dossey, RN, MS, HNC, FAAN
Director of Holistic Nursing Consultants, Santa Fe, NM and
Co-Director of Bodymind Systems, Temple, TX
Presenting on Imagery, Mind Medicine and Ritual
Other Faculty:
- Mary Bowser, RN, CMT Johnson County Community College, Kansas
- Suzanne V. Brown, PhD, Exceptional Human Experiences Network, EHEN
- LaRose S. Daniels, MS, CCC-SLP, RPP, CMT Past President
NC Speech and Language Association
- Jay Dunbar, PhD Director of the Magic Tortoiese Taijiquan
School, Chapel Hill, NC
- Theresa Harrison, RN, BSN, NCMT Proprietor, Pine River
Massage Therapy Center, CO
- Janalea Hoffman, MA, RMT Rhythmic Medicine-Music With A Purpose
- Sue P. Intemann, BSW, Disaster Response and Recovery Officer,
Healing Touch and Tlai Chi Chih, NC
- Lucia Johnson, DC, Yoga Instructor, NC
- Laraine Kyle, MS, RN, CMT Teacher of Holistic Aromatherapy Massage
- Oren Leblang, MA, PT Orthopedic and Neurological Body
Work Rehabilitation, NC
- Bonnie Mackey, MSN, ARNP, CMT Clinical Director, Health
Touch Center/Mackey Health Inst., FL
- Sally B. Mann, RN, LMT Editor, "New Dawn"
- Jill W. Monroe, ARNP, LMT Sports Massage Therapist,
Shands Teaching Hospital, FL
- Joy Reed, EdD, RN Director of Public Health Nursing, State of NC
- Mandy Richards, RN, BSN, Nurse Massage Therapist/Instructor, DE
- Carol Sanks, RN, BA Structural Integration Specialist, NC
- Barbara Savidge, RN Interactive Imagery/Reiki/Qi Gong Practitioner
- Ellen Schultz, MS, RN Asst. Professor, Metropolitan State
U., School of Nursing, MN
- Linda C. Thompson, RN, MSN, MBA, CMT Practice
Consultant, NC Board of Nursing
- Elizabeth Tornquist, MA, University of North Carolina,
School of Public Health Scientific Writing, NC
- Ron Vereen, MD Consultant Associate for Duke University,
Dept of Psychiatry, Practitioner of Mindfulness Meditation
- Rae-Lynn Ziegler, OTR/L, Sensory Integration in Pediatrics,
Vitality Institute, NC
Sponsors:
Wake AHEC, an affiliate of Universtiy of North Carolina,
School of Medicine, Area Health Education Center Program and Wake Med, a
regional teaching hospital; and the Mental Health Association of Greater
Durham, NC
Dates:
Pre-conference workshops October 22-23, 1997
Main Conference October 24-26, 1997
Post-conference October 27, 1997
Cost:
Pre-conference workshop full day $100.00
Pre-conference 1/2 day workshop $50.00
Main Conference $350.00
Post-conference one day workshop $100.00
More Information:
For brochure call: Toni Chatman (919) 250-8547
Other speaker information on this conference can be view at our web
page
http://www.med.unc.edu/wahec,
then go to the mental health section and to the CE calendar.
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American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) 32nd Annual Conference
La Jolla, California, USA
October 24 - 27, 1997
American Academy of Environmental Medicine
Our philosophy is simple: Identify and treat the cause of disease.
Environmental Medicine is an integration of concepts drawn from the primary and
specialty care medical fields, and the basic sciences. The resulting health care
strategies have profound implications that can significantly increase the quality
of life for patients, while decreasing the longterm cost of health care.
Our members recognize that human beings, though marvelously adaptable, must
struggle to cope with an often hostile environment. The American Academy of
Environmental Medicine is dedicated to the purpose of education in the recognition,
treatment and prevention of illnesses induced by exposures to biological and
chemical agents encountered in air, food, and water.
Discovering the cause-and-effect relationships of disease allows a physician to initiate
treatment protocols that can result in genuine healing, not just a masking of symptoms.
Please join us at our 32nd Annual Conference as we present new insights and
therapeutic approaches that reflect the latest scientific advances in medicine
Presentations:
- The Surprising Role of Dental Pathology in MANY Complex Patients: Assessment
and Treatment
- Welcome and Introduction to Goals and Objectives (Gary Oberg, MD, Jerry Ross, MD)
- An Update on the Role of Mercury as a Cause of Illness (Murray Vimy, DMD)
- Diagnosing Mercury as a Cause of Chronic Illness and Treatment Using DMPS
(Timothy Guilford, MD)
- Treatment of Mercury-Related Problems Using DMSA
- The Surprising Adverse Systemic Consequences of Root Canal Infections and
Osteitis and Cavitations of the Mandible and Maxilla (Boyd Haley, PhD)
- The Role of Gingivitis and Other Oral Infections in the Pathenogenesis of
Atherosclerosis and Other Systemic Diseases (Murray Vimy, DMD)
- The Role of Dentists in the Treatment of Complex Patients: What to Expect
(Murray Vimy, DMD)
- Panel: The Systemic Role of Dental Pathology in Complex Patients: Case Presentations,
Q/A (Vmy/Guilford/Haley/Wilkinson)
- The Mind/Body Connection: An Overview of Incorporating the Benefits and
Insights of Spirituality and Prayer into your Practices
- Spirit and Compassion were Long Considered Fundamental Elements of the Healing
Profession: Why They have been Lost in Modern Medicine and How They can be
Recovered (Elliot Cascher, MD)
- An Overview of the Research in Spirituality, Prayer and Healing (Elizabeth Targ, MD)
- Q/A (Dascher / Targ)
- The Powerful Psycho/Neuro/Endocrine/Immune Connection in Many Disorders
- The Dynamic Connection between Hormone Functions and Emotions: How Certain
Mood Disorders May Be Alleviated by Hormone Therapies (Thierry Hertoghre, MD)
- Environmental and Nutritional Factors in the Cause and Treatment of Autism
and Similar Disorders (Bernard Rimland, MD)
- The Role of Environmental Toxins in Neurologic Disorders such as Parkinson's
Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Alzheimer's Disease, Myasthenia Gravis,
and Multiple Sclerosis: Comprehensive Diagnosis and Treatment
(David Perlmutter, MD)
- How to Assess and Treat Autonomic Dysfunctions in a Variety of Common
Chronic Illinesses (Rolin McCraty, MA)
- Q/A
- Exciting New Insights to Enhance Your Practice
- The Potential Role of Lectins in a Diversity of Illnesses: Mechanisms to
Explain Food Sensitivity (Peter D'Adamo, ND)
- Correcting Intercellular Matrix by Regulation of Dysfunctions: Promising
Powerful Advances in the Treatment of Many Chronic Diseases Including Cancer
(Ulrich Randall, MD)
- Q/A
- Annual Business Meeting of the AAEM Membership
- Faculty Presentations with Interactive Attendee Q/A
- Effective Evaluation and Treatment of Common Endocrine Problems Found
in Many Complex Patients (Thierry Hertoghe, MD, Alan Broughton, MD)
- Lipid Manipulation of Cell Membrane Dynamics in Immune Dysfunction
(Patricia Kane, PhD)
- Psyhcological Aspects of Environmentally Triggered Illness: Outpatient
Diagnosis and Treatment (Nancy Didriksen, PhD)
- Psycho/Neuro/Endocrine/Immune and Mind/Body Topics
- Recognizing and Treating the Important Neurosomatic Connection in Many
Common Diseases (Jacqueline Krohn, MD)
- Bowen Technique: A Gentle Hands-On Method that affects the Autonomic Nervous
System as Measured by Heart Rate Variability and Clinical Assessment
(JoAnne Whitaker, MD, Douglas Seba, PhD, Patricia Gilliam, MED)
- Heightened Sensitivity: A Potential Confounding Phenomenon that can Affect
the Accurate Evaluation of Environmentally Triggered Illness (Roy Fox, MD)
- A Double Blind, Randomized, Controlled Investigation of Electrodermal
Testing in the Diagnosis of Allergies: Preliminary Results
(Josef Krop, MD)
- Incorporating the Five Element Model from Chinese Medicine and
Mindfulness Meditations into an Environmental Medicine Practice
(Charles Moss, MD)
- The Importance of Accommodating the Patient's Values and Spiritual Needs in the
Comprehensive Rehabilitation of Environmentally Sensitive Patients
(Roy Fox, MD)
- Emotional Patterns: Practical Pointers on How They can Affect the Patient
and the Physician as they Work Towards Getting the Patient Well (David Musnick, MD)
- The Impact Recent Federal Medical Legislation and Regulations Will Have
on Your Medical Practice
- Current Department of Justice Prosecution Theories Used Against Clinical
Laboratories and Physicians (Carol Lam, JD)
- Understanding Fereal Medical Legislation and Regulations as Applied to
Medicare, Private Insurance and Managed Care (Jonathan Schuman, JD)
- Q/A
- Chemical Sensitivity and Nutritional Topics
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration; Preliminary Results of Treatment with
Anti-Oxidants (Jeffrey White, MD)
- Chromosomal Aberrations: A Potentially Important Biomarker for Injury from
Environmental Pollutants (Jesus Nemenzo, MD)
- Laboratory Tests Found to be Effective in the Evaluation of Chemical
Sensitivity: Derived form 12,000 Patient Evaluations (Jean Munro, MD)
- When an Environmental Disaster Strikes Your Office (Ronald Wempen, MD)
- Experiences with Heat Therapy Detoxification in Environmental Health Center
Dallas (Gerald Ross, MD)
- Key Nutrients and Botanical Agents in Alcohol Dependency: Hepatoprotection
and Detoxification (Amber Ackerson, MD)
For more information on Registration, Air Travel, Accomodations, contact:
American Academy of Environmental Medicine
P.O. Box 1001-8001
10 East Randolph Street
New Hope, PA 18938
Voice: 215-862-4544
FAX: 215-862-4583
Email: 10553.3664@compuserve.com
Web: http://www.aaem.com/
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Integrating Mind, Body, and Spirit in Medical Practice
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
October 30 - November 1, 1997
Sponsored by: Duke University Medical Center
Who Should Attend
- Physicians
- Psychologists
- Nurses
- Clergy
- Social Workers
- Allied Health Professionals
- Healthcare Administrators
Course Goals and Objectives
Recent advances in medical research and technology have led to improved health care
outcomes over the past two decades; however, for many patients with chronic
illnesses, medical care is not curative. It is becoming increasingly evident
that lifestyle and psychosocial factors play an important role in both the etiology
and management of chronic illness in this country. In addition, quality of life for
many patients with chronic illness is determined primarily by their lifestyle
choices and psychospiritual coping abilities. The primary touchpoint for having
a positive impact on these biopsychosocial factors in medicine is the health care
provider -- patient relationship. Healthcare providers are becoming increasingly
aware that we can cultivate our abilities to facilitate integration of mind, body,
and spirit for patients in a way which improves outcomes.
This conference will focus on providing specific psychosocial skills to health care
providers to enhance patient care and potentially improve health outcomes, and
will examine broadening medical practice to include an integrated psychospiritual
approach to patient care. In addition, practitioners will be provided with a
framework to facilitate their own self-care and healing, which can improve their
own work satisfaction in an era of increasing demands.
Preconference Workshops
- Anodyne Imagery for Relief of Pain and Anxiety During Medical Procedures
- Come From the Heart: Healing Ourselves as Health Care Providers
- Love, Serve, Remember: A Model Of Stress and Pain Management Education
For Acute and Chronic Illness
Workshops
- Healing Through Poetry and Dance: An Evening With Coleman Barks
- Meditation
- Poetry and Healing
- Mind Matters: Effects of Group Support for Cancer Patients
- In the Service of Life: Reclaiming the Lineage of Health Care
- Spirituality and the Brain
- Supportive/Expressive Group Therapy: How and Why
- Re-Writing the Hippocratic Oath: Reclaiming the Personal Meaning of
Professional Work
- Stress and Myocardial Ischemia: Mechanisms and Treatment
- Applying Yoga Therapy to Chronic Illness
- A Path With Hearth -- Healthy Menopause
- The Monitoring and Actualization of Noetic Tranings (MANTRA) Protocol
- Approaches to Meditation from the Judeo-Christian Tradition
- Synchronicity, Intuitive Imagery and Wholeness
- Is Religion Good for Your Health?
- Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation for Health Care Providers
- Mind-Body Approaches to Chronic Pain
- The Sould of Medicine: Paths in Coping With Illness
- Integrating Touch Into Your Health Care Practice; The Bio-Behavioral Mechanisms
Underlying the Positive Effects of Nurturing Touch
- Why Normal Isn't Healthy
- Spirituality and Health: Does Spirituality Prevent Illness, Help Healing,
or Both?
- Healing and Wholeness: An Integrative Model for Health Care
- Childhood Near Death Experiences and Their Relationship to Mind-Body Healing
- Religion and Spirituality: How Are They the Same? How Are They Different?
- Parting Visions: The Use of Spiritual Visions to Heal Grief
- Lifeskills for Anger Management
- The Healing Power of Compassion and Community
- Psychoneuroimmunology: Modifying Behavior, Modifying Disease
- Integrating Hypnosis into Primary Care
- Healing Touch and the Development of a Complementary Therapy Institutional
Protocol
- Patient Support Programs: The Duke Experience
- Troublesome Interactions: Emotional Aspects of the Medical Interview
- The Cultivation of Joy
- Toward a Field of Body-Mind-Spirit Healing
Faculty
- Coleman Barks, PhD
- Maryska Bigos, CMT
- James Blumenthal, PhD
- Laura Blue, RN, MSN, NP
- Jeff Brantley, MD
- Larry Burk, MD
- Suzanne Crater, RN, ANP
- James Dykes, MD
- Conrad Fulkerson, MD
- Linda K. George, PhD
- Donna Hamilton, CRT, CHT
- Francis J. Keefe, PhD
- Harold Koenik, MD
- Mitchell Krucoff, MD
- Peter Kussin, MD
- Jeff Levin, PhD, MPH
- Janet Lehr, MD
- Roy J. Mathew, MD
- Anita McLeod, RN, BSN
- Michael McLeod, MD
- Samuel Moon, MD, MPH
- Melvin Morse, MD
- Francis A. Neelon, MD
- John Pateros, CHT
- Janet Quinn, RN, PhD
- Ruth Quillian, PhD
- Rachel Naomi-Remen, MD
- Liz Robinson, RN, MS
- Rachel Schanberg, MEd, MCC
- Saul Schanberg, MD, PhD
- Jon Seskevich, RN, BSN, BA
- David Spiegel, MD
- Gwynn Sullivan, RN, MSN
- Marty Sullivan, MD
- Greg Tamblyn, NCW
- Joan Tetel-Hanks, MS
- Bowen White, MD
- Redford Williams, MD
- Virginia Williams, MD
- Teresa Yuschok, MD
- Robin Zill, CMT
Registration/Information
Hospital Education
Box 3883
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC 27710
See web page for information and registration form:
http://www2.mc.duke.edu/depts/npcs.edu/mbs.html
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Dynamics of Spiritual Healing
Double Tree Hotel - Columbia River
Portland, Oregon, USA
October 30 - November 2, 1997
What is spiritual healing? Is it only offered through a specific
religious tradition or has it been made available through all of
the great religious and spiritual traditions? In fact, do you even
have to be religious to be able to receive or offer spiritual healing?
Is spiritual healing the same thing that is presently called energy
medicine? Is it what’s called the mind-body connection? Can it be
offered through a psychological venue?
How does spiritual healing work? Does it only work within a religious
community Can it work simply person to person, inside or outside the
context of a spiritual tradition? Are there specific rituals that must
be invoked, particular brain wave frequencies emitted, or precise
states of consciousness arrived at, before spiritual healing can
happen? Is spiritual healing available for double-blind research and
inquiry? Can it be taught or is it simply a natural, idiosyncratic
function that only an infinitesimally small number of individuals
are born with?
How would a health care professional integrate spiritual healing into
his/her clinical practice? Is it even possible, or preferable, to do so?
How would a lay-person integrate spiritual healing into her/his life?
These are the questions to be addressed by The Dynamics of Spiritual
Healing. For those interested in developing their knowledge and skill
in spiritual healing, as well as its applicability to their professional
or everyday life, this is the event to attend in 1997!
The Dynamics of Spiritual Healing offers access to multiple levels of
teaching and healing - body, mind, heart, and soul. Besides exploring
the above questions, there will be an emphasis on music, sacred dance,
energy, ecstasy, consciousness, and Spirit. This weekend brings
together a very special group of teachers, who have each personally dug
deep into the ground of their being and brought forth both practice
and perspectives that freshly illumine this area of human and divine
concern.
Conference participants include:
- Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, Head of the Sufi Order
- Kykosa Kajungu, Shaman from the Republic of the Congo
- Kay Cordell Wittaker, Author of "The Reluctant Shaman"
- R.J. Stewart, Author of "The Merlin Trilogy"
- Marilyn Youngbird, Native American Healer
- Dr. Clyde Ford, Chiropractor, Psychotherapist, Social Activist and author of
"Compassionate Touch"
- Himayat Inayati, Leader of the Sufi Healing Order
- Jack Schwartz, Author of "Human Energy Systems" and "Voluntary Controls."
- Greg Shelkun, Huna Healer
- Linda Keiser Mardis, Reiki Healer
- Ashrita Laird, Healer from Jaffee School of Energy Mastery
- Zuleikha, Dancer
- Josephine Stewart, Romany Dancer, Healer
For further information or Conference Brochure: Toll free 1-888-446-2928
or http://www.sufihealingorder.org.
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Body & Soul Conference & Webcast San Francisco 1997
St. Francis Hotel
San Francisco, CA, USA
October 31 - November 2, 1997
The World Wide Web will be host to the Body and Soul San Francisco
Conference and Webcast presented by New Age Journal and Hollyhock
Holistic Center October 31-November 2,1997 from San Francisco's
elegant St. Francis Hotel.
This event is an opportunity for people around the world to join the
leaders in mind/body healing, spirituality, creativity and social
transformation.
Participants are invited to experience the conference on site or
virtually, via the Internet at
http://www.whidbey.net/bodyandsoul/.
Body and Soul San Francisco begins Friday night with an opening keynote
address by one of America's most celebrated poets, Maya Angelou. Plus,
music by Rhiannon and the Bay Area's award-winning a cappella group,
SoVoSo.
The weekend expands to include keynote talks, workshops and dialogues by:
- Barbara Brennan: Hands on healer and teacher
- Matthew Fox: Theologian, author and founder
of the University of Creation Spirituality
- Shakti Gawain: Internationally renowned teacher and author
- Jon Kabat-Zinn PhD: Author and founder/director of
the Stress Reduction Clinic at U.Mass Medical Center
- Myla Kabat-Zinn, BSN RN: Childbirth educator and
environmental advocate.
- Terence McKenna: Author, Ethnobotanist and Cyber Icon
- James Redfield: Author of the best seller, Celestine
Prophecies
- Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.: author and Medical Director
of the Commonweal Cancer Help Program
- Stephan Rechtschaffen, M.D.: Holistic physician and
co-founder and president of Omega Institute for Holistic Studies
- Bernie Siegel, M.D.: Motivational speaker, author
and retired surgeon
- Luisah Teish: writer and performer known internationally
for her original renditions of African, Caribbean, and
African-American folktales.
- Brian Weiss, M.D.: Author and leading authority on
past life regression
- David Whyte: Poet
Body and Soul Participants with internet access are invited to join our
Virtual Community online, one month prior to the conference. We will hold
Live Chat sessions with conference presenters as well as an online
discussion group. This is a great way to learn about the presenters,
meet new friends online and then connect in person at the conference.
Or continue to be a virtual participant and experience LiveChats with
conference presenters, recorded RealAudio of workshops, up to the
minute digital photographs of presenters with the latest written reports
of their workshops, and links to the presenter's web sites.
A sophisticated Virtual Reality Room at the conference will give you
the opportunity to experience the healing applications of
Virtual Reality, firsthand. Special lunch time demonstrations on
'Virtual Reality as a Healing art' will be presented by VR expert Galen
Brandt.
For more information about participating via the Internet:
http://www.whidbey.net/bodyandsoul/.
For onsite participation or your free conference brochure,
call (800)937-8728.
For detailed information about conference events, please contact:
Nancy Waddell
Body & Soul Conference
PO Box 869
Langley WA 98260
(360) 321-2581
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Holistic Nurses Association of Australia: 3rd Annual National
Conference
"Healing Partnerships: a Global Re-forming of Health"
Oasis Resort Hotel
Golden Beach, Caloundra (Sunshine Coast)
Australia
Phone: 074 910 333 or Fax 074 910 300.
International calls Ph: +617 491 0333
November 6-8, 1997
Keynote Speakers:
Margi Martin
Margi Martin is a lecturer and researcher in the Department of Nursing
and Midwifery at Victoria University of Wellington (NZ), and has many
years of experience as a nurse healer. Margi uses orthodox and complementary
therapies in the field of cancer nursing, and has explored systems of
health and dynamics of cultures that inform our understanding of healing.
Chris James - The Power of Sound
Chris James is a well known healer using voice and sound in his work.
Chris has conducted a number of international workshops using these
modalities, as well as working extensively with them in Australia.
Gerry Mitchell
Gerry Mitchell is an energy field therapist who uses therapeutic massage and
energy field work in his healing practice with HIV positive people. Gerry
has been involved in this work for a number of years, and has also run
workshops in energetic healing with members of the HIV positive community.
Brochure, Registration Application, Questions, Call For Abstracts:
HNAA Annual Conference
Conventions Queensland
PO Box 4044
St Lucia South, QLD 4067 Australia.
Telephone: 07 3870 8831 Facsimile: 07 3371 9514
International Ph: +617 3870 8831 Facsimile: +617 3371 9514
Jane Prentice
prentj@atug.org.au
Conference Program and Information
To contact the organising committee, send a message to John Haberecht,
Co-convenor, at johnhab@brisbane.Dialix.oz.au
Onsite Registration
Registration will be available from 6.00pm to 7.30pm Wednesday 6th,
8.00am to 9.00am Thursday 7th; and 8.00am to 9.00am Friday 8th
November in the foyer area of The Oasis Resort.
Registration Fees
Full conference Fees: $195.00
Early bird/HNAA Members Fees: $165.00 (By 18th October 1996)
Full-time Student Fees: $130.00 (Conference Dinner/Luau is extra)
This Registration Fee includes entrance to all the seminars and
concurrent sessions on Thursday 7th and Friday 8th November; morning
and afternoon teas both days; lunch both days; Conference Dinner/Luau
Thursday 7th November; Conference Handbook and Program and all
relevant information.
Thursday Only Fee: $100.00
This Registration Fee includes entrance to all the seminars and
concurrent sessions on Thursday 7th November; morning and afternoon
tea on Thursday; lunch on Thursday; Conference Handbook and Program
and all relevant information. (Conference Dinner/Luau is extra).
Friday Only Fee: $100.00
This Registration Fee includes entrance to all the seminars and
concurrent sessions on Friday 8th November; morning and afternoon tea,
and lunch on Friday; Conference Handbook and program and all relevant
information.
Conference Dinner/Luau dress theme - South Pacific.
Registration Acknowledgement
Your registration for the Conference will be considered complete only
when receipt of your fees has been acknowledged by the Secretariat.
Cancellation Policy
See http://honey.acu.edu.au/~john/hnaa.html
for information on the conference Cancellation Policy.
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Common Boundary's 17th Annual Conference
"Creative Imagination and Healing"
The Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, D.C., USA
November 7-9, 1997
The conference will bring together a faculty of therapists, spiritual
teachers, authors, and artists using various forms of creative
expression to demonstrate and discuss the healing power of art.
We will focus on creativity as both a source and an expression
of what make us human, what brings us together in community
with one another, and what connects us with the sacred.
Presenters will include:
- David Abram
- Diane Apostolos-Cappadona
- Rachel Bagby
- Paulus Berensohn
- Noris Binet
- Robert Bly
- Caroline Casey
- Joan Chodorow
- Emilie Conrad-da'oud
- Michell Cassou
- Meinrad Craighead
- Ken Cohen
- David Darling
- Tomie de Paola
- John Fox
- Suzi Gablik
- Michele George
- bell hooks
- Jane Hirshfield
- Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Bradford Keeney
- Shaun McNiff
- Jill Mellick
- Deena Metzger
- Nancy Napier
- William O'Sullivan
- Natalie Rogers
- David Rosen
- Gabrielle Roth
- Jeffrey Rubin
- Rose Solari
- Ori Soltes
- Louis Stewart
- Dan Wakefield
- Anna Wise
- and many more!
Conference brochures will be mailed in the summer. If you are
not on our mailing list, please send your name and address to:
conference@commonboundary.org.
Common Boundary
5272 River Road, Suite 650
Bethesda, MD 20816
301-652-9495
301-652-0579 (FAX)
connect@commonboundary.org
http://www.commonboundary.org/
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The 3rd Annual International Conference on Spirituality
in Business
November 8 - 15, 1997
Sheraton Buganvilias Resort
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
For most of us on this planet, more than half our waking
hours are spent traveling to, from or on the job. Millions of
people are experiencing more stress and less security in the
workplace. Workers at all levels of the corporate ladder are
realizing that in order to be their most productive, they
must love what they do. If not, they experience stress,
anxiety, fatigue, and eventually burn-out.
In the past, corporations have shied away from seminars
and conferences having anything to do with
"spirituality" because there was a preconception
that spirituality meant a particular cosmology or set of
beliefs. But that's the past.
Now, corporations all over the world are making profound
changes in order to foster inspiration, meaning and
connection because they recognize that the old "command
and control" models no longer work. At the same time,
more and more people are starting to realize that fostering
spirit in the workplace leads to increased happiness and
creativity and increased productivity and
profitability.
The real value of the word "spirituality" is in
the ongoing exploration of how it manifests in the workplace,
rather than in a specific definition. We can all recognize
when spirit is blocked in our everyday work environments: low
morale, low productivity, gossip, backbiting, high employee
absenteeism and turnover. And we can point to some of the
signs that spirit does exist in the workplace: honesty,
respect, openness, compassion, commitment to quality and
equality, commitment to the environment, and connectedness
among the employee group.
We use the word "spirituality" in the broadest
sense to allow our whole beings to be expressed in the
workplace, at home and in our communities. The question is
not whether spirituality belongs in the workplace. The real
question is whether business can thrive without spirit. By
approaching commerce with an awareness of how it affects our
planet, our community and ourselves, we can operate in a way
that benefits all three.
Who Should Attend
- CEOs
- Corporate Executives
- Entrepreneurs
- Small Business Owners
- Consultants
- Employees
- Business School Professors
- MBA Students
- Clergy
- Writers, Media, Press
- Government Agencies
- Organizations
What You Can Expect
- Find out how the rules are changing at work.
- Learn how management is shifting from the
'dominator' model to a 'partnership' model.
- Discover why people are more creative and
productive when their spirit is acknowledged and honored.
- Hear about practices successful companies
are using to bring spirit into the workplace.
- Learn how to manage difficult change.
- Pick up practical tools for work and in your
life.
- Find out how you can increase your
creativity and satisfaction at work.
- Follow the steps of leading edge companies
to make yours an industry model.
- Share experiences and resources and network
with kindred spirits and like-minded professionals.
- Experience personal and professional
rejuvenation.
- Have a great time while doing all of the
above!
Partial List of Confirmed Speakers
- Hazel Henderson,
Author, Redefining Wealth and Progress, Creating
Alternative Futures and Building a Win-Win World, futurist,
economic consultant to the UN
- Peter Russell,
Author, Creative Managers, The Global Brain and
The White Hole in Time
- Riane Eisler,
Founder, Center for Partnership Studies, corporate
consultant, author, The Chalice and the Blade
- Richard Barrett,
Values Coordinator, The World Bank, founder, World Bank
Spiritual Unfoldment Society, author, Liberating the
Corporate Soul
- Patricia Aburdene,
Co-author, Megatrends series
- Michael Stephen,
Chairman, Aetna International
- Lee Bolman,
Co-author, Leading with Soul
- Carol Orsborn,
Author, Inner Excellence and How Does Confucius
Ask for a Raise?
- Ray Anderson,
Founder, President, CEO and Chairman of Interface
(largest carpet manufacturer in the world)
- Richard Smith,
Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership
- Horst Rechelbacher,
Founder and CEO, Aveda
- Barbara Shipka,
Author, Leadership in a Challenging World: A Sacred
Journey
- George McCown,
Chairman, World Business Academy, Managing Partner,
McCown De Leeuw & Co.
- Martin Rutte,
Co-author, Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work
- Sandra Felt,
President, WindSong Equality Consulting
- Stan Herman,
Author, The Tao at Work
- Let Davidson, Ph.D.,
President, Wisdom Work
- Marty Raphael,
Author, co-producer, Annual International Conferences on
Spirituality in Business
- Corinne McLaughlin/Gordon Davidson,
Co-founder, Center for Visionary Leadership, co-author, Spiritual
Politics
- Gordon Davidson,
Co-founder, Center for Visionary Leadership, co-author, Spiritual
Politics
- Cliff Feigenbaum,
publisher, Green Money Journal
- Robert Preston
CEO, Navajo Technologies & Software
- Robert McGregor,
President, Minnesota Center for Corporate Responsibility
- Oscar Motomura,
CEO, Amana-Key, (Brazil)
- James Berry,
Founder, Natural Products Corporation, co-producer,
Annual International Conferences on Spirituality in Business
- Brooke Warrick,
CEO, American LIVES
- Liz Herron,
Co-founder, Gender Relations Institute, co-author, What
Men and Women Really Want
- Aaron Kipnis,
Co-founder, Gender Relations Institute, co-author, What
Men and Women Really Want
- Bruce Way,
Author, Living Intuitively: Reaping Life's Rich
Benefits and Creating in the Crucible
- Kristen Nelson,
Marketing Director, Aveda
- Bill DeFoore, Ph.D.,
Editor, Rediscovering the Soul in Business and The
New Bottom Line
- Joseph Robinson,
Founder, Real World Institute
- William Mills,
Partner, InnerFormation
- George Fraser,
Author, SuccessGuide: The Networking Guide to Black
Resources
- Maida Rogerson,
Co-author, Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work
- Hyler Bracey, Ph.D.,
President and CEO, The Atlanta Consulting Group
- Gail Ackerman,
Founder, White Iris Studios
There are also yoga classes available every
morning from 7:00 - 8:00am. A Book Sales and Networking Salon
Room is open throughout the week. A Quiet Room is open 24
hours a day for meditation and silent reflection. There are
complimentary coffee and tea breaks each morning after the
keynote and again mid-afternoon.
Several special tours have been arranged which can be
reserved on-site at registration time.
The Sheraton Buganvilias also offers a full schedule of
activities including pool and beach volleyball, water
aerobics, an exercise room, a huge hot tub, 2 large pools, 4
tennis courts (2 lighted) and much more. Plus, the beach and
ocean and the usual associated activities: wind surfing,
parasailing, fishing, ocean kayaking, sailing, snorkeling,
scuba diving, boat tours, etc.
Puerto Vallarta offers a wide selection of gastronomic
choices, art galleries, and night life.
In past years, many participants have come early and/or
stayed after the conference to take in some of the adventure,
culture and incredible scenic beauty of the area.
For More Information
Spirituality In Business Conference
505-474-0998 or 505-474-7604
Email: inlakesh@sisna.com
Web: http://www.spiritinbiz.com
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The Second World Congress on Qigong
and the First American Qigong Association Conference
Qigong: Inner Power, Vitality, Longevity
For Self, Family, Organization, Community and The World
November 21-23, 1997
Golden Gateway Holiday Inn
San Francisco, California
Co-sponsored by (partial list)
- East West Academy of Healing Arts
- American Association of Oriental Medicine (AAOM)
- World Natural Medicine Foundation
- Guilin Qigong Scientific Research Institute, China
- The Health Committee, School of Social Welfare; and
School of Nursing, Center for Health Policy and Management, State University
of New York, Stony Brook
- Pacific Rim Publishing/TC Media
- China Healthways Institute
- Innovative Systems and Technologies, Inc.
- World Medical Qigong Association (China)
- Beijing Immunology Research Center
The Second World Congress on Qigong is an unprecedented and historic event
inaugurating the World Qigong Federation, the American Qigong Association,
and other national chapters. Congress Chair Dr. Effie Poy Yew Chow states,
"The goal of the Congress is to highlight Qigong as a viable and essential
practice for enhancing everyday life, as well as an effective factor in
mainstream healthcare. It will provide a prestigious showcase for some of the
world's most powerful Qigong Masters and practitioners."
What is Qigong? (pronounced "chee kung") Qi is breath or vital life force and
Gong is to work or cultivate the Qi. It is the powerful
five-thousand-year-old Chinese energy healing system for health of body, mind
and spirit. Scientific research has proven that medical Qigong can promote
health, boost the immune system, cure disease and extend life where all else
has failed.
The Congress recognizes all effective styles of medical Qigong and
energy-healing systems from cultures around the globe. Sound scientific
research and policy issues will be presented.
Congress Features: Master Workshops * Introductory Workshops * Plenary
Sessions *Hands-On Clinical Training* Poster Presentations * Lectures,
Demonstrations and Performances * Research * Exhibits and Video Showcase*
Pre- and Post-Congress Master Workshops * CEU's * Achievement Award
Presentation * Inauguration of the World Qigong Federation, American Qigong
Association, other national chapters.
The Congress is open to everyone interested in promoting optimal health of
body, mind and spirit for self and others. Course content will appeal to
complementary and alternative medicine practitioners, physicians and nurses,
social workers, the educational and business communities, acupuncturists and
Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners, chiropractors, massage
therapists, insurers, nutritionists, interested healthcare providers, public
policy makers, and the public-at-large.
Please contact Congress Management for information on the following:
- Applications for program presenter (Abstract)
- Hotel & registration forms
- Exhibit/Sponsorship/Advertising Opportunities
- Participation Volunteer
Second World Congress on Qigong
East West Academy of Healing Arts
c/o Katherine Krebs, Manager
KREBS Convention Management Services
555 DeHaro Street, Suite 333
San Francisco, CA 94107-2348
tel: 415/ 255-1297
fax: 415/255-2244
e-mail: KREBSCONV@aol.com
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The 8th International Congress of the Association for Pre- &
Perinatal Psychology & Health (APPPAH)
"Birth, Love and Relationships and the Fourth Trimester"
Decmeber 4 - 7, 1997
The Cathedral Hill Hotel
San Francisco, California
See the APPPAH web site for more information:
http://www.birthpsychology.com/
APPPAH Center Office
340 Colony Road, Box 994
Geyserville, California 95441
Tel: 707-857-4041
Fax: 707-857-3764
Email: APPPAH@aol.com
December is a time of celebrating birth and light, a time of
giving and receiving. Start your holiday season by coming to
beautiful San Francisco and join us in exploring Birth, Love and
Relationships. Our plans are well under way for an exciting and
inspirational gathering.
APPPAH's last Congress focused on Birth and Violence in our families
and communities. In 1997 we will explore how birth, from
pre-conception through bonding, impacts families and communities in
our ways of relating to each other and the world. Love is a powerful
reality. So is fear. What our babies learn from the beginning,
colors all the rest of their relationships. Our message is an
important one that can contribute to a peaceful future. The Congress
will treat this broad continuum in four interactive panels.
Our popular morning presentations at breakfast will be another
opportunity for valuable information to be shared. We have invited
an exciting mixture of speakers, some familiar, and others new to
APPPAH, providing a wide range of experience, research and
viewpoints from Europe & the U.S. Among them will be Reggie Brass,
Annika Kempe, Marshall Klaus, Bruce Lipton, Benig Mauger, Jeannine
Parvati-Baker, and many others.
Michel Odent, pioneer in the field of obstetrics and primal health,
will give a pre-conference workshop and receive the Thomas R. Verny
Award for Outstanding Achievement in Pre- and Perinatal Psychology
and Health. Other pre- conference workshops will be planned for
those wishing to come early and take advantage of working more deeply
in pre- and perinatal issues with experts in this field.
There will also be scheduled time for open mike, networking, and
special interest groups. Many attendees in 1995 were appreciative
that our fees were low and included breakfasts and lunches. That
policy will be repeated in 1997. Put the date on your calendar!
Plan to come and bring family, friends and collegues. There is no
subject more important to our lives than love and relationships. It
promises to be a great Congress, one that bridge child and parent,
family and community, heart and mind, body and spirit.
Registration Fees:
- Before March 1st: $180 (Special savings for everyone)
- March 1st - September 1st: $220 (Members) and $260 (Non-members)
- After September 1st: $275 (Members) and $315 (Non-members)
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The 9th International Conference of the National Institute
for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine
"The Psychology of Health, Immunity & Disease"
Decmeber 8 - 14, 1997
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA
Today, in America and throughout the world, we are witnessing a cultural
transformation in healthcare. This change is emerging at a time when
mind/body therapies and approaches to healing are clearly taking shape.
As practitioners, we have achieved a new level of credibility among the
conventional medical community by demonstrating behavioral medicine as a
viable healing methodology that can not only control costs, but increase
overall quality of life.
If you believe that patients should be seen from a holistic perspective
and that body, mind and spirit are not distinct disciplines separate from
each other, then the Psychology of Health, Immunity and Disease Conference
may be useful to you. Our goal throughout this event will be to help you
with specific applications and sources of inspiration to foster your further
use of mind/body medicine.
Practitioners attending this Conference receive a high level of accredited
training. This format is designed to give more educational opportunities than
ever before. We have included eight Intensive Training Institutes as well
as several comprehensive Master Classes both before and after the
Conference. This is the one gathering specifically designed to give you
in-depth information along with the skills and techniques to assist you in
making significant strides within your practice. You will leave filled with
new ideas and strategies that you can begin using first thing Monday morning!
For the past eight years we have created a world class event where like-minded
professionals share ideas, discuss problems and create solutions in all aspects
of their work. Don't miss this change to become acquainted with some of the most
pioneering healthcare professionals in the world. We guarantee
you will find this Conference to be an enriching, rewarding experience
both personally and professionally, for years to come.
Last year we had a sellout crowd and we expect as many to join us this year.
Don't hesitate, make your hotel reservations and register today. We look
forward to sharing this event with you on Hilton Head Island this December.
Overall Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this conference participants should be able to:
- Describe the latest findings in mind/body and complimentary
therapies research.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the theories behind such healing
modalities as: meditation, subtle energy, hypnosis, qi gong, intuition
and guided imagery.
- Discuss current behavioral medicine therapies including the theory,
clinical application and future implementation into a practice.
Specific Benefits When You Attend
- How to tailor qigong techniques for the elderly and disabled.
- How to use the "Ultradian Window" to ultimately enhance performance,
decision making and the resolution of emotional problems.
- Four specific uses of aromatherapy in the treatment of anxiety and
depression.
- How to project the relaxation response with your patients.
- Four techniques for the use of music and sound in reducing stress,
lifting depression and easing pain.
- How to stop the destructive spiral of stress to get what you really
want out of life.
- Learn a systematic way to increase the efficacy of any healing treatment.
- How to tap one's own intuition in assessing patients.
- How translating treatment goals into stories makes concepts
meaningful and memorable.
- How variations in energy patterns reflect an individual's physical and
emotional status.
- How words, images and movement create and recreate reality.
- How neurotransmitters are produced in the brain from carbohydrates
and proteins.
- Four pitfalls of traditional fitness offerings.
- How to open the doors of mainstream medicine more widely to
complementary types.
- How damage from artificial sweeteners can effect mood and emotion.
- Learn and practice at least 6 simple fail-safe approaches to
hypnotherapeutic work.
- How sweets can make one worried and afraid.
- How the qigong "Standing Meditation" can prevent healer burn-out.
- How to acknowledge feelings without being overwhelmed by them.
- How to find the best balance of macronutrients for each patient.
- How to help release an "average" woman from the "perfect body" trap.
- How to identify your own energetic patterns and why they influence your
treatment of patients.
- How to lead the post-surgical patient through a recovery oriented
energy meditation.
Presenters
- Father Leo Booth, MTh, CAC, CEDC
- Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.
- David Bresler, Ph.D.
- John Bustelos
- Helen Erickson, R.N., Ph.D.
- Rosemary Ellen Guiley, BA
- Gay & Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D.'s
- Martha Howard, M.D.
- Master Zheng Hong Chen
- Gene Arbettter
- Michael Hutchinson, M.A.
- Bala Jaison, Ph.D.
- Richard Katz, Ph.D.
- Father THomas Keating, OCSO
- Joan Klagsbrun, Ph.D.
- Run Kurtz, B.A.
- Vasant Lad, BAMS, MASc
- David Lee, MEd
- Lewis Mehl-Madrona, M.D., Ph.D.
- Sukie Miller, Ph.D.
- Wayne Muller, M.Div.
- Caroline Myss, Ph.D.
- Belleruth Naparstek, LISW
- Karen Olness, M.D.
- Christine Page, M.D.
- Janet Quinn, R.N., Ph.D.
- Joel Robertson, Pharm.D.
- Martin Rossman, M.D.
- Mona Lisa Schulz, M.D., Ph.D.
- C. Norman Shealy, M.D., Ph.D.
- Francine Shapiro, Ph.D.
- Rupert Sheldrake, Ph.D.
- Dorothy Siminovitch, Ph.D.
- Bernie Siegel, M.D.
- Jerold Sinnamon
- Elezabeth Stratton, M.S.
- Sandra Sylvester, Ph.D.
- Molly Vass, Ed.D.
- Mark Weisberg, Ph.D.
- Leonard Wisneski, M.D.
- Harvey Zarren, M.D., FACC
Registration Fees
Main Conference registration fee: $595 per person after August 1, 1997.
($495 if registration is faxed or postmarked prior to August 1, 1997.)
Registration fee includes the Main Conference; Conference Workbooks;
Wednesday and Thursday evening receptions; and the Thursday, Friday
and Saturday networking breakfasts.
Please Note: Pre and Post-Conference Intensive Traning Institutes and
Master Classes are an additional $195/day. Special Offer: Main Conference
Participants Sign up for any 2 days of Intensive Training Institutes and/or
Master Classes and attend any additional Pre or Post-Conference days
absolutely free. Student and senior citizen discouts available. A limited
number of work scholorships are available.
Accommodations
Hyatt Regency Hilton Head: 803-785-1234
Hilton Resort: 803-842-8000
Room sharing is avaialble.
Air Travel
Globe Travel Service: 800-942-4080 (Claudia Urian or Elain Messier)
For More Information, Brochure Booklet, Registration Form
NICABM
P.O. Box 523
Mansfield, CT 06250
800-743-2226 or 860-456-1153
860-423-4512 (FAX)
Email: nicabm@neca.com
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4th Annual Symposium on Complementary Health Care
December 10-12, 1997
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Contrary to most other meetings this is a symposium where new, original research
is presented. Each year the deadline for submitting abstracts is 1 September 1997,
following which the abstracts are reviewed and the highest quality materiel is then
admitted to the meeting. Thus, a programme is available only from early October of
each year. This webpage will constantly be updated as more information is known of
the final symposium programme.
Preliminary List of Topics:
- acupuncture
- homoeopathy
- phytotherapy
- placebo
- safety
- spinal manipulation
- therapeutic relationship
Preliminary List of Keynote Lecturers:
- J.R. Eiser, Exeter, UK
- A. Furnham, London, UK
- T. Kaptchuk, Boston, USA
- T.W. Meade, London, UK
- D. Reilly, Glasgow, UK
Contact Point:
Symposium Secretariat
4th Annual Symposium on Complementary Health Care
Department of Complementary Medicine
University of Exeter
25 Victoria Park Road
Exeter
EX2 4NT
United Kingdom
Tel/Fax: +44 (0)1392 424-989
E-mail: E.Ernst@exeter.ac.uk
Web: http://www.exeter.ac.uk/FACT
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Spirituality & Healing in Medicine IV
Westin Hotel, Copley Place
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
December 14-16, 1997
Who Should Attend:
- Physicians
- Psychologists
- Nurses
- Clergy
- Social Workers
- Allied Health Professionals
- Healthcare Administration
Description of Presentations:
The objective of these courses is to continue to explore the relationship between
spirituality and healing in medicine and to give perspectives from world religions.
The physiological, neurological, and psychological effects of healing resulting from
spirituality also will be discussed. These courses evolved from the original
Spirituality & Healing in Medicine course of December 1995.
For more than 25 years laboratories at the Harvard Medical School have systematically
studied the benefits of mind/body interactions. The research established that when
a person engages in a repetitive prayer, word, sound or phrase and when intrusive
thoughts are passively disregarded, a special set of physiologic changes ensue.
There is decreased metabolism, heart rate, rate of breathing and distinctive
slower brain waves. These changes are the opposite of those induced by stress and
are an effective therapy in a number of diseases that include hypertension, cardiac
rhythm irregularities, many forms of chronic pain, insomnia, infertility, the symptoms
of cancer and AIDS, premenstrual syndrome, anxiety and mild and moderate depression.
In fact, to the extent that any disease is caused or made worse by stress to that extent
this physiological state is an effective therapy.
This work led to consideration of the healing effects of spirituality, since research
later established that people experienced increased spirituality as a result of
eliciting this state regardless of whether or not they used a religious repetitive
focus. Spirituality was expressed as experiencing the presence of a power, a force,
an energy, or what was perceived as God and this presence was close to the person.
Furthermore, spirituality was associated with fewer medical symptoms.
It is now an appropriate time to bring these findings into fuller contact with the
extremely rich and diverse experiences of spirituality and healing of religious
traditions. These courses will continue to explore similarities and differences
amongst long-standing religious practices from objective, scientific research as
well as subjective points of view.
These courses will present data from many religions of the world. Discussions of
physical pain will be emphasized because: it is incompletely treated by current
medical practices; virtually all religious traditions have addressed the issue;
and the experience of pain has been a prominent theme for both scientific and
spiritual discourses on mind/body interactions. Other data on spirituality and
healing and the power and biology of belief will also be discussed. In addition,
these courses will strive to identify future empirical research on the healing
aspects of spirituality in medicine.
Presentations:
- The Genesis of the Course, the Relaxation Response and Spirituality
- The Epidemiology of Spirituality
- Spirituality and Medical Outcomes
- The Pursuit of Personal and Society Healing: What Role for Spirituality?
- African Spiritual Healing Practices
- Buddhist Spiritual Healing Practices
- Jewish Spiritual Healing Practices
- Catholic Spiritual Healing Practices
- Islamic Spiritual Healing Practices
- Hispanic - Pentecostal Spiritual Healing Practices
- Christian Science Spiritual Healing Practices
- Nursing Spiritual Healing Practices with Emphasis on Florence Nightingale
- Psychology and Physiology of Pain as Related to Spiritual Healing Practices
- Healing Effects of Intercessory Prayer
- Theological Interpretations of Experiments on Intercessory Prayer
- Spirituality and Healing at the Bedside
- Neurobiological Mechanisms Related to the Placebo-Effect
- Remembered Wellness - Placebo Effect Healing, The Power and Biology of Belief
Registration/Information:
Harvard MED-CME
P.O. Box 825
Boston, MA 02117-0825
617-432-1525
Email: hms-cme@warren.med.harvard.edu
Web: http://www.feltco.com/hmscme/