Buddhist inspired resources for physicians and other health care professionals.
Posted in Tibetan Tradition, Uncategorized on Feb 12th, 2009
Hi,
I just discovered your wonderful blog today. I was struck by how original the idea is, not to mention how needed it is, as well. I passed it on to our sangha, many of whom are involved in health care to some degree. And, one of our nuns runs a prison project here in Maryland.
I’m [...]
Posted in Addiction Medicine, Mindfulness in Medicine on Feb 12th, 2009
Wed., Feb. 18, 2009, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM; Seattle Washington, University of Washington campus
Kane Hall 120. Open to the public. Admission is FREE, but space is limited and advance registration is requested. https://go.washington.edu/uwaa/events/2009psych_lectures/details.tcl You can also register by calling the UW Alumni Association at 206-543-0540.
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Addiction is one of the nation’s major health problems, as [...]
Posted in Refugee Medicine, Social Action / Engaged Buddhism, Tibetan Tradition on Feb 5th, 2009
Coming soon … information regarding this medical project in Tibet.
This comes from a friend of dd.org: “[Rinpoche is] particularly interested in getting help with the treatment of tuberculosis, maternal and child, neonatal illness, dental disease, and eye disease (mainly cataracts). He needs equipment, particularly ultrasound equipment, technicians, physicians, nurses, the whole gamut. Needless to say, [...]
Posted in Compassion, Medical Education, Mindfulness in Medicine, Prison Outreach, Social Action / Engaged Buddhism, Zen Tradition on Feb 5th, 2009
(Aug 14, 2009 — Aug 19, 2009 at the Upaya Institute and Zen Center, http://www.upaya.org/programs/event.php?id=196)
Using the Five Buddha Family Mandala as a base, we explore practices, processes, and perspectives on how the capacity for servant-leadership is culitivated by bearing witness to the charnel grounds of life. This brave practice forms the base for socially-engaged practice, social change work, and peacemaking.
Servant-leadership [...]
Posted in Compassion, Medical Education, Mindfulness in Medicine, Zen Tradition on Feb 5th, 2009
(Aug 05, 2009 — Aug 09, 2009 at the Upaya Institute and Zen Center, http://www.upaya.org/programs/event.php?id=193)
This exceptional program explores through teaching, interactive sessions, and meditation the neurological basis of social intelligence. Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) is a way of thinking about the experience of being human and how we develop well-being in our lives and the life of the world through the [...]
Posted in Compassion, Death & Dying, Hospice, Zen Tradition on Feb 5th, 2009
(Jul 10, 2009 — Jul 12, 2009 at the Upaya Institute and Zen Center, http://www.upaya.org/programs/event.php?id=280)
This retreat is for professional and family caregivers, those with life-threatening illness and those wishing to explore approaches to end-of-life care and issues related to dying and death. Participants will explore our views of pain, suffering, mortality, and freedom from suffering; perspectives on our encounter with [...]
Posted in Compassion, Medical Education, Mindfulness in Medicine, Zen Tradition on Feb 5th, 2009
(May 29, 2009 — May 31, 2009 at the Upaya Institute and Zen Center, http://www.upaya.org/programs/event.php?id=187)
In this weekend retreat, Dr. Wallace focuses on two methods for cultivating meditative quiescence, or shamatha. In addition to exploring the important neuroscience research being done on Dr. Wallace’s Shamatha project, he will teach, shamatha, the practice of “mindfulness of breathing”, which is an effective approach [...]
Posted in Death & Dying, Medical Education, Zen Tradition on Feb 5th, 2009
(Apr 26, 2009 — May 03, 2009 and Oct 11, 2009 — Oct 18, 2009 at the Upaya Institute and Zen Center, http://www.upaya.org/programs/event.php?id=184)
This revolutionary and practical training program for health care professionals gives essential tools for work with dying people and their families. Designed for physicians, nurses, social workers, hospice workers, and clergy, the training covers core issues related to dying, death, and grieving; ethical issues [...]
Posted in Research/Evidence-Based Medicine, Zen Tradition on Feb 5th, 2009
(From the Upaya Institute and Zen Center; conference held in Jan 2009, http://www.upaya.org/programs/event.php?id=170)
Upaya’s 2009 program on neuroscience and meditation explores two core Buddhist practices: compassion and open presence (shikantaza in Zen, dzogchen in Vajrayana, choiceless awareness in Theravada). In recent years, neuroscientific studies of Buddhist meditators who practice the cultivation of compassion and non-referential presence, and [...]