Wed.Oct. 23, 12:00-1:00pm | Introduction to the 2024 Summit, Tia Rich, PhD |
Wed.Oct. 23, 9:00am-4:00pm | In-person Opportunity to Walk the Labyrinth at Stanford’s Memorial Church. No registration necessary. |
Wed.Oct. 23, 5:00-6:15pm | Adaawx: Sacred Stories and Healing, Patricia June Vickers, PhD |
Wed.Oct. 23, 7:00-8:15pm | Meditation and the Glymphatic System, Manus Donahue, MBA, PhD |
Wed. Oct. 23, 5:00-6:15pm | Polyvagal Theory, the Body and How to Heal Prevalent Aspects of Trauma, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk |
Thurs. Oct, 24, 7:30-8:15am | iPause Guided practice #1, Contemplative Movement and Stillness for Health and Well-being for All, Tia Rich, PhD |
Thurs. Oct, 24, 12:00-1:30pm | Transforming Obstacles into Opportunity, Andrew Holecek, DDS |
Thurs. Oct, 24, 5:00-6:15pm | Living and Healing from a Center of Unbreakable Wholeness, Richard Miller, PhD |
Thurs. Oct, 24, 7:00-8:30pm | Interactive Workshop Integrating the Sacred Stories of Our Ancestors, Patricia June Vickers, PhD |
Fri. Oct, 25, 7:30-8:15am | iPause Guided practice #2, My Life as Sacred Story, Patricia June Vickers, PhD |
Fri. Oct, 25, 12:00-1:15pm | Clinical Implications and Applications of Meditation and Benefits for the Glymphatic System, Ciaran Considine, PhD |
Fri. Oct, 25, 5:00-6:15pm | From Furious to Curious: Deep Listening and the Alchemy of Strong Emotions, Ron Epstein, MD |
Fri. Oct, 25, 7:30-9:00pm | iPause Guided practice #3, iRest Yoga Nidra: Embodying Health, Healing, and Unbreakable Wholeness, Richard Miller, PhD |
Sat. Oct, 26, 8:30-9:30am | In-person Interactive Workshop, The Power of the Pause, Tia Rich, PhD |
Sat. Oct, 26, 10:00-11:00am | In-person Interactive Workshop, The Power of the Pause, Tia Rich, PhD |
Sat. Oct, 26, 1:00-2:15pm | Embodiment and Somatics as Contemplative Practice: Reclaiming our innate well-being, Susan Aposhyn, MA, LPC |
Sun. Oct, 27, 1:00-2:30pm | Interactive Workshop, Embodiment and Somatics as Contemplative Practice: Reclaiming our innate well-being together in dialogue, Susan Aposhyn, MA, LPC |
Sun. Oct, 27, 3:30-5:00pm | The Contemplative Clinician: A Buddhist and Psychodynamic Perspective, Pilar Jennings, PhD |
Sun. Oct, 27, 7:00-9:00pm | Interactive Workshop, iRest Yoga Nidra: Living, Healing and Dying In Wholeness, Richard Miller, PhD |
Mon. Oct, 28, 7:30-8:15am | iPause Guided practice #4, Healing Imagery: Lovingkindness and Compassion in the Relational Sphere, Pilar Jennings, PhD |
Mon. Oct, 28, 12:00-1:30pm | What can I do? Responding effectively in a Time of Crisis: Debugging the Source Code of Our Crises and Craziness, Roger Walsh, MD, PhD |
Mon. Oct, 28, 4:45-6:00pm | Interactive Workshop: Deepening Meditation for Experienced Practitioners, Roger Walsh, MD, PhD |
Mon. Oct, 28, 7:00-8:45pm | Interactive Workshop: Meditations for Dying Before You Die, Andrew Holecek, DDS |
Tues. Oct, 29, 7:30-8:15am | iPause Guided practice #5, Meditation for Opening, Andrew Holececk, DDS |
Tues. Oct, 29, 12:00-1:30pm | Well-being is a Skill: Perspectives from Contemplative Neuroscience, Richard J. Davidson, PhD |
Tues. Oct, 29, 5:45-7:00pm | Pain, Anxiety, Meditation, and the Brain, Sara Lazar, PhD |
Wed. Oct, 30, 7:30-8:15am | iPause Guided practice #6, Mindfulness of the Body, Sara Lazar, PhD |
Wed. Oct, 30, 9:00am-4:00pm | In-person Opportunity to Walk the Labyrinth at Stanford’s Memorial Church. No registration necessary. |
Wed. Oct, 30, 12:00-1:15pm | Buddhist Wisdom Principles: Deepening Understanding of Self, Health and Reality, William Van Gordon, PhD |
Wed. Oct, 30, 5:45-7:00pm | The Power of Fierce and Tender Self-Compassion, Kristin Neff, PhD |
Thurs. Oct, 31, 7:30-8:15am | iPause Guided practice #7, Showing Up As Yourself: Authenticity and Self-Compassion as a Way to Find Professional Fulfillment, Al’ai Alvarez, MD |
Thurs. Oct, 31, 12:00-1:30pm | Compassion and Joy: Practicing the Dharma in Times of Uncertainty, Sharon Salzberg |
Fri. Nov, 01, 7:30-8:15am | iPause Guided practice #8, Lovingkindness, Sharon Salzberg |
Fri. Nov, 01, 12:00-1:30pm | Interactive Workshop, Seeds of Compassion, Sharon Salzberg |
Fri. Nov, 01, 4:30-5:45pm | Dissociation in the World of Mindfulness: What are the Hurdles, Benefits and Cautions, Christine Forner, MSW |
Sat. Nov, 02, 10:00-11:30am | Interactive Workshop First Aid Kit For the Mind: Decolonizing Addictive and Habitual Behaviours, Valerie (Vimalasara) Mason-John, MA |
Sat. Nov, 02, 12:30-2:15pm | Interactive Workshop Dissociation, Mindfulness, and Securefulness: Not me, Me, and Us, Christine Forner, MSW |
Sat. Nov, 02, 3:15-4:00pm | iPause Guided practice #9, A Continuum of Being: Contemplative Embodiment Practice and Embodied Meditation Practice, Susan Aposhyn, MA, LPC |
Sat. Nov, 02, 7:00-8:30pm | Non-judgmental Receptivity to Whatever Comes: The Daily Practice of Henry David Thoreau and John Cage, Charles Junkerman |
Sun. Nov, 03, 9:20am-1:20pm | In-person in Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ‘Ootchamin ‘Ooyakma, Contemplative Hikes in Nature, Registration Required using the Contemplation by Design Eventbrite link. Registered participants will leave campus every hour on shuttles to JRBPOO to meet a docent for each small group hike. |
Sun. Nov, 03, 11:00-12:00pm | In-person in Memorial Church UPW Talk by Guest speaker, Gopi Kallayil, MBA |
Sun. Nov, 03, 12:15-1:15pm | In-person in Memorial Church Guided Practice #10, Kirtan Meditation with Jahnavi Harrison and the kirtan youth of the Hare Krishna Temple of Silicon Valley |