Well-Being, Happiness & Wisdom Through Inner-work
June 18: 7:30 - 8:30 am Los Angeles time, 8:00 to 9:00 pm India time.An interactive conversation with Professor Seonaigh MacPherson University of the Fraser Valley British Columbia Canada who will be addressing the themes of:
- Experiences starting the first Canadian Mindfulness Based Teaching Learning Program.
- Cross-cultural transition from traditional Asian to western scientific-secular approaches.
- Well-being and mindfulness based initiatives for students
ORGANIZERSSimon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada.Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University) Agra, U.P., India.To register and receive a link to the webinar go to the link here: Registration form for Virtual Talk Series on Well-being, Happiness and Wisdom through Inner-Work (June 18, 2020 at 7.30 am PST).
Seonaigh began practicing meditation over 40 years ago, which led to travels and sojourns in Sri Lanka and India. She has studied with leading meditation teachers, including with HH the Dalai Lama, Ven. Tara Tulku, and Jon Kabat-Zinn. She participated in a formative Mind and Life dialogue at the Dalai Lama's residence in Indian in 1997, observing week-long exchanges between the Dalai Lama and leading Western physicists. She has taught Buddhism at the University of Alberta and, more recently, introduced undergraduate courses in mindfulness and wellbeing at UFV. In 2016, she became certified as an MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) teacher and in 2018, received the highest, Level 2, certification to teach and supervise MBSR teachers in training. She collaborates closely with the Centre for Mindfulness Studies in Toronto and is currently negotiating a partnership agreement between the Centre and the University of the Fraser Valley.
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Dr. Tom Culham
Lecturer
Beedie School of Business
Simon Fraser University
Vancouver B C
604 773 2489
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