PEARL WEBINAR
June 12th 2021
Overview
Heartfulness meditation is a state of mind, a way of being that enriches self-awareness that we carry with us all the time. We need to prepare our body and breath to enter into the state of meditation. Yogic lifestyle (dinacharya) practices prepare our body and mind for meditation. In this webinar we will demonstrate the dinacharya practices.
Speaker Dilip Sarkar, MD, FACS, D.Litt(Yoga), Dilip Sarkar, MD, FACS, C-IAYT, D.Litt (Yoga) and Chairman of the Center for Integrative Medicine and Yoga, Taksha Institute, Hampton, Virginia, is a retired vascular surgeon turned yoga acharya, certified yoga therapist, certified Ayurvedic yoga therapist and Ayurvedic teacher. He retired as an associate professor of surgery at Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, and now teaches yoga therapy, Ayurvedic philosophy and Ayurvedic yoga therapy both nationally and internationally to health care providers, with a focus on integrating yogic and Ayurvedic wisdom with the science of Western medicine. Dr. Sarkar started the first category one ACCME-approved CME (Continuing Medical Education) course in the USA for physicians: “Yoga Therapy for Medical Professionals” in 2010. He serves on several local and national healthcare boards as past president of the board of directors for the American Heart Association, Hampton Roads Chapter, Virginia, past president of the board of directors, International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT), past chairman of the board, Life in Yoga Institute, life member, National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA). Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and Fellow of the American Associations of Integrative Medicine (AAIM). On January 12, 2019, during annual convocation, he was awarded the Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) degree in yoga by the best yoga university in the world, SVYASA (Swami Vivekananda Yog Anushandhana Samsthana) of Bengaluru, India.
His new DVD Yoga Therapy for Health and Healing: A Daily Practice and his book Yoga Therapy, Ayurveda and Western Medicine: A Healthy Convergence published in April of 2017 has been well received by the yoga therapy, Ayurveda and Western health care communities. The book will be translated in Bengali and will be published in India by Ananda Publisher of Kolkata, India.
Key Takeaways
Participants will learn how to practice yogic lifestyle as a preparation for meditation.
Who Should Attend
Anyone who wants to continue to walk into their purpose and greatness