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Mind Body Medicine is one of the fastest-growing areas in healthcare. Find out how modern science and the power of thoughts and emotions work together for better health.
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Exploring Physical and Emotional Dimensions of Pain and Loss: The Power of the Mind-Body Connection from 2023-12-13T21:14:19.744574
Selena Chan, DO, takes you through a brief history of treating mental health from the stone age to today. She then looks at psychiatry today and how we are at a time when behavioral medicine is uni...
ListenThe Neuroscience of Meditation Mindfulness and Compassion from 2023-12-13T21:14:19.737374
In times of stress, anxiety, and isolation finding effective strategies to understand our emotions and how we relate to the world at large often brings comfort. Mindfulness, meditation, and compass...
ListenThe Role of Music in Dementia Caregiving Relationships from 2023-12-13T21:14:19.689241
Research suggests that listening to or singing songs can provide emotional and behavioral benefits for people with Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Theresa Allison provides an overview of music in the cont...
ListenArt for Recovery from 2023-12-13T21:14:19.665926
Explore how to use the arts for healing with Amy Van Cleve, program manager of Art for Recovery at UCSF, and Healing Harpist Patrice Haan. The Art for Recovery program provides a safe environment w...
ListenMandala Therapy: Art of Centering the Self from 2023-12-13T21:14:19.661374
Creating mandalas is seen as an act of meditation that is a therapeutic modality with the potential to contribute to wellness and self care. Dr. Sudha Prathikanti, Clinical Professor in the Departm...
ListenHealth is an Issue of Psychology Not Nutrition from 2023-12-13T21:14:19.655025
Millions attempt some form of diet yet only a small fraction achieve permanent weight loss. Neuroscientist and writer Darya Rose discusses the power of habits as a much needed alternative to dietin...
ListenWhat is Yoga? Perspectives on its Journey from East to West from 2023-12-13T21:14:19.642560
For thousands of years, yoga has been a path to re-orienting our relationship to body, mind, and spirit, opening ourselves to transformation. At its essence, yoga involves grappling with our percei...
ListenPhysical Activity and Brain Health in Aging from 2023-12-13T21:14:19.616005
Engaging in everyday physical activity can influence brain and cognitive health. Zvinka Z. Zlatar, Ph.D., shares how physical activity can potentially reduce risk for Alzheimer's disease and other ...
ListenEastern View of the Mind: Comparing Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda Philosophy from 2023-12-13T21:14:19.611162
Join Dr. Anisha Durve for an enlightening exploration of two ancient healing systems—Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurvedic Philosophy. Drawing from years of experience and research, Dr. Durve ...
ListenPromoting Mental Health: The Holistic Approach of Acupuncture and Consciousness from 2023-10-21T13:00
This series offers integrative theories and models of mental health care that are housed in wellness, resilience, community, and equity. You will learn to identify and connect how mental health and...
ListenPsychedelic Research Psilocybin Therapy and Mental Illness from 2023-10-13T13:00
This series offers integrative theories and models of mental health care that are housed in wellness, resilience, community, and equity. You will learn to identify and connect how mental health and...
ListenCaring for Mind Body and Spirit: Coping with Cancer Care and Managing Cognitive Changes from 2022-08-20T13:00
Cancer has a major impact on our society with approximately 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. diagnosed during their lifetimes. This program examines sources of distress that arise from cancer, such as pai...
ListenCultivating Compassion and Resilience: Yoga for Enhancing Mental Health from 2022-04-30T13:00
The use of yoga and meditation as complementary medicine is growing. In 2017, 14% of U.S. adults participated in yoga, according to NIH. Depression and anxiety are among the most common conditions ...
ListenYoga and Dance: Attuning to Self through Creative Movement from 2022-04-27T13:00
There is a long history of the interconnectivity of yoga and dance. Many dancers find benefits from the movements in yoga. In this program, dancers Ishwarya Chaitantya and Varsha Ravikumar talks a...
ListenThe Appeal of Osteopathic Medicine with Hollis King DO; Michael Kurisu DO; and Paul J. Mills - UC Wellbeing Channel from 2022-04-22T04:35:35.969057
Hollis King and Michael Kurisu, both osteopathic physicians (DO's) at UC San Diego, describe how osteopathy is a hands-on medical treatment that focuses on the structure and function of the whole b...
ListenTibetan Medicine's Place in Integrative and Whole Systems Medical Practice from 2022-04-22T04:35:35.963141
Three dynamic speakers present case studies on the value of Tibetan medicine in treating chronic illnesses, optimizing clinical outcomes and improving mind-body-spirt wellbeing. Lobsang Dhondup of...
ListenThe Potential for Natural Products in Treating Alzheimer's Disease and Other Keynotes from 2017 Tibetan Medicine Conference on Mind-Body Health from 2022-04-22T04:35:35.900604
Keynote talks at the 2017 Tibetan Medicine Conference on Mind-Body Health are presented here, including Rudolph Tanzi, PhD, of the Harvard Medical School who describes his research with natural pro...
ListenOvereating Cues and Conditioning from 2022-04-22T04:35:35.881987
It is difficult to effectively manage our weight when the world around us is full of enticing and unhealthy options. Kerri Boutelle, PhD, joins David Granet, MD, to discuss how our minds become con...
ListenFuture Doctor: Michael Kurisu DO from 2022-04-22T04:35:35.859877
A more detailed look at the osteopathic treatment that Dr. Michael Kurisu provided to computer scientist Larry Smarr, as seen in "Future Patient/Future Doctor" (uctv.tv/shows/33132.) Series: "Wel...
ListenFuture Patient: Larry Smarr at the Visualization Wall at Calit2 from 2022-04-22T04:35:35.855945
The full recording of computer scientist Larry Smarr presenting ten years of his personal health data on the Visualization Wall at his institute, Calit2 at UC San Diego. Excerpts from this talk ar...
ListenEating Beyond Nutritional Needs: Overeating and Binge Eating from 2022-04-22T04:35:35.797205
Kerri Boutelle, PhD, joins David Granet, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P. to discuss eating habits that often result in obesity and the psychology behind it. Series: "Health Matters" [Health and Medicine]...
ListenBody Breath and Abundant Energy: Yoga for Vitalizing Physical Health from 2022-04-18T13:00
Dr. Bradly Jacobs, a primary care doctor with Bluewave Medicine, talks about the clinical and experiential research of the benefits of yoga, including demonstrating various yoga techniques. He prac...
ListenAutopilot Mode vs. Mindfulness from 2021-12-31T13:00
Neuroscientist and author Darya Rose discusses how practicing mindfulness allows us to interrupt our frequently-used autopilot mode. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medici...
ListenWhat Are Emotions? from 2021-09-12T17:41:03.064690
Eve Ekman gives a clinical definition of emotion, including their utility as we understand it, how they arise in the mind, and the ways various emotions are felt in different people. Series: "Well...
ListenThe Metabolism of Time from 2021-08-26T02:12:12.017952
Best-selling author Dr. Deepak Chopra explains the benefits of living presently as opposed to reaching ahead to the future, and speaks on the paradoxical notion that those who worry about time the ...
ListenThe Fundamental Differences Between Eastern and Western Thought from 2021-07-27T07:17:04.106122
Having been influenced by both Eastern and Western schools of thought, Dr. Deepak Chopra explains the fundamental aspects of each, highlighting the ways both can work together to form a more holist...
ListenMovement is Medicine from 2021-07-24T13:00
Physical therapy is optimizes movement to improve the human experience. Alissa Garcia-Sanchez, Physical Therapist at UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion, explores the framework behind physical therap...
ListenThe Essential Role of Music Therapy in Pediatric Health Care from 2021-07-23T13:00
Explore the role of music therapy to support treatment in the pediatric setting. Matthew Logan, Jennifer Goldhammer and Brianna Negrete are part of the Music Therapy Program at Benioff Children's H...
ListenThe Neuroscience of Creativity from 2021-07-16T13:00
Neural imaging is a useful technique to understand the biological basis of artistic creativity. Post-doctoral Scholar Karen Chan Barrett explores how researchers measure the creative brain in real ...
ListenThe Science of Laughter and Chocolate with Dr. Lee Berk and Ryan Berk - Frank B. Roehr Memorial Lecture from 2021-06-22T16:04:10.711478
Lee Berk, Professor at Loma Linda University in California has spent nearly three decades studying the effects of a good laugh on your brain and body, including hormone and immune systems. He is jo...
ListenIntegrative Therapy to Manage Anxiety and Reduce Stress from 2021-05-16T13:00
Dave Berger, somatic psychotherapist, physical therapist and bodyworker, provides practical suggestions for managing stress and anxiety. When stress and anxiety run high, nurturing your body-brain ...
ListenThe ABC’s of Life with Billy Moore - On Our Mind from 2021-05-04T03:13:52.865546
Inspired by the legacy of his father, boxing legend Archie Moore, Billy Moore has dedicated his life to helping kids find their footing in the world through boxing. His Any Body Can Youth Foundatio...
ListenCARTA: Altered States of the Human Mind: Ann Taves Read Montague Tom Csordas from 2021-04-23T13:00
Experts address altered states of the mind that are deliberately induced by humans. We will address what is known about origins and mechanisms of these mind-altering practices. In doing so, we hope...
ListenCARTA: Altered States of the Human Mind: Implications for Anthropogeny: Helen Weng -Intersectional Neuroscience: Meditation and Diversity from 2021-04-21T13:00
Experts address altered states of the mind that are deliberately induced by humans. We will address what is known about origins and mechanisms of these mind-altering practices. In doing so, we hope...
ListenCARTA: Altered States of the Human Mind: Implications for Anthropogeny: Read Montague - The Neural Underpinnings of Mindfulness from 2021-04-19T13:00
Experts address altered states of the mind that are deliberately induced by humans. We will address what is known about origins and mechanisms of these mind-altering practices. In doing so, we hope...
ListenNon-Duality and the Nature of Experience with Rupert Spira and Paul J. Mills -- UC Wellbeing Channel from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Rupert Spira, author of “The Transparency of Things,” speaks here with Paul J. Mills of UC San Diego about the concept of non-duality, or advaita. They explore the idea that there is no separation ...
ListenHandling Emotion from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Dr. Eve Ekman discusses the ways people typically interact with their emotions, especially negative ones, and which of these ways has been shown to be most effective. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health ...
ListenYuko's Story - Cancer Recovery and Yoga - Urban Yogis Ep 2 - Deepak Chopra from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Artist Yuko Kodama shares her inspiring story of healing and transformation and the role of yoga in her recovery. Yuko's cancer began in her mouth, and her art reflects the pain and memory associat...
ListenRethinking Negativity from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Margaret Chesney demonstrates how a negative state of mind can alter your physiology and increase the likelihood of disease or disorder. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31220]
ListenThe Microbiome Mind and Brain Interactions - 2015 COAST/SSEW Symposium - Gut Feelings: The Microbiome the Mind and Metabolic Health from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Dr. Emeran Mayer, an expert on the clinical and neurobiological aspects of the gut-brain axis, is a Professor in the Department of Medicine, Physiology and Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of ...
ListenAdd Stretching to Your Daily Regimen from 2021-01-22T13:00
Foot and ankle injuries are common for both the weekend warrior and the professional athlete. Dr. Sonya Ahmed, a former competitive athlete herself, discusses the importance of adequate stretching....
ListenOn Resilience: Realists are Optimists from 2020-09-18T13:00
Dr. Darlene Mininni shares how two words in particular can negatively affect mental health. This lecture is part of the Frank B. Roehr Memorial Lecture Series, which was established by Mr. Roehr's ...
ListenMaximizing Potential – Understanding the Dimension of Neurodiversity from 2020-05-14T13:00
Kristen Pedersen Senior Director, Business Development and Workforce Inclusion; The Arc-San Francisco Series: "Developmental Disabilities Update" [Health and Medicine] [Education][Show ID: 35793]
ListenYour Self Care Toolkit: Simple Exercise and Mindfulness Ideas for Parents from 2020-05-12T13:00
COVID-19 has caused feelings of uncertainty, anxiety, and even anger. What are effective tools to deal with your emotions during these difficult times? Shelli Kurth and Nicole Assisi will show you ...
ListenWhat to Do When You Are At Your Wits End: Dealing with Emotions While Distance Learning from 2020-04-30T13:00
COVID-19 has caused feelings of uncertainty, anxiety, and even anger. What are effective tools to deal with your emotions during these difficult times? Shelli Kurth and Nicole Assisi will show you ...
ListenWhat is Burnout? from 2018-09-18T13:00
Beating burnout is hard under the best circumstances but even harder when things happen. Here, Dr. Larissa Thomas describes the characteristics of burnout. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Publ...
ListenIllness Identity and Suffering from 2018-07-12T13:00
Rev. Denah Joseph, Chaplain and Associate Director UCSF Palliative Care Service, discusses the psychology of suffering when serious illness or loss occurs. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Publ...
ListenMindfulness is Easy from 2018-05-31T13:00
Douglas Ziedonis, MD, MPH, Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences and Professor of Psychiatry at UC San Diego, discusses some informal practices of mindfulness. Series: "Stein Institute for ...
ListenAn Evening with Deepak Chopra - Writer's Symposium By The Sea 2018 from 2018-04-30T13:00
Following his presentation to the 2018 Writer’s Symposium by the Sea at Point Loma Nazarene University, Deepak Chopra, MD talks with host Dean Nelson about breakthroughs in integrative medicine and...
ListenThe Healing Self with Deepak Chopra -- Writer's Symposium By The Sea 2018 from 2018-04-30T13:00
Deepak Chopra, MD, a leading pioneer in integrative medicine, shares insights from his new book, “The Healing Self,” on how to protect your immune system by managing stress and reducing inflammatio...
ListenSpirituality and Healthy Aging - Research on Aging from 2018-04-12T13:00
What is spirituality and spiritual health? How can we effectively assess our own spirituality and identify spiritual distress in ourselves and others? Douglas Ziedonis, MD, MPH, Associate Vice Chan...
ListenModels Of / Models For Integrative and Whole Systems Research -- Part 2 from 2017-12-22T13:00
Can (Martin) Zhang of Harvard Medical School leads off the panel with a detailed discussion of factors leading to Alzheimer’s disease and the potential benefits of curcumin in treatment. He is fol...
ListenTibetan Medicine's Place in Integrative and Whole Systems Medical Practice - Part 2 from 2017-12-15T13:00
This presentation continues the conversation on the value of Tibetan medicine in treating chronic diseases, optimizing clinical outcomes and improving mind-body-spirt wellbeing. Alejandro Chaoul o...
ListenModels Of / Models For Integrative and Whole Systems Research from 2017-12-15T13:00
Key presentations on research models in integrative medicine feature the use of functional MRI to track changes in the brain during meditation; measuring the effect of intense meditation retreats o...
ListenYoga as Therapy with Erik Groessl and Paul J. Mills -- UC Wellbeing Channel from 2017-09-21T13:00
Clinical psychologist Erik Groessl talks about research showing the value of yoga in reducing pain, improving physical function and overcoming opioid addiction in military veterans, among other pat...
ListenComprehensive Cancer Care: Integrative Oncology with Daniel Vicario MD and Paul J. Mills from 2017-05-22T13:00
Medical oncologist Daniel Vicario, co-founder of the San Diego Cancer Center, talks about his pioneering research in integrating Western medicine with ancient healing techniques as he develops comp...
ListenComprehensive Cancer Care: Integrative Oncology with Daniel Vicario MD and Paul J. Mills from 2017-05-22T13:00
Medical oncologist Daniel Vicario, co-founder of the San Diego Cancer Center, talks about his pioneering research in integrating Western medicine with ancient healing techniques as he develops comp...
ListenThe Neurobiology of Empathy and Compassion: Dr. Bill Mobley Sages and Scientists 2016 from 2016-11-25T13:00
Learn how neuroscience can transform lives and our world through the study of empathy and compassion. By increasing self-awareness through feedback paradigms, Dr. Bill Mobley of UC San Diego explai...
ListenSadness and the Cell: Is Depression All in Your Body or is it All in Your Mind? from 2016-09-27T13:00
Is stress just in your head or can its impact be physical? Owen M. Wolkowitz, MD examines how stress and depression can affect the body on a cellular level and shares treatment and lifestyle interv...
ListenMeditation for the UC Community with Deepak Chopra MD from 2016-09-19T13:00
Dr. Deepak Chopra opens with an explanation of the principles and values of meditation and then guides a session for students, staff and faculty of the University of California. Series: "Wellbeing...
ListenCellular Communication from 2016-09-16T13:00
Jean-Pierre Changeux speaks on how he revolutionized the way science and medicine understand brain cells and the communication that takes place between them. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medic...
ListenHow to Alter Your Relationship with Time from 2016-08-26T13:00
Dr. Deepak Chopra shows how, through simple meditative exercises focusing on self and environmental awareness, you can shift your perception of time to the present and ground yourself in the now. ...
ListenThe Creativity in Higher Consciousness from 2016-08-26T13:00
Drawing on yogic tradition, best-selling author Dr. Deepak Chopra explains the essence of creativity, how the artist implicitly taps into higher stages of consciousness, and why artificial intellig...
ListenMapping the Human Biofield from 2016-08-26T13:00
Dr. Deepak Chopra hopes that the future will bring a better understanding of the influence cast by a person’s electromagnetic field, and how those fields interact with one another. Series: "Wellbe...
ListenKundalini Yoga - 30 Days of Intent No. 8 from 2016-08-26T13:00
Iman Crosson and Natalie Spilger learn about kundalini yoga, a more esoteric style of yoga that has them chanting, giggling and doing some funky postures. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine]...
ListenJulie learns about the Reversal of Aging - Chopra Centered No. 9 from 2016-08-26T13:00
The Food Network's Julie Zwillich discusses how the signs of aging can be reversed with Deepak Chopra. The Chopra Center's method of age reversal is through changing the perception of the body, tim...
ListenJulie learns Yoga - Chopra Centered No. 3 from 2016-08-26T13:00
Julie Zwillich is introduced to the seven spiritual laws of yoga in part three of her trip to the Chopra Center. She learns that the qualities you learn and develop on the mat often translate to li...
ListenLove and the Brain - Super Brain with Rudy Tanzi from 2016-08-26T13:00
What happens in your brain when you fall in love? Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31283]
ListenMeditation and the Brain - Super Brain with Rudy Tanzi from 2016-08-26T13:00
How does meditation affect your brain? Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31284]
ListenMeditation: What Is It and What Are Its Benefits? with Deepak Chopra from 2016-08-26T13:00
Deepak Chopra defines meditation and discusses it's history and context in Vedanta. He also explains some of the benefits of its practice. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31285]
ListenWhat Is Ego? Ask Deepak Chopra! from 2016-08-26T13:00
Deepak Chopra explores the meaning and role of the ego in our consciousness. Is it good or bad? The ego is our self-image, not our true self. It is characterized by labels, masks, images, and judge...
ListenThe Science of Sleep - The Rabbit Hole with Deepak Chopra from 2016-08-26T13:00
Sleep is much more than just a time of rest and repair. Deepak Chopra discusses the deeper significance of sleeping and dreaming, so critical to our health. Sleeping gives our brain necessary time ...
ListenTeaching Awareness to Children from 2016-08-19T13:00
Dr. Deepak Chopra, author of “Super Genes”, enlightens us as to when a child is first ready to begin cultivating his or her awareness. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31178]
ListenHow Does The Enlightened Brain Perceive Reality? from 2016-08-19T13:00
Dr. Deepak Chopra discusses various yogic practices and the distinct forms of enlightenment that accompany them. He claims the neural correlates to this enlightenment are now available to us, we ju...
ListenThe Brain Is a Verb from 2016-08-19T13:00
Dr. Deepak Chopra explains what he means when he says the brain is a verb, and speaks on how the interconnectedness of people allows for separate brains to interact and thus form a collective consc...
ListenThe Biological Benefits of Meditation from 2016-08-12T13:00
Best-selling author Dr. Deepak Chopra shares the exciting results of a recent study he conducted showing the numerous health benefits of frequent meditation. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medic...
ListenAchieving Mindfulness from 2016-08-12T13:00
Steve Hickman, Executive Director of the UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness, explains the process of achieving mindfulness and what it means to reach this mental state. Series: "Wellbeing " [Heal...
ListenHow Consciousness Determines Biology from 2016-08-12T13:00
Dr. Deepak Chopra describes the causal relationship between states of consciousness and physiology, and how we are now able to measure the correlation between the two. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health...
ListenThe Chemistry of Consciousness from 2016-08-12T13:00
Jean-Pierre Changeux discusses how general anesthetics hint at the chemical nature of consciousness. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31264]
ListenThe Seven States of Consciousness from 2016-07-29T13:00
In discussing the medicinal importance of sleep, Dr. Deepak Chopra details the seven distinct states of consciousness, describing their characteristics and ordering them according to their ability ...
ListenThe Transpersonal Nature of Consciousness from 2016-07-29T13:00
Dr. Deepak Chopra, author of “Super Genes”, explains that consciousness should not be understood as individuated and personal, rather it should be viewed as shared and communal, both between people...
ListenHow Does Yoga Affect The Nervous System? from 2016-07-29T13:00
The vagus nerve is one of the most influential components of the human body. Best-selling author Dr. Deepak Chopra explains how yoga’s various poses target nerves like the vagus and can benefit the...
ListenThe Importance of Imagery from 2016-07-29T13:00
Dr. Martin Rossman describes the emotive language of imagery and its ability to modulate your stress levels as well as aid your creativity, self- expression, and overall mental health. Series: "We...
ListenThe Physiology of Mindfulness from 2016-07-29T13:00
Dr. Steve Hickman describes exercises and common practices that help to promote mindfulness, and puts forth evidence showing that mindfulness can actually work to create demonstrable changes in neu...
ListenThe Illusion of Stagnation from 2016-07-22T13:00
Dr. Deepak Chopra speaks on the prominent perception of stagnation, and explains how such a feeling is possible in an existence so defined by evolution and change. Series: "Wellbeing " [Health and...
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