Enhanced Events — Yoga Classes, Q&A Sessions, and Discussion Groups
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Day 1
Introduction to Neuroscience and Yoga
Eddie Stern
Yoga to Calm the Nervous System
Eddie Stern is a Yoga instructor, author, and aspiring researcher from New York City who has been actively involved in many facets of Yoga education for over 30 years. He has authored curriculum and led trainings in wellness practices for public education that have reached over 100,000 school children and educators in several states, and designed yoga protocols that have been used in research studies examining the efficacies of yoga practices.
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Yoga for Mindfulness and Mobility
Ruben de Monte
Ruben is a former professional ballet dancer, and movement has always been his language. He has studied various disciplines, delving into yoga, mobility, breath-work, and stress resilience. Specialising in the therapeutic aspects of movement, he’s undergone additional training focused specifically on enhancing joint health, decreasing the likelihood of injuries, and managing chronic pain.
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Live Discussion Group
Jonathan Rosenthal, MD
Dr. Jonathan Rosenthal is a neurologist in New York City, currently a clinical fellow in neurophysiology at Weill-Cornell School of Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He is an avid yoga student of Sri Dharma Mittra. Since 2014, he has been hosting events about neuroscience and yoga, and is working to expand his research programs to include yoga interventions.
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Day 2
Yoga + Cancer
Embracing Mindful Tools for Mental Wellness during Cancer
Lynne Goldberg
Lynne is two-time cancer thriver who has been practicing and teaching mindfulness and meditation for over 20 years and has been named one of the top meditation teachers in the country by Forbes. She is the co-founder of Breethe, one of the most downloaded meditation apps on the market with over 10-million downloads in 90 countries. She has been featured in media outlets such as TIME, NPR, InStyle, People, Self, and more.
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Yin Yoga and Cancer Survivorship
Doreen Wiggins, MD
Doreen Wiggins, MD hails from Brown University's Warren Alpert School of Medicine. She is a Fellow at the University of Arizona Andrew Weil School of Integrative Medicine. She specializes in breast cancer surgery, cancer survivorship, integrative medicine, benefits of yoga for health.
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Yoga for Cancer and Gut Health
Sarah Thomas
Sarah Thomas is a yoga teacher in Little Rock, Arkansas, passionate about addressing the whole health of the individual. She has an awareness of barriers to health within her city and state. Sarah also works as a health and wellness lifestyle coach.
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Live Q&A Session
Ting Bao, MD + Maria Gonzalez, PhD + Leigh Leibel, PhD(c) + and Tina Paul
Ting Bao, MD is an oncologist at Harvard. Maria Gonzalez, PhD is a researcher in Australia. Leigh Leibel, PhD(c) is a yoga therapist and researcher at Columbia University. Tina Paul is a yoga therapist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
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Live Discussion Group
Jonathan Rosenthal, MD
Dr. Jonathan Rosenthal is a neurologist in New York City, currently a clinical fellow in neurophysiology at Weill-Cornell School of Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He is an avid yoga student of Sri Dharma Mittra. Since 2014, he has been hosting events about neuroscience and yoga, and is working to expand his research programs to include yoga interventions.
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Day 3
Yoga + Sleep and Insomnia
Live Q&A Session
Kristin Anderson, PhD + Shirley Telles, PhD
Kristin Anderson, PhD is a neuroscientist in Ireland. Shirley Telles, PhD is a neurophysiologist and yoga researcher in India.
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Workshop on Self Image
Charlotte Multon
Charlotte Multon is the founder of Sadhana, a Yoga School in the French countryside just outside Paris. She is passionate about neuroscience, and believes yoga and neuroscience can help us better understand ourselves, in practice and in theory. At Sadhana, the primary areas of research are the effects of yoga on stress, anxiety and body image.
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Yoga Nidra
Sri Dharma Mittra
Sri Dharma Mittra is a yoga master who has dedicated his life to the karma yoga or selfless service of sharing the accumulated wisdom gained through constant practice and teaching over a half-century at his school in New York and around the world.
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Live Discussion Group
Jonathan Rosenthal, MD
Dr. Jonathan Rosenthal is a neurologist in New York City, currently a clinical fellow in neurophysiology at Weill-Cornell School of Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He is an avid yoga student of Sri Dharma Mittra. Since 2014, he has been hosting events about neuroscience and yoga, and is working to expand his research programs to include yoga interventions.
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Day 4
Yoga + Eating Disorders
Nourishing Yoga Nidra
Xiao Lumen
Xiao is a versatile professional with expertise in science, nutrition, and yoga, holding a 500-hour certification in Yoga Nidra. Known for her innovative methods in addressing eating behaviors, Xiao is passionate about promoting holistic health and wellness.
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From Anorexia Nervosa to a Yoga Start-up
Alexia Michel
Alexia Michel is the founder of Om My Mind, a mission-driven start-up, which aims to carry out prevention and research in the fields of integrative health and eating disorders. Alexia herself suffered from anorexia nervosa for 20 years.
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Live Q&A Session
Catherine Cook-Cottone, PhD + Esther Estey, PhD + Abha Rajbhandari, PhD + Chelsea Roff
Drs. Catherine Cook-Cottone, Esther Estey, and Abha Rajbhandari are scientists. Chelsea Roff is a yoga therapist and founder of Eat Breathe Thrive.
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Yoga for Eating Disorder Prevention and Recovery
Chelsea Roff
Chelsea Roff is the Founder and Director of Eat Breathe Thrive — an international charity dedicated to helping people recover from eating disorders. A world-renowned yoga therapist, educator, and community-based researcher, she has spent over a decade working to develop, deliver, and support research on yoga-based interventions for people with eating disorders.
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