Research Week Activities (No.v 23 - 24, 2009) : CIM Mind Body Studies hold "Mindfulness Practices for Stress Management:" Chair Yoga sessions for employees of DLSHSI. (Morning and Afternoon session). In collaboration with HRD of DLS HSI (Training Section).
D.G. Simbulan Jr.'s Paper Presentation "MINDFULNESS PRACTICES FROM EASTERN TRADITIONS: A REVIEW OF CLINICAL AND FIELD APPLICATIONS AND RELEVANCE TO FILIPINO YOUTH" at the 2009 National Conference on Interfaith Dialogue at DLSU Manila, Nopv. 26 - 28, 2009.
Entry by D. G. Simbulan, Jr. "From Oct 21 - Nov 1, 2009, I will be joining a ten-day Vipassana Meditation Retreat in Dasmarinas, Cavite. It is organized by Vipassana Philippines; Vipassana was formally introduced to the Philippines by Sister Angelina Walker, RSCJ, who first experienced it in Thailand. Vipassana Philippines is a part of a global Vipassana network Vipassana is an ancient meditation technique of self-observation which evolved from India and has spread through different parts of Asia and now around the world. It was primarily practiced by Asian monks, but many lay people of various religious or secular orientations are now practicing it nowadays, thanks to the efforts of a Burma-born Indian Mr. S.N. Goenka and his Burmese teacher, the late and renowned Burmese public servant U Ba Khin. It has now found a place in medical practice with modifications as a stress-reduction technique, due to the efforts of the Stress Reduction Clinic of the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine founded by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn in 1979. In fact, recently, scientists, medical practitioners, social workers and educators have come out with a book entitled "CLINICAL HANDBOOK OF MINDFULNESS" released in 2008, which centers on this "technique" and how it has evolved in modern society. The book is published by Springer company. Other books which readers who would like to read more on mindfulness applications in medicine include: "FULL CATASTROPHE LIVING Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness" by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, and "Heal Thy Self: Lessons on Mindfulness in Medicine" by Dr. Saki Santorelli. More can be found by making an online search in amazon.com . Recently , research studies on the "pure" form of Vipassana (as taught by Goenka) are also coming out in the literature.
To learn more about mindfulness, there is no substitute for practice, just like any other skill. Simple techniques like breath awareness can help people become more focused, improve human relationships, help people follow rules and regulations, and away from mindless human competition."
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(Centering Prayer and Lasallian Method of Interior Prayer)
Two Hearts of Jesus and Mary Chapel
De La Salle Health Sciences Institute
Dasmarinas, Cavite
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venue: YOGA Room, 3rd floor
ANGELO KING MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER
DE LA SALLE HEALTH SCIENCES INSTITUTE
DASMARINAS, CAVITE
PHILIPPINES
Evening Class hours: 5:15 - 6:45 pm
Option for late afternoon classes open, based on number of participants.
Monday and Wednesday classes, in addition to regular Thursday and Friday Yoga eveingingclasses will be re-opened.
For new applicants, you can email me at dantejr@gmail.com
Class rates for outside clients : P100 (60% of fee partly goes to flood relief and rehabilitation donations; 40% institutional fee). Attendance by reservation only, as we can accomodate 12 people per session only. Afternoon classes, from 3 - 4:30 pm can also be opened.
Additional cash donations as well as relief goods are accepted at the Information Desk of the DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (3rd building, 1st floor of UMC Hospital, Dasmarinas, Cavite).
(Above) Residents in the streets during massive flooding in MetroManila and neighboring provinces in Luzon last Sept 26, 2009. Decades of deforestation, overflow of river systems and Laguna de Bay, and failure of flood control systems, in the face of historic volume of rainfall (climate change) contributed to the flooding. Government's disaster preparedness was put to a test at all levels, and failed. More than 300 have died so far.
(Below:) Members of the Lasallian community from DLSHSI, led by the Mission and Linkage Office, distribute relief goods to baranggay residents in Cainta of Rizal province, last Oct. 2, 2009.
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http://rainforests.mongabay.
If we take the issue of our rainforests to heart, we will be able to start immediate action projects, along with awareness-raising on how our lifestyles as well as government policies impact on the survival of our rainforests.
Even if forests seem to be too far away from my daily life, they have become too close to me as I see the suffering that we now endure during typhoons and heavy rainfall.
For urban dwellers like me, forest cover would now be on equal footing as waste management, as well as clean politics.
11th Science and Technology Congress 2009
Organized by DLSU, in cooperation with Osaka University
NFRG Auditorium, 18th Floor Andrew Bldg
Sept. 21-23, 2009
Summing up three-years of work as head of CIM from May 2006 - May 2009, Dr. Dante G. Simbulan, Jr. delivered his research paper on the 2nd day of the Science and Technology Congress 2009. "EXPLORATORY REVIEW OF THE PRACTICE, PHYSIOLOGY AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF HATHA YOGA: A GUIDE FOR RESEARCHERS AND CLINICIANS". 
[APMC SN document] : The theme for this year was Healthy lifestyle and wellness of students of medicine, with the title “PUSH: Defying Limits, Breaking Boundaries”. The broad aims of this event are the following:
1. To enable students to become advocates of their own health
2. To delve into the paradox of the health among medical students and identify the gaps
3. To review the concept of wellness and components of a healthy lifestyle
4. To propose stress management techniques fit for medical students
(photo courtesy of Medical Students from DLSHSI.)
DLSHSI Physiology Professor Dr. Dante G. Simbulan, Jr. of the College of Medicine, and Head of CIM's Mind-Body Studies Section, was among several speakers on stress management techniques in the afternoon (2:30- 3:00 pm),. He is shown above with his 15-minute powerpoint presentation on "Developing a Personal Yoga Practice for Stress Management for Medical Students ", which was followed by a 30-minute chair yoga practicum with the medical students from various medical schools in Luzon.
See also "YOGA FOR STRESS AND ANXIETY" (Harvard Health Publications, Harvard Medical School, 2009)
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For an overview of the technique and AOL's work, see this video news item below (viewed through You Tube).
ART OF LIVING FOUNDATION Philippines
For a related article on Sudarshan Kriya Pranayama and AOL's activities in the Philippines, click below:
Taming stress through proper breathing
(Sept 9, Lifestyle Section, )
SCIENTIFIC PAPERS ON SUDARSHAN KRIYA PRANAYAMA
Theta activity and meditative states: spectral changes during concentrative meditation. Baijal S, Srinivasan N. Cogn Process. 2009 Jul 22. [Epub ahead of print]
Gene expression profiling in practitioners of Sudarshan Kriya. Sharma H, Datta P, Singh A, Sen S, Bhardwaj NK, Kochupillai V, Singh N. J Psychosom Res. 2008 Feb;64(2):213-8.
Wellness through a comprehensive yogic breathing program - a controlled pilot trial. Kjellgren A, Bood SA, Axelsson K, Norlander T, Saatcioglu F. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2007 Dec 19;7:43.
Concentrative meditation enhances preattentive processing: a mismatch negativity study. Srinivasan N, Baijal S. Neuroreport. 2007 Oct 29;18(16):1709-12.
Effect of rhythmic breathing (Sudarshan Kriya and Pranayam) on immune functions and tobacco addiction. Kochupillai V, Kumar P, Singh D, Aggarwal D, Bhardwaj N, Bhutani M, Das SN. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2005 Nov;1056:242-52. Review.
Sudarshan Kriya Yogic breathing in the treatment of stress, anxiety, and depression. Part II--clinical applications and guidelines. Brown RP, Gerbarg PL. J Altern Complement Med. 2005 Aug;11(4):711-7. Review.
Sudarshan Kriya yogic breathing in the treatment of stress, anxiety, and depression: part I-neurophysiologic model. Brown RP, Gerbarg PL. J Altern Complement Med. 2005 Feb;11(1):189-201. Review. Erratum in: J Altern Complement Med. 2005 Apr;11(2):383-4.
Electrophysiologic evaluation of Sudarshan Kriya: an EEG, BAER, P300 study. Bhatia M, Kumar A, Kumar N, Pandey RM, Kochupillai V; EEG study; BAER study; P300 study. Indian J Physiol Pharmacol. 2003 Apr;47(2):157-63.
Sudarshan Kriya practitioners exhibit better antioxidant status and lower blood lactate levels. Sharma H, Sen S, Singh A, Bhardwaj NK, Kochupillai V, Singh N. Biol Psychol. 2003 Jul;63(3):281-91.
Antidepressant efficacy of Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) in melancholia: a randomized comparison with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and imipramine. Janakiramaiah N, Gangadhar BN, Naga Venkatesha Murthy PJ, Harish MG, Subbakrishna DK, Vedamurthachar A. J Affect Disord. 2000 Jan-Mar;57(1-3):255-9.
P300 amplitude and antidepressant response to Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY). Naga Venkatesha Murthy PJ, Janakiramaiah N, Gangadhar BN, Subbakrishna DK. J Affect Disord. 1998 Jul;50(1):45-8.
Dr. Dante G. Simbulan, Jr. will be sharing his insights on "Kripalu Yoga" at the 3rd Philippine Mind Body Conference to be held at "The Valley" in New Manila, Quezon City on Sept. 19, 2009. News item below from the organizers, Professional Fitness Consultants (http://mindbodyphils.yolasite.com/).
"FLOW" at the 3rd Philippine Mind&Body Conference
Yoga? Pilates? Meditation? Reiki? The Dorn Method? Bowen Therapy? Hilot? Integrative Medicine? Holistic Nutrition? Mind & body traditions are growing and multiplying rapidly in the Wellness – encompassing your health, fitness, your quality of life, and even your bottom line – is now a necessity. Mind & body traditions address the sanity of both your psychological and physical fitness; it may even embrace your spirituality. But, which tradition fits your lifestyle? A tradition is, more importantly, a way of life. Which traditions are relevant to the Philippine setting? The right choice is critical! At “FLOW” the 3rd Philippine Mind&Body Conference, learn about Yoga: Bikram, Ashtanga, Kripalu, and Vinyasa; Pilates, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Integrative Medicine, Holistic Nutrition, the Bowen Technique, the Dorn Method, Reiki Healing, Manual Therapy, Hilot, Acupuncture, Acupressure, Sound Healing, Ayurveda & the Ayurvedic Tradition, among many, many more. Learn from our international and local guides. “FLOW” at the 3rd Philippine Mind&Body Conference features:
We have put much effort into gathering the best Guides to give you a ‘real’ perception of what the different traditions have to offer. We, like you, are Seekers; and although we revel in serendipity, we believe that not one ‘modality’ fits all. Surf through the different pages of this site and consider: The “FLOW” Schedule which presents the different sessions you can attend at the conference. We have three sessions going on simultaneously every hour. Certain sessions repeat on a different day. If you miss the session on the first day – because a simultaneous session was more interesting, perhaps – you could still opt in on the next day. Notice, also, that the Ayurveda session by Fr. Jacob Gnalian takes up two hours. The sheer extent of the Ayurveda knowledge Fr. Jacob wishes to impart merits the full two hours. The “FLOW” Sessions is the virtual menu of the whole conference. Are you unsure about a certain session’s coverage? Read the session write-up. These are written by the Guides, themselves. The sessions are arranged by schedule. The “FLOW” Guides takes us into each Guide’s background. We have put much effort into gathering the best Guides from each tradition. Be assured that each Guide is a master in his and her own right. If you’re not sure, read up on their backgrounds. We have even included photos or center logos. This listing is arranged alphabetically. If you think “FLOW” at the 3rd Philippine Mind&Body Conference can aid you in your search, by all means Register Today by clicking the “Register Today!” button below – and FLOW! Questions? Comments? Clarifications? You can get in touch with us at email: mindbodyphils@yahoo.com.ph or text: +639228593567 or call: (+632)4801766. We would love to hear from you! |
"It is not the magnitude of our actions but the amount of love that is put into them that matters. "
- Mother Teresa
MABUHAY
Welcome to the blogsite which I maintain regarding continuing Wellness advocacy and training activites within and outside the De La Salle Health Sciences Institute's Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine (CIM) formerly known as the Center for Indigenous Medicine ; it also served as a blog of my three-year activities as Chair of CIM, from May 2006 - May 2009, and will continue to informally and unofficially report on the expansion activities of CIM under the new leadership through this blogsite as well as through the special Livejournal websites devoted to various CIM programs listed below. The Official Homepage of the CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY AND INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE can be reached through this link. This blog also serves as a record of the evolving Wellness Program of the HRD of DLS-HSI.
What CIM is: CIM is an education, training, research and complementary and alternative health care service unit under the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research of the De La Salle Health Sciences Institute.
Brief History: The CIM was established in the mid-nineties alongside the Clinical Epidemiology Unit , the Basic Research Unit, the Tuberculosis Research Unit, and the Bioavailability Unit, with the original aim of promoting effective and safe methods and approaches of traditional medicine.
CIM's establishment was in response to a challenge by then DOH Secretary Dr. Jaime Galvez-Tan for any university willing to establish an academic center on traditional and alternative health care which will be assisted with seed money from the DOH. The late Bro. Andrew Gonzalez took up the challenge, and as De La Salle University system president encouraged CIM's establishment, with additional seed capital raised by Bro. Gonzalez.
Since then, it has funded and supported research projects in herbal medicine, established a herbal medicine garden, maintaining an acupuncture clinic and had given training on the basic principles and practice of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine. It has also sponsored lectures on Eastern schools of relaxation and exercise therapeutics. Through the years, it has built a library of books and videos on complementary and alternative medicine. Since its establishment, it has had three previous unit heads, namely Dr. Ces Acuin and Dr. Josephine Alayon, (including myself) who were then both faculty members of the Department of Family and Community Medicine, and myself (from the Department of Physiology). The Center maintains a rudimentary electronic database of the 80+ medicinal plants in the CIM Herbal Medicine Garden (established in the mid-nineties) inside the campus.
I took over as Chair ,( Dr. Dante G. Simbulan, Jr. as a faculty member of the Department of Physiology, College of Medicine) last May 15, 2006 and ended my three-year stint as CIM chair last May 30, 2009. For the past three years, with limited funds, I focused on the development of hatha yoga and therapeutic massage techniques as tools for stress management, and organizing introductory workshops and yoga classes inside and outside the campus, to expand the array of services and modalities available at CIM. These are low-cost complementary preventive health care modalities widely popular in many integrative medicine centers overseas which have also incorporated gentle yoga training for patients.
I will now devote my time on the work of CIM's Mind-Body Studies Section, with the Yoga Program as the lead project. The Yoga program encompasses mindful nutrition, as well as mindful exercises which are both relaxing as well as supportive of cardiovascular and respiratory fitness, while increasing muscle strength, bone density, flexibilility and increasing range of motion, and raising the immune response in the long run. Mindful nutrition and exercises in yoga training can also provide the gateway for mindful living. Its immediate effect is stress reduction. The past three years gave me the opportunity to deepen my study of stress and relaxation physiology, with the hope of launching new research initiatives in this area with the remaining years of my academic life.
Dr. Rita Alvero (Director for Research Support and Extension of the Research Division), has invited Dr. Susan Balingit to be the next head of CIM. The new, incoming fulltime CIM chair is a clinician of integrative medicine, who is now entrusted with the challenge of "fully exploring and developing the multitude of alternative treatment modalities and wellness programs" in the coming three years (2009 - 2011) as the development of the field of complementary and integrative medicine becomes a pressing need to address the integrated health needs of the people.
The Center is currently understaffed and underfunded, and is in need of more faculty members and external consultants who would like to volunteer their efforts towards the study and safe practice of effective complementary and alternative healing modalities.
Visiting and Local Consultants: Dr. Joan Javellana-Ottao has rejoined CIM in 2008 to head the Acupuncture Clinic as Visiting Consultant/ Medical Acupuncturist. Dr. Frederick Hipol also treats his orthopaedic patients for symptomatic pain management. Dr. Deo Panganiban of the Department of Pharmacology assists CIM in its herbal medicine program, together with the faculty and Residents of the Department of Family and Community Medicine with some of their research projects. Dr. Estrellita Gonzaga who has assisted CIM projects in the past, is also the contact person in charge of Alternative Nutrition. Dr. Arsenio Mondala-Basoc also joined the acupuncture clinic last year. Dr. Rita Alvero, the current CIM chair from June 2009 is also currently involved in Macrobiotics, helping start the GREEN OPTIONS restaurant project at the 2nd floor of the Angelo King Medical Research Center. I (Dr. Dante G. Simbulan, Jr.) am now personally in charge of the Mind-Body Studies Section, a program formally started in 2004 under Dr. Alayon.
Organizational chart: Under the revised organizational chart of the De La Salle Health Sciences Institute, the Research Division is under the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research headed by Dr. Melchor Frias IV. The CIM Chair immediately falls under a newly formed position, the Director for Research Support and Extension, currently Dr. Rita Alvero, who reports directly to the Vice Chancellor for Research and the Research Council.
In Peace,
DANTE G. SIMBULAN, JR., PhD
Professor, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine
DE LA SALLE HEALTH SCIENCES INSTITUTE
Certified Yoga Teacher, and Officer-in-Charge of Mind-Body Studies Section of CIM
former CIM Chair (May 15, 2006 - May 31, 2009)
See: My 3 Year Annual Reports of the CIM Chair, May 2006 - May 2009
The Annual Reports are basically a synopsis of all the records in this website when I was CIM chair.
BELOW IS AN OUTLINE OF THE BROAD FIELD OF COMPLEMENTARY AND INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE around the world and the existing projects of CIM.
For more information on different target areas of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) practices and research, go to the following links from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) of the U.S. National Institutes of Health :
1. Mind-Body Medicine (download pdf file, click here)
2. Energy Medicine (download pdf file, click here)
3. Manipulative and Body-Based Practices (download pdf file, click here)
4. Biologically-Based Practices (download pdf file, click here)
5. Whole Healing Systems (download pdf file, click here)
For general information on CIM activities, you can email our Staff Assistant Ms. Emie Guimary at cimresearch@yahoo.com, or call 046-416-0226 local 181 (CIM) or local 191 (Research Division secretariat).
For specific information on the Mind-Body Studies Program (Yoga training project), you can email me (Dr. Dante G. Simbulan, Jr.) at dantejr@gmail.com or call 046-416-0226 local 185 (Physiology Department).
Kaginhawahan LiveJournal has also links to CIM's LiveJournals in the following areas:
1. Mind/Body Fitness
2. Medicinal Plants Garden
3. Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (under construction)
4. Massage Therapy (under construction)
5. Program on Healthy Living and Integrative Nutrition (under construction)
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In my public communications, I wrote the following, with a call for bringing in new personnel into CIM to expand its range of modalities.The Annual Reports of the CIM Chair from May 2006 to May 2009 are also posted here (click link), to help the future administrations of CIM in expanding its work.
March 8, 2009 letter to representatives of the Research and Academic Services::
I just finished my participation in a Yin Yoga workshop with Sarah and Ty Powers, and her team at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, from May 22 - 25. The experience gained has further inspired me to continue my efforts to integrate Yin yoga practices in my regular traditional hatha yoga and Kripalu yoga training classes at the De La Salle Health Sciences Institute and elsewhere. It also encourages me to further develop the contemplative practices of yoga training in my personal practice and in my administrative work and advocacy activities on wellness, to really genuinely train the mind and the body.
Sarah and Ty Powers, and their daughter (picture from http://www.sarahpowers.com ). For a brief background, I have posted a description on their work below:
"Sarah Powers began teaching in 1987. She interweaves the insights and practices of Yoga and Buddhism into an integral practice to enliven the body, heart and mind. Her yoga style blends both a Yin sequence of long held poses to enhance the meridian and organ systems, combined with a flow or Yang practice, influenced by Viniyoga, Ashtanga, and Iyengar teachings. Sarah feels that enlivening the physical and pranic bodies, as well as learning to open to our emotional difficulties is paramount for preparing one to deepen and nourish insights into one's essential nature--a natural state of awareness. She draws from her studies in Transpersonal Psychology, as well as her in-depth training in the Vipassana, Tantric and Dzogchen practices of Buddhism. She is co-founder of Metta Journeys, a service oriented organization that offers yoga retreats internationally to help women and children in developing countries. She also teaches trainings and silent retreats with her husband Ty. They live with their teen-age daughter Imani-Jade in Marin, California. She is author of the upcoming book Insight Yoga: Integrating Yin/Yang Yoga and Buddhist Meditation.
Ty Powers has been a yoga practitioner since 1987, facilitating and leading yoga and meditation retreats throughout the world, with his wife, international yoga and mindfulness teacher, Sarah Powers. Ty has been practicing Buddhism for many years, the last 10 under the guidance of Dzogchen teacher Tsoknyi Rinpoche, as well as many of the Spirit Rock teachers, most notably, Ajahn Amaro, having completed Spirit Rock's 2 1/2 year Community Dharma Leader training program in 2003. Ty has taught daylongs at Spirit Rock on issues concerning cultural diversity. Ty is also a mentor and Life Coach to several men and women around the globe." ( from : http://www.sarahpowers.com )
The College of Physical Therapy organized the "Introductory Lecture on Complementary and Integrative Medicne and Yoga Workshop" for its graduating students on February 17, Tuesday, from 8 - 12 a.m. at the Villarosa Hall, Angelo King Medical Research Center, in cooperation with the Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine of the Research Services. The coordinator for the event was Ms. Natalizia Guieb, faculty member and Chair of Professional Education of the DLS-HSI's College of Physical Therapy. The CIM Chair, D.G. Simbulan, Jr., gave a broad survey of the evolving field of complementary and integrative medicine, and facilitated a chair yoga routine as well as an introductory mat yoga workshop. Dr. Simbulan uses a Kripalu Yoga approach in sharing traditional hatha yoga with his audiences, which emphasizes safety and modifications, and proper warm-ups, as most of us today live generally sedentary lives, highly dependent on machines and automation, and our bodies' general health condition largely influenced by synthetic chemicals, envionmental pollution, and fast-food chains.
CHAIR YOGA ROUTINES BREATH-AWARENESS EXERCISE
WARM-UP EXERCISES in Kripalu Yoga fashion(above)
A Vinyasa Flow Sequence of Postures (above and below)
CHILD POSE ( a relaxation interval )
Many medical centers outside the Philippines, especially in North America, have incorporated yoga training for patients as part of preventive health care education. The flow sequence shown above are generally meant for physically fit individuals. Special, gentle restorative yoga routines are taught to patients in other countries. DLSHSI's CIM still teaches yoga for general stress management, flexibility and strength buildup for relatively physically fit individuals.
Long-term benefits of hatha yoga training are included below:
For more details on medical applicaitons of hatha yoga training, see MIND-BODY STUDIES AND FITNESS PAGE.
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As planned, the 2nd WELLNESS WORKSHOP for COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKERS, co-organized with the Cavite Green Coalition ngo network in Silang, Cavite (Crest Farms), was held on Jan. 13, 2009, from 8 - 12 nn at the Crest FARMS of the Institute for Developing Ecological Alternative Systems (IDEAS), in Silang, Cavite. Around 13 members of the steering council of the Cavite Green Coalition were able to participate in the workshop. The CIM Chair was invited to be the resource person for the workshop. The last time CGC had its yoga workshop was in January 16, 2007.
Also, from Jan. 14 - 17, 2009 , Chair Yoga workshops for employees were held in the afternoon at the CIM Mind Body Studies Section Training room at the Angelo King Medical Research Center of the DLS-HSI. Chair Yoga is a simple routine to synchronize the breathing with yoga poses while sitting on a chair, doing forward and backbends, and twists to make some muscles of the body contract, while stretching other muscles and connective tissues. The first Office Yoga for Employees during Lasallian week was held last year from Jan 14 - 18, 2008. Chair yoga is not just used by tired office workers, but also used by patients recovering from illness, as well as by senior citizens. It can also be an entry point for anybody interested in studing the basics of yoga exercise routines, serving as warm-up exercises for mat yoga.
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D.G.Simbulan (left) Jr presenting his topic" Explorations in Preventive Medicine through Mindfulness Practices and Movement Modalities in Hatha Yoga" at the Pan Pacific Manila hotel on Nov 20 during the 5th Annual Convention of the DOH - Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care. Dr. Sia, together with Dr. Romule de Villa and PITAHC Director GENERAL Dr. Juvencio F. Ordona (right).
The potentials of Yoga training as a low-cost preventive health care practice and tool for rehabilitation was presented by Dr. Dante G. Simbulan, Jr. on November 20, 2008 during the 3- day annual celebration of TRADITIONAL MEDICINE WEEK organized by the Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care (PITAHC) of the Philippine Government's Department of Health. Yoga training, its efficacies and limitations, is being documented by more than a thousand articles which have come out in many peer-reviewed medical and science journals in the past several years.
The event was held at Pan Pacific Manila in Metromanila from Nov. 19 - 21, 2008. As a Yoga practitioner and certified yoga teacher as well as research scholar and medical professor, Dr. Simbulan presented alongside many academic and lay experts and practitioners in the field of herbal medicine, nutritional therapies, and other movement and wellness modalities.
Below was the program of the DOH-PITAHC event :
NOV. 19, 2008
| 8:00 – 8:30 AM | Registration |
| Session Title: Advancement of Alternative Medicine in the Moderator: Dr. Jaime Galvez-Tan | |
| 8:30 – 9:00 AM | Government Islands of Wellness … The Tourism Haven Asec. Cynthia L. Carrion |
| 9:00 – 9:30 AM | Academe Academic Breakthrough in Asian Health Practices Dr. Teresa L. Yap |
| 9:30 – 10:00 AM | Open Forum |
| 10:00 – 10:30 AM | BREAK |
| 10:30 – 11:45 AM | Raw Food Preparation Raw Food Diet: Prescription for Wellness Chef Felix Schoener |
| 11:15 – 12:00 NN | Open Forum |
| 12:00 – 1:00PM | LUNCH BREAK |
| Session Title: The World of Wellness Moderator: Dr. Jaime C. Montoya | |
| 1:00 – 1:30 PM | Alternative Exercise: Dance Your Way to Health Ms. Estelle Niña W. Gulfin |
| 1:30 – 2:00 PM | Private Natural Medicine: The Alternative Cancer Therapy Dr. Edna S. Lao |
| 2:00 – 2:30 PM | Health and Welllness The Beauty of Wellness Ms. Cory Quirino |
| 2:30 – 3:00 PM | Open Forum |
| 3:00 – 3:30 PM | BREAK |
| 3:30 – 4:00 PM | Closing Program Closing Remarks Dr. Angel C. Alcala |
NOV. 20, 2008
| 8:00 – 8:30 AM | Registration |
| Session Title: Herbal Remedies for Health Moderator: Dr. Vivencio R. Mamaril | |
| 8:30 – 9:00 AM | Herbal Medicine Research and Development Screening of Medicinal Plants for Dengue Dr. Filipinas F. Natividad |
| 9:00 – 9:30 AM | Herbal Medicine Research and Development Drug Development from Natural Sources Dr. Isidro C. Sia |
| 9:30-10:00 AM | Open Forum |
| 10:00 – 10:30 AM | BREAK |
| 10:30 – 12:00 NN | Product Launching |
| 12:00 – 1:00PM | LUNCH BREAK |
| Session Title: The Way to Natural Health Moderator: Dr. Duvia D. Tabugo | |
| 1:00 – 1:30 PM | Tai Chi / Qi Gong Ms. Nena Tan |
| 1:30 – 2:00 PM | Nutritional Oncology Your Food … Your Medicine Dr. Romulo Jacinto S. de Villa |
| 2:00 – 2:30 PM | Yoga Explorations on Preventive Medicine Through Mindfulness Practices and Movement Modalities in Hatha Yoga Dr. Dante G. Simbulan, Jr. |
| 2:30 – 3:00 PM | Open Forum |
| 3:00 – 3:30 PM | BREAK |
| 3:30 – 4:00 PM | Homeopathy Homeopathic Medicine: Potion for Health Dr. Rey D. Acis |
NOV. 21, 2008
| 8:00 – 9:00 AM | Registration |
| 9:00 AM | Opening of Exhibits Ribbon Cutting Hon. Juan M. Flavier, Sec. Francisco T. Duque III, Usec. Jade F. del Mundo, Ms. Cory Quirino and Dr. Juvencio F. Ordoña |
| 9:15 – 10:00 AM | Viewing of Exhibits |
| 10:00 – 10:15 AM | BREAK |
| 10:15 – 12:00 NN | Opening Program Invocation and National Anthem Philippine Tourism Chorale Opening Remarks Dr. Juvencio F. Ordoña Inspirational Message Sec. Francisco T. Duque III Keynote Speaker Hon. Manuel B. Villar, Jr. Intermission Number Philippine Tourism Chorale Master of Ceremonies: Dr. Othello V. Enoveso |
| 12:00 – 1:00PM | LUNCH BREAK |
| Session Title: Traditional and Alternative Medicine in Modern Practice Moderator: Dr. Isidro C. Sia | |
| 1:00 – 1:30 PM | Acupuncture Acupuncture for Neurological Disorders Dr. Tan Cho Chiong |
| 1:30 – 2:00 PM | Medical Anthropology Anthroposophical Concept of Filipino Traditional Healing Dr. Michael L. Tan |
| 2:00 – 2:30 PM | Open Forum |
| 2:30 – 3:00 PM | BREAK |
| 3:00 – 3:30 PM | Spiritual Healing Enrich Your Soul: The Key to Total Wellness Fr. Momoy Borromeo |
| 3:30 – 3:45 PM | Open Forum |
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On Nov. 28, the Research Division - Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine (formerly Center for Indigenous Medicine), in commemoration of Traditional and Alternative Health Care Month, organized a symposium on complementary and alternative medicine, followed by an introductory relaxation meditative massage workshop in the afternoon. Pictures above and below show the Introductory Massage workshop facilitated by Dr. Dante G. Simbulan, Jr., who is himself a DOH-certified massage therapist. Dr. Simbulan encouraged the participants to do self-study of massage with a lot of available training resources in massage books, video, internet information, and opportunities for home practice, before they embark on full-blown massage courses. CIM extends its gratitude to the HRD for extending its assistance in recruiting participants to the workshop. In the future, full-blown certification massage courses will be conducted by CIM for allied health professionals and high school graduates who wish to embark on a career in the Wellness industry.
On the morning of Nov 28, a 3 hour symposium on "Complementary and Alternative Medicine for the Masses: Issues and Challenges" was held, sponsored by the CIM- Research Division/ Office of the Director for Research Support and Extension Services. The guest speaker was Dr. Jaime Galvez-Tan, former DOH Secretary and UP Professor of the Dept of Family and Community Medicine. of UP Manila.
Left, Invocation; Right, Dr. Rita Alvero, Director for Research Support and
Extension Services gives the Opening Remarks.
Vice Chancellor for Research Dr. Melchor Frias IV giving the closing remarks.
(Villarosa Hall, 4th Flr, Angelo King Medical Research Center, DLS-HSI)
Dr. Jaime Galvez-Tan (center, in red) during the book launching of his latest edition of
his book " Medicinal Fruits and Vegetables" at Fully Booked Store,
Bonifacio High Street last September, 2008. With him is Dr. Jun Simbulan and Dr. Jeane Peracullo.
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Workshop, 1 - 4:30 P.M.
An Introductory Workshop on Relaxation Meditative Massage
CIM Chair
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LINKS to CIM's THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE Home Page
Other Links to Evolution of CIM's Massage Program (from latest to older news links):
1. DANTE G. SIMBULAN, JR.'s PHOTOJOURNAL REPORT on the KRIPALU TRAINING ON KRIPALU MEDITATIVE RELAXATION MASSAGE
2. CIM MASSAGE THERAPY TRAINING PROGRAM GETS A BIG BOOST WITH ACQUISITION OF A DOH LICENSE
3. DEVELOPING MASSAGE AS A COMMON HOUSEHOLD SKILL FOR FAMILY-BASED HEALTH CARE
4. GRADUATION CEREMONY FOR THE SEPT. 165-HR COURSE ON TRADITIONAL THAI MASSAGE, INFANT & CHILD MASSAGE
5. UPDATES OF MASSAGE TRAINING AT WAT PO TRADITIONAL MEDICINE SCHOOL- CHETAWAN HEALTH SCHOOL CAMPUS
6. THAI MASSAGE TRAINING AT WAT PO SCHOOL OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
7. A GUIDE TO TRADITIONAL MASSAGE THERAPIES OF ASIAN MEDICINE
8. CIM sends HSC staff for Training in Tuina Chinese Massage at PITAHC (Sept 18 - 20, 2006)
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