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My Vipassana Retreat: Contemplations on Impermanence, Life, and Self-Trancendence

2009-11-02T03:04:47Z

To be updated soon.

Photo (left): Several hours of sitting of strong Determination in the 10-day Silent Vipassana Retreat;

Phot0 (right): Some of my meditation classmates with Vipassana Instructor Klaus Helwig from the Vipassana International Academy (with head office in India).

(Photos courtesy of Jessie Severino, President of Philippine Vipassana Meditation Society, Inc.)

JOINING A VIPASSANA RETREAT ; PROMOTING MINDFULNESS RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

2009-10-15T05:51:23Z

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. 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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MINDFULNESS PRACTICES FOR STRESS, ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION Lecture

2009-10-15T05:06:59Z

On October 14, 2009, the Department of Psychiatry Chair Dr. Anna Josefina D. Vasquez-Genuino invited Dr. Dante G. Simbulan, Jr. to speak before junior interns, clerks and residents on the topic "Yogic Exercises for Stress, Anxiety and Depression." Dr. Simbulan gave background information on the various components of hatha yoga of interest to medical professionals, such as posture routines, controlled breathing techniques, and meditation, along with an overview of research on the clinical applications and physiology of hatha yoga. He later led the audience into some mindfulness training practices, including breath awareness and a Chair Yoga routine. The event was held in the morning of Oct 14, from 11 a.m, at the Villarosa Hall, Angelo King Medical Research Center, De La Salle Health Sciences Institute.

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CENTERING PRAYER AND LASALLIAN METHOD OF INTERIOR PRAYER

2009-10-09T06:36:52Z

Prayers of the Heart
(Centering Prayer and Lasallian Method of Interior Prayer)
Speaker: Br. Kenneth Martinez FSC
October 22, 2009, Thursday
2:00PM - 5:00PM

Two Hearts of Jesus and Mary Chapel
De La Salle Health Sciences Institute
Dasmarinas, Cavite

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HRD Intra-Personal Effectiveness Workshop at Oasis, Silang Oct 8, 2009

2009-10-09T03:26:39Z

The HRD, through its HRD Wellness team leader Ms. Lorali Beltran, also Training section head, facilitated an 'Intra-Personal Effectiveness Workshop" for a group of DLSHSI employees at Oasis of Prayer Retreat center in Silang, Cavite. In the afternoon, Dr. Jun Simbulan spoke and facilitated a session on "Mindfulness Practices for Stress Management" delivered in Tagalog (Mga Pamamaraan ng Pagiging Atento sa Pagpawi ng Stress), with a practicum on diaphragmatic breathing and chair yoga.

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Introducing Sudarshan Kriya Pranayama of the ART OF LIVING FOUNDATION, Inc.

2009-08-30T03:21:21Z

From Aug. 24 - 29, I had the chance to attend a 22-HOUR Course I of the International yoga group ART OF LIVING FOUNDATION, Inc., at the Mactan Room of the Shangri La Hotel Edsa, Mandaluyong, MetroManila, Philippines. Our main AOL facilitator for the course was Ms. Ruth Kuok from Hongkong, assisted by Ms. Denise Celdran and a team of AOL volunteers. For middle class standards, the registration course fee of P3500 was a modest contribution to the work of the organization in promoting stress management and a positive approach to life's challenges. The AOL is known worldwide for its special focus on yogic breathing techniques collectively called pranayama. The ART OF LIVING FOUNDATION is a UN-recognized non-governmental organization, and is involved in feeding programs, relief work, and work with prisoners, in addition to its work with the general public in hundreds of countries around the world. Its techniques have been placed under scientific scrutiny over the past several years as scientists have seen the potential for these simple techniques in relieving not just general stress and anxiety, but also clinical disturbances such as clinical anxiety disorders and depression, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). - (Dante G. Simbulan, Jr. reporting)

Class Picture of AOL Part 1 COURSE held last Aug 24 - 29, 2009 (courtesy of AOL Philippines).

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
By Marge C. Enriquez
Philippine Daily Inquirer
(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.

"FLOW" at the 3rd Philippine Mind & Body Conference

2009-08-23T02:45:52Z

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 Philippines. The Philippine Mind&Body Conference series, now on its 3^rd year, serves as an introductory venue for these different traditions. After the success of the 1^st “EAST meets WEST” (Aug2007) and the 2^nd “RIPPLES” (Aug2008) – ProFit Consultants “Professionals in Fitness” brings you “FLOW” at the 3^rd Philippine Mind&Body Conference at "The Valley" in New Manila, Quezon City on the weekend of September 19 & 20, 2009.

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 3^rd Philippine Mind&Body Conference features:

Lectures, workshops and healing techniques of different mind&body traditions featuring local and international guides;
Exhibits and Demonstrations of mind&body products open to the general public;
Trade and/or Merchandising opportunities for related services, brands and products.

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 3^rd 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!

A TRIBUTE TO YOUR SINCERITY AND INTEGRITY

2009-08-05T01:30:58Z

INSIGHT YOGA WORKSHOP BLENDS TRADITIONAL INDIAN HATHA YOGA WITH DAOIST AND BUDDHIST INSIGHTS

2009-05-25T19:05:57Z

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 )

COLLEGE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY: COMPLEMENTARY AND INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE LECTURE and YOGA WORKSHOP

2009-02-16T03:49:45Z

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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LASALLIAN WEEK CIM OUTREACH ACTIVITIES WITH EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKERS

2009-01-14T10:38:05Z

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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RESEARCH WEEK features CAM SYMPOSIUM and INTRODUCTORY MASSAGE WORKSHOP

2008-11-13T01:56:47Z

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.

Dr. Jaime Galvez Tan, with members of the DLSHSI Research Division with faculty members of the

Dept of Family and Community Medicine

Left, Invocation; Right, Dr. Rita Alvero, Director for Research Support and
Extension Services gives the Opening Remarks.

Left, Dr. Trel Gonzaga of the Dept of Family and Community Medicine facilitates the Symposium.

Left, DG Simbulan, Jr, the CIM Chair, introducing Dr. Jaime Galvez-Tan (right)

Members of the Cavite Green Coalition, left, Ms. Eloisa Tolentino CGC Coordinator; Right, Organic Farming consultant Bernie Aragosa

Vice Chancellor for Research Dr. Melchor Frias IV giving the closing remarks.

Symposium, 8 - 11 A.M.
(Villarosa Hall, 4th Flr, Angelo King Medical Research Center, DLS-HSI)

Complementary and Alternative Medicine for The Masses:

Issues and Challenges

Dr. Jaime Galvez-Tan

UP Professor, Dept of Family and Community Medicine, former DOH Secretary

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.

(3rd Floor, Meeting Room 1, AKMRC - DLS-HSI)
An Introductory Workshop on Relaxation Meditative Massage

for Stress Management

Dr. Dante G. Simbulan Jr.
CIM Chair

DOH-Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT)

Certified Practitioner of Relaxation Meditative Kripalu Massage (Kripalu School of Massage, Massachussets, USA);

Traditional Thai Massage (Wat Po School of Traditional Medicine/ Chetawan School branch, Salaya, Thailand)

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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)

"GREEN OPTIONS" ORGANIC FOOD RESTAURANT LAUNCHED AT DLS-HSI

2008-09-05T13:55:05Z

GREEN OPTIONS RESTAURANT has opened since the start of the school year at the 2nd floor of the ANGELO KING MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER BUILDING.

The following is a brief description of the GREEN OPTIONS project.:

"In our effort to make the De la Salle Research Services Division a leading center of wellness in the country, we launched a restaurant with the ambiance of an old provincial mansion that serves nutritious, healthy and good tasting food.

Indigenous materials organically grown are preferentially used with emphasis on freshness and nutrient value. Meat is sourced from Bicol farms where animals are free to roam, shrimps and crabs from fishponds in Pampanga where water remains pristine, and vegetables from Cavite and Laguna where the soil is rich and fertile Corn oil is used for frying, soya based patis and toyo to enhance flavor and rock salt to taste. No MSG is used."

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MEDICINE STUDENT COUNCIL ALERT COMMITTEE PROJECT WITH PEOPLE OF Bgy MAYMANGGA, AMADEO, CAVITE

2008-05-20T14:14:30Z

ALERT Committee Launched its First Community Immersion in Barangay Maymangga, Amadeo, Cavite and Introduced Yoga as a Disease Prevention Method and Self-care Tool

On May 13-15, 2008, the ALERT Committee, headed by incoming 2nd year students Jamie Adriano & Docile Anico, (under the Office of the Vice President for Advocacy and Social Transformation of the College of Medicine Student Council), and through the efforts of Lesley Pascual, their president, launched its first community outreach activity as part of their adopt-a-community project. ALERT stands for Advocate, Lead, Empower, Research, and Transform. In light of this, the committee’s ultimate aim is to reach out to the people in a selected community, get to know them, educate them, and inspire them, so that they could become better, informed, and empowered citizens. Ms. Jamie and Docile have been studying and practicing hatha yoga with other DLS-HSI and DLSU-Dasmarinas students and staff under a program of the CIM-Research Services for the past school year.

Organizers initially planned to include yoga in their list of activities as a way of introducing themselves and to interact and get to know the people in the community. Eventually, they realized they could also share with them yoga’s potential benefits in healthcare—relaxation, muscle tone development, joint flexibility training, and even cardiovascular and respiratory endurance when practiced over a long period of time.

Participants included both male and female, coming from varying age groups. There were three sessions: two morning chair yoga exercises for the older participants, and one afternoon yoga session for the younger participants which includes the sun salutation flow series. For more news in pictures see the photo blogsites of Jamie Adriano (1 , 2 ).

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INTRODUCTORY YOGA SESSION AT CASA ESPERANZA, DUMAGUETE CITY

2008-05-07T03:46:14Z

Hatha Yoga as meditation-in-motion: synchronized breathing exercises with flowing movements from one pose to another gives the well known benefits of physiological relaxation, flexibility and muscle strength development and increasing bone density, alongside its contribution to cardiorespiratory endurance in the long run, when regularly practiced. Social workers, and members of YATA, along with some ward interns of Casa Esperanza warming up during an introductory yoga session in Dumaguete City last May 5, 2008.

While on summer vacation leave with his wife, on May 5 in the morning, Dr. Simbulan was able to share the preventive health care potential of hatha yoga through an introductory session for social workers, community volunteers and interns of the Casa Esperanza in Dumaguete City. Casa Esperanza is a child welfare project of the local government's social work and community development unit. The activity was arranged by Ms. Dessa Quesada-Palm who is the adviser of the Youth Advocacy through Arts (YATA), and one of the lead organizers of a women's network against violence in the locality.

Participants in Savasana during Yoga Nidra (also known in psychotherapeutic circles as progressive muscle relaxation technique). Participants are guided through relaxation with focused awareness of the breath, from toe to head.

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DE LA SALLE PHILIPPINES ECOCAMP in DLS-CANLUBANG from APRIL 21 - 24, 2008

2008-04-12T02:26:46Z

INTRODUCTORY YOGA TRAINING AT DLS-PHILIPPINES ECOCAMP

A team of Yoga facilitators from DLS-HSI and DLSU-Dasmarinas campus joined the Lasallian EKOKAMP 2008 on the first two days (April 21- 22, 2008) of the summer camp which was held at the Canlubang campus of De Lasalle. There were more than 40 student participants. The yoga team was led by Jun Simbulan (DLS-HSI CIM chair), and included Yoga teacher trainees from the Guidance Counselling Office of DLSU-D, namely, Ms. Vangie Ruga (GCO director) and fellow counsellors Em Blanco, Elmer Jimenez and Sieg Gamueda.

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SOME WELL KNOWN YOGA TRAINING CENTERS in METROMANILA and Other Places

2008-04-09T05:59:55Z

Accelerate your Yoga Studies through MetroManila's Yoga Organizations

In addition to the regular Basic Hatha Yoga classes at DLS-HSI (CIM-Research Services) , accelerate your studies through home practice, and cross-training opportunities with devoted yoga organizations in MetroManila with their highly experienced teachers.

YOGA MANILA Click Here for Class Locations, Schedules, Rates.

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IYENGAR YOGA CENTER MANILA
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ANANDA MARGA YOGA CENTERS
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BIKRAM YOGA MANILA

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PULSE YOGA

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VINYASA YOGA CENTER

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INTERNATIONAL YOGA INSTITUTE - Philippines

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YOGA PHILIPPINES NATURE SANCTUARY (SAMAR)

This is the YOGA RETREAT CENTER of Bela Lipat in Samar. Also, see Bela Lipat's website at http://www.yoga-bela.com/.

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(The Yoga Community in Diliman, Quezon City)

To find Yoga classes near you (MetroManila and Philippines, click YogaFinder above).

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National Conference on Theories and Practices of Inter-faith Dialogue in the Philippines

2008-04-06T03:20:21Z

The DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY-MANILA through the Emergent Program on Worldviews and Beliefs of the College of Liberal Arts held a National Conference with the theme “Theories and Practices of Interfaith Dialogue in the Philippines ” , from April 24 - 26, 2008. There were 146 delegates, with 25 paper presenters, including 4 plenary speakers. DLS-Philippines System President Bro. Armin Luistro delivered the Welcome Address.

The CIM chair, Dr. Jun Simbulan, presented a paper with the title, "Mind-Body Practices in Interfaith Dialogue : Hatha Yoga's Modern Applications".

For more pictures, see http://interfaithphilippines.wordpress.com/

The Goals of this Conference were:

1. to bring together local/national practitioners and theoreticians dealing with Interfaith Dialogue;
2. to identify, analyze, and indicate possible links/convergences of emerging field practices of and theoretical/academic approaches to Interfaith/Religious Dialogue;
3. to encourage conversational exchanges among practitioners in order to document the diversity of practices both in the field and academic settings;
4. to fortify relations among practitioners across regional, linguistic and religious boundaries.

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Summer Classes every Thursday

2008-03-16T10:23:28Z

Free summer yoga classes for Lasallian students and employees start March 27, 2008, every Thursday, from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m.. for both regular and walk-in students.

A separate yoga training program for community development workers in Cavite and for other Lasallian units in the Lasallian Justice and Peace network is being arranged.

                             Lunge pose                                                                        Straight arm cobra pose



                                                               Savasana (deep relaxation pose in yoga nidra)

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COLLEGE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY LECTURE-WORKSHOP SERIES ON TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CARE

2008-01-27T03:31:50Z

In cooperation with CIM, the College of Physical Therapy is conducting a series of lectures and workshops on traditional and alternative health care for its students.
Lecture series 1: FEB. 9. a.m. 9 - 12 noon

PHILIPPINE INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE IN COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH PROGRAMS; a short introduction to acupuncture

- Dr. Jenny Madamba, Head,Advocacy, Research, Training &, Networking Department ,
INTEGRATED MEDICINE FOR
ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS (INAM) PHILIPPINES, Inc.

Lecture-Workshop Series 2: Feb.  16, 9 - 12 noon

HERBAL MEDICINE LECTURE-WORKSHOP for PT students (Dr. Deo Panganiban, Pharmacology Dept)

Lecture-Workshop Series 3: Feb. 23, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Whole day MEDICAL YOGA lecture-workshop for PT STUDENTS

Morning lecturers: 9 - 11 a.m.
         History of Yoga : Ms. Jesselyn Perez. Head Yoga Teacher of International Yoga Institute, Inc. (Philippines)
         Medical Yoga: Dr. Dante G. Simbulan, Jr.

Afternoon Yoga Practicum Worskhop facilitators: Ms. Jesselyn Perez and Dr. Simbulan (:1:00 - 4 pm)

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DE LA SALLE HEALTH SCIENCES INSTITUTE INAUGURATES OFFICE YOGA DURING LA SALLIAN WEEK CELEBRATIONS

2008-01-18T13:42:30Z

From Jan. 14 - 18, 2008, the De la Salle Health Sciences Institute introduced a one week 1-1/2 hour Office Yoga lecture-workshop series for employees. HRD Training Officer Ms. Lorali Ann Beltran-Reyes started the 1st day of the workshop and introduced the Research Vice Chancellor Dr. Melchor Frias IV to give the opening remarks. Five different batches of employees attended the workshop.

The 5-day activity was initiated and facilitated by Dr. Simbulan , Chair of the Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine (under the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research Services) of DLS-HSI, in cooperation with the HRD (Training Section) and Office of the Vice Chancellor for Mission and Linkages. An 18 page illustrated handout prepared by CIM was reproduced by the HRD. HRD, with the help of HRD staff assistant Honeyleen Estano, mobilized employees from various university units to attend daily sessions to learn some practical stress management exercises, and provided afternoon snacks after the workshop. Photos taken by Mang Jess.

CIM will now be offering this as a continuing program for employees of the DLS-HSI whole year round during office hours for those who have not been able to attend. It has also started offering it to regular student participants of Yoga classes in the evenings. We hope to export this to other DLS Philippines units in the future.

Office Yoga offers practical exercises for office and school employees, as well as students, who live sedentary lifestyles during the 8-hours of stay in campus. Office Yoga is basically synchronization of slow breathing exercises (belly breathing/ diaphragmatic breathing, also called "ocean sound-breathing" through the nostrils) and physical stretching movements in an office or classroom situation, while the practitioner is seated on a chair. It can also be done at home or in one's dormitory.

Office Yoga is meant to train participants to induce the "relaxation response" (1, 2 ) which was discovered through controlled research studies by Dr. Herbert Benson of the Department of Physiology of Harvard University in the mid-1970's, in the same laboratory where Dr. Cannon discovered the "stress response". Dr. Herbert Benson has since built up the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine of the Massachussets General Hospital.

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STRESS RELIEVERS: DANCING CATS BETTER THAN YOGA ?

2008-01-13T13:34:04Z

LAUGHTER AS THE BEST MEDICINE they say. Being with good friends, having harmonious relationships, and sharing a laugh.... hmmm... better than stressful yoga done incorrectly and mindlessly.

Surely these dancing cats will make us laugh, or at least smile. There are now laughter clinics associated with some medical institutions in some parts of the world. Seriously speaking, watching funny movies have been shown to relax, while serious, horror movies can indeed heighten our defense mechanisms.

In fact, laughter, as part of good human relationships, can have equally beneficial effects as other mind-body modalities such as Yoga, Tai Chi, Qigong, brisk walking and the like.

See: Laugh your way to stress relief (the physiological benefits of laughter)




                   CLICK OUR PHOTOS TO MAKE US DANCE.

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STRESS MANAGEMENT: OFFICE AND SCHOOL YOGA FOR BUSY PEOPLE

2008-01-12T12:12:17Z

La Sallian Week Celebrations 2008

The Research Services Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine (CIM), in cooperation with the Vice Chancellor's Office for Mission and Linkages and the HRD, will be holding daily sessions on "OFFICE and SCHOOL YOGA FOR BUSY PEOPLE" for employees of DLS-HSI from 3:30 - 5 pm, Monday to Friday, as part of celebrations during La Sallian week at the DLS-HSI from Jan. 14 - 18. Venue will be at the Meeting Room 1, 3rd floor, of Angelo King Medical Research Building. "Office Yoga" consists of relaxation techniques for office workers who do not have regular time for exercise after office hours, with participants doing stretches synchronized with meditative breathing exercises while sitting down on chairs. While this will be the second time that a yoga workshop for employees at De La Salle Health Sciences Institute will be held since October 2006, this is the first time that "Chair Yoga" will be introduced here which can be practiced in office environments.  The same set of exercises can also be practiced by students.

Happy New Year ! Regular Yoga Classes Resume Thursdays and Fridays

          Evening Friday Yoga classes                    Trainors' Training: Thursday Class
   started Jan 2007 exactly a year ago.                                 (December 2007)

Free Regular Yoga classes resumed last Jan. 10 and 11, 2008 after the Christmas and New Year break, and will continue till the end of the school year, every Thursday and Friday, 5 - 6:30 pm. Venue: Meeting Room 1, 3rd floor, Angelo King Building. Thursday classes are intended for those who regularly attend, forming the core of future trainors. Friday classes are intended for walk-in participants from the academic community. These classes have been going on for the past year, except during holidays.

Past Yoga Training Workshops

    A YOGA WORKSHOP FOR NURSING STUDENTS         COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKERS CAVITE
             (CAVITE CITY, Feb. 23, 2007)                                       GREEN COALITION (Sambayanang Kristyano Hall
                                                                                                 Silang Nuestra Senora Candelaria Silang Parish Church)
                                                                                                   (Jan. 16, 2007)

    1st Employees Stress Management Workshop                              College of Physical Therapy students
      with Hatha Yoga exercises (Oct 30, 2006)                               get to learn basic yoga exercises for flexibility
           Mental Health Month, Villarosa hall                                                and strength as part of their Traditional
                                                                                                                 and Alternative Health Care curriculum at the
                                                                                                                                  AM Las Pinas Yoga Center.
                                                                                                                                      (Oct. 7 and 14, 2006)

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Ideas and Practices around the World on Integrative Nutrition

2008-01-04T16:28:31Z

Teaching the future of nutrition and wellness

The Preventive Food Pyramid

The Institute of Integrative Nutrition in New York turns out Health Counsellors with a strong background in holistic nutrition. What can Filipinos learn from these alternative nutritional approaches in the First World, considering that a great majority of the people in the Philippines are mired in poverty ? One is that there is increasing advocacy among holistic practitioners globally to focus on plant-based diets (not necessarily vegetarian ), to counter the negative influence of the fast-food industry in highly populated cities and towns. Rich, middle class, or proletarian alike in population centers are affected by the unhealthy fast food culture with its high meat/ high fat , low vegetable/low fiber content. Another is that the concept of holistic or integrative nutrition is not just about Food for the body, but more about healthy lifestyles and social relationships. In addition, there is an increased focus on ecological issues and nutrition. It is also interesting to note that ancient societies perceived eating as an important social activity for people to nourish themselves and share experiences. It is in this context that evolving schools of integrative nutrition would wish to resurrect the important nourishing and energizing role of emotions, feelings and our social relationships, including human spirituality as primary food, and what we generally consider as nutrition as secondary sources of nourishment.

An exciting trend in holistic nutrtion is the integration of nutritional issues with holistic lifestyles and social justice issues, role of natural farming methods and safe foods, defending local food and agricultural systems of different bioregions from the onslaughts of trade liberalization, and so forth. As more science gets into the picture, we may get to understand why different people react differently to different types of diets.

Among one of its perceived strengths of the school is its focus on Dietary theory. Below are some excerpts from the school's website (http://public.integrativenutrition.com/index.aspx).

Dietary Theory

"We (Institute for Integrative Nutrition) teach more than 100 different dietary theories, from the traditional to the modern, Eastern to Western, popular to esoteric. Our curriculum teaches bio-individuality, or that one person's food is another person's poison, because no one diet is right for everyone.

Some of the major theories we cover include:

5 Element Theory

An ancient Chinese belief system based on the idea that we are surrounded by five energy fields: wood, fire, earth, metal and water. These elements are constantly moving and changing. Keeping all the elements in balance promotes harmony in our surroundings and in our selves.

90/10 Theory

A flexible approach to eating that strives for eating healthy foods 90% of the time and allowing 10% of the time to eat whatever you feel like eating. A lot of people try to stay 100% on their chosen diet program, which is bound to cause stress and likely to result in failure. A 10% range of flexibility can help you indulge without guilt and maintain a basically healthy diet.

Atkins Diet

This diet restricts carbohydrates, causing the body to burn its own fat for fuel, instead of carbohydrates. When the body is in this state, many people tend to feel less hungry, and as a result, lose weight.

Ayurveda

This ancient healing system from India emphasizes eating in accordance with your individual body type and the seasons. The system promotes health and disease prevention through balancing doshas, or mind-body types.

Blood Type

An individualized approach to eating that combines anthropology, medical history and genetics. Each blood type(O, A, B and AB) is derived from a different time in human evolution, and thus affects how people of each type react to food and disease.

Calorie Restriction

Calorie-restriction diets aim to expand life expectancy through minimal caloric intake. This restriction sets your body at an ideal weight to achieve maximum metabolic efficiency, slow the aging process and reach a maximum life span.

DNA Diet

The DNA diet is a customized approach to eating, which offers specific recommendations for food based on the results of genetic testing. The idea spun out of the Human Genome Project, which identified nearly 25,000 genes in the human body.

Macrobiotics

Translated literally, macrobiotics means “great life.” The philosophy is based on eating only natural foods and balancing yin and yang in the body. The idea is to live within the natural order of life.

Raw Food

Raw or living food diets are based on eating unprocessed and uncooked plant foods. This philosophy believes that cooking destroys vital enzymes in food and disrupts your body’s ability to absorb nutrients from the food.

Sally Fallon and Weston Price

Sally Fallon looked at the work of Dr. Weston Price, who studied the diets of many ancient societies, and decided that by eating nourishing, traditional foods and farm produce, we could achieve optimal health. She asserts that local, fresh foods provide the vitamins, minerals, oils and enzymes that our bodies need.

South Beach

Developed by a cardiologist from this fashionable beach town, this diet is similar to other low-carb diets but offers a unique approach by distinguishing the right kinds of carbohydrates and fats and puts emphasis on lean proteins.

Vegetarian/Vegan

Vegetarian diets restrict eating meat for moral, spiritual, environmental or health reasons. A vegan diet restricts all animal products including eggs, dairy products and honey and sometimes restricts other products tested on animals or derived from animals, such as leather and fur.

The Zone

This diet is based on a theory that excess insulin, a hormone that helps control blood sugar levels, makes us gain weight and keep it on. By regulating blood sugar levels with a balance of carbohydrates, fats and proteins at every meal, the body burns fat more efficiently and has more energy."

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MEET FR. RYAN- THE CATHOLIC PRIEST WHO TEACHES YOGA IN MANHATTAN, NEW YORK

2008-01-04T07:35:03Z

Click Fr. Ryan's picture to go to National Catholic Reporter article on
Yoga Classes he holds for his parish in New York.

Rev. Thomas Ryan

Rev. Thomas Ryan, a Catholic priest, Kripalu Yoga teacher, and author, coordinates ecumenical and interreligious affairs for the Paulist community in the United States and Canada. He has recently published The Sacred Art of Fasting and Reclaiming the Body in Christian Spirituality and released the DVD Yoga Prayer. (from kripalu.org)

For more, download magazine article from National Catholic Reporter, "Tuesdays with Father Yogi".

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