Tibetan Meditation Workshop
Event Details
In partnership with the Jung Center’s Mind Body Spirit Institute, Asia Society Texas is pleased to present a morning of meditation with Alejandro Chaoul, Ph.D., the Founding Director of the Jung Center’s Mind Body Spirit Institute. This session will consist of a guided Tibetan meditation and can be enjoyed by all audiences.
Having trained extensively with Tibetan teachers in Himalayan monasteries and the West, and taught around the world, Dr. Ale will guide guests in Tibetan mind-body-spirit practices that help calm and ground us in our busy lives.
Guests are encouraged to bring their own yoga mats and cushions to use as seating for this program.
About the Speaker
Alejandro “Ale” Chaoul is the scholar and founding director of The Jung Center’s Mind Body Spirit Institute. He is a scholar, researcher, author, teacher, and educator, with a PhD from Rice University focusing on Tibetan mind-body practices and applications in contemporary health environments. For over 25 years, Ale has researched and taught mind-body techniques to help relieve stress and support wellbeing throughout the community, including at MD Anderson’s Integrative Medicine Program, UT Health, and other educational, health care, and nonprofit organizations.
He is the author of over 25 articles and three books, including Tibetan Yoga for Health & Wellbeing and Tibetan Yoga: Magical Movements of Body, Breath & Mind, and is a fellow of the Mind & Life Institute.
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