Book contents
- The Handbook of Wellness Medicine
- The Handbook of Wellness Medicine
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Part I Approach to Wellness
- Part II From Illness to Wellness by Organ Systems/Disorders
- Part III Special Populations and Special Topics
- Part IV Wellness Interventions
- Chapter 22 Nutrition
- Chapter 23 Nutraceuticals and Wellness
- Chapter 24 Pharmaceuticals and Alternatives for Wellness
- Chapter 25 Exercise, Dance, Tai Chi, Pilates, and Alexander Technique
- Chapter 26 Sleep, Rest, and Relaxation in Improving Wellness
- Chapter 27 Sex, Intimacy, and Well-Being
- Chapter 28 Mindfulness, Meditation, and Yoga
- Chapter 29 Forgiveness, Gratitude, and Spirituality
- Chapter 30 Positive Neuropsychology, Cognitive Rehabilitation, and Neuroenhancement
- Chapter 31 Acupuncture, Herbs, and Ayurvedic Medicine
- Chapter 32 The Role of Aesthetics in Wellness
- Chapter 33 Massage, Humor, and Music
- Chapter 34 Nature and Pets
- Chapter 35 Circadian Rhythm in the Digital Age
- Chapter 36 The Arts in Health Settings
- Chapter 37 Engaging the Five Senses
- Chapter 38 Emotional Intelligence and Its Role in Sustaining Fulfillment in Life
- Chapter 39 Psychotherapy and Positive Psychology
- Chapter 40 Resilience and Wellness
- Chapter 41 Developing Purpose, Meaning, and Achievements
- Chapter 42 Healing and Wellness
- Chapter 43 Connection, Compassion, and Community
- Chapter 44 Wellness Interventions for Chronicity and Disability
- Part V Wellness through Optimization of Work, Love, and Play
- Book part
- Index
- References
Chapter 28 - Mindfulness, Meditation, and Yoga
from Part IV - Wellness Interventions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 September 2020
- The Handbook of Wellness Medicine
- The Handbook of Wellness Medicine
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Part I Approach to Wellness
- Part II From Illness to Wellness by Organ Systems/Disorders
- Part III Special Populations and Special Topics
- Part IV Wellness Interventions
- Chapter 22 Nutrition
- Chapter 23 Nutraceuticals and Wellness
- Chapter 24 Pharmaceuticals and Alternatives for Wellness
- Chapter 25 Exercise, Dance, Tai Chi, Pilates, and Alexander Technique
- Chapter 26 Sleep, Rest, and Relaxation in Improving Wellness
- Chapter 27 Sex, Intimacy, and Well-Being
- Chapter 28 Mindfulness, Meditation, and Yoga
- Chapter 29 Forgiveness, Gratitude, and Spirituality
- Chapter 30 Positive Neuropsychology, Cognitive Rehabilitation, and Neuroenhancement
- Chapter 31 Acupuncture, Herbs, and Ayurvedic Medicine
- Chapter 32 The Role of Aesthetics in Wellness
- Chapter 33 Massage, Humor, and Music
- Chapter 34 Nature and Pets
- Chapter 35 Circadian Rhythm in the Digital Age
- Chapter 36 The Arts in Health Settings
- Chapter 37 Engaging the Five Senses
- Chapter 38 Emotional Intelligence and Its Role in Sustaining Fulfillment in Life
- Chapter 39 Psychotherapy and Positive Psychology
- Chapter 40 Resilience and Wellness
- Chapter 41 Developing Purpose, Meaning, and Achievements
- Chapter 42 Healing and Wellness
- Chapter 43 Connection, Compassion, and Community
- Chapter 44 Wellness Interventions for Chronicity and Disability
- Part V Wellness through Optimization of Work, Love, and Play
- Book part
- Index
- References
Summary
In my twenties I lived at Satchidananda yoga ashram in Buckingham, VA. I took an atypical three-year “sabbatical” between medical school and residency. During this time away from medicine, I lived at the ashram, became a yoga instructor, taught yoga professionally, created a mind–body skills course for adolescents, studied nutrition and herbalism, trained in energy medicine, explored astrology, made art, and studied with healers in Peru. Medical training was challenging for me. Yoga, meditation, nutrition, nature, art, energy medicine, astrology, and herbs were part of my healing. In time, they became part of the “medicine pouch” I can draw from to help others.
To make a long story short, I did eventually return to medicine. I was committed to becoming a new paradigm physician. Currently, I am working online as a holistic psychiatrist, writer, and educator. Up until December 2019 I was the “integrative psychiatrist” on staff at the Chopra Center in Carlsbad, California.
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- The Handbook of Wellness Medicine , pp. 345 - 356Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020