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Health Series: The Meaning of Suffering

Dr Barry White and Laurence Freeman discuss "Recovering wholeness for full human being"
Dr Barry White

Leader

Dr Barry White

Dr Barry White is a physician from Ireland. He is a specialist in haematology and has held senior leadership roles within the Irish health service. Together with Laurence Freeman, he has introduced the practice of meditation to healthcare staff. He has conducted clinical research demonstrating the psychological and physical benefits of meditation for health care staff.

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Laurence Freeman
Laurence Freeman

Director of WCCM. Benedictine Monk. Author of a number of books on Christian Meditation.Oxford University. Laurence Freeman OSB is an English Benedictine monk and Catholic priest. He is the director of the World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM), prior of its Benedictine Oblate community and director of Bonnevaux, the international centre of the WCCM in France. Freeman’s work also involves encouraging the teaching of meditation to children and university students. In 2005 he founded the John Main Centre for Meditation and Inter-Religious Dialogue at Georgetown University

Date

Jul 27 2021

Time

French Time
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Location

Online

Conducted via Zoom or live-stream.

Category


THIS MONTH’S TALK:

27 JUL – The Meaning of Suffering

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15-35
  • Register for this talk only: 27 JUL - The Meaning of Suffering
  • Recording available for a month.

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60-140
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  • Get 9 talks for the price of 4

Please visit the Programme links below to register for one or more of our other events in this series.

ABOUT THE SERIES:

 

Recovering for Wholeness for Full Human Being

Monthly seminar 

Jan – Nov 2021, the WCCM Year of Health

We live in the golden age of medicine. Breakthroughs, cures and life-expectancy have all flourished with medical science. The present Covid-19 pandemic shows the value and necessity of this dimension of medicine. Yet, never before has health been such a highly charged, confused and conflicted issue for both individuals, the medical profession and society at large. It seems, to many medical practitioners and to patients themselves, that we have gained so much but, at times, neglected something essential: our capacity for deep and transformative healing.

Dr Barry White is well-known for his innovative, clear and deep insights into one of the key challenges of contemporary healthcare: what does health mean and how do we continue curing without losing the central importance of healing? He has introduced many clinicians to the practice of meditation and has led a clinical trial demonstrating the wider health benefits of meditation.

For a long time, he and Laurence Freeman have collaborated in this field. In the monthly online seminars beginning in January 2021, they will present complementary approaches to understanding what it means to be healthy – seeking to integrate the medical and spiritual dimensions.

This series of WCCM seminars proposes a contemplative recovery of the meaning of health and healthy living. It is as suitable for those interested in starting a contemplative practice as for those who have been meditating for years.  

It is hoped to hold a retreat at Bonnevaux as soon as possible after the Seminar in late 2021.


SERIES SCHEDULE:

  • 12 JAN – Meditation 1 : An introduction to the Practice
  • 16 FEB – Meditation 2 : Its role in Health and Healing
  • 16 MAR – A contemplative approach to sleep
  • 20 APR – A Contemplative Approach to Nutrition
  • 25 MAY – A Contemplative Approach to Work and Movement
  • 15 JUN – A Contemplative Approach to the Mind
  • 27 JUL – The Meaning of Suffering
  • 07 SEP – Love – The Universal Healer
  • 02 NOV – The Harmonies of a Healthy Life

Dr Barry White

Leader

Dr Barry White

Dr Barry White is a physician from Ireland. He is a specialist in haematology and has held senior leadership roles within the Irish health service. Together with Laurence Freeman, he has introduced the practice of meditation to healthcare staff. He has conducted clinical research demonstrating the psychological and physical benefits of meditation for health care staff.

Other Leaders

Laurence Freeman
Laurence Freeman

Director of WCCM. Benedictine Monk. Author of a number of books on Christian Meditation.Oxford University. Laurence Freeman OSB is an English Benedictine monk and Catholic priest. He is the director of the World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM), prior of its Benedictine Oblate community and director of Bonnevaux, the international centre of the WCCM in France. Freeman’s work also involves encouraging the teaching of meditation to children and university students. In 2005 he founded the John Main Centre for Meditation and Inter-Religious Dialogue at Georgetown University

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