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On May 19-23, 2008, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will premier its first annual Yoga Week. Highlighting the science and practice of yoga, this five-day series of events will serve NIH employees and the public. Participants will not only learn about the benefits of yoga but also experience them first-hand through stretching and practice.
This event is being presented in partnership with the the NIH Recreation and Welfare Association, the Office of Research Services (ORS), the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). NIH Yoga Week has several private partners as well, including Weight Watchers International, Thrive Yoga Rockville, the International Association of Yoga Therapists, Burt's Bees, Inner Reaches Yoga in Gaithersburg, the Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation, Whole Foods, and EMindful.com.
Participants are encouraged to bring a yoga mat on all days. All events are free and open to the public. Additionally, please note that Wednesday and Thursday are Karma Yoga Events. We are collecting donations of non-perishable foods for Manna Food Center in Rockville and the Safra Lodge at NIH. Please bring these with you to these events.
Date: Monday, May 19, 2008 (Building 45 Natcher Auditorium)
Time: 10:00am - 11:00am
Title: Visit NIH Recreation and Welfare Sponsor Booths on the lower level of Natcher, outside the auditorium!
Sponsored by: Weight Watchers / Honest Tea / Whole Foods / Thrive Yoga / Inner Reaches Yoga / Unity Woods Yoga / Burt's Bees / the Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation / NIH Recreation and Welfare
Time: 11:00am - 11:15am
Title: "Kick-Off to 1st Annual NIH Yoga Week"
Speakers: Rachel Permuth-Levine, Ph.D., NHLBI / Virginia Hill, MSW, OD / Susan Bowen, Owner, Thrive Yoga
Time: 11:15am - 12:00pm
Title: "The Sciences of Hatha Yoga, Tantra, and Ayurveda"
Speaker: Yogiraj Alan Finger, founder of ISHTA Yoga
Time: 12:00pm - 12:15pm (Break)
Explore the Visiting Merchants tables
Sponsored by NIH Recreation and Welfare Association
Time: 12:15pm - 1:00pm
Title: "Yoga Stretches for the Desk and Office",
Speaker: Rachel Permuth-Levine, Ph.D., NHLBI. Join our Institute Directors Elizabeth G. Nabel, MD (NHLBI) and Josephine P. Briggs, MD (NCCAM) for a relaxing session that you can do right at your seat!
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Cake Cutting from Eurest Dining Services
Explore the Visiting Merchants tables
Sponsored by the NIH Recreation and Welfare Association
Time: 1:45pm - 2:30pm
Title: "Yoga Practice Outside - Location (TBD)
Notes: Weather Permitting; Bring Your Own Mat!
Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 (6130 Executive Blvd (EPN) Conference Rooms C-F)
Time: 11:00am - 11:30am
Speaker: Rhonda Moore, Ph.D., Introducing the Week's Events
Title: "NCI Research Portfolio on Yoga Research"
Speaker: Jeffrey D. White, M.D., NCI
Time: 11:30am - 12:15pm
Title: "Discussion of Past and Ongoing Research on Tibetan Yoga, Hatha Yoga, and Qigong in Cancer"
Speaker: Lorenzo Cohen, Ph.D. (Director of the Integrative Medicine Program at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center)
Time: 12:15pm - 12:30pm (Break)
Time: 12:30pm - 1:15pm
Title: "The Secret Treasure of Yogic Alignment"
Speaker: John Schumacher (Founder and Director of Unity Woods Yoga Center)
Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 (Building 10 Masur Auditorium)
Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm
Title: “The Science of Yoga”
Speaker: Timothy McCall, M.D., Medical Editor of Yoga Journal Magazine and author of Yoga as Medicine
Time: 12:30pm-1:00pm (Break)
Conversation with Dr. McCall and Networking Opportunity
Time: 1:15pm - 2:00pm
Title: "Yoga Session" (all levels) in Building 31, Room B4-C18 Fitness Center - Bring Your Own Mat!
Instructor: Judith Lyon, RYT-500, Founder of NIH Yoga Program (over ten years) and Yoga Instructor at NIH and Sun and Moon Yoga
Time: 6:30pm-9:00pm
Title: Networking Dinner, all are welcome, space very limited.
Location: Penang Restaurant (Malaysian Cuisine), (301) 657-2878
Cost approximately $30.00 per person
4933 Bethesda Ave, Bethesda, MD
RSVP required to: levinerac@mail.nih.gov
Date: Thursday, May 22, 2008 (6701 Rockledge Dr. (Rockledge Two) Conference Rooms 9100/9104)
Time: 11:00am - 11:45am
Title: "Therapeutic Applications of Iyengar Yoga for Low Back Pain"
Speaker: Kimberly Williams, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, Dept. Community Medicine, West Virginia University, Certified Iyengar Instructor
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Title: "Yoga Research: Past, Present, and Future"
Speaker: Sat Bir S. Khalsa, Ph.D., Director of Research, Kundalini Research Institute Research Director, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health Assistant Professor of Medicine Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School
Time: 1:15pm - 1:45pm
Title: “Safe and Healthy Facial Care”
Speaker: Denise Clark, Training and Education Manager, Burt’s Bees
Sponsored by the NIH Recreation and Welfare Association
Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm
Title: "Free Yoga Class" (all levels) in Rockledge 1 Fitness Center (6705 Rockledge Dr.) Suite 5070
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Title: "Yoga and Meditation in the Management of Stress"
Speaker: Sat Bir S. Khalsa, Ph.D., Director of Research, Kundalini Research Institute Research Director, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health Assistant Professor of Medicine Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School
Location: Thrive Yoga, Rockville, Maryland
Note: Pre-registration is required (Cost $40.00), for additional information e-mail: susan@thriveyoga.com
Date: Friday, May 23, 2008 (6001 Executive Blvd (Neuroscience Center) Conference Rooms C - E)
Time: 11:00am - 11:45am
Title: "Yoga as a Corporate Stress Management Tool"
Speaker: Terri Kennedy, Ph.D., MBA, RYT, CHHC, Chair of the Board, Yoga Alliance Time: 11:45am - 12:15pm
Title: “Earth-Friendly Body-Care”
Speaker: Denise Clark, Training and Education Manager, Burt’s Bees
Sponsored by the NIH Recreation and Welfare Association
Time: 12:15pm - 1:00pm
Title: "Yoga Nidra: Guided Meditation for Stress Management and Relaxation" Bring Your Own Mat if possible!
Instructor: Neva Ingalls, ERYT-500, Certified Yoga Therapist and Director of Inner Domain Yoga Alliance Registered School
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