News & Events

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What's New

• "The 31-Day Meditation Challenge(Link is external)" presented by DGSOM medical students, Saloni Gupta and Tanya Datta. This student-led initiative awarded 1st place at AIHM National Conference.

Articles

• Aging Gracefully with Yoga(Link downloads document) (Link opens in new window)- Build strength, power, and flexibility though this ancient practice. Yoga offers an excellent way to improve strength, power, and flexibility, all while being gentle on the body.  
• Gifts for Men: 12 Best Healthy Gifts This Year(Link is external)- Whether it’s for Father’s Day, a birthday or special occasion, these gifts for men are sure to make them happy and healthy. Learn which items made or top healthiest gifts in 2024.
• How to practice mindful meditation in our everyday lives(Link is external)- Research shows that meditation can reduce stress and anxiety, and lead to better focus and concentration. Mindfulness meditation is “really about learning to be in the present moment,” says Diana Winston, director of mindfulness education at UCLA Mindful.
• Ruben Salazar finds hope through post-ICU support group, as his long COVID persists(Link is external) - The new UCLA Health group provides a network for people coming out of intensive care.
• 5 Easy Ways to Start Practicing Mindfulness Now(Link is external); Feeling overwhelmed by Omicron? Spent too long doomscrolling? Try these mindfulness exercises to restore calm. "It prevents us from getting lost in these spirals of thinking that can lead to more anxiety," says Diana Winston, director of mindfulness education at the University of California Los Angeles'  Mindful Awareness Research Center, which hosts educational workshops for the public. "We're trying to train our minds to have a little bit more stability." 
• Integrative Mental Health in the time of Covid(Link downloads document); Dr. Helen Lavretsky is Professor of Psychiatry, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
• What Will the Future of Alzheimer Disease Treatment Look Like?(Link is external); Dr. Helen Lavretsky is Professor of Psychiatry, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
• Ear Seeds: How this acupressure therapy may enhance your overall wellness(Link is external) - Everyday Health. Expert commentary from Dr. Grant Chu on what mechanism may be at play in using seeds for insomnia or anxiety.

In the News

• 12/06/2023 - Dementia Untangled with Dr. Helen Lavretsky - https://tinyurl.com/DementiaUntangledEp74(Link is external) (Link opens in new window)
• 03/06/2023 - NFL star Aaron Rodgers went on a darkness retreat. What's that? | 1A (the1a.org)(Link is external) Dr. Helen Lavretsky explains what a darkness retreat is.
• 09/29/2020 - An Opportunity for Growth(Link is external) Dr. Helen Lavretsky invites us to use the pandemic as a chance to build good habits, explore spiritual avenues, and start new routines. Dr. Lavretsky is Professor of Psychiatry, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.

Scheduled Presentations & Professional Development Activities

• Sunday, June 20, 11am - 12pm (PST). DhIA Foundation - Neuroscience, Yoga Meditation & Mental Health:

Journal Club

Our objectives are as follows:

1. to identify studies that meet criteria for being "evidenced based".
2. to identify studies that have limitations.
3. to identify ways our center might participate in clinical trials collaborating with other institutions.
4. to discuss ways our treatment protocols, or recommendations to patients might be changed based on results of recent research studies.