Life in today&rsquo\;s world is stressful. People are anxious about their health\, their finances\, their relationsh ips\, their safety\, and their work. Doctors and medical practitioners are promoting the benefits of meditation to relieve stress and anxiety. \;By sitting in meditation\, we can calm the body and the mind. \;We can slow our brain waves to states of relaxation. When we are in a state o f physical and mental calmness. We can make better decisions. Once we conn ect to a place of happiness and peace within us\, we experience a reductio n in our anxiety. Through meditation\, we can cope with the stresses of li fe. Meditation helps us replace anxiety with joy and peace. Join Dr. Matth ew Raider\, long-time meditator\, for this informative lecture. There will even be a short meditation sitting. \;
\nAbout the pre senter:
\nMatthew Raider received his M.D. degree with hono rs from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1979. He had a clinic al practice for 42 years during which time he was the medical director of several health care facilities in central CT. Dr. Raider has been active i n teaching geriatric medicine and has helped coordinate the geriatrics cur riculum for medical residents at Middlesex Hospital in CT. He still is act ively involved in teaching residents\, medical students\, and nurse practi tioners. Dr. Raider has had a long interest in meditation going back over 50 years. He is also a contributing author to &ldquo\;Meditation as Medica tion for the Soul&rdquo\; by Rajinder Singh. Dr. Raider has a particular i nterest in the health benefits of meditation and he has lectured extensive ly in hospitals and libraries in the U.S. and Canada as well as at the Uni ted Nations fairly recently.
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