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Dear CIHS community, I hope you are enjoying this spring season. There are a couple of announcements in this newsletter. First, Dr. Hiroshi Motoyama, CIHS Founder and President, shared a message with the CIHS community. It is a short message but fundamental with depth and meaning. Second, Dr. Hope Umansky announces our new Comparative Religion and Philosophy Program Director, Tim Laporte, Ph.D. We are excited about this addition to our administrative structure. Dr. Laporte addresses the community below. Third, Daniel Harner, CIHS Clinical Psychology doctoral candidate, was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to work with Dr. Bill Tiller for his PhD dissertation. Mr. Harner worked with Dr. Tiller on his Autism Project and Information Broadcasting. His oral defense, facilitated by Dr. Bill Tiller, Dr. Nisha Manek, and Dr. Hope Umansky, will be open to the entire CIHS community to listen and then ask questions as well. The oral defense will be Friday, June 19, 2015 from 2pm to 5 pm, the day before the SER*Talks. We want to celebrate how hard Daniel has been working, and the culmination of this fantastic project. This oral defense is open to public, and anyone who is interested in this process or subject matter is welcome to attend. Please email Hideki_Baba@cihs.edu if you are interested in attending. Lastly, CIHS' annual yoga workshop, Ajna Chakra Awakening, will take place on Saturday April 18 & Sunday, April 19 with Paul Grilley and Takeshima. Space is at a premium so please register if you are interested in attending this great event. The annual Yoga Workshop is a wonderful opportunity to deepen your knowledge, experience, and practice in yoga and meditation with dedicated Masters who are here only once a year. Mr. Takeshima is a senior disciple of Dr. Motoyama and has been studying for more than three decades. Paul and Suzee Grilley are renowned yoga teachers who formulated Yin Yoga. We would love to see you there. There is much more to this workshop than Yin Yoga. Specifically, this workshop is about the core of Paul Grilley's Yin Yoga teachings, which resonate with what Takeshima teaches through Motoyama Meridian Exercises and meditation techniques. This is the only opportunity in the United States in which to experience Dr. Motoyama's spiritual practice. We hope you will participate, along with our community, in experiencing this transformative practice. If you are interested in the workshop, you can view the course outline from the link directly below. Students can receive academic credit for this workshop, and it is open to the CIHS community and public, as long as there still is space. (https://www.cihs.edu/index.php/events/#Yoga). If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at hideki_baba@cihs.edu Spring Quarter began last week, and we are now planning for Summer quarter that begins July 6, 2015. There will be some exciting classes that are newly developed curriculum. Almost all of our classes can be taken as an audit status (if you are an outside community member) or as a provisional student. Thus, if you want to experience our classes and innovative curriculum, you are welcome to take a class that supports your interests. Every quarter we offer classes that represent innovations in subtle energy science, comparative religion and philosophy, and psychology. If you have any questions about your academic program and what courses best support your goals, please email Dr. Hope Umansky (Hope_Umansky@cihs.edu). Please view our unique course schedule from the link here (http://www.cihs.edu/index.php/academics/online-programs/course-schedule/ ) Sincerely, Hideki Baba, Ph.D. Hideki_Baba@cihs.edu
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Message from Founder and President
Dr. Hiroshi Motoyama
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God supports human beings and enables the soul of the human being to progress and evolve.
The soul is the foundation and essence of all beings.
God does not constrain our lives or limit us to a single framework.
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Message from the Dean:
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Hi CIHS Community,
Happy Spring! We are celebrating some changes this quarter as we grow and continue in our accreditation initiative. We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Tim Laporte in his new role as Program Director for the Comparative Religion and Philosophy (CRP) program. Dr. Laporte will be teaching classes on campus, directing some senior projects (in his field), MA thesis (in crossover IH or CRP subjects), and PhD dissertations. Dr. Laporte will be helping with course advisement with all CRP students and some IH students. Many of you have already had the pleasure of having Dr. Laporte as a professor, and he has a long relationship with Dr. Motoyama and CIHS. Dr. Laporte formally introduces himself as the CRP Program Director below. We are very lucky to have him serve in this role, and we will be a stronger team and community because of him. Dr. Laporte looks forward to leading you through your Comparative Religion and Philosophy programs, and for those of you in Integral Health who are concentrating in Dr. Laporte's area of expertise (yoga, yoga philosophy, comparative religion and philosophy), he will be guiding you, too. Please feel free to reach out and welcome him. Dr. Laporte can be reached at Tim_Laporte@cihs.edu
We are also happy to launch two new videos of the CIHS community. Enjoy!
CIHS | 2014 Conference
California Institute for Human Science
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We have some exciting upcoming events for 2015, including the annual Yoga Workshop April 18 and 19, Summer classes beginning in July 9 (to be announced in May), and the SER*Talks, which is our first student research symposium, June 20, 2015 from 9 am-6pm. Additionally, as Hideki mentioned, we will be holding an open dissertation defense while Mr. Harner presents and defends his doctoral dissertation. This open defense will be Friday, June 19, from 2pm to 5 pm. Dr. Bill Tiller, Dr. Nisha Manek, and I have served on this committee, and we will be facilitating the defense after Mr. Harner presents. There will be time for Q and A after. I encourage all students who may be preparing for a dissertation defense to attend, which is why we planned it for the day before the SER*Talks. If you have always been afraid of "the defense," I encourage you to come and see what it is like. It is open to the public, too, if you are interested in seeing some of the important work in which CIHS doctoral students are engaged. Please just RSVP to Hideki at Hideki_Baba@cihs.edu.
Additionally, the faculty and I have been working very hard to bring you innovations in the field, including an upcoming summer course on compassion in clinical & integral practice entitled, Considerations on Compassion in Clinical and Integral Practice, and another newly developed course entitled, Intake Assessments: Psychosocial/Spiritual Analysis and Interviews. Graduation is September 12, 2015, and the summer will be spent putting the final touches on Senior Projects, MA theses, and other dissertation defenses. If you are interested in being a part of our dynamic learning community, please send me an email. I am happy to discuss how/which programs may be ideal for your professional and personal growth. I hope to see you at our events. Sincerely, Dr. Hope Hope_Umansky@cihs.edu |
Message from CIHS' New Program Director
of Comparative Religion and Philosophy Program
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By Dr. Tim Laporte
Greetings CIHS community!
It is an honor to be named the new Director of the Comparative Religion and Philosophy program at CIHS. I have been a member of this community for the last ten years and over the course of this time I have participated in the life of the school in a variety of capacities: as an MA student, PhD student, dissertation candidate, adjunct faculty member, core faculty member, and finally now as the CRP program director. Participating in these different roles has perhaps given me a unique perspective wherein I can understand and relate to the special opportunities and challenges that arise both for students (in the various stages of degree completion) and for faculty as we all work together to manifest the highest vision of what this Institute can be. Aside from directing the CRP program, my goal in stepping into this new role is to honor Dr. Motoyama's pioneering vision for CIHS (as expressed in the Institute's 8 principles), and to make myself available to the student body to hear your comments, questions, and concerns as you progress through your educational journey. I have seen first hand, through years of classes, workshops, and conferences held at our Institute, just how innovative and groundbreaking the educational experience at CIHS can be. On the other hand, I am also attentive to the difficulties that can arise in the process of pursuing higher education beyond the traditional academy. Regardless of what program you are enrolled in, please feel free to reach out to me with your comments, questions, and ideas. I look forward to working with you and I know that together we can help CIHS to realize its full potential as a cutting-edge graduate school and research center focused on the intersection of science and spirituality.
Warm regards,
Tim Laporte Ph.D.
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Dr. Motoyama's New Publication
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"The World of Religious Experiences"
We are pleased to announce Dr. Motoyama's new publication.
Dr. Motoyama had his eighty-eighth birthday celebration on December 2013 in Japan, and as one of the commemoration projects of his birthday, we published The World of Religious Experiences in English.
The World of Religious Experiences is a collection of articles written by Dr. Hiroshi Motoyama from about 1955 until the beginning of 1960. The articles were first brought together for the purposes of his doctoral dissertation, and for which he received his Doctor of Literature degree (philosophy, electrophysiology) in March 1962. In 1963, the articles were published together as a book under the title, The World of Religious Experiences, which was Dr. Motoyama's first book length publication.
Through these articles, Dr. Motoyama has tried to research into the existence the characteristics of religious experiences with metaphysical-ontological elucidation and statistical analysis of electrophysiological experiments based upon his own religious experiences. This collection of research articles is the foundation of the "Motoyama Philosophy." The articles clarify that the world of religious experiences are a true world, which sincerely relates to the basis of human existence. This insight comes from the integration of his deepened religious practices and physiological-physical-experimental studies.
We believe that it is very meaningful to have this publication, the foundation of "Motoyama Philosophy," available to the world in time for his eighty-eighth birthday.
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Sound Meditation at CIHS - 2015
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by Tamara Goldsby, Ph.D.
CIHS is pleased to invite you to experience wonderful sound healing meditations. Relax in the soothing sounds and vibrations produced by Tibetan singing bowls, crystal bowls, gongs, and bells. Please visit http://deepsoundmeditation.org/ for more information about sound meditations.
- Sound meditations are every Wednesday from 6:30pm - 8pm at CIHS through the first Wednesday in June. A $10 donation is requested.
- While these gatherings are called sound meditations, the beneficial energy is created by the attendees, as well as the sound healers. We call these attendees the Bishwa Seva Community. This community is a gathering of regular meditators, yoga practitioners, experienced healers, artists, musicians, international travelers, community volunteers, conscious self-healers, and old souls. We welcome the CIHS community at these powerful sound healing events.
Proceeds of the meditation events go to the Bishwa Seva Foundation (founded by master sound healer Deep Deoja) which supports a school and orphanage in Nepal: http://bishwaseva.org/
Namaste.
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Ajna Chakra Awakening Workshop
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April 18 & 19, 2015
With Takshima, Paul & Suzee Grilley
The primary meaning of ajna is "to know" or "knowledge," and other meanings are "command" and "obey." In the physical body, ajna chakra corresponds to the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland, which controls the whole body. When this chakra is awakened, people are able to be awakened to Karana consciousness. Without awakening of this chakra, it is said that human beings cannot transcend the karmic world. Gautama Buddha awakened and realized into the purusha dimension, where he transcended the karmic world, through attaining superconsciousness, selflessness, and the true nature (self), as a result of awakening of the ajna chakra.
Chakras operate in two directions to karma, like two sides of the same thing; one is to function as a gate to the world in which karma is transcended, but can also be the gates through which we fall back into karma. In order to awaken ajna chakra, we must be able to separate ourselves from our emotion and imagination, and to observe things objectively. When we have awakened our ajna chakra, we will be able to control our emotions and imagination.
Ajna chakra functions intimately with svadhisthana chakra in the lower abdomen, and it is important to create a balance of Ki energy in upper body (ajna) and lower body (svadhisthana). When ajna is active in Ki dimension, the practitioner feels a tingling sensation between the eyebrows. The practitioner is able to see different colors in different dimensions depending upon which dimension in which the ajna chakra is active or awakened. A very deep black color may be seen when this activation takes place at the lower astral dimension, or a pale violet color if activation is occurring at the upper astral dimension, or an extremely clear shining light in the Karana dimension. When ajna chakra awakens, the practitioner is able to free their minds, be enriched in wisdom and love, and live freely to influence others altruistically.
The workshop cost is the following:
$225 Early Registration by 3/28
$250 after 3/29
$180 Student Discount
$150 Individual Session with Takeshima
$30 Meditation Session on April 20 & 21
Please see the workshop schedule from our website or by clicking here.
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Call for Papers or Posters, CIHS' Subtle Energy Research (SER) Conference
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Saturday, June 20, 2015 from 9 am -6 pm
Call for Papers or Posters, CIHS' Subtle Energy Research (SER) Conference: Saturday, June 20, 2015 from 9 am -6 pm (6 pm-730 pm social hour).
Announcing the first CIHS Student Research Conference
SER*Talks CIHS Student Research Symposium
All like-minds are welcome to attend this event. CIHS' student research symposium is a great way to learn about our student and alumni community. All interested parties are welcome to attend the day for a $20 admission cost. Please RSVP to Hideki_Baba@cihs.edu
Saturday, June 20, 2015, CIHS will host the first summer student research conference, "SER-Talks," subtle energies research conference. This year, CIHS is hosting a student research conference instead of the regular subtle energy science conference. CIHS' regular subtle energy research conference will resume in 2016.
This is a formal call for presentations (20 minute talks) and poster presentations (less formal, usually single or bi-fold posters).
This is an exciting opportunity for the students, alumni, and community. SER*Talks will be a one-day dynamic event. The day will focus on CIHS students presenting their research projects or topics of interest. Both current and graduated CIHS students are encouraged to present and participate. All current CIHS students are strongly recommended to submit and present/participate. The day will be launched by Paul J. Mills, PhD, Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine and of Psychiatry at UC San Diego, Director of the newly established UC San Diego Center of Excellence for Research and Training in Integrative Health and CIHS affiliate, and a wrap-up by Thomas Brophy, PhD, CIHS' Integral Sciences Consultant. Hope Umansky, PhD, CIHS Dean of Academic Affairs will be facilitating the event.
The focus is on creating a space of dialogue and inquiry around all aspects of subtle energies research and related studies, with a view toward creating the global reach for these studies that we envision as a primary community of scholar-practitioners. It is our aim to foster meaningful exchange within our community in order to better understand the ways we use subtle energies studies to catalyze effective change. For this purpose subtle energies research is broadly defined to include laboratory research and/or theoretical studies related to the mind-body problem, Integral/integrative studies, consciousness studies, energy or clinical psychology, health and essentially all the conventional and trans-conventional topics covered in CIHS programs. The conference format will be primarily a series of 20-minute talks. Please strive for concise, tightly phrased fast-paced talks. (Hence, our title "SER*Talks" alludes to the format of the well-known "TED-talks".) Those who prefer not to give an oral presentation but want to display substantive work they are doing/have done may submit for a poster presentation, and a section of time at the conference will be dedicated to poster presentations. The poster presentations will be displayed throughout the day in the conference hall and the back classrooms.
At this time, we will begin accepting presentation proposals. The submission deadline for proposals is April 15, 2015. Proposals should be in a single document that is single spaced in 12-point Times New Roman font and include:
- A note whether you are proposing an oral or poster presentation.
- A 200-250 word abstract of your proposed presentation along with a title, your contact information and any institutional affiliation (if additional to CIHS).
- A one-page outline which details the organization of your presentation. Include the specific topics and subtopics you plan to cover as well as any experiential exercises and multimedia elements you plan to include.
- Please include a 100 word or less biography of yourself.
- Please save the document as "yourlastname.firstname.SERproposal.doc"
The conference will be free to all students, presenters, and CIHS faculty, and open to the public for a small admission fee. Accepted presenters/participants, who are current students, will also have the option to register for the event as a 2-unit academic course. To complete it as a 2-unit course, in addition to successfully presenting and attending all presentations, a formal double-spaced scholarly article shall be produced based on the work (min 2,500 words to a 10,000 word max, depending on program degree level). This article will be based on your presentation and the context of the conference and will be due June 30, 2015. Conference abstracts, bios, and completed for-credit papers will be published on a CIHS web-based research forum as well.
We are excited to see the work that you are doing. Many of you already have an established presence of influence and are conducting meaningful work toward interpersonal, spiritual, community, and global change. As you know, we are an inclusive and diverse community, and we are open to seeing your work. If you feel your work is "not big enough" for a talk, then please submit for a poster presentation that can be one board or bi-fold (or however you choose to fill a poster-sized presentation space). This is an exciting opportunity to participate in the academic process of submitting and attending a conference. You can also then put this experience on your CV. For those students or community members who simply want to attend as a participant, this will be a casual day of relevant dynamic research, an "in-view" of CIHS' student work, and camaraderie/networking. There will be food trucks coming for lunch and dinner (including vegetarian/gluten free options). We know our community!
Please kindly direct any questions to Thomas_Brophy@cihs.edu
Please email your proposal to Hope Umansky at Hope_Umansky@cihs.edu and Thomas Brophy at the above address.
Subject line: SER Talk Proposal 2015
The deadline for all submissions is April 15, 2015.
We are excited about this opportunity for the community.
Happy Proposing!
Sincerely,
Dr. Brophy and Dr. Umansky
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Announcing New Speaker Events
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Lunch and Learn
Mission Statement:
To educate, integrate and expand our scope of knowledge in a group setting
Call to Action: Bring your friends, colleagues and patients
April 22nd = Michelle Dexter - Title to be announced by Michelle
July 22nd = Christine Peterson Microbiome for the practitioner and the Lay-Person - Answering what you need to know
Oct. 21st = History & Research - Debunking the myth of Medical Thermal Imaging
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