- Nov
- 14
- 2020
Looking Inward: The Practice and Science of Mindfulness
Description: What is Mindfulness? What can Mindfulness do? Join Drs. Rael Cahn and Allen Weiss in a 2 hour workshop on the practice and science of mindfulness as part of the one-day, interdisciplinary educational and experiential USC IIHW Virtual Conference 2020 "Wellness Is An Inside Job: Healing The Mind & Body, Heart & Soul. This talk is part of the Mindfulness Track co-sponsored by the USC Center for Mindfulness Science.
About Speaker
Rael Cahn, MD, PhD
Dr. Rael Cahn completed his PhD in Neurosciences in 2007 and received his medical degree in 2008 from UC San Diego in La Jolla, CA. He completed his residency with the UC Irvine Medical Center Psychiatry Residency Program in 2014 and joined the USC faculty. Dr. Cahn has been researching and publishing on the clinical and brain effects of mindfulness and meditative practices throughout his medical and scientific career as well as teaching mindfulness meditation in group settings for medical professionals as well as patients. He is currently affiliated with the USC Brain and Creativity Institute where he is conducting psychological and brain research in the domains of behavioral and psychological interventions including mindfulness and meditative practices in healthy populations dealing with everyday stressors as well as those with psychiatric illness including substance use disorders, depression, and anxiety.
Allen Weiss, PhD
Dr. Weiss is a Professor of Marketing in the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California where his research has specialized on decisions in high-technology markets and interorganizational relationships. Allen is also a teacher of mindfulness at InsightLA.org and was promoted to be a senior teacher there in 2014 by Jack Kornfield (one of the most eminent teachers of mindfulness in the world). As a teacher of mindfulness, he has taught mindfulness companies and teams through Insight4Peace.com. He is also currently the Director of Mindful USC which brings mindfulness to the University of Southern California. In this role, which is a service of the Provost’s Office, he guides the teaching of mindfulness throughout the university and has taught mindfulness to physicians and surgeons in the various hospitals, including Children’s Hospital, the Keck School of Medicine and the Los Angeles County Hospital. On the USC main campus, he has taught mindfulness to a wide variety of groups, including veterans, incoming freshman, undergraduate and graduate students, administrators, staff leadership, and faculty in virtually every department on campus. He also works with the Chief Diversity Officers in the various schools at USC to bridge mindfulness with diversity and inclusion. Before joining USC, Dr. Weiss was a faculty member at Stanford University and a professional musician. He has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from UCSB, an M.A. in Education from Ohio State University and an MBA from the University of Kansas.