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Seminar on Interfaith Approaches to Palliative Care in Malaysia

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The WCCM Malaysia held a Meditatio Seminar on 9th June entitled Compassionate Presence: Interfaith Approaches to Palliative Care, in Petaling Jaya, with 140 participants, many from the healthcare profession from across the country. A few were from Singapore, India and one from England. It was a unique, uplifting, luminous event. Input sessions were interwoven with music, poetry, song and dance reflecting the rich diversity of Malaysian culture. The talks were by a range of healthcare professionals from the government and private sectors who were both inspiring and inspired by the event.

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Book launch: Meditation with Children by Noel Keating

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On Tuesday, the 7th of March, The Meditatio Centre in London hosted an especial evening launch for Meditation with Children: A Resource for Teachers and Parent, a book by Noel Keating. The event had the participation of Laurence Freeman (director of the WCCM) and all people present could hear about the power of meditation in the lives of young children.

The book is available at our Medio Media bookstore and in digital format at Amazon.

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Register now to the John Main Seminar 2018 in Belgium

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The John Main Seminar 2018 will be held in Bruges, Belgium, 20-23 September, with the theme A Contemplative Response to the Crisis of Change.
This year’s Seminar convenes creative thinkers from major areas of the modern crisis – in fields in which Meditatio has been exploring the contemplative approach to the modern crisis. They share long experience in their fields, a contemplative perspective and a belief in the transformative influence of meditation. This is the JMS 2018 speakers list:
  • Charles Taylor (Philosopher)
  • Robert Johnson (Executive Director of the Institute for New Economic Thinking)
  • Sean Hagan (General Counsel of the International Monetary Fund)
  • Dr Barry White (Consultant Haematologist)
  • Laurence Freeman (WCCM Director)
  • Sr Teresa Forcades (Benedictine nun of Montserrat)
  • Herman Van Rompuy (Politician, the first President of the European Council)
  • Marco Schorlemmer (leads AI research at the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute of the Spanish National Research Council)
Read more about the speakers and also about the workshops included in the programme here.
A pre-seminar silent retreat will be led by Laurence Freeman from 17 to 20 September with the theme Experience and meaning. The post-seminar pilgrimage (24-25) to the Flanders Fields will be led by José Pype (Belgium National Coordinator) and a professional guide.
See all information about the John Main Seminar 2018, including online registration at http://www.jms2018.org/

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