Meditation and mindfulness offer important health and wellness benefits. In the midst of uncertainly, these practices can bring clarity and thus support the reduction of stress and anxiety. In this noontime series, hosted by Roland Hsu of the Stanford Help Center, join physician and meditation instructor Dr. Angela Lumba-Brown for guided meditations on approaching change.  Each unique session will explore different techniques—including RAIN, establishment of a safe space, and affirmation meditations—to support mindfulness of our perceptions and reactions. As the summer gives way to fall, we will come together to observe change and how we greet it. Sessions will be held on 4 sequential Wednesdays starting 9/11. Join one, multiple, or all four sessions via Zoom.

Angela Lumba-Brown, MD is a recognized physician leader and clinician-scientist in pediatrics and emergency medicine at Stanford University. She is an academic pediatric emergency medicine physician with expertise in injury, neuroscience, and neurocritical emergencies. Dr. Lumba-Brown co-directed the Stanford Brain Performance Center for 7 years, leading in advancing the neuroscience of development, injury, and aging through prevention, novel biomarker discovery and other diagnostics, and treatments. 

Dr. Lumba-Brown’s work has been highlighted by Stanford Magazine, NPR, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Scientific American, as well as other national outlets. She is a certified yoga and meditation instructor and graduate of the Stanford Center for Compassion and Altruism (CCARE) Applied Compassion Training program. Dr. Lumba-Brown currently trains under mindfulness leaders Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield.