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From: Source: Quantum-Mind
Date: 1/21/2001
Time: 10:14:08 AM
Remote Name: 204.116.134.62
From: Kevin Chen:
The First World Symposium on Self-Healing and Mental Abilities
With Demonstration and Verification of Extraordinary Human Abilities
June 8-10, 2001
Sheraton at Woodbridge
Iselin, New Jersey 08830 (USA)
Call for Abstracts
You are cordially invited to participate in the First World Symposium on Self Healing and Mental Abilities initiated by the World Institute for Self Healing, Inc. (WISH) - on June 8-10, 2001 at
Sheraton Woodbridge, New Jersey.
Please submit your abstract, paper and program proposals as described below.
The First World Symposium on Self Healing and Mental Abilities is calling for abstracts of papers and demonstrations dealing with the practice, scientific methodology of study and theory on self healing, mental ability or biofield healing. Submissions are encouraged in the area of
1)original research,
2) new study methodology and
3) practice and therapies in self-healing and biofield healing.
Abstracts will be reviewed by an academic committee and accepted submissions will be presented orally or by poster at the Symposium.
The abstracts are due on March 15, 2001 (See instruction on web site).
The complete papers are due at the symposium for the publication of proceedings. Selected papers will be published in a book after the Symposium.
TOPICS OF INTEREST for Discussion and Exploration include the following:
(All topics are calling for abstract submission)
Bigu (Energetic Fasting) and Its Health Applications (Chair: TBD)
Qigong and Immune System (Chair: Lida Feng, MD & Ph.D.)
Understanding of Human Self-Healing Power (Chair: Roger Jahnke, OMD)
Scientific Exploration of PSI Phenomena and Human Consciousness Power
(Chair: Savely Savva, MS)=20
Qigong and Cancer Treatment (Chair: Sam Shiflett, Ph.D.)
Theoretical Exploration of Self-Healing and Mental Abilities (Chair: Zhongpeng Lin)
Placebo Effect and Human Self-Healing Ability (Chair: Garret Yount, Ph.D.)
Measuring the Effects of Qigong and Qi (Chair: Kenneth Sancier,Ph.D)
Methodological Issues in the Study Of Self-Healing and Mind-Body Medicine (Chair: Kevin Chen, Ph.D.)
The Academic Committee for the symposium is chaired by Dr. Rustum Roy (Evan Pugh Professor Emeritus at Penn State University, Member of five nations' Academy of Science), and consists of Kevin Chen, Ph.D. MPH (research director of the World Institute for Self-Healing, Inc.); Riva Touger-Decker, PhD, RD, FADA (Acting Director, Center for the Study of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey); Larry Dossey, MD (Executive Editor, Alternative Therapies in Health & Medicine); Lida Feng, M.D. Ph.D. (President, International Society of Medical Qigong Study); Binhui He (President, World Institute for Self Healing, Inc.); Si-Chen Lee, Ph D. (Professor, Dean of Academic Affairs, National Taiwan University); Zhongpeng Lin, S.E. (President, Chinese National Qigong Advancement College; Professor, Chinese Academy of Administrative Science); Kenneth Sancier, Ph.D.(Chairman, the Qigong Institute, USA); Savely L. Savva, MS (Director, Monterey Institute for the Study of Alternative Healing Arts); Samuel Shiflett, Ph.D., (Research director of the Center for Health and Healing, Beth Israel Medical Center of New York); Garret Yount, Ph.D. (Research Scientist, California Pacific Medical Center); Yi-ping Wan, Ph.D. (Professor and Dean, College of Education at New Jersey City University).
Purposes of the Symposium
The purpose of the symposium is to provide a forum to showcase the ongoing scientific research involving the study, categorization, and discovery of the rules and reasons behind the effectiveness of self-healing, mental ability and biofield therapies, as well as the methodology and practice issues in various self-healing therapies. The Symposium is also intended to provide a forum to foster interdisciplinary and international collaboration in the study of self-healing, mental ability and biofield healing.
Keynote speech and invited demonstrations of drug-free healing and extraordinary human latent abilities will be presented at the symposium in addition to the regular scientific discussion. The planned demonstration of some extraordinary human abilities (such as using intention to move objects, seeing without eyes and using Qigong to shrink breast tumor) are not for entertainment, but for the purpose of demonstrating the potential power of human intention or biofield, and the need to learn and understand these inner forces in the human body.
Who Should Attend?
This international symposium is intended for those who are interested in the scientific evidences of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), power of human consciousness and self-healing therapies, especially the mind-body medicine, biofield healing and Qigong therapy. The attendees will include research scientists, doctors, medical practitioners, psychologists, nurses and other health professionals involved in the treatments or therapies with CAM or self-healing and biofield healing.
Those who practice CAM, mind-body medicine, biofield healing and selfhealing, and those chronically diseased patients who are searching for more effective alternatives are also encouraged to attend.
For more information about the symposium and the organizers, please go to the web site:
http://www.wishus.org/conference