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Acknowledged
as one of the world's greatest leaders in the field of mind
body medicine, Deepak Chopra, M.D. continues to transform our
understanding of the meaning of health. Through his creation
of The
Chopra Center for Well Being in California in 1995, Dr. Chopra
established a formal vehicle for the expansion of his healing
approach
using the integration of the best of western medicine with natural
healing traditions. Dr. Chopra serves as the Director of
Education at
The Chopra Center, which offers training programs in mind body
medicine
(Journey into Healing). Through his partnership with David
Simon, M.D. and numerous health care professionals in both
conventional and complementary healing arts, Chopra's work is
changing the way the world views physical, mental, emotional,
spiritual, and social wellness.
What prompted Deepak Chopra to expand his view of conventional
medicine to embrace complementary treatments from around the
world? Formerly the Chief of Staff at Boston Regional
Medical Center, Dr. Chopra built a successful endocrinology
practice in Boston in the 1980's. His teaching affiliations
included Tufts University and Boston University Schools of
Medicine. Chopra realized in his medical practice that there
was potential in western medicine for the establishment of a new
life-giving paradigm, one which encompassed the fundamental
principle that perfect health is more than just the absence of
disease. He began to envision a medical system based upon
the premise that health is a lively state of balance and
integration of body, mind, and spirit. He is widely credited
with melding modern theories of quantum physics with the timeless
wisdom of ancient cultures. In 1992, he served on the
National Institutes of Health Ad Hoc Panel on Alternative
Medicine.
Chopra is known as the prolific author of more than 42 books, 100
audio, video and CD-ROM titles, which have been translated into 35
languages with over 20 million copies sold worldwide.
Deepak Chopra's popularity as an international presenter and
keynote
speaker is exemplified in an impressive list of honorariums.
As the
keynote speaker, he appeared at the inauguration of the State of
the
World Forum, hosted by Mikhail Gorbachev and the Peace and Human
Progress Foundation, founded by the former president of Costa Rica
and
Nobel Peace prizewinner Oscar Arias. Esquire Magazine
designated him as one of the top ten motivational speakers in the
country; and in 1995, he joined the distinguished company of
President Nelson Mandela,
Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, Tom Peters and Garrison Keillor as a
recipient of the Toastmasters International Top Five Outstanding
Speakers award.
Through The Chopra Center, Dr. Chopra is revolutionizing common
wisdom about the crucial connection between body, mind, spirit,
and healing. His mission of "bridging the technological
miracles of the west with the wisdom of the east" remains his
thrust as he and his colleagues conduct public seminars and
workshops and provide training for health care professionals
around the world. Dr. Chopra is a fellow of the American College
of Physicians and a member of the American Association of Clinical
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