Mark Robert Waldman

The following is a listing of upcoming and available lectures  and workshops. If you wish to invite Mark to give a presenttion to your group, please email him at markwaldman @ sbcglobal.net, or call his office at  805 - 907- 1181.

CHANGE YOUR BRAIN / CHANGE YOUR WEIGHT:

LOSE 20 POUNDS IN 1O WEEKS

AND KEEP IT OFF FOR LIFE!

New classes beginning in Spring and Fall

Personalized  and Individualized 5 Week Programs Medical Supervision

Intensive Weekend Workshops

Webinar and Teleconference Programs

Combining latest university documented research in diet, cognitive therapy, and mindfulness education, this program will help you interrupt destructive behaviors and permanently change the way you eat and think about food.

THE NEUROSCIENTIFIC WAY TO DIET

with Mark Robert Waldman

In this revolutionary 8 week class  (with a 1/2 day experiential workshop on a Saturday) , you will learn how to retrain your brain to lose weight and keep it off for life. Using the most successful university tested programs and cutting-edge research, you will interrupt destructive eating behaviors, eliminate guilt, cope with cravings, feel satisfied eating less, reduce anxiety and stress, lower blood pressure and cholesterol, and lower your risk to diabetes and other health problems. Class is open to women, men, and teens, and may be covered by your insurance (call the office for more information).

$400 ($350 for early registration)

Call  805-987-7222  (offices for Mark Waldman and Susan VanVonderen, RN, CNP)

Please note: Our Camarillo clasess are very popular, and are limited to 16 enrollees. Every one of our previous classes has been filled, so please register early.

The Neuroscience of Weight Loss: Overeaters have a different type of brain than thin people, one that gets more excitement and pleasure whenever it sees, smells, or tastes food, and thus we tend to overeat.  Being overweight also disrupts the brain’s ability to judge how much food has been taken in, nor can it recognize neurochemical cues of hunger or fullness.  Blaming yourself doesn't work, and self-criticism drives the brain to seek more reward stimuli (i.e., more fat, sugar, and carbohydrates).  Our brainscan research at the University of Pennsylvania has demonstrated that meditation, mindfulness, and  relaxation exercises will satisfy the reward centers of the brain, and will even reduce the anxiety and depression so often associated with ineffective weight-loss strategies.  In recognition of this problem, the National Institutes of Health have given nearly two million dollars in grants to help Jean Kristeller at Indiana State University to assist in the development of  mindful eating programs throughout the United States.  Mindful eating is a core element to this weight loss program, and  Jean, Andy Newberg, and Mark Waldman are now conducting the first brain-scan study to document the effectiveness of this new approach to eating, dieting, and losing weight.  You'll feel more satisfied, satiated, and calm as you slowly lose weight and keep it off for life. 

Meditation and Mindfulness Exercises: This class is one of only a handful of university-developed weight-loss programs in that uses meditation, relaxation, and mindful eating strategies within the context of a proven weight-loss strategy. Each class includes exercises that specifically focus on eating patterns, body self-image, weight acceptance, and a deep commitment to changing one’s relationship to food. In addition, the mindfulness exercises have a 30-year documented history of helping you lower blood pressure and reduce undue stress, thus guiding you toward greater peace and serenity in virtually every aspect of life.

 Personal Choice and Control: Each class member is given a wide selection of research-documented tools to create his or her own personal weight-loss plan. Thus, you can apply this program to any diet plan you choose.  This "free choice" approach has been shown to be the most effective way to lose weight.  Indeed, our preliminary research data shows that our Mindful Eating / Commitment Therapy program is more effective than any other commerical weight-loss program in the country.  Be it with Weight Watcher's, Atkins, or programs that supply you with portioned food, nearly every participant regains some or most of the weight he or she had lost, and in less than one year's time.  Our program, however, will give you the tools you'll  need to stop you from regaining those hard-earned pounds.     

Personal  Information:  In order to take control of your food and diet decisions, you need to have the facts.  This class gives  participants the latest scientific findings to help anyone lose weight wisely, safely, and enjoyably. This class will expose the many myths promoted by different weight loss programs, health-food advocates, and the vast majority of diet books. Students will receive copies listing the university studies that have appeared in peer-reviewed journals, and will be taught how to analyze the research to make an informed decision. 

Personalized and medically supervised weight loss programs (with Susan VanVonderen, RN CNP, and Mark Waldman) are now available. These 5-session programs include all necessary tests and monitoring to insure safe weight loss in a safe, warm, and confidential environment.  Call Mark and Susan's office for more information: 805-907-1181, and visit Susan's website at www.SusanVanVonderen.net. . 

3 DAY INTENSIVE WEEKEND PROGRAMS,

TELECONFERENCE PROGRAMS,

AND WEBINAR SEMINARS

ARE NOW BEING DEVELOPED

FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE OUTSIDE

OF THE LOS ANGELES / VENTURA COUNTY AREA.

Music,Spirituality, and Your Brain

A 5 day workshop retreat at Esalen Institute on the Big Sur Coast

AUGUST 22-27, 2010

www.Esalen.org

With Yuval Ron

Oscar Award-Winning and Grammy-Nominated Musician, Composer, Lecturer, and Peace Activist

and Mark Robert Waldman

Associate Fellow, Center for Spirituality and the Mind, University of Pennsylvania

Adjunct Faculty, Loyola Marymount University

Join us for a truly unique experiential week, choreographed to take you deeply into the sacred music and spiritual practices of world: meditations and melodies that have been shown to alter the structure and function of your brain in ways that enhance memory, cognition, social awareness, and cognition while simultaneously suppressing the neural mechanisms that generate stress, anxiety, depression, and anger.   Each day will focus on a different tradition – Judaism, Islamic Sufism, mystical Christianity, and Buddhist/Hindu spirituality – experiencing ancient and modern meditations and sacred songs (with Yuval playing the Oud, a precursor of the lute)—practices that demonstrate the deep commonality and love for life reflected in the religious traditions of the world. The program includes a video presentation of contemporary neuroscience research on the effects of meditation and prayer,  and an original theatrical performance integrating sacred poetry, live music composed between 200 BCE and 1600 CE from the Abrahamic traditions of the Middle East. Unique “mindful eating” meditations will be used during meals.  Also:

Unique movement meditations 

Echad and Nigun meditation

Sound Meditation

Dialogue meditation

Inner Values meditation

Spiritual Immersion

and Psychological Transformation:

A Weekend of Meditation and Contemplative Joy

Led by Mark Robert Waldman

Associate Fellow, Center for Spirituality and the Mind, University of Pennsylvania

Sponsored by the Pleasant Valley Center for Spiritual Living

221 Daily Drive, Suite 1 Camarillo, Ca.  93010

Saturday, August 8, 2009    10 am – 4:00 pm:  $35

Spiritual Medicine: Healing Inner Wounds and Developing Inner Peace

Using Mindfulness, Acceptance, and Compassion

Meditation is simple to learn, and the benefits are well documented, but spending a day in deep contemplative practice can be one of the most transforming experiences in a person's life. This workshop will guide participants through new and traditional meditations drawn from the world’s spiritual traditions, practices that have been proven to transform the neural functioning of the brain. Whether we are breathing deeply or relaxing, talking or eating, or doing any activity around the house, we can imbue our daily experiences with mindfulness and self-love, and when we do so, we improve the cognitive, emotional, and social functioning of the brain. The workshop includes a mindful-eating lunch, plus new strategies for dialoguing compassionately with others.  An interactive slide presentation will show you how different spiritual practices affect the psychological functioning of your brain.

Leadership Institute - Tavis Smiley Foundation
Institute Program Objective:  LEAD. LOVE. SAVE. SERVE.

Keynote Speaker, Aug 11, 2009: Mark Robert Waldman  "Yawn Your Way to Success: The Neuroscience of Leadership and Love"

Ongoing Afternoon and All-Day Mindfulness Workshops

in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties

In the mindfulness-based stress-reduction programs that have been established at universities and hospitals throughout the country,

spending a day immersed in the experience of meditation is an essential component. In this light, I invite you

to attend one of our ongoing low-cost workshops integrating new and traditional meditations that are grounded

in both the spiritual and psychological traditions of the world – techniques that have been proven

to transform the emotional and cognitive processes of the brain.  Included meditations:

Compassionate Communication (dialoguing within a meditative state)

Mindful Eating and Mindful Eating

Mindfulness-Based Meditations drawn from the Buddhist Traditions

Mantra and Mudra Meditations drawn from Hindu and Sikh Traditions

Sufi and Islamic Meditations and Prayers (with Susan VanVonderen, RN)

Guided Imagery and Relaxation Exercises drawn from Western Medicine and Psychotherapy

Self Hypnotic Inductions (with Marc Bachrach)

PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO MARKWALDMAN@SBCGLOBAL.NET

 IF YOU WANT TO BE ON HIS MAILING LIST FOR FUTURE WORKSHOPS AND TALKS 

COMING THIS FALL TO A CONFERENCE, CHURCH, SCHOOL OR NEURON CLOSE TO YOUR BRAIN!

The Power of Visualization:

How Self Hypnosis and Deep Relaxation

Motivates and ChangesYour Brain

With Mark Waldman and Marc Bachrach, Clinical Hypnotherapist

FACTS, FICTIONS, AND FUN!

Spend a day exploring how you can use the power of suggestion to change the neural circuitry in your brain

in ways that enhance motivation and stimulate relaxation and wellbeing.

This program includes a special entertainment hour of comedy stage hypnosis, conducted by Marc Bachrach,

followed by an question-and-answer period to explain why hypnotherapy

has been overlooked as one of the most effective self-help and clinical tools in both medicine and psychotherapy.

Two workshops will also be given to teach individuals how to design a personalized self-hypnosis script.

Mark Waldman will present the latest neuroscientific data showing the effects of hypnosis on the brain.

For more information on Marc Bachrach (who is also a Cantor), go to www.800hypno4u.com