Luminary: Joan Borysenko

Joan Borysenko, PhD, is a medical scientist and psychologist. She received her doctorate from Harvard Medical School, completing three post-doctoral fellowships. She is co-founder and past director of the Mind/Body clinical programs at Boston's Beth Israel/Deaconess Medical Center, and taught at Harvard Medical School. Joan's work focuses on creativity, women's issues, relationship-centered healing, spirituality, and the inter-religious dialogue.

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Joan Borysenko on Transformation

Joan Borysenko | 03.19.07 |

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Psychologist Joan Borysenko, PhD explores the concept of transformation through her healing experience and the integration of mind-body-spirit. Her definition of success is to feel a sense of peace in each moment. She describes a connectedness and a kindness toward all, as transformation.

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Joan Borysenko on Compassion, Oneness, and Love

Joan Borysenko | 02.02.06 |

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Joan explores the challenges of how we study spirituality in general—and psychoneuroimmunology in particular—in a universe that is fundamentally mysterious.

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Joan Borysenko on the Wisdom of the Heart: Intimacy, Love, and Health

Joan Borysenko | 04.14.06 |

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In this engaging discussion about the path to wholeness – i.e., making a lasting connection with our true essence – Joan shares the wisdom of a variety of spiritual leaders. This approach is in keeping with the mission of her Claritas Institute, which teaches students to respect the differences between traditions while simultaneously recognizing the essential spirituality they share.

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2005 Conference Plenary: Don Beck, Marilyn Schlitz, Carlos Emediato, Robert Gass, Joan Borysenko

IONS | 04.23.06 |

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Don Beck, a leading authority on societal change, points out the precariousness of our global situation and the folly of trying to impose one set of memes with intrinsically different values; Joan Borysenko provides an inspiring talk on the relationship of universal (divine) consciousness and healing; and Marilyn Schlitz considers of awesome potential of our “interiority” for rendering world transformation.

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