Meditation and Death: Medical and Mystical Perspectives

Many of us seek better understanding and fuller experiences in our lives; to have more satisfaction, enjoyment, and inner peace. You have heard that meditation can be helpful for our physical, mental, and emotional health; but what is its connection to our spiritual health? What is the mystical aspect of meditation and how does it relate to those that have had a “Near-Death Experience”(NDE)?

Join, Dr. Matthew Raider, long time meditator and contributing author to “Meditation as Medication for the Soul” by Rajinder Singh for this engaging talk that provides an introduction into the multi-faceted world of Meditation and the NDE’s and their unique “Universal Connection”. There will be an opportunity to participate in an introductory meditation practice and for Q& A’s.

Dr. Raider graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School with honors in 1979. He maintains a clinical practice in geriatric medicine. He held a faculty position at the University of Connecticut Medical School and has coordinated the geriatrics curriculum for the Middlesex Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program for over 30 years. He is currently medical director of four Connecticut health care facilities. As a physician and long-time meditator, Dr. Raider has a strong interest in meditation and its relationship to health and disease prevention/treatment. He has lectured extensively on the subject in hospitals and other venues in the United States and Canada and most recently spoke at the United Nations. Dr. Raider is also a contributing author to the popular book “Meditation as Medication for the Soul” by Rajinder Singh.

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