MindfulNEXT: New Ways to Train Your Brain!
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MindfulNEXT: New Ways to Train Your Brain!

Mindfulness is a popular practice for calming the mind and promoting well-being. But is there more to learn about ways to train the brain?

By Columbus Karma Thegsum Chöling

Date and time

Thursday, May 2 · 7 - 8:30pm EDT

Location

Columbus Karma Thegsum Chöling

645 W. Rich St. Columbus, OH 43215

About this event

  • 1 hour 30 minutes

The Mindfulness field is continually evolving with new research and types of practices being studied.

MindfulNEXT will examine the latest research in the field, taking attendees through both the science and techniques, while also discussing what the findings from these latest studies might mean for one’s personal practice and/or the field at large.

This year we will discuss new findings about what an ideal “dose” of mindfulness might be, mindfulness for trauma and addiction, and whether workplace mindfulness, virtual reality mindfulness and apps are helpful.

We’re sure to have an interesting discussion as well as guided versions of very practical exercises that can help in living a fulfilling life!

Dr. Julie Brefczynski-Lewis will describe her own research at the University of West Virginia as well as teach exercises now being studied as the "next frontier" in Mindfulness research.

TICKETS for this COSI Science Festival event will be available starting Monday March 13 through 7PM on Thursday May 4.

ABOUT DR. JULIE: Dr. Julie Brefczynski-Lewis is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at West Virginia University. She received her PhD in Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy from the Medical College of Wisconsin. Brefczynski-Lewis has been practicing mindfulness for more than 20 years and researching its effects for the past decade.

ABOUT LAMA KATHY: A student of buddhism since meeting Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche in 1977, Lama Kathy participated in the first 3-Year Retreat conducted by Khenpo Rinpoche in the United States. Since graduating from retreat in 1996, Lama Kathy has served as the Resident Teacher of the Columbus KTC.


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Columbus Karma Thegsum Chöling

Columbus Karma Thegsum Chöling is a Meditation Center in Columbus Ohio. Founded in 1977, the center is affiliated with Karma Triyana Dharmachakra monastery in Woodstock, NY.

Columbus KTC provides a full range of meditation instructions benefitting all ages and backgrounds, using techniques from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition as well as from the secular Mindfulness Meditation tradition.  

For the last 40 years, KTC has specialized in offering FREE meditation instruction to the public; over the years, literally thousands of people in Central Ohio have learned to meditate for free at Columbus KTC. Our meditation instructors also have visited schools, prisons and social service agencies and taugh meditation to school children, bankers, nurses and social workers.

KTC offers free meditation instruction to the public most Sundays at 10 AM online; check our website for the Zoom link to our class.

KTC's meditation center in Columbus' Franklinton neighborhood was lost to an arson fire in 2016. Our new center is expected to open to the public in spring 2022.