Awakening the Inner Healer with Dr. Wendy Dainin Lau

CCALS Cultivating Compassion Education Series: Recorded on October 15, 2023.

Join us for an inspirational talk with the author of the new book, “Inner Practice of Medicine.” Wendy shares with us her transition from being an emergency room doctor who had lost her way, to finding the path of Zen and her deep calling as a healer. She provides practical guidance and exercises for all of us who find ourselves challenged by the intensity of an ALS diagnosis, and the continuing demands on us as healers as the disease progresses. This talk provides valuable tools to caregivers, clinicians and those living with ALS.

About the Speaker
Wendy Lau, M.D. is an Emergency Medicine physician. She has worked in some of the busiest hospitals in New York City. She went to medical school at Cornell University and then completed Emergency Medicine residency in Brooklyn. To support herself during the stress of working in the emergency department, she began practicing meditation. She also became a competitive kickboxer and taught other competitors meditation and visualization techniques. During the pandemic she moved to Upaya Zen Center, where she worked remotely with physicians from around the world to support them through the pandemic. After living there for several years she was ordained by Roshi Joan Halifax as a Zen priest.

Link to Dr. Lau's Website | https://www.innerpractice.org/

Link to Inner Practice of Medicine on Amazon | https://www.amazon.com/Inner-Practice...