Regulating the Nervous System | TBTS | Dr. Juliet Hwang | 2023-10-01

From Sept 26 to Oct 1, 2023, Deer Park Monastery hosted a retreat called The Buddha The Scientist, where we explored how scientific knowledge and Buddhist wisdom can be combined to create lasting solutions that impact the world.

Dr. Juliet Hwang encouraged us to couple mindfulness with somatic, body-based practices as a path to healing and transformation. She taught us how to identify dysregulation and trauma in our bodies and ways to understand and transform it. She breaks down Polyvagal Theory and how to down regulate during a trauma response. By having peace in ourselves, we can have peace in the world and collective awakening.

Dr. Hwang is a pediatrician with a special interest in childhood trauma and transgender care. She incorporates mindfulness techniques and embodied practices in her clinical practice to help her patients regulate their nervous systems. She started practicing in the Plum Village tradition in 2004. In 2011, she was ordained into the Order of Interbeing and was transmitted the lamp to become a Dharma teacher in 2021.

The Buddha the Scientist Retreat is a transformative journey into the present moment, empowering scientists and the wider community to cultivate mental stability amidst the multifaceted challenges of our time.

Watch the dharma talks from The Buddha the Scientist Retreat here: https://deerparkmonastery.org/video/p...

Learn about our upcoming retreats & events at https://deerparkmonastery.org

Thich Nhat Hanh Center for Mindfulness in Public Health: https://www.mindfulpublichealth.org/