Meditation & Health
Wit & Reason with Dr. Alexis Moreno
Dr. Alexis meets with Dr. Mark Libow, a retired cardiologist, who after years of practice in the medical field, has decided to take on studying, teaching, and practicing Qigong meditation. Listen in as Dr. Libow describes his first encounter with a Qigong Master, the unprompted diagnosis he received, and the life-changing impact Qigong meditation has played in his life.
"Qigong is a holistic system of coordinated body postures and movements, breathing, and meditation used for the purpose of health and spirituality has its roots in ancient Chinese culture dating back more than 4000 years."
"Ren Xue combines eastern and western traditions and thought. Ren Xue's promise is the possibility of living a calm, relaxed, and natural state, in harmony with yourself, with those around you, and with the world."
Resources from the Show
Types of Meditation and the benefits of meditation for emotional well-being and illness (Meditation, Mayo Clinic)
Meditation: In-Depth (National Institutes of Health)
Learn more about Qigong (Qi-Based Medicine and Its History, Ren Xue of the Americas)
Learn more about Ren Xue (What is Ren Xue?, Ren Xue of the Americas)
Consciousness and Meditation Workshop (Ren Xue of the Americas)
About Yuan Tze, Ren Xue Teacher
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Host
ALEXIS MORENO, PSYD, MA, MS - SHE/HER
CONSULTING PSYCHOLOGIST & HEALTH CORRESPONDENT
Dr. Moreno is passionate about the interplay between mass media communications, culture, and personal factors. Which explains her academic pursuits. She has a Doctorate in Community Clinical Psychology, a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy, and a Bachelor of Science in both Television Broadcasting and Psychology. The more time she spends studying psychological theory, researching human behavior, and working in the community, the more she is inspired by the power of systematically addressing personal and social issues. She has worked as a health educator with middle and high school students, provided psychotherapy with children, families, and couples recovering from violence and trauma, and treated adults on parole and in maximum security psychiatric hospitals suffering with severe mental illness. Dr. Moreno uses an ecological and biopsychosocial approach to every case conceptualization and collaboratively works with teams in a respectful, humanistic style. Passionate about working with diverse clientele, she tailors her interventions and presentations to engage and meet the needs of every stakeholder involved.
GUEST
MARK LIBOW, MD, FACC, FACCP
RETIRED CARDIOLOGIST, REN XUE STUDENT
Currently, Dr. Libow is an Associate Professor, Volunteer Faculty, at Nova University School of Medicine. He has worked in private practice Cardiology in Boca Raton, Delray Beach, and Boynton, Florida from 1984-2002. Associate Professor FAU-UM School of Medicine from 2005-2008.
Dr. Libow has been practicing Meditation since 2005. He has studied with Qigong masters from China, England, and New Zealand. He has also completed teacher Training with Zhineng Qigong and Yuan Tze Ren Xue. Dr. Libow has completed taught at Meditation Retreats California , Holland, and Sweden.