Research suggests that daily meditation may support healthy aging and overall well-being. It may help the body and mind relax, and it may also support emotional and physical healing.
Join Dr. Raider for a discussion of meditation and health, including how meditation has been studied over time and why it continues to attract interest from researchers and health professionals. He will also share practical insight from his own long experience with meditation.
About Dr. Matthew Raider
Dr. Matthew Raider earned his M.D. with honors from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1979. He practiced medicine for 42 years and served as medical director of several health care facilities in central Connecticut. He has also helped teach geriatric medicine and coordinate geriatrics training for medical residents at Middlesex Hospital.
Dr. Raider has studied meditation for more than 50 years and is a contributing author to Meditation as Medication for the Soul by Rajinder Singh. He has lectured widely in hospitals, libraries, and other venues in the United States and Canada, as well as at the United Nations.
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