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Deepak Chopra's visit to the Washington area brings insights and deepens sense of well-being

Date published: 8/20/2005

By Nancy Gilmore

IAM ALWAYS looking for a connection to the divine in my everyday life.

I want to relax, to know everything is all right. And on my spiritual journey I have searched for a sense of well-being, a feeling that I have the answer to living life in peace and joy.

Not only that, but I feel compelled to explore the creative possibilities of our minds.

So when I heard Deepak Chopra was to speak in Crystal City, I was eager to go. I had read a couple of his books that really resonated.

He focuses on spiritual fulfillment--good health, peace and joy: an experience of the miraculous or the unfolding of the divine within us.

Deepak Chopra is a renowned physician, an endocrinologist who was once chief of staff at Boston Regional Medical Center, who incorporates Eastern religious teachings into his medical knowledge. He has written more than 30 books.

Chopra's talk was part of the Consciousness and Healing conference of the Institute of Noetic Sciences at the Hyatt Regency in Arlington last month.

The conference was about exploring new possibilities of physical and spiritual healing.

Many of the participants were medical professionals and scientists sharing their holistic philosophies for healing--in an individual as well as a world view.

This is right up my alley. Before I heard of this conference, I was not aware of the Institute of Noetic Sciences. In fact, I didn't know what "noetic" meant. (It means "of or having to do with the mind.") But since I had a cancer scare almost 15 years ago, I have been intrigued by the possibilities of the mind for miracles in healing.

I was fortunate to undergo surgery that removed the cancer entirely, but I continued to pursue the mind-body connection to stay well.

Chopra's four-hour talk (with no notes) was delivered in a large ballroom with several hundred people in attendance. The crowd seemed to be kindred spirits, and the women on either side of me were warm and friendly.

I went by myself to the event, but didn't feel alone at all. Chopra himself was approachable, signing autographs at a break as well as after the talk.

Date published: 8/20/2005