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Start the New Year with Meditation

Program Type:

Online Program

Age Group:

Adult, Teens
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Start the New Year With Meditation 

The New Year is a time to create a clean slate. Join Dr. Matthew Raider, longtime meditator, for this powerful workshop. Dr. Raider has been inspiring audiences on how to practice and learn this very simple technique which provides many benefits. There will even be a little meditation sitting at the end. Bring joy, peace, positivity and relaxation into your daily life and begin the New Year with a fresh start.  

About Dr. Matthew Raider

Dr. Raider graduated with honors from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1979. He maintains a clinical practice in geriatric medicine. He held a faculty position at the University of Connecticut Medical School and has coordinated the geriatrics curriculum for the Middlesex Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program for more than 30 years. He is currently the medical director of four Connecticut health care facilities. As a physician and long-time meditator, Dr. Raider has a strong interest in meditation and its relationship to health and disease prevention/treatment. He has lectured extensively on the subject in hospitals and other venues in the United States and Canada and most recently spoke at the United Nations. Dr. Raider is also a contributing author to the popular book Meditation as Medication for the Soul by Rajinder Singh.

How to Register:

Registration can be completed online below, in person at the Adult Services Desk, or by calling 309.590.6168. Registrants will receive an email confirmation which contains the link to join this online program.