As we enter the New Year, we have an opportunity to look back at the things we want to continue to experience and those that we don’t.  Dr. Matthew Raider will talk about the healing power of meditation. You will learn more about this practice along with techniques to reduce stress, and bring joy, peace, positivity and relaxation into your daily routine. There will be a chance to try this out. Begin the New Year with a fresh start.

Presenter: Dr. Raider graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School with honors 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 over 30 years. He is currently 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 recently he spoke at the United Nations. He is also a contributing author to “Meditation as Medication for the Soul” by Rajinder Singh.