In the continuity of the 2010 Forum

The 3rd International Forum on Buddhism and Medicine brought together leading experts who presented the most recent research on the benefits of meditation in a wide range of medical and therapeutic settings, and in everyday life.

Nearly 1000 people attended the forum: doctors, therapists, healthcare professionals, academics, Buddhist practitioners and, of course, the general public.

Read a brief report of the forum

Follow-up trainings and events are organized in order to learn how to implement these technics and knowledge. See the follow-up events' page.

2010 Forum's speakers

Speakers were from the fields of neuroscience, Buddhist meditation, medicine and therapy. From left to right: Ursula Bates, Dr. Frédéric Rosenfeld, Sara Lazar, Ph.D., Rosamund Oliver, Erika Rosenberg, Ph.D., Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche, Clifford Saron, Ph.D., Sogyal Rinpoche, Olivier Raurich, Jon Kabat-Zinn Ph.D., Dr. Lucio Bizzini, Dr. Cathy Blanc, Dr. Edel Maex, and Laurence Bibas.

The Conference Venue:
Lerab Ling

The conference took place in the beautiful surroundings of the Lerab Ling Institute of Wisdom and Compassion, a Buddhist centre in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France.

Lerab Ling was founded by the Tibetan meditation teacher
Sogyal Rinpoche, and it is home to a traditional Tibetan temple that was inaugurated by the Dalai Lama in 2008.

Lerab Ling Programme and Activities on www.lerabling.org