{"id":4963,"global_id":"spiritual-frontiers.com?id=4963","global_id_lineage":["spiritual-frontiers.com?id=4963"],"author":"4","status":"publish","date":"2018-09-17 19:23:41","date_utc":"2018-09-17 23:23:41","modified":"2018-11-18 13:38:38","modified_utc":"2018-11-18 18:38:38","url":"https:\/\/spiritual-frontiers.com\/?tribe_events=jon-seskevich-inspired-by-ram-dass-alternative-medicine-in-the-hospital","rest_url":"https:\/\/spiritual-frontiers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/4963","title":"Jon Seskevich ~ Inspired by Ram Dass: Alternative Medicine in the Hospital","description":"<h4 class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #191919; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b>November 1, 2018<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #16191f;\">In her recent New York bestseller, <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B01N5XM6OB\/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cThe Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying,\u201d<\/a><\/u><\/span><span style=\"color: #16191f;\"> Nina Riggs recognized our next speaker, Jon Seskevich, for the breathing and meditation techniques he taught her while she battled an aggressive form of breast cancer at Duke Cancer Center. In praising Jon, the now deceased young mother of two from Greensboro said, \u201c\u2026 time stretches and bends as he guides us with his voice into an impeccably quiet place.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #16191f;\">At the time, Jon was a stress management nurse clinician for the Center for Advanced Practice at\u00a0Duke Health. He had already become well known for bringing innovative mind\/body\/spirit approaches and healing touch to this premier medical facility. He was inspired to do so early on by his longtime mentor and friend, Ram Dass, (<\/span>Richard Alpert, Ph.D.) <span style=\"color: #16191f;\">a legendary spiritual teacher, author and former academic and clinical psychologist. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #16191f; font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Jon used a technique with Riggs called, \u201clistening without taking on the pain.\u201d Then he was able to offer Riggs a way to relax her body, soften\u00a0her breath and calm her mind.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #191919;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #16191f;\">\u201cThrough this teaching, she had a transcendent experience,\u201d said Jon, who <\/span>completed a 31-year nursing career at Duke this past June.<span style=\"color: #16191f;\"> \u201cAlthough not known to me at the time,\u00a0she was writing a book\u00a0about her last two years of life, and she used her revelation\u00a0as the title of her book.\u201d With the help of \u201cNurse Jon\u201d Riggs experienced that time as a \u201cmeditation on the joy of living.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #16191f;\">This story is just one example of how Jon has used alternative and spiritual healing techniques as an effective adjunct to modern medicine. <\/span>During his SFF talk, Jon will not only share stories of his life\u2019s work but also encourage the audience to use similar techniques to develop a healthy state of mind and to reduce physical and mental stress. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Jon will guide the audience to explore and practice the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Listening to others with an open heart without taking on the pain<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Compassion and having the courage to touch pain with love<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">A relaxation technique that develops calmness, clarity and release of mental burdens<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The challenge of practicing loving kindness towards ourselves<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">How to cope with health problems and hospital experiences\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Non-pharmacologic approaches for chronic pain\/ illness management<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Insights into life and living and death and dying<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>More About Jon<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4975\" src=\"https:\/\/spiritual-frontiers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jon-Seskevich-Ram-Dass-edit-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spiritual-frontiers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jon-Seskevich-Ram-Dass-edit-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/spiritual-frontiers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jon-Seskevich-Ram-Dass-edit-155x193.jpg 155w, https:\/\/spiritual-frontiers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jon-Seskevich-Ram-Dass-edit-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/spiritual-frontiers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jon-Seskevich-Ram-Dass-edit-100x125.jpg 100w, https:\/\/spiritual-frontiers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jon-Seskevich-Ram-Dass-edit-150x187.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spiritual-frontiers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jon-Seskevich-Ram-Dass-edit-200x249.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spiritual-frontiers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jon-Seskevich-Ram-Dass-edit-300x374.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spiritual-frontiers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jon-Seskevich-Ram-Dass-edit.jpg 407w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Jon\u2019s spiritual path began with his reading of Dass\u2019 <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #16191f;\">seminal 1971 book \u201cBe Here Now\u201d\u00a0<\/span>at age 19 and blossomed through subsequent interactions with the author and teachers he recommended.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">From 1990 until his recent retirement, this trailblazer in integrative healing provided a no-charge meditation, stress management education and healing touch consultation service for more than 40,000 hospitalized patients and families dealing with complex and challenging health conditions throughout Duke\u2019s 1,000-bed medical center. Jon also served as a healing resource for hospital staff in dealing with the challenges inherent in the always-changing health care world. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">About Jon, Ram Dass has said, <span style=\"color: #343434;\">&#8220;His recognition of the need for both a spiritual dimension in healing work and grounded, responsible social action in spiritual work have defined his career in nursing. To that career he has brought a creative energy for integrating mind-body healing, meditative practices with stress reduction, healing touch with traditional nursing practices and a spiritual perspective for patients facing traumatic illness.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">An award-winning nurse, Jon is a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Nursing and has a BA in Religion from Goddard College. He has authored papers, presented hundreds of talks, recorded five CDs, and has participated in and published research on stress management techniques.\u00a0Jon is also an accomplished singer and musician, as well as a workshop and concert organizer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Contact Information:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Email: <a href=\"mailto:ram1008@hotmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ram1008@hotmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmanagestressnow.com%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7C9243b36fe20b4e4bd4ab08d60ea21146%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636712486564751373&amp;sdata=BPpr5N5eyC2zBvnAig8ptp1WykY8jTKAeQSiGxeybWw%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>http:\/\/ManageStressNow.com<\/i><\/a><\/u><\/span><i><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/i><i><b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/i> \u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Jon&#8217;s stress management website, promoting greater quality of life and improved physical functioning. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fflyingmonkey.ws%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7C9243b36fe20b4e4bd4ab08d60ea21146%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636712486564751373&amp;sdata=VCsq4lmCd7vHO63FV1%2FtJBG6NncAyoMV%2FxisYbTzy94%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>http:\/\/FlyingMonkey.ws<\/i><\/a><\/u><\/span><i>\u00a0\u00a0<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Programs, chanting, CDs, books and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbluegrasskirtan.com%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7C9243b36fe20b4e4bd4ab08d60ea21146%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636712486564751373&amp;sdata=%2FbeIksQ0ExR4DmNvoej6L%2BfgjvEqD0VM3LfKwlLkfDE%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>http:\/\/BlueGrassKirtan.com<\/i><\/a><\/u><\/span><i>\u00a0<\/i><i><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/i>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0A cool east-west musical fusion album, combining sacred phrases and old-time NC fiddle and banjo tunes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Angel Door Prizes &#8211; FREE<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Three CDS from Jon Seskevich (Value $12 each):<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><b>Building Resiliency: <\/b>Jon\u2019s audio presentation on healing mind\/body\/spirit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><b>Guided Relaxation with Hammered Dulcimer: <\/b>Helen Wolfson on hammered \u00a0dulcimer and Jon\u2019s soothing voice inviting a guided\u00a0muscle relaxation<b>.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><b>Bluegrass Kirtan: <\/b>Featuring AC Bushnell with sacred phrases of many spiritual\u00a0traditions and kicking old-time, bluegrass tunes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4 class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Raffle Prizes &#8211; $5<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Two fitness-training sessions by John Foster of Training Studio, Chapel Hill (Value $120).<\/span><\/li>\n<li>A 60-75 minute session by Jon Seskevich, which he calls &#8220;Mind-Body Approaches and the Vital Quartet of Healing.&#8221; ( Value $80).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Early Meditation &#8211; FREE<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4972\" src=\"https:\/\/spiritual-frontiers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Foster-edit.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spiritual-frontiers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Foster-edit.jpg 121w, https:\/\/spiritual-frontiers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Foster-edit-109x150.jpg 109w, https:\/\/spiritual-frontiers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/John-Foster-edit-100x137.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">John Foster <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\u201c<b>A Japanese Meditation for Energy and Posture\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">John will help you raise your energy and enhance your posture through \u201cmokuso,\u201d a meditation technique practiced in Japanese martial arts. The technique will include three forms of meditation used in the martial arts\u2014a sitting form, a standing form and a walking form. All three are easy to do and offer a multitude of benefits in health, self-discovery and self-improvement.\u00a0John is a martial arts instructor in Japanese Karate, a practitioner of Japanese Archery and Kendo (Japanese sword). He is also a personal trainer and corrective exercise specialist with a private studio in Chapel Hill, NC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Contact:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><a href=\"mailto:fosterj331@gmai.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fosterj331@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">919.619.4351<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Refreshments \u2013 FREE\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"t pg-2m0 pg-2x0 pg-2h4 pg-2y17 pg-2ff2 pg-2fs2 pg-2fc2 pg-2sc0 pg-2ls0 pg-2ws0\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">We serve light finger foods and water at intermission. 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