Wellness Series: Tibetan Meditation in the Gallery

Presented in partnership with the Jung Center's Mind Body Spirit Institute

Installation view of 'Tsherin Sherpa: Spirits,' Asia Society Texas, September 21, 2023 – January 7, 2024. © Alex Barber.

Schedule

Sunday, January 7, 2024
2 p.m. Meditation Class

In partnership with the Jung Center’s Mind Body Spirit Institute, Asia Society Texas is pleased to kick off a series of wellness events with an afternoon of meditation in our gallery, in honor of the end of the Tsherin Sherpa: Spirits exhibition. Like many aspects of life, Himalayan artist Tsherin Sherpa’s Spirits series carries stories of loss, struggle, and empowerment. Meditation has also been a part of life in the Himalayan region for thousands of years.

Start the new year in deep meditation, guided by Alejandro Chaoul who has trained in Himalayan monasteries and in the West on Tibetan mind-body-spirit practices. Utilizing simple Tibetan yoga movement and sound, Chaoul will guide participants to find calmness in these difficult times, utilizing aspects of Tsherin Sherpa: Spirits as support.

Related Event

In-person

Wellness Series: Tai Chi in the Pavilion

Saturday 27 Jan 2024
10 - 11 a.m.

A free wellness event of guided tai chi with instructor Bing You at our new public art installation and outdoor pavilion.

About the Instructor

Alejandro “Ale” Chaoul is the Huffington Foundation Endowed Director of The Jung Center’s Mind Body Spirit Institute. He is a scholar, researcher, author, teacher, and educator, with an MA from the University of Virginia, and a PhD from Rice University focusing on Tibetan mind-body practices and applications in contemporary health environments. For over twenty years, Ale has researched and taught mind-body techniques to help relieve stress and support wellbeing throughout the community, including at MD Anderson’s Integrative Medicine Program and other educational, health care, and nonprofit organizations.

He is the author of over 20 articles and three books, including Tibetan Yoga for Health & Wellbeing and Tibetan Yoga: Magical Movements of Body, Breath & Mind.

This program is organized by Asia Society Texas, in partnership with the Jung Center’s Mind Body Spirit Institute.

Exhibitions and their related programs at Asia Society Texas are presented by Nancy C. Allen, Chinhui Juhn and Eddie Allen, and Leslie and Brad Bucher. Major support comes from The Brown Foundation, Inc., the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance, The Clayton Fund, Houston Endowment Inc. Generous funding also provided by The Anchorage Foundation of Texas, National Endowment for the Arts, and Texas Commission on the Arts. Free Thursday exhibition admission presented by Regions Bank. Funding is also provided through contributions from the Exhibitions Patron Circle, a dedicated group of individuals and organizations committed to bringing exceptional visual art to Asia Society Texas.

Presenting Sponsors

Nancy C. Allen
Leslie and Brad Bucher
Chinhui Juhn and Edward Allen

Program Sponsors

Presenting Partner

About Asia Society Texas

Asia Society Texas believes in the strength and beauty of diverse perspectives and people. As an educational institution, we advance cultural exchange by celebrating the vibrant diversity of Asia, inspiring empathy, and fostering a better understanding of our interconnected world. Spanning the fields of arts, business, culture, education, and policy, our programming is rooted in the educational and cultural development of our community — trusting in the power of art, dialogue, and ideas to combat bias and build a more inclusive society.