Rashmi Bismark MD, MPH on Clubhouse

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Mom, Meditation practitioner, Yoga-lover, Preventive Medicine MD-MPH, passionate about sharing mindfulness and compassion, award-winning kids book author (FINDING OM, 2020) ♥️

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📍NY state —> Bangalore —> Paris —> NY —> Vietnam —> UK —> NY 🌎💫

🐝 University of Rochester alum - MELIORA
💙 University at Buffalo SPHHP alum and former faculty (Community Health & Health Behavior)

• 20+ years of exploring indigenous healing philosophies from South Asia including Ayurveda, Yoga, Tantra, contemplative practices, energetic work (pranic healing, Reiki)
• 20+ years dedicated meditation practitioner (Mantra-based, Vipassana, Metta bhavana)
• Professional training in MBSR; certified Mindfulness Meditation teacher via 2yr training with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach
• Contributor for @YogaMedicine (co-leading meditation modules - clinical&scientific evidence, theory, and practice - for 500hr YTTs)

YOGA - MINDFULNESS & COMPASSION
♥️ dedicated to serving communities of healthcare providers and cancer supportive care
💞 co-created the first mindfulness-based self-care intervention for caregivers at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, NY, piloted in 2017 and studied with Elizabeth Gage-Bouchard, PhD and Julia Devonish, MD (https://www.cmc-ia.org/icm2018amsterdam/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/w32.pdf)
🔹🩺 Yoga and Mindfulness 101 for Physicians and Healthcare Providers via Yoga Medicine (https://yogamedicine.com/retail/online-courses/yoga-mindfulness-101/)
🔘🔸 created content and led meditation for UK based corporate wellness app Soulgenic (Jersey, UK)
🔥 practice with me at Yoga Medicine Online

KIDLIT:
🎉 author of award winning FINDING OM (illustrated by Morgan Huff; published by Mango and Marigold Press)
📚 FO CURRICULUM GUIDE freely downloadable @Mango and Marigold Press - includes more info about meditation and an exploration of cultural appreciation (vs appropriation) of 🕉
🪔 creating a children’s book series to explore treasured mantras and contemplative practice from Hindu traditions - bridging ancient South Asian wisdom with contemporary life for kids and their grownups
🧡 Volunteer organizer with the Desi KidLit Community and Desi KidLit Summit
🌈 Member of KidLit in Color

🇮🇳Malayalee American married to a 🇿🇼 Zimbabwean American, raising biracial, interfaith, multicultural 🇺🇸 kids 💓 #Blindian