A Live Online Conversation with Deepak Chopra

This live conversation took place online on March 17 at 5:30 p.m. PDT. Ticket buyers have access to the recording until March 24, 11:59 p.m. PDT.

Many of us live and operate from a mind-set of lack, scarcity, and limitation. We focus on what we don’t have, from financial security to confidence or an intimate relationship, which keeps us feeling insecure and inadequate. We think “if only I could have those things, I could be happy.” But measuring wealth by money, status, or material possessions can leave us feeling drained and spiritually empty. Constantly striving for more often means our ego is driving our thoughts, actions, and reactions—preventing us from reaching something greater—a true sense of inner peace, acceptance, and fulfillment.

Spiritual teacher and international bestselling author Deepak Chopra believes there is an inner path to prosperity and wealth that—once charted and explored—offers access to the great riches of the universe and life’s unbounded possibilities. In his latest book Abundance: The Inner Path to Wealth, Deepak illuminates this road to success and wholeness, sharing a guide to a life of true power, prosperity, and plenty.

Join Deepak and CIIS Chair of Integrative Health Studies Meg Jordan for a conversation exploring how to tap into a deeper sense of awareness to become an agent of change in your own life. Drawing upon ancient teachings, spiritual practices, and wisdom he’s garnered for over four decades as a leading figure in mind-body medicine, Deepak discusses how to transcend self-generated feelings of limitation and fear in order to experience true abundance in all aspects of life.

DEEPAK CHOPRA™ MD, FACP, founder of The Chopra Foundation, a non-profit entity for research on well-being and humanitarianism, and Chopra Global, a modern-day health company at the intersection of science and spirituality, is a world-renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation. Chopra is an Adjunct Professor of Urology at Mount Sinai, Professor of Internal Medicine at University of Central Florida, Clinical Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of California, San Diego and serves as a senior scientist with Gallup Organization. He is the author of over 90 books translated into over forty-three languages, including numerous New York Times bestsellers. TIME magazine has described Dr. Chopra as “one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century.” Explore Deepak Chopra's website.

Meg Jordan , PhD, RN, NBC-HWC is Chair of Integrative Health Studies masters program at the California Institute of Integral Studies for the past 13 years. Dr. Jordan is a clinical medical anthropologist, national board certified health and wellness coach, award-winning international health journalist, behavioral health specialist, RN, author, and President of Global Medicine Enterprises. She was founding editor in chief of American Fitness Magazine, and is emeritus board member of the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching. Her peer-reviewed journal articles on education and training of health coaches, coaching for diversity, and the difference between coaching and psychotherapy rank in the top tier of cited publications for coaching psychology.

Dr. Jordan also served as Co-President of the National Wellness Institute board, the first woman leader in the Institute’s 40-year history, and received its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. She was among the first to receive Certified Wellness Professional credential from NWI. She serves as guest faculty for the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona, and the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy. Her innovative model for teaching coaching to health care professionals has been adopted in India and China.

As a medical anthropologist, she specializes in collaborative models for integrative medicine and the emergence of health coaches as novel agents in health behavior change. She received a grant from the Aetna Foundation to bring Integrative Wellness Coaching to public housing residents and street-dwelling adults. She is author of several journal articles five books, including The Fitness Instinct, and How to be a Health Coach: An Integrative Wellness Approach, and Integrative Health Coaching, and the forthcoming Adventures of a Global Medicine Hunter.

She has a clinical practice as a behavioral health specialist, advanced practice RN, and board certified health coach, and is the former director of Integrative Practice at the Health Medicine Center. She serves on numerous editorial and advisory boards. She is a recipient of various awards including Circle and Leadership Service Award, the Healthy American Fitness Leader Award from the White House and Jaycees, and AHA awards as a cardiac rehabilitation supervisor, contributing to the nation’s first hospital-based wellness center in Los Angeles. Dr. Jordan is former health commentator for NBC Today, West Coast CNN, KTVU-TV’s “Mornings on Two,” and acclaimed host of Global Medicine Hunter® radio and Global TV broadcast, "Healthy Living with Dr Meg Jordan.” She was on the first California Governor’s Council for Physical Fitness and Sports, and has written and produced over 22 platinum-selling health and wellness videos and TV shows. Her hobbies include racing sailboats, hiking and kayaking in San Francisco Bay, and living a wellness lifestyle with family, her adult children and grandchildren, friends and animal companions.