LENS Conference 2010:

Coming soon.

 

Friday’s Keynote Speaker

Beverly Rubik earned her Ph.D. in biophysics in 1979 at the University of California at Berkeley. She is internationally renowned for exploring biofield science and energy medicine. Her main area of focus is research on the subtle energetics of living systems, including the human energy field in health and healing. She has published over 60 papers and 2 books. Dr. Rubik presently serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine, Evidence–Based Integrative Medicine, and Integrative Medicine Insights. She has served on the advisory boards of various groups, including the Program in Integrative Medicine at University of Arizona under Dr. Andrew Weil.

Dr. Rubik was one of 18 Congressionally–appointed members of the Program Advisory Board to the Office of Alternative Medicine at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) from 1992–1997, and chaired the NIH panels on electromagnetic medicine and manual healing. This was the precursory organization to National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Dr. Rubik founded the Institute for Frontier Science (IFS), a nonprofit corporation, in 1996. Laurance S. Rockefeller, Sr., helped support the founding of the IFS. In 2002, IFS was awarded an NIH center grant for frontier medicine research on biofield science in consortium with researchers at the University of Arizona. Dr. Rubik was a project director in this consortium and supervised studies on Reiki, a form of Japanese spiritual healing, and on qigong therapy, a healing practice that originated in China. Dr. Rubik is currently conducting nonprofit research in psychophysiology, measuring higher frequency brain waves from the prefrontal lobe in relation to health and higher states of consciousness.

Beverly Rubik has appeared on numerous television programs throughout the US and worldwide, including a live appearance on the most popular morning television program in the US, “Good Morning America” (ABC-TV), where she presented her findings on the human energy field in December 2000. She serves as a consultant in the health care industry on maverick health and wellness products and as a holistic health practitioner and educator to individual clients.

 

Saturday’s Keynote Speaker

Jim Oschman is a pioneer in the exploration of the scientific basis for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). He has both the academic credentials and the background in CAM to carry out his explorations. He has published 26 full–length scientific articles in academic journals and 50 articles in CAM journals. In his work, he refers to the same basic science that provides the foundation for modern clinical medicine.

Jim lectures widely on the energetic phenomena taking place in the therapeutic situation. He has developed many scientific insights that can help therapists from every tradition understand and advance their work and explain it to others. His ground–breaking series of articles on “healing energy” published in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies were developed into a book, Energy Medicine: the scientific basis, published in the spring of 2000 by Harcourt Brace/Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh. This book is giving the most skeptical academic scientists and medical researchers a theoretical basis for exploring the physiology and biophysics of energy medicines. A second book, Energy Medicine in Therapeutics and Human Performance, was published in the spring of 2003 by Harcourt Health Sciences/Butterworth Heinemann, Oxford.

Jim has degrees in Biophysics and Biology from the University of Pittsburgh. He has worked in major research labs around the world. These include Cambridge University in England, Case–Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, the University of Copenhagen, Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where he was on the faculty, and the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, where he was a staff scientist. His scientific papers have been published in some of the world’s leading journals. To learn about the theories and practices underlying CAM, Jim has both attended classes and presented workshops at various schools around the world, and experienced a wide range of bodywork techniques. This has brought Jim some distinctions, including acting as President of the New England School of Acupuncture, a Distinguished Service Award from the Rolf Institute, the Founders Award from the National Foundation for Alternative Medicine, and a Career Honor from the Second International Fascia Research Congress held in Amsterdam, October 2009. Jim continues his research and writing in Dover, New Hampshire, where he is President of Nature's Own Research Association. Jim is increasingly being invited to present the concepts emerging from his research to medical professionals at various hospitals and medical centers around the world. He has also become involved in the development and testing of cutting–edge medical devices and other applications of the emerging concepts of energy medicine.

 

Sunday’s Keynote Speaker

To Be Announced

 

2010 LENS Conference Registration
4th Annual LENS Conference
Expanding LENS in the New Decade

Conference space is limited.

Conference
Registration
and Payment

Full payment on one space for:
Los Gatos, California
May 14-16, 2010

Registration fees are as follows:
Your conference fee includes 3 days of gourmet lunches, beverages and snacks!

Registration fee through 4/30/2010: $1050
Registration fee through 5/14/2010: $1150

Cancellation Policy: Cancellation requests received in writing by April 1, 2010 will be issued a refund less a $100 processing fee. Cancellation requests received in writing by May 1, 2010 will be issued a refund less a $150 processing fee. NO refunds will be granted after May 1, 2010. (Refunds will be processed by June 15, 2010.)

Tollhouse Hotel

140 South Santa Cruz Avenue
Los Gatos, California 95030
408.395.7070
www.TollhouseHotel.com

The 2010 LENS Conference will be held at the Tollhouse Hotel in Los Gatos, California (a boutique hotel located in the San Francisco Bay Area).

Your conference fee includes a wonderful gourmet lunch on Friday and Saturday and a fabulous brunch on Sunday (outdoor seating, weather permitting). Snacks and beverages are included all three days, as well.

The LENS Conference has negotiated a great price and reserved a block of sleeping rooms for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights (the evenings of May 13-15, 2010) at the Tollhouse Hotel at a special rate of $125 per night, single/double occupancy, plus applicable taxes. To receive the special rate for Thursday/Friday/Saturday evening(s), you may do either of the following: (1) utilize the Tollhouse Hotel website listed above and enter the group code GCCR26, or contact the hotel directly and identify yourself as a LENS Conference attendee. If you wish to receive this special rate for nights other than Thursday-Saturday, you must contact the hotel directly. The deadline to make your reservations and receive the special rate is April 24, 2010. After this date, the standard room rate will apply.

The number of overnight rooms which are available for LENS Conference attendees at the discounted rate is limited. If you wish to stay at the Tollhouse Hotel, please reserve early.

 

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation Policy: Cancellation requests received in writing by April 1, 2010 will be issued a refund less a $100 processing fee. Cancellation requests received in writing by May 1, 2010 will be issued a refund less a $150 processing fee. NO refunds will be granted after May 1, 2010. (Refunds will be processed by June 15, 2010.)

 

Continuing Education

This course has been approved by MCEP for CE units (the exact number of CEs will be calculated and posted here when the agenda is finalized). The Provider number is #BIO-003, the Biofeedback Society of California (BSC). It is the responsibility of the attendees applying for CEs to find out from their state governing board whether that board accepts CEs from the BSC. OchsLabs, Inc. carries no responsibility for the acceptance of BSC’s credits by any professional board in any state. Questions may be addressed to Hilary Perez at bsc@biofeedbackcalifornia.org.

 

Travel and Transportation

Accessibility

The town of Los Gatos is accessible via three International Airports:
San Francisico International Airport (SFO): 40 miles
Oakland International Airport (OAK): 44 miles
San Jose International Airport (SJC): 13 miles

Directions to the Toll House Hotel

From San Francisco Airport or Hwy 101

Take Highway 101 South (toward San Jose) to Highway 85 South (toward Gilroy) to Highway 17 South (direction of Santa Cruz). Then exit at Highway 9 (Los Gatos Saratoga road). At the second light, which is Santa Cruz Avenue, make a left. Continue about a quarter of a mile down the road all the way through the downtown area, cross Main Street, and the Toll House Hotel will be on your right hand side opposite the post office.

From Oakland Airport and San Jose Airport or Hwy 880

Take Highway 880 South (toward Santa Cruz), it will turn into 17 South when you get close to the mountains. Then exit at Highway 9 (Los Gatos/Saratoga Road). At the second light, which is Santa Cruz Avenue, make a left. Continue about a quarter of a mile down the road all the way through the downtown area, cross Main Street, and the Toll House Hotel will be on the right hand side opposite the post office.

 

Los Gatos Highlights

Los Gatos, California

Located just minutes away from the high-tech heart of Silicon Valley, and nestled in the spectacular Santa Cruz Mountains, Los Gatos offers a small town feel, with a big city appeal. Los Gatos' Main Street and Old Town are filled with unique shops, beautiful parks, historic sites and restaurants. Los Gatos is also known in the area for its unique events, including many holiday treats, musical performances throughout the year, Artists' Open Studios in the summer, Shakespeare Festival and many more. For a special visit filled with natural beauty, small town charm and plenty of activities to choose from, Los Gatos is the ideal choice.

Quick Area Guide

• Los Gatos Museums < 1 mi
• Los Gatos Performing Arts < 1 mi
• Hiking Trails < 1 mi
• Shopping in Los Gatos < 1 mi
• Oak Meadow Park 1.4 mi
• Lexington Reservoir 5.0 mi
• Shopping centers outside Los Gatos 8- 20 mi
• Wineries 1-20 mi
• Nearby Golf Courses 3-20 mi
• San Jose, CA 12 mi
• Santa Clara, CA 11.5 mi
• San Jose International Airport 13.2 mi
• Santa Cruz 20.2 mi
• San Francisco, CA 53.5 mi
• San Francisco International Airport 45.4 mi