We are happy to announce a special AME Event with Dr. Paul Dallaghan, sponsored by the UCSF AME Center and the UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Division of Stress and Resilience. 

Please reach out to Dr. Elissa Epel (elissa.epel@ucsf.edu), or Dr. Aric Prather (aric.prather@ucsf.edu) with any questions about the event.

About Our Speaker

Dr. Dallaghan completed his PhD in Biological Anthropology at Emory University with Dr. Carol Worthman, focusing on the yoga tradition—its texts, practices, and an empirical clinical trial applying these techniques in an intervention setting. He has spent more than 30 years immersed in Breath–Mind–Body disciplines across yoga, pranayama, and meditation traditions, including extended periods living in India and Thailand. He has received multiple qualifications within the traditional Indian yogic lineage.  In 2003 he founded Samahita Retreat in Thailand, now recognized globally as a leading center for yoga, breath, meditation, wellness and fitness.

Breath-Based Practice Session

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
PB-1412

Dr. Dallaghan will lead us in a breath-based practice session, an opportunity to directly experience breath as pranayama, both as applied in the research protocols and as a living tradition practiced consistently.  All members of our department are invited to this experiential session as well as to his following research talk. 

Please do not eat 2 hours before the session.

Please pre-register for the practice session here.

AME Seminar: Yogic Breath Practices in Research: Impact on Mental Health and Telomere Maintenance

12:00–1:00 p.m.
PB-1412 and Zoom

Dr. Dallaghan will offer insights into the foundations and nature of yoga, particularly its meditative breath techniques, where the “what” matters, but the deeper transformation lies in how one practices. His research identifies sincerity, framed as Engaged Participation, as a key predictor of meaningful clinical and experiential outcomes.