National/International Meetings
Note: Invited talks and meetings that I helped to organize are marked by an asterisk.
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Louchakova-Schwartz, O, Castaneda, H., Crouch, C. 2016. Somatic Awareness and the Symptoms of Chronic and Multiple Immigrant Stress. Proposal submitted to Div 45 Conferences, Stanford, July 7-9.
Louchakova-Schwartz, O., Achotegui, J. The Self in Migration (the Ulysses Syndrome) and Psychology’s Moral Stance. Paper to be presented at the session of annual Midwinter Meeting of the Society of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, Salt Lake City, Utah, Match 11-13, 2016.
Louchakova-Schwartz, O., Castaneda, X. Immigrants Living in Extreme Situations: Symptomatology of Chronic and Multiple Immigrant Stress (the Ulysses Syndrome). Paper to be presented at the 9th Annual Conference of the Society of Humanistic Psychology (Division 32) of the American Psychological Assocition, in partnership with San Francisco State University. March 17-20, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA.
Louchakova-Schwartz, O.and Schwing, J. 2015. Prayer of the Heart in Clinical Pastoral Education. Workshop with Jurgen Schwing, Director of Spiritual Care at Kaiser Permanente’s Diablo Service Area, at the International Congress on Pastoral Care and Counseling (ICPCC), San Francisco, Oct 15-21, 2015.*
Louchakova-Schwartz, O. (2015, September). Suhrawardī’s Nūr Mujarrad and Reduction in Husserl and Henry: Illuminationism as Phenomenological Philosophy. The 7th Biennial Conference of the Association for the Study of Persianate Societies, Sept 7-11 2015, Istanbul.*
Louchakova-Schwartz, O. Oct 1-3, 2014. The Symphony of Sentience, in Cosmos and Life: in Memoriam Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka. Keynoye paper at the 64th Congress of Phenomenology jointly convened by The World Phenomenology Institute and International Society of Phenomenology and Sciences of Life of the University of Macerata and the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart , Milan, Italy (October).*
Louchakova-Schwartz, O. 2014.Transformative Practices in Clinical Chaplaincy Education. Invited workshop at the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education, Bay Area Mid-summer Conference 2014 Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary Tuesday, July 8, 2014.*
Louchakova-Schwartz, O. (2014, August). Egological, non-egological and embodied self-transcendence: What it can teach us about the mind, religious concepts, and the brain. In. J. Nielson (Chair), Thinking about Possibility, Potential and Change: The Concept of Transcendence in the Western Intellectual Tradition. Symposium conducted at the 122nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington D.C.*
Louchakova-Schwartz, O. 2013, August. Dia-Log(os): Genesis of Communicological Virtues in the Phenomenology of Life, with the reference to the Advaita Vedānta of Ādi Śaṅkara. Paper presented at the XXIII World Congress of Philosophy, Athens.
Louchakova-Schwartz, O. 2013. Shihāb al-Dīn Suhrawardī and Muḥy al-Dīn ibn ‘Arabī: A Hitherto Neglected Comparison. Plenary lecture, Muhyddin Ibn-Araby Society Annual Symposium, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley (May).*
Louchakova-Schwartz, O. 2013, August. A phenomenological approach to comparison: Suhrawardī’s nūr mujarrad and Husserl’s reduction. paper at the XXIII World Congress of Philosophy, Athens.
Louchakova-Schwartz, O. 2013.Light, Self, and Essence: Guided Meditations on Suhrawardi’s Nūr Mujarrad. Workshop at the Annual Symposium of Muhyddin Ibn-Araby Society, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley.*
Louchakova-Schwartz, O. 2013. Suhrawardi’s Nur Mujarrad, Husserl’s Reduction, and Neoplatonic “Immaterial Light”: A Crucial Interpretive Error in the Translations of Suhrawardi’s Corpus. Invited lecture at La Facultad de Filologia, University of Salamanca, Spain.*
Louchakova-Schwartz, O. 2013, August. The Hesychastic Prayer of the Heart: Experience of Praying and the Dense Array Encephalography. Paper at the 2013 Congress of the International Association for the Psychology of Religion, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Louchakova-Schwartz, O. 2012, August. Neurophenomenology as Heuristics in the Shaping of the Self. Paper at the American Psychological Association, 120th Annual Convention, Orlando, FL, August 4-8, 2012.
Louchakova-Schwartz, O. 2012. Phenomenological Method in the Study of Esotericism: Part 1: Lebenswelt. Paper at the Fourth International Conference “Esotericism, Religion, and Culture”, June 14-17, 2012, Association for the Study of Esotericism, UC Davis.
Louchakova-Schwartz, O. 2012. Dia-Log(os): Genesis of Communicological Virtues in Phenomenological Ontology. Paper at the the International Coalition of North American Phenomenologists, New York, Fordham University, May 25-27, 2012.
Louchakova-Schwartz, O. 2012. Mutual Enlightenment: Cognitive Phenomenology in the Study of Tibetan Meditation. Paper presented at the Fifth Annual Conference of the Society for Humanistic Psychology, Division 32 of the American Psychological Association, Pittsburg (Marc 29-April 1, 2012).
Louchakova-Schwartz, O.2012. Dia-Log(os): Genesis of Communicative virtues in the Phenomenology of Life. Seminar III. Post-Metaphysical Dialogue, Theme:«About communicative being in post-metaphysical times/Dell’essere che si comunica nel tempo della Post-metafisica». Invited lecture, March 28, 2012, University of Macerata, Italy.*
Louchakova-Schwartz, O. 2012. Meditation in cultural contexts: Egological contemplative practices. Paper presented at the 3rd ATP-ITP conference, Atherton, CA (February).*
Louchakova-Schwartz, O. 2011. Method and intuition in Tymieniecka’s Phenomenology of Life. The 61st International Congress of Phenomenology, Istanbul Kültür Üniversitesi (Istanbul, Turkey; June/July).*
Louchakova-Schwartz, O. 2011.The logos of unity: Philosophy and spiritual practice in the Sufi way of life. Keynote talk at the Symposium of the International Association of Sufism, San Rafael, CA (June).*
Louchakova-Schwartz, O. 2011. A paradox of the new enlightenment: The “endangered” self in the path(o)s of individualizing life. Plenary lecture, at the symposium Vie Della Fenomenologia Nella Post-Modernita Confronto Con La Fenomenologia Della Vita Di Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka /Phenomenological Paths in Post-Modernity. A Comparison with the Phenomenology of Life of A.-T. Tymieniecka, Pontifica Università Antonianum, Rome, Italy (January).*
Louchakova-Schwartz, O., 2011.Intention vs. attention: Tantric meditation practices in transformative education. Paper presented at the Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education 3rd Annual Conference The contemplative campus, Amherst College, Amherst, MA (November).
Louchakova-Schwartz, O., 2011.Merleau-Ponty’s reflective analysis and ontology in experiential science: Embodied visual cognition in Louchakova-Schwartz, O., 2011.Tibetan meditators. Paper presented at the 30th International Human Science Research Conference, Oxford (July).
Louchakova-Schwartz, O., 2011. Phenomenologies of philosophy and mysticism: A framework for comparative analysis. Part 1: Lebenswelt. Paper presented at the ICNAP III, the meeting of the International Coalition of North American Phenomenologists, Washington DC, Arlington, Shirlington Library (May).
Louchakova-Schwartz, O. 2010.The seal of philosophy: Tymieniecka’s Phenomenology of Life in an Islamic metaphysical perspective. Theme paper presented at the World Phenomenology Institute Section, American Philosophical Association, Boston (December).*
Louchakova-Schwartz, O. 2010. The world in the heart: Antiquity and Tymieniecka’s ontopoietic logos. The 60th International Congress of Phenomenology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway (August). *
Louchakova, O. 2010. Neurophenomenology as neuro-ontology in meditation research. Invited paper, Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Division 24 Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, Florida.*
Louchakova-Schwartz, O.2010.Understanding the “transpersonal” brain: Neurophenomenological advances. Plenary speech at the ATP–ITP conference “Spirituality in Action: Bringing Transpersonal Psychology to a World in Crisis,” Palo Alto, CA (February). *
Louchakova-Schwartz, O., 2009. Neurophenomenological study of Tibetan meditation: Merleau-Ponty-based design and analysis. Paper presented at the 117th American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada (August).
Louchakova, O. 2009. The history of the “I.” Plenary talk at the First Science and Non-Duality Conference, San Rafael, CA (October). *
Louchakova-Schwartz, O., 2009. Contra Husserl, body supports spiritual awareness. How? Flesh of the world in Tantrik meditation. Paper presented at the 15th International Conference Toward a Science of Consciousness, Hong Kong, China (June).
Louchakova, O. 2008. Sohbet in healing of cultural trauma. Keynote talk, Annual symposium of the International Association of Sufism, San Rafael, CA (April).*
Louchakova, O. 2008. Revisioning transpersonal psychotherapy: A feminist phenomenological approach. Plenary talk at the Annual Conference of the European Association of Transpersonal Psychology, Loire Valley, France (October). *
Louchakova, O. 2008. Phenomenological reconstitution of the body and psyche during study of Advaita-Vedanta (Traditional Indian teachings of non-dual consciousness). Paper presented at the 14th Toward a Science of Consciousness Conference, Tucson, AZ (April).
Kozhevnikov, M. & Louchakova, O. 2008. Influence of meditation styles on visual/spatial cognition. Paper presented at the 14th Toward a Science of Consciousness Conference, Tucson, AZ (April).
Louchakova, O. 2007. Developmental influences of spiritual experience: A closer look. Paper presented at the 115th American Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA (August).
Louchakova, O. 2007.Psychoanalytic reading of the body and spiritual dimension of focusing. Paper presented at the 115th American Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA (August).
Louchakova, O. 2006.Phenomenology of ego-transcendence: Methodological, cultural, developmental issues. Paper presented at the 25th International Human Science Research Annual Conference, Pleasant Hill, CA (August).
Louchakova, O. 2006. Esotericism of the Heart in Sufism and Hesychasm: Ibn-Arabi’s Interpreter of Desires and The Ladder of Divine Graces of Theophanis The Monk. Paper presented at the 2nd Association for the Study of Esotericism Biannual Conference, Davis, CA.
Louchakova, O. 2006. Ontopoiesis and the self: Phenomenological investigations of egological and non-egological condition. Paper presented at the 12th Toward a Science of Consciousness Conference, Tucson, AZ (April).
Louchakova, O. 2006.Mediating intimacy: Essential Ibn-Arabi for education and psychotherapy. In Know Yourself. Annual symposium of the Muhyiddin Ibn’Arabi Society, Berkeley, CA (October).*
Louchakova, O. 2006. Ontopoietic healing of the trans-natural soul: Foundations of clinical theory in the thought of Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka. Annual meeting of the American Philosophical Association, Washington, DC.*
Louchakova, O. 2005. Ontopoiesis and spiritual emergence: Bridging Tymieniecka’s Phenomenology of Life and transpersonal psychology. Plenary talk at the 55th International Congress of the World Society for Advanced Phenomenological Research and Learning, “Phenomenology of Life: From the Animal Soul to Human Mind,” Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands.*
Louchakova, O. 2005. Developmental approach to spontaneous awakening: Case histories and clinical strategies. Paper presented at the 6th Nondual Wisdom and Psychotherapy Annual Conference, Palo Alto, CA (April/May).*
Louchakova, O. 2005. Self beyond the ego: Issues in phenomenological psychological study. Paper presented at the 24th International Human Science Research Annual Conference, Bournemouth, UK (August).
Louchakova, O. 2005. Ontopoiesis and spiritual emergence: Bridging Tymieniecka’s phenomenology of life and transpersonal psychology. Paper presented at the 55th International Congress of the World Society for Advanced Phenomenological Research and Learning, Nijmegen, Netherlands (August).
Louchakova, O. 2004. Transpersonal psychology as human science: Overview of the qualitative research methods in transpersonal psychology. Paper presented at EUROTAS European Conference, London, England (August). *
Louchakova, O. 2004. Spiritual tracks in life-span development: Restoring the human person. Paper presented at the 112th American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Honolulu, HI (July/August).
Louchakova, O. 2004. Training of the researcher’s mind for successful qualitative research. Paper presented at the 112th American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Honolulu, HI (July/August).
Louchakova, O. 2004. Via Kundalini: Intentionality of consciousness according to Shakta-Vedanta. Paper presented at the 10th Toward a Science of Consciousness Conference, Tucson, AZ (April).
Louchakova, O. .2004. Character transformation in spiritual emergence: Alternative clinical interventions. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Association of Transpersonal Psychology, Palo Alto, CA. *
Louchakova, O. 2004. Phenomenological architecture of self-awareness: Applications in education and transpersonal psychotherapy. Paper rpesented at the meeting of the American Association of Transpersonal Psychology, Palo Alto, CA.*
Louchakova, O. 2004. Despertar Espiritual na Idade Moderna: Transformacoes do Ser. Emergencia Espiritual e Crise Religiosa: Patologia, Equilibrio e Ampliacao da Conscioencia, Paper presented at the Associacao Luso-Brasileira de Transpessoal, Lisbon, Portugal. *
Louchakova, O. 2004.Transpersonal epistemologies: Research of the whole person. Paper presented at EUROTAS European Conference, London, England (August). *
Louchakova, O. 2004.Prayer of the Heart as a preventive medicine. Paper presented at EUROTAS European Conference, London, England (August).
Louchakova, O. 2004. Ontopoesis and unity in the Prayer of the Heart: Contributions to psychotherapy and learning. Paper presented at the 3rd World Congress of Phenomenology, Oxford University, Oxford, England (August).
Louchakova, O. 2004.Towards the comparative history of esotericism: Kundalini awakening in the West. Paper presented at the 1st Conference of the Association for the Study of Esotericism , East Lansing, MI (June).
Louchakova, O. 2004. Transpersonal epistemologies: Research of the whole person. Plenary talk at the EUROTAS European Conference Research Section, London, England (August). *
Louchakova, O. 2003.Psychospiritual practices from the Prayer of the Heart in monitoring the cardiovascular disorders: A case study. Paper presented at the Spirituality and Health-Care Bi-Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada.
Louchakova, O. 2003.Culture and body in transpersonal discourse. Paper presented at the 111th American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada (August).
Louchakova, O. 2003. Psychospiritual development through the life-span. Paper presented at the 111th American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada (August).
Between 1991 and 2002, talks in many Churches of Religious Science and Unity, and various spiritual centers, not listed here.
Louchakova, O. 1989. Early Multiple Sclerosis diagnostics. Paper presented at the 4th International Symposium, “Mechanisms of Brain Function,” Varna, Bulgaria.
Louchakova, O. 1998. Kundalini yoga/Cognitive science: The study and model of human emotions. Paper presented at the 7th Kundalini Research Network International Symposium Understanding Kundalini: Quantum evolution for the new millennium, Norcross, GA.*
Wall, K. & Louchakova, O. 1998. Research on effectiveness of contemplative psychological techniques. Paper presented at the International Association of Applied Psychology, San Francisco, CA.
Local/Regional Meetings
Louchakova-Schwartz, O. 2011.Non-duality West: Neuroscience and meditations in the spiritual heart. Invited workshop at the Salus Clinical Training Institute, Bath, UK (September).*
Louchakova-Schwartz, O.2011.Phenomenology and Islam: Towards an integrative perspective on science. Invited lecture, Bournemouth University, Dept of Psychology, Bournemouth, UK (July).*
Louchakova-Schwartz, O. 2010. Prayer of the Heart and spiritual guidance. Kaiser Northern California Spiritual Care Services, 10th anniversary symposium, Kaiser Permanente, Walnut Creek, CA (March).*
Louchakova-Schwartz, O. 2010. Understanding consciousness and its brain: Advances in neurophenomenology. Invited lecture at the Point Park University, Confluence Psychology Aliance Student group, Pittsburgh, PA, (February).*
Louchakova, O. 2009. Understanding consciousness and its brain: Advances in neurophenomenology. Invited MAP lecture at the University of Seattle, Seattle, WA. *
Louchakova, O. 2009. Return of the self: Entering the era of neurophenomenology. Invited address, Cultural Integration Fellowship, San Francisco, CA.*
Louchakova, O. 2007. Spiritual awakening. Cultural Integration Fellowship, San Francisco, CA.
Louchakova, O. 2005. Spiritual guidance in varied traditions. In The heart of spiritual guidance. Conference conducted in Palo Alto, CA.*
Louchakova, O. 2004. Research frontiers in spiritual awakening: Transformations of the self. Colloquium conducted at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. Palo Alto, CA. *
Louchakova, O. 2003.Transpersonal methodologies in research and education: Kundalini process, cultural studies, and fitness of the researcher training. Annual meeting of the EUROTAS delegates, Bucharest, Romania.*
Louchakova, O. 2002. Neuroimmunology vis-à-vis Kundalini yoga: Life-span as a subtle energy endeavor. Tesla Society, San Francisco, CA.*
Between 1991 and 2002, talks in many Churches of Religious Science and Unity, and various spiritual centers, not listed here.
Louchakova, O. 1991. Galactocerebrosides in research and clinical work. Paper presented at the Society for Neurology and Psychiatry, Leningrad, Russia.
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