Master the art of decompression

Mental health issues from unresolved stress and unhealed trauma have become a prevalent malaise that plagues our society and households today with many victims, typically in Asian countries where emotions are suppressed and work pressure are huge. There is ample evidence that societal and organizational mental health are on the decline and corporate employee mental well-being has become a contingent issue. There is a direct correlation between stress level and propensity of divoice and according to published statistics he divorce rate for couples over 50 has doubled since 1990.

Life is stressful and we all want to master the art to decompress to perform better with relationship at home and at workplace. While we can't control external events, we have heard enough of the benefits of meditation, wellness retreat, therapy talks, yoga pilates, intra-nostril breathing etc, however there is no quick fix and it really boils down the individual introspection journey to address the root cause, either dysregulated nervous system, inability of setting boundary, unhealed inner child etc.

We had the privilege of inviting three distinguished speakers to unveil the causes of stress, how to many stress in different situations for those who are experiencing burnout at the work place, disconnections with desired relationships, emotional intimacy issues, depression, anxiety about future uncertainty/ life's direction etc.

Agenda:

1. moderated talk with 3 panelists 5-6pm,
2. guided meditation and breathing with the master Toby for 15 min,
3. Q&A from Audience 15min
4. free mingle and enjoying light refreshment

Dr. Lee Cheng

Dr Lee is a Psychiatrist and a Senior Consultant at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), Singapore. Over the 30 years in IMH, he has held multiple appointments including the Vice- Chairman Medical Board (Clinical); the Programme Director of National Addictions Management Service (NAMS); the Head of the Emergency Services; and the Programme Director of Mobile Crisis Service.

A fellow with the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (Psychiatry) since 2003 he is also a Council Member of the College of Psychiatrists since 2017. He was also the Chairman of the Section of Addiction Psychiatry. He is an appointed member of the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) and has been in the SMC Complaints Panel since 2012.

Dr Lee is an Adjunct Assistant Professor and Clinical Senior Lecturer at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and Adjunct Associate Professor at Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University.

Dr Lee is currently the President of the Singapore Association for Mental Health (SAMH) and the immediate past President of the Silver Ribbon Singapore (SRS). He was also a board member of the National Council for Social Service (NCSS) from 2014 to 2020. He was the past President of the Singapore Psychiatric Association (SPA).

Qi Zhai-McCartney

Qi is a Stanford-trained investment professional-turned-therapist. The common thread in her two seemingly different careers is a desire to understand human motivations, be it in the domain of business financial decisions or in the personal mental-emotional sphere. Qi is also a mother to four children, and has been a published writer, occasional editor, and yoga and meditation instructor since the 2000s.

A Chinese and American expatriate, Qi has lived in Asia for over two decades. Her first career in financial services took her from Stanford University in California to job postings in New York, Boston, Beijing, and Singapore with Credit Suisse and Capital Group. As an international student and professional, Qi experienced first-hand the multiple stresses of striving for success at school, at work, navigating new cultural and linguistic environments, and frequent travel, while trying to build work-life balance. Qi began her second career as a qualified therapist to follow her passion for helping people improve their well-being in all aspects of life.

Qi is a Clinical Member of the Singapore Association for Counselling and a Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Qi works with clients in English and Mandarin Chinese. She is also fluent in French and has basic knowledge of German.

Toby Ouvry

Toby has been practicing and teaching meditation and mindfulness for over twenty five years. As the founder and principle facilitator at Integral Meditation Asia, he delivers mindfulness programs to both the public and corporate sectors. He currently facilitates the mindfulness program for the MBA, staff and faculty at the INSEAD School of Business, Singapore campus. His clients include both government organizations in Singapore as well as numerous SME’s and MNC’s. He is a committed mindfulness blogger, and the author and creator of over twenty practical workshops and courses on the subject.

A global citizen having worked and lived in multiple places, he has been a permanent resident of Singapore for the past nineteen years.

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Address American club, The Galbraith Ballroom

Time: 5-7 pm. cold and hot capanes, water and biodynamic Italian wine will be provided.

Suggest to arrive 15 min in advance. the Event will start at 5pm sharp with 30 min mingle time before closure. Kindly honor the time frame and be punctual.

Dresscode: smart casual

Parking canbe Pacific Plaza /Shaw Center nearby .

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The American Club Galbraith ballroom, 10 Claymore Hill, Singapore, Singapore