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>> NAMASTE, HOLA, HELLO.
I AM COUNCILMEMBER LAURA PASTOR
FROM THE CITY OF PHOENIX,
REPRESENTING DISTRICT 4.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT
IS ON THIS CALL, BECAUSE WE ARE
HAVING A VERY SPECIAL PHONE
CALL, AS WE CELEBRATE THE
INSTALLATION OF OUR GROUNDING
STATION FOR ALL OF THE CITY OF
PHOENIX FIRST RESPONDERS.
ON THE CALL TODAY -- I'M VERY
EXCITED -- IS DR. VERSHALEE
SHUKLA, DR. PABLO PRICHARD,
OF VINCERE CANCER CENTER.
CHIEF JERI WILLIAMS, AND SOME
OF THE PEOPLE'S FINEST IN BLUE.
AND CHIEF KARA KALKBRENNER, HERE
REPRESENTING OUR FIREFIGHTERS.
AND OUR VERY SPECIAL GUEST THAT
I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT IS
DR. DEEPAK CHOPRA.
THIS PROJECT STARTED 18 MONTHS
AGO WITH FREE CANCER SCREENING.
THIS TURNED OUT TO BE THE CITY
OF PHOENIX CREATING THE MOST
PROGRESSIVE, COMPREHENSIVE
CANCER SCREENING IN THE COUNTRY.
AND DURING THIS TIME, WE LEARNED
THAT MENTAL HEALTH WAS CRITICAL.
THAT MENTAL HEALTH, IN ORDER FOR
WELLNESS TO HAPPEN WITHIN OUR
PHYSICAL BEING, WE ALSO HAD TO
HAVE OUR MIND AND BODY AND SOUL
CONNECTED.
SO THIS HAS BEEN AN EXCITING
JOURNEY THAT I HAVE HAD AND
HAVE BEEN DOING WITH EVERYONE
AMONGST US.
DR. SHUKLA AND DR. PRICHARD
INTRODUCED US TO THE
DEEPAK CHOPRA INNERSPACE
GROUNDING EQUIPMENT,
AND WE SEE IT AS A GREAT TOOL
FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.
I ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK
PHOENIX CITY SUNS CHARITY FOR
HELPING US OUTFIT ALL THE
STATIONS -- FIRE STATIONS,
POLICE STATIONS,
AND OUR 911 OPERATORS.
IT IS NOW MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE
DR. DEEPAK CHOPRA.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME TO START.
>> HI, HELLO.
FINALLY, THANK YOU, DR. CHOPRA,
FOR CARING FOR THE WELL-BEING
OF ALL OF US IN HUMANITY.
WE'RE TRULY HONORED TO HAVE
DEEPAK CHOPRA INNERSPACE AS PART
OF VINCERE CANCER CENTER.
IT WAS SUPER IMPORTANT FOR US TO
BRING THIS TECHNOLOGY, GROUNDING
MEDITATION TO OUR
CANCER PATIENTS.
AND NOW WITH OUR PARTNERSHIP
WITH CITY OF PHOENIX --
FIRST RESPONDERS IN PHOENIX.
>> I'M NOT SURE YOU GUYS CAN
HEAR US CLEARLY, BUT WE'RE
HAVING SOME SOUND PROBLEMS ON
OUR END, SO WE CAN'T HEAR YOU
GUYS VERY WELL.
BUT DR. CHOPRA, IN ADDITION TO
BEING THE PIONEER AND LEAD
AUTHORITY IN INTEGRATED
MEDICINE, YOU'RE ALSO AN
ENDOCRINOLOGIST.
WITH THAT IN MIND -- I'M NOT
SURE IF YOU WENT OVER THIS
ALREADY -- BUT CAN YOU DISCUSS
THE IMPACT THAT STRESS HAS ON
THE BODY AND THE MIND?
>> Prichard: THANK YOU.
DR. CHOPRA, HOW DOES THIS LEAD
TO CHRONIC DISEASE AND CANCER?
>> THANK YOU.
DR. CHOPRA, CAN YOU TELL US WHY
FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS,
ARE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO
THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF STRESS?
>> CHIEF KALKBRENNER, DO YOU
HAVE A QUESTION?
>> THANK YOU.
>> CHIEF WILLIAMS, DO YOU HAVE A
QUESTION, OR ANYBODY FROM THE
DEPARTMENT?
>> SO GOOD MORNING TO EVERYONE.
THANK YOU, FIRST AND FOREMOST,
TO COUNCIL MEMBER LAURA PASTOR
FOR REALLY THINKING ABOUT US,
KEEPING THE HEALTH OF OUR
FIRST RESPONDERS IN FRONT OF US.
THE PHOENIX SUNS CHARITIES,
DR. SHUKLA, DR. PRICHARD OF THE
VINCERE CANCER CENTERS, THANK
YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING.
HUGE HONOR, DR. CHOPRA, TO HAVE
YOU AND BE GRACED WITH YOUR
PRESENCE.
I'M ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT THE
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE
POLICE OFFICERS, AS WELL AS THE
COMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS.
SO AGAIN, THE LONG-TERM SIDE
EFFECTS OF STRESS ARE DEFINITELY
TAKING ITS TOLL ON US LONG TERM.
SO I DO HAVE A QUESTION,
DR. CHOPRA, IF I MAY.
HOW LONG IDEALLY SHOULD WE
GROUND FOR, AND CAN WE
OVER-GROUND?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> Pastor: SO DR. SHUKLA AND DR.
PRICHARD, I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS
FOR YOU.
WHY DO YOU THINK GROUNDING IS SO
IMPORTANT TO INCORPORATE IN YOUR
WORK AND WITH YOUR PATIENTS?
>> ONE OF THE NICE THINGS THAT
DR. SHUKLA IS ALSO DOING WITH
THAT ROOM IS INCORPORATING YOGA
WITH THE GROUNDING.
SO YOGA MEDITATION GROUNDING ALL
KIND OF INCORPORATED.
IT REALLY RELAX AND DE-STRESS
THE BODY.
>> I WAS GOING TO ASK IF DR.
CHOPRA COULD LEAD A FIVE-MINUTE
MEDITATION FOR US?
>> DO YOU WANT ME TO START
RIGHT NOW?
>> SURE.
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>> THANK YOU, I REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT.
I NEEDED THAT TODAY.
AS WE'RE LEADING A GREAT CITY,
AND AS OUR CHIEFS ARE MAKING
SURE EVERYBODY IS SAFE WITHIN
OUR CITY, AND ALSO MAKING SURE
THE MEN AND WOMEN ARE ALSO
TAKING THE TIME TO HEAL THEIR
MIND AND BODY AND THEIR SOUL.
WE ALL NEEDED TO TAKE THAT FIVE
MINUTES, AND TAKE THAT BREATH,
AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS CAN DO
FOR OUR BODY.
SO I'M DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR
HAVING THIS OPPORTUNITY.
THANK YOU.
>> FINALLY, DR. CHOPRA, CAN YOU
SHARE SOME WORDS OF WISDOM THAT
CAN GIVE US PERSPECTIVE AND
STRENGTH AS WE MOVE THROUGH
THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES?
>> THANK YOU, DR. CHOPRA.
>> THANK YOU, WE WANT THAT.
WE ALSO WANT TO THANK POONACHA.
POONACHA, ARE YOU THERE?
>> YEAH, POONACHA IS HELPING ME
WITH TECHNOLOGY.
HE CAN STEP IN.
WE HAVE POONACHA MACHAIAH.
>> Shukla: HI, POONACHA.
>> HE'S THERE BEHIND ME.
WE ARE ALL GRATEFUL FOR HIM,
BECAUSE THIS IS HIS INITIATIVE,
ALONG WITH -- DR. PAUL MILLS --
AND PATRICIA HACKER.
GRATEFUL TO ALL OF THEM,
UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF
POONACHA MACHAIAH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> LAURA, DO YOU HAVE SOME
FINAL WORDS FOR US?
>> I'M JUST GRATEFUL FOR THIS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT
EVERYONE IS DOING, IN TRYING TO
SAVE OUR COUNTRY, OUR CITY,
OUR STATE.
AND AS DR. DEEPAK CHOPRA SAID,
IT'S GONNA TAKE THE LOVE OF
ALL OF US AND ALL OF US
WORKING TOGETHER.
APPRECIATE TODAY.
I'M VERY GRATEFUL.
AND UNDER THESE CERTAIN TIMES,
THIS AT LEAST GROUNDS US
AS WE ARE AS LEADERS.
BECAUSE AS WE LEAD, WE CARRY
A LOT OF STRESS.
AND SOMETIMES IN CARRYING
THAT STRESS, WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO WITH IT.
AND SO THE GROUNDING HAS
BENEFITED THE CITY, THANKS TO
THE INTRODUCTION BY DR. SHUKLA
AND DR. PRICHARD.
AND THEN DR. DEEPAK CHOPRA OF
NOW BEING PART OF OUR NETWORK
AND WORLD OF HEALING.
AND SO I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE.
ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS
I'M COUNCILWOMAN LAURA PASTOR.
AND WE ARE IN THE HEART
OF THE CITY.
AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IS
ROCKIN' DISTRICT 4.
SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.
HERE'S THE LOVE.
THIS IS WHERE IT GOES.
REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
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