“I was going to all of these scientific conferences and we were all talking about integrated approaches, and yet there was no one place where you could find all of scientific studies or share data among experts in these fields,” says Deepak Chopra, “so out of frustration, I decided to be the champion.” The site will initially be kickstarted by the Chopra Foundation, followed by a public funding campaign starting today at Indiegogo. “Twenty years ago what we thought was alternative is now mainstream—epigenetics, neuroplasticity, consciousness studies are all now widely accepted. Today all major hospitals have wellness centers and recognize the value of stress reduction, exercise, and nutrition,” says Chopra. “And there’s still so much more we need to do to change how we practice medicine. We need to keep pushing the paradigm and ISHAR will help.” For more information, go to ISHARonline.org.
