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We’re off to see Dr Chopra
Posted on: Tuesday, 26 August 2008
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ConnectedWomen and BioPro Technology are hosting four subscribers to a red carpet evening with Dr Deepak Chopra on Wednesday, September 3.
The winners, who wrote in and told us why they would like to spend the evening with Dr Chopra, include Julie Macken, Stacey Martin, Rupali Sohoni and Clodagh Higgins. They will be joining ConnectedWomen CEO Claire Moffat and BioPro’s Pamela Holloway at the State Theatre.
Dr Chopra’s presentation is themed “Unlocking the Hidden Dimensions of Your Life”. He is the author of more than fifty books translated into over thirty-five languages, including numerous New York Times bestsellers in both the fiction and nonfiction categories.
Dr. Chopra is also a fellow of the American College of Physicians, a member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, Adjunct Professor at Kellogg School of Management and Senior Scientist with The Gallup Organization. He is a co-founder and President of the Alliance for a New Humanity. Time magazine heralds Deepak Chopra as one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century and credits him as “the poet-prophet” of alternative medicine. |
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