East meets West : Mindful Medicine – a three-day conference for Tibetan medical practitioners, together with eight doctors from the United States, is underway in Dharamshala. Prof Samdhong Rinpoche spoke, Mindfulness in Integrative Medical Practice -The Mind and Body Connection, followed by Dr Tsetan Dorjee of Delek hospital. The conference was jointly organised by Lha Charitable Trust, Tibetan Delek Hospital, Louisiana Mississippi Hospice and Palliative Care Organisation and the Louisiana Himalaya Association.