SIHA Presentations Videos

SIHA Presentation July 19th 2026 by by Matthew D'Haemer "How are you ageing - And what can you do about it?"

SIHA Presentation May 3rd 2026 by Karima Berner (from Austria)

From Regulation to Connection - Practices for Calm, Presence and Social Connection

In German, for auto-translation view on YouTube LINK

On 22nd March 2026, SIHA hosted a Zoom presentation which explored pain not simply as a signal of tissue damage, but as a deeply subjective experience shaped in the brain by emotions, memories, and beliefs. The presentation offered a clear overview of different types of pain—including inflammatory, myofascial, neuropathic, and visceral pain—and how they can be distinguished and influenced. Practical strategies for pain modulation - including the important role of the placebo and nocebo effect, movement, temperature exposure, local stimulation and nutritional approaches - were discussed. Besides this, the talk also mentioned psychological and spiritual perspectives on chronic pain: how pain can sometimes act as a signal to slow down, protect or sometimes even punish oneself and how pain can act as a catalyst for spiritual development. This presentation invites a broader, more compassionate understanding of pain—and offers practical and thought-provoking pathways for working with it.

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On 8th February 2026, SIHA hosted a Kejiwaan Zoom meeting dedicated to The Spiritual Journey of Ageing. The session opened with a short reflection from the perspective of Chinese philosophy, which views human life in two phases: a “morning” and an “afternoon” of life. While the morning is characterized by energy, achievement, and social positioning, the afternoon follows different principles as vital energy declines—quality replaces quantity, and wisdom begins to emerge.

This introduction was followed by a Kejiwaan session, exploring the following questions:

• How is my inner experience of ageing at this time?

• How does ageing feel for my body?

• How is my attitude towards ageing?

• How should my attitude be towards ageing according to God‘s will?