Stanford University School Of Medicine's Successful Aging Fellowship Program Graduates Pastor Medgar L. Reid

BALTIMORE, Oct. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Open Secret Community Church is pleased to announce the graduation of Pastor Medgar L. Reid, DD, CCIF from Stanford University School of Medicine's Successful Aging Fellowship Program. His work focused on the expansion of neurocognitive capacity and brain health through spiritual mindfulness, forgiveness & gratefulness therapy and the blessings of creative visualization in storytelling. Dr. VJ Periyakoil, MD, Director, Palliative Care Education & Training says "Pastor Reid's project is amazing and so vital in bringing new knowledge about how best to support persons with neurocognitive problems. I hope you will continue to forge your path as a global leader in aging and end of life care for diverse populations." Stanford University School of Medicine is internationally renowned in training innovators in the clinical and life sciences.

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Pastor Reid has over 25,000 hours as a Professional Chaplain providing emotional and spiritual support with the sick, traumatized, terminally ill and their families. As a service-connected disabled Marine Veteran, he has empathy with the thousands he has ministered to who are going through physical, emotional, financial, mental and behavioral challenges. He currently serves as Director of Spiritual Care Services at Keswick Multicare Center, Senior Pastor of Open Secret Community Church and Consultant to a network of businesses with a global footprint throughout 212 countries in a $20 trillion industry according to the Feb 13 edition of The Economist Magazine.

The goal of his Spiritual Care Services is to instill hope! Pastor Reid encourages emotional and spiritual support through therapeutic interventions such as prayer, meditation, artistic expression, T'ai chi, reiki, yoga, sacred rituals, religious services and professional referrals that may lead to spiritual renewal and healing. As an ordained, endorsed Baptist and International Council of Community Church Minister, he has been helpful to people of all faith backgrounds and some people of no faith background at all. If you would like to volunteer your time, talent or treasure, the church website is www.opensecretcc.org.

"I am excited about being able to apply my new knowledge, skills and abilities to assist in expanding neurocognitive and mental tranquil capacities through mindful spirituality for everybody," says Pastor Reid.

*Pictured Pastor Medgar L. Reid, DD, CCIF & Carmel Roques, CEO of Keswick Multicare Center

VJ Periyakoil, MD,
Director, Palliative Care Education & Training,
Stanford University School of Medicine
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