A family of four stands in shallow water gazing out across the ocean.
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Families in Film: Now and Forever

by Francis G. Lu, M.D.
From 1990 - 2016, Dr. Francis Lu and Brother David Steindl-Rast led annual 5- or…
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Renewing Wholeness: The Spiritual Experience of Viewing Great Films

by Francis G. Lu, M.D.
In celebration of their 15th Esalen film seminar together in 2006, Francis and Brother David…
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Exuberance, Creativity and Delight in Film

by Francis G. Lu, M.D.
From 1990 - 2016, Dr. Francis Lu and Brother David Steindl-Rast led annual 5- or…
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Renewing Integrity Through Film: The Vision of Truth

by Francis G. Lu, M.D.
From 1990 - 2016, Dr. Francis Lu and Brother David Steindl-Rast led annual 5- or…
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Learning to Forgive: A Film Viewing Adventure

by Francis G. Lu, M.D.
From 1990 - 2016, Dr. Francis Lu and Brother David Steindl-Rast led annual 5- or…
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Exploring Nirvana and Salvation Through Film

by Francis G. Lu, M.D.
From 1990 - 2016, Dr. Francis Lu and Brother David Steindl-Rast led annual 5- or…
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Twenty More Favorite Films

by Francis G. Lu, M.D.
A selection of twenty more favorite films from the Esalen Film Seminars co-led by Francis…
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Twenty Favorite Films

by Francis G. Lu, M.D.
A selection of twenty favorite films from the Esalen Film Seminars co-led by Francis G.…
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Healing through Gratefulness: A Film-viewing Adventure

by Francis G. Lu, M.D.
If you love movies, you are in for an adventure when you view the brilliant…
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Francis G. Lu, M.D.

About the author

Francis G. Lu, M.D., is the Luke & Grace Kim Endowed Professor Emeritus in Cultural Psychiatry at the University of California, Davis. He co-led more than 20 film seminars at Esalen with Brother David Steindl-Rast from 1990 - 2016.

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