Sunday, 6/15/2025

1:30 - 3pm Arrival & Check-in

2:30 - 3:30pm Tea & Light Refreshments

3:30 - 5pm Presentation / Workshop I 

5 - 6pm Dinner (Plant-based)

6 - 6:30pm Break

6:30 - 7pm Guided Meditation

7:15 - 9pm Opening Circle & Faculty Performance

10pm Good Night

Monday, 6/16/2025

6:30am Good morning

6:50 - 7:50am Wellness practice and meditation 

7:50 - 8:20am Breakfast (Plant-based) & Break

8:30- 11:00am Presentation & Experiential Workshop (with Jessica Valeri)

11:00 - 12:00pm Lunch (Plant-based)

12:00 - 12:30pm Community Time

12:30 - 1:20pm Mindful Rest

1:30 - 4pm Presentation & Experiential Workshop (with Barbara Bogatin)

4 - 5pm Practice / Private Coaching / Group Wellness Activity

5:00 - 5:45 Dinner (Plant-based)

5:50 - 6:20 Community Time

6:30 - 7:30 Guided Meditation

7:30 - 8:45 Talks and Group Inquiry Time (on Equanimity with Dr. Wenbo Yin)

8:45 - 10:00 Personal time

10:00 pm Good night

Tuesday, 6/17/2025

6:30am Good morning

6:50 - 7:50am Wellness Practice and Meditation 

7:50 - 8:20am Breakfast (Plant-based) & Break

8:30- 11:00am Presentation & Experiential Workshop (with Barbara Bogatin and Jessica Valeri)

11:00 - 12:00pm Lunch (Plant-based)

12:00 - 12:30pm Community Time

12:30 - 1:20pm Mindful Rest

1:30 - 4pm Mock Auditions

4 - 5pm Practice / Private Coaching / Group Wellness Activity

5:00 - 5:45 Dinner (Plant-based)

5:50 - 6:20 Community Time

6:30 - 7:30 Guided Meditation

7:30 - 8:45 Talks and Group Inquiry Time (on Music, Meditation, and the Brain with Dr. Cliff Saron)

8:45 - 10:00 Personal time

10:00 pm Good night

Wednesday, 6/18/2025

6:30am Good morning

6:50 - 7:50am Wellness practice and meditation 

7:50 - 8:20am Breakfast (Plant-based) & Break

8:30- 10:00am Presentation & Experiential Workshop (with Barbara Bogatin)

10:00 - 11:00am Practice / Private Coaching / Group Wellness Activity

11:00 - 12:00pm Lunch (Plant-based)

12:00 - 12:30pm Community Time

12:30 - 1:20pm Mindful Rest

1:30 - 3pm Experiential Workshop (on Conscious Practice Techniques)

3:30 - 5pm Mini Concert & Closing Circle 

5:00 - 5:45 Dinner (Plant-based)

5:50 - 6:20 Community Time

6:30 - 7:30 Guided Meditation

7:30 - 8:45 Talks and Group Inquiry Time (on Music, Meditation, and the Brain with Dr. Cliff Saron)

8:45 - 10:00 Personal Time

10:00 pm Good Night

Participants may depart after 5pm, Wednesday, 6/18 or on the morning of 6/19. For questions, please contact info@oneheartinstitute.org

Jessica Valeri has been a member of the San Francisco Symphony since 2008. Prior to her appointment, Ms. Valeri was a member of the Saint Louis Symphony, the Colorado Symphony, and the Grant Park Orchestra. After studying at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ms. Valeri went on to earn her Graduate degree and Performance Certificate from Northwestern University.

Ms. Valeri has participated in many recording projects including the National Brass Ensemble and a Grammy-nominated recording with the Bay Brass. She is a frequent guest with the Grand Teton Music Festival, Mainly Mozart, the Arizona Music Festival, and the Lakes Area Music Festival. Passionate about education, she is currently on the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, maintaining a horn studio as well as teaching a class called Wellness for Musicians, in which she delves into the practice of yoga and various intersections with life as a musician. She served as faculty for the SFCM Precollege and horn coach for the San Francisco Youth Symphony. Ms. Valeri enjoys teaching yoga as a certified yoga instructor, practicing sketch comedy, gardening and travel.

Barbara Bogatin has been a cellist with the San Francisco Symphony since 1994. In addition to her career as a symphonic musician, she has created a curriculum on Mindfulness Meditation for Musicians where she integrates contemplative practice with music performance and instrumental practice. She has presented these seminars at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, University of Southern California, University of Nevada, Reno, and the Juilliard School. Along with her husband, neuroscientist Clifford Saron, she has given workshop presentations called “The Buddha, the Brain, and Bach” that explore the intersection of meditation, creativity, and neuroplasticity at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Esalen, Stanford University, Telluride Compassion Festival, and at conferences in Italy, Spain, and South Africa. 

Barbara has performed chamber music at the Lucerne Festival, Spoleto Festival, Casals Festival, Classical Tahoe, Music at Kohl Mansion, and Davies Hall Chamber Music Series. She has published articles on music in The San Francisco Chronicle, Strings Magazine, SF Classical Voice, and Senza Sordino. She holds Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from The Juilliard School.

Clifford Saron, PhD is a Research Scientist at the Center for Mind and Brain and MIND Institute at the University of California at Davis. He received his Ph.D. in neuroscience from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Saron has had a long-standing interest in the effects of contemplative practice on physiology and behavior. In the early 1990s he conducted field research investigating Tibetan Buddhist mind training under the auspices of the Office of H.H. the Dalai Lama. A faculty member at Mind and Life Summer Research Institutes in the US and Europe and a former member of the Mind and Life Institute Program and Research as well as Steering Councils, he received the inaugural Mind and Life Service Award in 2018. 

Dr. Saron directs the Shamatha Project, a multidisciplinary longitudinal investigation of the effects of intensive meditation on physiological and psychological processes central to well-being. In 2012, Dr. Saron and his research team were awarded the inaugural Templeton Prize Research Grant in honor of H.H. the Dalai Lama. Currently his research team is investigating how meditation experience may mitigate the effects of the pandemic on chronic stress and cellular aging, as well as examining consequences of compassion vs. mindfulness training on engagement with suffering. His other research area focuses on sensory processing in children with autism spectrum disorders to better understand how these children experience their everyday sensory environments.

Dr. Wenbo Yin, versatile and bold in his music-making, is a skillful interpreter of diverse genres ranging from classical and jazz to contemporary and beatbox saxophone. His performances include being featured as a soloist at Carnegie Hall, ensemble player at the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, principal saxophone in wind groups, and concerts with prominent jazz artists. He has been invited to host masterclasses and lectures at universities and conferences across the United States, China, and the Kingdom of Bhutan.

As co-founder of the One Heart Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to integrating music and aesthetic-based artistry, wellness, and holistic practices, Dr. Yin is committed to nurturing the growth and well-being of musicians and individuals alike. The Institute’s unique approach combines music-making and aesthetic-based artistry with wellness practices and mindful living, empowering individuals to achieve balance and harmony.

Wenbo's performances span collaboration with GRAMMY® award-nominated guitarist Alex de Grassi to duet and combo performances with prominent jazz artists such as GRAMMY® award-winning saxophonist Charles (Chip) McNeill, trombonist John Fedchock, and jazz vocalist Carla Cook. He served as first alto sax in the CCM Jazz Lab Band, Principal Saxophone at the CCM's most prominent wind groups—CCM Wind Symphony (Wind Orchestra), CCM Wind Ensemble, and CCM Chamber Winds. 

He was invited as a speaker and performer at the Reimagining Education International Symposium hosted by the Royal University of Bhutan in 2024, selected to give a solo recital at the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA) Biennial Conference in 2020, collaborated with The United States Air Force Band Wind Quintet, appeared as a performer in the Midwest Composers Symposium, the International Saxophone Symposium - US Navy Band, the Essentially Ellington Festival sponsored by Jazz at Lincoln Center, Music China in Shanghai. 

Wenbo world premiered Jeffery Gao's Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM), Even William’s operatic/film/electroacoustic pieces, and Quartet for Saxophone by Brian Raphael Nabors, whose works have been featured in major symphonies and music festivals worldwide. As a conductor, his repertoire spans work by Mozart, Stravinsky, and Grainger, performed by chamber orchestras and saxophone ensembles under his baton. 

Wenbo's debut album, Reflection, was released in December 2022. It features Kalyanamitra, an original electronic smooth jazz composition; Chaconne in G Minor from the Baroque period by Tomaso Vitali; the Romantic transcriptions of violin virtuoso Pagnini’s Caprice no. 24; contemporary saxophone solo composition Bab Boujloud; the saxophone premiere of the choral piece If Tomorrow Is the Next Life; and two covers of folk and cinematic music. The album is an introspective exploration of how intention shapes a musician's approach to music, showcasing the versatility of the saxophone as an instrument and the limitless nature of music creation. 

As a music educator, Dr. Yin served as a woodwind specialist at the University of Cincinnati (UC) Marching Band, undergraduate saxophone studio teaching assistant, assistant director of the UC Bearcat Jazz Band, saxophone faculty and lecturer at the CCM Preparatory Department. He is a member of the North American Saxophone Alliance, Music Teachers’ Association of California, and Music Teachers National Association. 

Dr. Yin obtained his Bachelor of Music from the Ithaca College School of Music in New York, Master and Doctor of Musical Arts in Saxophone Performance with cognates in Jazz and Wind Conducting at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). His mentors include Dr. James Bunte, Rick VanMatre, Craig Bailey, Dr. Scott Belck, Bill Tiberio, and Dr. Steven Mauk. 

In harmony with his musical journey, Wenbo is also a Tai Chi practitioner and instructor who teaches private and group classes locally in Northern California and internationally. He has also developed a course on Tai Chi for Musicians, which he offers through workshops at various institutions.