Live Awake
This first episode is a quick introduction to the 'live awake podcast'. The raison d'être.
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Science proves meditating restructures your brain and trains it to concentrate, feel greater compassion, cope with stress, and more.
Health psychologist and Stanford lecturer Kelly McGonigal walks us through scientific studies that show the self that's really good at change is not the self of self-criticism - it's the self of self-acceptance.
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In this video clip taken from the Buddhist Geeks Conference 2011, Kelly McGonigal explores the neuroscience of meditation to help us understand how practice shapes the mind, and offers fresh insight into concepts like mindfulness and suffering.
In her book, The Upside of Stress, McGonigal asks, “If you could choose how stressful tomorrow will be, would you hope for a great deal of stress?” Our natural response is likely a resounding “No.