Author Resmaa Menakem speaks at Moon Palace Books about his book My Grandmother’s Hands. Spoken word artist The Lioness performs.
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The polyvagal theory is the brain child of Stephen Porges, PhD. What Dr.
Riane Eisler's new book, "Nurturing Our Humanity: How Domination and Partnership Shape Our Brains, Lives, and Future", provides evidence that caring behavior is actually humanity’s default tendency.
Geriatric psychiatrist and neuroscientist Dilip Jeste reveals how our brains compensate for physical aging and discusses an unexpected evolutionary advantage to growing old–gaining sage wisdom–which holds great promise to benefit society as a whole.
In his work with trauma patients, Dr. Rigg has observed how the brain is constantly reacting to sensory information, generating non-thinking reactions before our intelligent individual human brains are able to process the event and formulate a self-driven response.
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Talk from Professor Richard Davidson at "Creating a Happier World: an afternoon with the Dalai Lama and friends" - organized by Action for Happiness in London on 21 Sept 2015
The impact of meditation on cultivating more positive emotional qualities.
Pioneer Richard Davidson is a world-renowned neuroscientist who, with an assist from the Dalai Lama, is leading the way to a deeper understanding of everything from memories to happiness.
Can we cultivate well-being in the same way that we can train our bodies to be healthier and more resilient? If so, how might we use the practice of meditation to experience equanimity, to open our hearts fully to others, and to cultivate insight and wisdom? In this workshop, two world-renowned...