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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
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“Why is it that some people are more vulnerable to life’s slings and arrows and others more resilient?” In this eye-opening talk, Richard Davidson discusses how mindfulness can improve well-being and outlines strategies to boost four components of a healthy mind: awareness, connection,...
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Do you believe that what you see influences how you feel? Actually, the opposite is true: What you feel—your “affect”—influences what you see, hear, smell, taste, and touch.
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Jeff Foster studied Astrophysics at Cambridge University. In his mid-twenties, after a long period of depression and illness, he became addicted to the idea of ‘spiritual enlightenment’ and embarked on an intensive spiritual quest for the ultimate truth of existence.
This is a 26 minute clip of a 30 minute whole.The full documentary was produced by Uplift TV.
Maharishi describes the mechanics of eliminating stress and it's role stabilizing unbounded awareness in daily life.
Jonni Pollard is a meditation teacher. Here he talks about 'eyes closed silence' and how it can help you manage stress.
Over the coming weeks on A Lust for Life our intention is to get as many of you as possible meditating every day, helping you to establish a daily practice. We are hugely passionate about helping you to learn to meditate because we know from personal experience that the benefits are life changing.
Stanford University gymnastics coach, martial arts instructor and Oberlin College professor Dan Millman discusses the vital role mindfulness can play in our changing world. In this talk Dan stresses the importance to breathe and practice meditation to achieve greater happiness and productivity.