Ancient wisdom tradition meets neurobiology –
WEEK 1 | WEEK 2 | WEEK 3 | WEEK 4 | ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Week 1
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Talk
Neuroplasticity and the role of neurochemicals, 17mins
An introduction to the HEAL practice, 1.5mins
Meditation
Taking in the positive – HEAL, 20mins
Week 2
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Week 3
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Week 4
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Talk
Connection with compassion and a summary of effects, 11mins
Meditation
Kindness and compassion, 29mins
Additional resources
Videos
Crash course videos on youtube: The chemical mind – nerve cells, neurotransmitters, hormones
Other crash course videos: Brain structure, What is the mind, Cognition, Consciousness
TED talk by Anil Seth: Your brain hallucinates your reality
Books
Rick Hanson with Richard Mendius, Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom
Stephen Porges, The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe
Articles
Brian Pennie, Mindfulness and mindlessness: A Neuroscientist’s perspective
Mindfulness practice leads to increases in regional brain gray matter density
Mindfulness starts with the body: somatosensory attention and top-down modulation of cortical alpha rhythms in mindfulness meditation
Stress reduction correlates with structural changes in the amygdala
Jason Marsh, Do Mirror Neurons Give Us Empathy?
Effects of mindful-attention and compassion meditation training on amygdala response to emotional stimuli in an ordinary, non-meditative state
Self-compassion enhances the efficacy of explicit cognitive reappraisal as an emotion regulation strategy in individuals with major depressive disorder
Can meditation slow rate of cellular aging? Cognitive stress, mindfulness, and telomeres