How Brains Meditate: Neuroscience Meets Contemplative Spirituality Peter Grossenbacher, Ph.D.
7:00 PM Wednesday, July 8 12South Dharma Center · 2301 12th Avenue So. Suite 202 No charge, but donations are accepted
How do the capacities of the human brain enable people to meditate? What lasting effects does meditation have on the brain? How do these anatomical and physiological changes impact the lives of meditators? Recent scientific investigation has begun to discover helpful answers to these compelling questions.
This talk presents exciting findings from recent studies of brain function and meditation, and offers a simple framework for understanding human nature revealed by these studies. Guided meditation will be offered to connect this emerging understanding with actual lived experience.
Dr. Grossenbacher is an international speaker on meditation and the brain, whose own research has been covered in the New York Times, Smithsonian Magazine and Discover Magazine. Associate Professor in the Contemplative Psychology Department at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, he teaches psychological courses on perception, cognition, statistics and research. Peter regularly provides meditation instruction, and also directs a program of research on meditation and contemplative spirituality. |
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Luminous Mind was welcomed as a new participant in the NBF with the first newsletter which went out last week. If you want to see a copy, go here.
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Area Retreats & Teachings
July is going to be very rich for dharma retreats in the mid-state area.
July 10-12 Cumberland Sangha Retreat Teaching retreat with Zen teacher / psychologist Sanchi Reta Lawler. Combination of teachings and encounter-type exercises. $265 Click here for more info
July 17-19 Padmasambhava Buddhist Center Summer Practice Weekend Weekend student-led practice retreat in the Vajrayana tradition. Location: Padma Gochen Ling outside Monterey, 2 hours east of Nashville. $10-15+/day Click here for more info
July 25 One Dharma Retreat Day-long SILENT mindfulness meditation retreat led by Lisa Ernst. Held in a wooded residential setting outside Bellevue. Photo above was taken at the site. $25 includes lunch Click here for more info
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