#richarddavidson

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[gilvicc]

Querido maestro, toda la vida inspirastes a muchos con tu luz y con tu amor por la ciencia. Gracias por hacer del conocimiento científico algo accesible para todos. Vuela Alto. A tu hija #elsapunset que nos dejaste mi abrazo solidario. #marioalonsopuig #muyinteresante #danielgoleman #richarddavidson #dalailama #rafaelsantandreu https://www.instagram.com/p/BxwzmvKlbU2/?igshid=1157blkz9jw4v

[artistsintheclassroom9]

"Science operates within a web of culture-bound assumptions that limit our view of what is possible, most powerfully for the behavioral sciences. Modern psychology had not known that Eastern systems offer means to transform a person's very being. When we looked through that alternate Eastern lens, we saw fresh possibilities.  By now, mounting empirical studies confirm our early hunches: sustained mind training alters the brain both structurally and functionally, proof of concept for the neural basis of altered traits that practitioners' texts have described for millennia. What's more, we all can move along this spectrum, which seems to follow a rough dose-response algorithm, gaining benefits in accord with our efforts.  Contemplative neuroscience, the emerging specialty which supplies the science behind altered traits, has reached maturity."

Altered Traits, Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body

[yu6o]

Can Kindness Be Taught?

A program prompted by a challenge from the Dalai Lama is bringing kindness training to the classroom. Research suggests it helps.

[artistsintheclassroom9]

Big Think: Daniel Goleman: How Loving-kindness Meditation Makes You Healthier, Happier, and Kinder

From the BigThink Site: 

“If you've ever watched someone meditating it looks like they're just sitting there with their eyes closed. But what's going on in their head is extremely interesting: metta meditation (or 'loving-kindness' meditation if that's your thing) has been proven to actually make long-term practitioners certifiably better people...”

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Documentário sobre meditação e yoga do neurocientista #richarddavidson #netflix