Blissful Brain

The Blissful Brain is published by Gaia Thinking. For more information on how to order your copy, please click here.

Guardian G2: Mind over matter by Andy Darling

"Neuroscientist Shanida Nataraja has proven meditation does more than clear your head, it can put both halves of your brain to work, improving your concentration, memory, and decision-making...". To read more, please click here.

Upcoming talk: Yoga Ananda, Reigate, Surrey on Friday the 4th of June

Shanida Nataraja will be speaking at a seminar on The Blissful Brain on Friday, 04th June 2010 at 19:30 at Yoga Ananda Ltd. 46 Albert Road North, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 9EL. For more information, please click here.

Chapter 4 – Bridging Science and Spirituality

Chapter 4 is an exploration into the exciting field of neurotheology that presents current thinking about the different functions of mind and the neuropsychological basis of mystical experiences, including the importance of myth and ritual. A growing body of evidence points towards the importance of the integration of scientific and spiritual knowledge. Both science and spirituality are seen as complementary aspects of a greater whole, and greater understanding stems from dialogue between the two disciplines. As a result, a new discipline has arisen that appears to blur the edges between science and spirituality: neurotheology. Neurotheological research promises to provide valuable clues about our ability as human beings to have mystical or transcendental experiences, and to access these higher states of awareness through meditation.

Please click here to read the summary for the next chapter.

Chapter 1: Meditation: what is it and why do we need it?
Chapter 2: Peering beneath the skull: how the brain works?
Chapter 3: Meditation and mystical experiences
Chapter 4: Bridging science and spirituality
Chapter 5: Hard-wired: a high performance mind
Chapter 6: Meditation and health
Chapter 7: Meditation and our everyday lives