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Ordering
The 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.
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Resources
A
number of resources are available via this website. Please
click on the links below to explore these resources.
A
to Z of The Blissful Brain
A
list of short articles on topics included in, or related to,
The Blissful Brain. It includes information about artificial
intelligence, about the findings of quantum physics, and our
evolving healthcare system in the West.
Presentation
of The Blissful Brain
An
abbreviated version of a presentation on the content of The
Blissful Brain.
Canadian
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment
This
report is based on research conducted by the University of
Alberta Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) under contract
to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ),
Rockville, MD. Its aim was to review research on a variety
of different types of meditation on physiological and neuropsychological
outcomes.
The
Centre For Mindfulness Research And Practice – Bangor University
The Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice is based
in the School of Psychology at Bangor University. Read about
their aims and current research activities.
Florida
The Blissful Brain Talk
This
talk given by the author in 2005 at the Jacksonville Baptist
Medical Centre provides an introduction to both the anatomy
of the brain and the exciting new research field of neurotheology.
The effects of meditation on the brain are discussed, as are
some of the health benefits arising from regular practice.
Talks
by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Courtesy
of YouTube, a number of talks by Jon Kabat-Zinn are available
through this website. Jon Kabat-Zinn is based at the The
Massachusetts Medical School, Center for Mindfulness,
and has devoted much of his professional career to promoting
the clinical applications of mindfulness.
The
Psychological Stages of Meditation
Information
about Dancing With Your Shadow: Integrating the Ego and
the Self on the Spiritual Path, an invaluable guide to
the psychological stages of meditation, written by Kim Nataraja.
This book is a must-read for everyone interested in learning
more about the psychology of meditation and the common obstacles
encountered with regular practice.
An
Operational Definition of Meditation
Information
about the work that Roberto Cardoso and colleagues in Brazil,
and Antoine Lutz and colleagues in the University of Wisconsin,
have done to bring us closer to an operational definition
of meditation.
The
Oxford Mindfulness Centre
The Oxford Mindfulness Centre is based in Oxford University’s
Department of Psychiatry and collaborates closely with the
Oxford and Buckinghamshire Mental Healthcare NHS Trust. Read
about their aims and current research activities.
Recommended
Books
An
online store, powered and secured by Amazon, containing some
of the authors favourite reads.
References
for The Blissful Brain
Full
list of references supporting the content of The Blissful
Brain chapters that can be used to guide more detailed
reading into the topics covered in the book.
Useful
Links
Short
list of relevant, and interesting, websites.
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