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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.
The
Times: Calm down dear by Angela Pertusini
"Claims by the neuroscientist Shanida
Nataraja regarding the benefits of meditation have been backed
up by rigourous scientific research and are explained in her
acclaimed book The Blissful Brain: Neuroscience and Proof
of the Power of Meditation". To read more, please click
here.
Just
this Day event: A Day of Silence and Stillness at St
Martin's in the Field on 23rd of November 2011
Shanida Nataraja will be participating in
this exciting event that aims to explore the power of silience
and stillness in our busy world. For more information, please
click here
or visit the Just
This Day website.
Mindfulness
in the Workplace: Brain based approaches to improving employee
resilience and productivity at Robinson College, Cambridge
on 10 February 2012
Shanida Nataraja will be speaking at this
day event that brings together leading experts in mindfulness
to discuss how it could help organisations improve productivity
& resiliance. Speakers include Professor Mark Williams, Michael
Chaskalson, Ruby Wax, Margaret Chapman, and more (for more
information, please see click
here.
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The
Blissful Brain Event at
St Marks, Islington: 13th of May 2008
How
important is meditation of our health and well being? Is it
merely a soothing relaxation technique or is it in fact a
vital practice that deserves wider recognition and higher
public regard?
At
this event, Dr Shanida Nataraja presented findings from her
new book. Supporting talks were given by Laurence Freeman
OSB, Director of the World Community for Christian Meditation
and Kim Nataraja, author of "Dancing With Your Shadow",
and a practical session will be led by Dr Sifu Mark Green.
Click here to see the agenda
for this exciting event.
To
hear a recording of the talks by Dr Shanida Nataraja, Laurence
Freeman and Kim Nataraja, please click on the link below:
Shanida
- The Blissful
Brain
Laurence
- Science and
Religion
Kim
- The Psychological
Stages of Meditation
Dr
Shanida Nataraja gives an overview of the effects of meditation
on the brain and the effects of long-term practice on the
health and well-being of the practictioner. Laurence Freeman
talks about Science and Religion and the importance of dialogue
between these two discplines, and the role of meditation as
a spiritual discpline. This part ends with a short guided
meditation.
Kim
Nataraja provides an overview of some of the common psychological
features of meditation, including the prominence of thoughts,
the attempts of the ego to hijack the mind, and the emergence
of suppressed emotions during meditation. This talk is followed
by a short dialogue between Kim and Shanida and finishes with
some gentle chi gung exercises.
To
read the questions and answers covered in the dialogue, please
click here.
To
download a PDF copy of the flyer for this event, please click
here. To see the flyer in this browser, please click
here.
Overview
Our world is a stressful place, and practices such as meditation,
tai chi and yoga appear to go some way towards offering an
antidote to this stress. Whilst, there is an abundance of
information about the psychological and spiritual aspects
of meditation, the layperson has limited access to information
about meditation’s effects on the brain and its benefits in
terms of measurable health outcomes. However, recent research
has revealed specific brain regions and processes involved
in meditation, as well as those involved in generating religious
and mystical experiences. Furthermore, numerous studies have
explored the health benefits of meditation, from its effects
on blood pressure and cardiovascular health to its impact
on mental health disorders and coping mechanisms in disease.
Not only does this research provide a concrete explanation
of how and why meditation works, but it also reveals possible
strategies through which we can facilitate meditation, optimise
brain functioning, and maintain a state of good health and
well-being.
This evening event will be chaired by Dr Shanida Nataraja,
author of The Blissful Brain, a book that provides
the scientific evidence supporting the role of practices such
as meditation, tai chi and yoga in our everyday lives. Talks
by the author will be supported with talks by other popular
speakers, including Laurence Freeman OSB, Director of The
World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM), and Kim Nataraja,
author of Dancing With Your Shadow, a book on the
stages of meditation and the path towards the integration
of Self. The event event will also include a practical demonstration
of chi gung by Dr Sifu Mark Green, and a discussion forum
encouraging lively interaction and debate.
Venue
St. Mark's, Myddelton Square, London EC1R 1XX, England, UK
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