Recorded: January 19th, 2008
Posted on: August 18th, 2008
Speakers: Roshi Joan Halifax, Jim Austin MD, Neil Theise, MD, Jason Buhl, BA, Al Kaszniak, PhD
Show: 90
Neil Theise MD discusses several topics including acoustic waves and acupuncture, fetal organization regions and the possibility that internal examples of fetal organization regions exist and we know them as the seven chakra points, telemerase enzyme studies and the connections between meditation and longevity, amongst others.
Recorded: January 19th, 2008
Posted on: August 11th, 2008
Speakers: Roshi Joan Halifax, Jim Austin MD, Neil Theise, MD, Jason Buhl, BA, Al Kaszniak, PhD
Show: 89
Roshi Joan Halifax and Neil Theise, MD
Roshi Joan opens this session with a discussion of what we don’t know, the quest for good questions to drive this research, the motivations behind the Zen brain research interest, and the connection of these studies to real life.
Neil Theise, MD continues with a fascinating look at perspective– how it influences scientific study, and how alternate perspectives have opened and continue to allow for new understanding about the body-mind experience and functioning.
Recorded: January 18th, 2008
Posted on: July 29th, 2008
Speakers: Roshi Joan Halifax, Jim Austin MD, Neil Theise, MD, Jason Buhl, BA, Al Kaszniak, PhD
Show: 88
Al Kaszniak, PhD
Dr. Kaszniak presents an historical overview of research studies of compassion and speaks about his own current research in compassion studies.
Recorded: January 18th, 2008
Posted on: August 4th, 2008
Speakers: Roshi Joan Halifax, Jim Austin MD, Neil Theise, MD, Jason Buhl, BA, Al Kaszniak, PhD
Show: 87
Jason Buhl, BA
Continues his presentation with a more in depth look at what we now know about the functioning of certain areas of the brain particularly in regards to forms of cognition and attention.
Recorded: January 17th, 2008
Posted on: July 22nd, 2008
Speakers: Roshi Joan Halifax, Jim Austin MD, Neil Theise, MD, Jason Buhl, BA, Al Kaszniak, PhD
Show: 86
Jason Buhl, BA
This presentation is a fast-paced exploration of the tools and methods past and current which are utilized to study the workings of the mind/brain.
Recorded: January 17th, 2008
Posted on: July 15th, 2008
Speakers: Roshi Joan Halifax, Jim Austin MD, Neil Theise, MD, Jason Buhl, BA, Al Kaszniak, PhD
Show: 85
Neil Theise, MD, discussed his years of stem cell research involving primarily, the human liver. He takes us on an astonishing journey into the cellular organization of the human body, it’s correlates in the natural world (ants) and the incredible synchronicity with ancient buddhist teachings about the bodymind.
Recorded: January 16th, 2008
Posted on: July 11th, 2008
Speakers: Roshi Joan Halifax, Jim Austin MD, Neil Theise, MD, Jason Buhl, BA, Al Kaszniak, PhD
Show: 84
Neil Theise and Roshi Joan Halifax discuss zazen and the scientific method as two forms of focussed observation, and attention to processes. They ask us to be both practitioners and scientists and discuss the unusual circumstance of ‘being that which we are studying’.
Recorded: January 16th, 2008
Posted on: July 7th, 2008
Speakers: Roshi Joan Halifax, Jim Austin MD, Neil Theise, MD, Jason Buhl, BA, Al Kaszniak, PhD
Show: 83
Introductory opening of the Zen Brain retreat by Roshi Joan who acknowledges the pioneering work of Jim Austin and Francisco Varela. Each of the featured presenters then gives a quick overview of what participants might expect from their respective presentations and include some historical background to the field of study.
Zen Practice
Zen & Compassion
cognition
mind body connection
bodymind
zazen
zen focus