Mental Health
Mapping The Meditative Mind by David Vago
The Astral Hustle Podcast #136
Neuroscientist Dr David Vago talks with Cory Allen about studying the brain scans of meditators, how meditation changes different areas of the brain over time, and the evolutionary implications of increased human awareness.
David Vago on Contemplative Neuroscience
Chitheads Podcast #46
This episode discusses:
- The difference between McMindfulness and the Buddhist system of mindfulness
- The S-ART model (self-awareness, self-regulation,
self-transcendence) that David developed with his colleague
accounting for the systems and underlying mechanisms by which
mindfulness practices work to fundamentally improve the human
condition and decrease suffering
Self-Transformation Through Mindfulness, Dr. David Vago on TEDx
How is the Self represented in the brain and how is it sculpted
through our everyday moment-to-moment perceptions, emotions, and
thoughts? Cognitive Neuroscientist, David Vago demonstrates that
a systematic form of mental training involving meditation and
mindful awareness has the potential to transform our self and our
mental habits in a positive way. Learn more about how every
moment is an opportunity to change our brain and strongly
influence our health & longevity at both conscious and
non-conscious levels.
Pain and Opioid Management in Veterans in Primary Care
Evidence, Lessons Learned, and Future Directions in the Use of Collaborative and Integrated Care Approaches
Karen Seal, MD, MPH is a professor of medicine and psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. She is based at the San Francisco VA Health Care System (SFVAHCS), where she is director of the Integrated Care Clinic for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans and director of the Integrated Pain Team (IPT) Clinic.
The Alchemy of Empathy: Transforming Stress into Meaning at Work
Eve Ekman looks at the areas of meaning, empathy and burnout and how to manage stress in a work environment.
Positive Psychological Functioning: An Enduring Asset for Healthy Aging
Integrative Medicine Research Seminar
Presenter: Laura D. Kubsanzky, PhD, MPH, Director, Society and Health Psychophysiology Laboratory, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Atlas of Emotions: Designing Emotional Awareness
UCSF Psychiatry Professor Emeritus Paul Ekman, PhD, and UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine Fellow Eve Ekman, PhD, discuss their recent work creating the Atlas of Emotions, an online tool to help convey the spectrum of emotion visually, at the UCSF Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds. The atlas was inspired by a series of conversations between the Dalai Lama and Paul Ekman.
This is Your Brain on Meditation: How Meditation Impacts the Brain and Implications for Health
How does mindfulness and meditation improve health? Helen Weng, UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, explains that training our internal mental lives can have positive effects on our minds, health, and relationships.
Recorded as part of the series Integrative Medicine and Mindfulness: From the Monastery to Modern Medical Practice.
What Do We Really Know About Meditation and Health?
Does the science live up to the hype? Dr. Rck Hecht, the director of research at the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine looks at the effects of meditation on health and behavior.
Stretching, Connective Tissue, Fibrosis and Cancer
Integrative Medicine Research Seminar
Presenter: Helene Langevin, MD, Director, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Contextual Cognitive Behavioral Therapies for Depression and Mental Illness
Integrative Medicine Grand Rounds, Osher Clinical Center
Presenters: Abby Altman, PhD, Megan Oser, PhD, Meghan Searl, PhD, Sonia Matwin, PhD
Integrative Medicine Therapies for Post 9/11 Veterans
Integrative Medicine Grand Rounds, Osher Clinical Center
Presenters: Margaret Harvey, Psy.D, Louisa Grandin Sylvia, PhD, Mireya Nadal-Vicens, MD, PhD
Genetics and the Placebo Effect: The Placebome
Integrative Medicine Grand Rounds, Osher Clinical Center
Presenter: Kathryn Hall, PhD, MPH
TEDMED – Kaptchuk on Placebo
What is the placebo effect? Watch this TEDMED 2014 talk (17 min) by Professor Ted Kaptchuk from Harvard Medical School as he shares findings from placebo research.
Presenter: Ted Kaptchuk
Randomized Trial of Positive Affect Intervention for Coping with Health Related Stress
Judith Moskowitz, PhD, MPH is Director of Research at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine and Professor of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Moskowitz studies the impact of positive emotion on adjustment to health-related and other life stress. She is the Principal Investigator of several NIH-funded trials of an intervention designed to increase positive emotion and improve psychological and physical well-being in people experiencing various types of life stress.
Spiritual Care: What Do Your Patients Want and What Differences Does It Make?
Tracy A. Balboni, MD, MPH is an Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at Harvard Medical School, Associate Physician of Radiation Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Clinical Director of Supportive and Palliative Radiation Oncology Service at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center. In this presentation at Northwestern University’s John & Gwen Smart Symposium, Dr. Balboni provides a historical background to the intersection of spirituality and medicine, the role of spirituality within illness, and practical steps in providing spiritual care.
Mental Health & HIV Prevention: Perspectives from Global & Domestic Research
Kathleen Sikkema, PhD, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Global Health, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University, is a clinical psychologist with emphases in health and community psychology. She is the Director of Doctoral Studies at the Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI), Director of the Social and Behavioral Science Core in Duke’s Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), and Director of the Global Mental Health Initiative at DGHI. Dr. Sikkema is an expert in randomized, controlled HIV prevention and mental health intervention trials.
The Psychology of Meditative Thinking: Wellness in Integrative Medicine
Learn how mindfulness meditation-based interventions are impacting healthcare and society. James Mitchell discusses both the philosophical and practical aspects, as well as how to cultivate and move towards a psychology of meditative thinking. This presentation includes an experiential session and is designed for professionals, mindfulness-based enthusiasts or for those interested in mind/body training and healing
Emotional Vibrancy and Well-being: Even in Modern-day Culture?
Dr. Sudha Prathikanti, Integrative Psychiatrist, UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, uses both conventional and complementary medicine to restore and enhance psychological health.