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The Illusion of Control
Peter Vishton (William & Mary)
Religious scholars, neuroscientists, and psychoanalysts agree – there is a deep reservoir of activity beneath our conscious minds. Peter Vishton shares how the unconscious mind may be making decisions for us, too quick for our conscious mind to realize.
Measuring Mindfulness
Daniel Hirshberg (University of Mary Washington)
Daniel Hirshberg explores the subconscious with his Contemplative Studies students by wiring meditating students up to brain-imaging headsets.
Religious Love in India
Graham Schweig (Christopher Newport University)
Graham Schweig has been practicing meditation for more than 50 years. He says “deepening the heart” is the real aim of many of India’s yoga traditions.
Finding Balance
Beth Cabrera (George Mason University)
Listen to what more than a thousand women have to say about finding balance between work, family, and self-care. Beth Cabrera shares what she learned through interviews with women seeking a happy balance.
A “Gene for Depression”
Kenneth Kendler (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Researchers have found specific genetic markers in a population of Chinese Han women that predispose them to the risk for clinical depression. Kenneth Kendler was part of the team that made the breakthrough.
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Great show! I liked each segment . I’m a 64 year old guy who is trying to slow down, to be more mindful. 6 years of yoga have been great. Pima Chodron books have helped. My 23 year old son is an engineer who is into yoga, vegetarianism.
I am an Episcopalian by choice and we just moved tO VA in May. CHantilly in the D.C. Area.
Hi, Richard. A friend from Virginia directed me to this site, as part of a new Group on Intro to Buddhism? that we’re both involved in. If you’d like to see how it’s going, I think it’s visible on Facebook, as a Group, not as a page. As for me — I now live in Silver Spring, MD, and I’m a 78-yr-old naturalized US citizen, born in Scotland, now a member of the Washington National Cathedral — great acoustics! — which is a warm and welcoming church. I think Chantilly is fairly close to Silver Spring, isn’t it? – John