Shrink Rap Radio - #225 – The Neuroscience of Meditation with Sara Lazar

I've been trying to catch up on older podcasts I missed (while working out, which is much easier than I had thought it might be) - this is a good one.

Sarah has a chapter in Mindfulness and Psychotherapy, edited by Christopher K. Germer, Ronald D. Siegel, and Paul R. Fulton, a very excellent book.

Shrink Rap Radio, #225 – The Neuroscience of Meditation with Sara Lazar

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Sara W. Lazar, PhD is a neuroscientist in the Psychiatry Department at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School. The focus of her research is to elucidate the neural mechanisms underlying meditation, both in clinical settings and to promote and preserve health and well-being in healthy individuals. One main focus of her work is determining how yoga and meditation influence brain structure, and how these changes influence behavior. She has been practicing yoga and mindfulness meditation since 1994, and is a Board member of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy.

A psychology podcast by David Van Nuys, Ph.D.

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Posted on December 3, 2009

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