Buddhist Geeks 246: Kelly McGonigal, PhD - What Science Can Teach Us About Practice

From last year's Buddhist Geeks Conference, here is a cool clip of Kelly McGonigal, PhD, whose work I have recently posted from her Authors@Google appearance (her new book is The WillPower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It). This is another nice lecture.

The next Buddhist Geeks Conference is in Boulder, CO, August 9-11, 2012. You can register here.

BG 246: What Science Can Teach Us About Practice

by Kelly McGonigal
 

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Episode Description:

In this episode, taken from the Buddhist Geeks Conference in 2011, Kelly McGonigal, PhD in Health Psychology, speaks on how the neuroscience of meditation can help us understand how practice shapes the mind and can also offer fresh insights into concepts like mindfulness and suffering. As Dr. McGonigal presents various scientific studies that show differences in the brain functioning between meditators and non-meditators, she highlights how meditation practice benefits the practitioner in various ways such as higher pain thresholds and reduced depression.

Episode Links:

• http://kellymcgonigal.com/

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