Presence, Integration, and Cultivation of Well-Being in Relationships and Family Systems This new course, launching on July 14 — and only available for a limited time — focuses on how making sense of our experiences and relationships shapes the way we interact with others and the world around us. Cultivating presence can help support important changes in neural structure that […]
Online Companion Course for Brainstorm We asked, and you answered — our first “companion course” is for Dan’s New York Times best-seller Brainstorm! This course is titled Brainstorm Intensive: A Practical Understanding for Keeping the Adolescent Brain in Mind. It is now available for pre-registration and the course officially launches on Tuesday, August 2. This course goes beyond the book Brainstorm and contains 6 hours
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With the U.S. presidential primaries just around the corner, it becomes essential for each of us to consider what mindsight skills the candidates exhibit for the benefit of not only those in the United States, but for those around the world. Mindsight is the ability to perceive the mind, and this includes three facets: insight, empathy and
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Many leaders think the best way to make a decision is to focus on the logical, reasoning part of their minds. Actually, what neuroscience tells us is that there’s more to our brain than the gray matter that rests between our ears. Other parts of our body do essential work processing information. And, the best
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Recently, the Blue School, which I am involved with as an Advisory Board member, was named as one of Tech Insider’s 13 Most Innovative Schools in the world! The Blue School in New York City is built upon the idea that keeping curiosity and passion for learning alive is the heart of an educational program. It is
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For the first time ever, Jack Kornfield and I will host a retreat for a small group in Santa Monica, California over the weekend of January 22-24, 2016. It will be a transformative, fun weekend, limited to 30 persons. Registration is now open! This program is limited to 30 people, so please click here for more information and to
Imagine immersing yourself in a systematic exploration of the nature of mind that gives you a new way to experience life. And then consider that you can “integrate consciousness” at the same time as you are diving deeply into a new way to knowing your mental world. But how do you integrate consciousness? What could
Work & Family Life by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D. Connecting with our children emotionally is the first step in effective discipline. Download PDF >>
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Pathways to Family Wellness by Dr. Siegel Social media has a reputation for being nothing but trouble for teenagers. Read Article >>
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The Green Parent Dr. Dan Siegel being interviewed by Hannah Hills In Parenting From the Inside Out, authors Dr. Daniel J. Siegel and Mary Hartzell take the reader through a journey of self-discovery – underpinned with neurobiology and attachment research – to help us “raise compassionate and resilient children” through a better understanding of our
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This is the third installment in our brain basics blog. Let’s dive a bit more into structure today and get used to some fundamental parts, their names, and their functions. Remember, knowing the parts will enable you to link them together more effectively to create the integration that is the basis of well-being. Brainstem: This is
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This is the second of a series on Interpersonal Neurobiology: Relationships, Health, and the Brain. Using knowledge to link differentiated functions can change life for the better. Meet the Characters of the Play If integration creates well-being and happiness, how do we create integration? We can create integration through kind and compassionate relationships with others, and ourselves.
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