The Buddha taught unconditioned mind—purification via contemplative effort. Later Buddhism taught innate basic goodness or Buddhanature. I compare these two frameworks using suttas and affective neuroscience, and I’m joined by a co-teacher Chat-GPT!
Mar 28, 2023
36 min
Cassandra Vieten and I discuss shifting the mental health crisis into a mental health renaissance. Cassie’s work has helped psychology integrate many mind-body interventions for human flourishing. Learn easy ways to facilitate health and well-being
Feb 13, 2023
42 min
Season 5 concludes with a pointed and timely discussion of the pitfalls of packaging and delivering meditation as a performative act in health contexts with Donna Sherman, clinical social worker and yoga and mindfulness teacher. Happy Holidays!
Dec 4, 2022
52 min
Alison Ash PhD educator and creator of sex positive workshops discusses consent skills, sexual pleasure and intimacy, varied forms of coupling, and why erotica is not pornography. We cover harmful effects of sexual trauma and how to heal from it.
Oct 24, 2022
1 hr 4 min
Raja Selvam, PhD, discusses his new book on Integral Somatic Psychology™ (ISP™), an effective somatic therapy that encourages optimal mental health by fully embodying emotions. ISP is a useful complement for enhancing talk therapy effectiveness.
Sep 6, 2022
49 min
Richard Hill and Matthew Dahlitz discuss their comprehensive, modern psychotherapy textbook that covers basic neuroscience, body-brain systems, genetic processes and the application of integrative psychotherapy modalities for mental health disorders.
Jul 25, 2022
44 min
If you are interested in mindfulness and Buddhist approaches for focus, clarity, and wise action, this episode is for you! Buddhist teacher Shaila Catherine explicates her five-step method for cultivating greater focus, clarity, and wise action.
Jun 10, 2022
56 min
Eric Garland and I discuss exciting new research, including the groundbreaking JAMA study, on Mindfulness Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), for alleviating cognitive-affective distress associated with chronic pain and co-occurring opioid misuse.
May 2, 2022
58 min
It’s been a very disturbing few weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine. Coincident with this, Lisa Dale Miller gave two dharma talks at Marin Sangha on being wise in the midst of difficult circumstances. The second talk begins at 27:00.
Mar 21, 2022
56 min
Cortical-based theories of consciousness are all the rage. But Mark Solms has put forth a radically convincing theory for the subcortical, homeostatic origins of consciousness rooted primarily in feeling. This episode is fascinating and mind-blowing.
Feb 14, 2022
1 hr 4 min
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