Neurological Processes During Passive Meditation
The following post was originally part of a presentation I gave on the Neuroscience of Meditation at the MindHive event at Naropa University in March, 2010. It is based on the research of Newberg and d'Aquili.
- Stage 1:
- Attention Association Area (AAA) in the right hemisphere is activated
Education as a Calling
'Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.' ~ Carl Jung
- Intrinsically motivated students:
- Earn higher grades and achievement higher test scores, on average
- Are better personally adjusted to school
- Employ strategies that demand more effort
Spiral Dynamics: An Introduction
Please note that the following post was originally a presentation based on Steve McIntosh's book, Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution, so the views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect my own. My intention was to create for a psychology Honors group an original presentation that portrayed the book's conclusions, without necessarily presenting my own views. For example, McIntosh's speculations on the neural correlates of various stages of development, in my opinion and experience, do not reflect the empirical findings of modern neuroscience.
The Structure and Neurophenomenology of Spiritual Development
In the interest of better understanding how the brain mediates (rather than causes) spiritual development, this essay explores neural processes and their relationship to increasing modes of social integration and personal growth. The intention in doing so is to allow a greater context to emerge in which the first person experience of development can more easily relax and allow a deeper source to come forth, bringing with it larger purpose, meaning and integration.