The Mindful Brain

The Neurobiology of Well-Being

De: Daniel J. Siegel

Narrado por: Daniel J. Siegel

Does mindfulness practice improve your physical, social, and mental well-being? To what extent can your mind shape your brain? What does the latest research have to say about meditation and other awareness practices?

Now, with The Mindful Brain, Dr. Daniel J. Siegel, a pioneer of the emerging field known as interpersonal neurobiology, answers these questions and more in this original adaptation to complement his breakthrough book.

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The Mindful Brain is our well being

This book is one of the keys to a well grounded life. I have gained the knowledge to understand myself better. My past negative and painful experiences have played a big part in the way I feel. But I know that I can change my brain through Mindfulness to have amazing life.

Life-changing...

This book is life-changing. Listen and gain a new understanding of the mindful brain from the intersection of science and spirituality.

Excellent in every way

I love Daniel Siegel's work and found this to be top notch. Very simply and understandably but profoundly presented. Life changing and hopefully world changing.

Listened 4 times!

Great book! Wealth of knowledge! Great explanations about the function of the brain. The use of the hand as an example of the brain is perfect!

Nice, concise summation...

of Siegel's work in the field of neurology and how he has brought together ancient wisdom about meditation and mindfulness and modern science, using science to show why the ancient wisdom has been around so long. In short, he shows how mindful meditation, particularly the type practiced in many forms of Buddhism, restructures the brain in a positive fashion and how it can be used to better our lives in all personal and social situations. I would recommend approaching this book before Siegel's longer work, Mindsight, since most of what is covered here has already been presented in a much more expanded form in that (really excellent) volume. Along with Siegel, one might also read the work of Jeffery Schwarz, Richard Davidson, and Daniel Goleman, as all are leading researchers in the field of how the mind influences the brain, an important new branch of neurology which overthrows the functionalist "brain as machine" model.

ties it all together

It doesn't matter if you've read other books on the subject; this is a must read.

Badaboom

Ha, bing bang boom! You know what I mean?Haha, bada bing, bada boom, dig. It's deep and insightful, see?

Mostly excellent.

I came to this book for a very specific reason. To see what was happening in the brain that causes the changes that take place with meditation and mindfulness practice. It was good in this regard. But not great.

What I wasn't looking for was a way to improve or broaden my practice. But I found a few profound nuggets.

The book starts strong, with a discussion about mindfulness from a science perspective. It continues pretty well as he explores the subjective experience.

Then he goes into integrating the science and the subjective and this falls a little short of what I would label excellent. I am a pretty smart guy, and I have read a few books about the mind (maybe 15-20) and I have read a few books about mindfulness (maybe 6-8) so I don't think it was just me. I think he tried to cover to much ground in the space he allotted.

Anyway, still very good. I reccomend.

Mindful Brain

Outstanding overview of the topic from scientific and traditional perspectives. Helps to ground ancient practices in modern understanding of nature.

Mind blowing and very helpful!!

Loved this! It has been very helpful during my journey of self-healing. I highly recommend!!