by Amelia Barili | Jul 10, 2015 | Art and Spirituality, Bridging University and Community, Contemplative Mind in Higher Education, Integrating Body, Mind and Spirit, Science and Spirituality, Transforming Education, Workshops
Fritjof Capra and Amelia Barili share thoughts about Science and Spirituality in this “Emerging Consciousness” seminar at Mount Madonna Center, in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California. Below is a description of the seminar. The troubled times we live in...
by Amelia Barili | Jul 9, 2015 | Bridging University and Community, Contemplative Mind in Higher Education, Integrating Body, Mind and Spirit, Older Adult Courses, Science and Spirituality, Transforming Education
The Embodied Mind. UC Berkeley lecture by Dr. Amelia Barili (2012) It was long believed that the connections in our brain became fixed with age. Recent research shows that new experiences can change our brain, supporting learning and optimal mental health well into...
by Amelia Barili | Jul 7, 2015 | Bridging University and Community, Contemplative Mind in Higher Education, Integrating Body, Mind and Spirit, Older Adult Courses, Transforming Education, Workshops
Amelia Barili presents her new course Each One Helps One: Neuroplasticity and Volunteering at the UC Berkeley Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (Spring 2014) What does helping others have to do with the healthy, progressive functioning of our brains? In this class, we...
by Amelia Barili | Jul 4, 2015 | Art and Spirituality, Articles, Bridging University and Community, Contemplative Mind in Higher Education, Integrating Body, Mind and Spirit, Jorge Luis Borges, Older Adult Courses, Transforming Education
To download full article click on this link: Borges, Buddhism and Cognitive Science Amelia Barili speaks about Borges’ fascination with Buddhism in this video about one of her UC Berkeley Osher Lifelong Learning courses: Borges, Buddhism and Dreams. ...
by Amelia Barili | Jun 6, 2015 | Contemplative Mind in Higher Education, Integrating Body, Mind and Spirit, Older Adult Courses, Science and Spirituality, Transforming Education
In this workshop we learn how to integrate the most recent findings about neuroplasticity, with the pragmatic teachings of Buddhism on how to cultivate wisdom and compassion, and with the empirical sciences of Classical Yoga and Taoist Qigong. Practitioners of the...
