The Embodied Mind: UC Berkeley lecture
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 […]
Older Adult Courses
Neuroplasticity and Volunteering: Each One Helps One
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 […]
UC Berkeley: Borges, Buddhism and Cognitive Science
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 […]
Harnessing Neuroplasticity for Wisdom and Compassion
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 […]
The Power of Yoga and Qigong for Creativity and Self-Healing
Practitioners of ancient healing traditions of India and China have known for thousands of years something that recent medical studies are just now confirming: the body is not simply a […]