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 | 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...
by Amelia Barili | Jun 6, 2015 | Bridging University and Community, Integrating Body, Mind and Spirit, Older Adult Courses, Science and Spirituality, Transforming Education, Workshops
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 biological machine but a vast energetic network. Drawing from the healing...
by Amelia Barili | Jun 6, 2015 | Art and Spirituality, Integrating Body, Mind and Spirit, Science and Spirituality, Transforming Education, Workshops
Science tells us that we have more neurons in our body than stars in the Milky Way. This gives us a sense of our enormous potential for feeling, sensing, and intuitive knowing. We can use this vast power to heal ourselves and to find creative solutions to our...