The Science of Mindfulness
Presenter:
Dr. Ron Siegel
Time:
1:00:54
Summary
Everyone wants to feel good. Unfortunately, many of our efforts ultimately backfire, only increasing our distress. In this talk, Dr. Ron Siegel explores the surprising overlap between the teachings of ancient wisdom traditions, the insights gained from mindfulness practice, and the findings of modern psychological research in revealing what works and doesn’t work to support well-being.
Transcript
Hello, everyone and welcome to this talk on the science of mindfulness a research based path to wellbeing by Dr. Ron Siegel. My name is Jessica De Simone. I am one of the co chairs of the HKS green team and I have been running weekly meditation sessions at HKS for about five years now. And we have we occasionally use recorded meditations. And we've been using Ron Siegel's meditations for the full five years I am a huge fan, I highly recommend them. And we're just very, very excited to have him here with us today in this virtual reality talking about mindfulness and the path to well being through it.