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Nov 2024
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E124 - Dr. Lisa Miller: The Neuroscience...

André Duqum
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Author and researcher Dr. Lisa Miller unpacks the science of the Awakened Brain and how humans are innately wired for spiritual experiences. She discusses the root causes of the mental health crisis our planet is facing, and how by reconnecting to this innate spirituality we have the power to heal on a global level. She describes depression as two sides of the same door, revealing the opportunity hidden within our suffering. She discusses how transcendent experiences are explained on a neurological level and the 4 major finds of her research. 

She reveals the science of synchronicity, surrender, and our ability to be 'trail angels' who help others along their journey. She also shares a guided practice to open yourself up to life's wisdom and live in harmony with the divine will.



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0:00 Intro

1:42 Defining Spirituality as a Scientist

3:45 The Cause of the Mental Health Crisis

6:00 Is Spirituality Limited to the Brain?

12:00 The Awakened Brain: Being in Sync with the Universe

16:52 Children are in This State Naturally

20:54 Mirror Neurons and Past Life Regressions

24:51 4 Major Findings on the Awakened Brain

30:39 Science of Synchronicity & Surrender

37:35 Guided Practice: Open Yourself Up to Life’s Wisdom

43:10 Her Most Shocking Discoveries

44:30 Depression as the Doorway to Spirituality

51:24 Integrating Achievement & Awakened Brain

56:00 Conclusion

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Lisa Miller, Ph.D., is the New York Times bestselling author of The Spiritual Child and a professor in the Clinical Psychology Program at Teachers College, Columbia University. She is the Founder and Director of the Spirituality Mind Body Institute, the first Ivy League graduate program and research institute in spirituality and psychology, and has held over a decade of joint appointments in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical School. Her innovative research has been published in more than one hundred peer-reviewed articles in leading journals, including Cerebral Cortex, The American Journal of Psychiatry, and the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.


Website: https://www.lisamillerphd.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.lisamiller/


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