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Date/Time:
March 15, 2025.
10 a.m.-12 p.m. EDT (New York),
3-5 p.m. CET (Europe),
10 p.m.-12 a.m. HKT (Hong Kong)
Registration
Registration will close 1 hour in advance of the event.
Who can attend this event?
This program is open to everyone.
Translation
Translation from English will be offered in Chinese, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish.
“Being distracted is toxic for our well-being. Fortunately, when we cultivate wholesome habits of mind through meditation, it turns out that our brains literally change.” — Dr. Richard Davidson
World-renowned meditation teacher Mingyur Rinpoche, neuroscientist Dr. Richard Davidson, and contemplative scientist and Tergar instructor Dr. Cortland Dahl come together for a special two-hour webinar. They will bridge the ancient wisdom of Buddhist contemplative practice with cutting-edge scientific findings to reveal how we can transform the distracted mind by exploring awareness.
WHY SHOULD I ATTEND?
The constant bombardment of information, notifications, and stimuli from devices and media is eroding our ability to focus, sustain attention, and engage in deep thought. Learn practical and powerful techniques rooted in ancient Buddhist wisdom and modern neuroscience to navigate this epidemic of distraction. Mingyur Rinpoche and Drs. Richard Davidson and Cortland Dahl will discuss how to apply transformative methods to cultivate a calmer mind, greater emotional balance, and a deeper understanding of yourself.
WHAT WILL I LEARN?
In this program, you will:
- learn how to use insights from cutting-edge neuroscience and ancient Buddhist wisdom to train and transform your mind and brain to be less distracted and more calm and centered
- explore how awareness is an innate capacity that can be discovered and nurtured through simple practices that can be done in everyday life
- tap into your full potential by learning how to use any experience, even stressful situations, as opportunities to reconnect with awareness
- learn about recent research showing how distraction impacts brain health and how awareness practices rewire the brain to flourish
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS PROGRAM?
- A live conversation between Mingyur Rinpoche and Drs. Richard Davidson and Cortland Dahl, followed by a Q&A session
REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION:
This program is open to everyone.
Can I get access to a recording of this event?
Recordings will be posted in English only on YouTube.
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About Mingyur Rinpoche
In his approach to teaching meditation, Mingyur Rinpoche integrates traditional Buddhist practice and philosophy with the current scientific understanding of the mind and mental health – making the practice of meditation relevant and accessible to students around the world.
Mingyur Rinpoche is a world-renowned meditation teacher with personal experience of anxiety and panic attacks, which he suffered from throughout his childhood and into his teenage years, when he learned to transform his panic through meditation. Born in Nepal in 1975, Mingyur Rinpoche began to study meditation as a young boy with his father, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, himself a well-respected Buddhist teacher. As a child he became interested in contemporary science through conversations with scientists who were visiting his father, and as he grew older he began to collaborate with neuroscientists and psychologists, including Richard Davidson and Antoine Lutz at the University of Wisconsin, on research projects that study the effects of meditation on the brain and the mind.
Mingyur Rinpoche’s first book, The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness, debuted on the New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into over twenty languages. His second book, Joyful Wisdom: Embracing Change and Finding Freedom, explores how difficult emotions and challenging life situations can be used as stepping stones to discover joy and freedom. In his most recent book, In Love with the World, Mingyur Rinpoche shares how his meditation practice sustained him when he left his monastery to wander through India and the powerfully transformative insights he gained from the near-death experience he had at the beginning of his journey. Mingyur Rinpoche recently appeared in the Netflix series The Mind, Explained, in an episode about the benefits of mindfulness.
As the head of the Tergar Meditation Community, Mingyur Rinpoche supports groups of students in more than thirty countries, leading workshops around the world for new and returning students every year.
Dr. Richard Davidson
Dr. Richard Davidson is a William James and Vilas Research Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as well as founder and director of the Center for Healthy Minds. His research is focused on the neural bases of emotion and emotional style and methods to promote human flourishing, including meditation and related contemplative practices. He has published more than 400 articles and is the co-author of The Emotional Life of Your Brain and Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body. Davidson has been recognized for his research through various awards, such as a National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Award and an Established Investigator Award from the National Alliance for Research in Schizophrenia and Affective Disorders (NARSAD). Davidson received his PhD from Harvard University in Psychology and has been teaching psychology and psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 1984.
About Cortland Dahl
Cortland is a scientist, translator, and meditation teacher who offers workshops and leads retreats around the world. He has practiced meditation for nearly three decades and has spent time on retreat in monasteries and retreat centers throughout Japan, Burma, and India, including eight years spent living in Tibetan refugee settlements in Kathmandu, Nepal. He has a Ph.D. in Mind, Brain and Contemplative Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was mentored by renowned neuroscientist Dr. Richard Davidson. He also holds a master’s Degree in Buddhist Studies from Naropa University. In addition to his work as an Instructor for the Tergar community and Executive Director of Tergar International, Cortland serves as Research Scientist and Chief Contemplative Officer at UW-Madison’s Center for Healthy Minds and the center’s affiliated non-profit, Healthy Minds Innovations. Cortland is actively involved in scientific research and has published articles on the impact of meditation practices on the body, mind, and brain. He has also published twelve books of translations of classical texts on Buddhist philosophy and meditation. He currently lives with his wife and son in Madison, Wisconsin.
