Video: Transforming Suffering Lesson 2

Daniel Siegel, MD, is Clinical Professor of psychiatry at UCLA, Co-Director of Mindful Awareness Research Center, Executive Director of Mindsight Institute, author, and recipient of numerous awards and honorary fellowships.

This talk examines how relationships and reflection support the development of resilience in children and serve as the basic ‘3 R’s” of a new internal education of the mind.

Daniel J. Siegel is a respected global neuroscientist, professor of psychiatry at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and the Executive Director of the Mindsight Institute which offers development for individuals and groups focused on exploring the links between mind, human relationships and basic neurobiological processes. He has published extensively on psychotherapy and children’s psychology.

What made Dr. Siegel attractive for us was his unique ability to make complicated scientific concepts exciting for the general public. His book Mindsight offers the general reader an in-depth exploration of the power of the mind to integrate the brain and promote well-being. He has been invited to lecture for the King of Thailand, Pope John Paul II, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Google University, TED and TEDx.

Empathy and Compassion in Society gives professionals a new perspective on the human capacity to cultivate empathy and compassion.
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