Miguel Farias

Broschiertes Buch

The Buddha Pill

Can Meditation Change You?

Beschreibung

To what extent can people change? Learn how mindfulness practices like meditation and yoga make us 'better' people - even those of us considered the 'worst' in society.

Autor

Dr Miguel Farias has pioneered brain research on the pain alleviating effects of spirituality and the psychological benefits of yoga and meditation. He was educated in Macao, Lisbon and Oxford. Following his doctorate, he was a researcher at the Oxford Centre for the Science of Mind and a lecturer at the Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford. He currently leads the Brain, Belief and Behaviour group at the Centre for Research in Psychology, Behaviour and Achievement, Coventry University.   Catherine Wikholm read Philosophy and Theology at Oxford University before going on to do a Masters in Forensic Psychology. Her strong interest in personal change and prisoner rehabilitation led her to be employed by HM Prison Service, where she worked with young offenders. She has since been working in NHS mental health services and is currently completing a practitioner doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Surrey. Miguel and Catherine worked together on a ground-breaking research study investigating the psychological effects of yoga and meditation in prisoners.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Watkins Media Limited
• New ed
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 195mm x 128mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9781786782212
• ISBN-10: 1786782219
• Artikelnr.: 53214386