Center for Healthy Minds

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In this episode of Under the Cortex podcast, host Özge Gürcanlı Fischer Baum teams up with CHM Core Faculty member Simon Goldberg to explore a critical question: “How does the “dosage” of meditation app use impact mental health outcomes? Listen now: youtube.com/watch?v=Pi2N5x…

Join Buddhist scholar and Center for Healthy Minds Core Faculty member Dr. John Dunne, and host, yogi/technologist Erric Solomon, as they explore the promise and implications of AI in this episode #TheKindHeartfulnessPodcast. Listen now: youtube.com/watch?v=uPYa0n…

Did you miss the Born To Flourish series? The good news is you can watch all 6 recordings now for free! Watch now: youtube.com/playlist?list=…

As it turns out, it's very common for the brain to start creating mental scenarios as soon as things get quiet. Dr. @CortlandJDahl, a contemplative neuroscientist at CHM, weighs in! msn.com/en-us/lifestyl…

Climate leader and Loka Director Dekila Chungyalpa joined Tricycle Magazine for this interview series. This talk will explore humanity’s thirst to control nature while also emphasizing what water can teach us about wisdom and compassion. Watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=gyN9IU…

In a new study published, CHM's Dr. Melissa Rosenkranz and her team made strides towards connecting the dots between psychological stress and lung physiology in the context of allergy-induced asthma. Read the full article in The Scientist: the-scientist.com/researchers-un…

The 2025 International Forum on Consciousness, May 15-16, will feature CHM experts! Dr. @TawniTidwell, CHM research assistant professor, will present: "Life in Suspension with Death: Bridging Worlds of Body and Consciousness in Tibetan Tukdam Meditation" events.btci.org/forum/consciou…

Check out this sneak peek of OUT BEYOND, the Center's latest event on May 23 in Madison, WI — a transformative, music-infused experience featuring Dr. Richard J. Davidson and Dr. Dalal Abu Amneh. youtube.com/watch?v=WCRSQa… #OUTBEYOND #CenterforHealthyMinds #UWMadison

Check out this sneak peek of OUT BEYOND, the Center's latest event on May 23 in Madison, WI — a transformative, music-infused experience featuring Dr. Richard J. Davidson and Dr. Dalal Abu Amneh. #OUTBEYOND #CenterforHealthyMinds #UWMadison

Tony Chambers, CHM Director for Community Well-being, recently led discussion and workshops on the field of Human Flourishing and what it means to foster belonging on campus at #MontclairStateUniversity in New Jersey. Photo credit: MSU Office for Faculty Excellence

“Inner, community, and planetary resilience are interdependent,” says Loka Director Dekila Chungyalpa. “You cannot achieve any one of these things alone. You have to work on all three because they’re interdependent.” Read more: yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/02/how-to… @loka.initiative

In the latest Mind & Life podcast episode, contemplative scientist and Center for Healthy Minds expert Melissa Rosenkranz explores how inflammation impacts the brain and emotions—and how meditation may support healing and mind-body health. Listen now! 🎧 podcast.mindandlife.org/melissa-rosenk…

💡 Could Mindfulness and Community Break the Cycle? A new CHM study seeks to support mental health after incarceration. Read more about this study and how collaborative community partners have been involved every step of the way. Read the full story: centerhealthyminds.org/news/study-to-…

Join Dr. #RichardJDavidson, world-renowned neuroscientist, and Dr. @Dalalabuamneh, CHM visiting scientist and artist, on May 23 for OUT BEYOND: A Musical Journey Into Transformation and Healing at @UWMadison! 🎶 🎟️Tickets on sale now! > go.wisc.edu/dbg8e9 🎟️

Congratulations to #CenterforHealthyMinds Research Assistant Professors Dr. Dan Grupe and Dr. Christy Wilson-Mendenhall, who each received a Vilas Research Award through UW–Madison in 2024. The award provides seed funding for their programs of research!

🌎 To face the climate crisis, we have to feel it first. 🌎 This must-read article that digs deeper into building climate courage ahead of Earth Day, with interviews from Loka Director Dekila Chungyalpa, CHM Founder Dr. Richard J. Davidson and more! nelson.wisc.edu/how-to-build-c…

What does it mean to truly flourish vs. being happy? ! Read our latest @Psychology Today blog - out now!

The 30th annual Wisconsin Symposium on Emotion is coming up on April 16-17! Co-hosted by CHM Director/Founder Richard J. Davidson, the in-person and livestreamed event is a deep dive into affective neuroscience. ➡️ For more info & to reserve your ticket: healthemotions.org

Save the date! Help support CHM on Day of the Badger 2025, coming up on April 8. Get all the details below! facebook.com/events/1402875…