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Neuroscience, Neuroplasticity and Neural Integration: A Pathway to Resilience and Well-Being
Daniel J. SiegelMindsight Institute
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RELATIONSHIPS
(EMBODIED) BRAIN MIND
WHAT CONNECTS MIND, BRAIN, AND
RELATIONSHIPS?
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FourFacetsofMIND:
SubjectiveExperienceConsciousness
InformationProcessingSelf-Organization
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IntegrationandHealth:A“FACESFlow”:
FlexibleAdaptiveCoherentEnergizedStable
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Integration: A simple but powerful framework
Integration is:The
LINKAGEof
D I F F E R E N T I A T E D Parts
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The River of Integration
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Integration, Presence and Health1. Studies of Well-Being reveal the interconnected connectome, or the linkage of differentiated regions best predictor;2. Studies of impaired well-being reveal impaired integration in the brain;3. Neural integration is the mechanism beneath regulation (mood, emotion , thought, attention, behavior, relationships, morality)4. Integrated Relationships à Neural Integration à Health
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Trauma and Impaired Integration
Trauma induces neural effects on the capacity for integration:n Linking fibers compromised in their growthn Epigenetic changesn Self-reinforcing interpersonal behaviorsn A “Trapped Mind” potentially caught in a
neurally and interpersonally reinforcing loop of potentially maladaptive, destructive, and addictive behaviors.
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REGULATION
Monitoring
Modifying
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If Consciousness is needed for change, and integration is the basis for well-being, how can we integrate consciousness?
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TheWheelofAwareness
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Implications and Applications of the Wheel of Awareness
10,000 person study: Universal findings across wide range of backgrounds;Shift in relationships with others and self;Reduction in Chaos and Rigidity;Illumination of Nature of Awareness itself:n Quotes: “Clarity, Joy, Expansiveness, the
infinite, eternity, God, Love, Peace, Sense of being a fundamental part of the whole, connected to others, the world, the universe” Mind Your Brain, Inc., (c) 2017
The Plane of Possibility
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A No-Brain and a Yes-BrainReactivity (NO!) versus Receptivity (Yes…)Threat state of REACTIVTY: Four F’s n Fightn Flightn Freezen Faint
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Strategies of Cultivating Integration and Resilience:
“Where Attention Goes, Neural Firing Flows, and Neural Connection GrowsReflective Practices “SNAG” the brain toward integration:S timulatesN euronal A ctivation &G rowth
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The Brain in the Palm of Your Hand
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IntegrativePrefrontalFunctions�BodilyRegulation
�AttunedCommunication
�EmotionalBalance
�FearExtinction�Flexibility
�Insight�Empathy�Morality�Intuition
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An Example: The Low RoadTemporarily Disengaging the the Prefrontal Cortex dissolves any or all of its nine functionsShame shuts down efforts at RepairDisconnection socially mediated in same anterior cingulate region as bodily painCycle of RuptureàDisconnectionàShame-DenialàDisconnection
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The “Four S’s” of Attachment: Children Need to be:
SeenSafeSoothedIn order to develop “Secure Attachment”
Remembering REPAIR is essential, as ruptures may be common!
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The PART we play as parents
Presence
Attunement
Resonance
Trust
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Presenceand“MindfulAwareness”� “Aformofawarenessthatcomesfrompayingattention,onpurpose,non-judgmentallytothepresentmoment”(Kabat-Zinn)
� MindfulPractice involves:� ALovingAwarenessandaKindAttention(Goodman-Kornfield/Kornfield; Shapiro)
� FocusingAttentiononIntention� AwarenessofAwarenessitself� “TrainingtheMind”tofocusoninnerexperience� Fundamentally Integrative:DifferentiatingSensoryAwarenessfromObserving/NarratingAwarenessandLinkingwithAttentionalPractice
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Mindfulness:Usingawareness&thefocusofattentiontotransform:TheBrain (Davidsonetal)(Holzel,etal)TheImmuneSystem (Davidsonetal)SenseofWell-Being (Kabat-Zinnetal)PhysicianBurn-Out (Reduction: Epstein,etal)Attention (Jha,etal)Relational Function (Shapiro,etal)Epigenetic Regulation (Fredrickson, etal)Telomerase Levels(Epel,etal)
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Mindfulness, Mindsight, & Integration
“Mindfulness”: Training Focused Attention, Open Awareness, and Kind Intention Self-Compassion: Mindfulness, Self-Kindness, and our Interconnected Humanity (K. Neff)Mindsight: Perceiving energy and information flow within and between people and moving that flow toward integration n Insightn Empathyn Integration. Mind Your Brain, Inc., (c) 2017
Integration Made Visible
IsKindness and Compassion
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