High Energy Health Podcast

The Five Core Characteristics of Enlightenment Experiences: Andrew Newberg and Dawson Church in Conversation


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Andrew B. Newberg, M.D. is currently the Director of Research at the Marcus Institute of Integrative Health at Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital in Philadelphia. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Nuclear Medicine. Dr. Newberg has been particularly involved in the study of mystical and religious experiences; a field referred to as “neurotheology.” He has published over 200 peer reviewed articles and chapters on brain function, brain imaging, and the study of religious and mystical experiences. He is also author or co-author of several books including How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain: The New Science of Transformation (Avery) and Neurotheology: How Science Can Enlighten Us About Spirituality (Columbia University Press). He has appeared on Dr. Oz, Good Morning America, Nightline, 20/20, CNN, ABC. 
 
He and Dawson discuss topics such as: 
The five core characteristics of the enlightenment experience
  • Intensity - the emotional centers of the brain are triggered when something significant happens to us
  • Oneness - as we surrender, there’s a drop in activity of the frontal lobe
  • Limiting distractions
  • Focus... but then surrender
  • How long do you need to meditate to start neural plasticity? (... just 12 minutes!)
  • Being happy, creativity, concentrating, and problem solving
  • The sense of unity to community and global humanitarian the universe
    Andrew's website is: https://www.andrewnewberg.com/
     
    And Dawson can be found at: https://dawsonchurch.com/
     
    Note: This episode of High Energy Health originally aired on HealthyLife.net in September 2019. 
     
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