Self-transformation of Mindfulness
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On mental states, mindfulness, and self-transcendent experiences | Penn Today
Many people report deep feelings of connection and self-loss while listening to music, meditating, or during intense experiences of awe—an experience captured by the phrase, “I felt at one with all things” or, “I was lost in the music.”
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The Story of Transcendental Meditation
TM is a closed-off community that promises immediate results -- if you’re willing to pay for them.
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Here's What Meditation Can—and Can’t—Do for Your Health
We looked at the evidence behind mindfulness meditation's hyped-up benefits for your mental and physical health.
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The Science of Meditation with Dr. David Vago - Sonya Looney
Today’s guest is the most impressive Dr. Dave Vago. I first found Dr. Vago in the Ten Percent Happier Meditation app that I use. In the app, there are several different meditation instructors and courses with educational videos before you get started. I found a course called “Meditation and the Brain” in the app and […]
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David R Vago's Profile - Labnodes - The Vanderbilt Research Network
Labnodes is a system for organizing people, labs and their science.
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David Vago is Research Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is an associate professor in the department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences. He also maintains an appointment as a research associate in the Functional Neuroimaging Laboratory (FNL), Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), Harvard Medical School. He has completed post-doctoral fellowships in the department of Psychiatry at BWH, the Utah Center for Mind-Body Interactions within the University of Utah Medical School, and the Stuart T. Hauser Research Training Program in Biological & Social Psychiatry. David has previously held the position of Senior Research Coordinator for the Mind & Life Institute and is currently a Mind and Life Fellow, supporting the Mind and Life mission by advising on strategy and programs. He received his Bachelors Degree in Brain and Cognitive Sciences in 1997 from the University of Rochester. In 2005, David received his Ph.D. in Cognitive and Neural Sciences with a specialization in learning and memory from the department of Psychology, University of Utah.

David’s research interests broadly focus on utilizing translational models to identify and characterize neurobiological substrates mediating psychopathology, to better predict outcomes and potential biologically-based diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for those suffering with mental illness. He aims to clarify adaptive mind-brain-body interactions and their therapeutic relevance in health-care settings. In this context, David has been specifically focusing on the study of mindfulness-based interventions in clinical settings, and the basic cognitive and neuroscientific mechanisms by which mindfulness-based practices function. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, spoken at international conferences, and his research has been covered by mainstream news outlets such as the Huffington Post, Boston Globe, and NPR, among others. David is an avid Vipassana, Dzogchen meditation and Hatha Yoga practitioner, and enjoys recreating in the outdoors.


The science of mindfulness -- What do we really know and where do we go?
The historical practice of mindfulness is a burgeoning integrated medicine field associated with benefits for people with issues ranging from insomnia to chronic pain and fueled by more than $550 million in federal funding over the past 20 years.
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