Live Welcome to Day 3: Cultivating Emotional Well-Being

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Richard Davidson, PhD

Live Welcome to Day 3: Cultivating Emotional Well-Being

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About Richard Davidson, PhD

Richie Davidson’s research is broadly focused on the neural bases of emotion and emotional style and methods to promote human flourishing including meditation and related contemplative practices. He has published over 465 articles, numerous chapters and reviews, and edited 14 books. He is the author (with Sharon Begley) of The Emotional Life of Your Brain, published in 2012, and co-author with Daniel Goleman Altered Traits, published in 2017. He was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2017 and appointed to the Governing Board of UNESCO’s Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) in 2018.

To learn more about Dr. Davidson's work you can visit Center for Healthy Minds.

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354 Comments

  1. Alexandra Rivera Luna May 4, 2021 at 4:54 pm - Reply

    I will not have time to access the live call, because of the time difference and the need of sleep, but I would be really grateful to know or see in the recall (if there was any time to ask questions):
    Can there be to much happiness
    I mean not only the outside stimulus that should make us happy and turns into a torture because of exaggeration, but I mean can there be to much of the feeling of happiness?

    • Robert Reinhard May 4, 2021 at 5:08 pm - Reply

      for what it’s worth, The poet Wallace Stevens wrote:

      An unhappy people in a happy world—
      Read, rabbi, the phases of this difference.
      An unhappy people in an unhappy world—

      Here are too many mirrors for misery.
      A happy people in an unhappy world—
      It cannot be. There’s nothing there to roll

      On the expressive tongue, the finding fang.
      A happy people in a happy world—
      Buffo! A ball, an opera, a bar.

      Turn back to where we were when we began:
      An unhappy people in a happy world.
      Now, solemnize the secretive syllables.

      Read to the congregation, for today
      And for tomorrow, this extremity,
      This contrivance of the spectre of the spheres,

      Contriving balance to contrive a whole,
      The vital, the never-failing genius,
      Fulfilling his meditations, great and small.

      In these unhappy he meditates a whole,
      The full of fortune and the full of fate,
      As if he lived all lives, that he might know,

      In hall harridan, not hushful paradise,
      To a haggling of wind and weather, by these lights
      Like a blaze of summer straw, in winter’s nick.

      • Hash May 4, 2021 at 6:38 pm - Reply

        Good morning from Thailand Robert,
        A. Welcome awakening!
        How lovely to read what is the reality as I get older here in Thailand,
        Those moments of here and now are sometimes distracting to even me as I am experienced in meditations,and hence this reaching out of thanks and gratitude!
        Kindly!
        Sending you and all here a day of good wishes!❤️

  2. JUAN FRANCISCO LABRA May 4, 2021 at 5:26 pm - Reply

    Very interesting indeed

  3. David from FL May 4, 2021 at 5:26 pm - Reply

    Thanks, Dr. Davidson for the very nice intro and story telling.

  4. Paulo May 4, 2021 at 5:27 pm - Reply

    Your work has made a very important difference to my life. My greatest gratitude.

  5. Cheri Ingersoll May 4, 2021 at 5:27 pm - Reply

    We thank you very much!

  6. Doreen DuMond May 4, 2021 at 5:30 pm - Reply

    Thank you, Ritchie,

    I hope we all spend as much time practicing well being as we spend brushing our teeth.

    Love it! That was great!

    Gratefully,

    Doreen DuMond
    Tallahassee, FL

    • Richie Davidson May 4, 2021 at 5:40 pm - Reply

      Thank you so much Doreen! So happy you were able to join us!
      Warmly,
      Richie

  7. Ruth Goldston May 4, 2021 at 5:30 pm - Reply

    None of the links to the sessions are live!!

  8. Nadi May 4, 2021 at 5:33 pm - Reply

    Hello everyone who is participating in this summit!
    Thank you so much for speakers’ efforts and experience on topics.
    The question that i would like to ask is can i get all these videos and download for free?
    Will be glad to get any answer. Thank you!)

  9. Nadi May 4, 2021 at 5:34 pm - Reply

    Hello everyone who is participating in this summit!
    Thank you so much for speakers’ efforts and experience on topics. It was interesting.
    The question that i would like to ask is can i get all these videos and download for free?
    Will be glad to get any answer. Thank you!)

  10. Viviane Templeton May 4, 2021 at 5:41 pm - Reply

    I am from Ottawa, Canada. I am new to this “game” and am finding this Summit personally transformational. I am leaving with a broad perspective on what it is to have well-being and with concrete tools to nurture well being in myself and to contribute to it on a larger scale. The mix of East and West perspectives are wonderful as well as the addressing of pressing relevant topics such as equity and inclusiveness. As mentioned in the Summit, this is such a pressing issue of our time. What a prescient time to hold such an event! Thank you all for envisioning, organizing and participating in the Summit and for allowing ‘little me” for taking advantage of this wisdom free of charge. All the very best to you all.

  11. Marcia McLean May 4, 2021 at 5:49 pm - Reply

    no sound on

  12. Marcia McLean May 4, 2021 at 5:50 pm - Reply

    no sound on day 3

  13. Maria Angela Gorayeb CPF May 4, 2021 at 6:01 pm - Reply

    Brazil here, Gold evening everyone

  14. Paulette Miller May 4, 2021 at 6:03 pm - Reply

    I’m am learning so much. Thank you for warming my heart with these subjects and engaging my brain. The Summit is a call to action, generously offered by your learned session leaders, which I can easily hear, easily answer, and easily share! The world is a better place because of your efforts.

  15. Nelson May 4, 2021 at 6:06 pm - Reply

    I am feeling inspired and greatful from New Jersey.

  16. Rosendo May 4, 2021 at 6:07 pm - Reply

    Hello from Michoacan Mexico, I´m Rosendo… Certificated CEB teacher by Paul, Eve and Allan. Happy to joint this series…

  17. Maria May 4, 2021 at 6:08 pm - Reply

    Happy to participate
    María from Ecuador

  18. Ling May 4, 2021 at 6:08 pm - Reply

    Ling from Sydney Australia. I am feeling health, harmony and Happy Heart. Metta to all. Ling

  19. Susan May 4, 2021 at 6:10 pm - Reply

    I am in Salt Lake City, UT U.S. This conference has been amazing!

  20. Silvia May 4, 2021 at 6:11 pm - Reply

    Hi! from México. I find great. Thank u a lot!

  21. Guy Sferlazza May 4, 2021 at 6:11 pm - Reply

    Love you all! Feeling Gratitude! Tuning in from Great Lake State of Michigan 💦

  22. Paula Robertson May 4, 2021 at 6:14 pm - Reply

    Trinidad and Tobago…feeling inspired🤗

  23. Ngaire May 4, 2021 at 6:17 pm - Reply

    Aloha from Hawaii grateful

  24. Mathilda May 4, 2021 at 6:18 pm - Reply

    It continues to inspire and promote a sense of well being, one that is transformable in others as well ourselves.
    Thank-you!!!

  25. Sarah May 4, 2021 at 6:22 pm - Reply

    Thank you and hello from Mississippi.
    Feeling fortunate.

  26. evelyn mary villegas nasur May 4, 2021 at 6:22 pm - Reply

    I’m from Chile, I’m feeling peaceful and happy

  27. Susanne S Roley May 4, 2021 at 6:23 pm - Reply

    California here – thank you for all your lifetime of work. It has meant a great deal to me personally as in my work with children as an occupational therapist. I am feeling happy in my life and sad simultaneously for a friend whose husband is battling cancer.

  28. Susannah Petersen May 4, 2021 at 6:27 pm - Reply

    Interested

  29. Tony Pratschke May 4, 2021 at 6:27 pm - Reply

    Greetings from Shillelagh, Co.Wicklow Ireland. As a matter of fact, I am now in hospital in County Wicklow and trying to follow Day 3 presentation of talks on my mobile phone whilst I am tucked up in a hospital bed (it is now 01.00h GMT here)! It is well worth the effort to hear these words of wisdom from His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. Namasté. Tony

  30. Stephen Taylor May 4, 2021 at 6:31 pm - Reply

    Greetings from Montreal Québec
    It is a great set of sessions!
    Namaste Stephen

  31. Lily Tan May 4, 2021 at 6:36 pm - Reply

    Hi I am Lily from Singapore , due to time difference and working hours I listen to the recordings. I am so grateful for all of you putting together the event on line, this is exactly what the world need at this point when people are confused, society disrupted and human lives in despair.
    These are the voice that we need to realigned all the mental state and mindset not politicians tearing everything apart.
    My full hearted thanks to all of you and I am totally mesmerized by Alan Wallance, such passion in his delivery.

  32. Entropy May 4, 2021 at 6:36 pm - Reply

    Excited and lovely! Thank you all the distinguished teachers and scientists.

  33. Bruce Cullen May 4, 2021 at 6:47 pm - Reply

    From Vancouver Canada
    Very encouraged that there is so much research to work side by side with the Dharma

  34. Kathryn anne May 4, 2021 at 6:47 pm - Reply

    Kathryn Anne
    Salt Lake City, Utah
    So very grateful to be part of such a meaningful gathering. My heart is full!

  35. Maxine Musick May 4, 2021 at 6:49 pm - Reply

    Inspired… Davis, CA

  36. Nichole Way May 4, 2021 at 6:50 pm - Reply

    Battle Creek, Mi
    I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed but grateful and hopeful today. Found out my husband requires an evasive surgery to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Grateful it was discovered and repairable before rupturing.
    Hopeful because we are healthy and resilient! Our faith, optimism, zest for life and opportunity to give back and engage in work we enjoy…provide the ability to tap into our resilience and whole-hearted mindset! This is a great time for this Summit! Thank you

  37. Insel May 4, 2021 at 6:54 pm - Reply

    Thanks, thanks, thanks!!

  38. Simonetta Di Barbora May 4, 2021 at 7:00 pm - Reply

    Buonasera from Guadeloupe. So intense and fullfilling to spend these few days with all of you Teachers. Lot of Gratitude. Trying to absorb and retain as much as possible. Thank you

  39. Katherine Seguel May 4, 2021 at 7:01 pm - Reply

    Thank you for your work, it is very inspiring. Science and meditation have enormous potential together. I hope we can all put well-being as a priority and from this place build a better world for this and further generations.

  40. Paul Jacobson May 4, 2021 at 7:05 pm - Reply

    Greetings from N California. You are my heroes! I’ve been integrating my own versions of Buddhism into my psychotherapy practice for 3 decades. Using tools from MBSR for myself and then others; as well as aspects of my formal meditation practice. Mind and Life, “Destructive Emotions”, and the clarity of the research you’ve (Richie + ) provided have been brilliant- -Displaying what we subjectively Know through data, comparative analysis, and further duplication of research. We continue to learn.
    Many Many Thanks.

  41. Kasi Senghor May 4, 2021 at 7:05 pm - Reply

    I feel good. Senge from Trinbago.

  42. Margaret Krainer May 4, 2021 at 7:05 pm - Reply

    Grateful in Hawai’i.

  43. Emmy May 4, 2021 at 7:07 pm - Reply

    Feeling good, Minneapolis Mn

  44. Isabel May 4, 2021 at 7:07 pm - Reply

    Thank you!! From São Paulo Brazil. 🙏💖🦋

  45. KIM May 4, 2021 at 7:09 pm - Reply

    Fargo North Dakota USA My word is content

  46. Kathleen Taylor May 4, 2021 at 7:09 pm - Reply

    excited from New Mexico

  47. nina sakun May 4, 2021 at 7:13 pm - Reply

    you didn’pt make the day3 talks available for listening! would be nice

  48. Keni Navas May 4, 2021 at 7:14 pm - Reply

    Hi; from Viña del Mar, in Chile. Thanks for this touching experience
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  49. Chuck Kopczak May 4, 2021 at 7:16 pm - Reply

    Long Beach, California. Just southeast of Los Angeles. Feeling inspired and grateful for this whole conference.

  50. shalu garg May 4, 2021 at 7:16 pm - Reply

    Feeling calm from India

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