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Meditation Helps Addicts to Find Inner Peace and Recover (MPC#57 with Chris Shae)

September 19, 2017 Dominic Reichl

inner peace addiction

To live in mindcoolness means to have found inner peace. But this most precious state is not the end of a life's journey. You can enter that state as you are walking, no matter the rocks that hamper your way, no matter the grazes and wounds on your feet. You can live daily in inner peace, regardless of what you're struggling with. (Chris Shae) In this episode of the Mindcoolness podcast, I interview Chris Shae (@lifejourneyblog) about how mindfulness meditation helps people to deal with … [Read more...]

Blog addiction, mindfulness, philosophy

The Neurobiology of Liking, Wanting, and the True Will

June 5, 2017 Dominic Reichl

neurobiology liking wanting

In neuroscience, the prevalent theory of desire, motivation, and addiction is based on the concepts of "liking" and "wanting." A healthy brain desires something or is motivated to do something that leads to a pleasurable reward. In a healthy brain, "wanting" and "liking" are in harmony. However, brain substrates for "wanting" are more broadly distributed and more readily activated than substrates for "liking"; so the harmony can be destroyed. Behaviors that cause extreme pleasure (e.g., … [Read more...]

Blog addiction, body-intelligence, emotions, freedom, happiness, neuroscience, psychology

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