The document discusses various topics related to mindfulness including: - Key figures in mindfulness like Thich Nhat Hanh and steps to mindfulness practice. - Types of attention and how meditation can strengthen areas of the brain. - Applications of mindfulness in therapies for conditions like depression, borderline personality disorder, and substance abuse. - How long-term meditation can lead to increases in empathy and decreases in stress levels through changes in brain regions.

1. Modern Mindfulness April 3, 2009

11. Types of Attention AWARENESS OF AWARENESS ?- hypothesized to be prefrontal Meta-awareness SUSTAINING Right and middle prefrontal cortex Alerting AIMING Lateral posterior cortex Orienting INTENTION Frontal Cortex Executive

14. Mindfulness and Pain Suffering Aversion Pain Aversion

17. Review of Basic Brain Waves Anxious High Beta Asleep Delta  Creative Imaging Theta Alert Working Beta  Alert and Relaxed Alpha

32. Development of Consciousness Uncovering Diff. Out the emotional Egocentric Pre-Operation Structure Building Diff. Out the physical Egocentric Emotional Fused Egocentric Sensory-Physical Rebirthing, Regressive Undiff. Egocentric Perinatal THERAPIES REVOLUTION IN CONSCIOUS AWARENESS EGO ATTACHMENT STAGE

33. Development of Consciousness THERAPIES REVOLUTION IN CONSIOUS AWARENESS EGO ATTACHMENT STAGE Introspection Trans-Group World-centric Formal Operations Cog-Beh, TA, Family, Narrative, Script Trans- Body Sociocentric/ Ethnocentric Concrete operations

34. Development of Consciousness THERAPIES REVOLUTION IN CONSCIOUS AWARENESS EGO ATTACHMENT STAGE Nature Mysticism Trans-personal World-centric Psychic Existential Diff. Out Observing Self: Trans-personal World-centric Vision-Logic