Your Brain On Love: Dialogue with Dr. Stan Tatkin

01/01/14 • 72 min

Purchase Stan’s Books and CDs Wednesday, Jan 1, 6pm EST: Mitchell’s guest tonight is Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT, a clinician, researcher, teacher, and developer of A Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy (PACT®). He has a clinical practice in Calabasas, CA. Dr. Tatkin has developed the PACT Institute for the purpose of training other psychotherapists to use this method in their clinical practice.In addition, Dr. Tatkin teaches and supervises family medicine residents at Kaiser Permanente, Woodland Hills, CA, and is an assistant clinical professor at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine. Dr. Tatkin is on the board of directors of Lifespan Learning Institute and serves as a member on Relationships First Counsel, a nonprofit organization founded by Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt. Dr. Tatkin received his early training in developmental object relations (Masterson Institute), Gestalt, psychodrama, and family systems theory. His private practice specialized for some time in treating adolescents and adults with personality disorders. More recently, his interests turned to psycho-neurobiological theories of human relationship, and applying principles of early mother-infant attachment to adult romantic relationships. Dr. Tatkin was trained in Vipassana meditation by Shinzen Young, and was an experienced facilitator in Vipassana. He was also trained by David Reynolds in two Japanese forms of psychotherapy, Morita and Naikan. Dr. Tatkin is a veteran member of Allan N. Schore’s study group. He also trained in the Adult Attachment Interview through Mary Main and Erik Hesse’s program out of UC Berkeley. You can Listen on-line at www.abetterworld.tv

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Why the Dalai Lama Matters-Mitchell Rabin w Bob Thurman

Purchase Robert's Books Wednesday, Aug 21, 6pm EDT: Mitchell's guest this evening is Robert Thurman, Professor of Indo-Tibetan Studies at Columbia University, to discuss Tibet, the role of HH Dalai Lama, and how our society could benefit from the wisdom of Tibetan Buddhist thought in today's world. Noted in a NY Times Magazine profile as “The Dalai Lama’s man in America,” and having been named by Time Magazine one of the “25 Most Influential Americans,” All this along with his 45-year friendship with the Dalai Lama makes him the perfect voice for Tibet and its quest for freedom. Having studied with His Holiness the Dalai Lama personally, Thurman was the first American monk of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. He is credited with being at the forefront of making Tibetan spirituality, philosophy, and art accessible and understandable in the West. He has a B.A., A.M. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard and has studied in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in India and the United States. He is a popular professor in the Religion Department of Columbia University where he holds the Jey Tsong Khapa Chair in Indo-Tibetan Studies. Tune in to hear Robert speak with Mitchell about the current status of Tibet, the Tibetan Diaspora and where we appear to be as a human species relative to ideas of Tibetan prophecy and potential. You can Listen on-line at www.abetterworld.tv Or listen by phone! 602 753-1860

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You are the Placebo-Dr. Joe Dispenza & Mitchell and the Teachings of Alan Sheets

Purchase Joe's Books, CDs, etc. Wednesday, April 23, 6pm EDT: Mitchell’s guest tonight is Dr. Joe Dispenza, who first caught the public’s eye as one of the scientists featured in the award-winning film What the BLEEP Do We Know!? As an author, Dr. Joe has written Evolve Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your Mind (Health Communications, Inc., 2007), followed by Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One (Hay House, 2012), both of which detail the neuroscience of change and epigenetics. Tune in tonight for a very interesting show to hear Joe talk with me about his latest book, You are the Placebo (Hay House, 2014), which builds on his previous work. Dr. Joe received his doctor of chiropractic degree from Life University, graduating with honors. His postgraduate training covered neurology, neuroscience, brain function and chemistry, cellular biology, memory formation, and aging and longevity. Our second guest tonight will be Alan Sheets, co-founder of New Equations and New Equations Music. Alan leads workshops, meditations and practices to help people bring the wisdom of the soul to the world. Alan and his wife Siska are composing original Body Resonant Music with pianist/conductor Siv Roland. They present concerts and the music supports the body and soul. Alan will be in NYC Apr. 21-28 sharing recent developments. For info: Click Here You can Listen on-line at www.abetterworld.tv Or listen by phone! 602 753-1860