TEDxConejo - Mark Robert Waldman - 03/27/10

Mark  Robert Waldman  is a therapist and an Associate Fellow at the Center for Spirituality and the Mind, Universi ty of Pennsylvania,  where he currently conducts research with Andrew Newberg, MD, on the neurological correlates of beliefs, morality, compassion,  meditation, religious
experiences, and spiritual practices. He is adjunct faculty at
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, where he is developing communication tools for the Executive MBA program.
He lectures frequently at conferences, colleges, and churches  on  topics relating to the  neuropsychology of stress, relaxation, emotional control,  relationship dynamics,
conflict resolution, mediation, communication,  weight management, and the neurobiological development  of personal values  and business ethics (neuroeconomics). His research  has been featured in Time Magazine,
Washington Post, Oprah Magazine and Radio, USA Today, The New York Times science section, and his  interviews have appeared on  dozens of radio and
television programs, including Oprah and Friends.  
Mark is the author of eleven books and anthologies, and his professional papers have been published throughout the world. He was the founding editor of the academic journal,  Transpersonal Review,  chairman of the Los Angeles
Transpersonal Interest Group, regional coordinator for the Spiritual Emergence Network, and he holds a ministerial credential in pastoral counseling.   He coauthors a monthly column on "Science and Spirituality" for Science of Mind magazine.  
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