Thursday, September 1, 2016

Thursday Book Report: The Emotional Life of Your Brain


The Emotional Life of Your Brain by Richard J. Davidson, Ph.D. with Sharon Begley analyzes emotional styles by way of brain function.  It is a more anatomical and strictly scientific approach to how our emotions work and how they come together to create something like a personality or temperament.

The applicability to fitness lies in the plasticity of the brain.  Mindfulness, which is an essential fitness skill, plays a key role in our ability to shape our emotional experience.


The extremely short version of the book goes something like this:  meditate and life will get better because it changes your brain.

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