Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Earn up to $200 and take part in a national, online research study conducted by UW-Madison to explore personalized wellbeing training. You can do the study at home. This study has received approval from the UW-Madison Institutional Review Board and is under the direction of Simon Goldberg, PhD. If you are… ✅ 18 years old or above ✅ Have no regular experience with meditation ✅ Have access to a smartphone and the internet ✅ Have not used the Healthy Minds Program app ✅ Be experiencing symptoms of depression ➡️Learn more and see if you are eligible: https://lnkd.in/dXHZMqz6

Did you miss the Born To Flourish series? The good news is you can watch all 6 recordings now for free! Each video features insightful discussions with world-renowned meditation teacher Mingyur Rinpoche, neuroscientist Dr. Richard J. Davidson, and contemplative scientist and Tergar instructor Dr. @CortlandJDahl. Watch now: https://lnkd.in/gw-wn6PJ

CHM Core Faculty member Dr. Melissa Rosenkranz and Affiliated Faculty member Dr. Charles Raison were recently featured in a Medscape article exploring the connection between inflammation and conditions like allergies, asthma, and depression. Their insights shed light on the growing understanding of the intersection between physical and mental wellbeing. Read more - Link in Bio! https://lnkd.in/gzbeYECK #CenterforHealthyMinds #Inflammation #Research Photo Credit: Aleksei Naumov / IStock

Dr. Dan Grupe and CHM community research partner Deb Mejchar were recently interviewed by University of the Air co-host Emily Auerbach about how mindfulness techniques can transform lives in prison and aid with reentry. Catch their interview "Promoting Healing During and After Incarceration" on WPR News today at 5pm CST, or listen here: - Link in Bio! https://lnkd.in/g8YjrDEG #CenterforHealthyMinds #UWMadison #Mindfulness #Wellbeing Photo credit: ma_rish / IStock

A pioneering study into what occurs to the body after death is quietly unfolding in Tibetan monastic communities in India. A group of monastics, scientists, medical professionals and forensic experts are working together to explore a rare postmortem meditative state known as tukdam in these communities. Researchers from the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin–Madison together with the Russian Academy of Sciences, Tibetan medical experts and senior monastic scholars in the leading Buddhist monastic universities in India are working to document tukdam to gain a deeper understanding of its effects on postmortem physiology and its cultural significance. The state of tukdam is typically achieved only after a lifetime of meditative practice and prolonged meditation during the dying process. Tibetan Buddhists view reaching this meditative state as a testament to having lived a moral and ethical life, and both the state itself and its observation are considered highly sacred. When tukdam is reached, a person’s body shows a markedly slower rate of decomposition after death. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/guKJGmFd

Congratulations to #CenterforHealthyMinds' Core Faculty member Dr. Teri Pipe for her recognition as an American Academy of Nursing Fellow! "Being recognized as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing is deeply meaningful to me because it honors the impact of my translational work on mindfulness, whole-person well-being, and leadership as well as Nursing's holistic approach to improve the health of individuals, communities, and organizations across the globe." This honor recognizes her impactful contributions to health, leadership, and innovation in nursing. She’ll be officially inducted this October at the Academy’s 2025 Health Policy Conference in Washington, DC, where this year’s theme is “Impact Through Integrity and Trust: Our Role as Navigators and Translators.” Read more - Link in Bio! https://lnkd.in/g689Abrd #UWMadison #AmericanAcademyofNursing #NursingLeadership

As it turns out, it's very common for the brain to start creating mental scenarios as soon as things get quiet. Dr. Cortland Dahl, a contemplative neuroscientist at CHM, weighs in! https://lnkd.in/gvebzbt9

Climate leader and Loka Initiative Director Dekila Chungyalpa joined Tricycle Magazine for this interview series — watch the recording now! This talk will explore humanity’s thirst to control nature while also emphasizing what water can teach us about wisdom and compassion. https://lnkd.in/gJXTJ_rA

Tune into Dr. Tawni Tidwell's presentation at the International Forum on Consciousness on bridging worlds of body and consciousness in Tibetan "tukdam" meditation. Tawni's research at Center for Healthy Minds includes working with an international team studying "tukdam," a rare postmortem meditative state. Watch & Learn ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dJHnBCfA

In a new study published in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, CHM's Dr. Melissa Rosenkranz and her team made strides towards connecting the dots between psychological stress and lung physiology in the context of allergy-induced asthma. Read the full article in The Scientist. https://lnkd.in/giTwckq3