Summary of The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-Being (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)

The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-Being (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology), written by Dan Siegel, brings together brain science, systems theory, and meditation to explore the neural dynamics of making sense of our lives. Siegel explains the crucial role of mindful awareness in developing connection, resilience, and wellbeing and outlines the four pathways of integration: regulating emotions and senses, awareness of self and other, embodied cognition, and reflective functioning. This book provides a comprehensive guide to understanding, understanding body-mind interaction, and becoming an effective practitioner of mindfulness that penetrates to the heart of interpersonal neurobiology. It offers readers meditative techniques and exercises to realize their full human potential.