Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation

An excellent inspiring book on the mind and how taking a introspective approach to your thoughts and feelings through simple mediation techniques. The author demonstrates through many stories of how he helped his clients, how to deal with psychological issues. I would have liked more practical guidelines, but I think his actual techniques are so simple that they should be achievable. The impact his ideas and techniques have on the people he's worked with were dramatic. The human mind, and how the brain and body control it, are very important concepts that I will need to revisit by reading this book again sometime. ( )

I take brain science / cognitive studies with a grain of salt. (To his credit, he does mention peptides, the heart, and other systems, with a sweep of his hand.) That said, Dr Danny Siegel's work is at the forefront of my attention, and this may be his most accessible for a mass audience. His illustration of the brain as your palm is worth a look, in and of itself. He finds the prefrontal cortex as regulating nine functions, and interesting what they are and how they interconnect; for instance positive "attachment" (as in Attachment Theory) and mindfulness. ( )

Audiobook ( )

Great book, but it stops short after telling you about the process. He doesn't actually walk you through using the process. Annoying. ( )

Yet another "master-work" by Dan Siegel, my favorite author since I read his "The Developing Mind" years ago.

As usual, Dan synthesizes a variety of the latest findings in neuroscience to bolster his own theories regarding "Interpersonal Neurobiology" and how the "integrative" aspect of the prefrontal cortex is what promotes tremendous well-being in at least NINE demonstrable ways.

That Dan illustrates how this works by giving personal and client-case-examples makes the read particularly enjoyable and accessible to the lay person. Dan is a master story-teller; this "story-telling" is part of the "integrative work" of the prefrontal cortex.

Read this book to learn a bit about how meditation (be it secular or religious) that pays attention to your thoughts and intentions and labels emotions can promote integration and well-being.

I cannot recommend Dan Siegel's books highly enough! Read them to become not only your own best friend, but a compassionate, healthy, social being - one who benefits yourself, your children, your family, and the world.

You CAN - and science proves it - rewire your brain for healthier, happier and more "complex/integrative" functioning. Read this book to learn more. ( )