Ep. 96 – Dr. Amishi Jha

Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg

Be Here Now Network

Beherenow, Religion & Spirituality, Beherenownetwork, Buddhism, Meditation, Society & Culture, Sharonsalzberg, Metta, Salzberg, Compassion

4.6 • 682 Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2019

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

For the 98th episode of the Metta Hour Podcast, Sharon speaks with Dr. Amishi Jha Ph.D.

Amishi is a Neuroscientist, an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Miami, and the Director of Contemplative Neuroscience for the Mindfulness Research and Practice Initiative. Amishi studies the neural bases of attention and the effects of mindfulness-based training programs on cognition, emotion and resilience.

In this episode, Amishi and Sharon speak about how Amishi came to the path of meditation, and how that has inspired her career as a researcher. They also speak about Amishi’s programs working with mindfulness training in education, corporate, elite sports, and the military.

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1:54.8	Hi, I'm Sharon Salzberg. I'm so happy to be joined today by my friend and colleague, Dr. Amishi Jha.
2:02.2	Mishi is a neuroscientist and associate professor of psychology at the University of Miami
2:06.5	and the director of contemplative neuroscience for the Mindfulness Research and Practice Initiative.
2:12.7	She received her PhD from the University of California at Davis and received her postdoctoral training at the
2:19.0	brain imaging and analysis center at Duke University in functional neuroimaging.
2:24.2	Mishi studies the neural basis of attention and the effects of mindfulness-based training programs
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