Bliss Brain | Free Book
Award-winning author and thought leader Dawson Church, Ph.D., blends cutting-edge neuroscience with intense firsthand experience to show you how you can rewire your brain for happiness-starting right now.
Neural plasticity-the discovery that the brain is capable of rewiring itself-is now widely understood. But what few people have grasped yet is how quickly this is happening, how extensive brain changes can be, and how much control each of us has over the process.
In Bliss Brain, famed researcher Dawson Church digs deep into leading-edge science, and finds stunning evidence of rapid and radical brain change. In just eight weeks of practice, 12 minutes a day, using the right techniques, we can produce measurable changes in our brains. These make us calmer, happier, and more resilient.
When we cultivate these pleasurable states over time, they become traits. We don't just feel more blissful as a temporary state; the changes are literally hard-wired into our brains, becoming stable and enduring personality traits.
The startling conclusions of Church's research show that neural remodeling goes much farther than scientists have previously understood, with stress circuits shriveling over time. Simultaneously, "The Enlightenment Circuit"-associated with happiness, compassion, productivity, creativity, and resilience-expands.
During deep meditation, Church shows how "the 7 neurochemicals of ecstasy" are released in our brains. These include anandamide, a neurotransmitter that's been named "the bliss molecule" because it mimics the effects of THC, the active ingredient in cannabis. It boosts serotonin and dopamine; the first is an analog of psilocybin, the second of cocaine. He shows how cultivating these elevated emotional states literally produces a self-induced high.
While writing Bliss Brain, Church went through a series of disasters, including escaping seconds ahead of a California wildfire that consumed his home and office and claimed 22 lives. The fire triggered a painful medical condition and a financial disaster. Through it all, Church steadily practiced the techniques of Bliss Brain while teaching them to thousands of other people. This book weaves his story of resilience into the fabric of neuroscience, producing a fascinating picture of just how happy we can make our brains, no matter what the odds.
In The Press
“This book is a masterwork by a meditation adept who is also a
scientist. Dawson captivates the reader with unforgettable stories and
leading-edge neuroscience that open the mind, warm the heart, and
elevate the spirit. His eloquent descriptions of meditative ecstasy
and fact-based explanations of what brings it about provide
big-picture understanding of the evolution of consciousness. This book
shines with lucidity and caring. It most convincingly beckons readers
to the heights of human awareness.”
~ Judith Pennington,
president, Institute for the Awakened Mind
“This book is so
superior to the dozens of popular books on meditation I’ve seen over
the years that I want to shout about it from the rooftops! It will
make a beautiful difference in people’s lives! I opened it with the
skepticism that its ambitious title invites, and I completed it
surprised by how many fascinating insights I’d come to about the topic
of ‘bliss brain.’ At a minimum, readers who sense the potential
benefits of meditation but feel they don’t have a sustainable bridge
into its practice will have lost that excuse. Dawson Church has
brilliantly synthesized the vast literature on the neural, behavioral,
lifestyle, and subjective benefits of meditation. He then
systematically applies the principles derived from this analysis and
from the fruits of his 50-year journey as a practicing and sometimes
struggling meditator in formulating a disarmingly simple program. But
unlike most self-help programs, this one has been tested
scientifically, and it reliably brings participants into states of
consciousness and neurochemistry that previously required years of
long, diligent practice. Bliss Brain is a potent and urgently
needed antidote to a culture in turmoil.”
~
David Feinstein, PhD, co-author of
The Energies of Love
“Science and love embrace in
this incredible book. It’s more than a clear and inspiring description
of how radically our brains change in response to spiritual
experiences; it shows us how to master the evolutionary quirks that
sidetrack us in our quest for enlightenment. From one of today’s most
brilliant scientists and accomplished authors, Bliss Brain is a
gift to us all.”
~ Dianne Morrison, president, Effective
Action Consulting
“This brilliant book is a road map for
turning tragedy into bliss. In my many years of knowing Dawson Church,
I’ve found him to be a beacon of positivity and joy, a living example
of the values he teaches. His research into how meditation activates
the happiness centers of the brain puts Bliss Brain within the reach
of everyone. Dawson shows how you can grow resilience even in the face
of great personal loss, using adversity to remodel your brain for
bliss. This book will rock your world, and show you that happiness is
truly achievable, no matter how far away it seems today.”
~
Lisa Garr, host of The Aware Show
“Science
has known for decades that the brain is changed by consciousness.
Until now, we’ve never before had a truly practical guide showing how
to put this knowledge to work. This comprehensive and accessible book
integrates research from a dozen scientific fields and translates it
for our everyday lives. It clearly shows us how to apply neural
plasticity while giving us an evidence-based path to creating a happy,
peaceful and resourceful brain. It’s a ‘must read.’”
~
Marilyn Schlitz, PhD, Dean of Transpersonal Psychology,Sofia
University
“Stunning! Bliss Brain is a masterpiece
of science, inspiration and possibility; opening doors to each one of
us about what’s possible in our lives and unraveling the true meaning
of human potential. I’ll be reading this again and again and sharing
it with those I love!”
~ Nick Ortner, author of
The Tapping Solution
“As The Secret meets the
scientist in Dawson’s work, the boundaries of what you’ve believed
possible will be stretched far beyond your existing picture of
reality.”
~ Jack Canfield, co-author of #1
New York Times best-selling Chicken Soup® series and featured
teacher in The Secret
“The pace of change and the
pressure to perform often leads professionals to the edge of burnout.
The research in Bliss Brain shows that meditation provides an
island of inner peace in a stressful world. It leads to massive
increases in productivity, creativity, happiness, and problem solving
ability. The techniques Dawson offers us provide us with the leverage
to address the challenges confronting organizations and society. These
are the secrets that make companies and teams thrive, both personally
and professionally.”
~ Dr. Ivan Misner, founder of BNI and
New York Times best-selling author
“Accumulating
evidence suggests that meditation training yields improved emotional
regulation and enduring changes in brain function, even outside
meditation sessions, both in clinical and non-clinical populations.
Dawson Church succinctly reviews all the neural evidence to date in
this comprehensive yet relatable book, and shows how all of us can
achieve states of bliss through meditation. Beautifully interwoven is
his own story of loss and heartache, and recovery and resilience. This
is a MUST read for everyone from all walks of life.”
~
Associate Professor Peta Stapleton, PhD, author of
The Science Behind Tapping
“Four billion years of
evolution have conditioned us to make safety & survival our
brain’s default Operating System. But now we’re in the midst of an
epoch change in which Enlightenment is emerging as the new Operating
System. We’re in the early stages of that transition and
Bliss Brain is the catalyst we need to speed up the process. In
this book you’ll find the precise instructions that science provides
for reformatting your brain for lifetime happiness. Buy this book.
You’ll be oh-so-very-glad you did.”
~ Martin Rutte,
founder, Project Heaven on Earth
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