The Cultivating Emotional Balance research project arose from a dialogue between biobehavioral scientists studying emotion and the Dalai Lama and Buddhist monks and scholars. This meeting, which took place in March 2000, in Dharamsala, India, was one in a series sponsored by the Mind and Life Institute to foster an interchange between the Buddhist tradition and Western science.

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Summer 2012 News

Cultivating Emotional Balance Teacher Training

Phuket, Thailand
Training with Dr. Paul Ekman & Dr. B. Alan Wallace

 

 
 
 
 

Dr. Paul Ekman

Paul Ekman

Paul Ekman, Ph.D is Professor of Psychology at the University of California at San Francisco . Ekman is a world-renowned expert in emotional

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Dr. B. Alan Wallace

Alan Wallace

Alan Wallace, the Santa Barbara Institute founder and president, combines an extensive background in contemplative practice with equally

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