• Chuck Raison – Ancient Practices & Conscious Experience

  • Nov 14 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
  • Podcast

Chuck Raison – Ancient Practices & Conscious Experience

  • Summary

  • In this episode, Wendy speaks with psychiatrist and mental health researcher Chuck Raison. Chuck’s work centers on understanding how ancient practices can change our conscious experience. He’s a leader in studying the links between inflammation, stress, and depression, and how meditation and other practices can influence those dynamics. This conversation covers many topics, including:

    • ancient practices and conscious experience;
    • Tibetan tummo practice;
    • the role of inflammation in depression;
    • sickness behavior;
    • links between stress and inflammation;
    • the placebo response;
    • psychedelics as a novel treatment for depression;
    • investigating the role of memory in transcendent experiences;
    • body temperature and emotions;
    • and the precious gift of awareness.

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