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Chuck Raison – Ancient Practices & Conscious Experience

Chuck Raison – Ancient Practices & Conscious Experience

Update: 2024-11-14
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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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Chuck Raison – Ancient Practices & Conscious Experience

Chuck Raison – Ancient Practices & Conscious Experience

Mind & Life Institute