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PUBLISHED BOOKS
Words Can Change Your Brain: 12 Strategies for Building Trust with Anyone...in 7 minutes or less!
With Andrew Newberg (forthcoming from Hudson House/Penguin, 2012)
How God Changes Your Brain: Breakthrough Findings by a Leading Neuroscientist
With Andrew Newberg (Ballantine, March 2009)
Born To Believe: God, Science, and the Origin of Ordinary and Extraordinary Beliefs
With Andrew Newberg (Free Press, September 2007)
Why We Believe What We Believe: Uncovering Our Biological Quest for Meaning, Spirituality, and Truth
Co-authored with Andrew Newberg, MD (Free Press, September 2006)
The Art of Staying Together: Embracing Love, Intimacy and Spirit in Relationships
(Tarcher/Putnam, 1998)
Dreamscaping: Creative Ways to Work with Your Dreams, with Dr. Stanley Krippner
(McGraw-Hill/Lowell House, 1999)
Love Games: Deepening Communication and Resolving Marital Conflicts
(Tarcher/Putnam, 2000)
The Spirit of Writing: Classic and Contemporary Essays Celebrating the Writing Life
(Tarcher/Putnam, 2001)
Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious: Reflecting American Culture Through Literature and Art; four volumes:
Lover, Seeker, Shadow and Healer (Tarcher/Putnam, April 2003)
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PUBLISHED ARTICLES
(professional publications, anthologies and literary journals, partial list of 47 essays and articles)
"Meditation effects on cognitive function and cerebral blood flow in subjects with memory loss: a preliminary study"
Newberg AB, Wintering N, Khalsa DS, Roggenkamp H, Waldman MR. Journal of Alzheimers Disease, 2010.
"Cerebral blood flow differences between long-term meditators and non-meditators"
Newberg AB, Wintering N, Waldman MR, Amen D, Khalsa DS, Alavi A. Conscious Cognition, June 4, 2010.
"Development of a Mindfulness-Based Dialogue Practice: Preliminary Data on the Effects of Compassionate Communication on Intimacy in a Workshop Setting" (M Waldman, ANewberg, Stephanie Newberg). In review. 2011
"Religious Experience: Psychology and Neurology"
(Roggenkamp H, Waldman MR, and Newberg AB) In: William P. Banks, (Ed), Encyclopedia of Consciousness, Volume 2. Oxford: Elsevier, 2009
“Cerebral Blood Flow Effects in Long Term Meditators” (with Newberg, et al).
Journal of Nuclear Medicine 48: 111P, 2007.
“Measurement of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow during Glossolalia: A Preliminary SPECT Study”
(with Newberg, et.al). Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 2006
“Science, Psychology, & Medicine: Integrating East and West”
(with Dr. J.Nelson). Alternative Journal of Nursing, August 2004
“Looking at Indians Through White-Tainted Eyes”
Preface to Hozho: Walking in Beauty, by Paula Gunn-Allen, 2001
“Chicken Soup: The Making of a Jewish Joke”
in Dancing on the Edge of the World, by Miriyam Glazer, 1999
“A World of Dreamers: Reviews and Commentaries”
Association for Transpersonal Psychology Newsletter, Summer 1997
“Understanding Transpersonal Psychology”
Transpersonale Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Spring 1996 (Germany)
“Spirituality and Business: Preliminary Comments and Reviews"
(with R. Jue), Association for Transpersonal Psychology Newsletter, Summer 1993
“The Case of Julia: Kundalini or Psychosis?”
Journal of Transpersonal Psychology 24(2), 1992
“Integrating Buddhism with Psychotherapy"
Mindstream, 2(1), 1992
“War Diary: Meditations on Violence and the Enemy Within"
Anima (a feminist literary journal), 18(1), 1991
“Reflections on Death"
Journal of Transpersonal Psychology 22(2), 1990. Conference and Speaker Presentations (partial list of 60 lectures, seminars, and workshops)
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CONFERENCE AND SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS
(partial list of 90 lectures, seminars, and workshops)
"Compassionate Communications Weekend Training" Esalen Institute, 2010-2012
"Music, Spiritual, and the Brain: A 5 Day Retreat (with Yuval Ron):" Esalen Institute, 2010-2012
"Living the Dream:" Keynote Speach for Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Conference, Irvine, CA, January 2011.
“Consciousness, Spirituality, and the Brain:” Keynote Speaker: Mind Science Foundation Distinguished Speakers Series, San Antonio, TX, April 2010.
"Spirituality and the Brain:” Church lecture/workshop series (Methodist, Episcopalian, Lutheren, Unitarian, Unity, Center for Spiritual Living, etc.) 2007-2011.
"Neuropsychology, Meditation, Communication, and Emotions:" Nonprofit/public-service lecture series (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, psychotherapy associations, hospital administrations, university faculty and students) 2007-2011.
"Compassionate Communication, Mindfulness, and the Precuneus," UCLA Speaker Series, sponsored by Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC), Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI), Center for Neurobiology of Stress (CNS), and the Collaborative Centers for Integrative Medicine (CCIM). September 2008.
"Meditation, Communication, and the Neuroscience of Compassion," UCLA Harbor Hospital Grand Rounds Lecture, March 2008.
"Spirituality and the Brain," Moorpark College Faculty Lecture Series, Year of Science and Religion, March 2007.
“Intentional Communication and the Brain,” Intentional Living Conference, Los Angeles, April 2005.
“The Neural and Spiritual Transformation of Personality,” Keynote Lecture, Imagery International Association Conference, 2002.
"Advice to Writers, Young and Old,” Esalen Institute, Summer 2001 (Resident Teacher to Esalen Staff, Sept. 2001).
"The World of Publishing,” Speaker and Program leader for Willamette Writers Conference 2000, 2001.
“Spiritual Issues in Psychotherapy - A Jungian Perspective,” Los Angeles County Psychological Assn. 1995 Conference.
"Prozac: Changing Society, Changing Consciousness," Los Angeles County Psychological Assn. 1994 Conference.
"An Introduction to Transpersonal Psychology," Pepperdine University, School of Psychology (lectures, 1992-1995).
"Transpersonal Perspectives in Psychotherapy," Los Angeles County Psychological Assn. 1993, 1992, and 1991 Conferences.
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EDUCATION, SUPERVISION AND ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
Adjunct Faculty: Executive MBA Program, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, 2009-present
Faculty: Holmes Institute, MBA for ministers, 2011-present
Associate Fellow: Center for Spirituality and the Mind, University of Pennsylvania, 2006-present
Advisory Board: United Voices of Youth, 2009-present
Advisory Panel: Alternative Journal of Nursing, 2003-2010
Chair: Los Angeles Transpersonal Interest Group, 1990-98
Regional Coordinator: Spiritual Emergence Network, 1995-99
Director: Heartline Psychological Information and Referral Service, 1986-94
Member: Association for Transpersonal Psychology 1989-2000
Member: American Counseling Association 1992-2000
Faculty and Board Member: Stillpoint Foundation for Transpersonal Studies, 1992-93
Psychoanalytic Supervisory Study Group: Bruno Bettelheim, 1988-90
Group Supervision: Southern California Psychoanalytic Institute: 1989-90
Society for Evolving the Self-Matrix (training 1980-1987; ministerial credential 1987; board of directors 1985-1989)
Director: Centering Association (a nonprofit association of complementary therapists, 1977-1982) University of California, Santa Cruz, B.A., 1973
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EDITORIAL POSITIONS
Columnist: "Science and Spirituality," for Science of Mind magazine. January 2010 to present
Acquisitions Editor: Jeff Herman Literary Agency, New York; 2005-2006
Developmental Editor: Tarcher/Putnam, 1995-2005.
Developmental Editor: Lowell House/Roxbury Park, 1998-2000; founding editor of “New Visions” series.
Founding Editor: Transpersonal Review, 1994-96 (Literary review journal in psychology, religion, & medicine).
Senior Research Editor: Alternative Medicine, 1993-94 (encyclopedic reference book, Burton Goldberg Group).
Founding Editor: Special Reports: Transpersonal Perspectives in Psychology, 1989-93.
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Published Books
Published Articles
Conference and Speaker Presentations
Education, Supervision and Administrative Positions
Editorial Positions
PUBLISHED BOOKS
Words Can Change Your Brain: 12 Strategies for Building Trust with Anyone...in 7 minutes or less!
With Andrew Newberg (forthcoming from Hudson House/Penguin, 2012)
How God Changes Your Brain: Breakthrough Findings by a Leading Neuroscientist
With Andrew Newberg (Ballantine, March 2009)
Born To Believe: God, Science, and the Origin of Ordinary and Extraordinary Beliefs
With Andrew Newberg (Free Press, September 2007)
Why We Believe What We Believe: Uncovering Our Biological Quest for Meaning, Spirituality, and Truth
Co-authored with Andrew Newberg, MD (Free Press, September 2006)
The Art of Staying Together: Embracing Love, Intimacy and Spirit in Relationships
(Tarcher/Putnam, 1998)
Dreamscaping: Creative Ways to Work with Your Dreams, with Dr. Stanley Krippner
(McGraw-Hill/Lowell House, 1999)
Love Games: Deepening Communication and Resolving Marital Conflicts
(Tarcher/Putnam, 2000)
The Spirit of Writing: Classic and Contemporary Essays Celebrating the Writing Life
(Tarcher/Putnam, 2001)
Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious: Reflecting American Culture Through Literature and Art; four volumes:
Lover, Seeker, Shadow and Healer (Tarcher/Putnam, April 2003)
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PUBLISHED ARTICLES
(professional publications, anthologies and literary journals, partial list of 47 essays and articles)
"Meditation effects on cognitive function and cerebral blood flow in subjects with memory loss: a preliminary study"
Newberg AB, Wintering N, Khalsa DS, Roggenkamp H, Waldman MR. Journal of Alzheimers Disease, 2010.
"Cerebral blood flow differences between long-term meditators and non-meditators"
Newberg AB, Wintering N, Waldman MR, Amen D, Khalsa DS, Alavi A. Conscious Cognition, June 4, 2010.
"Development of a Mindfulness-Based Dialogue Practice: Preliminary Data on the Effects of Compassionate Communication on Intimacy in a Workshop Setting" (M Waldman, ANewberg, Stephanie Newberg). In review. 2011
"Religious Experience: Psychology and Neurology"
(Roggenkamp H, Waldman MR, and Newberg AB) In: William P. Banks, (Ed), Encyclopedia of Consciousness, Volume 2. Oxford: Elsevier, 2009
“Cerebral Blood Flow Effects in Long Term Meditators” (with Newberg, et al).
Journal of Nuclear Medicine 48: 111P, 2007.
“Measurement of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow during Glossolalia: A Preliminary SPECT Study”
(with Newberg, et.al). Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 2006
“Science, Psychology, & Medicine: Integrating East and West”
(with Dr. J.Nelson). Alternative Journal of Nursing, August 2004
“Looking at Indians Through White-Tainted Eyes”
Preface to Hozho: Walking in Beauty, by Paula Gunn-Allen, 2001
“Chicken Soup: The Making of a Jewish Joke”
in Dancing on the Edge of the World, by Miriyam Glazer, 1999
“A World of Dreamers: Reviews and Commentaries”
Association for Transpersonal Psychology Newsletter, Summer 1997
“Understanding Transpersonal Psychology”
Transpersonale Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Spring 1996 (Germany)
“Spirituality and Business: Preliminary Comments and Reviews"
(with R. Jue), Association for Transpersonal Psychology Newsletter, Summer 1993
“The Case of Julia: Kundalini or Psychosis?”
Journal of Transpersonal Psychology 24(2), 1992
“Integrating Buddhism with Psychotherapy"
Mindstream, 2(1), 1992
“War Diary: Meditations on Violence and the Enemy Within"
Anima (a feminist literary journal), 18(1), 1991
“Reflections on Death"
Journal of Transpersonal Psychology 22(2), 1990. Conference and Speaker Presentations (partial list of 60 lectures, seminars, and workshops)
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CONFERENCE AND SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS
(partial list of 90 lectures, seminars, and workshops)
"Compassionate Communications Weekend Training" Esalen Institute, 2010-2012
"Music, Spiritual, and the Brain: A 5 Day Retreat (with Yuval Ron):" Esalen Institute, 2010-2012
"Living the Dream:" Keynote Speach for Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Conference, Irvine, CA, January 2011.
“Consciousness, Spirituality, and the Brain:” Keynote Speaker: Mind Science Foundation Distinguished Speakers Series, San Antonio, TX, April 2010.
"Spirituality and the Brain:” Church lecture/workshop series (Methodist, Episcopalian, Lutheren, Unitarian, Unity, Center for Spiritual Living, etc.) 2007-2011.
"Neuropsychology, Meditation, Communication, and Emotions:" Nonprofit/public-service lecture series (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, psychotherapy associations, hospital administrations, university faculty and students) 2007-2011.
"Compassionate Communication, Mindfulness, and the Precuneus," UCLA Speaker Series, sponsored by Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC), Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI), Center for Neurobiology of Stress (CNS), and the Collaborative Centers for Integrative Medicine (CCIM). September 2008.
"Meditation, Communication, and the Neuroscience of Compassion," UCLA Harbor Hospital Grand Rounds Lecture, March 2008.
"Spirituality and the Brain," Moorpark College Faculty Lecture Series, Year of Science and Religion, March 2007.
“Intentional Communication and the Brain,” Intentional Living Conference, Los Angeles, April 2005.
“The Neural and Spiritual Transformation of Personality,” Keynote Lecture, Imagery International Association Conference, 2002.
"Advice to Writers, Young and Old,” Esalen Institute, Summer 2001 (Resident Teacher to Esalen Staff, Sept. 2001).
"The World of Publishing,” Speaker and Program leader for Willamette Writers Conference 2000, 2001.
“Spiritual Issues in Psychotherapy - A Jungian Perspective,” Los Angeles County Psychological Assn. 1995 Conference.
"Prozac: Changing Society, Changing Consciousness," Los Angeles County Psychological Assn. 1994 Conference.
"An Introduction to Transpersonal Psychology," Pepperdine University, School of Psychology (lectures, 1992-1995).
"Transpersonal Perspectives in Psychotherapy," Los Angeles County Psychological Assn. 1993, 1992, and 1991 Conferences.
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EDUCATION, SUPERVISION AND ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
Adjunct Faculty: Executive MBA Program, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, 2009-present
Faculty: Holmes Institute, MBA for ministers, 2011-present
Associate Fellow: Center for Spirituality and the Mind, University of Pennsylvania, 2006-present
Advisory Board: United Voices of Youth, 2009-present
Advisory Panel: Alternative Journal of Nursing, 2003-2010
Chair: Los Angeles Transpersonal Interest Group, 1990-98
Regional Coordinator: Spiritual Emergence Network, 1995-99
Director: Heartline Psychological Information and Referral Service, 1986-94
Member: Association for Transpersonal Psychology 1989-2000
Member: American Counseling Association 1992-2000
Faculty and Board Member: Stillpoint Foundation for Transpersonal Studies, 1992-93
Psychoanalytic Supervisory Study Group: Bruno Bettelheim, 1988-90
Group Supervision: Southern California Psychoanalytic Institute: 1989-90
Society for Evolving the Self-Matrix (training 1980-1987; ministerial credential 1987; board of directors 1985-1989)
Director: Centering Association (a nonprofit association of complementary therapists, 1977-1982) University of California, Santa Cruz, B.A., 1973
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EDITORIAL POSITIONS
Columnist: "Science and Spirituality," for Science of Mind magazine. January 2010 to present
Acquisitions Editor: Jeff Herman Literary Agency, New York; 2005-2006
Developmental Editor: Tarcher/Putnam, 1995-2005.
Developmental Editor: Lowell House/Roxbury Park, 1998-2000; founding editor of “New Visions” series.
Founding Editor: Transpersonal Review, 1994-96 (Literary review journal in psychology, religion, & medicine).
Senior Research Editor: Alternative Medicine, 1993-94 (encyclopedic reference book, Burton Goldberg Group).
Founding Editor: Special Reports: Transpersonal Perspectives in Psychology, 1989-93.
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