The Impact of Empathy by Costa, Emilia -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover page Title page Copyright Contents Warning Acknowledgements Preface by Luca Poma Cap. 1 - From the chemical “straitjacket”... to empathy

What is ADHD? Does it really exist? The factors that influence brain development The paradigm shift New inspiration: empathic care of the end of life What changes if we cultivate empathy? Sum, ergo cogito (“I am, therefore I think”) How do we cultivate a deep empathic listening to offer the suffering? Quantum physics, empathy and resiliency

Cap. 2 - Stories about “troublemakers”...

The “troublemaker” is a sage in disguise... The “troublemaker” is not wilful... The “troublemaker” is super-smart The “troublemaker” is obsessive

Cap. 3 - First: welcome and listen

Cap. 4 - Secondly, put the child back in the centre

Symbols are a language to talk to “trouble-makers” Back at the centre, constantly! The danger of projections Frozen time and space: let’s get them to move again The “troublemaker” is just a “windy” child! ... Giving the floor to a “troublemaker”

Pull out or put in? Taking Action Mindfulness / Shamatha / Shiné Transcendental Meditation (TM) Sahaja Yoga Meditation (SYM) The Alice Project: the power of prevention

Bibliography

Scientific studies and sites dedicated to ADHD and meditation Scientific studies, sites and books about Mindfulness and Shamatha Scientific studies dedicated to compassion meditation Clinical applications of research into contemplative techniques Studies on attention that refer to meditation Scientific studies on stress reduction and meditation Scientific studies on meditation and physical pain Empathy, mirror neurons and “other brains” Meditation at school Autogenic Training The paradigm shift Other Meditation in the Tibetan Tradition

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