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Melissa Rosenkranz – Mind, Body, World

Melissa Rosenkranz – Mind, Body, World

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In this episode, Wendy speaks with contemplative scientist Melissa Rosenkranz. Melissa's work examines the mind-body connection with a focus on how inflammation interacts with our brains and emotions, and how meditation might help. This conversation covers many topics, including:

  • her interest in the mind-body connection;
  • pros and cons of inflammation in the body;
  • bidirectional links between inflammation in the body and our emotions;
  • how inflammation can lead to hypersensitivity in the brain;
  • inflammation and dementia;
  • misperceptions around stress causing asthma;
  • meditation's effect on inflammation and our immune response;
  • meditation in asthma management (emotional and physical);
  • studying whether mindfulness can protect against inflammatory damage to the brain;
  • integrating meditation with medication;
  • polarization in society and the power of building weak ties;
  • increasing the safety signal to our bodies;
  • seeing the fuller humanity of the people in our world;
  • lovingkindness practice in action;
  • links between inflammation in society and in our bodies;
  • and a reminder that there's always a place to start when making change.

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