The interview with the Dalai Lama this morning was the most outstanding event of the whole Happiness conference. It was electrifying when Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso walked on stage, slowly, and with a very slight stoop, perhaps revealing his 75 years but more likely a deliberate bow. He was greeted warmly, ...
Date Posted: June 22, 2011
Categories: Spirituality
Written By:
Brian Scott
The highlight of the day for me was the presentation by Dr. Jane Goodall one of the leading primatologists in the world. Jane Goodall told us that without a doubt the chimpanzees she has observed and worked with experience emotions such as happiness, sadness, anger and rage. She also ...
Jun 18
Categories: Empathy
Written By:
Brian Scott
Today I attended the pre-conference workshop in Brisbane, Australia as part of the Happiness and Its Causes conference conducted by B. Alan Wallace, who is an expert in meditation having studied and practiced meditation for 40 years. He is able to meditate for periods of amazing lengths of ...
Jun 16
Categories: Mindfulness Meditation, Relaxation techniques
Written By:
Brian Scott
Those of you who are regular readers of this blog know that its dominant theme is to help those who have been abused, traumatized, or neglected in childhood and consequently experience a variety of psychological (and sometimes physiological) problems in adulthood. These individuals are variously ...
Jun 7
Categories: Codependency / Dependency, Self-Care / Self Compassion, Self-Love
Written By:
Brian Scott
VIETNAM is a Southeast Asian country with an area of 362,000 square km: roughly the size of Germany. It has a population of about 80 million, comprising 54 ethnic groups. In its long history Vietnam has had to conduct many wars for national liberation, and this cause was completed in 1975. In 1945 ...
May 18
Categories: Mental Health in Asia
Written By:
Psych Mat Asia Editor
It is an exciting event to launch Psychology Matters Asia, or Psych Mat Asia as we like to refer to it, after months of hard work. We would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to this site. It is our earnest hope that Psych Mat Asia becomes a useful information hub for mental health professionals and their clientele in the Asia ...
Apr 25
Categories: Other
Written By:
Psych Mat Asia Editor