by Siegfried Othmer, PhD I n a recent newsletter, we lamented the fact that the field of education is not much engaged with what the neurosciences could afford us in the realm of attention, learning, and child behavior. Hence the preconditions are not even in place for the recognition of the role that neurofeedback could […]

by Siegfried Othmer, PhD Day 12 September 27 (Saturday) This was our day off from the training, and was to be dedicated solely to sight-seeing. The caravan of cars took us all the way down the mountain into the main town of Dharamsala to visit Norbulingka Institute, named after the traditional summer residence of the […]

by Siegfried Othmer, PhD Day 11 September 26 (Friday) This was the third day of the Dalai Lama’s teaching. After finishing with Chapter 9, the Dalai Lama switched into the English language to touch on a number of his current themes. Now, finally, we were able to listen to him directly, and on matters that […]

by Siegfried Othmer, PhD Day 10 September 25 (Thursday) It was day two of the Dalai Lama’s teaching, and on this occasion I already felt that I came to the event with an altered sense of time. Some of my customary time urgency had dissipated. I assume that this must be one of the fringe […]

by Siegfried Othmer, PhD Day 9 September 24 (Wednesday) This was the first day of the Dalai Lama’s teaching. We got up at 5:00 AM to get an early start at the line for security checks. Badges had already been obtained previously. The crowd management challenge was immense, with some 600 people expected inside the […]

by Siegfried Othmer, PhD Day 8 September 23 (Tuesday) The day started early with the circumambulation of the Monastery grounds, in the tradition of the walking meditation of Tibetan Buddhists. First one had to run the gauntlet of beggars gathering outside of the monastery entrance. It occurred to me at this point that I had […]