DL Ep.4: The Science of Discomfort
Dharma Lab · Dharma Lab, Dr. Cortland Dahl, and Dr. Richie Davidson
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Show Notes
Notes from Dharma Lab
* Please see written primer below on The Science of Discomfort (released Tuesday 8/26)
Ep.4 Chapter List:
0:00 Stories of Discomfort: MRI & Dentist
5:24 The Science of Pain & The Two Arrows
8:23 The Suffering Equation: Pain x Resistance
10:05 Your Brain on Pain: Shifting Resistance
12:59 How Meditation Changes Pain & Distress
14:35 Can Beginners Really Change Their Experience?
18:52 Discomfort as a Mindfulness Hack
20:24 Meditation as Mental Hygiene
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