The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds

World Happy Day and HAPPY film screening: February 11, 2012 - Madison, WI and many other locations!

On World Happy Day - February 11, 2012 - thousands of people will join together in communities across the globe to experience the film HAPPY and begin their journeys toward healthier, and happier lives.

Madison screening at 11am on Saturday, February 11 @ AMC Star Fitchburg 18 (directions and online ticket purchase) or find a screening near you here.

HAPPY is the winner of numerous awards and is the latest film from Academy Award® nominated director Roko Belic.

Being Human 2012: Science, Philosophy and Your Life: March 24, 2012 - San Francisco

We live at the dawn of a scientific revolution -- fresh new insights from science and philosophy are transforming our understanding of the human condition. If you're interested in learning what these new insights mean for you and your own experience of daily life, join us for this landmark gathering.

Together we will explore some of the big questions. Chances are, you will be surprised by what you discover.
- How does the subconscious mind influence the decisions we make?
- Are you who you think you are, or is that just an illusion?
- What does science tell us about our relationship with fellow humans?
- Is humanity still evolving?

Pioneers in understanding human nature will lead us on this exciting exploration into what it means to be human, including Richard Davidson, PhD, David Eagleman, PhD, Paul Ekman, PhD, Anne Harrington, PhD, Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, Beau Lotto, PhD, Hazel Markus, PhD, Thomas Metzinger, PhD, V.S. Ramachandran, MD, PhD, Gelek Rimpoche, and Laurie Santos, PhD.

View press release here.

United Nations High-Level Meeting “Happiness and Wellbeing: Defining A New Economic Paradigm”: April 2, 2012 - New York, NY

The Honorable Prime Minister of Bhutan has invited Dr Davidson to participate at the High-Level Meeting. The conference is the first global response to the challenge of elaborating measurements of happiness and wellbeing. The conference will also serve as an important step on the path to new sustainable development goals, hopefully including measurements of wellbeing, after the 2015 end-date of the Millennium Development Goals.

International Symposia for Contemplative Studies: April 26-29, 2012 - Denver, CO

This first-ever event will feature Keynote Addresses and Master Lectures from world-renowned researchers, scholars, teachers, and students including Jon Kabat-Zinn, Richard J Davidson, Diana Chapman Walsh, Marsha Linehan, and many others.

Proposals for symposia, workshops, panels, roundtables, paper presentation sessions, and poster sessions are now being accepted online.

Special early bird and student pricing is available for a limited time. Click here for pricing and registration.

For a full list of speakers and presenters as well as proposal, submission and registration information, please visit: contemplativeresearch.org