Ep. 3 - Dr. Judson Brewer, Director of Research, Center for Mindfulness

Dr. Judson Brewer joins host Robert Plotkin to discuss mindfulness training for addiction. Brewer is a thought leader in the ‘science of self-mastery,” having combined nearly 20 years of experience with mindfulness training with his scientific research therein. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles & book chapters, spoken at international conferences, & his work has been featured in 60 Minutes, TEDx, Time Magazine, Forbes, the BBC, NPR, BusinessWeek & others. He is Director of Research at the Center of Mindfulness & an associate professor in medicine & psychiatry at the UMass Medical School. He is also adjunct faculty at Yale University School of Medicine & a research affiliate at MIT. A psychiatrist & internationally known expert in mindfulness training, Brewer has developed & tested novel mindfulness programs for addictions, including both in-person & app-based treatments (cravingtoquit.com/). He has also studied the underlying neural mechanisms of mindfulness using standard & real-time fMRI. Connect with Dr. Judson: thecenterformindfuleating.org/Judson-Brewer/ On each episode of the Technology For Mindfulness podcast, Robert Plotkin, co-creator of the “Hack Your Mind” series at MIT, explores the intersection between the practice of mindfulness & the use of technology in the modern age. Show notes can be found at www.technologyformindfulness.com/podcast.Follow us on:Twitter.com/TechForMindful Facebook.com/TechnologyForMindfulness/Subscribe Here:iTunes: http://apple.co/2opAqpnStitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/robert-plotkin/technology-for-mindfulnessSoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/technologyformindfulnessTuneIn: http://tunein.com/radio/Technology-For-Mindfulness-p963257/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCadmsqRjuiilNT5bwHFHDfQRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/TechnologyForMindfulnessMusic courtesy of Tobu - Colors [NCS Release] www.tobumusic.com/youtu.be/[email protected]/tobuofficialwww.twitter.com/tobuofficialwww.youtube.com/tobuofficial Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.