Past Presentations

Professional and Academic Settings

Stanford University, “The Pursuit of Happiness and Health.” (PEDS 106), invited lecture, January, 2010.

University of East London, keynote address on “The Brain Science of Mindful Well-Being.” At the conference on Mindfulness and Well-Being: From Spirituality to Neuroscience, November, 2009.

Science and Nonduality Conference, “No-Self in the Brain.” October, 2009.

Sonoma State University, Master’s Program in Depth Psychology, professor for “Jung and the Brain.” Current.

“Taking in the Good.” Continuing education workshop, through R. Cassidy Seminars. Current.

FACES Conference, “Awakening to Mindfulness.” April, 2009.

Stanford University, “The Pursuit of Happiness and Health.” (PEDS 106), invited lecture, January, 2009.

Sonoma State University, Master’s Program in Depth Psychology, instructor for “Jung and the Brain.” March, 2009.

The California Society for Clinical Social Work, “The Emotional Brain and Well-Being: Understanding and Promoting Mental Health in Clinical Practice.” January, 2009.

Claremont School of Theology, “Neuroscience and Spiritual Practice: Transforming the Embodied Mind.” October, 2008

Kaiser Permanente Health Educators. “Neuropsychology of Stress Reduction.” May, 2008.

Annual Conference on Nondual Wisdom and Psychotherapy. Continuing education workshop: “The Nondual Brain.” (With Rick Mendius, M.D.)  October, 2007.

LaLeche League. Keynote presentation for statewide conference: “The  Harmonies of Love.” (With Betsy Rose) Also: workshops for parents. October, 2007.

Annual Meeting of California Co-Op Nursery Schools. “How to Nurture a Mother” and “How to Build Teamwork and Intimacy with Your Mate.” March, 2007.

Proctor & Gamble, product development group. “The Hard Parts of Motherhood.” January, 2007.

Marin County Human Resources Department, staff retreat. “The Neurology of Self-Care.” September, 2006.

Fairfield Unified School District. Meeting of school psychologists. “Integrated Approaches for Adolescents and Their Families.” April, 2006.

LaLeche League, continuing education presentation for professionals. “Preventing and Treating Maternal Depletion.” October, 2005.

Support staff retreat, Saint Mark’s School. “Effective Communication.” May, 2005.

Annual Meeting of California Co-Op Nursery Schools. “Taking Good Care of Parents, Too.“ March, 2005.

Starfish Health Partners, Professional Meeting. “Complementary Health Care Treatment of Maternal Stress and Depletion.” August, 2004

American Association for the Advancement of Science, Pacific Division meeting. “Motherhood as a Clinical Factor.” June, 2003.

Annual Meeting of California Co-Op Nursery Schools. “How to Nurture a Mother” and “How to Build Teamwork and Intimacy with Your Mate.” March, 2003.

Marin County Child and Families Commission. “Mother Care Is a Key to Child Care.” November, 2002.

California Pacific Medical Center. Grand Rounds: “Maternal Stress and Physiological   Dysregulation and Depletion.” (With Ricki Pollycove, M.D.) October, 2002.

Joint Annual Meeting of the Marin County Associations of Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists. “Motherhood as a Clinical Factor.” September, 2002.

Peninsula Hospital, San Jose, CA, Grand Rounds: “When Motherhood is Hazardous to Your Health.” (With Ricki Pollycove, M.D.) August, 2002.

University of California at San Francisco, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology GrandRounds: “Maternal Depletion and its Health Consequences.” (With Ricki Pollycove, M.D.) April, 2002.

California Pacific Medical Center, Institute of Health and Healing. “Fulfilling the Promise of Motherhood.” (With Ricki Pollycove, M.D.) April, 2002.

Annual Meeting of California Co-Op Nursery Schools. “How to Nurture a Mother” and “How to Build Teamwork and Intimacy with Your Mate.” March, 2002.

Annual Meeting of California Co-Op Nursery Schools. “Depleted Mother Syndrome.” March, 2001.

The Dyslexia Center.  “Assessment for Dyslexia.” February, 2000.

Family Service Agency.  “The Clinical Theory of Maternal Depletion.” October, 1998.

New Perspectives staff and interns.  “Teens and Desire.” January, 1995.

Parents United staff and interns.  “Child Abuse and Disturbances in Wanting.” February, 1995.

St. Mark’s School.  Staff presentation on “Attention/Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.” May, 1995.

Marin County Childcare Provider’s Council.  “Dealing with Difficult Parents.” May, 1993.

Faculty presentation, St. Mark’s School.  “Talking with Parents:  Concerns About Children.” May, 1993.

California Psychological Association, annual meeting. “Gratifying Control: Mothers Offering Alternatives to Toddler Wants.” February, 1991.

Workshops for the General Public

Hampton School. “Whose Brain Is It, Anyway?” November, 2009.

London Insight. “The Neurology of Awakening.” November, 2009.

Los Angeles Insight. “The Neurology of Awakening.” November, 2009.

Spirit Rock Meditation Center. “No-Self in the Brain.” (With Rick Mendius, M.D.) November, 2009.

Dharma Zephyr Meditation Community. “The Neuropsychology of Steadying the Mind and Transcending the Apparent Self.” September, 2009.

Spirit Rock Meditation Center. “Forgiveness and Assertiveness.” (With Fred Luskin, Ph.D.) August, 2009.

Spirit Rock Meditation Center. “The Neurodharma of Love.” (With Rick Mendius, M.D.) May, 2009.

Washington, D.C. Insight Meditation Community. “The Neurodharma of Love.” (With Tara Brach, Ph.D.) April, 2009.

Spirit Rock Meditation Center. “Equanimity.” (With Rick Mendius, M.D.) May, 2009.

New York Insight Meditation Center. “The Neurodharma of Love.” April, 2009.

Kripalu Center. “The Intimate Brain.” April, 2009.

Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. “Neuro-Dharma: Mindfulness and the Shaping of the Brain.” April, 2009.

Spirit Rock Meditation Center. “The Neurology of Awakening.” (With Rick Mendius, M.D.) March, 2009.

Spirit Rock Meditation Center. “The Hard Things That Open the Mind and Heart: Practicing with Difficult Conditions” (With James Baraz and Rick Mendius, M.D.) November, 2008.

Spirit Rock Meditation Center. “Resting in Emptiness – Awareness, ‘Self,’ and the Nondual Brain.” (With Rick Mendius, M.D.) October, 2008.

Sati Center. “Resting in Emptiness – Awareness, ‘Self,’ and the Nondual Brain.” (With Rick Mendius, M.D.) October, 2008.

Spirit Rock Meditation Center. “The Neurology of Awakening.” (With Rick Mendius, M.D.) September, 2008.

New York Insight Meditation Center. “The Neurology of Awakening.” (With Rick Mendius, M.D.) June, 2008.

Spirit Rock Meditation Center. “Equanimity.” (With Christina Feldman and Rick Mendius, M.D.) May, 2008.

Spirit Rock Meditation Center. “The Neurodharma of Love.” (With Sylvia Boorstein, Ph.D. and Rick Mendius, M.D.) March, 2008.

Weekend workshop: “Being Your Best Self.” February, 2008.

Sati Center. “The Neurology of Awakening – Using New Brain Research to Deepen Your Practice.” (With Rick Mendius, M.D.) December, 2007.

Spirit Rock Meditation Center. “Working with a Wounded Brain.” (With James Baraz and Rick Mendius, M.D.) November, 2007.

Spirit Rock Meditation Center. “The Neurodharma of Love.” (With Rick Mendius, M.D.) August, 2007.

Spirit Rock Meditation Center. “Awakening Your Brain.” (With Rick Mendius, M.D.) January, 2007.

Spirit Rock Meditation Center. “The Neurology of Awakening.” (With Rick Mendius, M.D.) November, 2006.

Lectures for the General Public

Khandro Ling Center, England. “Buddha’s Brain: The New Neuroscience and the Path of Awakening.” November, 2009.

Awakening Joy. “Getting on Your Own Side.” April, 2009.

Awakening Joy. “How Evolution Made Us Suffer – And What You Can Do about That.” April, 2008.

Awakening Joy. “Your True Nature is Conscious, Calm, Contented, and Caring.” November, 2008.

Awakening Joy. “The Science of Meditation.” February, 2008.

Awakening Joy. “7 Facts about the Brain That Incline the Mind to Joy.” January, 2008.

108 Blessings (annual fundraiser for the scholarship fund of Spirit Rock Meditation Center).  “Science and the Dharma.” Guest presenter with Fritjof Capra, Stan Grof, Jack Kornfield, and others. October, 2007.

Awakening Joy. “Empathic Kindness.” September, 2007.

Spirit Rock Meditation Center and Institute for Spirituality and Psychology. “Taking in the Good.” (With Phillip Moffit) June, 2007.

Awakening Joy. “7 Facts about the Brain That Incline the Mind to Joy.” January, 2007.

Talks to Parent Groups

Larkspur Preschool Co-Op. “Love after Children.” May, 2009.

Sacramento Parents. “Nurturing Moms and Couples.” March, 2008.

Mill Valley Co-op Nursery School. “Teamwork and Intimacy.“ February, 2007.

Parents Place, Pacific Grove. “Teamwork and Intimacy.” May, 2007.

Parent University, Marin County Office of Education. “Sanity with Adolescents.” March, 2007.

Dunham Academy. “Guidance for Gifted Children.” January, 2007.

Morning Song Preschool, Mill Valley. “Tuned in Guidance of Children.” November, 2006.

Little Wonders Preschool, Belmont. “The Heart of Parenthood.” October, 2006.

Marin School of Art and Technology. “Preventing Adolescence . . . Sort Of.” October, 2005.

LaLeche League of California, plenary meeting, “Caring for Mothers.” October, 2005.

Mill Valley Co-op Preschool. “Staying Married after Children!“ February, 2005.

Novato Co-op Preschool. “Teamwork to Solve Discipline Problems.” February, 2005.

Marin Mothers Club. “Challenges of Parenthood.” July, 2004.

Burlingame Mothers Club. “Strong Marriages, Strong Families.” June, 2004.

Castro Valley Mothers Club. “How to Nurture a Mother.” June, 2004.

Sequoia Co-op Preschool, San Carlos. “Appreciating Dad’s and Mom’s Style.” March, 2004.

Creative Play Center, Pleasant Hill. “Fighting Fair“ March, 2004.

Petaluma Mothers Club. “Put on Your Oxygen Mask First!” February, 2004.

Children’s Cottage Co-op Preschool. “How to Replenish a Parent.” February, 2004.

Roseville Co-op Preschool. “Building Bridges after Children.” February, 2004.

Little Hands Preschool, Belmont. “Challenges to the Parental Couple.“ November, 2003.

Little Wonders Preschool, Belmont. “Just for Dads.” November, 2003.

Little Wonders Preschool, Belmont. “Pulling Together, Not Apart.” October, 2003.

Trinity Preschool, San Rafael. “Dealing with Parental Stress.” September, 2003.

Nursing Mothers Council, Redwood City. “Helping Moms with Stress.” September, 2003

Day One Center, San Francisco. “Keeping the Spark Alive.” August, 2003.

Golden Gate Mothers Club. “Teamwork and Intimacy after Becoming Parents. July, 2003.

Hayward Mothers Club. “Staying Healthy after Kids.” June, 2003.

Davidson Middle School. “Staying Emotionally Connected to Your Teenager.” May, 2003.

Davidson Middle School. “Helping Kids with Homework.” April, 2003.

Davidson Middle School. “Positive Discipline for Teenagers.” March, 2003.

Kids on the Hill Preschool. “Sibling Rivalry.” March, 2003.

Foster City Mothers Club. “Dealing with Stress.” March, 2003.

Creative Play Center, Pleasant Hill. “How to Nurture a Mother.” March, 2003.

Day One Center, San Francisco. “Better Communication.” March, 2003.

Petaluma Mothers Club. “Sex and Love after Kids.” February, 2003.

Davidson Middle School. “Preventing Adolescence.” January. 2003.

Larkspur Co-Op Preschool. “Staying Intimate Friends after Becoming Parents.” January, 2003.

Day One Center, San Francisco. “Good Parent. Good Mate.” January, 2003.

Day One Center, San Francisco. “Sharing the Load Fairly.” October, 2002.

Marin Parents of Multiples. “The Heart of the Family.” October, 2002.

Millbrae Mothers’ Club. “Building Parental Teamwork.” October, 2002.

Coastside Mothers’ Club. “Staying Intimate Friends after Children.” October, 2002.

Day One Center, San Francisco. “Partners in Parenthood.” August, 2002.

Spirit Rock Meditation Center. “Nurturing the Nurturers.” May, 2002.

Mill Valley Co-Op Preschool. “Maternal Well-Being.” April, 2002.

Southern Marin Mothers Club. “No More Stress or Depletion!” March, 2002.

Saint Mark’s School. “Helping Kids Handle Cliques.” February, 2002.

Kids on the Hill Preschool. “Positive Discipline.” January, 2002.

Southern Marin Mothers’ Club. “Keeping Love Alive.” April, 2001.

Petaluma  Mothers’ Club. “Depleted Mother Syndrome.” April, 2001.

Parents Association, Montessori de Terra Linda. “Nurturing the Family.” March, 2001.

Marin Mothers of Multiples. “Staying Two When Baby Makes Four.” February, 2001.

Corte Madera  Mothers’ Club. “Drawing Fathers into Parenthood.” November, 2000.

Southern Marin Mothers’ Club. “Staying Intimate Friends.” May, 2000.

Petaluma  Mothers’ Club. “Nurturing Yourself.” April, 2000.

Kids on the Hill Preschool.  “The Development of the Older Child.” March, 2000.

Mill Valley Co-Op Nursery School.  “Raising Siblings.” March, 2000

Marin Primary School.  “Child Centered Parenting.” February, 2000.

Marin Community Mental Health. “Handling the Stress of Raising a Teen.” October, 1999.

Southern Marin Mothers’ Club. “Teamwork and Friendship with Your Partner.”  July, 1999.

Pt. Richmond Mothers’ Club. “How to Lower Your Stress.” April, 1999

San Rafael Mothers’ Club. “Reaching Out to Fathers.” February, 1999

Parent University, Marin County Office of Education.  “Keeping an Intimate Connection with Your Teenager.” January, 1999.

Petaluma Mothers’ Club.  “Holistic Health Care for Depleted Mothers.” November, 1998.

Southern Marin Mothers’ Club.  “How to Nurture a Depleted Mother.” October, 1998.

Ross Valley Mothers’ Club.  “A New Look at the Health Problems of Mothers.”  June, 1998.

San Rafael Mothers’ Club. “Cooperative Parenting and Intimate Marriage.” June, 1998.

Marin Montessori School.  “Parents Need Nurturing Too.” March, 1998.

San Rafael Mothers’ Club.  “Empowering Fathers.” March, 1998.

Tamalpais Preschool.  “Restoring Love Between Parents.” March, 1998.

Kids on the Hill Preschool.  “Siblings.” February, 1998.

North Bay Children’s Center.  “Compassionate Discipline for Preschoolers.” January, 1998.

Greenbrae-Ross Mothers’ Club.  “Reaching Out to Husbands.” January, 1998.

Parent University, Marin County Office of Education. “Positive Motivation for Teens.” January, 1998.

San Rafael Mothers’ Club.  “How to Stop Struggling with Kids.” May, 1997.

San Anselmo Cooperative Nursery School.  “Taking Care of Dad.” February, 1997.

Corte Madera/Larkspur Mothers’ Club.  “Keys to a Healthy Family.” August, 1996.

Southern Marin Mothers’ Club.  “Teamwork after Children.” June, 1996.

Mill Valley Nursery School.  “Four Steps to a Happy Family.” May, 1996.

North Bay Children’s Center.  “Raising Moral Children.” March, 1996.

Mill Valley Middle School.  “Teenagers!” March, 1996.

Marin Montessori School.  “Working It Out with Kids.” March, 1996.

Corte Madera/Larkspur Mothers’ Club.  “The Empty Village.” October, 1995.

Greenbrae Mothers’ Club.  “Caring for Mothers.” May, 1995.

San Anselmo Co-op Nursery School.  “Raising Spiritual Children.” April, 1995.

North Bay Children’s Center.  “Handling Conflict with Kids.” April, 1995.

Marin Horizon School.  “Replenishing a Mother.” April, 1995.

Pixie Park Association.  “Parenting from the Same Page.” March, 1995.

Southern Marin Mothers’ Club.  “Marital Stress.” March, 1995.

Marin Cooperative Nursery Schools.  “Long-term Maternal Stress.” March, 1995.

Novato Mothers’ Club.  “Handling Conflicts with Children.” February, 1995

St. Mark’s PTA.  “Replenishing a Mother.” February, 1995

Marin Horizon School.  “Positive Discipline.” February, 1995.

Montessori de Terra Linda.  “Caring For Mothers.” November, 1994.

Parent Institute, Tamalpais Council of Schools. “Preventing Adolescence.” October, 1994.

Marin Family Day Care Association.  “Coping With Stress.” October, 1994.

San Rafael Mothers’ Club.  “Sharing the Load.” September, 1994.

Bay Area Family EXPO.  “Helping Children With Their Fears.” May, 1994.

San Anselmo Cooperative Nursery School, California.  “Fathering.” March, 1994.

Bright Beginnings School, Corte Madera, California.  “Positive Discipline.” February, 1994.

Unity of Marin.  “Raising Spiritual Children in a Materialistic World.” February, 1994.

St. Mark’s School, San Rafael, California.  “Families Running on Empty.” January, 1994.

Bright Beginnings School.  “Communicating with Parents.” November, 1993.

Montessori de Terra Linda, San Rafael, California.  “Fostering Cooperation and Productivity in  the Elementary School Child.” October, 1993.

St. Mark’s School.  “Handling Conflict Better.” September, 1993.

A.P.P.L.E. Family Center, Marin County, California. “The Parenting Couple.” August, 1993.

Bay Area Family EXPO.  “Good Parent/Good Mate.” May, 1993.

St. Mark’s School.  “Parenting from the Same Page.” March, 1993.

San Rafael High School.  “You and Your Dreams.” March, 1993.

Montessori de Terra Linda.  “Fair and Practical Sharing of the Care of Children and Home.” February, 1993.

Novato Parents Nursery School.  “Consistent Standards and Discipline.” January, 1993.

Marin Council, Parent Participation Nursery Schools. “New Approaches to Resolving Conflict.” December, 1992.

St. Mark’s School.  “Preventing Adolescence . . . Well, Sort Of.” November, 1992.

Montessori de Terra Linda.  “Handling Conflict Better.” October, 1992.

Talks to Business Groups

North Bay Association of Rehabilitation Counselors.  “Integrating Life Vision and Business Management.” September, 1991.

Painting and Decorating Contractors’ Association, San Francisco. “Marketing Benefits, Not   Features.” November 1988.

Artistic License Guild, Contra Costa County.  “Marketing.” May, 1988.

San Francisco Chamber of Commerce.  “Small Business Management.” April, 1987.