Dr. Lisa Miller In-Person Event: “The Awakened Brain:  Your Superpower for a Happier, Healthier and More Creative Life”

Trinity Spiritual Center (TSC) will host an in-person conversation with New York Times Bestselling Author Dr. Lisa Miller on Thursday, April 30th at 7:00 PM.  

Weaving her own deeply personal journey of awakening with her groundbreaking research, Dr. Miller’s will reveal how humans are universally equipped with a capacity for spirituality, and that our brains become more resilient and robust as a result of it. Combining cutting-edge science (from MRI studies to genetic research, epidemiology, and more) with on-the-ground applications for people of all ages and from all walks of life, she will illuminate the surprising science of spirituality and how to engage it in our lives.

It turns out that awakened brains are more creative, collaborative, ethical, and innovative; better insulated against addiction, trauma, and depression due to their enhanced grit, optimism, and resilience; and have the ability to transcend hardship into a life of renewal, healing, joy, and greater fulfillment.

Dr. Miller will also share offer practical advice on concrete ways to access our innate spirituality.

Dr. Miller is a Professor in the Clinical Psychology Program at Columbia University, Teachers College, where she founded the Spirituality Mind Body Institute, the first Ivy League graduate program in spirituality and psychology.  A graduate of Yale, she received her doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania. She is the Editor of The Oxford Handbook of Psychology and Spirituality and Co-Editor of the APA journal, Spirituality in Clinical Practice and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. She has appeared on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and Weekend Today as an expert.  She lives in Connecticut with her husband and three children.

Dr. Miller informs us, “Our spirituality is substantially—roughly two-thirds—a factor of how we’re raised, the company we keep, the things we do to build the muscle. But still a significant degree of our capacity to experience the sacred and transcendent … one-third—is inscribed in our genetic code, as innate as our eye color or fingerprints.  We must learn how to nurture this capacity to more fully experience wonder, joy, purpose and meaning in today’s troubling world”

“We are delighted that Professor Miller will join us in Southport to share her insights into how the neurosciences have begun to confirm our ability to experience the transcendent, and through these experiences, transform our lives,” says Mark Grayson, Director of Trinity Spiritual Center. “We look forward to deepening our understanding of how science supports the many contemplative practices that seekers across all faith traditions have engaged in for centuries.”

Copies of Dr. Lisa Millers books, The Awakened Brain and The Spiritual Child will be on sale at the event.  An author signing will follow.  The presentation is open to all. No affiliation with Trinity Church required, but advance registration is.

COST:              $25
REGISTER:       https://TheAwakenedBrain.eventbrite.com

QUESTIONS:   Call the Church at (203) 255-0454

About Trinity Spiritual Center

Trinity Spiritual Center is a dynamic and growing community of people of all ages and beliefs, engaging in a broad range of learning experiences to inspire and support their own journeys of spiritual growth.  It offers programs and practices that inspire and engage the greater community.  Trinity Spiritual Center is pleased to be partnered with Trinity Episcopal Church.