Structure of our Brain Bottom up is the way to go Top down processing of our history is too slow and probably doesn't work Neurologically speaking, we are our history Top Down Processing Revisited: Neuroplasticity, epigenetics, positive psychology and contemplative practices Working with our brain State dependant memory and lasting change We must develop a relationship with our visceral ways of knowing the world Reptilian / Autonomic Brain Difficult reactions are forms of memory Left Hemisphere Right Hemisphere Mammalian / Limbic Brain Higher Cortical Brain
