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