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