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