An Evening with Dr. Richard Davidson, Ph.D.

The Rainbow Project Child & Family Resource & Counseling Clinic Board of Directors & Staff invite you to join us for a very special evening with Dr. Richard Davidson, Ph.D.

Thursday, November 1, 2012
Top of The Inn on The Park
22 South Carroll Street
(on the Capitol Square)
Madison, WI

Dinner & Conversation
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Intimate dinner & conversation with Dr. Davidson regarding his work with the Dalai Lama & his research on the impact of meditation on our brains, emotions, behavior, & well-being.

$100 per person/$150 for a participant & one invited guest (price ALSO includes 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm program; see below)

Presentation & Discussion
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Presentation & discussion about The Emotional Life of Your Brain

$25 per person in advance/$35 per person at the door (dessert bar included)

Dr. Davidson will be speaking about his personal journey & research involving meditation & his new book, The Emotional Life of Your Brain.

Dr. Davidson’s latest book offers a new model for understanding our six basic emotional styles, the pattern of brain activity underlying these styles, their power, & their malleability.

Experts Comment on This Book:

“This superb book is many things – a crystal clear tour of the neuroscience of emotion; a primer about how the scientific process works; a personal story by a really likable guy; & the promise of a better world.  This is a wonderful book.” – Robert M. Sapolsky, Ph.D.

“What a gift from the world’s leading neuroscientist who works on what makes life worth living…” – Martin E. P. Seligman, Ph.D.

Dr. Richard J. Davidson is the William James & Vilas Professor of Psychology & Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Director of the Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging & Behavior, & the Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience, & Founder & Chair of the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds, at the Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison.  He was named one of he hundred most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2006, & currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Mind & Life Institute, a group dedicated to promoting a dialogue between Western scientists & the Dalai Lama.

Consider Becoming a Co-Sponsor of this Event

Sponsorship Levels:

• Compassionate Contributor: $300

  • Includes admission for two guests for the entire evening, acknowledgment at the event, & an autographed copy of The Emotional Life of Your Brain

• Mindful Master: $500

  • Includes acknowledgement, admission for two guests, an autographed copy of The Emotional Life of Your Brain, & a $50 gift certificate to the Eldorado Grill

Please see event flyer (here) for additional details regarding this exciting event!