DEATH AND DYING
Daniela Muggia: Questions and Answers on Death
(Interdependence, 2006)
Daniela Muggia: Spiritual accompaniment of seriously ill people and their families according to Tibetan tradition
(Shiatsu News, 2007)
Umberto Veronesi: Not Suffering is a Right: Yes to Morphine
(Corriere della Sera, 2007)
Daniela Muggia: Empathic accompaniment based on Tibetan tradition in a hospital context: two studies
(Terzani Award, 2008)
Daniela Muggia: Dying Aware: How to Prepare and Get Ready for Death
(Healthy People, 2017)
Daniela Muggia and Thubten Tenzin: The process of death in the Tibetan vision: the dissolution of the elements and the internal dissolution
(Seminar, 2017)
Daniela Muggia: Face to Face with Death
(The Eternal Ulysses, 2018)
TONGLEN PRACTICE
Gioacchino Pagliaro: Meditation in oncology: description and experimentation of the practice used in the AUSL of Bologna
(Mindfulness Project, 2009)
Gioacchino Pagliaro: Tonglen Meditation Experimentation Begins
(State of Mind, 2013)
Il Sole 24 Ore: Tibetan Meditation Enters Oncology
(Il Sole 24 Ore, 2013)
La Repubblica: Tibetan meditation in the ward
(The Republic, 2013)
La Repubblica: Umberto Veronesi comments on the use of Tonglen in hospital
(The Republic, 2013)
Gioacchino Pagliaro: Biophotons and the mind
(Baoj Physics, 2017)
COMA AND VEGETATIVE STATE
La Repubblica: Man in vegetative state for 12 years communicates with doctors: "I don't suffer"
(The Republic, 2012)
Corriere della Sera: In a vegetative state for twelve years, he answers a question from doctors
(Corriere della Sera, 2012)
NEUROSCIENCE
Vittorio Gallese: From Mirror Neurons to Intentional Consonance
(Journal of Psychoanalysis, 2007)
Vittorio Gallese, professor of Physiology at the University of Parma, cognitive neuroscientist, was one of the discoverers of mirror neurons. Mirror neurons are motor cells in the brain that are activated during the execution of goal-oriented movements, but also when observing the same movements performed by other individuals. Therefore, Mirror Neurons allow us to tune into the emotions and intentions of others. Watch the video.
Dalai Lama: Science at the Crossroads: Neuroscience and the Buddhist Contemplative Tradition
(New Earth Editions, 2011)
HeartMath Institute highlights the heart’s role in regulating the autonomic nervous system and influencing emotional experience: HeartMath Institute research.
(HeartMath Institute, 2014)
Social Connection and Compassion: The Power & Science of Social Connection: Emma Seppälä TEDx
(TEDx Talks, 2014)
Since the birth of modern psychology, positive human connection has been given great importance for health, well-being, longevity and even survival. In fact, social connection is seen as a primary psychological need and an essential motivational factor for human development.
It has been found that those who have poor social connection also have poor emotional regulation skills. On the other hand, it has been found that good social connection allows people to better regulate their emotions and maintain their good health by helping others.
Eric S. Kim, Sara H. Konrath: Volunteering Can Improve the Health of Those Who Practice It
(Social Science & Medicine, 2016)
Volunteering helps create bonds, feel part of a group and therefore break the loneliness that is at the root of stressful situations and discomfort: social connection increases well-being and health.
Volunteering is good for you: Istat Annual Report 2018
(CSV Lombardia, 2018)
Daniela Muggia: Living with the disease
(Healthy People, 2019)