In September of 2008, Bonnie and Cindy founded a new nonprofit agency - Center for Brain-Wise Living - to offer counseling and educational services to the community to help create a more awake and compassionate world.

As we have plunged deeply into Interpersonal Neurobiology, we have noticed that brain wisdom, compassion, and kindness go hand in hand.  Understanding the way our relational history structures our brains to be empathic or preoccupied with pain leads to compassion for ourselves and others.  The hopeful news from current research is that brains can be rewired at any age to support greater wisdom and compassion.  Our troubled world needs to know about this and to act on the implications.

Combining wisdom about the brain with the daily practice of mindfulness creates a powerful set of tools for supporting a more awake and compassionate society.

Coming in 2009...

• Meet Your Brain!  Classes and consultations for the community focusing on brain basics for self-understanding, fulfilling relationships, and meaningful lives
• Cultivating Compassion  Small weekly groups dedicated to the daily practice of compassion meditation, supporting compassionate acts in the community
• Intentional Kindness  Group support for developing the art of kind living on a foundation of inner wisdom

We are just at the beginning of this adventure in practical transformation, and fluid in how this process will unfold.  We know that the interpersonal richness of groups can speed changes in the brain, and we welcome your ideas for classes and activities that support this ideal.

Email Bonnie or Cindy to get started! 

"This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness."

                                Dalai Lama

"Scientifically speaking, kindness is the only way to save the planet."

                               Daniel J. Siegel, MD