Ancient Wisdom and Neuroscience: Befriending Your Nervous System
You probably know how to tone your muscles or eat a healthy diet, but do you know how to train your nervous system to switch from states of anxiety and fear into states of safety and connection? Our nervous system shapes the quality of our daily life. In this course you'll learn practices that will help you develop your inner resources and cultivate resilience and wellbeing. These practices are drawn from ancient healing traditions and are backed up by neuroscience. You'll discover the power of your breath, touch, posture, gentle movements, release points, and of aligning with your deeper purpose for strengthening your nervous system.
Faculty Bio
Amelia Barili, an award-winning UC Berkeley and Polyvagal Institute faculty, teaches a systematic embodied approach for personal transformation. Her innovative pedagogy integrates neuroscience, meditation and service learning. She is the recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Public Service.
This is a Livestreamed Course
- Classes will be streamed live on the scheduled day and time
- Classes will not be video recorded
- Limited to 40 members
- You must be a current OLLI @Berkeley member to register. Learn about membership, including our fee assistance program.
Schedule Highlights
- Course starts on Wednesday, Jan. 22, and ends on Wednesday, Feb. 26
- Classes meet for 6 weeks, 1.5 hours per session (1:30–3PM)
- All course materials will remain available to view through Mar. 31
Member Praise for Amelia Barili
Great materials. Fantastic presenters. Good breadth of coverage for the topic.
Professor Barili was excellent. She established a positive connection with each student and created a comfortable community to discuss topics. She was very organized and thoughtful and brought in speakers that are world renown. The syllabus was excellent and she covered all the material listed and provided reminders of assignments.
Faculty Q&A
Read a recent interview with Amelia Barili about her upcoming course.