Deepak Chopra Coming to Music Hall

On Thursday, Dec. 6, the bestselling author and physician Deepak Chopra will take the stage at The Music Hall to discuss his latest work, SUPER BRAIN, co-authored by Harvard Medical School Professor Rudolph E. Tanzi, one of the foremost experts on the brain. The 7:30pm program in the Historic Theater is part of the The Music Hall’s series of Innovation and Leadership Forums and is presented in collaboration with Writers on a New England Stage.

Said Executive Director and Producer Patricia Lynch, “The Music Hall is committed to community building and personal flourishing, and our Innovation and Leadership Forums are part of that commitment.  Dr. Chopra’s life work and research is squarely in line with this newer series, which delves into the more personal matters of mindfulness, career, family, spirituality, leadership, and thoughtfulness at home and at work.” 

Following his presentation about SUPER BRAIN: Unleashing the Explosive Power of Your Mind to Maximize Health, Happiness, and Spiritual Well-Being, Dr. Chopra will sit down for discussion with Patricia Lynch and take questions from the audience. The evening will be recorded and podcast on The Music Hall’s website.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Major breakthroughs in neuroscience are all pointing in the same direction – the human brain can do far more than anyone ever thought.  In SUPER BRAIN, two pioneers in health combine cutting-edge research and age-old spiritual wisdom—linking the science with aspirations for health, well-being, and spiritual realization like no else can.  Bestselling author and physician Deepak Chopra and Harvard Medical School Professor Rudolph E. Tanzi, celebrate the advances of neuroscience and usher readers into a golden age for the brain.

Combining their wisdom and expertise, they demonstrate that through increased self-awareness and conscious intention, you can train your brain to overcome everyday challenges such as memory loss, depression, anxiety, and weight gain. “Contrary to outworn beliefs,” they explain, “the brain’s limitations are imposed by us, not by its physical shortcomings.” Once the mind unleashes its profound power, the result will be greater awareness, a healthier body, a happier disposition, and unlimited personal growth.

In the book, they demolish the five most widespread myths about the brain, including:

• The injured brain cannot heal itself - Now we know that the brain has amazing powers of healing, unsuspected in the past;

• The brain’s hard wiring cannot be changed - In fact, the line between hard and soft wiring is shifting all the time and our ability to rewire our brains remains intact from birth to the end of life;
• Aging in the brain is inevitable and irreversible - To counter this outmoded belief, new technologies for keeping the brain youthful and retaining mental acuity are rising every day;
• The brain loses millions of cells a day and cannot be replaced - In fact, the brain contains stem cells that are capable of maturing into new brain cells through life; and
• Primitive reactions (fear, anger, jealousy, aggression) overrule the higher brain -  Because our brains are imprinted with genetic memory over thousands of generations, the lower brain is still with us, but we have gained the ability to master the lower brain; through choice and free will.

The old view made the brain seem fixed, mechanical, and steadily deteriorating. This is far from the case. In fact, the authors explain, you are creating reality at this very minute, and if that process remains alive and dynamic, your brain will be able to keep you with it, year after year. The book reveals how to: 

•Reduce the risks of aging;

•Promote happiness and well-being through the mind-body connection;

•Create the ideal lifestyle for a healthy brain; 

•Use your brain instead of letting it use you; and

•Access the enlightened brain, the gateway to freedom and bliss.

SUPER BRAIN represents the efforts of two serious investigators, both coming from medicine, to see as far into the mind-brain connection as possible. For anyone who wants to achieve health, happiness, and spiritual growth, SUPER BRAIN is a must-read manual for relating to the brain in a revolutionary new way. 

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

Deepak Chopra, M.D., is the author of more than 65 books including numerous New York Times bestsellers. His medical training is in internal medicine and endocrinology and he is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, a member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, and a Senior Scientist at the Gallup organization.

Rudolph E. Tanzi, Ph.D., is the Joseph P. and Rose F. Kennedy Professor of Neurology at Harvard University, and Director of the Genetics and Aging Research Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Dr. Tanzi co-discovered the first Alzheimer's disease gene and several others, as head of the Alzheimer's Genome Project and is the co-author of the book Decoding Darkness: The Search for the Genetic Causes of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Submitted by Kathleen Soldati, director of marketing, The Music Hall