5.1. Brain-wave frequencies from the slowest wave (delta) to the fastest wave (gamma). Author.
5.2. Max Cade with a group of students using the first 1970s version of the Mind Mirror. Public Domain.
5.3. Ordinary consciousness. Author.
5.4. Stress. Author.
5.5. Awakened Mind. Author.
5.6. EEG hookup showing Awakened Mind at one of my EcoMeditation Retreats. Author.
5.7. The diamond crystal in throat and heart. Author AI.
5.8. Maslow’s revised pyramid. Author.
5.9. Alexi Pappas. Author AI.
5.10. Peruvian weaver near Machu Picchu. iStockPhoto.
5.11. The basics of biology are consistent. iStockPhoto.
5.12. Sanskrit characters of the Yoga Sutras. iStockPhoto.
5.13. Engaging the energy of your heart and connecting to the infinite. Author AI.
5.14. The trinkets are just window dressing. iStockPhoto.
5.15. Connections between regions of the brain in a highly creative state. Author.
5.16. Participants at SQ retreat. Author.
5.17. Team flow. iStockPhoto.
5.18. The Great Recession halted construction of thousands of homes. iStockPhoto.
5.19. Meditation and mindfulness in prison. Photo by Jayme Younger, Chief Operating Officer, Prison Compassion Project.