Monday, September 14
9:00 – 10:30 am PT / 12:00 – 1:30 pm ET

Born to Flourish: How New Science and Ancient Wisdom Reveal a Simple Path to Thriving  

By Richard J. Davidson, PhD and Cortland Dahl, PhD (2026)

How can we live happy, fulfilling lives in the face of today’s challenges? This accessible program grounded in neuroscience answers the question with simple practices we can easily fold into our daily lives for profound results.

In a world pulling our thoughts and emotions in so many directions, Born to Flourish offers a way to turn stress and anxiety into clarity and calm. Renowned neuroscientists and contemplative teachers Richard J. Davidson and Cortland Dahl bring us a powerful program rooted in decades of research from the Center for Healthy Minds and the non-profit Humin. Focusing on four transformative practices (Awareness, Connection, Insight, and Purpose) they bring us key tools to help train our brains to overcome depression, despair, and loneliness.

"Born to Flourish provides all of us with a powerful, strongly scientifically validated, and incredibly user-friendly four-step framework for living life in a profoundly meaningful way. Step by step, it guides us in how to effectively mobilize our multiple intelligences for inhabiting both the ordinary and the particularly nitty gritty moments in their fullness, thereby tapping into our full potential for flourishing, and perhaps, even transforming our world."—Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, Founder of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), author of Full Catastrophe Living

Schedule:

September 14 through November 23, 2026

Every other Monday for 90 minutes

9:00 am PT / 10:00 am MT / 11:00 am CT / 12:00 pm ET

September 14 – Chapters 1 - 4

September 28 – Chapter 5 and Appendix pp 235-242

October 12 – Chapter 6 and Appendix pp 242-247

October 26  – Chapter 7 and Appendix pp 247-252

November 9 – Chapter 8 and Appendix pp 252-257

November 23 – Chapters 9 - 10