Uniting Mind, Body, Spirit: Science and the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius - Paperback

by Roy Pereira (Author), Arturo Sosa (Foreword by)

Continuing times of uncertainty and rapid change can have an adverse effect on our overall health and cause a paralysis of action. How do we cope? What tools do we have to help us? The answer lies in accessing the best from spirituality and neuroscience. The writings of St. Ignatius and the knowledge gained from cutting-edge neuroscience provide clues to managing our lives.

Endorsements

"Fr. Roy Pereira, SJ, brings his knowledge and expertise, both as a neuroscience researcher and a Jesuit priest, to help us navigate through the incredibly complex times we live in."
--Michael Kennedy, SJ, coauthor, with Martin Sheen, of The Jesus Meditations

"This text will help young people discern healthy and unhealthy attachments.... What he has given us is a roadmap for healthy and sustainable living for a generation of youth."
--Michael J. Garanzini, SJ, president, Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities

"The brilliance of the book is the possibility it creates for self-healing. Fr. Pereira has provided us with an accessible, joyful, and useful educational tool."
--Lane Bove, former senior vice president for student affairs, Loyola Marymount University, California

Fr. Roy Pereira, SJ, brings to this book his thirty years of experience working with students, staff, faculty, and a global audience in the area of human flourishing. With a PhD in the areas of chemistry, neuroscience, and consciousness, he synthesizes complicated subjects like neuroscience and Ignatian insights into easy-to-understand language for the everyday reader. His message is artistically expressed through his gifts of music and composition. He presently works at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles.
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