Southeastern to present renowned brain researcher as Fanfare keynote speaker
Monday, October 12, 2015 
by: Rene Abadie
HAMMOND – One of the world’s leading brain researchers on consciousness, communication
and spirituality will serve as the Southeastern Louisiana University keynote speaker
for Fanfare, the university’s fall festival for the arts, social sciences and humanities.
Mark R. Waldman, author of 14 books on mindfulness and brain function, will speak
at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts in downtown Hammond.
Tickets are $15 for general admission, $12 for faculty, staff and seniors and free
to Southeastern students with student ID. Ticket information can be obtained from
the Columbia Theatre’s box office at 985-543-4371.
The lecture is sponsored by Paris Parker Salons and Southeastern’s Center for
Faculty Excellence, Student Government Association, the College of Nursing and Health
Sciences, the Employee Wellness Committee, the Office of University Advancement and
the university’s Peace and Purpose Initiative.
Waldman serves on the faulty of Loyola Marymount University’s College of Business
and the Holmes Institute School of Consciousness Studies based in Golden, Colo. His
works on the brain include “Born to Believe: God, Science and the Origin of Ordinary
and Extraordinary Beliefs” and the national bestseller “How God Changes Your Brain.”
Over the last 10 years, Waldman has documented numerous simple strategies to help
people maintain peak performance in the brain, including reducing procrastination
and pessimism, learning how to listen deeply and speak more effectively, and eliminating
conflicts. His presentation will guide the audience through several experiential exercises
designed to instantly change brain function.
He is the recipient of the Distinguished Speaker Award presented by the Mind Science
Foundation, and is a leading developer of Neuro-Coaching, a brain-based counseling
strategy.
