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title: "Mysticism & Neuroscience: Introduction to Neurotheology with Rabbi Jonathan Seidel"
description: What happens in our brains when we are in a deep spiritual practice like meditation or prayer? Come explore “the brain on God” in this introduction to mysticism and neurology.
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# Mysticism & Neuroscience: Introduction to Neurotheology

Nov. 5 | 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. Pacific time

What happens in our brains when we are in a deep spiritual practice like meditation or prayer? Come get an overview of “the brain on God” in this Introduction to Neurotheology with renowned instructor, Rabbi Jonathan Seidel, PhD.

 Students will gain a brief overview of the field and begin to see:

- The function of the Brain and Recent Consciousness and Altered State Research
- The Phenomenology of Mysticism and the Brain
- Substances, Entheogens and Recent Discoveries, as well as their impact on healing modalities and practice

**WHEN: **Nov. 5 | 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. Pacific time

**WHERE: **ACHS Campus at 5005 SW Macadam Ave, Portland, OR 97239.

**COST:** $40

**![rabbi-jonathan](https://contact.achs.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/rabbi-jonathan.jpg?width=147&name=rabbi-jonathan.jpg)ABOUT THE PRESENTER: **Rabbi Jonathan Seidel, PhD was born and raised in New Jersey and attended Oberlin College, the Jewish Theological Seminary, was a Hayes Fulbright scholar at Cambridge University, and finished his studies at UC Berkeley where he earned a doctorate in Judaic and Near Eastern Studies (1996). He has taught Religion and Judaic Studies at UC Davis, UC Santa Cruz, and UC Berkeley, as well as Stanford, the University of Arizona, ASU, Portland State University, Oregon State University, and the University of Oregon. He is currently teaching at Lane Community College and is the Spiritual Leader of Or haGan Synagogue in Eugene. 

**NOTE:** This event is subject to cancellation if registration does not reach a minimum of 15 registrants.

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