Health and interconnection | Shamini Jain | TEDxBerkeley

[@ACEPEnergypsychology]

This was a great talk. Why is Ted flagging this and saying that this is just personal research when she is citing multiple research projects and researchers. It would seem that Ted is engaging in the cognitive dissonance that Dr Jain was referring to in her talk.

[@IamPotato_007]

It's a group cognitive dissonance. A giant group who is against to a larger extent than sceptical. A doubtful person will still listen. Also - the experience: people who have and haven't experienced the energy field?

[@suzannelerner1]

thanks Robert, I so agree!

[@kristinday4810]

Censorship my friend . Pure and simple.. control

[@MyBodyIsMyTemple]

💯👏👏👏👏👏 get it together TED

[@humansandearth400]

Dr. Shamini Jain's research is important as she focuses on how biofield medicine can be scientifically documented. I'm quite sorry to learn that TEDx changed Dr. Jain's original title, which was "We're Wired to Heal Each Other: The Science of Interconnection," and also censored which terms she could use in the talk. Dr. Jain is an established scientist whose statements are well-grounded in research. As a Ph.D. myself, I trust her work and advocate that Tedx should, too. Listen for how she calls out monocultural ethnocentrism--we need to be having this conversation.

[@jessicalynch9138]

TED please unflag. She cited the research. Excellent talk. Thank you.

[@LifesparknowOrg]

Great talk Shamini!! And very well researched!!! To the TED organizers - This talk references peer-reviewed research articles published in Science, Brain, Behavior & Immunity, The British Journal of Psychiatry, Military Medicine, and Cancer magazines. I do not believe this constitutes a “personal research approach”. You are the ones not doing your research.

[@KarunaJain]

Being a holistic healer and from a science background, I have seen so many miracles happening with my clients. It is amazing when we can open our minds and see that we are not just a physical body but way way more than that, we can then start addressing the holistic parts of us, the interconnectedness, love, compassion. We can start understanding that our emotions and thoughts are affecting us way more than we realize. I am also a TEDx speaker and wanting to bring this message to as many as are willing to open their mind. Really enjoyed listening to yiou Shamini. Wish you all the best on this journey.

[@sarahswanberg8737]

This is one of the best TED talks Ive ever watched. Shame on TED for originally removing it due to "lack of scientific evidence"- this is chock full of evidence and valid questions and should me required watching for all members of the scientific and medical communities.

[@laquiqui_]

This was so good! I would love for TED to do more talks on this subject.

[@teresafloyd1004]

I sat on a panel with her, love her and the work she is engaged in! “Standard of Care” with “the fifth vital sign” got us where we are. Western medicine should embrace these studies, but big pharma doesn’t make money from these truths 😞

[@CindyHarley]

I love when clinical research shows that "we are literally wired to heal each other". Thank you Dr. S. Jain for bringing your expertise and the meta-studies on biofield healing to us in a clear and exciting manner.

[@jenniferlavalleyhurley337]

This is a great informative talk. Absolutely important info and shouldn’t be flagged in any way.

[@sugihealth8594]

Wow, so exciting to see the scientific support for the work I have devoted my life to and acknowledging the benefits everyone receives. Thank you!

[@kikihocking4168]

As a PhD student currently researching the biofield therapy of Reiki (deemed so by the NCCAM) I greatly appreciate this science-based sharing of information that is critical to our current times. Being in the vanguard has its challenges, particularly when existing biases in media attempt to discredit solid research. Thank you Shamini Jain for your dedication and sound courage to shift the paradigm so human suffering can be better alleviated. TED, can you better explain and support the flag and your conclusion: "currently lack sufficient scientific support"?

[@sjuu22]

Very well said...

[@TD-po4yl]

"Being in the vanguard has its challenges..." - Yes, exactly! And Shamani handles that very important role with such grace, eloquence and determination. She is truly one of the great thought leaders of our time.

[@eugenio_costa82]

Hopefully your generation will put an end to the materialistic, mechanistic approach, which by now it's nothing more than a retrograde, dogmatic ideology.

[@sanduni9204]

Hi Kiki, is there anyway I can read your paper on this topic?😃 psychology student here also interested in the same area, thank you!

[@kikihocking4168]

@@sanduni9204 Hi Dimendri, I am in my first year of my PhD program and am formulating my dissertation topic at this point. Very much inspired by Shamini and CHI. Will be happy to share my dissertation once completed, this will take some time. I appreciate your interest! -kiki

[@osgb911]

Thank you Dr. Shamini Jain! As an Occupational Therapist using clinical evidence based Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Tapping- a major biofield science technology for the past 10 years, I am continually humbled by the power of the people I work with to heal themselves. From chronic pain, anxiety (GAD- Generalized Anxiety Disorder to panic attacks) to auto immune disorders and substance use disorders, I have witnessed improvements in health...sometimes right before my eyes in a matter of minutes. Why TED is flagging this talk as "...only represents the speaker's personal research approach to and understanding of healing", is beyond me. High quality research has proved it's efficacy...I know it works...my medical colleagues recognize it, but more importantly...my patients feel better and have improved health as a result. “Every truth passes through three stages before it is recognized. In the first stage it is ridiculed, in the second stage it is opposed, in the third stage it is regarded as self-evident.”-Schopenhauer

[@dothatvoodoo]

Excellent comment. I'm wondering if simply sitting with someone and holding their hand with compassion would get the same result as EFT?

[@ArtAffects]

We need to have more talks about these kinds of things, fund more research, and use the information to help heal ourselves, each other, and the planet. Thank you for having this talk!

[@cathysikorski9026]

This is so important at this time especially. Thanks Dr S Jain! And TED take off your ridiculous flag. This is well-founded science. We actually all know it. Get a grip, TED.

[@accordingtooliver]

Shame on Ted Talks for flagging this. This is information that is long overdue, and deserves our full attention without the bias of the western culture that is afraid of anything that is not mainstream.

[@source_NRG]

This is an OUTSTANDING discussion. There should never be a limit to information being disseminated. Especially when it is able to promote healing.

[@MarciaBurrCares]

Thank you, Shamini. There is plenty of research available to support your presentation and I think TED should remove the flag.

[@tamarapearsall8974]

Thank you Dr. Jain, for being the trailblazer that you are as you continue to gracefully bridge science and spirituality to help us realize we have the power to heal ourselves as well as each other. In regards to Ted’s response to your talk, may I offer a quote I recently came across that may resonate with you…..”We cannot force someone to hear a message they are not ready to receive, but we must never underestimate the power of planting a seed.” And you my friend, planted one heck of a seed with this talk. May it grow tall and strong and help Ted and others evolve!!

[@DLSHolisticWellness]

Thank you for this incredibly important conversation Dr. Shamini Jain. I fail to understand why TEDx Talks is flagging this and advising your talk only represents your personal research approach and understanding of healing. There is a wealth of scientific information supporting every point you made in your speech! It is truly unfortunate there is so much cognitive dissonance in regards to this subject. You are an inspiration Dr. Shamini and I want you to know I will continue to walk beside you and help break down the barriers that exist in our society regarding Biofield Therapies. Namaste! I love you.

[@ScottKuhler-wc8mr]

My guess would be that TED either receives substantial donations from or has board members from the pharmaceutical industry.

[@amandas8566]

This was an amazing talk on an important subject. Shame on TED for changing the original title, flagging the content and deleting positive feedback. What are they threatened by??

[@jane1044]

Big Pharma

[@dianeszwajkowski8064]

This was very informative. Our Compassion is our superpower!Brilliant! More talking about this Biofield healing topic should be available. Thank you, Dr! Well done.

[@kamillapetrick8655]

Inspiring and illuminating! Thank you Dr. Shamini for courageously challenging the hegemonic, reductivist paradigm/medical-industrial complex

[@sandralong3122]

We need more material on this topic available for all to evaluate without censorship.

[@SuzanThompson]

EXCELLENT summary of the research! Isn't this EVIDENCE-BASED approach what's important? It's unfathomable that TED would flag this talk and change the title without notifying the speaker. If the argument is that Dr. Jain is presenting her "personal research approach" then ALL research presentations should be flagged! ALL research includes a personal focus and agenda.

[@sandrapaynewellness]

Thank for sharing this in a way that conditioned one sided health professionals can engage with. So much of this healers have know for centuries but this wisdom has been repressed and hidden from mainstream.

[@conradomartinez6865]

Hello my name is Yadaira Martinez. I am a cancer survivor and one of the things that I always did when I was going through Chemotherapy was meditation. What little that I know that meditations and prayers would heal me. Now I know that when I was meditating by touching the part where the cancer was I was actually curing my self. So I believe very much in Bio Healing our self's and by that I have been practicing self healing this year since I discovered it. I have learned and study more everyday so that one day I will be able to help others the way it has been helping me. Thank you so much Shamini Jain for sharing this talk about the truth that not enough people believe in. Today I am a Cancer free survivor.

[@jeffreylloyd5500]

Great talk, and excellent research on display. There needs to be a new paradigm for health!

[@U2MJT]

Terrific talk - well- supported by verifiable scientific research. Thank you for this important presentation - especially at a time when the prescription drug industry is so profoundly corrupt, that of sheer greed preys on the vulnerable.

[@donnabutzke3062]

This was such a great talk. I am extremely interested in this topic and our expanding awareness in this area. Don’t understand why this information with documented research would be flagged.

[@anabarcelos2993]

me neither! I agree with you and this should be available to everyone!! there shouldn´t be a flag on this at all!!!

[@suepeasebanitt]

This flagging is not culturally competent and is a continuation of the Inquisition mentality.

[@0gail0]

Thank you Shamini Jain! This is such important and forward thinking science that western medicine practitioners can learn so much from!! (Shame on TED for practicing "western medicine snobbery" by flagging this valuable talk.)

[@winifredherman4214]

I tried reiki. Total waste of money and I was very open minded.

[@litestreamer]

Excellent talk. This is the cutting edge of health care. It's the new paradigm that will excel over the bloated reductionist-oriented allopathic medical system, when given opportunity to demonstrate its success. It's up to people themselves to explore and choose these modalities despite resistance from the status quo medical establishment.

[@dianedoster6803]

Thank you Dr Jain. Your invitation for us to choose or not choose cognitive dissonance is so important. In the early. 2000’s I had cancer wellness program using prescriptive exercise, healing touch and peer support. Psychoneuroimmunology is real…your timing is ripe!! Bravo

[@Gabbyp06]

As a nurse of 35 years and studying bioenergy medicine I have to say this was an excellent and inspiring presentation- makes total sense and all back up by data. Should not be flagged! TED needs to do their research!!

[@awallawallasweet]

"It's simply a human connecting with another biological system channeling the currents of compassion to generate a healing response." Love it! THANK YOU!

[@MEFbeelove]

💓

[@DanceOfHealth]

Glad to hear about this research and the impacts we are beginning to understand.

[@merrileebaker5128]

Amazing and inspiring talk. This explains so much in a concise way with a mass of references to other peer reviewed studies shown on screen. This is what science is about. Cutting edge research that includes ancient and modern whole healing systems. It is so sad to see censoring and down grading of research that challenges pharmacology /narrow focus illness treatments. This is the scientific method. I see no reason for TEDx flagging this talk.

[@mariahocking2256]

Watching this lit me up inside! Your words very much need to be heard. Belief systems can harm or heal, and I pray that your words challenge the limiting beliefs of others and open the door to better health for many. Thank you 🙏

[@deek780]

Thank you Dr. Shamini Jain! You bring scientific validity to concepts that I and other holistic practitioners like me experience on a regular basis.

[@carolineortiz6573]

Great presentation of phenomena that many global societies have known, honored, and taught their children for millennia. Thank you for highlighting the opportunities for healing that our compassionate presence can facilitate. We are indeed enough! As for the TED flag, it is grossly misplaced, lacks scientific support, and only represents guideline creators' personal research approach to and understanding of healing. Thank you and congratulations to the TEDx Berkeley organizers for their work and vision.

[@jane1044]

Indeed. This knowledge is a threat to the pharmaceutical industrial complex. Probably the only way TED was allowed to permit it was with a disclaimer.

[@ReikiRickie]

I am a Physical Thrapist by background full-time Reiki Master Teacher for over 20 years, owner of a Reiki Center. This talk was responsibly and excellently shared. I will share it with my students.

[@bethlarsen]

This was incredible. Thank you Shamini for pulling the research together to reframe the "woo." Thank you to the researchers doing this important work regardless of what their peers think, and thank you to those in the field who already know the power of sharing their compassion as a tool for healing. 🙏🏻

[@recontrolhealth]

Incredible information and expert research. Thank you for sharing. Thank you!

[@riyabarar2617]

This is one of the most amazing talks I've come across about health and healing 💜

[@bellapatel]

Thank you Dr. S Jain for a crystal clear explanation of yours...

[@terryzick7074]

Congratulations for recognizing a compassionate, well-researched and progressive voice such as Dr. Jain. She has the heart and intelligence to connect the dots on all the various healing modalities/practices validated down through time to today. This should not be flagged; let's keep our minds open to change and transformation so that so that we can reduce suffering and change the world in the most inspiring way that heals us individually and collectively. Thank you, Dr. Jain

[@DrWendyNickerson]

This is such an amazing talk....cutting-edge actually. I love that we are opening up to higher levels of understanding of the healing power of energy. This provides so much hope that the suffering can be reduced and we can heal one another.

[@KarenLorre]

Thank you, Shamini Jain, I love what you shared and you give scientific clarity to what I live every day. Wherever I go, I see people feeling better, happier, and more energized because I live in a state of love, and I know that love is positively impacting everyone with whom I engage. Thank you for your courage, your research, and your heart! I appreciate you so much. Tedx, please unflag this talk. This is valid science that can be replicated over and over. Thank you!

[@Sarah-mi2rv]

A very interesting talk indeed! Dr. Jain shares a number of peer-reviewed randomized controlled studies, I'm not sure why this was flagged as being unsupported by the scientific community. Perhaps we need greater exploration into this perspective that our compassion and connection with each other can indeed offer healing.

[@lindatran2068]

Well put Sarah!

[@sacredpsychology]

Such a wonderful presentation, Shamini. Together we are expanding what health and healing is. Grateful for your work. Disappointed in TED's editorial board for flagging this presentation without cause, but as time continues, implicit predispositions that do not support our nature simply will not matter.

[@AwakenwithHolly]

Dr Shamini Jain is the real deal. Very inspiring and Illuminating talk. We as founders of new vibrational modalities, we experience statistically with our clients, an unmistakable bias towards exactly what Dr Jain is talking about. What an honor to watch this. Great work Dr Jain

[@SueCrites]

Excellent presentation and exciting research! Compassion is our superpower! I can't believe Tedx would flag this talk please return the original title: 'We're Wired to Heal Each Other: The Science of Interconnection' and the deleted positive comments.

[@elizabethboweles2284]

Exciting research "compassion is our superpower we're wired to heal each other". I would like to see more TED talks of this type... Chi, Reiki,...

[@shannabrookstencza4673]

This was awesome. Well spoken and throughly explained in an easily understood manner. The facts are clear and you gave more then enough information to prove that. Tedx and KZbin should be ashamed for flagging this. Just shows how strong the pharmaceutical pull is, money over health. Thank you for what you do Dr . Shamini.

[@kellyroughtonperso]

Hoping with her that more will invest in studying this aspect of healing. Clearly we are connected and are wired to help each other in more ways than one. I feel this lines up very well with Johann Hari's book/TED Talk, Lost Connections, where he talks about loneliness being so bad for our mental and physical health and how healing in community can be so important.

[@m.a.e.klaver8383]

Lack scientific support? Have you done the research TEDx??? Great talk!!!

[@sareejanz]

Keep shining your light!

[@cgrote42]

A very inspiring and informative talk from Dr. Jain. She is a passionate advocate for what we can all do for each other, extend loving kindness and compassion. It is so simple and yet the powers that be are threatened by it. I don't understand why this talk is flagged as she cites numerous research studies. It seems that we are going backwards if we can't talk about energy medicine.

[@deborahberkowitz8903]

This is the "cutting edge" of medicine, in our society. More of this research needs to be done, and the public should be informed about it. Thank you, Dr, Jain, for such a clear, informative talk!

[@Healthytouchsd]

Excellent presentation! Sad that Energy Medicine is not considered REAL medicine or is considered PRIMITIVE. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and validating the significance of the Biofield in healing through research.

[@saaraafaard]

Thank you Shamini Jain. We are listening and witnessing.

[@mihaelahomjak1065]

Dr Shamini's talk was informative, clear and precise. She is a respected scientist herself, backing her claims with research in this talk. I am puzzled as to why is this flagged and the original title changed.

[@elisabethwilliams6509]

Brilliant! Thank you for sharing some of the most exciting scientific developments in biofield science. I loved your insights into the cultural and psychological reasons why mainstream science and medicine has trouble accepting these incredible discoveries of human healing capacity. And I love your courage in bringing this forth despite the pushback from the medical establishment and mainstream media. We need more of this!!

[@aliceackerman904]

Thank you Shamani you are. Recently I have had to visit the hospital consulting rooms 3 x in 2 weeks for my husband and see the hundreds of people waiting to see specialists, have tests and more follow up tests that cost thousands and my common sense tells me there has to be another way. Thank you.

[@TheMedicalIntuitive]

The time is right for this work and research to come to the public forefront. This talk and others to come will change the way we take care of ourselves as we explore new ways of finding healing and better health.

[@suzannelerner1]

flagging TEDx Talks for unscientific flagging this thoroughly scientifically supported and beautifully articulated research. Thank-you Dr. Shamini Jain for this amazing presentation. I will be sharing this with my other scientifically grounded colleagues. ~Dr. Suzanne Lerner

[@girldontpanic266]

This is awesome, love the research being done. Science is amazing how it expands to create new avenues & questions in creating a better life.

[@sfepeefencer]

Very informative! Thanks for sharing this information with the world.

[@acuman3]

Thanks so much Shamini for your undaunted and dedicated commitment to validating and researching the Biofield. Our world is so much in need of understanding 'life facts' (how the world, universe, cosmos actually works - free from preconception, bias and tunnel vision). Your work within The Consciousness and Healing Initiative (CHI) is so vital - keep going STRONG. TED is evidently aligned with the other social media technocrat materialists (like - Facebook, Google. Amazon, Mainstream media) where censoring anything that challenges their limited views seems to be the rule of the day and somehow completely acceptable.

[@catarinahenriques8133]

Thanks for sharing your wisdom with the world, Shamini 🙏🏼

[@lysechrist1947]

This is a great talk. I don't know why TED is flagging this. So many multiple research projects and researchers are cited in this talk.

[@suzannerecomendes6589]

Thank you Dr. Shamani Jain for continuing to show such courage and perseverance in delivering this important, evidenced based research regarding healing. It is unfortunate that TED and KZbin appear to be influenced by powers that support only the existing medical paradigm. My own personal experience with a major hospital in the Boston area, and the traditional treatment protocol that was unsuccessful, led me to learn about the Biofield and complementary approaches to wellness. Thankfully, a combination of acupuncture, yoga, meditation, reiki and tai chi were all instrumental in restoring my health, which I was told was likely impossible. I wish you success in your effort to open eyes and minds to the importance of recognizing and incorporating the Biofield into the healing process.

[@sherylattig205]

A great summary of the science of interconnection and how it contributes to health from a brilliant Ph.D. scientist. This is cutting edge science that is important to know about.

[@karenmendez4433]

Amazing talk, she showed us how connected we are, I wish more scientist will do more research like her, instead of treating only the symptoms.

[@nancyo688]

This is such important information. We definitely need more of these kind of talks. If this information found its way to enough people it could change the world in a very positive way.

[@user-nx6ru1rj6k]

This talks totally rings true with my personal experience. Worshiping at the foot of "science" closes the door to so much that is real and out there that "science" has not caught up with. The scientific method is fabulous and we benefit from it greatly forgetting what a small box of reality is currently available to it....Thanks for the wonderful talk.

[@harmonysoundhealing5292]

Thank you for the courage to share your knowledge along with the research. As a healer I know the power of the work we do time and time again.

[@annepera1668]

So wonderful to see this information being disseminated with research to support our experiences as professional healers. Love CHI and you! Looks like we need to continue to examine bias in the media.

[@anitaaenishanslin112]

Excellent talk and research! About time that people pay attention to this reality and truth! So much evidence to support this and thank you for stepping up and sharing on this so eloquently and intelligently!

[@clairewilhidelcpc6540]

What an incredibly relevant and solid research TED Talk. It propose we allow skeptics of our traditional stories about treatment and truth and asking us to open to true inquiry into these scientific, evidenced based outcomes that may be threatening to some. Fascinating! And exciting!

[@MaryRiposo]

At a time when our lives depend more than ever on human connection, Dr. Jain's talk couldn't be more relevant. Compassion is indeed our superpower! Please include more talks like this one in the future.

[@lanadagostini8598]

Great talk! Witnessed healing on others many times through meditation. Would love to see more on the subject from TED.

[@officialopeningspaces]

Fabulous talk that helps us shift out of our reductionist, limited views of human potential. Thank you for your work and citing multiple studies to support your information. The power of compassion - such potential for humanity!

[@tagueconsulting6286]

Fantastic discussion bridging the fields of neuroscience and biofield therapies (previously known as energy medicine) I especially appreciate the points that we used to "know" that environment or social conditions had no effect on health but now there is good science that proves otherwise. Here, Dr. Jain also shares good science that regardless of the language or labels, humans effect the health of other humans. Learning how to be intentional and proactive with that reality should be on everyone in healthcare's agenda. Even starting with understanding therapeutic relationships would be a huge step.

[@tulamyzhealing]

So happy to see this talk! Thank you for persisting in sharing the biofield science!

[@alexandral1731]

Thank you for this brilliant and important talk and research. It is ridiculous that this would be flagged by Ted.

[@beadflowersbeadworkbykatie3110]

Fascinating and thought-provoking talk. Thank you for sharing your wisdom, the science, and encouraging us all to think beyond our social conditioning. We can only move forward when we are prepared to open ourselves to new ideas and to evaluate them wisely.

[@restoreforlife8094]

Excellent presentation explaining health and the brain body connections and how our bodies works. This is the new health needed with out pills and invasive needless surgeries that could improve naturally.

[@annapclarke1293]

Amazing! The way she talks gives me hope this will soon become mainstream!! ❤❤

[@mixelventura1599]

Great talk, Dr. Shamini Jain! I love the research you cite during the talk. Keep up the excellent work!!

[@Cecilia422]

Thank you TEDx

[@veela1324]

As an LMSW I can speak to the fact that attunement is some of the most powerful medicine. Also that ativation of mirror neurons is one of the most powerful unifiers & catalysts fueling prosocial behavior

[@CasaDeNumy]

Well put, thank you for posting this 🙏

[@suryaadisinspirations]

As always inspiring and uplifting. I love how the science is finally proving the age old systems and techniques. More science for the skeptics will help to to validate what science has already validated.

[@duchessofdark]

Brilliant work - thank you for sharing this!

[@waynejanke3784]

Wondering presentation and great comments from an attuned audience.

[@floatingfree]

This is incredible information to learn! I love hearing about the various case studies showing how we are all connected and that everything is energy. Quantum Physics is truly the realm of "anything is possible".

[@dianelarson7270]

What a powerful and valid presentation by Dr. Jain on the innate healing we all possess as humans. I am a Reiki Master practicing Reiki Energy Healing at a medical clinic in the Seattle area, at times receiving referrals from the doctors in office as they recognize Reiki can be the "missing link" in healthcare. Many of the clients I treat have come to me as a last resort, trying an array of other healing modalities including western medicine yet still having health issues. More often than not it is Reiki that creates the concrete curative results sought. I am unsure why Ted has flagged Dr. Jain's talk since energy healing has been used successfully for thousands of years.

[@mindfulness_healing]

Thank you for sharing this Shamini! Great talk! I teach mindfulness so I appreciate hearing the data. Btw…the root of the word primitive is “primus” which means “first”, something that came first. I believe that the understanding of the body, energetic field and the healing process that comes from the ancestors was simple and profound at the same time. If modern science is being used in service of health and well being, then, we all benefit.

[@artofaspiritualnature]

CHI= Healing and Consciousness Initiative. An excellent website. Dr Jain's research is exemplar.

[@listeninglalala]

Excellent talk. What exciting research! This shouldn't be flagged. Very disappointed in Ted for trying to raise skepticism about this valid scientific research from top research institutions. It's precisely the kind of narrow minded monoculture bias that the speaker talks about.

[@veela1324]

Ooof, thank you for naming this. It's pretty ironic..

Thank you Shamini, a brilliant talk!!!

[@jennybourne2786]

An excellent and informative talk, underpinned with science. Thank you.