Using Science to Inspire

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David R Hamilton PhD

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Praise for my new book, 'Why Woo-Woo works'

David has done a stellar job!

Vex King

Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author of Good Vibes, Good Life and Healing is the New High

Dr. David Hamilton is one of the leading experts in the field of the mind-body connection.

Dr Joe Dispenza

Author of You Are the Placebo and Becoming Supernatural

We now realise that alternative therapies and Western methods can be used together to reach a state of lasting wellness.

Deepak Chopra

One of the clearest and most accurate expositions of alternative mind-body practices that I've had the pleasure to read.

Dean Radin

Chief Scientist, Institute of Noetic Sciences.

A truly wonderful and fascinating book. A must read!

Dr Punam Krishan

GP, writer and broadcaster

If medical students and sceptics everywhere were required to read this book, the world would be a more harmonious and healthy place.

Kelly Noonan Gores

Director and Executive Producer of HEAL documentary

David's book is highly valuable for those scientific nuggets that back up what we intuitively know to be true.

Adam Schomer

Producer of HEAL and The Road to Dharma

Dr. David Hamilton is uniquely placed to give compassionate science-based perspectives on the role that the mind plays in helping to heal the body. The world needs more authors - and scientists - like David Hamilton.

Dr Gemma Newman

GP and author of 'The Plant Power Doctor'

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David brings science to life with such passion.

– Emma Chase, Communications & Engagement Manager, COSTA Coffee

Is there science behind reiki?

When I began researching for my new book, 'Why Woo-Woo Works', one of the first subjects I investigated was reiki.

Reiki is really popular nowadays, but a lot of people unfamiliar with it still refer to it as woo woo, meaning, to them, there's nothing in it.

Well, it turns out that there's quite a lot of science on it ...more

Kindfulness

Most people nowadays have heard of mindfulness. The simplest form is to breathe and simply to be notice that it's what you’re doing right now. So you might place your attention on what breathing feels like for you or notice what it sounds like. Here, you're being mindful of your breathing, hence 'mindfulness'.

What about kindfulness? ...more

The Healing Power of Nature

Our species, Homo sapiens, branched off from other species around 260,000 years ago and lived their lives in Africa’s tropical savanna, having migrated previously from the lush Makgadikgadi-Okavango wetland, in what is now Botswana. ... more