The Coaching Lab: Health, Wellness & Performance (Brad Cooper, PhD)

Ritual: Why Seemingly Senseless Acts Making Life Worth Living (Dr. Dimitris Xygalatas)

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May 15, 2023
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ANECDOTE

Gobekli Tepe: Temples Before Cities

  • Gobekli Tepe, a site with temple-like structures, predates permanent settlements, challenging established history.
  • This suggests spiritual needs, not just material ones, drove early humans to settle and farm.
INSIGHT

Minimal Group Paradigm and Rituals

  • The minimal group paradigm shows how easily people form group attachments, even based on arbitrary criteria.
  • Rituals amplify this by fostering similarity, but can also create harmful outgroup biases.
INSIGHT

Physiological Synchrony in Rituals

  • Participants and spectators of rituals experience physiological synchrony, like similar heart rate patterns.
  • This shared arousal, stronger in person, increases bonding and creates a more meaningful experience.
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