Helene Finizio

Helene Finizio has been actively engaged in empirical research related to human consciousness for the past 10 years. Her work began at the Light Source Center, Hartford, CT, where she studied various psychic abilities at both the individual and group level. While at the center, she acted as meditation guide, suicide counselor, research coordinator and personal coach. She continued her research at Villanova University, where she earned at B.A. in psychology, cognitive science, and philosophy. She continued her research at the University of Pennsylvania, where Professor Martin E. P. Seligman, the “father of positive psychology,” was her mentor. She earned an M.A. in Applied Positive Psychology at Penn, and continues her research today in psychological energy, psychological interventions and physical health, the integration of neuroscientific measurements and techniques with cognitive therapy, and the use of meditation as a non-invasive health aid. Her background also includes work on projects concerned with major depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder (while at the Light Source Center), aggression as documented in comparative behavioral studies (while at Villanova), human sexuality with a focus on infidelity (while at Yale), cardiovascular health, neurophysiologic health, immune system functioning, pediatric palliative care, and preventive internal medicine (while at the University of Pennsylvania). Helene has acted as project manager for groups in preventive cardiology and positive psychology. She is currently a member with the Institute for Spirituality and the Mind at the University of Pennsylvania, where she is collaborating on research with Professor Andrew Newberg.