"Our world needs leaders who can authentically examine their internal state and understand how long standing personal and societal programming shapes their response to their surroundings. Our world needs leaders who can view themselves and others as sources of resilience and healing. This class provides the fundamentals of neurobiology and how our stress response shapes our psychology and biology well-being on a cellular level. It also provides tools and a structured opportunity to explore and recondition our brains, so we may more fully embody the positive, creative qualities that sow energy and hope."