“Leaning into discomfort is where you’re really building skills,” shares new Mind & Life podcast host David Creswell. Explore how mindfulness builds equanimity and openness in our latest episode: podcast.mindandlife.org/podcast/podc...
#MindAndLife #Mindfulness #ContemplativeScience
#MindAndLife #Mindfulness #ContemplativeScience
October 28, 2026 at 3:47 PM
“Leaning into discomfort is where you’re really building skills,” shares new Mind & Life podcast host David Creswell. Explore how mindfulness builds equanimity and openness in our latest episode: podcast.mindandlife.org/podcast/podc...
#MindAndLife #Mindfulness #ContemplativeScience
#MindAndLife #Mindfulness #ContemplativeScience
“I think that today’s topic, Compassion in Action, it’s very much needed," states Geshe Tenzin Damchoe. "Compassion is the seed of happiness.”
🎥 Watch his full talk here: https://ow.ly/Q9vT5101i5q
#MindAndLifeEurope #ContemplativeScience #DalaiLama90 #YearOfCompassion #BuddhistPhilosophy
🎥 Watch his full talk here: https://ow.ly/Q9vT5101i5q
#MindAndLifeEurope #ContemplativeScience #DalaiLama90 #YearOfCompassion #BuddhistPhilosophy
October 28, 2026 at 10:00 AM
“I think that today’s topic, Compassion in Action, it’s very much needed," states Geshe Tenzin Damchoe. "Compassion is the seed of happiness.”
🎥 Watch his full talk here: https://ow.ly/Q9vT5101i5q
#MindAndLifeEurope #ContemplativeScience #DalaiLama90 #YearOfCompassion #BuddhistPhilosophy
🎥 Watch his full talk here: https://ow.ly/Q9vT5101i5q
#MindAndLifeEurope #ContemplativeScience #DalaiLama90 #YearOfCompassion #BuddhistPhilosophy
I’m grateful to the participants who shared their experiences and
perspectives, making this research possible.
May this work benefit many 🙏
#contemplativescience #psychiatry #wellbeing #advancedmeditation #mentalhealth
September 28, 2026 at 1:02 PM
I’m grateful to the participants who shared their experiences and
perspectives, making this research possible.
May this work benefit many 🙏
#contemplativescience #psychiatry #wellbeing #advancedmeditation #mentalhealth
University of Groningen (@rug.nl) is hiring:
Postdoc in Contemplative Science
#postdoc #contemplativescience #cognitiveneuroscience
Postdoc in Contemplative Science
#postdoc #contemplativescience #cognitiveneuroscience
September 17, 2026 at 6:46 PM
University of Groningen (@rug.nl) is hiring:
Postdoc in Contemplative Science
#postdoc #contemplativescience #cognitiveneuroscience
Postdoc in Contemplative Science
#postdoc #contemplativescience #cognitiveneuroscience
How should we understand the positive and negative experiences associated with meditation?
May this work benefit many 🙏
#contemplativescience #psychiatry #wellbeing #advancedmeditation #mentalhealth
May this work benefit many 🙏
#contemplativescience #psychiatry #wellbeing #advancedmeditation #mentalhealth
September 7, 2026 at 2:16 PM
How should we understand the positive and negative experiences associated with meditation?
May this work benefit many 🙏
#contemplativescience #psychiatry #wellbeing #advancedmeditation #mentalhealth
May this work benefit many 🙏
#contemplativescience #psychiatry #wellbeing #advancedmeditation #mentalhealth
University of Groningen (@rug.nl) is hiring:
Postdoc position in Contemplative Science
#postdoc #contemplativescience #cognitiveneuroscience
Postdoc position in Contemplative Science
#postdoc #contemplativescience #cognitiveneuroscience
September 5, 2026 at 11:58 PM
University of Groningen (@rug.nl) is hiring:
Postdoc position in Contemplative Science
#postdoc #contemplativescience #cognitiveneuroscience
Postdoc position in Contemplative Science
#postdoc #contemplativescience #cognitiveneuroscience
Take a look at one of last year’s European Summer Research Institute panels, exploring key questions in enactive & neurophenomenological research.
Watch the full discussion now: https://ow.ly/3Twg50YMAau
#MindAndLifeEurope #ContemplativeScience #MeaningMaking #Ethics #Reflexivity
Watch the full discussion now: https://ow.ly/3Twg50YMAau
#MindAndLifeEurope #ContemplativeScience #MeaningMaking #Ethics #Reflexivity
April 20, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Take a look at one of last year’s European Summer Research Institute panels, exploring key questions in enactive & neurophenomenological research.
Watch the full discussion now: https://ow.ly/3Twg50YMAau
#MindAndLifeEurope #ContemplativeScience #MeaningMaking #Ethics #Reflexivity
Watch the full discussion now: https://ow.ly/3Twg50YMAau
#MindAndLifeEurope #ContemplativeScience #MeaningMaking #Ethics #Reflexivity
Join us for our next instalment of the MLE Friends series with Prof Giovanna Colombetti, a leading thinker in enactive and embodied approaches to cognition.
👉 Learn more and register now: https://ow.ly/t0fo50YJW71
#MindAndLifeEurope #OnlineLecture #CognitiveScience #ContemplativeScience
👉 Learn more and register now: https://ow.ly/t0fo50YJW71
#MindAndLifeEurope #OnlineLecture #CognitiveScience #ContemplativeScience
April 16, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Join us for our next instalment of the MLE Friends series with Prof Giovanna Colombetti, a leading thinker in enactive and embodied approaches to cognition.
👉 Learn more and register now: https://ow.ly/t0fo50YJW71
#MindAndLifeEurope #OnlineLecture #CognitiveScience #ContemplativeScience
👉 Learn more and register now: https://ow.ly/t0fo50YJW71
#MindAndLifeEurope #OnlineLecture #CognitiveScience #ContemplativeScience
Join us for Dr Enara García’s talk this Thursday 11th December exploring the enactive approach to psychotherapeutic practice and research. Available to all MLE Friends!
Learn more and register now: https://ow.ly/w1Ol50XFRL3
#MindAndLifeEurope #EnactiveApproach #Psychotherapy #ContemplativeScience
Learn more and register now: https://ow.ly/w1Ol50XFRL3
#MindAndLifeEurope #EnactiveApproach #Psychotherapy #ContemplativeScience
December 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Join us for Dr Enara García’s talk this Thursday 11th December exploring the enactive approach to psychotherapeutic practice and research. Available to all MLE Friends!
Learn more and register now: https://ow.ly/w1Ol50XFRL3
#MindAndLifeEurope #EnactiveApproach #Psychotherapy #ContemplativeScience
Learn more and register now: https://ow.ly/w1Ol50XFRL3
#MindAndLifeEurope #EnactiveApproach #Psychotherapy #ContemplativeScience
🎙️ We’re excited to share that the Mind & Life Europe Podcast is evolving... with a new name and a renewed focus!
👉 Find out more here: ow.ly/Zw6350XmFnx
#MindAndLifeEurope #Enaction #ContemplativeScience #CognitiveScience #Philosophy #Ethics #Interdisciplinary #Poetry
👉 Find out more here: ow.ly/Zw6350XmFnx
#MindAndLifeEurope #Enaction #ContemplativeScience #CognitiveScience #Philosophy #Ethics #Interdisciplinary #Poetry
November 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🎙️ We’re excited to share that the Mind & Life Europe Podcast is evolving... with a new name and a renewed focus!
👉 Find out more here: ow.ly/Zw6350XmFnx
#MindAndLifeEurope #Enaction #ContemplativeScience #CognitiveScience #Philosophy #Ethics #Interdisciplinary #Poetry
👉 Find out more here: ow.ly/Zw6350XmFnx
#MindAndLifeEurope #Enaction #ContemplativeScience #CognitiveScience #Philosophy #Ethics #Interdisciplinary #Poetry
🥳 Are you an early-career researcher exploring the science of contemplative practice? Applications for Mind & Life Europe's 2025 European Varela Awards, with grants of up to €23,500, are now open!
Learn more here: https://ow.ly/Ssci50Xg7vs
#MindAndLifeEurope #ContemplativeScience #ResearchFunding
Learn more here: https://ow.ly/Ssci50Xg7vs
#MindAndLifeEurope #ContemplativeScience #ResearchFunding
October 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🥳 Are you an early-career researcher exploring the science of contemplative practice? Applications for Mind & Life Europe's 2025 European Varela Awards, with grants of up to €23,500, are now open!
Learn more here: https://ow.ly/Ssci50Xg7vs
#MindAndLifeEurope #ContemplativeScience #ResearchFunding
Learn more here: https://ow.ly/Ssci50Xg7vs
#MindAndLifeEurope #ContemplativeScience #ResearchFunding
New post: The Arrow We Fire at Ourselves.
Pain has two parts. The second is self-generated and we can train to reduce it. A recent paper validated it with fancy stats and electric shocks.
Story starts crashing a motorbike..
coreyj.substack.com/p/the-arrow-... #mindfulness #contemplativescience
Pain has two parts. The second is self-generated and we can train to reduce it. A recent paper validated it with fancy stats and electric shocks.
Story starts crashing a motorbike..
coreyj.substack.com/p/the-arrow-... #mindfulness #contemplativescience
May 22, 2026 at 12:13 AM
New post: The Arrow We Fire at Ourselves.
Pain has two parts. The second is self-generated and we can train to reduce it. A recent paper validated it with fancy stats and electric shocks.
Story starts crashing a motorbike..
coreyj.substack.com/p/the-arrow-... #mindfulness #contemplativescience
Pain has two parts. The second is self-generated and we can train to reduce it. A recent paper validated it with fancy stats and electric shocks.
Story starts crashing a motorbike..
coreyj.substack.com/p/the-arrow-... #mindfulness #contemplativescience
New post: The Thoughts We Mistake for Reality.
A meditation retreat, one unbidden thought about a cookie, and the single mechanism that explains rumination, reactivity, and how mindfulness works.
#mindfulness #meditation #mentalhealth #contemplativescience #psychology
A meditation retreat, one unbidden thought about a cookie, and the single mechanism that explains rumination, reactivity, and how mindfulness works.
#mindfulness #meditation #mentalhealth #contemplativescience #psychology
May 14, 2026 at 11:46 PM
New post: The Thoughts We Mistake for Reality.
A meditation retreat, one unbidden thought about a cookie, and the single mechanism that explains rumination, reactivity, and how mindfulness works.
#mindfulness #meditation #mentalhealth #contemplativescience #psychology
A meditation retreat, one unbidden thought about a cookie, and the single mechanism that explains rumination, reactivity, and how mindfulness works.
#mindfulness #meditation #mentalhealth #contemplativescience #psychology
“The resources for your happiness lie within,” says Mind & Life Board Chair Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D.
In honor of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday, Jinpa reflects on this vision with President Suzanne Bond.
🎥 Watch: http://mindand.life/13Ib50X57Qu
#MindAndLife #ContemplativeScience
In honor of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday, Jinpa reflects on this vision with President Suzanne Bond.
🎥 Watch: http://mindand.life/13Ib50X57Qu
#MindAndLife #ContemplativeScience
October 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
“The resources for your happiness lie within,” says Mind & Life Board Chair Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D.
In honor of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday, Jinpa reflects on this vision with President Suzanne Bond.
🎥 Watch: http://mindand.life/13Ib50X57Qu
#MindAndLife #ContemplativeScience
In honor of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday, Jinpa reflects on this vision with President Suzanne Bond.
🎥 Watch: http://mindand.life/13Ib50X57Qu
#MindAndLife #ContemplativeScience
How can we work with emotions to build resilience in a rapidly changing world?
In our latest episode, Christy Wilson-Mendenhall explores how emotions are shaped—and how contemplative science and practice can help.
🎧 Listen now: podcast.mindandlife.org/christy-wils...
#ContemplativeScience
In our latest episode, Christy Wilson-Mendenhall explores how emotions are shaped—and how contemplative science and practice can help.
🎧 Listen now: podcast.mindandlife.org/christy-wils...
#ContemplativeScience
Christy Wilson-Mendenhall – Emotions in the World
In this episode, Wendy speaks with cognitive and affective scientist Christy Wilson-Mendenhall. Christy has a long history studying emotions, and her work integrates psychological science and contempl...
podcast.mindandlife.org
July 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
How can we work with emotions to build resilience in a rapidly changing world?
In our latest episode, Christy Wilson-Mendenhall explores how emotions are shaped—and how contemplative science and practice can help.
🎧 Listen now: podcast.mindandlife.org/christy-wils...
#ContemplativeScience
In our latest episode, Christy Wilson-Mendenhall explores how emotions are shaped—and how contemplative science and practice can help.
🎧 Listen now: podcast.mindandlife.org/christy-wils...
#ContemplativeScience
How do emotions impact health?
In a 1990 dialogue, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and experts like Jon Kabat-Zinn explored this through Buddhist wisdom and science.
Join us on September 10 for a special event honoring his legacy: www.mindandlife.org/events/bridg...
#DalaiLama #ContemplativeScience
In a 1990 dialogue, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and experts like Jon Kabat-Zinn explored this through Buddhist wisdom and science.
Join us on September 10 for a special event honoring his legacy: www.mindandlife.org/events/bridg...
#DalaiLama #ContemplativeScience
July 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
How do emotions impact health?
In a 1990 dialogue, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and experts like Jon Kabat-Zinn explored this through Buddhist wisdom and science.
Join us on September 10 for a special event honoring his legacy: www.mindandlife.org/events/bridg...
#DalaiLama #ContemplativeScience
In a 1990 dialogue, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and experts like Jon Kabat-Zinn explored this through Buddhist wisdom and science.
Join us on September 10 for a special event honoring his legacy: www.mindandlife.org/events/bridg...
#DalaiLama #ContemplativeScience
What’s next for Mind & Life?
We’re entering a bold new chapter focused on systems thinking, radical collaboration, and action—advancing AI, climate, polarization, and more.
Learn about our new strategy: www.mindandlife.org/media/a-bold...
#ContemplativeScience
We’re entering a bold new chapter focused on systems thinking, radical collaboration, and action—advancing AI, climate, polarization, and more.
Learn about our new strategy: www.mindandlife.org/media/a-bold...
#ContemplativeScience
A Bold New Chapter for the Mind & Life Institute
Discover Mind & Life’s bold new strategy to scale contemplative research, tackle global challenges, and turn insight into real-world impact.
www.mindandlife.org
June 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
What’s next for Mind & Life?
We’re entering a bold new chapter focused on systems thinking, radical collaboration, and action—advancing AI, climate, polarization, and more.
Learn about our new strategy: www.mindandlife.org/media/a-bold...
#ContemplativeScience
We’re entering a bold new chapter focused on systems thinking, radical collaboration, and action—advancing AI, climate, polarization, and more.
Learn about our new strategy: www.mindandlife.org/media/a-bold...
#ContemplativeScience
“The next boundary we need to push is to come up with good ‘systems’ measures,” says social neuroscientist Tania Singer.
In this episode, she explores empathy, compassion, & why inner work matters for societal transformation.
🎧 Listen: podcast.mindandlife.org/tania-singer/
#ContemplativeScience
In this episode, she explores empathy, compassion, & why inner work matters for societal transformation.
🎧 Listen: podcast.mindandlife.org/tania-singer/
#ContemplativeScience
May 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
“The next boundary we need to push is to come up with good ‘systems’ measures,” says social neuroscientist Tania Singer.
In this episode, she explores empathy, compassion, & why inner work matters for societal transformation.
🎧 Listen: podcast.mindandlife.org/tania-singer/
#ContemplativeScience
In this episode, she explores empathy, compassion, & why inner work matters for societal transformation.
🎧 Listen: podcast.mindandlife.org/tania-singer/
#ContemplativeScience
Hello, Bluesky! Mind & Life is here! ☀️ We're dedicated to bridging science and wisdom to foster individual,societal, and planetary well-being. Follow us for insights, research, and resources at the intersection of contemplative wisdom and science!
#ContemplativeScience #ContemplativeResearch
#ContemplativeScience #ContemplativeResearch
March 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Hello, Bluesky! Mind & Life is here! ☀️ We're dedicated to bridging science and wisdom to foster individual,societal, and planetary well-being. Follow us for insights, research, and resources at the intersection of contemplative wisdom and science!
#ContemplativeScience #ContemplativeResearch
#ContemplativeScience #ContemplativeResearch
#booksky💙📚 #growthmindset #positivepsychology #contemplativescience #cognitivebehavorialscience
Grateful Living from one of the "grandfather's of gratefulness" grateful.org/brother-david/
youtu.be/3Zl9puhwiyw?...
Grateful Living from one of the "grandfather's of gratefulness" grateful.org/brother-david/
youtu.be/3Zl9puhwiyw?...
Br. David Steindl-Rast - Grateful.org
Br. David Steindl-Rast Brother David Steindl-Rast — 98 year-old author, scholar, and Benedictine monk — is beloved the world over for his enduring message about gratefulness as the true source of last...
grateful.org
December 1, 2024 at 9:40 PM
#booksky💙📚 #growthmindset #positivepsychology #contemplativescience #cognitivebehavorialscience
Grateful Living from one of the "grandfather's of gratefulness" grateful.org/brother-david/
youtu.be/3Zl9puhwiyw?...
Grateful Living from one of the "grandfather's of gratefulness" grateful.org/brother-david/
youtu.be/3Zl9puhwiyw?...
#booksky #mindset #positivepsychology #contemplativescience #cognitivebehavorialscience
Grateful Living from one of the "grandfather's of gratefulness" grateful.org/brother-david/
youtu.be/3Zl9puhwiyw?...
Grateful Living from one of the "grandfather's of gratefulness" grateful.org/brother-david/
youtu.be/3Zl9puhwiyw?...
November 28, 2024 at 10:19 PM
#booksky #mindset #positivepsychology #contemplativescience #cognitivebehavorialscience
Grateful Living from one of the "grandfather's of gratefulness" grateful.org/brother-david/
youtu.be/3Zl9puhwiyw?...
Grateful Living from one of the "grandfather's of gratefulness" grateful.org/brother-david/
youtu.be/3Zl9puhwiyw?...
Congratulations to Dr. Saampras Ganesan for completing his PhD! 👏
Dr Ganesan’s research saw him establish a neurofeedback system for the 7T MRI scanner and develop an innovative model to train beginner meditators.
Well done, Saampras! 🎉
#PhDGraduation #ContemplativeScience #MeditationResearch
Dr Ganesan’s research saw him establish a neurofeedback system for the 7T MRI scanner and develop an innovative model to train beginner meditators.
Well done, Saampras! 🎉
#PhDGraduation #ContemplativeScience #MeditationResearch
April 2, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Congratulations to Dr. Saampras Ganesan for completing his PhD! 👏
Dr Ganesan’s research saw him establish a neurofeedback system for the 7T MRI scanner and develop an innovative model to train beginner meditators.
Well done, Saampras! 🎉
#PhDGraduation #ContemplativeScience #MeditationResearch
Dr Ganesan’s research saw him establish a neurofeedback system for the 7T MRI scanner and develop an innovative model to train beginner meditators.
Well done, Saampras! 🎉
#PhDGraduation #ContemplativeScience #MeditationResearch
In the cartography of solitude, what unseen topographies do we map when left to our own gravitational pull?
#SolitudeStudies #InnerAtlas #ContemplativeScience
#SolitudeStudies #InnerAtlas #ContemplativeScience
June 14, 2026 at 6:01 PM
In the cartography of solitude, what unseen topographies do we map when left to our own gravitational pull?
#SolitudeStudies #InnerAtlas #ContemplativeScience
#SolitudeStudies #InnerAtlas #ContemplativeScience