New episode of The Enactive Fold out now! Artist-researchers Himali Singh Soin & David Soin Tappeser delve into the dizzying scope of their art-making, and the ethical-epistemological questions driving their work.
π§ Listen now: https://ow.ly/3rpa50YhMRQ
#MindAndLifeEurope #PodcastEpisode
Calling all artists! π©βπ¨
We are launching Hyphae, our new academic journal, and are welcoming submissions for a new logo inspired by underground connectedness and the hidden networks of hyphae: relational, interdependent, non-hierarchical.
Apply now: https://ow.ly/vFTi50YlXRu
#LogoContest
How can we create more plausible scenarios of hope for a greater number of people?
This month, Dr Kilian JΓΆrg reflects on what it means to refuse the dualisms between thinking and acting and invoke the possibility of pluralism in the face of criticality.
π§ Listen now: https://ow.ly/7L4u50YcNVP
Come along to the next Making Room for Contemplation session on Tues 24th Feb at 19:00 CET, in which we will carve out some time to slow down and be present with ourselves with a kind, open awareness. Guided by Dr Edel Maex.
Learn more and register: https://ow.ly/jpoy50YbRYz
#OnlineMeditation
Mind & Life Europe is hiring!
We are seeking a part-time editorial assistant for Hyphae, our new academic journal. A remote role ideally for PhD students with training and mentoring included. Apply by 15th Feb.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/pbiV50Y8kiu
#Jobs #Vacancy #JobsInAcademia #OpenPosition
Join us on Thurs 19th Feb as Prof Ezequiel Di Paolo delivers an unprecedented MLE Friends Talk on the key features of enaction, its lesser known reliance on dialectics, and how language is understood from the enactive perspective.
Learn more and register now: https://ow.ly/9mEu50Y8WhJ
Calling all artists!
We are launching Hyphae, our new academic journal, and are welcoming submissions for a new logo inspired by underground connectedness and the hidden networks of hyphae: relational, interdependent, non-hierarchical.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/TfOj50Y8jCW
New episode of The Enactive Fold out now! Philosopher and artist Dr Kilian JΓΆrg delves into some of modernityβs insidious problems: the climate crisis, the loss of ritual, polarisation, and βthe hope gapβ.
π§ Listen now: https://ow.ly/UyTl50Y0WLl
#MindAndLifeEurope #Ecological #Activism
What sorts of epistemological and ontological outlooks would be conducive to more caring and capacious power structures?
Join the discussion at the MLE 2026 Inaugural Panel on Wednesday 28th as we explore our new banner theme, βEmpowering through Caringβ.
πRegister now: https://ow.ly/Aswi50Y2Tsl
What is here, right now, as we transition into 2026?
We invite you to the first contemplative session of the year on Tues 27 Jan at 18:00 CET, in which we will carve out some time to slow down and be present with ourselves, guided by Dr Edel Maex.
πRegister now: https://ow.ly/7c8t50XWHRX
Can a museum become a space of co-creation rather than regulation?
In this episode, Trapholt director Karen GrΓΈn shares how visitors, guards, and artists all shape an βinfrastructure of meaningsβ informed by enaction and resonance theory.
π§ Listen now: https://ow.ly/v6I850XG2Vt
Join us on 17th December for a special live event with Dutch artist Louwrien Wijers, as she guides us through her award-winning exhibition and reflects on art shaped by dialogue, science, and spirituality.
Register now: https://ow.ly/8GVF50XGmRa
#FranciscoVarela #ArtAndScience #FriesMuseum
π§ββοΈ Needing a moment for mindfulness?π§ββοΈ
Join us for our next Making Room for Contemplation session next Tuesday 16th December at 18:00 CET!
Learn more and register now: https://ow.ly/vuKH50XGmyG
#MindAndLifeEurope #Meditation #Community #SelfCare #ContemplativePractice #Mindful
Join us for Dr Enara GarcΓaβs 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
Donβt miss Dr Fernando Rosasβ talk this Thursday 27th Nov for a deep dive into emergence in complex systems. Available to all MLE Friends!
Learn more and register now: https://ow.ly/CMtt50XwLY2
#MindAndLifeEurope #ComputationalNeuroscience #Complexsystems #AI #Emergence #UpcomingEvents
New episode of The Enactive Fold out now! Poet, essayist, & Zen practitioner Jane Hirshfield reflects on poetryβs role in democracy, its dialogue with science, and the ethics at the heart of creative work.
Listen now: https://ow.ly/Wu6450XwKfs
#MindAndLifeEurope #Podcast #Poetry #Zen #Ethics
Are you interested in models of embodied cognition or how participatory sense-making arises in social media?
Explore more questions on political agency and social philosophy at our upcoming international conference with UPF: https://ow.ly/Cn8A50XsK7Y
#Conference #Barcelona #Philosophy #Ethics
π§ββοΈ Are you needing some time to pause and unwind?
Join us tomorrow (Tuesday 18th) at our Making Room for Contemplation session: https://ow.ly/k2LS50XsIss
#ZoomMeditation #MeditateOnline #Unwind #Contemplative #Contemplation #Breathe #Mindfulness #Community #CommunityEvents
Have you considered how our bodies are shaped by the worlds we inhabit?
Explore more questions on mind, body, and the sociopolitical shaping of experience on Day 2 of our upcoming international conference with UPF: https://ow.ly/wT4g50XqtJC
A glimpse into what weβll be exploring on the opening day of our upcoming international conference, hosted with Universitat Pompeu Fabra!
Click here for more info: https://ow.ly/K1fL50XqsMG
π€― Do you feel like youβre juggling a million things at once? We invite you to take this opportunity to pause, slow down, disconnect from your to-do list, and attune to whatβs within.
Join us next Tuesday 18th (18:00 CET) at our Making Room for Contemplation session: https://ow.ly/lFKH50Xqqbs
How can we creatively respond to the crises of power in our world today?
Join us in Barcelona, 27-31 May 2026, for an international conference with UPF on βPower and Care: Enactive Approaches and Critical Social Philosophyβ
Apply now (posters, talks, general attendees): https://ow.ly/rThp50XpYXO
How do caring interactions shape patient outcomes and practitioner wellbeing?
Join Dr Hanne De Jaegher for Participatory Sense-Making in Practice, a 10-week Mind & Life Europe course blending enactive & contemplative approaches to healthcare.
Apply by 25th November 2025: https://ow.ly/LXfn50XpVFZ
ποΈ Weβre excited to share that the Mind & Life Europe Podcast is evolving... with a new name and a renewed focus!
π Find out more here: ow.ly/Zw6350XmFnx
#MindAndLifeEurope #Enaction #ContemplativeScience #CognitiveScience #Philosophy #Ethics #Interdisciplinary #Poetry
Weβre excited to continue our Mind Matters series this fall with Buddhist monk, author, humanitarian, and photographer, Matthieu Ricard. Taking place on 12th November at 6pm CET!
Check it out here: mindandlife-europe.org/events/mind-...
Beautiful to see this special moment between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Marieke van Vugt at our recent Mind & Life Dialogue, "Minds, Artificial Intelligence, and Ethics" at Dharamsala, India!
Can reading a book make you a better person? π€
Read more in the Power of Us newsletter, featuring insights from social psychologist RΓ©mi ThΓ©riault and NYU Professor of Psychology & Neural Science, Jay Van Bavel!
As avid booklovers, we're excited to see the progress of 2024 EVA awardee RΓ©mi ThΓ©riault! His research explores how nonfiction books β especially in pop psychology β might influence prosociality and polarisation. π
Mindful Researchers are relaunching Mindful Presentations β a welcoming space to share projects, ideas, and practices in 90-min sessions with grounding, presentations, and dialogue every 6-8 weeks.
Submit a 15-min talk by Nov 3 to contact@mindfulresearchers.org
More info: https://ow.ly/NvmK50XjfvQ
There is still time to register for the MLE Friends book launch event tomorrow at 12pm CET with Prof Jay Garfield and Ven Gendun Losang. Join us to learn more about the ethical undercurrents in MΔdhyamika Buddhism!
Register here: https://ow.ly/b4Vg50XjcEL
