It’s 2026. Is the University of Toronto really closing a popular program designed around non-Eurocentric lifeways, modes of knowing, and teaching practice?
Learn more at pathuoft.net/blog/
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Help us reach 5,000 signatures! www.change.org/p/protect-th... #bpmh #mentalhealth #mindfulness #uoft #buddhism #contemplativescience
We're grateful for our professors! Elli Weisbaum's research explores how the scientific evidence base for mindfulness is integrated and operationalized across society. #bpmh #mindfulness #contemplativescience #mentalhealth #buddhism
We’re grateful for our professors! Alex Djedovic is a philosopher working on how the sciences of life and the sciences of mind inform (or mislead) each other, at the intersection of biology, cognitive science, and social issues. #bpmh #contemplativescience #buddhism #consciousness #cognitivescience
We’re grateful for our professors! This is Mark Miller, host of the Contemplative Science Podcast and philosopher of cognition exploring the impact of our technologically-mediated world on well-being. #bpmh #contemplativescience #buddhism #consciousness #cognitivescience #mindfulness
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
Therefore, the project isn't spiritual development but cognitive reconstruction.
We must rebuild the conceptual scaffolding.
Read the full piece: www.bjornkennethholmstrom.org/blog/2025-11...
#CognitiveArchitecture #Phenomenology #ContemplativeScience
#contemplativescience #neuroskyence
The work on the self is a collaboration with @kevinberryman.bsky.social, Aviva Berkovich-Ohana, Yair Dor-Ziderman, @matthewsacchet.bsky.social and @rubenlaukkonen.bsky.social
In Boston, happy to be visiting the Meditation Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School meditation.mgh.harvard.edu
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Can we ever really access the "objective" world?
Watch our interview with physicist Piet Hut for his in-depth analysis of the role of consciousness in scientific inquiry.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyOD...
#contemplativescience #philsci #consciousness
🎙️ 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
🥳 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
Inspirational quote: In the cartography of solitude, what unseen topographies do we map when left to our own gravitationa...
In the cartography of solitude, what unseen topographies do we map when left to our own gravitational pull?
#SolitudeStudies #InnerAtlas #ContemplativeScience
“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
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...
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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
#ActiveInference #Meditation #ComputationalPhenomenology #Mindfulness #Consciousness #Neuroscience #ContemplativeScience #PredictiveProcessing #MentalHealth #ComputationalPsychiatry
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...
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“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
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
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!
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If you're interested in #meditation #yoga #breathwork #psychedelics or other #mindbody research, this is your conference! Stay tuned for more info. #contemplativeresearch #contemplativescience #contemplativeneuroscience
No difference in telomere length between control and 18-month meditation training group; yet dose-dependent telomere differences suggest consistent practice makes all the difference. #meditation research #contemplativescience @antoinelutz.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Here is a good beginning to a Contemplative Research Starter Pack. Suggestions welcome. I'll try to keep it updated as more people migrate over to the blue sky 🙏 #contemplativeresearch #contemplativescience #mindfulness #meditation #yoga #breathwork #psychedelics go.bsky.app/StDaiA6
#booksky💙📚 #growthmindset #positivepsychology #contemplativescience #cognitivebehavorialscience
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?...
