Expert Interviews

Conversations with the leading voices in mindfulness, meditation, psychology, and neuroscience. These interviews bring you insights, practical advice, and fresh perspectives from the people shaping the field.
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Expert Interviews
How Mindfulness Teachers Can Build Brave Space 

Mindful self-compassion teacher Steve Hickman offers advice for his fellow teachers to lovingly acknowledge the turbulence of their own hearts, and those of their students, during times where compassionate presence and action are needed more than ever. Read More 

  • Steven Hickman
  • July 8, 2020
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Maybe it’s The Barrel: Mindful Policing Gets Real 

Founding Editor Barry Boyce speaks with mindfulness trainer and former police lieutenant Richard Goerling on how mindfulness can ground policing in humanity rather than tactics that often result in severe injury and death. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • June 18, 2020
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It’s Funny Because It’s (Sometimes) True 

Founding Editor Barry Boyce and Managing Editor Stephanie Domet talk (via Zoom, while socially distancing during COVID-19) about a recent spoof of mindfulness in the hilarious BBC series Fleabag. Plus, what’s on the Mindful Vulgarian’s mind during these strange and often sad days. Read More 

  • Barry Boyce
  • May 25, 2020
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What to Do When Thoughts Arise While Meditating 

The mind often wanders in meditation—and it’s normal. Elisha Goldstein, psychologist and founder of the Mindful Living Collective, explores how to deal with both important and irrelevant ideas that come up. Read More 

  • Elisha Goldstein
  • April 27, 2020
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