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.
Expert Interviews
Patricia Jennings 

Dr. Patricia (Tish) Jennings is the director of the Initiative on Contemplation and Education at the Garrison Institute and research assistant professor in Human Development and Family Studies and the Prevention Research Center at Penn State University. She led the team that developed Garrison’s Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education… Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • December 9, 2010
calming your anxious mind
Expert Interviews
Calming Your Anxious Mind: An Interview with Jeff Brantley, M.D. 

Elisha Goldstein talks to Jeff Brantley, founder and director of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program at Duke University’s Center for Integrative Medicine, about issues surrounding the increasing prevalence of anxiety in North America. Read More 

  • Elisha Goldstein
  • November 30, 2010
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Depression & Grief
Letting Ourselves Heal 

Saki Santorelli says that healing begins when we uncover our vulnerable places. Hear him talk about this via the livestream of the recent Creating a Mindful Society. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • November 23, 2010
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Expert Interviews
A Mindful Calendar 

Janice Marturano tells us how to pay attention to our daily calendars. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • November 23, 2010
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Expert Interviews
Stop, Wait, Go 

The hardest part of communicating well is knowing when to speak, when to be quiet and when to wait and see—but mindfulness can help, says Susan Chapman. Read More 

  • Susan Gillis Chapman
  • November 23, 2010
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Expert Interviews
Mindfulness: beyond the science 

Ed Halliwell on whether scientific studies on mindfulness can do justice to the transformations felt by those who practice it. Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • November 23, 2010
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