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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
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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Stumbling on Happiness 

Are we just too stupid to be happy? Daniel Gilbert, Psychologist and author of Stumbling on Happiness, reveals some of the common mental mistakes that defeat our search for happiness. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • September 8, 2010
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Toward a Mindful Society 

Barry Boyce interviews Jon Kabat-Zinn, who was a keynote speaker at the Creating a Mindful Society conference in New York City. (Click here to view the livestream.) Read More 

  • Barry Boyce
  • September 8, 2010
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Victory Reveals Itself 

We may not be generals, presidents or CEO’s, but conflict is still an inescapable part of our lives. The Art of War, says James Gimian, teaches us the profound art of “taking whole,” the victory that everyone shares in. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • August 26, 2010
Deep Listening
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Deep Listening 

To really listen to others, say David Rome and Hope Martin, we must first learn to listen to ourselves. They teach us three techniques for tuning in to body, speech, and mind. Read More 

  • David Rome
  • August 26, 2010
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Making the Right Choice 

Daniel Goleman, author of the best seller Emotional Intelligence, says the key to becoming a socially engaged consumer is being mindful at the moment when you're deciding whether to buy something. Knowing the full range of a product’s impacts is one of the best things you can do for yourselves and the Earth. Read More 

  • Daniel Goleman
  • August 25, 2010
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It’s Not Helping 

What can you do when compassion shows up as frustration? Karen Kissel Wegela on how to be present with our own helplessness. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • August 25, 2010
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Coming Home 

Michael Stroud, unsure about how to be both a Buddhist and a Jew, talks with well-known Buddhists who have returned home to Judaism. They’ve found it fulfilling to practice both Buddhism and the religion of their birth. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • August 25, 2010
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