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.
Helping Black Girls Take A Breath—Portrait of Jasmine Marie sitting cross-legged on a white bed with her eyes closed and hands on her knees as if meditating.
Breathing Meditations
Helping Black Women Take A Breath 

Jasmine Marie, founder of Black Girls Breathing, created a space for Black women to connect through breathwork and community in order to cope with the unique stress they experience. Read More 

  • Oyinda Lagunju
  • May 6, 2022
Healthcare starts with self care
Expert Interviews
Healthcare Starts With Self-Care 

How Dr. Reena Kotecha and Mindful Medics support healthcare professionals so they can show up with compassion and optimal mental and emotional health. Read More 

  • Oyinda Lagunju
  • March 25, 2022
Where Music and Meditation Meet
Creativity
Where Music and Meditation Meet 

Longtime mindfulness practitioner and musician Grant Jones is bringing his two passions together in a project that aims to make mindfulness more accessible for communities of color. Read More 

  • Ava Whitney-Coulter
  • February 19, 2022
Lean Into Love
Expert Interviews
Lean In to Love with Frank Ostaseski 

In this conversation with founding editor Barry Boyce, Frank Ostaseski opens up about the changes he experienced after suffering from a serious stroke and shares how he found strength and refuge in love, compassion, and curiosity. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • January 20, 2022
Lean Into Love—Frank Ostaseski stands holding an umbrella in front of a mural that reads,
Expert Interviews
Lean In to Love 

In this interview with Barry Boyce, beloved teacher Frank Ostaseski shares how his years of mindfulness supported him after a series of strokes transformed his life. Read More 

  • Frank Ostaseski and Barry Boyce
  • December 21, 2021
Find Your Focus with Amishi Jha
Expert Interviews
Find Your Focus with Amishi Jha 

Amishi Jha and Mindful managing editor Stephanie Domet discuss the brain science of attention, how mindfulness meditation helps hone focus, and why our brains are so distractible in the first place. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • December 9, 2021
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