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
LYSSA NOVITSKY RIBBLE 

When did you first start practicing mindfulness and why were you motivated to do so? I first became interested in mindfulness in 2002 while trekking in the Himalayas and reading a book by Thich Nhat Hanh called Being Peace.  When I returned to the States after my 16… Read More 

  • Mindful readers like you
  • January 5, 2012
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Expert Interviews
5 years of Mind the Moment 

Harvard Pilgrim's Tara Healey on the organization's groundbreaking mindfulness program and her own mindfulness practice. Read More 

  • Rod Meade Sperry
  • December 20, 2011
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Creativity
Liberating the Tortured Writer 

Writing can involve lots of hope — and, disappointment. But, says Ben Craib, mindfulness offers relief and perspective. Read More 

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  • December 15, 2011
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Expert Interviews
The equation for less anxiety 

In his new book, Chip Conley invites you to use "emotional equations" when dealing with strong emotions—like anxiety, with its challenging domino effect. Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • December 12, 2011
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