EPISODE · Jan 27, 2026 · 27 MIN
74. How Multidimensional Mindfulness Can Be a Tool for Transformation
from Changemaker Q&A · host Humanitarian Changemakers Network
Mindfulness is often framed as a personal coping tool—something individuals practise to manage stress within systems that remain fundamentally unchanged. This conversation challenges that narrow framing and introduces a multidimensional approach to mindfulness grounded in social theory, empowerment research, and systems thinking. Drawing on a framework that understands human experience across four interconnected planes of being—the material, psychosocial, structural, and relational—the episode explores how mindfulness can be practised not only within the self, but also in relation to bodies, institutions, power, and collective action. By moving beyond commodified, individualised notions of mindfulness, the discussion repositions it as a reflexive capacity with genuine transformative potential for social movements, offering practical ways to engage more ethically, sustainably, and strategically in the work of social change.📰 Read the accompanying article for this podcast episode here.Watch the replay of our Mindfulness for Changemakers workshop here. Join the Changemaker Q&A Community & ASK YOUR QUESTIONS HERE💬 If you find this podcast valuable, it would really help us out to leave a rating & review wherever you're listening.Social Impact Foundations FREE Training Bundle Follow HCN on Instagram @humanitarianchangemakersFollow Tiyana on Instagram: @tiyanajThe views expressed in this podcast are those of Tiyana J & guests and are not reflective of all members of the Humanitarian Changemakers Network.
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Mindfulness is often framed as a personal coping tool—something individuals practise to manage stress within systems that remain fundamentally unchanged. This conversation challenges that narrow framing and introduces a multidimensional approach to mindfulness grounded in social theory, empowerment research, and systems thinking. Drawing on a framework that understands human experience across four interconnected planes of being—the material, psychosocial, structural, and relational—the episode explores how mindfulness can be practised not only within the self, but also in relation to bodies, institutions, power, and collective action. By moving beyond commodified, individualised notions of mindfulness, the discussion repositions it as a reflexive capacity with genuine transformative potential for social movements, offering practical ways to engage more ethically, sustainably, and strategically in the work of social change.📰 Read the accompanying article for this podcast episode here.Watch the replay of our Mindfulness for Changemakers workshop here. Join the Changemaker Q&A Community & ASK YOUR QUESTIONS HERE💬 If you find this podcast valuable, it would really help us out to leave a rating & review wherever you're listening.Social Impact Foundations FREE Training Bundle Follow HCN on Instagram @humanitarianchangemakersFollow Tiyana on Instagram: @tiyanajThe views expressed in this podcast are those of Tiyana J & guests and are not reflective of all members of the Humanitarian Changemakers Network.
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