Why the World Needs More Mindfulness Ft. Dr. Bassam Khoury Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn how mindfulness can be harnessed to promote more self-compassion and empathy for others. Bassam Khoury is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology at McGill University and head of the Mindfulness Research Lab. In this episode, as an engineer-turned-psychologist, he describes how mindfulness and compassion could help change the world. 00:00 Introduction 00:26 About Dr. Bassam Khoury 02:28 The practice of mindfulness 04:40 How mindfulness promotes empathy 08:30 The difference between intra-personal and inter-personal mindfulness 09:58 What is the connection between compassion and mindfulness? 12:17 The four angles of compassion 20:02 Bassam’s path from engineering to psychology 23:12 How being mindful has changed Bassam’s life 26:14 Why is mindfulness so important in today’s society? 32:48 Daily practices to cultivate compassion 39:24 The benefits of mindfulness and compassion 43:13 Dr. Bassam Khoury’s Purposeful Empathy Story CONNECT WITH DR. BASSAM KHOURY ✩ McGill Mindfulness Research Lab: https://www.mcgill.ca/mmrl/ CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email [email protected] ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/ ✩ Book https://a.co/d/j6Xf9Lq ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/ ✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram ✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook ✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity ✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast Video edited by David Tsvariani