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The Contemplative Science Podcast — 80 episodes

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1

Into the Dark: Science and Practice of Dark Retreat w/ Ian Gardner

2

Authentic Intelligence: The Brahma Vihāras and the Future of Secular Dharma w/ Dave Smith

3

Ecodharma, Dzogchen, and the Politics of Transformation w/ Adam Lobel

4

Minds, Models, and Invisible Beings w/ Zach Buck

5

Establishing Right View: Meditation, Meaning, and Staying on Track w/ Nicholas Buscall

6

Where Science Meets Silence w/Brother Phap Linh

7

Purposeful Behaviour Through a Buddhist Lens w Nadav Amir

8

How Compassion Works w/ Paul Condon

9

The Inner Science of Pain: Compassion, Contemplation, and Healing w/ Richmond Stace

10

Being Deeply Well: Dharma, Discomfort, and the Healing Path w/ Melina Bondy & Arti Mehta

11

How Compassion Works w/ Lama John Makransky

12

Is Meditation Philosophy? w/ Rick Repetti

13

Science and Practice of Dark Retreats w/ Andrew Holecek

14

Neurons, Networks, and the Nature of Freedom w/ Adam Safron

15

Breaking Free from Mental Ruts: The Science of Sense Foraging w/ Norman Farb

16

The Museum of Meditative Practices w/ Mridula Sathyanarayanan

17

Dissolving Boundaries - A Computational View of Body-Scan Meditation w Valeria Becattini

18

Rewiring Hope: Computational Models, Psilocybin, and the Science of Optimism w/ Beth Fisher

19

Mindfulness in Action: Bridging Healthcare, Education, and Wellbeing w/Elli Weisbaum

20

The Dawn of Consciousness w/ James Cooke

21

Psilocybin and the Brain: A Deep Dive into End-of-Life Care w/ Stephan Tap

22

Exploring the Hype and Harm of Mindfulness w/ John Dunne

23

Buddhism, Science and Spirituality w/ Brother Phap Linh

24

The Intersection of Psychedelics and Non-Duality w/ Daniel Meling

25

Expanding Jewish Spirituality w/ Sam Berrin Shonkoff

26

Ayahuasca and the Science of the Sacred

27

Surviving Tomorrow: AI and the Human Spirit w/ John Vervaeke & Sean Coyne

28

Round Up Episode

29

The Enlightenment Hack? w/Jay Sanguinetti

30

Death and The Information Gap

31

Speaking in Tongues: w/Josh Brahinsky

32

Your Brain and God: The Principles of Neurotheology w/ Andrew Newberg

33

UnBroken: How To Deal With Grief

34

Kevin Berryman: The Lessons Of A Buddhist Monk

35

Meditation: An Active State?

36

Psychedelics, Trauma and Men's Therapy

37

Pain Reconceptualized: w/ Alex Jinich

38

Our Guided Meditation: Dr Mark Miller x Lama John Makransky

39

Why I'm Not a Buddhist

40

Cognitive Biases and Emotional Reactions: with Dr Norman Farb

41

Meditation and Psychotherapy: with Ian Singer

42

Soul and Interconnectedness: Dr Anna Yusim

43

How To Be Human: 2022 Pod Review

44

The Dark Night of the Soul

45

Constructing Our Lives: with Dr Shamil Chandaria

46

Spirituality and Psychic Abilities

47

Jhāna and Peak Experiences

48

Mental Health and Buddhism: with Dr Elli Weisbaum

49

The Dark Side of Meditation

50

Psychedelics and Spiritual Traditions

51

Flow States and Meta-Awareness: w/ Dr Dave Vago

52

You are Not Your Brain

53

The Mindful College Student

54

Understanding Anxiety

55

Compassion, Wisdom and Training

56

The Self Made Simple with Dr Monima Chadha

57

The Equanimity Factor

58

Mindfulness and Education: Professor Craig Hassed

59

The Podcast So Far: a fireside conversation

60

Dr Ines Hipolito: 'The 'Complexity Wanderer'

61

How to Deal with Change: lessons from a Buddhist nun

62

Getting The Dose Right: how much mindfullness?

63

Guidance, hypnosis and Tibetan practice: Dr Michael Lifshitz on well-being

64

Well Being and Psychedelics: caution, potential and meditation

65

Self Love and Enlightenment

66

Windows of Tolerance: the science of how to practice gently

67

The 5 Contemplative Landmarks

68

Meditation, the brain and meta-cognitive awareness

69

Collective Trauma and Recovery

70

The Black History of Yoga

71

The Science of Romantic Love

72

Pain, Brains and Reality

73

The Authentic Happiness Episode

74

The Well-Being Curriculum

75

Mysticism and Modern Healthcare: how Psychiatry and spirituality interact

76

Why I'm Not a Buddhist

77

An introduction to Indigenous Contemplative Science

78

The Meaning Crisis - and what we can do about it

79

What is the bottleneck to well-being?

80

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