# Mind & Life Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422.md RSS feed: https://feed.podbean.com/mindandlife/feed.xml Official site: https://podcast.mindandlife.org Author: Mind & Life Institute Episodes: 93 ## Resource What is a mind? What are the mental patterns that shape our experience—how are those patterns created, maintained, and changed? How can contemplative practices like meditation help us work with our minds? And what are the potential benefits these practices for individuals and society? This inquiry can happen through many lenses. Conversations on this show integrate contemplative approaches with perspectives from psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, anthropology, religion, social science, art, activism, and lived experience. On Mind & Life, we investigate these complex questions with leading researchers, thinkers, and on-the-ground practitioners, moving us toward a deeper understanding of ourselves and our world. Hosted by Mind & Life Institute Science Director, Wendy Hasenkamp. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mind-life-594422 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422.md ## Episodes - [Theory U: Guiding Awareness-based Systems Change – Katrin Kaufer, Martin Kalungu-Banda and Megan Seneque](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422/theory-u-guiding-awareness-based-systems-change-katrin-kaufer-martin-kalungu-banda-and-megan-seneque) — 2026-05-22T13:33:43+00:00 - [Trauma and Healing Systems – Laura Calderon de la Barca, Kazu Haga, and Thomas Hübl](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422/trauma-and-healing-systems-laura-calderon-de-la-barca-kazu-haga-and-thomas-h-bl) — 2026-05-20T17:58:12+00:00 - [The Work That Reconnects – Shayontoni Ghosh, Chris Johnstone, Stephanie Kaza and Phoebe Tickell](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422/the-work-that-reconnects-shayontoni-ghosh-chris-johnstone-stephanie-kaza-and-phoebe-tickell) — 2026-05-07T19:35:17+00:00 - [Jamie Bristow – Exploring Systems Change](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422/jamie-bristow-exploring-systems-change) — 2026-04-17T14:34:48+00:00 - [Wendy Hasenkamp – Widening the Aperture](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422/wendy-hasenkamp-widening-the-aperture) — 2026-02-27T09:23:00+00:00 - [Jon Kabat-Zinn – The Heart of Mindfulness [From the Archive]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422/jon-kabat-zinn-the-heart-of-mindfulness-from-the-archive) — 2025-12-23T14:33:32+00:00 - [Roshi Joan Halifax – Enactive Compassion [From the Archive]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422/roshi-joan-halifax-enactive-compassion-from-the-archive) — 2025-12-12T13:30:00+00:00 - [Matthieu Ricard – Compassion and Care [From the Archive]](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422/matthieu-ricard-compassion-and-care-from-the-archive) — 2025-12-05T13:00:00+00:00 - [Liz Monson – Reclaiming the Magic](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422/liz-monson-reclaiming-the-magic) — 2025-08-14T08:14:00+00:00 - [Christy Wilson-Mendenhall – Emotions in the World](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422/christy-wilson-mendenhall-emotions-in-the-world) — 2025-07-17T08:21:00+00:00 - [Karen O'Brien – Why We Matter](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422/karen-o-brien-why-we-matter) — 2025-06-19T08:24:00+00:00 - [Tania Singer – The Power of Two](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422/tania-singer-the-power-of-two) — 2025-05-15T08:17:00+00:00 - [Melissa Rosenkranz – Mind, Body, World](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422/melissa-rosenkranz-mind-body-world) — 2025-04-17T08:22:00+00:00 - [Otto Scharmer – Changing Systems](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422/otto-scharmer-changing-systems) — 2025-03-13T08:21:00+00:00 - [Neil Theise – Everything is Connected](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422/neil-theise-everything-is-connected) — 2025-02-20T09:20:00+00:00 - [Molly Crockett – Changing the World is a Group Project](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422/molly-crockett-changing-the-world-is-a-group-project) — 2025-01-16T09:22:00+00:00 - [Jim Coan – Our Social Baseline](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422/jim-coan-our-social-baseline) — 2024-12-12T09:14:00+00:00 - [Chuck Raison – Ancient Practices & Conscious Experience](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422/chuck-raison-ancient-practices-conscious-experience) — 2024-11-14T09:23:00+00:00 - [Quinn Conklin – Mind-Body Connection](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422/quinn-conklin-mind-body-connection) — 2024-10-17T08:19:00+00:00 - [Zev Schuman-Olivier – Mindfulness, Behavior Change, and Health](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422/zev-schuman-olivier-mindfulness-behavior-change-and-health) — 2024-09-19T08:12:00+00:00 - [Eve Ekman – Building Emotion Awareness](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422/eve-ekman-building-emotion-awareness) — 2024-06-13T08:27:00+00:00 - [Dave Vago – Meditation, Neuroscience, and Self](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422/dave-vago-meditation-neuroscience-and-self) — 2024-06-03T08:23:00+00:00 - [Tawni Tidwell – Between Life and Death](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422/tawni-tidwell-between-life-and-death) — 2024-05-16T08:16:00+00:00 - [Brian Dias – Epigenetics and Intergenerational Trauma](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422/brian-dias-epigenetics-and-intergenerational-trauma) — 2024-05-02T08:18:00+00:00 - [Jyoti Mishra – Mindfulness and Climate Trauma](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422/jyoti-mishra-mindfulness-and-climate-trauma) — 2024-04-18T08:17:00+00:00 - [Simon Goldberg – The Shape of Healing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-life-594422/simon-goldberg-the-shape-of-healing) — 2024-04-04T08:23:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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