The Mind & Life podcast explores the frontiers of contemplative science, diving into fundamental questions that arise through bridging science and contemplative wisdom.
Across each episode, we engage fundamental questions: How do our minds work? What patterns shape perception, emotion, behavior, and identity? How are these patterns formed, sustained, and transformed? And how can contemplative practices—such as meditation, compassion training, and embodied inquiry—help individuals and communities meet the challenges of modern life?
These conversations unfold through many lenses. Drawing from psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, anthropology, religious studies, education, social science, activism, and first-person experience, the podcast creates a space where multiple ways of knowing meet. Guests include leading researchers, contemplative scholars, teachers, clinicians, policymakers, and practitioners working at the intersection of inner life and outer change.
At its heart, the Mind & Life podcast is an invitation into inquiry—one that honors complexity, curiosity, and care. By weaving together science and contemplative wisdom, the show supports a deeper understanding of ourselves, our relationships, and the conditions that foster individual and societal flourishing.
The Mind & Life podcast is supported in part by generous sponsors, including The Academy for the Love of Learning, The BESS Family Foundation, The Lenz Foundation, and Inspera Health.
