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A catalyst for human flourishing: bridging contemplative practices and wisdom with up-to-date scientific research.
Don’t miss Dr Fernando Rosas’ talk this Thursday 27th Nov for a deep dive into emergence in complex systems. Available to all MLE Friends!

Learn more and register now: https://ow.ly/CMtt50XwLY2

#MindAndLifeEurope #ComputationalNeuroscience #Complexsystems #AI #Emergence #UpcomingEvents
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
New episode of The Enactive Fold out now! Poet, essayist, & Zen practitioner Jane Hirshfield reflects on poetry’s role in democracy, its dialogue with science, and the ethics at the heart of creative work.

Listen now: https://ow.ly/Wu6450XwKfs

#MindAndLifeEurope #Podcast #Poetry #Zen #Ethics
November 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Are you interested in models of embodied cognition or how participatory sense-making arises in social media?

Explore more questions on political agency and social philosophy at our upcoming international conference with UPF: https://ow.ly/Cn8A50XsK7Y

#Conference #Barcelona #Philosophy #Ethics
November 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🧘‍♀️ Are you needing some time to pause and unwind?

Join us tomorrow (Tuesday 18th) at our Making Room for Contemplation session: https://ow.ly/k2LS50XsIss

#ZoomMeditation #MeditateOnline #Unwind #Contemplative #Contemplation #Breathe #Mindfulness #Community #CommunityEvents
November 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Have you considered how our bodies are shaped by the worlds we inhabit?

Explore more questions on mind, body, and the sociopolitical shaping of experience on Day 2 of our upcoming international conference with UPF: https://ow.ly/wT4g50XqtJC
November 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A glimpse into what we’ll be exploring on the opening day of our upcoming international conference, hosted with Universitat Pompeu Fabra!

Click here for more info: https://ow.ly/K1fL50XqsMG
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🤯 Do you feel like you’re juggling a million things at once? We invite you to take this opportunity to pause, slow down, disconnect from your to-do list, and attune to what’s within.

Join us next Tuesday 18th (18:00 CET) at our Making Room for Contemplation session: https://ow.ly/lFKH50Xqqbs
November 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM
How can we creatively respond to the crises of power in our world today?

Join us in Barcelona, 27-31 May 2026, for an international conference with UPF on “Power and Care: Enactive Approaches and Critical Social Philosophy”

Apply now (posters, talks, general attendees): https://ow.ly/rThp50XpYXO
November 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
How do caring interactions shape patient outcomes and practitioner wellbeing?

Join Dr Hanne De Jaegher for Participatory Sense-Making in Practice, a 10-week Mind & Life Europe course blending enactive & contemplative approaches to healthcare.

Apply by 25th November 2025: https://ow.ly/LXfn50XpVFZ
November 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
🎙️ We’re excited to share that the Mind & Life Europe Podcast is evolving... with a new name and a renewed focus!

👉 Find out more here: ow.ly/Zw6350XmFnx

#MindAndLifeEurope #Enaction #ContemplativeScience #CognitiveScience #Philosophy #Ethics #Interdisciplinary #Poetry
November 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
There is still time to register for the MLE Friends book launch event tomorrow at 12pm CET with Prof Jay Garfield and Ven Gendun Losang. Join us to learn more about the ethical undercurrents in Mādhyamika Buddhism!

Register here: https://ow.ly/b4Vg50XjcEL
October 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
🥳 Are you an early-career researcher exploring the science of contemplative practice? Applications for Mind & Life Europe's 2025 European Varela Awards, with grants of up to €23,500, are now open!

Learn more here: https://ow.ly/Ssci50Xg7vs

#MindAndLifeEurope #ContemplativeScience #ResearchFunding
October 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
We’re delighted to welcome Prof Jay Garfield for an MLE Friends Book Launch next Wednesday 29th October, 12pm CET, celebrating his two new books on ethics and interdependence in the Madhyamaka tradition, in dialogue with Ven Losang Gendun. Open to all!

Find out more: https://ow.ly/TEeW50Xgbal
October 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
🌿When was the last time you paused — not to escape the world, but to stand in it more fully?🌿

Join us for our final contemplative session with Ven Losang Gendun this season on Tues 24 June, 6-7pm CEST. Free and open to all!

Register now: ow.ly/mhEj50W6ngl

#Mindfulness #Meditation #Contemplation
June 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🌱 What is biological autonomy — and why does it matter?

Starting our new series with insights from recent events, we explore biological autonomy and autopoiesis, challenging traditional views on control and reductionism.

Discover more: www.instagram.com/p/DJ_cKcnzdO...

Share your thoughts below!👇
June 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM