Meditation and the Bayesian Brain with Shamil Chandaria
Host Michael Taft talks with philanthropist, serial entrepreneur, technologist, and meditator Dr. Shamil Chandaria about predictive processing as it relates to meditation, our phenomenal self model, r...
17 Dec 202249min
John Vervaeke on Relevance Realization
Host Michael Taft speaks with professor John Vervaeke about relevance realization—the process by which we decide what matters in any given situation—and its application to meditation, how we gain an i...
5 Okt 202249min
A Conversation with Rosa Lewis
In this episode, host Michael Taft talks with Rosa Lewis about spirituality, creativity, working with trauma, embracing the darkness, the inner critic, the power of meditation, and more.Rosa Lewis is ...
6 Sep 202230min
Changing Minds with David McRaney
Host Michael Taft speaks with author, science journalist, and psychology nerd David McRaney about what sorts of conversations actually cause human beings to change their minds; the fascinating on-the-...
24 Juli 202259min
A Conversation with Guy Sengstock
Host Michael Taft speaks with artist, bodyworker, and philosopher Guy Sengstock about the origin and creation of Circling practice, how the asynchronous qualities of new technologies have created a de...
1 Juni 202257min
The Power of Non-sleep Deep Rest with Kelly Boys
Host Michael Taft speaks with meditation teacher and author Kelly Boys on the practice of non-sleep, deep rest—a modern name for the ancient practice of yoga nidra, using liminal states as gateways to...
4 Maj 202231min
A Conversation on Nonduality with Andrew Holecek
Host Michael Taft iterviews Tibetan Buddhist meditation teacher and author Andrew Holecek on nondual practice and theory, finding your way back to the true nature of mind, the dangers of getting dropp...
25 Apr 202253min
Nondual Teachings of LinJi, with Shinzen Young
Host Michael Taft speaks with meditation master and neuroscience consultant Shinzen Young on the background and history of Zen Master LinJi (aka Rinzai, in Japanese), the meaning of his famous phrase ...
14 Mars 202259min
