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Aspen Ideas to Go Podcast: Going Beyond the Buzzwords of ‘Meditation’ and ‘Mindfulness’

January 22, 2016  • Tricia Johnson, Guest Blogger

The “Aspen Ideas to Go” podcast is a weekly show featuring fascinating speakers who have presented at the Aspen Ideas Festival and other public programs offered by the Aspen Institute — including Aspen Words, the Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series, and various events around the country. For a curated listening experience, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or listen to each episode on the Aspen Ideas website.

Meditation and mindfulness have gone mainstream. From improvements in perception to body awareness, to pain tolerance and emotion regulation, to an increase in complex thinking and a sense of self, two experts in the field explore the benefits and outcomes of these practices.

Featured speakers:

  • Richard Davidson, William James and Vilas professor of psychology and psychiatry, University of Wisconsin
  • Robert Roth, executive director, David Lynch Foundation

Their discussion is moderated by documentary filmmaker Perri Peltz.

Tricia Johnson is editorial director of public programs at the Aspen Institute.

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