Nicholas Van Dam, PhD - The Ethics of Meditation

Dr. Nicholas Van Dam unpacks what contemplative science really reveals about meditation, including how much practice matters, why challenges arise, and where popular claims often oversimplify the evidence.

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Tania Singer, PhD - The Science of Human Connection

Social neuroscientist Dr. Tania Singer explains how compassion training, partner-based practices, and targeted mental exercises can reduce stress, reshape the brain, and strengthen emotional resilience.

Diana Winston - The Spectrum of Awareness

Diana Winston is the Director of Mindfulness Education at UCLA Semel Institute’s Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC). She wrote The Little Book of Being and was called "one of the nation's best-known teachers of mindfulness” by the LA Times.