Aurélien speaks with Dan Lehman, a meditation practitioner and guide for university staff at the Technical University in Eindhoven. They discuss why one would purposefully seek discomfort, the difference between pain and suffering, how meditation can help reduce suffering, while one can use painful experiences to empower oneself through detachment. They further explore how the ‘self’ could be conceived as an illusion, and what is meant by self, and finally what can be concluded on whether humans truly possess free will.

A Very Mindful Podcast helps students and professionals, and anyone interested in Mindfulness and Mental Health learn more about the theory behind the topics. It also supports the mindfulness and meditation home practice through each practice episode.

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Aurélien speaks with Prof. David Ehrhardt, an Associate Professor of International Development at Leiden University College whose passion for learning and teaching led him to develop the Learning Mindset Journal for university students. They discuss the process of learning and the importance of making mistakes, the power of journaling in learning about how to think. They talk about the relative importance of grades relative to other measures, advice to students to make the most of their years at university, and many other topics.

A Very Mindful Podcast helps students and professionals, and anyone interested in Mindfulness and Mental Health learn more about the theory behind the topics. It also supports the mindfulness and meditation home practice through each practice episode.

Find out more at https://www.centre4innovation.org/a-very-mindful-podcast/

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Aurélien speaks with Stéphane Segatori, a Business Intelligence Consultant and the Director of the We-Space lab, a company devoted to help businesses incorporate mindfulness-based techniques into a professional working environment. They discuss how lifeless business culture has become and what is lacking at a personal level in today's workplace. This also relates to university culture, and how students can benefit from applying We-Flow principles to their study environment; things that include playfulness, excitement and the joys that can be found through mindful collaboration.

A Very Mindful Podcast helps students and professionals, and anyone interested in Mindfulness and Mental Health learn more about the theory behind the topics. It also supports the mindfulness and meditation home practice through each practice episode.

Find out more at https://www.centre4innovation.org/a-very-mindful-podcast/

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