Episode 2: Mindfulness Growing Pains with Willoughby Britton and Jared Lindahl
To support the Mindspace Podcast: You can listen and subscribe to the podcast here: Willoughby Britton and Jared Lindahl are two highly influential figures […]
I’m a mindfulness teacher and I want to buy an Apple Watch: The case for balanced connectivity
Technology is deeply embedded in our lives and we all know it’s getting worse. Mobile devices are so essential to our day-to-day functioning that it makes more sense to think of them as extensions of our brains rather than work tools or lifestyle accessories. But the backlash is definitely on. Experts, myself included, are increasingly sounding the alarm bells about how smartphones and social media are eroding our attention spans, mental health, relationships, and public discourse.
Episode 1: Announcing the Mindspace Podcast with Christian Roy
To support the Mindspace Podcast: You can listen and subscribe to the podcast here: To mark 2018’s Bell Let’s Talk Day on January 31st, […]
Reflections on Difficult Times and How Mindfulness Can Help
I’ll try to get you up to speed on what happened without boring you to death with the minutiae of my “first-world” problems: My wife […]
Overcoming The Negativity Bias
Thanks to recent developments in neuroscience, we now know that the brain has the property of neuroplasticity, meaning the structure and function of neural networks are constantly adapting to meet the demands of our day-to-day lives.
Mindful Communication
Research in psychology and neuroscience consistently demonstrates that being connected to others is one of the most important ingredients for health and well-being. The same can be said for being effective at work: being in tune with colleagues is essential for success.
Mindful Habits
Let’s face it: almost everything we do in life is tied to a habit. Life is simply too complex to think everything through. Could you imagine having to lay out explicit instructions on how to drive a car? Or cook a meal? Or walk? Or even breath? Thankfully, our brains automate these sequences, by creating habits, which free up mindspace for more interesting concerns like how to deal with a sticky problem at work or make our own lives happier or more meaningful.
The Science of Mindfulness
Neuroplasticity Psychological research has established that mental health, well-being, and resilience are skills that can be developed through deliberate practice. More recently, this hypothesis has […]
Dr. Joe Flanders and Pascal Auclair Talking About MindSpace’s New Partnership with MindfnessMTL
Dr. Joe Flanders and Pascal Auclair talking about MindSpace’s new partnership with MindfnessMTL: a nonprofit formed to promote cohesion and coherence in the Montreal mindfulness community.
4 Steps for Taking in the Good
Recent insights from neuroscience have confirmed the theory of neuroplasticity, the notion that the brain is not fixed, but an organ of experience. The structure and function of neural networks are constantly adapting to meet the demands of our day-to-day lives. One of the exciting implications of neuroplasticity is that it can be self-directed, meaning we can deliberately cultivate some brain states over others. In short, we can train our brains for happiness, resilience, and compassion.
