When Meditation Practice Informs Scientific Research
“Contemplative practice could educate science, bring it out of scientism and back to its essence.”
How can meditation and scientific research help us to better understand the nature of our minds? What is the relationship between consciousness and the brain? Is the deep-rooted belief that “we are our brains” a scientific truth, or just a reductionist assumption?
In this ‘Meet the Speaker’ interview with Scott Snibbe, Dr. Elena Antonova shares some of the key events that led her to become an academic researcher in the field of contemplative neurosciences. She discusses how her research on mindfulness and meditation is strongly informed by her own practice and experiences, and how contemplative practices can rescue science from the limitations of reductionist views.
On the 11th of November, Dr. Elena Antonova will join Geshe Tenzin Namdak, Father Laurence Freeman and Dr. Wendy Hasenkamp to discuss how scientific research and meditation techniques can help us to deal with destructive emotions in these challenging times.
Join this Science & Wisdom Live dialogue on Zoom on the 11th of November, at 7 pm GMT (London time).
