Mindful Researchers: Mindful Presentations, First Gathering of the Year

 Mindful Presentations
Online Gathering, Tuesday, 28^th April
10:00 – 11:30 am EDT / 4:00 – 5:30 pm CEST / 7:30 – 9:00 pm IST

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The gathering, facilitated by our Inner Circle Members Rocío and Vani, will feature:

♪ Martin Weichold
Wise Serenity as a Basis for Mindful Activism in a Breaking World
Our world is full of crises, uncertainties, and contradictions. Philosophers have long recommended serenity for such times, yet serenity is suspected of fostering indifference and passivity. However, those who are permanently swept up in outrage and anxiety burn out — overwhelming affect undermines the very engagement it is meant to fuel. Drawing on enactive cognitive science, this talk explores wise serenity as mastery in sense-making — a balanced “holding loosely” between clinging and letting go. Rooted in informed self-trust and world-trust, wise serenity allows strong emotions while embedding them in a calm, spacious framework. This — it will be argued — makes wise serenity an ideal foundation for mindful activism in a breaking world.

♪ Gurpreet Kaur & Nirmal Govindaraju
Eikas, Oneness in the Inner and Outer Worlds
The word Eikas in Punjabi translates into “oneness” or “unity.” This talk explores the grassroots experiences of the Eikas Foundation’s founders in the domains of wellbeing and STEM. Anecdotes and personal experiences are shared which seem to reflect the essential humanity of all endeavours, and how seemingly disparate domains such as wellbeing and science, technology, engineering and math in fact share a common thread of beauty, simplicity, awe and humility. The presentation seeks to probe and ideate different ways in which such a thread can be woven in different contexts and conditions to make people’s lives better.

The Mindful Presentations provide a space for community members and newcomers to share their work, projects, ideas, interests, practices and questions. Click here for a more detailed description of the Mindful Presentations’ idea, proposed structure and community agreements, and feel free to add any comments. If you would like to contribute to the next gatherings, please send us a short description of your proposed idea and presentation (15 minutes)!