Centre for Consciousness & Contemplative Studies

We’re a unique interdisciplinary university centre with a mission to help us wake up to ourselves, each other and the planet through research and education

[Dr Paul Liknaitzky @PLiknaitzky]

Chris Timmermann (@neurodelia), psychedelic and consciousness researcher, will be teaching in Australia's first university-accredited course on Psychedelic Science.

📢 ENROL NOW! Starts now ➡️ https://t.co/KsgiUg1CNP

#PsychedelicEducation #MonashUniversity

[Dr Sarah Strohmaier, PhD, CPsychol @sarahstrohmaier]

We are seeking participants for a free online mindfulness study together with colleagues from @Monash_M3CS @hohwy
See details below, and follow this link for more information: https://t.co/y6Uv5qyWKc
#research #mindfulness #meditation #psychology

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https://t.co/CzFmxvJWLq - Read Lars' pre-print here. ☝️

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🎉 Huge congrats to our M3CS PhD candidate
@lars_sandved for winning The 2024 Computational Phenomenology of Pure Awareness Prize! 🏆What an incredible achievement! Check out his award-winning contribution in the 🧵below! 👇#phenomenology #consciousness #activeinference

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📢M3CS Seminar: Intersecting Wisdom--Indigenous & Buddhist Insights
📅 Thurs 4 July - 12pm AEDT.
🎙️Join John Bradley & Craig Hassed in a rich conversation exploring the interplay between these profound wisdom traditions.
👉Free Event (online): https://t.co/UGYi3g6XiH

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📢We were honoured to host the amazing @SaraLazarPhD here in Melbourne last month - Tune in to hear more about her ground breaking research on the neuroscience of meditation in her interview with Dr Meredith Lake on @RadioNational's Soul Search🎧👇Listen: https://t.co/76mamGAFWT

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Listen on:
Big Ideas on ABC Radio National (ABC RN) with Natasha Mitchell
👂🏼8pm Sunday 26 May
Podcast anytime on the ABC Listen app
https://t.co/dNL5ws9pcQ
👂🏼Apple podcasts
👂🏼Google podcasts
👂🏼Or your favourite podcast app (not yet on Spotify)

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🎧Our collaborative event with Terga Australia, 'Beyond Self', is now available to stream. Join Tibetan master Mingyur Rinpoche, Sufi scholar Aydogan Kars, & Indian philosopher Monima Chadha for a journey into connection & wellbeing. Thank you @natashamitchell & @RadioNational 🙏

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🧠 Curious about what happens in our #brain when we #dream? Discover with us! Exciting #PhD Scholarship opportunity in the DreamScape project at @MonashUni, led by Jennifer Windt, @NaoTsuchiya, & @thandrillon. Apply by 9 June: https://t.co/KP6D3yjp1U

[Minds Matter Podcast @mindsmatterpod]

New episode! ✨@C__OCallaghan gives us an introduction on the science of #neurobiology 🧠Claire explains the roles of #noradrenaline and #serotonin and the systems they are involved in 🤔We also speak about Claire's research on #hallucinations

https://t.co/ILLluootIJ

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@dradrianharris indeed 😳

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Ruben Laukkonen - "The power of insight: Psychedelics and the emergence of new beliefs" @RubenLaukkonen

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@chrisletheby @adewebb No - you had to be there!

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A superb workshop on *Levels of Explanation in Psychedelic Psychiatry*.
Co-organised by the @Monash_M3CS team and Phil Gerrans from University of Adelaide
See 🧵👇for all the talks

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Nin *Kirkham*

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Nin Kurkin - "Psychedelics and environmental virtues"

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Thank you to @joemelling for expert organisation! And to ARC and M3CS for funding.

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With concluding remarks by Susan Rossell on risks and topics like the burden of normality.