Mind and Life Europe

A catalyst for human flourishing: bridging contemplative practices and wisdom with up-to-date scientific research.

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We are delighted to announce the launch of Hyphae, our new peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to stimulating and convening dialogue among thinkers with diverse perspectives on mind and life!

Learn more: https://t.co/XhPUONbw8l

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Join us for an invigorating encounter between the brilliant choreographer and dancer Dr Nicole Peisl and philosopher Prof Alva Noë.

📅 Taking place on 26th July at 19:00 CEST, and livestreamed via Zoom and YouTube.

👉 Register now: https://t.co/At6huSmNzB

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Today, we are delighted to celebrate the 91st birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama – a spiritual leader, global symbol of compassion and wisdom, and co-founder of Mind & Life Europe and the Mind & Life Institute.

Heartfelt wishes to you all on this special occasion! 🙏

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Join us this evening at 19:00 - 20:15 (CEST) for our last Making Room for Contemplation session this academic year! In this intimate series, we carve out some time and space to be present with ourselves with a kind, open awareness.

Register now: https://t.co/WUPMHt8Slj

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Join us at our next Mind Matters talk on Wednesday 17th June with Dr Hanne De Jaegher, delving into the relational heart of professional practice, rethinking professional wellbeing through an engaging epistemology and the “loving and knowing” framework.

https://t.co/OY9W1948SA

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The next Models of Consciousness Conference will take place in Copenhagen! 



We are excited to bring #MoC7 to @uni_copenhagen on October 12–16, 2026.

Call for Abstracts is now open on our website (link below!)

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Congratulations to Antonia Zepeda & Joana Vidal Santamaria, and Nathan Fisher—two out of the eight recipients of the 2025 European Varela Award (EVA)—recognised for their innovative interdisciplinary work in contemplative research as emerging next-generation scientists. 🎉

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Join us this Thursday 11th June for an MLE Friends Talk featuring world-renowned Apinist Marion Chaygneaud-Dupuy, Léonore Battistella, and Amy Cohen Varela. Celebrating the release of 'L’Himalaya et la vie du plateau tibétain' (Favre, 2025).

https://t.co/2lLoo6psG9

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Join us for a free relational installation activating sensitive conversations across disciplines and imagining forms of hospitality toward the other as a political gesture.

📍 30 May, 19:30 in Exhibition room (Ciutadella campus) & livestreamed

More info: https://t.co/bJoiUSft3x

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This week we honour the 25th anniversary of Francisco Varela's passing (September 7, 1946 – May 28, 2001), who remains one of the most influential figures in the history of cognitive science and continues to animate new ways of thinking about consciousness, life, and experience.

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Join Prof Amador Vega and Frederic Amat for a free public evening dialogue exploring contemplative practice, scenography, iconoclasm, liminality, and paradox.

📍 29 May, 19:00–20:30 at Auditorium in Ciutadella campus
🎥 Livestreamed via UPF

More info: https://t.co/tIiQnRpzen

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Join us for our next practice session on Tuesday 26th May from 19:00 - 20:15 (CEST). In this intimate series, we carve out some time and space to be present with ourselves with a kind, open awareness.

Register now: https://t.co/9hIFOMX16k

#MindAndLifeEurope #Zen #Meditation

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Congrats to Inès Leferme, Óscar Soto Angona, and Michał Weiss—3 of the 8 European Varela Award recipients—recognised for their innovative interdisciplinary work in contemplative research as next-gen scientists.

👉Read more about their projects here: https://t.co/JKLqX0QTeP

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Join us on 29th April 6pm (CEST) for a Mind Matters book launch featuring philosopher and disability scholar Dr Anne-Lyse Chabert in conversation with her publisher, David Parker. Moderated by Dr Hanne De Jaegher.

Register now: https://t.co/0aGvAtsqdP

#OnlineEvent #OnlineTalk

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Is it possible to feel free while deeply dependent?

In Beyond Disability, Dr Anne-Lyse Chabert reflects on life with a neurodegenerative disease, weaving together personal experience and philosophy.

Join us at the book launch on 29th April to learn more: https://t.co/ztYmQ6vsX7

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Sit with us during our next practice session on Tuesday 28th April from 19:00 - 20:15 (CEST). In this much-loved series, we carve out some time and space to be present with ourselves with a kind, open awareness with Dr Edel Maex.

👉 Register now: https://t.co/gg9sPppQpO

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Take a look at one of last year’s European Summer Research Institute panels, exploring key questions in enactive & neurophenomenological research.

Watch the full discussion here: https://t.co/RYTu8WgTGp

#MindAndLifeEurope #ContemplativeScience #MeaningMaking #Ethics

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A huge congratulations to Jonas Mago, Andreas Voldstad, and Eugénie Lanchou—three of the eight European Varela Award recipients—recognised for their innovative interdisciplinary work in contemplative research 👏

👉 Read more about their projects here: https://t.co/RMZaHtSv6I

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Join us for our next instalment of the MLE Friends series with Prof Giovanna Colombetti, a leading thinker in enactive and embodied approaches to cognition.

👉 Learn more and register now: https://t.co/No9S090ZKy

📷 Osias Beert. Still Life with Cherries in China Bowls. 1608

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Contribute to our vision for a more just, connected, and meaningful society.

Register now for “Power and Care: Enactive Approaches and Critical Social Philosophy”, exploring political agency and social philosophy on the final day with @UPFBarcelona

https://t.co/0m6E8Y9Btl