Juan Santoyo's guest appearances

Juan Santoyo

Present Moment: Mindfulness Practice and Science

Mind & Life

Jessica Morey

Willoughby Britton

Evan Thompson

Sona Dimidjian

Jack Kornfield

Roshi Joan Halifax

George Mumford

Elisha Goldstein

Bob Thurman

Jon Kabat-Zinn

Donald Altman

Toni Bernhard

Jason Siff

Greta Christina

Mark Coleman

OwlTail

In this episode, Wendy speaks with contemplative researcher and social activist Juan Santoyo. Juan's work sits at the intersection of basic neuroscience and community-based programs; his central interest is in understanding the factors that are needed for peace and healing—both in the brain, and in the world. This conversation covers many topics, including: his path into contemplative research; neurophenomenology; life in Colombia and reflections on the peace process; working with ex-combatants through community engaged research; Indigenous practices to connect with land and ancestors; working with difficult emotions; self-forgiveness; the lack of land and ancestor practices in the West; how oppressive systems impact the sense of self; why contemplation matters for justice and equity work; integrating basic neuroscience with healing in the world; and investigating what is needed for peace.  Full show notes and resources

<p>In this episode, Wendy speaks with contemplative researcher and social activist Juan Santoyo. Juan's work sits at the intersection of basic neuroscience and community-based programs; his central interest is in understanding the factors that are needed for peace and healing—both in the brain, and in the world. This conversation covers many topics, including:</p> <ul><li>his path into contemplative research;</li> <li>neurophenomenology;</li> <li>life in Colombia and reflections on the peace process;</li> <li>working with ex-combatants through community engaged research;</li> <li>Indigenous practices to connect with land and ancestors;</li> <li>working with difficult emotions;</li> <li>self-forgiveness;</li> <li>the lack of land and ancestor practices in the West;</li> <li>how oppressive systems impact the sense of self;</li> <li>why contemplation matters for justice and equity work;</li> <li>integrating basic neuroscience with healing in the world;</li> <li>and investigating what is needed for peace.</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://podcast.mindandlife.org/juan-santoyo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Full show notes and resources</a></p>

Juan Santoyo - Practice and Peace

Juan Santoyo joins us to speak about the paper Effortless awareness: using real time neurofeedback to investigate correlates of posterior cingulate cortex activity in meditators' self-report.

Episode 031 :: Juan Santoyo :: Effortless Awareness