ISCR is now accepting submissions for the upcoming conference in Padova, Italy. If you would like to submit to present a Panel, Individual, or Poster presentation, please visit the ISCR website at iscrsociety.org/submissions/. #ISCRConference #ContemplativeResearch

I have been completely silent on twitter for a long time and now it is called X... Well, let's see what's new? Maybe you are interested in this paper on empathy, compassion, and prosociality by Gabriela Gorska and wonderful collegues in Israel: journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

I will also give a free webinar on dealing with difficult emotions for Humanize next week: linkedin.com/events/humaniz…

New paper on the impact of meditation vs health self-management training on well-being from my former PhD student Marco Schlosser who defended his PhD thesis with flying colours in December 2023 in Geneva: journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

And finally, one of my favorite papers that we published last year, this time from Patricia Cernadas Curotto showing how compassion training can bring people to feel closer in spite of conflicts: nature.com/articles/s4159…

Ein deutscher Podcast zu Mitgefühl mit Lienhard Valentin: integrativeachtsamkeit.podbean.com/e/folge-21-die…

In this clinical randomized controlled #MeditAgeing study across four European countries we show that both, #mindfulness training and #health self-management interventions do have unique effects in #older adults: doi.org/10.1002/dad2.1… Huge congratulations to Ylenia D'Elia :-)

Hier ist eine Frauenpower Studie von uns zum Teilnehmen und/ oder Weiterleiten - herzliche Einladung! events.dzne.de/Umfragen/event…

Spread the word - job alert! The Department of Biological Psychology at TU Dresden is hiring a student assistant. Start: 01st of July 2024 Contact: [email protected]

Spread the word - job alert! Die Abteilung Biopsychologie an der TU Dresden bietet eine Stelle als Studentische Hilfskraft an: 8 Wochenstunden, Beginn 01.07.2024. Contact: [email protected]

Die Technikerkrankenkasse berichtet über unsere aktuelle Studie zu achtsamer Bewegung und Musik für Menschen ab 60. Interessenten können sich gerne bis Ende Juli bei uns anmelden: tk.de/techniker/gesu…

Congrats to Florence Requier for a new paper: "The evolution of subjective cognition after meditation training in older people: a secondary analysis of the three-arm age-well randomized controlled trial" tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Together with colleagues, I participated in this film on time. I find the film moving and inspiring. It speaks about the relativity and meaning of time and how we use our time. It will be screened on Saturday, August 24th on arte. arte.tv/fr/videos/1097… arte.tv/de/videos/1097…

Was ist Geist? Vom reinen Bewusstsein zum aktiven Handeln Der Mitschnitt des 4. Colloquiums der Deutschen Buddhistischen Union (DBU) mit Dagmar Schwerk, Thomas Metzinger, Gerd Scobel und mir ist online: youtube.com/watch?v=Gv-Muo…

Happy to share our new paper: Effect of an 18-month meditation training on telomeres in older adults. A secondary analysis of the Age-Well randomized controlled trial. - Biol Psych: GOS bpsgos.org/article/S2667-… SilverSantéStudy EU Géraldine Poisnel #meditation Chetelat's Lab Antoine Lutz

Interview with me from the Global Compassion Coalition: The Neuroscience of Compassion and Conflict youtube.com/watch?v=uWyN9F…

Paper alert from our Medit-Ageing trial on meditation dosage and responsiveness to our mindfulness and compassion intervention in older participants! Congratulations to Marco Schlosser and the team :-) nature.com/articles/s4159…

🚨 New study from the SilverSantéStudy EU researchers – Marchant Lab Studying 134 older adults, Lau et al. found that ruminative brooding is associated with worse brain health (higher NfL), specifically in women! Now in npj Mental Health Research nature.com/articles/s4418…

Cordial invitation to join me for this online course on February 22nd 2025.