Al Kaszniak - The Universe of Verbs
b'In this episode, Wendy speaks with psychologist, contemplative researcher, and Zen Buddhist teacher, Al Kaszniak. Al has been in the contemplative science space since the earliest days, and his work has shed light on how meditation impacts our thoughts, emotions, and sense of self. This conversation covers many topics, including:\\nhis parallel interests in Buddhism and neuropsychology;\\nresearch on meditation, emotion, and attention;\\nhow our view of self impacts what seems relevant to us;\\ncognitive effort and emotion regulation;\\nhow his own experience of self has shifted through practice;\\nattention and early emotion/affective tone;\\nshifting out of the conceptual mind;\\nthe relationship of attention and emotion;\\nhow decades of practice have changed his daily life;\\nfree will vs. free won\'t (meditation as inhibition);\\nincreasing access to contemplative ideas and practices;\\nmind as process, interaction, and context\\u2014and what that means for science;\\nand the value of interdisciplinary dialogue and the "in-between" spaces.\\nFull show notes and resources'