ABOUT THE FILM
In the midst of a global mental health crisis, millions of people have turned to mindfulness. But does it actually work?
In a world-first experiment, award-winning health journalist Shannon Harvey recruits a team of scientists to put mindful meditation to the test.
After a 30,000 kilometre journey from the bright lights of Manhattan to the dusty refugee camps of the Middle East, what begins as a self-experiment, transforms into a life-changing experience.
My Year of Living Mindfully is filled with compelling stories, interviews with 18 leading scientists, and unexpected insights that go to the heart of what it means to be human in the twenty-first century.
IN THE FILM
Featured experts
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Brought mindfulness to medicine
PROFESSOR
Richard Davidson
Pioneering meditation neuroscientist
Matthieu Ricard
Buddhist monk and scientist
Daniel Goleman
Author, Emotional Intelligence
PROFESSOR
Amishi Jha
Neuroscientist of attention
PROFESSOR
Elissa Epel
Stress and ageing researcher
DOCTOR
Kristin Neff
Self-compassion pioneer
DOCTOR
Judson Brewer
Habits and addiction expert
PROFESSOR
Willem Kuyken
Oxford mindfulness scientist
DOCTOR
Willoughby Britton
Meditation side effects researcher
DOCTOR
Nicholas Van Dam
Mindfulness science critic
DOCTOR
Gaëlle Desbordes
Meditation brain imaging
DOCTOR
James Gordon
Mind-body medicine pioneer
PROFESSOR
Amit Bernstein
Mindfulness for refugees
Associate Professor
Craig Hassed
Mindfulness in medicine
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