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Jamie Bristow – Policy, Practice, and Planet
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Length:
70 minutes
Released:
Dec 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this episode, Wendy speaks with mindful policy advocate and contemplative teacher Jamie Bristow. Jamie co-directs the Mindfulness Initiative in the UK, an organization that bridges contemplative practice and public policy, championing the inner dimension of social change. This conversation covers many topics, including:
why he first started meditating and the surprise that came with it;
his commitment to climate work;
integrating advertising talent into policy work;
mindfulness in the UK government;
development of the Mindfulness Initiative;
the nuts and bolts of mindful policy work;
policy advances in health, criminal justice, and education;
mindfulness as a foundational capacity (not just a skill);
how the mind relates to the climate crisis;
consequences of our failure to see the interconnectedness in the world;
how mindfulness and compassion can help with reconnection;
two modes of operating (holistic intuitive vs. verbal conceptual);
and where to go from here.
Full show notes and resources
why he first started meditating and the surprise that came with it;
his commitment to climate work;
integrating advertising talent into policy work;
mindfulness in the UK government;
development of the Mindfulness Initiative;
the nuts and bolts of mindful policy work;
policy advances in health, criminal justice, and education;
mindfulness as a foundational capacity (not just a skill);
how the mind relates to the climate crisis;
consequences of our failure to see the interconnectedness in the world;
how mindfulness and compassion can help with reconnection;
two modes of operating (holistic intuitive vs. verbal conceptual);
and where to go from here.
Full show notes and resources
Released:
Dec 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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