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.
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