Dr. Linda Carlson holds the Enbridge Research Chair in Psychosocial Oncology, is Full Professor in Psychosocial Oncology in the Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology.
Dr. Khalsa is currently the Director of Clinical Operations at the Laureate Institute for Brain Research.
“…when mindfulness and self-compassion are in full bloom, they are nearly identical in a moment of suffering.”
Self-compassion actually allows us to sustain our compassion for others because we’re being compassionate to ourselves as well.
My work, over the past fifteen years has had a core theme of social support running through it, and I’d like to create an online mindfulness meditation intervention that includes a group component, such that people who have experienced cancer can meet and practice mindfulness meditation together.
Tell us about your idea. Nearly any subject related to the science of mindfulness is fair game.