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Episode 23: Interview with Stephen Archer - Mindfulness, Meditation and Being Fully Human
In this special episode we launch our interview series by talking with Stephen Archer, a Mindfulness Educator with over 40 years of experience.
We get into the neuroscience behind mindfulness, misconceptions about mindfulness, starting a practice in daily life and we also talk about how chasing after happiness could be chasing after the wrong thing!
About Stephen:
www.mwfo.co.nz
Stephen Archer is Managing Director and lead trainer and supervisor for Mindfulness Works For Organisations. Stephen has been involved with mindfulness for 40 years and began practicing while he was finishing a degree in Eastern studies in the UK. At the age of 23 Stephen was formally trained in mindfulness as an ordained Buddhist monk in the Thai forest tradition. His training included working closely with different teachers and completing lengthy retreats to strengthen his practice. Thirteen years later he emerged from the monkhood with the intention to offer his skills and learnings to the public. During the last 25 years Stephen has run workplace mindfulness trainings for organisations including Westpac, Kiwibank, Air New Zealand and NZ Police, delivered courses in healthcare and prisons, and assisted the Mental Health Foundation of NZ to develop their approach to mindfulness. He has worked at the Leadership Development Centre in Wellington running year-long mindful leadership programmes, and is also a trustee of Te Moata, a retreat centre and nature sanctuary in the Coromandel.
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Intro/Outro:
Music by Michaela Cornelius (https://soundcloud.com/mikatte).
Voice by Erin O'Flaherty (https://erinoflaherty9.wixsite.com/performerwriter)
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By ConfuddledIn this special episode we launch our interview series by talking with Stephen Archer, a Mindfulness Educator with over 40 years of experience.
We get into the neuroscience behind mindfulness, misconceptions about mindfulness, starting a practice in daily life and we also talk about how chasing after happiness could be chasing after the wrong thing!
About Stephen:
www.mwfo.co.nz
Stephen Archer is Managing Director and lead trainer and supervisor for Mindfulness Works For Organisations. Stephen has been involved with mindfulness for 40 years and began practicing while he was finishing a degree in Eastern studies in the UK. At the age of 23 Stephen was formally trained in mindfulness as an ordained Buddhist monk in the Thai forest tradition. His training included working closely with different teachers and completing lengthy retreats to strengthen his practice. Thirteen years later he emerged from the monkhood with the intention to offer his skills and learnings to the public. During the last 25 years Stephen has run workplace mindfulness trainings for organisations including Westpac, Kiwibank, Air New Zealand and NZ Police, delivered courses in healthcare and prisons, and assisted the Mental Health Foundation of NZ to develop their approach to mindfulness. He has worked at the Leadership Development Centre in Wellington running year-long mindful leadership programmes, and is also a trustee of Te Moata, a retreat centre and nature sanctuary in the Coromandel.
Like and follow us on:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Confuddled/
Twitter: @Confuddled_Pod
Instagram: confuddled_podcast
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBXKCnESJerucIRWP6Ib6Sg
Intro/Outro:
Music by Michaela Cornelius (https://soundcloud.com/mikatte).
Voice by Erin O'Flaherty (https://erinoflaherty9.wixsite.com/performerwriter)