Peace Lab 2020

By Elva Zhang

Created in 2020 and hosted by Elva Zhang (lawyer, neuroscience passionate, meditator), Peace Lab 2020 explores how to cultivate well-being and purpose through ancient wisdom and contemporary science, ... more

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The podcast currently has 51 episodes available.

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October 26, 2020 Bonus Episode - PJ Meditation 6 - 26/10/20, Releasing the Old Script of Thoughts and Emotions
PJ Meditation
Since the second lockdown in Melbourne in July 2020, I (your host - Elva Zhang) started running PJ meditation on Zoom before bedtime from 9pm to 9:30pm, Melbourne Australian time.
The unscripted meditation is guided by me (in my PJs) from my home live which typically lasts between 15mins and 30mins (it varies). Just a simple idea to connect with others at this time - as by now we are used to catch up with friends over Zoom, why not meditate together, quieting down our chatty mind, disconnecting with the external world for a short while.
The act of seeking peace within at this time is an act of kindness first to ourselves. Yet by finding solace within we are being a stable source of peace and positivity for others and the community. So as a listener to Peace Lab 2020 Podcast, this is a bonus meditation recording from PJ Meditation. Hopefully you will benefit from it too!
If you are interested in joining us live on ZOOM, please click on the link every Monday Melbourne Australian time 9pm-930pm in your comfy PJs please!
Join us by clicking on the link below: https://lnkd.in/gDdvJCR
Meeting ID: 936 6335 5349
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23min
October 21, 2020 Episode 4 - Legal Mind Unwired - A New Perspective to Well-being in Law - Elva & Zuong
This is the first segment of Legal Mind Unwired, I invited my friend and fellow lawyer Zuong to interview me (instead of just me talking myself or interviewing others):
1. Why there is a dedicated segment focusing on the legal profession;
2. Why it is called 'Legal Mind Unwired';
3. What is the unique challenges faced by lawyers when it comes to well-being and how we can overcome it. We talked about how there is an inherent stigma on mental health in general, which is even more acute among the legal profession due to the potential damage on professional reputation and image.
Zuong shared openly her personal journey of dealing with anxiety disorder and how she unwired her anxious brain. We both agreed that how the understanding of neuroscience can help lawyers understand why the risk-focused nature of legal education and legal work may have contributed to the high level of stress and anxiety faced by lawyers. I call this 'the double negativity bias'.
However, lawyers are not doomed when it comes to well-being! As neuroscience has shown how our brain is constantly changing, we just need to understand this scientific fact, and then make consistent practices to 'unwire' our legal mind. The key message is that: Well-being is the precursor to success, not the other way around.
My Guest - Zuong Dang:
Zuong is a Vietnamese/Australian practising lawyer and senior consultant at KPMG Law, specialising in privacy and data protection. Zuong graduated from Bond University with a Bachelor of Laws and Arts majoring in psychology and criminology. With an immense passion for and a commitment to drive mental health and well-being improvement, Zuong has been accepted into the Masters of Applied Neuroscience Programme at King’s College London.
Zuong was also the founder of ‘Just Be’, an inclusive mental health advocacy group delivering monthly educational programs on psychological well-being and suicide prevention awareness. She has discovered the magic of unwiring her anxious and stressed mind through mindfulness meditation which led to her fascination with neuroscience and wanting to help others (especially lawyers!) realise that magic within themselves.
Book mentioned and recommended by Zuong in the episode: ‘The Neuroscience of Mindfulness’ by Stan Rodski.
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52min
October 19, 2020 Bonus Episode - PJ Meditation 5 - 19/10/20: Body, Mind & Heart Scan - Inner Reflections
Hello everyone, since the second lockdown in Melbourne in July 2020, I (your host - Elva Zhang) started running PJ meditation on Zoom before bedtime from 9pm to 9:30pm, Melbourne Australian time.
The unscripted meditation is guided by me (in my PJs) from my home live which typically lasts between 15mins and 30mins (it varies). Just a simple idea to connect with others at this time - as by now we are used to catch up with friends over Zoom, why not meditate together, quieting down our chatty mind, disconnecting with the external world for a short while.
The act of seeking peace within at this time is an act of kindness first to ourselves. Yet by finding solace within we are being a stable source of peace and positivity for others and the community. So as a listener to Peace Lab 2020 Podcast, this is a bonus meditation recording from PJ Meditation. Hopefully you will benefit from it too!
If you are interested in joining us live on ZOOM, please click on the link every Monday Melbourne Australian time 9pm-930pm in your comfy PJs please! Join us by clicking on the link below: https://lnkd.in/gDdvJCR Meeting ID: 936 6335 5349
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23min
October 14, 2020 Episode 3 - Peace Lab Conversion with Wesa Chau, the System Healer
Wesa Chau is what I would call a "master multitasker", a thought leader in cultural diversity and its impact on leadership, the Young Victorian of the Year (2010), and the Labor's Deputy Lord Mayor candidate for the City of Melbourne 2020 Election.
However, there is another side to Wesa, which is not well-known by many others - her Eastern philosophy, spiritual curiosity and her amazing sound healing ability.
In this episode, Wesa will talk about how she has grown to become comfortable to share openly about her identity as a 'healer'. This identity is not in conflict with her political career; rather, in its broadest sense, she is truly a healer of the system, creating positive new changes replacing the old.
Pls make sure you listen the last 10mins of the show, as Wesa will guide us a LIVE singing bowl session for us.
More on Wesa Chau:
https://wesachau.com/
https://enlightenedheart.com.au/
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53min
October 12, 2020 Bonus Episode - PJ Meditation 4 - Creating Inner Emotions - Calm, Positive & Content (12/10/20)
Hello everyone, since the second lockdown in Melbourne in July 2020, I (your host - Elva Zhang) started running PJ meditation on Zoom before bedtime from 9pm to 9:30pm, Melbourne Australian time.
The unscripted meditation is guided by me (in my PJs) from my home live which typically lasts between 15mins and 30mins (it varies). Just a simple idea to connect with others at this time - as by now we are used to catch up with friends over Zoom, why not meditate together, quieting down our chatty mind, disconnecting with the external world for a short while.
The act of seeking peace within at this time is an act of kindness first to ourselves. Yet by finding solace within we are being a stable source of peace and positivity for others and the community. So as a listener to Peace Lab 2020 Podcast, this is a bonus meditation recording from PJ Meditation. Hopefully you will benefit from it too!
If you are interested in joining us live on ZOOM, please click on the link every Monday Melbourne Australian time 9pm-930pm in your comfy PJs please! Join us by clicking on the link below: https://lnkd.in/gDdvJCR Meeting ID: 936 6335 5349
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29min
October 07, 2020Episode 2 - Peace Lab Conversion with Merv Neal, the Laughing Man
Do you laugh?

Do you laugh even during this year of global pandemic?

Why laughter is the best medicine?
In this Episode of Peace Lab Conversation, I speak to Merv Neal, who is the CEO of Laughter Yoga Australia and a laughter trainer, speaker, trainer, and researcher. He is a medically published author for his Research Study with people undergoing Kidney Dialysis, and author of the Book The Business of Laughter (Amazon).
As a laughter yoga teacher (since 2015 after returning from Geneva - listen to Episode 1 Elva's Monologue to learn more about my journey), I was trained in laughter yoga by Merv. As a long-term meditator, I always find that laughter yoga complements the yin and quiet practice of meditation. Although I do not know how, but I am a firm believer that my brain has been re-wired by laughter since taken up laughter yoga - I have become more lighthearted, and definitely not as serious as I used to be!

That is why I cannot wait to speak to Merv, and to share with you the amazing story of Merv. To me, Merv is the laughing master, not just that Merv's life was saved through laughter, but his passion for helping others through laughter and his unwavering curiosity in finding out why 'laughter is the best medicine'.
In this show, your will hear from Merv that:
How Merv, a successful businessman, almost had 'die' in the early 2000s to start laughing, which put him on his journey with Laughter Yoga. As a result, he shifted his attention from making money;

Merv, a laughter practitioner and laughter expert explains the science of laughter yoga, and its demonstrable benefit on the mind and body by research and also from feedback of the participants;

Merv's latest and most exciting work on the 'Laughter Quotient', which is to harness the healing potential of laughter.
Hopefully this episode will empower you and bring you some new understanding of laughter. More importantly, I hope you will laugh more!
More on Merv can be found: https://www.mervneal.com/laughter-wellbeing/
Laughter Conference 2020: http://laughterwellbeing.org/conference-agenda/
Short documentary - the Laughing Man: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VucUsW5N3IY
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47min
October 06, 2020 Bonus Episode - PJ Meditation 3 - Readying Yourself To Receive
Hello everyone, since the second lockdown in Melbourne in July 2020, I (your host - Elva Zhang) started running PJ meditation on Zoom before bedtime from 9pm to 9:30pm, Melbourne Australian time.
The unscripted meditation is guided by me (in my PJs) from my home live which typically lasts between 15mins and 30mins (it varies). Just a simple idea to connect with others at this time - as by now we are used to catch up with friends over Zoom, why not meditate together, quieting down our chatty mind, disconnecting with the external world for a short while.
The act of seeking peace within at this time is an act of kindness first to ourselves. Yet by finding solace within we are being a stable source of peace and positivity for others and the community. So as a listener to Peace Lab 2020 Podcast, this is a bonus meditation recording from PJ Meditation. Hopefully you will benefit from it too!
If you are interested in joining us live on ZOOM, please click on the link every Monday Melbourne Australian time 9pm-930pm in your comfy PJs please! Join us by clicking on the link below: https://lnkd.in/gDdvJCR Meeting ID: 936 6335 5349
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27min
September 30, 2020Episode 1 - Elva’s Monologue - the Great Realisation, the Inner Reflection & the 2020 Recaliberation = the Journey to Peace Lab 2020
Each month the first episode of Peace Lab 2020 is Elva's Monologue, whereby I (your host Elva Zhang) will share valuable ancient philosophy and science information researched and collected by me broadly on topics of stress management, well-being, mindset shift and essentially on how to lead a successful life with peace, purposes and positivity in this modern age of constant change.
However, in this opening episode, I will share about my own journey and what it has led to the creation of Peace Lab 2020. Hopefully this will provide some insight about me as your host, and also for you to ascertain if Peace Lab 2020 may be a podcast for you.
This monologue will be divided into three chapters:
1. The Great Realisation
My childhood dream was to work in law (started when I was a young girl growing up in China) especially in international law, which led me to study law first in Melbourne Law School (2003) and then to study international law in Geneva (2013). Yet, when my childhood did not manifest in Geneva, my world view collapsed and I was compelled to review the big WHY I wanted to be a lawyer in the first place. It is in this moment of contemplation, Peace Lab was born.
2. The Inner Reflection
Since the creation of Peace Lab in 2016, I have been curating and facilitating workshops that synthesise ancient wisdom and contemporary science as a unique agent for well-being and mindset change, as I discover how the most ancient and the most contemporary converge on the power of human mind and brain for creating lasting change from inside out. This is where I embarked on a journey of merging the practices of meditation and mindfulness with a new understanding of neuroscience.

As a practising lawyer, I particularly enjoy helping high achieving and highly driven individuals on how to effectively work with stress, and it has brought me much joy to provide a more science-based and pragmatic approach to well-being. In late 2019, through a conversion with a senior barrister at the "Emotional Well-Being Programme" delivered by me to the Victorian Bar, the seed of undertaking further studies in neuroscience was planted in me, which was ready to grow in 2020.
3. The 2020 Recalibration
I had plans for 2020 but 2020 had plans for us all. Somehow, once I accept the reality of 2020 and the changes brought by Covid-19, I see the sliver-lining in this period of reflection, reset and recalibration, for myself but also for us as a collective.
Lastly it will finish with a conclusion on the future show format, plus mini reflective meditation (5mins) with an inspiring poem by Leslie Dwight on 2020.
Poem in the final 5mins reflective meditation is by Leslie Dwight - "What if 2020 isn't cancelled?"
“What if 2020 isn’t cancelled?⁣ What if 2020 is the year we’ve been waiting for?⁣
A year so uncomfortable, so painful, so scary, so raw — that it finally forces us to grow.⁣
A year that screams so loud, finally awakening us from our ignorant slumber.⁣
A year we finally accept the need for change.⁣ Declare change. Work for change. Become the change.
A year we finally band together, instead of⁣ pushing each other further apart.⁣ ⁣
2020 isn’t cancelled, but rather⁣ the most important year of them all.”⁣
Reference: https://www.instagram.com/p/CA_CXcBp7Rg/?hl=en
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50min
September 29, 2020Bonus Episode - PJ Meditation 2 - Setting Intention + Smiling Meditation (28/9/20)
Hello everyone, since the second lockdown in Melbourne in July 2020, I (your host - Elva Zhang) started running PJ meditation on Zoom before bedtime from 9pm to 9:30pm, Melbourne Australian time.
The unscripted meditation is guided by me (in my PJs) from my home live which typically lasts between 15mins and 30mins (it varies). Just a simple idea to connect with others at this time - as by now we are used to catch up with friends over Zoom, why not meditate together, quieting down our chatty mind, disconnecting with the external world for a short while.

The act of seeking peace within at this time is an act of kindness first to ourselves. Yet by finding solace within we are being a stable source of peace and positivity for others and the community. So as a listener to Peace Lab 2020 Podcast, this is a bonus meditation recording from PJ Meditation. Hopefully you will benefit from it too!
If you are interested in joining us live on ZOOM, please click on the link every Monday Melbourne Australian time 9pm-930pm in your comfy PJs please! Join us by clicking on the link below: https://lnkd.in/gDdvJCR Meeting ID: 936 6335 5349
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28min
September 21, 2020 Bonus Episode - PJ Meditation 1
Hello everyone,
since the second lockdown in Melbourne in July 2020, I (your host - Elva Zhang) started running PJ meditation on Zoom before bedtime from 9pm to 9:30pm, Melbourne Australian time.
The unscripted meditation is guided by me (in my PJs) from my home live which typically lasts between 15mins and 30mins (it varies).
Just a simple idea to connect with others at this time - as by now we are used to catch up with friends over Zoom, why not meditate together, quieting down our chatty mind, disconnecting with the external world for a short while.
The act of seeking peace within at this time is an act of kindness first to ourselves. Yet by finding solace within we are being a stable source of peace and positivity for others and the community. So as a listener to Peace Lab 2020 Podcast, this is a bonus meditation recording from PJ Meditation. Hopefully you will benefit from it too!
If you are interested in joining us live on ZOOM, please click on the link every Monday Melbourne Australian time 9pm-930pm in your comfy PJs please! Join us by clicking on the link below:
https://lnkd.in/gDdvJCR
Meeting ID: 936 6335 5349
...more
26min

FAQs about Peace Lab 2020:

How many episodes does Peace Lab 2020 have?

The podcast currently has 51 episodes available.