{"id":121,"date":"2021-08-31T18:59:34","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T16:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/?page_id=121"},"modified":"2024-03-06T00:05:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T22:05:28","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"121\" class=\"elementor elementor-121\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-251e4ded elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"251e4ded\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74a27c30\" data-id=\"74a27c30\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb042ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb042ce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6a0673\" data-id=\"a6a0673\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a918f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50a918f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 09-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">What is Meditative.dev?<\/h1><p>A human development initiative grounded in truth seeking and the reduction of suffering. We teach a plethora of meditation tools in the spirit of <a href=\"https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/the-core-features-of-pragmatic-dharma\/\">pragmatic dharma<\/a>, which guide people towards awakening (stream entry and beyond) as a real human possibility. We run a weekly meditation session and interact as an online community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-349742f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"349742f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>No Gurus Here<\/strong> &#8211; at meditative.dev we are deliberately avoiding a hierarchical guru model. There are many obvious pitfalls, falsehoods and deliberate disempowerment traps which come from pedestaling one figure above others. No one human being is beyond fallibility or criticism. In different circumstances, sometimes we are the student and sometimes the teacher. And both the student and the teacher should be open to hearing feedback from each other. We wish that everyone realise their own inner wisdom and what great value they have to offer others.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7da900d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7da900d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0ebe3f\" data-id=\"b0ebe3f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-807c210 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"807c210\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Shawn<\/h1><h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-881 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Shawn-headshot-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Shawn-headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Shawn-headshot-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Shawn-headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Shawn-headshot-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Shawn-headshot.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h1><p>When Shawn first waded into meditation, he really didn&#8217;t know what he was getting into. A number of years later, after countless hours of cushion and retreat time, and many transformative experiences, he wanted to share what he&#8217;d learned. This marked the start of Meditative.dev\u2014a initiative to help others in exploring the fascinating world of consciousness, and more importantly, making life an easier thing to live. He has experimented with a wide range of meditation techniques over the years, going deep into many deconstructive insight practices and working with the absorbtion states know as the jhanas. He&#8217;s spent over three months on silent retreats in Spain, Sri Lanka, Portugal and Australia, and has done courses in MBSR and with Buddhist Geeks.<\/p><p>Originally from Canada, Shawn now resides in Australia, where he&#8217;s undertaking a PhD at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monash.edu\/consciousness-contemplative-studies\">Monash Centre for Consciousness and Contemplative Studies<\/a> (M3CS). His research focuses on better understanding the mechanisms through which meditation transforms the brain and experience over time.<\/p><p>Single-person led projects, however well-intentioned, can inadvertently turn into stagnant echo chambers. Knowing this, Shawn jumped at the opportunity to bring <em>Roger<\/em> into the fold to co-host the sessions and other project initiatives. Roger&#8217;s presence, ideas, extensive meditation experience and knack for precisely articulated phenomenology, have truly enhanced every aspect of the project. <em>Teodora<\/em> has been another phenomenal addition to the team. Her energy, enthusiasm, curiousity, skill as a meditator and a whole lot of heart really help make the whole project be much more than it could be otherwise.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-533aef9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"533aef9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f73d550\" data-id=\"f73d550\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3113fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3113fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Roger<\/h1><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-696 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1654675909521-221x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1654675909521-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1654675909521-600x815.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1654675909521-754x1024.jpg 754w, https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1654675909521-768x1043.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1654675909521-1131x1536.jpg 1131w, https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1654675909521-800x1086.jpg 800w, https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1654675909521.jpg 1508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/>From a young age, Roger had a very low hedonic set point but over the years, through introspective and meditative practices, he has managed to tremendously increase his baseline well-being to a level much above the norm. He now has a mind which represents itself as permanently centreless and without the sense of a singly positioned epistemic agent. He aims to help others achieve similar levels of baseline well-being and mental unperturbability.<\/p><p>Roger met Shawn in 2019, and the two immediately bonded over their similar interests in rational, detailed phenomenological descriptions of the mind, the project of awakening and developing wisdom. Soon after Shawn started Meditative.dev, he asked Roger to join him in hosting our meditation sessions.<\/p><p>Roger is also part of <a href=\"https:\/\/theeprc.org\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/theeprc.org\">the EPRC (The\u00a0Emergent\u00a0Phenomenology Research Consortium<\/a>) and is interested in working with others to detail the specifics of phenomenal content in order to better understand consciousness, valence and ultimately reduce sentient suffering. Alongside this, he is currently undertaking a master\u2019s at The University of Edinburgh (Scotland) in Epistemology, Ethics and Philosophy of Mind with Cognitive Science.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9248c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9248c6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-da468de\" data-id=\"da468de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31db26c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31db26c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Teodora<\/h1><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1203 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tv-crop-portrait-2023-268x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tv-crop-portrait-2023-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tv-crop-portrait-2023-600x671.jpg 600w, https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tv-crop-portrait-2023-916x1024.jpg 916w, https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tv-crop-portrait-2023-768x859.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/tv-crop-portrait-2023.jpg 1094w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/p><p>Teodora was the first member of Meditative.dev, having met Shawn at the start of his teaching career as one of his first students. Teodora&#8217;s passion for mediation was ignited and she became extremely enthusiastic about practice and anything meditation-related. She has since developed strong meditative skills thanks to the work in meditative.dev, retreats and from reading anything she could get her hands on.<\/p><p>Teodora has been an active supporter of Meditative.dev from the beginning. In 2022, she was invited to contribute her skills as a facilitator in the weekly sessions alongside Shawn and Roger. She combines an array of practices, working with compassion, insight, open awareness and the subtle body. She is also interested in the phenomenology and effects of emergent experiences arising from contemplative practices.<\/p><p>Teodora is a member of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theeprc.org\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/theeprc.org\">the EPRC (The Emergent Phenomenology Research Consortium<\/a>), involved in the Big Data Project, aiming to use meditation reports available online as a resource for the analysis of <a href=\"https:\/\/theeprc.org\/executive-summary\/\">emergent phenomena<\/a>. Teodora works as a post-doctoral researcher at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liri.uzh.ch\/en\/projects\/VIAN-DH\/People\/Teodora-Vukovi\u0107.html\">The University of Zurich<\/a> (Switzerland), in the VIAN-DH project, developing software for multimodal annotation of human interaction.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb7c0ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb7c0ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18d3eaa\" data-id=\"18d3eaa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-655a1b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"655a1b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Allies of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theeprc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EPRC<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71a87b9\" data-id=\"71a87b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9bdae00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9bdae00\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2778c3\" data-id=\"a2778c3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d2c920 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d2c920\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 09-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"62\" src=\"https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-300x62.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-742\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-300x62.png 300w, https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-600x125.png 600w, https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-768x160.png 768w, https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-800x166.png 800w, https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image.png 904w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Meditative.dev? A human development initiative grounded in truth seeking and the reduction of suffering. We teach a plethora of meditation tools in the spirit of pragmatic dharma, which guide people towards awakening (stream entry and beyond) as a real human possibility. We run a weekly meditation session and interact as an online community. &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/about\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">About<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-121","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"spectra_custom_meta":{"_edit_lock":["1752236192:4"],"_elementor_template_type":["wp-page"],"_wp_page_template":["default"],"_elementor_data":["[{\"id\":\"251e4ded\",\"elType\":\"section\",\"settings\":[],\"elements\":[{\"id\":\"74a27c30\",\"elType\":\"column\",\"settings\":{\"_column_size\":100},\"elements\":[{\"id\":\"cb042ce\",\"elType\":\"section\",\"settings\":[],\"elements\":[{\"id\":\"a6a0673\",\"elType\":\"column\",\"settings\":{\"_column_size\":100,\"_inline_size\":null},\"elements\":[{\"id\":\"50a918f\",\"elType\":\"widget\",\"settings\":{\"editor\":\"<h1 style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\">What is Meditative.dev?<\\\/h1><p>A human development initiative grounded in truth seeking and the reduction of suffering. We teach a plethora of meditation tools in the spirit of <a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/meditative.dev\\\/web\\\/the-core-features-of-pragmatic-dharma\\\/\\\">pragmatic dharma<\\\/a>, which guide people towards awakening (stream entry and beyond) as a real human possibility. We run a weekly meditation session and interact as an online community.<\\\/p>\",\"typography_typography\":\"custom\",\"typography_font_family\":\"Roboto\",\"typography_font_weight\":\"400\",\"align\":\"justify\"},\"elements\":[],\"widgetType\":\"text-editor\"},{\"id\":\"349742f\",\"elType\":\"widget\",\"settings\":{\"editor\":\"<p><strong>No Gurus Here<\\\/strong> - at meditative.dev we are deliberately avoiding a hierarchical guru model. There are many obvious pitfalls, falsehoods and deliberate disempowerment traps which come from pedestaling one figure above others. No one human being is beyond fallibility or criticism. In different circumstances, sometimes we are the student and sometimes the teacher. And both the student and the teacher should be open to hearing feedback from each other. We wish that everyone realise their own inner wisdom and what great value they have to offer others.<\\\/p>\",\"align\":\"justify\"},\"elements\":[],\"widgetType\":\"text-editor\"}],\"isInner\":true}],\"isInner\":true},{\"id\":\"7da900d\",\"elType\":\"section\",\"settings\":[],\"elements\":[{\"id\":\"b0ebe3f\",\"elType\":\"column\",\"settings\":{\"_column_size\":100,\"_inline_size\":null},\"elements\":[{\"id\":\"807c210\",\"elType\":\"widget\",\"settings\":{\"editor\":\"<h1>Shawn<\\\/h1><h1><img class=\\\"size-medium wp-image-881 alignright\\\" src=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/meditative.dev\\\/web\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/06\\\/Shawn-headshot-300x300.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" width=\\\"300\\\" height=\\\"300\\\" \\\/><\\\/h1><p>When Shawn first waded into meditation, he really didn't know what he was getting into. A number of years later, after countless hours of cushion and retreat time, and many transformative experiences, he wanted to share what he'd learned. This marked the start of Meditative.dev\\u2014a initiative to help others in exploring the fascinating world of consciousness, and more importantly, making life an easier thing to live. He has experimented with a wide range of meditation techniques over the years, going deep into many deconstructive insight practices and working with the absorbtion states know as the jhanas. He's spent over three months on silent retreats in Spain, Sri Lanka, Portugal and Australia, and has done courses in MBSR and with Buddhist Geeks.<\\\/p><p>Originally from Canada, Shawn now resides in Australia, where he's undertaking a PhD at the <a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/www.monash.edu\\\/consciousness-contemplative-studies\\\">Monash Centre for Consciousness and Contemplative Studies<\\\/a> (M3CS). His research focuses on better understanding the mechanisms through which meditation transforms the brain and experience over time.<\\\/p><p>Single-person led projects, however well-intentioned, can inadvertently turn into stagnant echo chambers. Knowing this, Shawn jumped at the opportunity to bring <em>Roger<\\\/em> into the fold to co-host the sessions and other project initiatives. Roger's presence, ideas, extensive meditation experience and knack for precisely articulated phenomenology, have truly enhanced every aspect of the project. <em>Teodora<\\\/em> has been another phenomenal addition to the team. 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