Ever wonder what it would be like to quit everything to find more meaning and purpose? Our first guest, Jay Vidyarthi (@jayvidyarthi), did just that when he and his wife abandoned their city life and moved into a monastery. They came back with some life-altering surprises.

Jay is an award-winning UX or “User Experience” designer and researcher. Named by Forbes as one of the “top 10 world-renowned meditation tech experts”, Jay specializes in using a human-centred approach to creating useful products, services, and systems. He led the design behind Muse, a brain-sensing headband that introduces mindfulness through real-time neurofeedback. Jay helped launch A Mindful Society – an annual conference in Toronto where leaders discuss how to integrate mindfulness and compassion into society.

Highlights:

• Living with Intention
• Experience of Monastic Life
• Questioning Our Inner Stories

Resources:

• Jay’s blog article: How the Scottish Highlands Inspired Us to Leave Toronto for a Residential Mindfulness Centre
• Monastic Academy
• Shinzen Young

We hope you enjoy!

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Clear Space: a poem by Thal (inspired by this episode):

 FULL TRANSCRIPT

Adrian

Welcome Jay. Welcome to the show.

Jay

Thanks for having me.

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