Dr. Dave Vago

That's where people were getting information. That's where they were getting their practices and content. But they weren't really backed by a lot of science. In fact, there was very little science happening there. So I had the opportunity to start working remotely for the digital health industry. And my wife's a clinical psychologist. So we decided we also we were living in Nashville, Tennessee.

So we had some desire to leave politics of the United States and move to Canada. So that's what we did. We picked up, we got in the car, drove to Canada. My wife's Canadian. I'm now a permanent resident. We live in beautiful British Columbia where our family's very happy living here. It's beautiful. We're very attracted to the mountains and the lifestyle and the community here is just fantastic.

So we had some desire to leave politics of the United States and move to Canada. So that's what we did. We picked up, we got in the car, drove to Canada. My wife's Canadian. I'm now a permanent resident. We live in beautiful British Columbia where our family's very happy living here. It's beautiful. We're very attracted to the mountains and the lifestyle and the community here is just fantastic.

So we had some desire to leave politics of the United States and move to Canada. So that's what we did. We picked up, we got in the car, drove to Canada. My wife's Canadian. I'm now a permanent resident. We live in beautiful British Columbia where our family's very happy living here. It's beautiful. We're very attracted to the mountains and the lifestyle and the community here is just fantastic.

But I've now moved full time into doing consulting for the digital health industry. helping develop science, not only in product design and doing things in an informed way, but also making sure that the metrics of health are embedded into these kinds of products that people are consuming at very large rates.

But I've now moved full time into doing consulting for the digital health industry. helping develop science, not only in product design and doing things in an informed way, but also making sure that the metrics of health are embedded into these kinds of products that people are consuming at very large rates.

But I've now moved full time into doing consulting for the digital health industry. helping develop science, not only in product design and doing things in an informed way, but also making sure that the metrics of health are embedded into these kinds of products that people are consuming at very large rates.

People really are looking for solutions and we want to provide scalable ones that have real credibility, that actually move the needle for living well, for health span, for longevity, for the most profound, deep experiences of well-being that we last time referred to as self-transcendence or spiritual health.

People really are looking for solutions and we want to provide scalable ones that have real credibility, that actually move the needle for living well, for health span, for longevity, for the most profound, deep experiences of well-being that we last time referred to as self-transcendence or spiritual health.

People really are looking for solutions and we want to provide scalable ones that have real credibility, that actually move the needle for living well, for health span, for longevity, for the most profound, deep experiences of well-being that we last time referred to as self-transcendence or spiritual health.

Especially now that we look at the data of who's suffering in the world, it's one out of every four people in the entire world are experiencing a debilitating mental health crisis of some sorts, whether it's actual diagnosed condition or whether they're just having existential angst or dealing with trauma, being around war. It's happening

Especially now that we look at the data of who's suffering in the world, it's one out of every four people in the entire world are experiencing a debilitating mental health crisis of some sorts, whether it's actual diagnosed condition or whether they're just having existential angst or dealing with trauma, being around war. It's happening

Especially now that we look at the data of who's suffering in the world, it's one out of every four people in the entire world are experiencing a debilitating mental health crisis of some sorts, whether it's actual diagnosed condition or whether they're just having existential angst or dealing with trauma, being around war. It's happening

in our direct family units and we have to address it in the most approachable, relatable, scalable ways. And that's where I'm really at right now. I still do a lot of academic work. consult on research grants at Vanderbilt. Still, we're looking at the effects of meditation and sleep and breath work on the glymphatic system of the brain, which is a metabolic waste clearance system.

in our direct family units and we have to address it in the most approachable, relatable, scalable ways. And that's where I'm really at right now. I still do a lot of academic work. consult on research grants at Vanderbilt. Still, we're looking at the effects of meditation and sleep and breath work on the glymphatic system of the brain, which is a metabolic waste clearance system.

in our direct family units and we have to address it in the most approachable, relatable, scalable ways. And that's where I'm really at right now. I still do a lot of academic work. consult on research grants at Vanderbilt. Still, we're looking at the effects of meditation and sleep and breath work on the glymphatic system of the brain, which is a metabolic waste clearance system.

I'm also an advisory board for the Thich Nhat Hanh Center of Mindfulness at the Harvard School of Public Health, the Sad Guru Center for a Conscious Planet, also part of Harvard Medical School. working with UPenn and their masters in positive psychology program, the Mind and Life Institute still.

I'm also an advisory board for the Thich Nhat Hanh Center of Mindfulness at the Harvard School of Public Health, the Sad Guru Center for a Conscious Planet, also part of Harvard Medical School. working with UPenn and their masters in positive psychology program, the Mind and Life Institute still.

I'm also an advisory board for the Thich Nhat Hanh Center of Mindfulness at the Harvard School of Public Health, the Sad Guru Center for a Conscious Planet, also part of Harvard Medical School. working with UPenn and their masters in positive psychology program, the Mind and Life Institute still.

And I'm president now of also the International Society for Contemplative Research, which is an academic society that's focused on studying contemplative practices across the spectrum of different modalities within society. So education, healthcare, and even in the humanities. So we're really trying to focus and broaden how contemplative practices can be researched across the spectrum of society.