Dharma Lab
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DL Ep.29: Daniel Goleman on Practicing Before Life's Challenges
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Richie Richard Davidson, Cortland Dahl, Dan Goleman DiscussionChapter Summary:00:05:51 — Dan Goleman returns from India and meets Richie Davidso...
Neuroscience & Practice discussion / takeaways from Nepal
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dharmalabco.substack.com/subscr...
DL Ep. 28: Mingyur Rinpoche - Are You Drained Or Are You Energized?
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We are so honored to welcome Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche to another episode of Dharma Lab. In today’s conversation with Cort and Richie, Rinpoche shares...
DL Ep. 27: Jon Kabat-Zinn
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Kabat-Zinn joins Richie and Cort for a wide-ranging conversation on mindfulness, science, and what it means to fully inhabit your life.From the la...
DL Ep.26: Four Science-Backed Skills to Deal with Anxiety
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Flourishing is multi-dimensional. In today’s episode of Dharma Lab, we apply the four dimensions of flourishing (awareness, connection, insight, a...
DL Ep 25: Flourishing is Contagious
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Dharma Lab, Cort and Richie explore one of the core ideas behind Born to Flourish: that our inner state doesn’t stay inside. It r...
DL Ep.24: Born to Flourish - The Science of Human Potential // AMA TONIGHT @8pm ET
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Reminder: Join Richie & Cort tonight at 8pm ET for our monthly AMA HEREIn today’s episode of Dharma Lab, Cort and Richie explore a radical and hopef...
AMA#5 Navigating Neuroplasticity, Non-Dual Awareness, and the Neuroscience of Flourishing
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dharmalabco.substack.comReminder: Our Next Live Ask Me Anything (#6) with Richie and Cor...
DL Ep. 23: David Yeager on Parenting Teens: What the Adolescent Brain Really Needs
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Parenting teens is hard. We often fall into styles that feel protective but end up making things worse. In our latest Dharma Lab episode, Dr. David ...
DL Ep.22: The Neuroscience of “Aha” Moments
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve all had moments when something suddenly clicks. A realization that doesn’t arrive gradually, but all at once. Cort remembers walking out of...
DL Ep.21: The Neuroscience of Conscious Habits
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of Dharma Lab, we take a closer look at the mechanics of healthy habit formation.Building on a framework we’ve outlined in prev...
DL Ep. 20: Why Willpower Isn’t Enough - The Neuroscience of Sustainable Change
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
REMINDER: Live Q&A with Richie and Cort TODAY at 8pm ET on Substack. Over the next two weeks on Dharma Lab, we’ll be exploring the science and pract...
Recording of AMA #4 with Dr. Richie Davidson and Dr. Cortland Dahl
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dharmalabco.substack.comThank you to those who tuned into our 4th live video with Dr. Ri...
DL Ep. 19: The Science of Self-Reflection
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At certain moments in life — the end of a day, the completion of a project, or the turn of a year — we naturally begin to reflect.But without inte...
DL Ep. 18: The Neuroscience of Giving
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Dharma Lab, we explore the neuroscience and contemplative practice of what it means to truly give.Recorded in the middle of the hol...
DL Ep. 17: Trauma, Memory, and the Brain's Capacity to Change
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
REMINDER: Live Q&A with Richie and Cort TODAY at 7pm ET on Substack.Why do certain memories feel like they still live in our bodies years after they ...
DL Ep. 16: Mingyur Rinpoche - Meditation is Easier Than You Think
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mingyur Rinpoche has spent his life immersed in meditation practice — beginning a three-year retreat at 13, and eventually logging more than 50,000 ...
DL Ep. 15: The False Promise of Desire - Our Addiction to a More Ideal Future
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We spend so much of life chasing the next moment… and missing the one we’re in.This week on Dharma Lab, we dig into the neuroscience of wanting vs...
DL Ep. 14: The Neuroscience of Service
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s Dharma Lab conversation, we’ll dive into the science and contemplative wisdom behind generosity, purpose, and everyday altruism.How...
DL Ep. 13: The Neuroscience of Being - Turning Anxiety into Insight
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to simply be?In this episode of Dharma Lab, we explore the neuroscience and contemplative practice of being — that effortless, nat...
Recording of AMA#3 with Dr. Richie Davidson & Dr. Cortland Dahl
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dharmalabco.substack.comThank you to those who tuned into our 3rd live video with Dr. Ri...
DL Ep.12: Dosage of Meditation
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Highlights:1. Small doses make a difference. Even a few mindful minutes a day can reshape the brain. Recent MRI research shows that short, con...
DL Ep.11: Meditation Apps - The Impacts on Brain Health to Gut Health
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Dharma Lab, we sit down with our friend and colleague Dr. Simon Goldberg, one of the world’s leading researchers on meditation ap...
AMA Recording #1: Guided Practices & Q&A
25 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dharmalabco.substack.comWe’re so grateful to everyone who joined us for our very first...
DL Ep. 10: Loneliness as Deadly as Smoking 15 Cigarettes a Day
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Dharma Lab, Richie Davidson and Cortland Dahl dive into one of the most startling findings in modern science: that loneliness and s...
DL Ep.9: Overthinking and Rumination (Part 2)
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Dharma Lab episode, we pick up where we left off—moving from why our minds get so restless to what we can actually do about it, exploring th...
DL Ep.8: Overthinking and Rumination (Part 1)
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s podcast, Cort and Richie explore why the mind so often gets stuck in rumination, how our evolutionary wiring and contrast-detecting b...
DL Ep.7: The Science of Micro Practices
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the questions we hear most often is: how much practice do I really need to do? Do the benefits of meditation only come after logging hours on t...
DL Ep.6: The Science of Uncertainty
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s podcast, Cort and Richie discuss how fear shrinks our perception, but harnessing awareness widens the lens again. See chapter list b...
DL Ep.5: Meditation Is Not What You Think
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Richie and Cort discuss how small shifts in perspective lead to lasting changes in the brain and experience This is a public episode. If you'd like to...
DL Ep.4: The Science of Discomfort
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Notes from Dharma Lab* Please see written primer below on The Science of Discomfort (released Tuesday 8/26)Ep.4 Chapter List:0:00 Stories of Discomfor...
DL Ep.3: Beyond Burnout - Research Discussion
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dear Dharma Lab readers,Join Richie and Cort in Dharma Lab Episode 3 in a wide ranging research discussion on the findings from the JAMA article annou...
DL Ep.2: Your Brain on AI
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen on Episode #2 on Youtube, Spotify, Apple:YoutubeSpotifyApple PodcastsEpisode 2 Chapter List:0:00 Intro0:32 Episode Overview by Cort2:35 “This...
DL Ep.1: The Most Important Thing
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Richie and Cort discuss The Most Important Thing in Episode #1 of Dharma Lab. 02:22 – "My religion is Kindness" 05:25 – Kindness is the most imp...