Michael Sheehy
@mclsheehy.bsky.social
meditation researcher | phenomenology | Tibetan Buddhism | michaelrsheehy.com
Incredible opportunity for an upcoming researcher to work on this cutting-edge study on death experiences in meditation & psychedelics @ucsandiego.bsky.social w/ @fadelzeidan.bsky.social & his team :
New laboratory scientist position to study the intersection of meditation, psychedelics, and near death phenomenology. Please share high and wide. Applications are open until position (s) is filled. Reach out for any questions.
January 25, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Incredible opportunity for an upcoming researcher to work on this cutting-edge study on death experiences in meditation & psychedelics @ucsandiego.bsky.social w/ @fadelzeidan.bsky.social & his team :
for those in the UVA area - or Chicago - we are recruiting for our VR meditation & dreams study in the CIRCL lab this spring :
csc.virginia.edu/news/sleep-d...
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Sleep, Dreams, and Virtual Reality | Contemplative Sciences Center
The CSC research team seeks adults aged 18-70 to participate in a study exploring contemplative experiences in Virtual Reality (VR), sleep health, and cognitive flexibility.
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January 25, 2026 at 8:53 PM
for those in the UVA area - or Chicago - we are recruiting for our VR meditation & dreams study in the CIRCL lab this spring :
csc.virginia.edu/news/sleep-d...
csc.virginia.edu/news/sleep-d...
for those in the Boston area, interested in #dreams - I’ll be presenting our lab’s research on dream yoga & Virtual Reality at the Dream X Engineering Symposium @ MIT next weekend :
dxe.framer.website
dxe.framer.website
Dream x Engineering Symposium
A gathering of world leaders in sleep and dream science exploring how we can influence dreaming with precision to improve well-being, accelerate learning, and treat clinical conditions.
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January 2, 2026 at 8:39 PM
for those in the Boston area, interested in #dreams - I’ll be presenting our lab’s research on dream yoga & Virtual Reality at the Dream X Engineering Symposium @ MIT next weekend :
dxe.framer.website
dxe.framer.website
Michael Sheehy: A Buddhist Nondual Model of Consciousness
YouTube video by Mathematical Consciousness Science
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December 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
an interview i did recently w/ UVAToday on cultivating sustained & balanced attention through contemplative practice :
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Trouble focusing? These UVA experts can help
You can slay the distraction monster. But you’re going to have to work on it.
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August 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
an interview i did recently w/ UVAToday on cultivating sustained & balanced attention through contemplative practice :
news.virginia.edu/content/trou...
news.virginia.edu/content/trou...
SENSEmaking: A Symposium on Contemplative Technologies | Contemplative Sciences Center
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August 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
join us Oct. 9-10 for Sensemaking: A Symposium on Contemplative Technologies at UVA's Contemplative Sciences Center - registration open: csc.virginia.edu/events/sense...
August 3, 2025 at 12:18 AM
join us Oct. 9-10 for Sensemaking: A Symposium on Contemplative Technologies at UVA's Contemplative Sciences Center - registration open: csc.virginia.edu/events/sense...
essay of mine on contemplation as a skill set to cultivate like arts & sports, & cultural implications - syndicated by @jcontemplatives.bsky.social
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What if we learned contemplation like we do arts or sports? - Journal of Contemplative Studies
When I was a child, I was introduced to contemplative practices that changed my life. Starting in the fourth grade, I regularly walked to my grandmother’s house after school. I vividly recall walking ...
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May 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
essay of mine on contemplation as a skill set to cultivate like arts & sports, & cultural implications - syndicated by @jcontemplatives.bsky.social
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contemplativejournal.org/essays/sheeh...
we’ll be talking about our Virtual Reality research at UVA in June :
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www.tomtomfoundation.org/post/tomorro...
Tomorrow Talks: Virtual Reality Meditation: The Way of the Future?
June 11th | 6 - 8 pmContemplative Commons, 403 Emmet Street S.Meditation is getting a firmware update. In this delightfully mind-bending session, a contemplative sciences scholar, a tech-savvy invento...
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May 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
we’ll be talking about our Virtual Reality research at UVA in June :
www.tomtomfoundation.org/post/tomorro...
www.tomtomfoundation.org/post/tomorro...
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Read more from @mclsheehy.bsky.social as he explores the versatile life skills young people could learn from practicing routine #contemplative training by clicking the link in our bio!
This idea was originally published as ‘What if we learned contemplation like we do arts or sports?’ on Psyche.
This idea was originally published as ‘What if we learned contemplation like we do arts or sports?’ on Psyche.
May 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Read more from @mclsheehy.bsky.social as he explores the versatile life skills young people could learn from practicing routine #contemplative training by clicking the link in our bio!
This idea was originally published as ‘What if we learned contemplation like we do arts or sports?’ on Psyche.
This idea was originally published as ‘What if we learned contemplation like we do arts or sports?’ on Psyche.
love seeing films from Himalayan artists getting global circulation - movie from Bhutan played on an international flight :
April 27, 2025 at 8:38 AM
love seeing films from Himalayan artists getting global circulation - movie from Bhutan played on an international flight :
looking forward to this discussion w/ @bernardokastrup.bsky.social & friends on #Buddhism & #nonduality :
dandelion.events/e/f4awz
dandelion.events/e/f4awz
Buddhism, Emptiness & Idealism: A panel with Bernardo Kastrup, Dr. Karl Brunnhölzl, Michael R. Sheehy, Andrew Holecek
Tue 29th Apr 2025, 1pm – 3pm EDT (UTC -04:00)
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April 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
looking forward to this discussion w/ @bernardokastrup.bsky.social & friends on #Buddhism & #nonduality :
dandelion.events/e/f4awz
dandelion.events/e/f4awz
join us for the Contemplative Sciences Center benefit concert this Saturday :
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April 2, 2025 at 1:33 AM
join us for the Contemplative Sciences Center benefit concert this Saturday :
csc.virginia.edu/event/csc-be...
csc.virginia.edu/event/csc-be...
have you read interviews in our What is Contemplation? series @jcontemplatives.bsky.social
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What is Contemplation? - Journal of Contemplative Studies
What is contemplation? How do different contemplative traditions – religious and secular, historical and modern – understand practices and experiences of contemplation? Given the incredible diversity ...
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March 29, 2025 at 1:44 AM
have you read interviews in our What is Contemplation? series @jcontemplatives.bsky.social
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thrilled that we have a new Tibetan reading room in the University of Virginia Library :
March 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
thrilled that we have a new Tibetan reading room in the University of Virginia Library :
join us online w/in the hour :
an online webinar that i'll moderate on March 6th - will no doubt be a lively discussion about context & complexity in the study of contemplation @iscr.bsky.social -
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Webinars - iscrsociety.org
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March 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
join us online w/in the hour :
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The 2025 Neuroscience of Pure Awareness Prize has been announced.
The 2025 Computational Phenomenology of Pure Awareness Prize has been announced.
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The 2025 Computational Phenomenology of Pure Awareness Prize has been announced.
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The MPE Project – MPE Project
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March 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The 2025 Neuroscience of Pure Awareness Prize has been announced.
The 2025 Computational Phenomenology of Pure Awareness Prize has been announced.
mpe-project.info/the-mpe-proj...
The 2025 Computational Phenomenology of Pure Awareness Prize has been announced.
mpe-project.info/the-mpe-proj...
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Olaf Blanke and I are pleased to announce the opening of a funded PhD position in cognitive and contemplative neuroscience at the Lyon Neuroscience Research Center entitled "Neurophenomenological Study of Non-Dual Mindfulness Meditation and Its Impact on Self and Agency" Thanks for sharing this ad!
February 25, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Olaf Blanke and I are pleased to announce the opening of a funded PhD position in cognitive and contemplative neuroscience at the Lyon Neuroscience Research Center entitled "Neurophenomenological Study of Non-Dual Mindfulness Meditation and Its Impact on Self and Agency" Thanks for sharing this ad!
come work w/ us in the CIRCL lab - we’re hiring a postdoc in cognitive science to conduct contemplative research :
jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/UO...
jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/UO...
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Contemplative Research Fellow in Cognitive Science in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America | Research at University of Virginia
Apply for Postdoctoral Research Associate, Contemplative Research Fellow in Cognitive Science job with University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America. Research at Univer...
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March 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
come work w/ us in the CIRCL lab - we’re hiring a postdoc in cognitive science to conduct contemplative research :
jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/UO...
jobs.virginia.edu/us/en/job/UO...
new paper of mine - "Dreaming oneself awake: Psychological flexibility, imaginal simulation, and somatic awareness in Tibetan #Buddhist #dream yoga"
doi.org/10.1037/drm0...
doi.org/10.1037/drm0...
February 21, 2025 at 2:38 AM
new paper of mine - "Dreaming oneself awake: Psychological flexibility, imaginal simulation, and somatic awareness in Tibetan #Buddhist #dream yoga"
doi.org/10.1037/drm0...
doi.org/10.1037/drm0...
an online webinar that i'll moderate on March 6th - will no doubt be a lively discussion about context & complexity in the study of contemplation @iscr.bsky.social -
iscrsociety.org/webinars/
iscrsociety.org/webinars/
Webinars - iscrsociety.org
iscrsociety.org
February 20, 2025 at 2:43 AM
an online webinar that i'll moderate on March 6th - will no doubt be a lively discussion about context & complexity in the study of contemplation @iscr.bsky.social -
iscrsociety.org/webinars/
iscrsociety.org/webinars/