Ted Meissner
@tedmeissner.bsky.social
Mindfulness and Burnout Prevention Teacher. Dog dad, husband, hiker, reader, with questionable taste in clothing.
Back to our regularly scheduled episodes after our recent episode 600 retrospective -- youtu.be/AYYA-AETu9c
#mindfulness #distancelearning #compassion #selfcompassion
#mindfulness #distancelearning #compassion #selfcompassion
Mindfulness and Self Compassion for Distance Learning
YouTube video by Mindfulness Voyage
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Back to our regularly scheduled episodes after our recent episode 600 retrospective -- youtu.be/AYYA-AETu9c
#mindfulness #distancelearning #compassion #selfcompassion
#mindfulness #distancelearning #compassion #selfcompassion
"If governance frameworks fail to evolve and take into account Agentic AI, mediators, arbitrators, and courts will fill the gaps... That is not a governance strategy. It is an abdication."
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#ai #agenticai #ethicalai #responsibleai #aioversight #aigovernance
mediate.com/governing-ac...
#ai #agenticai #ethicalai #responsibleai #aioversight #aigovernance
Governing Action, Not Just Intelligence: Why Agentic AI Breaks Traditional AI Governance
Most discussions of AI governance still orbit around systems that advise, recommend, score, or generate. The legal and policy frameworks built around them assume a human moment. A pause. Someone reads...
mediate.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:57 PM
"If governance frameworks fail to evolve and take into account Agentic AI, mediators, arbitrators, and courts will fill the gaps... That is not a governance strategy. It is an abdication."
mediate.com/governing-ac...
#ai #agenticai #ethicalai #responsibleai #aioversight #aigovernance
mediate.com/governing-ac...
#ai #agenticai #ethicalai #responsibleai #aioversight #aigovernance
When exploring AI as a tool -- not a replacement for human contact -- there are things we can learn about our own listening and responding, with mindful compassion.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
#mindfulness #listening #mindfullistening #ai #mentalhealth #wellbeing
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
#mindfulness #listening #mindfullistening #ai #mentalhealth #wellbeing
They hear, but do they care? What AI can teach us about listening better
AI chatbots don't interrupt and aren't judgemental – so what can they teach us about deep listening?
www.bbc.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:56 PM
When exploring AI as a tool -- not a replacement for human contact -- there are things we can learn about our own listening and responding, with mindful compassion.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
#mindfulness #listening #mindfullistening #ai #mentalhealth #wellbeing
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
#mindfulness #listening #mindfullistening #ai #mentalhealth #wellbeing
Food addiction in adolescents may be influenced by mindful eating -- www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#mindfulness #foodaddiction #mindfuleating #adolescentobesity
#mindfulness #foodaddiction #mindfuleating #adolescentobesity
Mindful eating may help explain the association between psychological difficulties and food addiction in adolescents with obesity - Scientific Reports
Food addiction (FA) has been proposed as a behavioral factor contributing to obesity in adolescents, particularly among those experiencing psychological difficulties. Mindful eating may represent a pr...
www.nature.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Food addiction in adolescents may be influenced by mindful eating -- www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#mindfulness #foodaddiction #mindfuleating #adolescentobesity
#mindfulness #foodaddiction #mindfuleating #adolescentobesity
Mindfulness can help those with cystic fibrosis mental health -- cysticfibrosisnewstoday.com/news/being-m...
#mindfulness #mentalhealth #cysticfibrosis #wellbeing #depression #anxiety #stress
#mindfulness #mentalhealth #cysticfibrosis #wellbeing #depression #anxiety #stress
Being mindful boosts well-being for adults with CF, UK study finds
Adults with cystic fibrosis who are better at being mindful and coping with thoughts and feelings were found to achieve greater well-being.
cysticfibrosisnewstoday.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Mindfulness can help those with cystic fibrosis mental health -- cysticfibrosisnewstoday.com/news/being-m...
#mindfulness #mentalhealth #cysticfibrosis #wellbeing #depression #anxiety #stress
#mindfulness #mentalhealth #cysticfibrosis #wellbeing #depression #anxiety #stress
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Call to Action: This Friday, Minnesota is being called to stand together in real, visible solidarity. Labor unions, faith leaders, and community organizers are urging people across the state to plan ahead and take part in a Minnesota Economic Blackout do not work, do not attend school, and do not
January 21, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Call to Action: This Friday, Minnesota is being called to stand together in real, visible solidarity. Labor unions, faith leaders, and community organizers are urging people across the state to plan ahead and take part in a Minnesota Economic Blackout do not work, do not attend school, and do not
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Maybe Greenland could invade us instead?
January 20, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Maybe Greenland could invade us instead?
Just a short thanks for listening to my podcasts since 2009, and how things have changed over nearly 17 years.
youtu.be/spHI_glIhJw
#mindfulness #meditation #buddhism #secularbuddhism #mentalhealth #wellbeing
youtu.be/spHI_glIhJw
#mindfulness #meditation #buddhism #secularbuddhism #mentalhealth #wellbeing
My 600th Podcast Episode
YouTube video by Mindfulness Voyage
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Just a short thanks for listening to my podcasts since 2009, and how things have changed over nearly 17 years.
youtu.be/spHI_glIhJw
#mindfulness #meditation #buddhism #secularbuddhism #mentalhealth #wellbeing
youtu.be/spHI_glIhJw
#mindfulness #meditation #buddhism #secularbuddhism #mentalhealth #wellbeing
Fake journals abound, and as Sergeant Phil Esterhaus used to say on Hill Street Blues, "Let's be careful out there."
retractionwatch.com/2026/01/16/b...
#science #peerreview #fakejournals #journalisticintegrity #misconduct #papermills
retractionwatch.com/2026/01/16/b...
#science #peerreview #fakejournals #journalisticintegrity #misconduct #papermills
Business management journal holds researcher’s paper hostage
A “scholarly business and management publication” is holding a researcher’s paper for ransom, requesting the author pay to withdraw the article. The researcher submitted a manuscript in Augus…
retractionwatch.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Fake journals abound, and as Sergeant Phil Esterhaus used to say on Hill Street Blues, "Let's be careful out there."
retractionwatch.com/2026/01/16/b...
#science #peerreview #fakejournals #journalisticintegrity #misconduct #papermills
retractionwatch.com/2026/01/16/b...
#science #peerreview #fakejournals #journalisticintegrity #misconduct #papermills
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The agent said that??
"When they told the agents they were US citizens, the couple said, one responded, “It doesn’t matter.”
Another said, “What you’re doing is illegal. This is like Germany 1938,” the court papers said..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
"When they told the agents they were US citizens, the couple said, one responded, “It doesn’t matter.”
Another said, “What you’re doing is illegal. This is like Germany 1938,” the court papers said..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:35 AM
The agent said that??
"When they told the agents they were US citizens, the couple said, one responded, “It doesn’t matter.”
Another said, “What you’re doing is illegal. This is like Germany 1938,” the court papers said..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
"When they told the agents they were US citizens, the couple said, one responded, “It doesn’t matter.”
Another said, “What you’re doing is illegal. This is like Germany 1938,” the court papers said..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
In this flatly pathetic article, Christopher L. Schilling begins by citing examples of McMindfulness instead of spending two minutes on Google Scholar to find actual scientific research.
jamesgmartin.center/2026/01/the-...
#mindfulness #mentalhealth #depression #anxiety #stress #strawman
jamesgmartin.center/2026/01/the-...
#mindfulness #mentalhealth #depression #anxiety #stress #strawman
The “Mindfulness” Degree — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
Do American colleges still teach students how to think? Or have whole programs been built on fashionable but unexamined assumptions? Increasingly, one wonders whether parts of the curriculum are outri...
jamesgmartin.center
January 19, 2026 at 2:09 PM
In this flatly pathetic article, Christopher L. Schilling begins by citing examples of McMindfulness instead of spending two minutes on Google Scholar to find actual scientific research.
jamesgmartin.center/2026/01/the-...
#mindfulness #mentalhealth #depression #anxiety #stress #strawman
jamesgmartin.center/2026/01/the-...
#mindfulness #mentalhealth #depression #anxiety #stress #strawman
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ICE agents ate at El Tapatio in Willmar, MN, then came back hours later and detained the workers who served them. Turning a meal into surveillance isn’t public safety it’s intimidation. Remember private businesses can refuse service to ICE agents!
ICE agents eat at small-town Mexican restaurant — then detain workers
“Would your mama be proud of you right now?” a bystander said as agents returned at closing time to nab the workers.
www.startribune.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:05 PM
ICE agents ate at El Tapatio in Willmar, MN, then came back hours later and detained the workers who served them. Turning a meal into surveillance isn’t public safety it’s intimidation. Remember private businesses can refuse service to ICE agents!
"Researchers agree to follow a set of behaviours that should amount to the highest standards of integrity. This is what trust in science is built on."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#science #peerreview #scientificintegrity #retraction
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#science #peerreview #scientificintegrity #retraction
Credit in research goes hand in hand with responsibility
Trust in science needs researchers, journals and institutions to correct the scientific record quickly and transparently when errors are found.
www.nature.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:40 PM
"Researchers agree to follow a set of behaviours that should amount to the highest standards of integrity. This is what trust in science is built on."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#science #peerreview #scientificintegrity #retraction
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#science #peerreview #scientificintegrity #retraction
For those interested in taking MBSR in Japanese, my supervisee's program is taking registrations now: thenook.jp
#mbsr #mindfulness #mentalhealth #japanese #japanesemindfulness
#mbsr #mindfulness #mentalhealth #japanese #japanesemindfulness
MBSR 2026 | マインドフルネスストレス低減法
8週間のマインドフルネス集中トレーニング。3月スタートコース受付中
thenook.jp
January 15, 2026 at 1:07 PM
For those interested in taking MBSR in Japanese, my supervisee's program is taking registrations now: thenook.jp
#mbsr #mindfulness #mentalhealth #japanese #japanesemindfulness
#mbsr #mindfulness #mentalhealth #japanese #japanesemindfulness
Last call to register for webinar this Saturday with Oxford Mindfulness!
oxfordmindfulness.org/other-events...
#mindfulness #socialmedia #wellbeing #mentalhealth
oxfordmindfulness.org/other-events...
#mindfulness #socialmedia #wellbeing #mentalhealth
January 14, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Last call to register for webinar this Saturday with Oxford Mindfulness!
oxfordmindfulness.org/other-events...
#mindfulness #socialmedia #wellbeing #mentalhealth
oxfordmindfulness.org/other-events...
#mindfulness #socialmedia #wellbeing #mentalhealth
Another problem with "Special Issues" in science journals: Endogeny.
#science #peerreview #endogeny
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
#science #peerreview #endogeny
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
The Issue with Special Issues: when Guest Editors Publish in Support of Self
The recent exceptional growth in the number of special issues has led to the largest delegation of editorial power in the history of scientific publishing. Has this power been used responsibly? In thi...
arxiv.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Another problem with "Special Issues" in science journals: Endogeny.
#science #peerreview #endogeny
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
#science #peerreview #endogeny
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
New episode just published: youtu.be/y3CBaWF4IMY
#mindfulness #sustainability #consumption #consumerism
#mindfulness #sustainability #consumption #consumerism
Mindful Consumption for Sustainability
YouTube video by Mindfulness Voyage
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 2:23 PM
New episode just published: youtu.be/y3CBaWF4IMY
#mindfulness #sustainability #consumption #consumerism
#mindfulness #sustainability #consumption #consumerism
Webinar this weekend for teachers interested in how to use social media in their work:
oxfordmindfulness.org/other-events...
#mindfulness #socialmedia #socialmediause #mentalhealth #wellbeing
oxfordmindfulness.org/other-events...
#mindfulness #socialmedia #socialmediause #mentalhealth #wellbeing
Mindfully Navigating Social Media - Fostering Wellbeing Online for Trained Teachers | Oxford Mindfulness
Would you like to use social media for your mindfulness teaching, but aren’t sure which channels to use? Or perhaps you’re using social platforms, but aren’t getting the visibility you’d like? Perhaps...
oxfordmindfulness.org
January 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Webinar this weekend for teachers interested in how to use social media in their work:
oxfordmindfulness.org/other-events...
#mindfulness #socialmedia #socialmediause #mentalhealth #wellbeing
oxfordmindfulness.org/other-events...
#mindfulness #socialmedia #socialmediause #mentalhealth #wellbeing
Nice overview of mindfulness from researcher and previous Mindfulness Voyage podcast guest, Masha Remskar.
theconversation.com/mindfulness-...
#mindfulness #mentalhealth #depression #stress #anxiety #wellbeing #meditation
theconversation.com/mindfulness-...
#mindfulness #mentalhealth #depression #stress #anxiety #wellbeing #meditation
Mindfulness won’t burn calories, but it might help you stick with your health goals
A growing body of research suggests that mindfulness has applications well beyond mental health, and that people who meditate are more likely to fulfill their health goals.
theconversation.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Nice overview of mindfulness from researcher and previous Mindfulness Voyage podcast guest, Masha Remskar.
theconversation.com/mindfulness-...
#mindfulness #mentalhealth #depression #stress #anxiety #wellbeing #meditation
theconversation.com/mindfulness-...
#mindfulness #mentalhealth #depression #stress #anxiety #wellbeing #meditation
"This study indicated that mindful eating in adults is associated with lower eating disorder risk, and that BMI and depression scores are potential mediators of this relationship."
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41507120/
#mindfulness #mentalhealth #depression #bmi #mindfuleating #diet #healthyeating
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41507120/
#mindfulness #mentalhealth #depression #bmi #mindfuleating #diet #healthyeating
Four Facet Mindful Eating and Eating Disorder Risk: Mediation By Depression and Body Mass Index - PubMed
This study indicated that mindful eating in adults is associated with lower eating disorder risk, and that BMI and depression scores are potential mediators of this relationship.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
January 10, 2026 at 3:17 PM
"This study indicated that mindful eating in adults is associated with lower eating disorder risk, and that BMI and depression scores are potential mediators of this relationship."
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41507120/
#mindfulness #mentalhealth #depression #bmi #mindfuleating #diet #healthyeating
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41507120/
#mindfulness #mentalhealth #depression #bmi #mindfuleating #diet #healthyeating
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FFS. ICE is targeting Native Americans!
January 10, 2026 at 3:59 AM
FFS. ICE is targeting Native Americans!
Make no mistake, the current U.S. administration is at war with science. But at least we took this small hill.
www.science.org/content/arti...
#science #scientificresearch #peerreview #grantfunding #nih
www.science.org/content/arti...
#science #scientificresearch #peerreview #grantfunding #nih
Appeals court agrees that NIH cannot reduce overhead payments to academic institutions
Judges uphold injunction by lower court against a 15% flat rate for indirect costs
www.science.org
January 9, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Make no mistake, the current U.S. administration is at war with science. But at least we took this small hill.
www.science.org/content/arti...
#science #scientificresearch #peerreview #grantfunding #nih
www.science.org/content/arti...
#science #scientificresearch #peerreview #grantfunding #nih
Scientific publishing is, in my opinion as a peer reviewer, currently as bad as my old radio: it prioritizes volume, not fidelity.
undark.org/2026/01/07/a...
#science #scientificresearch #peerreview
undark.org/2026/01/07/a...
#science #scientificresearch #peerreview
In Scientific Publishing, Who Should Foot the Bill?
Publishers often charge authors to publish their publicly-funded research. Will a federal crackdown make a difference?
undark.org
January 9, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Scientific publishing is, in my opinion as a peer reviewer, currently as bad as my old radio: it prioritizes volume, not fidelity.
undark.org/2026/01/07/a...
#science #scientificresearch #peerreview
undark.org/2026/01/07/a...
#science #scientificresearch #peerreview
Ever use the Emotion Wheel? Nice article about how the point is not about the labels, and how mindfulness can help.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/when...
#mindfulness #mentalhealth #emotions #emotionregulation #emotionalclarity
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/when...
#mindfulness #mentalhealth #emotions #emotionregulation #emotionalclarity
Emotional Granularity Is Not Just About Labels
Emotional granularity develops when relational safety and mindfulness reduce compression, allowing the brain to tolerate ambiguity long enough for differentiation to emerge.
www.psychologytoday.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Ever use the Emotion Wheel? Nice article about how the point is not about the labels, and how mindfulness can help.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/when...
#mindfulness #mentalhealth #emotions #emotionregulation #emotionalclarity
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/when...
#mindfulness #mentalhealth #emotions #emotionregulation #emotionalclarity
For those of you curious about how I've been keeping busy this past year: mindfulness.voyage/2026/01/08/2...
#mindfulness #meditation #mindfulsupervision #science #peerreview #workplacemindfulness #mentalhealth #ai
#mindfulness #meditation #mindfulsupervision #science #peerreview #workplacemindfulness #mentalhealth #ai
2025 Review - Mindfulness Voyage
As many of you know, I’d changed careers several years ago, moving from management in IT to more closely align with my activities as a mindfulness professional in my personal life. And while that work...
mindfulness.voyage
January 8, 2026 at 2:45 PM
For those of you curious about how I've been keeping busy this past year: mindfulness.voyage/2026/01/08/2...
#mindfulness #meditation #mindfulsupervision #science #peerreview #workplacemindfulness #mentalhealth #ai
#mindfulness #meditation #mindfulsupervision #science #peerreview #workplacemindfulness #mentalhealth #ai