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May 2022
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The Science of Mindfulness (with Dr. Ron...

THE THINKING ATHEIST
About this episode
Dr. Ronald Siegel is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School, author of "The Mindfulness Solution," and professor for "The Science of Mindfulness" at Wondrium.

Free Wondrium trial to watch the series on mindfulness: http://www.wondrium.com/seth
Dr. Siegel's website: https://drronsiegel.com

VIDEO of this conversation: https://youtu.be/C8Uw0uvDVZA

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