Menka Sanghvi
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Untangling Ourselves From Technology

Untangling Ourselves From Technology

Podcast interview talking to Karim Rushdy from Back into Being Method (May 2023)

"In this episode I’m speaking with London-based mindfulness guide, writer, researcher and photographer Menka Sanghvi.

Menka is the founder of Just Looking, a creative project to spread curiosity and wonder. She is also the producer and host of the Mind Over Tech podcast, and the author of the highly acclaimed Fieldbook for Mindfulness Innovators.

I got to know Menka because she serves alongside me as a Trustee for the Breathworks charity and she is also an advisor for several other wellbeing projects.

Her background is multidisciplinary and incredibly impressive – with a degree in Physics from Cambridge University, extensive training in design thinking with IDEO and others, and a lifelong study of contemplative practices. Previously Menka led global innovation projects for the United Nations.

Menka and I talk about her mindfulness journey, how we can start untangling ourselves from what she terms “intellectual tech” and how these technologies can either enable or undermine our wellbeing.

One final thing before we get going - The professor and researcher into attention, working memory, and mindfulness whose name neither of us could remember is Amishi Jha - perhaps a future guest on the pod.

Without further delay, here’s my conversation with Menka Sanghvi - enjoy!"

Connect with Menka: https://menkasanghvi.com/
Just Looking: https://wearejustlooking.org/
Mind over Tech Podcast: https://www.mindovertech.com/

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