The Science of Advanced Meditation
The Science of Advanced Meditation
Join us on Wednesday, September 23, 2026 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT; UTC-4) for the 2026 Science of Advanced Meditation Conference, a one-day virtual conference hosted by Dr. Matthew D. Sacchet and the Meditation Research Program in affiliation with Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Attendance is fully free and complimentary, and participants are welcome to join for the full conference or attend individual sessions as their schedules may permit.
The conference will bring together leading researchers and contemplative scholars from around the world to discuss the latest discoveries and emerging future directions within the field of advanced meditation research.
We welcome the speakers:
-- Andrés Canales-Johnson, Ph.D. — Catholic University of the Maule
-- Richie Davidson, Ph.D. — University of Wisconsin–Madison
-- Eric Garland, Ph.D. — University of California San Diego
-- Ruben Laukkonen, Ph.D. — University of Oxford
-- Antoine Lutz, Ph.D. — Lyon Neuroscience Research Center
-- Heleen Slagter, Ph.D. — Free University Amsterdam
-- Terje Sparby, Ph.D. — Steiner University College
-- Tawni Tidwell, Ph.D. — University of Wisconsin–Madison
-- Malcolm Wright, Ph.D. — Massey University
-- Winson Yang, Ph.D. — Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Attendance for this event is free. Those inspired to support the Meditation Research Program and help us continue offering educational events like this are warmly invited to make an optional donation.
For additional information, please contact meditationadministration@mgh.harvard.edu.