This episode explores a conversation with Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu on his recent book From Mindfulness to Heartfulness: Transforming Self and Society with Compassion. It also briefly dives into his life's work and his commitment to transforming society through education.

Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu trained and taught in East Asian medicine, yoga, and psychology in Japan and at Harvard University and the University of Tokyo. His teaching and research at Stanford University balances Eastern and Western ways of knowing, doing , and being in designing gentle, healing, inclusive educational spaces. His work in crossing borders through community building and mindful citizenship by connecting diverse people, transforming self and society,