We are a multidisciplinary group of researchers, practitioners, and communicators united by a shared deep curiosity about the mind-body connection, and the effects of contemplative practices on the mind.
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow
Research on attentional state transitions, voluntary control over internal bodily functions, and the integration of contemplative traditions with cognitive science.
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow — Arctic University of Norway, Tromso
Sam is a Marie Sklodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellow at the Arctic University of Norway in Tromso, working with Matthias Mittner to investigate transitions between different attentional and distraction states.
His main research line focuses on understanding transitions between attentional states and how internal and external attention interact.
He also studies voluntary control learning over autonomic bodily functions and the role of interoception in cognition.
His work bridges contemplative traditions such as yoga and meditation with contemporary cognitive neuroscience.
Founder, Yogalife International
Founder of Yogalife International, one of the oldest yoga schools in Europe. Pioneer in bringing yogic tradition into dialogue with modern cognitive science.
Founder & Director — Yogalife International
Sanjeev Bhanot is the founder of Yogalife International, established in India in 1999 with a vision to support wellbeing through yoga.
He has taught globally and helped train yoga teachers across many countries.
In Cognitive Science of Yoga, he contributes deep practical and theoretical knowledge from contemplative traditions.
His collaboration supports a shared language between scientific research and yogic practice.
PhD Candidate, Humboldt Universitat zu Berlin
Tomaso is a cognitive scientist and PhD candidate at Humboldt University in Berlin.
PhD Candidate — Social Intelligence Lab, Humboldt Universitat zu Berlin
Tomaso is a cognitive scientist and PhD candidate at Humboldt Universitat zu Berlin.
His work focuses on free will, intention formation, and physiological correlates of cognition.
He has broad interests in consciousness studies and contemplative practices.
He collaborates on Cognitive Science of Yoga as both researcher and practitioner.