May 27, 2022
Ana Pineda is a scientist and a certified yoga instructor. Those two passions are combined in her mindful approach to academic life; developed with more than 15 years of research experience at top European Institutions, such as Wageningen University and the Netherlands Institute of Ecology.
In today’s episode, Ana shares how she started applying her learning around calming the mind that she gained in her yoga training to the challenges of writing research papers.
She has continued to explore a mindful approach to academic life with an emphasis on bringing awareness to the moment.
Ana talks about becoming aware of the fear that may be holding you back and suggests some strategies to help you manage that fear.
We discuss bringing mindfulness to academic writing and Ana offers advice on how to make writing feel more pleasurable and less like a punishment!
You can find out more about Ana’s work here: https://www.ifocusandwrite.com/
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