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ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY
Overwhelmed with insomnia and an incurable autoimmune disease, Shannon Harvey needed to make a change. But while the award-winning health journalist found plenty of recommendations on diet, sleep and exercise, when she looked for the equivalent of a 30-minute workout for her mental wellbeing, there was nothing.
Worried for the future mental health of her kids who were growing up amidst epidemics of stress, anxiety, depression and addiction, Shannon enlisted a team of scientists to put meditation to the test. Could learning to quiet our busy minds be the simple solution the world so desperately needs?
Throughout her year of living mindfully Shannon is poked, prodded, scanned and screened as she travels the world to interview 18 of the world’s leading mindfulness scientists and pioneers. But after a 30,000 kilometre journey from the bright lights of Manhattan to the dusty refugee camps of the Middle East, what begins as a self-experiment, transforms into a life-changing experience.
My Year of Living Mindfully is filled with compelling stories, groundbreaking science, and unexpected insights that go to the heart of what it means to be human in the twenty-first century.
MORE ABOUT SHANNON HARVEY
Shannon Harvey spent many years working for leading news organisations such as the ABC and Fairfax and is the recipient of the National Press Club of Australia’s “Health Journalist of The Year” award. Her first film, The Connection is about the new science showing the link between our mind, body and health. Her book The Whole Health Life is about finding good health after being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. She now produces a popular blog and free podcast, whilst balancing her health and being the mother of two adventurous boys.
MORE Q & A s
In March 2020 more than 150 screenings of My Year of Living Mindfully were being planned around the world, then COVID19 changed the world. In lieu of being able to gather together to spark meaningful conversations about mindfulness and mental health, we asked some of our screening hosts to join us for a series of Q and As from lockdown. Go to Shannon Harvey – Journalist on YouTube for the full series and join the conversation in the video comments.
Brown Mindfulness Center
Eric Loucks (Director, Brown Mindfulness Center) hosts Judson Brewer (Director of Research and Innovation, Brown Mindfulness Center) and Shannon Harvey (Journalist)
Oxford Mindfulness Centre
Claire Kelly (Mindfulness in Schools Project) hosts Willem Kuyken (OMC Centre Director) and Shannon Harvey (Journalist)
Openground Mindfulness Training
Pamela Lovell (Openground Associate) hosts Timothea Goddard (Director of Openground) and Shannon Harvey (Journalist)
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