2020
Mindful Cranks Podcast 2020
German Magazine Article
2019
The Reading Lists Interview 2019
https://www.thereadinglists.com/miguel-farias-interview/
Podcast 45 Graus 2019 (in Portuguese)
https://www.publico.pt/2019/10/30/impar/noticia/podcast-quarenta-cinco-graus-miguel-farias-1891917
2018
Visão Magazine, February 2018 (Portuguese version only)
O lado negro da meditacao Visao
2017
Newsweek article on religion and intuition, November 2017
CBC News on religion and the brain, November 2017
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/second-opinion-november-11-2017-1.4398138?cmp=rss
Daily Mail interview, November 2017
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5068227/Why-meditating-harm-good.html
Psychology Today article on Sam Harris, atheism and meditation, July 2017
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-science-belief/201707/am-i-illusion
Reader’s Digest piece on yoga, meditation and gene expression, July 2017
https://www.rd.com/health/wellness/yoga-health-benefits-change-genes/
Time magazine on gene expression and meditation, June 2017
http://time.com/4822302/yoga-meditation-genes-stress/
New Scientist on meditation and gene expression, June 2017
Consultant on new website about ‘Meditating in Safety’, May 2017
http://meditatinginsafety.org.uk
New review of The Buddha Pill, May 2017
https://secularismandnonreligion.org/articles/10.5334/snr.81/
Live Debate on Using Mindfulness with Children, April 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJiKLYY01Qs
Independent Article on mindfulness, January 2017
https://www.independent.ie/life/health-wellbeing/has-mindfulness-lost-its-mind-35365751.html
2016
BBC Radio 4 programme based on the Buddha Pill, March 2016
Australian National Radio interview with Dr Rachel Kohn, March 2016
How Good is Yoga, TM and Mindfulness?
The Spetactor, March 2016
What mindfulness gurus don’t tell you
Southern California Radio Debate with Dr David Creswell, February 2016
The Guardian, January 2016
2015
Kindred Spirit, December 2015
Sábado Magazine, December 2015 (Portuguese version only)
Meditation can Increase Anxiety.
Activa Magazine, December 2015 (Portuguese version only)
The Telegraph, October 2015
Huffington Post, June 2015
The Conversation, June 2015
Mindfulness has lost its Buddhist roots
The Independent 21 May 2015
Meditation is touted as a cure for mental instability but can it actually be bad for you?
New Scientist, May 2015
The Times 22 May 2015
Mindfulness: It can mess with your head
Guardian 22 May 2015
Daily Mail 22 May 2015
The Dark Side of Meditation and Mindfulness
Telegraph 24 May 2015
Jornal I 23 May 2015 (portuguese version only)
2014
Scientific American, March 2014
Yoga Lowers inmates aggression and anxiety
2013
BBC News, September 2013
How Yoga is helping prisoners stay calm
New Scientist, June 12 2013
Atheists turn to science during times of stress
Featured on Science, June 7 2013
Fear of Death Makes People Into Believers (of Science)
2008
The Guardian, October 1 2008
Pain, Faith and the Virgin Mary
New Scientist, September 29 2008:
How the Virgin Mary eased the Pain
Público, October 2008 (Portuguese version only)
The Daily Telegraph, September 28 2008:
Belief in God can “really relieve Pain”
Videos:
Healing at Lourdes