Our Story
“What stands in the way becomes the way."
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book 5.20
Dr Tina Basi is the founder of Roam Within. She is a sociologist and meditation teacher who has worked with some of the world’s top technology corporations and universities. She also trained to teach the Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) programs at the Sussex Mindfulness Centre, NHS Trust - the only mindfulness teacher training and clinical research centre embedded in the NHS.Based at the Centre for Research in Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at the University of Cambridge, she has been awarded funding by the Economic Social Research Council for venture research in the wellness sector.
Roam Within is grounded in scientific research, some of which is shared below. The venture is working alongside researchers at the University of Cambridge to validate early research findings. For information on the venture research and trials at the University of Cambridge, please go to the Centre for Research in Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences or email roamwithin@crassh.cam.ac.uk
Tina’s journey into the healing powers of meditation began in 2002 when she moved to Delhi, India for her doctoral fieldwork. As an ethnographer, she immersed herself in the country’s rich heritage, extensive literature, and esoteric daily practices. It is a journey that is far from over and Roam Within is the next step.
Neural plasticity
Breakthroughs in neuroscience have shown that neural wiring can be changed as we get older.
The Science of Meditation - Dan Goleman and Richard Davidson
Neurodharma - Rick Hanson
Mindfulness and flow states
Research in the field of psychology unpacks and demonstrates what truly makes us feel alive and what can get in the way.
Mindfulness: Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Psychology - Christina Feldman, Willem Kuyken
Flow: The Psychology of Happiness - Mihaly Czichsmenhaly
Social connection
Public health and anthropological research on social connection and its role in health and healing.
Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World - Vivek H. Murthy, MD
Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living - Dimitris Xygalatas
Mindset and behavioural science
Research from personality psychology on trait theory and how purposely changing habits and behaviour can shape your personality.
Me, Myself, and Us: The Science of Personality and the Art of Wellbeing - Brian R. Little
How your to-do list shapes your personality — and how to use it to remake who you are - Brian R. Little