In this episode, we investigate the deep connections between mental health and physical health. For years, a large faction of the medical community neglected this link, and patients who suffered mental distress had to do it alone. Why have taboos around mental health persisted? And what does the future look like as we probe the innate relationship between mental and physical health?
Why it can be helpful to do something every day, instead of some days; why it's helpful to keep a trash bag in the car; and how to handle the annoyance of a friend who's always late.
How do you achieve your optimal flow state?
Today we welcome our extraordinary guest, New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist, Steven Kotler. Steven is one of the world’s leading experts on high performance and the master of flow.
In this episode, Steven shares about the science of “flow” and how it is strongly tied to motivation. If you have ever wondered the best ways to achieve your optimal flow state and improve productivity overall, be sure to listen to the end.
Let's talk about stress. In her premiere episode, Dr. Deepika Chopra sits down with Kelly McGonigal, a health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University, to look differently at how we think about stress, our perceptions of happy people, and the true impact of joyful movement. They dig deeper into Kelly's TED Talk, offer straightforward strategies that can change your relationship with stress, and consider why her movement classes have been some of her most impactful. There may also be pajama dancing involved.
Carrying around dysfunctions from childhood makes all your interactions harder and your life tougher. Add to that anyone that says anything critical to you, and any negative feelings you have about yourself are amplified. It's time to access a part of yourself that helps you feel good about yourself - maybe even great.
Overthinking and anxiety, a habit that makes us re-think who we’ve become and how. ‘What ever happened to the old days when I was spontaneous and let things brush off of me quickly?’ one may think. Today we’re diving deep into this topic and revealing what we need to in order to re-gain our inner freedom.
Anxiety signs can go noticed or un-noticed. If we notice them we have the opportunity to respond powerfully and change the perception over the thing that is causing the anxiety. If they go un-noticed we may begin to think that it’s just who we are. If this is the case we will begin thinking that anxiety is our identity, and that’s a problem.
Celebrate small victories. Your thoughts are a choice. Move towards fear. Lean into your negative experiences. No matter what the question is, action is the answer. Meditate. Breathe deeply. These are well-known concepts and mantras that many people have assimilated, through experience or through training. But what is the scientific explanation for why all these practices and beliefs work so well? What is happening on the level of the brain?
In this week’s message, Meir is speaking to the fact that many miracles happen in life - not miracles which are religiously based, necessarily, but miracles in that they simply defy many of our preconceptions of what cannot be done. We should work to better ourselves, and ameliorate our symptoms. Here, Meir describes beautifully how a person with down syndrome, who was given a death sentence by physicians, is doing well these days, and how his mother was so grateful to Meir and his work that she arranged a lecture with hundreds of people to listen to his message.
In this week's special weekend message, Meir shares some important stories of healing upon his return to the US from Brazil, along with a special message for these difficult times we are living through.
