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Bruce Langford
Increase your calm, focus and happiness so you can be more relaxed, contented and satisfied with your life. For business, entrepreneurs, educators, parents. Hosted by Bruce Langford.
Nadine Borg is the founder of WY Consulting Group. She and her team work with brands across North America, Australia and Europe. I met her at Web Summit in Vancouver, known as the world’s premier tech conference. WY Consulting is a collective of marketing, communications, and leadership experts who help businesses grow through strategic support. Nadine brings bold ideas, global insight, and a collaborative spirit to help organizations realize their full potential.Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.wy-cg.com
Most Influential Person* Myself
Effect on Emotions* I've done mindfulness as part of accident recovery therapy. There was one thing that stood out to me. It was called wiseman theory. * You have the emotional brain on one end and the logical brain on the other. They are two sides of the spectrum. * To get to the wiseman, it's somewhere in the middle. It's a mix of emotion and logic.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth. That typical yoga breathing is where I try to be. * My coordinator, Nicole was on the plane with me yesterday and I was trying to get all kinds of deadlines done. She was suggesting I breathe, and that was helpful.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer * App: Calm
Bullying Story* There are many stories, but one that stands out is from an early job where I faced inappropriate comments and a lack of trust in my work. * Looking back, I wonder how I would’ve responded if I had the mindset I have now. * Mindfulness has taught me to accept where you are in the moment—that every experience is part of growth. * The real shift comes from knowing when to speak up, when to listen, and how to move forward with intention.
Karen Salmansohn is a Behavioral Change Expert and best-selling author who has a compelling writing style that will make you laugh, and at the same time motivate you to take action. She has a morning mindfulness practice where she greets the day not just with open eyes but an open heart and mind as well. Karen’s newest book, Your To-Die-For Life explains How to Maximize Joy and Minimize Regret before Your Time Runs Out.Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: notsalmon.com * Book: Your To-Die-For Life: How to Maximize Joy and Minimize Regret . . . Before Your Time Runs Out by Karen Salmansohn
Most Influential Person* Aristotle
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness helps calm the noisy “monkey mind,” much like letting a shaken snow globe settle so the scene becomes clear. * When emotions run high, the brain shifts from the rational neocortex to the reactive “fight or flight” area, making clear thinking difficult. * Mindfulness allows emotions to settle, restoring clarity and thoughtful response. * Practices like journaling or quiet contemplation help achieve this state. To live our best lives, we need to create space for mindfulness in our daily routines.
Thoughts on Breathing* I studied Ishta yoga and meditation to deepen my personal practice, not to teach, but to better understand how and why it works. * Breathing exercises are powerful, even simple mindful breathing. With my young son, traditional prompts like “breathe” upset him, so I used a Spider-Man pinwheel. * I showed him how to blow on it to watch it spin—an engaging, visual way to teach mindful breathing through playful, focused exhalation. * I also taught him meditation exercises. I put these in my Instant Calm book that I wrote, which was about mindfulness and meditation.
Suggested Resources* Book: Don't Sweat The Small Stuff by Richard Carlson * Book: Instant Calm by Karen Salmansohn * Book: Your To-Die-For Life: How to Maximize Joy and Minimize Regret . . . Before Your Time Runs Out by Karen Salmansohn * App: Calm
Bullying Story* I have a son who’s now in high school, but during middle school, he experienced some bullying—kids at that age can be really cruel. * I believe mindfulness could help not only the bullies themselves, but also those being bullied. * When my son was going through that, I encouraged him to be mindful and reflect on why the bullies might be acting that way. * Were they jealous? Hurting? Struggling at home? Mindfulness helps both sides better understand and manage their emotions.
Susan Snow is a Trauma Resilience Coach, Speaker, and Author. At 17, her father, LAPD Detective Thomas C. Williams, was killed in the line of duty, thrusting her family into a painful public spotlight. After years of navigating the impact of that trauma, Susan now helps others build resilience. Her book, The Other Side of the Gun, shares her journey from grief to healing, offering insight into the trauma survivor’s experience and encouraging empathy, compassion, and hope.Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: https://susansnowspeaks.com/ * Book: The Other Side of the Gun: My Journey from Trauma to Resiliency by Susan Snow
Most Influential Person* My Mother-In-Law
Effect on Emotions* I think it's really important to give yourself grace. There were days when I was writing my book when I had nothing left. * When you're feeling overwhelmed and you have nothing left, just give yourself some grace.
Thoughts on Breathing* I do a lot of box breathing. I try to go out and stick my feet in the grass when I can. * I will hug a tree, be one with nature, and be able to regulate my nervous system.
Suggested Resources* Book: Authors Brene Brown and Mel Robbins * Book: The Other Side of the Gun: My Journey from Trauma to Resiliency by Susan Snow * App: Calm and Youtube
Bullying Story* When you've gone through trauma, you do not realize you are being bullied. There is a part of being in the trauma where you feel like you deserve something. * When people are bullies to you, you take it. * Three weeks after my dad was killed, I went back to school. Most of the kids tiptoed around me. * The first day I went back, I was sitting in class and this kid turned around to me and asked me how many bullets hit my dad. He was really graphic and he was saying it with a smile on his face.
Dr. Frank L. Douglas is an award-winning industry veteran with more than three decades of experience in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and entrepreneurship. He has held senior roles in both large and small biopharmaceutical companies, including Executive Vice President and Board Member at Aventis (now Sanofi), where he oversaw global R&D and regulatory affairs. He played a key role in the development of drugs like Allegra, Lantus, Taxotere, and Actonel. He also served as Chief Scientific Advisor at Bayer and chaired Alantos, later acquired by Amgen.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: https://www.safehavendialogues-llc.com/ * Book: Until You Walk In My Shoes: A Reframing Methodology to Overcome Systemic Discrimination by Dr. Frank L. Douglas
Most Influential Person* My Mother
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has helped me pause before reacting. Instead of immediately responding, I now ask myself, “What’s going on with this person? Are they in pain? Is there something deeper behind their behavior?” * Mindfulness has made me more compassionate and less reactive. * I also think of Jack Welch’s principle: accept reality as it is, not as you wish it were. That mindset has shaped how I deal with emotions; by facing the truth of a situation and responding with clarity rather than impulse.
Thoughts on Breathing* I don't have a breathing practice. I do meditate, and naturally, breathing is a part of that—especially as I settle into the meditation. * But I don’t have a specific routine or technique focused solely on breath, so I wouldn’t really call it a breathing practice.
Suggested Resources* Book: Defining Moments of a Free Man From a Black Stream: A Memoir by Frank L. Douglas * Book: Until You Walk In My Shoes: A Reframing Methodology to Overcome Systemic Discrimination by Dr. Frank L. Douglas * App: Mind Valley's 6 Phase Meditation
Bullying Story* I want to tell the story of a workplace experience as an underrepresented minority. This person was consistently ignored during meetings. * Comments were overlooked, and when assignments were completed on time, they were unfairly criticized. * Despite raising concerns with management, support was not found. Peers began criticizing the work, and the employee was gradually marginalized. * The systemic bullying made the employee feel that continuing to work was futile.
Joel Oliver is the owner and founder of a podcast production company called East Coast Studio, which helps health-focused entrepreneurs enjoy the benefits of podcasting. In 2018, Joel faced the life-altering experience of major heart surgery, a time when he had to release control and place his full trust in the team he had built. From its humble beginnings over a decade ago as Joel’s solo freelance venture, the company grew organically without external funding. After recovering, Joel embraced life as a digital nomad for several years. During that time, East Coast Studio began to shift its focus, evolving from a broad podcast production service into a niche specializing in health and wellness. This transition was fueled by Joel’s growing passion for healthy living and his recognition of the powerful impact his clients were making in transforming lives around the globe.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: https://eastcoaststudio.com/
Most Influential Person* Alex Hermosi
Effect on Emotions* We're all going to be affected by emotions. The emotions still hit me—it's just a matter of how I deal with them. * I'm not a toddler; I can handle it. It's important to me to stay calm and do what I need to do, no matter what. * Even if I'm having a rough day or something's bothering me, it doesn't change the fact that the work still has to get done. It's really about having control over how those emotions affect you.
Thoughts on Breathing* There's box breathing, where you breathe in for less time than you breathe out. When I need it, the most important thing for me to remember is simply to take that breath. * Even just a few moments of intentional, slow breathing can make the biggest difference.
Suggested Resources* Book: Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself by Dr. Joe Dispenza * App: Bend (For Android) (This App is for stretching) * App: Bend (For IOS)
Bullying Story* I was always pretty friendly growing up, but over time, I became more mindful through small moments that taught me about self-control. * I can’t recall specific events, but I remember feeling disappointed in myself afterward, thinking, “That reaction wasn’t who I want to be.” Even when someone was unkind, I didn’t want to stoop to shouting or insults. * I’ve worked hard to rise above that. For me, even letting a careless comment slip feels out of line with the standards I’ve set.
Dr. Denise Brown is a transformative leader who helps women in business learn how to prioritize and avoid maternal overwhelm. With over three decades of experience in healthcare as a physician, CEO and Chief Strategy Officer, Denise S. Brown, MD is a thought leader in self-care activities for women. A graduate of The University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine, with training at Stanford and Vanderbilt, she lives with Alex, her childhood sweetheart of 28 years, and their sons Will and Hank.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.TheFairyGodDoctor.com * Book: The Fairy God Doctor's Guide to a Good Life: A Prescription for the Working Woman by Denise Brown
Most Influential Person* My Husband
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness gives you the sense that this too will pass. Just like thoughts, emotions come, you acknowledge them and then you let them go. It's only heavy if you keep carrying it.
Thoughts on Breathing* My husband has helped me with the breathing. He is a big James Nestor fan. I like box breathing. In for four, hold for four, out for four, hold. * I find it incredibly calming in all kinds of scenarios.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Fairy God Doctor's Guide to a Good Life: A Prescription for the Working Woman by Denise Brown * Book: Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor * Book: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice by Shunryu Suzuki * App: Headspace
Bullying Story* The mean girls in my neighborhood were bullying me, and I was in my '50s. You'd think it wouldn't bother me by that time, but it did. * Mindfulness got me out of it. I felt almost shaky, which was not a thing for me. It was sitting and breathing that helped me. * The concept of meditation and breathing really helped me calm down.
Rand Selig is an entrepreneur, coach, scoutmaster, conservationist, and board member with a passion for helping others thrive. He holds an MBA from Stanford and degrees in mathematics and psychology, bringing clarity to complex global projects. Based in Mill Valley, California, he enjoys life’s adventures with his wife of 44 years. In Thriving! How to Create a Healthier, Happier, and More Prosperous Life, Rand shares practical wisdom to help readers navigate life’s challenges and discover what it means to truly thrive.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.randselig.com * Book: Thriving!: How to Create a Healthier, Happier, and More Prosperous Life by Rand Selig
Most Influential Person* My Father
Effect on Emotions* Like many people, my emotions often come as a jumble, rarely clear or
simple except for love, which feels pure. Most emotions take time for
me to understand.
* Mindfulness, especially through journaling, helps me
sort through my emotions. By reflecting honestly on my role in a situation, I stop blaming others and start seeing solutions.
* Sometimes it takes days, but by the end, I feel clearer, more in control, and able to turn difficult emotions into something positive.
Thoughts on Breathing* When I’m out in nature, I intentionally slow down and take everything
in; the sound of a bird, a bug on a leaf, a bud on a tree.
* Sometimes I’ll stop completely, even if I am with someone, and just listen or look in silence.
* During those moments, I breathe deeply through my nose, filling my lungs and feeling my chest expand. That simple act of breathing helps me feel present, grounded, and genuinely happy to be alive.
Suggested Resources* Book: Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals
Achieve Their True Potential and How You Can Achieve Yours by Shirzad
Chamine
* Book: Thriving!: How to Create a Healthier, Happier, and More Prosperous Life by Rand Selig
* App: n/a
Bullying Story* When I was 12, I came home 30 minutes late from sledding and
was grounded for the entire winter break—no questions asked.
* My father, shaped by a strict military background, enforced rules without
room for dialogue. He acted from fear and a need for control.
* Looking back, I realize a mindful conversation could have taught me
punctuality with compassion.
* That experience shaped how I led early in my career—efficient but often lacking emotional connection.
Loretta Breuning helps people around the world live with a happy brain. She is Professor Emerita of Management at California State University and the author of Habits of a Happy Brain and Why You’re Unhappy: Biology vs Politics. Unsatisfied with conventional theories of motivation, she turned to animal brain chemistry, where she found powerful insights. Her work has since helped thousands worldwide, with her resources translated into twelve languages and embraced by readers seeking natural paths to happiness.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: https://InnerMammalInstitute.org * Book: Habits of a Happy Brain: Retrain Your Brain to Boost Your Serotonin, Dopamine, Oxytocin, & Endorphin Levels by Loretta Breuning
Most Influential Person* Sigmund Freud
Effect on Emotions* I have two thoughts on emotions. One is to know that we're not meant to be happy every minute. * The other is that when I feel bad, I look for a pattern. For me, it was often the anticipation of criticism. I would project that this person is criticizing me, because I was criticized a lot when I was young. Then I realized, they're not criticizing me. They're just doing their own thing.
Thoughts on Breathing* This breathing topic is a real big challenge for me. I've tried all the breathing techniques. Because I have severe scoliosis, my spine and my rib cage are not aligned. My neck and my pelvis are not aligned. * I'm fine when I'm active, but when I'm resting, it's a problem. Partly, I think it's because I've taken all these breathing classes. * The breathing classes have caused me to override my natural breathing which is perfect. Then I try to force something that doesn't come to me.
Suggested Resources* Book: Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex Among Apes by Frans de Waal * Book: Habits of a Happy Brain: Retrain Your Brain to Boost Your Serotonin, Dopamine, Oxytocin, & Endorphin Levels by Loretta Breuning * Book: Why You're Unhappy: Biology vs Politics by Loretta Breuning * More Books: https://innermammalinstitute.org/readinglist/ * App: Duolingo (Language App)
Words of Advice* I always like to get to the subject of social status. This is something that people blame on society, but every animal group has a status hierarchy, and they drive themselves crazy over it. * This is a learned content imposed on a natural impulse. The reason we do it is because the mammal brain rewards you with serotonin when you think you're rising in the status hierarchy. In a way, it's like an addiction. * You feel like you have to keep rising in the status hierarchy to keep getting the serotonin. Once you notice that you're doing that, then you can learn to stop doing that by reading my book, Status Games, or, I Mammal.----more----
David Campbell helps podcasters tell their stories so listeners will be empowered. He currently hosts nine different podcasts. Hailing from Ontario, Canada, he has been chased by a moose, been in 3 tornadoes, and loves to help animals. Dave has been an active musician for 45 years and loves his rescued animals. Dave operates True Media Solutions, supporting podcasters by handling editing, growth, and promotion.
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Contact Info* Website: https://howtopodcast.ca/ * Website: https://truemediasolutions.ca/
Bullying Story* Growing up, I was the shy guy and much smaller than almost everybody else. I was the person that people would chase down after school. I found myself trying to rebuild my inner love and respect for myself. In grade seven, I found myself picking on grade one kids. * It was this whole circle of getting picked on and then me picking on others. To rebuild my worth, I started picking on someone else. * Then one day at the bike rack, my friend Fred looked me square in the eye and said, If you ever bother my brother again, there will be a problem. * In that moment, I realized that I was hurting and was now inflicting that pain on others. * Don't tear others down while you're being torn down. You're just going to create a circle.
Speaking Experience* I've spoken to groups ranging from very large to as small as three people. Some people are naturally charismatic, while others are not. * I'm in the 'not charismatic' category. I have to think about how I'm going to show up in front of people. * I was a speaker for ten years. It helps when you can connect with an audience.
Helping Podcasters* In podcasting, I get to meet great people. I get to travel the world with a microphone and hear interesting stories. * I help people tell their stories. That brings me a lot of joy.
Words of Advice* Think about something you never thought you could do. You smile and you wish that this could happen in your life but for some reason you have not put any action behind it. What is it? * Write the book, create the content, ask someone to marry you. There's something out there that is on the top of your wish list. Something that if there were no restrictions, you would love for it to happen. * Let's make that happen.
Dr. Mort Orman can help you win with anger control. He is a 40-year anger elimination, stress elimination, and emotions mastery expert as well as a Board-Certified internal medicine physician. Dr. Orman has written 23 books on how to eliminate anger, stress, and other unwanted emotions without using drugs, relaxation exercises or other traditional management techniques. He has also been the official sponsor of National Stress Awareness Month every April in the U.S. since 1992. Dr. Orman is the creator of Angry No More, a ten-session quick anger elimination program and Quick Emotions Mastery, a 4-hour online learning program to master anger, guilt, fear, worry, frustration, and sadness. His newest book “Dr. Orman’s Life-Changing Anger Cure” is now available on Amazon. You can learn more about Dr. Orman at his website http://DocOrman.com..
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: https://DocOrman.com * Free PDF: The Best Anger Elimination Method You Can Find http://TheAngerSolution.org * Book: Doctor Orman's Life-Changing Anger Cure
Most Influential Person* Johnny Unitas
Effect on Emotions* First, you have to be mindful of the emotion when it rises up in you. So you get triggered and you have to understand what triggered you. * You will see patterns and then you will know what is likely to trigger you in the future. * Then you have to be mindful about the invisible stuff going on in your head. You have to expand your vision to see the invisible causes inside. * Then you have all the puzzle pieces and you can work magic.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is a great stress and anger management technique. It's good in the short run and it does help. * Breathing alone does not teach you how to identify those filters. It doesn't help you cure the problem. * But every time the anger comes up, you can use breathing to give you some short-term benefit.
Suggested Resources* Book: Doctor Orman's Life-Changing Anger Cure * Book: Stress Relief Wisdom by Dr. Mort Orman
Bullying Story* Regarding bullying, it depends on the emotion that gets triggered. * Sometimes it can be shame, guilt or anxiety. Each of those emotions will have their own set of filters so you can literally work through those emotions if they are paralyzing in some way. * You can learn to understand how your brain is making you feel them. Sometimes there's anger associated with being bullied. Sometimes there's anger in the bully so they are looking through the three filters.
Gretchen Rubin knows how to bring on inner calm. She is a well-known mindfulness and happiness expert who believes that when we know ourselves and what works for us we can change our habits and our lives. She’s the author of several bestselling books, including Outer Order, Inner Calm: Declutter and Organize to Make More Room for Happiness. Gretchen has the ability to communicate complex thoughts and ideas with humor and clarity.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: https://gretchenrubin.com/ * Blog: https://gretchenrubin.com/blog/ * Podcast: Happier Podcast * Book: Outer Order, Inner Calm
Most Influential Person* St. Theresa of Lucia, Samuel Johnson
Effect on Emotions* It just makes it easy to control your emotions * Mindfulness allows you to have that kind of perspective, which then makes for a much more constructive engagement
Thoughts on Breathing* I just breathe as it naturally happens.
Suggested Resources* Book: Taste by Barb Stuckey * Book: Outer Order, Inner Calm
Bullying Story* I'm very fortunate, I did not have that experience
Martyn Williams is an explorer, monk, and passionate mindfulness enthusiast. With 45 years of experience leading extreme expeditions, he has conquered Mt. Everest, navigated the North and South Poles, braved whitewater rapids, and guided meditation retreats across the globe.
A visionary leader, Martyn has spearheaded global youth initiatives that have engaged 65 million young people and inspired them to take action in environmental and humanitarian causes. His groundbreaking journey, Pole to Pole, brought together a diverse team of young adventurers from five continents, covering 35,000 km (25,000 miles) in nine months to spark worldwide awareness and change.
His impact extends beyond exploration—Martyn’s prime-time documentary aired internationally, and as a sought-after speaker, he has captivated audiences of over 100,000 people across all seven continents.
Most recently, he spent seven years as a monk, deeply immersed in studying and teaching yoga and the enlightenment sciences to thousands in India and beyond. Renowned for his bliss, humor, boundless energy, and love of life, Martyn continues to inspire others to push their limits—both externally and within.
Contact Info* Website: (Wikipedia) Martyn S. Williams * Youtube Documentary: Fearless (Tavi Films)
Most Influential Person* The Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Eckhart Tolle
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has given me the ability to see that I can change my perception. I can perceive it one way, yet there is another way to perceive the same situation.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is super important. I find that deep breaths into the belly and belly relaxation exercises make a big difference. * I've also done pranayama, but on the very fundamental level, deep breaths into the body and strong exhales are super powerful in the moment.
Bullying Story* Somebody came to me for help as a parent. They said that they fell into anger very easily. He said he had a teenage daughter and it was a horrible situation. * I gave the person some mindfulness exercises and did some work with him. He called me up a couple of weeks later and told me that their daughter had invited a friend over to stay at their house. At 2:00 a.m., the police and the parents arrived because they were missing their daughter. * When they knocked on the door, the man said his normal reaction would have been to get mad. Instead, he decided not to say anything, but just let his wife handle the situation. * He watched his wife talking with the police, sorting the problem out. His wife was looking over at him in surprise. He was grateful. His ability to implement was the key aspect of that.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Autobiography of a Yogi by Pranayama * Book: Guaranteed Solutions by Nithyananda * App: Headspace
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Mel Schwartz is a psychotherapist, marriage counselor, and corporate leadership consultant. He is the author of The Art of Intimacy, The Pleasure of Passion, and his newest book, The Possibility Principle: How Quantum Physics Can Improve the Way You Think, Live, and Love. Mel practices in Westport, Connecticut, and Manhattan and works with individuals across the world. Mel is a member of the Society for Consciousness Studies and has been a keynote speaker at Yale University. You can hear Mel on his TEDx talk entitled Overcoming Anxiety.
Contact Info* Website: www.MelSchwartz.com * Podcast: The Possibility Podcast With Mel Schwartz - http://melschwartz.com/possibility-podcast * Blog: A Shift of Mind Blog - http://melschwartz.com/blog/ * TedX Videos: http://melschwartz.com/talks/ * Book: The Possibility Principle: How Quantum Physics Can Improve the Way You Think, Live, and Love by Mel Schwartz
Most Influential Person* David Bohm, quantum physicist.
Effect on Emotions* Mind or a thought in motion, (thought and feeling) are inextricably linked. My bias is that thought occurs first, although we may not see it, or be aware of it. * So I have learned that when I'm in a particular mood, whether elevated or deflated, if I check in as to what the last thought I had, I can find the thought that set up the feeling. * Now the thing is, once you have the feeling, that feeling then will summon up more similar thoughts, which is why we tend to cycle up or down. * But there are different words and labels that we put to describe human experience. So we think of thought being from the neck up.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is not sufficiently part of my mindful practices. It's something I need to work on. I tend to reside in my spirit and in my mind. * My work is to develop more awareness in my body and to be more conscious and mindful of my breathing. So to the point of embracing vulnerability and sharing your truth. That's work I still need to do
Suggested Resources* Book: Read Alfred North Whitehead, the philosopher, 19th century. Also read author, David Bohm. * Book: The Possibility Principle: How Quantum Physics Can Improve the Way You Think, Live, and Love by Mel Schwartz * App: Spotify
Bullying Story* Bullying, especially emotional and verbal, often stems from deeper issues of self-worth. * In therapy, cases arise where individuals, including men in marriages, tolerate bullying due to low self-esteem. The key question is: Why do I endure this? It ties back to personal narratives formed in childhood—fear of judgment, shame, or disappointing others. * True self-esteem isn’t about external validation but embracing vulnerability and authenticity. * Many mistake "acting strong" for strength, but real confidence comes from self-acceptance. Seeking approval excessively weakens one's core identity, making them more susceptible to manipulation and bullying.
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Mitzi Perdue, along with Mark Victor Hansen, is the co-author of How to Be Up in Down Times. She is a health and science writer with an honors BA from Harvard and an MPA from George Washington University. Mitzi combines the experiences of three long-time family businesses. Mitzi founded CERES Farms and also WIN THIS FIGHT, STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.MitziPerdue.com * Book: How to Be Up in Down Times, by Mitzi Perdue Mark Victor Hansen and Preston Weekes
Most Influential Person* Mother Theresa
Effect on Emotions* I've loved the idea of controlling emotions. Some you can't. If you have a child who's ill, I don't know what to do about that. But of ordinary garden variety things, I think it's a question of whether I will let that get to me. Then, the answer is no.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing I consider so important that I've been taking lessons with a voice coach about deep breathing. * If you can take a deep breath when things are tough, it takes away tension. * My breath is purple in my imagination.
Suggested Resources* Book: Ask by Mark Victor Hansen and Crystal Dwyer Hansen * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story* I have had many jobs during my lifetime that were dominated by men. You can imagine that a lot of bullying came my way, so how did I handle it? Here's where it gets a little bit off-beat. * If you criticized me in some way, and it's going to make me better, I embrace it, I love it, and I'll act on it. * If you're bullying me or if you're being critical because you think you can get away with it, you don't exist for me. I'm not going to let you get under my skin.
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Most Influential Person* My two kids
Effect on Emotions* I can't change what I'm not aware of, so the very first step is to be more aware of how I feel emotions in my body. Typically one of the corresponding thoughts that I have with certain emotions, I feel anger in my chest or my stomach and usually a corresponding thought is that's not fair. Being able to identify how it feels in my with what the words are going through my head, with what the name of that emotion is, that helps me to regulate it and it helps me to change it if that's an emotion I want to change.Book: The mindful way through depression. App: calm and insight timer.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing We teach breathing both in the mindfulness component of just observing our breath is a great mindfulness exercise. We also teach breathing as a tool To help decrease distress. When were very upset, which in DBT we call emotion mind, breathing can be a tool to bring down the intensity of any emotion.
Bullying Story* I was bullied during my early childhood. I attribute my bullying experiences as part of the reason that I became a clinical psychologist. * I struggled with depression and anxiety and low self-worth. Becoming a clinical psychologist was about me trying to alleviate that pain that stemmed from my childhood bullying. * When I started learning about DBT, back in the mid '90s, I recognized that I was learning important skills for the very first time. * I believe we should teach DBT in schools so that kids feel more empowered. That would help them regulate their emotions and their distress and learn how to be present.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Mindful Way Through Depression by Mark Williams and John Teasdale * App: Calm and Insight Timer
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Do you ever feel like you could use a mental detox? Yeah, me too. I meditate every day. I practice mindfulness. I do a walking meditation every day. And still, the idea of a mental detox sounds appealing to me. Now, I have the perfect way to achieve this. About a week ago an amazing thing happened. My wife connected with a friend who was looking for a home for a 2-year-old puppy. Long story short, Lucy, the Golden Retriever is now the newest part of our family. The previous owner died and his niece was looking for a home where she would be loved, cared for and truly appreciated. That describes our home.
You might remember that I’ve talked about our previous pets before, but our three pets passed away, one by one, so for the last 3 years, we have been without a pet.
Dogs can be incredible companions on the journey to mindfulness and mental well-being. I’ve called today’s episode, Mental Detox With Dog Therapy, because that’s exactly what a dog can bring you - a mental detox. Depending on the dog, of course.
Here are 7 ways I believe Lucy can help me become more grounded, more mindful, and even experience a mental detox:
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Living in the Present MomentDogs naturally live in the "now." Their focus on what’s happening in the present—whether it’s a walk, a meal, or a belly rub—can remind you to slow down and savor each moment instead of worrying about the past or future. Lucy is spending every moment getting used to the idea that our home is her home.
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Sensory AwarenessWalking a dog encourages you to engage your senses. You notice the breeze, the scent of grass, or the warmth of the sun—helping you become more connected to your environment and fostering mindfulness through sensory grounding. I’ve been doing daily walks for 6 or 7 years at least, and now I’m not walking alone. Lucy is right there by my side.
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Unconditional Love and AcceptanceLucy’s non-judgmental presence fosters mindfulness and even emotional healing. Her love and acceptance gives me a safe emotional space to let go of negative thoughts and cultivate self-compassion. One of my mantras is, I see God in every one and every thing, with compassion. I know that most dogs offer a non-judgmental form of compassion. It’s certainly built-in to Lucy’s DNA.
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Routine and StabilityCaring for Lucy requires daily structure—walks, feeding times, play— that helps ground me in a healthy rhythm. This routine promotes consistency, reducing mental clutter and promoting mental detox.
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Movement and Physical ConnectionPhysical activity like playing or walking with a dog releases endorphins and reduces stress. Movement shifts my focus away from mental noise and into my body, fostering a sense of calm and clarity. That’s one of the reasons it feels good to walk Lucy every day.
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Emotional Regulation and Stress ReliefPetting a dog can lower cortisol levels, that’s the stress hormone. It can also increase oxytocin (the "love hormone"). This physical connection helps regulate emotions and promotes a state of mental ease.
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Joy and PlayfulnessLucy has already brought spontaneous moments of joy and laughter. Her playful nature lifts my spirits, disrupts overthinking, and invites a light-hearted perspective—a powerful form of mental detox.
Here are 7 mindful activities you can enjoy with your dog to deepen your connection, stay present, and experience a mental reset:
- Mindful Mealtime* How to do it: Before feeding your dog, pause and take a few deep breaths. As you prepare their food, focus on the textures, smells, and your dog’s excitement.
- Mindful twist: Encourage your dog to “sit” or “stay” before eating. Observe their anticipation and offer the meal with gratitude, reflecting on how caring for them nourishes both of you.
🐾 2. Intention-Setting for Training* How to do it: Before each training session, set a simple intention—patience, joy, or connection. Approach training as a shared experience rather than a task. * Mindful twist: Stay present by focusing on your dog’s body language and energy. Celebrate small wins without judgment if progress is slow.
🐾 3. Mindful Commands Practice* How to do it: When practicing basic commands (like “sit,” “stay,” or “come”), deliver cues with calm, intentional energy. Pay attention to your voice tone and body language. * Mindful twist: After each successful command, pause and share a moment of eye contact. This simple act deepens connection and mutual awareness.
🐾 4. Slow, Mindful Walks* How to do it: Allow your dog to set a relaxed pace during walks. Observe their curiosity—how they stop to sniff or listen. * Mindful twist: Match your breath to your steps and notice the details around you. Use these walks as an opportunity to ground yourself while sharing exploration with your dog.
🐾 5. Conscious Touch & Massage* How to do it: After a busy day, offer your dog a gentle massage or soothing touch. Focus on the warmth of their body and the softness of their fur. * Mindful twist: Use this time to scan your dog’s body for tension while also checking in with your own emotions—let the rhythm of touch calm both of you.
🐾 6. Mindful Pause & Play* How to do it: During playtime, engage fully—notice the energy of your dog’s movements and the feel of the toy in your hand. * Mindful twist: Occasionally pause during play and take a breath together. This practice encourages self-regulation and deepens awareness in both of you.
🐾 7. Evening Wind-Down Ritual* How to do it: At the end of the day, spend a few quiet minutes with your dog in a calm setting. Let go of the day’s stress as you sit together. * Mindful twist: Reflect silently on moments of joy your dog brought that day. This practice fosters gratitude while easing both of you into restfulness.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this episode, Mindful Tribe. Thanks for listening.
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Dr. Joan Palmiter Bajorek has a career in AI, and we discuss AI For Mindfulness and other purposes. Joan is a serial entrepreneur, AI leader, investor, podcast host, and the CEO of Clarity AI. She lost her job during two large AI layoffs. 50% of Americans are experiencing layoff anxiety, according to Harvard Business Review. Joan has a new book called Your AI Roadmap: Actions to Expand Your Career, Money, and Joy.” The book prepares readers to future-proof their careers and finances. It contains practical templates, research, data, stories, and highlights, including goal setting, personal branding, modern networking, personal finances 101, and steps to build wealth towards financial freedom.
Contact Info* Website: www.yourairoadmap.com * Book: Your AI Roadmap: Actions To Expand Your Career, Money, and Joy by Joan Palmiter Bajorek
Most Influential Person* My Mom
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness helps ground me. I'm an extrovert with a lot of energy and sometimes being too close to reactivity is something I struggle with. * When I get outside with my feet in the grass, I can be closer to my best self.
Thoughts on Breathing* I work on long exhales. When I become present to my breath I really noticed that the duration of my exhales can change. * Even 30 seconds of doing those long exhales can be very beneficial.
Bullying Story* Being a woman online, especially after my listener count grows, I experience some unpleasant behavior. I don't know if I would call it bullying. * I've had two stalkers, which has really not been fun. We have content moderation on some platforms these days. I have a policy called document, mute, and block. On most platforms they don't even know that you've blocked them.
Suggested Resources* Book: Financial Feminist by Tori Dunlap * Book: Your AI Roadmap: Actions To Expand Your Career, Money, and Joy by Joan Palmiter Bajorek * App: Perplexity
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Judith Belmont can help you by providing therapeutic tips for healthier thinking. As the author of 11 mental health books and two therapeutic card decks, she equips counseling professionals, therapy clients, and self-help readers with practical tools for emotional well-being. Her work addresses common challenges such as low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, and relationship issues. Her latest book, 110 TIPS and Tools for the CBT Toolbox, was released in January 2025 as part of her TIPS series with PESI, which includes 150 More Group Therapy Activities and TIPS and 86 TIPS for the Therapeutic Toolbox. Through worksheets, handouts, activities, and visualizations, she helps individuals improve communication, resilience, and mindfulness. Her approach is rooted in CBT, DBT, ACT, and Positive Psychology, making mental health strategies accessible and effective.
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Contact Info* Website: www.BelmontWellness.com * Book: 110 CBT TIPS and Tools by Judith Belmont
Most Influential Person* My Husband
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness is extremely important to help me not look back or too far ahead. It has really been life-changing just to have gratitude in the moment. * People who are not grateful tend to count their disappointments more than their blessings. They are generally not happy people.
Thoughts on Breathing* I find that when people get anxious about something, they have more shallow breathing. Sometimes I have to remind myself to take a deep breath. * What I have done with my clients and with myself sometimes is just to imagine as you breathe in, that an energy and life force goes through your whole body. I imagine it being a color. The color goes through the extremities. * Then you breathe out and the color goes out to the air. That visual exercise helps me with my breathing.
Bullying Story* I was doing a webinar on communication skills in the workplace. I told the people in the webinar that assertive communication is using "I" statements. For example, I think, I feel, it's important to me. * Aggressive communication is "you" statements. For example, you shouldn't be doing that and blaming. Also being not assertive is keeping things in. Then I did a role-play. I then did a survey of the listeners and everybody got it wrong. * They did not realize that all the "you" statements were bullying behavior. Almost everybody identified it as assertive.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Feeling Good Handbook by David Burns * Book: 110 CBT TIPS and Tools by Judith Belmont * App: n/a
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Laura Chandler is a writer, teacher, and award-winning songwriter sharing sacred stream wisdom. She co-founded and directs the Foundation of the Sacred Stream, a consciousness studies school in Berkeley, California. With a background in publishing, music, video production, and alternative therapies, her music has appeared in film and television. She has studied spiritual, therapeutic, and meditative techniques worldwide, learning from master teachers across traditions. She co-authored the newly released book Depth Hypnosis: A Path to Healing, Power and Transformation with Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D.
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Contact Info* Website: www.LauraChandler.org * Website: www.sacredstream.org
Most Influential Person* His Holiness, the Dalai Lama
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness lets me take a step back from my emotions. I can take a beat, take a breath, and see what's arising. * Rather than just becoming reactive, it gives me that pause to say where is that coming from. * I'm not always perfect at it, and I don't think humans can be perfect at it, but mindfulness helps me not to become overwhelmed by my emotions. It gives me a tool to work with them.
Thoughts on Breathing* I have a breath practice. I like to start my day by focusing on my breathing, which clears my mind. It helps me to be very present and to ground me. * Even if you only have 5 minutes, if you can take that 5 minutes and focus on your breath, you can have a better day.
Bullying Story* I've experienced bullying quite a lot. I came to identify it. I think the more people practice compassion and mindfulness, the less bullying there will be. * Bullies have a wound that they haven't addressed. The thing about a bully is that they are only powerful if they are drawing power from bullying.
Suggested Resources* Book: When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodren * Book: Depth Hypnosis: A Path to Healing, Power and Transformation by Laura Chandler and Isa Gucciardi Ph.D * App: Meditation App called The Way
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Sigmar Berg wants to help you find love and peace with the Lovetuner. Sigmar is an entrepreneur, artist, photographer, and fashion designer. Sigmar has spent his life seeking to bring wellness and balance to the world through art, design, and conscious consumerism, which brings him to his most exciting venture yet: the Lovetuner. After years of seeking, learning, researching, and gathering knowledge from all fields of life and worldwide, Sigmar is impassioned to introduce the Lovetuner to the world. We are living in a time of great chaos, division, and instability, but also one which has created an incredible opportunity for change.
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Contact Info* Website: www.lovetuner.com
Most Influential Person* My Grandmother
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has been key to helping me with my emotions. Nothing is above mindfulness. If you want to change your reaction, mindfulness is the key.
Thoughts on Breathing* When you play the Lovetuner, you play a long steady tone and inhale through your nose. * You do it six times or whatever feels good to you. Then, you stay about 20 to 30 seconds in silence afterward. It is the sound of a high-pitched C at 528 HZ.
Bullying Story* Going back in time, we started our foundation programs, and we went into schools. We did it for underprivileged children, and we went into private schools. * We took the Lovetuner tool, and we went into the classrooms. We gave Lovetuners to children from ages 7 to 10 years old. * At that age, children give you the most blank response of anyone. * By the time we did the first tune, everybody was totally focused. It was unbelievable how much the children liked it. * In one semester we eliminated bullying in every classroom where the Lovetuner was being used.
Suggested Resources* Book: One Journey: The Lovetuner Book by Sigmar Berg * App: Get one of the solfeggio frequency apps
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We share a healing celebration today as Dr. and Master Sha opens a new healing center in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. Previously interviewed, Healing With Dr Sha. Master Sha combines traditional Chinese medicine, the essence of Western medicine, and ancient energy and spiritual secrets from China. A medical doctor in China, Master Sha is also a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture in Canada and China. He is an expert in advanced cellular science and in breakthrough research on the effects of aligning soul, heart, mind, and body. He is an author of over 25 books with 11 New York Times bestsellers. Dr and Master Sha is a grand master of Dong Yi Gong qigong, feng shui, the I Ching, Qigong and Wu Dong tai chi. He is also a National Chinese Calligrapher Master (Shu Fa Jia) and an Honorable Research Professor (Yan Jiu Yuan), appointed by the State Ethnic Academy of Painting (Gui Jia Min Zu Hua Yuan) in Beijing, China.
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Contact Info
- Website: www.DrSha.com
- Website: www.MasterSha.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drandmastersha
- Podcast: Experience Transformation with Master Sha
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrandMasterSha
- Book: Tao Calligraphy Healing Field: An Information System with Six Sacred Tao Techniques to Empower You to Heal and Transform Your Life by Dr. and Master Sha
Lau Tsu and Art
- Tau refers to calligraphy in the teachings of Lao Tzu. Tau is the ultimate creator source. Tau is the way of all life. Tau is the universal principle. Eating and sleeping in daily life is all the Tau.
The Hands For Healing
- Put your hands together in a prayer position. Keep a small distance between the hands. Relax and feel a little bit of warm tingling. This is cellular vibration.
- Near hands create high density. Far hands create low density.
- In physics, high density flows to low density.
- When someone has a headache, place your hands 4-7 inches from the pain. The hands and the head resonate and create an energy field. Listen for more details.
Fire
- In ancient wisdom, fire is yang and water is yin. Water can be healing and peaceful but can also kill people as in a tsunami. Fire warms people but can also kill people.
Love, Peace, Harmony
Nineteen years ago Master Sha learned a song in the Bay area, I Love My Heart So, I Love All Humanity. This started the focus on Love, Peace, Harmony. As a result, the Love Peace Harmony Charitable Foundation was born. The Love Peace Harmony Foundation generously pledged to match all donations up to $250,000 USD to support nearly 180,000 residents impacted by the Los Angeles, California wildfires. (Listen to learn more)
Suggested Resources
- Book: Tao Calligraphy Healing Field: An Information System with Six Sacred Tao Techniques to Empower You to Heal and Transform Your Life by Dr. and Master Sha
- App: n/a
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You can thrive with creativity, and having more aspects of creativity in your life will help you prosper in surprising ways. When you remember the times in your life when everything was flowing, do you feel like creativity was an active part of your life? As a musician, some of the happiest times of my life were when I was creating and performing music.
I’m taking part in a ‘learn to paint’ program this week, and it has really helped me feel connected to a deeper part of myself. The course is with Jed Dorsey of TheLandscapeWorkshop.com. Jed is not an affiliate, I just wanted to tell you about this excellent free course he’s offered.
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Meditation can help you become more creative. I recently interviewed Jackson Kerchis – he’s passionate about helping people learn meditation and stick to it. The episode is called, How To Stick To Meditation; Jackson Kerchis. Jackson also wrote an excellent book on the topic with the same name, How To Stick To Meditation.
I can say from experience that meditation has helped me feel more creative and I have definitely benefited from the increased creativity.There are five benefit to creativity I’d like to talk about today:
1/ Boost Happiness
As a kid, I would spend hours playing the piano. I played from sheet music and made songs up. When I thought the song was ready for a performance, I’d play it for my dad, who was always eager to hear me play. He gave me great positive feedback as a result of my creativity.
The definition of creativity varies, but most experts agree it has to do with the ability to come up with new ideas, new connections between ideas, and novel solutions to problems.
You might be thinking, I’m not a musician, a dancer, or a poet. Experts say creativity lives within all of us, it’s just a matter of allowing it to come forward.
In the book called, “The Creativity Cure”, author Dr. Carrie Barron says, “It really has to do with open-mindedness.” She says creativity applies to everything from making a meal to generating a business plan.
It doesn’t matter what creativity looks like in your life. It could be cooking, skiing, singing, sketching or something else. Just remember that creativity will feed your soul and just help you feel happy.
2/ Creativity For Problem-Solving
Creativity is a skill that can be learned. You don't need to be an artist or musician to be creative, you can use your creativity everyday with things like cooking, cleaning, gardening, or organizing.
Creativity can help with problem solving but it’s good to take step by step action.
Use Osborn’s Creative Problem Solving technique Brainstorming in between the steps to get the biggest benefit. Here are the 7 steps:
- Clarify and identify the problem – Pretend that the problem is not that important
- Research the problem
- Formulate creative challenges
- Generate ideas
- Combine and evaluate the ideas
- Draw up an action plan
- Do it! (implement the ideas)
I encourage you to combine your creativity with problem-solving to reach a win-win result.
3/ Creativity for Healthy Living
Does it make sense to you that creative people live longer? I think creative people are happier, and I believe it makes sense that happier people live longer.
I know in my case, I’m a lot happier when I’m doing creative activities compared to when I’m spending my time on what I would consider non-creative activities.
The topic of creativity has come up a lot in my interviews on Mindfulness Mode, and just as an observation, I’ve noticed that health and creativity seem to be aligned.
There are studies about this topic and a study from 2012 researched veteran men. The researchers, Turiano, Spiro and Mroczek, followed 1,349 veterans for over 10 years . They looked at their intellect and creativity. They rated their creativity based on these five words: creative, imaginative, artistic, innovative, and uncreative.
The researchers identified creativity with the following phrase; “a facet of openness”. They concluded that creativity was related to a reduced risk of mortality. Specifically, each standard deviation increase in creativity was associated with a 12 percent decrease in mortality risk over the 18-year follow-up period.
The study’s authors concluded, “creativity predicted mortality risk above and beyond other details like age, education, smoking, and health status.” (p.666)
I found the study interesting. Maybe you’ve read some books or read some studies on this topic. If you have, I’d love to hear from you. Send me a message bruce@mindfulnessmode.com
Turiano, N. A., Spiro III, A., & Mroczek, D. K. (2012). Openness to experience and mortality in men: Analysis of traits and facets. Journal of Aging and Health, 25, 654-672
4/ Healthier Relationships Result From Being Creative
Creative people have better relationships for several reasons. For one, they are often more motivated compared to less creative people. Creative people tend to be more relaxed and easy-going and that quality means they are drawn to people looking for a comfortable, relaxed, non-threatening relationship
Optimists tend to be creative. Being positive and up-beat is something that you see in creative people a lot. This up-beat nature is one of the reasons you’ll often notice these people have a lot of friends and an interesting life.
Noticing emotions and being able to express those emotions is another quality common in creative people. People with this quality will be more sensitive to your feelings and needs than a person who is not very creative.
People looking to make friends with others are usually looking for some of the traits we’ve talked about.
5/ Creative People Are More Successful
Look around you. Think of the people you know. Do the more creative people seem to be more successful in your circles? Well, in my opinion, creative people tend to be more passionate about their work and I think that leads to more discoveries, more advancement, and more great relationships at work.
Creative ppl tend to ask the question ‘What if” frequently, allowing their mind to explore possibilities. From what I’ve read, I believe Nicola Tesla asked these kinds of questions and as a result became a well-known inventor. The radio, remote control and general wireless communication are credited to tesla.
Creativity reminds me of a quote by Albert Einstein. He’s known for saying, “Creativity is seeing what others see and thinking what no one else ever thought.”
It’s important for adults to continue to be creative. If we become too left brain dependent we could forget about the thrill we get from life when we allow our creativity to play an active role.
A few months ago I interviewed Keda Edwards Pierre in Toronto at the Collision Conference. Her episode is called True II Soul. As soon as I met her, I could tell that she was overflowing with creativity. She uses some of her personal expeiences to help others deal with trauma. She had a 27-year career with the Toronto Police Service and she sees herself as a renaissance woman, living her mission of personal and professional lifelong healing and development. You might want to have a listen to her episode.
A really great book related to creativity is the book called, Squircle – that word came from combining the word Circle, which represents creativity or right brain thinking, and the word Square, which represents left brain thinking. The author of this book is Francis Cholle, and I interviewed him in February of this year. I highly recommend his book and the interview as well. It’s called, A New Way To Think For A New World, by Francis Cholle .
Here are some things Francis recommends in his book to help develop your creative side. He says, change your routine in the morning, explore new foods for breakfast or other meals. Search for a new route to travel to work or school. Listen to different radio shows, podcasts, or audio books.
He also suggests you talk to other creative friends and ask them what they do to spark and express their creativity. In short, invite change and new ideas into your life.
One of the things I’ve concluded from what I’ve read and the people I’ve interviewed is that people who have creative personalities tend to have a lot of perseverance and they actually look for things in their life that will create interest and make their lives more fun. Individuals with these traits are more satisfied with their lives than less creative people.
It’s important to remember that people are the most creative when they’re in a good mood, possibly because they don’t fixate on individual pieces of information and they can think more broadly and more positively. You’ve seen others thrive with creativity, now it’s your turn. Chose a specific way you can increase creativity in your life. It could be dance, woodworking, drawing, music, or painting like I mentioned at the top of the show. Take action. Get ready to thrive in a brand new way!
Suggested Resources
- Book: The Creativity Cure: How To Build Happiness With Your Own Two Hands by Carrie Barron
- Book: Your Creative Brain: Seven Steps to Maximize Imagination, Productivity, and Innovation in Your Life by Dr. Shelley Carson
- Book: Squircle
- App: Insight Timer
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True II Soul - Keda Edwards Pierre
Dr. Steven Masley motivates people to become healthier, starting with heart and brain health. He's a physician, nutritionist, best-selling author, and the creator of the number one health program for public television called, 'Thirty Days To A Younger Heart.' Dr. Masley's book, 'The Better Brain Solution", is the first book to show how the brain can become insulin resistant through diet and lifestyle. It also clarifies the link between diet, cognitive decline, and memory loss.
Contact Info* + Website: www.DrMasley.com + The 30-Day Heart Tune-Up
Most Influential Person* My stepfather, Chuck. He had a procedure, and had a massive stroke. I learned what dementia was. It wasn't necessary; he didn't need it. I feel bad to this day that I didn't do more for him earlier on. He said, 'don't let this happen to others'.
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness is calming on my emotions. It feels like love and stability in my life when I'm more mindful. When I'm not, I tend to be more anxious and depressed. * I'd much rather feel loved and focused than anxious and depressed. That's a lack of mindfulness, is anxiety.
Thoughts on Breathing* I like taking a deep breath and filling myself with spirit. I even like to, after I stretch and workout in the morning, I like to take a deep breath. * I feel like green energy pours into my body when I'm taking a deep breath. When I blow out, I'm just blowing out tension. * I use my breath to help me in a kind of meditative, processing way of being more calm and focused. Breath to me is like breathing in spirit.
Suggested Resources* Book: Eating Mindfully: How to End Mindless Eating and Enjoy a Balanced Relationship with Food by Susan Albers * Book: The Better Brain Solution: How to Start Now--at Any Age--to Reverse and Prevent Insulin Resistance of the Brain, Sharpen Cognitive Function, and Avoid Memory Loss by Steven Masley * App: Heart Math
Bullying Story* I got bullied as a kid. I got beaten up. I got kicked around. It was not pleasant. * I can completely sympathize with anyone who has been bullied before. Part of it was just being susceptible. I wasn't being mindful; I wasn't being confident. It wasn't moving with purpose. Predators picked on me.
Dara McKinley teaches how to forgive. After studying psychology and spirituality for most of her life, an unlikely turn of events pointed Dara toward the forgiveness path. Upon searching online for a forgiveness how-to, Dara only found information about why one should forgive. Needing directions to follow, she decided to make her own forgiveness step-by-step, which, upon completion, left her feeling peaceful for the first time in three years. Impressed by the effectiveness of forgiveness, she quickly became a devotee and now changes lives by teaching participants about her practical spiritual process that restores inner peace.
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Contact Info* Website: www.howtoforgive.com * How To Forgive On-Line Course
Most Influential Person* Tosha Silver; Spiritual Teacher
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness helped me to see and love my emotional world and see it as a separate system that requires my care. * My emotions now work for me instead of against me.
Thoughts on Breathing* I am big into movement, and moving in a really organic way. * Moving in an instinctual and intuitive way that allows us to breathe.
Bullying Story* When people are in emotionally healthy environments, they don't act out on others as much. * When somebody isn't taking care of their emotional side, they often toss it onto somebody else. * Forgiveness is a huge key to emotional health. I look forward to a more emotionally attuned world. * I think people are really seeing the consequences of pathologizing vulnerability. * At the core of Buddhism is the tender heart of sadness. I love the fact that Buddhism names it.
Suggested Resources* Book: Outrageous Openness by Tasha Silver * App: n/a
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Janice Kaplan is the guest of Tune Into Happiness, today’s MIndfulness Mode episode. She is a journalist, TV producer, and the author of fifteen popular books, including the New York Times bestseller The Gratitude Diaries. Her upcoming book, What Your Body Knows About Happiness: How to Use Your Body to Change Your Mind, releasing January 7, 2025, explores the groundbreaking connection between body and mind in creating joy. A former editor-in-chief of Parade magazine, Janice has produced over thirty primetime TV specials and appeared frequently on national TV shows. With her signature humor and storytelling, she brings science to life, empowering readers to use their bodies to unlock creativity, positivity, and everyday happiness.
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Contact Info* Website: www.JaniceKaplan.com * Book: What Your Body Knows About Happiness: How to Use Your Body to Change Your Mind
Most Influential Person* Daniel Gilbert, Harvard Psychology Department * Daniel Kahneman, nobel prize winner and behavioral psychologist
Effect on Emotions* I have been able to deal with my emotions differently as a result of my research. * That started with The Gratitude Diaries because I realize that we can control the way we feel about things. Classically, we can't control the things that happen but we can control how we deal with them.
Thoughts on Breathing* I don't personally have a breath-work practice but I know it can help enormously. * I was with some folks the other day who had two little kids, a 4-year-old and a 2-year-old. The kids were running around and the parents stopped the children and ask them to breathe in 1,2,3 and breathe out 1,2,3. The kids had obviously done this before. The 4-year-old said, no Daddy, we breathe in for 4 counts.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness by Antonio Damasio * Book: How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain Lisa Feldman Barrett * Book: A Philosophy of Walking by Frederick Gros * App: n/a
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Happiness and Your Body is today’s episode. I am sharing a short review of the book, What Your Body Knows About Happiness by Janice Kaplan. I will interview Janice Kaplan in a few days, about her new book, What Your Body Knows About Happiness. I received her book and am so impressed that I decided to share some key ideas with you today.
What Your Body Knows About HappinessThe central idea at the heart of her book is that happiness isn’t just a state of mind but also a state of body. Kaplan challenges the traditional notion that happiness stems solely from our thoughts or circumstances. Instead, she reveals that our physical bodies play a profound role in shaping how we experience joy.
Your Body Leads, Your Brain FollowsHave you ever noticed how standing tall and confident makes you feel more self-assured? Or how forcing a smile, even on a bad day, can lighten your mood? According to Kaplan, these are not coincidences but examples of how our bodies often lead the way in creating our emotions. While we’ve long been taught that the brain is the command center, issuing orders for the body to follow, new research flips this idea on its head
The Joy of Your SensesKaplan’s book delves deeply into the role our senses play in shaping our happiness. Think about the last time you stopped to smell freshly baked cookies or marveled at a sunset. Those sensory experiences didn’t just feel good—they actively boosted your mood. Kaplan shows how engaging with our senses can bring joy into everyday life.
Moving Toward HappinessExercise and movement are other key components of happiness that Kaplan explores. It’s no secret that physical activity boosts endorphins, the feel-good chemicals in your brain. But Kaplan goes beyond the usual “exercise makes you happy” mantra to show how the type of movement you choose can make a difference. Dancing and activities like yoga stretch your muscles, calm your mind, and center your emotions.
Kaplan’s insights remind us that our bodies are not just vehicles for our brains but active participants in creating happiness. When you move with intention—whether it’s through a workout, a hike, or even just a walk around the block—you’re giving your body the tools to generate joy from the inside out.
Dealing with Pain and Finding Happiness AnywayPain, both physical and emotional, can feel like the ultimate happiness blocker. However, Kaplan argues that understanding how the body processes pain can help us find moments of joy even in difficult times. She explains that the brain doesn’t just passively receive pain signals; it actively interprets them. By changing our environment or reframing our mindset, we can shift our experience of pain.
Creativity: A Happiness SuperpowerKaplan discusses the link between creativity and happiness. Whether painting, writing, cooking, or gardening, creative activities engage the mind and body, offering a unique pathway to joy. Kaplan explains that creativity isn’t about being perfect or producing masterpieces. It’s about the process—the act of making something new and expressing yourself. This creative flow can quiet the mind, energize the body, and leave you feeling more fulfilled.
A Daily Happiness PlanKaplan concludes her book with a practical, seven-day happiness plan—a roadmap for incorporating her insights into daily life. Each day focuses on a different theme, from engaging your senses to exploring your creativity. By the end of the week, you’ll have a deeper understanding of how your body contributes to your happiness and how to nurture that connection.
Listening to Your Body’s WisdomKaplan’s What Your Body Knows About Happiness is more than a book; it’s an invitation to tune in to your body and discover its incredible capacity for joy. Happiness isn’t just something you think about; it’s something you feel, experience, and create through your physical self.
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Dr. John Demartini believes when we have reflective awareness and don't have the noise that judgments bring, we can be present with our own reflections. Dr. Demartini is a human behavior specialist, International best-selling author, educator, founder of the Demartini Institute, and the author of 40 books translated into 38 languages. He has presented alongside Sir Richard Branson, Donald Trump, Stephen Covey, Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, Steve Wozniak, and many others. He has been a welcomed guest on Larry King Live, CNN, and CNBC and is a contributor to Oprah Magazine and hundreds of other magazines.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Company: Demartini Institute * Website: drdemartini.com * Blog: https://drdemartini.com/blog/ * Movie: How Thoughts Become Things
Most Influential Person* Paul Bragg, John's Yoga Instructor
Effect on Emotions* “It has allowed me to be aware of the illusions that my emotions are distracted by and allows me to calm them down and center themselves. * “Without mindfulness, I might not have developed the Demartini Method.”
Thoughts on Breathing* “When the breath wanders, so does the mind. And as the mind wanders, so as the breath. One can govern their breath, can govern their mind, and one can govern their mind can govern their life.”
Suggested Resources Book: The Syntopicon Vol. I and II* by Mortimer Adler * App: n/a
Bullying Story* I was 12, and I was going to ride a bus to school. I sat there on the bus, and this boy said he owns my seat and I didn't know what to do. He eventually punched me in the face and I just basically humbled myself. * He inspired me to learn body-building and martial arts and it got me in shape. I started attracting girls, and this bully eventually became my friend.
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Jackson Kerchis teaches how to stick to meditation. He is a former operations leader, startup executive, and Zen monk. He's a co-founder and partner at Happiness Means Business and Warrior Leader Training Companies, where he helps business and military leaders solve their people problems. Notable clients include the Army National Guard and Young's Commercial (the largest produce hauler in the US). He created the world’s first major in happiness studies and taught the first course on happiness at the University of Alabama. He is the author of How to Stick to Meditation: The Science of Habit Meets the Art of Mindfulness.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.happinessmeansbusiness.com * Podcast: Barbell Logic * Book: How To Stick To Meditation: Make Your Mindfulness Practice a Lasting Habit by Jackson Kerchis
Most Influential Person* Mickey Singer, author of The Untethered Soul
Effect on Emotions* Awareness, awareness, awareness. Once you are aware of an emotion and label it as an emotion, you see it as an emotion. It's kind of like magic. All of a sudden it doesn't push and pull you around. * The emotions then serve you rather than you serve them.
Thoughts on Breathing* I've come to think of breathing for me as a really powerful way to pull myself into a state of awareness. * I often start my morning practice by breathing to a count of 4 seconds and then a slow and controlled exhalation. When you have a longer, more pronounced exhalation, it causes a down-regulating effect on the nervous system. * In other words, it is a calming and centering sensation. I've leaned into doing more breath work and more focused breathing types of meditation practice.
Suggested Resources* Book: How To Stick To Meditation: Make Your Mindfulness Practice a Lasting Habit by Jackson Kerchis * Book: Atomic Habits by James Clear * App: The Sam Harris Meditation App Waking Up * App: Insight Timer
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Susie Hayes believes you can use your internal resources to become freed from being stuck. She is a psychotherapist, sex coach, trained hypnotist, life coach, and practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. She developed and directed two centers in Colorado, providing counseling and educational services. She is a speaker, podcaster, and writer, having published the award-winning book “FREED from Stuck! Dare to Cross the Bridge Beyond Grief, Trauma, and Self-Sabotage to Discover Lasting Change Now”.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.susiehayesnow.com * Book: FREED from Stuck! Dare to Cross the Bridge Beyond Grief, Trauma, and Self-Sabotage to Discover Lasting Change Now by Susie Hayes
Most Influential Person* A Graduate School Professor
Effect on Emotions* I have come to appreciate the value of emotions guiding us to the truth about what we really need. * There is no condemnation of any emotion. We understand it as part of the way our mind and our body and our soul informs us.
Thoughts on Breathing* I am into Wim Hof cold therapy and into the breathing. I do the cold therapy twice a day and the breathing once a day. * It keeps me alert and strong and is great for my immune system.
Suggested Resources* Book: Atomic Habits by James Clear * Book: FREED from Stuck! Dare to Cross the Bridge Beyond Grief, Trauma, and Self-Sabotage to Discover Lasting Change Now by Susie Hayes * App: A Youtube Channel Anthony Sommer
Bullying Story* I had a conversation last night with a client who has high levels of anxiety. Much of it had to do with neglect, abuse, and bullying in his history. I was sharing with him about the magnificence of our nervous system and how anxiety helps us understand what we need. * Rather than resisting, fighting against, or condemning anxiety, we need to allow it to inform us in our bodies and our nervous system about what's going on so we can attend to it. * If we can learn how to soothe our nervous system, we can come out of that state.
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Matt Reynolds, founder of Barbell Logic, believes voluntary hardship is a key to success for those seeking lasting fitness solutions. Matt helps strength coaches and personal trainers transition from traditional gym-based models to online coaching. With over 25 years in strength sports and coaching, Matt launched STRONG Gym in 2008, one of the top strength gyms in the U.S., before selling it in 2015 to create Barbell Logic. His online coaching platform offers affordable, flexible training with expert coaches worldwide. Barbell Logic now serves thousands of clients, including high-profile individuals and organizations like the U.S. Air Force. Matt also hosts the popular Barbell Logic podcast, sharing his expertise in fitness and online coaching.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.BarbellLogic.com * Podcast: Barbell Logic * Book: Undoing Urgency: Reclaim Your Time for the Things that Matter Most by Ryan Matt Reynolds
Most Influential Person* My little brother
Effect on Emotions* I think emotions and feelings lie. I don't think they're not valid, I think that's part of our humanity. * I try to approach everything with logic and reason. There are times when I am overjoyed and times when I am really sad. * I recognize those emotions, but I think that the mindfulness piece is: Are my emotions telling me the truth right now? Or is this just a feeling that I can approach with logic and reason? I'm not Spock, I'm not a Vulcan. I'm still allowed to have humanity and remain focused on the task at hand.
Thoughts on Breathing* It's interesting that when you lift, you don't breathe—you hold your breath. This creates inter-abdominal tightness, which sometimes scares people, but it's what keeps you tight from losing rigidity. * When I breathe, I'm trying to get myself into a parasympathetic tone or a relaxed state. * I use breathing, mindfulness, and focus to get myself out of those times of heightened emotion and a heightened nervous system and bring myself back down to earth so that I can focus on the things that really matter.
Suggested Resources* Book: Atomic Habits by James Clear * Book: The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber * Book: Undoing Urgency: Reclaim Your Time for the Things that Matter Most by Ryan Matt Reynolds * App: My Notepad on my Apple Iphone
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Dean Graves returns with the topic of finding your purpose. For over twenty years he has been sharing his meditation and mindfulness knowledge with the world. He is an author and podcaster, a mental health counselor, and a spiritual guide. Dean is passionate about philosophy, psychology, and exploring the human condition to help others find inner peace. He has written books, conducted workshops, and created seminars that have helped people worldwide. Dean's writings are centered around self-empowerment and awareness, with the aim of enabling individuals to realize their true potential and attain a higher level of consciousness. He strongly believes that we are at the cusp of a new era of enlightenment, and he is committed to assisting others in recognizing and harnessing their abilities.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: ddeangraves.org * Book: The Identity Model; Understanding and healing mankind's stress and suffering by Dean Graves * Podcast: Chatting with the Arcturians * Podcast: Simple Enlightenment
Most Influential Person* The Buddha
The Value of Sharing* We began in primordial darkness, and part of that process is unconsciousness. The place of sharing is actually down the road. * If you look at the 12-step programs used in AA or NA, they have a very specific process for self-healing. The 12 steps can be divided into three groups. The first six steps are becoming aware and overcoming this condition of unconsciousness. The last two groupings in the last six steps are when the sharing and teaching occur. * You're becoming a teacher to others based on what you have accomplished in the first six steps.
Most Effective Way To Explore Yourself* Meditation is the most effective way to explore yourself. In some of the books I've written, I share some processes to expedite the healing process. * Remember the old days when you would go to the library and look up the index card? The index card would have a brief summary of the book. You would have to go to the book to get the information that you needed. Our stories are like the index card. * In order to get to what you want to learn, you have to go to the emotions. You have to heal the emotional baggage. It is the process of enlightenment. It is the path, not the destination. Doing the work is entirely up to you. Meditation is by far the most productive way to accomplish this.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Identity Model; Understanding and healing mankind's stress and suffering by Dean Graves * Book: Edifying Children of a Lesser God by Dean Graves * Book: The Enigma of Consciousness by Dean Graves (Available to preorder) * App: n/a
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Max Schneider uses sand and salt escapes to help his clients avoid burnout. After burning out from a decade in consulting, Max sought healing through a transformative surf and yoga retreat in Costa Rica, where he finally found the clarity and calm he'd been seeking. Inspired, he created “sand and salt” retreats to offer others the same renewal. Max's experiences enable him to design personalized, small-group retreats that calm the nervous system and help high-achieving professionals recharge. His team is dedicated to curating escapes that leave clients feeling refreshed, balanced, and ready to thrive in their lives and careers.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.sandandsaltescapes.com
Most Influential PersonSam Mallick, a friend who runs a company called Notable
Effect on Emotions* While growing up I think a lot of us are taught to pull ourselves up by the bootstraps. Through mindfulness, I've learned that those emotions are stored in the body and you can't run from them. * Those emotions will come out. It could be in the form of shingles and anxiety attacks which I've had. You can't run from that kind of stuff. It stays in there. * It Will metastasize cells into skin cancer. We've seen that happen twice actually with my wife. Stress and those emotions don't run away.
Thoughts on Breathing* The reason why in meditation we focus on our breath blew my mind when I first started practicing meditation. * We focus on our breath because the only place that we can breathe is in the present moment. If we're trying to cultivate presence through meditation, all we have to do is focus on our breath. * Close your eyes, feel your chest move in and out. When I first learned that, it was the biggest aha moment for me.
Suggested Resources* Book: No Mud, No Lotus by Thich Nhat Hanh * App: n/a
Bullying Story* My first job after graduation was in outside sales for a manufacturing company. I was sent to Boston with no cost-of-living adjustment and just two weeks of PTO. * During the holidays, I asked my manager if I could work from our home office to spend more time with family. He yelled, questioning why I thought I was special. * I pushed back aggressively, feeling cornered. * Looking back, I cringe. If I’d practiced mindfulness, I’d have responded with more compassion—for myself and for him—and likely managed the situation better.
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Ken Cox is determined to help you reclaim your life. His recent book, Reclaim Sobriety; 12 Rounds of Sobriety, is a transformative guide for achieving lasting sobriety. Additionally, he co-authored a chapter in Kevin Harrington’s book, Many Paths to Profit. Ken is the President of a web hosting company called Hostirian and is the host of the Clicks and Bricks podcast. As an entrepreneur, Ken has built a successful career creating safe and happy workplaces, providing critical IT services to companies of all sizes, from small businesses to the Global 500. His commitment to trading value for value and developing products that benefit everyone involved has earned him recognition as a leading figure in the business world.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: https://reclaimsobriety.com/ * Website: https://kencox.com/
Most Influential PersonMy son.
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has made a night-and-day difference in how I deal with my emotions.Understanding that if I can sit with my emotions, understand them, accept them, and process them, although painful today, prevents my triggers from the future. * You can get to a really, really happy place when you've taken the time to process those.
Thoughts on Breathing* Every course that we do starts with breathing. When you find gratitude for having your breath, I think the world changes for every human. * I use breathing techniques with my boxing team every day.
Suggested Resources* Book: Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson * App: www.Udemy.com * App: www.choosemuse.com
Bullying Story* I've been on both sides of that bully fence. I had a really challenging time in my youth. My first moment of mindfulness was probably when I was 7 or 8 years old. * I didn't have the mindfulness I needed at the moment, and I became a very violent young person. Someone was calling me a name, and I got very angry. * This was my first time in court-ordered therapy. I attacked somebody for calling me a name. At that moment I was living a life of looking up to my peers. * I look at that moment in my life very frequently about how I reacted and what I did. It was the first time I went to therapy.
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Cameron Race is a purpose-driven dad, son, and business owner. He is the founder of the Man Up Dad (MUD) movement, a transformation program for businessmen and fathers, especially those with young children. MUD challenges men to confront the truth: they may not be the role models their children need. 2023 was pivotal; after learning his wife was pregnant with their second child, Cameron faced job loss and personal struggles, leading him to overhaul his life. Now, as a committed entrepreneur, he guides dads on their journey toward personal transformation and responsible fatherhood.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: https://www.instagram.com/cameron_race/
Most Influential PersonWes Watson, my first coach
Effect on Emotions* All we are is this big old ball of emotions. Those emotions are trying to hijack us from doing what's actually important to us. * If we're unaware of all these different emotions that we have and what they're trying to do then it's really easy to be distracted. * I have mindful practices that I go through every single day that help to ground and center me. They help me get back on track. It's changed my life.
Thoughts on Breathing* I know there is Wim Hof and a lot of people have specifically practiced breathing. I recognize in myself that when I am praying, I slow my breathing down. * As I slow my breathing down, everything slows down. My mind slows down, and any energy I have slows down. * Although I don't practice breathing, breathing is part of the practice I have.
Suggested Resources* App: www.myfitnesspal.com
Bullying Story* When I was a kid, I was bullied some. I hit my growth spurt late. There were people that just picked on me based on my size. * I don't know how mindfulness would have made a difference. Maybe for the bully. * At the time it was painful but being a kid is painful, right. That's something I recognize more as I've gotten older. * As an adult, I realize that bullying is an inner turmoil. The way that we treat ourselves. It's really easy to give ourselves a hard time.
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Ellie Laks is the creator of cow hug therapy as part of her work as the founder of The Gentle Barn Foundation. This foundation is a national organization that rescues and rehabilitates unwanted animals and heals people with the same stories of abuse and neglect. Ellie is a powerful speaker, celebrated animal welfare advocate, humane educator, animal communicator, and the author of Cow Hug Therapy: How the Animals at The Gentle Barn Taught Me about Life, death, and Everything in Between. Ellie founded The Gentle Barn in 1999. She invented her own Gentle Healing method that allows old, sick, injured, and terrified animals to fully recover. Ellie has hosted hundreds of thousands of people who have come to The Gentle Barn seeking hope.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: EllieLaks.com, GentleBarn.org
Most Influential PersonMy husband, the co-founder of the Gentle Barn
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness empowers us to breathe, relax, and to say what we need to say in the most mindful way. * Mindfulness helps us hear what someone else is saying and allows us to read between the lines. * Mindfulness diffuses potentially explosive situations. It helps us get through whatever we need to get through.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing and focusing on the breath is important in my morning meditations. It helps me to get grounded. * Breathing is a part of our cow hug therapy sessions. We encourage our guests to breathe and close their eyes and to connect with the cow.
Suggested Resources* Book: Communication With All Life: Revelations of An Animal Communicator by Joan Ranquet * App: Audible and Podcast Apps
Bullying Story* Kids can be very cruel. There's this idea that there is a norm. Everyone's trying to fit in and be liked. * Everyone's trying to get approval. No one's sitting in elementary school saying I am different and I love myself. * We're all saying, “Let us fit in.” I think in the big picture, it's really cool that we get lost because when we become adults, we can become found.
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Denise Mange is a certified dog trainer, animal communicator, pet numerologist, and founder of Pet Prana®. Her mindful approach to pet training combines traditional training with energetic considerations of pet guardianship. She has been featured in publications and media outlets worldwide, cementing her reputation as a pioneer in the field of mindful pet training. Her new book, Translating Your Pet’s Behavior: A Mindful Approach to Dog Training, is a #1 bestseller in its category on Amazon.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.petprana.com
Most Influential PersonAbraham Maslow
Effect on Emotions* Emotions have always been a big proponent for me to sit back and reflect. * When I have big emotions I shut down. And when I shut down, I reflect. * For me, mindfulness and emotions go hand in hand.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is everything. It is life affirming for us and it's one way to remind us that we are worthy to be here on this planet. * As we regulate and are mindful of our breathing, that helps our animal companions regulate.
Suggested Resources* Book: A Theory Of Human Motivation by Abraham Maslow * App: Simple Habit
Bullying Story* The biggest bully I've had to face in my life is actually myself. * A lot of times, I think what I've developed isn't good enough. Sometimes I think regarding my projects, I'm not doing them well enough, I'm not doing them fast enough. * The self-criticism has been the hardest part.
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Daniel Anderson is a coach who helps clients transition from trauma to empowerment. As a holistic Trauma Recovery Coach, he helps clients find relief from stress, anxiety, and life dissatisfaction. The creator of ‘Your Purpose Driven Life,' he guides individuals through transformative journeys to break free from feeling trapped in lives that no longer feel authentic. His 12-week ‘Life: Remastered' program helps clients overcome false narratives, reconnect with their core values, and create a clear path to the life they desire. Daniel provides practical tools for rapid relief, helping clients quiet their minds, repair relationships, and uncover their true direction.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: https://coachdanielanderson.com
Most Influential PersonDr. Wayne Dyer
Effect on Emotions* I'm much better now at recognizing my negative emotions. * That helps me reframe the thoughts causing them and shift from sadness and depression to acceptance and happiness.
Thoughts on Breathing* I'm a strong advocate of mindful breathing. It's essential, not just for breathing, but for managing overwhelm. * Taking just two minutes to close your eyes, focus on your breath, and return to the present can make a huge difference.
Suggested Resources* Book: Stay Focused and Move With The Universe: A Guide to Help You on the Road to Enlightenment by Daniel Anderson * App: Human Design: Stella
Bullying Story* Looking back on bullying, I wish I had been more mindful and considered their perspective. * I believe bullies act out because they lack power in their own lives, whether from relationships, family, or parents. I believe they try to feel bigger by targeting others.
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Eric McHugh is an entrepreneur who is all about raising positivity. He is the president of SHOPX web3 e-commerce, Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer of Dataing and AI-powered matchmaking. In the past, he founded a VC-funded Saas platform, worked at Snap, in DC and Barcelona, and as a consultant for fortune 500 companies going through the bankruptcy process. Eric has an IQ of over 140, enjoys playing chess and fine cuisine, and his main hobbies include fighting, chess, reading, and meditation.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: https://shopx.co/
Most Influential PersonHerman Strasbourg
Effect on Emotions* I see emotions as fuel, and by accepting them, I can redirect and take action. When you're not mindful, you can't fully accept what's happening. * Without acceptance, you're resisting the situation. Resisting an emotion only amplifies it by giving it more attention, which in turn strengthens the emotion. * Acceptance, however, helps you navigate through it instead of fueling it further.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is incredibly powerful. * I view it as a way to absorb energy from the universe. Deep breathing is especially helpful, and whenever I feel overwhelmed, I focus on my breath. * This practice, like the Wim Hof method, helps me regain calm and composure, especially when I need to refocus.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Emerald Tablet of Hermes by Hermes Trismegistus * Book: A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle * Book: Reality Transurfing by Vadim Zeland * App: n/a (avoid social media if you can)
Bullying Story* If someone is bullying you, it’s not excusable, but I try to see it from the perspective that they might be dealing with their own struggles. They may have challenging family circumstances, or maybe something traumatic happened, like losing a parent. * You just never know what someone is going through. Approaching it with empathy might melt the ice around the bully’s heart, and sometimes, it can even lead to unexpected friendship. * Of course, that’s much easier said than done.
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Claudia Rosenhouse Raiken is my guest today to share birth conversations. She is a senior teacher at the School of Images (www.theschoolofimages.org) where she runs their DreamBirth™ Program. In that capacity Claudia has trained professionals world-wide and works with women and couples from all continents. She is a world expert at facilitating communication between the parents and the baby in the womb. She communicates with the souls planning to come, still not conceived, and even those that were miscarried or aborted. It is these conversations that led to the writing of Messages from the Womb. Claudia is a Childbirth Educator, a Birth Doula, an Alexander Technique Teacher, and a Biodynamic CranioSacral Practitioner. She holds a Masters from NYU in Kinesiology and Dance, and has assisted in over 300 births.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: https://www.claudiaraiken.com/
Most Influential Person* Catherine Shainberg (one of the creators of Dreambirth)
Effect on Emotions* First of all, I tend to see life and emotions on a larger scale, especially when I get deeply involved, as I have a lot of passion. * I feel my emotions intensely. When it’s a positive feeling, it’s not so bad. But if it’s anger or fear, I make a conscious effort to take a step back. It's like a mental exercise in visualization. * I literally imagine myself taking three steps back, which helps me calm down instantly. Sometimes I even call upon my inner guidance, saying, ‘Help me calm down,' and then I tune into my body. * I’ve learned how to let my body give me ‘yes' or ‘no' answers. I teach this method to many people, as there are several ways to do it. It’s almost like my body becomes a pendulum. * I ask questions like, ‘Is this something I should be scared of?' If the answer is no, I feel reassured. For instance, if I experience a strange pain, I might worry initially, thinking, ‘Is it something serious like cancer?' * But I quickly calm myself and ask my body, ‘Do I need to worry about this?' If I get a ‘no,' I can relax.
Thoughts on Breathing* When you imagine a beautiful garden, your breathing slows down. You don't have to do anything. * I actually don't work with breathing specifically, except for knowing how to calm a person through my hands. * If you think your house is about to burn or a tiger's coming, the breathing gets very shallow and you have to run. * If you feel like the universe has your back and everything's really going to be okay then your breathing gets to be what it needs to be. * And in birth, some women will still take slow breathing. You know, that's what they're learning in their birth education class, but whenever they do the imagery, it kind of gets there naturally.
Suggested Resources* Book: Messages from the Womb: Babies Talk Through Guided Visualizations Expanding Our Hearts and Minds by Claudia Rosenhouse Raiken * Book: DreamBirth: Transforming the Journey of Childbirth Through Imagery by Catherine Shainberg Ph.D. * Book: The Nature of Personal Reality: Specific, Practical Techniques for Solving Everyday Problems and Enriching the Life You Know (A Seth Book) * App: n/a
Dave Van Beekum is passionate about community and relationship building. He is a co-founder and digital marketing expert behind Tweva, the world’s first social TV network for small businesses and influencers. With a deep background in technology, Dave has excelled in software development, automation, and AI. His journey started with an early love for computers and technology, which he turned into a career dedicated to empowering small businesses. Dave is focused on helping them succeed by providing affordable advertising solutions.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Blog: Zach Mathews's Blog * Book: Climbing Your Self-Discipline Tree: The Three Stages Essential for Accomplishing Any Goal by Zach Mathews
Most Influential Person* My dad and my uncle
Effect on Emotions* I tend to be quite stoic most of the time. My wife often has to remind me that I'm not always in front of the computer, and I have to make an effort to stay positive, even when my mind is racing and jumping from one thought to another. * This is a common challenge for business owners and startups. I attended a business accelerator where they emphasized the importance of not letting emotions take over, as the journey can be very unpredictable with its ups and downs. * It's tough, and having been an entrepreneur for a long time, I can attest that managing emotions is always a challenge in this world.sting
Thoughts on Breathing* I used to have an Apple Watch that reminded me to breathe periodically. * I've also watched a few YouTube videos where they recommend breathing in for four, five, or even ten times, and then adding a few extra breaths at the end. * I’ve tried it a couple of times but haven’t done it consistently enough to notice any significant effects. * The science behind it makes complete sense, but I don’t have a personal opinion on it yet. Fasting
Suggested Resources* Book: The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz * App: n/a
Bullying Story* I think, especially for entrepreneurs, it's tough to relinquish control and accept that you don't know everything. When you do, it can almost feel like you're being bullied. * You think, ‘If I don't know this, I have to trust someone else,' and that creates a sense of uncertainty—'What if I'm making the wrong decision?' * In some sales situations, I’ve felt like the process was overly pushy in certain areas, but not to an extreme degree. Fasting
Related Episodes* Your Presence is a Superpower; Elizabeth Tripp * Evolving Your Leadership and Work-Life Harmony; Andre Young * Innovation For All; Costa Michailidis
Fletcher Ellingson is experienced at deliberately seeking out rejection as a way to strengthen his mindset. He is a speaker, coach, and author of the best-selling book The Practice of Feeling Good. Using a combination of science and psychology, he helps his clients break free from financial struggle, being overwhelmed, and persistent worry so they can spend more time doing what they love, contributing to their families, and impacting their communities. Fletcher also hosts a regional weekly TV show, is a regular contributing columnist, and a professional magician.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.FletcherEllingson.com
Most Influential Person* My mom / Eckhart Tolle / Michael Singer
Effect On Emotions* Mindfulness helps me slow down by allowing me to become more aware of my thoughts. I believe that much of our thinking is automatic, happening without our permission, consent, or approval. * This automatic thinking often generates emotions aligned with those thoughts. By pausing and taking a moment to notice my thinking, I practice discerning whether it's truly my thoughts or just an automatic response. * More often than not, it’s the latter. This awareness then gives me the opportunity to ask myself what I actually want to believe about the situation and what meaning I want to assign to it. * From there, I can approach the situation with curiosity, which in turn helps me become calmer and more creative in my response.
Thoughts On Breathing* Breathing is definitely one of the pillars of feeling good. We often take it for granted because it happens automatically, yet it's essential to life. * I'm a strong advocate for being intentional about breathing and have done various breathing exercises, including Wim Hof training and other fun workshops. * Every day, I make a point to be aware of my breath, especially in the mornings when I go to the lake. While throwing a stick for my dog and watching the sunrise, I also focus on my breathing. * It feels great to be mindful of my breath with intention.
Bullying Story* In high school, I was frequently bullied and constantly on edge. One day, overwhelmed by my emotions and the recent loss of my father, I verbally lashed out at a bully in class, and afterward, I never saw him again. * Last year, I reached out to apologize for my harshness, only for him to admit he didn’t even remember the incident. * This resolution finally brought me peace after decades of feeling guilty.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer * Book: The Surrender Experiment by Michael Singer * App: Calm
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Daniel Bruce Levin teaches us that life is a mindful mosaic in his aptly titled book, The Mosaic. Daniel is a unique combination of mystic and businessman having spent his life searching for the place called heaven. Daniel lived as a monk in a monastery for 10 years, studied in a seminary for five years, and helped Hay House Publishing grow from 3 million to 100 million dollars in revenue as Director of Business Development. In addition to all that, he’s hitchhiked around the world searching for happiness.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Company: The Mosaic Coaching * Website: themosaiconline.com * Blog: https://themosaiconline.com/category/blog/ * Podcast: https://themosaiconline.com/media/
Most Influential Person* Paramahansa Yogananda
Effect on Emotions* The process of mindfulness has almost limited emotions. For me, emotions live at the rim of the wheel. This is the key to achieving a mindful mosaic.
Thoughts on Breathing* We can go weeks to months without food, days to weeks without water, and seconds without breath, but we don't think about breath.
Suggested Resources* Book: Autobiography of a Yogi * Book: The Mosaic by Daniel Levin * App: n/a
Dr. Noah St. John teaches that Belief Unleashes Success and emphasizes the importance of taking action. Dr. Noah, known as the “father of afformations,” discusses his new book, “The Seven Figure Machine,” which outlines a roadmap to financial freedom. He shares his journey from a 300-square-foot apartment to a 6,000-square-foot mansion, emphasizing the importance of both inner and outer game. St. John highlights the significance of having a “loving mirror” who believes in you, as evidenced by a client who raised $185,000 after receiving belief from her coach. He also stresses the importance of overcoming fear and procrastination, sharing a success story where a client increased revenue from $4 million to $20 million in 18 months.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.7FigureMachineBook.com * Book: The 7-Figure Machine: Your Ultimate Roadmap To Endless Earnings and Financial Freedom. Buy the book from the above website, and you get Dr. Noah's newest online course called The 7-Figure Fasttrack.
Outline* Bruce introduces Dr. Noah St. John, highlighting his achievements and the new book “The Seven Figure Machine.” * Dr. Noah shares his journey from a 300-square-foot basement apartment to a 6000-square-foot mansion, emphasizing the effectiveness of his methods. * He explains the inspiration behind the new book, focusing on the outer game aspects of how belief unleashes success. * Dr. Noah discusses the importance of having a “loving mirror” who believes in you, as detailed in his power habit system.
The Power of Belief* Dr. Noah elaborates on the concept of a “loving mirror” and its role in the success of highly successful people. * He shares a story about a client, Catherine, who raised $185,000 in one day after learning how belief unleashes success from her coach. * Bruce notes the common theme of significant others being the difference-makers in people's lives. * Dr. Noah emphasizes the clarity and actionable steps provided in his new book, contrasting it with other authors' storytelling approaches.
Overcoming Fear and Procrastination* Dr. Noah discusses the concept of “delay” as the greatest enemy to success, rooted in fear. Taking quick action is a recurring theme in the 7-Figure Maching book. * He shares an anecdote about a client, Charles, who invested $100,000 and earned $1.8 million in 10 months. * Dr. Noah highlights the importance of taking action and not delaying, especially for high achievers. * He explains the significance of the phrase “Money loves speed” and how it applies to both failure and success.
Suggested Resources* Dr. Noah provides information on how to access his new book and the accompanying online course, the Seven Figure Fast Track. The 7-Figure Machine
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Jack Canfield is well-known for The Chicken Soup For The Soul books and also for The Success Principles. Throughout his life, Jack became familiar with certain principles of success that he used in the late 1980s to create the Chicken Soup For the Soul series, even after being turned down by 144 publishers. Jack shares the same principles of success that he used to succeed back in the ‘80s, in his book, The Success Principles: How To Get From Where You Are to Where You Want To Be.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.TheSuccessPrinciplesWorkbook.com * Book: The Success Principles Workbook
Most Influential Person* Dawa Tarchin Phillips, Tibetan Buddhist lama and mindfulness teacher: www.DawaTarchinPhillips.com
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has kept me more calm and more neutral. Sometimes people think I don't have any feelings. * I've learned that most of my feelings come from thoughts and if I'm aware of the thoughts and can deal with them at that level, then I don't have to have the emotional outbursts. * I still cry when I see cats and skunks playing together on YouTube. I cry at movies. I don't cry so much about loss. I cry more at the joy of beauty and love.
Thoughts on Breathing* I do breathing exercises as part of my yoga and my meditation practices in the morning. * I studied Kundalini Yoga with a yoga teacher back in my '30s [and learned] to do that breath of fire real fast.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Books: Anything by Thich Nhat Hanh (Here's an example: The Art of Living) * App: n/a
Bullying Story* My dad was an alcoholic, and he got violent when he got drunk. If I wasn't careful, I would get beaten, so I would literally hide inside the radio. * I would wait till he went to bed so he couldn't find me because he was violent. So I got bullied by him. He was a verbal bully as well as a physical bully. * I got bullied as a kid in school too.
Brandon Birkmeyer shares his views on mindful branding. Brandon is a former Coca-Cola and Apple advertising executive with over 22 years of experience in marketing at Madison Avenue advertising agencies. He’s advised FORTUNE 100 companies on brand strategy and is a sought-after consultant, speaker, and corporate trainer. Brandon hosts a top-five branding podcast and YouTube channel called Brands On Brands. He is also a bestselling author of the book Front & Center Leadership, which you can find on Amazon or on his website at brandonbirkmeyer.com/books.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.BrandsonBrands.com
Most Influential Person* Travis Chappell Build Your Network
Effect On Emotions* In my later years, I stumbled upon life coaching shows, which introduced me to models that helped me distinguish between thoughts and reality. The Life Coach School, in particular, taught me to step back and question whether what I was feeling was truly happening or just a thought. * I began applying this mindset, especially in anxiety-inducing situations, like being on stage, and realized that reframing my thoughts, such as viewing anxiety as excitement, could significantly change how I felt.
Thoughts On Breathing* Yes, I would Google breath coaches and learn from them about breathing, Because I am not that person [who knows a lot about breathing methods]. I've stumbled across the Wim Hof Method and I've heard of the Navy SEAL thing when you need to calm yourself down. * This is what I love about the internet. There's so much stuff that is accessible.
Suggested Resources* Book: Flip The Script: Getting People To Think Your Idea is Their Idea by Oren Klaff * Book: Front and Center Leadership by Brandon Birkmeyer * App: My phone alarm
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Brad Nelson is known as the Debt-Free Dad, having dedicated his life to sharing and helping people with their personal finances. After overcoming his own financial struggles, including foreclosure and the loss of his first marriage, Brad paid off his debt and has remained debt-free for over a decade. Through speaking, his podcast, (The Debt Free Dad), and his online community, Roots of Personal Finance, Brad empowers others to eliminate debt, save money, and live stress-free, all while prioritizing family and experiences.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.debtfreedad.com
Most Influential Person* Darren Hardy (Author of The Compound Effect)
Effect On Emotions* Being mindful of my behavior with money has really helped me recognize and manage the emotions that drive me to spend. For example, I used to spend when I was bored or when I felt upset or angry, as a way to feel better. * Now, I understand that these are just emotions, and by letting them pass, I no longer feel the need to spend as much.
Thoughts On Breathing* I don't have a good answer to this question about breathing. I should probably do some breathing exercises on a regular basis.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy * App: Debt Free Dad App * App: Allied Bank App * App: Library App
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Brandon Neely's passion is building wealth wisdom. A serial entrepreneur, Profit First and Bank On Yourself Professional, he co-hosts the Wealth Wisdom Financial Podcast with his wife, Amanda. Together, they founded Overflow Coffee Bar, L3C, managing it from 2008 to 2018, learning invaluable lessons. Now, they share their experiential knowledge through podcasting and personalized financial strategies for individuals and businesses. They specialize in the Profit First system and the Infinite Banking/Bank On Yourself framework. In 2023, Brandon and his wife published a luxury money journal called Five Smooth Stones.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.WealthWisdomfp.com
Most Influential Person* My wife
Effect On Emotions* I remember being in our coffee shop. I had a staff member that was never showing up for work. Their Grandma died, like a hundred times. Also the till would be off by about 50 bucks whenever she would be working. * I was drinking half cups of coffee all day long and felt like this place was killing me. I felt like I needed to slow down. I went to the hospital and they said I had anxiety and high blood pressure. * They said I needed to stop drinking coffee and slow down. I said I can't do that. That was an indicator to me that my body was saying, something's up. * I got rid of that staff person and then my blood pressure went back to normal. It was being self-aware that helped me. I realized that I need to go exercise more and be out in nature more. That was a big turning point for me.
Thoughts On Breathing* My wife is always telling me to take a deep breath and to do the inhale-exhale thing. I do take walks every morning and try to get my 10,000 steps everyday. In a business sometimes I feel like we can go too fast and we just need to stop and breathe it in.
Suggested Resources* Book: Becoming Your Own Banker by R. Nelson Nash * Book: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck * App: You Need A Budget * App: Library App
Bob Martin teaches how to meditate for a wise and happy life. He emphasizes the importance of patience, consistent practice, and recognizing the distinction between the thinker and the thought. The discussion includes personal shared experiences with loving-kindness meditation and how it can help people become more non-judgmental. Specific meditation practices, including breath awareness meditation, and the significance of sound in meditation are discussed. Meditation and group coaching are discussed, highlighting the personal, relational, and transformative benefits of the practice.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.AWiseAndHappyLife.com
Meditation Benefits* Bob Martin first learned meditation in the mid-80s under a Taoist master. Initially, he found meditation challenging. However, with guidance, he developed a daily practice and eventually reaped the benefits. * Consequently, Bob found meditation helpful in reconnecting with forgotten parts of himself, ultimately leading to transformation. * Currently, Bob Martin practices breath awareness meditation, which involves bringing attention to the breath and watching the mind. This method is different from Transcendental Meditation.
Meditation For Relaxation* Bob emphasizes the dignity and potential of humanity and invites listeners to breathe. * Teachers instruct students to focus on physical sensations, including breathing, to ground themselves in the present.
Ways To Thrive With Meditation* Meditation not only cultivates mindfulness but also enhances neuron activation and spinal cord energy. * Bob describes feeling like he is “waking up” when his mind wanders during meditation, thereby recognizing his lack of attention. * Bob describes life as spending time on the ocean's surface, with gentle undulations, while also being present and learning to connect with oneself. * Bob Martin discusses the importance of non-judgmental awareness in walking meditation. Furthermore, he uses the word “Gotha” to describe a short phrase timed with breath. * Bob emphasizes the importance of recognizing the “I” that had the thought. Rather than identifying with the thought itself, this practice helps to gain clarity and organization in the mind.
Suggested Resources* Website: https://awiseandhappylife.com/meditation
Website: (Book) https://iamthewaybook.com/
* Book: I am the Way: Finding the Truth and the Life Through a Biblical Reimagining of the Tao by Robert Martin
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Ariel Garten is a neuroscientist, innovator, and entrepreneur who empowers individuals with the Muse for meditation. Ariel is the co-creator of Muse, a brain-sensing headband designed to enhance meditation and mindfulness practices. Dedicated to empowering individuals to conquer mental barriers, Ariel helps people foster healthy, happy lives, and unlock their full potential.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.ChooseMuse.com (Use discount code ‘MindfulnessMode' for 15% off)
Most Influential Person* Michael Apollo (Michael is the Founder and President of Mindful Gateway Consulting and a leader in the field of mindfulness)
Effect On Emotions* Mindfulness helps me deal with my emotions very effectively. The first thing that comes to mind is a stubbornness that would come up in conflict with my husband. * The stubbornness would come up in two parts. I would need to be right and he would need to be right. That would create attention and a stubbornness sensation.
Thoughts On Breathing* Some people may not be aware of the relationship between breathing and their HRV, which is heart rate variability. * We know we want it to be high, but what does that mean? This phenomenon is called asinalsodal arrhythmia. * As you breathe in, your heart rate increases, and as you breathe out, your heart rate decreases. This happens because as you breathe in, your heart rate is increasing and increasing, and the compensatory mechanisms in your body at that point say oh no, our heart rate is going up; we need to make sure that we're managing our blood pressure. * We dilate our blood vessels to keep our blood pressure constant as our heart rate increases with the in-breath. Then, your vagus nerve kicks in to bring in your parasympathetic nervous system to try to calm your body down, and your heart rate decreases with your out-breath.
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Oluwafemi Badejo, also known as Femi Badejo, is a project manager with The Net Effect. He is a seasoned project and product manager, business analyst, and consultant with extensive hands-on and theoretical experience in architecture, engineering, project management, and Agile and Scrum methodologies. Femi excels in providing technical support, developing new products, and enhancing processes for optimal solutions. His strong management skills and keen decision-making ability are complemented by his proficiency in data synthesis.
A PMP Scrum Master Certified professional, Femi utilizes Agile project management to champion projects, teams, and team members. Since April 2023, he has been working at The Net Effect, a company dedicated to transforming construction businesses through strategic technology adoption. Femi's expertise helps construction companies navigate the complexities of technology integration, ensuring efficiency and profitability. His contributions are instrumental in saving industry colleagues significant time and money through effective technology and process evaluation.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* LinkedIn: Femi Badejo * Website: The Net Effect
Most Influential Person* My Dad
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Brett Martin creates remote virtual workspaces through his initiative, Kumospace.com, a virtual office and video chat platform. Brett is a seasoned entrepreneur dedicated to staying grounded through meditation. As an entrepreneur, angel investor, pragmatist, and optimist, Brett has spent much of his career in the startup trenches. He now focuses on supporting other entrepreneurs as Managing Partner of Charge Ventures, a NYC-based pre-seed/seed stage venture fund. Charge invests $200-500k at the earliest stages and helps founders grow from 0 to 1.
Brett also spreads the startup gospel as an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School, teaching product strategy and entrepreneurial finance. He has co-founded Switch and Sonar and began his career on Wall Street. In his spare time, Brett has written for Harvard Business Review, launched Vice, founded a rock band, and sailed thousands of miles on a 30-foot sailboat.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* LinkedIn: Brett Martin * Website: Kumospace.com
Most Influential Person* My fiance
Suggested Resources* Book: Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing and Nathaniel Philbrick * App: New AI apps
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Matt Panousis is a master at AI-driven creativity. He is the Chief Operating Officer at Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies (MARZ), an innovative AI technology startup and VFX studio dedicated to revolutionizing Hollywood's visual effects industry. With a robust background as a lawyer and entrepreneur, Matt has a proven track record in co-founding and scaling successful B2B technology startups.
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iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: marzvfx.com
Most Influential Person* My Dad and Grandfather
Effect On Emotions* The emotions are primarily driven by the meanings and consequences that you apply to the event. A concrete example is when you drive by somebody who cuts you off, but then you pass their car, and you realize that there are three kids screaming in the back. Are you mad anymore, or do you feel bad for the guy? It's not the guy cutting you off that pissed you off, it's the Guy cutting you off plus the concept that he cut you off intentionally, and he did it to screw you over. * That causes a feeling of anger. Whereas when you see a guy struggling on his own with three kids in the back, that's terrifying for anybody. Then you have a totally different emotion. * Mindfulness creates that space between you and your thoughts. You can at least try to gauge whether the thoughts I'm applying to this are realistic. If I don't know, I should at least withhold an opinion.
Thoughts On Breathing* I don't do as many of the techniques formally. I guess you do it by virtue of a cold plunge, in which case you have to breathe. We don't breathe deeply the way that we probably used to. * If you practice the Wim Hof breathing techniques, you know about holding your breath. By round three, you're holding your breath for three minutes, and your cells are oxygenated. It certainly feels good and definitely makes you feel energized.
Bullying Story* Like most things in life, the feeling associated with an event is actually not the event itself. It's the meanings and consequences that you place on the event. So, all your thought processes and practicing meditation and mindfulness allow you to see or at least create a space between you and your thoughts. * So many times the thoughts that you are applying to that situation are biased. * Obviously, anything with bullying sucks, and it's awful. I think people probably make it worse on themselves because they feel as though it's the event that's causing the feeling. * There is a thought in between, and practicing mindfulness allows you to see that thought and, maybe, not change it, but at least examine whether or not it's realistic.
Suggested Resources* Book: n/a * App: Calm
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Pepe Del Rio is the innovative mind behind Sesh, an app that allows fans to have exclusive artist connections. Sesh offers fans a chance to be part of their favorite artist's projects, providing unique experiences, intimate interactions, and a passionate community where every fan is a VIP. To Pepe, mindfulness is a blend of various elements, including exercise, a structured schedule, and focus. He begins his day early with exercise and meticulously organizes his week to maintain a balanced mindset.
Despite the chaotic nature of the music industry, Pepe finds peace in structure and uses music as a vital part of his daily routine. As a former musician, he understands the deep connection between music and passion, which fuels his work with Sesh, helping artists manage their communities and fostering deeper fan engagement.
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Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.joinsesh.app * LinkedIn: Pepe Del Rio
Most Influential Person* My Father
Effect On Emotions* Mindfulness is helping me a lot. I tend to be quite reserved, finding it difficult to express my feelings even with those I love. It often feels like I have a protective barrier preventing me from showing my emotions to avoid getting hurt. * However, mindfulness is encouraging me to push past this comfort zone. It’s important to connect with and share your feelings with those who care about you and whom you care about. This practice is helping me open up more and build deeper connections.
Thoughts On Breathing* I'm getting into breathing techniques. Our head of marketing, one of my employees, is very dedicated to these practices and has been encouraging me to focus more on my breathing. * She believes my life is chaotic and insists I need to take 15 to 20 minutes a day to meditate and control my breathing. She says it will help regulate how I think, process things, and approach my day. I started a week ago, and so far, it’s going well.
Bullying Story* I'm the eldest of eight siblings, and I'm particularly close to one brother who is just a year younger than me. We went to school together, attended the same parties, and shared many friends. * I remember a time when some bigger kids were bullying him. It was a tough situation because I had to decide whether to confront the cool kids or not, knowing they might start bullying me too. * I chose to stand up to them, and fortunately, they understood me, and the bullying stopped. I've seen close friends go through traumatic experiences during those years, typically between ages 13 and 15, when kids can be especially mean. * One of my best friends, who was bullied at school, is now one of the strongest people I know, both mentally and professionally. His resilience was forged through those tough times.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Power of the Mind by James Haik * App: Loop App
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Keda Edwards Pierre founded True II Soul, a sanctuary dedicated to the healing and advocacy of BPOC & Indigenous women and gender-diverse survivors. She is a passionate advocate for transformative healing and support for survivors of sexual trauma. As a survivor of ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences), intimate partner violence, and racial trauma, Keda uses her personal experiences of being othered and retraumatized by systems claiming to help. Keda was inspired to create discreet, trustworthy, and inclusive spaces for recovery. True II Soul challenges stigmas around sexual trauma and fosters authenticity, creativity, and community. After a 27-year career with the Toronto Police Service, Keda now focuses on revolutionizing perceptions of survivors and eradicating gender-based violence. She identifies as a renaissance woman, living her mission of personal and professional lifelong healing and development.[bio]
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: TrueIISoul.com
Most Influential Person* My Mom
Effect On Emotions* I recognize emotions as Messengers. The entire spectrum of emotions always serves us. One of our challenges, I feel, is that we hold on to them, and of course, they become dense, sit in our tissues, and create illness of one sort or another. * So, mindfulness has allowed me to understand the role of emotions and that they're all quite sacred.
Thoughts On Breathing* Breathwork is an incredible tool, and if that's all one has, it does incredible things for our bodies—not only emotionally but physiologically. If you hold the right nostril down and just breathe in and release through the mouth, the parasympathetic system is responsive to that. * It can help calm, bring things down, and lower anxiety. So whether we're outside or we're in a room, if we're able to use our breathing, it does wonders for us, from mindfulness, for the presence of mind and body
Bullying Story* I was a school liaison officer in Scarborough and worked with my partner. We had a ball. We handled all the elementary schools in 42 division, which was over 70 schools that we split between each other. * We worked as a team in the high schools and elementary schools, and we were dedicated to creating human-to-human relationships.The kids would see us and call us by our first names and recognize that the stigma doesn't define the institution.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Book: Bodhi In The Brain: Yinnergy Meditation: A Technological Path to Enlightenment by Morgan O. Smith * App: Awake
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Morgan O. Smith is a former stand-up comedian turned meditator. He spent 14 years in the comedy scene, including nine years hosting his own TV show. During the last two years of his comedy career, Morgan discovered light and sound machines, which introduced him to deeper states of meditation. This transformative experience led him to leave show business to focus on meditation and raising his children. Over time, Morgan achieved profound meditative states, including Turia and Tiritita, which inspired him to delve deeper into mindfulness.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Morgan began working with autistic children and offered online meditation sessions, reaching over 1,000 students to help alleviate their stress and anxiety. Alongside his partner Cada Edwards Pierre, he co-developed an innovative app named Psycle. The app utilizes AR, XR technologies, and Brainwave Entrainment to guide users into meditative states, aiming to enhance creativity, mindfulness, and overall well-being. Morgan's book, “Bodhi In The Brain,” further explores his meditation program and its benefits.
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Most Influential Person* Ram Dass
Effect On Emotions* I still experience my emotions and express them, but when I'm expressing them, I'm doing it from a witness standpoint, so I get to watch myself go through it, and when I'm going through it, it's not as bad as I thought it was.
Thoughts On Breathing* People can look into pranayama, the art of breathing, and Hinduism and yoga as traditions. My favorite breathing technique is two breaths of fire. * They breathe in and out really quickly through the nostrils, which can put you into a certain state. One of my other favorites is alternate nostril breathing, which involves switching from nostril to nostril. This really bounces out the two hemispheres of the brain.
What Is Kemor?* We were inspired to create Kemor, which is myself and my partner, Keda Edwards Pierre. We got together and created this development app about these five-dimensional beings, which we call Mukshas. This name comes from the word moksha, which means liberation.
They become meditation guides. We bring people into these realms, and they meditate using binaural beats. We are using AR and XR technologies. AI and brainwave entrainment will come along in the future.
Suggested Resources* Book: Bodhi In The Brain: Yinnergy Meditation: A Technological Path to Enlightenment by Morgan O. Smith * App: www.sens.ai
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Dr. Deborah Brosnan’s talk, A Sea of Climate Solutions, was presented at the Collision conference in Toronto in June 2024. She is a globally recognized marine scientist, environmental entrepreneur, and climate-risk expert. Dr. Brosnan leads Deborah Brosnan & Associates, a firm that merges risk, cutting-edge science, and practical decision-making to sustain ecosystems, businesses, communities, and governments. With a special focus on Small Island Developing States, she has worked in the Caribbean for over 25 years. She collaborates with John Paul DeJoria on OceanShot, a large-scale coral reef restoration project. Dr. Brosnan holds an adjunct professorship at Virginia Tech and has been affiliated with prestigious institutions like Stanford and the Smithsonian. She frequently appears on major media and has been a featured speaker at international forums.
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Most Influential Person* Jacques Cousteau
Effect On Emotions* Mindfulness helps me be aware of my emotions and feel my emotions. * Somebody said to me once, feel the feel and then take the wheel. And mindfulness is when you take the wheel.
Thoughts On Breathing* Breathing is the first thing I stop when I get stressed out. Being aware of your breath and breathing and watching the changes that occur in your body when you take control of your breathing is absolutely the best.
Bullying Story* In my career as a marine biologist, I was fortunate to have supportive men, fellow students, and professors, especially during my education. * However, I did experience bullying, which is still prevalent, particularly online. When I was younger, I wasn't aware of mindfulness, so my initial reaction was to respond immediately. * Now, I've learned to step back and take a deep breath first. Mindfulness helps me recognize the energy directed at me and understand it often has nothing to do with me personally. * By pausing and being mindful, I protect my integrity and defuse the situation, as the bully usually has their own issues. * Mindfulness helps prevent a hasty response to bullying, and I try to apply this in my life. I'm not always perfect, but I strive to be better.
Suggested Resources* Book: Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do by Wallace J. Nichols * App: Calm
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Roger Choudhury is an entrepreneur who has used mindful marketing strategies throughout his adult life. Turning 47 today, he has been an entrepreneur since the age of 19. Roger made his first million by 21 through direct marketing, working with various industries such as energy deregulation and credit card companies. He founded the Business Financial Network during the pandemic, a media company collaborating with publicly traded entities and retirement homes.
Additionally, Roger has experience as a cannabis consultant and master grower. Despite personal challenges, including two divorces, Roger is now happily married with three children. His holistic approach integrates mindfulness in both life and business, underscoring the importance of being present and purpose-driven.
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Most Influential Person* My mom
Effect On Emotions* My mom is Hindu, and my father is Muslim. We meditate regularly. Eastern civilization is very spiritually advanced compared to Western civilization, and this is well documented. * The whole yoga revolution, for instance, began when a bunch of East Indian practitioners brought their knowledge here. * I strongly suggest that people not only take time out of their day but also make an effort to spend time with their breath, meditate, drown out the noise, and learn to be comfortable with their self-talk. Self-talk is a crucial aspect of this practice. * There's your foreground and background conversation, and the conversation you're having with yourself is essentially the conversation you're having with the universe.
Thoughts On Breathing* Buteyko is a Russian scientist who developed a breathing method. You can find more about it online; it's been really helpful for me. * Additionally, there are various frequency breath training techniques involving specific durations for holding, inhaling, and exhaling.
Bullying Story* Growing up, my father passed away, leaving my mom to run our restaurant on Bloor and Lansdowne. She was a great cook, but not a businessperson. * I spent my early years in Regent Park until age 10, then moved to Jane and Finch. My mom hoped for less racism, but we faced new challenges. * In Regent Park, I dealt with rockers and skinheads, and in Jane and Finch, it was a mix of Mexicans, Jamaicans, and other ethnicities. I encountered racism, being called names like “Paki” and “curry eater.” * I didn’t engage aggressively; instead, I’d ask, “Why are you doing this?” However, in Jane and Finch, I sometimes had to fight back for my belongings. * I believe facing adversity is essential for growth. My kids, aged 15, 17, and 19, have never been in a fight, which I find hard to relate to. * When I was younger, making plans involved uncertainty, unlike today's instant communication. * My son shows me how his classmates share their locations with him, thinking it’s an achievement. * While each generation faces different challenges, I believe that experiencing breakdowns can lead to breakthroughs. Building mental toughness is crucial, and while inclusivity is important, it should not compromise genuine personal growth.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Wealth That Money Can't Buy; Robin Sharma * App: n/a
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Geena Jackson is dedicated to elevating indigenous entrepreneurs. She is the Creator and Executive Producer of Bear's Lair TV and the Founder & President of Sparkly Frog Clan Productions Inc. A proud member of theshíshálh (Sechelt) Nation on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, Geena (Tsetasiya – Traditional Sechelt name) is an entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and a champion for Indigenous business and procurement. With over 30 years in broadcast and media communications, Geena has been a fervent advocate for Indigenous voices, rights, and business development. Her experience spans roles with the Squamish Nation, supporting over 750 Indigenous entrepreneurs and organizations. Geena also dedicates her efforts to initiatives like the Golden Eagles Rising Society, Right to Play, and Live Different, which aim to create positive, life-changing impacts in Indigenous communities.
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Most Influential Person* My 94 year-old grandma
Effect On Emotions* As a 54-year-old woman going through menopause, I often experience a roller coaster of emotions. * To manage this, I turn to mindfulness practices like hiking and immersing myself in nature. * Breathing in fresh air and stepping away from my computer boosts my productivity and helps me feel more grounded. * Plus, spending quality time with my family is incredibly important to me.
Thoughts On Breathing* It's interesting because I recently read about the Wim Hof Method, which involves cold plunging and learning proper breathing techniques. I realized I'm not a natural breather—I'm quite uptight in that aspect. * Even when I try to sleep, I often catch myself tensing up. I got checked for sleep apnea, but it turns out I'm just so tense because I'm always thinking about what I need to do next, rather than being mindful of the present. * To help myself relax before bed, I have a routine: I go through the alphabet and think of three words for each letter. By the time I reach E, I'm usually fast asleep. It's a simple exercise, but it really helps me wind down.
Bullying Story* As I reflect on bullying and mindfulness, I've learned that success often attracts negativity, and I've faced attempts to bring me down to a “normal” level. * To manage this, I avoid reading negative social media comments, with my team promptly removing harmful posts. * Growing up poor in an abusive household with a single mom, I've become reactive and emotional, so I practice mindfulness to pause and breathe before responding. * I aim to prevent the cycle of poverty in Indigenous communities by promoting education, self-confidence, and economic sovereignty. We deserve ownership in projects, not just token participation, to truly uplift our people.
Suggested Resources* Book: Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork by Dan Sullivan * App: Calm
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Mohamad Jebara is a visionary thinker, artist, entrepreneur, and public speaker. From delivering newspapers and recycling discarded items as a child to fund his Islamic education, he has journeyed through diverse fields to become a senior Islamic scholar and a best-selling author of 109 books. Completing his memorization of the Quran by age 12, he developed expertise in Semitic languages, history, Biblical studies, and Islamic jurisprudence. At 13, he founded Cordova Academy to make classical Arabic and Quranic learning accessible to a Western audience. He has served hundreds of communities globally as Chief Imam, taught over 40,000 students through various academic institutes, and been hailed as the “coolest Imam” for his charitable efforts. His work bridges cultural and religious divides, and his biography, “Muhammad the World-Changer,” has received critical acclaim.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: https://www.mohamadjebara.com
What Were You Like As A 5-Year-Old?* I've always been very curious. As a five-year-old, I explored the world, trying to understand rainbows and trees. One funny memory involves me spending more time with my friends' parents than with my friends, learning from their experiences. I would chat with them for hours about the world, science, and weather. * Even though much of what they told me was made up, I discovered later on that my curiosity drove me to understand how things work beneath the surface. This curiosity led me to pursue a career in research and writing as I strive to uncover the deeper roots and underlying causes of various subjects.
The Message of Mohamad's Teachings* If there's one lesson, I would say it is the importance of forming a healthy mindset. This is a lifelong struggle because we're always working on keeping our minds balanced. Achieving this involves being open to diverse ideas, sharing, and staying flexible. Prophet Muhammad’s formula for a healthy mindset includes three stages: gathering knowledge from diverse sources, analyzing and dissecting this information, and then creating something impactful. * This process of learning, analyzing, and transforming information into groundbreaking actions is central to a healthy mindset. These principles are reflected in my works, including “Muhammad, the World-Changer” and “The Life of the Qur'an.” * This approach underscores the core teachings and my ongoing efforts to develop and maintain a balanced and impactful mindset.
Words of Advice* Be open to ideas. You will be surprised. Sometimes, we limit ourselves by our judgment, misconceptions of the world, or prejudices. * It's important to keep yourself open to learn from anybody. Anyone can teach you. And I've learned so much from people that you would think don't know anything. * Regular people, people cleaning the street, and children have taught me so much wisdom. You can learn from anyone
Suggested Resources* Book: Muhammad, the World-Changer: An Intimate Portrait by Mohamad Jebara * Book: The Life of the Qur'an: From Eternal Roots to Enduring Legacy by Mohamad Jebara
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David Brennan is a source of resilient leadership lessons, an innovative entrepreneur, and a dedicated advocate for female founders. Hailing from the Yukon Territories, David’s leadership qualities were honed through sports and later refined through personal and professional growth. Despite early academic challenges due to ADHD, he achieved a significant transformation by completing an online MBA with distinction, which reignited his passion for lifelong learning.
As the founder of Arkeo AI, David is revolutionizing business operations with a SaaS co-pilot that integrates AI to enhance efficiency. His leadership philosophy is rooted in mindfulness, using his running practice to stay grounded and focused. David is committed to fostering diverse teams and empowering female leaders, recognizing the unique balance they bring to the business world. Connect with David on LinkedIn to follow his inspiring journey and learn from his wealth of experience.
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Most Influential Person* Stephanie, a spiritual leader and performance coach
Effect On Emotions* Mindfulness has allowed me to truly feel emotions. For a long time, as a man, showing emotions was frowned upon, so I just boxed them up and didn't feel them. * That's not a healthy way to live. As I've become more mindful and aware of what's happening around me, I've been able to actually experience my emotions. * This has been incredibly healthy and surprisingly fun because life is pretty dull without feeling it all.
Thoughts On Breathing* I struggle with meditation and am not very good at it, but running serves as my meditation. It helps me manage my ADHD and expend energy. * However, I've discovered some amazing breathwork exercises that everyone should try. For instance, Andrew Huberman talks about the sympathetic sigh, which can help relieve a cramp while running. I also practice box breathing regularly. * Just six weeks ago, I was in Zion National Park, feeling like I was about to fall off a 1,500-foot mountain. I sat down and did 10 minutes of box breathing, which centered me right into the moment. * Breathwork is one of the most powerful tools anyone can use.
Bullying Story* Bullying is a complex issue. I remember bullying someone as a kid and having a deep conversation with a teacher afterward. That moment made me realize that wasn't the kind of person I wanted to be, and it stuck with me. * In the oil and gas industry, I saw so much of this toxic behavior. The environment was so harsh that showing any emotion meant you’d be torn down. * One reason I left oil and gas was because of this toxicity. In the tech world, I can create safer, more supportive teams. It's crucial to foster an environment where inappropriate behavior is addressed. * Unhappy people often act out, leading to bullying and a toxic workplace. Being aware and connected with your team helps prevent these issues and promotes a healthier work culture
Suggested Resources* Book: The Mountain Is You by Brianna Wiest * App: Othership Breathwork App * App: Sam Harris Breathwork App
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Maha Abouelenein is the founder and CEO of Digital and Savvy, a success story in strategic communications. The firm focuses on creating value through powerful storytelling. Meeting Maha at the Collision Conference in Toronto recently #collisionconf was an honor. Maha has more than 30 years of global communications experience. She advises corporate giants and high-net-worth individuals across the world. The company is rooted in building meaningful relationships that yield incredible results. Maha launched some of the world’s largest tech companies in the Middle East from communications, policy, and business development perspectives – from Google and Netflix to Udacity and Careem (Uber) and more. She supported the largest IPO and the largest acquisition in Egypt’s history at Orascom Telecom. She also built sports marketing programs and strategic partnerships for the Olympics, NASCAR, the NBA, ATP Tennis, Golf, and the NFL at consumer product giant General Mills.
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Most Influential Person* My father
Effect On Emotions* When I feel anxious, upset, worried, or nervous, I take a deep breath and slow down. * I always take a deep breath and keep that moment to myself, reminding myself that everything's going to be okay. And you know what? It usually will be okay.
Thoughts On Breathing* Deepak Chopra introduced me to breath work a couple of years ago. I spent a lot of time with him, and he always talks about activating your vagus nerve. He taught me to practice inhaling and exhaling one side of your nose and then the other. * I believe that just doing that right now can completely change our demeanor.
Bullying Story* Growing up as an Egyptian brown girl in Minnesota, surrounded by blonde hair and blue eyes, I stood out as the only diverse student in my school. Throughout elementary and most of high school, I was different from my classmates. * Back then, without the Internet, many people didn't understand my Arab and Egyptian background. I was often called names like “camel jockey” or “towel head,” and when the song “Walk Like an Egyptian” came out, kids would mimic the dance at me. I faced a lot of bullying because of my ethnicity. * Nowadays, people embrace and celebrate my Egyptian culture, but back then, it was a source of pain. * I believe that mindfulness could have made a difference, helping people realize the impact of their words and actions on others' feelings. We've learned and unlearned a lot since then, and I think mindfulness plays a crucial role in that evolution.
Suggested Resources* Book: 7 Rules of Self-Reliance; How to Stay Low, Keep Moving, Invest in Yourself, and Own Your Future by Maha Abouelenein * App: Calm
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Atomic Habits For Transformation – the topic of today’s episode. I’ve decided to share with you thoughts and ideas from James Clear’s book, Atomic Habits. The subtitle is, An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones. This book has been recommended by dozens of guests who have been featured on Mindfulness Mode. Do you find yourself being challenged with unproductive habits? Do you set out to cultivate positive habits that promise to transform your life, only to find them slipping away? In Atomic Habits, James Clear illuminates the profound impact the right habits can have on your life. To truly harness this power, you need to delve into the mechanics of how habits work and how to reshape them. When you read this book, you’ll realize that James deeply understands habits and how they work.
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Atomic Habits, the book, will help you uncover the critical importance of habits and the three mindsets essential for cultivating them. You'll also learn about the formation of habits and the four crucial strategies for altering them. Moreover, you'll find strategies to refine and enhance the habits you've already established continuously. If you read this book, you’ll learn about insights from other psychologists and experts on habit formation, exploring how Clear’s ideas resonate with or differ from theirs.
Law 1 – Make It Obvious* To build and break habits effectively, awareness is crucial. Human minds respond to cues, leading to automatic behaviors. For example, museum curators can identify authentic art due to repeated exposure and subtle cues. Harness this by using habit scorecards, checklists of daily activities categorized as positive, negative, or neutral. This helps identify patterns that aid or hinder progress. By listing and rating your habits, you can understand how your behaviors impact productivity and become more aware of their triggers. This awareness is the first step to making your desired habits obvious and actionable.
Law 2 – Make It Attractive* In his second law, James Clear explains that habits operate on a dopamine-driven feedback loop, where increased dopamine levels enhance the urge to act due to reward anticipation. He suggests using temptation bundling, pairing a desired activity with a necessary one. For example, designate work blocks and reward yourself with a favorite podcast during breaks. Combine this with habit stacking for greater effect: after completing a current habit, follow with a necessary task, then a desired reward. Surround yourself with positive influences to boost motivation. To break bad habits, shift your mindset from “have to” to “get to,” associating difficult habits with positive experiences.
Law 3 – Make It Easy* “The most effective form of learning is practice, not planning.” Repeating a habit solidifies it in your brain, leading to physical changes and increased efficiency. Clear emphasizes that frequency matters more than duration in habit formation. Humans prefer the path of least effort, making environmental shifts crucial. For example, when introducing new software, ease the transition with training and support. The two-minute rule suggests starting new habits with tasks under two minutes, like reading a page daily. To break bad habits, make them impractical; use tools like app blockers to limit distractions. These strategies simplify habit formation and disruption.
Law 4 – Make It Satisfying* You are more likely to repeat a behavior if it is satisfying. Clear explains that humans prioritize immediate rewards over delayed ones. The key to behavior change is that “what is immediately rewarded is repeated; what is immediately punished is avoided.” To make habits stick, you must feel an immediate sense of success. Applying Clear’s laws—making habits obvious, appealing, and effortless—increases your chances of repeating them. For instance, rewarding yourself with a smoothie after exercising links the activity to a positive experience, encouraging repetition. Use a habit tracker to visualize progress and consider an accountability partner to stay motivated and committed.
Summary In Atomic Habits*, James Clear emphasizes the importance of creating identity-driven habits for lasting behavior change. Unlike goal-driven habits, which often lead to temporary actions, identity-driven habits align with your self-image, fostering sustainable change. Clear argues that focusing on who you want to become rather than what you want to achieve ensures continuous improvement. For example, if you study two extra hours daily to ace a test, this goal-driven habit ends once the goal is met. However, by adopting the identity of a dedicated learner, you continuously engage in study habits, leading to overall academic improvement. This shift from finite goals to ongoing identity transformation is key to developing enduring, positive habits.
I hope these highlights from James Clears’ book are helpful for you and inspire you to get the book and read it.
Suggested Resources* Book: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way To Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear * App: Insight Timer
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Danielle Lindner is an author who has released a new book revealing preschool parenting secrets. As a distinguished educator, she is renowned for her innovative contributions to early childhood education and literature. With a Master’s in Teaching and Elementary Education from Fairleigh Dickinson University, Danielle has over 18 years of experience in both public and private educational institutions. She founded the London Day School®, a leading preschool recognized for its innovation. Danielle's books, such as “Sofia the Snail,” “Arabelle,” and “Rupert,” feature enchanting characters and rhyming narratives that address everyday challenges faced by children. Her stories, inspired by real-life issues, provide valuable social lessons in an entertaining format. Danielle’s holistic approach to education emphasizes academic, social, and emotional development. Her new book is entitled Parent's Pocket Guide to Surviving the Preschool Years: One Challenge at a Time
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How Did You Get Started?* I always loved writing poetry. I actually did it. For my last three credits in college, I did an independent study on poetry, and I had to write 40 poems. And I just really enjoyed that. But I also really loved kids and working with kids. * When I started having my own kids, you know, they were always afraid of the dark, and I thought about how I could explain to them in a really simple, easy, and fun way that they're safe and that the things they're seeing are not scary. * So I wrote this poem, basically about Sophia, this little snail who's afraid to go into her shell because it's dark in there, so she doesn't want to go to sleep. Then, after I opened my preschool and realized that, wow, there are a lot of kids who are struggling with this, I thought, let me try and self-publish it and get a book and use it as part of a curriculum in our school.
What is Socratic Questioning?* I encourage kids to be divergent thinkers by asking questions without yes or no answers, opening their minds. For example, I might have a brown bag with a rubber band inside during circle time. I’ll ask the kids to suggest uses for the rubber band other than holding things together. * Their creative responses, like making a fishing line, are amazing. I then ask them to explain how they would do that, prompting deeper thinking. * This method helps develop their creative thinking and problem-solving skills. The best innovators think outside the box, so I love fostering this in young kids.
Bullying Story* I believe that bullies are often kids who don't feel good about themselves. Feeling good about yourself includes feeling comfortable in your own skin and being able to self-regulate and calm down. * If more schools practiced mindfulness from an early age through high school, kids would manage their feelings better, and much of the bullying would decrease. * My daughter attended a public high school before switching to a private one, where meditation and mindfulness were required courses. This changed the entire school day and improved conflict resolution skills. * We incorporate mindfulness into our preschool gym program starting at 18 months. Waiting until adulthood to discover mindfulness, as I did in my 40s, is a disservice. It should be part of the curriculum.
Suggested Resources* Book: Parent's Pocket Guide to Surviving the Preschool Years: One Challenge at a Time by Danielle Lindner * App: Headspace
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Marijke McCandless, author of the newly released book Naked In The Now, is a playfulness instigator and award-winning writer. She is recognized by prestigious outlets, including Spirituality and Health Magazine, Best Self, and Thrive Global. Through her dynamic online writing practice group, Write Now Mind, and a range of personal growth workshops, she empowers individuals to embrace the present moment with joy and authenticity. Her book, with the subtitle Juicy Practices for Getting Present, invites readers on an inner striptease journey towards self-discovery. With a passion for adventure, especially rock climbing, Marijke encourages others to step out of their comfort zones and live fully.
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Most Influential Person* Joel Morwood (author of the book called The Way of Selflessness)
Effect On Emotions* Mindfulness taught me that emotions can be separated into physical sensations and stories. Once I was willing to focus on the physical sensations and allow the story to go away, I could transmute the experience of a very strong emotion into its native, more pure energy. * So, for instance, more anger is actually a form of clarity, but we experience it as anger, and it's an afflicted emotion. So I would say coming back into the body and learning to uncouple the story that I had told. * Like, you know, the typical thing, a racing heart, maybe means I'm scared, or maybe it means I'm excited. So, I'm really uncoupling the physical sensations from the stories.
Thoughts On Breathing* After 30 years of coaching, I now love breathing meditation. It took me a long time to get there. I always slightly controlled my breath. One of the tricks I used to begin uncoupling the technique was secretly matching my breath to my husband's. * I didn't know what the rhythm of my breathing would be, so I had to pay close attention to another person's breath. * Also, I have done this with a pet. It taught me not to be in control of my breath. Then I started doing breathing meditation as if I were that other person. I had to completely follow the breath, and I couldn't be even a tiny bit ahead of it.
Bullying Story* I wasn't bullied myself, but I experienced childhood abuse at a very young age. My journey of healing has been alongside my husband, who was bullied. He often says that mindfulness saved his life. * Bullying can be an isolated incident, a weekly occurrence, or even a daily ordeal. The real challenge lies in how we internalize it—sometimes we take on inappropriate shame or hatred for the bully. * We often replay these painful stories in our minds. * While society must address bullying, it's also crucial for individuals to move beyond the victim identity. Focusing our thoughts and attention away from the negative energy—whether self-hate or hatred for others—can be liberating. * My husband, bullied for years, began to hate others and himself. Mindfulness taught him to sit with his feelings, no matter how difficult, and find peace in the present moment. * This practice helped him recognize that he also experienced love and kindness. * By bringing his attention back to the present, he could accept his past and choose to grow from it rather than remain trapped in a victim identity.
Suggested Resources* Book: There Is Nothing Wrong With You: Going Beyond Self-Hate by Cheri Huber * Book: The Direct Way: Thirty Practices to Evoke Awakening by Adyashanti * Book: The Way of Selflessness: A Practical Guide to Enlightenment Based on the Teachings of the World's Great Mystics by Joel Morwood * Book: The Way of Liberation: A Practical Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Adyashanti * App: Insight Timer * App: Project Joy by Sheri Huber
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Joel Bouchard will discuss the topic of getting in the flow with me today. Joel Bouchard is a doctoral student in psychology at Liberty University in Virginia, a multi-instrumentalist record producer, author, painter, Army veteran, business leader, local government official, and host of the philosophy podcast From Nowhere to Nothing. His podcast explores complex themes such as the messy, misapplied, and contradictive nature of tribalism, commitment as a concept through ontological and ethical paradigms, and the life-encompassing yet nuanced concept of work.
Joel’s diverse background includes discussions on shadow from the perspectives of physics, mythology, psychology, and cultural tradition, as well as debates on substantivalism and relationalism in defining locations. His intellectual curiosity extends to examining Donald Hoffman's ideas on reality and consciousness from “The Case Against Reality,” and exploring metaphysical, epistemological, and ontological aspects of consciousness through documentary scenes. Joel also engages in abstract discussions on the ontological impact of the present and delves into the past from both metaphysical and historical perspectives. His multifaceted experiences and deep philosophical inquiries make him a dynamic and insightful voice in contemporary philosophical discourse.
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Most Influential Person* My mom
Effect On Emotions* I would say that I've become better at expressing my emotions. My friends refer to me as the robot because I generally tend to be pretty unemotional. And, you know, that's good. It's good to be even-keeled, but it can also be negative if you freeze or shut down when in negative circumstances. * So, the biggest impact for me is that it's helped me express happiness and joy and also to be able to identify with emotions without getting caught up in them without being angry. * I can identify that this is an angry emotion and a justified emotion. Then I can decide how I should act with this information.
Thoughts On Breathing* As someone who's pretty new to meditation, breathing is something that I still struggle with a little bit. They tell you that you're not supposed to breathe loud, but I always find myself breathing loud because I'm using that to focus my attention. * In Zen meditation, this is a subject of controversy. Some Zen masters say you can count your breaths, while others say don't. * So I mix the two. You know, for the first 10, I count the in-breath and the out-breath, one, two, and then for the next 10, I only count the out-breath. So in one in two, then after that, I go to not counting. * But I find myself still breathing very deeply. I think it helps with relaxation and focus. Sometimes, it can steal attention away from the internal focus on what's happening in the mind.
Bullying Story* I believe bullying is a problem rooted in a lack of mindfulness on the bully’s part. I have a story about being mindful from the other side. * During my time in the army, we had an exercise in basic training where we used pugil sticks, like on American Gladiators, to fight each other. The drill sergeant insisted everyone participate, but I didn't volunteer because I didn't want to fight. * At the end, the drill sergeant singled me out to fight the biggest guy, nicknamed the Widowmaker, who was six foot five and 280 pounds. * Though I didn’t want to fight, I had been mindful and observed the fights closely. When it was my turn, I pretended to cower, turned to the side, and ducked down. As he came close, I jammed the end of my stick into his helmet, causing him to fall. * I won the fight. This experience taught me that mindfulness can help you navigate difficult situations, even when facing a bigger, more imposing opponent.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Three Pillars of Zen by Roshi Philip Kapleau * App: Headspace
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Emotional Intelligence Insights; Harvey Deutschendorf
Dream and Visualize For Authenticity; Mary Rechkemmer-Meyer
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Elaine Lin Hering is the author of Unlearning Silence: How to Speak Your Mind, Unleash Talent, and Live More Fully. A facilitator, author, and speaker, Elaine helps organizations and individuals develop communication, collaboration, and conflict management skills. Her global experience spans six continents, and she has facilitated executive education at prestigious institutions such as Harvard, Dartmouth, Tufts, UC Berkeley, and UCLA. Formerly the Advanced Training Director for the Harvard Mediation Program and a Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, Elaine has worked with diverse groups, from BHP Billiton coal miners to senior leaders at the US Department of Commerce. Her clients include American Express, Chevron, Google, Nike, Novartis, PayPal, Pixar, and the Red Cross. Her upcoming book is set for release by Penguin in 2024.[show-notes-bio]
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.ElaineLinHering.com
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Most Influential Person* Sora Kim (Mindfulness Coach)
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Effect On Emotions* I learned a very expensive lesson at Harvard Law School: Emotions are valid. I did not know this from my family of origin. * Mindfulness is the awareness of how I am feeling. What emotions are coming up? Can I give them names? Can I label them? Can I interact with them? * But any of that action first requires awareness.
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Thoughts On Breathing* We should breathe regularly. Yeah. And deeply. And intentionally, right, the breathing exercises I've learned from my own therapist have helped me. It's nothing novel; four counts in, four counts out. As a singer, we always talked about breathing from the diaphragm rather than the shallow breath. And that's really similar to mindfulness breathing exercises. * Again, the question to me is, why don't we do this more often, even if we know it is good for us? Even if we have experienced the positive impacts of the habit of breathing right, according to the pace around us. * And that's the opportunity for each of us to choose.
Bullying Story* As a parent, I've had conversations about whether my kindergartener is being bullied or is the bully. Bullying is all about impact, regardless of intention. Take the kid who took a pencil to my son's head; the narrative was he wanted to play but didn't know how to approach safely.
* Bullying fascinates me because it's a disconnect between intention and impact. We often focus on our good intentions, saying, "That's not what I meant." But that doesn't absolve the negative impact or damage done to the recipient.
* Mindfulness, to me, is aligning good intentions with awareness of their impact on others. Are you receptive to feedback, whether it’s someone saying "I'm hurt" or being silent? How do you reconcile your intentions with the actual impact? This intentionality is deeply interconnected with mindfulness.
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Suggested Resources* Book: Unlearning Silence: How to Speak Your Mind, Unleash Talent, and Live More Fully
* Book: Micro Activism: How You Can Make a Difference in the World without a Bullhorn by Omkari L. Williams and Layla F. Saad
* App: The note-taking app on my phone
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Related EpisodesNourishing Your Truth and Finding Your Voice; Shauna Reiter
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Colin Sanburg helps business owners discover an effective financial playbook for change in their business. Colin is a multi-business owner and Founder of FinElevate, a strategic finance firm that transforms numbers into profitable insights rather than mere expense categorization. As CEO and owner of manufacturing, distribution, and service businesses, Colin developed a passion for simplifying small business finance and empowering fellow entrepreneurs to achieve their dreams. He launched several mastermind groups, dedicating countless hours to providing advice and support. Over time, Colin became the trusted advisor for financial strategy within his network.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.finelevate.com
Most Influential Person* My CPA (A Mentor)
Effect On Emotions* I can be an intense and critical person. The best thing about mindfulness, for me, is similar to when a speaker doesn't hear themselves say “um.” The first step is to hear yourself say it, so you can eventually remove it from your vocabulary. * Mindfulness works the same way with emotions. The first step is recognizing in the moment that you're being intense. Once you master that, you can hopefully catch it right before it happens. * The real breakthrough comes when you start to experience the emotion and recognize that it doesn't have to be that way. I'm not there all the time, but when I am, it changes my life. * I can decide not to get worked up, accept things as they are, and move on without wasting energy on it.
Thoughts On Breathing* I don't know if you're familiar with it, but my favorite breathing technique is the four-sided box breathing. It might have been developed by the military or popularized through their use, but I find it really impactful. * When I go on stage, I feel this overwhelming burst of energy. If I don't express it physically, I can't calm down, which is strange because I'm an introvert and don't usually feel this way. It's the best way I can describe the nerves of getting up there. * What I found is that using the four-sided box breathing helps. You count a set number of seconds—four, three, five, whatever you're comfortable with—for each part of the breath. You take that time to inhale, hold the breath in, exhale, and then hold the breath out. If you take the same amount of time for each of those four sides and go through a number of cycles, it really helps. * It gets tough when you have to hold the breath with your lungs empty. If you can't do that, it's a sign you're breathing too shallow and not getting good enough breaths. * For me, it's both a diagnostic tool and a way to force myself to slow down and calm my breathing.
Bullying Story* The best example of bullying I've experienced is with a former business partner, a family member whose business I bought into and ultimately bought out. This happened later in my career when I had mindfulness, but I could have handled it better. It was a controlling situation. I ran the business for several years but wasn't the majority owner at the time. * Everyone knew it was time for me to buy the company, which both sides believed. However, there was this element of bullying because they knew how much I had invested in making the company successful and how much progress I'd made. * The approach was bizarre and unprofessional, with talks about me buying the company but them still controlling it. * Mindfulness has taught me a lot. Now, thanks to Chris Voss's book “Never Split the Difference,” I understand things better and don't get upset as easily. * The biggest shift would have been to anticipate such situations, not let them visibly upset me, and instead process, plan, and work my way out of it calmly.
Suggested Resources* Book: Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It by Chris Voss * Book: The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan Holiday * App: Calm / Headspace
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Reboot Your Mind So Money Will Flow; Nana Jokura
Become Money Fit With Mindfulness; Todd Christensen
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Andrea Johnson believes in core value leadership rather than cookie-cutter leadership solutions. She collaborates with ambitious female leaders, founders, community leaders, and public officials who feel stifled and are unsatisfied with their current level of impact. As a certified Maxwell Leadership Speaker, Trainer, Coach, and DISC Behavioral Analysis Consultant, Andrea enhances communication and corporate culture in women-owned or operated teams.
Andrea empowers executives and founders to lead authentically with conviction and confidence. By uncovering their core values, she enables clients to become impactful leaders. Her passion lies in equipping female leaders to define a new culture by trusting their ability to think critically, create imaginatively, and lead effectively.
A Core Values Digital Course and Hybrid Coaching program are offered by Andrea, along with an affiliate program for both. Additionally, she provides a free downloadable Core Values exercise that can be easily completed.
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Most Influential Person* Allegra Stein (A Former Coach)
Effect On Emotions* I am an enneagram 6. I am on my head, and emotions scare me to death. I have big ones because I'm also an empath. * I learned from a counselor that my emotions are like a screen door. Allow the wind to blow through, and don't try to close the door; just let it blow through. If you don't, the door will come off its hinges, and you will have problems. * I see my emotions as waves. Sometimes, the waves are big, but the easiest way to survive a big wave is to stand there and let it hit you and then come back up.
Thoughts On Breathing* Box breathing is very helpful. I also get heart palpitations. One of the first YouTube videos I put out there is about how to manage the anxiety that I've had for years. * I often lie down and breathe. Box breathing is helpful, but I can also hyperventilate easily. * So I lay down, breathe straight from my belly, think about it, and count my numbers. It is amazing how quickly that calms my nervous system.
Bullying Story* I was the chubby kid. I grew up overseas, and my parents were missionaries. So, I went to an international School in Seoul, Korea. In the 1970s, obesity was not what it is now. We didn't understand it or have as much of it. Being the chubby kid, I was always picked on. * I was not bullied the way we see it happen in severe cases. A kid came behind me in 5th grade and stomped his feet as if I was shaking the ground as I walked. He was much smaller than me, so I turned around and leveled him. * In a situation like that, it would have been nice to have had some mindfulness and to be able to say this is his issue, not mine. But at 10 years old, you don't have that.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk M.D. * Book: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear * App: Microsoft ToDo App
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Nelson Paredez-Parks sets an example of accountability, purpose, and community. He is a dynamic individual, renowned for expertly transforming the youth in the entertainment industry. He is known for his leadership of The ESI Network, a premier talent management company with over thirty years in the entertainment world. He’s an expert in getting kids into show business as well as navigating the entertainment business with healthy boundaries.
Nelson's multifaceted career includes roles as an actor, commercial casting session director, and a sought-after acting coach. He has guided hundreds of actors through innovative classes and workshops. His industry expertise has been showcased on “Access Hollywood,” “E! Entertainment,” and “Channel 5 News,” as well as in major newspapers and radio shows, cementing his reputation as a leading figure in entertainment.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.helpandanswers.com
Most Influential Person* T. Harv Eker
Effect On Emotions* Since I've coached so many people, I feel like I've learned the skills to be able to automatically go there. Obviously, when it comes to personal relationships like marriage, everything's a little bit heightened. With friends, you can operate in one world. With parents, siblings, your wife, your husband, you're needing to set a different skill set and have boundaries. In business I can handle emotions very calmly.
Thoughts On Breathing* When I was teaching acting, breathing was definitely an element of it. Many times I will find myself not breathing enough. I will say to even clients when they're going in. Let's say they're auditioning for a big series when they're actors. * It is important that you actually shift the other person's breathing. I found that if you're intentional about going into any meeting, if you can shift the other person's breathing within the meeting, you've connected on a whole different level.
Bullying Story* I've seen a lot of kids that have been bullied in the process. I had one actor whose friends at school did not appreciate his acting and they would gang up on him and make fun of him because he was not playing sports. * We had to come up with a plan. He ultimately had to be removed from the school he was attending and move to another school where he could be in a creative arts program.
Suggested Resources* Book: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear * App: Calm
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Do you believe you need to drop guilt? Do you feel guilty often, and do you think those feelings of guilt might be holding you back? Let’s talk about guilt. Guilt is defined as feelings of deserving blame, especially for imagined offenses or from a sense of inadequacy: self-reproach. Guilt may also be a feeling of deserving blame for offenses. We can feel guilty for various reasons, including sleeping too much, not providing, not being successful enough, feeling inadequate, or not earning enough money. Stay tuned for a conversation about guilt.
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Suggestions about how to deal with guilt are discussed in this episode. Do you feel your life would be better if you could drop guilt?
Do you find yourself feeling guilty much of the time? Could those feelings of guilt be holding you back? Let’s talk about guilt.
1/ A Genuine Mistake* When you've made a mistake, you may feel guilty.In this case, you have to think about what it means to be human. Do you expect yourself to be superhuman? * Do you believe when you make a mistake, it is not excusable? Thinking about it this way, you will realize that making mistakes is part of being human. * Consider how you can move forward and not make the same mistake again. Think briefly about what led to the mistake, but don’t overthink it. * When you have worked through the thought process, move on to the point where you can consciously decide to let go of the guilt and not entertain feelings of guilt about this issue anymore.
2/ When You've Done Nothing Wrong* If you determine that your guilt is unjustified, make a conscious, active effort to let go of it. * Avoid taking on other people’s guilt for them. It enables them to repeat their mistakes and causes you to suffer unnecessarily. * Conflict resolution skills can help you if you’re having trouble letting go. Keep listening to this episode, but remember to seek a knowledgeable conflict resolution coach. This can help you avoid internalizing guilt that isn’t yours. * When you meet with conflict, be more assertive and stand up for yourself. Don’t apologize when you don’t need to to end the conflict. Like I said earlier, make a conscious effort to let go of your guilt. Remember that letting go of the guilt is the way to move forward. In this episode, I will talk about the Sedona Method as a way to let go of the guilt if you’re having trouble. * Back in 2019, I interviewed Aaron Hunnel. The episode was about using mindfulness to let go of guilt and shame. You can listen by going to www.MindfulnessMode.com/191
3/ Guilt For Others* Some people feel guilty over the actions of others. * If you’ve figured out that your guilt is not justified, you can go ahead and do what you need to do to let go of that guilt. * Some people take on other people’s guilt. Doing this will keep you from feeling calm and relaxed because you have little or no control over other people's actions. Make up your mind to stop feeling guilty for others. * You're in the right place if you’re wondering exactly how to do that. You’ve identified this issue, so now you're much closer to letting it go. * Hold a pencil in your hand out in front of you. Look at the pencil. Decide to let it go. Decide to drop it. Then, drop it. Did the pencil fall, or are you still holding on to it? We can decide in an instant to drop the pencil. That is the same with guilt. You can decide to let go of it or to continue to grip onto it. That is the basis of the Sedona Method.
Summary* Today, I’ve touched on some aspects of guilt and how it can hold you back without realizing what’s happening. You can learn a lot more about how guilt holds you back. The best way to do this is to study your own thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes. As I mentioned, journaling is one way to do this. Meditation is another way. * I strongly recommend meditation if you don’t already have a meditation practice. Get started by making a commitment and spending just two minutes a day. I’ve devoted entire episodes to meditation so I won’t go into more detail here, but I can tell you this simple practice has helped many people. I’ve interviewed a lot who will tell you this very fact. I hope this insight into guilt has been meaningful for you
Suggested Resources Book: Upwards: Maximize Life With Positivity, Passion, and Purpose by Aaron Hunneli * Book: The Sedona Method* by Hale Dwoskin * App: Insight Timer
Related Episodes* Guilt and Shame Can Be Countered by Mindfulness Says Aaron Hunnel * Mindfulness in Motion; Nita Sweeney * Calmness, Certainty and Unshakable Inner Security Now; Hale Dwoskin
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Sarah Cart, an author celebrated for her captivating life and death love story, intricately weaves a narrative laden with the tumultuous journey of her husband's debilitating illness. Her latest book, “On My Way Back To You,” offers insights into navigating unforeseen challenges with the help of mindfulness and meditation. Hailing from New York and New England, Sarah honed her craft while contributing to various local publications, all while raising four sons alongside her beloved husband, Ben, in northeastern Ohio. Transitioning into empty nesters, the couple embarked on a new chapter in the Florida Keys, punctuated by summers spent reconnecting with family in Pennsylvania. Amidst the upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sarah and Ben confronted added complexities in managing his health, striving to safeguard their marriage and sanity amidst adversity.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.onmywaybacktoyou.com * Book: On My Way Back to You: One Couple's Journey through Catastrophic Illness to Healing and Hope by Sarah Cart and Glenn Plaskin
Most Influential Person* Oprah Winfrey and Deepak Chopra
Emotions and Breathing* Mindfulness helps me remember to breathe. I breathe out all the bad stuff, squeeze it out of my lungs as if my lungs are a sponge. All the bad stuff like the grief, anger, frustration, and overwhelm. * I try to remember to do it now when I'm awake in the middle of the night and something's bothering me. * I try to inhale all the good stuff like joy, comfort, grace, and grit, if that's what's needed. I inhale determination, strength, and confidence. Then I breathe out again whatever bad stuff is there, like fear and insecurity. Get rid of it, get rid of it, get rid of it.
Mindfulness To Succeed* You just have to take things one piece at a time. You need to break things down and say what needs to happen today. * If that's going to happen today, what's going to happen before lunch. And if that's going to happen before lunch, what do I need to be doing right now. * Pay attention to immediate details. A lot of fire fighting. Focus comes with the size of the fire, I guess.
Suggested Resources* Book: Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brene Brown * Book: On My Way Back to You: One Couple's Journey through Catastrophic Illness to Healing and Hope by Sarah Cart and Glenn Plaskin * App: Oprah and Deepak Meditation App
Related EpisodesFear Less To Cross The Bridge To Bliss; Colin Kingsmill
You Are Deathless; Nicole Angelique Kerr
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Laura Hoorweg guides followers to explore the other side as an international Spiritual Counsellor and Clairvoyant Medium. With laser-like precision, she illuminates relevant details in all life areas, offering perceptive insights akin to inner knowing. Her compassionate, no-nonsense approach outlines positive paths forward, blending seer and counselor roles. Clients undergo transformative shifts, discovering authenticity and new perspectives on life, relationships, and purpose. Laura's profound ability to tune in and offer clarity and compassion extends to connecting with loved ones beyond, reaffirming love's eternal nature. She empowers individuals to embrace authenticity, align with divine missions, and nurture spiritual gifts.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.spiritspeaks2.me * Contact Laura: laurahoorweg@gmail.com * Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/SpiritSpeaksToMe
Most Influential Person* My meditation teachers
Effect On Emotions* Being mindful of emotions is crucial—it's an inside-out process. Staying present is key; mindfulness helps me do that. Many people avoid emotions, but staying present lets me truly feel and understand them. * Mindfulness reveals nuances; what seemed like one emotion may be another. By leaning into emotions, I gain deeper self-awareness and empathy for others. It's about feeling and understanding, which mindfulness facilitates beautifully.
Thoughts On Breathing* Breathing is a powerful tool—it triggers the sympathetic nervous system, helping us calm down, a technique I often employ as a yoga instructor.
* Lengthening the exhale is key; it shifts us into the calming parasympathetic system naturally. Breath work offers versatile solutions; a few deep breaths anywhere can work wonders unnoticed.
* In tense situations, like confronting a bullying boss, breathing can center and calm us, improving our ability to handle adversity.
* True peace isn't about a peaceful environment but finding calm within chaos. Even amidst turmoil, maintaining inner peace is possible through centeredness and groundedness, a skill accessible to all through mindful breathing techniques.
Bullying Story
* Growing up, I faced bullying from adults because of my intuitive nature. They accused me of plagiarism when I used my intuition to complete homework.
* Despite doing my best, I was always in trouble at school. Over time, I realized that bullies were often in pain and disconnected from their true selves.
* Mindfulness taught me to respond with compassion and transparency, guided by intuition. Remembering our divine essence makes it harder to be bullied or to bully others. Though it's not easy to turn the other cheek, mindfulness helps me refrain from reacting impulsively, denying bullies the reaction they seek.
* It's about understanding my emotions and responses, even in the face of adversity.
Suggested Resources* Book: Surfing the Himalayas by Frederick Lenz * Book: The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav * App: Calm / Headspace / Balance
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Leading with Grace Under Pressure; John Baldoni
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Offer From BruceSeeking relief from stress and anxiety? As a coach and hypnotist, I'm here to help you conquer your inner critic so you can confidently thrive. Email me at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘I Am Determined' for a free coaching session. Let me help you pave the way to a fulfilling life.
Simone Wright teaches each of her followers to be a visionary superpower. She is an internationally respected authority on Intuition, Evolutionary Creativity, and Entrepreneurship. She started her first business at the age of 9 and has used her understanding of Intuition, Creativity, and entrepreneurial focus to build a globally respected coaching and education business.
Simone developed her Intuition ‘street cred’ by using her skills to successfully assist law enforcement in missing children’s cases and other criminal investigations. Her groundbreaking Intuition training program and book, First Intelligence, help people from all walks of life, including established and emerging entrepreneurs and multi-million-dollar CEOs. The program teaches how to develop profound Intuitive clarity to set the trends in life and business.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: https://www.simonewright.com * Book: First Intelligence: Using The Science and Spirit of Intuition by Simone Wright
Most Influential Person* Jesus The Christ
Effect On Emotions* Mindfulness has trained me to recognize that my emotions are just like clouds. I don't have to let them hook me. I don't have to let them pull me into the mire. * If I just watch them, they will pass. I don't allow them to take me under. They'll move. And that ability allows me to stay in that steady position of peace that's essential to the intuitive process. This skill helps me teach people how to be a visionary superpower.
Thoughts On Breathing* Breathing holds importance. We must actively engage in breathing. As a swimmer during my formative years, the ability to breathe was essential. Breathing in swimming is characterized by order and regulation. It's deep and deliberate.
* I observe that when I'm mindful, my breathing follows a harmonic, coherent, and ordered pattern. Conversely, when I'm not mindful, I cease to breathe consciously.
* Thus, I often find that to enhance my intuition, I must regulate my breathing. It resembles the rhythmic pattern of swimming: inhale, exhale. I visualize myself swimming, which aligns me with an ordered coherence, granting access to intuition.
Bullying Story
* Growing up, I faced bullying from adults because of my intuitive nature. They accused me of plagiarism when I used my intuition to complete homework.
* Despite doing my best, I was always in trouble at school. Over time, I realized that bullies were often in pain and disconnected from their true selves.
* Mindfulness taught me to respond with compassion and transparency, guided by intuition. Remembering our divine essence makes it harder to be bullied or to bully others. Though it's not easy to turn the other cheek, mindfulness helps me refrain from reacting impulsively, denying bullies the reaction they seek.
* It's about understanding my emotions and responses, even in the face of adversity.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer * Book: First Intelligence: Using The Science and Spirit of Intuition by Simone Wright * App: n/a
Related EpisodesIntuition, Spirituality, and Our Inner Voice; Mary Ann Bohrer
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The Best Way Out Is Always Through; Joze Piranian
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Katie Krimitsos is the Creator of the Women’s Meditation Network, a collection of 20 podcasts that bring special guided meditations to women all over the world. Katie is a testament to the transformative power of meditation and entrepreneurial spirit.
Her journey began at Arizona State University, where a simple yoga class sparked her lifelong passion for meditation. From there, she embarked on a quest to explore various meditation practices, weaving them into her adult life with dedication and mindfulness.
In 2014, Katie transitioned into podcasting, founding “Biz Women Rock” to uplift and support women entrepreneurs. However, a pivotal moment in 2018 led her to transition towards her true calling. Embracing motherhood and inspired by her husband's suggestion, she birthed the idea of the “Meditations for Women” podcast. With a keen eye for market needs and a heart full of love, Katie's podcast swiftly gained traction, evolving into a network of 20 shows.
Today, as the CEO of a thriving media company, Katie continues to blend her passion for meditation with her entrepreneurial flair, crafting transformative content that touches the lives of countless women worldwide.
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Meditation Themes* In crafting my meditation podcasts, I often tailor themes to meet specific needs within my audience. Through careful observation of what resonates most, I've developed niche shows that cater to distinct groups. * One standout is “Meditation for Moms,” a collection designed to support mothers through the unique challenges they face. * I've also honed in on another vital area with “Panic Attack Meditations.” Recognizing the demand for guidance during moments of intense anxiety, I created a dedicated space for these meditations. * It's incredibly rewarding to hear from listeners who found solace and support precisely when they needed it most. These niche themes allow me to make a meaningful impact and connect with individuals on a deeply personal level.
What's Next?* As our established network celebrates its sixth year and 140 million downloads, I'm driven to expand our impact further. With gratitude for our 4 million monthly downloads, I'm committed to reaching even more women. * Marketing efforts continue to broaden our listenership, ensuring accessibility to our content. * I'm also deeply invested in a significant project: creating monthly physical journals. These journals will feature themed prompts and complement meditations and poetry, facilitating self-reflection and growth. * Meditation and journaling are equally powerful tools for self-awareness, and I'm excited to offer this resource to our audience. By empowering women to delve into self-inquiry, I aim to support them in crafting lives aligned with their true desires.
Words of Advice* My advice centers on mindfulness and self-awareness. When we truly listen to ourselves and honor our needs, the noise of expectations and opinions fades away. Embracing courageous action aligned with our true desires leads to fulfillment. Prioritizing mindfulness allows everything to fall into place. I'm grateful for the opportunity to share this wisdom, knowing it resonates with our shared passion for helping others become more mindful.
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Lucie Ptasznik can help you rewire your mind. She is a speaker, coach & entrepreneur who quit corporate America to pursue her passion of horses. She went on to create a 7 figure business buying, training & selling horses all over the country. Today she teaches people specific tools & techniques to rewire your subconscious mind, transform your identity and take massive action towards your goals. She challenges you to step outside of your comfort zone & become the best version of yourself mentally, physically, financially & spiritually.
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Most Influential Person* Wayne Dyer
Effect On Emotions* Mindfulness is the starting point for emotional intelligence. Life is 10% about what happens and 90% about how you respond. Once you become aware of how you're feeling, you can control how you respond.
Thoughts On Breathing* Some of my favorite meditations are breathwork meditations. I feel like it's very calming and relaxing to do this breathwork. * It centers you and brings you back to the present moment. It's really a gift. * It makes me feel so grateful for this breath. I'm grateful for every single breath that I get to experience.
Bullying Story* In reference to bullying, kids can be very harsh and cut-throat. I was bullied quite a bit as a kid. * I think more education and awareness around the fact that we all struggle with feelings of worthiness is necessary. * A lot of times, bullying comes from the simple fact that we can tear someone else down to feel better about ourselves.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * App: Youtube
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Kelly James Clark is the author of Raging Fire of Love. He is an American philosopher noted for his work in the philosophy of religion, science, and the cognitive science of religion. Kelly James Clark, Ph.D. (University of Notre Dame), is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Ibn Haldun University in Istanbul. Kelly has held previous positions at Grand Valley State University, Calvin University, and Gordon College and visiting appointments at Oxford University, the University of St. Andrews, Peking University, and the University of Notre Dame. He is the author, editor, or co-author of more than thirty books including Raging Fire of Love: What I’ve Learned from Jesus, the Jews, and the Prophet, Strangers, Neighbors, Friends: Muslim-Christian-Jewish Reflections on Compassion and Peace. He writes broadly and speaks widely on compassion, tolerance, and peace.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.kellyjamesclark.wixsite.com/kellyjamesclark * Book: Raging Fire of Love: what I've learned from Jesus, the Jews, and the Prophet by Kelly James Clark
Most Influential Person* My Muslim friend Enis Oko
Effect On Emotions* My mindfulness practices have transformed my thoughts in my heart mind. That includes thoughts and emotions. This is the raging fire of love thing. I think we need to cultivate love for people who are different from us. * That means moving our emotions in a favorable way towards people who are different. And it means giving up our fear and learning to overcome our fear with love.
Thoughts On Breathing* I do not have any thoughts to share on breathing. I am too ADD. I have tried it. I know it's good for me, and I do it for a while, but then I'm off into something else.
Bullying Story* One of my first good friends in the Islamic community is a well-known philosopher who is on television a lot. In Turkey, religion gets on television a lot. It's involved in a lot of conversations that they have. Sometimes it's just religion, or sometimes it's on other topics, and they want a religious perspective on it. He has become a major media figure and has millions of followers. * I thought it was opportune for me to become acquainted with him as I was trying to build bridges between Muslims, Christians, and Jews. * Then I went to a conference one time. I flew a long way to get there to give a talk. He didn't come to my talk. He had given a talk the previous day and got mad at some people. He came at the end, and he gave a speech at the end that had nothing to do with my talk. He just denounced all the people he was mad at from the day before. * I turned to my best Muslim friend there and asked what he was doing. He said he was getting back at people from the day before then. I just looked around, and there were hundreds of people there. I was probably the only non-Muslim, the only non-Turk. There were hundreds of people there. I could see people rolling their eyes. I talked to a few more people, and I just figured out, because there were other clues, that he was a bully.
Suggested Resources* Book: Raging Fire of Love: what I've learned from Jesus, the Jews, and the Prophet by Kelly James Clark * Book: Strangers, Neighbors, Friends: Muslim-Christian-Jewish Reflections on Compassion and Peace by Kelly James Clark * App: n/a
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Brandon Davis operates Get Over Yourself LLC, a podcast platform dedicated to helping young adults destroy their self-limitations and grow outside their comfort zone in business and life. He is also the CEO of Interval, a virtual AI receptionist for automotive businesses. In his free time, Brandon enjoys spending time with his wife, watching Dodgers baseball, and working out.
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Most Influential Person* Matthew from the Bible
Effect On Emotions* My mindfulness goes back to prayer. When I sit down and I meditate or pray, I am struggling for the most part. * When I take the time to sit down, close my eyes and pray, that's where I feel my stress alleviated and I can start getting everything under control.
Thoughts On Breathing* Getting into the cold shower is still uncomfortable, but I'm a little bit more used to it now. When I first got in, with the cold in the dead of winter here in Utah, the water was really cold. * It was long, deep breaths, very frantic at the beginning. I recognized that I was getting better. Those frantic breaths gradually became a little bit slower, slower, slower.
Bullying Story* I was blessed growing up. I got along with pretty much everyone as a kid, didn't matter your race, your religion, or your orientation. I can get along with pretty much anyone. * I do want to share a story with someone I call my brother these days. * His name is Dawson. We went to middle school together. I met him in my 6th-grade year. Dawson was a weird kid. His dad was a lot older than the rest of our parents. Dawson grew up just like his dad. He grew up fishing and going boating, doing outdoorsy activities. I like all those things, but he took them to an extreme. That's all he could talk about. * He would run around during recess and act like he was driving a boat. Dawson was an interesting guy. Dawson was the odd one out. He sometimes felt like he didn't have anyone to turn to. * At the time, in Middle School, you do not want to be best friends with the guy everyone thinks is weird. I was always nice to him. But I was never, like Dawson eat lunch with us or hang out with us. * Then one day I saw Dawson and his dad sitting right behind me at my church. Today he's one of my best friends. He lives in Idaho now, but I talk to him every single week.
Suggested Resources* Book: Living With A Seal by Jesse ItzlerBook: All the David Goggins books * Podcast: Get Over Yourself * App: Sanvello App
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Yosi Amram, Ph.D., helps leaders unlock Spiritual Intelligence. Yosi is a licensed clinical psychologist and executive coach for CEOs, entrepreneurs, and other influential leaders. Previously a founder and CEO of two public companies, he's coached over 100 CEOs, overseeing billion-dollar enterprises. Author of Spiritually Intelligent Leadership, he holds an MBA from Harvard and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Sofia University, whose pioneering research in Spiritual Intelligence garnered over 1000 citations. Dr. Amram is passionate about unlocking human potential through spiritual intelligence, enhancing leadership and well-being. His mission is to inspire individuals to tap into their inner power, wisdom, and love, fostering growth and enriching lives.
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Most Influential Person* Mahatma Gandhi
Effect On Emotions* Mindfulness enabled me to be open to look at what is called shadow emotions including shame or anxiety. I was then able to work through them and not run away. * One of the hardest emotions to feel is shame. I've carried my own shame and it's by being able to descend mindfully with presence into the dark that we are able to discover our sacred spark. * Mindfulness is really the ability to go In and be open and be curious to these negative emotions.
Thoughts On Breathing* Breathing is one of the important things that help us connect to our life force. We feel our life force in two physiological ways. One is breath, and the other one is the heartbeat. * If you look at many meditative practices, it's following the breath. It's calming and centering. * There is an underlying principle: what is spirit? The word spirit in Latin comes from the root, the animating breath of Life.
Bullying Story* Regarding bullying, there are both sides. There is the bully, and then there is the victim of the bully. * The bully is probably bullying because they don't know how to be skillful in order to get what they need. They also have a sense of shame or weakness underneath them that they are trying to cover. * If they were more mindful, knew what was really motivating them, and addressed this inherent weakness that they're trying to cover up by being overly aggressive, then that would prevent them from bullying.
Suggested Resources* Book: Atomic Habits by James Clear * Book: Spiritually Intelligent Leadership: How to Inspire by Being Inspired by Yosi Amram * App: Insight Timer
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Marc S. Fussell is the founder of Take 2 Minutes, a revolutionary non-profit platform designed to enhance mental wellness through positive psychology and technology. With over 25 years of experience in IT, Marc’s entrepreneurial spirit and passion for improving mental health have led to creating a suite of tools that leverage daily positive messages, gratitude journaling, meditations, breathing exercises, a grounding exercise, a gratitude challenge, sleep audio, dream journaling, and more to foster happiness and well- being. As a dedicated father, his journey into positive psychology was inspired by a personal commitment to support his son’s mental health, evolving into a mission to spread positivity to a broader audience.
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Most Influential Person* Matt Zemon
Effect On Emotions* Emotions are a funny thing. We all have ebbs and flows. I definitely have my highs and lows still. I think mindfulness has made me more aware of when I'm having a low or when I'm having overwhelming thoughts or even depression. * My mindfulness practice has helped me recognize that and get me into a better mindset more quickly instead of dwelling on it for days and weeks.
Thoughts On Breathing* I really enjoy box breathing. I almost modified it to be more of a triangle breathing. The idea is that I will breathe in for a count of 4, hold it for a count of 4, and exhale for a count of 4. * Just doing that for a repetition of 20 times can be a form of meditation.
Bullying Story* Bullying is a huge problem in schools, and it always has been, probably even back when I was a kid. I think mindfulness can help with bullying. I can't speak out of experience, but I think it can help with emotional regulation. * If you get bullied, you may have a fight-or-flight reactive response. However, how you react could make the situation better or worse through emotional regulation. * With mindfulness you also are a little bit more self-regulated. You're more aware of your surroundings and aware of your situations. * This situational awareness can keep you out of situations where you could get bullied.
Suggested Resources* Book: Master of Circumstance by James Morgan * App: Take2Minutes app * App: Headspace
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Natalie Bedard urges you to embrace your biology. She pioneers holistic wellness, urging individuals to delve into their biology's depths. With boundless
curiosity, she advocates for embracing a “mad scientist” mindset, challenging conventional norms. Natalie's philosophy centers on energy's pivotal role in existence, rejecting skepticism and emphasizing its tangible impact on our lives. Drawing from personal insights, she stresses attentiveness to body and environment signals, urging people to prioritize their well-being. For Natalie, time isn't just a measure but a tool for growth, encouraging conscious exploration. As a visionary speaker and mentor, she inspires self-discovery, empowering others to unlock their potential and deepen their biological connection. Natalie created the company Lift OneSelf. Through mindfulness and decisive action, she guides others on their journey of self-discovery and healing, tapping into the body's nervous system and energy flow. With a focus on unraveling emotional blockages and reconnecting with intuition, Natalie empowers individuals to realize their full potential through small, manageable steps.
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Most Influential Person* Diane Thompson (A friend)
Effect On Emotions* Mindfulness helps me to validate and interact with the energy.
Thoughts On Breathing* Your breath never leaves you. As a result, we always forget to access it because it's always in the now. So anchor into the breath.
Bullying Story* I was called Natalie Bedard, retard. So you can imagine how that shaped my identity. * I'm biracial, also. I grew up in the northern part of Ontario, in Sudbury. So, going to school, my father wasn't around. I was not able to identify with my black side. Going into a school system and having trauma, my self-worth wasn't there. * At school, they couldn't understand why my IQ was so high, but my grades and tests were not. I looked at my biology, and I internalized it. But not so much that it limited me from moving forward. * It was almost as though I had some mindfulness. I was still really attached to my. curiosity and intuition.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer * App: Audible.com
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Dr. Jeff D. Standridge stands for grit, grace, and innovation. He helps organizations and their leaders generate sustained results in the areas of innovation, strategy, profit growth, organizational transformation, and leadership. Jeff knows that innovation wins the day. It not only wins battles, but it also wins wars, and it fuels profits. It brings passion and focus to a team faster than anything else. It will advance the cause of your organization far beyond what financial and human capital can do on their own. He’s a 3x best-selling author, speaker, and consultant. His most recent book is The Innovator’s Field Guide: Accelerators for Entrepreneurs, Innovators, and Change Agents.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.InnovationJunkie.com * Book: The Innovator’s Field Guide: Accelerators for Entrepreneurs, Innovators, and Change Agents by Dr. Jeff D. Standridge Ed.D
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Tommy Thompson is with us today to discuss the vital ingredient of space. He is an accomplished entrepreneur, executive coach, consultant, blogger, husband and dad, and avid golfer. He loves to teach, bringing personal experience, and mixing in personal application. He believes the path to unwavering calm amid the chaos of life is in your hands. His first book, Space to Breathe Again: Hope for the Overloaded and Overwhelmed, shares specific tools to help people find balance in a world overrun with distraction and excess.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.tommythompson.org * Book: Space to Breathe Again: Hope for the Overloaded and Overwhelmed by Tommy Thompson
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Bob Martin is a transformative figure dedicated to breaking chains, both literal and metaphorical. Serving as the Mindfulness Coordinator at Elon University, Bob liberates minds from limiting narratives, fostering inner peace and potential. With over four decades of experience as a Criminal Trial Lawyer, he has worked to free individuals from unhelpful behaviors and advocate for neglected children and their families, empowering them to break free from cycles of suffering. As a Certified Meditation Teacher blending insights from brain science, Eastern and Western psychology, and spirituality, Bob guides diverse individuals toward clarity, resilience, and inner peace.
Grounded in Taoist, Buddhist, and Christian practices, he is committed to freeing people from the constraints of dogma, emphasizing virtue and self-discovery. Bob's journey from representing the mob in Miami to spiritual awakening under the mentorship of a Taoist master reflects his profound transformation. His dedication to bridging spiritual traditions and fostering compassion shines through his recent Taoist/Christian devotional book. At 74, Bob continues to inspire with his story of redemption, resilience, and commitment to liberation, eager to ignite positive change in the hearts of his audience.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: https://awiseandhappylife.com/meditation
Website: (Book) https://iamthewaybook.com/
* Book: I am the Way: Finding the Truth and the Life Through a Biblical Reimagining of the Tao by Robert Martin
Most Influential Person* Master Hua Ching Ni
Effect On Emotions* Mindfulness provides me with a deeper, quiet place regardless of what's happening on the surface. * It's like if there's a storm occurring on the top of an ocean, but 20 feet down, things are calm. * I can get mad as heck and still know that there's a place inside me just watching my anger.
Thoughts On Breathing* The student comes to the master and says breathing, breathing, breathing. Why are you always talking about breathing? So the master grabs his head and sticks it underneath the water in the fountain and holds it there for a while. Then he releases it and says to the student. Any questions? * Breathing is just a point of attention, but since you carry it with you wherever you are, it's not like a candle. You always have your breath. * Immediately bring your attention to your breath and because you are already conditioned that that is your meditative state, it results in a feeling of calm.
Bullying Story* I was bullied as a child. I'm 60% Hungarian, and we go back to the Huns and the Mongolians. So you can imagine that my people are the ones playing goal hockey with a Lamb's head. I've always been big. * When I was in elementary school, all the girls used to call me cooties. My mindfulness and meditation practice have allowed me to get to the point where I have some insight as to what might have been going on with them and the peer pressure that they had. * Subsequently, mindfulness has helped me to have a certain forgiveness. If I had been more mindful, I might not have been as traumatized by it.
Suggested Resources* Book: I am the Way: Finding the Truth and the Life Through a Biblical Reimagining of the Tao by Robert Martin * Book: Children Of Abraham by R. H. Martin * App: Balance (AI interviews you and gives you daily reminders) * App: Insight Timer
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Lindsay Rhynd is a mindfulness advocate whose life has moved from chaos to peace. In this episode, she shares her journey with mindfulness and how she has discovered its incredible effects on emotions, particularly in moments of anxiety or anger. Lindsay emphasizes the power of living in the present moment and utilizing simple techniques like conscious breathing to regulate emotions and promote calmness.
With a unique perspective on breathing, Lindsay finds solace in music, aligning her breath with the cadence of melodies to ease her mind and soothe her spirit. Her insights offer a fresh approach to mindfulness practices, demonstrating the diverse ways individuals can incorporate mindfulness into their daily lives.
In discussing the impact of mindfulness on bullying, Lindsay underscores the importance of self-love and compassion, recognizing that understanding the struggles of others can foster empathy and resilience.
Through her own experience and growth, Lindsay encourages others to seek support and guidance, emphasizing the value of connection and community in navigating life's challenges. Her wisdom reminds us to slow down, listen to the whispers of the universe, and embrace the journey with grace and acceptance.
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Most Influential Person* Bruce Langford
Effect On Emotions* When you take mindfulness and you live in the moment and you think, I'm feeling anxious so how do I get myself out of this anxious feeling, then you try to settle yourself and you sit on the end of your bed and you breathe in and you breathe out you can settle yourself down. * I don't really get angry that much. Being in the moment with mindfulness can really help you regulate your emotions just by being calm.
Thoughts On Breathing* I know that there are many breathing techniques, but the one I like the most is one that isn't talked about much. * For me, I like to listen to music. Music comes to me in regular patterns, and it is built around a structure. When you listen to it, you start to breathe in the cadence of the music. * This can help you take your mind off of the issue and start to incorporate your mind into the song. * You will start to calm down and start breathing into the music, into the phrases. That really helps me.
Bullying Story* I don't really remember being bullied as a kid. That was pretty much because I didn't notice anybody around me when I was younger. * I think in any case, with bullying, mindfulness can help a person by helping them realize what is important in the moment. Bullies really have a hard time. They are trying to transfer their hard time onto somebody else. * Knowing that, we can have a little bit more compassion towards that person.
Suggested Resources* Book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey * App: Go outside
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Ian Clark teaches how to unlock ultimate health by focusing on wellness and fitness. At the age of 46, Ian found himself bankrupt and facing a dire prognosis of only 1000 days left to live. However, defying the odds, he not only survived but thrived. Five years later, he emerged from the depths of adversity to establish a raw supplement business, operating directly to consumers from his basement. Within just two years, his business reached hundreds of thousands of individuals.
Now 65, Ian Clark is the owner and Chief Executive Officer of Activation Products (Can) Inc. He has garnered a solid reputation for his invaluable research within the natural health domain, pioneering the development of highly effective protocols and products that support natural healing.
Despite facing daunting health challenges in 2004, Ian's perseverance led to a remarkable transformation. As a husband and father of seven, he navigated through two severe, life-threatening health crises within the same year. During the period from 2004 to 2007, Ian embarked on a quest to find the most potent health products for natural healing, steadfastly avoiding invasive medical procedures and pharmaceutical interventions. Today, his health and vitality surpass those of his younger self at 25, a testament to his unwavering commitment to wellness and resilience in the face of adversity.
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Most Influential Person* Kat James – Total Transformation
Effect On Emotions* People sometimes call emotions feelings. Emotion is actually energy. In your body there are streams of data coming from your brain which is monitoring everything. * That is energy in motion, and when you get plugged up you have low energy. When your energy is good, it drives very good feelings. When you feel great, you become really great.
Thoughts On Breathing* A lot of people talk about breathing techniques. It is way simpler than all this complicated stuff. There's a thing called box breathing. It's something you should do every day for around 5 minutes. * Box breathing means you will breathe in through your nose to the count of five and out through your mouth to the count of six. Be very smooth, very gentle, and not forced. * When you do that, your autonomic nervous system immediately, within 30 seconds, goes into parasympathetic mode. That means you're resting, digesting, and calm. * Then, you can handle the situations. It takes you out of sympathetic stress.
Bullying Story* The thing that I experienced is that as soon as the company got to be about 10 million in sales a year, all of a sudden, people were coming out of the woodwork to our company offering their services. I then learned about a term called gang stalking. * That means that people are thinking about how to find out what they are doing and how to copy what they are doing. They are also trying to figure out how they could potentially come in and buy the company. * They may even want to cause problems for the company so the company will lose its value and maybe even go bankrupt. * We had this happen on three different occasions until I finally caught on. If someone was not successful in causing damage, then they would later say we caused the problem.
Suggested Resources* Book: Outwitting The Devil by Napoleon Hill * App: Inner Peace
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Seclusion for wellbeing is today’s topic. Lately, I’ve been spending a lot more time alone. I’ve been working on a project where I’ve been away from home for 5 or 6 days at a time. My wife enjoys her own space and is fine with more time alone. This extra seclusion has been happening for a couple of months now. This experience has left me feeling a new sense of gratitude and I feel refreshed.
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While seclusion may not be universally beneficial for everyone, some people may find certain advantages in taking time for seclusion and solitude to become more centered, focused, grounded, and happy. Here are five potential benefits:
1/ Reflection and Introspection* Seclusion provides an opportunity for deep reflection and introspection without distractions, allowing individuals to delve into the thoughts, emotions, and inner workings of their minds. This can lead to greater self-awareness, clarity, and understanding of oneself, contributing to a sense of centeredness and emotional stability.
2/ Stress Reduction* Being alone in a quiet, secluded environment can help reduce stress levels by providing a break from external stimuli and demands. This can promote relaxation, calmness, and a sense of inner peace, fostering emotional equilibrium and overall well-being.
3/ Enhanced Focus and Concentration* Seclusion allows individuals to eliminate distractions and focus their attention on specific tasks, goals, or activities without interruption. This can lead to improved concentration, productivity, and performance, ultimately fostering a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.
4/ Connection with Nature* Secluding oneself in natural surroundings, such as a quiet forest or secluded beach, can facilitate a deeper connection with nature. Spending time outdoors, away from the hustle and bustle of daily life, can promote feelings of awe, gratitude, and interconnectedness with the natural world, which are associated with increased happiness and well-being.
5/ Personal Growth and Renewal* Seclusion provides an opportunity for personal growth, renewal, and recharge. It allows individuals to disconnect from routine responsibilities and pressures, enabling them to rest, recharge, and rejuvenate both mentally and physically. This can lead to increased resilience, creativity, and a renewed sense of purpose and fulfillment in life.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Road To Moresco by Mark Jamilkowski * Book: The Ancient Ceremonies Way by Rodolfo De Angeli * App: Insight Timer
Related Episodes* Power Matters As We Search For Truth; Christian de la Huerta * A Writer’s Mindfulness; Lindsay Lees * Disconnect from the World in a Dark Soundproof Sensory Deprivation Tank
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Mark Jamilkowski understands the persistence and resilience necessary to move forward on the path to fulfillment. He is a first-time author, co-founder of a healthcare start-up, and a husband and father. He enjoys music, reading and researching, games of strategy, photography, cooking, and writing. Mark authored The Road to Moresco, a historical fiction novel released in August 2023, to tell the incredible story of a mother and her daughter beginning in early 1900s Italy. The story of these persistent and resilient women is complex, intimate, and inspiring.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.Mark-Jamilkowski-author.com * Book: The Road To Moresco by Mark Jamilkowski
Most Influential Person* My mom
Effect On Emotions* I'm a lot calmer and a lot more purposeful in the way that I talk. * I'm a lot more aware of emotions creeping in, and I have the ability now to recognize them, understand where they are coming from in me for whatever's happening, and allow them to pass through me. * I don't hold on to things like I used to.
Thoughts On Breathing* Going back to the yoga, there are a lot of breathing techniques that people will use to calm themselves down In a moment of crisis or extreme anxiety or anger. They may count down or do the alphabet in reverse. They may count to 10 or hold their breath. Those are one type of breathing exercise. Going back to my yoga practice, I have a breathwork sequence. * My favorite happens to be what I call a kalabati or a breath of fire. You breathe out through your nose rapidly several times. * Those breathing exercises in yoga are not meant to create a peaceful, mindful space but rather to awaken this energy inside you.
Bullying Story* I think everybody goes through some phase of being bullied in their life. I'm no exception to that. I've experienced bullying in my life. * I know that, at the end of the day, in that moment, there is very little that can be done. The protagonist is going to do what they are going to do; they are going to be the bully. They have a variety of life situations, motions, and circumstances that are way beyond anybody's control and the ability to dissuade them at that moment in time. * We can look as a society to try to remove and minimize the preponderance of those circumstances to try to remove the need to act out and to vent those circumstances and frustrations. I don't know that that's even possible.
Suggested Resources* Book: Journey to Ixtlan: The Lessons of Don Juan by Carlos Castaneda * Book: The Road To Moresco by Mark Jamilkowski * App: YouTube
Related Episodes* Learn How To Shift; Amy Scruggs * Using The Success Principles During Challenging Times; Jack Canfield * Conquering Depression Differently; Dr. Ardeshir
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Ray Schoenke has used the warrior mindset throughout his life to achieve success. He was among the earliest Polynesian NFL players and was
inducted into the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame in 2015. He had a 12-year career as an offensive lineman in the NFL and developed a multi-million-dollar business while he was still playing football. During his business career, he was very active in public and civic affairs, including playing a significant role in the founding of the Special Olympics, and actively campaigning for three US Presidents. He has been named in the top 100 players in the history of the Redskins. Bill Clinton describes him as someone who “has led a fascinating life…[who] has never failed to stand up or speak out for what he believes.” His memoir, Fat Girl Sings, launched on Amazon in May, 2023.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.RaySchoenke.com * Book: Fat Girl Sings: Discovering, Embracing, and Leveraging Racial Identity on the Football Field, in Business, and in Life by Ray Schoenke
Most Influential Person* Coach Bill Monaghan
Effect On Emotions* Emotions and mindfulness are a critical part of life. When you're going into a football game with 60 plays and then you have to know a variety of defenses. So when you walk up to the line and you have a play in mind, you have to know you are against a variety of defenses. All of a sudden they can change the defense. So then your mind has to switch over real quick. And you've only got seconds to execute. * This goes on 60 times in a game. So mindfulness is incredibly difficult, and you have to keep up with it. And you have to practice and practice. And because of my versatility, I played all the backup positions on the line. * So if anybody gets hurt, I'm the first up. So I might be on the regular left guard start, but then the right tackle gets hurt and suddenly I'm now going to play right tackle. In the middle of the game I have to remember everything on that side.
Thoughts On Breathing* As far as breathing is concerned, you have to be able to keep calm because you're under enormous stress. The defense is trying to create more stress. So they're changing positions. * And also because if I just came in to replace somebody, then they're really trying to mess you up even more because you just got there. When you're in the middle of the game, they're trying to mess with your mind and screaming at you, and you're trying to remember the play. * It's a big game, and you've got to be able to erase all that confusion and execute. Your mind has got to be strong. And I would have to work prior to the game and spend a week going over things mentally. * I would rehearse the whole game in my mind. To me, 80% of the game was mental, and 20% was my physical ability.
Bullying Story* Fat girl sings is the name of my book. People used to call me fat girl when I was 10 years old. I was fat and I was brown, I was in Texas. I was in grade school and all the kids were white. I was different. I was bullied. * They started calling me fat girl and making fun of me. The older kids in the 6th grade would gang up on me. They would surround me and pull down my pants In front of everybody. That was a big thing, and it was very humiliating to me. * I didn't know what to do and I didn't know how to deal with that.
Suggested Resources* Book: Fat Girl Sings: Discovering, Embracing, and Leveraging Racial Identity on the Football Field, in Business, and in Life by Ray Schoenke * App: n/a
Related Episodes* Psychological Impacts of Sports Injury; Dr. Keagen Hadley * How To Discover Your Career Purpose; Sean Sessel * Connecting Diligence and Mindfulness with World Class Wrestler Riley Otto
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Asher Laub is featured today with the title, Striking A Chord. Asher began classical violin training at the tender age of 2 and had already performed with the Buffalo Philharmonic by age 13. Asher’s expertise in trans-genre improvisation has led him to a career as a soloist in demand, performing at venues such as Madison Square Garden, Hammerstein Hall, Lincoln Center, the Jacob Javitz Center and across four continents. Asher has also been featured on PBS, and has made headlines on CNN, WABC, and NBC and many other major news sources. Asher has performed meditative style music, yet he is also known for breakdancing across stages with his LED electric violin. He has also performed as a DJ violinist, bringing his experience as a live performer and technical prowess as an audio editing and mixing guru to countless clubs and stages across the country.
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Most Influential Person* David Garrett * Herbie Hancock
Effect On Emotions* I've had a tremendous amount of stress at different times this year. It sort of became a prerequisite to functioning normally and being productive. * Otherwise there is no other way to achieve whatever level of success unless you have that built into your psyche. Also your ability to focus on the task at hand. * Some people just do it intuitively. They don't need Yoga or Tai Chi; they just have mindfulness set in their brains. As a result, when they are in stressful situations or they anticipate stressful situations, their mind just sticks to the task at hand. * I'm not one of those people. I need those tools we've been talking about. Music is also one of those tools.
Thoughts On Breathing* Deep breathing is very challenging for me because I get lightheaded very easily. * That's something that takes a lot of practice. * I'm on a very specific high-calorie nutritional diet that works in tandem with deep breathing exercises.
Bullying Story* So sadly I think way more people than we even know worry about bullying. Thankfully I've managed to probably wipe out of my memory any scenarios where I may have been bullied and I've just sort of moved on in life. * I do distinctly remember a couple of situations where there were individuals that bullied me in Middle School a couple of different situations. * I was pushed up against the locker actually. It was in fourth grade and I just kind of pretended it was nothing. I just sort of brushed it off and they laughed. I walked away, I went to the bathroom, went into the stall, and I just started crying. * Obviously, it took a major toll on me because I remember it so many years later. I got over it, and I just had to move on and go to class. Those types of scenarios are very harmful and very hurtful.
Suggested Resources* Book: n/a * App: Asana Rebel Yoga App
Related Episodes* The Transformational Power of Music and Creativity; Vinnie Stergin * Music for Mindfulness; Dave Combs * Amplified: Unleash Your Potential With Music; Frank Fitzpatrick
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Kimmy Seltzer is an expert at style, confidence, and connection. She works as an image expert, dating coach, and matchmaker, drawing upon extensive experience as a therapist with a true inside-out approach. Passionate about her work, she not only possesses professional expertise but has also undergone a personal journey of transformation, understanding the empowering nature of such changes. Kimmy faced unexpected challenges when she moved to California with her now ex-husband and young children, experiencing a divorce that prompted internal, external, and professional changes. After shedding pregnancy weight, Kimberly embraced a new colorful wardrobe, which, coupled with better-fitting clothes, elevated her self-esteem. As her confidence grew, she attracted more people and opportunities. This personal evolution inspired her to focus her career on helping others navigate similar challenges and undergo their own transformations.
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Most Influential Person* My father
Effect On Emotions* Being a helper, I've been so trained on helping other people with emotions. In my young career it took a lot to really be okay with my emotions and not forget them. I think that's a common thing with helpers, that we tend to focus on others and not enough of ourselves. * I just make sure that every single day, I have room and space where I have just me. I'm not giving. I'm not talking. I exercise. I do yoga. I live here in California, so I walk by the beach. These are powerful tools for releasing. * I also have people in my life that I talk to. It is so important to have people that you trust and know to be able to air some of these things out.
Thoughts On Breathing* For me, breathing is embedded in my exercise and my yoga routine so I practice the breathing. And like I said I have that morning ritual where I do some sort of exercise every single day. I feel like the breathing is more organic to the process, but you know not everybody is like that. Some people have to have an app or dedicated time for meditation.
Bullying Story* That takes me back to the days when I worked in the school system as a clinical social worker. There were a ton of those scenarios with bullying, and I think probably now there are even more. * Where bullying comes from is, that person usually has been bullied themselves. A lot of it is in the household. * A lot of bullying stems from low self-esteem and so they bully other people. They do that so they will feel better about themselves because they are not really happy within. * When I worked with kids on this topic, what really help them was giving them a sense of self-worth. Giving them a purpose, giving them a job, giving them a task. Giving them something that they could feel good about so that they didn't have to get that negative attention.
Suggested Resources Book: No More Mr. Nice Guy by Dr Robert A. Glover * Book: Why Men Love Btches: From Doormat to Dreamgirl―A Woman's Guide to Holding Her Own in a Relationship by Sherry Argov * App: Breathe App
Related Episodes* Gain Human To Human Connection with LinkedIn; Mark Firth * Build Deeper Connection, Clarity, And Confidence; J’aime Radow * Make a Connection Between Becoming Aware And Breathing Suggests Andrea Klunder
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Shane Jacob is the founder of The Horsemanship Journey, seamlessly blending personal development with horsemanship. The Horsemanship Journey, under Shane Jacob's guidance, empowers individuals to tap into their internal horsepower. Through this transformative process, people cultivate the confidence and strength necessary to overcome perceived weaknesses, shaping themselves into the individuals they aspire to become. Shane Jacob is a Certified Life Coach, Professional Horseman, Entrepreneur, and Author.
In another facet of his life, feelings of inadequacy during young adulthood led Shane to engage in excessive alcohol consumption. This destructive pattern culminated in a tragic DUI accident and subsequent incarceration, intensifying his sense of unworthiness. Enduring decades in an alcoholic haze, Shane grappled with the consequences, witnessing the erosion of relationships, earnings, and personal growth.
At the age of 47, Shane, with the aid of horses and guided by a higher power, broke free from this destructive cycle. The processes and principles employed during this transformative journey are accessible to all and adaptable to any desired change. For those seeking transformation, Shane emphasizes that change is not only within reach but also achievable and undeniably worthwhile. Every individual is worth the journey to positive change.
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Most Influential Person* My dad
Effect On Emotions* You know, I have learned through mindfulness, from being aware of what's going on with me, not to be so afraid of emotions. * Some of them don't feel good. A lot of times, we connect positivity with courage.Let me tell you something. It doesn't feel very good. Fear really doesn't feel so bad and I've come to know this by being mindful and by being aware.
Thoughts On Breathing* I'm not an expert on breathing, but I have read a little bit about Navy Seal breathing. My wife's really into that. Before I speak, I do some serious breathing because I have a real issue with public speaking. * And it's still not the simplest thing for me to stand up in front of an audience and speak.
Bullying Story* Horses don't speak very good English. I've never met one that does and so communication can be a barrier with horses. We all do our best. * However it is a relationship and a lot of times we lose our patience and a lot of times people can be unfair with horses. * We can be operating on our emotions and we can look back and have regret. I'm going to call that bullyimg because it happens a lot. * The thing that I've observed is if I've tried to improve communication and not operate on emotion myself, in all aspects solely as a decision-maker. When I observed horses when it comes to what I perceived as as somebody had been unfair to a horse, I'm going to call that bullying. They didn't come right back and turn the other cheek and say hey, give me another beating. * They had a boundary. They were like, Well. I'm not going to do that again because you know there was a problem there.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Greatest Salesman in the World by OG Mandino * Book: Rhinoceros Success: The Secret to Charging Full Speed toward Every Opportunity by Scott Alexander and Lampo Press * Book: Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill * App: Google Calendar
Related Episodes* How Horses and Mindfulness Lead to Trust and Communication; Debbie Roberts-Loucks * The Upside of Downsizing; Matt Paxton * Lasting Happiness Secrets With TM Hoy
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The Power of Mindful Breathing: Practical ways to enhance well-being. Today’s topic helps you to focus on a basic aspect of mindfulness, that is breathing. We will briefly discuss the impact conscious breathing can have on mental and physical well-being. Let's talk about the benefits of mindful breathing. It can help with stress, reduce anxiety, improve focus, and clear up your mind. It's like a superhero for your brain!
Simple Breathing Exercises: I've got some easy breathing exercises for you to try out. They're like little tricks to help you feel calm and focused. You can try diaphragmatic breathing, box breathing, or just paying close attention to your breath. It's easy and straightforward!
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Every Day Life* Mindful Breathing in Everyday Life: Imagine adding mindful breathing to your everyday routine. You can do it during quick breaks at school or work, while riding the bus, or right before bedtime. It's simple and you can do it anywhere, anytime!
Shared Secrets* Mindful Breathing for Stress Relief: Let me share some secrets about how mindful breathing is like a stress-busting superhero. I'll share some stories and, examples of intentional breathing used when things got crazy. It's like a magic potion for stress!
Breath and Feelings Connection* Breath Awareness and Emotional Regulation: Ever wonder how your breath and feelings are connected? I chat about that during this episode. Paying attention to your breath can help you handle tough emotions like a pro. It's like having a secret power to stay cool when things get tough.
Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise* Here is a diaphragmatic breathing exercise: Find a Comfortable Position: + Sit in a comfortable chair or cross-legged on the floor. Make sure your back is straight and your shoulders are relaxed. * Place Your Hands: + Put one hand on your chest and the other on your abdomen, just below your ribcage. This will help you feel the movement of your diaphragm. * Inhale Slowly: + Inhale deeply through your nose, allowing your abdomen to expand. Feel your diaphragm moving downward as your lungs fill with air. Try to keep your chest still during this phase. * Exhale Slowly: + Exhale slowly and completely through your mouth, feeling your abdomen contract. The hand on your chest should remain relatively still. * Repeat: + Continue this slow and controlled breathing pattern. Inhale through your nose, allowing your abdomen to rise, and exhale through your mouth, feeling your abdomen fall. * Focus on the Breath: + As you breathe, focus your attention on the sensation of the breath entering and leaving your body. If your mind starts to wander, gently bring your focus back to your breath. * Practice Regularly: + Aim for 5-10 minutes of diaphragmatic breathing. You can gradually increase the duration as you become more comfortable with the technique.
Box Breathing ExerciseBox breathing, also known as square breathing, is a simple yet effective technique. Here's how you can practice it:
- Sit Comfortably:
- Find a comfortable seated position. Sit up straight with your feet flat on the floor and your hands resting on your knees.
- Breathe In (Inhale):
- Inhale slowly and deeply through your nose. Count to four as you take in the breath. Imagine filling your lungs completely.
- Hold Your Breath (Pause):
- At the top of your inhale, hold your breath for a count of four. Keep your lungs comfortably filled with air during this pause.
- Breathe Out (Exhale):
- Exhale slowly and completely through your mouth for a count of four. Focus on emptying your lungs entirely.
- Pause Again (Hold):
- At the end of your exhale, pause and hold your breath for another count of four. Keep your body in a relaxed state during this brief pause.
- Repeat the Cycle:
- Continue this cycle of breathing – inhaling for four counts, holding for four counts, exhaling for four counts, and holding for four counts.
- Focus on the Pattern:
- As you practice, focus your mind on the rhythmic and repetitive pattern of the breath. Let go of any distracting thoughts and concentrate on the sensation of your breath.
- Practice Regularly:
- Aim to practice box breathing for 5-10 minutes. You can adjust the count based on your comfort level, but maintaining equal counts for each phase is key.
Box breathing is a great technique for promoting relaxation, reducing stress, and enhancing focus. You can use it as a quick exercise during moments of tension or make it a part of your daily mindfulness routine.
Suggested Resources* Book: Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor * Book: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear * App: Insight Timer
Related Episodes* Breathe Better, Live Better; Michael Feldstein * Breathwork To Upscale Your Life; Samantha Skelly * Breath and Fire; Michelle Hillier
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Rodolfo De Angeli follows the pathways of the shaman and is himself a practitioner of Andean shamanism. He is a holistic mentor who transforms people's adversity into opportunities. Surviving childhood trauma and personal challenges, he tried all the conventional ways to heal, yet what helped him turn his life around was Andean shamanism. Now leading De Angeli Serenity Solutions, Rodolfo empowers midlife individuals to navigate their transformation by embracing their authentic selves. Rodolfo's mission is to help the lost find their way by offering simple and applicable tools and wisdom to start living a life they love.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.RodolfoDeAngeli.com * Book: The Ancient Ceremonies Way by Rodolfo De Angeli
Most Influential Person* My wife, Grace
Effect On Emotions* I love to feel. I was a man who never felt and did not cry. * I think I was 41 or 42 when I first cried. * So mindfulness allows you to feel and to stay with it. Go hang out with it. Hang out with yourself.
Thoughts On Breathing* I actually do breathwork every morning. I do five rounds, and I use Wim Hof's method. I don't use any fancy kind of method. Simply breathing in and breathing out, under the guidance of Wim Hof. * Get the free WimHof App on Apple. It's amazing. It just takes five rounds, and that usually takes me half an hour or so. I love it. It's part of my everyday practice.
Bullying Story* I can't personally say that there was much bullying going on. I had sexual abuse and you know that is kind of like a form of being taken over by someone else. * So, Andean shamanism is very different from Amazonian shamanism. How should I say that without offending anyone? It's just me making an example with Christianity and Buddhism. * God will absolve you of your of your mistakes if you repent. If you have done bad, your karma is there you will have to pay it off. There's nobody coming to save you. * If there is a bad energy or you feel like maybe you have been cursed or you have an illness or whatever that you believe came from outside, you go to an Amazonian shaman and he will make a ritual where he will try to take this thing off of you. * This will take power away from you, and when you grow up, you will believe you don’t have enough power to turn something around. In the Andean tradition, it is very different. (Listen to the podcast to learn more about the pathways of the shaman.)
Suggested Resources* Book: On The Shortness of Life by Seneca * Book: Lost Connections by Johann Hari * App: WimHof App
Related Episodes* The Shaman’s Mind With Jonathan Hammond * Passionate NLP Instructor Teaches How To Be Limitless; Serena Denmark * Shanghai-based Investor Talks Mindfulness; David Cheng
Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people like you to shed their inner bully and confidently move forward. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Email me at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘I Am Determined' in the subject line. We'll schedule a call to discuss how you can move forward to a better life.
Paul Lloyd Hemphill is an author and speaker who motivates with inspiration from the past. In 2020, he started a non-profit company to help inspire children using a creative and appealing approach to teaching American history. His company, American Education Defenders, Inc., takes its inspiration from Paul’s 2018 book, Inspiration For Teens, a book filled with life lessons and true stories from American history. The content can also be found on video and audio as part of a homeschool curriculum called, America’s 52 Stories.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.americaneducationdefenders.com * Book: Inspiration For Teens, Why You're Already A Leader by Paul Hemphill
Most Influential Person* An inspirational college professor
Effect On Emotions* I would say it has a lot to do with perspective and goals. In other words, how do you view what you do with your life, and how do you motivate yourself to do what you do? * I know at this point in my life, I get up virtually every morning and say, man, I got work to do, I've got I've got a country to save. And I'm going to do it my way and in a way that really works. I gain much of my inspiration from the past.
Thoughts On Breathing* Yeah, I have some thoughts on breathing. In fact, I go to the local YMCA every morning at 5:30 and do my exercises And I walk 4 miles a day. * But these these particular exercises are so vital. I find myself much more energized when I do that, and so it's just a habit that you need to stay with.
Bullying Story* There was a guy from Wisconsin. He was a doctor. And during the Battle of Gettysburg he was taking care of the Union wounded. He realized that Confederate snipers were shooting and killing his patients. Well, he got so upset that he ran outside this church building, raised his fist and said, I want you to shoot at the healthy ones. * And they took him seriously, and not another patient was hit or shot again.
Suggested Resources* Book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey * App: n/a
Related Episodes* Freed From Stuck; Susie Hayes * Your Inner Zelensky; Jessie Kanzer * See Into Your Mind With Timothy Carroll
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Marc Max Pollock will help you to find your true self. He is qualified to do this because his life story is an extraordinary example of overcoming adversity. Having grown up experiencing poverty, abuse, and homelessness, Marc made it his mission to harness the power of the universe to change his reality from a life of hopelessness to a life of abundance. Marc’s calling is to share his transformational secrets to help you heal and live your best, abundant life. Marc is an entrepreneur, author, visionary, spiritual adventurer, energy practitioner, and Reiki Master.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.marcmaxpollock.com * Book: Curious Avatar: Exploring Reality, Spiritual Energy, Personal Transformation, and the Meaning of Life by Marc Max Pollock
Most Influential Person* Ross Hofstadter, Trainer
Effect On Emotions* Mindfulness has transformed how I deal with my emotions in every way. Before, I was just reacting. It was just total reaction. It was self-destructive, and it was violent. I didn't understand why I was doing anything I was doing. * I think a lot of people wander through life that way. They're behaving. They have no idea why they're behaving the way they're behaving. Why am I doing, what I'm doing?
Thoughts On Breathing* Yes, you know eastern religion really focuses a lot on breath. I think there's a reason for that because breath is life, right? I mean, you know, it symbolically represents life and it physically represents life. * So when we focus on our breath, and I'm not a meditation expert, it gives my mind a chance to just clearly focus on an activity, and then I can sink into my consciousness.
Bullying Story* Growing up, I was just a really tortured kid. I was a misfit, and there was a lot of bullying. I was never taught the tools of mindfulness or how to understand my emotions or what I was feeling. * As a matter of fact, you know I grew up in the South United States, and a lot of it was just the opposite. It was about denying your feelings. It was about hiding suppression, and now I know how damaging that is. But had I had those tools going up, it would have made a huge difference.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Book of Secrets: 112 Meditations to Discover the Mystery Within by Osho * Book: Curious Avatar: Exploring Reality, Spiritual Energy, Personal Transformation, and the Meaning of Life by Marc Max Pollock * App: Facetime (so we can see each other and connect more)
Related Episodes* From Mindset To Miracles; Rahul Karan Sharma * The Mindset of an Oracle With Lia Dunlap * Ask Deep Questions To Connect; Jan Keck
Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach, and hypnotist helping fast-track people like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Email me at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘I Am Determined' in the subject line. We'll schedule a call to discuss how you can move forward to a better life.
Dean Graves has been sharing his meditation and mindfulness knowledge for over two decades. Along with being an author and podcaster, he is also a mental health counselor and spiritual guide. Dean is passionate about philosophy, psychology, and exploring the human condition to help others find inner peace. He has written books, conducted workshops, and created seminars that have helped people worldwide. Dean's writings are centered around self-empowerment and awareness, with the aim of enabling individuals to realize their true potential and attain a higher level of consciousness. He strongly believes that we are at the cusp of a new era of enlightenment, and he is committed to assisting others in recognizing and harnessing their abilities.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: ddeangraves.org * Book: The Identity Model; Understanding and healing mankind's stress and suffering by Dean Graves * Podcast: Chatting with the Arcturians * Podcast: Simple Enlightenment
Most Influential Person* The Buddha
Effect On Emotions* Mindfulness has helped me to be much less reactive. I experience stress from two sources and both of those are my children. It's tough to break that mental bond with your children. I really don't experience stress beyond that.
Thoughts On Breathing* Breathing is helpful as a transition tool into a mindfulness state or controlling your breathing tool. But understand what you're doing by breathing is you're bringing that awareness that is flopping around outside of you back inside. So it's one of many methods that you can use in order to invert that awareness back inside of you. * Learning to keep that awareness inside of you, when you're in heavy traffic or something of that nature, you can let more of the awareness outside to deal with the circumstances that you're in. * But when you're out of that, you want to remember to bring that awareness back inside and so the more you can keep your awareness inside the more consistently you will experience mindfulness.
Bullying Story* Mindfulness would always make a difference in everybody's life regardless of what the circumstances are. The nature of service to self, In order to be successful in their path, they have to learn to dominate and subjugate others. * Their objective is to extract from us our life force energy. It's called intelligent energy and we all have is the same amount of intelligent energy available to us. But as they polarize more service to self then they surrender the access, their connection, to the source of that intelligent Infinity. * So they have to substitute that. And the only place that they can substitute that is from other people that are in the range of consciousness that we are in. And so they employ domination and subjugation in order to control people. * And we're seeing in societies around the world, this emerging influence of the service to self attempting to dominate and subjugate others in order to maintain the energy flow that they have already become accustomed to because of our acquiescence over a long period of time.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Identity Model; Understanding and healing mankind's stress and suffering by Dean Graves * Book: Edifying Children of a Lesser God by Dean Graves * Book: The Enigma of Consciousness by Dean Graves (Available to preorder) * App: n/a
Related Episodes* What Is Consciousness; Tom Campbell (Part 1) * Living Consciously; Brian Berneman * Beyond Fitness to Conscious Evolution With Mariko Hirakawa
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Clementine Moss is a rock drummer and author of the book From Bonham to Buddha and Back. She is also a spiritual counselor and a nondenominational Minister at The Foundation for the Sacred Stream. Using the modalities of Depth Hypnosis, Applied Shamanism, Energy Medicine, Sound Healing, and Morphic Awakening techniques, Clem has an active healing practice. She is certified in Contemplative Psychotherapy and Conflict Resolution. A Vipassana meditator for over thirty years, her study and personal practice spans many traditions. Clem lives in San Francisco with music manager and musician Tim Moss and Henry the Pug. Her writing has appeared in Modern Drummer Magazine, Memoir Magazine, and other online publications.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.clemthegreat.com * Book: From Bonham To Buddha and Back: The Slow Enlightenment of The Hard Rock Drummer by Clementine Moss
Most Influential Person* S. N. Guenka (Meditation Teacher)
Effect On Emotions* I have that observer within me that watches things rising and falling out falling now for a while. For many years in my life, I thought that mindfulness was so that we didn't have to feel our emotions anymore. We didn't have to be in that, I realized, is an ignorance within us. We're supposed to feel fully. But if I feel sorrow fully, but I don't say I am a sad person. It's two different things. Do I identify with the emotions? Or do I allow myself to feel it fully?
Thoughts On Breathing* Breathing is the great gift. The deep breath, the holding of the breath, the holding the bottom of the breath; all of those are wonderful techniques for us to turn on our parasympathetic nervous system to quiet the mind to let the body know it's safe. * So the thoughts of fear that are constantly rising from our physicality, quiet down, and we can access that awareness underneath all the thoughts.
Bullying Story* I was bullied in junior high school, I grew very quickly. I was five feet eight inches tall in junior high school. And I was the tallest student and was taller than some of my teachers. I was gawky and had goofy hair. So I came from an elementary school where I was the president of the Student Council was kind of this celebrated person. * And then I got into junior high school and got bullied by other girls. It was very painful and a big shock to me that people were cruel that way. And I retreated into myself and so, you know, that stays with you. It's fear, right? Fear of judgment. I think around that time that internal negative voice became a megaphone within me. And it's been something I've fought and tried to understand through my whole life. * Now, do I see a benefit of that experience? Quite a bit. It drove me to understanding myself in psychology and spiritual practice. * When you can feel another's pain, you can't bully them. And, and when you're bullied, you can see I can look at those girls, and I can see what they were afraid of. I can see where it was coming from. it. It opens empathy. It's only compassion that problems would solve.
Suggested Resources* Books: Anything by Alan Watts and Robert Thurman * Book: Bhagavad Gita As It Is by A. C. Bhaktivedanta * App: Audible – Lectures by Alan Watts * App: Bob Thurman Podcast – Buddhas Have More Fun
Related Episodes* Music and Creativity; Vinnie Stergin * Music for Mindfulness; Dave Combs * Unshakable Trauma Survival; Wen Peetes
Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach, and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Email me at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘I Am Determined' in the subject line. We'll schedule a call to discuss how you can move forward to a better life.
Today’s episode is called Love Sparks. Can you think of those moments in time involving special relationships that were incredibly special? Moments you shared with that certain someone? Today, I'm talking about the topic of love and that bond between you and a special partner. So, as I think about love, I think about the many different people I've interviewed on the show who are Relationship Coaches or relationship experts. I jotted down a few of their names and I'm looking at ten people who were terrific guests on this topic. You can search using the search bar on my website and type in the word ‘relationship'.
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Those Eyes* Have you ever just stopped, paused, and with as much love, thoughtfulness, and compassion as you can have in your heart, just looked into your partner's eyes? * And I think it's really important to do that, * We live life day after day, and do you stop to think of that passion and your compassion? Do you let it flow from your heart and from your being into theirs? * That's something you can gain by practicing mindfulness.
What Does Your Partner Love?* Sometimes I think we forget to think about what does he or she enjoy the most in life? * What does your partner grab onto that makes them just full and satisfied? What gives them complete joy and bliss? * Sometimes, we confuse it because we understand what gives us joy and bliss. And we may assume that the other person is that same way and enjoys those same things. I know I've been guilty of that.
Be Vulnerable* Although it is not always easy, open up and be vulnerable with that special person. * The more you can open up, be vulnerable, and be willing to share, the closer you can become. * And, of course, we all know that we have to be careful and smart. Our ego is trying to protect us. We have to allow our brain to help us know when to hold back and when it's okay to let go and be vulnerable. * Sometimes, we must be willing to take those chances our brain tells us not to take. * So step out and try to let go a little bit.
The Sparkles* This takes me back to my wife when we were going out. We were dating and we were walking along the street. it was our second or third date, and the stars were twinkling. * It was this perfect evening. And the ambiance was phenomenal. But I remember the stars, and it felt like they were twinkling and sparkling. I felt like they were speaking to me. * How could life be any better than this? * When we were together that night with the sparkly stars there were fireworks. It was so special. And now it's almost Valentine's Day.
Suggested Resources* Book: Buddha's Bedroom – The Mindful Loving Path to Sexual Passion and Lifelong Intimacy * Book: The 5 love languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman * Book: Getting to Zero: How to Work Through Conflict in Your High-Stakes Relationships by Jason Gaddis * Book: Kaizen for Couples: Smart Steps to Save, Sustain & Strengthen Your Relationship by Dr. Rhoberta Shaler * App: Insight Timer
Related Episodes* Improve Your Sex Life With Meditation; Dr. Cheryl Fraser * The Relationship School with Jayson Gaddis * Relationship Expert Erik Newton
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Sandy Robertson helps you answer the question, why am I eating this? She has worked in the business and health fields for 25 years, leading wellness and obesity programs. Sandy is also a Certified Medical Intuitive (CMIP) and a Certified Healing Touch Practitioner (CHTP). She combines traditional medicine with mind-body techniques to promote well-being. In a world that's all about trendy diets and quick fixes, it's easy to forget what really feeds our soul. If you're tired of diets that only focus on counting calories and limiting food, get ready for a new way to approach weight loss. “Why Am I Eating This?” isn't just another diet—it's a holistic journey to mindful eating and long-lasting change. Sandy's seven-point plan goes beyond what's on your plate, exploring your desires and uncovering the truth about why you eat the way you do.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.EnergyWorksWisdom.com
Most Influential Person* Dr. Kristin Neff (Associate Professor of Educational Psychology) * Christopher Germer (Harvard Professor)
Effect On Emotions* Mindfulness has given me tools to reset. Instead of going from zero to 100, mindfulness helps me shift in the moment. We choose and reset and take a breath.
Thoughts On Breathing* Regarding breathing, I will share a quote by Joan Burry Sanko [not clear who this author is]. She's written many wonderful books. I met her at a conference many years ago. And she talks about how the breath is always with you. And I love to remind my clients and colleagues and also myself. * My breath is always with me wherever I go. I take a breath to read and choose to clear, and it's a powerful reminder of how powerful our breath is to guide us and comfort us and aerate our lungs and our brain.
Bullying Story* The story that comes to mind is actually one that I experienced as a child. And when I was growing up, the word bullying wasn't used as much as it is today. And I can say, with all the love in the world, my mother's in heaven now. But at times my mother could be a bully. And I feel mindfulness would have helped me a lot. It also would have helped her. * So, I love that mindfulness and mindful self-compassion are being woven into school curriculums, even elementary schools. Back to the power and mindfulness of stopping and pausing and reseting instead of going into react. * I feel strongly that embedding tools of quieting the mind and body, stopping and taking a breath, and resetting are good for people of all ages in every culture, wherever you live.
Suggested Resources* Book: A Clinicians Guide To Teaching Mindfulness by Greg Sirpa, PhD and Dr. Christiane Wolf, PhD * Book: Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn * App: Belleruth Naparstek Guided Imagery * App: Calm / Insight Timer
Related Episodes* Film, Fitness and Food Heals; Allison Melody * Be A Mindful Eater With Fresh Food Alchemist, Julie Ward * Cooking and Mindfulness by Bruce Langford
Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people like you to shed their inner bully and confidently move forward. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Email me at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘I Am Determined' in the subject line. We'll schedule a call to discuss how you can move forward to a better life.
Anne Reynolds specializes in relationship healing for women. She brings mindfulness to the forefront of her coaching practice, emphasizing the
importance of non-judgmental awareness in relationships. She defines mindfulness as present attention to oneself and others without succumbing to judgment. Anne is able to quickly identify conflict arising from subjective judgments when problems occur in relationships. Anne navigates the complexities of connections and has helped hundreds of women resolve seemingly hopeless relationship challenges. Reflecting on her journey, Anne openly discusses her personal traumas and challenges, showcasing the resilience and wisdom she has gained over the years. Her approach to coaching is rooted in the understanding that mindfulness serves as a bridge to neutral communication, fostering healthier, judgment-free relationships.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.AnneReynolds.love
Most Influential Person* David Hawkins (Author)
Effect On Emotions* Mindfulness helps me to feel my emotions. So I don't run away from them. I feel them, and the more I feel them, the more I can let them go.
Thoughts On Breathing* If you stop and focus on your breathing, you can help to make sure you do not paralyze your mind. There is a breathing technique that I use. It is from a meditation. It's really simple. You inhale deeply, all the way up through the chakras. * Then you exhale slowly until you deplete your lungs. Then there is this beautiful mantra. It is about remembering that you are one with the golden light or the Divine Light. When you could say it in four syllables. So, I teach this in my meditation classes. * This is the meditation that we will do. Say Gorongosa in four syllables. For example, Go rah, ang Gah.
Bullying Story* Understanding the root of bullying is crucial. I've assisted individuals facing workplace or relational bullying. Drawing from personal encounters, including my daughter's past experience with bullying, I've learned the importance of empowering victims to stand up for themselves. * Bullies often harbor unresolved pain, projecting it onto others. Recognizing this, I guide women to bolster their confidence, discouraging bullies by becoming less vulnerable targets. * It's essential for individuals to ground themselves, asserting their worth and refusing to be passive shock absorbers. By teaching clients to navigate assertively, I help them break free from the cycle of absorbing hurt. * Bullies thrive on exploiting perceived weakness; hence, building resilience and self-assurance is key to dismantling their harmful dynamics. Empathy towards the hurt within bullies facilitates a broader perspective, emphasizing the transformative power of self-confidence in diffusing such situations.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz * Book: Bhagavad Gita As It Is by A. C. Bhaktivedanta * App: Calm / Insight Timer or just go outside
Related Episodes* Discover The Secret Behind Magical Success; Sylvia Becker-Hill * Get Stoked With Writer, Aubree Nichols * Combat To Calm; John Lawyer
Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach, and hypnotist helping fast-track people like you to shed their inner bully and confidently move forward. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Email me at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘I Am Determined' in the subject line. We'll schedule a call to discuss how you can move forward to a better life.
Ashton Rodenhiser is a live illustrator who is passionate about doodling for mindfulness. She has brought over 2500 presentations and conversations to
life. She is on a mission to teach sketchnoting skills to students and professionals so they can use doodling and drawing as their best thinking and learning tool. When she’s not working with clients, she's being silly with her three young kids and husband in rural Canada.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.mindseyecreative.com * Book: Beginner's Guide to Sketchnoting by Ashton Rodenhiser
Most Influential Person* Maude Lewis; famous Nova Scotia folk artist
Effect On Emotions* How has mindfulness affected how I deal with emotions? Oh, my gosh, well, that is a big question. I am definitely a highly sensitive person. And I think it's helped me just be okay with that. We'll keep it at that.
Thoughts On Breathing* Oh, my gosh, what are my thoughts on breathing as it relates to mindfulness? Well, that I'm not so great at it. * I definitely try to be mindful about breathing. But you have to really be intentional about it. This is something that I'm not so wonderful at.
Bullying Story* I will tell you something that I learned a few years ago regarding a new definition for forgiveness. And it's really about letting go of the pain, so it doesn't hold you back anymore. Because it's not about forgiving a person; it has nothing to do with the other person. So, I feel like I take that philosophy into many different areas of my life. You know, so you could relate that to bullying. * Because a lot of people who are bullied, they hang on to it. And they identify it; they name it; they create this into something that exists in a big way for them in their minds. * And then they're not able to let go of it the way you're describing, and they think it's their identity. * So it is so important to realize that it doesn't need to be your identity. It is making a very specific conscious decision to let this go. * And it is a little bit about taking your own identity and power back and not giving it that energy.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer * Book: Overcoming Underearning by Barbara Stanny * App: True Voice and Insight Timer
Related Episodes* Creativity and Mindfulness, Learn and Meditate * Your Creative Art Oasis; Faigie Kobre * Exploring AI-Enhanced Storytelling; Richard Rosser
Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘I Am Determined' in the subject line. We'll schedule a call to discuss how you can move forward to a better life.
Kayla Ihrig has been known for roaming the globe since she bought a one-way ticket out of the United States in 2017. She has spent most of her time abroad ever since. Pushed by the feeling that life was passing her by at her nine-to-five, she found work online and fumbled her way through an attempt at executing the exact lifestyle she wanted. As a writer for publications like HubSpot and GoDaddy, she built an online business that now supports both her and her husband as they drift around the world. Her book ‘How To Be A Digital Nomad‘ is available worldwide on January 30th, 2024.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.writingfromnowhere.com * Book: How to Be a Digital Nomad: Build a Successful Career While Travelling the World by Kayla Ihrig
Most Influential Person* My husband, Barry
Effect On Emotions* I often find myself feeling overwhelmed quite easily. * This tendency seems to be inherent in the lifestyle of being self-employed and frequently traveling abroad. * However, it's crucial to remain mindful of what is truly necessary. Identifying the pressing issues at hand is essential. * By narrowing down the focus to the current situation and addressing specific problems, I've realized the importance of not getting bogged down by the bigger picture. This approach has had a significant impact on my overall well-being.
Thoughts On Breathing* I make a conscious effort to be mindful of my breath, especially in moments of anxiety or when feeling overwhelmed. * This practice extends to bedtime, where I consistently center my attention on my breathing. As a result, I notice my body gradually relaxing. * In the past, falling asleep was a challenge for me, but now, with the incorporation of focused breathing, I find that it significantly helps the process of clearing my head before bedtime.
Bullying Story* I have not experienced a lot of bullies in my life. I've been very lucky in that regard. No stories come to mind there. I mean, I've experienced a lot of negativity and some name-calling in the workplace, but I guess I never classified it as bullying. * I think bullying is a pretty impactful negative experience.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey * App: n/a
Related Episodes* World Traveller, Steven Shalowitz Uses Mindfulness to Embrace Cultural Differences * Transform Your Life and Impact the World; Marie Diamond * Aging In Reverse With World’s Top Wellness Influencer, Natalie Jill
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Today's episode is a tribute to Dan Miller. He was a well-loved man, a mentor, and a friend to many podcasters and entrepreneurs, including myself. He is the author of the New York Times best-selling book, 48 Days To The Work You Love. In December, Dan was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and he just passed away on the weekend. My deepest condolences go out to his wife, Joanne, and their children, Kevin Miller, Ashley Logsdon, and Jared Angaza.
From The MM VaultFor today’s episode, I have accessed our interview from the Mindfulness Mode vault of past episodes. I talked with Dan in July of 2020 and decided to share the conversation with you today.
Dan Miller has been a guest on CBS' ‘The Early Show,' MSNBC's ‘Hardball with Chris Mathews, and the Dave Ramsey Show. Dan has spoken at the White House Christian Fellowship and is in high demand as an expert on new opportunities in today’s changing workplace.
His 48 Days Podcast consistently ranks in the top 3 under Careers on iTunes. The 48DaysEagles.com community is viewed worldwide as an example for those seeking to find – or create – work they love. Dan has three grown children (who all host podcasts). Also seventeen grandchildren and has been married to Joanne for over 50 years.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info Company: 48 Days * Website: https://www.48days.com * Podcast: The 48 Days Podcast * Book: 48 Days to The Work You Love (20th Anniversary Edition)* by Dan Miller * Special Offer: https://www.48days.com/BRUCE
Most Influential Person* Zig Ziglar, Personal Development Trainer
Effect on Emotions* “It keeps me aware that when I have reason to be upset, I have a choice. Those are not inevitable responses, and I always have a choice.”
Thoughts on Breathing* “As a matter of fact, I have a speech coach that I work with because I do a fair amount of speaking. I try to learn, and so I looked for a coach for breathing.”
Suggested Resources Book: 48 Days to The Work You Love (20th Anniversary Edition) by Dan Miller * Book: The Daily Stoic* by Ryan Holiday * App: Muse, Calm
Bullying Story* “I watch how somebody treats people. If there are any signs of bullying, ridicule, or belittling, I can't do business with them.”
Related Episodes* The Success Principles; Jack Canfield * 368 Napoleon Hill's Writings; Jeffrey Gitomer * 208 Nuggets of Growth; Jared Angaza
Free GiftGet a Free Chapter of '48 Days to the Work (and life) You Love', New 20th Anniversary Edition. Take the Life You Love Quiz and get extra bonuses if you decide to buy Dan Miller's book. www.48Days.com/Bruce
Today’s episode is called Sun, Snow, and Solitude. Do you enjoy time alone? Do you meditate? Do you like spending time with people, getting out of the house, and being around others? Are you an introvert or an extrovert?
I value my time alone. I enjoy my meditation time every day. That gives me the solitude I crave.
I also enjoy the sunshine, and I’ve talked about that a number of times in my solo episodes. The sun feeds me. It gives me energy and helps give me a feeling of positivity. The sun is uplifting and can take me out of a funk.
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Our KitchenOur kitchen has a large south-facing window, and if there’s any sunshine at all, the sun’s rays flood into this space. Sometimes, I sit there, soak up the sun, and meditate. The effect the sun has on my mood is powerful.
The SnowSnow is another one of my favorite elements of nature. It makes the sun even brighter. With a fresh snowfall, the world looks incredibly bright and beautiful. You might remember me saying that I walk every day. Even though I enjoy the weather almost every day, when there is sunshine and a new snowfall, I feel like I’m on top of the world. There’s something special about that combination of being alone with my thoughts and walking in nature with snow and sunshine.
ColdWith snow comes the cold, which I also enjoy. It is refreshing to spend time outside when the temperature is below freezing. As long as I’m dressed warmly, I feel like the fresh, cold air clears my mind and helps me feel empowered.
I injured my foot recently and had to back off on my daily walks. I’ve been seeing a doctor, and my foot is almost back to normal. This injury made me realize how much I miss my walks when I cannot enjoy my daily outings. Thanks for listening to this episode entitled Sun, Snow, and Solitude.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Surrender Experiment by Michael A. Singer * Book: Letting Go by David R. Hawkins * App: Insight Timer
Related Episodes* Sunshine and Happiness by Bruce L. * Mindfulness, Quantum Physics and Healing With Dr. Anastasia Chopelas * Freed From Stuck; Susie Hayes
Special OfferAre you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Dr. Tara Perry will help you achieve deep, confident peace. She is a Clinical Hypnotherapist and Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. She specializes in Core Trauma Transformation, helping people get to the root of their biggest block, connect to their authentic selves, and thrive in deep confident peace. For 25 years, Dr. Perry has successfully treated celebrities, Olympians, first responders, world record holders, doctors, scientists, teachers, parents, and children. She has been featured on Lifetime television, The Los Angeles Times, Fox Sports West, CosMed Magazine, and more. For 10 years, Dr. Perry taught at the #1 Acupuncture College in California. In 2000, she was chosen to be the first acupuncture teacher at the famous Arthur Ashe Center at UCLA. Dr. Perry hosts her own podcast called Next Level Healing.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.ConsultTara.com * Podcast: Next Level Healing
Most Influential Person* Byron Katie (Author)
Effect On Emotions* I think if you're operating from unconsciousness, which is a lack of mindfulness, then you're just running on autopilot. And I think the thing that's causing people so many problems is being on that hamster wheel; not being able to see what's right in front of them. * And that's why it's so helpful to work with somebody. I mean, yes, you can maybe figure this out all by yourself. And people do. But if you can work with somebody, boy that will sure speed up the process.
Thoughts On Breathing* Wim Hof is a great resource for breathing. He has an 11-minute breathing exercise that he does on YouTube. He teaches people how to do cold therapy. His wife committed suicide, and he was desperately miserable. * To save his own beingness, he turned to cold therapy [which is connected to deep breathing]. I encourage people to do that [Wim Hoff work], tune their minds out, and connect. * One way to do that is to focus on the warmth between your palms and your thighs while you're in that freezing cold. I found that because I've been doing all this meditation and really lighting up the pineal gland, which is key. That's more of an advanced concept. * I incorporate breathwork with my meditation because I find that it greatly deepens it. If you were to do the Wim Hof thing for 11 minutes and then go into your meditation, I think you would find that very deeply expanding.There are so many different ways to do it. You kind of have to mix and match what works best for you. But certainly Leland Holgate and Wim Hof would also be a great way to get started.
Bullying Story* I think the bullies need help too. They're not going home at the end of the day feeling great because they beat up the little kid. In fact, when people have life reviews, they go back and experience all those blows that they inflicted on another person. * Mark Gober does a beautiful job of writing in his book that the golden rule exists in every single religion on the face of the earth. Well, because that's because we are each other. * So the way to happiness as Thich Nhat Hanh said, there is no road to happiness. Happiness is the road. The more we can open up our hearts and share it. So the bully is living in fear. He feels like he needs to crush others in order to feel good about himself. He's also a product of that whole system.
Suggested Resources* Book: I Need Your Love, Is That True by Byron Katie * Book: See Dr. Perry's Book List * App: Wim Hof App
Related Episodes* Getting Centered and Wiping the Mind Clean with Greg Zuffelato * Inner Changemaker, Jay Wong * Build a Radical Platform Through Visibility; Debbi Dachinger
Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘I Am Determined' in the subject line. We'll schedule a call to discuss how you can move forward to a better life
Nick Hutchison is the author of Rise of the Reader and is the visionary force behind BookThinkers, a thriving 7-figure marketing agency. Nick works to connect authors and readers and, in only 7 years, has cultivated a platform reaching over 1,000,000 people monthly. He hosts a podcast called BookThinkers: Life-Changing Books, a top 2% global podcast featuring interviews with renowned authors like Grant Cardone and Lewis Howes. Nick's platform and services have empowered countless authors to reach millions of readers, driving substantial revenue growth. His services encompass video production, podcast booking, and social media brand building. Nick likes to ask the question, “Where would you be today if you had successfully implemented every book you've ever read?”
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Most Influential Person* Tim Ferris (Author)
Effect On Emotions* When I was younger, I was very emotionally reactive and that behavior continued into my late teens and early twenties. I would get angry, input would go into my brain, and I would react. I would have a default reaction and sometimes it would get me in trouble. * It wasn't always so positive. But as I've continued to grow in my mindfulness practices and meditations, I've been able to increase the space between the input to my brain and my reaction. I can default to a place of logic. * I can process before reacting. And so I'm a little bit less emotional than I was. I'm a little bit more logical today than I was back then as well. And mindfulness is the reason that that's happened.
Thoughts On Breathing* I do practice the Wim Hof method breathing exercise every single day. I've heard people define meditation as the return to breath. So when everything's chaotic, just breathe in through your nose, out through your mouth. And I know that from a scientific perspective, if your exhale is longer than your inhale, you'll slow your heart rate down. * And so I try to use those strategies sometimes. My average breath hold is usually in the two-minute range. I don't try to push myself too hard with it. I find that just the daily practice of doing Wim Hof breathing just helps me to stay grounded and to feel really good.
Bullying Story* So, I'll give a 3rd party story. I interviewed an author today at my house. His name is Efren Delgado, former FBI special agent. * Actually, he just wrote a book called The Opposite Is True. And his book kicks off with a story about being bullied. He was in 2nd grade, but he was the youngest of all 2nd graders in his class and he was pretty small. He got picked on a lot. And so he kicked off the book by telling a story where he's shoved to the ground, and he got really hurt. * He looked up, and the bullies almost felt bad, like they were concerned that they had hurt him too much this time. He talks about how that was the first time he ever became aware of this question: Why do good people choose to do bad things? And, you know, sometimes you could say your purpose comes from your pain. * So he got into law enforcement, national security, and FBI work so that he could protect people who were in a similar position of being bullied, whether it was from a terrorist perspective or anything below that. And so he talked a lot about mindfulness. He talked a lot about his ability to slow things down and operate from a place of logic instead of emotion. * And I thought it was a really interesting story. That 1st time becoming aware and asking himself that question and not reacting with emotion, not emoting negativity, but slowing things down and operating from a place of logic instead.
Suggested Resources* Book: Siddhartha, a Novel by Hermann Hesse * Book: Life's Amazing Secrets: How To Find Balance and Purpose In Your Life by Gaur Gopal Das * Book: The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris * Book: Tools Of Titans by Tim Ferris * App: The One-Sec App
Related Episodes* Mindset Tips for Author Success; Tonya Duncan Ellis * 2000 Books To Improve Your Life by Mani Vaya * Master Your Mindset; Scott Burgett
Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘I Am Determined' in the subject line. We'll schedule a call to discuss how you can move forward to a better life
Inesa Ponomariovaite is dedicated to creating healthy, happy lives through her groundbreaking work in the hemp and CBD industry. She is the founder and CEO of Nesa's Hemp. She has developed the world’s first-ever full-spectrum CBDa oil, using a unique process that preserves all the healing compounds of the hemp plant. This process results in a product that offers optimal healing and the potential to restore the body to its natural state.
Embarking on a journey with hemp and CBD five years ago, Inesa's mission was fueled by her mother's devastating cancer diagnosis, given a mere six months to live. Undeterred and heartbroken, she traveled the world in search of natural solutions for her mother's health condition and discovered the miraculous properties of the hemp plant. Recognizing the lack of high-quality hemp products in the market, Inesa faced numerous challenges to create an effective alternative health solution for her mother and people worldwide.
Today, Nesa's Hemp is a certified highest-quality organic hemp product, representing Inesa's commitment to creating healthy, happy lives. Her unwavering dedication has not only resulted in her mother's triumphant victory over cancer but also ignited a mission to extend transformative impact to millions across the globe.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.NesasHemp.com
Most Influential Person* God
Effect On Emotions* I practice being mindful towards myself and knowing that I need to be here and that the world is counting on me. I think that helps me to control my emotions.
Thoughts On Breathing* God developed us so beautifully. We have our own emergency systems, such as breath. You really don't even have to call 911. You just start breathing, and you will see what will happen to you. You will experience thousands of health benefits. I'm just impressed.
Bullying Story* I have a lot of stories about bullying. When I came from Lithuania, I came from a background where I thought light didn't exist. * I learned what's good and what's bad on this earth, and I just decided that I'm not going to have too much patience with people who physically harm us. They are not wishing anything well for us. * I decided to stand up for all of us. That includes myself, my own family, and other people in this country or other countries. * I probably can come across as if I'm bullying them. But I just don't have patience for lies and cheats. (Bruce's note: It is clear that Nesa is dedicated to creating healthy, happy lives everywhere she goes.)
Suggested Resources* Book: The 5AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life by Robin Sharma * App: N/A
Related Episodes* Get Present Before Donning Your Hustler Cape; Eric Allred * Is CBD Oil The Cure To Our Suffering Asks Pain Nation Author, Klee Irwin * Planetary Change Through Leadership; Dr. Nancy Gordon
Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘I Am Determined' in the subject line. We'll schedule a call to discuss how you can move forward to a better life.
Lee Holden teaches mindfulness in motion with Qigong. He is the founder and CEO of Holden QiGong. Lee is a world-renowned leader who brought the ancient Chinese practice of Qigong to the modern world. He has been featured on 8 successful PBS shows with another 13 episodes under “Your Fountain Of Youth With Lee Holden”. The episodes were shot at a variety of scenic locations including Yosemite, Redwood National Park and Croatia. Through online and in-person courses, Lee Holden teaches individuals how to improve their life force energy. He also helps athletes by activating dormant energy through a series of breathing and meditative exercises. Lee has helped over 10,000 students break through barriers to uncover healing from injury or disease as well as maximizing energy levels and decreasing signs of aging.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.holdenqigong.com * Youtube: @HoldenQigong
Most Influential Person Mantak Chia (a Taoist Master;* Mantak Chia is the creator of the Healing Tao, Tao Yoga, Universal Healing Tao System, and Tao Garden Health Spa & Resort)
Effect On Emotions* Oh, mindfulness gets me out of my head so that I don't stack emotions on top of emotions on top of emotions. I can feel the emotion. I can drop into the moment. * And then what I do is do something called transforming negative emotions. Neutralizing them into being centered in the moment
Thoughts On Breathing* Breath is life. I mean, breath is chi. When you take a deep breath. You are bringing energy into your body and that was what sustains and keeps you alive. * You breathe about 20, 000 times a day, but not all of those breaths are equal. So if you're breathing shallow, you're sending a message to your nervous system; I'm stressed out. * If you breathe deep and full, you're sending a message to your nervous system; I'm relaxed. So slow, deep breathing and being attentive to your breath is going to bring you into the moment. It's going to clear stress out of your nervous system and you're going to be more grounded and balanced.
Bullying Story* Raising four daughters, aged 3 to 15, exposes me to diverse forms of bullying. It goes beyond mere exclusion or name-calling; it involves clashes of opinions. When one of my older girls faced criticism over her political stance, I emphasized empathy and a broader outlook. We actively stepped into each other's perspectives, cultivating empathy and understanding. * The result? They mediated between friends with differing views, diffusing tensions within days. Bullying's complexity led me to advocate mindful practices like Qigong, clarifying the line between genuine threats and hurtful situations. These practices empower us to seek support confidently. * Strengthened internally, asking for help becomes more accessible, enabling us to choose healthier social circles. Grounded in ourselves, solutions emerge, countering the usual sense of powerlessness in such situations.
Suggested Resources* Book: Breath: the New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor * Book: The Power of Slow by Lee Holden (Expected to publish early 2025) * App: YMAA App (I have some programs on that app) * App: Insight Timer
Related Episodes* Myung Sung: The Korean Art of Living Meditation with Dr. Jenelle Kim * Shake, Stimulate, and Energize; David Weigert * Rising Above Trauma With Dr. Lin Morel
Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘I Am Determined' in the subject line. We'll schedule a call to discuss how you can move forward to a better life
Professor Pete Alexander knows how to help you lighten your day. He is an author, TEDx speaker, adjunct college professor, certified Laughter Yoga leader, and improv comedy cast member. He is also the President of the greatest interior landscaping company in the San Francisco Bay Area – Office Plants by Everything Grows. Professor Pete helps inspire his students to develop and apply key concepts of marketing specifically to their area of interest. He supports his community by helping them laugh more and stress less. Professor Pete has had significant training in neurolinguistic programming (NLP). His most recent book is called, LIGHTEN Your Day: Fast, Easy, and Effective Stress Relief For When Sh&t Happens.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: wwwPeteAlexander.com * Book: LIGHTEN Your Day: Fast, Easy, and Effective Stress Relief For When Sh&t Happens by Professor Pete Alexander
Most Influential Person* A professor I had back when I was getting my bachelor's degree
Effect On Emotions* I used to react immediately and usually in a negative way. And so mindfulness now for me is going back to being in the present. * And there's a note on my monitor that basically reminds me, do not believe your thoughts because if we get wrapped up in all of our emotions, we potentially are going to say the wrong thing. * And so being mindful and being present helps. And sometimes we say the words wrong. We can't get them back. It's too late.
Thoughts On Breathing* I like to call it the box method. So if we think about a square, what to do for deep breathing, We can do deep breathing where you breathe all the way in and you make sure that if you can breathe out through your mouth. That's always the most beneficial way to breathe.
* With The Box Method, count to at least four or five when you breathe in. Then count to four or five when you breathe out. Do it for only two times each, and you will automatically start getting calmer.
* A visualization exercise can help you do a deep breath. Breathe in and then do a slow breath out. Go in your mind to a place where you like to relax. You automatically start breathing slower that way. You are most likely going to be doing it in about four seconds.
So, think about it as a box.
Bullying Story* My story about bullying and how mindfulness would have made a difference, highlights how I dealt with a challenging coworker using the STOP method. STOP is an acronym. Stop, Take yourself away, Observe your feelings, Proceed. In a toxic open office, this person's behavior grated on me, pushing my stress levels through the roof. * When he criticized someone on my team, blaming me for their mistake, I felt ready to explode. * Remembering the STOP method, I walked away, took a breather, and analyzed my emotions. * Stepping back helped me avoid a pointless confrontation and present a composed response later. * It's crucial not to react impulsively in such situations; this method isn't just for work, it's a valuable tool for handling any confrontational person, even in personal relationships.
Suggested Resources* Book: LIGHTEN Your Day: Fast, Easy, and Effective Stress Relief For When Sh&t Happens by Professor Pete Alexander * Book: The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything by Stephen M .R. Covey * App: Duolingo App to learn a language
Related Episodes* Laughing In The Face of COVID19; Dr. Madan Kataria * Laugh, Learn and Awaken With JP Sears * Laughter, Humor and Mindfulness Solo Weekend With Bruce
Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘I Am Determined' in the subject line. We'll schedule a call to discuss how you can move forward to a better life
Summer McStravick teaches Manifesting Through Flowdreaming as part of her work as a personal growth coach. She is also an author and podcaster whose works have been used worldwide to transform people's inner emotional landscapes as well as their external lives. Her latest book is called Stuff Nobody Taught You: 40 Lessons from ME School to Help You Stop Being Miserable and Start Feeling Amazing. Previously, she worked for Louise L. Hay for a decade and created HayHouseRadio.com. Summer is the creator of Flowdreaming, a mind-body technique for manifesting and growing inner emotional strength.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.flowdreaming.com * Podcast: Flowdreaming
Most Influential Person* Eckhart Tolle, Author
Effect On Emotions* I begin in a state of mindfulness is alignment. Reaching a moment of a perfect and pure flow feeling. I'm moving through a state of no restrictions. There's no resistance. I mean, that's the definition of flow, the absolute lack of resistance. * Think about electricity; it can flow without resistance, Or you put little resistors in and pull it back. So mindfulness and flow are synonymous to me.
Thoughts On Breathing* I love breathwork. It's one of my favorite practices. Real breath work where you're focusing on the breathing and nothing but the breathing. * And I've had some extraordinary visions and experiences as a result of doing breathwork. When I Flowdream or go into my aligned mindfulness, getting into that state, I often begin with breath because, in my world, everything around us is energy. It's all moving forward through time and space. * So everything is in a state of action. When I'm breathing, what I'm doing is I'm taking a little bit of the world into me. Like I'm literally taking the world into my being and then I'm expelling a little bit of my being back into the world. So it's putting me into this. It's a really strong, synergistic loop with life. * It reminds me I'm not just this little body walking around. Every moment I am contributing a bit of myself into this world and taking it into me. It's a profound feeling; a profound idea.
Bullying Story* Being the odd one out as a kid led to bullying, feeling unpopular, and vastly different from my peers. * Growing up in a hippie household made me stand out, and it created a divide between me and the neighborhood kids. Reflecting on those years, I realized their bullying stemmed from fear or a hidden desire for what they saw in me—being unapologetically myself. * My refusal to conform triggered both admiration and intimidation. They wanted to embrace individuality but felt restricted by societal norms. Their reactions were a mix of jealousy, anger, and fear of being different. It became easier to project those emotions onto someone embodying that difference—me. * It was a defense mechanism against confronting their own fears and insecurities about being unique.
Suggested Resources* Book: Flowdreaming: A Radical New Technique for Manifesting Anything You Want by Summer McStravick * Book: Stuff Nobody Taught You: 40 Lessons from M.E.School® to Help You Stop Being Miserable and Start Feeling Amazing by Summer McStravick * App: Flowdreaming App for meditation and manifesting
Related Episodes* Flow State Secrets; Tim Bui * Lasting Happiness Secrets With TM Hoy * The Entrepreneur’s Secret Shared By Business Dominatrix Arlene Battishill
Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach, and hypnotist helping fast-track people like you to shed their inner bully and confidently move forward. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘I Am Determined' in the subject line. We'll schedule a call to discuss how you can move forward to a better life.
Lance Cayko is a multi-talented serial entrepreneur with an architect's mindful life vision. He is also a lecturer and podcaster with a diverse background in architecture, construction, and real estate development. He is the co-founder and partner of F9 Productions Inc., a successful design + build firm based in Longmont, Colorado. His company specializes in single-family and multi-family residential and small commercial projects.
Before earning a degree in Building Construction Technology from the North Dakota State College of Science, Lance worked in nearly every trade of construction. He then continued his education and earned a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Design and a Master of Architecture from North Dakota State University, culminating with him graduating at the top of his class and earning the coveted McKenzie Thesis Award for the most outstanding thesis project.
After college, Lance worked in various architecture roles in the construction industry before co-founding F9 Productions in 2009 with his business partner Alex Gore. Since then, the company has grown a reputation for quality craftsmanship, innovative design, and exceptional customer service.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: InsidetheFirmPodcast.com * Podcast: InsidetheFirmPodcast.com
Most Influential Person* Kanye West (Rapper)
Effect On Emotions* Mindfulness, to me, stems from a recent read, Holding the Calm. by Hesha Abrams. It's about embracing different ‘lives' within our lifespan stages—20s, 20-40, 40-60, and beyond. * I've reached my ‘third life' at 40, prompting a focus on becoming a composed figure amidst chaos, solving problems with a stoic calmness.
Thoughts On Breathing* Breathing used to begin with gratitude for that initial breath, but it's slipped away. Yet, hiking strenuous mountain trails redefines it. * A 17-mile trek for fishing at 11,000 feet or a seemingly easy 3-mile hike with my daughter. That is challenging for her but exhilarating for me. Climbing steep slopes, sweat-drenched, and panting, I pause, leaning against the mountainside, smiling despite the exhaustion. * My daughter wonders why. It's simple—the feeling of being alive in those moments. Breathing, in those hikes, signifies unequivocal existence. The intensity of physical exertion validates life. Every breath is a confirmation of being undeniably present, alive, and vibrant.
Bullying Story* My childhood bully, Jonas, fueled my drive. Instead of combating him, I channeled his negativity into motivation. * I held onto the vision of future success, using his actions as a catalyst. Keeping my focus on the prize—my success in architecture, construction, and personal pursuits—kept me driven. * It wasn't about fighting back; it was about harnessing that negative energy as fuel for my ambitions, letting it ignite a fire in me to excel and succeed beyond those bullying moments.
Suggested Resources* Book: Holding the Calm: The Secret to Resolving Conflict and Defusing Tension by Hesha Abrams * Book: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius * Book: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
Related Episodes* Bryce Prescott: Rules of Success to Live a Balanced Life Using a Scientific Approach * Elder Care Meets Mindfulness With Legal Expert Nicole Wipp * Don’t Wait To Be Great Proclaims Raven Blair Glover
Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘I Am Determined' in the subject line. We'll schedule a call to discuss how you can move forward to a better life.
Adam Hergenrother is the author of The 200% Life. He is the Founder & CEO of the thriving $1 billion organization, Adam Hergenrother Companies. He owns a national real estate company, an award-winning development and construction company, and a leadership training firm. He is passionate about using business to transform lives and believes that when you focus on leading yourself first, the business results will follow. When he's not leading and growing his organizations or working on his inner growth, you can find Adam in the Vermont mountains with his wife, Sarah, and three children.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.AdamHergenrother.com * Podcast: The 200% Life w/ Adam Hergenrother
Most Influential Person* Michael A. Singer (Author)
Effect On Emotions* Number one is that mindfulness made me aware that I'm not my emotions. Therefore I have the ability to either touch them or don't touch them. That obviously gives me a lot more clarity in my life.
Thoughts On Breathing* I love cathartic breathing. How wonderful it is to take three deep breaths; you know, that's part of the relaxed release. Just drop your shoulders, it just releases and you know, the parasympathetic and sympathetic systems that are going through our bodies. * If we can reconnect those and align those in through breath. It's just that, by the way, it's really funny; breathing is the only thing that we can control, and then if we don't want to it controls itself. It's autonomous. * Breathwork is one of those amazing things that if you still want to pay attention to it, it breathes on its own. But yet, if you want to pay attention to it, you can breathe on your own.
Bullying Story* There's a situation right now with one of my daughters. She is caught in a bullying situation. I was just responding to this individual. * When I grew up, I was actually bullied quite a bit in a different way. We didn't have cyberbullying, which I think is even worse today. Because I explained to my kids who are 11, nine, and seven. * Back when I was growing up, if there was an issue, we unfortunately often got into a physical fight. But it was just different back then. Like it was at school where it happened, but then when we went home, it was it was done. We didn't deal with it anymore. * People were not writing notes and leaving them in your mailbox every day, right? * Now it's even more difficult because when a kid goes home, all sudden, the bullying goes to the social media networks.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Surrender Experiment, The Untethered Soul. And Living Untethered by Michael A. Singer * Book: The Power Of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Related Episodes* Moving in Mindful Motion With Diena Seeger * Tame the Ego’s Tongue; Alan Carroll * Conversations Across Divides; Justin Michael Williams
Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘I Am Determined' in the subject line. We'll schedule a call to discuss how you can move forward to a better life.
Cyrus Rustom teaches strength through struggle. He has been coaching nutrition, fitness, health and peak performance for 13 years. Prior to his fitness industry career, he served as Royal Marines Commandos for 5 years, including a tour in Afghanistan on Operation Herrick 2006. His style of coaching is tough love. Cyrus almost died in a life-threatening incident in Afghanistan and bounced back to grow a successful 15-year career in fitness. He opened two fitness facilities in his hometown of Dubai and also coaches mindset, discipline, fitness, and nutrition. His current business started during Covid and against all odds, has not just survived but thrived. His business now generates over $1,000,000 a year in revenue. Cyrus also works for the Royal Family in Dubai, UAE. Cyrus attributes his success to his ability to extract powerful lessons learned through massive trauma.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.Boxica.ae * Podcast: Cyrus Rustom Show
Most Influential Person* My wife
Effect On Emotions* Mindfulness has absolutely helped me deal with my emotions. This is something that I haven't mastered yet, either. I'm still reminding myself on a daily basis that I need to breathe and process things slowly.
Thoughts On Breathing* Wim Hof. Style of breathing is one method of breathing. It's actually quite fast. And it brings you into a certain state. But there are thousands of different ways to breathe. Wim Hof has one. * I prefer to slow breathe. And it would be a deep inhalation through the nose only. Then it would be a long, slow exhalation. And if you're listening to this right now and you've never really focused on your breathing before, I urge you to do 10 breaths like this. * In through the nose. Full deep breath. Hold at the top for two to three seconds. And then let it out slowly. * And your goal is to try and exhale for 10 seconds. If you do this, not even 10 times, if you do this five times, you're going to be in a completely different state. And that has helped me massively over the years. * And another method is box breathing. I'm sure you're familiar with three seconds inhalation, three seconds hold, three seconds exhalation, three seconds hold. * Again, do that. I think with box breathing, you need a bit longer to feel the effects. But you will. Your mind will slow down. You'll feel good, and you'll be able to think more clearly about the situation rather than just be wrapped up in the emotions of it.
Bullying Story* I've been bullied before, but at the age that it happened, I wouldn't have been able to have told you what mindfulness was. * I believe that a lot of the things they teach you in school are actually very irrelevant to life. So if I had been mindful at the time and I had more awareness, they wouldn't have bothered me so much. I wish they had taught things in school that were more usable in life, like mindfulness. And other things like how to manage finances, how to think positively, how to have goals, and how to meditate. Also, how to breathe properly. * Nobody taught me how to breathe. The first time I did a breathing session with someone, I realized this was so powerful. For sure I would have gotten through the situation if I'd known how to breathe and be a little bit more mindful,
Suggested Resources* Book: The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman
Related Episodes* Live As A Courageous Human; Clint Hatton * Allan Misner: Keep Balance To Find Encouragement and Enlightenment * Dr. Kim D’Eramo: Dynamic Doctor Encourages Mindfulness for Mind Body Health
Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘I Am Determined' in the subject line. We'll schedule a call to discuss how you can move forward to a better life.
Roy Coughlan knows what it's like to lose everything and be grateful. He is a seasoned serial entrepreneur, and his portfolio includes over 15 successful ventures spanning five countries. As a dynamic podcast host and coach, Roy has established five podcasts, four of which have soared to the Top 0.5%, with the fifth currently at 1.5%. Leveraging his extensive experience, he now guides others in navigating the podcasting landscape, assisting them in reaching remarkable success.
Roy's journey from a humble start washing cars at 9 to becoming a Distinguished Toastmaster in just three years showcases his remarkable transformation. Despite facing setbacks, including financial losses and personal liabilities, Roy emerged resilient. His podcasts, covering topics from self-discovery to language learning, consistently achieve top rankings, reflecting his dedication to quality content. Passionate about exposing global corruption, Roy combines insightful discussions with actionable solutions. With a voracious appetite for knowledge, he reads around 100 books annually, enriching his understanding and empowering those he mentors in the podcasting realm.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: https://bio.link/podcaster * Podcast: Roy has 5 podcasts:Speaking with Roy Coughlan / Meditation/ Learn Polish / Awakening / The Crypto Podcast
Most Influential Person* My mother
Effect On Emotions* I've learned not to react impulsively, like that time when I was picking up my tired child from school. Initially frustrated, I realized his tears were fatigue, not disobedience. * That experience shifted my perspective, making me more empathetic. Now, in situations, even on the road, I pause before reacting. * I consider the unknowns in people's lives—maybe a rough day or personal struggles. Unless it's unsafe, I avoid honking or road rage. Understanding that most are just trying to navigate their own challenges, I drive calmly, prioritizing safety over frustration. * It's about seeing beyond the surface and acknowledging everyone's unseen battles.
Thoughts On Breathing* Exploring various breathwork sessions, I stumbled into an incredible journey. Witnessing people release trauma through breath amazed me. Encouraging others to dive in, I stress the need for skilled facilitators, not just online tutorials. * While I've tried multiple sessions and even courses, I don't feel compelled; it's about aligning with my needs. * Conscious breathing helps realign when feeling off. I've ventured into ice baths, inspired by experiences in Poland. From meeting Wim Hof to accidental swimsuit mishaps in freezing temperatures, the rush and energy from these experiences are unmatched. * Despite the initial chill, the exhilaration afterward is worth every shiver, encouraging everyone to give it a try.
Bullying Story* Growing up small in a tough neighborhood, I faced relentless bullying. Boxing helped, but I ended up becoming a bully myself at school. * It felt like fighting back against the torment. Yet, even as I faced bullying, I learned to fight back, realizing that not backing down deterred some attackers. * In one instance, eight guys set the papers I was about to deliver on fire, leading me to study martial arts. Through six years of practice, I grasped mindfulness, avoiding fights despite my ability. Confidence became my shield. I learned to defuse conflicts, standing my ground without aggression. * It changed me, sparing others the pain I once felt and rejecting the cycle of bullying I'd briefly fallen into.
Suggested Resources* Book: Therapeutic Mindfulness: A Healing Skill, Not a Coping Skill by Ruth Fearnow
Related Episodes* Allan Misner: Keep Balance To Find Encouragement and Enlightenment * Use Mindfulness To Be Self-Aware With Your People Suggests Videographer Matt Peet * Live The Life You Love With Victim To Victor Author, Nick Santonastasso
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Kristof Morrow is an author and award-winning journalist. Second Sun Insights is the title of this episode. Kristof taught himself to write while serving in the military and later won two awards from Texas Press Associations. His debut book is called The Second Sun: Volumes I & II, and he contends the work is not only epic fantasy but also literature, seeking to uncover or elaborate on truths long felt and long considered. Kristof believes in Steinbeck's philosophy that ‘my whole mission as a writer is to help people understand one another.’
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: https://linktr.ee/kristofmorrow * Books: The Second Sun Volumes I and II
Most Influential Person* John Steinbeck, Author
Effect On Emotions* Mindfulness is an important intermediary between action and forgiveness.
Thoughts On Breathing* This makes me think of meditation. I grew up in the South, so we used to hear people make fun of people who meditate all the time. So I came into it with a prejudice. But I did try it and it really works. Meditation is one of those things that you have to do every day like once a day; you can't just do it once.
Bullying Story* Well, I was bullied pretty relentlessly, even in school, because I have a pretty severe case I think, of ADHD. So that did not enable me to make friends my own age. And so when I was in school, I had a lot of difficulty cooperating with kids my own age. * So maturing was very deliberate because otherwise my life was filled with horror and terror and poverty. We were really poor for the first half of my life.
Suggested Resources* Book: East of Eden by John Steinbeck * Books: The Second Sun Volumes I and II
Related Episodes* Mindset Tips for Author Success; Tonya Duncan Ellis * Hope For Recovery With Author Hope Andersen * Build Better Relationships With Author Bryan Falchuk
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Michael Feldstein helps people breathe better, live better. He is an air quality expert with a robust background in disaster recovery and home restoration. Transitioning from rebuilding homes to pioneering solutions, he developed a cutting-edge air purifier addressing the fallout of environmental catastrophes. His innovation offers a powerful defense against the invisible threats that compromise indoor air quality. Michael's commitment to this cause stems from a deep desire to transform post-disaster living spaces into havens of health and safety. Michael has witnessed firsthand how polluted air can damage people’s well-being. This is the reason he created Jaspr.
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Most Influential Person* UJ Ramdas; Author of The 5 Minute Journal
Effect On Emotions* I am quite calm in chaos. I don't know where exactly it came from, but it allows me, if I'm stressed out or feeling overwhelmed, I go for a very, very long walk or sit in the hot tub. That way I get alone time. No phone and just give myself an opportunity to think without the input of others. * Whether listening to a podcast, music or nothing. Just total, total silence to think through things. And then, when something's stressful, I ask myself, is there something I could do about it? If not, I move on. If yes, I do the thing.
Thoughts On Breathing* I recommend James Nestor's book, Breath. I had a very obstructed airway for a long time. I got nose surgery. a septorhinoplasty in 2018 at age 28. It has forever changed my life. I can now breathe through my nose. * It's amazing. I'm way calmer. I sleep better. I can scuba dive. I can hike. Breathing slowly is good. Breathing through the nose is good too.
Bullying Story* I would say I wasn't like a chronically bullied kid, but I definitely had confrontations. I would say I also bullied some kids at summer camp. Mindfulness would have made a big difference because it would have allowed me the moment to pause before I acted. I would have been able to take that moment to think whether there was ever a situation where I had a bullying event towards me. * It's actually funny. My daughter is three and a half. And the other day, I said, what did you learn at school? And sat in a little pose and she said, mindfulness. * It's great to see kids thinking about that. And they have this little angry corner. So if you're mad at someone, you can go there and hang out. It's funny. She came home and she said a kid pushed her today and she cried and another kid grabbed her an ice pack.
Suggested Resources* Book: Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor * Book: Living from a Place of Surrender by Michael A Singer * Book: Deep Work by Cal Newport * Book: The One Thing by Gary Keller * App: I don't have a phone so no app
Related Episodes* Anne-Claire Holland: Stop and Check Your Breathing When Panic or Anger Feelings Surface * Breathwork To Upscale Your Life; Samantha Skelly * Pause, Breathe, And Smile To Awaken Your Mindfulness; Gary Gach
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Today’s episode details 5 Meditation Methods. I'll be talking about some types of meditation you've probably heard about. Maybe you've been curious about how they really work and how they differ. I'll go into some detail about each one and talk about the benefits. If you have any questions, send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com. You may resonate with one or more of these types of meditation. Maybe you've had personal experiences that you'd like to share. Let me know. I may share your thoughts on my next episode.
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Mindfulness MeditationMindfulness meditation is a practice that focuses on being aware of the present moment. It is also about being non-judgmental as you observe thoughts, sensations, and emotions. This method of meditation is rooted in ancient Buddhist traditions. It may focus on the breath, bodily sensations, or surroundings. The practice involves acknowledging thoughts without attachment or reaction, allowing them to come and go. With Mindfulness Meditation, you will come to know a new level of acceptance and clarity.
Transcendental MeditationTranscendental Meditation (TM) is the silent repetition of a specific mantra to promote a state of deep relaxation and reduced stress. If you’re practicing TM, you get comfortable in a seated position and you silently start repeating a personally assigned mantra for 15-20 minutes, twice every day. The mantra serves as a focal point, allowing the mind to effortlessly transcend normal waking consciousness, reaching a state of profound restfulness and inner calm.
Loving-Kindness MeditationThis method is also known as Metta. It focuses on having compassionate thoughts towards yourself and others. You would be guided to generate feelings of love and warmth towards yourself. Then you would extend these feelings to loved ones, acquaintances, and even those you might feel challenged to deal with. Phrases or affirmations can be used to help promote genuine feelings of kindness and compassion for all. The goal of this practice is to dissolve barriers and reduce negative emotions like anger or resentment. It encourages empathy and connectedness. Through consistent practice, you would probably experience increased emotional resilience, improved relationships, and a greater sense of inner peace and interconnectedness with the world.
Guided VisualizationGuided Visualization is about using mental imagery to cause relaxation and focus. This method is often led by a facilitator, but it can be a self-practice as well. You would settle into a comfortable position, following guided instruction to imagine peaceful scenes or environments. You may be asked to think of desired outcomes. Through vivid descriptions, you would visualize details such as sights, sounds, and sensations. This practice uses the mind's power to reduce stress, enhance concentration, and stimulate a relaxed state.
Body Scan MeditationBody Scan Meditation is all about focusing your attention on different parts of the body. The method encourages you to notice physical sensations without judgment. For this method, you would lie down or sit in a comfortable position and then move attention from one body part to another, noting any tension, warmth, or relaxation. Body scan meditation encourages deep relaxation, mindfulness, and awareness of bodily sensations. This can help with stress reduction and promote physical and mental relaxation.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Science of Being and Art of Living” by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi * Book: Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn * Book: Real Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A 28-Day Program to Realize the Power of Meditation by Sharon Salzberg * App: Insight Timer
Related Episodes* The Three Pillars of Meditation; Giovanni Dienstmann * Mark Dillon: Anxiety and Suffering to Employment at the World Class Meditation Insight Center * Peace and Calm Meditation
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Wen Peetes is an intuitive healing coach, mentor, and speaker whose unshakable trauma survival is a testament to the world. She helps women become powerful decision-makers so they never have to doubt themselves again. As a survivor of childhood abuse, Wen found herself trying to break free from the negative cycle that left her feeling stuck, helpless, and hopeless. Through a series of life-changing events, she found the courage to embrace her darkest secret and the resilience to turn pain into purpose. With her Instagram @rebelforaspell, Wen shares tools of transformation with tailored offerings including her private 1-on-1 coaching program and her private healing retreat.
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Most Influential Person* My sister-cousin Deidre
Effect On Emotions* Mindfulness helps me because every day, I step into the space of love. My eyes are closed right now. I shut down one of my senses and I just listen to everything that's coming up in my body. * Everything I do not filter, I do not judge. I let the messages come, come, come. And then I say, Hey, what do you want me to do? What are you trying to tell me? And I encourage myself to sit, to explore, and to act in a way that serves the truth in which I'm living in right now. That is love.
Thoughts On Breathing* Breathe with my whole being. Our bodies can breathe in different ways. Our throat, we think of nose, but we can breathe with our entire being if we choose to. * And that quiet listening I was telling you about before, it just helps you to invite your whole heart to breathe in a way that expands it horizontally. * It sounds curious, but invites you to become more loving and connected in such a coherent way with your mind and your heart and your soul. That's never been taught to anybody, never been taught by me, by anybody. * I just discovered it through my practice. And I'm happy to share more if anybody's interested.
Bullying Story* I was a bully for myself. I bullied myself into believing I was not good enough. I was dirty. I was scarred. I was ugly. I was all these things. So I self-bullied myself into believing all the things that the emotions of discomfort and especially shame brought up. * Look at you. Look at how you look. You can't run away from this face. So I dealt with that personally, and through my self-healing, I learned to unravel that. But on top of that, I was bullied in school as well because I had a lot of scars from being physically abused. I have hyperpigmentation. * The scars do not heal quickly at all. It takes decades. So I had a lot of scars littered on my legs and people would point.
My Mother and Bullying* My mother would say to me, she'd hold my hands, her hands in my, her hands around my face. And she said, nobody's better than you. Don't listen to them. She said all the positive things, and that was so confusing to me, Bruce, because I was thinking, but you gave me these scars. * But within her somewhere inside of her, she had the capacity and maybe the compassion, the awareness, to see I'm doing something wrong. I don't know how to fix it. So there's some things in my life I have to clean up so that I don't give this inheritance to my child. * So I'm grateful that she did that because that instilled a little window of oh, I'm okay, I'm not ugly. I'm just different. And I have to figure out how to use a certain cream or she'd help me buy something to deal with it. But bullying is very harmful because it tempts you to believe that everything they say, you are. * And you don't have anywhere else to go but that state of being. So it's very difficult to get through that. For some people it's surrounding themselves with maybe their animals, their plants, or a community of other people. Or finding a coach, finding a therapist, and just finding some creative resource. Sometimes music, laughter, or painting that feeds another emotion of joy, of hope.
Suggested Resources* Book: Stillness Speaks by Eckhart Tolle * Book: Inner Child Healing: HEAL your wounds. TRAIN Your Mind. CREATE a new you by Wen Peetes * App: Hayhouse App
Related Episodes* Use Play To Get Grounded In Mindfulness With Maribel Jimenez * Unleash Your Creative Expression With Emerald Peaceful GreenForest * Publish, Promote and Profit; Tell Your Story Says Rob Kosberg
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Dick Wybrow is an Amazon best-selling author of humorous supernatural fiction. He has captivated audiences as a rock radio DJ, stand-up comedian, and television producer for over 30 years. These days, he's moved on to a fourth career; bestselling fiction author. Ninety percent of his time is spent clacking away on a keyboard in solitude. His most recent endeavor is a Wolfwere Trilogy; Kane, Kane Unleashed, and Kane Unhinged. Dick remains centered by spending quality time with whānau (family) and friends. Canadian by birth, Dick grew up in the US and now lives in New Zealand.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.DickWybrow.com * Book: Kane, Kane Unleashed, Kane Unhinged (Wolfwere Trilogy)
Most Influential Person* Tommy Kramer (a talent coach I once had)
Effect On Emotions* Mindfulness has, in a sense, helped me discover that I had narcolepsy. Just discovering that that was creating some of the frustration was a big help. Emotions are a reaction to either what I'm generating or somebody else's. * Now, if I can go back to the source and take a look at the thing that is causing that thing. That helps me deal with the emotions. One shouldn't lead to the other. There's mess and stuff in the way. Emotions will cloud you and prevent you from making proper judgments. * So I try to use mindfulness to take a look and see what is causing this in me right now. How can I calm this and work out this problem? This helps me not only to solve the problem, but the emotion dissipates.
Thoughts On Breathing* Somewhere along the way, I broke my brain. I used to be able to meditate a bit, but I don't do that as well anymore. So my version of meditation is to go into a dark room. I lie down in the dark and count my breathing, five in, six out. * But one thing I do is I look at the inside of my eyelids and I know how goofy that sounds. But for a while, as I do that, my mind's racing and racing, but I focus on it for a minute or two. I start to see shapes, and I focus on those shapes. * And sincerely, this works for me. I started to see the ridges of the shapes and more definitions, and eventually, I found myself seeing these visual expressions. That's my version of meditation right now. Just count my breaths and become calm that way. * Just focusing on some of these lights that start to come up in the brain, and that gets me centered. And I do that for about 20 to 25 minutes and I'm right as rain.
Bullying Story* I grew up as a chubby kid with a Canadian accent in New Jersey, often becoming a target for others. This experience made me shy but also taught me the power of humor as a defense mechanism. * Working in television for two decades, I encountered bullying from high-profile personalities. I've learned that most of this aggression stems from their insecurities rather than genuine criticism. Instead of getting defensive, I try to understand their perspective, realizing they're often expressing their own anxieties. By doing so, I not only ease my own anxiety but also help them by adapting to their concerns. * It's a challenging process but one that brings understanding and resolution amidst the chaos of television's high-pressure environment.
Suggested Resources* Book: Kane, Kane Unleashed, Kane Unhinged (Wolfwere Trilogy) * App: Listening to Audiobooks
Related Episodes* Mindset Tips for Author Success; Tonya Duncan Ellis * Hope For Recovery With Author Hope Anderse * The Way Of Effortless Mindfulness With Author Loch Kelly
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William Yeske is a combat veteran, author, and speaker who shares how he found peace, even in the valley. His book is called, Damn The Valley and tells of his experiences in the Arghandab River Valley in Afghanistan. Will served 11 years in the U.S. Army. As a serial entrepreneur, he has significant expertise in marketing, IT, and project management. He currently runs and operates a marketing company, No Limits Marketing Group (NLMG), founded to help small businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemic. It uses a combination of modern marketing techniques coupled with a non-lethal targeting framework learned in the military to provide clients with winning strategies. Will was also a founding board member of a Veteran non-profit, Rally for the Troops (now part of Racing for Heroes). Will is attending Columbia Business School while running current business projects, creating new possibilities for future endeavors. He is also parenting his two children alongside his wife, who is also a US military veteran.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.DamnTheValleyBook.com * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/damnthevalleybook * Instagram: @damnthevalleybook * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamyeske * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@damnthevalleybook
Most Influential Person* Andy Frizella (The MFCEO project)
Effect On Emotions* Anger. Yeah, definitely. Those anger spike moments and realizing, you know, to do that breath work and realizing what's going on; hey, you're losing it, you're losing it. * And you're losing your self-control of the situation. Take that breath, you know, back up, look at the picture of what's actually going on.
Thoughts On Breathing* Yeah. I mean, man, I have the book Breath by James Nester. I couldn't believe when I was reading through that phenomenal book, with just the different techniques and stuff. There are also so many apps out there these days. * There is also pranayama. Sometimes it's actually just called prana.
Bullying Story* I have talked to my kids about bullying. The nice thing for them anyway, is their mom is also six foot tall. * So both of my kids are head and shoulders taller than everyone else in their class. So I have tried to instill in them that they are probably stronger than most of the kids around them, and it's their duty to be a protector for others. I have tried to instill in them, rather than using their strength for bad, use that strength for good.
Suggested Resourcesaa* Book: Bravo Company Ben Kesling * Books: Breath by James Nestor * App: n/a
Related Episodes* Living Consciously; Brian Berneman * Transforming Crisis into Opportunity; John Robertson * Is Fear Holding You Back?
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Josh Dech has a deep understanding of the gut-brain connection. He is an ex-paramedic, and Holistic Nutritionist, specializing in gut health. It was the successes his clients have had with complex digestive diseases, previously thought to be impossible, that got him connected to some of the world’s most renowned doctors.
Since then, he’s been recruited to the Priority Health Academy as a medical lecturer, helping educate doctors on the holistic approach to gut health, and complex digestive issues. Gut health is known to be connected to mental health, emotions, sleep, productivity, concentration, hormones, inflammation, sickness, detoxification, cravings, relationships, and more. Our lives can be severely impacted by an unhealthy gut.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.ReversablePod.com * Podcast: ReversABLE: The Ultimate Gut Health Podcast
Most Influential Person* Kyle, a mentor of mine.
Effect On Emotions* Mindfulness has affected my emotions dramatically. So I have ADHD. It's something I've dealt with a long time, and actually fixing my gut 99 percent improved it to the point that you'd never know I have it. Unless … you live with me. * And so when I was going through a lot of this process, trying to fix it, I was trying Vyvanse and other drugs. I was having mood swings, outbursts, and suicidal thoughts. Like I was a mess emotionally and psychologically. * And after coming through that and healing up my gut, I was able to then look back and see what was going on and how miserable my wife was during this process. * And, you know, God love her for sticking with me. And we went to counseling and did all this stuff. * And a lot of it came back to how my body was creating chemicals in my brain, and so the mindfulness of my physical body allowed me a reflective mindfulness of my psychological body.
Thoughts On Breathing* So, breathing is interesting because we live in a world where we are deoxygenated. Gary Brekka is a fellow who's getting very famous right now through 10X Health, and he's famous for this quote; he says, the presence of oxygen is the absence of disease, and we do live in deoxygenated states. * If I take your blood right now, Bruce, and I look at it under a microscope, your blood cells are probably aggregated, not coagulated, but aggregated electronically. They'd be drawn together like static cling. * And so if we go out and just simply go 10 minutes in the earth, touch barefoot to the dirt in the earth, you discharge all these ions, those blood cells open up. Which means you have more surface area, which means you have more room for oxygenation. * And by getting into the sunlight, getting infrared on your skin, getting a touch in the earth, we hyper oxygenate our bodies. * You can add up to 16 times more oxygen to your mitochondrial cells. Imagine having 16 times more oxygen and, with it, more energy. And so breath works a very important part following guys like Wim Hof. * What I'll do before an interview like this, I'll sit down for five to eight minutes, I'll do 30 breaths, really dramatic in and out. * And on the last breath, I exhale, a comfortable exhale, and I just hold it as long as I can. It's a minute, two minutes. You keep going, you go three minutes, four minutes, you'll be able to hold your breath and we hyper oxygenate the tissue. And that gives me better digestion, better breath, better energy, better mental clarity, all these things. * My body starts to work better with that oxygen.
Bullying Story* When I began my career, it was marked by significant changes. Dr. Semmelweis faced ostracism for his innovative ideas, a fate common to those introducing novelty; humans inherently resist change. Challenges, arguments, even hostility—these greeted my bold assertion: I'd discovered a breakthrough in reversing dreadful diseases. I posted on Facebook, proclaiming that nine out of ten cases of ulcerative colitis could be reversed, countering the prevalent notion in Western medicine of relying solely on drugs and hoping to avoid drastic surgeries. * My stance led to a faculty position as a medical lecturer, discussing our successful reversal methods. But when I shared this on Reddit, backlash ensued. I was harassed, threatened, and my bookings hijacked. Many were defensive, unable to accept an alternative approach. It was tough; I almost gave up. Yet, the community I'd aided rallied, sharing stories of relief after years of suffering. Their support amidst the bullying rekindled my resolve to pursue change.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Oxygen Advantage by Patrick McCone * Books: The Autoimmune Solution by Dr. Amy Myers * App: Audible and Spotify
Related Episodes* The Gut-Brain Connection; Wade Lightheart * Three Keys To Juggling Work and Family; Connie Benjamin * Become A Realized Leader With Harvard Professor, Daniel P. Brown
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Heather Leigh Strom teaches how to embrace the healing power of dogs. She became a distinguished professional trainer and competitor by the age of 30, although her journey with dogs began at the mere age of 4. At first she saw dogs as a hobby, specializing in rehabilitating the most challenging cases, forming unique connections and effortlessly resolving their issues.
It became obvious that Heather not only had unparalleled commitment and bonding to dogs, but that she had a sort of psychic connection. Beyond her canine pursuits, Heather struggled with a profound sense of isolation and sought solutions in physical therapy and functional medicine. It wasn't until the global lockdown in 2020 that she experienced a profound energetic shift, initiating her awakening. Through daily collaboration, her connection to canines eradicated lifetimes of trauma, dissolved emotional pain, and illuminated Heather's true soul. The profound healing opened her channel, revealing her genuine destiny.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.HeatherLeighStrom.com * Podcast: Howling at the Moon with the K9 Guides * Book: K9 Spirit Guides: The Healing Power of Man's Best Friend by Heather Leigh Strom
Most Influential Person* Keanu Reeves
Effect On Emotions* Emotions are powerful learning and healing tools. So when I have an emotion, I stop and I say, what's this about? * I ask myself, what do I need to know here? What do I need to release?
Thoughts On Breathing* So many of us don't breathe and I include myself. I catch myself not breathing. And when I feel stressed, I especially notice I'm not breathing. * And when I finally open up and take that deep breath, it's like a drink of ice cold water on a hot summer day, and the body goes, thank you. * You know, it's very important to breathe.
Bullying Story* I felt so alone during the part of my life when I was eight or nine. I was bullied by a kid that was younger than me and what I didn't know at the time was that he had a crush on me. And that was the only way he knew how to try and express himself was that he bullied me. * But I was hiding under tables and terrified. This went on, maybe for a year. * I was also bullied by a counselor at church camp that same year. So a lot of bullying and it just caused me to retreat. It caused me to not trust anybody; to not trust the world. Cause nobody helped me. The teachers didn't help me. My parents didn't help me. You know, back then it was the sticks and stones. * Now they understand how traumatic it is. Now they understand that it turns people into killers. So I'm thankful for that. But back then, it just ate me up inside. * What I've learned through writing this book is that it was a message for me. I was attracting that experience in order to heal a part of me that felt bullied. And that's one thing that canine spirit guides helped me to heal. I hate to say brokenness within me, but it was a fractured part of my soul that had been damaged from previous experiences. And my ego was attracting that experience so that I would be aware of it. * So through mindfulness, now I go, why is this happening? Why am I experiencing this? What is the message for me in this experience? And now I can go, Oh, okay. I need to let this go. And now, it will no longer find its way to me.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Upanishads by Swami Nikhilananda * Books: The Ego's Code: Understand The Truth Behind Your Negativity by Clayton John Ainger * Book: K9 Spirit Guides: The Healing Power of Man's Best Friend by Heather Leigh Strom * App: Babaji: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PsQE3SotWs
Related Episodes* 5 Ways A Dog Will Help You De-Stress * Dogs, Cats and Cannabis; Learn from Ultimate Pet Health Guide Author, Dr. Gary Richter * How Your Dog Can Improve Your Leadership Skills Explains Dr. Ann Gatty
John Lawyer is a testament to transformation, navigating the shift from combat to calm. He experienced war zones in Kuwait, Baghdad, and Kandahar and has been able to move to the serene realm of spiritual exploration. As a former counterintelligence special agent and asymmetric warfare specialist, he received a Bronze Star for counterterrorism operations. Now, he stands as a guide for Kishar, a non-profit online spiritual community. John, an Omnist, believes in the richness of human thought worldwide and offers individual spiritual coaching within the Kishar Spiritual Community. His compelling journey embodies both the warrior's valor and the seeker's introspection.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: Kishar Spiritual Community * Podcast: Peace On Your Journey
Most Influential Person* Ram Dass
Effect On Emotions* You know, I had a lot of anger inside of me coming home, and maybe some rage. * It's hard to talk about, but I think being able to slow down and not react to things; I think that's been the biggest thing is being able to process things as they happen and not be as reactionary to events. * Before, I might have gotten frustrated because of a lack of control.
Thoughts On Breathing* During a challenging period of separation from my usual deployment partner, Stacy, I experienced a difficult time in Afghanistan, leading to a minor breakdown. * A friend, an Air Force colleague, introduced me to combat breathing, essentially a form of meditative breathing. * Despite its label, the technique centered me and played a crucial role in my healing process. * To elaborate, it involves pausing, inhaling for three or four steps, and then practicing a rhythmic breath cycle of inhaling through the nose and exhaling through the mouth. * Closing your eyes and quieting the mind; this simple yet effective practice, just works.
Bullying Story* This question about bullying takes me back to my childhood, a time when I felt somewhat awkward. Although I don't recall a specific bullying incident, the overarching memory is of never truly belonging or feeling accepted in school until high school. * Considering mindfulness, I believe it could have fostered a more inclusive and connected experience both with myself and others. * The lack of belonging resonates deeply, and I am convinced that cultivating mindfulness early on could have positively influenced a sense of acceptance and connection, making a substantial difference in those formative years.
Suggested Resources* Book: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer * Book: Who am I? The teaching of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharishi by Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharishi * App: Bookly
Related Episodes* Bridging the Gap Between Spirituality and Science; D. Neil Elliott * Learning the Language of Spirit With India Leigh * Modern Spirituality with Ben Decker
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Heidi Hazen is the visionary creator of the groundbreaking ‘Soul Forward Method.' She is also a transformational guide and a certified master hypnotist. Heidi is dedicated to empowering ambitious souls and those on a spiritual quest to break free from the cycle of endless therapy and self-help, unlocking their true potential.
As a Human Design Reader and Certified Hypnotist with the National Guild of Hypnotists, Heidi Hazen draws from her personal journey through adversity, conquering adrenal fatigue, depression, and anxiety. Her own path led her to a profound transformation – a process she describes as gently burning down the barriers that held her back. Now, Heidi passionately dedicates her life to assisting others who have traversed a similar path of self-discovery.
Heidi's multi-dimensional approach engages the conscious mind, subconscious, nervous system, and emotional energy, catalyzing radical transformations that traditional methods fall short of achieving. When you've exhausted every avenue and still find yourself unfulfilled, Heidi Hazen is the guide you've been seeking, ready to help you rediscover your authentic self, enabling you to live your life with purpose and authenticity.
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A Recommendation* The Bio-Mat, an infrared mat amplified by crushed amethyst and tourmaline, is a NASA-developed technology. These rays penetrate deep into the body for restoration. I use it daily.
Soul's Journey to Illumination* I realized a spiritual illumination, perceiving where our souls reside and how they immerse in our experiences, leading to immediate programming. * We select our families and experiences, some nurturing our soul's worthiness, while others become limiting beliefs and neural programming pathways. This cycle repeats until mindfulness unveils these patterns. The gap between the soul and conscious mind lies in the subconscious. Accessing this depth is the key to transformation.
Soul-Guided Transformation* I recognized that my skills were tools my soul had chosen, and I aimed to use them differently. While working with clients, I observed a recurring pattern, inspiring me to dig deeper. * I yearned to break free from our self-imposed limitations, where we conform to societal norms. The breakthrough came when we embraced our soul's purpose, sparking transformation in our mindfulness, subconscious, nervous system, and energetic field. * This multidimensional shift aligned our manifestations with our soul's desires, illustrating that our manifestation practice is an ongoing process.
About The Soul Forward Method* The Soul Forward Method evolved into a profound reality as I embraced the flow of unique insights. These revelations were not regurgitated wisdom from others but rather emerged from an external source, channeled through me. * The Soul Forward Method serves individuals who have diligently traversed the path of personal growth, only to find themselves stagnated or confronted by invisible barriers. * These seekers are typically highly accomplished and deeply self-aware, acutely perceiving the need for further enhancements. My tagline perfectly encapsulates my role: I am the guiding light for those who have exhaustively explored every avenue, yet still find themselves short of their desired destination. * With the Soul Forward Method, I offer a transformative journey to break free from the shackles of limitation and attain the fulfillment they've been chasing.
Who Are Your Ideal Clients?* I work with with a diverse range of individuals, including lawyers, doctors, and therapists, encompassing a broad spectrum of seekers. * These are people who've left no stone unturned, having already delved into decades of conventional talk therapy. They've explored various avenues, from pursuing alternative career paths, like becoming a certified yoga instructor, to embracing different healing modalities. * Some have ventured into realms such as ayahuasca, plant medicine, and psilocybin, recognizing these as valuable tools and methodologies. * Despite their efforts, they've all encountered limitations when it comes to understanding that solely addressing the conscious mind or relying on a facilitator for a single plant medicine journey has its constraints.
Suggested Resources* Book: Build Leadership Momentum: How to Create the Perfect Principal Entry Plan by Daniel Bauer and Ariel Curry * Book: Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader by Daniel Bauer * Book: The Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap: Small Ideas That Lead to Big Impact by Daniel Bauer * App: Band Camp * App: Insight Timer
Words of Advice* Your life should be a reflection of what it feels like to transcend your limitations and truly learn the lessons your soul is meant to grasp. * Once you recognize the frequency and energetic sensation associated with this state, it becomes a guide. You'll begin to notice the disparities between how you present yourself in various aspects of your life and how you should be. * From your relationships to self-perception, self-treatment, work, and interactions with friends, aligning with this elevated state becomes the compass for meaningful change.
Related Episodes* Human Design and Hypnosis For Transformation; Heidi Hazen * Decode Your Soul Purpose Through Mindfulness; Jay H. Tepley * Mind Your Other Mind With Hypnotist, Erika Flint
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Treyvon Worley is an inspiring individual who has dedicated his life to breaking the silence and stigma surrounding mental health. As someone living with Borderline Personality Disorder, he knows the challenges firsthand. Growing up in a household marked by neglect, ridicule for his sexuality, and emotional pain, Treyvon sought solace and a different life. He prayed for change and promised himself that he would bring hope, peace, and knowledge to others facing similar struggles.
Treyvon's commitment led to the creation of “Crazy Talk,” a podcast that delves deep into the world of living with mental health conditions. Through personal stories, expert insights, and practical strategies, he aims to create a safe space where individuals can openly discuss their mental health experiences. Treyvon's journey is one of resilience, and he is determined to foster empathy, support, and understanding in a world that often shrouds mental health in silence.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.TalkCrazyWithMe.com * Podcast: Crazy Talk
Most Influential Person* My Aunt
Effect On Emotions* Mindfulness is a crucial part of my Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) recovery. BPD brings intense, overwhelming emotions that can blind me from reality. * With mindfulness, I've learned to recognize when I'm triggered and remove myself from situations. I let myself sit with my emotions without trying to change everything. It's a big step towards healing. * Sometimes, it only takes about 30 minutes for emotions to pass. However, there have been times when I spent hours alone in my room, aware that leaving could hurt others emotionally. Being self-aware of my behavior and patterns is vital for my progress.
Thoughts On Breathing* Breathing is a powerful tool for managing intense emotions. * When I get triggered, my body goes into a fight-or-flight response. My heart races, palms get sweaty, and my breathing speeds up. * By regulating my breath, I can calm my nervous system and bring myself down from that emotional high. * I find it crucial to control my reactions. I often use an Apple watch with a breathing app to help with this practice.
Bullying Story* Treyvon shared his experiences with bullying, mainly coming from within his own family. School wasn't the source of his bullying, but rather, it was his mom and oldest sister who were the major culprits. * Treyvon believes that if both he and his family had been more mindful, things might have been different. * Looking back, he acknowledges that as a kid, he couldn't control what was happening at home, but he could have managed his reactions better. As a child, he thought that forcefully expressing his emotions was the right way to deal with it, but now he understands the importance of mindfulness, acknowledging his feelings, and allowing himself to experience them.
Suggested Resources* Book: Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening by Joseph Goldstein * App: Breathing App on Apple Watch * Podcast: Check out the Crazy Talk Podcast, by Treyvon Worley
Related Episodes* Turn Fear into Health, Wealth and Happiness; Fearvana Author Akshay Nanavati * Live The Life You Love With Victim To Victor Author, Nick Santonastasso * Awakening Your Non-Self; Clement Decrop
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Justin Michael Williams is a distinguished author, speaker, and podcaster who frequently welcomes conversations across divides. His transformative journey has taken him from a childhood marked by the backdrop of gunshot holes outside his bedroom window to sharing the spotlight with renowned luminaries such as Marianne Williamson and Deepak Chopra. His recently published book, co-authored with Shelly Tygielski is called How We Ended Racism.” A Grammy-nominated recording artist, and inspirational speaker, Justin has garnered awards and recognition throughout his career. His extraordinary work has been featured by prestigious publications and platforms, including The Wall Street Journal, Grammy.com, Yoga Journal, Billboard.com, The Root, and SXSW®.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.JustinMichaelWilliams.com * Book: How We Ended Racism: Realizing a New Possibility in One Generation By Justin Michael Williams & Shelly Tygielski
Most Influential Person* Frank Fitzpatrick
Effect On Emotions* Mindfulness has allowed me to stretch my capacity and to allow the waves of emotions to roll through me without me getting thrashed around by those waves. * And that alone has saved me from making so many bad choices in my lows and bad choices in my highs to just be able to sit and run with it.
Thoughts On Breathing* Breathing is one of the first things that I do when I sit down to meditate. I just do a short breathing practice. * Whether people are doing breath work or whatever it is, I honestly just like taking a few big deep breaths before I practice. I know the science of it says it just helps regulate the nervous system. * For me, breathing is an essential part of, uh, as a healthy mindfulness practice..
Final Advice* Well, just love yourselves people. I think right now with everything going on in the world, the ability for us to love others, is really important. * And also the ability to really love ourselves and by loving ourselves we expand and open our hearts in deeper ways. * And I really believe it's through opening our hearts that we're going to start to solve some of the problems that we're seeing in the world right now.
Suggested Resources* Book: Sit Down to Rise Up: How Radical Self-Care Can Change the World by Shelly Tygielski * Book: Bringing Your Shadow Out of the Dark: Breaking Free from the Hidden Forces That Drive You by Robert Augustus Masters Ph.D. and Lissa Rankin MD * Book: How We Ended Racism: Realizing a New Possibility in One Generation By Justin Michael Williams & Shelly Tygielski * App: Insight Timer
Related Episodes* Amplified: Unleash Your Potential With Music; Frank Fitzpatrick * The Magic in the Vagus Nerve; Melanie Weller * Experience Less Stress By Being Aware of Your Emotions Says Joshua Spodek
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Today’s episode is called The Wind Through The Trees. I’ve talked about trees a number of times on the show and of course, you know that the wind has special meaning for me as well. I’ve seen faces in trees many times and I often look at a tree and wonder what it would tell me if it could talk. Hey tree, how many nights have you spent with the howling wind ripping endlessly through your branches, with no thought about right or wrong, or whether there would be any end to the wreckless mistreatment of my branches?
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Year After YearI stand here day and night, week after week, month after month, and year after year. Decades have gone by, and the wind has shaped me. The wind has decided how streamlined I would become. The wind has been the very core of my being.
As a tree, I am one with the wind.
That is mindfulness. As a human, I can be one with my surroundings and that which influences me. I can be one with my body, one with my influencers, one with my thoughts. I believe in the value of this single thought; the wind through the trees.
Obstacles in my WayAs a tree, I appear vibrant and lively in the spring, when the world around me is waking up and getting ready for new growth.
I grow another ring, an inner ring that is totally unseen from outward viewpoints.
This is my space; this space is mine and mine alone. Birds, insects, and worms can all take up residence in me, and that only makes me better. Here I am, my best to thrive in spite of obstacles that appear in my way.
I Live OnI continue to live on, or not, being emotionless. Even if I die, I may continue to look stately, my branches stretching outward, bare and empty.
If fire ravages me, I know my energy will live on in my ashes as I transition into the soil and later, into new growth and possibly new trees.
I may be cleared for parking lots and development, even then my energy will live on. It may be a mystery where my energy goes, but it does not dissolve into nothing.
As the Law of Conservation of Energy states, energy can neither be created nor destroyed. I live on.
Rocks, Rivers, and OceansI am the wind. I am kinetic energy, able to rotate massive rotor blades, which convert kinetic energy into rotational energy.
But I am simple. I am simple like the wind. Watch me gently touch the petal of a flower or the tail feather of a dove. I boost the eagle’s flight and allow the condor to soar, with their massive 12-foot wingspan, they rise above the world in their graceful flight.
I identify as the wind. I only exist, just like the trees, the mountains, the rocks, and the rivers and oceans. I am the wind through the trees.
My MeaningCall me the wind. I am only what I am. I am energy. I exist whether I am talked about or not, whether I am loved or hated. I am not about to change as a result of human thought.
Mindfulness helps me realize that the wind through the trees is as important as any other aspect of the world.
The Wind Loves MeHere I am, lying in bed at night, thinking of the wind blowing through the trees. Often, I can hear the wind just outside my window, and the sound of the wind is a gift. If the wind howls, the sound feeds me and calms me. As the wind changes, it reminds me of the past, present, and future, and that the present is all that really matters.
I repeat my calming mantra, and the wind gives me grounding. It gives me peace. I love the wind and I allow myself to believe that the wind loves me. The wind through the trees is part of my ongoing mantra.
Suggested Resources* Book: Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May * Book: Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn * App: Insight Timer
Related Episodes* The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times; Katherine May * Walking For Mindfulness * Celebrate Earth Day With The Godfather of Green, Jerry Yudelson
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Jessie Asya Kanzer is the award-winning author of Unlocking Your Inner Zelensky and Don’t Just Sit There, Do Nothing. She was born in the Soviet Union and left at age eight. Jessie shares that ‘what is so incredible about our man Volodymyr is that his belief in himself stems not from seeing himself as special, but from seeing himself as ordinary and from knowing there is great power in this ordinariness. His belief, in other words, is in the abilities of each ordinary individual.' Jessie Kanzer is a former reporter and actress. She once found herself on the set of a Zelensky film and has followed his story ever since. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, USA Today, the Washington Post, and many other publications. She's been interviewed on podcasts and TV programs across the country. She lives with her husband, two daughters, and two cats in Dobbs Ferry, NY.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.JessieKanzer.com * Book: Unlocking Your Inner Zelensky by Jessie Kanzer
The Movie* I was in a movie with Zelensky. He was one of three main characters. The movie was either called “Love in the Big City” or “No Love in the City,” depending on the translation. I had a small part in the movie. At one time, I struggled and eventually gave up on acting, moved on with life, had kids, and started writing. * I've had moments where people I worked with in movies or TV shows became successful, but nobody became a president before. * Zelensky sent me the link to the movie in 2019, even though this movie was made back in 2009. * It was a unique experience to see someone I knew from the entertainment world become a president.
My Zelensky* The book I wrote about the Tao Te Ching that I talked to you about last year had a chapter about Zelensky in it. The chapter was called My Zelensky and it was the Taoist principle I was talking about. * The chapter talked about the Taoist principle of using whatever life gives, regardless of what circumstances you're given. It says do not waste anything. * And so I had Zelensky as an example then, and he had been born into the Soviet Union as I had. I left, but he had an immigration of sorts of his own where that tyrannical rule fell. * The country was trying to break through and be free. He was a person who actually was able to really enact change.
What is Different About Zelensky?* Zelensky has changed the history of his nation, his people, and millions of people. I think he changed the trajectory for Europe, maybe for the world. And so I started following him out of that intuition that something is different about this person. * When he emerged on the world stages as he is now, I started to see why I was pulled towards studying him. * He always said I'm just an ordinary person. He said. I'm not a politician. When he was first elected, he said, I'm just a simple person who has come to break down the system.
Suggested Resources* Book: Unlocking Your Inner Zelensky: Lessons We Can All Learn From An Unexpected Leader by Jessie Kanzer * Book: Don't Just Sit There, DO NOTHING: Healing, Chilling, and Living with the Tao Te Ching by Jessie Kanzer * App: n/a
Lessons To Learn* The subtitle of the book is, ‘Lessons We Can All Learn From An Unexpected Leader'. * One of the lessons is about his PR skills. It was his job to really get other parts of the world to understand the importance and value of Ukraine. This includes Europe, neighbors of Europe, and especially North America. * Ukraine is the producer of a lot of food, and specifically a lot of bread. I learned significant PR skills from Zelensky including public relations skills and the ability to communicate. I'm still learning. Thus the reason for the title, Unlocking Your Inner Zelensky.
Related Episodes* Tao Te Ching Philosophy; Jessie Kanzer * Become A Realized Leader With Harvard Professor, Daniel P. Brown * Planetary Change Through Leadership; Dr. Nancy Gordon
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Christian Yordanov is a Certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner. He is also the author of Autism Wellbeing Plan: How to Get Your Child Healthy. His book is a comprehensive resource for parents to understand the most common health problems that autistic children suffer from and how to address them. His health research covers many areas, including autism and children’s health, pregnancy preparation and recovery. It also deals with optimizing health and longevity.
As a health professional, Christian uses advanced lab testing to identify hidden metabolic and health imbalances and teaches clients how to use diet, supplementation, detoxification, and stress reduction to improve their lives. He also helps with sleep optimization to address chronic health issues and transform their health.
Christian is a certified Buteyko breathing instructor, Pn1 Nutrition Coach, GrowBaby practitioner and DNAfit trainer. He is also certified in personal training, fitness instruction, and sports and event massage therapy. He hosts two podcasts, Connecting Minds and Children’s Health Podcast.
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Most Influential Person Patrick McKeown is a leading international expert* in the field of breathing
Effect on Emotions* As I've gotten older, I've found that I can step back and think about what someone said or a situation before reacting. When I was younger, I used to be more impulsive, but with age, I've learned to pause. * Now, instead of feeling the need to respond immediately, I can remove myself from the situation and give it some time. It's not about answering right away; it's about taking a step back and coming to a decision later, maybe even a few hours or a day after. * I think it's all a part of the journey of mastering my emotions, and I believe that this process continues as I become more mature.
Thoughts on Breathing* I learned about the Buteyko breathing method from an expert in Ireland named Patrick McKeown, who learned it directly from Dr. Constantine Buteyko, who, I think, was Ukrainian or Russian. * Dr. Buteyko noticed that people who were very sick tended to breathe very shallowly, and this observation led to the development of the Buteyko method. * In our modern world, many of us tend to over-breathe or hyperventilate, taking in more air than we need. The Buteyko method is all about training your body to breathe less air and slowing down your breath. It should be so subtle that it's almost imperceptible. This method has shown positive results, especially for people with conditions like anxiety and ADHD. * Breathing through your nose and at a slower pace, around 10 to 12 breaths per minute, can have significant benefits. * Over-breathing can alter the blood's pH and make it harder for oxygen to reach your cells, even if you're breathing rapidly. Breathing re-education is a bit like mindfulness or meditation – it's a subtle practice that can help you become calmer and more focused.
Suggested Resources* Book: Autism Well Being Plan, How to Get Your Child Healthy by Christian Yordanov * Book: The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene * App: n/a
Bullying Story* When I was nine years old, my family moved from Bulgaria to South Africa, and it was a big change for me. I couldn't speak English, so I felt different, and that made me a target for bullies at school. * I learned that sometimes you have to stand up to bullies, even though I'm not proud of some of the fights I got into as a kid. * But what's really interesting is that when I went back to Bulgaria six years later, I was once again the “different” one, and bullying happened again. I've been on both sides of it; I've been bullied, and I've even bullied others, although I now know it's not the right way to handle it. * Now, I believe it's crucial to teach kids to stand up to bullies, but you have to be mindful about it. It's important to remember that bullies are often hurting inside. We need to approach them with empathy and not take their actions personally. By doing so, we can defuse the situation and avoid carrying the pain with us.
Related Episodes* Learn Mindfulness From Children * Don’t Wait To Be Great Proclaims Raven Blair Glover * Practice Non-Attachment for Mental Health; Scientist Dr. Russell Jaffe
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Harvey Deutschendorf is an emotional intelligence expert, speaker, and internationally published author of The Other Kind of Smart, Simple Ways to Boost Your Emotional Intelligence for Greater Personal Effectiveness and Success. His latest book, Emotional Intelligence Game Changers, 101 Simple Ways to Win at Work + Life, was released in August 2023.
Harvey is a regular contributor to FAST COMPANY with 140 articles to date and is a TEDx Speaker. He has used emotional intelligence to overcome a difficult upbringing and is passionate about sharing what he has learned to help others live more rewarding, fulfilling lives.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.theotherkindofsmart.com * Book: Emotional Intelligence Game Changers, 101 Simple Ways to Win at Work + Life by Harvey Deutschendorf
Most Influential Person* Jon Kabat Zinn
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has really made a big difference in how I handle my feelings. It's helped me quickly recognize my emotions and learn how to control them. * Mindfulness keeps me from getting too upset about strong emotions. Before, I would react strongly to things, but now I can handle them better and let them go. * It's like we all have different emotions, but with mindfulness, I can choose to focus on the good ones and let the bad ones go, like waves in the ocean.
Thoughts on Breathing* When I meditate, I use a technique I learned a long time ago called Transcendental Meditation. * I still say a special word, or mantra, while I meditate. But the breathing part is really important. * I take deep breaths from my diaphragm, and I do it for about four seconds, then I let it out for about four seconds. I used to count to four, but now I can just feel when I'm in that special meditation zone, so I'm very aware of my breathing. * You see, I have ADD, which means I sometimes struggle to stop my mind from racing with thoughts. But when I focus on my breathing, I can block out those thoughts for a while. It feels really nice when I can do that.
Suggested Resources* Book: Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by David R. Hawkins * Book: Wherever You Go, There You Are by John Kabat Zinn * App: n/a
Bullying Story* When I was in junior high, I went through a tough time because some kids were bullying me. I felt scared and angry back then. Looking back, I wish I had known about mindfulness. * If I had known what I know now, I might have handled the situation better. You see, bullies are often people who feel scared and insecure themselves. Knowing this, I could have tried a different approach to deal with them. * I could have tried to understand why they were bullying and maybe do something that made them stop and think. But at the time, all I felt was anger, and I reacted to it. I didn't have the mindfulness skills I have today. * If I were ever bullied again, I would try to understand where the bully is coming from. This approach could be a lot more effective, and I could handle it better by using techniques like deep breathing. It wouldn't be as tough as it was back then. Those times were really scary.
Related Episodes* Raise Your Frequency With A Mindfulness Practice; JJ DiGeronimo * You Evolving Now With 7 Ways To Love Author Andre Young * NLP Explained by iNLP Center Founder Mike Bundrant
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Madelaine Claire Weiss is a licensed psychotherapist and mindset expert who helps clients control their thoughts for a happier, more successful life. With a robust educational background from Harvard, she holds an MBA and is a Board-Certified Executive, Career, and Life Coach. She co-authored the “Handbook of Stressful Transitions Across the Lifespan” and authored “Getting to G.R.E.A.T: 5-Step Strategy for Work and Life…Based on Science and Stories.”
Throughout her career, Madelaine has had a diverse career, overseeing mental health practices and holding the role of a chief organizational development officer in the corporate world. Her journey led her to an associate director role at Harvard Medical School's Anatomical Gift Program. As a corporate trainer, Madelaine delivered programs to diverse organizations, including law firms, Harvard Medical School, Legal Services Corporation, and more. She's been a guest on numerous TV programs and podcasts, spreading her wisdom and contributing to various publications. Madelaine Weiss is a beacon of guidance for those striving to make the most of their lives.
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Most Influential Person* Ellen Langer, Author * Jon Kabat Zinn
Effect on Emotions* You know, I am so even now that it scares me sometimes. * So if I cry at a movie, it's like, oh, thank God I can still cry. You know, because, it's (my emotions) evened out so much. * I'm also old. And I heard that that happens when you're old too. So I don't know how much of it is mindfulness, but I know that Sarah Lazar at Mass General has done studies on this kind of thickening in the brain that happens through meditation, which is kind of like a buffer. * So it doesn't mean that you don't know how you feel. It's just that it doesn't break through in a way that overwhelms you.To your question, I like to think that mindfulness helps, and it's not just that I'm old, but I'm not sure.
Thoughts on Breathing* I think that the 30-second mindset reset called polyvagal breathing, diaphragmatic breathing, power breathing, call it what you want, is just everybody's best friend forever. * When I talk about how we get primitive under stress. * When it's extreme, and I think it feels extreme to a lot of people right now, understandably, we go into fight-flight freeze and that's in the sympathetic nervous system. * So, just these 3 breaths that are taken in a very specific way.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health by Ellen Langer * Book: How People Change by Allen Wheelis * App: n/a
Bullying Story* I used to believe that I was the one being bullied, without going into too much detail. The bullying came from different sources, which made it hard to understand. * But a few years ago, when I met up with some high school friends for lunch, something surprising happened. One of them pulled out a song I had written during my high school sorority days. They told me I had to write a mean song about someone, and when I saw it, I was horrified. * I wanted to believe it was made up, but it wasn't. I had written that song. I couldn't reconcile this unkind act with the kind person I considered myself to be. * It made me wonder how mindfulness could have helped. Children today are guided more than we were back then, and I hope such behavior would be recognized as wrong. * I wrote a blog post about rudeness this week, as it seems to be on the rise. While it's not a new problem, it's essential to encourage kindness and civility, as even ancient civilizations struggled with these issues.
Related Episodes* Lessen Your Stress Using This Super Achiever Habit; Amy Novotny * Adjust Your Sails With Joel Brookman * Steven Shalowitz Uses Mindfulness to Embrace Cultural Differences
Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Time Is Right' in the subject line. We'll set up a call to discuss how you can move forward to a better life.
Dr. Ardeshir Ph.D., is a groundbreaking psychologist who believes in conquering depression differently. He introduced the revolutionary concept, “You are not depressed, you are unfinished.” Dr. Ardeshir Mehran's expertise focuses on executives and high achievers, unraveling the intricate nuances of depression and anxiety.
His Amazon bestselling book, “You Are Not Depressed. You Are Un-Finished,” embodies his Emotional Bill of Rights philosophy, empowering individuals to find resolution and growth. Dr. Ardeshir's pragmatic approach prioritizes tangible transformation over traditional therapy. He is driven by a passion for real-world change, and as a result, he reshapes emotional well-being paradigms and offers practical solutions.
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Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: https://www.humanworkstudio.com * Book: You Are Not Depressed. You Are Un-Finished: Use Feelings of Depression and Anxiety to Fuel a Soaring Life by Ardeshir Mehran
Most Influential Person* I draw inspiration from a biologist colleague. She inspires my mindfulness journey with her graceful, mindful presence, and the way she observes her surroundings with poise.
Effect on Emotions* I'd like to share how mindfulness is currently transforming my emotional responses. Mindfulness allows me to navigate my emotions by simply observing them without passing judgment. * In addition, this approach empowers me to address my emotions with a heightened level of awareness and balance. * Instead of reacting impulsively, I can now make deliberate and conscious choices in how I respond to different emotional states. * Moreover, this transformation has significantly improved my relationship with my feelings, fostering a healthier and more mindful connection.
Thoughts on Breathing* The essence of breathing lies in awareness. * People often ask how to breathe properly, and my response is that you're already doing it; you're just not conscious of it. * Specifically, notice your breath as you sit. There's no need to force it or attempt to take in more oxygen. * Your body instinctively regulates the breath based on your activity level. * It is essential to sit with an upright posture, allowing your diaphragm to expand, giving your lungs room to move. * Simply observe your breath's natural cycle: when it begins, continues, and ends, and the same for the exhale. * This mindful awareness of the breath's rhythmic cycle is a profound practice.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk * Book: You Are Not Depressed. You Are Un-Finished: Use Feelings of Depression and Anxiety to Fuel a Soaring Life by Ardeshir Mehran * Book: Healing Trauma: A Pioneering Program for Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body by Peter A. Levine Ph.D. * Book: The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Mate * App: Rain Rain App
Bullying Story* During my childhood, particularly throughout my primary school years, I found myself a frequent target for bullies. It seemed to stem from my affinity for books, my reserved nature, and my slender physique. * The bullying often led to torn clothes and financial strain for my parents. I distinctly remember a conversation with my mother where she imparted a valuable lesson. She encouraged me not to run from fear but to confront it head-on. * Though I didn't fully comprehend her advice at the time, I decided to apply it during my next encounter with the bullies. I stood my ground, even as they pushed me around, resulting in another beating. * But something remarkable happened after that. The bullies ceased their torment and started spending time with me, discovering my extensive knowledge of scientific stories. * This experience taught me not to let fear control me and to acknowledge the goodness within myself. * I also gained insight into the difficult backgrounds of those bullies, leading me to approach them with compassion and respect. * This lesson underscored the importance of facing fear and discovering inner strength.
Related Episodes* Wearable Systems to Counter Anxiety and Depression; Kat Houghton * Unlearn Anxiety & Depression; Dr. Joe Luciani * Deal With Depression By Using Self-Care App, MindStar; CEO Kristin Rulon
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Daniel Bauer is a master of Mindful School Leadership with a knack for weaving captivating stories. As a former chronically late student, he once resorted to a creative fib about saving a Girl Scout troop from a burning building to dodge detention – a moment that illuminated the power of storytelling. Since then, Danny has honed his storytelling prowess and now shares inspiring narratives through the Better Leaders Better Schools podcast, a top-ranked show in the top 0.5% of 3 million global podcasts. He's also penned two bestselling books, “Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader” and “Build Leadership Momentum: How to Create the Perfect Principal Entry Plan.” Danny's enthusiasm for stories extends to his in-person leadership workshops at national conferences and school districts, where he empowers and inspires school leaders. His mission is clear: “to connect, grow, and mentor every school leader who wants to level up.”
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.BetterLeadersBetterSchools.com * Download The School Leadership Scorecard™ * Book: Build Leadership Momentum: How to Create the Perfect Principal Entry Plan by Daniel Bauer and Ariel Curry
Influential Person* Dan Sullivan (The Strategic Coach)
Goal Of Your New Book* In his latest book, “Build Leadership Momentum: How to Create the Perfect Principal Entry Plan,” Daniel Bauer sets forth two primary objectives. First and foremost, Bauer seeks to revolutionize how high-achieving school leaders approach their ambitious goals. * Drawing inspiration from Dan Sullivan's concept of “who, not how,” he underscores the value of seeking collaboration and assistance rather than being mired in the “how” of achieving objectives. * Bauer understands that time is a precious constraint, especially for passionate individuals bursting with ideas. His book offers a practical, no-nonsense approach to help modern-day school leaders swiftly implement their plans. * The book, co-authored with Ariel Curry, provides concise, easily digestible content that can be read in just 60 to 90 minutes, allowing readers to focus the remaining time on executing their entry plans efficiently. * The second aim is to supply practical resources that cater directly to the needs of school leaders, empowering them to navigate their roles effectively. * Released in the summer to give principals ample time to prepare for the school year, this book ensures that leaders can efficiently create their entry plans, devoid of unnecessary fluff, thus facilitating their quest for success.
Challenges of School Leadership* In the educational landscape of North America, specifically in the United States and Canada, school leadership has evolved into a highly politicized and pressurized endeavor. * The burden on school leaders today is undeniably formidable. They grapple with multifaceted challenges, and the stress can be overwhelming. In this context, mindfulness and meditation emerge as invaluable tools. * A dedicated meditation practice can be a transformative asset for school leaders, enhancing their capacity to navigate the intricate web of responsibilities and expectations. * Meditation provides a mental sanctuary, enabling them to find clarity and resilience amid the chaos. The benefits extend across all facets of their roles, empowering them to make more informed decisions, lead with composure, and foster a positive and productive educational environment. * Including meditation as part of mindful school leadership is an essential way to address the relentless challenges of modern school leadership.
Suggested Resources* Book: Build Leadership Momentum: How to Create the Perfect Principal Entry Plan by Daniel Bauer and Ariel Curry * Book: Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader by Daniel Bauer * Book: The Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap: Small Ideas That Lead to Big Impact by Daniel Bauer * App: Band Camp * App: Insight Timer
Words of Advice* I would advise leaders to consider exploring mindfulness in a gradual and accessible way. If the idea of a 7-day silent retreat seems daunting due to time and financial constraints, start with a one-day retreat or attend an evening talk on mindfulness. This allows you to dip your toes into the practice and understand its potential benefits without making an extensive commitment. * For those who view mindfulness as a casual hobby or a stress-relief tool, my challenge is to take it a step further. * Resolve to adopt a plan to achieve mindful school leadership. Delve into the practice of mindfulness with the intention of unlocking its deeper potential in your life. Mindfulness can be a transformative tool, offering not only peace and stress reduction but also profound insights into your own mind, emotions, and decision-making. * Mindfulness can enhance your leadership skills, increase self-awareness, and foster a more harmonious work environment. * So, take that first step, and you may find a new dimension of personal and professional growth waiting for you.
Related Episodes* Making a Ruckus in Education; Daniel Bauer * Better Leaders, Better Schools Happen With Mindfulness Says Principal Daniel Bauer * How Meditation Can Save The World; Tom Cronin
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Ian Morris creates music as medicine along with his life and business partner Brittany Churchill. Ian is a sound alchemist, a visionary in holistic wellness, and has spent over two decades harnessing the power of sound and frequency to heal hearts and minds. Pioneering “Frequency-Minded Music,” Ian crafts melodies tailored to unique healing needs, offering hope and empowerment to those in need. Beyond his music, Ian is a versatile artist, instrumentalist, poet, and author. He's the driving force behind “Listening To Smile,” a business dedicated to inner and outer harmony. Ian's journey began with the nonprofit “Homemade Genius,” bringing music and art to underserved communities and collaborating with organizations like Meals On Wheels, Hospice, and The United Way. Grounded in mindfulness, his transformative path led to the birth of “Listening to Smile” in November 2016. Ian Morris continues to inspire with his profound work in sound healing.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.ListeningToSmile.com * Listening To Smile Membership
Most Influential Person* Brittany Churchill
Update On Listening To Smile* We're still working with single practitioners and single holistic practitioners around the world. We're in 9 different countries now. * So we've grown to other areas and it's just been really cool because I've seen the growth of the music and Brittany has come in and she has really helped a lot. * We started making videos and delivering more content. So it's more transparency behind the music and then bringing in energies that really assist people to get connected to the music and then utilize it in their communities.
Insights From Brittany* I found Ian and Listening To Smile and his music was extremely different. I believe a lot of that has to do with the way it's produced and the intention that he sets when he makes the music. * Also his style of mixing and mastering. It feels far above anything that I ever found on Spotify. I joined his annual membership program. I would get these albums every single month that are in alignment with the Vedic astrology. So I joined personally, just wanting to learn more about this music habit in my life.
Suggested Resources* Book: You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay * Book: The Surrender Experiment by Michael A. Singer * Book: The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer * App: Band Camp * App: Insight Timer
Words of AdviceGive this music a chance. Whether you're dealing with emotional overwhelm, sleep or focus issues or inner peace. See what actually comes through for you.
Ian has created an incredible wellness series and there's an archive with a lot of content. Allow yourself to be curious about yourself. Become a master self-observer. So when this music is playing and you're experiencing it for the first time, just see everything that comes through.
Whether it's something that's shifting in your body, sudden emotion. Or whether suddenly you're remembering a memory from 10 years ago, just seeing all of this is like clues to help neutralize the process. Just see things as curious and interesting and become the master self-observer as you process and release.
Related Episodes* Relax and Heal With Sound; Ian Morris * Listening To Smile With Composer Ian Morris * How Music Saved My Life; Riopy
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Today’s episode is called Sunshine and Happiness. I’m going to invite you to bask in the warmth of cherished memories and explore the impact the sun has on my life. From the joy of childhood summers and blooming marigolds to the astrological connection of being a Leo, to me, the sun's rays represent happiness. We'll also discover the enduring influence of a beloved TV show, “Sunshine School,” and how it left an indelible mark on my heart. We'll also talk about a unique contrast as I share a little about Ben, who prefers the clouds over the brilliant, beaming sun. Stay tuned to help me celebrate the joy of the sun and how it brings mindful happiness.
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Sunflowers NextWhen I was a kid, I looked forward to the summer, because the warm sun and the long, fun summer days were just so special. And besides, my birthday is right in the middle of the summer, so how awesome is that?
I love the sunny, bright, gold flowers, like marigolds, Blacked-Eyed Susans, Sunflowers, and even a sunny field of Dandelions. This year I grew Daffodils and Black-Eyed Susans. Next year I think I’ll add Sunflowers and Marigolds.
From Seed You Say?I remember one time, after moving to my first house, I ordered Marigold seeds from the Seed Catalogue company, Stoke’s Seeds. I started the seeds in the basement under lights and then planted them at the front of our house. Enormous marigolds emerged, and people walking by would often stop and ask where I got these amazing, huge, brilliant marigolds. They were so surprised when I told them I had grown them from seed.
Make Life FunI love walking early on a sunny day because I enjoy the shadows created by the brilliant sunshine. Those long, exaggerated shadows of my profile, really make my day. I know it sounds kind of childish, but why not appreciate the childish things that make life fun?
Self-ExpressionI think one of the reasons I like the sun so much is because I’m a sun sign. I’m Leo the Lion because I was born at the end of July. Leo is the fifth sign of the astrological year, and is the only zodiac sign ruled by the sun itself. It happens to be a fire sign. Leo's modality is fixed, and the sign is represented by the Lion. This sign rules over the fifth house of creativity and self-expression.
First Studio ExperienceWhen I was a young child, I liked to watch a TV show called Sunshine School. It was a local show produced here in our area of Canada, and I loved the host, Ms. Dorothy. When I was about 5 or 6 years old, my parents gave me a songbook from the show and then later took me to the studio to meet Ms. Dorothy. It was so exciting, and I think the central theme of Sunshine has stuck with me through the years. It was uplifting and inspiring to watch that show, and I remember it with great fondness.
Your Mindfulness JourneyThe sun is a testament to the beauty in life's simplicity, from the radiant blooms in the garden to the enduring memories of childhood. We've shared in the warmth of the sun, both in the literal and figurative sense, and marveled at how it shapes our experiences and perceptions. So whether you revel in its brilliance like a Leo or find comfort in the clouds like Ben, may the sunshine and happiness be ever-present in your mindfulness journey.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Sun My Heart: The Companion to The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh * Book: Mindful Astrology: Finding Peace of Mind According to Your Sun, Moon, and Rising Sign by Monte Farber and Amy Zerner * App: Insight Timer
Related Episodes* De-Mystifying Enlightenment; Tom Cronin * Allan Misner: Keep Balance To Find Encouragement and Enlightenment * The Transformational Power of Music and Creativity; Vinnie Stergin
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Beate Chelette is a visionary Growth Architect who possesses the unique ability to draw energy from above. She is the brilliant mind behind The Women's Code, an exclusive strategy dedicated to empowering women in
navigating, collaborating, and taking the lead. Beate is renowned for providing visionaries and leaders with tailor-made strategies to enhance their authority and magnify their impact.
What sets Beate apart is her remarkable journey, bootstrapping her passion for photography into a global enterprise, ultimately striking a multimillion-dollar deal with none other than Bill Gates.
Beate and her team are passionate about crafting personalized strategies that elevate authority and amplify impact, recognizing the individuality of each business. They offer the framework, and their clients contribute the unique pieces to co-create a growth strategy that fits like a glove. If you're ready to tackle your distinctive challenges and seize opportunities, reach out and discover how Beate Chelette can help you transform your vision into reality.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.beatechelette.com * Book: Happy Woman Happy World: The Foolproof Fix That Takes You From Overwhelmed To Awesome by Beate Chelette * Podcast: The Business Growth Architect
Most Influential Person* David Nagel, my mindset trainer
Effect on Emotions* I make a conscious effort to know that not everything I think is the truth; that my subconscious volunteers stuff that's based on a different pattern than necessarily the truth. So I constantly have to question; Is this what's the truth in this?
Thoughts on Breathing* Regarding breathing, I wish I was better at it. That's the one thing; I find myself holding my breath all the time. That would probably be the number one thing where I feel I need to get a lot better at it. * So I think I am currently maybe getting a D on breathing.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success by Darren Hardy * Book: Happy Woman Happy World: The Foolproof Fix That Takes You From Overwhelmed To Awesome by Beate Chelette * App: Brainsync by Brainwave – Kelly Hollywell
Bullying Story* So when I was a child, my mother wanted me to go to school looking like I was a granddame. Like I literally looked like a 12-year-old secretary. So she put me in pleated skirts, and belay flats before belay flats were a thing. * And Rafa blouses with, what was back then the secretary equivalent of a tie, the bow. And problem was that I had a dental issue. So I have a front tooth that had three naturally grown teeth in one spot. So I had to have multiple surgeries right here and a gap in my front tooth. So I had a lisp and a front tooth missing until I was like 12 years old. * And I remember standing in the entry hall of the Catholic school and everybody was wearing jeans and they were all cool. And then there was me. And I looked like a secretary. And I remember people like pointing their finger at me and just laughing at me. * And you know I had to fight a lot of fights with my mother that I just wasn't going to be wearing these kinds of clothes anymore because everybody looked at me like I was a freak. So then as I got a little bit older, I started to find my own way and wear what I chose.
Related Episodes* Color Is An Energy Vitamin * Work In and Work Out To Cultivate Energy; Greg Schmaus * Vibrational Healing Energy Work; Debbie A Anderson
Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Time Is Right' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Spencer Sherman is a financial expert who teaches how to embrace money mindfulness and is known for his unique approach to money. With an MBA and a CFP® designation, he founded and led Abacus, a company that managed $3 billion in assets. Spencer believes in breaking the taboo around money and teaches people that their self-worth is way more important than their net worth. He helps clients transform their relationship with money, guiding them to embrace abundance without shame. Spencer hosts a retreat called the Mindful Advisor Retreat for financial professionals. He is dedicated to helping you discover your “Enough” number and foster a mindful mindset regarding money.
This podcast is for informational purposes only. The opinions expressed are not the opinions of Abacus Wealth Partners, the firm that Spencer Sherman founded. Should you wish to connect with a financial advisor, we welcome you to schedule a free introductory 15-minute phone call. Once your financial needs are understood, we would be happy to help you find the best fit. Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Company: Founded and led Abacus * Website: www.spencer-sherman.com * Podcast: The Spencer Sherman Podcast
Most Influential Person* Bhikkhu Analayo (A Buddhist monk from Germany) * Sharon Salzberg * Joseph Goldstein
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has made a big difference in how I handle my emotions. It's like this story about an eight-year-old boy. Imagine I received an upsetting email from one of my business partners. I really wanted to respond angrily, but then mindfulness kicked in. * I realized that reacting like that would lead to a pointless argument. So, I decided to let it go and sleep on it. By morning, my partner apologized, and the issue resolved itself without my intervention. * Mindfulness helps me avoid knee-jerk reactions and provides more choices. It's like in the investment world when we panic and sell everything during a market drop. Mindfulness creates space for other options beyond our initial, rigid reactions.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is super basic, right? We can chat about money all day, but you know what? Breathing matters too. It's like finding contentment in something as simple as taking a breath. * I call it the “money breath” because it helps when I'm shopping and anxiety hits. In those moments, our breath can get shallow, denying our brain much-needed oxygen. We need a pause to widen our perspective and consider more choices. * The money breath involves exhaling longer than inhaling, and science says it calms our nervous system, shifting us into a more relaxed state. That's when our money smarts kick in, which, by the way, we all have; we just need to tap into them.
Suggested Resources* Book: A Path With Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life by Jack Kornfield * Book: Real Happiness by Sharon Salzberg * Book: Radical Acceptance by Tara Brock * App: 10 Percent Happier * App: Waking Up by Sam Harris
Bullying StorySpencer Sherman shared a meaningful story about how mindfulness can make a big difference, even in challenging situations. He mentioned two important nonprofit organizations he's involved with, both dedicated to improving school environments. One of them, called Mindful Schools, shared a powerful story about a boy dealing with aggression.
During recess, this boy felt the urge to punch another kid. But instead of acting on that anger, he took a moment to breathe and simply observe his emotions. This act of mindfulness allowed him to acknowledge his negative feelings without letting them control his actions. It's a key aspect of mindfulness: recognizing harmful emotions but choosing not to be controlled by them.
Spencer believes this mindfulness lesson applies to money matters as well. For instance, when you desperately want to buy something like a house, taking a pause and considering your emotions before making a big decision can be wise. Mindful Schools teaches kids to become aware of unhealthy emotions and not let these emotions guide their actions, a valuable skill that can truly change the game.
Related Episodes* Become Money Fit With Mindfulness; Todd Christensen * Reboot Your Mind So Money Will Flow; Nana Jokura * Mindful Money Abundance with Morgana Rae
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Nicole Gabai is the author of the best-selling book The Art of Organizing: An Artful Guide to an Organized Life. She also founded ‘B. Organized' in 1999 and is a Golden Circle member of NAPO – National Association of Productivity & Organizing Professionals.
Nicole's unique 6-step organizing system, The Gabai Principles, helps people move from feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or afraid of change to feeling happier and more productive so they can move on with their life!
In 1989, Nicole received a BFA in Textile Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology, worked as a textile designer in NYC, and attended Parsons School of Design.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.B-Organized.net * Book: The Art of Organizing: An Artful Guide to an Organized Life by Nicole Gabai
Most Influential Person* Pema Chodron (Buddhist teacher, author, nun and mother)
Effect on Emotions* Well, I've learned that thoughts create a feeling. * So if I'm feeling this way, anxious, angry, sad, whichever, I look at my thoughts. Like, what am I thinking about? What's making my feelings this? * And then I realize I am in charge. I can change the thought. And then I change my feeling. And that changes the emotion around it. * So that is all from meditation that I've learned this.
Thoughts on Breathing* I've always known that breathing is important, but I had a brain tumor six years ago, and I needed to go in for surgery, and it just shattered my world. * It was incredibly scary. And I had a friend who was studying mindfulness, and she said she'd come over three times a week for a couple of months before the surgery, and she was going to help me with breathing. * And I was like, how are we going to do that many hours about breathing? Like you go in, you go out. And she said no, you're going to see. * So she taught me a lot about breathing. And one of the exercises is called Sweet 16. I use it whenever I'm getting anxious, I just take that pause. So basically it's. You take a deep breath in and a deep breath out, and then you hold your breath for four seconds, or the count of four beats. * Then you inhale for four beats, hold it for four beats, and then you let the air out for four beats, and hold it for four. So you hold for four, inhale for four, hold it for four, exhale for four. And you start again. * And that was incredibly important. Even though I'm an artist, I do enjoy structure. * So the breathing is what gives me the focus when I'm meditating so that when I do have a fleeting thought, I can be like, Oh, look, there was a thought, or if I have a feeling that comes up, Oh, look at that feeling; okay, let's keep breathing.
Suggested Resources* Book: When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron * Book: The Artists Way by Julia Cameron * Book: The Art of Organizing: An Artful Guide to an Organized Life by Nicole Gabai * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story* I am currently in a situation where I've been dealing with a lot of bullying. * And in the beginning it was painful because I took it personally and thought, Oh my gosh, what is wrong with me? And it definitely has shifted for me with my meditations because I'm learning in meditation that my thoughts do not define me. My feelings do not define me. Those are all passing things. And my being stays intact no matter what. * And that's where the non-judgment comes in. That's where the self-acceptance comes in. And then the bullying doesn't hurt so much anymore. It's not pleasant. But you know what? I have a distance from it now. I can put distance between myself and that person. * And what I've learned is, The bullying that's happening is really about that person. It's how they feel about themselves. It's how they talk to themselves. That's really what it is. * It's not about me. And that is through meditation. I've been able to learn that with experiencing when I'm in meditation, now I can bring it to my life and say, wow, that person really has a hard time because look at what they're saying and doing.
Related Episodes* Outer Order To Bring On Inner Calm; Gretchen Rubin * Cultural Brilliance To Boost Organizational Excellence; Claudette Rowley * The Mindset of Organization With Lisa Woodruff
Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘The Time Is Right' in the subject line. We'll set up a call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Clément Decrop is a versatile inventor and author who can help you with mindfulness and with awakening your non-self. Clément is originally from Belgium and moved to the United States at a young age. After earning a Mechanical Engineering degree from Penn State, he embarked on a global career journey, spanning countries like France, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, and the U.S.
In his book, “The Idea Space: The Science of Awakening Your Non-Self,” Clément presents a revolutionary solution to Einstein's field equation, offering a layperson-friendly exploration of consciousness. He guides readers to objectively examine their thoughts, facilitating a happier existence and a deeper grasp of life's purpose.
Since 2018, Clément has served as a Global Educator, sharing wisdom on meditation, sleep, exercise, and nutrition across 40 countries. His innovative spirit shines through collaborations with prolific inventors, resulting in numerous patents. Beyond his professional pursuits, he enjoys reading, experimental cooking, global travel, coding, and maintaining a focus on health and fitness. Currently residing in Pennsylvania, Clément's life is a testament to his boundless curiosity and creativity.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: https://www.TheIdeaSpace.io * Book: The Idea Space: The Science of Awakening Your Non-Self by Clement Decrop
Most Influential Person* Joseph Goldstein (writer) * Thich Nhat Hanh, Josepthe Zen Buddhist Master.
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has helped me notice the half-life of my emotions and reduce them greatly. As soon as you notice emotion, you'll see it's half-life just whoop, shoot down. Something Sam Harris says.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is like the fuel to the function of your whole entire body. * So James Nester wrote a great book called Breath: The New Science Of A Lost Art by James Nestor. So check that out if you haven't. * But one of the key things for breathing is having a breath that you go to every day and Ocean Breath is my go-to. * So Just put your hand in front of your face and you just try to fog it up like you would a glass. And now you do the same thing except with your mouth closed and you notice you get a lot deeper breath. * And then maintain that breath five and a half seconds. Inhale five and a half seconds. Exhale Whenever you can.
Suggested Resources* Book: Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening by Joseph Goldstein * Book: The Blue Cliff Record by Thomas Cleary * Book: The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time by Stephen Hawking * Book: The Illustrated Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking * App: Waking Up (App by Sam Harris)
Bullying Story* Clement Decrop shared a personal experience from high school where witnessing bullying left a lasting impact on him. He regrets not taking action and believes that a deeper meditation and mindfulness practice could have empowered him to intervene. * Also, Clement emphasizes the importance of teaching meditation to young people to encourage ego detachment. He explains that many instances of bullying stem from kids forming a strong sense of self, akin to developing an identity over time. * Clement draws parallels to the concept of the “illusion of self” and the difficulty of defining oneself precisely. Meditation helps children detach from their egos, which can prevent hurtful words and actions. * Clement Decrop advocates teaching mindfulness scientifically to help kids understand and reduce harm they may cause each other.
Related Episodes* What Is Consciousness; Tom Campbell (Part 1) * What Is Consciousness; Tom Campbell (Part 2) * Ancient Wisdom for Today’s Mindfulness; Master Lama Rasaji
Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Time Is Right' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Melissa Reilly, Psy.D, helps women say goodbye to mom guilt. She is a clinical psychologist, author, and TEDx speaker who combines her personal experience as a mom of two boys and professional expertise to help moms who don't have the support and guidance of a loving mother by their side. With over 23 years in the field, she's designed a personalized coaching program that transforms feelings of loneliness and uncertainty into confidence and resilience. Her passion shines through in her work, creating a beacon of hope for those navigating motherhood without their own mother's support.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: https://www.momswithoutamom.com/ * Book: Thriving as a Mom Without a Mom: Guidance for moms who don't have a supportive mother by their side by Melissa Reilly
Most Influential Person* Viktor Emil Frankl , author of Man's Search for Meaning * Thich Nhat Hanh, the Zen Buddhist Master.
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has helped me recognize that my emotions feel different when they're regulated versus not regulated. * So the intensity of emotions isn't what's a problem, it's my body's ability to process that emotion so that I'm still functioning in a way that is consistent with my values and priorities.
Thoughts on Breathing* Well, breathing is at the heart of our being. It is the first thing we do and one of the last things we do in life. * And so breathing influences everything, both physiologically as well as emotionally. So when we become aware of our breath and intentionally slow it or change it in certain ways, then we experience a different awareness of ourselves. * As a result, I am very mindful of the way I breathe. * And one of the mistakes I see very often when people are anxious is they think if they take a big, deep breath, it'll help calm them. And that's actually. Not true. Taking a slow out breath is much more calming.
Suggested Resources* Book: Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life by Thich Nhat Hanh * Book: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl * Book: Thriving as a Mom Without a Mom: Guidance for moms who don't have a supportive mother by their side by Melissa Reilly * App: Headspace
Bullying Story* I have a story about bullying and mindfulness. When I was in high school, my younger sister, who had some learning disabilities, was being bullied by another girl. This girl was bigger and threatened to hurt my sister physically. * Even though I was only a year older and couldn't physically defend myself, I knew I had to protect my sister. I stayed calm, spoke assertively, and convinced the bully that violence wasn't the answer. * I had to be mindful of my own emotions and the situation. * Surprisingly, it worked, and the bully and my sister became friends. It taught me the power of staying composed in challenging moments..
Related Episodes* Three Simple Steps To A Balanced Life; Trevor G. Blake * How Thoughts Become Things; Doug Vermeeren * Find Peace With 365 Days of Happiness; Jacqueline Pirtle
Special OfferAre you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Time Is Right' in the subject line. We'll set up a call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Today’s episode is entitled A Mindful Getaway. My wife and I decided to get away for a day and enjoy a relaxing, mindful experience outside of our regular circle of existence.
We decided to go to an island with almost no traffic, beautiful gardens, breathtaking views, and stunning beaches. Swimming was something we wanted to include. Access to good food and snacks was also required, so we could travel without taking much with us except for water and a bathing suit. It would be a place we had never visited before, a brand-new destination.
Sometimes, you can plan a mindful experience if you purposefully set out to do it.
I thought about this experience we hoped to have, and then a possible destination popped into my mind.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.MindfulnessMode.com
We Did ItWell, we actually did it. And the day included everything I’ve mentioned.
Now, to backtrack a bit, I have had a lot of experiences where I drive somewhere and either get mixed up with directions, don’t get there at the expected time, or something else just doesn't go right. I mean, think of anything that can go wrong, and I’ve probably experienced it.
I’ve lost my keys, gotten locked out on a hotel balcony, arrived on the wrong date, gotten sick immediately after arriving somewhere, or forgotten where I parked my car. Usually things go smoothly when I travel, but not always. Listen to the episode to hear more about that balcony story.
Where Did We Go?When we got to the Island and found out it was even more awesome than we expected. There were not a lot of visitors at all. The amusement park turned out to be more of a kiddy park and the rides were not open because this was a school day. We could still walk around the park and see animals and all the features of the park. It was okay to go anywhere within the park just to look around.
A Fountain and MoreThen, we decided to check out more of the island. We saw a beautiful fountain and flower beds that were totally breathtaking. Then we rented a bike. Well, it wasn’t exactly a bike; it was a four-wheeled pedal-powered vehicle with a canopy roof to shade us from the sun. The weather was awesome, and we had an hour to ride around and explore the island. Later, we rented regular bikes for another hour, and after that, we had a swim in the lake.
A Fountain and MoreIt felt like the whole day was a retreat of sorts, and my level of mindfulness was way up there in the stratosphere. Most of the time, we were on the island, it seemed like we were nowhere near a city at all. Then, once in a while, we’d catch a view of the skyscrapers over the trees.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life's Perfection by Michael A. Singer * Tabletop Waterfountains * App: Insight Timer
Related Episodes* Real Transformation: It’s Not What You Think; Wendy Yellen * Being Mindful Of Sieves and Kettles With Rye Taylor * Life Transformation Through Mindful Living With Joanne King
Special OfferAre you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
JJ DiGeronimo is an award-winning author who teaches how to raise your frequency with a mindfulness practice. JJ is a former tech industry leader, now empowering women with tried-and-tested strategies, mindfulness, and energetic practices to increase their impact and influence. Her work has been featured in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and Thrive Global. Through her three books, keynotes, and popular podcasts, Career Strategies for Women that Work and Together WE Seek, JJ shares proven key findings that help women gain more seats at more tables. Discover her work at www.JJDiGeronimo.com or inside her community, TogetherWeSeek.Online.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: jjdigeronimo.com * Podcast: togetherweseek.online * Book: Seeking: 74 Key Findings to Raise Your Energy, Sidestep Your Self-Doubts, and Align with Your Life’s Work by JJ DiGeronimo
Most Influential Person* Oprah
Effect on Emotions* JJ DiGeronimo believes that when things happen in life, it's better to think they are happening for you, not to you. This means instead of feeling like a victim and saying, “Why is this happening to me?” she looks at it like, “Why is this happening for me?” * This small change in thinking has made a big difference in how she deals with everything in her life. Instead of feeling upset and saying, “How could this happen?” she tries to understand the message or lesson in the situation.
Thoughts on Breathing* JJ DiGeronimo talked about a special way to deal with overwhelming thoughts and feelings using breathing. When her mind keeps going in circles about something like a problem at work or a tough conversation, she does a “lassoing” exercise. * She imagines putting her fingers on her forehead and then “lassoing” or roping in those thoughts. She pulls them down from her head, over her face, and into her heart. It's like moving the energy from her mind to her heart to calm down. * If there's still some worry left, she does it again until she feels better. You can also imagine breathing out the stress from the top of your head and out your mouth to help calm your mind. JJ encourages you as a listener to raise your frequency with a mindfulness practice.
Suggested Resources* Book: Seth Speaks: The Eternal Validity of the Soul by Jane Roberts * Book: Seeking: 74 Key Findings to Raise Your Energy, Sidestep Your Self-Doubts, and Align with Your Life’s Work by JJ DiGeronimo * App: Youtube @SteveNoble
Bullying Story* I've faced bullying many times in my life, especially in high school. There was this one girl who had a tough life; her mom passed away early, and her dad made bad choices, so she took it out on others. I was so scared of her that I would hide in the school office, even during lunch, because I was the class treasurer. Every time I saw her, I froze with fear. * One day, I couldn't take it anymore. I decided I had to confront this fear and end it. Bullies may seem tough on the outside, but inside, they often feel weak and lonely. So, I went up to her and said, “Today, one of us is ending up in the hospital, and I won't stop until that happens.” I scared her by facing the problem head-on. * Years later, she apologized on Facebook, and we've become friends. We live in different towns, but we've built a strong virtual relationship, and I've even shared some inspiring books with her. I realized I didn't want someone else to control my energy with their negativity, and that made all the difference.
Related Episodes* Three Simple Steps To A Balanced Life; Trevor G. Blake * How Thoughts Become Things; Doug Vermeeren * Find Peace With 365 Days of Happiness; Jacqueline Pirtle
Special OfferAre you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Today, we're diving deep into the connection between mindfulness and new beginnings. Life is a constant journey of change, filled with opportunities for fresh starts and new chapters. Here in my area of Canada, school will start on September 6, which gave me the idea to delve into new beginnings. Whether it's a new job, a new relationship, a move to a different city, or simply a shift in mindset, new beginnings offer a chance for growth, transformation, and renewal. But how can we approach these transitions with clarity, presence, and intention?
In this episode, we'll explore five key points illustrating the beautiful synergy between mindfulness and new beginnings. We'll discover how the practice of mindfulness can empower us to navigate these transitions with grace, awareness, and resilience. So, if you're ready to embrace change and embark on a journey of self-discovery, get ready to be inspired.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify5 key points as to how mindfulness can help with new beginnings:Embracing ChangeMindfulness encourages individuals to accept and embrace change as an inevitable part of life. New beginnings often involve significant changes, and mindfulness helps people stay present and open to these changes without resistance or fear.
Letting Go of the Past:New beginnings often require letting go of the past, whether it's old habits, relationships, or ways of thinking. Mindfulness teaches individuals to acknowledge their past experiences without judgment and to release attachments to them, allowing for a fresh start.
Living in the Present Moment:Mindfulness emphasizes the importance of living in the present moment. When starting something new, it's easy to get caught up in anticipation or anxiety about the future. Mindfulness practices, such as meditation and deep breathing, help individuals stay grounded in the here and now.
Cultivating Self-Awareness:Starting anew provides an opportunity for self-reflection and self-discovery. Mindfulness practices promote self-awareness by encouraging individuals to observe their thoughts, feelings, and sensations without judgment. This self-awareness can be a valuable tool for making intentional choices in new beginnings.
Patience and Resilience:Mindfulness fosters patience and resilience, which are essential qualities during times of change and uncertainty. By staying present, acknowledging challenges without judgment, and practicing self-compassion, individuals can navigate new beginnings with greater resilience and adaptability.
Resources* Book: A New Beginning: Handbook For Joyous Survival by Esther Hicks and Jerry Hicks
Book: Each Day a New Beginning: Daily Meditations for Women by Karen Casey and Marianne Williamson
Related Episodes* Live An Educated Life; Jellis Vaes * Once Upon A Thought; Rosanna M. LoMeo * Find Happiness and Success Even Through Traumatic Events; Forrest Willett
Special OfferAre you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Gregory Copploe and Dani Forrest are the authors of I Am Pink, a book that very well may help you liberate your life. It delves into spirituality, identity, self-discovery, and personal empowerment, offering valuable and profound insights to readers. I Am Pink has succeeded as a #1 New Release in both Women Writers and Christian Theism categories. Dani Forrest is a multi-talented individual, excelling as an author, speaker, educator, and mentor. With degrees in writing, law, and education, she possesses a diverse and impressive background. Dani is also a certified Pilates and yoga instructor with 12 years of experience in wellness. Currently, Dani dedicates her expertise to working with individuals and families impacted by alcoholism and addiction. Moreover, she assists others in achieving emotional sobriety and personal empowerment, especially in the face of today's increasingly challenging world. Gregory Copploe is a small business owner and founder of the team-building company Stir Up The Paint. He is also the author of three books, The Art of Being Whole, I am Pink, and The Little Book About Anxiety and Healing. He is also a four-time American Arts Award Winner. Greg specializes in mindfulness and introducing truths that may live outside of the design we’ve imagined for ourselves. Through art therapy and keynote speaking, he helps individuals become more insightful and productive while introducing truths that are aligned with their desired outcomes without fear or judgment.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.GregoryCopploe.com * Book: I Am Pink by Gregory Copploe and Dani Forrest
Background From Dani
I've worked with Greg on projects related to brands like Spider-Man and Power Rangers. We crossed paths back in '94 or '95, both joining the company around the same time. We played a big role in launching and expanding projects stemming from the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, a massive hit among kids. Greg and I teamed up with higher-ups to handle creative and administrative aspects. My main focus was creating a positive work environment, addressing coworkers' concerns, and making the company a more mindful place. However, I eventually moved away from the business because I didn't want to keep pushing products to kids. I believed childhood and life had more to offer than disposable plastic toys. While I gained valuable experience, this aspect bothered me. Nonetheless, I learned about team building and fostering a supportive atmosphere within a corporate context.
What Is Stir The Paint?
Gregory Copploe: I host events called Stir The Paint Nights, which is my rebranding of what was formerly Paint Night Seattle. These gatherings bring people together to create art on canvas. Through these events, I've learned a lot about people's personalities and emotions as they express themselves on the canvas. As someone with heightened awareness, I can sense their self-criticism, high expectations, and even anxiety. Sometimes I ask participants why they're anxious, and often they can't pinpoint the source. They just want to excel at the activity. I remind them that they're already good at it and that talent can develop over time. We don't need to start out as experts; we can nurture our abilities. These insights from Stir The Paint Nights actually influenced my book. I took the struggles and personal growth I observed and incorporated them into the journey of the protagonist in my writing.
The Process of Writing I Am Pink Dani Forrest: When talking about writing “I am Pink,” I was asked if any sections I strongly felt about ended up being left out of the final book. At first, Greg sent me a draft while I was in Kauai, which is a special place for me, full of inspiration. The story's core was there, and I loved it. Yet, there were parts about mindfulness practices and nutrition that I worried might divert from the main message. I wanted the heart of the story to shine, so we left out detailed explanations to keep the focus on the characters' relationships.
How To Take On Brokenness? Gregory Copploe: When I asked myself about taking on that brokenness, I realized it's actually quite beautiful. We all have our flaws, and embracing them can be a beautiful thing. It's about putting those broken pieces together to create healing. Running these events, I often sense that healing happening. When we finish, there's a change in the atmosphere, an energy shift. This change is something Justin, the protagonist, also feels. He's connecting with experiences that finally feel genuine and true to him. It's like he's encountering love, a connection with animals, and a bond with nature for the very first time.
Related Episodes * Grit, Love, And Fearless Living With Gregory Copploe * The Science of Understanding You; Erin Claire Jones * Boundaries For Healthy Relationships; Stephanie Jordan
Special Offer Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Cultivating a Busy-Free Zone through Mindfulness is today’s topic, and one that I believe will resonate with a lot of Mindful Tribe listeners. As a result of our fast-paced world, the desire to be constantly busy often clouds our sense of clarity and serenity. That’s why today, we’re going on a journey to discover how mindfulness can positively transform the way we navigate our lives. From mindful task management to the art of setting boundaries, each step we explore is a powerful tool in reclaiming your time, serenity, and overall well-being. So, let's dive into the art of creating a life of intention and tranquility. Cultivating a life of living in a “Busy-Free Zone” through mindfulness is achievable.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Here are five ways mindfulness can help you achieve a Busy-Free Zone:
1/ Mindful Task Management Mindful Task Management involves approaching your tasks with deliberate intention. Instead of dividing your attention among multiple things, focus on one task at a time. Immerse yourself fully in that task, bringing awareness to each step and detail. This intentional engagement enhances your efficiency as you give your best to each task. This approach curtails the frantic rush of attempting too much at once, fostering a sense of calm productivity.
2/ Mindful Reflection Mindful Reflection is nurtured through consistent mindfulness practice. It cultivates a natural inclination for thoughtful introspection. Incorporating brief pauses in your day enables you to contemplate your tasks and commitments. This practice unveils insights into your genuine priorities. By acknowledging what holds true value, you empower yourself to make mindful choices. This discernment counteracts the impulse to be incessantly busy, allowing you to allocate your time and energy to pursuits aligned with your core values and aspirations.
3/ Setting Boundaries Setting Boundaries becomes attainable through the practice of mindfulness. This awareness enables you to establish defined limits and confidently decline tasks that don't align with your priorities. Mindfulness heightens your sensitivity to how different activities impact your well-being. This newfound discernment empowers you to say no when necessary, preventing overcommitment and the drain of unnecessary busyness. By honoring your boundaries, you create a space for meaningful engagement and ensure that your time is devoted to what truly matters.
4/ Embracing Mindful Breaks Embracing Mindful Breaks is an essential practice to infuse calmness into your day. Regular pauses, approached with mindfulness, offer a chance to recharge your mind and avert burnout. These brief breaks provide an opportunity to reset your mental state, ensuring you approach tasks with heightened clarity and energy. By weaving mindful breaks into your routine, you counteract the relentless pace of constant busyness. These moments become anchors of tranquility, enhancing your overall well-being and productivity. To help with your mindful breaks, you can download the Minimalist Pomodoro Timer or the Take a Break app.
5/ Letting Go of Multitasking Letting Go of Multitasking is a core principle in mindfulness that transforms your approach to tasks. Mindfully engaging in one task at a time, devoting your full attention, fosters heightened efficiency and a richer experience. By immersing yourself wholly in each endeavor, you harness mindfulness's power to enhance both productivity and presence. This intentional focus diminishes the inclination to juggle numerous tasks simultaneously, aligning with your aim of cultivating a busy-free zone. This shift not only optimizes outcomes but also nurtures a deeper sense of accomplishment and tranquility.
Suggested Resources * Books: The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande * Books: Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself by Nedra Glover Tawwab * Books: The Art of Letting GO: How to Let Go of the Past, Look Forward to the Future, and Finally Enjoy the Emotional Freedom You Deserve! By Damon Zahariades * Apps: Minimalist Pomodoro Timer or the Take a Break app
Related Episodes * Stop Feeling Overwhelmed; Michelle Gauthier * Rest Doesn’t Need To Be Earned; Chelsey Newmyer * Laughing In The Face of COVID19; Dr. Madan Kataria
Special Offer Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Session to get you to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Let's Talk' in the subject line. We'll set up a call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Laura Renner is a nurse turned author. Healing a brain injury is the topic of today's podcast. Laura received a brain injury in 2021, and because of this, she started thinking about her past. She discovered she had complex post-traumatic stress disorder from when she was a child. In an attempt to recover, she spent about a year and a half trying different ways to heal from her trauma. She wrote a book called “No, I'm Not Fine. Thank You.” In this book, Laura talks about how she got better from her old wounds and became strong again. Now, she spends her time learning about how to heal her body and mind from trauma, and she helps other people do the same thing. Laura first wanted to take care of babies in neonatal intensive care. However, because she had health problems, she had to focus on getting better and writing her story. In her book, she tells about her struggle with anxiety, strange health issues, and how she learned about the things that happened to her when she was younger. Laura knows a lot about different ways to heal from trauma, like something called Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, craniosacral therapy, neurofeedback, and how to control your nervous system. She also knows about getting better after a brain injury and how our brains can change, which is called neuroplasticity. She can teach us how to change our thinking, about taking care of babies in the hospital, and about how to speak up for yourself when you're getting medical help. Laura wants her book and what she's been through to help other people feel inspired and to find their own way to heal.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: laurarenner.me * Book: No, I'm Not Fine. Thank You.: My Relentless Journey Healing Complex Trauma by Laura Renner
Most Influential Person * Joe Dispenza, author of Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One
Effect on Emotions
- Mindfulness helped Laura understand and express her emotions. Before, she felt scared to show feelings, staying frustrated and avoiding tears.
- Mindfulness changed this by highlighting emotions' importance for mental and physical health.
- Emotions are natural and meaningful, offering a release. This realization greatly aided Laura's well-being.
Thoughts on Breathing * Laura emphasizes the power of intentional deep breathing and breathwork. She practices this several times daily for its benefit to the nervous system. It shows the brain that things are safe, promoting a calm state. * This simple technique, easily done while driving or walking, offers rapid and significant improvements for maintaining calmness and well-being.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk * Book: Happy Days by Gabrielle Bernstein * Book: No, I'm Not Fine. Thank You.: My Relentless Journey Healing Complex Trauma by Laura Renner * Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One by Joe Dispenza * App: Inner Balance by Heart Math Inc
Bullying Story
- Laura Renner's history involves childhood bullying from family, friends, and school, but her major insight was self-bullying. She coined it her “inner critic,” using negativity to spur action.
- Negative self-talk trapped her in self-doubt, shame, and worthlessness. Engaging in deep self-work through books and podcasts, she transformed this pattern.
- Overcoming ingrained self-critique, she replaced it with self-compassion. This shift marked a pivotal point in her healing.
- Laura now advocates self-kindness and mindfulness, showcasing the potential for inner change and personal growth.
Words of Wisdom * Despite progress in addressing trauma and becoming more open about our experiences, many still find it scary to be vulnerable and share their struggles. Fear of judgment holds us back. * Laura understands this fear but believes that talking about mental health and trauma can break this cycle of fear. Her book's title, “No, I'm Not Fine,” encourages honesty. * Opening up and starting conversations about healing is crucial.
Related Episodes * Take The Brain First Approach To Restore Mind-Body Health; Susan Kenney * Understand The Quantum Orchestra Of Your Brain; Dr. Stuart Hameroff * Muse Brain-Sensing Headband Creator, Chris Aimone
Special Offer Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Session to get you to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Let's Talk' in the subject line. We'll set up a call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Today I’m discussing Digital Detox Mindfulness. In today's fast-paced, technology-driven world, a lot of people are constantly connected to their devices. This can cause problems, including stress, distraction, and reduced well-being. It can be a huge benefit to disconnect from your screens or reduce screen time, even if it’s just for a short period. My conversation today is about finding balance in the digital age. I will be discussing strategies to create tech-free zones or time blocks, cultivating awareness of the impact of technology on mental health, and maybe sharing a few personal stories of the benefits gained from unplugging.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Five Ways To Create Tech-Free Zones:
1/ Designated Areas Choose specific places in your home, like the dining room or bedroom, where technology is not allowed. This creates clear boundaries and promotes relaxation.
2/ Set Tech-Free Hours Establish certain hours of the day as tech-free, such as during meals or before bedtime. Use this time for other activities like reading or spending time with loved ones.
3/ Silence Notifications Turn off non-essential notifications to minimize distractions and interruptions, allowing you to stay focused on the present moment.
4/ Device-Free Rituals Create pre-sleep and wake-up routines that don't involve screens. This helps you start and end your day mindfully without immediately engaging with technology.
5/ Screen-Free Day Dedicate one day of the week to be completely screen-free. Use this day for offline activities that rejuvenate you and foster real-world connections.
Suggested Resources * Apps: Calm / Headspace / Healthy Minds / Insight Timer * Online Mindfulness Communities: Be Meditation / Meditation Chapel / Mind Oasis / Mindful Leader
Related Episodes * Do More With Less; Discover The Simple Life With Courtney Carver * Three Simple Steps To A Balanced Life; Trevor G. Blake * Create New Realities With A Simple Decision; Bob Doyle
Special Offer Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Session to get you to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Let's Talk' in the subject line. We'll set up a call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Vinnie Stergin is a London-based Austrian artist, musician, creative, and educator with over 20 years of experience teaching people from millionaires & CEOs to prison inmates. The transformational power of music and creativity is Vinnie's secret power. Vinnie has unique insight into the ways in which creativity and the power of music can positively influence and transform lives.
As the founder and creator of The Mindful Ukulele Method, Vinnie is passionate about combining the ancient teachings of mindfulness with the joy of learning to play the ukulele. Over the years, he has had the opportunity to work with hundreds of students from various socio-economic backgrounds, witnessing the tremendous benefits they have experienced, including less stress and anxiety, realignment of mind and body, increased clarity, more happiness, and improved relationships.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: https://mm.mindfulukulelemethod.com * Book: The Mindful Ukulele Method
Most Influential Person * Rick Rubin, Music Producer
Effect on Emotions
- Mindfulness has helped me a lot in dealing with my emotions. In life, we all go through tough times, and when something hurts us, we might try to hide our feelings.
- This can help in the beginning, but if you keep avoiding those feelings for a long time, it doesn't really help anymore.
- With mindfulness, I've learned to be more aware of the feelings that make me uncomfortable. Instead of ignoring them, I let them come and face them. This helps my mind feel better. It's like a process.
- And you know what? These uncomfortable feelings won't ever really go away. That's normal for everyone. But mindfulness helps me by first noticing when these feelings show up.
- Then, instead of trying to push them away, I look at them closely. Mindfulness is really good at helping me with that.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is something we do all the time without even thinking about it, until we stop. * But you can actually pay attention to your breath. * Like with my students, I often do an exercise where we count our breaths. We breathe in, that's one, and breathe out, that's two, and so on up to ten. * We close our eyes and just focus on breathing. It's a great way to notice your breath. * Even if thoughts come into your mind, you just notice them and then get back to focusing on your breathing. It's like a strong anchor. * When I started practicing mindfulness, I spent about six months just learning how to breathe properly again.
Suggested Resources * Book: https://mm.mindfulukulelemethod.com * Book: The Creative Act; A Way Of Being by Rick Rubin * Book: Aristotle's Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life by Edith Hall * App: n/a
Bullying Story
- I've had a couple of younger students who were bullied in the past two years. One story that stands out is about a really nice student of mine. He always loved music, and his parents wanted to give him music lessons. Our paths crossed, and I remember helping him by creating a positive space where he could explore his feelings and who he was without any judgment. I focused on boosting his self-confidence.
- Over about a year, I saw a big change in him. Music somehow became like a special power for him. It helped him become more aware of himself and more confident. And you know what? The bullying he was facing got a bit better. He became a bright and unique person. Sometimes, it's tough for colorful and unique people to fit in, especially when everyone around seems to do things the same way.
Words of Wisdom * You are amazing. We are here together and we experience the human condition. Life is really hard; life can be crazy. * But there's also so much magic out there. Find and appreciate the magic in your family, with your friends, with strangers, with nature, and with your dog and cat. Embrace every little bit of magic.
Related Episodes * Music for Mindfulness; Dave Combs * Music In Mindfulness and Everyday Life; Michael Defern * Come On Safari With Me; Rev Karen Cleveland
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A most shocking element of mindfulness that many of my Mindful Tribe followers find surprising is the concept of “Non-Striving.” This focuses on letting go of the constant need to achieve or attain specific outcomes. In a world driven by goals and accomplishments, the idea of intentionally not striving for something might seem counterintuitive, yet, it holds a profound wisdom.
Exploring the practice of Non-Striving in mindfulness can reveal how letting go of the relentless pursuit of results can lead to greater contentment and inner peace. By simply being present in the moment and accepting things as they are, individuals can discover a sense of fulfillment without the pressure of always striving for more. This counter-cultural approach can offer a fresh perspective on how mindfulness encourages us to find value in the present rather than constantly chasing future achievements.
Today, I’m sharing three key points about the surprising element of mindfulness known as the concept of “Non-Striving”
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify 1/ Embracing The Now Entirely change how you think about the present moment. We all know mindfulness is often associated with being present and attentive. Allow yourself to embrace the concept of Non-Striving as a way to experience the present moment differently. In a world that emphasizes setting and achieving goals, Non-Striving challenges the notion that constant striving is necessary for fulfillment. Instead, it encourages individuals to let go of the pressure to achieve specific outcomes and simply be present with whatever is happening right now. This allows for a deeper connection with your experiences, allowing you to have a healthier sense of contentment and peace without the need for constant achievement.
2/ Letting Go Of Attachment To Results Non-Striving invites you to release attachment to the results of your actions. Living life with less emphasis on striving recognizes that the pursuit of external achievements can lead to stress, anxiety, and a sense of never-ending dissatisfaction. By letting go of the attachment to specific outcomes, you can approach your life with a more open and curious mindset. This approach doesn't negate the importance of setting goals, but it encourages a shift in focus from fixating on the end result to enjoying the journey and the process itself. This mental shift can lead to reduced stress and an increased sense of ease in daily life.
3/ Cultivating A Mindful Attitude Practicing Non-Striving fosters a mindful attitude that is non-judgmental, patient, and compassionate. When individuals, and when I say individuals I mean you and me, when we stop constantly striving and allow experiences to unfold naturally, we create space for self-acceptance and self-awareness. This attitude extends beyond the individual, influencing how they interact with others and their surroundings. Non-Striving encourages individuals to approach challenges with a sense of curiosity and openness, which can lead to more creative problem-solving and healthier relationships. By embracing this surprising element of mindfulness, individuals can find a balanced and fulfilling way of engaging with the world around them.
If you’ve ever read writings by Eckhart Tolle, these ideas may sound familiar. I highly recommend his books, A New Earth, Awakening To Your Life’s Purpose or The Power of Now, A Guide To Spiritual Enlightenment. (See links below)
Suggested Resources * Book: A New Earth, Awakening To Your Life’s Purpose by Eckhart Tolle * Book: The Power of Now, A Guide To Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle * App: Calm
Related Episodes * Ride The Waves of Life With Mop; Jaimal Yogis * Get Stoked With Writer, Aubree Nichols * Do More With Less; Discover The Simple Life With Courtney Carver
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Kevin Roth began to play the dulcimer in 1972 at the age of thirteen and is now known for his dulcimer music for meditation. Back at age sixteen, he recorded his first album which immediately launched him into international fame. Between 1974 and 1984, Roth recorded ten albums, establishing himself as a prominent folk singer and dulcimer player. In 1984, Roth performed the theme to the PBS-TV children’s show Shining Time Station. That project brought him to another new and much larger market. His friendship and collaboration in 2006 with Noel Paul Stookey, of the legendary folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary, further cemented Roth in American folk history. His career took him to concert and symphony stages around the world, to festivals, radio, television shows, and two appearances at the White House. Roth now guides individuals and groups in discovering what truly matters to them, how to accomplish their goals, and how handling stress is an essential factor in a healthy life.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.KevinRoth.org * Book: Between The Notes: Practical Ways To Find Your Inner Groove and Dance To A Beat That Makes Your Heart Sing by Kevin Roth
Most Influential Person * Robert Wolfe (Author of several books on non-duality)
Effect on Emotions
- Kevin Roth talked about emotions and mindfulness. He mentioned how normal feelings like anger and frustration come up for everyone, but he doesn't let them control him. He compares these feelings to bubbles that pop quickly. He believes that these feelings aren't real and that he doesn't need to get stuck in them.
- Kevin explained that when people believe their thoughts, they can suffer, even in simple situations like waiting in line for coffee. He gave an example of someone cutting in line. He pointed out that maybe they're just waiting for coffee and not intentionally trying to skip the line. Mindfulness, according to Kevin, is recognizing that these thoughts come and go, and we don't have to give them too much importance. Thoughts might be there one moment and gone the next.
- He shared a story about a person who disliked her boss and had to talk to her on the computer for a short time every Monday. Kevin helped her realize that she only spent a small part of her workweek dealing with her boss, but she was carrying negative feelings about her all the time.
- Kevin found it surprising how we do these things without even realizing it. He believes that mindfulness can help us become aware of our thoughts and emotions and not let them control our feelings and actions.
Thoughts on Breathing * My advice is to just keep breathing; just keep doing it. I don't do any breathwork because I don't personally need it.
Suggested Resources * Book: Between The Notes: Practical Ways To Find Your Inner Groove and Dance To A Beat That Makes Your Heart Sing by Kevin Roth * Book: Living Nonduality: Enlightenment Teachings of Self-realization by Robert Wolfe * App: Music Apps
Bullying Story * Kevin Roth didn't personally experience bullying, but he knows about a program created to counter bullying by his friend Peter Yaro. The program is called Operation Respect, and it's for schools all around the world. * Peter Paul Mary, a famous folk music group, recorded a song for Operation Respect called “Don't Laugh at Me.” * Kevin performed in a concert with Peter Yaro to support this anti-bullying initiative. Although Kevin doesn't have a bullying story, he's aware of the importance of this program and how Peter Yaro is still actively involved in it. If you want to learn more, you can search for Peter Yaro and Operation Respect.
Words of Wisdom * Be happy. You can be happy. You have to choose it.
Related Episodes * Music for Mindfulness; Dave Combs * Amplified: Unleash Your Potential With Music; Frank Fitzpatrick * Be The You-est You; Julie Reisler
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Three core elements of mindfulness is the topic of today's episode. At its simplest level, to be mindful is to pay attention on purpose. To be aware, to breathe, to be still, and to observe. Mindfulness is also to experience what is happening in this very moment in time. Mindfulness is to accept without judgment the thoughts and emotions you experience.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify 1/ Being Present Mindfulness is about being fully present and aware of what's happening right now. It's like focusing on the present moment on purpose. By doing this, you can learn more about yourself, your thoughts, and your biases. Instead of dwelling on the past or constantly thinking about the future, mindfulness helps us stay in the “now.”
When you practice mindfulness, you pay attention to what you're doing or feeling at the moment. This can be as simple as focusing on your breathing. For example, you can say to yourself, “I am breathing in, I am breathing out” as you take slow breaths. By doing this, you become more aware of your thoughts and feelings without getting lost in worries or regrets.
Mindfulness can help reduce stress and negative emotions like anxiety and sadness. It's like taking a break from our usual worries and being more present with ourselves and the world around us. You can practice mindfulness through meditation, yoga, or even by doing one thing at a time and giving it your full attention.
For instance, right now, I'm writing this without any distractions, like meetings or emails. It's a simple idea, but it can make a big difference in how we feel and understand ourselves. So, focus on the present moment and give it your energy and attention because it's the only moment that truly matters.
2/ Acceptance Mindfulness means accepting things as they are and being open to whatever may come. It's not just about focusing on the present moment; there's also an attitude that goes along with it. This attitude is described as being open, accepting, and curious.
To practice mindfulness, people learn to sit quietly and pay attention to what's happening inside them at any given moment. The goal is to let thoughts and emotions flow naturally without trying to control or judge everything that happens. This can be hard for beginners and even experienced practitioners can find it challenging to stay accepting and open for long periods.
In our culture, we're often taught that some thoughts and emotions are better than others, and we should try to stop our thoughts or change our emotions. But mindfulness encourages acceptance and openness, which can lead to a sense of stillness. Just being still and observing without trying to change anything might feel strange or uncomfortable, but that's the idea – to simply “be” in the moment.
When we're still, thoughts and emotions come and go quickly or slowly, and they can change without us trying to make them change. Becoming aware of these patterns inside us and being curious about them is an important first step in practicing mindfulness.
In addition to being present and having the right attitude, there are three more elements of mindfulness that we'll be discussing in this book. These elements help capture the true spirit and essence of mindfulness, and they're important for applying mindfulness in sports and other areas of life.
3/ Being Non-Judgmental Mindfulness includes an important aspect called “Nonjudging,” which means not judging or labeling our thoughts and emotions. In many cognitive behavioral techniques, there is a tendency to judge and label our thoughts and feelings, but mindfulness encourages us to take a different approach.
Imagine you're sitting by a river, and your thoughts and emotions are like things floating down the river. Instead of getting caught up in each thought or emotion, you can observe them from a distance. This helps us realize that not all our thoughts are rational, and some emotions aren't connected to what's happening right now. We don't have to believe everything our mind tells us.
For example, if athletes often feel anxious about their performance, they might label themselves as “chokers” or “head cases.” Mindfulness can teach them to see that anxiety comes and goes, and it doesn't define who they are. It's the same with feelings like grief or depression; they are part of our experience but don't define us.
Having a nonjudgmental attitude allows us to accept the present moment as it is, without categorizing everything as good or bad. It gives us the space to linger in the present and fully experience it without constantly judging and evaluating everything.
In mindfulness, the first step is getting to the present moment, but the nonjudging attitude is what allows us to accept and appreciate it fully. By observing our thoughts and emotions from a safe distance, we can better understand our internal patterns and have a more meaningful experience in the present moment.
Suggested Resources * Book: Being Nature: A Down-to-Earth Guide to the Four Foundations of Mindfulness by Jack Kornfield * Book: Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment and Your Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn * App: Calm
Related Episodes * How to be Unbroken; Michael Unbroken * How Meditation Can Save The World; Tom Cronin * How To Be Up In Down Times; Mitzi Perdue
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John Baldoni is an internationally-recognized keynote speaker and author of 16 books. Leading With Grace Under Pressure is the name of this podcast, referring to his latest book, Grace Under Pressure. Thought leadership is reflected in his writing and his choice of media, including columns, videos, and books. John also integrates piano improvisations into his keynotes which he illustrates with his still-life photos. As the host of LinkedIn Live’s GRACE under pressure interview series, John has interviewed more than 200 global business, academic, and thought leaders and doers. John Baldoni established a career as a highly sought-after executive coach, where he has had the privilege of working with senior leaders in virtually every industry, from pharmaceutical to real estate, packaged goods to automobiles, and finance to health care. John has authored more than 800 leadership columns for a variety of online publications including Forbes, Harvard Business Review and Inc.com. John also produced and appears in a video coaching series for SmartBrief, a news channel with over 4 million readers. John is the author and host of two online leadership courses: “Leading through Change & Crisis” and “Leading with Resilience + Grace” for Methods of Leaders/100 Coaches.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.johnbaldoni.com * Book: Grace Under Pressure: Leading Through Change and Crisis by John Baldoni * Other Books by John Baldoni: www.johnbaldoni.com/books
Most Influential Person * My mother, who passed away a year and a half ago at the age of 92
Effect on Emotions * Regarding emotions, for me, mindfulness creates self-awareness. I mean, you're looking at somebody who can be a class a jerk from time to time. And so I am mindful of how my quick words or snotty snide remarks might affect someone. That can hold me back.
Thoughts on Breathing * On the topic of breathing, In the book, I quote the work of Dr. Sharon Melnick, Ph.D. She's a clinical psychologist on the topic of resilience. * Dr. Melnick talks about breathing techniques, as does Donald Altman, whom I also quote. So breathing from the diaphragm is important. But when you are speaking, do what opera singers do; breathe from your diaphragm, so you're more filled with air. When we do this deep breathing thing, we are becoming more physically centered, and I like to think that we're also emotionally centered that way too, Bruce.
Suggested Resources * Book: Grace Under Pressure: Leading Through Change and Crisis by John Baldoni * Book: Grace. A Leader's Guide to a Better Us by John Baldoni * Book: Grace Notes: Leading in an Upside-Down World * App: Chad Lawson on Youtube * App: Calm It Down Podcast by Chad Lawson
Bullying Story * John Baldoni shared his experiences with bullying, both as a child and in the workplace. * He talked about the harmful impact of a “Bully Boss” who denigrates others and lacks empathy. * Mindfulness, he believes, is essential in coaching to create self-awareness and encourage personal growth. While it might not work with sociopaths, helping others adopt a different perspective can address bullying behavior. * Being mindful allows us to recognize our imperfections and strive to improve for a better future.
Words of Wisdom * Look for the good in others. Try to look for virtues.
Related Episodes * Evolving Your Leadership and Work-Life Harmony; Andre Young * Become A Realized Leader With Harvard Professor, Daniel P. Brown * Inspirational Leadership Summit Host, Archana Shetty
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Cooking and Mindfulness is the topic of today’s episode. Cooking can give you focus and groundedness, as well as a feeling of choice. You can choose whatever healthy ingredients you want to use, and you can avoid unhealthy ingredients. You can choose how you feel about cooking and decide to use it as an activity you feel good about.
Choice Like I said, you have freedom and choice when you are cooking. At least that's how I look at it. You can cook a simple dish or something more complicated. You can cook something decadent or something super basic and healthy. Having those kinds of choices is a good feeling.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Life Sustaining It feels good to be able to create something that is life-sustaining. I like to cook for my family and also enjoy cooking for myself. Being able to provide nourishment is a great feeling.
Focus It's easy to get centered and focused when you cook. It's a step-by-step process and you need to sort out the steps and take them methodically in order. Doing something that helps me get focused feels comfortable and enjoyable. It's definitely my happy place.
Giving I enjoy giving and being able to cook for someone is a pleasurable giving experience for me. Even if I'm cooking for myself, I still feel like it's a giving experience. Why do I feel this way? The answer is likely connected to my experience of growing up, cooking on the farm for my family. I often helped my mom in the kitchen. I enjoyed making casseroles, mock duck, pineapple upside-down cake, and apple-rhubarb pandowdy. It feel great when our family enjoyed the food that I had prepared.
Confidence Cooking helps me feel confident. I know I will always have a second chance to improve at cooking, so I feel like I can continue to get better at cooking. As I improve, I will become more confident with what I'm doing in the kitchen.
Cleaning Up This may sound strange to you, but I enjoy cleaning up. Like Thich Nhat Hanh, I find washing dishes to be a very mindful experience. Do you enjoy washing dishes? Let me know cleaning up is a mindful experience for you. Email me your thoughts, at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com
Suggested Resources * Book: Living Ayurveda: Nourishing Body and Mind through Seasonal Recipes, Rituals, and Yoga * Article: The Mindful Kitchen * App: Calm
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Janet Elaine Schmidt is a creator and founder of “Reprogram For Success” and Quantum Consciousness Integration™. Empowering minds, Janet helps people achieve success by reprogramming their belief systems through various powerful techniques. For ten years, she has helped people as an Integrative Holistic Healing and Performance Facilitator, Inspirational Speaker, and Master Mindset Coach. Janet has various certifications, including Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner, NLP Life Coach, Hypnotherapy, Eye Movement Integration, Advanced PSYCH-K®, Advanced ThetaHealing™, DNA Reengineering, and Light Code Activation, among others.
She discovered four powerful techniques to change one's belief system and achieve success in any area of life. With a remarkable success rate of 95% among her clients, Janet brings them into a “whole-brain state” to adopt new beliefs. Her expertise lies in helping individuals and business teams identify and remove energetic blocks or inherited imprints stored in the subconscious for generations. Janet's teachings enable people to recognize their limiting programs, imprints, blocks, or issues and provides tools to let go of what no longer serves them. Her passion for science and healing modalities drives her continuous self-learning, which she shares as wisdom teachings with others. Janet firmly believes that success in all aspects of life is achievable, and she empowers people to take control of their lives and create a healthy, prosperous, and fulfilling future. The power to change lies in your hands!
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.JanetElaineSchmidt.com * Book (Currently working on): Voice Consciousness Unedited
Most Influential Person * Jesus, because of what he accomplished. He was about teaching us about love.
Effect on Emotions
- Mindfulness helps me deal with my emotions by questioning how I feel when someone criticizes me. I used to be triggered by criticism a lot because I experienced it frequently while growing up.
- Now, I remind myself that it's just someone's opinion, and I evaluate if there's any truth to it. Our thoughts turn into emotions, and those emotions can become beliefs if we dwell on them.
- I don't want negative beliefs, so I stay aware of my emotions and thoughts.
- I also consider that the person criticizing me might be having a bad day, so I try not to judge them.
- Being mindful means being aware of my feelings and thoughts and choosing the beliefs I want to hold onto.
Thoughts on Breathing
- Take a moment, sit on a bench, and breathe the fresh air. It can make you feel so much better.
- For me, nature is essential; I grew up in the mountains, and it's a big part of who we are.
- I recommend going out there and feeling nature, even touching the grass with your feet.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Direct Way: Thirty Practices to Evoke Awakening by Adyashanti * App: Listening to Podcasts on Youtube or Spotify
Bullying Story * Regarding bullying, Janet talked about how being aware and mindful of our words and actions is crucial, especially when we interact with children. * Our beliefs can pass down to them, so it's essential to set a positive example. * Bullying often happens when someone lacks self-esteem and hasn't learned how to treat others with kindness. * While we must protect ourselves from harm, it's also important to have compassion for the bully, as they might have learned hurtful behavior from somewhere else.
Words of Wisdom * I would say that success in every area of your life is real and obtainable. But the power is always in our hands. Because we get we've been given choice. That's the one thing we have given choice and free will. * And so when you can look at the landscape that way, if you see something that's not working for you, or you're not living the life that you want to live, go out and figure it out, sit down and sit in the feeling of where it's coming from because you'll discover it, and then you can change it.
Related Episodes * Jack Canfield’s Success Principles Revealed * Aligning To Success and Abundance; Daniel Mangena * Physical Intelligence, Crucial To Business Success; Claire Dale and Patricia Peyton
Special Offer Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Session to get you to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Let's Talk' in the subject line. We'll set up a call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Mindfulness and Yard Care is the topic of today’s episode. Taking care of the yard can have a strong element of mindfulness to it, and that’s exactly why I decided to focus on the mindfulness of yard care for today’s episode. I’m talking particularly about looking after your plants and flowers.
I still spend a lot of time looking after my yard today, and I find it to be quite a mindful experience. It involves planting and watering the flowers and trimming bushes and shrubs.
Safety First If you’re practicing mindfulness while doing a task like grasscutting, your safety is the most important element to be concerned about. Wear steel-toed boots and long pants to be as safe as possible. Your mind should always be first and foremost on the task at hand. For today’s episode, I will mostly talk about planting and caring for flowers around your property.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify 7 Ways Looking After Your Yard Can Be Mindful 1/ Focus on Sounds 2/ Notice the Colors 3/ Be Aware of the Air 4/ Notice Your Breathing 5/ See the Clouds 6/ Say an Affirmation 7/ Enjoy the Appearance
Focus On Sounds * Maybe you’re hearing birds, crickets, cattle, or chickens, or maybe you’re in a town or city environment where you’re hearing traffic or children or construction sounds. * Whatever you’re hearing, practice becoming aware of the sounds, and then letting them go into a mix of released sound.
Notice The Colors * Enjoy the colors of the flowers or bushes you’re working on. Are there vivid reds and yellows or various shades of greens? * Allow yourself to see the beauty in all of the colors nature has surrounded you with.
Be Aware of the Air * Be one with nature by being aware of the air around you. Are there pleasant aromas and scents in the outdoor air? Do you smell the grass or certain plants? * Maybe you’re noticing some earthy smells or some herbs or spicy smells. * Do those smells remind you of anything from the past? * Smells and aromas can be an extremely powerful link to the past. * Allow yourself to go to some past place or experience that may be conjured up by the scent in the air.
Notice Your Breathing * Decide to do nose-breathing; in for 7, pause for 2, and out of the mouth for 5. * It’s fun to allow yourself to focus on breathing, especially while you’re doing easy and routine tasks you’re very familiar with.
See The Clouds * Notice the color, texture, and movement of the clouds as you work away at each of the particular tasks. * Look for images in the clouds or maybe there’s a message there? Be open to any messages that exist there, no matter how fleeting.
Say An Affirmation * Say an affirmation over and over to yourself as you work on your yard work. Something like, “I am so happy and fortunate in this present moment to be surrounded by nature’s beauty.” * I just did an online search and found this one that I really like: My spirit is nourished by spending time in nature.
Enjoy The Appearance * Allow yourself to enjoy the look of the flowers, bushes, and hedges you’ve been working on. * Notice the overall appearance and the beauty of the different textures and the other elements like fences, flower pots, bird baths, or other features. * Maybe you have a trellis with climbing vines or hollyhocks that are taller than people.
Suggested Resources * Book: RHS Gardening for Mindfulness by Holly Farrell * Book: Seeds of Mindfulness: 101 Mindful Moments in the Garden by Fiann O Nuallain * Book: Mindfulness in the Garden: Zen Tools for Digging in the Dirt by Zachiah Murray * App: Calm
Related Episodes * Help Yourself To A Life Well Lived With Dr. Ellie Katz * The Feng Shui of Mindfulness; Paula Brown * Nature and Mindfulness Weekends With Bruce Langford and Hilde Larsen
Special Offer Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Session to get you to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Let's Talk' in the subject line. We'll set up a call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Boundaries and mindfulness is the topic of today's episode. Why might boundaries be an issue for you? Think about the answers to these questions. Do you feel used? Do you feel like you’re constantly being dragged into things you’re uncomfortable with? Are you angry about how people treat you? Do you feel overly upset over things that don’t concern you, like a news story you’ve heard or something that happened to people you don’t know? Boundaries and mindfulness are related. Mindfulness is partly about being aware, about being content and happy, and satisfied. It’s about feeling in control rather than out of control. Here are 5 ways you can bump up your boundaries so that your life will be better.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify 5 Tips On Using Boundaries To Improve Your Life 1/ Identify Your Challenges 2/ Decide To Tackle The Issue 3/ Make It Happen 4/ Identify Improvements 5/ Move Forward With Confidence
Identify Your Challenges * Notice your emotions * Think about what may be causing specific emotions * Record your thoughts
Decide To Tackle The Issue * Let your thoughts and ideas from step 1 incubate * Meditate or pray on the ideas * Think to yourself: Could I let it go? / Would I let it go? / When? Listen to ep 570 “Calmness, Certainty and Unshakable Inner Security Now; Hale Dwoskin”
Make It Happen * Make a list of 3 actions you can immediately take to be more decisive and to set better boundaries – Then do them as soon as possible * Feel the energy and the buzz you get from setting the boundaries and sticking to them. * Continue to take action with at least one action every day
Identify Improvements * You will start to feel better about yourself * You will likely notice some reaction from people around you, maybe family, friends, or co-workers * Make a note of differences in the way you are feeling
Move Forward With Confidence * Use the improved feelings you’re experiencing to give you momentum and help you move forward * Continue to set boundaries and identify whether you truly want what you are agreeing to. Think twice before saying YES to what life drops in your lap * Review your notes and think back to how you felt before setting boundaries more deliberately, using aspects of mindfulness
Suggested Resources * Book: The Sedona Method: Your Key to Lasting Happiness, Success, Peace and Emotional Well-Being by Hale Dwoskin * App: Calm
Related Episodes * Calmness, Certainty and Unshakable Inner Security Now; Hale Dwoskin * Mind Your Other Mind With Hypnotist, Erika Flint * The Gratitude Tree Meditation
Special Offer Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Session to get you to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Let's Talk' in the subject line. We'll set up a call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Connie Ellefson is an engineer, author, and professional organizer working in the Denver area. She helps people discover the rush of decluttering to enhance wellness and to release the incredible amount of creativity and energy tied up in unnecessary clutter. Whether physical, mental, or possessional, clutter takes up space in our psyches and calendars that could be put to more productive, creative, and fun use. Realizing the rush of delicious energy we get from decluttering and organizing a space is the same rush we get from exercising or releasing emotional burdens. Connie’s latest book, “Clear the Space Feel the Rush,” is all about how you can start anywhere on your decluttering journey.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.ClearTheSpace.com * Book: Clear the Space Feel the Rush by Connie Ellefson * TikTok: @ClearTheSpace
Most Influential Person * Michael Neill, author of the book, Creating The Impossible
Effect on Emotions
- As we grow older, we gain more life experience and realize that we have gone through various emotions in the past. Sometimes, when we are in the midst of strong emotions, it feels like they will never go away.
- However, Connie explained a powerful technique called the “do nothing meditation,” which she considers one of the most effective tools she discusses in her book.
- In this meditation, you simply sit quietly for 10 minutes without doing anything specific. You are not thinking, planning, meditating, or praying. Instead, you allow yourself to become a bit bored and just be in the present moment.
- This practice helps the emotions we are experiencing to gradually fade away. Moreover, it can also bring forth wonderful ideas and insights.
- Connie emphasized that dealing with emotions effectively comes with practice and the realization that we have successfully survived all of our emotions in the past.
- As we grow older, we occasionally remember this truth, which helps us navigate and cope with our feelings more confidently.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is something I don't delve into too much, but I attend yoga classes regularly where I receive lots of suggestions about it. * Even my little granddaughter, who is being taught by her mom, tells me to take a deep breath when I'm feeling stressed. * It's amazing how just a couple of deep breaths can make a difference. I've learned that even two or three deep breaths can change your body chemistry and help you feel calmer. * So, taking a moment to breathe deeply can be really helpful in calming down and finding balance.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor * Book: Creating The Impossible by Michael Neill * Book: Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management For Mortals by Oliver Berkeman * App: The Tapping Solution App
Bullying Story
- Connie recounted her experience of being bullied by an addicted housemate. When under the influence of alcohol, he would say hurtful things, questioning Connie's worth and intelligence. As a sensitive person, these comments deeply affected her, leading her to doubt herself and wonder if she was truly inadequate.
- However, a pivotal moment occurred when the housemate said something particularly nasty and untrue. In response, Connie found the courage to stand up for herself. She firmly declared that she no longer needed to listen to his words when he was under the influence. This incident became a catalyst for change in her life.
- Connie came to realize that the hurtful remarks were more a reflection of the housemate's own issues and addiction rather than a true reflection of her value.
- From that point on, she adopted a resilient mindset, separating herself from the negativity. She understood that hurtful comments had no connection to her true self-worth and identity. This transformative experience allowed Connie to embrace her own strength and rise above the hurtful words of others.
Words of Wisdom
- Connie shared her insights on the connection between decluttering and experiencing endorphins. She noted that not only do you feel endorphins from physical activities like a 30-minute walk, but also from emotional releases such as crying. These endorphins play a role in improving overall health and well-being.
- However, Connie emphasized that the key is simply being happy. Decluttering is not always necessary; what truly matters is making the decision to be happy, regardless of the presence or absence of material possessions. In her view, finding happiness is the ultimate goal, and it can be achieved through various means.
- Ultimately, Connie's message is clear: prioritize happiness in your life. Whether you choose to declutter or not, the important thing is to focus on cultivating happiness and embracing a positive mindset. Discover the rush of decluttering to enhance wellness in your life.
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Birds and mindfulness is the topic of today's episode. You might remember me telling you about planting various flowers around my house and how having plants around me adds to the mindfulness in my life. Well, back in May, I made a new flower bed just for Black-Eyed Susans. Every time I look out our big window into the backyard, I see the beautiful bright yellow-orange flowers. Well this episode isn’t about flowers, it’s about birds, but they are closely related, at least in my mind.
When I got married, I discovered my new in-laws were avid bird-watchers. When my wife and I would visit my mother-in-law and sister-in-law, we’d be deep in conversation, and suddenly everyone would run to the window to see a specific kind of bird that had appeared at the bird feeder. The conversation would be immediately redirected. This was all new for me.
In the past, my wife’s aunt June would watch and count birds for certain organizations, I think, BirdLife International or Birdcount.org. I was always amazed that she knew about and could identify dozens and probably hundreds of different birds.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify The Joy From Birds * A growing body of scientific evidence also shows that the joy delivered by birds is real. Research increasingly links exposure to nature—and specifically, exposure to birds—with improved well-being. In December, a new study by the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research connected greater bird biodiversity to increased life-satisfaction for more than 26,000 people in 26 European countries. * It turns out the people who live near natural areas with a greater diversity of bird species were simply happier. In fact, the study found that seeing 10 percent more bird species generates satisfaction on par with a comparable increase in income.
Birds Can Do This * seeing and hearing birds can improve well-being. * Bird exposure is effective for those suffering with depression, or without. * Birds can bring longer-lasting psychological, intellectual, and social well-being.
5 Ways Noticing Birds Can Boost Mindfulness. * Heightened Awareness: Noticing birds in your surroundings encourages you to be more present and attentive to the environment. It helps you cultivate a sense of mindfulness by focusing your attention on the present moment and the natural world around you. * Deepening Observation Skills: Birdwatching requires keen observation skills, such as noticing different colors, patterns, behaviors, and sounds. Engaging in this practice sharpens your ability to observe details and enhances your overall mindfulness. * Connection to Nature: Birds are an integral part of the natural ecosystem, and observing them can deepen your connection to nature. By being aware of their presence and interactions, you develop a sense of interconnectedness with the environment, promoting a mindful and appreciative mindset. * Cultivating Curiosity: Birdwatching often sparks curiosity and a sense of wonder about the natural world. As you observe different bird species, you may find yourself seeking knowledge, researching their behaviors, habitats, and characteristics. This curiosity fosters an inquisitive and mindful mindset. * Engaging the Senses: Birdwatching stimulates multiple senses, such as sight, sound, and sometimes even touch. Paying attention to the melodies, calls, and movements of birds can create a sensory-rich experience that draws you into the present moment and cultivates mindfulness through sensory awareness.
Suggested Resources * Website: Birdlife International * Website: The Great Backyard Bird Count * Book: Bird Therapy by Joe Harkness and Chris Packham * Book: Silent Spring by Rachel Carson * App: Bird Sounds, Listen and Relax
Words of Wisdom * I suggest we allow birds to help guide us into a deeper state of presence, serenity, and connection. Notice the melodies of their songs and the graceful and almost miraculous way they effortlessly fly around above us. * Let birds be a constant reminder of the beauty and peace that surrounds us, inviting us to live fully in each moment with mindfulness and appreciation. * And remember the black-eyed Susans I planted in the backyard? Just yesterday, I looked out there and saw two yellow finches having a great time drinking nectar from the flowers, flitting around, and looking like they were in heaven. That in itself was a gift of mindfulness.
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Bruce Hitchcock is a remarkable person who turned his life around after struggling with addiction and building mental fortitude with a program by Wes Watson that transformed everything for him. Bruce focused on nutrition and training, which completely changed his mindset. Now, he wants to inspire others to make meaningful changes in their lives. Bruce is passionate about fitness and believes that discipline starts with taking care of yourself first. He follows a strict workout routine and eats healthy to stay fit, build muscles, and get shredded. Through his company, Fortitude Fitness, he shares his journey and provides guidance on fitness and nutrition. Bruce's commitment to his own well-being has made him a leader, not just in the fitness world but also in his personal life and marriage. He has overcome his vices and become a powerful and positive influence. Bruce's story is truly inspiring, and he is excited to share it on the Mindfulness Mode podcast to motivate and uplift others.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Company: Fortitude Fit * Instagram: @Fortitude.Fitt
Most Influential Person * Zach – Zakk Wylde, lead guitar player with Ozzy Osborne
Effect on Emotions * Before practicing mindfulness, Bruce Hitchcock used to be an emotional wreck, constantly fluctuating between different emotions. * Bruce's challenges were primarily due to his previous drug usage. However, his approach toward emotions has undergone a transformation since then. * Consequently, Bruce now embraces whatever emotion he feels, understanding that it's not beneficial to push them away. * To Bruce, true strength lies in being able to control one's temper, while also allowing oneself to cry and fully experience the emotions when necessary. * Bruce has come to realize that hiding or suppressing emotions only leads to future problems. This valuable lesson was learned through personal hardships.
Thoughts on Breathing * When asked about breathing and its relation to mindfulness, Bruce Hitchcock expressed his thoughts on the matter. He mentioned that he recently came across a powerful breathing technique, recognizing the significant impact it can have. * Although he couldn't recall the exact pattern of breath, he emphasized the importance of taking deep breaths for about 30 seconds. According to Bruce, this kind of deep breathing can not only change one's mood but also alter their frequency. * While Bruce personally enjoys staying active through workouts to achieve heavy breathing, he has also been making an effort to incorporate breathwork into his routine. * Overall, Bruce acknowledged the benefits of breathwork and found it to be a positive addition.
Suggested Resources * Book: Marcus Aurelius – Meditations: Adapted for the Contemporary Reader * App: n/a
Bullying Story * Bruce Hitchcock shared his perspective on bullying when asked about it. * He expressed his strong dislike for bullies and mentioned that he has always been against people who pick on those who are weaker. He believes that bullies engage in such behavior for their own reasons, perhaps to make themselves feel better, although he isn't entirely sure of their motivations. * Bruce emphasized that everyone has their own story and struggles, and that should be taken into consideration. * While he personally did not have a significant experience with being bullied, he acknowledged that there may have been times when someone did something, but it didn't affect him greatly. * He did mention engaging in playful teasing and physical activities like wrestling and lacrosse with his peers, but it was never in a way that felt like being bullied.
Building Mental Fortitude Advice * If anybody's out there struggling, don't keep putting it off. Do what you need to do today. Go get help if you're in that bad of a place. * Go get help today. Start changing your life today. If you don't need help with vices and you just need to kind of tighten your life up and start living a fresh lifestyle, check me out at Fortitude Fitness or fortitude.fitt on Instagram. * Don't keep thinking about what you can do. You have to act. Life is too short. Life is too short to keep putting it off to tomorrow.
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Sonya Shelton is a successful businesswoman and CEO of Executive Leadership Consulting. During today's episode, she will share some purpose-driven strategies for executives and those who want to become better leaders through mindfulness. Sonya helps companies grow and succeed by focusing on passionate culture and profitable strategies. Sonya is a respected author and international speaker, known for her expertise in leadership. She created the Red Thread Leadership™ model, a simple and effective way for leaders to navigate uncertainty and build a strong, motivated team. With over 25 years of experience working with various organizations, including The Walt Disney Company, Sonya shares the best practices for creating a passionate culture even in challenging times. She’s on the Forbes Coaches Council and is the author of the #1 Amazon bestseller “You’re an Executive, But Are You a Leader.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.ExecutiveLeader.com * Website: www.RedthreadLeadership.com
Most Influential Person * Zen Master Seung Sahn
Effect on Emotions * Sonya emphasized the importance of not immediately reacting to situations, as she had mentioned earlier in her story about bullying. Instead, she focuses on recognizing when she doesn't need to react and choosing to respond from a different place. * For bigger emotions, such as grief from losing loved ones, Sonya finds solace in fully embracing the waves of emotions without trying to change or avoid them. * Sonya believes that by allowing herself to fully experience the emotion, it dissipates more quickly compared to suppressing it. * Sonya explained that mindfulness goes beyond just not reacting; it also involves being present with deep emotions and allowing them to move through you, preventing the tendency to hold onto them.
Thoughts on Breathing * Sonya explained that breathing is a fundamental aspect of mindfulness and something we always have access to. * Sonya, being a meditator herself, acknowledged that it's not always possible to stop and meditate in every situation. However, she emphasized that we can always focus on our breath. * More specifically, when we feel overwhelmed, stressed, or fearful, simply connecting with our breath and taking a few deep breaths can bring about a significant change in our state of mind. * Even just four or five intentional breaths can have a powerful impact on how we feel. Sonya recognized the accessibility and transformative nature of breathing as a tool for mindfulness. * The above suggestions are purpose-driven strategies for executives, entrepreneurs, corporate employees, or anyone seeking strategies for success.
Suggested Resources * Book: You're an Executive, but Are You a Leader: The Executive's Simple Guide to Creating, Communicating and Achieving the Vision by Sonya Shelton * Book: Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn * App: n/a
Bullying Story * Sonya shared a story about how mindfulness made a difference when she experienced bullying in the workplace. She explained that while people often talk about bullying in schools, it's also important to address the issue in the workplace. Even at a place like Disney, known as the happiest place on earth, Sonya encountered a bully who was another executive. * During a conversation about a project, the executive started screaming at Sonya. Instead of reacting with anger or shouting back, Sonya turned inward and checked in with her own feelings. * She calmly suggested ending the meeting and discussing things later when they could both be calmer. Despite the executive's continued yelling as Sonya left, she realized she didn't have to participate or let it affect her. * Sonya shared that by using mindfulness techniques, she was able to stay calm and not let the bully's behavior impact her. She highlighted the importance of discussing workplace bullying and not accepting it, while also emphasizing that mindfulness can help individuals maintain their composure and choose not to engage in such negative interactions.
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Craig Shoemaker is a talented comedian who believes that ‘winning with humor' is something we can all achieve. He has accomplished amazing successes in his career. He has performed comedy for four US Presidents and has won awards for his outstanding performances. He's been on TV and Broadway and even won Emmy Awards. Craig is not only a comedian but also a writer and producer. He has written books for kids and even made movies. You might have seen him on shows like Parks & Recreation and Fresh Prince of Bel Air. He's been recognized as one of the top stand-up comics in the world. Craig is also a speaker and coach who teaches people how to use humor to succeed. He has traveled all over the world to share his message and also offers a course called, Winning With Humor.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.WinningWithHumor.com * Blog: www.CraigShoemaker.com * Course: Winning With Humor by Craig Shoemaker
Most Influential Person * Michael Beckwith
Effect on Emotions * Craig Shoemaker shared his thoughts on how mindfulness has helped him handle his emotions. He called it “pause for the cause,” which means taking a moment to free himself. By pausing and focusing on his breath, he experiences a positive transformation. * Craig's negative feelings, like resentment and anger, turned into gratitude and happiness. This shift in his mindset allowed him to approach situations differently, without fear. * Whenever he takes this pause, it always works for him, instantly changing the atmosphere and avoiding conflicts. Breathing plays a crucial role in this process, as it brings a sense of calm and clarity. Craig Shoemaker was already practicing this technique even before it became trendy.
Thoughts on Breathing * When asked about breathing, Craig Shoemaker mentioned that his wife teaches breathwork and has taken him through it. He described breathwork as a powerful experience that makes him feel incredibly high, even more so than drugs. * Deep breathing often leads Craig to burst into uncontrollable laughter, which he believes is a form of deep breathing that energizes the body and brings joy. He expressed the importance of laughter and unity among people, highlighting a moment when participants in a course he was involved with were captured laughing together. * In addition, Craig emphasized the beauty of collective oneness and encourages people to appreciate and embrace it.
Suggested Resources * Book: Conversations With God Neil Donald Walsh * Book: Lovemaster’d: a digital journey to ultimate love and happiness by Craig Shoemaker * App: Craig Shoemaker is releasing his own app called ‘Laughermations'. They will contain funny bits called ‘GiggleBits'.
Bullying Story * Craig Shoemaker shared a story about his experiences with bullying and how mindfulness could have made a difference. He explained that growing up without a dad made him vulnerable, which unfortunately led to him being targeted by a kidnapper. * But apart from that, he also faced intense bullying at school. He described it as being beaten up severely, like a piñata, as if candy would come out of him. It was incredibly painful and humiliating. * Craig shared an example from when he joined a football team in eighth grade. Despite being very small in size, he chose to play as a center to feel included. However, the popular guys on the team treated him poorly. They would punch him in the face during huddles and continue to physically harm him in the locker room. * They tore his underwear and subjected him to wedgies, making him feel ashamed and unable to confide in his mom. The constant beatings took a toll on him, to the point where he attempted suicide. * Craig's intention was not to end his life, but to make those who hurt him feel remorseful. * Craig emphasized the importance of mindfulness in such situations, explaining that he would respond with consciousness, evaluation, research, and self-reflection rather than getting trapped in echo chambers or blindly following others' opinions.
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Jewels Arnes is an experienced practitioner who has focused on activating evolution within through Vibrational Healing for more than 30 years. With numerous certifications in this field, Jewels possesses a special ability called the Super Power of Tracing energy patterns. This remarkable skill allows her to identify the beliefs and programs that contribute to aging and illness. She has founded DECU Universe, a school that teaches individuals how to ascend through DECU using OMcodes Methods and the Breaking Quantum Physics lecture series. In her dedicated pursuit, Jewels helps people reach their full potential as humans, facilitating fundamental changes in their lives, bodies, and consciousness. As the creator and founder of the EvoStar Quantum App, as well as BioQuantum Skincare and Supplements, Jewels offers advanced and innovative products that aid individuals in intentionally creating beneficial molecules.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: http://bioquantumskincare.com and https://activateevolution.com * Podcast: Activate Evolution * Podcast: DQ Universe Also has a skincare podcast – StarSeeds Continuum
Most Influential Person * My friend Rob Carter
Effect on Emotions
- Jewels told me that she would like to teach how to rise above emotions and experience them through frequency. While she acknowledges that she still has emotions, she believes that mindfulness has helped her reach a different level of experiencing them.
- Furthermore, Jewels explained that It's important to understand the level of consciousness we're in and what we identify with.
- Jules wants everyone to reach this space of heightened experience with their emotions and hopes to guide them on this journey.
Thoughts on Breathing * When asked about breathing and its connection to mindfulness, Jewels shared that she doesn't focus extensively on breath work. * Instead, she finds simple ways to reset and regain mindfulness. Sometimes, she takes a small sigh to release tension, and she also enjoys shaking her hands to let go of any built-up energy. * Jules explained that these practices help her quickly return to a state of mindfulness.
Suggested Resources * Book: Frequency: The Power of Personal Vibration by Penny Pierce * App: EvoStar App
Bullying Story
- Jewels shared a story about bullying and how mindfulness can make a difference. She has two daughters, and she knows that bullying happens at different levels.
- When her daughters faced bullying or shaming, she would ask them to sit quietly and think about why they took it personally.
- She explained that bullies often target someone's weaknesses, and if her daughters felt hurt or reacted strongly, it was a sign of their own insecurities.
- Jewels encouraged her daughters to recognize their insecurities and work on building confidence in those areas. By doing so, they could stay strong when others tried to bring them down.
- Jewels emphasized the importance of feeling empowered regardless of what happens around us.
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David Weigert is a unique individual who wants to make a positive difference in people's lives using techniques that encourage you to shake, stimulate, and energize. He believes in helping others become more intuitive and less alone. David sees human beings as information gathering systems and aims to assist them in downloading information from the universe. He has a deep understanding of mindfulness and its significance. David's personal journey led him to realize that feeling loved is essential for calming the mind and staying present. Growing up as a refugee with parents suffering from PTSD, he experienced a sense of isolation and loneliness. However, this also redirected him to the understanding that love emanates from the core of our souls. David's spiritual nature guides him, and he has developed a personal relationship with Jesus and the creator of the universe. Through intentional shaking and the knowledge he gained from practices like Qigong and acupuncture, David amplifies his sensory experience and deepens his connection with spirituality. To him, spirituality encompasses everything and is the essence of all aspects of life. David believes that as God's children, we are infinitely loved, and our imperative to love and protect our children comes from the creative process that is ingrained within us.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: https://www.recharge-rejuvenate.com/hello2
Most Influential Person * Tony Robbins
Effect on Emotions * When asked how mindfulness has helped David to deal with his emotions differently, he answered with the word “acceptance”. He explained that he has learned to love his emotions as they are and then choose the emotion he wants. * David uses techniques to help with your emotions that encourage you to shake, stimulate, and energize.
Thoughts on Breathing * “Well, I've been practicing breathing exercises since I did Silver Mind Control back in 1977. I'm still learning, so I will keep practicing.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Letting Go by David R Hawkins * App: n/a
Bullying Story * When asked about a story to share, David Weigert spoke about how he has never been bullied because of the vibe he puts out. He attributes this to his trust in God and his practice of seeking forgiveness and forgiving others quickly to avoid generating negativity. He mentioned his struggle with road rage while driving and how he took a training to calm himself down by using techniques like deep breathing. * However, David's revelation came when he started shaking about nine years ago to relieve his back pain. He noticed that our bodies are made up of trillions of cells, and the shaking increases wave activity within the body, similar to how waves propagate during natural disasters like tsunamis. This increased wave activity brings changes and nutrients to the body and washes out toxins. * David also mentioned an example of using waves to prevent freezing in a whale rescue operation. He sees the importance of waves in our bodies and considers himself a “guinea pig” for his own practice. He hopes to study this further in the future.
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Steve Cloward is a resilient entrepreneur, overcoming a 14-year opiate addiction and 14 months in Federal Prison. Surprisingly, his experiences ultimately led him from federal prison to inner freedom. With a successful real estate appraisal firm and multiple seven-figure businesses under his belt, Steve's journey towards self-discovery led him to create the Bands for Freedom Foundation Inc., which has donated over $255,000 to support military personnel and their families. Driven by his own experiences, he spent years and significant resources seeking personal growth, determined to understand and overcome the obstacles from his past. Steve's warm heart, loyalty, and exceptional networking skills make him a true people person, dedicated to serving others.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: https://lifeafteraddictionandindictment.com * Podcast: Life After Addiction and Indictment
Most Influential Person * My Grandfather
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has affected my emotions because, well, when you are aware of and mindful of what is causing your emotions, then you have a lot better chance of dealing with them. My emotions create my responses.
Thoughts on Breathing * In this episode, Steve Cloward shares his insights on the power of breathing as a mindfulness practice. While he personally doesn't have a set technique, he mentions a friend named Boish who follows breathing techniques similar to those taught by Tony Robbins. * Steve acknowledges that there are days when he feels lethargic or struggles in the afternoon, and during those moments, he finds immense benefit in engaging in breathing exercises or meditation. * Steve highlights the transformative energy shift that occurs through these practices, leading to a renewed sense of vitality and motivation. Tune in to the episode to discover how incorporating intentional breathing can help overcome fatigue and ignite a sense of purpose.
Suggested Resources * Book: Mindset Is The Key * App: Calm
Bullying Story * In this deeply personal conversation, Steve Cloward opens up about his experiences with bullying and the profound impact mindfulness has had on his journey of self-discovery. He reflects on instances where he faced bullying during his addiction struggles but also emphasizes the importance of shifting from selfishness to selflessness in his mindfulness practice. * Steve shares pivotal moments, such as seeking guidance from a higher power before making difficult decisions and finding solace in prayer while navigating the challenges of prison. * Through his own transformative experiences, Steve encourages listeners to choose their responses to life's challenges, highlighting the power of positive thinking and seeking support from others. * Steve's story serves as a reminder of his journey from federal prison to inner freedom. He helps the listener understand that asking for help and maintaining a compassionate heart can bring about healing and personal growth.
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Rev. Karen Cleveland is a spiritual connection specialist, Minister, and animal communicator. This episode is about how you can come on safari and be guided on a transformative journey. Through carefully curated safari adventures worldwide, she helps those who have lost touch with their inner selves rediscover meaning and purpose in their lives. Even after the safaris, Karen continues to provide support by offering guidance on the inner journey, helping individuals unearth their buried dreams through exercises that connect the mind, body, and soul. As the host of the Connectedness podcast, Karen shares her teachings from the EVOLVE framework, which encompasses the integration of mind, body, and soul. Her podcast serves as a gateway for all listeners to embark on their own path towards realizing their heartfelt dreams while acknowledging the profound impact of coincidences and synchronicities in our lives, which manifest as everyday miracles and magic.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.RevKarenCleveland.com * Podcast: Connectedness Podcast
Most Influential Person * My mentor, my senior minister when I first started, Kathianne Lewis in Seattle.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has helped me to accept my emotions and not ignore them.
Thoughts on Breathing * I don't have anything to share about breathing right now. I have just recently started trying to breathe intentionally three times a day, but I am late on the whole breathing thing and am not ready to share anything yet.
Suggested Resources * Book: A New Earth: Awakening Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle * App: I set alarms, and I use music as the alarm and that reminds me to be present.
Bullying Story
Rev. Karen Cleveland shared a story about her experience as a child with red hair. She and her sister were teased because they looked different. Karen wished she had known mindfulness skills back then. It would have helped her understand that the teasing wasn't about her, but about the insecurities of others. She could have learned not to take it personally and not let it affect her. Karen believes that mindfulness would have made a big difference in how she felt during those tough times.
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Chris Donaldson is a passionate adventurer and author. His recent acclaimed book, Going the Wrong Way,” has garnered over 300 five-star reviews on Amazon. In 1979, Chris embarked on a planned 4-month, 10,000-mile motorcycle trip from Belfast on his café racing Moto Guzzi motorcycle, driven by a desire for self-discovery. Although his journey to Australia was interrupted by the Iranian revolution, Chris persevered, traveling over 50,000 miles and ending up high in the Andes before returning home. His book, “Going the Wrong Way,” chronicles this incredible ‘coming of age' road trip and his adventurous spirit. Chris is currently riding to Australia once again, this time on the same Moto Guzzi Le Mans road bike, 42 years later.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.chrisdonaldson.world * Book: Going The Wrong Way: A Coming of Age Story Like No Other by Chris Donaldson
Most Influential Person * My wife, Julie
Effect on Emotions * Chris shared how mindfulness changed how he handles emotions. Mindfulness helps him stay calm and peaceful. Instead of reacting impulsively, he takes a pause and breathes. * Mindfulness gives Chris time to think before responding. By being mindful, Chris feels more in control of his emotions. * Mindfulness has become his tool for finding balance and inner peace.
Thoughts on Breathing * Chris did not have any comments or tips about breathing as it relates to mindfulness.
Suggested Resources * Book: Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M Pirsig * Book: Going The Wrong Way: A Coming of Age Story Like No Other by Chris Donaldson * App: No, I think we spend too much time on our phones as it is
Bullying Story * Chris Donaldson shared a story about how mindfulness could have made a difference in dealing with bullying. He mentioned Irish politics as an example where politicians are stuck in the past, constantly fighting and unable to move on mentally. They engage in bullying tactics without considering the benefits of coming together. * Chris highlighted the irony of former arch-enemies Paisley and Martin McGinnis becoming great friends later in life. This showed that it's possible to overcome mental barriers and develop new relationships. However, individuals more recently who have experienced the same struggles have not managed to move forward the way Paisley and Martin McGinnis have done.
Related Episodes * Create The Life You Love With Dr. Paul Jenkins * Cosmic Torture Strengthens the Faith of Zen Pilot Robert DeLaurentis * Increase Your Magnetic Presence With Rachael Jayne Groover
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Tim Bui is a serial entrepreneur with expertise in flow state secrets, having profound experience in meditation and martial arts. As a psychonaut and biohacker, he explores the intersection of consciousness, personal development, and optimal performance. Tim is the founder of High Performance Humans, a company dedicated to empowering individuals through personalized personal development and leadership programs. With a deep understanding of the mind-body connection, Tim advocates for dissolving boundaries to truly be connected, transcending limitations, and embracing a state of flow. His work inspires individuals to overcome barriers, discover their potential, and lead purposeful lives, creating a ripple effect of positive change in the world.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Company: High Performance Humans
Most Influential Person* My Buddhist Teacher
Effect on Emotions* Through meditation, Tim has gained a new perspective on his emotions. Previously, he held negative associations with certain emotions. However, he now understands that emotions themselves are not inherently negative or positive. Instead, he recognizes that everything in life comes with trade-offs, pros, and cons. * Tim acknowledges that his previous fixation on one aspect of his emotions led to resistance and exaggerated reactions, making them more significant than necessary. * By embracing the understanding that everything exists within a duality or varying degrees, he has found a sense of balance. This realization has helped him approach his emotions with greater equanimity and acceptance, allowing him to navigate them with more ease and without judgment.
Thoughts on Breathing* Tim emphasizes the importance of energy check-ins and breathwork to optimize his presence and productivity. By monitoring his energy levels and engaging in intentional breathwork when needed, he ensures he shows up at his best. * Taking deep breaths helps him reconnect with his body, activate the parasympathetic response, and reduce stress, leading to increased productivity and overall well-being.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer * Book: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: 50th Anniversary Edition by Shunryu Suzuki * App: The Apnea Trainer App
Bullying Story* As a martial artist with nearly 30 years of experience, Tim has encountered bullying throughout his life. From his early years in second grade to recent experiences at a kickboxing gym, he recognizes the cycle of bullying and its impact. * Tim's ability to maintain mindfulness and empathy has allowed him to navigate these situations without letting them overshadow the positive moments and connections in his life, ensuring that he remains focused on personal growth and meaningful interactions.
Flow State Secrets* Tim Bui shared his insights on unlocking the power of flow. Drawing from his extensive experience in meditation and martial arts, Tim emphasized the importance of dissolving the boundaries between mind and body to achieve optimal performance. * He highlighted the significance of finding one's edge, pushing boundaries, and embracing the exhilaration of growth. Tim's profound understanding of the mind-body connection and his belief in the transformative nature of flow state inspire individuals to overcome barriers, discover their potential, and lead purposeful lives.
Related Episodes* Meditation and Beyond with MindFlow App Founder Fabio Mattiussi * 313 Let Life Flow Like The Seasons Says Krysti Turznik * Ed Donato: Surfing and Mindfulness to Reach Your Flowstate
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Shannon Duncan is an entrepreneur and author known for his book, Present Moment Awareness. In his newest work, Coming Full Circle, Shannon candidly shares the lessons he learned during his own extensive journey of using psychedelics to heal trauma. With a heartfelt desire to support others in their healing process, Shannon hopes that his experiences will provide valuable guidance to those in need. Along his path, Shannon has discovered the importance of embracing his authentic self, particularly his sense of humor, which has been a source of great reward in his own healing journey. Additionally, Shannon has developed “The Focus Tool,” a mobile app that complements his book and is available for both Apple and Android users.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Book: Coming Full Circle: Healing Trauma Using Psychedelics by Shannon Duncan * Book: Present Moment Awareness by Shannon Duncan
Most Influential Person* My Therapist, Taffy
Effect on Emotions* Shannon Duncan expressed his insight about emotions as follows: “Through my experience with mindfulness and working with my therapist, Taffy, I gained a valuable lesson in pulling myself back and simply observing my emotions. Previously, my emotions had solely defined me, as if whatever I was feeling represented an absolute truth. I hadn't considered that these emotions might arise from deeper insecurities, sadness, or a lack of feeling safe. * However, through the practice of mindfulness, self-awareness, and self-honesty, I have been able to expand my inner world. I now understand that I can contain and observe my emotions without identifying myself solely with them. I have come to realize that I am not defined by my emotions alone.”
Thoughts on Breathing* Shannon Duncan emphasizes the significance of breathing, which plays a pivotal role in mindfulness. He stresses that the way we breathe is a direct reflection of our internal state. If our breath is shallow and confined to the chest, it indicates a heightened sense of panic or being in a primal, reactive state. * To counter this, it is essential to cultivate abdominal breathing, where the breath originates from the belly. This intentional practice helps to calm the body and mind, allowing a sense of stability to emerge. * In Shannon's personal experiences, both in psychedelic journeys and overwhelming emotional moments, conscious breathing has served as a lifeline. When faced with intense emotions that could easily lead to panic, Shannon's guide has consistently reminded him to focus on deep belly breaths. This simple act has the power to settle everything, making the overwhelming emotions more bearable and facilitating their release.
Suggested Resources* Book: Coming Full Circle: Healing Trauma Using Psychedelics by Shannon Duncan * Book: Present Moment Awareness by Shannon Duncan * App: The Focus Tool
Bullying Story* Shannon Duncan shared a poignant story with me that delves into his personal encounter with bullying and its profound connection to the practice of mindfulness. In this moving account, Shannon reveals he once endured the painful experience of being bullied, which left enduring emotional imprints. However, it was through the transformative power of mindfulness that he discovered solace and inner strength. By cultivating a state of present moment awareness, Shannon was able to observe his thoughts and emotions without judgment, allowing him to respond to the bullying with compassion and unwavering resilience. This profound journey illuminated the remarkable capacity of mindfulness in navigating challenging situations, empowering Shannon to transcend the pain and embrace their authentic self. Through the practice of mindfulness, Shannon found the ability to rise above adversity, cultivating a deep sense of self-acceptance and fostering a compassionate perspective. His story serves as a testament to the transformative potential of mindfulness, offering hope and inspiration to others facing similar struggles.
Related Episodes* Reset The Mind For A Happier and Healthier Life; Matt Zemon * Grasping The Emotion of Trauma; David Richman * Find Happiness and Success Even Through Traumatic Events; Forrest Willett
Psychedelics To Heal TraumaAs time goes by, an increasing body of credible studies and research groups continue to unveil the profound therapeutic possibilities offered by psychedelics in treating conditions such as anxiety, depression, addiction, and PTSD. However, alongside the growing excitement, there is also a surge of perilous misinformation propagated by individuals seeking personal gain and self-proclaimed authorities. Shannon Duncan stands as a staunch advocate and protector for those who embark on the path of emotional healing through psychedelic substances. Having experienced the journey firsthand, Shannon understands the immense courage, unwavering determination, and profound vulnerability it takes to pursue this specialized approach to healing deep emotional wounds and trauma.
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Roy Furr is a professional marketer, serving as the Chief Marketing Officer and Copy Chief for direct response companies. With his expertise, he assists clients in obtaining a higher number of leads, customers, sales, and profits. Roy's exceptional skills can be attributed to his lifelong dedication to studying psychology and maintaining a consistent meditation practice.
In 2005, while enduring a taxing customer service call center job, Roy stumbled upon the realm of direct response marketing. Within a short period, he rose to become the leading marketing specialist at an IT Training publisher, propelling them to secure a spot on Inc. Magazine's prestigious list of America's fastest-growing businesses not just once, but three times.
Throughout his life, Roy has been driven by a quest for significance, delving into literature and psychology to gain a deeper understanding. This pursuit led him to the enlightening field of Transpersonal Psychology and the profound wisdom traditions found across the globe.
A life-altering event on Christmas Eve in 2001 truly set Roy on his transformative journey. Surviving a car accident that had the potential to claim his life, he embarked on a profound search for meaning. Through his relentless exploration of literature and psychology, he uncovered the profound insights of Transpersonal Psychology and the transformative power of meditative and wisdom traditions.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.RoyFurr.com * Newsletter: Breakthrough Marketing Secrets Newsletter * Podcast: Breakthrough Marketing Secrets * Book: The Copywriter's Guide To Getting Paid: How To Land Awesome Clients And Earn A Great Living As A Copywriter * Book: The Ultimate Selling Story: Cut Through the Marketing Clutter, Forge a Powerful Bond with Your Market, and Set Up the Sale Using the Hero's Journey of Story Selling
Most Influential Person* Monty Page (Psychology Professor at University of Nebraska, Lincoln, who discovered Transpersonal Psychology)
Effect on Emotions* Roy Furr discusses the impact of mindfulness on his emotions, specifically mentioning Tara Brock's rain process. This process involves recognizing the emotion, allowing it to be present, and understanding its message. It also involves nurturing oneself while experiencing the emotion. * Roy acknowledges the power of this process, understanding that emotions are a natural part of life. He notes that emotions serve as a means of communication between our body and subconscious mind, as they lack a verbal language. * He highlights an example of experiencing emotions related to a physical threat the previous night. Roy emphasizes the importance of recognizing these emotions without becoming consumed by them. He acknowledges that he is not defined by these emotions but rather is experiencing them. He stresses the significance of accepting their presence, listening to their message, and taking care of oneself accordingly.
Thoughts on Breathing* Roy Furr acknowledges the significance of conscious breathing but also highlights some challenges associated with it. He finds that when he becomes too aware of his breath or breathes deeply, he experiences a sense of oversaturation with oxygen, which doesn't feel beneficial to him. * Instead, Roy prefers practicing mindful breathing, focusing on being present and spending slightly more time exhaling than inhaling. He mentions various breathing techniques he has explored, including box breathing (in for four, hold for four, out for eight) and the Wim Hof method. While he doesn't consider himself an avid practitioner of the Wim Hof method, he recognizes its potential effectiveness. * Roy values the ability to self-regulate through the breath, recognizing that inhaling activates and exhaling relaxes the body. By managing the breath, one can influence the nervous system. He highlights the importance of adjusting the length of the exhale and inhale to achieve desired states of relaxation or activation. * In summary, Roy Furr emphasizes the benefits of mindful breathing, preferring a balanced approach that suits his own experience and needs. He sees breathing as a means to regulate the body and influence the nervous system, allowing for increased self-awareness and control.
Suggested Resources* Book: Radical Compassion by Tara Brock * Book: The Copywriter's Guide To Getting Paid: How To Land Awesome Clients And Earn A Great Living As A Copywriter * Book: The Ultimate Selling Story: Cut Through the Marketing Clutter, Forge a Powerful Bond with Your Market, and Set Up the Sale Using the Hero's Journey of Story Selling * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story* Roy Furr shares an incident at the local fencing club where he made eye contact with a guy who became confrontational. Despite feeling activated, Roy used his mindfulness practice to remain calm and extract himself from the situation. * He recognized that the guy's behavior might have had nothing to do with him and could be attributed to personal issues or trauma. * Roy reflects on the importance of understanding others' struggles and not taking their actions personally. * He relates this perspective to his conversations with his children, advising them to show kindness while setting boundaries and recognizing that people's behavior often stems from their own challenges.
Related Episodes* Mindfulness in Marketing, Affiliate Institute Co-Founder, Mathieu Jang * Email Marketing Mindset With Doug Morneau * Mindful Marketing From Within; Cindy Schulson
A Fresh Look At Mindful Marketing* Roy Furr advises that mindfulness is a practice rather than a quest for perfection or attaining enlightened states. He compares it to other practices like weightlifting or strength training. * The goal is to develop an automatic response of awareness even in challenging moments. * By intentionally practicing awareness, the brain forms connections and patterns, making mindfulness a natural way of being. Ultimately, Roy emphasizes that mindfulness is about consistently practicing mindfulness itself.
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Kathleen Donnelly Israel is an author who draws upon her extensive studies in spirituality and personal experiences to captivate readers. Wisdom On The Camino is the title of her first book. Born in 1949 in San Diego, CA, Kathleen has dedicated her life to exploring profound spiritual understanding. Alongside her husband Ron Israel, Kathleen raised their five children in Lakeside, San Diego County, CA, while actively serving as a Team Couple for Worldwide Marriage Encounter in the 70s and 80s. With a Bachelor's Degree in Art from San Diego State University, she furthered her knowledge in Expressive Arts Therapy at the European Graduate School in Switzerland. A certified Transformational Breathing Facilitator and Theta Healer, Kathleen's lifelong passion for walking, hiking, and running complements her spiritual journey. Her debut book explores the enchanting realities and spiritual wisdom encountered on her transformative pilgrimage along the Camino Santiago de Compostela, sharing her unique insights with fellow pilgrims.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.WisdomOnTheCamino * Book: Wisdom On the Camino: A Spiritual Journey Sharing Forgiveness and Possibilities to Inspire the Rest of Your Life by Kathleen Donnelly Israel
Most Influential Person* John Lennon and other singers from the 1960s and 1970s
Effect on Emotions* Kathleen Israel shares her experience of dealing with anxiety by recognizing the importance of proper breathing. She explains that anxiety often arises due to insufficient oxygen reaching the brain. By focusing on deep belly breathing and ensuring her brain receives enough oxygen, she finds relief from fear and anxiety.
Thoughts on Breathing* Proper breathing plays a crucial role in managing emotions, as Kathleen Israel explains. When experiencing anxiety, she noticed that shallow breathing deprived her brain of oxygen, intensifying fear. By consciously focusing on deep, belly breathing and inhaling for a count of eight and exhaling for the same duration, she effectively replenishes oxygen levels in her brain, alleviating anxiety and restoring a sense of calm.
Suggested Resources* Book: Gift From The Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh * Book: Wisdom On the Camino: A Spiritual Journey Sharing Forgiveness and Possibilities to Inspire the Rest of Your Life by Kathleen Donnelly Israel * App:
Bullying Story* Kathleen Israel shared a story about her son's experience with bullying. Her son, Peter, was often targeted and made to feel miserable by his classmates. One incident involved a group of altar boys who tricked Peter into thinking he was needed for an important role, only to mock him later. Despite such mistreatment, Kathleen encouraged Peter to pray for those who bullied him. Over time, the situation changed. Kathleen confronted the ringleader, Mike, who subsequently started treating Peter with kindness. As Peter grew older, his friends stood by him and included him in their activities. Kathleen believes that responding to bullies with prayer and unconditional love can help alleviate their pain and transform relationships. She emphasizes that unconditional love is a powerful force in the face of adversity.
Wisdom On The Camino* Kathleen Israel's life experience has endowed her with valuable wisdom. She shares insights on the importance of conscious breathing, recognizing the impact of oxygen on the brain and its role in managing anxiety. Her journey emphasizes self-care and the transformative power of mindfulness.
Related Episodes* 489 Relax With St. Francis of Assisi and Peace Troubadour, James Twyman * 065 Sink Into The Space Of Mindfulness With Sheikh * Mindfulness In The Motherhood Journey: Patty Castellanos
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Keagen Hadley is a Doctor of Occupational Therapy, a psychiatric and neurological clinical researcher, and an Amazon Bestselling author who specializes in using psychological treatments such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) with clients. He is an expert at helping people deal with the psychological impacts of sports Injury. He has a deep understanding of the interventions and knows how emotional distress can interfere with rehabilitation, daily activities, and overall quality of life. As an athlete, he tore both ACLs playing college and semi-professional football. This experience made him acutely aware of the struggles associated with ACL injuries and the various issues that can arise psychologically due to this condition.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.KeagenHadley.com * Book: Torn: Overcoming the Psychological Challenges Post-ACL Injury by Keagen Hadley * Blog: Keagen's Blog
Most Influential Person* Dr. John Delony
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has changed how I deal with my emotions. Now I actually sit with them and focus on them. Mindfulness almost minimizes them. It is the same thing I do if I feel a panic attack or heavy anxiety coming on. * I found it [mindfulness] almost minimizes the strength or the power that my emotions or anxiety have over me. Dealing differently with my emotions has helped me with the psychological impacts of sports Injury.
Thoughts on Breathing* One practice that I got into as I was getting out of those difficult situations is my therapist had me take a cold shower. It's not for the reasons you might think; there's a plethora of benefits of cold showers, but actually it's very uncomfortable. But you still have to be able to practice your breathing during that experience. [Cold showers create a situation where you begin deep breathing]. * I found it was [deep breathing] a very good way to prepare myself pre-game. Some people get rather anxious prior to games. Personally, I'm a very superstitious person. So before my first start I actually threw up. So then every subsequent start I had to throw up. So a lot of athletes are very much like that. So I would say that gets you in the same type of hostile environment to where you still have to really focus on your breathing, even though it's extremely uncomfortable.
Suggested Resources* Book: Rebound: Train Your Mind To Bounce Back Stronger From Sports Injuries by Carrie Jackson Cheadle and Cindy Kuzma * Book: Torn: Overcoming the Psychological Challenges Post-ACL Injury by Keagen Hadley * App: Write Daily – I tend to focus on writing for my mindfulness, actually. So I use Write Early for its daily prompts.
Bullying Story* There are lots of forms of bullying. I work with a very specific kind of torment, whether you want to call it bullying or not. So these injuries, whether it be an Achilles tear, a Tommy John injury or an overhead throwing injury, or ACL injuries, as I said, they're very long recovery periods. (Note: Tommy Johns Surgery is typically used for UCL tears that happened due to overuse rather than a single traumatic event) * And for most of that recovery period, they look fine. They're not walking around with a cast. It's internal healing.
Related Episodes* Move On Using Faith and Healing; David McClam * Self-Actualization Through Mindfulness; Nicholas Gregoriades * Lessons From Life That Can’t Be Taught with Boxer, Ed Latimore
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Stephen James is founder of Raw Attraction Magazine, the Heart Initiation Academy, and The Steve Experience. He tells about his journey towards healing his heart and aligning with his divine plan. This conversation covers topics such as the definition of mindfulness, the role of God in his life, and his experiences with psychedelics and trauma healing. Steve emphasizes the importance of being mindful of the connection to one's higher self, heart, soul, and God, and shares his experiences with body-based and somatic-based practices, stand-up comedy, and sacred sexuality. He also recommends book and music resources for mindfulness.
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Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.Heartinitiationacademy.com * Podcast: The Steve Experience Podcast * Book: My Ecstatic Rebirth: The 10 Keys To Unleash Your Power, Purpose, & Pleasure by Stephen James
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What is Mindfulness? [00:00:57] Steve James defines mindfulness as an integrated version of oneself, cultivating a deep embodied present awareness of what is going on in the body and reality, and being mindful of the connection to the higher self, heart, soul, and God.
Aligning with Divine Plan[00:03:24] Steve James talks about how he discovered the concept of divine plan and divine self when he was around 28-29 years old, after experiencing consecutive heartbreaks and going down a broken path. He also shares how God plays a role in his divine plan.
Healing Trauma[00:09:42] Steve James talks about how he felt the need to heal the trauma trapped inside his body, which he learned from Dr. Peter Levine's book, "Waking the Tiger". He also shares how he worked through his traumas and hasn't had any experience with substances since 2018.
Healing Journey[00:10:45] Steve James talks about his journey towards healing his psychological and nervous system through body-based and somatic-based practices.
True Divine Self[00:11:43] Steve James explains the concept of the True Divine Self, which involves healing the inner child, inner masculine, and inner feminine, and how it can help navigate gender issues and achieve balance.
Living in Prague[00:17:20] Steve James shares his reasons for moving to Prague, including financial and personal reasons, and how he finds the city to be architecturally and culturally balanced.
Standup Comedy[00:20:53] Steve James talks about his experience with standup comedy, the nerves that come with it, and his style of comedy.
Ecstatic Rebirth[00:24:09] Steve James discusses his ongoing journey towards his ecstatic rebirth, which involves sacred sexuality, shamanism, and letting go of wounds.
Bullying and Mindfulness[00:29:15] Steve James shares his childhood experience of being bullied and how mindfulness could have made a difference. He also talks about a collective bullying situation.
Justice and Truth[00:30:12 - 00:34:03] Steve James talks about the importance of justice and truth from a mindful perspective, including the need to speak out against abuse and bullying, and to push for healing and justice on a societal level.
Influence and Emotions[00:34:18 - 00:35:25] Steve James discusses the influence of his father on his mindfulness journey, and how mindfulness helps him deal with his emotions by navigating the map of consciousness and getting to neutral.
Extreme Mindfulness[00:36:41 - 00:39:54] Steve James recommends two books related to mindfulness: "Man's Search for Meaning" by Victor Frankl and "The Gospel of Thomas," and suggests using music apps to help with mindfulness and creativity. He also emphasizes the importance of self-care, self-love, and compassion during the current "great awakening" and chaotic times.
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Effect on Emotions(00:34:43) - Well, when you have the mindful structure that we mentioned about the map of consciousness, and you're aware of that map of consciousness, right? Then you can navigate your emotions much easier because you are going to get to neutral and then love more quickly because you know where they are. And the scary, like, okay, I'm angry now and let's get to neutral as quickly as possible so I can at least look at the circumstance in a different way. Um, and it's fine to be angry even if we're the most enlightened being in the, the universe. I mean, Christ was still angry at the money changes and everything else that was going on on this planet. You, you still can be angry, but get to neutral and then make a decision.
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Thoughts on Breathing(00:35:37) - Regarding breathing, I will mention the neurologist, Andrew Huberman. He was talking about it on a video, and this double breath in with the nose and then out. with the mouth when you are slightly stressed. He talks about it from a neurological perspective, but, it essentially decreases the stress in whatever situations. You are having a heated conversation with someone, and you want to calm down a little bit. They don't even particularly know you're doing it, or maybe they do notice, but it doesn't really matter. It deregulates your system and makes you calm, and calms the nervous system.
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Suggested Resources* Book: Man's Search For Meaning by Victor Frankl * Book: Bible - The Gospel of Thomas * App: Spotify / Youtube
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Bullying Story(00:29:15) - Well, I was thinking about this question cause you put it on the email before and it depends which situation. I'll probably give you two situations. One from my childhood and then one collective one. Uh, so the childhood, my, I think every kid at my school was bullied in, in some sense by just looking back, it seemed like even the big guys, which I was sort of probably a middle rung, had my humor. People kind of liked me quite, uh, most people were like me cuz of my humor and, and, um, my sporting abilities. But there were still a group who were so-called friends who decided to write a book of hate about me and got everyone to sign it, which was my whipping against the wall as most other, some of my other guys were thrown into trash cans and got, and like, you know, had worse dealings than me.
Words of Wisdom(00:39:54) - Well, as we step deeper into this, I think we're, as collectively going through a great awakening at the moment in, in 2023, and this is a great thing that Bruce is doing, is this a mindfulness podcast that because we, we need to take more self-care, we need to take more self-loving actions to us as we go through this great awakening. As things unfold, the truth unfolds more and more. We have to become more self-loving and, uh, compassionate to our fellow humans. So every moment that we spend taking care of ourselves means that we are overflowing our cup to, uh, fill others. So I think that's, uh, probably the most mindful way I could end this, because there, I think I see more chaos coming on the horizon and, uh, it's gonna be a time to, uh, navigate your ship, uh, to the, the shores of calm waters, um, and calm land, uh, via self-awareness, self-love, self-responsibility, and mindfulness.
Related Episodes* Check out this related episode ... * Grasping The Emotion of Trauma; David Richmond * Move On Using Faith and Healing; David McClam * Improve Your Sex Life With Meditation; Dr. Cheryl Fraser
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Stephanie Jordan is an author, teacher, and speaker whose focus is on boundaries for healthy relationships. She has recently published a book entitled, Believing In Boundaries, where she explains with real-life examples how boundaries can be used to improve your life. In this biblically-based book, Stephanie helps you understand and establish boundaries so you can have healthier relationship experiences. In addition to her passion for reading, writing and painting, Stephanie has also been an enthusiastic cosmetologist for 24 years.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.TheStephanieJordan.com
Most Influential Person* My mentor, Betsy
Effect on Emotions* Anger is my favorite emotion. I tend to lean toward anger first. Mindfulness has made me much more aware that anger can be a great propeller. I feel anger has the most power behind it to create movement. * However, anger can also dissolve quickly. I think there has to be a balance between how you handle your anger. So being very aware of my anger getting ahead of me and harming relationships has been very important. Setting good boundaries for healthy relationships can help balance your emotions.
Thoughts on Breathing* I'm learning more and more about deep breath. I'm currently in the process of writing about my widowhood journey. * When my husband died, I couldn't breathe for months. I didn't feel I could get a deep breath. At this point, I appreciate being able to breathe in a deep breath that I can feel inside.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Bible * Book: Feelings Buried Alive Never Die by Karol Trueman * Book: Believing in Boundaries by Stephanie Jordan * Book: A Dose of Reality by Stephanie Jordan * App: Spotify
Bullying Story* One of my twins was picking on my daughter. And he had already stepped on her in the hallway and she had cried to us. A little bit later that night, there was a scuffle again between the boys. And my, my son had hurt the twin. And I was like, What is going on? And he said, Well, he hurt her again. * And so I foolishly thought that mine and my husband's relationship was solid enough that we could discuss this, like mature adults. And it all went very poorly. And so I went out to the shop that we have in our backyard. * And he was like, I'm gonna do the same thing to him. And I was like, Oh, the heck you are? And so we get into it. And so we both come inside and he takes his son off and I take my son off and I tell my son, you did exactly what I would expect you to do, which is to protect your sister. Protecting Your sister is always important.
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Aaron Hines is a husband, father, author, and entrepreneur. Aaron lives west of Nashville TN in the small town of Bellevue with his wife Amanda and two sons, Lincoln and Stetson. He played all 4 years of High School football and spent two years in College playing an offensive and defensive line at Lambuth University. He graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin with an undergraduate degree in Health and Human Performance and also has an M.S. in Exercise Physiology from Florida State University.
Aaron owns and operates a fitness facility in Franklin TN, where he helps change the lives of those individuals 45+ who want to lose weight, move pain-free, and do things they didn’t think were possible.
He also spends a lot of time and energy helping young athletes reach their full potential by teaching them the fundamentals of being a great person and athlete on and off the field. He has worked with professional athletes and retired professional athletes over the years. His vast experience interning at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Volunteering at the Vanderbilt Dayani Center, and working in the corporate setting has molded him into the person he is today.
He was voted one of the Top Personal Trainers in all of Nashville in 2020 and was featured in the Franklin Lifestyle Magazine in 2019. He can be reached at Premierperformancetrainer.com, 615-819-5186, or ahines@premierperformancetrainer.com
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.premierperformancetrainer.com * Book: The Athletic Advantage: 10 Lessons To Becoming A Premier Athlete Aaron Hines, Jamie Gifford, et al.
Most Influential Person* His Dad.
Effect on Emotions* I guess ways to kind of re-evaluate mindfulness or just try meditation or whatever I tend to choose on a daily basis. I think if I didn't have those things, I would be probably all over the place; I get pretty hot-headed. * I don't lose my cool very frequently, but if it builds up over time, it's like a pot boiling over. It's good to be more mindful and grateful for the things that I have.
Thoughts on Breathing* I wish I did it more. That's my thought. I gotta control my breathing, I get anxious about a lot of things. And so I found that closing my eyes and counting 15 to 20 is super helpful. It kind of releases those things that get me bent out of shape. * But doing a little bit more (breathing) is probably more beneficial for me. I kind of come in contact with other people's issues on a daily basis, I'm dealing with whether it's coming from a political background or religious background. You see different people and different ethnicities every day, coming to the gym.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Athletic Advantage: 10 Lessons To Becoming A Premier Athlete Aaron Hines, Jamie Gifford, et al. * App: Calm
Bullying Story* I will say that I am semi-bullied. We lived on an Indian reservation for five years. And we were kind of the minority there. So it's very, very few Caucasian people. With that, I guess if I were smarter, a little bit brighter, I was young I was in middle school so it was more of a kind of ticked-off moment. * If I would have been able to take that in and write things down that were agitating, or maybe annoying about the situation. I was kind of an overweight, middle school kid and this guy was twice my size. * So I think if I would have been in the moment and known about it more, I think yes, it would have been helpful. It probably would have dissolved, but it would have been kind of suppressed a little bit more so wouldn't happen as frequently. And I'm saying it was like bad bullying. It was just more or less, “Hey, you're the outcast. You're not from this area, we're gonna punch you, we're gonna do this sort of thing.”. * But I think from those moments I got into more working out. Like that's not going to happen again. I got to be big enough and strong enough to where I can get my mind right. So I don't have to encounter these situations as I get older
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Don Colliver is a teacher, speaker, writer, and comedian with over twenty-five years of experience helping audiences utilize the power of authenticity, vulnerability, and connection. Don teaches public speaking at Google and speaks for companies including Adobe, Cisco, and Medtronic. He toured as a Clown for contemporary circus Spiegelworld, performed with the Blue Man Group, and is listed in the Cirque du Soleil performer database. Don graduated from Boston University and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. When he’s not helping speakers engage with their audiences, he can be found hiking through the redwoods. You can reach Don at www.winktechtalks.com.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Company: Colliver Communications * Website: www.winktechtalks.com * Book: Wink: Transforming Public Speaking with Clown Presence By Don Colliver
Most Influential Person* Alan Watts
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has helped me deal with my emotions because I can physicalize them. And I love picturing where fear sits and describing it. That is very helpful in removing some of the motivation that it puts through my body.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is the most important thing when it comes to presenting. And it's not what very technical people want to hear, because it feels very esoteric and not heavy. But the fact is, it's made the biggest difference in me like deep breathing box breathing, fire to big presentations.
Suggested Resources* Book: Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds By David Goggins * Book: The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety By Allan Watts * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story* I was bullied a little bit in elementary school. And I think if grown up, Don's brain was back there it becomes so much about the bully, I'm so much more focused on that person. And what do they want? * It's hard to just simply step back and look at it from a 10,000-foot view and be like, can I just avoid this situation, this comes into clear focus these days because, at the end of each year, I'll do an evaluation of the year rather than do goals for the next year, or commitments or anything like that. * I just look through the prior year, and find the top three negative experiences top three positive experiences. And then I try and put the top three positive experiences on my calendar, like ASAP, make a commitment, and put the deposit down. And then for the neg negative experiences, I just see like, is there a way I can minimize the opportunities even have these experiences?
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Tonya Duncan Ellis is the author of the bestselling SOPHIE WASHINGTON children’s chapter book series and THEY BUILT ME FOR FREEDOM. She enjoys inspiring other authors with mindset tips for author success. Tonya has spoken and taught at writing conferences at the Highlights Foundation and for SCBWI in New York City, Houston, and Austin, TX chapters. A former journalist and freelance magazine writer, she is a graduate of Centre College of Kentucky and holds an MBA degree from Washington University in St. Louis.
Tonya loves to travel and has visited 49 American states, 20 countries, and three continents, but some of her best journeys have been between the pages of a novel. She could always be found with a book in her hand, and reading is still one of her favorite hobbies. When she's not reading or writing, Tonya likes to ride her bike, swim, and spend time with her husband and three children. She lives in Houston, TX. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), the Authors Guild, Black Creators in KidLit, and the Brown Bookshelf’s Highlights Foundation-sponsored, Amplify Black Stories storyteller cohort. Married with three children, Tonya lives in Houston, Texas.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.tonyaduncanellis.com * Book: Sophie Washington: Treasure Beach By Tonya Duncan Ellis
Most Influential Person* Her Mom
Effect on Emotions* It's been very beneficial to me, I do journaling every day. Being mindful and intentional in what I'm doing helps me stay focused because there's a lot of rejection in my business. So it just keeps me focused on my goals and moving in a positive direction.
Thoughts on Breathing* I don't do a lot of it. But I have taken Pilates and some yoga classes at times. And I find that they do a lot of breathing in the exercise. And it's like a release and helps relieve a lot of your stress and anxiety. And even when I do walking and movement I think it helps me overcome anxious feelings and be more positive.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book) * Book: Sophie Washington: Treasure Beach By Tonya Duncan Ellis
Bullying Story* The second book in my series, is Sophie Washington, the Snitch. It's about children being bullied by a new girl at school who's taking their lunch money and shoving them around. And I think mindfulness may have been helpful for the bully herself. * She recognized her history, it comes out later in the book that her parents have abandoned her and had some other personal issues. * If she had been able to do some mindfulness work, that would help with her anger and bad feelings that led her to be unkind to the other kids. So
Related Episodes* Breath and Fire; Michelle Hillier * Breathwork To Upscale Your Life; Samantha Skelly * 2000 Books To Improve Your Life by Mani Vaya
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Michelle Gauthier is a professional life coach who helps busy, overwhelmed people create a more calm and intentional life. Michelle is a single mom of two adopted kids and used to be an overwhelmed busy working mom herself. She quit her successful 20-year corporate career to become a life coach to help other people navigate their careers and home lives with ease. When she’s not working, Michelle spends her spare time watching her kid's sporting events, going to Burn Bootcamp, organizing things just for fun, shopping online, and reading self-improvement books.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.michellegauthier.com * Podcast: Overwhelmed Working Woman
Most Influential Person* Her Dad
Effect on Emotions* When I was really stressed and overwhelmed, I used to brag about how many years it had been since I cried. And I would say, I don't get sad; nothing upsets me. I kind of acted like I was this steel wall. And I could just handle and do anything. Give me any problem. I can handle it. * The way that mindfulness helps me deal with my emotions is by just allowing me to have them. So it's amazing. Now I went for so many years saying, oh my gosh, I never cry all the time now. And I'm kind of proud of that. Because if I feel sad, or if I feel touched by something that just hits me in the heart, that's what I want to do. And if I feel mad, I allow that as well. If I feel joyful, I allow that. * So I just allow any feeling that I have, and I teach my kids to do the same, I don't ever want to shame them and say, Don't be angry. Don't be sad. Don't be whatever just be whatever you are.
Thoughts on Breathing* Square breathing is my go-to. I teach that to all my clients. I've taught it to my kids. That's just where you breathe in for four, hold for four, breathe out for four, and then hold it at the bottom for four. * If you do that four times around, it is magic, what that can do just to calm your nervous system. If I wake up at night and can't fall back to sleep, I can just do that. I've taught my kids to do it. I think it's such a powerful tool. Stop Feeling Overwhelmed
Suggested Resources* Book: The Gap and the Gain: The High Achievers' Guide to Happiness, Confidence, and Success Dan Sullivan, Dr. Benjamin Hardy, et al. * App: Breathe
Bullying Story* I think as a parent, you have to have a lot of mindfulness around bullying, it just seems so prevalent right now. And I just was reading something that after COVID, there's even more bullying because kids have less social skills and less confidence and things like that. * I've had experience with both of my kids being bullied at one time or another. And I think as a parent, it's a really fine line. Because what I try to teach them is mindfulness and empathy for the person. We have no idea what's happening at their house so let's try to think the best we can about why they might be doing this. Stop Feeling Overwhelmed
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Matt Zemon is the Chief Experience Officer and Co-Founder of Happyy.me, a mental health company on a mission to improve people's happiness by providing guided ketamine therapy and digital wellness programs. As a serial entrepreneur, Matt has had two successful exits. He was the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Psychable, an online community connecting people who would like to legally explore the healing power of psychedelics with a network of practitioners and psychedelic-based treatments. He was also the co-founder of Take2Minutes, a nonprofit dedicated to helping individuals improve their mental health and well-being. Matt is the author of Psychedelics for Everyone: A Beginners Guide to These Powerful Medicines for Anxiety, Depression, Addiction, PTSD, and Expanding Consciousness and received his Master of Science in the Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health with honors from Kings College London.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Company: Happyy.me * Website: http://happyy.me * Book: Psychedelics For Everyone: A Beginner’s Guide to These Powerful Medicines for Anxiety, Depression, Addiction, PTSD, and Expanding Consciousness By Matt Zemon
Most Influential Person* The mother of my great friend from high school.
Effect on Emotions* I had never heard that emotions are our feedback; their unrealized thoughts are thoughts that have fully been formed. If I see a Tiger in the Jungle, I know that Tiger is gonna eat me. I can be scared. That's that type of emotion. * We talk about having a gut feeling that's something to express itself and can't do it in a traditional way. * Mindfulness helps me. I've chosen this path to be okay and be aware. Not all of the feelings are good. The whole spectrum is here to teach me something. And I can embrace it. I don't need to suppress any of it. And I need to listen to it more. I need to be aware of it.
Thoughts on Breathing* I wasn't aware of my breath or wasn't aware of how powerful and automated our breath is and that when I focus on my breath, just that simple thing, it's easy to calm down, and it's easy to become present. * So when I'm angry, let me just breathe through this for a minute. And allow us to process and take some time to think versus just reacting. When I'm starting the day, can I just focus on my breath and remind myself to be aware and be here. Even 10 or 20 minutes into that in the morning can change the rest of the day. * Breath is such a simple thing to follow. As those of us who practice meditation know, it can be hard to stay focused because thoughts come floating by constantly to interrupt that.
Suggested Resources* Book: The End of Your World: Uncensored Straight Talk on the Nature of Enlightenment by Adyashanti and Sounds True * Book: The Wisdom of Yoga : A Seeker's Guide to Extraordinary Living By Stephen Cope * Book: Psychedelics For Everyone: A Beginner’s Guide to These Powerful Medicines for Anxiety, Depression, Addiction, PTSD, and Expanding Consciousness By Matt Zemon * App: Take 2 Minutes
Bullying Story* I've seen some bullying behavior from certain individuals and what medicine has forced me to do is look at that and say what is really happening? Why am I allowing myself to interact with this person? Or how am I interacting with this person? And then what do I need to do to change that interaction? And to do so in a way that is not good, not from a victim's perspective. * I appreciate what you're trying to teach me, and I've recreated thinking of an older gentleman who I felt bullied from. My father was an alcoholic, who was an older person who would have these one moment, everything's fine, the next moment be a fit of rage.
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Special OfferAre you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach, and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Jason Barnard is the CEO of Kalicube, a software company that leverages Google to create future-proof brand-focused digital strategies for businesses. Jason has been touted as the one person Google says has as much insight into their knowledge algorithms as their own insiders. Jason is known as The Brand SERP Guy, a digital marketing consultant who specializes in Brand SERP optimization.
Jason also spent 8 years as a Punk-Folk Musician and 10 years as a blue dog in a cartoon TV series for kids produced by ITV International and airing in 15 countries. On today's episode, Jason discusses the benefits of living a mindful, desert island life.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Company: Kalicube.com * Website: https://jasonbarnard.com * Podcast: Branded Search( and Beyond) By Jason Barnard * Book: The Fundamentals of Brand SERPs for Business By Jason Barnard
Most Influential Person* Boo-ah (That's me. A creation of both me and my ex-wife). His personality had an incredible, calming influence on me. His personality rubbed off on me, and Boo-ah is a deeply kind, generous, and deeply thoughtful, mindful character.
Effect on Emotions* Being aware that you can't change something, and learning to accept it reduces massively, frustration for me. So one thing that I got out of my experience in Mauritius, and my depression, was that frustration in my life reduced significantly afterward. * Because I could accept that things move at speed, they move out. If I can't change that speed, then I need to accept that speed is something I don't appreciate or don't want in my life, or happening. If I can't change it, I need to accept it. And that reduces stress and reduces frustration. And it's been life-changing.
Thoughts on Breathing* The only time I ever focus on my own breathing is when I'm singing, and what I've learned from singing is that I got quite powerful lungs, so I can actually get a lot of air in and sing quite a lot of time without taking another breath. * So one of the things I do when I'm singing, I'm playing with double bass, is learn to breathe incredibly deeply, and that may be added to the pleasure of playing the music because I would imagine I'm getting huge hits of oxygen every time I do that.
Suggested Resources* Book: Confucius from the Heart By Yu Dan * App: Spotify
Bullying Story* Sometimes in my personal life, but in business as well, I feel that I've been bullied by somebody. And it's more along the lines of manipulation. But manipulation is a kind of bullying. And it's psychologically very violent. * It seems like normal behavior, and what I also know is it's a normal relationship, but I feel bullied. And if I am mindful of the fact that I don't want to do what they're pushing me to do, and can just say, well, actually, no, this is what I need, this is what I want. I would be much better off.
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Jay H. Tepley is an author, entrepreneur, international speaker, and spiritual mentor. A lifelong geek and a dedicated researcher, she offers world-class personal training for A-players in marketing, coaching, and community building to help them fly high and achieve beyond what other people think possible by aligning with their soul Purpose.
Over the last 20 years, her New Era Superhero program showed many men across the globe the path to increased revenue, success, impact, and personal fulfillment.
Her charity work supporting mental health through lightsaber training has been featured in the Guardian, The Jeremy Vine Show, and BBC 1.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: https://newerasuperhero.com/ * Book: The Lightwatch Chronicles By Jay H. Tepley * Book: The Unbreakable Entrepreneur: Smash Depression & Live Your Purpose: Personal Evolution For Mission-Driven Men By Jay H. Tepley
Most Influential Person* Serene Maharshi
Effect on Emotions* It allowed me to become a real-life superhero.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is key to your mental and physical health and emotional control. And I would sincerely recommend the book; Pranayama: The Energetics of Breath: The Yoga of Breathing By Andre Van Lysbeth . It's absolutely fantastic.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Lightwatch Chronicles By Jay H. Tepley * Book: The Unbreakable Entrepreneur: Smash Depression & Live Your Purpose: Personal Evolution For Mission-Driven Men By Jay H. Tepley * Book: Pranayama: The Energetics of Breath: The Yoga of Breathing By Andre Van Lysbeth * App: N/A
Bullying Story* Oh, well, kids tried to bully me at school because I was so different, but I flaunted it. I just put it in their face. I thought it was the best joke ever. And so their bullying attempts fell completely flat on their face because they're like, well, you're weird. I'm like, that's how I roll.
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Special OfferAre you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach, and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Colin Kingsmill is a transformational coach and Founding Partner at Whole Human Coaching. He is currently authoring a book entitled “Fear Less: Crossing the Bridge from Fear to Bliss.” When people get stuck at critical transition points in their lives, he assists them in deconstructing the stories in their heads, overcoming fear, and reconstructing a new narrative to move forward, live their authentic selves, and thrive. Today, he is dedicated to helping people become fearless and rediscover their humanity and freedom; remember who they are and who they will be to make positive change in our world.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.colinkingsmill.com * Book: Fear Less: Crossing the Bridge from Fear to Bliss (Unpublished)
Most Influential Person* Sam Harris
Effect on Emotions* It completely changed the way I live. Prior to getting it, it was all over the map and expanding energy all over the place. Now, it's just about energy conservation and nonreactivity. So it's been very positive.
Thoughts on Breathing* My only thought is, I don't think we get taught enough about how important it is. And that's why we're here. But we forgot. We get distracted, and we take it for granted that we can always have it. * I had an anaphylactic shock once, and luckily it was in a medical situation. But when she said you are not breathing, it's incredibly tough. And you recognize at that moment that, oh, look at what I'm taking advantage of or taking for granted.
Suggested Resources* Book: Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex, and Death in a World That’s Lost Its Mind By Jamie Wheal * Book: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment By Eckhart Tolle * Book: Healing the Core Wound of Unworthiness: The Gift of Redemptive Love by Adyashanti and Sounds True * App: Waking Up
Bullying Story* I wasn't bullied as a child, but I was in a very much bullied environment as an adult in the last sort of 20 years. It was interesting because the first one lasted about three years of awful treatment and accepting it. And I don't know why I accepted it. But I was in this situation for three years, with management that was really awful by any standard. * I left that, and I went to do something else. Another project. And I immediately recognized that this was a similar situation. And, because I had started to be more mindful and more aware and listening to myself and just more attentive because of the previous experience. * The second experience where bullying and absolute toxicity were present, I retracted and pulled myself out of that situation as fast as I could. But bullying is such an awful thing today. and
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Special OfferAre you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach, and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Faust A. Ruggiero’s professional career spans almost 40 years, and is diversified and compelling, as it has consistently established new and exciting cutting-edge counseling programs in its pursuit of professional excellence and personal life enhancement. He is a published research author, clinical trainer, and a therapist who has worked in settings that have included clinics for deaf children, prisons, nursing homes, substance abuse centers, inpatient facilities, major corporations, both national and international, and as the President of the Community Psychological Center in Bangor, Pennsylvania. In that capacity, he developed the Process Way of Life counseling program and has developed it into a formal text presented in the Fix Yourself Handbook.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.FaustRuggiero.com * Podcast: The Fix Yourself Podcast; The Process Way of Life Journey * Book: The Fix Yourself Handbook: Using the Process Way of Life to Transform Your Life into a Happy, Healthy Journey
Most Influential Person* Mother Teresa
Effect on Emotions* The key for me, and what I tried to teach is for people to slow their life down; you're not going to be mindful, you're not going to be conscious. * If you're going 100 miles an hour, because your mind is going to be all over the place, you need to slow down first. And then second, be willing to put the time in because mindfulness demands a slower pace and commitment to learning over time.
Thoughts on Breathing* I use it as a preparation for meditation. Breathing puts you in the moment because you got to focus on your breathing. So the one thing people don't think about is that they think I gotta go slow. And there you are, there's that slow and my mind has to work on this. Because all of it ties in together. * It doesn't matter what breathing exercises; you can go online and find good breathing exercises, and they're all good. Essentially, what it means is slow and keep your mind focused on the in and out of your breathing. You are now in a position of mindfulness of consciousness in terms of what you're doing.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Fix Yourself Handbook: Using the Process Way of Life to Transform Your Life into a Happy, Healthy Journey
Bullying Story* What happens is that when you're bullied for a while, you begin to take that person on and you begin to act as a victim, not just with that bully, but everywhere. * It's one of the reasons why parents take a while to identify this because the kids come home, and then they're different and they're angry, or they're reacting or they're crying or they're isolating, and they don't understand that that's dictum stuff. * I tell people, if the bully is bullying, and you go and hit the bully, you did something, but when you don't, you internalize all those features, and you bring him right into your heart and into your mind. Now you start being that and it really affects the way that kids and even adults move forward. Because it's not just bullying in school, it's bullying in the workplace. It's social bullying, it's everywhere. It's online
Related Episodes* Mindfulness In Mental Health Care With Ruby Mabry * Practice Non-Attachment for Mental Health; Scientist Dr. Russell Jaffe * Mind, Mountains, and Mental Health; Mike Schauch
Special OfferAre you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach, and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Dana Sardano is an artist who fully embraces her artist’s life to model for her daughters the importance of listening to your soul’s purpose by following your bliss. In January 2015, Dana picked up a paintbrush for the first time since childhood. That was the catalyst for a major shift in her career in June 2017. She has since opened Ubuntu Fish Gallery in Stuart, Florida, co-founded Phenom Publishing and FindUniquelyU.com, and has authored several books for both adults and children, never for a second regretting her decision to take that leap of faith.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.ubuntufishgallery.com * Book: Veda Finds Her Crown: Second Edition By Dana Sardano and Angela DiMarco * Book: Beyond the Ten, Decoding the Woo Woo By Dana Sardano and Angela DiMarco * Book: Ten Recommandments For Personal Empowerment By Dana Sardano
Most Influential Person* Her husband.
Effect on Emotions* It's everything. The thing about mindfulness is it's quick in 10 commandments, I think it's the second recommendation I shall not become entrenched in my emotions. We get all sorts of entrenched in our emotions. * Our emotions are just a guide to show us what's good for us and what's not. So if we feel yucky, then don't do that. And if we feel good, do more of that. And so if we're mindful of our emotions, then we can regulate them.
Thoughts on Breathing* I have truly learned to take a breath. I've learned mindfulness I've learned to become mindful of what I hold my breath. When I'm tense. I've learned to become mindful of when I'm in pain or worried to breathe through it. * When you see Lamaze, people have given birth, and they're teaching them how to breathe. I remember, as a young woman, I was like, That's stupid. But I've come to realize that the breath is when you focus on the breath, it really you could handle anything. So for me, just the act of when I feel myself get tense to take a breath, or before I make a rash decision to take a breath.
Suggested Resources* Book: Veda Finds Her Crown: Second Edition By Dana Sardano and Angela DiMarco * Book: Beyond the Ten, Decoding the Woo Woo By Dana Sardano and Angela DiMarco * Book: Ten Recommandments For Personal Empowerment By Dana Sardano
Bullying Story* If we individually learned to value ourselves and not to circle back to VEDA because what I do is I touch on every developmental age. And when the trauma or when something happens that alters the mindset that creates a belief system that might be toxic, or doesn't serve you. * Bullies are looking for power, they're looking to be seen and heard. So we label them. And even as adults, we label the narcissist, the empath, the bully, and the victim. But the reality is, every single one of us the bullies in the non-bullies, just wants our needs to be met.
Related Episodes* A Hypnotic Approach to Wellness; Adrianne Hart * Art Activities For Busy People; Cynthia Hauk * Your Creative Art Oasis; Faigie Kobre
Special OfferAre you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach, and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Alex Sanfilippo is an entrepreneur who is the CEO and founder of PodPros, a software company focused specifically on the podcasting industry. He is also a podcast host of the top-rated podcast called Podcasting Made Simple and a leading educator in podcasting. Something that keeps Alex awake at night is that people full of passion and purpose often get into podcasting and then either stop or fail. He firmly believes there's a way to make podcasting work within your life in a way that feels natural and doesn't cause a podcasting/work/life imbalance to happen. On this episode, you’ll hear how Alex uses mindfulness to keep his focus and help achieve success.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Company: Pod Pros * Website: www.podpros.com * Blog: Pod Pros Blog * Podcast: Podcasting Made Simple
Most Influential Person* Jesus Christ * Brendon Bouchard
Effect on Emotions* It goes back to my talk about having those people in your life that speak into you like they've helped me remain mindful about who I am. And where I'm going. It's a really intentional effort for me to remember the direction I'm going in, and where I want to end up in life. * I'm journaling and those are the two things, sometimes talking myself through journaling. But mainly being around the right people that speak into me, so that I can see right, I can get that perspective. And then making sure again, I'm going back and journaling that. But that has been some stuff that's actually helped me a lot.
Thoughts on Breathing* You want to be intentional with it. When stress starts hitting, you start falling behind on emails, you got a pile of papers on your desk, we start panting without realizing it, like we breathe really, really shallow. I just remind myself and that was another great reminder to sit back and just deep breathe. * If you do that, I don't know all the brain stuff, but you do that four or five times, my head actually feels different. It feels like I'm actually getting oxygen. And I've got a renewed energy. So breathing has been huge for me to be mindful with where I am and how I can continue showing my best self instead of continuing to be confined, confined, confined, get more shallow, more shallow. That's been really helpful for me.
Suggested Resources* Book: Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking Dr. Caroline Leaf * App: N/A
Bullying Story* I wasn't necessarily directly bullied growing up, or even as an adult or anything like that. if you could consider this in some way, was in some of my relationships growing up with girlfriends. * A lot of them end up being manipulative like they've been manipulating me a lot, and I didn't even notice it, or I would just kind of confined to it. And it got to the point where I was so scared of confrontation, that anytime someone would buck up against me, like even in business, I would immediately back down because I felt like it was gonna end up bringing pain to me or discomfort. * And that took me a long time to get over. It was painful and it's taken me years of mindfulness and exercise, and coaching to be able to overcome that. and be willing to embrace a little bit of discomfort because of how negatively that affected me and that was the extent.
Related Episodes* Self-Actualization Through Mindfulness; Nicholas Gregoriades * Master Your Mindset; Scott Burgett * The Mind Is A Curious Thing; Wendy Nash
Special OfferAre you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach, and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Dr. Margaret Cochran is a transpersonal psychotherapist and licensed clinical social worker, educator, and author with more than 25 years of clinical experience. A seasoned professional dedicated to the health and well-being of all her patients, Dr. Cochran takes a whole person approach to mental health and wellness.
A respected resource and passionate advocate for mental wellness, Dr. Cochran has been featured in a range of media outlets throughout the country including BBC, ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX affiliates, CBS Radio, Yahoo Life, Huffington Post, Healthline, Mercury News, Authority, Thrive Global, Total Beauty, and many additional outlets. Dr. Cochran has also been featured regularly on FOX San Francisco as well as NBC Sacramento’s morning show and hosted radio programs such as, “Wisdom, Love and Magic” and “A Mental Health Moment.” Dr. Cochran is also author of a number of books including Nayogi and the Secrets of the Universe and “What Are You Afraid Of?”
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: https://www.drcochran.com * Book: Nayogi and the Secrets of the Universe By Dr. Margaret Cochran * Book: What Are You Afraid Of By Dr. Margaret Cochran
Most Influential Person* Carl Jung
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has allowed me to step back from the 3d temporal world and understand that each being, no matter what their species might be, is here on their own journey. It's above my paygrade to understand why they choose particular challenges like Johnny Appleseed in his schizophrenia. * My mindfulness has allowed me to believe wholeheartedly, that only good things will come to me. Always. And sometimes the most incredible gifts come wrapped in the worst paper. But the trick is to keep your eye on the gift.
Thoughts on Breathing* One of the things that often happens to us is we get overwhelmed to the point where we just can't process anything else and we kind of shut down. And I have a little 478 I am enough exercise that I think is very helpful. * So the first thing you need to do is take both hands and cross them. And then place them over your heart, in the center of your chest. Then close your eyes. And we're going to breathe, we're going to inhale for a count of 4x, hold for a count of seven, and then exhale down for a count of eight. And we're going to do that three times. * While we're doing it, I'm going to be talking with you. And all you have to do is repeat what I'm saying inside your head. Inhale for four. I am enough. Hold for seven. I am enough. And exhale down for eight. I am enough. One more time. Inhale for four. I am enough. Hold for seven. I am enough. And exhale down for eight. And one last time, inhale for four, I am enough. Hold for seven. I am enough. And exhale down for eight I am enough. And then, when you're ready, open your eyes.
Suggested Resources* Book: Nayogi and the Secrets of the Universe By Dr. Margaret Cochran * Book: What Are You Afraid Of By Dr. Margaret Cochran * Book: What Dreams May Come: A Novel By Richard Matheson * App: Binaural Beats
Bullying Story* I had a little boy who came to me and he was in the third grade. And he was being picked on something fierce by some older boys, fourth graders and fifth graders. They would take his money and push him down and all this kind of stuff and he didn't want to go back to school. And he was feeling really bad. * So I taught him how to meditate. Little third grade meditation. He was a great kid. And I taught him about how people who are bullies aren't scared themselves and don't feel good about who they are, and what they're looking for from you is a reaction. That's what fuels them and gives them power. So if you don't give them that, then they'll leave you alone.
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Special OfferAre you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach, and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Lesley Logan is a 2nd generation certified Pilates teacher, breathwork, habits, and mindset coach and is the founder of OnlinePilatesClasses.com, the first free online catalog of Pilates exercise tutorials, where you can also find weekly Pilates classes and workshops. Teaching Pilates since 2008, she has run multiple studios, has trained hundreds of people to become teachers themselves, and has taught thousands of students around the world. When not teaching from her studio in Las Vegas, Lesley is hosting her podcast, ‘Be It Till You See It', or traveling the world leading Pilates retreats.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: OnlinePilatesClasses.com * Website: https://lesleylogan.co/ * Podcast: Be It Till You See It Podcast By Lesley Logan
Most Influential Person* Eckhart Tolle * The Huberman Lab Podcast
Effect on Emotions* Feel your feelings, but I am much quicker to regulate. So if I do get emotional, I do cry, but because of mindfulness, I'm actually able to identify why I'm feeling that way and how I want to feel and take the next step that way. And so it may take you days to counteract that in the beginning, but now I can do it within an hour or less. Self-Care
Thoughts on Breathing* The book BREATH will teach you a lot about how we have not been taking care of ourselves and using this amazing tool we have, which is our breath. You can experience mindful breathing with two quick inhales through the nose and exhale out the mouth. That is like an instant drop in your nervous system. Self-Care * The other thing is a five and a half second inhale through the nose, and five and a half second exhale. The perfect breath is about 10 to 11 seconds and in Pilates, the first exercise you do on the mat is the 100. And you breathe in for five and out for five.
Suggested Resources* Book: Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art By James Nestor * Book: The Big Leap By Gay Hendricks * App: Abraham Hicks RAMPAGE- Ranting About Money * App: Spotify (Sound Bowls)
Bullying Story* This last holiday season, I had some online bullying happening to me, and it was awful. It was horrible. It made me afraid of my own phone, made me afraid to show up for my own communities. Self-Care * Having mindfulness, I had to use all the tools, and some of the tools would work, but having that allowed me to feel the feeling like if you're being bullied, it's okay to feel that like you're being like I'm being attacked right now. * I was able to use mindfulness to go back into the reason why I do what I do, like, who am I actually doing this for? Am I doing this for this bully? Am I doing it for the people that fall in love with this bully? Or am I doing this for these people over here who don't even know that this bullying is happening?
Related Episodes* Have Compassion For Yourself Explains Tanja Diamond * Help Yourself To A Life Well Lived With Dr. Ellie Katz * Heal Yourself With Inner Bonding; Dr. Margaret Paul
Special OfferAre you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach, and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Noah Hutton is a storyteller at heart, passionate about capturing and sharing the unique narratives of people and brands through stunning photography and video content. His goal is to help you stand out in a crowded digital space by creating captivating visuals that authentically reflect your brand and message. In addition to his work behind the lens, Noah also loves connecting with fellow entrepreneurs and creators through his podcast, The Rest of Us. Through candid conversations and meaningful insights, he shares stories of those who are making a difference in their respective fields and inspires others to do the same.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Company: NTH Productions * Website: https://noah-hutton.com/ * Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/noah-hutton * Podcast: The Rest Of Us
Most Influential Person* My friend Olivia (Interior Designer)
Effect on Emotions* Focusing on what you need and what will help you be the best version of yourself, whether that is, I need to go to the gym more and get physically fit, or I need to take a walk. Maybe I need to do something that I enjoy like watching a movie or building a lego set, or traveling. It's focusing on what you need and that will help you be more successful.
Thoughts on Breathing* I can now realize when I am in a state of stress or anxiety. That is when I can do what I need to do to get out of that. I don't necessarily use breathing techniques. I just realize what anxiety or stress looks like for me and then I do things to delete the stress.
Suggested Resources* Book: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear * App: aryeo
Bullying Story* I didn't experience much bullying; it was more just teasing or having passive-aggressive friendships that always happened within my friend group. We were always picking on each other. * There were points when I looked back and felt bad that I had said that. I didn't really think about it that way until I got out of college and had matured and had a better mindset on my past. People knew what buttons they could push with me.
Related Episodes* Build To Business Freedom; Donnie Boivin * Mindfulness Insight From Successful Entrepreneur, Johnathan Grzybowski * Wisdom From The Sea; Anne Gordon
Special OfferAre you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach, and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘I'm Determined' in the subject line. We'll set up a call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Ashley Williams is the founder and CEO of Clymb, an emotional wellness software for school-aged children. Ashley shares her personal experience of suffering from clinical depression in college and how she was introduced to mindfulness as a proactive approach to manage her emotional experiences. She also talks about how Clymb approaches emotional wellness for young people and how it can help increase social-emotional learning competency over time. Ashley emphasizes the importance of finding and sticking to a mindfulness practice, as it not only uplifts and transforms the individual but also those around them.
Ashley Williams has dedicated her career to helping individuals and organizations increase their overall happiness and satisfaction in life. As an emotional wellness advocate, Ashley has shared her insights and strategies with audiences around the world.
Ashley is the 2022 Culture Builder of the Year for Baltimore, which honors her work to make children’s happiness a policy priority.
Ashley is an avid meditation practitioner who is passionate about sharing the transformative power of mindfulness with others and believes that it has the ability to improve the quality of life for anyone willing to commit to the practice. She is a student of Swami Nithyananda of the Awake Yoga Meditation community.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: https://clymbup.io/ * Related Website: https://awakeyogameditation.org/
Most Influential Person* Swami Nithyananda has been a powerful mindfulness influence in her life.
Effect on Emotions* [00:25:30] Mindfulness has helped Ashley deal with her emotions by accepting them and self-regulating in a healthy way.
Thoughts on Breathing* [00:26:26] Ashley discusses the importance of breathing and shares her heart-opening exercise, where she imagines breathing in and out of her heart.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Gospel of Ramakrishna by Swami Abhedananda * App: Meditation Timer and Log App to track meditations and create a consistent practice.
Bullying Story* [00:22:22] Ashley talks about how bullying is a result of a lack of emotional intelligence and how mindfulness can help teach these skills to children and society as a whole.
Related Episodes* Your Presence is a Superpower; Elizabeth Tripp * Mindfulness is My Diet Focusing On Nothing But Positive Thoughts; Olympic Boxer Daniel Hayes * Myung Sung: The Korean Art of Living Meditation with Dr. Jenelle Kim
Roy Redd is an internationally recognized speaker, 5-time #1 Best Selling Author, and Business Acquisition & Growth Strategist who has shared the stage with Vice-President Kamala Harris, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Donna Karan, and many more. Roy is a business performance coach who works with companies, organizations, and groups to increase tangible, and measurable results dramatically. He shares tips and strategies to greatly improve performance, reduce waste, and increase profit. Using principles learned in his years of working with professional athletes and CEOs, Roy will demonstrate the 4 keys to mind mastery and performance. You do not need to be an athlete or a CEO to take advantage of Roy's ideas to change your life.
At the age of 25, Roy realized he was not the person he wanted to become. That's when he decided to make a change in his life. Since that startling realization, he went from broke to making six figures, homeless to buying his first home, and depressed to feeling fulfilled.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.royredd.com * Podcast: The Entrepreneur Underdog
Most Influential Person* His Dad
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has dramatically helped me to deal with my emotions. I am to give numerology turns on my 11 life path, which is emotional energy. I get extremely emotional about things, and one way I help to control those emotions is the gym. Another way is I learned to think about my thinking. As long as I can think about my thinking and talk to myself, I can keep it under great control.
Thoughts on Breathing* If you look at the word spirit, it actually comes from the Greek word spirit a, which means the breath. So that's our energy. God breathed the spirit into us, so not only is breathing important, but you want really good diaphragmatic breathing, with big inhales. It is also important to learn to strengthen your breathing. A lot of times, I'll just lay on the floor, I'll put a kettlebell on my belly button, and breathe. I want to be able to breathe really well because that's the most important thing when it comes to helping top-tier clients. So
Suggested Resources* Book: The Results Book By Wally Minto * App: NSDR Protocol (Non-Sleep Deep Rest)
Bullying Story* I've been bullied all the way up until the end of high school. That's when I got muscle. But in a way, growing up in the inner cities, and tough, rough neighborhoods, I dealt with bullies because a lot of times, it got physical. But I will say this, I've always had the gift of being mindful and present, even when I was a child. And so there's been plenty of times where I've gotten into situations where I realized that I need to let something go, or I need to just walk away, or I need to finesse my way out of there. That saved my life and kept me from getting hurt. So * Being mindful and thinking about my thinking, that's the true test of an intelligent person. I think being mindful can help you be more aware and get you out of situations that maybe you shouldn't have been in. And a lot of times, you can just pause and think about your thinking for a second, two seconds, or five seconds. That helps you to not do things that aren't true in your nature. So
Related Episodes* Live Large; Move From Survival To Success With Chris Patterson * The Mindful Movement; Sara Raymond * Move On Using Faith and Healing; David McClam
Special OfferAre you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach, and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Tom Cronin, founder of the Stillness Project, talks about his thoughts on enlightenment, the success of his film and book, “The Portal”, and his plans for future retreats. Tom shares his perspective on enlightenment, emphasizing the importance of exploring the embodiment of spirituality and
enlightenment. He also discusses the changes in his life since his last appearance on the podcast back in 2021, including his focus on mentoring and coaching conscious leaders and training meditation teachers.
We also talked about microdosing and plant medicines. Tom explained that in Australia, they are still illegal and have class A drug status, which is interesting considering their potential role in supporting human experience. While Tom does not personally use plant medicines, he acknowledges their powerful and significant role in spiritual exploration.
Tom shared that he loves teaching meditation, running retreats, speaking, and mentoring people to help them solve problems and progress forward in their lives. He explained that he simplified his business model by focusing on what he loves and is good at, rather than what advisors and mentors told him to do.
Contact Info* Website: https://tomcronin.com/ * Books by Tom Cronin: The Portal, Missy Moo Meditates, Deep Calm, Success Planner, Faster Deeper Sleep
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Suggested Resources* Book: The Portal: How Meditation Can Save The World by Tom Cronin * App: Enter The Portal
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Related Episodes* How Meditation Can Save The World; Tom Cronin * 046 Allan Misner: Keep Balance To Find Encouragement and Enlightenment * One Woman’s Journey to Elation; Pat Alva-Kraker
Special OfferAre you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach, and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Clint Hatton has been successfully coaching individuals and teams nationwide and facilitating their self-growth for the last 20 years. Whether you are an individual stuck at a plateau, or you lead a team that values a healthy culture and peak performance, Clint's personal development coaching services introduce clarity and self-motivation to your personal development strategy. He employs techniques to effectively manage the emotional stress of everyday life and helps turn setbacks into a catalyst for the future!
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: https://www.bigboldbrave.us/ * Book: Big Bold Brave: How to Live Courageously in a Risky World
Most Influential Person* Amishi P. Jha
Effect on Emotions* On the fourth of July, we were in Florida, where my father-in-law lives. We went out on his boat and there were a bunch of boats right on the beach. My wife is Puerto Rican and there was music and six boats. There were all these Puerto Ricans singing and dancing and having a great time. All of a sudden I began to recognize that emotionally, I was really beginning to miss Gabriel. That's when mindfulness kicked in. * I knew at that moment that I needed to feel what I was feeling. And because of what was going on all around me, I could do it without interrupting or affecting anything else going on. * Everybody was either in a floaty right on the beach or in the shallow water. So I just bobbed 20 or 30 feet away from everybody, and nobody even noticed because of all the fun happening. And I put my intention on what I was feeling about my son, and I wept. * I allowed myself to be intentional at that moment and just think about him and what I missed about him. Tears came down my face and that lasted for probably about 30 to 40 minutes. * I used mindfulness to become present at that moment. So to me, it's a simple, but profound example of how mindfulness can really help you manage your life and even your emotions.
Thoughts on Breathing* There's a neuroscientist that I'm listening to, that actually has an episode that just came out this last week, and it's like a two-and-a-half-hour episode on breathing. I'm certainly no expert, although I've been aware for some time that the way we breathe is incredibly critical. * If you're being mindful of what you're feeling as you're doing things, I can feel my chest even get a little bit tight, and my breathing changed a little bit. I grew up with asthma and had severe asthma up until my mid-20s. So I know what it's like to be in that position where you can't breathe at all and that weight that's on the inside of your chest. * It's a very simple technique. I just breathe into my nostrils and blow out through my mouth. I just do that a few times. And I'm discovering now that I'm becoming a student of breath, that's actually one of the most effective tools that you can use to eliminate stress or anxiety.
Suggested Resources* Book: Peak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day By Amishi P. Jha * App: NSDR Protocol (Non-Sleep Deep Rest)
Bullying Story* I never got bullied myself but I do have a recollection of times where I bullied others. Back in those days, it wasn't this thing where I honed in on one person and bullied them every single day for months or years. It wasn't that, but also I don't want to belittle it. Even one time could have been enough to impact that person's life forever. * Years later, I had an opportunity with at least one person through Facebook, I saw them, and I was able to apologize 20-30 years later for my part. Back in those days, I think some things were going on with my parent's marriage. * If I'd had mindfulness, I think it would have made a huge difference, because I would have been able to just stop that angry emotion. And think through the consequence of punching somebody or just pushing them around or whatever the damage that could cause them.
Related Episodes* How To Have Fun With Your Fear; Laura Di Franco * Compassion As A Life Philosophy; Natalya Hramova * Worth The Risk; Dr. Kris Lee
Special OfferAre you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach, and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Faigie Kobre is a former early childhood educator and high-end portrait photographer. She made the switch in her 50s to become an elementary school art teacher and a women's creativity coach. She loves teaching women how to bring calm and peace into their lives through creative art. Faigie teaches women how to be creative without knowing how to draw.
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Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.creativityreignited.com * FB & IG: @creativityreignited
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Most Influential Person* Julie Fan-Fei Balzer
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Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness gives you a place to channel your emotions. Like if you're agitated or something's going on in your life, you just sit down. And it's almost like you're channeling your energy into that page into the materials, and you let it. When I was doing a lot of mixed media art journaling I found it helpful. * If you're very upset about something, you can do painting, collaging, and stamping.
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Thoughts on Breathing* I start doing it, and then my mind is off and running, and I figured to do it. I really have been trying it because I was listening to somebody else recently there was just talking about how breathing has changed her life. * It's one of these things because of my ADHD I don't remember, but I know it's very important. And I know people have talked about how important it is. And it's something that's a work in progress.
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Suggested Resources* Book: Draw Yourself Calm: Draw Slow, Stress Less By Amy Maricle
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Bullying Story* I was not bullied, I was too tough. I was not the kind of kid that anyone was gonna start off. But I wasn't a bully either. I was a nice kid but I think that people that are bullied and people that bully are coming from the same route. It's a lack of confidence. It's a lack of feeling good about themselves. * So a bully is somebody who really doesn't feel good about themselves. Because people who really feel good about themselves, don't try to hit on other people and make other people miserable. They're obviously not feeling good about themselves and a person that's allowing themselves to feel bullied also doesn't feel good about themselves.
Related Episodes* The Party Scientist; Jacques Martiquet * Art Activities For Busy People; Cynthia Hauk * Building Peace Into Parenting; Nellie Harden
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Marc Paisant is a former collegiate athlete who uses physical fitness to assist with his mental health. He has learned that both can be combined and used to help work through any life issue. His goal is to inspire others to ask for help and to end the stigma when it comes to mental health and awareness. So
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Most Influential Person* His dad So
Effect on Emotions* By being able to write, my emotions are important. Before, I didn't think It was important, but taking time out of your day adds you to your priority list. And hopefully, you get higher and higher throughout the day. So
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing makes everything better, especially in stressful moments. Breathing makes people understand there is a huge connection between the mind and the body. And once you take a minute out of your day to do breathing exercises, you will be surprised how relaxed and how focused you become. So
Suggested Resources* Book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: 30th Anniversary Edition (The Covey Habits Series) By Stephen Covey * App: Headspace * App: Calm
Bullying Story* I never was a bully. And I was a really caring and empathetic young kid and teenager but there were moments in my life when I was bullied. Looking back, it had a lot to do with intimidation. Of course, I played sports, my whole life, soccer and basketball. So * My brother and I were always tall, fit, and advanced for our age. I want to preface this that for people who haven't played sports before, a lot of times, bullying in sports is masked as hazing. And now it's masked as, oh, we got the freshmen coming in and we're going to teach them a lesson. That's not being a good teammate. That's a toxic environment. * We see upperclassmen use that as a mask to bully younger kids, especially the ones that they are intimidated by. So * At the end of the season, we were supposed to turn in our uniforms and bring in something specific to wear for our team picture. This is back in the day when there was voicemail. Apparently the senior had left a voicemail for my brother and I on our home phone. My brother and I didn't check it. * Immediately he goes at me in front of coaches and in front of other teammates telling me that he left a message and that it was my fault and I should have checked my message. It was not a civil conversation. So
Related Episodes* Unlock Self-Love With The Mindfulness Key Suggests Joie Cheng * Living Your Best Life Through Radical Self-Love; Tiffany Toombs * Practical No BS Self-Love With Blake D. Bauer
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Wendy Nash is a Meditation Coach at Kindly Cut The Crap. Wendy teaches entrepreneurs how to introspect because she saw the impact that whatever CEO disowns is acted out at work. She has been observing the subjective experience of the mind through formal and informal studies. She has a somatic psychotherapy diploma, a Bachelor of Psychology Honors thesis on loving-kindness meditation, and a 2-year diploma in Mindfulness & Compassion. She's been practicing loving-kindness, insight, and other meditations for almost 20 years.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.kindlycutthecrap.com
Most Influential Person* Dame Cicely Saunders
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness helps me acknowledge that my emotions are true and they are not separate. They're not difficult. They are not foreign. They're part of me and valid.
Thoughts on Breathing* I don't like breathing. I don't like Anapanasati. Actually, I think it's a really boring practice. And I haven't yet figured out why people do it. Because it just seems to not be one that I like.
Suggested Resources* Book: Awakening Through Love: Unveiling Your Deepest Goodness by John Makransky * App: Waking Up
Bullying Story* I have been bullied a lot throughout my life. That's been probably the one consistent theme. It started in my family, it kept going at school, and then it went all through work. And I think that I am a feminist, but I think there is something about women, that is not always kind. * What I did is I put up with the bullying, and I applied my daily practices. So there's something called the 37 practices of a bodhisattva and I converted them into a phrasing. And I used to recite them every morning before my meditation practice. And that helped me. So if I wanted to bite back or bitch or whatever, that stopped me.
Related Episodes* The Brain and Mindfulness Weekends With Bruce Langford and Alex Hofeldt * Muse Brain-Sensing Headband Creator, Chris Aimone * Discover The Better Brain Solution With Dr. Steven Masley
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Josef Hortnagl is an aspiring coach, influencer, and thought leader on the Sacred Masculine, a revolutionary new approach to help men reconnect to the truth of their masculinity. Josef enjoys speaking and podcasting, as well as being an avid bodybuilder, artist, writer, inventor, and contemporary philosopher.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.thesacredmasculine.com * Podcast: The Heart Is A Muscle Podcast * Podcast: 2 Regular Guys Podcast * Book: The Journey Home: Revolutionary Art and Wisdom to Point You Out of Trauma and Into Self-Trust By Jordin James and Josef Hortnagl
Most Influential Person* Tony Robbins
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has given me the clarity to see my emotions and what causes them. I used to be very anger forward. A lot of things made me angry and resentful and I was very judgmental. * Mindfulness has given me the clarity to see the parts of me that held those beliefs, that held those emotions, and what they need. When you can see that, you can start to heal them.
Thoughts on Breathing* For bodybuilding, breathing is an absolute must. if you cannot breathe and breathe and rhythm with the movement that you're doing, you can't do the movement. So there is a very meditative practice of when you're lifting weights, when you're pushing heavy weight, when you are exerting your body to its limits, you need to have that calm peacefulness of mind. * My coach is a famous former bodybuilder and he is very spiritual. And he has been teaching me this mindfulness because you have to move through a lot of discomfort to be able to do this. Having mindfulness and a calm, peaceful mind with breath to allow the body to have what it needs, and to calm the mind is so critical.
Suggested Resources* Book: Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink * Book: The Journey Home: Revolutionary Art and Wisdom to Point You Out of Trauma and Into Self-Trust By Jordin James and Josef Hortnagl * App: Notepad
Bullying Story* I was recently in a job working for a man who I really admired but I knew that he had a lot of emotional problems. A lot of the time he would kind of manipulate people emotionally by being very aggressive and make you feel like you were doing something wrong. * There was a situation where he was acting out with one of our employees and not sabotaging things, just because he couldn't move past this issue he had. And so I confronted him about it and was like, hey, the way that you're acting is not helping. But let's figure out what we need to do to find what's wrong with the situation and come to it. * He went after me, saying, because you're too soft, and you don't have what it takes to get things done. He said these people don't need to be coddled, and it was very frightening. The one thing I was able to really do was to be able to stay open and listen to the message behind what he was saying. * Through being really mindful, staying calm, present, very direct, and very kind, bullying cannot stand up to kindness. If you can meet them with kindness and compassion, they just fizzle.
Related Episodes* Feel Comfortable in Your Own Skin; Muscle Prodigy Co-Founder Jaret Grossman * Awaken Your Alpha With Adam Lewis Walker * Sex and Consciousness; Heather Shannon
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Denise Blanc teaches leaders and their teams to communicate with courage, candor, and authenticity using the latest information from emotional intelligence, neuroscience, and cross-cultural communication. Her tools have provided the skills needed for leaders to tackle tough conversations, harness a growth mindset, and create high trust and high-performing collaborative cultures.Her book, “RiverLogic: Tools to Transform Resistance and Create Flow in all of our Relationships” brings together some of the best thinking across the domains of neuroscience, mindfulness, and emotional intelligence into a single work. She teaches how to live in the presence of conflict – fluidly, with insight, caring, and skill. Therefore
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Most Influential Person* Tara Brach
Effect on Emotions* I do a lot of digging about what I'm feeling. And it's usually never one thing. It's usually many things. So there's a term and emotional intelligence, or neuroscience, feel it to heal it. * Therefore there's the feeling of it, and then there's the naming of it, name it to tame it. So I do both. I focus on what it is and feeling it, you know, what in my body, like, where is it? Am I tracking it somatically? Therefore
Thoughts on Breathing* One of the things that I teach and that I practice is what I call pattern interrupts. A pattern interrupt doesn't have to take a long time. What I encourage people to do and I do is three conscious breaths throughout my day, if I can remember to. When I have more time, I do other practices. * Breath is huge for me, just really calming down using kind of the Andrew Weil is the 478 technique four inhale seven, hold, eight, exhale. Therefore
Suggested Resources* Book: Meditation: How to Meditate: A Practical Guide to Making Friends with Your Mind By Pema Chödrön * Book: Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory By Deborah Dana * Book: Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do By Wallace J. Nichols
Bullying Story* I have a coaching client who was brought to me because he had issues. It might be called bullying, or he had very little ability to react. He came across as a bully with people who were his subservience whether it was a staff or student. I was just starting to work with him, and he did it to me. I had asked him to do a number of things as part of our coaching agreement. I asked him to do a lot and he was a busy guy. And what I got back was intense. Therefore * I was thinking, I just blew it with a coaching client. And I had to work by myself. So when talking about mindfulness, what I do is, swim. So I went swimming, and intense exercise is often one thing I will do when I'm feeling it. And then I had to talk to myself about that. And once I started talking to myself, and kind of calming down, I went, that was kind of amazing that this happened, if I'm his coach, I got an experience of it. Yes. * So we were able to talk about it in our next session from me being more present and grounded and having to apologize to him because I realized I was asking a lot, but also for him to see. I asked him, What was your intention? And what you said to me in that email, he said, Well, it was very unfair what you were doing. And I said, would you like to know what the impact of that was? He said I guess. So I said, on a scale of one to 10, that's probably nine for me. So it actually began a real conversation. I mean, I think that was the moment he started to trust me. But those are skills that I now have that I didn't have when I was young. So
Related Episodes* Mind, Mountains, and Mental Health; Mike Schauch * Mindfulness Matters; Akai Jackson * Divine Trust To Find Your Way Home; Dr. Nancy Wiley
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David McClam is a podcast host and a survivor of domestic abuse both from a parent and a partner. He is also a podcast startup coach sharing with people the proper way to start a podcast. David speaks on a whole host of topics and thinks his story of surviving abuse starting as a young child is a story that should be told. Many people that go through domestic abuse feel alone and also it is rarely shared that it does happen to men!
David has been podcasting for almost 5 years. He had a podcast called ‘A Day With Crime' that lasted 4 years.
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Most Influential Person* His mother.
Effect on Emotions* Not to be so hot-tempered so quickly and to actually think before I act, which is something that I didn't do before my earlier age. If it's somebody who's annoying you or they're trying to get you because there are a lot of people when they know this, they ask. He tried to get a reaction. And I know that sounds crazy, but it's true. You have to be the bigger person. Definitely breathe, take a step back, and watch what I do before I react.
Thoughts on Breathing* So if it gets that way, I just step back, breathe, sit there and just think and bring myself back to the center where I am at that point. My Apple watch helps because it seems to sense when it is that time to breathe. * So there is a pop-up that says, Hey, take a minute to breathe, and there's a whole app for that. You hit the button, you start to breathe in, and it calms you down. So it's just a reminder every day, like I said, the beginning to be mindful of where you are, center yourself, and bring you back. You realize that the situation you're in is not as bad as it seems.
Suggested Resources* App: Breathe * App: Ten Percent Happier
Bullying Story* When I was younger, I did have a kid who rode my bus and found it fun to antagonize me every day. So he would actually ride the bus with me to get off all my stops, just to run me down and snatch all my books out of my hand and tackle me on the ground. * I was probably in the sixth grade, and mindfulness was nowhere near me. And so one day, I finally got tired of it, and in the middle of the field, I laid him out. I sprung my hand for six months. That's how hard I hit him. * So mindfulness at that point probably would have helped me calm down, and I probably would have found a different way to handle that. And I wouldn't have hit him. But the thing I always tell everybody is when you do certain things to somebody for so long, the reaction that you get is not going to be the one that you want. So I think then, yes, violence is never the answer of any kind. But it certainly would have helped if I had had mindfulness in life.
Related Episodes* Is CBD Oil The Cure To Our Suffering Asks Pain Nation Author, Klee Irwin * Mark Dillon: Anxiety and Suffering to Employment at the World Class Meditation Insight Center * Embody Your Soul and Be Fully Present; Ken W. Stone
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Chelsey Newmyer is a nerd for all things time management and productivity. After years of reading frustrating productivity advice that didn't match her life, she started her coaching business to help solopreneurs and nonprofit leaders maximize their time by getting the personalized productivity they need to reach their goals. Chelsey is a Navy spouse and currently lives on Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba with her husband and their dog, Leia.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.chelseynewmyer.com * Podcast: From Overwhelmed to Under Control
Most Influential Person* Her life coach
Effect on Emotions* This is something I'm working on so much, just the awareness of them, the awareness that it's just an emotion and that it's normal and okay. There's judgment behind it. I can make this into something better than what it is right now.
Thoughts on Breathing* I will notice immediately if I'm not taking a deep breath like all of us, I just do this like a gasp of air. That is something that I've been much more purposeful about in my day. And it's something that I do before I jump into my day before I do my brain dump list. If I start feeling that overwhelmed feeling during the day, I always start with a few deep breaths, because it's just that perfect moment to reset. What am I doing? Am I being intentional?
Suggested Resources* Book: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success * App: Breeze
Bullying Story* I think about bullying as I was a Catholic school kid who transferred into a public school and immediately got the identity of the ‘goody two shoes'. I was always smart and I've always loved time management. I love the little planners you'd get when you're in middle school. Because of being a new kid; I was a bit unaware of a lot of the things that public school kids were aware of because I was from a really small Catholic school. That just made me a target immediately right off the bat. * I think looking back, my choice was to lean into that identity versus not fighting against it. But I just made it. I leaned into that identity to just make it easier to soften the blow of what the kids were saying, versus saying like, No, I'm actually much more complex than that. And I'm not going to let myself be put into any kind of box.
Related Episodes* Art Activities For Busy People; Cynthia Hauk * Creativity Equals Productivity; Joe Sanok * Empty Your Mind and Focus On One Thought Says Productivity Expert Nick Snapp
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Kevin Palmieri is the founder and co-host of the Next Level University podcast. Early in his life, Kevin found success, but after a brush with a near suicide, he realized he wasn´t living the life he truly wanted. He became passionate about self-improvement and decided to make it his purpose in life to impact as many people as possible by becoming a role model podcaster and speaker. He has succeeded to make his podcast one of the top 100 with over 1100 episodes and listened to in over 125 countries.Kevin has taken his life to the next level and achieved both personal and professional success.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Company: Next Level University * Website: www.nextleveluniverse.com * Podcast: Next Level University
Most Influential Person* Alan, his mentor
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has allowed me to not villainize people, places, things, and ideas that shouldn't be villainized it's allowed me to pinball a thought around my brain and then let it land accurately in a constructive place, not a destructive one.
Thoughts on Breathing* I have been way more mindful of breathing, to the point where now I have mouth tape that I put over my mouth when I go to sleep because I'm trying to breathe more through my nose. And I occasionally snore, which my wife does not like. And I understand that. * When I'm speaking, I oftentimes don't take breaths for long periods of time. So being more mindful of that is powerful as well.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life, and Achieve Real Happiness * App: Calm
Bullying Story* I think I was a freshman in high school, and I got glasses and never had glasses before. The first day I ever had my glasses, I didn't know really even know what that meant. Yeah. And I think that's a situation; when you're that young, there isn't a lot of mindfulness. Honestly, you're kind of thinking of where I fit in in the pecking order of the school. And where's my ego? * I think mindfulness of the understanding that both sides I villainize that person, how dare you make fun of me? Why are you bullying me? When in reality, a more mindful approach that I might take now is to ask, what's going on with you that makes you feel like you need to lash out and try to hurt me?
Related Episodes* Improve Habits of Thinking With Mindfulness Shortcuts; Alexander Heyne Shares How * Winning Habits and Routines; Mads Friis * Using Habits To Gamify Your Life; Will Moore
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Dr. Cheryl Fraser is known to be sharp, frank, and fearless. The Buddhist sex therapist, psychologist, author, and speaker is a rare combination of academic credibility, humor, straight talk, and life-changing advice. She has helped thousands of couples jumpstart their love life and create passion that lasts a lifetime. Listen to her wildly popular podcast Sex, Love & Elephants here or grab your copy of her book, Buddhas Bedroom: The Mindful Loving Path to Sexual Passion and Lifelong Intimacy. To take the first step towards resuscitating your relationship or learning more about Dr. Cheryl, visit her website or check out her videos on YouTube.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.drcherylfraser.com * Book: Buddha's Bedroom – The Mindful Loving Path to Sexual Passion and Lifelong Intimacy * Podcast: Sex Love & Elephants * Win A Free Copy of Dr. Fraser's Book – Email me, Bruce at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Buddhas Bedroom' in the subject line. Answer the question, “What is the name of Dr. Fraser's Podcast?” in the email and you will be entered to win a free, hard copy of Dr. Fraser's new book, ‘Buddhas Bedroom'. Hurry, this offer ends at midnight EDT, Feb 15, 2023.
Most Influential Person* Dalai Lama
Effect on Emotions* I could say, thanks to mindfulness and all those four-month meditation retreats 12 hours a day, I don't have negative emotions anymore. They have helped decrease negative emotions a little bit, but I have turbulent emotions. That's why I started meditating; I could not control the anxiety and the racing mind and then the grief and the pain. * Meditation has helped me relate to the unpleasant emotion with more wisdom in seeing it back to that via surfboard or log,. I'm being tossed around by these turbulent emotions. But can I be a surfboard? Because I don't know how to stand on once will actually be the surfboard and say, ‘this is really painful'. * There's tons of anxiety present or tons of anger or tons of sadness present and it hurts. But this too shall pass. And having developed some meditation skills over the years, I can now meditate in the midst of the anxiety and in a more lovingly detached way, watch the storm.
Thoughts on Breathing* What helps me is ‘The three breath and hug'. Stand face to face, embrace deeply, breathe in for one slight beat at the top. Breathe out for one at the same time. And repeat twice. My hubby and I try to do it multiple times a day. It is a beautiful way to bring breath and all this esoteric teaching into an immediate way to connect. Let go and begin again.
Suggested Resources* Book: Better Sex Through Mindfulness: How Women Can Cultivate Desire by Lori A. Brotto * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story* I was a bullied kid. First of all, my parents sent me to the only good school in our neighborhood, which was a Catholic school, and I was the only non-Catholic. So all the other kids told me I was going to hell. And then, because I'm a great little monkey gifted with a very bright mind, after kindergarten, two months into grade one, they booted me up to grade two. * I would sit alone on this swing set, swinging and crying and reading a book and with no friends. What I think, as someone who has been bullied, which is every single person listening, including if they were a perpetrator of bullying as a young person.
Related Episodes* Neil Sattin: Sex, Intimacy and our Personal Mind Stories * The Joy Of Intimacy and Mindfulness With Rabbi Manis Friedman * Celebrity Intimacy Expert Shares Mindfulness Secrets; Allana Pratt
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Scott Burgett is the founder of Evolution Vegan Academy, an online coaching program that helps vegans lose up to 20 lbs in four months using his M3 Lifestyle System. Scott is a CSCS and Precision Nutrition Level 1 certified coach and has trained both professional and collegiate athletes. Living in Austin, Texas with his wife, dog, and son, Scott's mission is to help create vegan leaders in his community so they can spread their impact throughout generations.
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Most Influential Person* Michael Chu, business mentor
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has helped me become more in control of my emotions because I'm more aware and intentional about the decisions that I make. So instead of running on autopilot most of the time, I run on intentional autopilot. Most of the time, it just helps me make better decisions.
Thoughts on Breathing* Through meditation and through just centering myself, learning how to control and get present with my breath has been one of the most beneficial things for me to just calm down.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life's Perfection * App: Headspace
Related Episodes* Your Presence is a Superpower; Elizabeth Tripp * Mindfulness is My Diet Focusing On Nothing But Positive Thoughts; Olympic Boxer Daniel Hayes * Intermittent Fasting For The Professional; Zach Mathews
Special OfferAre you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach, and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Transition' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Anne Gordon is a certified Dolphin Energy Healing practitioner who loves to share the powerful healing energy, insights, wisdom, and messages the dolphins have for her clients. Dolphins and Whales are a powerful presence in her life, bringing her peace, confidence, and a strong sense of unity and community. Anne has spent her entire life in the presence of Dolphins and Whales as she grew up watching Orca whales while boating and living in the Pacific NW. She has been hosting Whale and Dolphin Wisdom Retreats internationally since 2007. Her transformational retreats share the wisdom of the dolphins and whales in locations such as Bimini, Hawaii, Mexico, and French Polynesia. Retreat guests deepen their spiritual connection with the natural world. Anne has recently completed her much anticipated Wisdom Of The Sea card deck.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.whalewisdomretreats.com * Free Gift For Mindful Tribe: www.dolphinspiritguide.com
A Most Mindful Creature* When you are in the presence of a dolphin or whale, it is literally impossible to think about anything else. You are in that present moment. * If you're on a boat, and there are dolphins right in front of the boat surfing, righting the bow waves, looking and turning to look up at you, and making eye contact, that is a most mindful experience.
Wisdom From The Sea Oracle Deck.* Anne: I have a brand new Oracle Card Deck called Wisdom From The Sea. I have been trained as a certified Dolphin Energy Healer. It's like any other kind of energetic healing like Reiki. I consciously ask the dolphins and the whales to send their powerful healing energy through me. * I'm somebody who is not sensitive to energy. I can't see it or feel it. Some people can see auras, but not me. What I do get is, in my mind, it's like watching a mind movie that the dolphins and whales send me, a series of images and messages for my client. Oracle card decks are great if you have a challenge, a question, or if you just want some guidance.
Swimming With Whales* When we swim with whales, we're not swimming, we're floating, and they're swimming around us. There's nothing we can do to keep up with a whale when it wants to swim. * Usually we'll find a mom and a calf and Mom will go down and just rest. But baby has to come up more often for air than mom does. So when baby comes up for air, sometimes it'll come take a look at us and they'll wonder, ‘what are you guys doing here?' * We met a baby and that was amazing. Now we're not allowed to touch the wild whales, right? Well, this little baby did not read that memo and it literally came to every single one of us and touched us and reached out. He literally reached out his pectoral fin to me and it was inches from my face. And I just gently laid my hand on its pectoral fin. And she went inches from a number of my group. Everybody in my group touched this baby whale or the baby whale touch them. It was the most amazing experience.
Words of Wisdom* “I'm seeing in my mind's eye, this beautiful eye of a whale that's looking directly at you and just beaming you so much love and to let you know that you are loved, you are not alone, and the whales and dolphins are here to support you and guide you. All you have to do is ask”.
Related Episodes* Reaching For Joy; Zehra Mahoon * Let The Ocean Be Your Calm, Clarity and Freedom Says Jen Gilchrist * You Are Deathless; Nicole Angelique Kerr
Special OfferAre you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach, and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Transition' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Joze Piranian is a lifelong stutterer turned Forbes and TED-featured Global Speaker on Resilience & Inclusion. Born and raised in Lebanon, Joze avoided speaking for more than 25 years out of fear of being judged for being different. Then, everything changed. He won the Inspirational Speaker of the Year, delivered 5 TEDx talks, and performed stand-up comedy on 3 continents and in 4 languages. Joze has since given talks at the United Nations Google, Tesla, Dell, TikTok, Deloitte, and BCG. With more than 3 000 000 views on Goalcast, Joze has also been featured in ABC, NowThis, Some Good News, and CBC.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.jozepiranian.com * Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jozepiranian/ * IG: @YesWayJoze
Most Influential Person* Russell Brand
Effect on Emotions* More mindfulness has allowed me to press the pause button and create space for myself between the stimulus and the response.
Thoughts on Breathing* I use a breathing technique to control my stutter. On the other hand, I also practice different types of breathwork whether it is Wim Hof or conscious, connected breathing. In fact, I'll have to connect you with John Mensa who was a fantastic breathwork teacher. And, of course, traditional mindfulness meditation also incorporates a lot of mindful breathing.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer * App: Calm * App: Nike Running App (Combining mindfulness with running)
Bullying Story* I wish mindfulness had been taught when I was in school. It would have made an enormous difference because I've lost count of the number of times I would go back home to my room, just feeling absolutely awful about what had happened at school. I felt belittled and I felt so small. * So the way that mindfulness would have had a tremendous impact is by reminding me that I am not the feelings I'm having. I'm not the thoughts that I'm having. The mere fact that these are entities that I am having implies separation between the ‘I', and what is being felt and being experienced. Having that healthy ability to observe rather than identify and react would indeed have allowed me to feel what I needed to feel in a healthier way, as opposed to going for avoidance as my MO.
Related Episodes* Be Reconnected To Your Forgotten Intuition; Marci Moberg * Live An Educated Life; Jellis Vaes * Motivating The Unmotivated; Life Pulse Inc Founder, Matt Granados
Special OfferAre you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach, and hypnotist helping fast-track people like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Transition' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Jill Lublin is an international speaker on the topics of Publicity, Networking, Kindness, and Referrals. She is the author of 4 Best Selling books including Get Noticed…Get Referrals (McGraw Hill) and co-author of Guerrilla Publicity and Networking Magic. Her latest book, Profit of Kindness went #1 in four categories. Jill is a master strategist on how to position your business for more profitability and more visibility in the marketplace. She is CEO of a strategic consulting firm and has over 25 years of experience working with over 100,000 people plus national and international media. Jill teaches a virtual Publicity Crash Course, and consults and speaks all over the world. She has spoken on many stages with luminaries such as Tony Robbins. Jill also leads an intentional kindness community. Visit publicitycrashcourse.com/freegift and jilllublin.com
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.jilllublin.com * Podcast: The Jill Lublin Show * Book: The Profit of Kindness: How to Influence Others, Establish Trust, and Build Lasting Business Relationships * Book: Get Noticed… Get Referrals: Build Your Client Base and Your Business by Making a Name For Yourself
Most Influential Person* Ram Dass
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness helps contain my emotions, helps manage them, and keeps them more even.
Thoughts on Breathing* I noticed if I start feeling anxious or something scares me, I'll take four breaths in and four breaths out. The other thing that helps me is to take a breath in and then exhale, as long as I can.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael Singer * Book: The Profit of Kindness: How to Influence Others, Establish Trust, and Build Lasting Business Relationships by Jill Lublin * Book: Get Noticed… Get Referrals: Build Your Client Base and Your Business by Making a Name For Yourself by Jill Lublin * App: Calm * App: Soaak
Bullying Story* I remember being bullied all through being a kid and I think part of it is because of my curly hair. That was the style then I had freckles I had these ugly glasses; just things that were not helping me be at my best. * I remember kids saying mean things about my brother's name, Jack. So, Jack and Jill; I heard all kinds of versions of the nursery rhyme. * I had a definite incident of inappropriate sexual contact. And that was really upsetting, where I felt like I couldn't even go to school like I'd be looked at. * I had my share of feeling bullied, feeling insecure, feeling threatened. I think in my life, there have been many moments of feeling bullied, feeling insecure, feeling unsafe, feeling taunted, feeling teased, which might be slightly different than being taunted. * The point is, part of children's messiness is a certain meanness. Now, here's my hope and excitement for the future and the present; I believe fully that children now are much more conscious and more mindful.
Related Episodes* Art Activities For Busy People; Cynthia Hauk * Surround Yourself With Positive People says Danny ‘Godfree’ Pena of GamerTag Radio * Use Mindfulness To Be Self-Aware With Your People Suggests Videographer Matt Peet
Special OfferAre you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach, and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Transition' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Ann Hince is a professional speaker, author & spiritual teacher. Ann can show the way from Inner Turmoil to Inner Peace. In the process, as dis-ease is released, our bodies can move more into alignment.When Ann was 19, she woke one morning to find her mother dead in her bathroom. Twenty years later, the tears from that trauma were still just under the surface. Ann found a simple technique that helped her release these emotions – but she went further and can now put her awareness inside her body – and has changed the bone structure of her skull and grown ½ an inch at age 55. Ann has found that seeking out our truth, what we truly feel, and accepting those feelings, is the key to inner peace.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.annhince.com * Book: A Pathway to Insight: Re-capture your childhood buzz by Ann Hince
Most Influential Person* Gary Craig
Effect on Emotions* I now notice my emotions and don't get caught in them. Most of us get caught up in our emotions. Now I can stand back and say, okay, okay, look at me; I'm getting frustrated, I'm getting angry, or I can feel that physical aspect of the emotion deep inside. So it's very different than what it used to be.
Thoughts on Breathing* I wouldn't call them techniques, more tools, breathe breath is definitely part of what happens along this journey. With feeling the feelings, they will hold my breath, while I'm feeling that tension, because I believe it's kind of been stored in that part of the breath where I can feel the tension. And when it releases, there is a huge intake of breath, which I believe is almost like the soul seating a little bit further into the body and becoming a little bit more grounded. And I do use it. * That's another thing I do if I find tension inside and the connective tissue which is too tight; I can't release it with focused attention. Then I will blow through it. They will blow slowly through my mouth, imagining that I'm blowing through that tension in the connective tissue and it will help it release.
Suggested Resources* Book: A Pathway to Insight: Re-capture your childhood buzz by Ann Hince * Book: The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael Singer * Book: Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by David Hawkins
Bullying Story* The boy that was bullying me, I just hate what he did. I just hate it. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it, I would have got that energy out of me so that I became peaceful inside. Because I believe we're a signal. * So if I had held that energy inside of me, that frustration, that annoyance, that disgust with them; that's part of my signal. And I would have attracted again, and again and again. And I did, it went on for two years. And if I had brought myself back to peace each night, then I believe over time, the bullying would have stopped because I would have been a different signal.
Related Episodes* Calmness, Certainty, and Unshakable Inner Security Now; Hale Dwoskin * Building Peace Into Parenting; Nellie Harden * Natural Nootropics to Enhance Meditation & Calm Your Mind; David Tomen
Special OfferAre you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach, and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Transition' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Jen Smith & Jill Sirianni are co-hosts of the top-rated Frugal Friends Podcast. With over 200 episodes and more than 2.5 million downloads, Frugal Friends is changing the way the world thinks about frugality. Jen uses her background in financial journalism to seek topics that help people overcome impulse spending and reach their financial goals. Jill is a licensed clinical social worker who dissects the source of behaviors that cause trauma with money. Together they’re helping people become better stewards of their money, time, space, and natural resources.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.frugalfriendspodcast.com * Podcast: Frugal Friends Podcast * Book: The No-Spend Challenge Guide: How to Stop Spending Money Impulsively, Pay off Debt Fast, & Make Your Finances Fit Your Dreams * Book: Meal Planning on a Budget: Save Money on Groceries, Master Meal Prep, & Reduce Food Waste to Reach Financial Freedom
Most Influential Person* Her grandmother
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has definitely helped me keep a broad perspective and grace for all kinds of people and all kinds of ways of thinking. Because when you are so wrapped up in yourself, it's hard to live outside of that bubble. But when you can take the time to be mindful, you open yourself up to other points of view.
Thoughts on Breathing* I have to live every day to breathe. I think, especially with the background I have, the clients that I care for something like breathing, and grounding techniques, something that can be implemented wherever we are. We don't have to have special tools or a tool belt to be able to implement an effective coping strategy and breathing we carry with us everywhere we go. * And so whether it's a stressful situation or a financial decision I'm making in the store, when I need to be present in the moment, I ground myself. Oftentimes, deep breathing techniques are what I go to at that moment to help gain clarity.
Suggested Resources* Book: I Will Teach You to Be Rich: The Journal: No Complicated Math. No More Procrastinating. Design Your Rich Life Today. * App: Calm
Bullying Story* I think as the frugality podcast in the personal finance world, we can definitely get picked on because it's much sexier to talk about investing and side hustling and entrepreneurship. And many people dump on frugality, because of its correlation to a scarcity mindset. * I definitely like my life's work and my passion for helping bullied people. But we have to understand that everybody is in their own place and on their own journey. You have to realize that frugality is for everyone, but you have to be in a place for it.
Related Episodes* Live True With Authenticity; Ora Nadrich * Your Success Insights With Dr. Richard Shuster * Grasping The Emotion of Trauma; David Richman
Special OfferAre you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach, and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Transition' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Tressa Yonekawa Bundren will disrupt your life in the best ways. She is an award-winning mindset, leadership, and relationship keynote speaker and facilitator. Her university degrees and lifelong interests have led to over twenty years of specializing in expanding and elevating neuro-cognitive leadership behavior and connection skills for critical relationship dynamics. She is a multi-million dollar medical staffing corporation founder and leadership consultancy co-founder, mom of girls from the foster-adoption system, autism services specialist, and international author. You can reach her at TressaSpeaks.com
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: TressaSpeaks.com * Book: Listen Leader: How To Be The Leader We Want To Follow (Upcoming this Spring 2023)
Most Influential Person* Steve Sims
Effect on Emotions* I have choices every single day that I get to make, in better ways, because I get present. Am I ever triggered? But far less often, and in far less, like harmful, self-harmful, and otherwise harmful ways in the world?
Thoughts on Breathing* Let's all just take a breath together. What difference does it make in our lives in the world? It can change everything. When I've been in an argument with my partner, one thing that he's done that has been profound is he'll just stop and open his palms toward me and say, I just love you. And it's hard to scream into that void of love and calm and breath.
Suggested Resources* App: Calm
Bullying Story* The instance that I remember so vividly of being bullied as a child was riding the bus home, and there was an older boy who just always was alone. And he would like to throw things at those of us who were younger and kind of push us over and tell us to get out of the seat, that that was his seat. And he lived out close to me. So we would drop him off first and then head to my house. And one day, like, I could just see that he was sad. * And I was like, are you okay? And not, not from a place of being in his face, but just like, I'm concerned about you. Are you okay? And he stopped. And he never bullied anybody on that bus. Again. He didn't say a word. * That's the power and I learned really young that, that if we can be compassionate, does it always work? No. But does it work? A lot of times, if somebody doesn't feel that they're like onstage or trying to save face, or, you know, that kind of thing, if we can just have that moment of connection, it makes us both human. It lets that person know that we see them.
Related Episodes* Live An Educated Life; Jellis Vaes * Breathwork To Upscale Your Life; Samantha Skelly * Mindful Travel from a Luxury Lifestyle Specialist; Shane Mahoney
Special OfferAre you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach, and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Transition' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Learning and mindfulness are closely related. Some of the benefits of learning new skills and new ideas are: it gives you motivation, helps beat boredom, boosts confidence, keeps you healthy, helps you be flexible, can benefit others, and learning can boost your happiness levels.Listen & Subscribe on:
iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyHere are 7 Ways Learning New Skills or New Concepts Can Help You:
1/ Learning Feels GoodWordle and similar puzzles have become incredibly popular. This is because we enjoy learning and love the rush of adrenaline when we succeed at solving a puzzle or accomplishing a challenging task. Allow yourself to enjoy these kinds of winning experiences. The good feeling can be shared when we get together and play games with family and friends. There are more and more games being created every year, and they can help us satisfy a particular human need. Three new games came into our home this Christmas, and every one of them contributed to this feeling of pleasure as I learned how to play them with my family and friends.
2/ Creates New NeuropathwaysWhen you are learning something new, does it feel like your brain is using extra resources? Do you feel as though your brain is using more energy than normal? That feeling is what results from new neuropathways being carved out in your brain. We’ve been hearing about this concept for quite a while now, and you can test it out for yourself by learning a new skill, a game, or solving challenging puzzles. Pay particular attention to how your brain feels as you are learning this new material. I think you’ll agree, it’s important to give your brain new challenges every day.
3/ A New Perspective On LifeWhen I was 37 years old, I decided I wanted to learn downhill skiing. This was a skill I had always admired, and now I was determined to be a downhill skier myself. Not only was this an exciting venture, but it definitely gave me a new perspective on life. Standing at the top of a long, steep hill, and looking down at the valley where I would be skiing, gave me a completely new perspective on life. As I became better at skiing, I was aware that I began to feel different about my life. I felt more confident and more accomplished. This feeling drifted over to other aspects of my life as well. I was having more fun and had more to look forward to as I planned future skiing trips and even short skiing adventures.
4/ Staves Off SenilityI believe that keeping your mind active and robust is one way to help stave off senility. My great-grandmother and my grandfather both lived well into their 90s, and I can remember my grandfather always making an effort to learn new things, he had a great sense of humor and was always conversing with nurses, support workers, and visitors after he moved to a nursing home. I frequently played favorite songs for him on my accordion, and he was always eager to learn all about what was happening in my life. He was curious and was constantly learning new things.
5/ Creates A Winning MindsetBeing a lifetime learner can help you live with a winning mindset. Everything is perspective. Some people find it easy to focus on the negative and be immersed in a lot of bad news. It’s one thing to be a realist and be aware of what’s happening in the world, but when you focus too much on the negative, it can take over your outlook. Having a doomsday outlook doesn’t feel good for most of us. I’d prefer to choose to learn new skills and fresh ideas every day because I believe that contributes to a winning mindset.
6/ Helps Combat DepressionIf you are suffering from depression, please see a professional. My mention of depression here is not referring to clinical depression, but instead that state where you feel down, discouraged, and you generally lack motivation. For me, there is nothing better than setting out to learn a new skill when I’m feeling down. Sometimes I have to give myself a huge push to make it happen, but once I do, I feel a lot better and am happy that I gave myself that necessary shove in order to move into a better place. I’m well aware that sometimes it feels impossible to do what I’m describing, but hang in there. Keep moving forward. Listen to podcasts, read books, learn crafts or how to cook a new recipe, or even write a journal entry. These are only a few examples of how to use learning and mindfulness as a way to stay on top of things and move forward.
7/ Increases Connections To OthersI notice that when I get discouraged, I feel like I want to crawl into a hole and hide. I have to fight that urge and force myself to get out and be with people. At the same time, learning new skills gets me motivated to reach out to others. As a result, I feel more upbeat, and my life is more satisfying. How about you? Is this true for you? I’d like to hear from you as to whether you believe that learning new skills increases your connections to others. I’ve found this to be true when I travel to conferences, and not only am I learning new information, but I get excited about meeting all kinds of new people. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com – Let me know if you believe that learning new skills increases your connections to others. I’d love to have you share some examples that I can mention on the show.
Suggested Resources* Book: Bernstein: A Biography by Gebundene Ausgabe * Book: The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance by Josh Waitzkin
Related Episodes* Learn How To Shift; Amy Scruggs * Sink Into The Space of Mindfulness With Sheikh * Get Wired For Joy and Broadcast Your Happiness Explains Michelle Gielen
Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Transition' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Matt Paxton is one of the top downsizing and decluttering experts in the country. He is the host of the 2-time Emmy nominated series Legacy List with Matt Paxton on PBS and was a featured cleaner on the hit television show HOARDERS for 15 seasons. Matt is also the author of the best-selling book, Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff. Paxton started cleaning out houses after his father, step-father and both grandfathers died in the same year, and this is the reason Matt has been working with families struggling with hoarding and downsizing for 20 years. Matt appears regularly as a public speaker, television guest, and radio personality helping families and companies find the upside of downsizing. He lives in Atlanta, GA with his wife and 7 kids. Yes, 7 children.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.MyLegacyList.com * Book: Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff: Declutter, Downsize, and Move Forward with Your Life by Matt Paxton
Most Influential Person* His Dad
Effect on Emotions* Compassion, it's all about compassion. It's all I just see the other side now.
Thoughts on Breathing* Getting my sons to breathe well is important. When they get upset, just deep, deep breathing and slow down. Pause. Deep breathing. * I say, stop, and I put the horse blinders on. We take them to the other room, and I pull them out of the situation because we have nine people now, and we get a very quiet space. And I look at them as they look me in the eye. Deep breaths and it just brings it down quickly without elevation.
Suggested Resources* Book: Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff: Declutter, Downsize, and Move Forward with Your Life By Matt Paxton * App: Calm
Bullying Story* I have seven kids. So bullying is a big issue for me. Take it with hoarders, too. A lot of my hoarders are made fun of constantly. I was on a TV show that put a mental health disorder on television. There's an ethical dilemma right there from the beginning. And so when I tell a reminder, guys, we gave everybody therapy, we would give them a year of therapy on the back end. And if the TV show didn't pay for that therapy, I don't think it would be an ethical show, honestly. * And so why I'm saying this for the bullying question is what hoarding did for me was it really forced me, at an extreme level, to be super compassionate and understand why the person behaves the way they do. There's always a reason someone behaves the way they behave.
Related Episodes* Drive Using Mindfulness; Learn How With Solan McClean * Getting Centered and Wiping the Mind Clean with Greg Zuffelato * A Mindful Path To A Clean-Energy Future; Jeane Manning
Special OfferAre you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach, and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Transition' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life
Hannah Koenig is a business and financial educator, speaker, and founder of The Lead Well Summit. Her work is centered around helping entrepreneurial leaders build wealth and become well-resourced by cultivating financial stability, sovereignty, and sustainability. Hannah has been featured in Forbes, NPR, Thrive Global, Woman Entrepreneur, CBS, NBC, and more.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.leadwellsummit.com/
Most Influential Person* Her grandmother
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has taught me to honor my emotions and to be able to just feel them and to be with them even when it's uncomfortable.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is like a life force, the breath and the awareness of the breath and the time spent. Intentionally breathing enriches my experience of being alive.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Tao of Leadership: Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching Adapted for a New Age By John Heider * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story* I grew up below the poverty line. We were on food stamps as kids and we did our back-to-school shopping at the only thrift store in town. It was a very small town and on bag day, which means for $1 you can fill up an entire grocery bag full of clothes, which meant I was wearing my peer's clothes to school, and I remember being teased about that. I don't know if we're in fourth or fifth grade. * And I think mindfulness would have given me the ability to realize that there wasn't anything wrong with me. And that the person who was teasing me, you know, that was their own projection and their own story.
Related Episodes* Mindful Money Abundance with Morgana Rae * Reboot Your Mind So Money Will Flow; Nana Jokura * Become Money Fit With Mindfulness; Todd Christensen
Special OfferAre you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach, and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Transition' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Becca Ribbing is the author of The Clarity Journal and has been a coach for over a decade. She's on a mission to help people break out of the cycles of uncertainty and struggle that hold them back. She helps women going back and forth with the big, seemingly endless question of what to do next—so they can stop going around in circles and finally figure out what they truly want and create the clarity and momentum they crave. So many people find themselves stuck and unsure of their direction. Using journaling prompts and helping people become more honest with themselves, she moves her readers forward gently and empowers them to embrace their strengths while letting go of any negative self-talk that has held them back in the past. She's been on many podcasts, including “What To Read Next” and “Say Yes.”
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.beccaribbing.com * Book: The Clarity Journal by Becca Ribbing
Most Influential Person* That 13 year old girl
Effect on Emotions* I think my emotions have helped me be aware. The thing that helped me do the most is to apologize because if we can be mindful about what we're doing, we can't always control our emotions. * However, we can always control our response to them, at least after the fact, and make sure that we repair them. Break The Cycle
Thoughts on Breathing* As someone who has a perpetually stuffy nose, I think this is where we get into adults have a lot of rules for breathing. And it is okay if you have a deviated septum or if you have allergies like you don't need to do it, quote, unquote in order to do it right for you.
Suggested Resources* Book: Blue Jean Buddha: Voices of Young Buddhists * App: YouTube
Bullying Story* I homeschooled my son for a couple of years and when I first started homeschooling him, what everyone would say is; how is he going to make friends? How is he going to socialize? That's what I thought of when you thought of homeschooling. * They knew my kid was a social butterfly. The question everyone asked me was, how was he going to learn to deal with difficult people? Break The Cycle * They may be in bullying situations, like in the most extreme, but they are not being treated well. They could be in a bad situation and for that nine months are gonna be stuck with that teacher they don't like and who doesn't like them. Then it changes, or it doesn't. * Because if it's a kid, and you just happen to be in that class again next year, then we're actually teaching kids that they don't have control over it. I see adults playing this out over and over and over again. Break The Cycle
Related Episodes* Mindfulness in Motion; Nita Sweeney * Journaling Can Turn Our Adversity Into A Heightened State of Mindfulness; Kim Ades * Journaling To Manifest Your Best Life; Nathaniel A. Turner
Special OfferAre you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a life coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Transition' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Jennifer Steil is the author of Exile Music, which won the Grand Prize in the Eyelands 2020 Book Awards; the Multicultural and Historical novel International Book Awards; and was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Lesbian Fiction Award and the Bisexual Book Award. Previous books include The Ambassador’s Wife, which won the 2013 William Faulkner-William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition Best Novel award, the 2016 Phillip McMath Post Publication book award, and was a finalist for the Bisexual Book Award and the Lascaux Novel Award., and The Woman Who Fell From the Sky.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.jennifersteil.net * Book: The Ambassador's Wife: A Novel * Book: Exile Music: A Novel * Book: The Woman Who Fell from the Sky: An American Woman's Adventures in the Oldest City on Earth
Most Influential Person* Glennon Doyle
Effect on Emotions* I suppose I'm less anxious, I'm more able to ground myself in moments of panic, whatever I'm panicking about. So I think it helps me be less reactive and less defensive.
Thoughts on Breathing* I was kidnapped at gunpoint when six months pregnant. And it was yoga breathing that saved me and my daughter. And I remind her, every time she makes fun of me when I'm doing yoga, I say yoga saved your life, which is breathing saved your life because it helped me. Sentiments Of An Award-Winning Writer * Because of the stress of that situation, I was having premature contractions. And I was worried I was about to lose her. And so I had to calm down. It was a matter of life or death. I didn't know that the only way I knew how to calm myself down is breathing.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Ambassador's Wife: A Novel * Book: Exile Music: A Novel * Book: The Woman Who Fell from the Sky: An American Woman's Adventures in the Oldest City on Earth * App: Calm
Bullying Story* My daughter has actually had a terrible time in three different schools with bullying. And I felt quite powerless to help. We got the school involved, we got teachers involved, and yet, it didn't help. * I would love to hear your thoughts on how to help a child who's in that situation, I think, when I was growing up, I never listened to the word bullying. We just didn't talk about it that way. When I look back at my childhood, I was not a popular child, I had no social skills. I was bookish, I was awkward. And people made fun of me a lot. * I remember in the girl's room in third grade, girls climbing over the top of the stall to make fun of me, on the toilet. They make up rhymes about me on the playground. In seventh grade, they made fun of me, because I did well in school, which was not a popular thing to do. I mean, one positive thing I see in my daughter's schools is actually the most popular kids also are the ones who work the hardest. And I'm like that was not the case. When I was little, it was cool to be a slacker. It was not fantastic to work hard.
Related Episodes* Build Better Relationships With Author Bryan Falchuk * The Way Of Effortless Mindfulness With Author Loch Kelly * Hope For Recovery With Author Hope Andersen
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Nicolas Gregoriades is a South African grappler who was the first jiu jitsu practitioner to have been promoted to black belt by the legendary Roger Gracie. Gregoriades is an accomplished competitor in the sport of BJJ, being also one of the founders of the “Jiu Jitsu Brotherhood”, a community/association with affiliates all around the globe. Nicolas Gregoriades was also part of “London Real,” a successful online podcast, having since left LR to join Digital Communion.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.coachnicg.com * Podcast: Nicholas Gregoriades Show * Book: Aligned: The Modern Man's Guide to Health, Wealth & Freedom
Most Influential Person* Osho
Effect On Emotions* I'm very emotional and very passionate. It may not seem like it now because it's after lunch and my energies are dropping a little bit. But generally I'm extremely emotional. I love very intensely but I also hurt very intensely. And having a mindfulness practice is just the way to regulate and to cope with my emotions and to be able to separate myself from them. * I realize that these feelings that I'm experiencing aren't necessarily me. I can create a bit of space between myself and them, and ultimately that will allow them to dissipate in the process.
Thoughts on Breathing* The breath is the bridge between the body and the mind and some say between the physical and the metaphysical, the finite and the infinite. I work with several breathwork practices. Every morning, I do a breathwork practice. * I do the Kundalini Breath of Fire for 11 minutes, and I find that practice energizes my body and also changes my mental state. And I think that the key thing is that your breath and your mental state are inextricably linked. If one changes, then the other usually changes. * So if you're in your head and panicking, if you slow your breath down, generally it changes that as well. So those are my thoughts on the importance of breathing. Self-Actualization
Suggested Resources* Book: Aligned: The Modern Man's Guide to Health, Wealth & Freedom * Book: Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously By Osho * Book: UNSCRIPTED: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Entrepreneurship * Book: Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story* I don't want to say there were many instances when I was bullied as a kid, there were a few instances where I was a bully. I did this very interesting exercise the other day in which I wrote down everything that I've held against myself or that I'm holding against myself. Everything as far back as I could go, starting with stealing this kid's pocket knife when I was six. There was a whole list of things all the way up until now. * The thing that I found that was very interesting is, once I made that list, the next step in this exercise was to forgive myself one by one for all of these things. Self-Actualization * I realized there were a few things that I was holding quite a strong resentment for towards several people in my life. There were incidents that had transpired in our relationships. When I looked at this list, I saw that all three of those things were similar to other things I had done to other people in the past. And the reason that I was holding on to these resentments and was unable to forgive those people was because I was unable to forgive myself for the same thing. Self-Actualization * So I think if I had been a more mindful person when I was younger, I don't think I would have attracted that kind of energy from others. That is because I wouldn't have felt like a victim. Secondly, if I had attracted it, I would have been able to let it go more quickly; just to let that negative set of emotions go. I would have been able to process those emotions and let them dissipate. Self-Actualization
Related Episodes* Rising Above Trauma With Dr. Lin Morel * Myung Sung: The Korean Art of Living Meditation with Dr. Jenelle Kim * Shadow Work To Nourish And Grow: Winnie Chan Wang
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Heather Shannon is a Certified Sex Therapist who helps motivated clients to discover their sexual selves and deepen their intimate connections. She and her staff have helped thousands of clients with sex and relationships over the last 11+ years of her private practice. Heather has appeared in The Daily Beast, Hustler Magazine, and on podcasts such as The Horny Housewife for her expertise on sexuality and is a Sex and Relationship expert for the Peanut app, which serves over 2.5M women across all stages of life.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.heathershannon.co/
Most Influential Person* Eckhart Tolle
Effect on Emotions* I will be really honest, this is still a work in progress for me. I noticed that I'm a lot kinder to myself about certain emotions. And then I also noticed that there are other emotions where I can beat myself up still. Then I'm just noticing the judgment that's still there. And like, okay, like, this is still here. This is something that, I can still work on, but then it's almost like not judging myself for the judgment. So can be a few layers there.
Thoughts on Breathing* That's a good one. Because I do think breath can help us a lot with sex. Oftentimes, in bed or not, we can kind of tense up and almost be holding our breath. And a lot of people tend to do that leading to orgasm, especially if you're somebody who maybe struggles with orgasm. Try deep breathing, try relaxing your muscles a little bit, and just see how the energy flows with that. Sex and Consciousness * But with me, I've done all sorts of different breathing. I've done some, like Holotropic breathwork workshops that I've attended. I've gone through periods where I do the Wim Hof YouTube video in the morning. Dr. Andrew Weil has the 4-7-8 breathing technique for relaxation. Sex * I noticed when I'm stressed, my breathing is more shallow and tense. And it's like a clue to me, like a signal that I can relax a little more.
Suggested Resources* Book: No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model * Dr. Andrew Weil The 4-7-8 Breathing Technique * App: Dipsea Stories * App: Quinn
Bullying Story* I've seen this more than once, where one partner is kind of pestering, coercing or manipulating their partner to have sex with them. Now that you're kind of bringing mindfulness to it. I actually think that's a huge component because one of the main reasons I got into sex therapy is because I think the way the culture is, there's a lot of shame and stigma around certain aspects of sexuality. Sex and Consciousness * It could actually think male, bisexuality is one of those. I think there's a lot of men who have interest in some other men, but you know, are kind of told like, No, you're either gay or straight. There's no woman who can be bisexual. So I think that when there's an area of shame or stigma, or when someone's feeling hurt, and rejected, and maybe doesn't have the capacity, or the training or the skill set to be with that because I think mindfulness is a lot of that is being with whatever your experience is, they kind of gets more emotionally reactive. Sex and Consciousness * And I think that's where sexual bullying can come in. So I think if people are able to develop the capacity to accept themselves, to not judge their own sexuality, to not take their partner's maybe lack of interest personally, and you just see that, like, that's what's going on in their mind, you know, looking away that has nothing to do with you. And to process any hurt that you have without judging it. I think that's huge. * So I feel like when you do that, it really frees you up to have great sexual communication, which is, you know, another topic on my early podcast. Because it's key, it's like, if you can communicate well about sex, you're gonna probably have a pretty good sex life.
Related Episodes* Modern Spirituality with Ben Decker * Don’t Let This Habit Steal Your Life; Roman Mironov * Rediscover Your Sexuality; Dr. Jane Guyn
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Wayne Altman currently owns multiple online businesses all designed to enrich the lives of his customers and his community. His latest initiative is Melody Clouds, a subscription relaxation website and app with 8000 hours of Solfeggio, Binaural Beats, Guided Meditation, and 16,967 audiobooks all designed to relax and educate its subscribers at a price point other services just will not touch. Wayne has determined that the healing and beneficial effects of this technology should be available to everyone who wants it. So, Melody Clouds is translated into over 100 languages, and its membership spans across the globe.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.melodyclouds.com
Most Influential Person* Charlie Word – His Sunday school teacher
Effect on Emotions* Empathy? Being empathetic to someone; you have no idea what they're going through or what may seem like negativity or what may seem like bullying. Put yourself in the other person's position. Changing Moods
Thoughts on Breathing* Keep doing it. The minute you stop that activity, they are really in trouble. And you know what? I had a very good commander in the military that always said, when the bullets are incoming, the first thing I like to do is close my eyes and take a deep breath. I thought wow. Like, remember to take a deep breath. * Take a deep breath and relax and then go about doing exactly what it is you need to do. Don't panic is really the message there. Changing Moods
Suggested Resources* Book: Any Finance Book * App: Melody Clouds
Bullying Story* I was bullied in high school by a guy and he won't mind me sharing the story because it's actually pretty funny. Years later, he was the one that was actually being bullied. He tried to put that off on me and I wouldn't have it. Changing Moods * A very good friend of mine lost his child at eight years old to bullying. Oh my gosh, yeah. Anyway, my kids know, not only do they not bully other kids, they don't witness it either without getting themselves involved. So, just as a word for everybody out there; I don't put up with it at all. Changing Moods
Related Episodes* Emotional Intelligence 4 Change With Robin Hills * Emotional & Energetic Intelligence For Fulfillment; Simon Lovell * Grasping The Emotion of Trauma; David Richman
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Embrace Peace is the topic for today. What are we truly searching for? Is it happiness, joy, bliss, or maybe it’s comfort, elation, or satisfaction? The meanings of a lot of those words overlap. I don’t feel like it’s normal to feel blissful all the time. Bliss is at the high end of the happiness scale. Then there’s contentment and peace and calm. That’s at a different place on the happiness scale. I believe, for most people, being calm and focused is part of being happy. I also think being calm and focused is part of having inner peace.Listen & Subscribe on:
iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyWhat Are We Searching For?During the holiday season, we hear a lot about peace. We notice the word in songs and movies and just as an expression when someone says, they just want to experience some peace in their lives.Peace comes from within. As we learn how to find happiness and joy, we start to realize that inner peace is at the root of all the good feelings we’re looking for.After interviewing over 750 guests for Mindfulness Mode, some common themes have started to become obvious. One of those themes is that if I am living with contempt for myself, at any level, it negatively affects everything about my life. It certainly affects how I treat others and how good I feel about my life.
Love Yourself?I’m sure you’ve heard people say that ‘to truly love others, you have to love yourself’. When I first heard that, I thought it sounded strange, and I realize I’m not the only one who had this reaction. Whether you call it ‘loving yourself’, or ‘being positive about who you are’, or ‘avoiding self-bullying’, all of those perspectives are similar. To move towards a happier, more peaceful life, it’s necessary to start liking yourself, or loving yourself, as the phrase indicates.
One of the ways to start feeling more positive towards yourself is to feel and show compassion as much as possible, in as many circumstances as possible. One of my mantras is centred around seeing everyone and everything, with compassion. It’s easy to be compassionate about family members you love, or even random strangers. But try having compassionate thoughts about someone who hates you or has inflicted harm on you. That’s when it becomes really challenges and requires daily practice.
Embrace CompassionOnce you can start to feel compassion even towards the most difficult people and situations, you will start to have more kind thoughts about yourself. If there is someone in the world who hates you, remember that the hate they hold is about them, not about you.This is easy for me to say, but not as easy to truly grasp and live by if someone in your life hates you. A person who holds hate is filled with inner hate themselves and they don’t have any idea how to find inner peace and happiness because they are so filled with anger and hate.
What About Grief?Let’s talk about grief. Grief can be overwhelming and can make you feel like there is no hope. Grief has to be embraced and we have to live with the pain and experience the darkness that grief brings. Some people sink deeply into their grief and take months or years to come out the other side.Other people can experience grief for less time and then move forward. You’ve heard guests on the show talk about feeling the pain and moving toward the pain instead of trying to resist it. When you try to resist the pain, it lasts longer and can be more intense. Zig Ziggler was know to say, ‘What you resist, persists’.
Feeling Sad?During this holiday season, you’ll hear all kinds of happy reminders of the season, including sleigh bells, cheerful song lyrics, partying, happy celebrations. Does all this ‘happiness’ make you sad or bring you down? That’s not unusual. You share this trait with hundreds and thousands of people.Notice how you are feeling in your body about this happiness around you. Does it make you angry? Does it cause hurt and pain somewhere in your body? Narrow down the area of your body where you feel this pain and anguish. Close your eyes and think about the pain and anger in your body that is related to the happiness of the season you’re constantly being reminded of.
Body ScanNow narrow that feeling down even more. Is it in your neck or shoulders? Is it in your chest? Maybe it’s in your gut or your lower back, or your knees. Do you feel an ache?Take the time to do a body scan. Go to a safe, quiet place, close your eyes and begin to notice how you feel in each area of your body. Start with your head, your forehead, and your temples. Then move down your body and be aware of any pain or discomfort in each body location.You can repeat this practice until you are aware of where the most pain resides in your body. If you meditate, this can be part of your meditation practice. You will become more and more aware of where the most pain and anger reside in your body. Allow yourself to move toward the pain. Embrace what your body is experiencing and focus on it.
Wishing You PeaceSpend time with others who have this sense of peace that I’m talking about. You’ll experience this in animals as well as humans. Other beings can be very calming and comfortable to be around, or some can have the opposite effect. Put some effort into being around those who are calm and peaceful and you’ll start feeling more calm and peaceful as well.As we move through December, I wish you the very deepest level of peace that you can possible achieve, whatever PEACE means to you. It may be happiness, a form of bliss, a feeling of calmness or focus, but more than anything, I wish you peace.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness, and Peace by Jack Kornfield * Book: Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life by Thich Nhat Hanh
Related Episodes* The Path To Kindness; James Crews * How To Live From The Heart; Nanette Hucknall * Ditch Your Headtrash; Renie Cavallari
Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Transition' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Dr. Barrett Matthews, aka the Media Boss, is a man on a mission to help speakers, coaches, authors, and thought leaders to get to those global clients who want to pay them but do not know them through media. His plan is to show them how to use various forms of media simultaneously in order to be everywhere, all at once, so their clients can always find them. As the author of 3 books, host of several podcasts, and several other media ventures, Dr. Matthews is ready to show you how to be omnipresent.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.5WaysToPayingClients.com * Podcast: Media Boss Podcast * Book: Why Didn't You Get It Done? * Book: A Call To Action: Keys To Executing In An International Business World
Most Influential Person* Peggy Hightower
Effect on Emotions* I remember one day, I got a flat tire. I changed the tire, and I let it bother me all day long. Then I thought, why am I worrying about something that's already done? So now, my mind is in a different place. Now I can change it, I changed it and move on with the rest of my day. So
Thoughts on Breathing* It is funny because I was just telling someone this the other day. They were building up some stress on something, and I suggested to just breathe. A lot of times, when we go through a lot of things, we stop ourselves from breathing normally. If we allow ourselves to breathe normally, we notice a central call that comes over. If and when that call comes over, then we can start to think clearly and get things done appropriately. So
Suggested Resources* Book: Why Didn't You Get It Done? by Barrett Matthews * Book: A Call To Action: Keys To Executing In An International Business World by Barrett Matthews * Book: 50 Shades Of Wealth: The Allure Of Success by Barrett Matthews * App: Bible App
Bullying Story* She was bullied in school and she was starting to withdraw from everything, and her mother noticed it. Her mother started to empower her and started to get her to do some things in the media. She started a blog and a YouTube channel. She is letting other teenagers know that they're loved. So * She not only helped herself by helping those other people, but she started helping those other people. She's grown all these followers in a podcast which is such a wonderful thing because she actually was feeling bad about herself. So * They need to know somebody loves them. I mean, I know as a kid, for myself, I guess I could say I was bullied at some point, but I just don't know. It was a different time then. We looked at it a little differently. I think this because social media wasn't around. So
Related Episodes* Planetary Change Through Leadership; Dr. Nancy Gordon * Inspirational Leadership Summit Host, Archana Shetty * Leadership and Black Lives Matter With Andre Young
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Cynthia Hauk loves sharing simple Mindfulness and Art activities to help busy people de-stress and increase self-compassion. Life can be stressful, and sometimes finding time for self-care can feel like a challenge. Her signature 5-minute mindful art activities can be done by anyone to help shift their mindset in minutes. Cynthia also trains Creatives, Art and Yoga Teachers, and Expressive Art Therapists on how to teach mindful art workshops online in her internationally accredited teacher training. You can find free resources on her YouTube Channel and website at mindfulcreativemuse.com.
Listen & Subscribe on:iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / SpotifyContact Info* Website: www.mindfulcreativemuse.com * Book: Mindful Art Workbook (coming soon)
Most Influential Person* Christina – Advisor/Mentor
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness and mindful art, just because I combined them so commonly, have been hugely supportive for me through my own emotional journey. When I was a teenager, I started actually doing oil painting with Bob Ross at home. I think he's a master, mindful art teacher, one of the first that I remember when I would paint these happy trees and play with my own creative world on the painting and noticing things, that I would feel so much calmer, and relaxed, and was able to work through a lot of anxiety that I had at the time. * In my late 20s, I had a cancer diagnosis. And I went through surgery and radiation. And at that time, I really discovered a practice of combining mindfulness with collage and writing and a lot of self-reflection. And that was so huge for me to be able to sit with the emotions and the grief that I had at the time around all of that and to be able to offer such care and compassion to myself. * I think mindfulness, through the collage practice that I was using, was just so so huge and such a gift that I could give myself. So there are so many examples, which is why I love this work. But absolutely, it's helped me emotionally tune in and notice what's happening with my emotions and not have as much judgment, and have more compassion. Because of that, then I'm able to feel more relaxed and less anxious or stressed.
Thoughts on Breathing* I think the breath is an interesting thing to track and notice how it shifts and changes all the time, and can be amazing feedback for us.
Suggested Resources* Book: Waking the Tiger: Heiltrauma By Peter Levine * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story* I was bullied when I was much younger, I had extra weight on me as a kiddo. When I was in elementary school, I would get teased and bullied a lot for my extra weight. For those that were bullying me, I can definitely see that having mindfulness introduced for adults or children when there is bullying could offer a place of awareness of just noticing for them what is happening and awareness of these narratives and tapes that we have, and that there are all these different narratives, and to not have as much judgment around that. * I think probably the biggest part that comes to mind for me is this resiliency with our nervous system, by having mindfulness and by having that nonjudgment, that perhaps even as a child, I could notice sensations and where I'm feeling anxiety in my body or noticing that I'm holding my breath and have ways that I can take care of myself at that moment and also connect with those who would be supportive for me.
Related Episodes* Creativity Equals Productivity; Joe Sanok * Creativity Is Essential to Brambleberry CEO, Anne-Marie Faiola * Creativity To Heal And Empower; Morgan Beard
Special OfferAre you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Christian de la Huerta is a personal transformation coach, spiritual teacher, TEDx speaker, and award-winning author of Awakening the Soul of Power, described by music icon Gloria Estefan as “a balm for the soul of anyone searching for truth and answers to life’s difficult questions” and has received a Nautilus Book Award and a Nonfiction Book Award. He has traveled the world offering inspiring and transformational retreats combining psychological and spiritual teachings with lasting and life-changing effects. Power Matters
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.soulfulpower.com/ * Book: Awakening the Soul of Power: How to Live Heroically and Set Yourself Free (Calling All Heroes)
Most Influential Person * Spirit Rock Retreat Center
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness, that ability to be present and to observe me, makes it a lot easier to not react and for most of us, when we meditate, it's gonna be boring. Once in a while, we have a great moment of no mind or bliss or belonging. But the benefit of doing that practice, even when it's just boring, counting our breath or repeating a mantra, whatever it is, that's the practice. So * That's sort of learning how to dribble so we can play at the basketball finals or learning the piano chords so that we can do a concert delivery because it's that ability. * But the mantra it's that boring practice that comes in helpful when we get triggered. And all we need is that moment, that moment of presence, that moment of mindfulness. Oh, whoa, that one hurt. Ooh, that triggered me. And then that brings choice back into the equation. Like then how do I want to respond to this, rather than just that old boring, react, and then regret? Power Matters
Thoughts on Breathing * It's all about the breath. The breath is at the core of every meditation practice and most spiritual traditions. Let's just think about this example. We're in a conversation that's starting to escalate and kind of about to go south into an argument. That's the moment to use the breath. That's the moment for their Swamis in India that have that much control over their bodies that they can tell their hearts to slow down and they will. So * Most of us are never going to get there. But every one of us can slow down our breathing. So when we slow down the breath, the heart has no choice but to relax. It has to. And when the heart begins to relax, then the body begins to quiet down. And then the nervous system begins to quiet down as well. Power So Matters * And then we can make a choice again about how we show up because we're talking about empowerment. So we're not talking about suppressing our emotions, we're not talking about becoming a doormat, we're talking about bringing choice. And using our being able to communicate our emotions responsibly. So * The emotions aren't good, they're not bad, they're neutral. They're energy. What used to be spiritual teaching, is that everything is energy. Now we know, from quantum physics, it's all energy, including the body, and the emotions. And the problem that we have with suppressing emotions is that they don't go away. So
Suggested Resources * Book: Awakening the Soul of Power: How to Live Heroically and Set Yourself Free (Calling All Heroes) * Book: The Universe Is a Green Dragon: A Cosmic Creation Story by Brian Swimme * App: Insight Timer * App: Breathwrk
Bullying Story * I talked about the US as an example that after 911 we had the goodwill of the entire world on our side. Because this was such a shocking, unimaginable affront. And so we had a choice point, like how do we express power? And what do we do? We abused it, we bullied, and nobody likes a bully. And we went and invaded a country that we had no business invading, and we're still paying the price for doing that. So * 20 years later, or 30 years later, however long it's been, I guess 20-something years later. From a personal perspective, I share a story about when I was in 10th grade and I just started a new school that was all boys and it was a Catholic school, a Jesuit school. * So I was going through the difficult times the kids go through; not feeling accepted. Who am I? All that kind of stuff. And there was a kid in my class that everybody bullied and not in a mean way. I mean not in a bad way it wasn't like physical bullying, but it was like mind games. So * I learned about bullying and that there was a part of me that didn't feel accepted, that didn't feel good about myself. Because I was struggling with issues of deep existential questions, the questions of who am I and do I belong in this religion in which I was raised, where I had this part of me that I wanted to serve the sacred. I wanted to serve God as I understood it then. And yet in a religion that told me that I was gonna burn in hell for eternity, for being who I am. And so, rather than deal with those difficult, painful emotions, it was easier to focus on somebody else. So * I think that's what a lot of bullying has to do with. It is sort of a displacement of negative feelings for ourselves and then finding somebody who's weaker. I'm hoping that in telling the story, I'm helping other people. So
Related Episodes * Empty Into Fullness; Timothy Stuetz * Heal PTSD Memories With Mindfulness and Soul Link; Gary Sinclair * Creating Deeper Relationships With Soulful Listening; Terri Lonowski
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Silke Herwald is a Grief Specialist, clinical hypnotherapist, and Master Practitioner of NLP. Silke has supported bereaved women worldwide for well over a decade. As a sought-after speaker, Silke presented “Grief to Love – how to help your clients grieve resourcefully” at the 2019 AHA world conference. Silke also teachesexperienced Hypnotherapists the groundbreaking ‘Grief To Love’ blueprint so they can feel confident in helping their bereaved clients be in less pain. Silke knows what grief feels like from losing three loved ones in as many years. Therefore she understands the many misconceptions about grief because nobody wants to move on or accept it.
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Most Influential Person * Her mom
Effect on Emotions * For me, it is about really being aware of emotions. And then going that extra step. What did I just do to make that emotion happen? Because thought influences emotion.
Thoughts on Breathing * So important. Because whenever we get stressed, we all go shallow breathing and I sometimes recommend that people just stick a few post-it notes around their house or their apartment. And whenever you see one of those, breathe those notes. Take a deep breath. A New Context To Grief
Suggested Resources * App: The put the phone down app. Go out for a walk. Go into the forest.
Bullying Story * As a child, I got bullied a lot because you wouldn't know it today. Today, I'm very tall but I was always the smallest and the skinniest kid in the class. There was a classic bully and I got bullied a lot by her as all children probably did. I thought if I only found a way to please her so that then she'd approve of me, then the bullying would stop. * If I had been able to just mindfully zoom out of that situation and imagine all of those different situations being played out on a movie screen, for example, I would have probably come to the realization that no matter what little me did, I wasn't ever going to get her approval. A New Context To Grief * If I had just had that mindfulness approach and just gone – hang on a minute, just take many, many steps back, just see the big picture here. And oh, come back to you. That has made a huge difference. A New Context To Grief
Related Episodes * Tai Chi To Heal; Sifu Rubia * Understand Your Emotions With Morning Coach JB Glossinger * Transform Loss into Legacy With Mindfulness; Sandra Millers Younger
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Zach Tucker has a passion for helping people define and meet their wellness goals. He thinks that every person is different and there is no one size fits all solution for someone’s wellness. He is on a mission to share his story and some of the tools that helped him on his own wellness journey. Zach is certified to teach yoga and Insanity® Live. Jeremy Grater is a married father of two young girls and lives in rural British Columbia. He’s been in the broadcasting and podcasting business for about two decades. Jeremy is a certified REBT Mindset Life Coach.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: thefitmess.com * Blog: The Fit Mess Blog * Podcast: The Fit Mess Podcast
Most Influential Person * Jeremy: His Therapist * Zach: His Yoga Instructor
Effect on Emotions * As someone who battles depression, it is an ongoing struggle. I have so much empathy for people that also battle it and don't have the tools that I have. Even today, I'm going through some conflicts at home and some relationship issues. I am trying to make space for the feelings I'm having. Those feelings are not me; they are thoughts I'm having about myself and my role in my family and my work life. * I can't listen to the stories that I'm telling myself right now because they're toxic and terrible. They're going to perpetuate more stagnation, so I'm trying hard today to create that space and allow for a separation between who I am and what I'm experiencing because they are very different, no matter how much the story I'm telling myself is that they are one and the same.
Thoughts on Breathing * I actually breathe in a very specific pattern before and after meetings. If I just have an anxious moment, I do something called Box Breathing. You inhale to a count of five, four, or five; you hold it at the top for four or five; you exhale for four or five; hold it at the bottom for four or five and repeat that. * All it takes is maybe even just a minute and a half of doing that. But ideally, you want to do it for about five minutes. That actually activates your vagus nerve and starts to reduce or start to activate your calming across your entire body. It's one of the most amazing things that I've ever discovered. And it's free, and it's built-in already.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment By Eckhart Tolle * App: Calm
Bullying Story * In seventh grade, one of my friends, Eric went around pantsing everybody all the time That was his thing; he would run up and just drop someone's pants to humiliate them. Everyone would laugh. One day, I decided I was gonna get him back for everybody that he had done in the past. The guy was devastated, and he went to the principal to tattle on me, so I got detention. I laughed the whole time because I was like, you get what you get, you know. But in retrospect, that wasn't the right thing to do. You know, I humiliated somebody. No matter how much pain he brought to others, I should have had more compassion. But I was a seventh grader. I was a dope. * I actually had an interesting experience one year where all of my friends turned against me. I'd find random things in my locker that should not have been there. It was very weird, but it all disappeared the next year. * Looking back, I guess I was bullied for the year. And then I went and worked with my dad, who was a house painter. And if anyone has ever painted a room, you know, there's nothing more monotonous than painting a room. You need to be present, and you need to know where the brush is going. He was an old-school house painter. And I don't think I realized then that I spent the whole summer being mindful. * When school started again, I just didn't care. I walked in and was like; I'm okay; life is life. And everyone saw that what they were doing to me wasn't bothering me anymore. And then everything just kind of turned around.
Ken W. Stone is known as ‘The Soul Archaeologist’ and is a spiritual messenger, author, and healer. God expresses through Ken in a unique way, specifically when people sit with him in transmission, they have a profoundly different experience of the Divine in their body. For example, he has worked with a number of advanced former students of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi who each said, unprompted, following their initial session with him, that was the deepest spiritual experience of my life. Ken shares his gifts with a spiritually diverse, growing international audience through a variety of virtual and in-person programs, retreats, and one-on-one work.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.kenwstone.com * Book: Resonance: The Path of Spiritual Mastery by Ken W. Stone (Not Yet Published)
Most Influential Person * Eckhart Tolle
Effect on Emotions * Being able to shift into that observer and understand; that has been huge for me. I can actually remember when it happened. Dan Millman's book, The Way Of The Peaceful Warrior; I woke up spiritually when I was reading that book. I read that book about a year before I learned about my spiritual gifts. * It was in the fall of 2006, and I'd read Buddhist philosophies for years and not understood it. Why are we contemplating death; what is this whole thing? I thought of it as a scene where he could see his body decomposing in a field and it just snapped. There it is. * That was the first conscious awareness that I had of this dynamic that I had been trying to work with for a long time. So
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is the opening. It's the constant companion. If somebody comes to me and says, ‘I feel wrapped up in this noise, what's the first thing I could do?' I want to talk about soul embodiment which is one of the things that I think just naturally happens, the divine through me. * And if they say, ‘what do I do there?', I say, ‘let's just do some breathing to start'.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power Of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Book: The Four Agreements by Don Muguel Lois * Book: The Way Of The Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman * App: The End of Suffering by Gary Malkin (on Youtube)
Bullying Story * My family moved from Iowa to Boulder Colorado the summer before my seventh grade. I was profoundly naive when I was going into seventh grade; I was very tall and was kind of a beanpole. * I must have made a very attractive target to one particular person who threw me into lockers in the locker room and some of his friends held me down in shop class and he hit me on the head with the handle end of a screwdriver. I don't remember it affecting my internal narrative. * Mindfulness would have supported me in being able to be more fully present in the experience for sure at that place in my life. I can see it so essentially today for adolescents because there seems to be this huge focus on the external as the source of meaning, and so bullying just amplifies that dynamic. And what more powerful resource is there than mindfulness in counteracting that dynamic?
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Lewis D. Chaney is a Corporate Speaker, Trainer, Entertainer, and founder of ‘Get To The Damn Point: How to say less and be heard more'. He’s a TEDx Alumnus, Professional Speaker, Communication Soft Skills Trainer, Mentalist, and Magician. He has over 30 years of experience in Television News, Entertainment News, Commercial Advertising, and Independent Film, having told tens of thousands of stories, working with everyone from celebrities to the homeless.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.lewischaney.com * Website: www.gettothedamnpoint.com
Most Influential Person * Matthew McConaughey
Effect on Emotions * I deal with my emotions and writing in this little tiny book helps me. When I have a bad day, one of those days where I feel like nothing's going right. Rather than turn to a book, I sit down, and I write. And I'll just fill these pages. I can write really big, I can write angry; that's better than typing. because I can do what I want to. When I'm upset I can really get my emotions out. So * I get it all out, and it gets it out of my system. It's a purging. Then I tear the pages out and burn them because it's not for anybody else. It's me getting rid of it. So
Thoughts on Breathing * I don't really do so many breathing techniques, but I will tell you something I do to relax. I lay back, because sometimes as a creative, just thinking, just sitting down and being alone with your thoughts matters. And what I do is I'll lay back and I'll take a towel and put it over my eyes like a blindfold. I shut out all the light so I can just be alone in my thoughts, or I'll use music to go along with that. So I can just sort of ease myself in so I think more than I concentrate on what's going on up here. Not so much of the breathing, but just on getting calm and focused. So
Suggested Resources * Book: Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey * App: Youtube
Bullying Story * One of the stories that I tell people was, I had this kid who was a few years ahead of me, a big guy, pick me up and hang me on the wall on the coat hangers by my belt loops in the hallway, and I couldn't get out, I'm stuck. So to this day, I can hear the laughter of the kids. And it's very, very painful. In that situation, there's not much you can do, but then you flash forward. So * The first boss I had in television news; he was just not a nice guy. The kind who would sit you down and stand over the desk and lean over you and talk down to you and be really stern, and at the time, I didn't know what to do with that. But with the mindfulness that I now that I have, I would do one of two things. * I would either stand up and say, when you sit, I'll sit. Or I'd leave. When you decide to calm down, I'll come talk to you. Because that's just something I can't abide by anymore. And I think if I'd had more awareness about me; if I had had a little more confidence about myself because it's funny that stuff sticks, you know, people don't think it does. When you meet a bully even as an adult, you still kind of cower back. So
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Anxiety is my topic today and I have entitled the episode, Squash Anxiety. Anxiety is a huge topic; it's even more of an issue than it used to be. I think with COVID, the world situation, and all the challenges we've been dealing with for the last few months, anxiety is on the rise. When it comes to anxiety, it's important to monitor ourselves and notice whether or not we're feeling more anxiety. If so, what can we do about it?
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iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Anxiety Defined Anxiety is our body's normal reaction to stress. When we're presented with danger or potential danger, our bodies respond to that stress. That is similar to how our body responds to fear. Fear is the body's response to a real or perceived imminent threat and anxiety is our body and our mind anticipating that future threat. So in knowing that, you need to think about whether this is an actual threat or simply a perceived threat? There is a big difference. So, the first thing to ask yourself is this; am I safe in this particular moment in time? In this particular instant, am I okay? If you can answer yes to that. Then hopefully you will feel a certain amount of relief right then and there.
You may be able to identify what the perceived imminent threat is that you're experiencing. If so, you can go about, in a very rational way, assessing that situation. What are my possible choices? What can I do and how many of the thoughts that I'm thinking are actually irrational?
Your mind will assume that many of these perceived threats are actually more serious than they truly are. And that in itself can lead us to be more anxious than we really need to be. The truth is, we all experience anxiety. Knowing that we can think of practical ways to deal with that anxiety. Just the fact that you're listening to this podcast on the topic of mindfulness tells me that you suspect or maybe you know that mindfulness is a way that you can deal with this issue.
How Can We Squash Anxiety? Research shows that approximately 19% of adults in the United States struggle with anxiety every second single day. However, the research is not telling us how many people have dealt with anxiety by using meditation or mindfulness. By using mindfulness strategies, you can actually become stronger and more capable of leading a happy, successful life that does not include overwhelming anxiety. Certain situations in life are probably going to cause you to feel anxiety no matter what you do. If you're waiting for results from a doctor, driving in terrible weather, or starting a new job, any of these kinds of situations will certainly cause most of us to feel anxiety. That is a completely normal reaction to those types of events, and your emotions are working the way they are intended to operate. Meditation, exercise, hobbies, changing life circumstances, and spending more time in nature can help lessen anxiety.
Suggested Resources * Book: One Belief Away by Tim Shurr * Book: The Book of Awakening: Have the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have by Mark Nepo
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Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life
Brian Berneman is a wellness leader and facilitator, who has helped hundreds of people around the world lead more balanced and meaningful lives. With a background in neuroscience and more than 15 years of experience teaching and practicing yoga, meditation, mindfulness, and different healing modalities, Brian is able to synthesize modern scientific knowledge with ancient wisdom to help his clients get the results they desire.
Brian has empowered people from all walks of life to realize their full potential and enable them to live a stress-free and meaningful life. Committed to conscious lifestyle practices, Brian founded Conscious Action, a movement of people inspired to live more intentionally.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Company: Conscious Action * Website: https://www.consciousaction.co.nz/ * Podcast: The Conscious Action Podcast
Most Influential Person * His Mom * His teacher
Effect on Emotions * I have learned that emotions are very different than feelings. So emotions are how I am actually thinking about feelings. So how I'm dealing with life is actually by looking at my feelings, the sensations in the body, and processing that instead of the story that I tell myself about what that feeling means. And that's how I'm able to actually be with the experience.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is super important; when we stopped breathing we die. So it's kind of a big deal. I have learned so many different techniques for breathing. And I know that nowadays, I see much more of the Holotropic, faster briefing that is really popular, I am much more inclined in my own practice, to the slowing down of the breath. * One of the main practices for me has been to change the way that I'm breathing by allowing breathing through nose and mouth at the same time in and out, and to be able to slow it down so that it goes to a place that is settled. * So, for example, like, as a practice, it was breathing in, in and out for at least 20 seconds each of them. So breathing in for 10 seconds, breathing out for 20 seconds. And then sometimes, the box breathing, which is the same length for the inhaling, holding, exhaling, and call them. I think that the most important thing about breathing for me is to actually implement it, and try it out. * If you're listening to this, you can implement it. You can do that whilst you're listening, which is the key to the practice of working with the breath. We can use it as long as we are doing anything else. Living Consciously
Thoughts on Meditation * Meditation is about the state of being. I understood at one point in my practice when I was sitting for many, many hours, that I wasn't getting into this place where my experience shifted. And when it shifted to that place, I felt peace and stillness, and an openness of awareness. And due to the nature of the practices that I was doing in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, a lot of it is about bringing the teachings alive. I was studying to play an experiment, how can I bring that experience to that state of being throughout the day? Living Consciously * Regardless if I am sitting or not, regardless if I have my eyes closed or not. Nowadays, it's about keeping that state of being with everything that I'm doing, I'm talking to you now, and keeping that awareness, I am then going to see a client, I'm giving that away, and I'm going to go to university, then I'm going to give that awareness. Everything that I'm doing is just about that. And of course, I lose that, at different moments, I am not enlightened. * So I'm going to catch myself and come back to it. And yes, sometimes that means centering back by sitting down just as taking a moment. Yet, because of the fact that I have purposely chosen to live my life a little bit slower, I don't lose that as much as I used to. Because I am not going so fast that perhaps I do lose sight of it so I can stay in that state. And yes, every single day, I still do my sitting meditation, and I still do my movement meditation. And I use a lot of sound meditation and we use a lot of sound healing as well, and vibration to get to that place. And when I am also sharing that, I get that for myself. So whenever I'm sharing, teaching, and facilitating, that's also for me. Living Consciously
Suggested Resources * Book: Gesture of Balance: A Guide to Awareness, Self-Healing, & Meditation (Nyingma Psychology Series) By Tarthang Tulku
Bullying Story * I do remember that as a little kid, six, or seven years old, I was both on the receiving end of bullying and on the giving end of it. And looking back, if I would have had this understanding and been more mindful of the way that I can experience it, and the way that I will be more compassionate towards others, if I would have had these practices, that wouldn't have happened. Living Consciously * I know how traumatic it can be for lots of kids, and even for adults, it is quite strong, because it keeps them happy. And this is not just for kids. Yet, at that moment, as a six, seven-year-old, I would have not acted in that way. And I wouldn't have been able to actually not act in that way. Because if I would have been more mindful of how when someone else was willing, I would have been able to experience it in a different way. I wouldn't have been moved to in a sense that for someone else. * Hurt people hurt people and definitely, that is the word. The importance of bringing awareness and mindfulness into every piece of life is paramount to creating changes in the world because the more that we can catch ourselves, and the more that we can understand what has happened, and how I can process that, then I'm not going to repeat certain behaviors that are not supporting life in general. Living Consciously
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Tasha Champion, the Shenomenal Coach, is a Certified Master Transformation Life Coach, Intuitive Healer, Workshop Facilitator, Award Nominated 2xBest Selling Author & Speaker. After healing from her own personal struggles, she now specializes in supporting overworked, exhausted, and underappreciated women who constantly feel pressed for time by their extensive to-do list, awaken, to unapologetically make their self-care a priority. As a single mom of 4 and a triple-negative breast cancer survivor, she defines the meaning of willpower with unwavering faith. Her mission is for every woman to live a purposeful and Shenomenal life, guiding them to Love The Champion They Are!
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.shenomenal.com * Podcast: She is Shenomenal * Book: Shenomenal Woman by Tasha Champion * Shenomenal Retreat (Oct 6-8 2023)
Most Influential Person * Elise Falzon and Bianca Page- Mentors
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has affected me by allowing me to acknowledge how I'm feeling. What do I get to do about it so that I'm not sitting, soaking in the pain or the hurt or the dysfunction? Mindfulness says, okay, yes, this has happened; acknowledge it and feel it. Now, how do you want to safely move through it?
Thoughts on Breathing * There are three main breaths that I do consistently. * So one is the one breath, just taking that really deep breath and saying it all out. I do that a lot in traffic, I live in Southern California. The Answers Are Always In You * The second one is just kind of slow deep breathing, holding it at the top of four seconds, and then slowly exhaling for four. So I usually do that one before and after my meditations, just to kind of bring me into the meditative state, and then to take me out of the meditative state. * And then my favorite breathing technique is the alternate nostril breathing, just alternating the nostrils like that one, really, really allows me to connect, and just feel and just be that's my absolute favorite breathing technique. The Answers Are Always In You
Suggested Resources * Book: Shenomenal Woman by Tasha Champion * Book: The Path to Wealth: Seven Spiritual Steps to Financial Abundance by May McCarthy * Book: The Universe Has Your Back: Transform Fear into Faith by Gabrielle Bernstein * App: Calm
Bullying Story * When I came out of the divorce, I jumped right into another relationship. My children, of course, were a package deal. And that situation turned out to be very unhealthy for us. We were verbally bullied. Everything was about what this person had and what we were using, and we were in their house and their car. * We were locked out this one day and made to sit on the porch for hours. And it was weakening for me because I'm allowing my children to go through this because I'm not strong enough to walk away. And had I known then about mindfulness, I could have really gone inside and trusted my spirit. I could have trusted what God was guiding me to do. The Answers Are Always In You * I didn't do that until I learned what mindfulness was. And as soon as we came out of that situation, me and my children spent time together because we needed that healing. And I truly believe that when people learn mindfulness early on, it allows them to know that the pain doesn't deepen as much because you're learning how to work through it. You're learning how to breathe through it, and you're learning how even in this chaos, I can still find a little bit of joy. * So that's what mindfulness means when you are being bullied. And mindfulness can give you the confidence to tell someone how you're feeling and what you are experiencing so that you can feel safe. The Answers Are Always In You
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Donnie Boivin is an entrepreneur and serves as CEO and Founder of Success Champions and Success Champion Networking. Donnie is considered one of the leading global minds on sales, business development, and business growth. He is the first person to make sales and business development relatable and human. Donnie is a community builder at heart — he builds champions. Today he helps small business owners leverage sales and business development to grow and then scale their business through his international best-selling book F*cked to Focused, Success Champion Networking, Badass Business Summit, and Champions Table Masterminds.
In addition to running multiple businesses, Donnie runs a full working farm with goats chickens ducks, turkeys, and geese. His podcast ‘Growth Mode’ ranks among the top podcasts globally. He is a five-time Best Selling Author and a highly sought-after public speaker.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Company: Success Champions * Website: DonnieBoivin.com * Book: F*cked to Focused: Taking Your Business From Growth Mode To Ultimate Scale * Podcast: Growth Mode
Most Influential Person * His Dad
Effect on Emotions * I don't wear my emotions out front very often. But you get me talking, especially on stage about my wife, about some moments in life and I'll start getting teary-eyed up there. And it's not that I mind showing that emotion at all. But I want to keep my stuff together. So it's bringing me back to a moment and going okay, you're here. It's cool to show the emotional side because it shows you as a human. Now, let's keep your stuff together and it's not coming from a negative place. Build to Business Freedom
Thoughts on Breathing * I've tried a lot of breathing techniques and I haven't really put the time and effort and energy into learning different breathing techniques. I am a little fascinated by them and I do explore them every once in a while. But I can tell you, for me, the focus is better at this point in time and breathing because I want my farm in the dark and listening to podcasts while I'm doing it. And doing that allows me to get laser-focused on the companies and business and that's been tremendous for me. Build to Business Freedom
Suggested Resources * Book: Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude by Napoleon Hill, W. Clement Stone, et al. * Book: F*cked to Focused: Taking Your Business From Growth Mode To Ultimate Scale
Bullying Story * Growing up as a kid, I was the youngest of three boys and I was a runt and tiny, tiny dude and getting picked on more by my brothers. Being put in sleeping bags and rolled downstairs. I got locked in a gas dryer once upon a time. * My brothers were bigger, tough dudes and now the tables have turned later in life. They're not as tough as they thought they were, but four years in the Marine Corps and 20 years of living, you know, you grow up and you learn a few things. And I don't know for sure if mindfulness would have helped me back then, because I was dealing with more on the physical side of things. But I wonder if I would have stood up for myself a little bit more. * As a little kid, the answer was to run to mom, run to dad, and they would play defender. I wonder if I would have, at that point, been aware enough to stand on my feet. Yeah. It was really, really cool to watch. Build to Business Freedom
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Rob Krecak says that employees with a four-day workweek experience less burnout and more well-being—if implemented properly. The four-day workweek is the next frontier of organizational culture, and Humans First is leading the charge. We help companies reduce burnout, maximize profitability, and improve employee engagement. By analyzing, implementing, and sustaining productive employee habits through company consulting and 1:1 coaching, our team empowers you to confront—and master—technology’s role in your company, your workers, and your own life.
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Most Influential Person * His wife
Effect on Emotions * Meditation has helped me be less reactive. I recently started meditating regularly. I don't meditate every day, but I'm meditating more often. And I really believe that when I do that, my day is much more positive. I'm less reactive and much more able to take on stress throughout my day.
Thoughts on Breathing * Two different things. One is I actually did some breathwork sessions with someone in Denver when my wife and I lived there. It absolutely was like a psychedelic experience. Without psychedelics, it was unbelievable. I absolutely thought it was a game-changer. And I was so grateful. During the first session, I cried halfway through, like, it was so amazing. * The other thing that I do is take breaths, three seconds in and pause, and five seconds out and pause. So the entire breath is 10 seconds. And that really helps me calm down and activate my parasympathetic nervous system. And I do that, actually, before my workouts and at different times throughout the day.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Laws of Human Nature By Robert Greene
Bullying Story * This is a very personal topic for me because I actually was bullied all the time in elementary school. So what happened was, we had a bus driver, who was very elderly, and he basically just didn't care about what happened on the bus, because he was like, at the end of his career, and he just didn't give a crap and so there was basically no enforcement of anything on the bus. As a kid, I didn't look like I do today; I was a very skinny kid who was not very outgoing. I wasn't very self-confident. * The other part of this equation was my dad. He was a high school vice principal and so being a vice principal, there was always an emphasis on education. But he also would always say don't fight back and don't do anything if someone does something to you. And I understand why he said that. * But basically, then what happened was, I was bullied on the bus all the time. Kids would take my jacket and smear it on the ground during winter when it was all snowy out and dirty. On the bus, one kid even lit my hair on fire with a lighter and that was pretty tough for me. Because basically, my dad and my parents told me don't do anything. * I understand why they did that. But I wish I had the tools that I do now in terms of how to process that or deal with it, or, you know, just approach that situation differently. But as a kid in elementary school, you don't really have those tools in your toolbox. That makes me feel very protective of people who are bullied today because now I'm in a position where I'm physically bigger than 98% of the humans on Earth. Just because I've worked out for 25 years. And so I want to make sure that people don't get picked on because I don't want people to go through what I went through.
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Todd Christensen is an author, podcaster, speaker, Accredited Financial Counselor®, certified HUD housing counselor, and education manager at Money Fit by DRS. He has facilitated thousands of personal finance workshops and one-on-one counseling sessions since 2004, helping consumers of all backgrounds and income levels regain control of their finances, get out of debt, rebuild their credit, and create a brighter financial future. He published Everyday Money for Everyday People in 2014 and 50+ on FIRE in 2021.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Company: MoneyFit by DRS * Website: www.moneyfit.org/academy * Podcast: The Money Fit Show * Book: Everyday Money for Everyday People (Everyday Money Series) * Book: 50+ on FIRE: The Secrets to Starting Financial Independence in Your Fifties and STILL Retire Early * Book: Leading the Awesome: 9 Steps to Facilitating an Effective Strategic Planning Session (Stress Less Strategy Book 2)
Most Influential Person * Larry, his mentor
Effect on Emotions * Whenever I am mindful of where I'm at and where I'm going, I just feel more empowered. The less that I do, the anxiety is just not there. In fact, there's a little more excitement and energy to actually get where I want to be.
Thoughts on Breathing * I'm a big believer in breathing. It's how I fall asleep at night. There are times when I would sit in bed and if I get really anxious or nervous, or if there's something going on the next day, I would just focus on the standard breathing. * I think it was in Karate Kid where he learns how to read that block of ice and I just thought that's kind of goofy. * I remember thinking, I'm just gonna breathe and that was the first time I ever started focusing on breathing. Everybody has moments of anxiousness or nervousness. And when I play the piano, whether it's in front of a church or for whatever, I have to remember, if I don't breathe, my leg starts to bounce up and down like that. I don't need that going on. I'm a big believer in breathing properly, mindful breathing,
Suggested Resources * Book: The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Rich * Book: Everyday Money for Everyday People (Everyday Money Series) * Book: 50+ on FIRE: The Secrets to Starting Financial Independence in Your Fifties and STILL Retire Early * Book: Leading the Awesome: 9 Steps to Facilitating an Effective Strategic Planning Session (Stress Less Strategy Book 2) * App: Smart Watch
Bullying Story * There were some friends when we were in fourth grade. We noticed there were five kids that were going to a bus and catching a bus, they'd come to our school and then catch another bus to another school, and they'd have to wait around for 15 or 20 minutes. They were not part of our group; they were different. And it led to fighting just for a week or so. * It was something in mindfulness if we had even stopped to think that these are kids just going to another school and they live in our neighborhoods and the fear that some of them may have when we started seeing something, especially in fights, just waiting for a bus trying to mind their own business, the fear that they must have had to come to school, it hurts. * One positive out of that is one of the kids that I remember; he ended up coming to our school three years later and became one of our best friends.
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Lynne Bowman has been featured at women's expos throughout the country, teaming with actress Deidre Hall to write and publish “Deidre Hall's Kitchen Closeup” (2010) and “Deidre Hall's How Does She Do It?” (2012). In previous lives, she won national awards as a creative director for Silicon Valley companies, was Creative Director at E&J Gallo Winery, Advertising Manager at Redken Laboratories, and freelanced for agencies in San Jose, Los Angeles, and New York. She has also worked as an actress, makeup artist, screenwriter, illustrator, legal journalist, and television Weather Person. Lynne has three grown children, and two absolutely perfect grandchildren, and is president of The Pescadero Foundation. She and her husband have a small farm on the coast of Northern California.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.lynnebowman.com * Book: Brownies for Breakfast: A Cookbook for Diabetics and the People Who Love Them By Lynne Bowman
Most Influential Person * Kristin Priscilla, trainer
Effect on Emotions * I'm old, I had all my emotions removed in the seven days I never would have survived. They're gone. They're just gone. * I was brought up at a time when your emotions should never, never appear in the room with you. I mean, we didn't have them. And so I'm afraid to a great extent, I still don't have them and maybe humor is the way I deal with my emotions, for the most part.
Thoughts on Breathing * His name is James Nestor, and he just wrote the book Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art. It is a wonderful book, and appreciate it and read the whole thing. Thanks to him, I am learning to close my mouth when I read. * It's simple. There's nothing elaborate or crazy about it. A lot of us know now about box breath, square breath, relaxing relaxation techniques, but just the simplicity of especially when you go to sleep at night, keep your mouth closed.
Suggested Resources * Book: Brownies for Breakfast: A Cookbook for Diabetics and the People Who Love Them By Lynne Bowman
Bullying Story * Bullying is such a universal subject and in my life, I more than once had to kind of go against the grain. My career was such that, very often, I was the only girl in the room, and men as you know, have a very subtle way of bullying women when they feel that their territory is being encroached upon. So I think I learned kind of early in my adult game
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Grant Baldwin is the CEO of The Speaker Lab. He has helped thousands of people build successful and sustainable speaking businesses. Over the last 15 years, Grant has become a sought-after speaker, podcaster, author, and accomplished entrepreneur. Featured on the Inc. 5000 list, Forbes, Inc. Entrepreneur, and The Huffington Post, he has committed his expertise and insight to equip others to share their meaningful message with the masses. His leadership and dedication to creating a one-of-a-kind organizational culture are evidenced by the impact of the team he leads. Grant lives near Nashville, Tennessee with his wife, Sheila, and their three daughters.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Company: The Speaker Lab * Website: thespeakerlab.com * Podcast: The Speaker Lab Podcast * Book: The Successful Speaker: Five Steps for Booking Gigs, Getting Paid, and Building Your Platform
Most Influential Person * Phil Boyte – Keynote Speaker, Culture Coach, Professional Development and Culture Summit Facilitator
Effect on Emotions * I tend to be a pretty even-keeled guy; it has helped me a lot. So the highs aren't too high, and the lows aren't too low. And so I think similar to speaking, when we were talking about what are the things you can and can't control, I think that that's true just in life in general, regardless of whether you're on a stage or not. Therefore
Thoughts on Breathing * Whenever you are backstage, I mean, there's a lot of speakers who do a lot of different things. And some are listening to music to hype them up. And some just want to be very quiet and still and just focus on their breathing. And I think you really have to figure out what works best for you. Therefore * So with breathing, I think you need to take some long breaths in through your nose and out through your mouth. That can really kind of slow your heart rate and just calm some of the nerves or anxiety that you may feel. That can certainly be very effective. Therefore
Suggested Resources * Book: The Successful Speaker: Five Steps for Booking Gigs, Getting Paid, and Building Your Platform by Grant Baldwin * App: Strides
Bullying Story * I remember several years ago, I was speaking and I did a lot in the education space speaking for school assemblies. One time I was speaking and it was like the Friday before spring break. It was at the end of the day, and so the only thing standing between several hundred teenagers and spring break was me. And so they don't care at all what I had to say. So * So partway through the presentation, I remember the announcement comes over the PA system, that the girl's volleyball team was dismissed to go to their game. So they had an away game. And so you've got a couple of dozen girls all over this gymnasium, standing up and starting to leave. * Then there were a bunch of teenage guys just being goofy and dumb and they started standing up and leaving. All of a sudden, we've got 30, 40, 50 people all over the room just leaving. Some were clearly supposed to leave and some were clearly not supposed to. There was just kind of like this chaos of this moment. Therefore * I remember one time I was speaking and a dog comes running into the room and just comes zipping around like nobody was paying attention and everybody was distracted. I remember one time speaking at a camp in this metal building. And there was a big storm that came in and it was hailing like really, really bad. It was super loud and it felt like this building was gonna collapse. We're all gonna die at any moment. Therefore
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Amy Scruggs has been known in the country music industry for more than 15 years and has opened for many greats including Clint Black, Trace Adkins, Charlie Daniels, Phil Vassar, Little Texas, and many more. From 2009-2012 she was the spokesperson for the American Veterans of California (AMVETS) performing at veteran and military events throughout the state.
Amy's career also includes more than 20 years in sales team coaching and received Bestseller on her book “Lights Camera Action” in the fall of 2021. For the past 5 years, she has enjoyed her position as the Host for The American Dream TV on CNBC and other networks along with the former Producer/Host of Veterans One TV and Retiring Right TV.
Amy uses her 20 years of experience as a Media Executive, TV host, Recording Artist, Public Speaker, Spokesperson, and Sales Professional, to help others present and communicate a concise and professional message, whether you're on-camera with network TV, ZOOM, podcast, social media or in person public speaking appearance. Her new music was released in 2022 and the single “What if it All Goes Right” is now on radio and charting worldwide including reaching #66 on the Music Row Charts.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Company: Amy Scruggs Media * Website: www.amyscruggsmedia.com * Blog: Amy Scruggs' Blog * Podcast: In the Spotlight with Amy Scruggs * Book: Lights, Camera, Action: Media Coaching for Any Professional in Today's Digital World
Most Influential Person * David Meltzer
Effect on Emotions * I don't react to them, I can identify them and go, Oh, this is a fear, oh, this is anxiety, oh, this is a sadness, and then not react to them, identify it, kind of nurture it internally like, okay, you got this, and then go into a little bit more analytical place of what to do with it at the moment. * And if I did something I need to deal with maybe I need to give myself those 15 minutes to really feel it. And then go back into activity. What it does is allows me to cancel a negative thought, or to not have my day go off the rails because I got angry or I got sad about something or something that came in that I wasn't expecting, I can really put it in its right place and then reset.
Thoughts on Breathing * I noticed when I need to stop and take a full breath in. We all tend to do this to the point that when we're busy, like I gotta get this done. Oh, you're panting stop and breathe. Let your brain let your body feel where it's all coming from in the body. Relax into this, then go into the activities. And the breathing I noticed is a big, big deal.
Suggested Resources * Book: Lights, Camera, Action: Media Coaching for Any Professional in Today's Digital World * Book: When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times By Pema Chodron * Book: Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness by Rick Hanson * App: Spotify * App: Pandora
Bullying Story * I was bullied a lot as a kid. I was chased home, spit on, and teased. There was a lot of bullying as a young child and I think if I had been taught mindfulness, I would have realized this wasn't about me, it was about them. It was something broken in them, maybe something going on in their home. I think if I had understood the bigger picture to forgive and let that go; to not just see them as bullies, but see them as individuals that just had brokenness they weren't dealing with, even as children, then I could have not attached those to myself for so many years. * I was the choir geek. I was the one that had bad hair and braces. My brother was captain of the football team. He was a senior and I was a freshman. I remember his friends even picking on me or throwing footballs at my head in class. * I didn't understand then that mindfulness could have helped me just let it go. Let them go and find their own journey. It'll catch up with them, you just stay true to yourself and evolve. * I just want to hug them and say, it's okay. These are others projecting their own stuff. Everybody has their own brokenness, and they're dealing with it in different ways.
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Gurdeep Pandher is the topic of my solo episode today. I became familiar with fellow Canadian, Gurdeep Pandher through a radio story that caught my attention. It explained how this man is dedicated to bringing joy and hope to the world through Bhangra dance. He's inspired soldiers on a Navy warship and has taught firefighters at a firefighting training base. Mostly, he records videos from his home in the Yukon and shares them online. He records short videos and his posts have had over 25 million views on social media. So
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iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Who is Gurdeep Pandher? * He is a fellow Canadian, who is dedicated to bringing joy and hope to the world and does it through dance. Gurdeep uses social media as his way to share. He inspired soldiers on a Navy warship and taught firefighters at a firefighting training base. * He records short videos. And his videos have had over 25 million views on social media. And he continues to spread positivity around the globe. * He lives in the northwestern corner of Canada in the Yukon. His joy just spills out. Bhangra is the type of dance he teaches. In short, he teaches you how to do it in some of the videos. * One of his social media followers posted this message; “I'm subscribed to your channel and you always brings a smile to my face. Bhangra is such a joyful dance, it should be a part of everyone's day.” * Gurdeep Pandher believes that joy, hope, and positivity will lift you up and give you a boost. He wants to spread joy throughout the world. Gurdeep is currently touring Canada and tonight he's visiting the nearby town of Stratford, Ontario. He already went to Quebec and Toronto and he's been featured on NBC News nation, CBC, BBC, and so many other networks as well.
Joy, Hope, and Positivity Quote * “I think if we put some effort into it, we can all bring joy, hope, and positivity into our lives. It's not always easy. But there are ways we can do it.” – Gurdeep Pandher
Connect With Gurdeep Pandher * Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/GurdeepPandher * Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gurdeeppandher/ * Twitter https://twitter.com/GurdeepPandher * Tiktok: gurdeep pandher bangra
Gurdeep Pandher Feedback One of his social media followers posted this message: “I have been subscribed to his channel for a few months and he always brings a smile to my face. Bhangra is such a joyful dance it should be a part of everyone's day.”
Bruce's Comments About Positivity * I enjoy an hour every day walking or running doing breathing exercises. It's just wonderful to be able to do Wim Hof breathing and other practices that energize and make me feel great. Most importantly, it helps me to celebrate my life. * For the past two days I’ve had the pleasure of spending time with twenty-five inspiring kids in a school near me. As you know, I often spend time in schools covering for teachers who are absent and the last two days have been extraordinary. The children understood mindfulness like so many children do; they simply live it and breathe it; not necessarily because it has been formally taught, but because it is a natural part of how children see the world. * I believe this is why I connect with Gurdeep and his videos. They are a pure expression of mindfulness and positivity.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Success Principles by Jack Canfield * Book: Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki * Book: Change Your Paradigm, Change Your Life by Bob Proctor * App: Insight Timer
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Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach, and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Therefore send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Sam Thiara is a professional who has created a personal journey as a speaker, storyteller, writer, educator, coach, entrepreneur, problem solver, and community activator. His goal is to help individuals realize their greatness. Presently, he teaches at the Beedie School of business and is also the Founder and Chief Motivating Officer at Ignite the Dream Coaching and Consulting. He has become an expert in career coaching with over 5,000 conversations and is an engaging conference speaker. He has authored two books and shared them at two different TEDx conferences. Sam Thiara's tagline is, “Everyone’s life is an autobiography … make yours worth reading”.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Company: Ignite the Dream Coaching and Consulting * Website: www.sam-thiara.com * Blog: Sam Thiara's Blog * Book: Lost and Found: Seeking the Past and Finding Myself By Sam Thiara
Most Influential Person * Dalai Lama
Effect on Emotions * There are a lot of challenges that I do face. My life is not rainbows and cotton candy clouds and worlds. But what I realized, and the way I looked at it is, I cannot control what happens around me. But I can control how I'm going to react to the situation. * I take control of how I'm going to react, as opposed to letting the people or situation dictate it. So I think that's the way that I focus on it is because I'm behind the driver's seat with the help of the steering wheel, I'm going to actually get where I need to go, but not let anxiety overtake it. I'm going to be grounded through the process.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is really important because I think what happens is the fact that I think we breathe because that's just what we naturally do. But when it's purposeful deep breaths, and you're listening to yourself, when you're breathing, it just calms and slows things down. Autobiography * You're able to actually undertake it. I think when we have anxiety, our breath, our breathing, just speeds up and our heart rate goes up. But then, even amidst the storm, if you just sort of calm it down and just breathe, and slow it down, you're able to handle it. * And I guess people around me said, the reason we'd like to rely on you is that no matter what happens, you're still calm. And I said, because if I'm not calm, and everyone else around me is not feeling it. If I'm not calm, then they're going to panic. But if I'm calm, there's that calming sense. Now, inside, I may be turbulent trying to figure out how to resolve it. But I'm still very calm. Just let's resolve this. Autobiography
Suggested Resources * Book: Every Conversation Counts: The 5 Habits of Human Connection that Build Extraordinary Relationships by Riaz Meghji * Book: The Storyteller's Secret: A Novel by Sejal Badani * Book: Lost and Found: Seeking the Past and Finding Myself By Sam Thiara * App: Relax Meditation: Guided Mind
Bullying Story * I still remember that in primary school, just one day. It literally felt like so many students just ganged up on me for no reason whatsoever, not in a physical way, but in a psychological way. * In high school, it was like, there were instances when you would get bullied. I would say was not a good time for me. I was awkward, shy, and quiet. Maybe that's why it was easy to pick on someone like me. * I wasn't an athlete. I wasn't a person who had gotten into trouble. I wasn't in the band or arts. I was just this nameless, faceless person among 500 students. * But I will say at that point, mindfulness never really factored in. It's only later that I can reflect back to say that those instances, you know, have sort of reinforced that. I need to treat people with respect, I need to treat people with care. It's also about listening to other people, so they have an avenue and a way to share. Autobiography
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Dr. Noah St. John is known worldwide as “The Father of AFFORMATIONS®” and “The Mental Health Coach to The Stars.” Working with Hollywood celebrities, 8-figure company CEOs, professional athletes, top executives, and elite entrepreneurs, Noah is famous for helping his coaching clients make more in 12 weeks than they did in the past 12 months while winning back 1-3 hours per day and 4-8 weeks per year.
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Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.noahstjohn.com * Book: Afformations®: The Miracle of Positive Self-Talk * Book: Millionaire AFFORMATIONS®: The Magic Formula that Will Make You Rich * Book: www.SendMeABookNoah.com (For A Free Book)
What is the Origin of the Word “Afformations”? * I invented the word Afformations. You can learn more about afformations at the official afformation website, which is afformations.com. * So as a keynote speaker, one of the things I like to do with my audiences is have a little fun, and I like to say, Alright, everybody, we're gonna stand up and say an affirmation just like they taught us to do. So everybody says, I am rich, and everybody goes, I am rich. Do you know, what happens next? Everyone starts laughing. * And I literally said, What are you laughing at? And they go, Well, I'm not rich. And I say but you just said you were, and they go, Yeah, but I don't believe it. See, now isn't that the funny thing? That is the irony of the affirmation method is, we've been taught to say these statements that we want to be true. But for most of us, in fact, we just don't believe it. * So imagine if you had a smartphone, and it didn't work 75% of the time, right? Would you keep using that phone or you would not keep using that phone? Would you trade it in for something better? * So I invented a better phone and use that analogy. That is my point about afformations as opposed to the old affirmation? An afformation is an empowering question. * Now, why is this so incredibly effective? Think about what the human mind does. In fact, that's how I discovered those formation formations, 25 years ago. In fact, in the book, I talked about how I discovered it.
What Makes You Tick? * When I was 25 years old, I decided to commit suicide because I didn't know my purpose here on earth. And so I was very depressed, very frustrated. I had been reading all those self-help books for many, many years. You see, I grew up poor in a rich neighborhood. * I had never had money, never had any success but I wanted to be successful. I wanted to have nice things and stuff like that. But I just could never put it together as hard as I was working. That's why I decided to take my own life when I was 25 years old. * Now, at the very last minute, my life was spared. I didn't know why at the time, but I decided to devote the rest of my life to serving God and serving humanity as best I could, while I was still here on the earth. The problem was, I didn't know why I was here on the earth. It took me five years of study and introspection and reading all these spiritual books, to find my purpose.
Success Anorexia and What It Means * Who I work with are entrepreneurs, experts, athletes, and people like that. So their income is dependent upon their actions. So people say, Well, I'm posting all the time on social media and I'm not getting any response. I'm creating these lead magnets and nobody wants them. I'm trying all these funnels, but they're not working. I was following all the gurus, I've tried webinars, I've tried Facebook ads, I've tried all of this stuff, but I'm still not where I want to be. And I feel overwhelmed, I'm procrastinating, I don't have the focus that I want and I have all these distractions. * And I say, Okay, I hear what you're saying. But here's what I want you to know. You don't have 99 problems. You don't even have 10 problems. You actually only have one problem that's causing all these other problems. The way that I teach it is called, Head Trash. * Head Trash is formed by this condition that I discovered 25 years ago, called Success Anorexia. Success Anorexia is a condition that causes someone to starve themselves of success.
Suggested Resources * Book: Afformations®: The Miracle of Positive Self-Talk * Book: Millionaire AFFORMATIONS®: The Magic Formula that Will Make You Rich
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Andre Young is a Professional Speaker, Author, Leadership Trainer, and Founder of You Evolving Now, LLC. He worked as a Mental Health Therapist for 19 years, played sports at every level from high school to professional, has been an employee, a business owner, and self-employed, and has written 4 books focused on enhancing Leadership & Work/Life Harmony. As Founder of You Evolving Now, it's his mission to enhance Leadership and Work/Life Harmony for organizations, leaders, employees, and teams with his high-energy, interactive, culture-changing leadership training programs and speaking engagements; allowing a professional and personal evolution!
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * You Evolving Now, LLC. * Website: www.youevolvingnow.com * Podcast: You Evolving Now * Book: EVOLVE By Andre Young * Book: 7 Ways to Lead: Evolve Professionally & Personally By Andre Young * Book: The Leader’s Toolbox: Tools to EVOLVE your Leadership … and that of those you’re leading By Andre Young
Your Life Prior to ‘You Evolving Now' * I was a mental health therapist for 19 years. I spent 15 years in alternative schools and partial hospitalization settings. That was great working with kids, adults, and families. I did outpatient, marriage counciling, individual and group work, and was in psychiatric facilities. * It was a great ride and I loved doing it and I thought I would retire doing it. I have to say, if you're in this profession, great for you. I felt out of love with how the system takes care of the caregiver.
What Were The Challenges You Faced? * Caregivers do a poor job of taking care of themselves. We are givers. So the system would do best by taking care of you as well. Overall, it was a real struggle. Then I started to come up with some of my own concepts. To be honest, I burned out. * Now I get to talk on stages and help organizations and help people lead through or prevent burnout. Sometimes you can't prevent it, it's there. So if it's there already and it's hit a few of your people, your leaders, your organization, your team, how do you lead through it? It is possible.
What Have You Learned From Your Children About Mindfulness? * I have a 22 year old daughter, a 19 year old son, a 14 year old son, and a 3 year old daughter. All of them are always my forever babies, love 'em to death. They taught me about patience. If you have mulitple kids, you know they are all different. In my experience, the one who is most challenging is the one who is most like you, and the one who is least like you. You love them. When I did my book, Seven Ways To Love, I explained that love is a verb, something that you do. Most people depend on the feeling. * You love your kids, that comes with having kids. How you do love, needs to be more intentional. The book, The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman changed my life. I asked everyone in my family about their love language and found out their top two. And I learned them. And you ask every year because it can change a lot. You don't want to be speaking somebody's old language. * With my kids, I'm words of affirmation and I'm quality time. I love spending quality time and giving words of affirmation to them. My daughter told me, tell me you love me and leave me alone. My two sons are quality time and my 3 year old is play, she's quality time.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman * App: n/a
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Amber Fuhriman is an attorney, Certified NLP Trainer, Speaker, and Success Architect. After realizing that her entire identity had been tied up in being an attorney, Amber has spent the past 5 years, pushing her own boundaries and learning about how our past experiences affect our success. Now, in addition to practicing law, Amber uses her NLP knowledge as well as her experiences with grief, professional success, and physical challenges, including a 24-hour endurance obstacle course race, to help other business owners and entrepreneurs gain clarity on what they want finally live a life and business they deserve.
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Most Influential Person * Her Dad.
Effect on Emotions * Growing up, I was always the kid that was too emotional. I was the kid that wanted to hug family four or five, six times before I left I was the kid that said goodbye a bunch. I was the crier. I'm still the crier. I feel like my friends just carry around tissues with them because they know I'm coming. * Mindfulness has helped me realize that that's not a weakness. Mindfulness has helped me realize that it's okay to feel those emotions and express them. And that too emotional isn't really a thing. But to close off is.
Thoughts on Breathing * I do believe that breathing is related to mindfulness. I also believe that when you are in the middle of the time you need it the most. If one person looks at you and says Just breathe, you want to punch him in the face. So for me when I have people who are struggling with anything where they need to slow their mind down, while I do tell them to breathe, I tell them to count first, because that's what made a difference for me. * For me, it was math problems, I would do math problems in my head until I forgot what I needed to breathe about. And then I would do breathing exercises, because I feel like when it when you're completely overtaken with emotion, whether that be anxiety or panic or fear, whatever it is, that when you breathe, sometimes you can't turn your mind off enough to make the breathing worth it. But multitasking is a myth, we can't do it. * So if you force your brain to focus on math problems, your brain can't focus on whatever it's afraid of. And then as soon as you forget what it is that you were doing math problems for, then you can breathe to recenter yourself.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life By Mark Manson * Book: I Hope I Screw This Up: How Falling in Love with Your Fears Can Change the World By Kyle Cease * App: Spotify
Bullying Story * My mom, and I have an amazing relationship now. And she has listened to my podcast and we have these conversations. So I'm not saying anything I wouldn't say to her. When I decided I was going to go to law school, her response to me was, I think you should pick a less ambitious goal because I don't want to comfort you when you fail. And to me, that was my mom telling me that she didn't believe in me. * That was my mom telling me that I wasn't strong enough. And that was just one of many things that I have internalized and become the victim of because of my own mindset. * I graduated from law school and I graduated at the top of my class passing the bar for the first time building this amazing career. And I still never felt like she supported me. And then I went through NLP. * I learned that statements are never about me and always about her. And what happens is she grew up in a different generation where going out and doing something like going to law school and moving across the country on her own. She couldn't see herself as being capable of doing those things. So the statements that she was making towards me weren't coming from a place of hatred or anger or lack of support. They were coming from a place of her not knowing how to support me because my actions were something she couldn't relate to.
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Brandon Leibowitz has operated SEO Optimizers since 2007; a digital marketing company that focuses on helping small and medium-sized businesses get more online traffic, which in turn converts into clients, sales, and leads. The mission of SEO Optimizers is to “see all our clients succeed to their maximum potential online; using all possible online marketing channels that have a positive return on investment.” Brandon has a podcast called ‘Get More Sales and Leads Using SEO’.
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Most Influential Person * The yoga instructor who introduced me to yoga meditation.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness helped me be more relaxed, although you can't always be mindful. Sometimes you're angry or upset and it's tough to be mindful in that moment, but I try to sometimes just be more aware and to be more present and not just be thinking of other things. That is tough to do, but it's helped and I'm slowly getting better.
Thoughts on Breathing * I have done meditations where you do different breathing exercises like breathing in, holding it in, letting it out for a certain amount of time. If I do deeper breaths, I'll kind of feel like it eases it out a little bit. And so definitely the breathing and the breath has a lot of power. And I need to look into that more and learn about different breathing strategies, because there's so many out there.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment By Eckhart Tolle * App: Headspace * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story * At middle school, I got picked on by other kids in PE class, for not running fast or not being as quick as other kids. Definitely it was tough to know how to deal with that all throughout school. I feel like almost everyone gets some form of bullying. * But Middle School definitely and a little bit high school had a little bit of that and it's tough to deal with at times. But you gotta know that this is only temporary. It should be over eventually and then you'll be on your own. In the real world at least you're not trapped, like in a school where you have to be there for eight hours a day, five days a week.
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Last weekend I attended the Archangel Changemaker Event at Beanfield Centre in Toronto. It was a 2-day event put on by Giovanni Marsico. I’ve attended the annual Archangel Event since about 2016. The live event didn’t happen during COVID, so last weekend was the first in-person gathering since 2019. Today I’ll tell you a little about this awesome event. There was a long list of speakers so I’ll mention a few of them.
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iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify 1/ Steve Sims First, I was excited that Steve Sims was attending as a speaker. I interviewed Steve back in 2018. His episode was #360. He is a guy who has worked with Tony Robbins, Elon Musk, and Richard Branson and made incredible things happen for these and so many other people. He has planned events, arranged for people to meet, and generally led a fascinating life doing things that most of us wouldn’t even dream of. I was able to talk to Steve and get a photo with him and I’ll tell you he was really personable and approachable. If you want to check out Steve, find him at www.SteveWSims.com and you can listen to his MM interview by going to www.mindfulnessmode.com/360
- Book: Bluefishing: The Art of Making Things Happen by Steve Sims
2/ Stu McLaren Stu McLaren was another speaker who had an interesting and memorable talk. He encourages people to start a membership site. He’s been helping people start membership sites since 2008 and he’s helped a huge list of ppl become successful by using this strategy. . He is a fellow Canadian, also from Ontario. He talked about several people who had created interesting membership sites including Art2Life Academy, The Twisterhood where they make balloon animals, and Tony’s Acoustic Challenge where Men Over 50 play the acoustic guitar together. Stu had a segment during his talk when he got people in the audience to participate in a sing-along of the song, Every Little Thing by Bob Marley. Towards the end of his talk, he told us about his non-profit organization called ‘Village Impact’ where he builds schools in rural Kenya for underprivileged children.
3/ Danielle Laporte Another speaker who had a powerful impact on me was Danielle Laporte. I’ve heard her speak before and again, she was incredible. She started by talking about acceptance and how her definition of acceptance is ‘wonder and awe tinged with respect’. She talked about fear and how we all create our own fear and that we should not try to avoid it. She said we should practice loving kindness with our doubts and shame. She said we should all ‘choose loving thoughts’, and that ‘energy follows thought’. She said to think about this question: How do I want to feel?
Danielle has a new book coming out in October called, “How To Be Loving: As Your Heart Is Breaking Open and Our World Is Waking Up”. I encourage you to purchase the book, I know I’m looking forward to reading it.
Book: How To Be Loving: As Your Heart Is Breaking Open by Danielle Laporte
4/ Jim Kwik Jim Kwik was also speaking on the weekend, and I’ve heard him before as well. He started by talking about how we can all ‘Upgrade Our Brain’ just as he teaches in his book, ‘Upgrade Your Brain: Learn Anything Faster and Unlock Your Exceptional Life.’ He talked about three M’s: Mindset, Motivation, and Method. He said Mindset represented possibility, motivation was about purpose and method was about the process. He said, “If you fight for your limitation, you are going to achieve them.” He also talked about an effective formula for life which is PXEXS3. That represents Purpose times Energy, times small, simple steps. He emphasized that the key to achieving success is taking small simple steps consistently. I would like to have Jim and Danielle as a guest on Mindfulness Mode.
Book: Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain by Jim Kwik
Suggested Resources * Book: A Walking Life: Reclaiming Our Health and Our Freedom One Step at a Time by Antonia Malchik * Book: Leadership Unleashed: A Great Dane's Wisdom for the Business World by Dr. Ann Gatty
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Sifu Rubia discovered the benefits of Tai Chi as a way to heal herself, and she has been a consistent student and practitioner ever since. An orphan born in Bangladesh, Sifu Rubia has navigated the scars of deep loss and trauma creating intense anxiety in her body and mind, including the traumatic loss of her body to a miscarriage which brought her to her first Qi Gong class where she discovered the healing and strength building power Qi cultivation firsthand, Because Qi Gong & Tai Chi have helped her overcome barriers attached to grief and loss, Sifu Rubia decided that she wanted to be able to pass these benefits on to others, to teach as many people as possible just how accessible these ancient technologies are, and how much they can help people of all ages take control of their physical and mental wellbeing and bring light into darkness.
Since then, she has accumulated hundreds of hours of teacher training, including Yang Family style Tai Chi, Yoga, and Iron Shirt Qi Gong. With over a decade of teaching experience, Sifu Rubia has transformed hundreds of lives, giving students the tools to maintain health, rejuvenate their bodies and recapture youthful energy and equanimity in their life. These modalities are truly sacred spaces where one can self-regulate and heal. Using all that accumulated
knowledge and experience, teaching in community centers, drug, and alcohol rehabilitation centers, private group classes, as well as public speaking engagements at both local and national corporate functions, Sifu Rubi has created an incredible Tai Chi Fundamentals for Beginners course that is the perfect start to
your journey to a new, healthier and more balanced you. As she says to herself, “The whole world needs healing now. And that journey starts within ourselves.
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Most Influential Person * First Tai Chi teacher and Zazie Malanga
Effect on Emotions * Breath, breathwork, hands down, learn how to breathe, learn breathing technique. And then your emotions are temporary. But when you're in them, you think either that they're forever, but they're temporary. So learning how to move through them through your breath.
Thoughts on Breathing * The simplest one is one hand on the heart, and one hand on the belly called belly breath. That's the simplest, but for me has been the most affected at any point in time, and do it wherever you need, if you're in your car, and you're stuck in traffic, and just take a moment and can reconnect to your breath really deeply and mindfully. * There are some fire breath techniques that help, move stagnation from the body. So that's really a good one as well when you want to energize as opposed to soften. * And then there's alternate nasal breathing, where you alternate breathing in and out from one nostril, and then switching over. So those are the three main ones that I work with. But there are plenty of others out there as well.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi: 12 Weeks to a Healthy Body, Strong Heart, and Sharp Mind By Dr. Peter Wayne * Book: The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu (The Essential Wisdom Library) By by Lao Tzu and Brian Browne Walker
Bullying Story * Bullying, as a woman and a woman of color, I feel like it's a constant state of affairs. I've been in the world of business for a very long time, I've managed multiple businesses, and I've owned multiple businesses. So the constant confrontation, of being up against the patriarchy, to me is constant bullying. * I'm sure every woman can relate to that, whether you're a woman of color or not. Then I come back to how these practices have helped me soften my inner being and have put me in touch with my Yin side because when you are in the business world, you're all young energy. And that's fine to get work done and get things going. But it's imbalanced. * If you can't find your softness and your femininity, whether you're male or female, then you're doing a disservice to yourself. So these modalities have helped me to soften my energy. * Besides being present, it's soft that will always overcome the heart. So it's the softness of the water, but the consistency and the persistence of the water that cuts through the rock. And I'm quoting, the Tao Te Ching, this is not me. This is not my realization so in that sense, my mindfulness practice has helped me with that, and then, in meditating more on it further.
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Nellie Harden is a Family Life & Leadership Coach who focuses on helping parents eliminate power struggles with their daughters and help them grow into confident, wise, and respectful young women that are actually ready for the world! Nellie is a wife and mom to 4 daughters, an author, speaker, podcaster, homeschooling parent, and adventure chaser. She has a degree in biology and psychology and a diverse behavior background from humpback whales in the South Pacific to teens and parents in homes across the world. This mom believes in a life of intention and making dreams and goals realities. She knows that the best way to help the world is through one living room at a time!
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Most Influential Person * Brené Brown
Effect on Emotions * Instead of emotions, being in the driver's seat, I've been able to step back and see where the emotions are coming from because before they're an emotion, it's a thought. * So if we look at our thoughts more as a busy airport, and we're taking the ones and sitting in the plane, if you will, of the ones that we're choosing, and then we're on the flight, we're actually feeling something about it, we have power over that choice, right. * I know emotions can get carried away super quickly. I've definitely experienced that today. But understanding that I am choosing to have this, and I have a lot more control than I ever thought I did before has been very empowering. Because you can step out of the emotion then, and look at it from a third-party point of view, instead of just being in it and having them rule you. And then your behavior, if you're sitting just inside of the emotion, is all over the place. So
Thoughts on Breathing * I think breathing is so important. I like to do this square breathing. That's the way that helps me, it has a visual with it. So * I'm a very visual person, a visual learner. So if I can, breathe in the top out and then in and out and just keep going around the square, it gives me something to focus on in my head. And you can always find usually always find a square around you somewhere. So * So I do a lot of square breathing. It's also being able to cleanse your brain because thinking about when you're watching a movie or a suspenseful part or something like that. So many times I find myself not breathing. That's a good clue right there that when I'm stressed when my emotions are high, I'm actually not breathing. So * And so when everything gets calm, you're like, Oh, thank goodness. Right. And so that's a natural cue to me that if I want to be in a state of calm, then I should breathe as though I am calm. So
Suggested Resources * Book: Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience By Brene Brown * Book: The 12-Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months By Brian Moran * App: Hormonology Menstrual Cycle Tracker
Bullying Story * I've been on the side of bullying. I was never popular. I went to middle school with perm bangs and straight hair. I believe I was in seventh grade which is a hard time for everybody. build peace into parenting * So there was a boy, I really, really liked him and he was part of the popular crowd. And so the word got around that I liked him. And he so he wrote me a note. And he said, meet me by your locker at such and such a time. And I really, I really want to talk to you and had a heart on it. * So I primped my permed bangs and went all there and stood at the locker. And at that point, there was a crowd. I mean, this was like an after-school special-type story. But anyway, he came up. And he just said, “Did you really think that I would like you, of course, I don't, and walked away.” * And then everyone was just laughing and, of course, I was crushed. I was so embarrassed. And then I had to go to school with these people for the next seven years. That was always such a gleaming story in my head. * I had to keep going to class, I had to keep going to school, I had to keep saying hello to these people and not be rude. Funny enough, we're Facebook friends today, you only behave out of what you know. build peace into parenting
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Shane Mahoney is the founder of Lugos Travel and a luxury travel expert who has personally crafted thousands of authentic trips for travelers. At Lugos Travel, each itinerary is heavily researched with local references, data points, family tours, and recommendations. Lugos Travel is the only company in the industry to provide custom luxury travel itineraries (good for any day of the year) in under 30 minutes. With zero questions up front, Lugos Travel successfully customizes trips by fitting each traveler into 1+ of 4 archetypes (savor, excite, explore, and pampered). As an expert who has been in the luxury travel industry for over ten years, Mahoney has dedicated his life to connecting and reconnecting loved ones by crafting travel experiences that surprise and delight his clients.
Mahoney has lived in exotic locations such as Spain, Borneo, and Australia and traveled to over 22 countries worldwide. He has a thirst for adventure and has driven Baja trucks, gone Paragliding, Parachuting, and high-speed rollerblading at over 50 miles per hour. Mahoney’s greatest passion is to create excitement in other people’s lives and to foster great relationships through the power of travel while streamlining the traveling process making it stress-free and enjoyable.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.shanemahoney360.com * Blog: Shane's Blog
Most Influential Person * Sam Harris * Dalai Lama * Thích Nhất Hạnh
Effect on Emotions & Thoughts on Breathing * Probably my favorite way (to deal with emotions) is three deep breaths. As soon as you feel yourself getting emotional, it's just being able to realize that the last thing you want to do is take three deep breaths. Mindful Travel * But it's also the best thing you can do. I've been instituting that with my son since he was born. I think realizing how my dad was quick to anger, I had to realize that I too am quick to anger. And so mindfulness for me is about being able to pause and just give myself and my body a moment to be my true self. Mindful Travel
Suggested Resources * Book: The Art of Happiness By Dalai Lama * App: Wake Up App
Bullying Story * I don't feel like I've ever been a bully or been bullied. Maybe a little bit in my family life. * In this business, it's very much about relationships. I need my partners as much as they need me. So, I have seen previously lots of other companies that engage with partners on a very superficial level. And I think when you go into a business contract, without having a contract, it can be very difficult to get the results that you wish to have. * But we take that relationship very seriously. And we have contracted our own contract that we share with our partners in all of our countries that defines exactly what a Lugo's travel experience is, what does it look like? What is expected? * Do we have cold bottled water in the limousine when you pick us up? Like, these are the small details that I feel like, you can be disappointed if you didn't set an expectation. So I don't know how that fits in with bullying. Because honestly, I look at it as like, it's preparation. * It's all a preparation game. If I'm prepared, and I'm bringing my best self forward, then I know that my partners and the experience for my clients will be fantastic. And it will live up to what I believe it should be. Mindful Travel
Related Episodes * Your Presence is a Superpower; Elizabeth Tripp * The 7 Laws of Mindful Living; Vernon Foster II * Three Simple Steps To A Balanced Life; Trevor G. Blake
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Dr. Amy Novotny founded the PABR® Institute with the mission to provide pain, stress, and anxiety relief to those who seek a naturalistic form of treatment when other treatment methods have fallen short. Her unique approach comes from her experience treating in a variety of settings and with a wide range of patient populations over the past 12 years. Her background in orthopedics, sports, geriatrics, balance disorders, nerve injuries, and most recently, chronic pain; and influences from coursework at the Postural Restoration Institute gave her the foundation to develop this treatment method to address a wide variety of painful and restrictive conditions. The methods she knows have helped countless people reduce and eliminate pain, stress, anxiety, orthopedic surgeries, sleep issues, and the need for medications.
Dr. Novotny has co-authored two Amazon #1 Best-Selling books: Don’t Quit: Stories of Persistence, and Courage and Faith and Success Habits of Super Achievers, which share her journey on how and why she developed the PABR® Method. Her ability to speak French and Spanish has allowed her to communicate with and help various clients from all around the world, including France, Mexico, Central America, and South America.
Dr. Novotny has a variety of interests including running 40+ marathons, running 10 ultra marathons (including two 100 milers), completing an Ironman triathlon, and photographing wildlife and landscapes all over the world which has led to several of her images being chosen as Photos of the Day, most notably National Geographic Your Shot World Top Photo of the Day.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Company: PABR Institute * Website: www.pabrinstitute.com * Book: Don't Quit: Stories of Persistence, Courage, and Faith * Book: Success Habits of Super Achievers
Most Influential Person * Jim Rohn
Effect on Emotions * I am highly less emotionally reactive. I pause a lot more. And I would say that my ability to respond has been less bit based on fear, and more based on solutions. So I'm not so emotionally reactive, because I'm more mindful.
Thoughts on Breathing * When you breathe, you want to be able to feel your breastbone, melt in as you exhale, and feel your belly spill out. When you do that, it will help bring all of your attention to your body. Therefore you can feel everything relaxed, allowing you to be mindful of the present.
Suggested Resources * Book: Don't Quit: Stories of Persistence, Courage, and Faith * Book: Success Habits of Super Achievers * App: Calm * App: Headspace
Bullying Story * I was bullied as a child, I was somewhat popular during some times of my life, and other times I wasn't. And so I've been on the receiving end of being bullied and it's a hard thing to go through. I think when it comes to mindfulness regarding that when you're on the receiving end, it's hard to do anything other than to be in a freeze-mode or think how do I run away? * And in terms of the person who's doing the bullying, I think there needs to be some awareness that that person is hurting somehow. They're lacking attention so they're seeking attention. They're seeking to assert themselves, because somehow, they're not getting that attention, or they're getting bullied themselves at home. * I think we need to look around us and say, How are our own interactions affecting others? So many times, we may be using our words that really create some hurt and other people, and then they go to someone else. And they might bully that person just to be able to feel some type of satisfaction for the hurt feelings from a different interaction.
Related Episodes * Don’t Let This Habit Steal Your Life; Roman Mironov * Inspire With Habit, Determination, and Confidence; Nathaniel Carroll * Winning Habits and Routines; Mads Friis
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Zach Mathews is the author of Climbing Your Self-Discipline Tree, which challenges readers to envision their loftiest long-term goals, then put together a concrete plan to achieve them. He is a freelance writer, online self-discipline coach, and blogger on zachmathewswriting.com. A few years ago, he made the jump from a successful career in the Sports industry to fulfill my dream of being a full-time writer. Now he wants to help others do the same with their dreams!
Whether you have aspirations of starting your own business, losing 50 pounds, climbing the ladder at your current company, or any other type of goal, my book can help you realize the essential steps to prepare, produce, and persist. Each of these will help you achieve your wildest dreams and enjoy the process. He was born and raised in St. Louis, but currently, he and his wife reside in Tampa, Florida.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: https://zachmathewswriting.com/ * Blog: Zach Mathews's Blog * Book: Climbing Your Self-Discipline Tree: The Three Stages Essential for Accomplishing Any Goal by Zach Mathews
Most Influential Person * His dad
Effect on Emotions * I think it's just having the power to self-regulate, never let yourself get too high or too low. I would just say, keep your emotions in check. I was talking earlier about being a father and self -regulating when he's screaming and everything like that. It goes the same way with your personal and professional career. You just have to level yourself out so that you can produce. Intermittent Fasting
Thoughts on Breathing * I do think it's important. Where it's most important to me is in my workouts, and I like to do yoga, to make sure I maintain my flexibility and breathing is huge for that. Those two things alone especially have shown me the power of inhaling and exhaling and the fact that most of us, because we don't think about our breathing, are probably breathing wrong. * My father-in-law actually read a book entitled, Breath, and it just kind of talks about the role that breathing plays when we sleep. If your mouth breathes, it's actually bad for you, and there are some repercussions. * So the book explains how to train your body to not breathe through your mouth when you sleep anymore, but through your nose, but I don't pretend to know everything about it. But from a workout perspective, breathing is vitally important because even exhaling can help your body perform and kind of get adrenaline going and everything that your body needs to perform. So it's very important from a performance standpoint. Intermittent Fasting
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg, Mike Chamberlain, et al. * App: Notes
Bullying Story * I was bullied growing up. And often, it's unfortunate. The bully isn't typically the big scary person that you see. It was my friends, it was the people, the friends that I had closest to me in school. * They would call me stupid. Part of that was because I just didn't apply myself and didn't care to get good grades. But they called me stupid. * I was kind of the butt of the jokes a lot. That was in elementary and middle school, and as I got into high school, I didn't even try because I'd been told by my friends for three, or four years that I was dumb, I was stupid and I couldn't do it. * So in high school, I didn't even try, I barely graduated on time, and I was one credit short of being held back a year. Looking back, it was the way that I processed the shame on myself. But the bullying aspect is talking about mindfulness, being more mindful of just how strong words can be, especially in formative years. * They really think that I was stupid. Now, did they really think that I was dumb? Did they think that if I couldn't get straight A's, or really good grades? No, but just saying that just to play the cool kid card, and have someone to unleash their personal self-doubt. It's kind of a way to get that off their chest. * But just understanding and being mindful of the power that words have. Fortunately, for me, I was able to overcome that. And I had parents that loved me and believed in me, and good teachers that refuse to give up on me otherwise my life would have looked a lot different. Intermittent Fasting
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Lindsay Lees is originally from Los Angeles but with dual citizenship in the UK. She grew up in both countries and went on to study Creative Writing. First earned a B.A. in 2008 from Manchester Metropolitan University and later followed by an M.F.A. in 2017 from California College of the Arts. The Willing is Lindsay’s debut novel. She currently lives a quiet Southern life with her husband and a houseful of pets. Writer's Mindfulness
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.thewillingnovel.com * Book: The Willing by Lindsay Lees
Most Influential Person * Her mother, a clinical psychologist Writers
Effect on Emotions * It's easy for me to allow my anxieties and my insecurities to paralyze me. So coming out of that; focusing on yoga, breathing, and becoming more centered is really life-changing.
Thoughts on Breathing * I enjoy breathing techniques. Pranayama things that you learn in Yoga. There's the Dutch guy, Wim Hof, who does breathing techniques, and they're fascinating, and his whole life meeting and learning. What that practice is about is it's very expansive and it can shift your mood in a very short period of time, and that can be essential to be able to overcome certain things. Writer's Mindfulness
Suggested Resources * Book: The Willing by Lindsay Lees * Book: Walking Meditation: Easy Steps to Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh * App: Abide: Christian Meditation
Bullying Story * When you are an adolescent in a position where you are less capable of standing up for yourself less confident. Growing up was challenging because I didn't feel that I had so many things going on in my personal life and in my family life that I couldn't share and that I didn't understand completely. Writer's Mindfulness * That made me different from the kids in my classroom and who I was growing up. So I wish that children could not let those self-defeating thoughts and those insecurities become their identity in a way. * Then influence how you view yourself and understand that the person that you are back then is not going to be the person that you are when you grow up and you're capable of developing new ways of thinking, your understanding of the world, and how people really view themselves and try to belittle others because they don't feel good about themselves. That's their only way of coping. Writers
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Alan Carroll is an Educational Psychologist who specializes in Transpersonal Psychology. He founded Alan Carroll & Associates 30 years ago and before that, he was a Senior Sales Training Consultant for 10 years at Digital Equipment Corporation. He has dedicated his life to searching for tools that can be used by everyone, to escape the psychological suffering caused by the misidentification with our ego and reconnect to the vast transcendent mindful dimension of consciousness that lies just on the other side of the thoughts we think and between the words we speak.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: acamindfulyou.com * Book: The Broadband Connection: The Art of Delivering a Winning IT Presentation by Alan Carroll
Most Influential Person * Spiritual Teachers
Effect on Emotions * Sadhguru describes anger and he holds up a cup. He says anger is like drinking from a cup of poison and expecting the other person to die you are angry. And so why would you cause chemical changes in your physical body that causes diseases that are caused by the toxic release of chemicals because of the anger? Why would you do that? * You would do that because the ego doesn't care about your body. The ego cares about being right. And what it does to my body is irrelevant. As long as I get my pound of flesh, I'm happy but when you start looking at your body, you recognize that there are loving emotions and there are emotions that are toxic. And so you stop because there's a space for you to observe. or that, hey, it's not beneficial for me to be angry. So I gotta figure out another strategy. That's mindfulness.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is part of the autonomic nervous system, you do not have to think about breathing when you're speaking. It does it automatically. But the point being is that the amount of oxygen you take in when you don't think about breathing is about a little over a liter, of the six-liter capacity. * So if you think about breathing, you can actually tell your body to take in more oxygen than is necessary, which gives you more prana, more energy. And so you can regulate your energy by becoming conscious of breathing, but you can't become conscious and breathing unless you are able to tell your body to breathe, you have to have the thought, the thought inside your head while you're standing up. * If I'm an audience, I'm going to take a deep breath right now. Then you can take a deep breath, but you have to be able to pause to create that space in which you get to know and control the timing in order to tell your body to breathe.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment By Eckhart Tolle * Book: A Course in Miracles: Combined Volume * App: Isha
Bullying Story * Nothing is either right or wrong. But thinking makes itself so. You shouldn't be bullied, bullying is wrong. So in the reality in which you live, your ego is now engaged in there's something happening in your movie right now of this situation or this person what they're doing, and you're labeling it bullying, and so and so you're not present in the moment, you're dealing with a bully at the moment not objectively, logically right now, that's a bully, and so and so until you, until you're able to be more relaxed with the energy that's around the Bolinas. * Then whatever solution you're going to try to figure out may not strategically be the best that maybe tactically it might work. immediately, but strategically you have to deal with the person who is looking at it and labeling it. And realizing that that label is not the best way to label it.
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Nicole Kerr is an award-winning health and wellness expert. Throughout her 30-year career, she has focused on supporting thousands of people from every walk of life to make realistic, meaningful choices for lifelong health. As a 19-year-old cadet at the US Air Force Academy, Nicole went through a transformative NDE. Her pursuit of improving her own health led her to inspire others to reach emotional, energetic, and spiritual well-being. You Are Deathless
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.nicolekerr.com * Blog: Nicole's Blog * Book: You Are Deathless: A Near-Death Experience Taught Me How to Fully Live and Not Fear Death by Nicole Angelique Kerr
Most Influential Person * Her husband
Effect on Emotions * I learned a technique called neuro-emotional technique, which I became certified in, and then if I am not processing an emotion, I'm a somatic processor. So my body lets me know, I'll either belch or I usually will get a headache, and then I will work through what was it and it's usually one that's like shame, a difficult one that I don't want to feel. When it's triggering something from the past I go back and figure out what that is.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing will keep you alive. I woke up from one operation and they told me right before it was an emergency one, or they had to cut me all the way open and they said you will probably wake up with a ventilator. * Being on a ventilator respirator and the first thing you're going to notice is you're wanting to instinctively pull it out. So your hands are going to be tied down and I had to wait for two days. I looked at the clip and covered the clock up because I kept looking at the clock because I couldn't say anything. I had to do yes and no through eye motions, but I had to learn to force myself to breathe with the machine. * I am all about breathing when you have a panic attack or anxiety; it's about getting your breath and getting that under control, for instance, breathing exercises, deep breathing, and all forms of breathing. Don't stay in this shallow breathing, get it down to the belly.
Suggested Resources * Book: You Are Deathless: A Near-Death Experience Taught Me How to Fully Live and Not Fear Death by Nicole Angelique Kerr * Book: The Power of Intention by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story * It was recently with my parents. I got sick again about eight years ago. We were going on overdue when I was on a honeymoon, and I invited my parents to come to stay in Hawaii at our home. * And I got really sick. My mother told me the reason I got sick was that I had a Buddha in the house. She told me that I looked like a wreck, was sick, and I wasn't beautiful anymore. She said that I was doing something to make myself sick. She wanted to know if I was going to church and I said, No. I go to church at the beach. And I love meditating on my walks on the beach and in the ocean. * She said, Well, you're not a Christian now and my heart just sank. Because here she is this ultra-religious lady, doing what Jesus said, Judge not lest you be judged. So she got up from the table and left me there. And I looked at my dad, and I said, Dad, do you believe her? And he said, Wait, you've looked better and, and that was it. * My husband didn't know about that conversation till I had a panic attack and had to go into the hospital for that. And then they left. And that was, I finally got the courage to separate from my parents. Unfortunately, it took me a long time, because I was still trying to get from them what they couldn't give me. * We really do want it and, and will suffer greatly trying to get something from them that they can't give us.
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Jacques Martiquet helps leaders embrace the incredible potential of gatherings as a memorable way of creating human connections. He is passionate about promoting psychological safety, social bonding, and fun to improve mental health planet-wide. He has recently returned from a multi-country tour where he truly whetted his skills as ‘The Party Scientist'. Jacques believes that journaling is the secret to progressive incline in one's well-being and that deep talk can lead to the type of relationships we all crave.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: The Party Scientist * Podcast: Joy Lab
Most Influential Person * Gary LaShawn , his unofficial father
Effect on Emotions * I don't get upset at myself and angry at myself for experiencing depth dips in my state and I accept that I am not to blame. I can't blame myself for my emotional experience.
Thoughts on Breathing * I take conscious breaths throughout the day. And I find that that helps me be less absent-minded. And it helps me be more receptive to human experiences to trigger ideas. So yeah, one breath at a time throughout the day, especially when those difficult triggers come up. The Party Scientist
Suggested Resources * Book: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, Patrick Egan, et al. * App: Sam Harris' Waking up
Bullying Story * Bullying happens during adulthood as well. When I was in high school, I was really short. I was an excluded kid and it was not a safe environment to be yourself. That's what blows my mind when our brains are in critical development. That's when the quality of our relationships and friendships and connections with others are the least secure. * So if we really want to fix these intractable problems in society, we need to address the quality of relationships that are present in children and in teenagers. * So I'm gonna give you an example that actually happened recently. So 2021, I'm just coming out of a business partnership with two of my co-founders. And one of my co-founders, he's like a brother to me, we went to a festival, I brought him on to the main stage of a festival. * They're in my men's group, two of these men are brothers to me. And they plan their first ever retreat. They don't invite me. They don't explain why they haven't invited me. And then they asked to use my speaker for the retreat. And they invited people who they're not even friends with. * It really hurt like, I haven't experienced that level of hurt. That's the greatest form of ostracization I've experienced because it was people I trusted, people who I thought were my best friends. * Essentially, they had no idea. They were totally incompetent. They had no intention to be malicious. * How could mindfulness have helped? I think it's more conscious empathy or conscious forecasting of other people's feelings that would have been helpful. The Party Scientist
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My topic for today is about dogs, Mindful Tribe. I look forward to sharing with you, the ‘5 Ways A Dog Will Help You De-Stress'. I can tell you that my dogs in the past have helped me de-stress; Charlie, and Sadie were both amazing pets.
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iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify 1/ Walks Walking provides great cardio and is so healthy for us in many way. It's especially good as we get older, but it's excellent exercise for anyone of any age. Walking is great for our mental health and is terrific for our physical health and coordination. so
BOOK: A Walking Life by Antonia Malchik – www.MindfulnessMode.com.com/435 The episode is called “Reclaim Your Health and Freedom”. so
2/ Petting, Brushing, and Stroking Sadie and Charlie both loved being petted, and brushed; they never seemed to get tired of it. so I don't know of a dog that doesn't enjoy those things. It was not only something that they enjoyed, but as long as I settled back and relaxed and just allowed myself to enjoy it, then it was a great experience for me as well. You can look at it as a type of therapy because you're not only giving pleasure to your dog, but you are giving pleasure and health benefits to yourself. It helps us feel good as long as we allow the whole action of petting and stroking and brushing and combing to really feel good and be a mindful experience. Sink into it and allow it to be therapeutic for you. so
3/ Connections to others I dedicated this episode to my friend Lindsay. She has two dogs, Ashkee and Willow and they have been a gift in her life. She's told me lots of different stories about Ashkee and Willow and I've told her stories about Sadie and Charlie. That's only a small example, if you're a dog owner, I'm sure you can think of many times when you've met people and the topic of your dogs have come up. Before long, you are connecting with that other person as a result of your connection to dogs. so
4/ Help With Emotions Having a dog can help with our emotions. This is a topic we talk about a lot on Mindfulness Mode. Lots of times we don't stop and consider our emotions enough, and we sometimes tend to push our emotions down and not allow ourselves to be aware of our emotions. If you feel angry, allow yourself to feel angry, and the same is true for grief and sadness. Avoid pushing your emotions away. so
Having a dog can just really help you to relax and settle into your own space in the world. If you've been listening to Mindfulness Mode for a while, you know that we often talk about breathing. Sit with your dog and just take some deep breaths and relax and allow your time together to be a time of mindfulness. so
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, chronic stress can lead to health issues, including increased risk of depression and anxiety, and difficulties with learning. Stress can also negatively affect memory, concentration, and your ability to sleep easily and deeply. Stress can lower your immune system function. All of this stress can make it more challenging to be calm and focused and in the present moment. Dogs can help us connect with and feel our emotions more fully. so
5/ Reduce tension If you own a dog you will probably feel a deep connection to your pet. If you're feeling down and discouraged, or if you're feeling excited they can read your emotions. Tuning into your dog and spending meaningful time together can help you connect more deeply to your emotions. Many of my friends who are dog owners have told me that when they spend time with their dog, they feel less anxiety and reduced tension. Spending time with your dog is a great way to unwind and let go of the day's frustrations.
Your Dog Can Improve Your Leadership Skills Dr. Anne Gatty is an avid believer in the power of dogs to help us live mindful lives and even improve our leadership skills. I interviewed Dr. Gatty, on Episode 201. Check out the episode for interesting information about how dogs can improve our leadership skills. Also, consider reading Dr. Gatty's book, Leadership Unleashed: A Great Dane's Wisdom for the Business World by Dr. Ann Gatty.
Suggested Resources * Book: A Walking Life: Reclaiming Our Health and Our Freedom One Step at a Time by Antonia Malchik * Book: Leadership Unleashed: A Great Dane's Wisdom for the Business World by Dr. Ann Gatt
Related Episodes * 435 Reclaim Your Health and Freedom With a Walking Life; Antonia Malchik * 494 Live A Well Designed Life With Dr. Kyra Bobinet * 165 Be Real, Raw, Honest, and Mindful Recommends Dr. Ed Osburn
Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with 'Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Dr. Cali Estes, The Addictions Coach, is a highly sought-after addiction professional (MCAP, MAC ICADAC), life coach, recovery coach, and wellness guru that blends talk therapy with positive change to assist her clients in unlocking their true potential. She has been featured in books, magazines, radio, and television for her work in the drug addiction and transformational coaching fields. She works with individuals, drug and alcohol treatment teams, and addiction professionals looking to advance their knowledge base. Her style of addiction coaching is unique, and she is able to get to the root cause of her client’s issues fast.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.theaddictionscoach.com * Podcast: Unpause Your Life
Most Influential Person * Dr. Wayne Dyer
Effect on Emotions * Being mindful has been very important, especially in situations of high stress. So if you have a stressful event anywhere, your first instinct is to scream and yell and carry on. But if you take a deep breath and view the situation in a different light, it changes your action plan, which changes your outcome.
Thoughts on Breathing * When you take a deep breath and count to ten, that's how long it should take you to breathe in and breathe out. It gives you space between you and what's happening and it also calms all the organs in your body and it brings your dopamine and your adrenaline down. When you do that, you can function better and make better executive decisions.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Positive Intention by Dr. Wayne Dyer * App: The Calm App * Meditation: F That Meditation by Jason Headley
Bullying Story * When I went into private practice and started my company, well this is a male dominated field. It's a boy's club and they don't want you to come into their boy's club. I had a very famous interventionist in LA. (Tune in to hear more of this story and more no nonsense addictions advice )
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Samantha Skelly is a self-made entrepreneur and CEO of the multi-million dollar Breathwork and Wellness company Pause. She's a highly sought-after international speaker, best-selling author, and coaching expert with a heart-centered approach to life and business.
A leading authority on trauma healing and stress release, Samantha has made it her life's mission to rid the world of anxiety so people can thrive using the power of their breath. Through Pause's signature trauma-informed coaching programs, breathwork facilitator training, and live events she provides uniquely accessible somatic and emotional healing resources, while also equipping clients with the tools and strategies to create and scale their own 6-figure wellness businesses.
With the mission of helping 1 billion people by 2030, Samantha started examining the underlying causes of anxiety, trauma, and stress in 2014 with the Hay House best-selling book “Hungry for Happiness.” Samantha eventually grew the movement into the comprehensive wellness brand that Pause is today, supporting over 10,000 clients in 30+ countries worldwide.Her sustainable healing solutions have revolutionized the self-help industry, challenging the old “Band-Aids on bullet wounds” approach that kept people trapped in the yo-yo effect. She's been featured on the small screen on Global TV, Shaw, NBC, CBC, The Doctors Show, and BBC. And in publications like Forbes, The Huffington Post, The Elephant Journal, and The Prevail Project. Samantha hosts the top-rated podcast ‘The Sam Skelly Show’ which has had millions of downloads over the last 5 years. A native of Vancouver, British Columbia, Samantha currently resides in San Diego, California. When she's not challenging the wellness and self-help industry or positively transforming lives, you can usually find her surfing, dancing, and supporting anti-trafficking efforts through her philanthropic initiatives.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Company: PAUSE * Website: www.samanthaskelly.com * Website: www.pausebreathwork.com * Blog: Sam's Blog * Podcast: The Sam Skelly Show * Book: Hungry for Happiness, Revised and Updated: Stop Emotional Eating & Start Loving Yourself By Samantha Skelly
Most Influential Person * Her grandfather who recently passed away.
Effect on Emotions * Then they're not overpowering. I've, I've been able to observe them, not identify with them. When I identify with them. I feel like they overtake my whole experience. When I observe them, I realize that there's a witness observing my emotions. And because there's a witness observing them, I know that I am not them. So then I can shift and change them.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathwork is the ability of using your breath to release the addiction to the cognitive mind, the monkey mind, the reptilian brain so that we can drop deeper into our bodies and actually use the energy of our heart to navigate the world, rather than the ego and the survival brain.
Suggested Resources * Book: A New Earth: Awakening Your Life's Purpose By Eckhart Tolle * Book: The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life's Perfection by Michael A. Singer * Book: You Are What You Think: 365 Meditations for Extraordinary Living By Dr. Wayne W. Dyer * App: Pause Breathwork: Heal Stress
Bullying Story * When I was going from grade six to seven, I got really into sports and playing outside. I was very active. I had a couple of extra pounds on me in grade seven, I was skipped, like so tiny. Because then I was a dancer and the rest of it. * So this girl at school, her name was Isabella. She told the whole school that I went to fat camp, and that's why I was skinny and I was so upset, I was so pissed. And it just was like really awful. Because I was so young, I just tried to defend myself against her versus knowing in my truth that that's not true. * Her projection of me isn't it has anything to do with me. I got really emotional rather than logical. If I hadn't mindfulness, then I would have saved myself a lot of pain from those words. * So now, being an influencer of some sort, and having a social media presence, of course, you're exposed to people who don't like you. And I remember during COVID I put a meme up that I thought was really funny. But a lot of people thought that it wasn't, and I got bullied hard on that. And comedy for me is comedy is very healing for me. Breathwork
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Roman Mironov is a relationship coach in Toronto, Canada who truly hates to see people suffer in their relationships. That's why his goal is to help clients create amazing and enviable relationships by increasing love, gratitude, and mindfulness in order to feel joyful. Roman knows that an addiction to p&n can cause major problems in relationships and he helps people who are experiencing this challenge in their lives. He has been into self-improvement for over a decade and brings his best ideas and tools to people he works with. Note: This episode is marked explicit and is not suitable for children due to the mature subject matter.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.romanmironov.com * Blog: Roman Mironov Blog * Podcast: Be Version 2.0 of Yourself
The Risk of Social Media * The huge problem is social media because when guys start looking at Instagram, all these girls try to get more likes by showing themselves on Instagram, and this becomes a huge trigger. * We are bombarded today by all these messages about sexuality, that sexuality is good, and that it's okay to show your body in a very vulnerable way like they do on Instagram.
Building Awareness Through Mindfulness * We certainly need to be in touch with our emotions through meditation and mindfulness. We can be more in touch with our true emotions and I think that we can also build better relationships with other people through being mindful. It creates a more healthy individual.
Similarities Between P&n Detox and Losing Weight * One of the similarities is spending all your mental energy on your addiction or thinking about, let's say, p&n or food or fighting your thoughts. It just doesn't leave any headspace for you to think about what the real problem is. * The root cause is that psychological deficit, but when you go on a smart diet, you do whatever works for you. You just start eating cleaner and then you'll notice that you don't crave food that much anymore. And because you don't spend that mental energy on thinking about food, planning food, and so on, you realize that there is something bigger; that this is why I was actually overeating. And that could be a relationship going wrong.
Trauma As A Cause of a P*&n Addiction * The most common example is that people get exposed to this habit very early on. Their brothers were watching it, or their parents were watching it, they saw it and they got hooked. And this is definitely a psychological trauma because a six-year-old is not supposed to see things like this. * Another example, which is also very common is parents who were achievers. And they pushed their son or their daughter to come to me for help. In some cases they push too much. They had very high expectations and on the other hand they did not give much love. So the person feels that they were not loved enough. And that's why they're always not enough, even though they may be 30 or 40 years old now.
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Lauren Blackford is a Holistic Wellness Coach, Yoga Teacher, Crystal Healer, and Meditation enthusiast. She believes in a holistic approach and strives to help others find their ideal balanced life for their mind, body, and spirit. After her divorce in 2014 and with 2 small children to raise on her own, she turned to crystals, nutrition, yoga, and mindfulness practices to not only rebuild her life but also rebuild herself into a whole, happy, and healthy woman, mom, and teacher that she is today. Nothing makes her happier than helping others do the same. Everyday Crystal Healing
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.laurenblackford.com * Blog: Lauren's Blog
Most Influential Person * Her yoga teachers.
Effect on Emotions * Going back to my original definition of mindfulness, self-awareness. A lot of times when I can just say, Oh, I'm angry, what am I angry about? Alright, let me sit with this for a minute. It's easier to process emotions when you can be fully aware of what they are, and where they're coming from. Knowing that sometimes not about what it's about, and finding the actual original source of those emotions. Everyday Crystal Healing
Thoughts on Breathing * I think breathing is such an important aspect of it. For me, it's the best way to go from the sympathetic, nervous response to the parasympathetic nervous response going from flight or fight or flight is to rest and digest and bring yourself internally when you're meditating. Are you doing yoga or just sitting at your desk, focusing on your breath and getting rid of all the noise? This brings you back to yourself and the power of everyday crystal healing.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream By Paulo Coelho * App: Moon App
Bullying Story * I had a difficult relationship with my mother. She had narcissistic tendencies, she has since passed away. But I didn't really understand that or know that growing up. And when I was a young adult, I was very much aware from my upbringing that my self-worth rested in someone else's opinion of me, particularly hers. * I didn't know that was not accurate, so I made a lot of choices based on people-pleasing and making sure that everybody else was happy and finding my worth in other people. And then what I found that my now ex-husband, also has narcissistic tendencies. * It wasn't until after divorcing him and finding my worth and finding self-love; that has been the key to the turnaround in my life. Then I realized that those relationships were not healthy, that my self-worth resides in my mere existence, and that I do not need to please other people to find my own happiness. That is what attracts the joy and the beauty that I have in my life. Everyday Crystal Healing
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D. Neil Elliott was highly educated, owned a profitable consulting firm, and had a successful career and an amazing wife and family. But things were not all they seemed to be … Neil was facing a lot of challenges. In a phrase, he was in a dark place. Quite by accident, he discovered a Higher Road. As he traveled that road, he found the key to transforming his life. Over the course of the following year, Neil lifted himself to an inner state of love, peace, joy, and abundance. His perspectives on life changed entirely. His troubles and tribulations were his impetus to find the key that enabled him to revolutionize his life. He learned that the search for a better life does not entail positive thinking, saying affirmations, chanting mantras, or traveling to India to sit at the feet of a guru—or any other popularized method of “finding yourself.” …The key? To ascend in both spiritual perception and truth, you need to use the right process to break through your entrenched, human-ego barriers.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.dneilelliott.com * Blog: D Neil Elliott Blog * Book: A Higher Road: Cleanse Your Consciousness to Transcend the Ego and Ascend Spiritually By D Neil Elliott
Most Influential Person * His wife.
Effect on Emotions * When you go through this process, mindfulness is part of the tool of helping me be aware of what I'm doing in the moment and with conscious thinking. But actually understanding this foundational stuff, allows that mindfulness to actually give me a different perspective of it. So it's actually becoming more powerful for me; without knowing what I now know about our truth of being or the source of where we come from and why we're here.
Thoughts on Breathing * So when you are anxious or at a heightened state of anxiety, whether that's something that's exciting or fearful, for instance, if you can stop and bring your breath and be conscious and aware of your breath and slow it, the mind controls the body, the breath controls the mind. * So if you can actually breathe, you can start to control the anxiety and subdue the anxiety; whatever the source of that is. So breathing is very important in terms of the whole process of getting control of your thinking. Bridging the Gap Between Spirituality and Science
Suggested Resources * Book: A Higher Road: Cleanse Your Consciousness to Transcend the Ego and Ascend Spiritually By D Neil Elliott * Book: Virus of the Mind: The New Science of the Meme by Richard Brodie
Bullying Story * I was coming home from school. I don't know how old I was, there was a black child. So a black family moved into this community back in the 60s, of all white people. And there was this black child, and he was older than me. So maybe he was in grade five or grade six. * There were three older white boys, the same age as this black boy. And they were degrading this boy. They made them kneel down on the ground. I don't want to get into all kinds of specifics on this, but they made him kneel into the ground and they were spitting on him and calling them names. * I was like in grade three. I felt sorry for that kid; he didn't deserve that. At the time I felt like these kids should not be doing this. But I thought if I intervened I'd get the crap kicked out of me. So I avoided it but part of me right now would say, I kind of wish that little boy would have had the fortitude to step up and say stop that, even if I got beat up. * But you know, I didn't. It was a lesson that has stuck with me about how we treat other people. Bridging the Gap Between Spirituality and Science
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Adrianne Hart is a wellness advocate, hypnotist, and the host of the Get Well With Me podcast. She has helped thousands of people reduce stress, dissolve anxiety and upgrade their health and wellness by introducing them to the healing powers of their unconscious minds. so
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Most Influential Person * Laurie Hammonds So
Effect on Emotions * I'm naturally hot-headed. My trigger button is pretty hot. So listening to a self-hypnosis recording, about not being triggered has helped me tremendously to be able to notice when I'm triggered, to be able to disassociate, and hit the cool button instead of the hot button has absolutely changed my life. And every time I noticed that I'm getting to that place again, I put that recording on and it reels me right in. Hypnotic Approach to Wellness
Thoughts on Breathing * My favorite, I guess it's not a technique, it's more of a mindfulness technique and it's really a hypnotic induction. So to notice that when I breathe in how the air is cool and refreshing, and to notice that when I exhale, it's warm and relaxing. * And doing that just a few times puts me into a beautiful, trance-like state, or depending on the circumstance, it reminds me that it is safe to be here now. Hypnotic Approach to Wellness
Suggested Resources * Book: The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book) * App: LastPass
Bullying Story * So in middle school, I don't want to say that I was bullied because I saw people, I saw friends being bullied. And that was kind of different than being picked on a little bit. I was very small for my age, sometimes I was referred to as the runt of the family. I was smaller than everyone even though I was the oldest. * I was even called an Oompa Loompa for being so tiny and short. So those things kind of stuck with me but as far as being bullied, if you've ever ridden the school bus, bullying happens on the school bus. * So I drove my son to school every day. And I think that deep down, I wanted to protect him from what happened on the school bus. * I remember one time, some boys in the back of a bus, one boy was holding down the arm of a more scrawny kid. And the other one was just as far as I could tell they were going to break his arm. Therefore, I think mindfulness could have helped if I would have had the courage to say something. Hypnotic Approach to Wellness
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Nita Sweeney is the award-winning wellness author of the running and mental health memoir, Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running with My Dog Brought Me Back from the Brink. She is also co-creator of the writing journal, You Should Be Writing: A Journal of Inspiration & Instruction to Keep Your Pen Moving. Her upcoming book, Make Every Move a Meditation (available for preorder), was featured in the Wall Street Journal. Nita lives in central Ohio with her husband, Ed, and their yellow Labrador retriever, Scarlet. Download your free copy of Nita’s eBook Three Tools For A Happier, Healthier Mind. Mindfulness in Motion
Listen & Subscribe on: Therefore iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.nitasweeney.com * Book: Make Every Move a Meditation: Mindful Movement for Mental Health, Well-Being, and Insight By Nita Sweeney * Book: You Should Be Writing: A Journal of Inspiration & Instruction to Keep Your Pen Moving (Gift for writers) By Nita Sweeney * Book: Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running With My Dog Brought Me Back From the Brink By Nita Sweeney * Free E-Book: 3 Tools For A Happier, Healthier Mind
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Most Influential Person * Daron Larson
Effect on Emotions * It's being able to withstand both painful emotions and feel positive emotions. That's what mindfulness practice has allowed me to do. I don't have to push and pull on either one. I can be with what arises, no matter what it is. Mindfulness in Motion
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Thoughts on Breathing * Notice how much you hold your breath. During the day, just notice. * When I'm running, often, I'm not forcing my breath instead, I will try to let my body react, relax, and let it take a natural breath. Mindfulness in Motion
Suggested Resources * Book: Make Every Move a Meditation: Mindful Movement for Mental Health, Well-Being, and Insight By Nita Sweeney * Book: You Should Be Writing: A Journal of Inspiration & Instruction to Keep Your Pen Moving (Gift for writers) By Nita Sweeney * Book: Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running With My Dog Brought Me Back From the Brink By Nita Sweeney * Book: Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana * App: Waking Up
Bullying Story * I came from an alcoholic family, I was in and out of my own drinking and addiction, many very addictive behaviors with substances. Therefore * And I think that this mindful awareness of my own behavior, and realizing that there was something driving me that I was unaware of. As a result of my actions, I would get bullied because other people didn't like what I was doing. Therefore * So that awareness that there was something else going on, so much deeper, than I could have possibly worked with, to maybe modify my own behavior, or at least, be able to be with it without all the shame and guilt and things. Therefore * And then when the bullying did happen, having the compassion because that's one of the things in meditation is we develop mind states, one of which is loving kindness and so having the compassion for the person, another person to realize that they too, were coming from some kind of place of often fear, that's what usually it is, we're coming out of fear. Therefore * It's taken years of therapy, to help me understand that. But in the meditation practice, sitting with memories of that, the thoughts that come up now, the body sensations, especially being able to be with the discomfort, and then also having fond memories that I didn't really remember because there was so much of the kind of bad things that I didn't let them happen. So * So when you're still or when you do meditation, even mindfulness in motion, when you let the rest of the world drop away, whether it's through in the writing practice the sitting in moving meditation, the rest of the world rep drops away, and joyous memories can come up.
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Jellis Vaes is the founder of The IPS Project, which stands for ‘Inner Path Seekers'. “Jellis believes we all have a voice inside our hearts with which to speak; that is our gift. And we all have something worth saying, even if we don’t always realize it. For a long period in his life, he thought he had no voice at all. For 6 years he went through high school consumed by suicidal thoughts, spending most of his time between the 4 walls of my bedroom – locked away from the world. He says: “I was overcome by feelings I had no words for.”
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.theipsproject.com * Podcast: IPS Podcast * Contact: jellisvaes@gmail.com * Youtube: The IPS Project
Videos by Jellis * What Do You Do If You Feel Suicidal? * Understanding Eating Disorders * How To Keep Going When Things Get Tough?
What Does IPS Stand For? * IPS stands for Inner Path Seekers * This project started in 2021. I came up with the idea of creating a platform that just provides educational life topics that we don't learn much anything about from school, or from our parents. * It touched on subjects like mental health to the mind, relationships, the body, and the brain. * To sum it up, the platform does that through a podcast and online courses, and practical articles. We're also working on events and looking to buy a piece of land and build a community center where we can do workshops as well.
Lessons Learned By Being A World Traveler? * I did travel a lot, beginning when I was 18. When I was a teenager I got to a very dark place as I thought life was very boring and dull, and not exciting at all. * Traveling just opened up the adventure and the freedom and the possibilities that had not seen. So this is why traveling became a lifesaver to me and showed what more there is out there in life. I'm very thankful that I had that opportunity, so …So
What Is Your Life's Purpose? * I want to help people suffer a little bit less through life. When I was young, I walked very close on the edge between life and death, because I had a lot of dark thoughts about suicide. For instance * It's been an incredible motivator on why I'm doing what I'm doing. We just know so little about ourselves, which can then lead some people to very dark places. * I'm grateful for everything that I've done to help people who are struggling in life, or are walking on a very close edge between living and dying. But
Meditation In Your Life… * There are certain times in my life when I have done way more meditation. But right now I'm at a point where I don't have an actual practice of meditating every day, I would say that I have more other practices of being just mindful. So * I always go for like a morning walk. and that is a simple way for me to meditate. * This is just to get my workflow going, but also just to pay attention to my surroundings, feel gratitude for what I'm seeing, and just feel a bit aware of everything around me. * That is my form of meditation, just a walking meditation. That's something that I do every day, even if it's raining. So there's always something nice to be grateful for.
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Jonathan and Renee Harris are a husband and wife team with 24 years of experience educating their children at home while running an online handcrafted skincare business. They now provide guidance to other parents to effectively lead their children to be inspired and to find their passion. Jonathan & Renee have graduated five of their nine children to create their own unique paths based on their interests and talents. To do so, they have developed a strategy called “Parent Their Passion.” which is used to create a compelling portfolio of the value of a child’s talent based on their personality and strengths.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.parenttheirpassion.com * Blog: Parent Their Passion Blog
Most Influential Person * Gary North
Effect on Emotions * It's coming back to that gratefulness. Like, at the end of the day, it could be a tough day. We will get together and just say, “What are the good things that happened?” You start to list one or two and that switches my mindset.
Thoughts on Breathing * I'm gonna jump in on that one because I gave birth to nine children. I have learned a little bit about breathing. * Just that physical breathing when you're in the moment, because you notice the tension in your shoulders, and you know, when you're in labor, hard labor, it all comes down to breathing, taking your deep breath, and resting. * I could just apply that every time I get stressed; that would be amazing.
Suggested Resources * Book: A Table in the Mist by Jeffrey Meyers * App: Bible Verse
Bullying Story * I remember my own childhood, I was not bullied, but I had friends who were and I had to step in. * But I think about it most of the time unless it's a true gang situation. So what we're seeing, we're not talking about that, right? That is because they're trying so hard. And usually, they're trying so hard to fit in, and everybody kind of knows that they don't have their own thing going right. * So once you start throwing yourself into something, that's where the child may need the parent to help them cross that bridge. When you're good at something and you do it with passion, you start attracting other people who are also interested in a similar topic.
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The Mindfulness of Ice Cream is the topic of my episode today. I will be telling a few stories and then talking about the five Mindfulness aspects of Ice Cream. Do you enjoy ice cream? What's your favourite flavour? Sit back, relax and enjoy today's episode about ice cream.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify 1/ The Anticipation * Take your time. Take two deep breaths and just imagine what it's going to be like tasting that ice cream. What will the coldness be like? Consider whether the ice cream will be in a bowl or a cone. How will it feel as you hold the bowl in your hand? What is the texture of the bowl? Do you feel the coldness through the bowl? Imagine how the ice cream will feel when it touches your tongue. Take some time to anticipate the upcoming experience. Can you anticipate the flavor and the texture? Can you imagine the sensation as you swallow the delicious ice cream?
2/ The Texture and Flavour * Now you're experiencing the actual ice cream and you take a bit on your tongue. Consider the experience whether you're using a spoon or tasting it from a cone. Put it in your mouth and on your tongue. Experience the flavor, the texture, and the iciness and allow yourself to enjoy the experience.
3/ Can I Preserve This Memory?
- What would it be like to preserve the memory of this moment? Can you imagine that? You're experiencing the delicious flavor and texture. What would it be like if you could preserve the memory of this very instant in time?
4/ How Does It Make You Feel?
- How does this make you feel at this very moment? What is the experience like for you? How do you feel in your body? How do you feel as you swallow the ice cream? What is it like to anticipate the next delicious taste of this ice cream?
5/ Can I Be Passionate?
- If you could remember it, can you be passionate about this memory? Is this a passionate experience for you? What could make it more passionate? Just think about the passion that may be connected with this moment. Passion feeds us in our lives and you can allow yourself to go there. Allow yourself to be 100% in the moment with this experience. Allow yourself the pleasure of this moment in time. Now that you have this memory, you can come back to it anytime you want.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Success Principles by Jack Canfield * Book: Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki * Book: Change Your Paradigm, Change Your Life by Bob Proctor * App: Insight Timer
Related Episodes * 240 Inspired by Rich Dad Poor Dad; Tyler Basu * Using The Success Principles During Challenging Times; Jack Canfield * Learn The Language of Mindfulness; Brett Hill
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Susie Hayes is a psychotherapist, sex coach, trained hypnotist, life coach, and practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. She developed and directed two centers in Colorado, providing counseling and educational services. She is a speaker, podcaster, and writer, having published the award-winning book “FREED from Stuck! Dare to Cross the Bridge Beyond Grief, Trauma, and Self-Sabotage to Discover Lasting Change Now”.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.susiehayesnow.com * Book: FREED from Stuck! Dare to Cross the Bridge Beyond Grief, Trauma, and Self-Sabotage to Discover Lasting Change Now by Susie Hayes
Most Influential Person * A Graduate School Professor
Effect on Emotions * I have come to appreciate the value of emotions guiding us to the truth about what we really need. * There is no condemnation of any emotion. We understand it as part of the way our mind and our body and our soul informs us.
Thoughts on Breathing * I am into Wim Hof cold therapy and into the breathing. I do the cold therapy twice a day and the breathing once a day. * It keeps me alert and strong and is great for my immune system.
Suggested Resources * Book: Atomic Habits by James Clear * Book: FREED from Stuck! Dare to Cross the Bridge Beyond Grief, Trauma, and Self-Sabotage to Discover Lasting Change Now by Susie Hayes * App: A Youtube Channel Anthony Sommer
Bullying Story * I had a conversation last night with a client who has high levels of anxiety. Much of it had to do with neglect, abuse, and bullying in his history. I was sharing with him about the magnificence of our nervous system and how anxiety helps us understand what we need. * Rather than resisting, fighting against or condemning anxiety, we need to allow it to inform us in our bodies and our nervous system about what's going on so we can attend to it. * If we can learn how to sooth our nervous system, we can come out of that state.
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Dr. Nancy Wiley spent 27 years building a highly successful orthodontics practice in Florida. It was the school tragedy in Parkland that spurred her to feel the time was right to create and bring through Divine Trust. With the loss of one of her own patients and the sorrow of so many around her, she felt introducing Divine Trust would be a path to healing for many. From direct experience, she is now absolutely certain that there is a Divine Presence that wants everyone to know It and Trust It.
For the past eight years, she has been enrolled in the Inner Circle of a comprehensive program called Your Year of Miracles where she became clear that her next Divine Assignment was to assist others in opening to the state of Trust in the Divine, as she has done. In her new book, Divine Trust: A Practical Guide to End Suffering and Find Your Way Home,, she lays out a blueprint that anyone can easily follow to achieve this incredible state of Divine bliss and trust for themselves and thereby achieve freedom from suffering.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.Trustthedivine.com * Book: Divine Trust: A Practical Guide to End Your Suffering and Find Your Way Home By Nancy Wiley
Most Influential Person * Jenna Molly
Effect on Emotions * So mindfulness brings me right here into the present moment with the light of my consciousness. * Whatever anxiety is there that I choose to bring into it, and look at it with the light of consciousness in the present moment. * So being mindful of it, loving it, choosing to bring light to it.
Thoughts on Breathing * If you're not breathing, you're not in the present moment. So when you're in the past or the future, you're usually holding your breath. * It's breathing. It's critical. It's foundational.
Suggested Resources * Book: Autobiography of a Yogi By Paramahansa Yogananda * App: Intelligent Life
Bullying Story * I've never shared this publicly. My family knows it. But in sixth grade, I grew up in a beautiful city called Columbia, Maryland, where they bussed in people from the inner city of Baltimore. * There was a gang of girls picking on a little friend of mine, and I was tall for my age. I had no clue what was going on. I said, “Pick on someone your own size”. Consequently, they picked on me, they were brutal. There were about 10 of them and they would find me in the halls, would wait for me after the bus line, and beat me up. * I didn't want to go to school and I couldn't tell my mom. They told me if I told anyone I would get beat up more and they'd hurt my family. * So the only thing that saved me was that one of their two gang leaders shot her boyfriend in sixth grade. She got put away and the other one became pregnant and she got sent to a juvenile home. That broke up the gang and so there was peace in there. * I was so bullied and I had no clue because I was coming from peace and self-respect. But that turned my reality upside down because I almost didn't want to live at that point. * I couldn't really say it because it sounded so ridiculous for sixth graders to be afraid for your life. * Forgiving everything else that came afterward, forgiving those girls with light and love … just the techniques that I teach melt everything in its path and they work for every single trauma. The mental work has helped the Parkland shooting students who have lived through that event and helped them to with the power of my light.
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Dr. Kristen Lee, Ed.D., LICSW, known as “Dr. Kris”, is an internationally recognized, award-winning behavioral science clinician, researcher, educator, speaker, and comedian from Boston, Massachusetts. Her episode is entitled Worth The Risk. As the Lead Faculty for Behavioral Science and Faculty-in-Residence at Northeastern University, Dr. Kris’s research and teaching interests include individual and organizational well-being and resilience, particularly for marginalized and underserved populations. Dr. Kris works with organizations and leaders around the world on how to use the science of behavioral change and human potential to build healthy mental health cultures that help prevent burnout and promote organizational and human sustainability. She is the author of RESET: Make the Most of Your Stress, winner of the Next Generation Indie Book Awards Motivational Book of 2015, and best-selling Mentalligence: A New Psychology of Thinking-Learn What it Takes to be More Agile, Mindful and Connected in Today’s World and Worth the Risk: Learn to Microdose Bravery to Grow Resilience, Connect More, and Offer Yourself to the World, 2022 The Next Big Idea Book Club nominee. She is the host of Crackin’ Up: Where Therapy Meets Comedy and is a regular contributor to Psychology Today and Thrive Global. Dr. Kris’s work has been featured at Harvard and on NPR, Fast Company, Forbes, and CBS radio. Her TEDx talk, The Risk You Must Take is featured on Ted.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.kristenlee.com * Book:Reset: Make the Most of Your Stress: Your 24-7 Plan for Well-Being * Crackin' Up With Dr. Kris; Where Therapy Meets Comedy
Most Influential Person * Thich Nhat Hanh
Effect on Emotions * It helped me be more self-compassionate, less anxious, more focused, and more measured. So * So I think it helped me create those retreats or those air pockets in my life that I need. Because I tend to just be an over worker, I love what I do. There's a lot of need in the world. So it helped me be more present with myself and not let my mind be a runaway train.
Thoughts on Breathing * Above all, I love the box breathing method. So * It's a nice four-count holding and then releasing. So * The reason I like it so much is that it's sustainable because sometimes if I make things too grand and too complex, I might stay with it for a while, but then fall off track. So
Suggested Resources * Book: The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation By Thich Nhat Hahn * Book: Reset: Make the Most of Your Stress: Your 24-7 Plan for Well-Being By Dr. Kristen Lee * App: Calm
Bullying Story * I think it was very commonplace, like in middle school, I was very keenly aware of the bullying that was happening. So * I was that loud person that would stand up if I saw someone being hurt. * Understanding the impact on one's life when these things happen, and how to help teach social-emotional skills and kindness are things that weren't necessarily present on the school bus in the 1980s. So * Therefore, mindfulness would have helped me probably be a little bit more self-compassionate, and it would have helped me deal with that override of anxiety and fear that I was doing in those moments. So * I love the exercise of thinking like, what would your past self say to yourself? Or what would you want your future self to say to the now. If I could look back I would say to myself, this is going to help you develop your empathy, this is going to help you be more mindful in how you show up and you contribute to the world. * Don't internalize the messages of the meanness of the people, doing this kind of bullying that doesn't define you. Worth The Risk
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Timothy Stuetz, the Magical Kids Books Creator, has written more children’s books than anyone alive, 86 to date. He also runs a Quantum Energy Training Academy, certifying graduates to practice and teach multiple forms of Meditation, Yoga, Qigong, and T’ai Chi for over 35 years. Timothy’s programs are enriched through his having held children and others at birth and death and coaching people of all ages through a variety of life challenges.Using Fairy Tales, Ancient Arts, Sacred Sciences, and EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN, he empowers people of all ages to develop and use their infinite soul powers to achieve their full potential.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.timothystuetz.com * Book:The Ballad of the Bees * Book: Bliss Beary Bear's Fairy Tales of the Heart: Collection One for Children of All Ages
Most Influential Person * All of my meditation masters * Tai Chi masters and teachers.
Effect on Emotions * My basic emotion now is nothing but bliss. * Mindfulness has taken away everything else and there have been stages of that taking away where I thought I was over anger completely. * I found out I wasn't okay. But any emotion that does arise, that is not bliss. I look at it, I honor it. Empty Into Fullness
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing means expansion to me. It means taking in God's divine breath consciously and moving it through my body and I do breathing exercises every morning. * Everybody needs to reconnect with their ability to deep breathe abdomen brief, not a shallow breeze and that's not hard to do. Empty Into Fullness
Suggested Resources * Book: Freddie the Field Mouse * Book: Becoming Nobody: The Essential Ram Dass Collection
Bullying Story * I was bullied a lot as a child, I was really small as a child and I went to military school, which was not usual. So I was the object of a lot of bullying in my neighborhood. * I wrote one story where a little boy has a friend, and the friend is really a bully. And eventually says to this little boy, well, I'm not afraid of anything. Suddenly, he finds himself being transported magically, by bliss, Barry bears a magical heart into the body of a mouse. * This is the bully now that's in the body of a mouse, and he finds himself in the field, and he doesn't know what's going on. But he decided to better make the best out of being in a mouse body. Empty Into Fullness * He learns about being a mouse in the daytime. And then at dusk, one night, he needs the little mouse, that's a night mouse. And this night mouse cones him into staying out past his daytime hours and playing with her and he knows nothing about the night. * He doesn't know about owls. He knows about the Hawks in the daytime, and the snakes and everything, but is not aware of what in the night. So he ends up getting picked up by an owl and realizing there are some things in the world that will scare him. So that's how he learns not to scare other people and to not be a bully. Empty Into Fullness
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Rosanna M. LoMeo is an Intuitive and Certified Life Transformed Coach, Breathwork Facilitator, Sound Healer, Author, Integrated Energy Therapy (IET) Master/Teacher, Energy Healer, Usui Reiki Master, Licensed Massage Therapist of 25 years, Angel Card Reader, B.A. in Psychology and Italian from Rutgers University. Rosanna is the creator of New Beginnings with Rosanna, LLC where she helps divorced women heal their hearts and fearlessly move forward to their happily ever after. She is an Atlantean High Priestess, “The Voice” and Emissary of the 8th Dimensional planet Laos. She teaches classes about Galactic high vibrational frequencies via Light Language in her Awakening Home Academy. These loving and healing energies assist humanity to awaken, remember and re-connect with our Galactic family.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.newbeginningswithrosanna.com * Book: Once Upon A Thought * Book: A Little Bit of Heaven
Most Influential Person * Buddha
Effect on Emotions * I think emotions are something that most folks are afraid of. * When I was younger, going through a lot of trauma, we were taught to hide our emotions, to stuff our emotions, to suppress our emotions, to the point where we were numb. * I had to learn and relearn how to feel my emotions and differentiate between sadness and anger, to have the allowance, to feel those emotions deeply, and to allow them to have a voice and to express them in a healthy way. * Emotions are our compass to let us know where we are in life and whether we need to course-correct. They're actually our body and soul's way of getting in touch with us
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is such a wonderful, transformational tool. It really helps us to get connected to our breath. It's free. * Most of us do not breathe properly. We breathe up here, like very shallow. We do not do belly breath and the belly breath is just so relaxing. * Watch a baby breathe, they make nice, deep breaths, and it's a way to calm your emotions and it's also very healing. * So if we have any blocks or any trauma stuck in our bodies, even from previous lifetimes, it really helps to relieve and to free ourselves from those blocks and in our energy field so that we can really live in the present moment and be who we really are, which is why we're here.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Heart of Awareness: A Translation of the Ashtavakra Gita by Thomas Byron
Bullying Story * When I was eight years old, I came here from Italy and I didn't know the language. * I went to Catholic school and as children are, I was made fun of, teased, and, laughed at because I didn't understand the language. It was very difficult for me to express myself. * I just remember crying one day, we were having a test, and some, I don't even know who it was took my pencils, and I couldn't communicate. I just sat there and just cried. The nun was like, where are your pencils, and I couldn't even articulate that I had them, but somebody took it, and I couldn't even say that, and I would just go home crying. * Being a mother of two, I watched my children being bullied on the bus, being bullied at school. They used to knock my son's books on the floor, and you would have to pick them up. * As a parent, you just want to protect your child, you don't want them to ever go through that. * To me, bullying is power over somebody so that you feel better and I think that's just children's way of empowering themselves. * The book, Once Upon A thought is a children's book. It's like, if everyone knew who they really were, then you wouldn't have to ever bully anyone. Because you know that you are special, you know that you are unique. Once Upon A Thought * There is nobody like me, and there's no one like you and there's no one like them. It's not necessary to bully to get that power from somebody else, because you have that power within you. Once Upon A Thought * I think teaching children breathwork and just how important and special they are, and giving them that presence, that attention, and that love they desire from their parents is just so important hopefully the bullying will stop. Once Upon A Thought
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Dad, Father, A Treasured Honor is my topic for today, since it is Father's Day here in Canada. I have put together 7 suggestions that can help you on your quest to being a good father. As a father, I have given a lot of thought and effort into being as good a father as possible. I'm grateful to have a son who shows strong traits of mindfulness, respect, consideration, and generosity. My father was also a man who gave me space and wise advice when I asked for it.
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1/ Listen Being a good father is about being a good listener. This is something I constantly work on with my son and also with people I teach and work with. Listen to the feedback that people provide you. It is often hidden or disguised, but if you are open to hear it, you will begin to notice.
2/ Be A Good Role-model Live your best life and remember to walk the walk and talk the talk. If you're going to do a certain thing in your life or behave in a certain way, then make sure that you're okay with your child doing that same thing. They are watching you and are aware of what you do. If you do something and you are giving the impression that you're okay with this particular action, then that speaks way louder than words.
3/ Emotions Many people push emotions aside, including me. There have been times in my life when I was not willing or able to face my emotions. Be aware of your emotions, and don’t be afraid to share them. Once you're aware of your own emotions, then you can handle them in a more healthy way. You can decide to embrace them, share them, or keep them to yourself. The following can help you manage your emotions: meditation, self-hypnosis, running, swimming, or being out in nature.
4/ Give Space It is important to give space to our children so they can learn and grow in a natural way. This is one thing that my father was very good at; he gave me space to grow. He was not one of those people who smothered their children, rather he gave me space to learn and grow on my own. It takes courage and discipline to step back and give your child space but I highly recommend it.
5/ Be Open and Flexible As much as you can, be open and flexible with your children. As parents, we have our own ideas about how things should be and sometimes we can be too controlling. Guide your children in what they do and at the same time, be as open and flexible as you possibly can. As you become more open, I believe you will begin to feel the honor of being a father, and therefore you'll understand the reason I entitled this episode, Dad, Father, A Treasured Honor.
6/ Give Advice When Asked If you follow the above suggestions, your child will be more likely to ask you for advice. Take the time to advise in a thoughtful way, using stories and examples to help explain your points.
7/ Be Consistent and Grounded If you practice mindfulness, you are most likely a consistent and grounded person. I'm extremely proud of being the father of my son, Ben. I learn a tremendous amount from him due to the fact that he is a mindful and wise person. My father passed away in 2019 and I'm grateful to have had him as my father because he gave me space to learn and grow. He also gave me wise advice at various time, including advice to date my wife before we went out for the first time. I've been married to her for over twenty years now, so I’m grateful for the advice given to me by my dad.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Success Principles by Jack Canfield * Book: Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki * Book: Change Your Paradigm, Change Your Life by Bob Proctor * App: Insight Timer
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Rai Hyde Cornell has been freelancing for more than 15 years. Now, she's sharing all of her most powerful business AND manifestation tricks and techniques with other freelancers. If you've been freelancing for a while and haven't hit your goals, or you're just getting started and you're feeling overwhelmed by it all, visit Rai's website at ChironConsulting.us. From barrier-shattering monthly workshops to courses on pricing and client acquisition to private coaching and the group mastermind, Rai has a way to support you and help you triple – yes, triple! – your income within one year.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Company: Chiron Consulting * Website: www.chironconsulting.us * Podcast: The SOAR! Podcast * Book: Corporate Dropouts
Most Influential Person * Vishen Lakhiani, CEO of Mindvalley
Effect on Emotions * When I was younger, and when I was really in survival mode, when emotions came up, I acted on impulse. Oftentimes, I acted out against myself, I would drink too much or I would just do something reckless. * Over the years, I've learned that emotions are information. Emotions are literally energy in motion and when you allow that emotion to move through you, and you allow yourself to be aware of it, you can watch what happens without judgment without judging yourself for Why am I feeling angry? Or why am I feeling sad? Or why am I getting so upset about this, and you recognize it as a process that has to happen. * You allow it to happen, which means the energy doesn't build up in your body as something harmful. At the same time, you're getting that message when you're open to observing that emotion, you can actually start to understand what is this telling me about the situation that I'm in? You Attract What You Are.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is one of those things that if we don't pay attention to, can really mess with. * It can kind of be the catalyst for us to feel anxious. * So if we're going about our day, and we're just so caught up in everything that we're doing, and we're externally focused, our breathing starts to get really shallow. That can actually be a biological signal to our bodies, that we're in anxiety mode, and that will trigger a panic attack. * However, if you pay attention to your breathing, and you allow yourself to breathe fully into your chest into your belly and let the breath go throughout your body, you will actually subdue those biochemical processes that you don't want to happen. Like an anxiety attack. You Attract What You Are.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Code of the Extraordinary Mind: 10 Unconventional Laws to Redefine Your Life and Succeed on Your Own Terms by Vishen Lakhiani * Book: Corporate Dropouts * App: Headspace * App: Youtube (Ambient Music)
Bullying Story * When I was in fourth grade, I changed schools. Because I was being bullied at my old school. You Attract What You Are. * There's this daughter of a teacher there, for some reason, I just totally rubbed her the wrong way. So she came after me. And because her mom was a teacher, I ended up having to leave the school. You Attract What You Are. * When I went to my new school, I became a bully. I was so angry and lonely. I didn't know anybody. I've always been tall. So I was taller than a lot of the boys. And I guess I was strong. I was like a scrawny kid. But I guess I was physically strong. And so I would assert my strength. * Looking back on it, I was trying to demonstrate, “don't mess with me”. But yeah, I can protect myself and I remember there was one boy in particular, who I would pick on, and we're actually really good friends until today. But I would grab his backpack and swing him around. * I had a teacher who called me into the classroom one day, and she goes, You are a bully. I got so angry at that because I don't like bullies. And I was like, I'm not a bully. And she pointed out what I was doing. * Of course, I was in fourth grade. So I didn't fully have the cognitive capacity to realize this on my own. But I was so grateful for her pointing that out. * As a result, I was able to stop that pattern of behavior by her being that source of awareness and mindfulness for me, in a way. Once I realized what I was doing, I was no longer that person, I was no longer that bully, and I stopped lashing out at other kids. You Attract What You Are.
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Mary Welp is a CranioSacral and Hypnotherapist living in Louisville, Kentucky with her husband Jim. She is in private practice, having done bodywork and hypnosis for 20 years. She worked with a nonprofit involving returning soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan as well as served on the board of LinkUp, offering assistance to those who have dealt with clergy abuse and related trauma. She travels to teach RISE Hypnotic Meditation throughout the country.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.risehypnoticmeditation.com * Book: RISE Hypnotic Meditation By Mary Welp
Most Influential Person * Dalai Lama
Effect on Emotions * So when I get upset, I ask myself, Why are you upset? What is triggering me? What's hurting me? * In conclusion, I try to delve into that subconscious a little bit more and see what's brought up in me that is making me react the way I'm reacting. * Therefore, every time I get upset that way and also the joyful moments, I think I blow them up even bigger than they already are. * Similarly, I see them as such precious jewels, I make them louder in my life than the hard times in the struggles. So
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is very important. * Yoga taught me how to breathe properly, it brings you into your body. * So it is very important to be grounded in your body for the fight/flight and for anxiety, to bring yourself back to the present moment and nurture yourself.
Suggested Resources * Book: RISE Hypnotic Meditation By Mary Welp * Book: Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing by Caroline Myss * App: Calm * App: Noom
Bullying Story * My father worked for General Electric so as he climbed the corporate ladder, we traveled every two years. We are constantly moving. As a result, we would transfer into a new school district. So * So I would be that quiet little redheaded girl in the corner, not saying a word and trying to just melt into the furniture and the fabric of the place, I didn't want to be recognized at all. certainly * I was an easy target for bullies. consequently * When I was in kindergarten, a boy in the fourth grade, chased and hit me over the head with his lunchbox as I was running home up the hill. * In other words, there's physical bullying, and emotional bullying. * For instance, when picking teams, I was one of the last kids to be picked because nobody knew who I was. * But I have to give Louisville a lot of credit because it was the first place where the people were very welcoming. So Above all
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Dave Combs is a songwriter, author, photographer, and publisher. A native of Erwin, Tennessee, Dave grew up in a family that enjoyed making music. Both of his parents and his grandmother Combs played the piano, which began his musical journey that included being a church choir director and pianist. After college, Dave move to Winston-Salem, North Carolina where he served as Minister of Music at a church while working as a computer programmer at a Fortune 500 company.
His songwriting began with the now popular standard, Rachel’s Song, which was arranged and recorded by Gary Prim in 1986. Since then, Dave has written over 120 songs and recorded 15 albums of soft, soothing, and relaxing instrumental music that has touched the lives of millions around the world.
An article written by Dave about how music has changed his life and touched the lives of millions of people appeared in Guideposts magazine. Click here to see the article.
A multitude of inspiring stories about Dave’s lifelong journey with his music can be found in his best-selling biographical book, Touched by the Music: How the Story and Music of “Rachel’s Song” Can Change Your Life. Dave is here to talk about Music for Mindfulness.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.combsmusic.com * Book: Touched by the Music: How the Story and Music of “Rachel's Song” Can Change Your Life by Dave Combs and Jack Canfield
Most Influential Person * Maxwell Maltz -psycho cybernetics. * John Debbie Peterson
Effect on Emotions * When I need to relax, calm down and become in a mindful mode, I'll sit at the piano. That's my mechanism. * Some people will go to their quiet place and close their eyes and say their mantras or whatever they do. I sit at the piano. * Sometimes I don't even play at attuning. I'll just play a chord on the piano. * I love my Steinway grand piano. I'll just play a chord on that grand piano, it will sound for about a minute before the sound completely dies away. * There's something about paying attention and trying to say, Do I still hear that zone? Do you hear it fade away? and as you're doing that, It does something to you to center you and help you focus. That's how we have music for mindfulness.
Thoughts on Breathing * I've read a lot about the power of slowly exhaling. * You can just slowly breathe out that will help. It'll bring your heart rate down and help bring your blood pressure down. * A lot of us these days have our Apple watches and it has a breathing function on their way. It will guide you as you inhale, and exhale in a very slow rhythm (music for mindfulness).
Insight To Your Creativity? * I am a Christian, and I have a deep faith in Jesus Christ. And I believe that this song was given to me. * I can still remember sitting down at that piano that evening in January of 1981. It was strange while playing this song. As a musician, you can sit down and you'll play whatever song that you want to play but commonly it's something written by somebody else. * I just set and I played, and the song never changed. I didn't have to work at it. I just played it. * It had to have been an inspired gift to me because I did not work at it. It was as if it had always existed. And I was just blessed to be the first person to actually play it.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Success Principles by Jack Canfield * Book: Touched by the Music: How the Story and Music of “Rachel's Song” Can Change Your Life by Dave Combs and Jack Canfield * App: The Breathing App
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Daniel Hess is a Writer/Filmmaker born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. After losing his best friend/cousin to Cystic Fibrosis when he was 10, Daniel began his first foray into writing and poetry. As he grew up and at the behest of his close friend in high school, Daniel pursued filmmaking in college. After graduating from Towson University in 2012, he fell into life quickly, but thanks to a few mentors could find a footing in corporate/event videography. While this became a place of steady income, it was something that kept creativity far out of reach. At age 28, after receiving word that he would soon need heart surgery, a new spark for letting a creative voice be heard emerged again. Over the course of the last three years, Daniel stepped away from the event videography space, committing his company, To Tony Productions, to only producing original short and feature film productions. In January 2021, Daniel self-published his first book, a collection of poetry entitled Just a Boy Blaming Himself. In January 2022, Daniel underwent successful open-heart surgery and on June 6th, 2022 will be releasing his first novel, Focus Puller. He is also currently producing several feature films as well.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.totonyproductions.com * Book: Focus Puller by Daniel Hess * Book: Just a Boy Blaming Himself by Daniel Hess
Most Influential Person * Tony
Effect on Emotions * I used to be more like things would push me to an angry place, way easier when I was younger but thinking through, stopping, and pausing has just made a world of difference with all of that. Especially when you think that life is short and obstacles happen. * We just need to push forward and balance everything. So mindfulness has been just a huge help with that in my life.
Thoughts on Breathing * Certainly, when I'm doing events where everything is very fast-paced, just taking that moment to step somewhere where it's a little calmer, and just taking a couple of deep breaths to balance everything makes such a world of difference for me. * I'm able to say, this is a little overwhelming. But step by step, we can make it through, and just that little 30 seconds of pause helps me to just balance, center, and kind of keep moving forward with everything, no matter how challenging it can be.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway * Book: Focus Puller by Daniel Hess * Book: Just a Boy Blaming Himself by Daniel Hess * App: Crossword Puzzle
Bullying Story * I can remember in middle school and early high school, there was one kid in particular, who would always just say very nasty things and try to get under my skin. * The thing for me was trying to understand why this person was acting the way they were. And inevitably, what resolved the issue was going to the school like a therapist person, that bully and me, just sitting down and talking. * What ended up being realized was that the two of us weren't really all that different. It was just he had some insecurities or things that he was working through. * And inevitably, we actually ended up not becoming super close friends. We were friends by the end of the time at that school. * But I think the thing is that, just by engaging in conversation, because I think the attitude in school is like you got to stand up for yourself, and with violence. But I was always of the mindset that it was just like, I think it just needs to be a conversation.
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Nathaniel A Turner is the author of multiple books, including the history-making, Raising Supaman. Turner’s books, videos, speeches, and training programs have empowered countless numbers of people and organizations. So that his child might be intellectually astute, globally competent, and socially conscious, Nate intentionally backward designed his son’s life. Today, those tools, techniques, and strategies which were initially created explicitly for his son are educational and life development staples for people all over the country.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.nathanielaturner.com * Book: Raising Supaman by Nathaniel A. Turner J.D * Book: Stop The Bus: Education Reform in 31 Days * Book: It's A Jungle Out There: Power Parenting Lessons Inspired by The Lion King * Book: The Amazing World of STEM * Book: Journey Forward: How to Use Journaling to Envision and Manifest the Life You Always Wanted
Most Influential Person * My son.
Effect on Emotions * The first thing I do every morning is writing (journaling) about my life for the first 14 to 20 minutes. The way I would like it to be as opposed to how it actually is. * It helps me to be mindful emotionally, physically, and spiritually, about where I want to be at any point in time in my life. So that is a thing that I do. I learned that from a child,
Thoughts on Breathing * So I started practicing learning journaling and meditation some few years ago, taking time to actually hear my breath. This is not something that seems normal. * Likewise, I've heard you mention in one of your podcasts about walking. I'll walk and just silence everything. I'll put noise-canceling headphones on and just listen to my breath.
Suggested Resources * Book: Raising Supaman by Nathaniel A. Turner J.D * Book: Stop The Bus: Education Reform in 31 Days * Book: It's A Jungle Out There: Power Parenting Lessons Inspired by The Lion King * Book: The Amazing World of STEM * Book: Journey Forward: How to Use Journaling to Envision and Manifest the Life You Always Wanted * Book: The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo * App: Calm
Bullying Story * First, I think we live in a society where we're all bullied in different ways, it just matters how you decide to proceed. * My son has had situations where he felt bullied by either the professor or bullied by a teammate. * Certainly, one of the things we do is just recognize that whatever that is, it's temporary. * Oftentimes, what people are saying about you is not so much about you, but it's a reflection of how they feel about themselves. * Above all, the most important thing to remember is what it is that you think and feel about yourself. Moreover, I'd say the other thing, is to not give so much time and attention and weight to the negative, unless you're equally willing to give the same amount of time, attention, and weight to the positive. * So if you say someone bullies you and you're focusing on the bullying part, what do we do with the people who praise us? * However, when people praise us or say really positive things about us, we don't give that the same time and attention as we do to the things that are negative.
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teZa Lord believes environmentalism is the 21st century spirituality. She uplifts readers through her books, public speaking and her other various creative expressions. She sees her role in society as balancing the weight of our tendency toward negativity. Her childhood dream was to fly above life’s dangers and this theme is often present in her writing. Her experiences in life have taken her to the place where she is comfortably aligned with Spirit. Her most recent book is entitled, Hybrid Vigor: A True Reveal of Love.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.tezalord.com * Book: Hybrid Vigor: A True Reveal of Love * Podcast: The ZLord Podcast
Most Influential Person * I was a Guru junkie and I worked with many eastern Yogic teachers so I will not say one specific person. * The Guru-disciple relationship, which is a spiritual commitment that you make with a teacher is so important in my story. I couldn't have been the person I am today without having surrendered my ego to a teacher.
Effect on Emotions * Before mindfulness I was a basket case. My emotions have become, what we call in yoga, equipoints. * Emotions are important teachers, they show us what we're supposed to do in life. * I'm now able to be productive, I'm not a slave of my emotions. * When I feel an emotion, now I know that's where I am supposed to go.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breath is the connection between our unconscious self and our being able to be awake. * The more conscious we are of each breath we take, the more awake and aware and mindful we are. * If we are never aware of breathing, we are not a very mindful or awakened person. * You could be aware of every breath you take and that's a lovely thing instead of having obsessive-compulsive thinking. * Breath gives you a kind of steadiness. I use the analogy of saddling onto a horse. The breath is a horse and you ride your breath and it takes you to amazing places deep within your own being.
Suggested Resources * Book: Hybrid Vigor: A True Reveal of Love by teZa Lord * Book: In the I: Easing Through Life-Storms by teZa Lord * Book: Zen Love: The True Journey of a Blended Family by teZa Lord * App: We Are One by teza Lord (not an app, but this beautiful Art Book can be used as a daily meditation)
Bullying Story * I taught girls who were in prison for various reasons. Most of them were gang girls and addicts who were no longer able to do their partying. * There's a lot of bullying in prison. These juvenile detention places need yoga and meditation and they need teachers to come in to show these young people the state of love. * Most of these people don't have good role models and many of them had terrible parenting. They are out there on their own and it's just like a ‘dog-eat-dog' world.
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Jason Azevedo created his first manufacturing company with just $600 when he was only 15 years old. At this young age, he was able to establish business with some of the greatest companies in the world such as Starbucks, Nike, Disney, Marvel, Volkswagen, Audi, Lucas films, dodgers, and NBA teams. By the time he was 20 he was already making millions in revenue. Jason is one of the most dynamic people you will meet. He owns and operates the last standing MADE IN AMERICA factories (IN CALIFORNIA NO LESS!) and has hatched a plan to give back the factories and some of his wealth to the American workers.
In 2009, Jason co-founded Mosaic, taking on the role of CEO — his talents are far beyond running the company, with duties touching on conceptual development, engineering, and deployment. Since 2009, Jason’s been at the helm of growing the company year-over-year, acquiring several entities, and creating several others to round out manufacturing efforts. His emphasis on Made In America is a driving force for how the various companies he’s co-founded operate. He also assists with business development and client strategy and is an integral part of how we operate. He is here today to talk about mindfulness in manufacturing.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Company: MRCA Manufacturing Revitalization Corporation of America * Website: www.mrca.net
Most Influential Person * One of my business partners has been an absolute inspiration to just kind of step back and think about the situation where we're at. There was a singular event in which he could snap me out of a spiral I was in that completely changed my future.
Effect on Emotions * I've never been a big yeller. But I used to get very, very upset when things weren't right. My brother, and I used to get into large arguments within the organization. We finally started switching and going. Because every time I'm upset, something happened. I'm the leader. * What did I do to cause this, and that changed how our decision-making happened. We just want to fix what we did.
Thoughts on Breathing * I also did breathwork for the first time two years ago, an actual breathwork session. It was the biggest game-changer mentally for business I've ever done, it actually changed how I live a chunk of my life. * So I live out in the country and one of the most important things to me, I'm going to take a walk and just breathe as deep as I can to just kind of let things move through me.
Suggested Resources * Book: Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail By Ray Dalio * App: Oura
Bullying Story * So I'll take about five, six years back, we had a supervisor, and the supervisor effectively got results, that put up some of the best numbers in the company. But it was weird, you walk anywhere in our buildings, and people are smiling, talking joking around, also, you go into their sector, and that wasn't the case. * So we started looking into it and understand that while they weren't getting results, they were doing it by surely bullying their employees. It was like if you didn't hit your numbers, you're near a piece of this. * We took this person's side and said, Hey, I need you to really think about what you are here. And they're like, Well, what I gotta be forceful on everybody. I gotta do this. Think about what you're doing? And what, what do you mean? * What is this really about? Take the fear away, take what can we do today to fix the problem that and you fall in and out of traps like that on a regular basis.
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Akai Jackson is on a personal journey to explain that mindfulness matters and that growth results from emotional wellness. Akai founded ‘I Excel Today’, a personal development agency that curates health and wealth programs to take clients from existing to excelling in their physical, mental, emotional, and financial health. Akai uses his life experiences and his background as a decorated college athlete to help people grow into the best version of themselves. Akai is the author of ‘The Making Of A Man, a book explaining that men are living in a culture full of mixed influences and that it is possible to bridge the gap between mind, body, and spirit.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.ixl.today * Podcast: The Brand For Bosses * Book: The Making of a Man: True Manhood Lies in the Process by Akai Jackson and Allan Sobie
Most Influential Person * My father has been a huge mindfulness supporter of mine. That is to say, anytime I do a talk and I struggle with something I can't make two sentences flow or make it make sense. So I don't know where to go, what to do, what to step into. Therefore, my father is a huge influence on me in doing that, keeping me on track and moving me in the right direction.
Effect on Emotions * I feel like I grew up in an era where you didn't speak unless spoken to. That is to say, I'm also a man who thought there was an unwritten rule. “Thou shalt not express emotions to anyone you check that stuff right inside”. * So I think just as I've gotten older and understood that invulnerability comes strength, and I've realized that me being able to open up my chest and be able to look at a man like you and say, “Listen! I've got pain, I'm broken. I've been heartbroken. I've got these things that I'm wrestling with and dealing with. I find true strength and vulnerability”. So that's super helpful.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is extremely important when it comes to anything, whether it's mindfulness or even just being able to make sure that you maintain a conscious thought and conscious behavior. * For example, your subconscious brain constitutes 95% of what you think about and that means five or 10 is left. * So one of the main ways that you can actually be in touch with who you are, what you are when you are, why you are and your surroundings are to slow your breathing down and be very conscious about your body scanning and being able to close your eyes, take deep breaths and go through a mental checklist.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Making of a Man: True Manhood Lies in the Process by Akai Jackson and Allan Sobie * Book: Make Peace with Your Mind: How Mindfulness and Compassion Can Free You from Your Inner Critic By Mark Coleman and New World Library * App: FitMind: Mental Fitness
Bullying Story * I have a student that I work with now. So on the spectrum, he has sensory processing issues. He actually has suffered from bullying all year. To the point where his parents and I are having conversations about him, not returning to school. It's going to be his senior year. * Firstly, he would miss the social aspect of what his senior year would look like, he would miss all the interactions, from senior trips, the prom, and all those things. * So when I first got started with him, the first thing we put in is a list of what to say, when you talk to yourself is extremely important. We build some affirmations. * Then we talk about if you treated yourself like your best friend, would you say any of the things that you say to yourself repeatedly, for instance, I'm dumb, I'm stupid, I can't get this, I'm never gonna amount to this. * Certainly, you don't let your best friend talk to himself or herself like that. So why would you talk to yourself like that? * Therefore, we did a mindset shift and transform this into how to become a great thinker, some of the commonalities behind being a great thinker? Let's get obsessed with observing the masses and doing the opposite. * As a result, we asked him if it was okay to make a decision. Do you want to complete your senior year online? Study to get your GED so we can get you out in the workforce sooner? Or do you want to go back to high school? * Lastly, he looked at me dead in my face. And he said I'm going back to high school.
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Renie Cavallari is the founder, CEO, and Chief Instigator of Aspire, a global transformational training and culture development company that specializes in inspired learning that shifts human behavior and awakens potential. She is also the founder of RCI Institute, active thinking, executive coaching, and People Technology lab. An award-winning international strategist, speaker, and leadership expert with an inimitable grasp of business and its challenges, she has driven measurable results for businesses with her innovative solutions around the world for over 30 years. As part of this episode, she will teach us how to ditch your headtrash.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.dumpheadtrash.com * Website: www.poweredbyaspire.com * Book: HEADTRASH: The Leading Killer of Human Potential By Renie Cavallari * Book: Joy Journal Self-Guided Journal: Your Daily Guide to Transforming Your Life & Finding More Joy (HEADTRASH) By Renie Cavallari
Most Influential Person * Deepak Chopra
Effect on Emotions * Firstly, I look to communicate more effectively, through mindfulness. * Then when I notice headtrash or notice fear, worry, anxiety, and emotions that are creeping up, I do something with them, certainly, it usually means I need to communicate with someone in some way to decrease the stress associated with it.
Thoughts on Breathing * Most importantly, breathing is a really good thing. Even just starting today, a nice deep breath in and letting it out just gives me a sense of power in my body and clears my head. * Therefore when I go to bed, it really helps to decrease that emotional stress. It goes back to that model that I shared. * So when you decrease emotional stress, you gain clarity. And that allows you to take productive action. So even if the productive action is sleep, that breathing allows me to decrease and step outside of whatever is going on in that crazy brain.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book) * App: Chopra App
Bullying Story * My daughter was bullied in eighth grade. She was a gifted speaker, and she won the national speech tournament. She was number one and was doing amazing things. * That is to say, one of the foundations of bullying is jealousy. If another person doesn't feel whole, then they feel a need to bring other people down. Then she went into ninth grade, and she experienced what I would call jealousy, and as a result, it came out as bullying. * Consequently, it was social media causing a really difficult time for her. As a mother, you have to step back. You can't control everything. You ask how can you love, ditch your headtrash and decrease the stress?
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Walking For Mindfulness is my topic for today, Mindful Tribe. I look forward to sharing with you, ‘Five Benefits of Walking'. You may already include a regular routine of walking in your life, or you may decide to start a walking practice. There are lots of benefits including the five I will outline today. I am convinced that your life will improve as a result of 30 to 60 minutes of daily walking. You may decide to walk 4 or 5 days a week rather than daily, and that will be a benefit as well.
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iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify 1/ Walk Almost Anywhere Whether you're at home, or you're traveling, there are all sorts of options as to where you can walk. Maybe up and down the stairwells if you're in a hotel room or conference center. If you're in a hotel, ask about the location of safe pathways to walk where there are some parks and forests. Do some research to find where you can walk in the area of your home. A lot of towns and cities have pathways that are specifically designated for walking.
2/ Creates Focused Thinking Your brain will begin to work better if you take some time to go and have a walk. How many times have you been in a stressful situation and somebody will say, Well, I'm just going for a walk. That's because a walk will release some of the pressure. Research has shown that it actually promotes the release of brain chemicals including endorphins that stimulate relaxation and can improve our mood. A walk at a comfortable pace can promote relaxation and release serotonin and dopamine to help you feel better. Dopamine is the hormone that gives us the pleasurable feeling after receiving a reward. If you're like me, you may be surprised how much better you'll feel after a walk and you'll want to continue walking for mindfulness.
3/ Increase Your Fitness Level Walking gives you a chance to focus on your breathing, take deep breaths, get your body moving, and increase circulation because that's what we need to increase our fitness level. Walking will help increase your mindfulness and your mental fitness. It can help with stress, depression, anxiety, and it can also improve your sleep, which is a big deal because a lot of people struggle with having deep sleep and struggle with falling asleep. In the last five or six years since I've been walking and running on a daily basis, I don't have any trouble sleeping. I encourage you to start this practice of walking on a regular basis.
4/ Closer To Nature As you walk, pay specific attention to any natural elements, including trees, or plants or water. Even if you're walking in a city there will be certain aspects of nature that you can focus on including the sky, the sun, the moon, and the stars. And as well as that, notice your own natural rhythm including your breathing and your heartbeat. Take time to notice as many elements of nature as you can while you walk.
5/ Mantras or Affirmations Walking gives you a chance to focus on one or several mantras. Let the affirmations flow in your mind over and over. There are several that I use when I walk or run including, ‘My life is renewed daily; mentally, physically, emotionally'. I think of that sentence over and over and also the following sentence; ‘My life is renewed daily, mentally, physically, emotionally'. Another affirmation I like is; ‘Creativity helps me grow and thrive'. By repeating this mantra, it reminds me to include as much creativity in my life as I can. Another mantra that I like, includes the word compassion, because I believe that the more we can live our lives with compassion, the happier we'll feel, and the more contented we'll be. Thinking of compassion for others, and compassion for other things and situations truly can help us feel more compassion for ourselves. So here's the mantra that I suggest on that topic; ‘I see everyone and everything with compassion'.
And this gives me a real chance to, to stretch and exercise my ability to truly see everyone and everything with compassion. The more we can do this, I believe, the better you'll feel about yourself. It's a mindfulness exercise that really pays off.
A Walking Life I interviewed viewed a guest named Antonia Malchik who wrote a book called A walking life; Reclaiming Our Health and Our Freedom One Step At a Time. I enjoyed this interesting, in-depth book about walking, so you might want to check it out. The link to the book and the episode is below. She focuses on walking for mindfulness along with many interesting details and facts about walking.
Suggested Resources * Book: A Walking Life: Reclaiming Our Health and Our Freedom One Step at a Time by Antonia Malchik * Book: Walking: One Step At a Time by Erling Kagge and Becky L. Crook * Book: In Praise of Walking: A New Scientific Exploration by Shane O'Mara * App: Insight Timer
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Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Julie Hatch is a pediatric nurse practitioner, an acupuncturist, a parenting specialist, and a mom. She is a traditional western medicine practitioner, turned alternative holistic practitioner. Her passion has always been helping kids. She spent many years working in pediatrics, first in pediatric intensive care, then in neonatal intensive care. Eventually, her focus shifted, and she found her way into the realm of eastern medicine and holistic health. Julie finds that blending both traditional western medicine with traditional eastern medicine is ideal in her work to promote health. She finds there is great merit to both approaches. She believes that in parenting, following a more holistic path not only makes sense in working with kids, but it also makes parenting life a whole lot easier.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.juliephillipshatch.com * Blog: www.juliephillipshatch.com/blog * Podcast: Mums on a Mission with Julie Hatch * Book: A Parenting Revolution for Higher Evolution: Raising Resilient, Responsible, Compassionate Kids from the Inside Out
Most Influential Person * Eckhart Tolle * Ram Dass
Effect on Emotions * If you can start to be able to, I'm still learning mindfulness, I think we all are trying to practice it and perfect it, which probably will never happen, perfect. But it helps in centering yourself, not letting your emotions take over that are trying to get out of here where your emotions are thinking about your emotions and your fears, and your worries, and your anger and all that. * But to be centered here, and to breathe, and to focus on the breath, and let try which helps to let those emotions go and then come back and deal with them when you're in a better place. So it's more responding to emotions and reacting to emotions also,
Thoughts on Breathing * I've just started doing an online program with a Buddhist teacher who's all about breathing, and the whole thing, the whole course is on breathing, I only just started. So I can't tell you everything that it says. But the breath has any app that uses breathing and teaches you how to just close your eyes and breathe and pay attention to the breathing. And it takes practice at first you know, you're even when the app is talking to you. * You're hearing all the chatter in your head. But with practice, they teach you to learn how to go back to your breath. And that's the fundamentals I think mindfulness is one of the basics.
Suggested Resources * Book: A Parenting Revolution for Higher Evolution: Raising Resilient, Responsible, Compassionate Kids from the Inside Out * Book: The Blessing Of A Skinned Knee: Raising Self-Reliant Children * App: Breathe
Bullying Story * It's important to listen to your child, hear what they're saying and what their version of the story is. Give them your feedback. Listen, and pay attention to what they're saying and what they're feeling. * I have heard that bullies are victims of being bullied themselves, certainly. * If your child is being bullied, if you can convince them and help them to learn how to stand up for themselves. * I know a lot of our kids benefit from martial arts for many, many reasons. But one of them is that they can stand up for themselves in a very healthy way. And it adds a lot of confidence usually too. Martial arts are really helpful in all kinds of ways, probably for all kids.
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Costa Michailidis has spent his career consulting with some of the brightest minds on some of the world’s toughest innovation challenges, from NASA scientists and big tech companies, to young entrepreneurs and nonprofits. He has worked on initiatives to build synthetic cells, improve cybersecurity, and reform life science education. His focus is always on cultivating the kind of innovative thinking required for making breakthroughs. He has spoken at the United Nations in New York, served as a TEDx organizer and emcee, and helped accelerate innovation across industries. He co-founded Innovation Bound and has joined a team of academics, entrepreneurs, consultants, and other creativity & innovation experts just like him to help accelerate innovation efforts in science, business, and beyond.
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Most Influential Person * Dan Millman, Author
Effect on Emotions * So for me, because mindfulness was originally something I learned in sport, it changed my conception of emotions to emotional fitness. So I think of emotional fitness rather than emotional intelligence. * And fitness means you have to work out to stay in shape. If you don't work out, you're gonna fall out of shape. Having a good coach is useful. So fitness is a metaphor; if you use good techniques, you're likely to do it. Well. If you had bad techniques, you can get injured. So I think of it as emotional fitness, and that came from mindfulness in my sport.
Thoughts on Breathing * Focusing on the breath and staying in the moment is tremendous. And what's really wonderful about free-diving is you learn specific breathing patterns that can reduce your heart rate. The reason we do it in free-diving is; to do a more efficient free-dive allows you to be able to go longer on that single breath-hold. * So using those techniques from free-diving, ultimately using breath to become calm, to develop a tremendous sense of calm in order to achieve that.
Suggested Resources * Book: Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives by Dan Millman * App: Loop Habit Tracker
Bullying Story * So the thing that came to mind for me for this was about bullying with love. And I think there was so mindfulness there. So my brother and I have about seven and a half years difference. So anybody with an older brother knows, they're your bully. You sort of inherit them when you're born. It's great. * And so we'd get into a scuffle here and there. It was just sort of a natural environment. But he was much bigger because he's seven and a half years older. And there was one time he was hanging on a pull-up bar, you know, one of the ones you set up in the doorway. * So he's kind of kicking at me, just sort of kicking me away, and I'm trying to get at him. I don't remember what we were arguing about. And he comes off, and I swing to punch him and I end up hitting him in the nose. And he's got a nosebleed. He's checking his nose. * I said real loud, still yelling, I'm sorry, I was aiming for your stomach. His response was to laugh and be kind of proud of me that I was standing up for myself. So I think on his part, not retaliating was the mindful thing to do, and was ultimately good for our relationship. * I think when that sort of aggressive or assertive part of our nature comes at us, but it comes from a place of love, in this case, two siblings and whatever we're arguing about, you know, ultimately, we have long since forgotten.
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Michelle Hillier is trained in movement, meditation, and mindfulness and is a certified yoga teacher, trauma-informed movement educator, and meditation and social-emotional instructor. Using her personal story, she helps people to see that it’s possible to lead the life you dream of. Her journey has given her the gifts of insight and compassion, deepening her commitment to helping others connect to their breath—their calm—and ignite their fire and their passion. From large group activities to intimate training workshops, Michelle gives her audience a transformative and unforgettable experience with concrete tools and messages to practice in their own lives.
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Most Influential Person * Thich Nhat Hanh
Effect on Emotions * Awareness of my emotions and being okay with sitting in them is important. The thoughts will come and they'll turn to an emotion that could turn to action. But it's been like a-Ha, there it is, there's that thought, there's that feeling, there's that emotion. * Either I like it, or I don't like it. I'm just gonna sit in it, and let it either pass or act on it. * So I'm just more highly aware of my emotions through doing mindfulness practices.
Thoughts on Breathing * I've just got into breathwork and I have an amazing teacher, Rebecca Llewellyn, Shamanic Breathwork. So I actually experienced a full hour of breathwork. I never thought that was a thing until I got into it. Wow, the breath is powerful. * So I like to think how one breath can make a difference in a moment that you're feeling so that you're in that fight, flight, or freeze state where something's going on. * When your body's going into something, one big inhale can completely reset you physiologically. It just tells your body you're okay. So the breath is super powerful. * There are different breath forms, of course, that I like to share with people in my ‘Breath of Fire' workshops, including circular breathing. The traditional ‘let's just breathe' is also great. * I like to share the power of one breath, and how that can change your body.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Pocket Thich Nhat Hanh (Shambhala Pocket Classics) * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story * I personally haven't had a bullying experience. When I look back, I may have been a bit of a bully. The competitiveness was sort of part of me. * When I look at my son, I can use him as an example. He's not in an actual bullying situation, but the mindfulness piece around awareness of self and the work I've done in schools with kids around mindfulness. I think it's good if we're just mindful and present and tapped into who we are. * That authentic self, I think that's where the heart really shines, and we can't do that to somebody else. I think it's a bullying prevention mode. I don't think it's like, oh, I'm being bullied, I need to meditate. It's like if we can teach our children especially if we can get them to understand mindfulness and awareness of self and love for others, we can prevent bullying.
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My mother, Edith Langford, passed away this week and today’s episode is a tribute to my mom. The funeral was yesterday and as you can imagine, I'm flooded with emotions. There are so many sad thoughts and emotions that I feel as I create this tribute to my mother. We had a very special relationship, a lot of great talks and special times together. I thought back to something she told me a few years ago, which had a huge impact on me, and a huge impact on the direction of my career. I was talking to her about the past and I said, remember back in the 1960s, you had a lot of a lot of trouble with anxiety. You really had a tough time. You had psoriasis as a result of it. It seemed to go on for a long time and it was a real problem. I asked her, what was the thing that ended this part of your life, that situation where you had so much anxiety?
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iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify 5 Words of Wisdom She answered this question in five words, a five-word sentence. I thought so much about this afterwards. I thought, wow, this is staring me in the face. Every time I look at an appliance, an LG appliance, I realize the LG stands for their slogan, Life's Good. The five words she told me were, “I learned to let go”. So when I said LG, let go, every time I look at one of those appliances, I think, “Let Go, Life's Good. And letting go allows our life to be good. And I thought, wow, that was incredible.
Beautiful Smile I asked my mother, ‘how did you come to that conclusion?’ I wanted to know how she landed on those five words. But to her, there wasn't really a lot to say, she just said ‘I learned to let go’. And then she looked at me and she smiled that familiar smile. I said to mom, you know, that's mindfulness. That was long before I started working in the field of mindfulness. And she looked at me in a quizzical way and I said, Yeah, it's a thing they call mindfulness. It's about letting go. It's about not being so concerned about the past or so concerned about the future. It's about living in the moment, and letting go of so much of what holds us back and causes anxiety and issues. And she was good with that.
Share With The World I was working in the field of bullying prevention at the time and I just thought so much about what my mom had said to me about this. I had already been thinking about the fact that with bullying prevention, if I can teach children and teachers about mindfulness then bullying would decrease. And I thought, wow, this worked in my own mother's life. She was able to come to this conclusion without meditating, without reading self-help books. She didn't listen to podcasts. She just came up with this herself. “I learned to let go.” I thought, what if I could share these five words with the world?
A Visual Gift My mother has always been a visual person. Whenever I watch the sunrise, which is many, many mornings, I think of her because she loved the colors. She loved orange, brilliant yellows, golds, pinks, fuchsias. All colors I see in the sky when the sun is coming up; brilliant, beautiful colors. She loved these colors and she used her incredible skills to weave and to crochet and to create beautiful items like placemats, dishcloths, and tea towels. She seldom used a pattern and even if she had a pattern, it usually ended up being adapted to the ‘Edith Version’. She had her own thoughts and her own ways of doing these things and she would work away until she had something beautiful.
The Edith Basket She always had a basket of placemats and dishcloths and she would always get this basket out and offer something. And she made 1000s of finger puppets. So every night, after supper, she would sit down and she would crochet a finger puppet. It was for children in the hospital who were about to have their finger pricked or have blood taken and so the nurse would give them a finger puppet.
Vesta Love One of the things that came to mind about my mom was her special love for her aunt Vesta. Vesta was also my great aunt. She was such a special person. And so my mom would go visit her and very often when it was time to leave Vesta would say a few lines of a poem to her. The poem became a favorite of my mother's and when aunt Vesta died, my mom decided to make a needlepoint out of the lines of this poem that were so very special to her.
Meaningful Words The poem was written by Charles Kingsley; 1819-1875. He was a clergyman and novelist whose many stories have become famous works of fiction. He was also a writer of poetry. The poem my aunt recited is called A Farewell. Here are the four lines that she sewed with needlepoint; Be good, sweet maid and let who can be clever; do noble things, not dream them all day long. And so make Life, Death, and that vast forever, one grand, sweet song. Those words are so special to me and I'm happy to say I have that needlepoint piece that my mother created, and it's beautiful. These words are a tribute to my mom.
Gratitude Thanks for letting me share this with you today in memory of my mom. As you know, I think about the special times and how special she was, and the love I had for her and have for her. It hasn’t ended.
Foot Bliss She came to live with us at our house for five weeks in 2020, when she was preparing for a heart valve surgery. It was a special time for us to get to know her even more, in a different way. So we had a lot of special times and one of the things that she loved was every night, she would get a foot rub. And she would kind of look at me in a special way and say something that I knew meant that she would really appreciate a foot massage with lotion. When I would do that, she would have this look of ecstasy on her face and a beautiful smile. It was a special thing between us, and I was able to give her a foot rub just a couple of days before she passed, which was a beautiful experience as well.
These are some personal thoughts that I wanted to share with you today. As always, I thank you for tuning into mindfulness mode and thank you so much for being a part of the show. All the best to you. Bye now.
Suggested Resources * Book: Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life by Thich Nhat Hanh * App: Insight Timer
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Jennifer Ibbotson Rodriguez is a consulting hypnotist who works with trauma survivors to help them heal, thrive and enjoy their lives. Her longest recovery came as a result of the collapse of the ‘twin towers’ back in September 11, 2001, after which she married a disabled combat veteran who was struggling to heal his own traumas. For years Jen has been fascinated by the brain and the power of mindset, so it comes as no surprise that she will be delivering a presentation at the National Convention of The National Guild of Hypnotists this August called: Hypnosis: The Bridge Between Neural-plasticity and Quantum Realities.
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Most Influential Person * Above all, it's my father. He handed me the book, The Way of the Peaceful Warrior back in 1991 or 92. That is to say from that point on, we always said, What time is it? Now? Where are you? Here.
Effect on Emotions * Emotion comes in and emotion goes. Likewise, the breath, there is no start and there is no end. Therefore, it is cyclical, so whatever I'm feeling in the moment, is the gift of life. * I know what numb feels like so I think it's as close to death as we can get. Therefore with every feeling I'm blessed with at the moment, I accept it for the wisdom that it is sharing.
Thoughts on Breathing * I was very fortunate very early to learn Buddha belly breathing, but I was confused. In the beginning, I thought that's how we were supposed to breathe all the time. * It wasn't something I was able to do all the time. And as trauma overtook my body I learned that breathing became shallower and shallower. * However, trauma-responsive breathing doesn't allow for the holding of the breath, because that actually increases adrenaline. So the way that I choose to breathe when I need to breathe out trauma, and breathe in peace happens when I release my jaw. * I exhale first because the body can always exhale even when it can't inhale. And then after the inhale, I exhale for as twice as long as the inhale. To sum it up, it always starts with an exhale, whatever the inhale is to the belly, and then exhale twice as long. That's me, that's my breathing technique and how I
Suggested Resources * Book: Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom * Book: You Are the Placebo: Making Your Mind Matter * Book: The Hidden Messages in Water
Bullying Story * Certainly, the story that I was coming to was that gentleman with his dad. * Every single one of my clients, technically bullies themselves until the day they stop and enjoy the gift of the present.
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James Crews is the author of THE PATH TO KINDNESS – a collection offering more than 100 poems of connection and joy from a diverse range of voices…including a poem by the current U.S. Poet Laureate – Joy Harjo. He has also authored 4 prize-winning collections of poetry and is the editor of the best-selling anthology, HOW TO LOVE THE WORLD – more than 90,000 copies in print and featured on NPR’s Morning Edition, in Boston Globe, and The Washington Post. Crews' work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Sun Magazine, Ploughshares, and The New Republic, as well as in former US poet laureate Ted Kooser’s American Life in Poetry newspaper column.
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Most Influential Person * Ted Kooser
Effect on Emotions * I'm able to name the emotions. However, I think it wasn't ever the case before. Likewise, anxiety and shame. It's so useful to be able to name what's coming up and to really distinguish. My marriage has helped with that, too.
Thoughts on Breathing * Most importantly, the kind of meditation I do tends to really focus on the breath. * I usually, when I'm meditating, have a very busy mind. For instance, I count my breaths, you know, one in-breath, out-breath, one in-breath, out-breath two, and do that in sets of fours, when I'm especially caught in my mind and my thoughts.
Suggested Resources * Book: Poetry of Presence: An Anthology of Mindfulness Poems by Phyllis Cole-Dai * Book: The Path to Kindness: Poems of Connection and Joy by James Crews and Danusha Laméris * App: Headspace
Bullying Story * Firstly, I was never really the recipient of a lot of bullying. I think that was the result of real efforts that were not very healthy to kind of hide myself and be as invisible as possible, and to be quiet. * I was already shy and introverted, but I think I made myself even quieter, and really tried to blend in, and not call attention to who I really was, or what I really loved doing. * Therefore, I don't have a lot of stories about that as a kid. I will say one memory that came when you talked about bullying; it's not quite the same thing, but when I was in grad school in Nebraska, I was walking down the street, and just feeling really happy. I was really embodying who I was at that point, teaching poetry, writing poetry, not being afraid to dress a certain way. * As I was walking down the street to the pharmacy, and these guys in a pickup truck that was passing by called out these terrible names, just like these anti-gay epithets and I sort of stopped for a minute, but then, didn't want to engage or anything like that. But when I got home, I realized how much that affected me. * That is to say, I was more in tune with that, probably because I had been meditating and was really practicing mindfulness. But it really disturbed me. And not just that I had to experience it, but that other people, especially younger people, were probably experiencing that all over the country and the world at the very same moment.
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Zehra Mahoon is a master mindset and law of attraction coach and manifesting expert. She is the author of twelve books on these subjects including Reaching For Joy and the creator of the Unlimited 40-day law of attraction workout and the Unlimited 365 Mastermind. After committing to completely transforming her self-worth in 2006, she went from being massively in debt to owning multiple properties and creating a thriving business, as well as healing her relationships and reaching for joy. Zehra’s books are based on a visual, diagrammatic approach to the law of attraction. She breaks down complicated concepts into small bite-size pieces linked to analogies that make them easy to remember and apply.
Zehra’s courses and programs help individuals to identify the blockages that are keeping them from achieving success. She helps them to change their self-talk and develop new thinking habits that open up a world of new possibilities.
Zehra believes that all things are possible in other words you can start from where you are and create a better future once you start understanding how to use the basic law of attraction concepts. She is committed to making it easy for you to understand and apply the law of attraction.
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Most Influential Person * Dr. Wayne Dyer * Abraham Hicks
Effect on Emotions * I'm a totally different person. * There is no such thing as procrastination in my life anymore. Therefore, ideas and creativity flow freely, and my anger issues are gone. However, if you ever wanted to meet someone with a bad temper, you should have met me when I was much younger.
Thoughts on Breathing * Firstly, breathing is the easiest thing for us to focus on. Breathing is important because you can take all your five senses and focus them on breathing. After that taking your five senses away from the world around you, is what is the basis of bringing peace into your heart and reaching for joy. * Certainly, you can take all five senses from the world and focus them on the sound of your breath. Your breathing is always with you and you have to breathe in order to come down and reach for joy because when you breathe in deeply, you automatically open up your connection with the source. * Our breath is the channel of communication with the collective consciousness. After that, my consciousness is connected to me as a drop of water is connected to the ocean, all because of my breath.
Suggested Resources * Book: Unlimited By Zehra Mahoon * Book: Thrive By Zehra Mahoon * Book: Peace Within: A Law of Attraction Guide to Meditation By Zehra Mahoon * Book:How to pray so that God listens (B/W): 100 prayers for ultimate joy & success in life By Zehra Mahoon * Book: Reaching for Joy: A Law of Attraction Workbook for Alignment & Manifesting * Book: The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself By Michael Singer * App: Rain Sounds
Bullying Story * I was talking to a neighbor who just had major surgery and was telling me about the medical system. After that I went away from that discussion, thinking, sweetheart, if I could just explain to you that you create your own reality. That is to say, if you encountered that experience, you created it, it didn't come to you out of the blue, it came to you because you created it. * What we really need to look at is what is your habit of thought that resulted in the creation of this experience. It applies even to little children. Moreover when a child is fearful of something, everything in that child's life will gravitate toward the vibration of fear, and will bring those people into that child's life that will subject the child to bullying.
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Winnie Chan Wang is a lover of science and spirituality. Her vision is for all medicine to join as One! She is a trauma-informed licensed acupuncturist, teacher, shadow worker, Reiki, and open-hearted Tao healer. She is also a professor in acupuncture at Alhambra Medical University. She is passionate about empowering people with chronic pain to step into their source power to heal themselves. In her book “Honoring Darkness: Embrace Shadow Work To Nourish And Grow Your Power”, she and her co-author searched deep into their traumas and made lemonade out of the lemons. As they navigated the darkness, they gained trust and purpose.
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Most Influential Person * I'm gonna say me, okay. You know to clarify, it's choosing me over and over again. Because we all have a tendency to check out Brene Brown who talks about showing up in the arena. It's kind of like, okay, well, I checked out of my mindfulness yesterday. * But today, I'm gonna see if I can stay in the mindfulness longer. It's this idea that I'm just going to keep showing up day after day. That's just like my discipline, you know, no matter what, I'm gonna stand behind myself, Yes, I'm gonna say me.
Effect on Emotions * Emotions are full of gifts. Right? For example, anger is when I feel anger, that's when I should set boundaries with the bully. So it's really funny, Bruce, as an Asian girl growing up in Asia, I was told I have to be nice and people-pleasing, and I was completely disconnected from my anger. * I talked about this in my book, how, even in the moment of rape, I shouldn't be angry. But I am not angry. So like, I should fight back, but I don't. Therefore the gift of anger, you know, my trauma responses, freezing and thawing. You know, those are kind of like the conditioning, but if I own my anger, I can really love my emotion. * Emotions are the most powerful thing. Definitely embrace and appreciate all the protection that comes from your emotions.
Thoughts on Breathing * One of my favorite breathing techniques is to put one hand over the heart and one hand below the belly button. And just really picturing myself as Santa Claus with a big belly. So when I breathe in, I'm like, okay, when he gives me the biggest Santa Claus belly you can, because the lower abdominal breathing really grounds and anchors. * I want to talk a minute about the recycling program. Shinzon Jung talks about this; we have all the positives in the world. That's like loving forgiveness, compassion, and light. And then we have all the negatives in the world, like shame, fear, anger. We don't actually get to the emptiness condition by love and light, we get to the emptiness condition or the oneness condition or the zero, by mathematically adding all the plus, all the negative, then we get the zero. * So true power, true source. Certainly, true oneness is when we put together all the positives and all the minus and get zero. So how we do that actually is below the belly button. In Chinese martial arts, we call that the dantian. And in yoga they call it the Kundalini center navel point. There's a lot of different names for this practice. * That is to say, when we breathe in, we breathe all the love and light. And we can source and connect to all the anger and fear and all the negative things in our body; cancer, whatever you want. Channel that into the dawn tan, and mix the light and the dark together into oneness. * Above all that is how I want all the listeners to try breathing. You know, when you feel angry, or scared, be like, Oh my god, I have the raw ingredients to make a powerful ball. You know, it's kind of like if I'm cooking a pot of soup. I need all the ingredients. I need the sugar, and I need the lemon to make lemonade.
Suggested Resources * Book: Honoring Darkness: Embrace Shadow Work To Nourish And Grow Your Power By Winnie Chan Wang * Book: Tao Te Ching (Dao De Jing) * Book: Unbinding The Soul: Awakening Through Crisis and Compassion by Dr Raven Lee * Book: Tao Science: The Science, Wisdom, and Practice of Creation and Grand Unification * App: Headspace
Bullying Story * I've had verbal abuse, emotional abuse, gaslighting, and all kinds of humiliation in my life. So I'm going to start with the other counterpart. My teacher calls this the ABCDE method. * First, A is aware, right? Your mindfulness is like, oh, I'm aware that this is happening, or I'm aware that I'm triggered as something happened, and I'm triggered back to the trauma that I was bullied. But A is also to accept, right? * This is the equanimity part to accept that this is happening. And actually to appreciate. Appreciate the sensation inside my body, okay, maybe my throat is choking. Meanwhile, I am shivering, maybe I'm even peeing in my pants, you know, like, appreciate that my body is doing what it needs to be and also appreciate that God doesn't give us bullying to punish us. * God gives us bullying, to help us learn how to make lemonade out of the lemons, so that we can make connections and spread love and feel the belonging. That's the other thing is that intimacy happens when we have vulnerable and difficult conversations. * If we just talk about hey, how's your golf game? Oh, yeah, the Lakers won, whatever. Hey, how's your food? How's the movie? If we just talk on a superficial level? We're never gonna get intimacy, right. * So but if I share with you my rape story, my abortion story, my bullying story, then I have a connection. So almost think about I'm not stuck as the victim. Because whatever lemons that happened to my life, I can make lemonade out of it. * Next is B which means breathe. Whether you're in the middle of being bullied, or you're being triggered back to a memory of bullying, you breathe. * C is the compassionate witness. In short, compassionate witness is our ability to validate the victim. Oh, you know, yes, you are bullied. It makes sense to me that you're feeling cold and shivering and palpitations and all of that. * But also the witness word is very important because that's like the observer. If we only have compassion, we actually dwell on victimhood. We're like, oh, yeah, you know, it sucks that I'm bullied. I'm a victim, I'm a victim, but the minute we bring the witness, it's like okay, I am detaching from the story, the victim card, and I become the witness. * C means compassionate witness. If you get to see the amazing job, okay, it took me a lot of time and years to proceed. * D is dialogue within and what it means to dialogue within. So meditate and reflect on what is really going on. For example, let's say I am the victim of the silent treatment, okay? Shadow Work To Nourish And Grow. Somebody is emotionally bullying me with the silent treatment. Okay, so on the top level, I am feeling abandoned, rejected, sadness. * When we do the shadow work, we dive deeper into our subconscious. We're like, okay, what is beneath this thing that I'm experiencing? And you check-in and you're like, oh, because deeper down, I have a thought that I'm not lovable. And I'm not worthy of my respect. I'm not worthy of other people's respect. * I don't know that I'm a gift to the world, and I just feel utterly worthless. Okay, so d is when we don't look at, like, okay, that person hurt me. But really go down into what is my core source fracture? Do we call this? Yes, you're unworthy. And when this one, the fact that you don't love yourself, you don't respect yourself that causes the manifestation of the bullying, right? * Lastly, E is an effective response. So that's when you be like, Okay, well, now that I've done ABCD, what is the effective response? So instead of reacting out of the trauma of being a bully, being bullied, it's like, well, how can I empower myself? You know, having done all the shadow work, how having empowered me, what can I do? * How have I disempowered myself to manifest this bullying situation? Maybe if I really own that, you know, I can work on loving myself, respecting myself, feeling that I am a gift to the whole universe, I am a legend. * As a result, I'm here. I'm authentic. And you know, from a place of strength and power, how am I going to respond to this bullying situation? Oh, and I do want to reference if you like the ABCDE method. It's by Dr. Raven Lee. And her book is called Unbinding The Soul: Awakening Through Crisis and Compassion by Dr Raven Lee.
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C von Hassett and Rachel Reid Wilkie are, as they say, co-conspirators in all things – with a heavy emphasis on spirit – which together they’ve been exploring since the day they met. Throughout the years they have collaborated on numerous projects in the Arts, both in Los Angeles and New York City. Their time in the East Village culminated in a monumental exhibition, Documents of Love, at the famed Hosfelt Gallery in Chelsea, where the couple exhibited a diverse body of work – poetry, paintings photography, a short film – to the attendance of thousands. Upon returning to Los Angeles, C von & Rachel founded Riot Material magazine, a now thriving and widely read literary-cultural magazine with its eye on Art, Word, and forward-aiming thought.
Rachel and C are the rare married couple who not only work and create together but practice together day after day, side by side, often knee to knee, in the singular pursuit of knowing the deeper self beyond the conceptual self – that timeless, eternal Being which births forth the temporal one. To that end, the Pandemic Years saw the couple in contemplative retreat at their high-desert ranch in the Northern Mojave, a sacred landscape that sits just below the 12,000-foot peaks of the Eastern Sierra Nevadas. Here, beyond their full immersion into meditative practice, C von wrote Entering the Mind, while Rachel delivered to the world her inaugural spoken-song album, titled XI.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.enteringthemind.com * Podcast: Entering The Mind * Book: Entering the Mind By C von Hassett
Most Influential Person * Norbu Rinpoche, Sonia Rinpoche, and MinGi Rinpoche
Effect on Emotions * I have found during the last two years where we have really emerged ourselves into this practice during the pandemic, my emotions have transformed completely. * I'm a very passionate person. I spent many years in Italy, so I learned from the best. I get ecstatically happy and I get very emotionally sad, but I have an incredible new relationship with them [my emotions]. My emotions are almost like an old friend, you know, waving at me saying, Hey, Rachel, I'm back again. This is happy, this is me, this is happy. * What happens at that moment is that I'm still within that ecstatic happiness and I'm also calm in the center of that ecstatic happiness. When I feel really, really sad; if I hear some sad news, I get a sense of the deep sorrow within me. But it's still within a calm container. So I've learned that without even trying too hard, this is the practice that has definitely installed itself within me. I've become less much reactive and I don't react instantly to those emotions. * On the rare occasion, when I do react instantly without a thought, then I recognize it immediately. And I go, oops, okay, I see you, I see where you're coming from. It's okay, let's just sit down. Let's just take a moment. Let's hold hands. Let's see where we're going with this. And so bringing mindfulness to my emotions has been one of the biggest transformational experiences I have had in the last few years.
Thoughts on Breathing * Up until a few years ago, I really kind of poo-pooed the whole breathing practice. I didn't put much stock in it. I've always been intellectual and I love the intellectual approach to meditation. Over The past year I've just come to recognize the utter importance of the breath. And in fact, the breath is the one thing that transitions between the body and the mind, body and the spirit, the body and awareness. You can be sitting down in a meditation practice and still be fully involved in your day and in your world. * You have your breath. Then as you settle, and you move into your awareness, the breath is still there. The breath is the beautiful bridge between the two beings. I'm now just absolutely certain that the breath is one of the keys to moving from one perspective to the next. It's like the rope that you pull through in the darkness to get you to the other side if you need it.
Suggested Resources * Book: Entering the Mind By C von Hassett * Book: The Boundary Stone By C von Hassett * Book:The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying * App: onecommune.com
Bullying Story * It's a personal story. I was brought up by my parents in the countryside of Cambridge. My brother and I were both expected to go to private schools. He went to the private school, which is actually a castle, and at the young, bright age of 11, I wanted to go my own way. * I asked my parents if I could go to the state school, because not only did I not want to walk in the footsteps of my brother, but I wanted my own space, and I wanted my own independence. So they also had a great art faculty as well, that I really wanted to get into. And so my parents said, yes. So at the age of 11, I went to a public [state] school. I spoke differently from others, I had a rather nice accent. * A lot of my colleagues at school, my fellow students, they had some really cool accents. [The way they talked] involved a lot of rude words, so I can't do it here. * So I experienced bullying firsthand. And I started very subtle, and I made friends, I had this really lovely close girlfriend, and we used to walk around together. * And you know, these long corridors that go on forever, and gangs of girls would be in wait as you walk through this corridor of girls waiting for you. Something's going to happen, you just don't know what's going to happen. And you just brace yourself and you walk through that corridor of girls. Then someone would stick their foot out and you'd fly on your belly down the corridor. * So I did actually have one other incident, which was where I was actually pinned up against a locker. Then she lost her temper, and she did actually punch me in the face. At this moment, it wasn't so much her actions towards me, but it was the little crowd of other children behind her, as she punched me in the face, that cackled with laughter. * One person's act of bullying can be one thing, but the humiliation and the shame that I felt from the others witnessing it, and then laughing at it. That contributed to this bullying experience.
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Nick Jonsson is passionate about helping executives deal with a problem that is often hidden away: loneliness and isolation. This goal led Nick to become co-founder and Managing Director of one of Asia’s premier networking organizations, Executives’ Global Network (EGN) Singapore — a confidential peer group network providing more than 600 senior executives and business owners a safe haven to share their challenges, receive support, and learn from each other. Nick is also the author of the new book, Executive Loneliness: The 5 Pathways to Overcoming Isolation, Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in the Modern Business World. Nick has worked across Asia, Australia, and Europe representing major international firms, and is active in charitable and fundraising organizations to give back and support his local community, along with volunteering and fundraising for the Samaritans (SOS) – a suicide prevention hotline in Singapore. He is here today to share how to conquer executive loneliness.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: http://www.nickjonsson.com * Book: Executive Loneliness: The 5 Pathways to Overcoming Isolation, Stress, Anxiety & Depression in the Modern Business World By Nick Jonsson
Most Influential Person * Just as we came out of the hard lockdown here in Singapore, I was looking at meditation and I signed up for a local Buddhist temple here. They had a meditation class in the evenings. * I knew about mindfulness and meditation, in the sense that I had an app, I tried some things, but I never really mastered it. So I saw this as a chance to master it. So while I don't know the name of this Buddhist monk, I have to say he had a huge impact on my life, because I started to really appreciate meditation. * That made me connect better with a power greater than myself, connect with myself and really get a break and post my life and discover how to conquer executive loneliness.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has made me much more aware. By being able to meditate and also to do prayer, I now try to pray in the morning and in the evening, just to hand things over which are challenging. It has really helped me to do that. * And I will say it helped me to put my ego in shape and that sense that you know, I'm not the one running the show. It has made me grounded and helped me to manage to conquer executive loneliness.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is super important. And one of my friends who I cycle with tomorrow when we go down, it's a long Ale, airline straight, basically 20 minutes place where we can cycle straight. He even managed to count his breathing the whole time. So he's so mindful of the breathing that he knows after the breath 266 times, for example. I cannot keep going that long. But it makes it more I'm getting at Bruce it makes a huge impact and he's a fantastic athlete. * My coach is eight times the top 10 Corner finisher in Hawaii. He says that breathing makes the biggest impact on him in the sport as well. And he reminded me that when I wait for the bus or wait at the airport, that I should do some breathing exercises.
Suggested Resources * Book: Executive Loneliness: The 5 Pathways to Overcoming Isolation, Stress, Anxiety & Depression in the Modern Business World By Nick Jonsson * Book: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment By Eckhart Tolle * App: Garmin
Bullying Story * As a child, I experiences both I was part of the kids who are bullying Iverson, I have bullied myself, it was very common back in Sweden when I grew up, born in 1975. * So we're talking in the 80s here, and there was no way of dealing with it or working with it. At that time, there was not much awareness about it. I understand that these days, things have improved, luckily. * I changed schools quite a lot and moved from one village to a bigger city, so you would normally team up with the kids who, perhaps were into sports, and others who were into studying and you would find your own little crowd. * I was one of the good students in one school, but when I moved to another school, I suddenly found myself in the group of the kids with the lowest grades. Then you automatically were frozen out from the smarter kids. * I remember that was a very, very challenging period for me. And it led to me not wanting to be in school. * For the first time in my life, I think I was about 13 or 14 years of age when I didn't want to go to school, and I was trying to hide. That was not a good place to be in.
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Trevor Blake is a serial entrepreneur and New York Times bestseller, who over the last ten years has gone from starting his first business with just a few hundred dollars to creating and successfully selling & exiting three separate companies for over $600 million. He has done all without hiring a single employee and by working only 5 hours a day, giving him time to focus on what he loves: writing and sharing tips for a mindful, balanced lifestyle.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.trevorgblake.com
Most Influential Person * My wife, without a doubt. She was clairvoyant and clairaudient and so I was kind of a child at her knees. I learned from her the ability to set the ego aside.
Effect on Emotions * I've met a lot of people who say that I don't get excited, I don't get fearful, I don't get upset. I'm very emotionally level. * And that's also the emotion of intuition, it's this very calm feeling. if you get all excited, you're not at the right energy level. If you get all depressed, you're not at the right level. * So when you feel very calm, you have a sense of self-confidence that I think is the right frequency. So for me it's all about feeling the frequency.
Thoughts on Breathing * Mindful breathing is essential and I've studied it a lot. It depends on what I'm doing and what I'm hoping to achieve. I'll change my breathing technique for that. * I teach taking long, six-second inhalations and holding like the death breath and then letting go only six times because it's very, very powerful. * When I'm doing one of my other techniques, I use the shamanic dancing breathing technique, which is two quick inhalations through the nose and out through the mouth. But when I'm walking, I'm very specific that it's all inhalation through the nose and out of the nose. It's very important to do that. * Most people breathe higher their chest and out of their mouth. That's not a way to set the ego aside; the ego is in full place here. * I've learned over the years to be aware of my situation and to adapt my breathing to the situation. I observed that my wife was just naturally [breathing], because being clairvoyant, clairaudient, you could see the rhythm of her body change, depending on what mode she was in. And so I kind of learned by watching.
Suggested Resources * Book: Three Simple Steps: A Map to Success in Business and Life By Trevor G. Blake * App: Headspace
Bullying Story * When I was a kid, I grew up in Liverpool, and we were poor. My father was unemployed and unemployable; not a bad man, he was just different. And my mother was dying of cancer, and we got evicted from the apartment we were living in and we ended up escaping from the creditors and living in a rural area, where English was not popular. * I was English in a place where the Welsh wanted the English out. As a kid I would see this stuff on TV, this political movement, burning down houses owned by English people. * So I was getting bullied and harassed a bit and so what I did was, I got out of their way. I used to fight because I came from Liverpool with kind of a feisty culture. But I didn't do very well with that. So in the end, I just got out of the way. And the way I did that was to hide in the town library because they were too dumb to go in there.
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Special Offer Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach, and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more balanced life, a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Jessie Asya Kanzer was born in the Soviet Union. At the age of eight, she emigrated with her family to Brooklyn, New York. She is a writer, former reporter and actress. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, New York Daily News, Wall Street Journal, The Independent, the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and more. After extensive study of the Tao Te Ching, Jessie experienced a shift in mindset that allowed her to fully trust her inner voice and to create a satisfying life. She also attributes Taoist philosophy to helping her stay centered as a parent, navigate challenges, and hold space for others.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.jessiekanzer.com * Blog: Jessie Kanzer
Most Influential Person * Wayne Dyer, took these very complex things like the Tao Te Ching and showed us how to apply them in our lives.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness taught me that there's more than one of me. There's the one that feels the emotions that react and the observer part of myself. Because I'm able to observe myself and watch myself, I've become much less reactive. * That doesn't mean I judge my emotion, or I hate my emotion or anything like that. But I'm able to come back to the center much quicker because I see it. I feel it. I work through it if I need to work through it, but I don't react to it anymore. I mean, I should say most of the time.
Thoughts on Breathing * I love breathwork. I don't do it daily; sometimes I do breathwork instead of meditation. I am amazed at how breathing in certain ways can help you enter almost a different dimension. That is why for me, breathing really gets me out of my monkey mind.
Suggested Resources * Book:Don't Just Sit There, DO NOTHING: Healing, Chilling, and Living with the Tao Te Ching * Book: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment * App: Calm
Bullying Story * I think if I'd had mindfulness training when I was a child when I was bullied, it would have made a huge difference for me. I was not very welcomed when I came to America as a kid, because I came here in 1989 and that was right on the heels of the Cold War. * By the way, I'm not even Russian. I'm a Jew from Latvia. The Soviet Union divided people very weirdly, like on their passports. On my passport, it just used to say, Jew. That sounds crazy to people when I say that, but that's what it said. And then my family; half of them from Latvia, half from Ukraine. * But our language was Russian because often these geopolitical shifts are affected, individual people. And I was one of those people. Therefore, I came from this war-torn family that suffered a lot under Stalin under the Nazis, and finally made it to America, the land of the free, but unfortunately, mindfulness was not taught, at least not the way it is now. * A lot of kids were pretty mean when they heard my Russian accent. * First, the Russian language, because they had watched movies like for instance, Rocky Five, these movies where the Russians were always the evil people. * So there was a lot of making fun of, and you know, I remember I'd be stopped, in the middle of the stairway, they would laugh and say, Where Are you Russian, Russian. * As a result, all of these things I internalized because I was a very sensitive child. * Bullying did not exist in the Soviet Union. * The socialistic ideas that formed this country, a lot of them did not work clearly. But this kind of unity, versus individualism in the classroom, made everyone be really nice to each other.
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Thomas Campbell answers the question, “What Is Consciousness”. He is a physicist, lecturer, and author of the My Big TOE (Theory of Everything) trilogy. In the books, he discusses the origins of consciousness and brings together science and philosophy, physics and metaphysics, mind and matter, purpose and meaning, as well as the normal and the paranormal. The writings are based on the simulation argument, which takes the position that reality is both virtual and subjective. He is here to answer the question,”What Is Consciousness?”.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.tomcampbell.info * Website: www.my-big-toe.com * Website: www.mbtevent.com * Youtube: Tom Campbell * Nonprofit Org: CUSAC : Tom Campbell's Center for the Unification of Science And Consciousness * Book: My Big Toe: Book 3 of a Trilogy Unifying Philosophy, Physics, and Metaphysics: Inner Workings by Tom Campbell
Thoughts on Breathing * I don't really put any focus on the breathing at all, all that stuff just happens by itself. You know, when I was meditating, I didn't use the breathing type of meditation, I used the mantra type. But I don't say mantras anymore and I don't need to; I can be in a meditation state in an instant. It's the same with the breathing breath, just like a mantra is used. Because it fills your mind with something that's non-operable. By non-operable, I mean, it's nothing that you're going to think about, oh, I'm breathing in, I'm breathing out, you know, that just happens automatically, you don't have to think about it. * The mantra is a word that doesn't mean anything in particular, you know, it's a word that has kind of a resonant ending, has a little vibration to it. But other than that, any sound will do as well as any other sound. I know, sometimes people sell magic sounds, or meditation monitors and stuff, but any sound will do just as well. * You use that sound of the mantra to replace thoughts that come into your head. So the mantra kind of fills up your mind space and crowds the thought out. The same with the breathing; when you take your deep breath, you're aware of being in a relaxed state, and you focus on being in touch with everything. * Eventually, you don't need to be focused on your breath or anything else. You just live in that state all the time. So I don't do any kind of breathing exercises or anything.
Thoughts About God * Interestingly enough, I was at a Unitarian Church, giving a program there. That church was just the venue, they had a less expensive room to rent than anybody else. And there were two theologians there that went along with that church. * They were there while I was giving my talk and I asked them, I said, you two both have PhDs in theology, tell me, what are the attributes of God? Now, I said, I don't want dogma, I just want the general, what are the attributes of God. And this was a Unity Church, so they're into a little less dogma in that organization. * So they spent a little bit of time in a conference talking to each other for about a minute or so and they came up with this list of attributes of God. And the reason I asked is, I compared that list to the attributes of the larger consciousness system. And I thought, I wonder how they're going to compare. And as it turned out, there was a one for one. Everything they had on their list was also an attribute of the larger consciousness system. * [They said] it's perfect, all-knowing, knows everything all the time. It's Supernatural. It's infinite. And well, my larger conscious system is not infinite. It's a natural system, not a supernatural system. Everything is a part of it. But it's not necessarily aware of everything all the time, it has to focus its attention on things. And it can be aware of a whole lot more than I can because it's got a lot bigger mind than I have. * But it's also limited in that its number of bits is limited, it's finite. So it has to be efficient, in the way it does things. You can't just do things sloppily, if it's going to make a simulation, it's got to do that in an efficient way. It has constraints. It has a boundary, what's outside that boundary, have no idea. And we can't know because we're in it, we're conscious. * We can't see an experience outside of what we are, you know? Yes, a lot of people are very religious, or at least they describe themselves as very religious. That also, like my Big TOE, they're not incompatible. I expected them to be incompatible because of my brush with religion had mostly been very dogmatic. * But I found out that there are lots of people as individuals, they may belong to dogmatic religion, but they're not dogmatic at all. They've outgrown that. They don't have to go there, the details don't matter. Then they see the big picture. It's about being kind and caring about love. They have all the big picture stuff. And, you know, they're just not that interested in the details that aren't important to them. So in that sense, the larger consciousness system is the source of everything else.
Advice for People Who Love to Study * I was always very slow at almost everything, because I just rejected memorization. Memorizing how to get the right answers to me did not make sense. * When I got to graduate school, I was a little envious of the guys that could write the right answer down in a few minutes, because I couldn't do that. * After talking with them, I found out that they were envious of me because I could solve the problems that they couldn't [solve]. [For] the problems that they hadn't learned a methodology to get the right answer, they were stuck. Yeah. And I wasn't stuck. But I was very slow, and they weren't. They were very fast. * So it had its advantages and disadvantages. It has to make sense, has to be derived from the bottom up, otherwise it's just not even worth doing it. So if your son's like that, then I'd tell him to persevere and just keep doing it. Don't learn to ‘Plugin' any more than you have to to get a decent grade. And if it doesn't make sense, then you don't understand it yet.
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Be as young as you feel is my topic for today, Mindful Tribe. Part two of Tom Campbell's, ‘What Is Consciousness' will be published on Wednesday night, so in three days from now. I honestly believe that no matter what your actual age is, you can choose to feel young and there are a lot of different ways of doing that. Today I'm excited to share some of the thoughts that I have on this topic. I am sending out some Mindfulness Mode mugs and T shirts to some of my listeners who responded with an email. Check out my Instagram, and my TikTok.
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iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify 5 Ways To Feel Young Here are five ways you can feel young, no matter what your age might be. And the first one is something we talk about a lot on the show. Be as young as you feel by being in charge of your thoughts.
Be In Charge Of Your Thoughts Notice your thoughts. Be aware of what your thoughts are, are they, you know, put down thoughts are they thoughts where you're, you're putting yourself down and thinking negatively about you and who you are and what you're doing. Notice your thoughts, and don't let your thoughts be your inner bully. Now, sometimes that happens, like it's normal, I think, I think it's human, to sometimes notice that you're may be saying something negative. But don't let your thoughts be your inner bully on a lasting basis. There are a lot of ways you can make sure that doesn't happen. You can use mantras. If you notice that you're sending some negative thoughts to yourself, just start saying a mantra over and over and over. And I do that a lot. And I find it very much helps me meditate. We've talked a lot about meditation, choose to meditate every morning and every night. I think it's just a beautiful addition to my life. Read uplifting material. Watch inspiring videos. Feed your brain with positivity. There's a lot of negativity you could be feeding your brain with, but do spend time feeding your brain with that which is positive. Choosing great thoughts can help you be as young as you feel.
Minimize Sugar Sugar causes inflammation. It definitely does. We we know that scientists have told us this over and over and over and inflammation does not do good things in your body. inflammation causes joint pain. It makes arthritis way worse. It causes all kinds of other challenges. Minimize sugar in your life and you will feel better. It is not easy. It takes a little time. Drink a lot of water, fresh, beautiful water and minimize the sugar in your life.
Check out my episode where I interview Barry Friedman. He talked about being an advocate of living the sugar free lifestyle. I met him in San Diego, and was so inspired by him that I went right ahead and cut sugar out of my diet, and it made a huge difference. Barry was a professional juggler for a very long time. It was interesting talking to him way back on episode 91. The episode is called, Barry Friedman Explains How To Be Present and Mindful. So go to www.mindfulnessmode.com/091.
Another episode that we talked about feeding your brain was episode 284, Discover the better brain solution with Dr. Stephen Masley. Make a decision to minimize sugar in your diet and it will help you be as young as you feel.
Get Moving As humans, for some reason, there's something going on our brains that sometimes tell us not to get moving. I run almost every day and I find that by making the commitment to be active every day, I feel younger and more energetic. A lot of our guests talk about how important it is to move. Make a commitment to yourself and stick to it, to move every day. Whether it's walking, or running, swimming, cycling, maybe it's martial arts, just move. I have a mini trampoline and that is so easy on the joints, to just bounce on that and just allow your body to just feel good as you bounce. Moving every day will help you be as young as you feel.
Breathe Another topic you hear about constantly on mindfulness mode is the subject of breathing. It seems as though all my guests realize how very important breathing is. Breathing is something that can help you. We spend far too much of our time shallow breathing, and our bodies and especially our brains need oxygen, and we thrive on having ample oxygen. So do daily breathing exercises and just believe it, that breathing can change your life. Breathing is just a beautiful thing. So there are several episodes where we talk quite a bit about breathing like 511 Pause, breathe and smile to awaken your mindfulness. And that's by Gary Gach. And 49, Make a connection between becoming aware and breathing suggests Andrea Klunder Another person I met at an event in the United States number 109. Breathe in the universe to cope with mental illness. And that was Michael Weinberger in episode 109. So breathing and taking in lots of oxygen will help you to be as young as you feel.
Laugh Laughter is one of the most underrated things you can do. Make sure you laugh every day, even if you're just laughing for the sake of laughing. Laughing causes me to just feel so good and I think that we don't laugh enough. I say that often. I think it's great if you can find something really truly funny to laugh at and you can have a really good belly laugh. But apparently scientists have come to realize that we don't actually have to have something super funny to laugh at. As long as you're laughing, it delivers the same benefits to you. And this is what I learned from Dr. Madan Cataria, and he is features in the episode that was called Laughing in the face of COVID-19. I interviewed him in April of 2020. He's the person who started Laughter Yoga. You can go online search up Laughter Yoga, and you can join a virtual class of Laughter Yoga, and just laugh and and feel good, and I highly recommend it. Another person I interviewed was Soren Russow, Booster Shot of Happiness is the name of the episode. He's a guy that loves to laugh and I thoroughly enjoyed talking to Soren so you can check out that episode as well. And definitely do check out a laughter yoga group online in order to be as young as you feel.
So my top five tips to be as young as you feel, or maybe I should say begin to feel as young as you want are:
1/ be in charge of your thoughts 2/ minimize sugar 3/ get moving 4/ breathe 5/ laugh.
Take what we've learned today to reach new heights of calm focus and happiness. Stay in the mode.
Suggested Resources * Book: Laughter Yoga: Daily Practices For Health and Happiness by Dr. Madan Kateria * Book: Emotional Intelligence: Daniel Goleman * Book: Pause Breathe Smile: Awakening Mindfulness When Meditation Is Not Enough by Gary Gach * App: Insight Timer
Related Episodes * How To Be Present And Mindful; Barry Friedman * Discover the better brain solution with Dr. Stephen Masley * Pause, breathe and smile to awaken your mindfulness; Gary Gach * Make a connection between becoming aware and breathing; Andrea Klunder * Breathe in the universe to cope with mental illness. And that was Michael Weinberger * Laughing in the face of COVID-19,Madan Kataria * Booster Shot of Happiness; Russell Soren
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Thomas Campbell answers the question, “What Is Consciousness”. He is a physicist, lecturer, and author of the My Big TOE (Theory of Everything) trilogy. In the books, he discusses the origins of consciousness and brings together science and philosophy, physics and metaphysics, mind and matter, purpose and meaning, as well as the normal and the paranormal. The writings are based on the simulation argument, which takes the position that reality is both virtual and subjective. He is here to answer the question,”What Is Consciousness?”.
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Mindfulness According to Tom Campbell * First let's say mindfulness isn't a thing you do, it's a thing you become. * Mindfulness, of course, is not a real precise term. So there's probably at least four or five, or six ways to look at it. And when you look at an each of those different ways, you'll get a little better idea of just what mindfulness is. Let me kind of state it and then restate it in multiple ways. Being mindful means that you have some discipline with your consciousness, and undisciplined consciousness is kind of zinging off on all sorts of thoughts and places and things. * To be mindful requires you to have some discipline. So mindfulness takes a little work, it's not something that's just a trivial thing to do. It takes work for people to develop those skills. Mindfulness is about whatever it is you're doing, you're doing it purposefully, you're aware that you're doing it, and you're doing it, you know, for a reason. And you're aware of that reason. * Which means it's the opposite of being on automatic, it's the opposite of being a zombie. It's the opposite of just kind of drifting through life, turning the crank that you always turn, and you're so habituated to that crank that you just never think about really much of anything. You just repeat every day, sort of like it was the last day; you get up, you go to work, you push buttons, you work your mouse at work, and you come home and you eat dinner, and you watch TV; it's that sort of thing. So that's not mindful, that's just letting your life run on automatic. * Mindfulness is kind of the first step in getting to know who you are. It's getting to know your own consciousness. It will help you answer your own question, ‘What Is Consciousness'. And until you're mindful, you don't really know who you are. You make choices.
The Birth of Big Toe Theory * The way I created it was I looked at all the facts that I knew about consciousness, and that was after about 35 years of studying consciousness. And I had two parallel careers. One was in consciousness research, and one was in physics. The conscious research I did at night, and physics I did in the daytime. * So basically, after a long time, I thought I knew enough about consciousness to make a good consciousness model. So I took all the facts of consciousness and I took all the facts of the physical world, which I knew most of because I'm a physicist. And I came up with an idea theory, a model that would explain all of those facts on both sides, and explain everything we know now. Which means in the objective and the subjective world, as well as make projections about things that we don't know. So that's how I made it. And that's called a TOE; a theory of everything. * Now, Einstein coined that word, ‘theory of everything', when he was trying to unite relativity and quantum physics because those two really have a foundational level, they don't really get along with each other too well. Each one has an assumption that the other one denies exists. * So Einstein knew there was something bigger. There was had to be something bigger above them in the hierarchy of causality. Something above them that could explain both of them. And then they would be kind of both part of a bigger thing. So he worked on that for the last 20 years of his life and fails, he didn't come up with a with a TOE, Theory of Everything. * Now, in my world, that TOE was just a objective TOE. That's all it was; just quantum physics and relativity, that's the objective world. But mine was about also the subjective world, because consciousness is subjective. * So I didn't want to say that this was a TOE. That would be confusing, so I call it a big TOE. And then that's of course kind of amusing at the same time, but I figured all right, that's a good attention getter. You know, that might pull some people browsing the bookshelf on BIG TOE. What's that about? Particularly if you find it in the philosophy or physics sections of the shelf that might draw attention? So that's it all right, we'll go with that. * But the point of it is not that I'm so proud of it, that it's my Big TOE. The point is that it's based on my experience. And if it's not your experience, it can't be your truth. You can't [dispute] something that you know to be true, can't be based on somebody else's experience. You have to experience it yourself. * So I wanted my readers to not believe what I said, but rather to go find out for themselves, because you have to know when we're talking about the internal world of consciousness, we're talking about that subjective state, you can't read about that. * What other people feel, you've got to go do it, and get there on your own. So I specifically called it my Big TOE to let people know that you have to find your own Big TOE. This is mine based on my experience. * And if you can use that as a model to help you find your own, well, good, use it as a model, use what parts of it work and throw the rest away. And that's the way you should approach it. So that's why I called it my Big TOE.
Bullying Story * It goes back a long, long time ago. And it's pretty much the last time that I really got angry about something; got really out of control. I haven't done that since I was probably, maybe 13 or something like that. * I was at a Boy Scout camp. I was there for several weeks. WhI was somebody to pick on. They would grab my stuff and throw it around, you know typical kids. * Kids do that because they're very self-centered. And they don't have any appreciation for what they're doing to other people when they do that. In general, I was a pretty laid back kid and didn't get riled up very easily. * But after the third or fourth or fifth round of that bullying and throwing my things and messing with we, like tearing all the sheets and stuff off the bed and throwing them outside. It was annoying and it just kept going on and on and on. * I realized I was going to have three days of this if I didn't do something about it. I knew that going up in the chain and saying these people are giving me a problem probably wouldn't work and hardly ever works. So what I did was I got angry, and I knew that I had to stand up to them the best I could. So when that happened again, after I had gotten to the end of my rope, I just hauled off and started slugging this kid, knocked him down and hurt him. And after that, they all backed off. * I didn't hurt him badly. I hurt probably his ego more than anything else. But because I was smaller than he was, he didn't see it coming. And I didn't let up until he was down. So the time that happened, I kind of came back to myself and the anger. It was all adrenaline at that point. And I saw that the others weren't going to jump in. They were backing off now. So they weren't really terribly mean, kids, they were just being bullies because they could. * So it's not like they really wanted to beat me because they were they were thugs. They were just kids. So that was the one time that I got bullied and after fighting back, it stopped. So that was a good object lesson. * For me, ‘turn the other cheek' is really good advice some of the time, but not all the time. Sometimes you get to a point where you have to push back. And it didn't matter. At that point I didn't care whether they beat me up or not. I had to vent and do whatever it is I could. But you know, now that I think about it, even if they had beat me up, they probably would have stopped doing what they were doing. Right? That's my one experience with bullying.
Most Influential Person * One of the persons that that was a big influence on me would have been Bob Monroe. Bob was about the same age as my father, I guess. So he was kind of a father figure. And in that sense, he was an older guy, I was in my 20s. And he was in his 50s. Going to 60s. And he was a good role model. He seemed to be able to handle almost everything positively. * I don't think I ever saw him get angry or get upset. So that was a good influence. But mostly, I'm not very easily influenced by anything or anybody, I don't have a lot of favorites or connections like that. I've always been like my sons. Both of my sons have enough self confidence for two or three people. And I think I was like that as well. * So I didn't have a lot of books that I read, or people that I met or things that really changed me very much. Because my changes all had to come from inside myself. And they really weren't triggered so much by other people as they were triggered by my seeing that I needed to make the change.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness changes everything. When I first started on this path, I had a lot of growing up to do. I was a young physicist in graduate school, in my middle to late 20s. And if you know any young physicists in graduate school in their 20s, you probably will know that they're kind of arrogant, they kind of feel like they know everything. That kind of goes with that profession, at least when you're young. * Now, because you tend to be a little arrogant anyway, when you're young, because you're still kind of self-centered; I had to outgrow that. But it just slowly disappears. * And I think this is the key, as you grow up; your picture gets bigger and bigger, your decision space gets bigger and bigger. The possibilities that you have, I could do this, or I could do that. I could change this way or that way. Whereas somebody that has no idea they could change at all, you know, doesn't have that in their decision space. * So as that grows, and your picture gets bigger, then you're no longer such a big person in this bigger picture, you begin to realize that you're just a tiny little speck of something that's much bigger than you are. There's purpose to your being here. * That helps get rid of most of that arrogance, that self centeredness. So I'd say the key things for me was my pictures kept getting bigger and bigger, my understanding kept getting bigger and bigger. And I realized that most of me being a smart young physicist, was totally irrelevant, didn't have any value. That wasn't a concept that carried value, that was a concept to carry negative value, not positive.
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Jennifer Heisz, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Brain Health and Aging in Kinesiology at McMaster University and author of ‘Move the Body, Heal the Mind.’ She directs the NeuroFit lab at McMaster where research is done to study ways to promote mental and physical health, thus improving cognitive abilities. Jennifer is a triathlete and recent solo ironman finisher.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: https://jenniferheisz.com/ * Book: Move The Body, Heal The Mind: Overcome Anxiety, Depression, and Dementia and Improve Focus, Creativity, and Sleep by Jennifer Heisz phd
Most Influential Person * Eckhart Tolle. I read a lot of his work. I listened to his audiobook while I was cycling. Oh, yeah. Just that that consistent message, the power of now, you know, being in the present moment. That's been that that was a really helpful message to me at the time when I had discovered him.
Effect on Emotions * I would say that mindfulness helps me be less reactive to my emotions. So sure stressors still exist in my life, but I'm less reactive to them. And, and they their options rather than truce. And so it allows me to take a step back and decide how I want to react or not react.
Thoughts on Breathing * I talked about attention to breath in the book(Move The Body, Heal The Mind), and throughout the book, because this is a really helpful way to incorporate mindfulness into movement. * Research shows that when we pay attention to the breath, it really helps to soothe a brain region called the amygdala, which is our fear and threat detection center in the brain. * Paying attention to our breath, our prefrontal cortex, which is the logic part of our brain can help soothe that anxious amygdala so that we don't feel as afraid or anxious.
About Meditation * My book is called Move The Body, Heal The Mind, and is about exercise but exercise, in my opinion, is just one tool in the whole toolkit you can use to help support your mental health. And meditation is also another one, a very important one that I do every morning, I do a little bit of meditation, whether, depending on the time, I have five minutes, or 30 minutes, and just just reconnecting with, the center, reconnecting with a peace and calmness within me. * That helps to reframe and refocus my mind for the day. So mindfulness has been such an important part of my life for a long time. And I think it's good direct brain training. It trains the brain, the thought patterns, so that you can have control over those thoughts. * When we move our bodies in challenging ways, we do enter into the present moment more readily. And then there's a direct correlation we show in our research, between people who are more active and people who are more mindful. So they really do go hand in hand.
Suggested Resources * Book: A Year to Live: How to Live This Year as If It Were Your Last by Stephen Levine * Book: Move The Body, Heal The Mind: Overcome Anxiety, Depression, and Dementia and Improve Focus, Creativity, and Sleep by Jennifer Heisz phD * App: Breathe * App: Muse
Bullying Story * The kids in my school were just, you know, they were just cruel. They would just sing a song, you know, it ain't over till the fat lady sings. “Come on, Jen sing.” * But I think I was always able to just let it slide. I think nowadays, maybe, you know, my own thoughts are my own bully. * That's the bullying that I need to be most mindful of, is the sort of negative self-talk that that can creep in. Especially when I'm stressed and anxious. * So for sure, I would say these days, the bullying is is self induced. I certainly benefit from really stepping back from the thoughts and taking a very careful look at the accuracy of the thoughts and then potentially just sending them on their way, letting them float away.
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Kerri Bicskei uses mindfulness and meditation to optimize athletic performance in her ‘Ready Set Mindful’ coaching business where she trains top national and international professional athletes. Kerri has first-hand experience after enjoying a decade-long career as a professional volleyball player who developed skills to successfully manage sport-related stressors. She navigated multiple challenges, including health issues and surgeries that forced her to develop powerful strategies to enhance her athletic performance and supercharge her well-being.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.ReadySetMindful.com * Podcast: www.ReadySetMindful.com/podcast
Most Influential Person * Mike Socko, one of my mentors, a former volleyball coach of mine. He was someone who first introduced meditation to me and who got me into meditating. He's an amazing person.
Effect on Emotions * I think when you have a mindfulness routine, [it can help] change how I respond to things like maybe I have a quick, quick fuse, and I get angry easily, or I'm really impatient. * So I think having a mindfulness routine, a little bit of breath, work, some meditation, can work to recondition our neural pathways. * We're so entrenched in some of these behaviors, and patterns that it takes a good chunk of time for our mindfulness practice to really seep in and start to rewire some of those pathways so that we can start to react in a different way. * These mindful practices can help us have more space between our thoughts and our emotional reaction to certain things. * So it really helps just slow down in order to optimize athletic performance.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathwork is this big umbrella. There's so many different different styles of breathwork that are that are underneath that umbrella. And that was something that was just so accessible to me from the beginning. * I'd learn box breathing and how impactful that that was, and how quick it was to use. That's something that I like to do a lot with my clients. * Inhale for four, pause for four, then exhale for four, pause for four. Breathe in and out through your nose. It creates two minutes of stability for your nervous system. * If you use that every day, start to build that in just two minutes in the morning, every single day, then you will notice your your reactions start to shift, your energy will will shift. * Attention to breathing will help you optimize athletic performance.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Untethered Soul by Michael A Singer * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story * In the holistic assessment that I do with clients, we see that there are little ‘T' traumas, big ‘T' traumas. The little ‘T' traumas, are like emotional trauma, sexual trauma, physical trauma. Those are easier for people to see if they've had any of those in their experience. * The emotional trauma is one that I [see a lot], because partners, parents, coaches, the people in our lives that love us the most can unintentionally traumatize us with comments * Just the one comment that came out of a fifth graders mouth so long ago and our body is still holding on to some of that trauma. That's why we respond in a certain way sometimes, because, we remember these isolated events of these emotional traumas that that happened to us. * I love to start there to figure out what I'm going to be working with what's at play behind the scenes because emotional trauma, physical trauma, sexual trauma, that will come up in so many of your different interactions.
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Michael Unbroken is an entrepreneur, coach, podcast host, award-winning speaker, best-selling author, and advocate for adult survivors of childhood trauma. Not so long ago, Michael Unbroken was down and out. One day made the decision to live a new life where he would treat himself with self-love and choose to be the hero of his own story. At his lowest, he was depressed, obese, a drunk, a drug-infused time bomb, a terrible partner, a poor communicator, selfish, and worst of all scared. He was terrified of what it would feel like to be happy and was trapped in a mindset of fear that he had created. His thoughts were irrational and irresponsible but something he was born into and too frightened to turn away from. Now Michael devotes his life to help trauma survivors get unstuck, learn to love themselves, and heal!
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.ThinkUnbroken.com * Podcast: Think Unbroken Podcast * Book: Think Unbroken: Understanding and Overcoming Childhood Trauma by Michael Anthony
Most Influential Person * Mr.Bush , Senior year Business Teacher
Effect on Emotions * Above all, if I feel anxious, angry, lustful, too happy to adulated, right, knowing that there's this push and pull when you come from this traumatic experience. I need to regulate for a moment, I'm not running from joy or happiness. I'm not running from anger or sadness. * But it can spiral out of control on either side of the spectrum. And so sitting down, breathing, closing my eyes for three minutes, getting present again, if I have to do grabbing a journal or typing myself a note in my texts, like that helps so much. Because when you come from a place of dysregulation, being regulated is one of the most important things that you can do when it comes to your emotional capacity.
Thoughts on Breathing * First, I didn't know that there was a way to breathe wrong. Right? I didn't know that diaphragmatic breathing, as opposed to chest breathing or stomach breathing or filling your lungs fully. I was having 5 time a day anxiety attacks all the time. * At one point, my diaphragm was literally stuck from stress. I was going to massage therapists I was going to body workers, all this stuff. And no joke. It was not until I started forcing my body to take normal breaths. Did that go away? That is to say, breathing is everything like I sit down every day when I put my earbuds in I play like nature sounds or music or storm or whatever. I just breathe for like 10 minutes. That's how to be unbroken.
Suggested Resources * Book: Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha By Tara Brach * App: Calm
Bullying Story * First, I am bullied as a kid. Second, my stepfather bullied me. Lastly, from my mother. In addition, the kids at school bullied me because I am the poorest kid in the school, my brothers and I had that experience too. * Sometimes I would steal food to survive, I wet the bed, my hygiene was so bad as at times as a child because our water got turned off, our heat would get turned off, our electricity would get turned off. * After that, we got evicted more times than I can even count. I stayed with over 30 different families as a kid. I understand bullying better than most people. Like one time this kid dragged me across this carpet until I had second degree burns on my back. * That changed when I became six foot four, I promise you that. But I am super violent as a kid. As a result, I think that, because I always experienced bullying, I in turn bullied. And that was a love language of communication. Right? You see that happen all the time. * To sum it up, navigating the subconscious and changing your thought patterns and your behavioral patterns around the past, it just carries so much weight. I just don't know how you do that without mindfulness. I don't know how to be unbroken and do that without getting your brain and your body reconnected and re associated.
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Mind, Mountains, and Mental Health is the theme of today's show and I have a guest with me who is passionate about the mountains and dedicated to helping others and has love of the sun. He's a speaker, author, explorer, and mountain climber and he has an intense passion for life. He also has the greatest laugh of anybody I know. He recently spoke at the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival where he held the audience in the palm of his hands, according to one of the reviews. His talk was directly connected to the eighth person I had on the show way back in 2015; Brent Seal.
Contact Info * Website: www.michaelschauch.com * Book: A Story of Karma: Finding Love and Truth in the Lost Valley of the Himalaya by Michael Schauch
Brent Seal – Mind, Mountains, Mental Health Brent was a mental health educator and a close friend of today's guest. I'm excited to tell you that today's guest is Mike Schauch.
Bruce: Let's start by talking about how you and Brent Seal are connected through this podcast, Mindfulness Mode.
Brent Seal was one of my first guests on the show back in 2015; a mental health educator, an athlete and a mountain climber.
After Brent was featured on Mindfulness Mode, he recommended that Mike Schauch and Bruce connect so that Mike could possibly be a guest on Mindfulness Mode.
Mike Schauch: My story with Brent goes back about 15 years, actually. And he told me along the way, about his interview with you that he did. That was in the earlier stages of him getting into public speaking. He told me what a good time he had and said, Hey, you should contact Bruce, and you should be on this podcast. I thought, Oh, this is a perfect fit.
Mike Schauch: Brent, and I go back to when he was in university, and I was doing a leadership workshop at the university where he was a student. I was speaking in the auditorium to about 100 people and I remember during the first break, Brent came up to me, and he said, Mike, How do you become a public speaker? And I said, Well, you go out to the public, and you speak. (laughter)
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iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify A Challenge Mike Schauch: Brent said, I've got this challenge. I've been diagnosed with schizophrenia. I just said, so? I think that was the spark that fused our friendship. It began a connection that would go on for the next 15 years.
Mike Schauch: We have climbed many mountains together. I watched Brent overcome many mental barriers over the years and also become a very accomplished mountaineer and speaker. He spoke to larger audiences I ever spoke to in the subsequent years and became an inspiration.
He became an inspiration, not only for the mental wellness community, but for others as well. It was a beautiful thing to see. Unfortunately, last September, Brent died on Mount Manaslu in the Himalaya, just below the summit at around 8000 meters. That news hit the community and his family very hard.
The Event Mike Schauch: This event that you mentioned in the introduction, that was meant to be an honor. It honored Brent and what he stood for, and in a way to just continue this legacy that he started about inspiring people to tap into their mental wellness and into that language of the heart, to not limit themselves.
Mike Schauch: The message was to continue to take those steps. They don't have to be major leaps forward, but steps forward. And that was part of Brent's brilliance.
Bruce: Tell us more about your speech at the Vancouver Mountain Film Festival.
Mike Schauch: One of the things I talked about up there was this concept of the Bardo. The Bardo is a Tibetan term. It translates as place of transition, or a transitionary state between between death and rebirth, between who we were and who we become.
We know that the Tibetans believe in reincarnation from lifetime to lifetime. But what they also believe is that we can experience many incarnations in one lifetime and the Bardo is the place.
Constantly Changing The reason why we can experience those incarnations is because we're constantly changing. We're not the same person we were when we were born; we're not the same person we were 10 years ago, five years ago, or perhaps even last week. And the Bardo is that place where we can choose, you know, what part of me?
Do I want to let go? What part of me that no longer serves me that I can just let it be? And what part of me do I want to carry forward into who I become? And so this was something deeply linked to Brent because I saw Brent go through challenge after challenge after relapse after challenge and use his illness, not as a as a crutch, or some sort of a life sentence, but as a springboard from which he could create new life.
Brent as Speaker Brent was inspired by this idea of climbing the mountain and your mental wellness mountain. As a speaker, you could see him evolve over the years.
Brent got more and more comfortable sharing his story, and more comfortable on stage as well. He captivated the audience and could inspire them to move outside of their head and outside of their own belief system.
Brent would mention about embracing the suffering, embracing the struggle, and he explained, when when we do that, it actually gives us fuel to better deal with the future struggles and sufferings that we might encounter down the road. He would say that so often we attempt to suppress the suffering, the anger, the pain, and that's the exact opposite of what we need to do.
Tell Us A Brent Story Over the years, we climbed all these big mountains and focused on our Mind, Mountains, and Mental Health. One of the most memorable days we ever had was not on some big mountain or a big epic day.
It was on this little winter hike up to a cabin. And to get to the cabin, you had to walk up all these switchbacks, back and forth, and back and forth, and back and forth, until you finally got there. We had a beautiful conversation up all the switchbacks, and then it was time to come down.
I was on my skis and Brent was in snowshoes. I would ski down a little bit, and then I'd wait for Brent to catch up on his snow shoes.
Then I'd ski down a little bit more and he'd catch up on the snowshoes. I thought there's got to be a better way to do this. In all the years Brent and I had been climbing together, not once had he ever brought a crazy carpet along, except for that day.
I said okay, we have this crazy carpet, do we have a little bit of short rope. For some reason Brent had packed a little bit of rope. I said, let's tie ourselves together by the waist and I just pointed my skis down and we got going and we started picking up speed.
I remember coming down these switchbacks and then coming up the bank. Brent would come down right behind me on the crazy carpet. He'd slide right up the bank almost flying right into the woods and the rope would catch him at the last second and whip him down the next switchback.
We were laughing so hard, like children. People hiking up the mountain could hear us before they could see us. I was laughing my head off. They were likely thinking, what is wrong with this guy. Right behind me was this grown man on a crazy carpet.
Bruce: (Laughing) That paints a picture of the title of this episode, Mind, Mountains, and Mental Health.
The Goal Of Your Speech * To celebrate and honor what Brent did, who Brent was, and how that connects to who we were in the mountains, which is about listening to that deep place within us. * Teach people about that language of the heart. And I think that's innately who we are. Finding that place of stillness again, as we look at what's happening in the world right now. * It was about connecting with that deep place within us. The more we can connect with that, the more we can kind of act that out. That's going to send more constructive behaviors, choices, vibrations into the world. That's going to actually help us out of this state that we're in right now. Especially as we come out of COVID and think about self isolation and what that did to us, psychologically. * The best way to find meaning and maintain my own sanity through all of this is to connect with that deep place again. * It doesn't make sense to get wrapped up in a storm that's not constructive. What's going to help us is connecting with that place of joy, that place of loving kindness, and compassion. That makes us feel good as a human being, from our soul.
A Time of Meditation Bruce: During the speech, you had a time of mediation, to reach a spirit of joy. Can you tell us about that?
Mike Schauch: That's really the crux of the whole thing. It was about connecting again, back to who we innately are. Back to that story about laughing with Brent, when we were coming down we were just experiencing that total moment of joy. I mean, that's really what life is about, you know, so we can open ourselves to those moments. It reinvigorates us from the deepest level we can imagine and allows us to connect again with that language of the heart that I think is very much needed today. That takes us back to the mind, mountains, and mental health.
What brings joy to your life? The two things that sprang to mind are those two little girls in the mountains, Karma and Pemba. They bring true joy to my life.
Humor In Your Life Laughing and humor is just as natural as that. It's not all the time. If you think about what got us here; there's a Tibetan saying, I heard some time ago: ‘if you could stack the bones of our ancestors, they would be higher than Mount Everest.'
Think about how many people live their lives in a way that allowed us to be here and even you and me having this conversation right now and just the opportunities that we have in front of us?I
t took 1000s, even 10s of 1000s of lives and over many, many years, right? And think about what they struggled with and what actions they took and the courage that they had and all of that. So, if you think about it that way, How can we not be joyful? By being here? Focusing on your Mind, Mountains, and Mental Health.
A Gift From Mike Because you listened to the Mind, Mountains, and Mental Health episode, I'd love to give away two copies of my book, A Story of Karma: Finding Love and Truth in the Lost Valley of the Himalaya. Again, it's a story of love and joy and human connection, deep human connection across cultures and continents. This is something that can be very helpful today.
Just send me an email: “Bruce@mindfulnessmode.com and put “karma” in the subject line, and we'll get that book out to you. Just reach out and the book is yours for two lucky listeners.
A Poem Written By Mike Schauch Stillness, stillness.
It is the beginning and the end of all things.
Like the pool of water returned to its natural state,
or the tiny droplet taking rests on a delicate leaf.
It is the eye of the deer.
A dark and endless orb as deep as the universe
filled with a billion stars
is the Great Owl extending from branch and trunk
seeing from behind its yellow eyes.
Hearing what cannot be heard.
Heavenly clouds basking before the Golden Sun,
a great snowy mountain, still as stone,
rays of morning light dipping through the tree tops.
It speaks the language of the Earth,
a language that has been shaped and carved
and created over 100 million years.
It is the language of the heart.
It is where our souls come alive.
It is what we call home.
And so as long as I draw a breath,
I will do my best to move toward that stillness,
to be that stillness.
For that is where I find myself.
That is where we find each other again.
Reminder: Just a reminder of the free book offer. Listen to Mind, Mountains, and Mental Health episode. The book is by Mike Schauch. It's called, A Story of Karma: Finding Love and Truth in the Lost Valley of the Himalaya. And I can tell you this book was a pleasure to read, it was a heartwarming adventure. The first two listeners to email me will win a free hard copy of the book. Send the email right now, send it to me bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with karma in the subject line. Thanks for listening, mindful tribe. take what we've learned today to reach new heights of calm focus and happiness.
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Natalya Hramova is a compassionate soul who identifies as an entrepreneur, a health coach, nurse, journalist, and professional musician. The author of multiple art-related articles and interviews published in Ukraine when she worked full-time as a journalist. Natalya’s most recent work focuses on the human soul’s struggle. Immigration to Canada has not stopped her from doing what she has always loved – writing while caring daily for patients in one of Canada’s most prominent hospitals. “In a world where you can be anything, be kind”, is her favorite motto, and as a mental health advocate her compassionate care has touched the lives of many. Then continues to inspire her patients, team members and friends to be their best self while facing adversity with courage and have compassion as a life philosophy.
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Most Influential Person * Jon Kabat Zinn
Effect on Emotions * I learned to be kind to myself.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is a life force, it brings peace and energy, it centers you, it brings you to who you deeply are in your deepest core. So, be with your breathing. Take it with you wherever you go and remember about existence and compassion as a life philosophy.
Suggested Resources * Book: Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience By Brené Brown * Book: Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. By Brené Brown
Bullying Story * First, I was bullied in school as a child. And then later, when I was a young adult, and I studied in Conservatory of Music, I joined the choir by my friend who was a conductor for that choir and I enjoyed it very much. * I noticed that some people in the choir kind of ignored me. They treated me strangely. I wasn't sure what was going on. * After several months of singing there. My friend who approached and invited me there. I could see that he was distressed by what he was going to tell me, he asked me to leave. * When I asked, what was the matter, he said that approximately 40% of people in the choir felt that it wasn't my place, that I shouldn't be there. He said, Natalia, I am very sorry, but you're Jewish. * I just turned and walked away. Then I went to a small room. I bawled my eyes out there. I cried as I experienced this heavy feeling of not belonging and not being loved. I carried that feeling for several years with me.
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I decided to call the episode, finding happy, this is not easy to do sometimes, and especially when we hear some of the news items that we've been hearing lately, like this the situation in Ukraine, it's absolutely shocking. It's devastating. I mean, I just, I feel terrible about what's happening, and I want to do something so bad, and I've, you know, been doing what I can to share with people and, and show my support in any way I can. But, you know, we do need to move forward. And, and it's important to not become too not to lose sight of the fact that mindfulness is important in our lives, and it's important to do remain grounded and to, and to remain on, you know, in focus and, and keep our goals in sight and so on. And so I thought, you know, let's just talk about happiness.
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iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Maintain An Element Of Happy Let's just talk about how can we maintain an element of, of happy in spite of what is happening in the world? And so I thought about it myself thought about, okay, what makes me happy? What, what makes some of my guests happy?
I've interviewed over 700 guests. And it's so interesting to talk about people who value or to talk to people who value mindfulness, and to find out okay, what does happiness mean to you?
How Do You Find Happiness In Your Life? I began at dinner tonight, because I'm recording this on Saturday night. And I began by talking to my son and my wife about, you know, what makes you happy. And Darlene said, at the beginning, she said, Well, you know, spending time with friends, and she said, of course, with people I love with friends. And then she said later, she said, also being able to do small things, to help people. That's something that just truly makes me happy.
And when I talked to Ben, he said, he thought about it for a minute. And he said, hearing about events, or upcoming activities, and then being able to anticipate them. I thought, yeah, that anticipation of something that you're looking forward to, can be a big part of being happy in life. And so for myself, I thought of, of being happy.
Being With People You know, it's being with people, interacting with people, helping people, and certainly helping people through coaching and hypnosis, which I do on a daily basis. And, and that truly makes me happy and gives me wonderful, a wonderful feeling of satisfaction when I talk to them. And they tell me how their life has changed as a result of the coaching as a result of the hypnosis that we've done together.
Being With Nature And other things that make me happy being in nature, seeing and experiencing the sun, which is, of course, part of nature, sunrises, sunsets, just fill me with this incredible feeling of I think contentment, satisfaction, happiness.
5 Ways To Find Happy I put together five ways to find happy. And those five ways are certainly ways that I relate to I mean, I didn't research this or look it up, I this is just kind of coming from the top of my head.
1/ Being Creative For so many of my guests and for me as well. Being creative, is a really big part of being happy being contented in life.That could include music. It can include art, painting, or drawing or sculpting or any kind of art at all. It can include writing, because that's a fantastic way that almost all of us can use to be creative on the spot.
Being creative is a is a very effective way to find happy and I think that a lot of people and I think I've had this happen in my life too, sometimes is that we get so involved in certain aspects of our life like earning a living or working for a company or whatever it happens to be and sometimes we forget about the importance of being creative. So no matter what you're doing in your life, see, see if you can add this element, if it's not already there.
2/ Being Active I find in my life, that being active, is a really big part of finding happy. I think it's because, you know, once you become active, there are those endorphins that are being created in your body, and, and you just, you just feel noticeably better you, your body begins to, I think your body begins to work better, and you begin to just feel more motivated and, and feel more upbeat.
So whether that's running like I like to do, or swimming, or, or lifting, or bouncing, you know, a mini trampoline and, and that helps me a lot. It just gives me an incredible, upbeat feeling. If I bounce on the trampoline for a while, and it's very easy on your joints, easy on your, on your spine, and so on.
There are some ideas, you probably have ideas yourself, what kind of activity is good for you, of course, walking is, you know, goes without saying walking is an absolutely fantastic way of being active. Using that to help you in your life to feel better and to be happy.
3/ Meditating I'm sure you're not surprised that I'm going to mention this and that is meditating. Whatever form meditating takes in your life. Meditating certainly makes it easy finding happy. It's one of those things that, you know, it's not like the minute I necessarily start to meditate, do I get happy? Or, you know, maybe it's not just after a couple of days of meditating.
It's the continuous process of meditating. Then I'll suddenly stop and think, oh, wow, you know, I feel really good. I wonder if it's the meditation that I'm doing. That is giving me that calm, grounded feeling. I believe it is a lot of times, and one of the reasons is because I interview so many people, and have interviewed so many people who have told me the exact same thing.
So it's not just me thinking this, it's a lot of people thinking that whatever form of meditation that may take in your life, it's probably going to help you to feel more grounded, more centered, to feel happier. That's a way to find happy.
4/ Smiling It's such a basic thing. But have you ever noticed that if you just you're doing something you're busy, or maybe not even thinking about anything other than you know what you're focusing on at that minute, if you stop and you smile, it immediately can make you feel a different feeling in your body.
Smiling has quite a powerful effect. Do you notice it? You pay attention to the emotion you're feeling when you when you begin to smile. It's really quite incredible. There are reasons for it, of course. We don't even need to talk about what those reasons are just the fact that if you just stop and smile, even if no one's around, then that can really make you feel happier. Of course laughing even more so.
There's laughing yoga, you'll know about that from from different podcasts when we've talked about yoga laughter. And, you know, just laughing. What I'm told is that you don't have to have an actual reason for laughing. If you just begin to laugh. Your brain doesn't need you to have an actual reason for laughing. If you start laughing, it just immediately makes you feel better.
Try it, experiment with it. It certainly worked for me. You might want to, you know, join a yoga laughter session. You can do that online. And it's really fun. It really is.
5/ Helping People The fifth one is something I've already mentioned. That is helping people just helping people and practicing your ability to feel passion for every person. And if you start helping people more than maybe you regularly do, you'll probably begin to feel more passion for other people.
As you do that, you can up it a little bit more think, hey, what would it be like, if I felt even more passion for people, if I felt more supportive toward other people and caring toward other people really truly care about my neighbor, no matter what they're going through, no matter what their beliefs are, no matter what their opinions are about things, no matter what they've done to me in the past, is there a way to feel passionate toward those people? Well, I've asked myself that question about lots of people?
The answer is, yes, there is a way, there is a way to feel more passion for people. I find, when I practice, that, that ability, practice feeling more passionate, toward people, toward you know, anyone at all.
Certainly I can single people out in my mind that I want to feel more positive about, I want to feel good feelings about that person. And I simply just think about that person, and what it would be like, if I could feel more passion for that person, then I end up feeling a lot better, I feel more grounded and just feel happier. I definitely do.
Start Now Finding happy in your life. That's what I've been talking about today. And, you know, if you're experiencing a rough time, if you're experiencing, you know, trauma, or you feel like your life is just sinking, or you're on a downward spiral, maybe you're feeling like there's just something that you cannot move past. Maybe you have a habit that is pulling you down with incredible weight. Well, whatever, maybe pulling you down, you know, there are ways through this, there are ways to get to the other side.
This is what I've experienced with my coaching clients and mindful tribe. If you are experiencing any of these challenges, and you'd like to be able to move through it. Well reach out to me, and let's jump on a zoom call. Let's talk about what we can do what I can do to help you with this. I can help you through hypnosis and coaching and help you move through some of this.
Let's talk about the possibilities.You can do that simply by sending me an email and putting in the in the subject line coaching session. And yeah, it's a free coaching session. My email is Bruce at mindfulness mo.com and I would love to connect with you. So I look forward to that. And I look forward to, you know, creating even more episodes, so that I can I can connect and help people just like you.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Black Ball: Does Anybody Else Have A Secret? by Simon Lovell * Book: You Were Not Born To Suffer: Overcome Fear, Insecurity and Depression and Love Yourself Back to Happiness, Confidence and Peace by Blake D. Bauer * Book: The Gift by Daniel Ladinsky * App: Insight Timer
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Anastasia Pavlatou is a rowing coach and athlete, having achieved over 80 medals in rowing, including both indoor rowing and coastal rowing with Elite Strategies For Peak Performance. Coastal rowing is a more extreme, adventurous form of rowing, usually taking place along a sea coast and out into the rough sea waters, resulting in exhilarating speed and thrills. Anastasia has a degree in sports management as well as a degree in business administration. She has expertise in the topic of stress, having specifically studied pre-race stress in rowing athletes. She is also well versed in the languages of English, French, Greek, and Sign.
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Most Influential Person * Her Father
Effect on Emotions * When I started, it was very difficult. But as the years passed, I understood what I needed to do. * I feel that during recent years I am more positive, I have a more positive way of thinking.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is very important in Elite Strategies For Peak Performance. * For our sport of rowing, you need to breathe a lot, and breath is a very important factor. * You must have control of your breath. You have to practice it, so you have to learn how to breathe.
Suggested Resources * Book: Winning Mindset: Elite Strategies for Peak Performance * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story * When young children start rowing they have to learn to be part of a team. Some children are sure about themselves and can stand on their foot (have confidence). They can be part of a team, but the others you have to put in a lot of effort to make them part of your team. Some children have difficulty getting involved. * I tried to be the person who introduces this team spirit and help the children get to know the names of the other athletes. * Some people wanted to feel safe where they are (stay in their comfort zone). So, if you can boost them a little bit, I feel that then they can develop confidence. They can achieve this from my program, Elite Strategies For Peak Performance.
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The sun's unconditional love is expressed in a poem that tells us that, ‘The sun never says to the earth, you owe me.' Last week we talked about building a love-filled relationship and this week I'm continuing with the theme of love. Last week was Valentine's Day and last week was also my wife's birthday so I chose to talk about unconditional love. A few minutes ago, I found myself looking out the window at this beautiful day with the sun shining so warmly, and yet it was a snow storm on and off. It was just one of those incredible beautiful days. The sun streaming in the window reminded me of this very short little poem that has been a favorite of mine for a long time. The first time I heard it was from Dr. Wayne Dyer.
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iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify The Sun's Unconditional Love The poem goes like this: ‘Even after all this time, the sun never says to the earth, “you owe me”. Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky.' (Hafiz) What a beautiful metaphor the poet created, to think of the the Sun and the Earth as humans. Many times I look at the sun and I think about this poem. If you look up the background on this poem, you'll find out that it's credited to the poet have Hafiz. Hafiz was a 14th century Persian Sufi poet. There is some controversy about the origin of the poem. Some say it was really written by Daniel Ladinsky. If you look up the information about this topic, you'll find out that Daniel Ladinsky included this poem in his 1999 publication called, The Gift. Ladinsky studied the poet Hafiz and put together thoughts and ideas based on his studies and what he what he actually thought that Hafiz would write. The poem I shared was not a straight interpretation of a poem. In spite of the controversy, I think this poem is a beautiful way to look at and understand unconditional love.
Look At The Love In Your Life Do you have this kind of unconditional love in your life? Do you love another person this way? Or does that other person love you unconditionally? On this episode, I've shared some things to consider about unconditional love. Do you keep score in your relationship? Do you expect something in return for the love that you give to someone else? Do you feel the love you receive is attached to certain behaviors?
Being Human The fact that we're human means that it's not realistic to have complete, unconditional love 100% of the time. Sometimes it's natural to expect reciprocity. Often we want something in return for the love we give, and sometimes we just need it. The more unconditional your love is, the more your relationships will thrive. Loving someone unconditionally can bring you incredible happiness and joy.
Loving Satisfaction Most experts agree that you'll feel a high level of satisfaction if you love someone else as unconditionally as you possibly can. When you expect people to give back for all the good things you've done, you'll probably find that people will start to avoid you. And you'll probably find that those relationships are not particularly strong. I believe a lot of people haven't considered the difference between conditional love and unconditional love. That is certainly the case with me. For many years I didn't think much about the difference between these two kinds of love.
Defining Unconditional Love What is unconditional love? To love unconditionally is to love without expecting anything in return. You might call this, loving someone with no strings attached. To love someone unconditionally, you have to be able to overlook their flaws and, and not expect any benefits from the relationship. You will be happy to simply have that person in your life. If you're a person who loves someone with all your heart, and you only care about the happiness of that person, then it's very possible that you love them unconditionally.
The following are four specific indicators of unconditional love.
1/ Seeing Beyond Their Flaws If you love someone unconditionally, you find it extremely easy to forgive them for something that they've done. It would have been a big deal if anyone else did it, but when you love unconditionally, you don't give up on the person and you don't judge them negatively. You don't decide to exclude the person or not have anything to do with them. You don't want to punish this person because of what they've done. You see the person beyond their flaws and their mistakes.
2/ You Will Sacrifice For Them Even though it may be difficult, unconditional love means you’ll be willing to stand up for your loved one, no matter what. You’ll be ready to do something for that person, even if you lose something yourself. It takes a lot of courage to sacrifice something dear to you for a relationship. You might even take the blame for something or put your self-respect at risk, just to see that the other person is happy.
3/ This Love Can Only Be Felt Unconditional love can only be felt. It's impossible to describe your love fully in words. The feeling you have for that person is difficult to communicate no matter how hard you try. In spite of that, you just keep trying and trying. With unconditional love, you're vulnerable and honest about your feelings and you feel like you understand each other, even beyond words. When your love is unconditional, you're only concerned about giving and not about receiving. Your emotions and how you handle them are a powerful indicator of unconditional love. Even though you may feel anger, frustration, or hurt you continue to love the other person.
4/ It's Easy To Love Their Imperfections Even your love one's imperfections seem lovable and precious. Others may see their flaws, but to you their flaws and their mistakes are just part of who they are. They're just part of that person's perfection. You find it easy to forgive them and accept whatever flaws they may have. In spite of their imperfections, you're still able to open up your heart instead of protecting yourself and closing off your love.
Other Kinds Of Love Unconditional Love is the most beautiful kind of love, but it isn't the only kind. There are a lot of people in the world that live their whole lives being in relationships where there are certain conditions associated with their love. The relationship may be with a close friend, a sibling, a baby, a child, a teenager, or it could be your partner. The first step to having unconditional love is understanding the concept.
Start Now If you truly want to improve yourself in your relationships, start to gradually implement some of the concepts I've described. By doing this, you'll move towards stronger and more meaningful relationships. Once you experience this change, you will probably want to keep building your relationships and make them stronger by applying more of the strategies and becoming even more determined to love unconditionally.
If you always think of the other person before yourself, and you're always willing to support the other person and do whatever you can to understand their point of view, you'll be well on your way to loving on conditionally. See you on the next episode.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Black Ball: Does Anybody Else Have A Secret? by Simon Lovell * Book: You Were Not Born To Suffer: Overcome Fear, Insecurity and Depression and Love Yourself Back to Happiness, Confidence and Peace by Blake D. Bauer * Book: The Gift by Daniel Ladinsky * App: Insight Timer
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Brenden Kumarasamy is the founder of MasterTalk; he coaches ambitious executives & entrepreneurs to become top 1% communicators in their industry. He also has a popular YouTube channel called MasterTalk, with the goal of providing free access to communication tools for everyone in the world. Let's learn how to Master the Art of Public Speaking.
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Most Influential Person * Scott Harrison, CEO of Charity Water
Effect on Emotions * Regarding emotions, a quote that I came up with in my basement a few years ago, the quote is, ‘perspective frees us from the chains of constant complaining'. * So when you have perspective around everything, well, maybe let's say, Bruce, you weren't late. But let's say Bruce was late to the interview. It's very easy to make an assumption. You weren't late of course, but we can assume that, oh, oh, maybe Bruce doesn't want to do the interview. * Maybe we start to invent these stories, rather than just going, Hey, maybe there's a perspective that something's happening in Bruce life that he couldn't be here. * So when we start to have more perspectives, what happens is we become more mindful of other people. * So I would encourage people to go back to increasing their perspective. Be more curious, ask more questions, rather than give statements. The art of public speaking is improved as we become more aware of our emotions.
Thoughts on Breathing * I'll be honest, I've read the Wim Hof book. I've done the Wim Hof breathing. * I need to be better at this this. It's definitely a weakness in my game, but I will say breathing definitely plays a part to it. * You know, going back to Mel Robbins five second rule, if you just take that five seconds to breathe, internalize yourself, you're going to be more successful. * But I will admit this is not something I do. And it's something I should be doing more often. Breathing can be a good tool to improve the art of public speaking.
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Bullying Story * Because I'm Canadian, there wasn't as much bullying as you think there would be. But it did happen a few times here and there, where I would get bullied. * In the moment, it feels really painful, because you're asking, so why would a human being treat you that way. * I think there are a couple of lessons. Number one is going back to long term vision. Of course, that's harder to do when you're 10 years old. But I think when you focus on how excited you are about the future, in the next step, it helps you deal with the present. * The second piece is don't leave it up to you. You know, one of the things I'm the most blessed for; my greatest treasure is not my YouTube channel, it's not my work. It's not my voice. It's the people around me. * Just now as I'm speaking to you, I'm thinking about the mentors that have believed in me. The mentors who have bet on me and I go, wow, my life is so amazing. * Even if I went back down to zero, even if my youtube channel got canceled, and people start hating, I would think of some of my mentors. * So I would encourage people to find friends, and people that you can count on. But more specifically, don't measure your friends based on what they say, measure your friends based on what they do. And this is a big difference. Because a lot of us and this really saddens me, Bruce, is we pick the wrong friends.
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Building a love-filled relationship is the topic today and Valentine's Day is the reason. That's why I'm wearing red and that's why I'm holding up this pink heart. Valentine's Day is very special to me, because I have a special Valentine in my life that I've been married to for a long time. I decided to share with you my ideas about building a love filled relationship. Here are my top five ways to build a love-filled relationship. Listen & Subscribe on:
iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Listen Like A Leopard it is important to be a good listener and to make it look like you're being a good listener. Sometimes you can be a good listener, but maybe you're multitasking or you're doing something else. It can be hard to convince someone that you're listening to them, if it doesn't look like you're listening to them. So when you're listening to your partner, not only listen, but be willing to give meaningful feedback, but only when requested. What I've found is a lot of times, my partner just wants me to listen and that doesn't necessarily mean she always wants feedback. As a guy, and I think this is true for a lot of guys, a lot of times we want to fix whatever the problem is. For example, she may start telling me about a problem or difficulty and and all of a sudden my mind is trying to fix it. And that's not always what your partner might want. Give meaningful feedback, but only when requested. Don't try to solve the problem unless you are asked.
The idea of a leopard with it's strength, agility, stealth, elusiveness, and keen perception reminds me of keen, intense listening.
Be Willing To Change A lot of times you have to change for your own reasons and for your own purposes and so that you can achieve your own goals. But sometimes, you need to be willing to be flexible enough and be able to let go and be willing to change for your partner. If you truly care you will want to become a better you. Put your heart into your relationship in the very best way that you possibly can,
Make Your Partner Feel Special Get to know your partner on a deep level. Remember the little things that matter, because usually, there are little things that may seem very minor, but sometimes they can be the most meaningful. Do unexpected special things like maybe do the dishes, pick up some clothes, or wash your partner's car. Be willing to make that extra effort to do those special things.
Go Over And Above Think what you'd normally do for your partner and then do a bit more. It takes some thought to know what you can do that's over and above, but think outside the box. Be willing to do things that might seem a bit crazy or a bit off the wall. Here's an example. Our bedroom is on the second floor of our home and it looks over our backyard. And so I went out there in the backyard and walked in the snow and put the letters L O V E, and then ‘U'. When she opened the blind and looked out into the backyard, there were these giant letters in the snow that spelled, love you. That was a fun, different thing to do.Things like this can really create awesome memories.
Have Empathy Imagine what it would be like to get inside the mind and heart of your partner. Just take a few minutes, close your eyes, and think about it. Know what your partner likes, for example is it a special scent, music, sounds of the ocean, sounds of the forest, or is it more visual? Shut your eyes, meditate for a few minutes, and focus only on your partner. Think what comes to mind.
Use the above suggestions to help you build an even more meaningful love-filled relationship. Happy Valentine's Day.
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Dr. Nancy Stella has been a leading clinical psychologist in the Cincinnati area for over twenty years, co-owning and growing one of Ohio's largest private, multi-specialty mental health practices with over seventy-five providers. Combining her clinical experience with her own healing journey, Dr. Stella developed the Courageous Brain Process (CBP), an innovative, science-based method of therapy. Rooted in the most up-to-date neuroscience, it bypasses the shortcomings of traditional talk therapy to change the way our brains process fear. Her first book, Fear Traps: Escaping the Triggers that Keep You Stuck, gives readers proven practices for building courage and resilience. Ready to find out your Fear Traps and The Triggers? Read on to find out more.
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Most Influential Person * I would say its my children that are most influential. I just see them as young children being very present in the moment, whether it be focusing on playing with toys or being upset with each other.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has given me mind control, so that when I feel an emotional reaction, I can take a step back, and assess whether or not I want to express it, or manage it.
Thoughts on Breathing * Above all, breathing is critical, because when we go back to the idea of that primitive anxiety brain, how the brain knows that there's danger in the environment is by what we think about and how we breathe, because we breathe differently when we're relaxed versus when we are anxious or energized. * That is to say, part of the mindfulness approach is teaching people the deep breathing, so that they can learn to kind of calm that anxiety brain and in turn, it calms the body. Deep breathing is critical in teaching people mindfulness, that goes hand in hand. For example, when people are anxious we start with mindfulness and we just practice for 30 seconds. * Firstly, we'll do the breathing in the office and they have to recognize, okay, just keep doing the deep breathing. While you're focusing, your mind may go all over the place, when you realize it, just bring it back to what you're focusing on.
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Bullying Story * When we're bullied, we tend to take things very personally, it's hard not to do that when somebody is bullying you. * I have worked considerably with children and using mindfulness to help children learn to not take things personally. As a result, children are often the pawns or victims of their circumstance. * Most importantly, mindfulness is learning to recognize and know what you feel. Mindfulness can help particularly in regards to bullying; for instance it can help us develop compassion for the other person. * Each of us has our own vulnerabilities in regards to bullying. We bring our own vulnerabilities to the table. * To sum it up, somebody who's a bully is often wearing a mask. Therefore, mindfulness helps us learn how to not get sucked in or take the bait, and also how to extricate yourself from the situation. Being mindful is recognizing that it's okay to feel scared, or angry, or intimidated. Those are just feelings, mindfulness helps us learn that those are just feelings and they're not going to last. It helps us move out of the situation. * Above all, it's also understanding a bit how the brain works. When bad things happen to us, or when we worry about something, our anxiety brain, it's called the amygdala, is designed to protect us and cause the body to pump out adrenaline. In addition, that part of the brain can't see reality. * Lastly, when we become anxious, it doesn't know. Are you worried about being late for work, being bullied,or about a tiger chasing you?
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Bob Proctor, Legend and Mentor is the topic of my episode today. I've been reflecting on the fact that my longtime mentor Bob Proctor, has passed. That happened on Thursday, February 3. Bob Proctor has been a mentor of mine since the 80s. Back in the 80s I followed Bob and in the 90s, I was in a mastermind with him. Bob Proctor was amazing in so many ways. He was deeply knowledgeable and he could talk about and share his wisdom in such a way that you would be able to easily absorb what he was saying. One of the things that Bob would say was, ‘this is not my material.' He would say, This is material that I've learned from other people, everything you're hearing from me, I've learned from other people.
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iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Who is Bob Proctor? Not only has Bob been my mentor for a long time, but in my opinion, Bob Proctor is a legend. Stay tuned and I will share why I believe Bob is a legend. Bob is a fellow Canadian, living relatively close by in Toronto. He's a self-help author and for many years taught the law of attraction. Whether you're a salesperson, you're in business, an entrepreneur, he could teach you how to become successful in life. Sometimes Bob identified himself as a philosopher. he was very well-read and mostly self taught. He was born in 1934 and he's best known for his New York Times best selling book, You Were Born Rich and he wrote a number of other books as well.
Younger Years Bob had low self esteem in his teens and early twenties. He would tell so many stories about his past, stories that would help you connect with him and understand that, he was just an ordinary guy, who at one time was confused and lost. He dropped out of Danforth Tech in Toronto, after he cut his thumb on a bandsaw. And he said that he just didn't seem to have any motivation. He didn't feel like he had any desire to move forward. He talked about how he would go out to the bars with his friends and he was in debt and just couldn't figure out what life was all about.
Firefighter At the age of 26, he got a job serving in a fire department in Toronto. In that job, he met a guy there who gave him a book. And he says, this was the first book he ever read. And wow, did this book ever change Bob's life. The book was called Think and Grow Rich. And you've probably heard of Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. This book, moved him so much that he read it every day.
He told us in the mastermind, he said, “I don't go a day without reading at least a page or two of this book.” And he said a lot of days, I read more than a page or two. And he showed us the book, and it was just worn and tattered and falling apart. And I was like wow, he's not kidding. He really, really read this book a lot, and it just had so much impact on his life.
Today I'm going to talk about a few aspects of Bob Proctor.
1/ Thoughts Are Power What you think about can become your reality. And in fact, Bob taught you that what you think will become your reality. He talked to us a lot about that in the mastermind, and how, sometimes people think this is nonsense, or that this just doesn't make sense. But a lot of the people who think in terms of poverty, or they think in terms of lack, then that's what they're surrounded by. And he had so many stories to tell you and to teach you how what you think about becomes your reality. And he said that thoughts are sending out something like a magnetic signal that's drawing back to you. In the movie, The Secret which featured Bob it stated that ‘if you can see yourself living in abundance, then you will attract it.” And that's exactly what Bob taught.
2/ The Strangest Secret Earl Nightingale is someone who made a recording way back in 1959, called The Strangest Secret. He was a radio broadcaster, and quite a famous radio broadcaster. Up to then most of the successful recordings that had been made were singers and musicians. It wasn't an area where there were a lot of successful spoken word recordings. This recording sold over a million copies, which was huge back in 1959. And so Earl Nightingale was awarded a gold record for having achieved this by Columbia Entertainment. What do you think the strangest secret was? Well, basically, I've already told you the strangest secret is that you can and will become what you think about most of the time.
3/ Think and Grow Rich This book was written in 1937 and was a very popular inspirational motivational book for individuals who wanted to move ahead wanted to reach their goals by learning from important figures in history. It was inspired by Andrew Carnegie. Napoleon Hill interviewed 504 people and some of them were Ford and Wrigley, Wanamaker, Eastman Rockefeller, Edison, Firestone, and also three US presidents. Napoleon Hill took the information he learned from these interviews, and he wove it into this book. It took 20 years of his life that he dedicated to this.
4/ Mantras Bob believed in making sure that the thoughts you think are representing what you want in life and so he talked about mantras and how it was very important to make sure that those thoughts going through your mind were positive and were thoughts that could bring in more positivity. He warned you about certain things. He said, for example, don't think I want to get rid of my debt because your brain is going to be thinking about and hearing the word debt. He said that will bring on more debt that's going to keep you in debt.
Instead, he said, Think think things like this; Every day, in every way, I am becoming more and more prosperous. Here's another one, I am so happy and grateful now that money comes to me in increasing quantities from multiple sources. That was another one that he strongly encouraged us to focus on. You can call them mantras or you can call them something else, it doesn't matter what you call them. Bob said, just make sure that the thoughts that you're running through your mind are positive, and that they are representing what you want to bring into your life.
5/ Bob Proctor, Legend Bob was a legend for so many reasons. I mean, in fact, he was actually asked to write the afterword in the book, Think and Grow Rich. He was a world renowned speaker having spoken in countries all over the world. He was very into thinking up new exciting ways to create and to help people. And, as I've already talked about, he explains that your mind and your body is all about vibration, and humans are capable of controlling your thoughts and therefore our vibrations. He talked about how everything is vibrating molecules and therefore we're capable of controlling our results. Because we are able to think we have thoughts. And he said there's nothing in a person's life they cannot change through thought and the law of attraction.
He taught that having a definite goal is one of the best ways to achieve what you want. And he emphasized to write down your goals and make them clear. He taught us to have a little card that you carry with you that you constantly look at you remind yourself what are my goals? What am I working toward? What do I want in my life? This was something that he emphasized over and over.
He emphasized the law of attraction and he told lots of different stories that would teach us to to think positively and think thoughts that would increase your confidence and increase your abilities, increase your connections with people. He said, The best way to use your mind was to receive ideas from Infinite Intelligence. He also taught us to be aware of our thoughts and think accurately and change our thoughts into the positive so we could move toward what we truly wanted to have in our lives. He also talked about how to avoid anything that could sabotage your success. Bob always dressed for success. And that's why I dressed up today with a tie and nice dress shirt.
Pictures With Bob I remember one time when my wife and son and I went to Toronto, and saw him and spent time with him there. And he was having a small event that that I was invited to, and it was an event where he was speaking, and so was his wife, because he was supporting his wife in a multi level marketing project that she was working on at the time. Afterwards, I was able to talk to him and get a picture with him. It was incredible to spend time with him and not only hear him in person and be there in his presence, and then be able to walk up and talk to him and ask questions.
The Secret He's also very well known for his contribution to the film and the book, The Secret by Rhonda Burns. He was a very central part of that. And if you look at The Secret movie, or read the book, you'll see that that Bob was quoted in there quite a bit. It was back in 1984, when he published his best selling book, You Were Born Rich. And that was, I think that's where Rhonda Byrne, the person that created the movie and book The Secret, she became familiar with Bob's book and got to know Bob and, and the rest is history.
Dedicated Bob was dedicated to helping his followers tap into their inner self. He made it clear that your inner self is what is controlling everything that is brought into your life. It's also controlling the things that you're repelling and therefore the things that are not coming into your life. Whether it's a poor self image or a bad paradigm. He talked about paradigms a lot, and your programming. He would say, maybe it's a bad programming that's leading to poor results.
Vibrations He taught that everything in the universe vibrates and that these vibrations attract each other. Since humans are capable of controlling our thoughts, and therefore our vibrations, we are capable of controlling our results. So in conclusion, he said there's nothing in a person's life, they cannot change through thought, and the law of attraction. I am grateful to have had Bob as a mentor. Take what we've learned today about Bob Proctor to reach new heights of calm focus, and happiness.
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Suggested Resources * Book: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill * Book: You Were Born Rich by Bob Proctor * App: Insight Timer
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Mads Friis is the founder of the Growth Island podcast on health, performance, business, and life's bigger mysteries, covering more than 90 episodes with global experts. One of his biggest passions is building health-related impact ventures and during the past years, he has co-built 3 successful startups with KRING. With his background in management consulting experience from Deloitte and his own experience from startups, Mads started actively training startups and worked with +150 global teams. Playing sports at a high level and discovering many studies on personal growth and performance led Mads into a continuous research journey. He found that many resources focus 80% on the problems and only 20% on the solutions. Now he is on the mission to flip this statistic around to help more people. Join us to talk about Winning Habits and Routines to benefit your business.
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Most Influential Person * Tony Robbins * Dalai Lama
Effect on Emotions * There has been a huge impact in regards to becoming aware of my emotions. * I try to look at myself from higher up, looking down into myself and to ask what's going on right now? * That gives us the ability to actually control the emotions and act in a fruitful way, instead of letting your emotions take over.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is life changing and is the thing that centers me the fastest * I learned the breathing method to breathe all the way down your diaphragm and your stomach. * Then on the breath out, you do a humming sound like, ummm. You try and get as deep down in your chest as possible for as long as possible. * If you do four of those breaths, you'll feel a significant change in your body.
Suggested Resources * Book: Winning Habits & Routines * Book: The Happiness Advantage By Shawn Achor * App: Insight Timer * App: Nuni.Ai (This app is in Beta Mode)
Bullying Story * When you're on social media and you get all of these bad messengers, it can be absolutely horrible. * If you try to do something or create something, the more successful you become, the more nasty stuff people will write. * I think the best thing is really to breathe, relax, and consider what is your purpose. Then accept that people who write these negative messages are in a very bad place. * If you can be mindful and just breathe, I think that is extremely important. * The human brain is not wired for us to be happy. It's wired for us for survive. So we see the negative much more than the positive. * I can have nine positive comments, but it's still that one negative that my brain focuses on. And that's where mindfulness comes in. It helps me see what's actually important.
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Jack Canfield offers Success Principles that can help anyone move forward in their lives. I interviewed Jack Canfield back in April 2020. Jack Canfield is the man who, with a partner started the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series. He ended up selling more more books than practically anyone else in the English language that I know of anyway. It was fascinating to talk with Jack and to hear him share stories and talk about his success principles that he teaches. And I thought, why don't I have a chat with you today and just reveal to you those success principles. Jack is a down-to-earth, gentle kind of man; definitely a person who practices mindfulness.
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iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify 21 Cent Dinners He told some of his stories on the show. Jack sometimes tells a story about an 11 cent bag of spaghetti noodles, and how he was going to college on a scholarship and the scholarship paid for his books and his clothes and things like that. But he was so broke, he said that he'd be eating 21 cent dinners, so a 10 cent can of tomato paste and garlic salt over an 11 cent bag of spaghetti noodles. He really didn't have very much abundance financially at that point in time. It was not easy for him. He was so determined to succeed and he thought of creating books with inspirational stories that people would like to read. However, after he approached a few publishers, they told him this was not a good idea. But he didn't give up. He was determined and kept moving forward and asking more and more publishers to publish his book. Jack ended up being turned down by 144 publishers until finally somebody decided to take a chance and publish his book.
This is how the famous ‘Chicken Soup For The Soul' series was born. Jack recently wrote a book called The Success Principles: How To Get From Where You Are To Where You Want To Be. I read this book and found it to be an interesting read and a powerful book. I agree with Jack when he talks about his success principles, because I've interviewed a lot of people too. One of the things he says is that by connecting with successful people, you start to notice how they live and, and some of the principles they live by. Jack explains that they don't always start with lots of money or high level connections or privileged circumstances. He writes that they have certain similarities in their success principles. That is why he goes ahead in this book and shares some of those success principles. A
Plan, Focus, Persevere The first success principal is to plan, focus and then persevere. And all of those three things, they kind of fit together. Jack Canfield is known to be an expert at focus and he has written a book about this subject. So planning is not useful unless you persevere. And of course, persevering doesn't mean much unless you have a plan. So that first step is really important; plan, focus and persevere.
Constant Learning I know Jack reads a lot and learns a lot from the many people that he that he works with including authors, entrepreneurs, creators, and business experts. Become a constant learner and you will be headed toward success. This is a powerful success principle.
Keep Score Successful people keep score on the critical drivers of their success. So in other words, as they're moving along, they're aware of what is helping them to be successful. So keeping score, and being aware of what isn't successful is also important. Always be aware of what is working and what is not working in your business and in your life.
Believe Success principle number four is to believe in yourself. You may not feel like you have a lot of confidence, or you may not feel like you've had a lot of successes. In spite of that, you can move to a place where you will believe in yourself. It's not always easy, but you can do things to help boost your belief in yourself. Meditation and self-hypnosis are two of those practices that will help increase your confidence. Using mantras can also help with your confidence. It is not necessarily easy to move from lacking confidence to a place where you believe in yourself, but there are steps you can take to help yourself be that person who has more confidence.
Positive Money Consciousness Success principle number five is to have positive money consciousness. We've talked a lot on the show about positive money consciousness. There are many human beings out there that do not have this; a lot of us have a belief that somehow money has a negative connotation or money is somehow evil. Some believe that if you have a lot of money in your life, then you will have more problems. In many peoples' minds, there are a lot of negatives that go along with having money.
Surround Yourself Surround yourself with successful, positive people. People that make you feel good will help you move toward success. In the book, Jack expands on the above Success Principles and tells stories and uses examples. Jack helps you understand and remember each of these concepts in in a deep, lasting way.
Workbook I definitely recommend his book. And not only have Jack written this book, Success Principles, he also has a Success Principles Workbook. So you can read the book, and then get the success principles workbook, which is an action plan for getting from where you are to where you want to be.
It was a privilege to interview jack on episode 537. And you can go to that episode; www.mindfulnessmode.com/537 and and check out the interview. Thank you for joining me today. You can start by doing one or two of the success principles and as you gradually make positive changes in your life, you will move toward more successes. Take these ideas and suggestions that I've shared with you today, and reach new heights of calm focus and happiness. Stay in the mode
Suggested Resources * Book: Emotional Chaos To Clarity: Move From the Chaos of the Reactive Mind to the Clarity of the Responsive Mind by Phillip Moffitt * Book: How to Live from Your Heart: Deepen Relationships, Develop Creativity, and Discover Inner Wisdom by Nanette V. Hucknall * App: Insight Timer
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Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Patty Castellanos is a Cuban-American born mother, living in Miami. She is a dedicated, strong-willed, compassionate and passionate wife and mother of 2 amazing kids. Patty knows what it is like to want to support your career and family, manage a home and business, while carving out time for self-care and scheduling a night out. In 2011, Patty had her first child by Cesarean Section birth, which changed her outlook on birth and motherhood. Her life changed and this became the reason for the launch of her private practice, The Expression Center. In 2015, her little family was completed with her daughter, who was born via VBAC; Vaginal Birth After Cesarean. This was a powerful journey of healing, learning and growth. Patty's family is her passion, not a 9-5 job. She works with mothers every day, who choose to put their motherhood journey and healing as their priority, because being a happy and healthy mom is a priority. Patty uses traditional therapeutic tools and techniques combined with the power of the subconscious mind to create change through hypnosis.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.theexpressioncenter.com
Most Influential Person * Leon Kassianos, Doula (birth support person)
Effect on Emotions * As a mom, and as a supporter, and therapist to moms, it's so easy for moms to lose their cool, to explode, to completely lose track of the moment. So as a mom, I work to always practice what I teach. * As a woman, I also work to consistently allow myself to focus on the here and now. Because it really is like a cycle. When we are able to focus on mindfulness and be in the here and now. * Our kids see it. When our kids see it, they then are able to give us a better communication, understanding. And they are better at what they're doing as well. * Relationships are stronger, families are stronger, and really all comes together to focusing on mindfulness, the present moment, and here and now.
Thoughts on Breathing * Oh, my gosh, breathing is everything. In fact, I just got a text yesterday, from one of my clients that texted me saying, I'm sorry, I've been missing in action. I had my baby on November 2, no epidural, all natural, and my husband was a trooper. And the one thing that was the biggest help, was breathing. * The Hypno birthing breathing really worked. It's amazing, because all of the breathing techniques that I teach my clients are breathing techniques that they could use for a lifetime. So I teach calm, breathing, calm breathing, to really focus your intentions, return to the here and now. * Allow yourself to even throw a quick affirmation out there, to really bring yourself back to what you need to do in the moment. * Then for those that are pregnant and preparing for labor delivery, I also teach them breathing, and birth breathing. And it's amazing, the way that the breath can really allow you to connect your mind and your body so that your body can work most effectively.
Suggested Resources * Book: Hypnobirthing: A Natural Approach To A Safe, Easier, More Comfortable Birthing by Marie Mongan * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story * Any pressure around conceiving a child is completely multifaceted because every woman is a unique individual although not every woman has that dream of conceiving a child. * Recently I had a client that never ever thought that she wanted to have a child, but then she got married and her husband wanted a child. * After a few years, she conceded and she told her husband, “I am going to give you a child.”
Related Episodes * Kate Erickson: Different as a Kid, Journey to Systems and Processes Expert at EOFire Explained * The Mosaic of Life’s Poetic Journey; Author Daniel Levin * One Woman’s Journey to Elation; Pat Alva-Kraker
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Why Be An Optimist is the question I ask of you today. Have you ever thought about this question? I believe there are many reasons to be an optimist, although I think many individuals may not feel they have a choice. In my opinion, you do have a choice as to whether you are seen as an optimist or a pessimist. This depends on you. Mindfulness can help you think differently and it can help you be seen differently by others. Today I am sharing 5 reasons why you will become more of an optimist as you grow your mindfulness practice.
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iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify A Quote A Pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; An Optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. – Sir Winston Churchill Nov 30 1874 – Jan 24, 1965
What are your thoughts about the above quote? Do you think that an optimist does indeed see opportunities in EVERY difficulty?
Here are 5 reasons why I believe you will become more of an optimist as you grow your mindfulness practice.
Life Is Valuable
Living in the moment helps you realize that life is worth living. Once you discover that you can be content and grounded in this very moment, you realize that life can give you pleasure if you allow yourself to welcome mindfulness into your life.
Positive Thoughts Feel Good Mindfulness helps you identify what you are thinking – once you do, you realize that positive thoughts feel good.
Gratitude Pumps Me Up Gratitude is part of mindfulness and gratitude helps me feel positive, happy, and optimistic. After a one-hour run while doing self-hypnosis, I feel energized and eager to face the world.
Optimists Attract Optimists Optimistic people don’t usually want to be around pessimistic people. Optimists seek out each other and as a result they prosper and find ways to thrive.
Be Happy Now Mindfulness teaches us to Be Happy Now. Being happy is comfortable, cozy, relaxing, less stress than other mindsets, and just plain feels good.
What does mindfulness add to your life? I'd be interested to hear from you. Send me an email at, bruce@mindfulnessmode.com and let me know your thoughts. Also, if you have a topic you'd like me to cover on my Sunday episodes, I'd love to hear that too. Thanks so much for joining me.
Suggested Resources * Book: Emotional Chaos To Clarity: Move From the Chaos of the Reactive Mind to the Clarity of the Responsive Mind by Phillip Moffitt * Book: How to Live from Your Heart: Deepen Relationships, Develop Creativity, and Discover Inner Wisdom by Nanette V. Hucknall * App: Insight Timer
Related Episodes * How To Live From The Heart; Nanette Hucknall * 511 Pause, Breathe, And Smile To Awaken Your Mindfulness; Gary Gach * 325 Be a Little Crazy Says Storyteller Devin Galaudet
Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life
Julia Arndt is the founder of the Peak Performance Method (PPM); a unique model combining critical productivity, mindfulness and leadership tools to help forward thinking individuals and organizations develop the next workplace superpower through scalable programs. Julia is a stress management trainer, international speaker and the host of the “STRESSD” podcast that has over 60.000 podcast downloads globally to date. Julia originally hails from Germany, has lived in 5 countries over the last 14 years and speaks three languages fluently. After working at Google in Silicon Valley for seven and a half years while the company grew from 30.000 to 100.000 employees, Julia has been running her own consulting and coaching business, helping over 6500 employees at innovative companies like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Uber, Swisscom and many more understand the effects of stress on body and mind, move beyond burnout and build a mindful lifestyle that delivers focus, high energy and productivity.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Company: Julia Arndt Coaching, Inc. * Website: www.peakperformancemethod.com * Podcast: STRESSD * Book: Winning Mindset
Most Influential Person * Her Dad
Effect on Emotions * Using mindfulness to deal with my emotions has been very important for me, especially in the last year. * I went through a very difficult breakup with my fiancee last year and so it's been a very emotional last year for me. * Mindfulness has [helped] and it has been incredibly difficult to stay sane and to manage my emotions.
Thoughts on Breathing * I specifically got into meditation this year. * I have actually 400 hours of yoga teacher training certification as well. * I always knew that meditation is important, but I was always like, I'm not a meditator. * I like different visualizations and breathing techniques in order to bring myself back into the present moment.
Suggested Resources * Book: Winning Mindset * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Book: The Four Agreements : A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book) * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story * I think mindfulness in the workplace can help you to understand what's happening [re: bullying] * It can help make some space between the attacker and, and help you maybe not take it as personal. * I think mindfulness can help you to assess more rationally, to determine what is happening and then take action based on that insight, instead of from that place of fear, anger, and aggression.
Related Episodes * Fuel Your Energy, Purpose and Performance: Rajshree Patel * Leadership Skills and Business Performance with Wu Li Turtle Founder Rubye Bray * Benjamin Tyler: Check Your Mental State for High Performance Using Mindfulness
Special Offer Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Living with yourself is the topic I've decided to cover today. We often have a dialogue with ourselves that looks like a back and forth conversation. I often talk about the inner bully, and how some of that chatter that's going on is not very positive or encouraging. Sometimes we say mean and nasty things to ourselves that we would never say to another person. So we really have to be careful of how we converse with ourselves in our own minds.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Awareness As soon as you become aware of how you're living with yourself and what your inner chatter is saying to you, then you can do something about it. You have to identify it first, and clearly listen to the words you are saying. Living With Yourself is a TV show on Netflix featuring actor, Paul Rudd. At first, I didn't think of this show in the context of mindfulness and the inner bully, but the more I thought about it I realized it was related. The main character in this show has two sides. One side is upbeat and positive and things in his life are going well. He succeeds at his job and he's seen as a winner, even by himself. He also has an opposite side that is not doing so well. He's struggling and having challenges on a regular basis.
One of Those Days? Are you like me? Are there some days when things just seem to fall into place, and you feel terrific about life? On those ‘sunny days', you have an amazingly positive outlook and you just feel terrific. Then there are other days where the opposite is true. The TV show, Living With Yourself, lays this out for you. We all are living with ourselves and it's up to us to figure out how to live in such a way that that we feel good about it and enjoy our journey.
More Great Days Mindfulness can help us have more of the great days. We learn to be aware of our thoughts and to live in the moment. Of course, we think about the future, we make plans but it's also important to live in the moment and be happy now. We can chose to be happy with our lives at the present moment. This TV show reminded me of specific ways we can live life with a winning mindset.
Dress For The Day The pandemic can leave me feeling like I'm in a rut sometimes. Maybe some days I might not get dressed up as much as usual or maybe not shave and do what I can to look my best. My suggestion is to do what you can to feel better, and if that means not wearing sweatpants as much and fixing up your hair or dressing up in some nicer clothes, then make the effort to do that. Your family will likely notice and you will feel more like a winner. Maybe you are working but in spite of that, keep habits in place that make you feel good.
Get Up At A Set Time I suggest you get up at a planned time, and stick to routines that really work for you. Your routines can help you to feel like things are going well and and you're getting tasks accomplished. If you get up in the morning and take action, working on your list of jobs that correspond to your goals, then you'll feel like you are moving forward and I you will feel better as a result.
Exercise Make sure that exercise is built into your schedule, one way or another. We are fed by our endorphins; those endorphins that are created when we move and when we get exercise, whether that's going for a brisk walk, a swim, a run, or another activity. Whatever it takes for you to move your body will definitely result in helping you feel better and be more healthy. Once you become more active, take note of how good you feel.
Feed Your Brain Set aside some time to read or to listen to podcasts or to meditate. I meditate every day and this practice has improved my life as it has for many of my guests and listeners too. Make sure that you are delivering for you, as well as for other people in your life. Sometimes we spend a lot of time serving others, working at our job, and taking care of our families. Also make an effort to set aside time for you.
Listen To Your Needs Listen to your body, because your body will let you know if something is out of whack. The more you can listen to your body and notice what's happening with it, the better your life will become. Notice the messages that you are receiving, no matter how busy you are. If your life is on super-speed and you're going all the time, busy and constantly on the go, you might not notice what your body is telling you. Are you living a frantic life? That's an important question to consider.Meditation is one tool that can help you become more aware of your needs.
Living With Yourself If you feel like checking out the TV show, Living With Yourself, you might find it interesting and entertaining. For me, the concept is very interesting, and I found the show quite fascinating.
What does mindfulness add to your life? I'd be interested to hear from you. Send me an email at, bruce@mindfulnessmode.com and let me know your thoughts. Also, if you have a topic you'd like me to cover on my Sunday episodes, I'd love to hear that too. Thanks so much for joining me.
Suggested Resources * Book: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck * Book: OASIS Conversations: Leading With An Open Mindset To Maximize Potential by Ann Van Eron * App: Insight Timer
Related Episodes * Exercise Your Emotions Like Muscles * How To Live From The Heart * 414 Mental and Emotional Growth; Karen Millsap
Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Shaahin Cheyene is considered one of the leading global minds on what’s next in e-commerce, Amazon and the internet. He is described as the “Willy Wonka Of Generation X” by the London Observer and Newsweek and is one of the most forward thinkers in business – with his Amazon Mastery Course he acutely recognizes trends and patterns early on the Amazon platform to help others understand how these shifts impact markets and consumer behavior.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.ShaahinCheyenne.com * Website: FBASellerCourse.com * Email: Darkzess@gmail.com (Mention Bruce to get a free 1 hour course) * Podcast: Hack And Grow Rich Podcast
Most Influential Person * Edward Lawson
Effect on Emotions * Emotions are triggered by instability, sometimes the ability to watch your emotions, and your feelings without judgment can lead to a greater sense of calm, a greater sense of understanding. * Being mindful of what's going on around me and to be able to watch my emotions, watch my feelings, without judgment for a period of time, the ability to suspend judgment is again, another superpower.
Thoughts on Breathing * I'm a big fan of Wim Hof and the Wim Hof Method. * I do Wim Hof's cold exposure. * I also like doing box breathing.
Suggested Resources * Book: How To Fail At Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams * Book: The Oxygen Advantage by Patrick McKeown * Book: Altered Traits by Daniel Goleman * Book: Billion: How I Became King Of The Thrill Pill Cult by Shaahin Cheyenne * App: Trip – Oculus System * App: Muse
Bullying Story * Bullying story coming soon.
Related Episodes * Your Success Insights With Dr. Richard Shuster * Grasping The Emotion of Trauma; David Richman * Live True With Authenticity; Ora Nadrich
Special Offer Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Wow, What A Ride is the name of this episode. Let me tell you what inspired me to share this topic with you today. My wife sent me a quote, “life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of riding safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud ‘o smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, wow, what a ride.” This quote is by Hunter S. Thompson. I thought what an interesting concept to think about. After all, mindfulness is often thinking about healthy eating and just being happy and healthy and living that kind of life. Do you sometimes think it's risky to be too careful? Maybe being too careful will cause us to miss out on life. This quote says hey, live your life, enjoy your life. I decided to look up Hunter S. Thompson and find out more about him.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Who Is Hunter? Hunter Stockton Thompson founded a movement in journalism called the gonzo journalism movement. He rose to prominence with the publication of a book called ‘Hells Angels'. This is a book that he spent almost two years living and riding with the Hells Angels motorcycle gang in order to write this firsthand account of their lives and what it was like being a Hells Angel member. Thompson was born in 1937, in Kentucky and he died in 2005. My research said, in one of the articles; Hunter had a briefcase of drugs and a supreme command of language. And as he defined his legacy at Rolling Stone, he changed journalism in the process. So yes, Hunter became a journalist at Rolling Stone magazine, and really made an impact there as a journalist.
What do you think? What are your thoughts? Do you think it's really important to do what he suggests in this in this quote? “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, in a cloud o' smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, wow, what a ride!”
Take Chances There are five ideas that came to me as a result of the above quote. The first one is, take chances. I think it's really important not to be too careful all the time; not be too worried about taking risks. Don't be so concerned that something negative might happen. I really think it's important in life to take chances, I mean, that's my philosophy. I have known people with the opposite philosophy. People who are extremely careful and never want to take chances. That's not my philosophy. I really like the idea of taking chances; the idea of doing things that maybe a lot of other people would not choose to do. I think taking chances makes life fun; makes it interesting. It gives life, an aspect of excitement. And it's just the way I want to live life.
Be Creative The second thing, I believe, is use your creativity. And I think that a lot of people in adulthood, get kind of cornered in their career, where they really are not using very much creativity. I've interviewed a lot of people that got stuck in a job of some kind and they kind of woke up one day and thought, What am I doing? I'm not, grabbing life by the horns. I'm not really digging in and enjoying my life the way I should be. And then they turned around and discovered that through creativity, they could discover something about themselves. They could discover something about the world that just changed their perspective. And I can think of a number of guests on my show who fit this description. Tommy Breedlove is one of them. I absolutely loved having him on the show. It was episode 554. Tommy is one of those people that has that a huge creative side. And he introduced me to some other people that I've had on the show that were really creative as well. So whether it's getting into music, like my episode that I just just had with Jack Stafford if you'd missed that episode (725)m I'd encourage you to go back and check it out. You can check out jack Stafford at podsongs.com.
There are a lot of different ways to be creative. I believe using your creativity is a way to give yourself a breathtaking life like Hunter Thompson talked about.
Push Yourself Push yourself into the world. Do you make it a point to go out and speak to people and to connect with people? Like I was saying Tony Breedlove is a connector and has a vibrant life as as result of that philosophy. Do you want to just disappear into the background when there's a lot of people around? Even if you're an introvert, you may notice that sometimes you sort of push yourself and you get to meet people. That's how a lot of the most interesting things happened in my life. They happened because I took that extra initiative and pushed myself outside of my comfort zone.
Whether you're an introvert or an extrovert, it doesn't matter. It's important to push yourself into the world, make connections, talk to people, ask questions, tell stories, you know, be willing to push yourself that way. And that can lead to things that you'd never imagine like friendships, jobs, relationships, and more.
Today is my my aunt Peg's birthday. What an amazing, wonderful woman she was. She was so vibrant and upbeat and she had the most beautiful laugh. She would laugh this beautiful, heartfelt, hearty laugh and smile at you and, and there'd be a twinkle in her eye. She was a very beautiful soul. And so today, I've been thinking about her a lot, because she was somebody I really related to. I believe she pushed herself in the world to inspire others.
Listen To Your Emotions It is so important to be aware of and pay attention to your emotions. What are they telling you? Is it about fear? Is it about joy? What are your emotions telling you? Live life with gusto, like Hunter Thomas described in his quote. Much of that is about listening to your emotions. If you have fear, identify the fear. Admit that you're really scared and then decide whether to move forward. Being aware of your emotions will help you exponentially in your life.
Be Grateful Being grateful is a way to win in this world. If you're a person that has that kind of gusto, with a twinkle in your eye like my Aunt Peg, you'll be a winner. Do you have that hunger for excitement and an interest in meeting people and doing new things? I believe that being grateful is a big part of becoming that kind of person. It can help you to to embrace life, to live life with gusto and to feel, when you get to latter part of your life that you really have nailed life and embraced it. I'm not saying I agree with everything Hunter Thompson did, but he certainly lived life with gusto.
Take what we've learned today to reach new heights calm focus and happiness. Stay in the mode
Suggested Resources * Book: Legendary: A Simple Playbook For Building and Living A Legendary Life, and Being Remembered As A Legend by Tommy Breedlove * Book: Fur Shui: An Introduction To Animal Feng Shui by Paula Brown * Book: Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson * App: Insight Timer
Related Episodes * Live a Legendary Life; Tommy Breedlove * 262 How A Visual Artist Lives Mindfulness; Clay Stapleford * 296 The Feng Shui of Mindfulness; Paula Brown
Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life
The word, fulfillment is a word I'd like to discuss. What does it mean to you? I've had a word of the year, many times, and I found it to be a helpful practice. I can use my word of the year to be inspired every day, in one way or another. Let's talk about having a word of the year. Do you think having a word of the year is a valuable exercise? Before we talk about the word of the year, I want to share with you a quote for the year that I thought was meaningful. I put it up on TikTok to share with the world.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify A Quote Here's the quote, “be the one who is so busy loving your life, that you have no time for hate, regret, or fear.” I think there's a lot to that quote that's valuable; be the one who is so busy loving your life. And that's related to loving yourself, of course, because if you have a dislike for yourself, if you have a hate-on for yourself, you're probably going to have a hate-on for your life. And so I think it's one in the same. So again, be so busy loving yourself, or be so busy loving your life. I think those two thoughts are very similar.
The next part of the quote is that you will have no time for hate, regret, or fear. Those are all very different things but they are all rooted from fear. Fear is one of those emotions that other emotions come from, including hate, anger, and regret. It's important to embrace fear and just say to yourself, hey, I'm just going to let that fear happen. I'm going to examine it, I'm going to notice it, I'm going to pay attention to it. And I think for me, many times in my life, I tried to not pay attention to it. I tried to push it down, I tried to get busy, so I wouldn't be thinking about it or think about something else.
What Is Fear? Fear is something that, if you welcome it, if you are open to it, if you allow it to be, then it won't seem like such a big deal. But that's why I think this quote is really great. “Be the one who is so busy loving your life, that you have no time for hate, regret or fear”. And that quote is by Karen Salmonsohn. And I didn't know this author before I found the quote but I looked her up and noticed she's the author of this book, which I think I'd really enjoy reading, called “Happy Habits: 50 Science Backed Rituals To Adopt (or stop) To Boost Health and Happiness. Keep practicing mindfulness and you will learn more and more about the definition of fear
Your Word? How can I release a habit that is not serving me any longer? The answer to this question will reveal a very important way to get ahead. This is something a lot of people think of, at the beginning of the year of the year. I haven't read Karen Salmonsohn's book, but I think probably the book is excellent. But back to Word of the Year. So my word of the year is fulfillment, what is yours? What does fulfillment really mean to you? Well, I think to me, as a mindfulness guy, I think you can choose to be fulfilled, I think fulfillment is a choice. A lot of people do not feel fulfilled in their lives. And that causes them a lot of pain, a lot of angst, a lot of anxiety. And they go day after day feeling as though they have missed the boat. Feeling thoughts like, I'm not achieving enough, I'm not enough. And that is what I have experienced with my clients. A lot of times their anxiety boils down to is this belief that they are not enough, they don't make enough money, or they haven't made enough impact on the world, or maybe haven't authored enough books.
You Are ______. You know what? You are enough. I think that's what mindfulness teaches us. It teaches us to be happy at this very moment. And I think that's why fulfillment is such a great word because you can choose to be fulfilled. Now, it may not be easy to just suddenly decide, I'm fulfilled. The fact is, if you decide that you are going to be satisfied in your life at this very moment, it will give you peace, it will give you a sense of being grounded, so that you can move forward.
Mindfulness certainly does mean to be happy in the moment. Mindfulness also means you can achieve incredible things in your life. It doesn't mean don't look to the future, it doesn't mean don't make goals. You can definitely set goals and have all sorts of plans for your life. But you can also be happy in the moment. So the definition of fulfillment is, “the achievement of something desired, promised, or predicted.
It's important to to think logically about how to be happy in life. How can you feel fulfilled? What do you need to do to feel fulfilled? So fulfillment is my word for 2022.
Why choose a word? Why is it important to choose a word for the year? Hear my thoughts by tuning into the episode.
Suggested Resources * Book: Happy Habits: 50 Science Backed Rituals To Adopt (or stop) To Boost Health and Happiness by Karen Salmonsohn * Book: Feel Better In Five Minutes: Amanda Hainline * App: Insight Timer
Related Episodes * 496 Stop Missing Your Life; Discover Mindfulness With Cory Muscara * 367 Moving in Mindful Motion With Diena Seeger * 268 Unlock Self-Love With The Mindfulness Key Suggests Joie Cheng
Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Jared Karol is the founder of a consulting firm specializing in guiding White people to confront racism. As a trusted advisor, he guides executives, people managers, and dedicated change agents at Fortune 500 companies, startups, and nonprofits through his work at JaredKarol.com. Jared is a sought-after professional speaker, panel moderator, leadership coach, and facilitator of difficult conversations. Jared's storytelling approach inspires and influences individuals and groups worldwide. An avid reader, accomplished musician, and active meditator, he lives with his family in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.JaredKarol.com * Podcast: A White Guy Confronting Racism
Most Influential Person * Karen van Dyne, Meditation Teacher
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has helped me be less volatile and to be able to sit with discomfort whether it's with my family or kids or doing this work. Mindfulness has helped me with impermanence, knowing that it's always going to pass and so how do we get through those moments of discomfort with equanimity and composure and integrity.
Thoughts on Breathing * I breathe every morning. In fact, I took time this morning, an hour before we recorded this. Breathing is central. I always remind myself if I'm in a tense situation or if I'm anxious to speak or facilitate a group of less than welcoming people, then I breathe. * It always brings me back to centering where I can do my best work.
Suggested Resources * Book: A White Guy Confronting Racism: An Invitation to Reflect and Act * Book: I'll Meet You There: A Practical Guide to Empathy, Mindfulness and Communication by Shantigarbha * Book: The Inner Work of Racial Justice by Rhonda V Magee * Book: Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out by Ruth King * Book: The Way Of Tenderness by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel * Book: Anything by Pema Chodron, Thich Nhat Hanh * Resource: Tricycle, the Buddhist Review * App: N/A
Bullying Story * My discomfort and the fact that I get criticized and attacked and that people question my motives, my character, my ability; all that I have to absorb. It doesn't mean it doesn't hurt or that I don't have feelings or that I don't get triggered. All of that happens, but because of mindfulness we absorb that, we sit with it so that we can respond instead of react. * I will say to people, that is nothing, anything that I will receive is nothing compared to what black people and other people of color, experience every day of their lives.
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I just really wish you the very best, Mindful Tribe. I wish that you feel this amazing feeling in your life of calm focus, and happiness. And that's because way back in 2015, when I started the Mindfulness Mode Podcast, one of my goals was that through mindfulness, I would be able to help you, my listener, learn how to experience calm, focus, and happiness. And that's why I chose that as my tagline; reach new heights of calm focus and happiness.
I've been learning the subtle details of mindfulness along with you, Mindful Tribe. I've been learning from all my fantastic guests, and I've learned that it's important to understand about our emotions. That we have to live with our emotions, and to welcome and open to our emotions. That's pretty much where it all starts. Understanding that when we suppress our emotions, that's not a good thing. It's not healthy to suppress your emotions, push them away, do things so that we can just ignore them pretend they're not there. That's certainly something I've done a lot in my life. I've learned from my guests that many people push away their emotions.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify A Book Being grateful is an important part of my life. Is this important to you, Mindful Tribe? It's great when you can truly allow yourself to appreciate whatever is in your life. a book called, ‘Letting Go; The Pathway of Surrender', by David R. Hawkins. What a great book. A number of guests on my show have recommended David Hawkins. This is only one of the books in the series, and I'm absolutely enjoying it.
One of my favorite books, which has to do with letting go is called ‘The Surrender Experiment', by Michael A Singer. Quite a few of my guests have suggested this book as well. This book is written like a novel and each chapter ends with a cliffhanger and it's very much an easy-read. It's about the how the author makes a decision early in his life, to simply let go; he makes this decision that he's going to lead his life by letting go and letting things unfold naturally, and basically to say yes, to whatever presents itself. And he decides to meditate a lot and have meditation as a central part of his life and use meditation as a way that he will deal with most aspects of his life. And it's really fascinating how things turn out. So if you haven't read this, I would recommend it.
A Wish My holiday wish for you is that you are able to notice and embrace your emotions, whatever they are. Some of our emotions, of course, can be very painful. The emotions of fear, anger, and bereavement, you know, if you've lost a loved one in your life, I truly feel for you. It's really important to embrace these emotions. Also, besides learning to embrace the emotions, my holiday wish for you is that you would be able to genuinely ask yourself, these three questions. And the three questions can make a massive difference in your life as to how you process your emotions, and whether you actually do process your emotions.
Hold a Pen Before I tell you what the three questions are, I just want to say that, one of the things I've learned is that the most effective and most life changing things that I've learned in my life have been the simplest. As humans, we tend to over complicate things, we tend to think that for something to be effective, and really worthwhile. It has to be something that either costs a lot of money or takes a lot of time to learn, or is just very difficult to comprehend it. Well, actually, I think in some ways, the opposite is true. Sometimes some of these things are very, very simple. And the person who teaches this process of focusing on these three questions, suggests you pick up a pen and hold it. He says, just hold the pen loosely. Then he says okay, release it and drop it.
Easier Than You Think That's how easy it actually is to let go of your emotion that's holding you back. Simply let go of what's bothering you. This method is taken from the Sedona Method, and that's at sedona.com. This is something that I learned from Hale Dwoskin, the man who teaches the Sedona Method. I interviewed Hale Dwoskin back in July of 2020. The episode was # 570. So you can go to MindfulnessMode.com/570, and you can hear Hale on that episode. He is a New York Times bestselling author of ‘The Sedona Method', and he's featured in a movie called Letting Go. You'll learn more about him if you listen to that episode. This method called The Sedona Method was invented first by Lester Levinson and he wrote a book called, Happiness is Free and It's Easier Than You Think. This is a five book series. The teachings boil down to three questions.
What Bothers You? Think to yourself, is there a situation in your life that really irritates you, that really bothers you. Do you realize that you're thinking about this a lot? Maybe there's a person in your life, that that really rubs you the wrong way? Or maybe someone at work irritates you? Maybe you think about this person a lot and you wish that they weren't in your life. Start with this focus of, what is this thing that is bothering you? Listen to the episode to hear the three questions.
Finding Peace So I encourage you to just consider these three questions. And in my opinion, that's a holiday gift is to help you understand that peace, for all of us can lie in the answers to these three questions. Calm focus, and happiness can be achieved by answering these three questions. Calm focus and happiness can also be achieved in other ways, too. I mean, there are a number of ways you can find peace in your life.
Self-hypnosis is one of the tools that has really worked for me and made a big difference. The thing about hypnosis is that it works for nearly every issue. Hypnosis is incredible. I am so fortunate to be a trained hypnotist so I can help other people. But I can help myself, I can do self hypnosis, and understand that hypnosis works for almost anything that is holding you back or causing you angst, whether you're not sleeping well. Whether you have a lot of fear, you have a bad habit that you just really want to release, you want to let go of it? Well, Self Hypnosis will help you do that. And maybe it's trauma or pain or motivation, you know, you just can't get motivated for something. Well, hypnosis can help.
27 Ways? My hypnosis teacher Erica Flint taught me that hypnosis can help with almost every issue (Erica on Mindfulness Mode). Maybe you've tried 27 ways to quit smoking, and then the 28th way was hypnosis, and that worked for you. Well, hypnosis works for many people, including me. When so many other things didn't work, no matter what you've tried already, hypnosis can be the answer you're looking for. So I have been very grateful to have worked with quite a few different clients throughout 2021 and we've met with success.
Suggested Resources * Book: Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by Daniel R. Hawkins * Book: The Surrender Experiment by Michael A Singer * Book: The Sedona Method by Hale Dwoskin * Book: Happiness is Free and It's Easier Than You Think by Lester Levinson * App: Insight Timer
Related Episodes * Calmness and Certainty with Hale Dwoskin * Mind Your Other Mind; Erika Flint * Unlearn Anxiety & Depression; Dr. Joe Luciani
Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Sara Raymond is a trained hypnotherapist, pilates, yoga, and meditation teacher. As Founder of The Mindful Movement, she has become an oasis for those looking to tap into their inner calm, develop a positive mindset and heal from the stress that is blocking fulfillment. Sara has discovered that knowing what you want isn't enough and she has committed her life to help others break free from the inner turmoil that is keeping them stuck.
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Most Influential Person * My Pilates Instructor
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has helped me deal with my emotions. That's probably one of the most significant ways that mindfulness has helped me. * I was a very young mother and I just fell into motherhood. I was so focused on being a mom and taking care of my kids that I really never looked inward at that time. I didn't connect with my emotions and therefore sometimes they would just explode or they would force their way out. * Having that practice of mindfulness and being able to be awake to my emotions has transformed how I deal with them.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing was really challenging for me when I first started. It was one of those things, like I said, you have to be still, you have to pay attention. * You have to turn your attention onto one thing. * Now I feel like, with practice, it is my go-to strategy. If I'm feeling anxious or stressed, I do a lot of humming breath. It's an auditory reminder of your breath. * My son and my daughter both use it. It's wonderful.
Suggested Resources * Book: Emotional Chaos To Clarity: Move From the Chaos of the Reactive Mind to the Clarity of the Responsive Mind by Phillip Moffitt * App: N/A It's not an app, but here's a suggestion. Pick something that you do on a regular basis, like brushing your teeth or walking through a doorway. Use that action as a signal or a reminder to pause, breathe, or connect with yourself inward.
Bullying Story * I shared a story about how I started hypnosis and I have a wonderful relationship with that teacher and mentor and then a couple years went by and I was looking for continuing education and I took a training with another teacher. It was great. I really got a lot of value from it and I think it has made a significant improvement in my own practice and working with clients. * I have a Youtube channel and it's obviously very public and I have put out lots of content and mindfulness is helping me. Even now I'm feeling a little bit anxious talking about it, so I'm aware of that. * I was contacted by this teacher's company and it really felt a little bit like they were bullying me in terms of, they wanted to take legal action to force me to take down some content that I had put up. * Honestly, I think that, hypnosis is not a new thing, so to say that a specific term is trademarked, a sentence that probably every hypnotherapist has said. And I was trained to use this method. It just felt like I was being bullied. * It felt like this teacher was hiding behind their big legal team and sending in the muscle to force me, this sole proprietor, to take down my content. In the end, I didn't. It's great content that's available for lots of people to use. * Circling back to the point of this story, is the idea of using mindfulness. Having the awareness to connect with my emotions in response to what felt like bullying before I reacted in a way that I might later regret or could potentially have legal ramifications, I was able to check in and understand my experience and understand how I was feeling. * Even more importantly, I think, know how I wanted to respond. What are my intentions in this relationship, in my business, and how do I want to show up and present myself to the world and to this organization? * I was also able to see that what I imagine is the other side of the story was coming from fear and coming from the worry that someone else was going to be successful. This thought was maybe a little scary for this individual. * It was still a challenging experience but I do think that my mindfulness experience and training helped me significantly get through the situation.
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Special Offer Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach and hypnotist who helps fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Hypnosis has helped many of my clients. I encourage you to book a Free Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can begin to live with less anxiety and more peace and happiness.
Welcome Mindful Tribe. Today the show is about seasonal mindfulness because when we're celebrating, let's use mindfulness to help us fully enjoy the moments. Enjoy the peace and quiet. Enjoy the bustle, and the hustle and joy, the vibrancy. I talked last week about how you can get through this, if this is challenging for you. If this is a season that does not feel joyous or happy or exciting, what do you do? In this case, I urge you to check out last week's episode, “Overcome Holiday Sadness”. It's Episode 718. How can we enjoy this season even more, and experience more joy and more bliss?
The answer is to notice one of those things that we do every day. We do it every hour. We do it every single hour that we're alive. And of course, you know now what I'm talking about. I'm talking about breathing. And when I first started my podcast, I thought well, I'll ask every guest about breathing. Now I realize that every guest has something interesting to say about breathing, even if what they say is, wow, this is something that I don't really place much focus on.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Breathing A lot of guests have given us insight into how to use breathing to enhance your life. And you definitely can use breath to make your life better. I practice Wim Hof breathing, as I've talked about different times on the show. You can always search that on Google and and find all kinds of information about Wim Hof breathing. The bottom line is to not overthink it. It doesn't have to be complicated because it isn't really complicated. The fact is, just remember that breath is important. Remember that at different times let yourself breathe. Take a moment to breathe deeply and with meaning.
A Hot Bath Surround yourself with what gives you pleasure. A lot of people find that a hot bath can be so relaxing and enjoyable. Light a few candles, enjoy some bubbles, some lotions, Epsom salts, and treat yourself to this pleasure. It doesn't matter who you are, you can enjoy the pleasure of a hot bath. I don't think I know anybody that can't enjoy that. And if you don't have the luxury of having a tub that is accessible to you, of course you can have a hot shower and just relax under the warm water. Give yourself the gift of some private time where you enjoy a hot, relaxing soak in the tub.
A Photo Frame? My friend posted that she had received a beautiful birthday gift. Her husband gave her and a digital photo frame. It was terrific how excited she was. She explained that this frame was a treat, because she could put images of her favorite artwork on there. She could include some of her favorite photos, her dogs. And of course, you can very easily put some of your favorite quotes up there. I think this is a beautiful mindful thing; a beautiful gift to yourself. If you pick up a digital photo frame and load it up with some of your favorite, beautiful images. All you have to do is plug it in and turn it on. I just was thinking immediately of Monet, and some of the incredible images of Monet, that I love. And of course, there are so many artists that have created beautiful, impressive images that really can stir your emotions.
Focus On Your Feelings If we did not have a variety of different emotions; sadness, pain, fear, then joy and bliss and happiness wouldn't really exist because everything would be flat. We would have no real emotions. And so it's so important to use mindfulness as a tool to help notice your emotions, help feel your emotions, and then decide what you want to do with them. Allowing those thoughts and feelings to happen and that's when you truly begin to grow.
As long as we are embracing our emotions, we will learn to focus less on our thoughts, and more on our feelings. In the past, I believed I could solve all my problems by thinking up a solution. A lot of times, what we need to do is think less by focusing on the feeling. Where in your body do you feel the pain? Or the fear? Or the anger? Do you feel it in your chest? Do you feel it in your heart? Do you feel it in your gut in your abdomen? In your solar plexus? Where do you feel this feeling? Just go there, allow yourself to breathe and notice what this feeling is like, allow it. This is the complete opposite to what I used to do. You know, I used to notice the pain and then I would tighten up. The key is to think less about how to solve these issues.
Quiet Time All of the above can be done through meditation. If you're like me and you enjoy a physical activity in your day like, for me, it's running. Every day, I do a one hour run. That gift of getting out there and enjoying nature, and running is a form of meditation. For me, it's also a form of self hypnosis. It's a relaxing, peaceful experience that I give to myself as a gift. So what is it for you that feeds you? Maybe it's swimming, or maybe it isn't an activity at all. In conclusion, I want to say that mindfulness is not about piling on a whole lot of things.
Mindfulness is more about simplifying your life and simplifying your thoughts. Mindfulness is a way to simplify your life, rather than the opposite. I hope that this joyous season will be a time when you can allow yourself to simplify what your life looks like and what your life feels like, without trying to add on more. It's more about letting go of things that don't serve you and things that don't feed you. I honestly believe the more you can let go, the more joy you will have in your life, the more bliss you will have in your life. It is about letting go. I'm reading the book, Letting Go, right now, which is written by David R. Hawkins. It is a beautiful book to read. I wish for you a beautiful season, a beautiful, joyous season. And thanks so much for being with me
Suggested Resources * Book: Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by Daniel R. Hawkins * App: Insight Timer
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Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Coaching Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Morgan Beard has dedicated her life to using creativity to heal and empower. She received her BA in Visual and Media Studies from Duke University in 2012 and her MPS in Art Therapy from the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 2017. As an art therapist in New York, she worked in a public elementary school, an adult inpatient psychiatric unit, and a 183-bed nursing home before her life came to a screeching halt as a result of a personal burnout.
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Most Influential Person * I met a woman who worked out of the same office building where I worked. She was a super spunky British woman and she was passionate about TM (Transcendental Meditation). She is still in my life today.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness makes my emotions feel more tangible and tolerable. It makes me feel like I can go through life with them, even though I don't like them. * It just gives them an added layer of muscle or strength.
Thoughts on Breathing * I use breathing a lot with my clients. I use it when I'm ramping up to a meditation or a visualization that I guide them through. I usually do that spontaneously. * Breathing is one of the most powerful tools for getting someone to turn the volume down on what's happening outside of them and to transition into experiencing what's happening inside of them. * I usually have these dual anchors. One is, feel the solidness of the earth underneath you. It's this totally stable, unmoving force under us which is comfortable and grounding for people. * Secondly, tune into the breath, which is this continually flowing and changing thing. If you can keep one foot in one and one foot in the other, you can balance life. Some things are very secure and slow moving and some things are constantly changing. * If you can find footing with both of those forces then you've really got it all. You've got both poles.
Resources Book: Going On Being: Buddhism and the Way of Change by Mark Epstein App: My 3 3.ie
Bullying Story * I'll tell a personal story. When I was in 8th grade, I had a friend who, when she initially came into our school we were close and then we stopped connecting. It seemed like she was pulling away. * She was entering another, more popular group of girls at my school and I didn't understand. I kept reaching out and just kept getting nothing. * At that time, AIM (Instant Messenger) was a big thing, so after school we would come home and log on all your friends would be there. * One time I came home from school and this friend chats me, and I'm all excited because I thought I had this opportunity to connect with her again. She invited me to hang out. * Then I found out that it was actually her friend on the keyboard, telling me all this and lying to me. She was posing as that girl. I was totally crushed. * I think in that moment it confirmed something that I was already afraid about myself which was that no one wants to be my friend. * I grew up as an older child with older parents and so I was a very lonely kid. I was always hungry for social connection with my peers. I was so vulnerable to rejection, pranks, and insults.
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Special Offer Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Morgan Beard' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
We're talking about mindfulness and today the topic is how to ‘Overcome Holiday Sadness’. We are going to explore this feeling that there's gloom and doom surrounding the holiday. Do you have a sinking feeling at times and you just feel like you can hardly drag yourself through it? You look around seeing the bright colored lights, hearing the music, with apparent happiness everywhere. You wonder why you feel empty and alone. The holiday season can be a challenge for many people. Is it difficult for you, someone you know or maybe a partner or family member? Today I’ll be talking about self-blame, boundaries, self-forgiveness, and asserting your truth. I want to talk about rediscovering your confidence, and regaining your vibrancy. At this time of year most people want to experience peace, contentment, and happiness.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Emotional Pain Confidentiality is important in my practice as I work with clients who experience many difficulties and emotional challenges. It’s rewarding to work with a client and then have them express to me how much better they feel and how effectively their issue is solved through hypnosis. Today, I'm going to share with you some information from one of my clients who is happy to use her name and her testimonial. She wants to share her experience with the world because she feels so much better after suffering a lot of emotional pain.
The Transition Natalya has had significant struggles in her life. She came from the Ukraine and life was not very good there at the time. She had a young child and she and her husband brought their child to Canada. They overcame a lot of their challenges. But more recently, she started dealing with some emotional pain that was really holding her back and causing her to struggle. And so I worked with her using hypnosis and she was astounded at the transition she experienced.
Derailed? This feeling that the whole world is happy, but you are not, is quite common. Sometimes this feeling is related to self blame it sometimes is connected to a belief that you haven't succeeded in life. Some people feel as though they haven’t made the right decisions or done the right things to be successful in life. Self-blame, or self-bullying can pull us down in a major way. It's your inner bully that is pulling you down and causing you to feel derailed.
Push it? There are ways to deal with that inner bully. And one of the ways is to just allow the feelings to happen. Notice these emotions and allow them to be what they are. One of the tendencies that we have as humans is, we start to feel these negative emotions, and we tend to push them away. We are inclined to think, oh, I don't like that feeling, I don't want that. And so we do something to push the emotion away.
Stop And what do we do to push the emotions away? Some of us get busy, we just keep working, working, working and trying forget about the negative emotions. Some of us entertain ourselves by watching tv or movies, playing games, cleaning, or even taking care of people. Some of us eat or consume alcohol or other substances. Instead of covering up the feelings, accept them, face them, and learn to exist with those emotions. Allow them to happen. Notice them in your body. And when I say notice them in your body, stop, take a breath, and notice where the feeling exists in your body? Is it in your chest? Is it in your shoulders, or your gut? Really stop and feel where it is in your body and allow yourself to go there and feel that feeling.
Boundaries I also want to talk about boundaries. We need to set boundaries and allow ourselves to give ourselves what we need and what we thrive on. Some of us need quietness, some need space, and some thrive on peace. Sometimes your life is hectic, and chaotic and we forget or don’t give ourselves permission to give ourselves the very thing that we truly need. Maybe you just truly need 15 minutes of privacy or solitude. Allow yourself to have that by setting boundaries. Boundaries are important, especially at this time of year.
Become Free Self-forgiveness is also crucial. Are you feeling that blame? Are you feeling as though you are blaming yourself for the way you're feeling and for the pain that you feel deep inside? Blaming yourself for how you feel makes things worse. Many times that blame exists in our subconscious minds and we don’t realize we are doing it. Our conscious mind is not aware of it. Sometimes we can't help ourselves, but it's so important to grasp the concept of self-forgiveness. Think to yourself, if I could forgive myself, could I do that? Could I actually forgive myself? Think about what that would be like? And then think, would I do that? If I could do it, would I do it? Would I actually free myself from these feelings? Think about the answers to those questions.
Methods It takes time and it takes work but following the above suggestions can help you to feel better. It is important to assert your truth. Pay attention to your emotions and do the work to get to know and understand what is happening with your feelings. Many people find that journaling is a good way to do this. There are also other ways including meditation, talking it out, spending time in nature, or using mantras.
A Better Life Here is what Natalya shared with me regarding the hypnosis and coaching work we did together. “Hi, I am Natalya and I am a registered nurse in Toronto, Canada. I was lost and in emotional pain. I struggled with self-blame and lack of boundaries. I could never say no to anyone, no matter how unreasonable the request was. After just two sessions with Bruce, I started feeling an enormous positive shift. With two gentle hypnosis sessions, I have learned that I am capable of self-forgiveness, asserting my truth and keeping my boundaries. During our sessions, Bruce safely and gently took me to the sacred place where I felt confident and vibrant again; where I discovered a new and happy Natalya. Today, I am at peace with myself and my surroundings and I can say no to unnecessary pressure. I am eternally grateful for our coaching sessions. I highly recommend Bruce as a masterful and caring coach to anyone who wants to make a profound change for a better life.”
Self-Forgiveness When I hear those words from Natalia, it moves me. I feel especially grateful for her transition when she talks about her past emotional pain and how much she struggled with self-blame and lack of boundaries. As she said, she had been caught in this trap where she felt she could not say no to anyone. I'm grateful that, looking back, she thinks of her experience as gentle hypnosis sessions. That's my goal. My goal is to move into this gently, and to help my client learn that they are capable of self-forgiveness. We have to start by understanding the definition of self-forgiveness.
Need To Talk? Natalya was able to assert her truth as she put it, and then set boundaries. Setting boundaries and understanding the concept of self blame and self forgiveness can help you move forward, to rediscover confidence. It's possible for you to find your peace, and to get to a place where you treasure the current moment. This is something that you can you can discover on your own if you are able to stop and do some journaling and meditation. If you’re like Natalya, maybe you need to reach out to somebody to get help externally. I will share with you that I have room for one more client at this point so if you’re interested, send me an email, Bruce@mindfulnessmode.com. Put ‘holiday sadness’ in the subject line and we’ll arrange a free zoom call where we can discuss your situation.
Feel Happy I'd be very happy to, to hear from you and to talk to you about the power of hypnosis to help people like you transition to a better place. Natalia is just one example. I've had quite a number of clients that I've worked with using hypnosis and when it comes to anxiety and stress, it's quite amazing how hypnosis can make a difference. You deserve to find your peace. You deserve to be content, to be happy, and to feel grounded. You deserve to feel fully satisfied and to feel content, and happy. Thanks for listening and have a great week.
Suggested Resources * Book: Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by Daniel R. Hawkins * App: Insight Timer
Related Episodes * Understanding the 3 Minds With Meagan Fettes * 518 Stress Management With Warriors At Ease Founder, Molly Birkholm * 455 Discover The Good Life With Songwriter, Judah Holiday
Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Holiday Sadness' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life
Daniel Bauer is an unorthodox Ruckus Maker who has mentored thousands of school leaders through his Better Leaders Better Schools blog, books, podcasts, and powerful coaching experiences. Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader, is a book that reimagines what professional development for school administrators looks like in order to meet the needs of all school leaders who currently feel isolated and overwhelmed.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.BetterLeadersBetterSchools.com * Book: Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader * Podcast: Better Leaders Better Schools
Why Ruckus-Maker? * Since day 1, I've always colored outside the lines. I've carved my own path. My mom reflected this back to me. As a kid I told her, I'm never going to work in a cubicle. * Being a Ruckus-Maker, carving out your own path, it's questioning the status quo, standing up for what's right and making change happen in my field of education. * It's about making very positive change in the world. It's been inspired by a mentor of mine, Seth Godin. He says, go make a ruckus. That's an identity I wear. The community really resonates with it.
Changes * People are hungry for change in education. They're also hungry for authenticity. That's the wildest part. I used to be embarrassed. * Now I serve school leaders and they listen. I have impact. I get to hear about the influence I have in their life. * The new book, MasterMind; Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader, is co-published by the National School Superintendent's Association.
Working With School Leaders * We start teaching how to integrate more authenticity, belonging and challenge within your school culture. * We dive in with both feet. They find that, [they learn by] surrounding themselves with other school leaders who all want to grow. * I just had a conversation with John, a Principal in Delaware, and I asked him, what's been most surprising as you've worked with me? He said, I can't believe a group that is brought together for professional reasons to be more effective as a school leader. I was so surprised at how much personal stuff is shared, how vulnerable, and the level of compassion is apparent. You can feel it.” He said, “this is something special you are doing with your culture.” * It's getting them to dive in with both feet and see that there's a space that wants to nurture and help them grow.
Suggested Resources * Book: Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader by Daniel Bauer * App: N/A
Creativity * There's a million ways that we nurture creativity in leaders. Interestingly, a few years back, I think we all experienced the feeling that ‘the grass is always greener'. * If my business didn't operate in education, but did whatever else, there'd be more opportunity and things would be going better. I'm sharing that because I wanted to dive into this idea of creativity within businesses. I finally am so happy and comfortable and I'm not trying to go any place else now. * I share that to say, creativity has always been important to me. We infuse creativity in the mastermind experience.
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Nanette V. Hucknall is a recognized authority on relationships, healing psychological wounds, overcoming obstacles and self-empowerment. She is an award-winning author, teacher, trained therapist, career counselor and painter. Through her books, classes, lectures, and retreats, she has deepened the lives of hundreds of spiritual practitioners. Nanette is the author of seven non-fiction books on the teachings of the Higher Self. Her background in both the Agni Yoga tradition combined with the application of Psychosynthesis in her therapy practice has placed her in the unique position of being able to speak to both the conceptual elements of the Higher Self Teachings and their practical applications in everyday life. Her book, How To Live From The Heart, includes compelling stories and illuminating exercises to show you practical ways to listen with your heart and relate to others.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.nanettevhucknall.com * Book: How to Live from Your Heart: Deepen Relationships, Develop Creativity, and Discover Inner Wisdom by Nanette V. Hucknall
Most Influential Person * My spiritual teacher
Effect on Emotions * When I was in my twenties, my worst problems were my emotions. If I would date somebody and break up with them, I would suffer for at least six months. If I loved the person, I would suffer for a year or two years. * When I started working with my higher self, it put me in that place of asking, why am I doing this to myself; why am I not being mindful about myself. Let go of these emotions. * My main focus when I was in my twenties was to really let go of my emotions. Every day at the end of the day I would do a nightly review. Why was I emotional? Who made me emotional? Now I have my clients do nightly reviews.
Thoughts on Breathing * I do a lot of exercise. I've done the happy yoga which is a physical yoga. They really talk a lot about breathing. * I do pilates and my pilates teacher talks a lot about breathing. * I'm going to a physical therapist now for some of my arthritis and she gives me all kinds of breathing exercises. * Breathing is very much a part of my exercise routine.
Suggested Resources * Book: Mindfulness For Beginners by Jon Kabat-Zinn * Book: Mindfulness Meditation by Tara Brach * Book: How to Live from Your Heart: Deepen Relationships, Develop Creativity, and Discover Inner Wisdom by Nanette V. Hucknall
Bullying Story * I was an art director in the 1960's and there were very few art directors at that time who were women. * Companies told me at the time that they never hire women. In my mid twenties I finally managed to get an art director's job. * I had to work with an account exec who was an older man in his late fifties. He said he would not work with a woman. The head of the agency told him he had to work with me. * The first two or three weeks he was terrible to me. He ordered me around and made me do things I didn't want to do. * After that I told him, you're not my boss, you're my co-worker and you don't tell me what to do in this job. * Then I started producing work and he liked my work. From then on we were very good friends. It was rough.
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Soren Russow was diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) over 15 years ago at only 31 years of age. He was expecting his first child at the time (he now has three amazing daughters), he was playing competitive beach volleyball and eating well. Why did this happen? Would he be taking pharmaceuticals for the rest of his life? Soren made a decision to tackle this condition in a natural way and become a guinea pig of sorts. Through his research and experimentation, he has found great results in easing his A-fib and is empowered to share his findings with others. Through harnessing his story and results, Soren has shared his transformation with many people at various conferences online and in-person. He made it to the District Public Speaking Championships (Toastmasters International Speech Contest) three years in a row with this powerful message. Recently, Soren has become a Transformational Coach helping those with A-Fib discover natural solutions to transition from overwhelm around their A-Fib condition to living with more vitality and ease.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: EaseYourAfib.com * FB Group: Laugh Your Troubles Away * Book: Ease Your A-Fib by Soren Russow
Most Influential Person * Matti Anttila Laughter Yoga Teacher
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness really helps my emotions because when you look at something and you go, oh my gosh, I can't believe someone did that, and you start to judge and go into this whole story, and then you redefine that thought. * Then what happens is, it turns you from kind of a depressed state to more of an elated state of mind. That switch can happen so quickly but it takes awareness and consciousness of where that's happening. * Being able to analyze your thoughts and be able to redefine them, has made a huge shift. * Marcy Shimoff, who wrote Happy For No Reason, talks about the happiness set-point. So ultimately, we want to increase our happiness set-point. We all have a happiness set-point but it can be adjusted and moved up but that takes time and that takes awareness.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing helps me access the now or the present moment. One of my favorite writers is Eckhart Tolle, and The Power of Now is a fantastic book. * When you just focus on breathing and take the time to consciously breathe, you're not thinking about all those things. You're just right here, in the present moment. That's where breathing, and then meditation, when you go into deep breathing for a long period of time, you start to allow yourself to just be. * We're called human beings, after all, and sometimes I think we should be called human doings because we put such a value on the doing. We need to focus on the being as well.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Book: Happy For No Reason Marci Shimoff * Book: Ease Your A-Fib by Soren Russow * Apps : N/A
Bullying Story * When I was around 13, in grade 8, I had a really rough year. I ended up having to change schools. Both of my parents had lost their jobs during the recession. This was in the early 80s. * I just had one pair of shorts, one pair of pants, a t-shirt, a sweater and I was going to a school where there were a lot of rich kids. They started to bully me a lot. I'm almost 6′ 3″ now, but I was the shortest in my class in grade 8. * They would say nasty things to me and they would stuff me in lockers and lock the lockers so I would be in darkness for a couple hours. It was awful. * One time I was attacked by two guys in my class and they pushed me over, close to this creek when I was on my way home. One of them jumped on me and the other one pulled off my shirt. The other one started to twist my nipple. It's called purple nurple; they twisted it so much that it started to turn purple. * I was also thrown in garbage cans and rolled down the hallways of the school. I got through the school year with a lot of difficulty. * I really could have used laughter at that time. I suppressed my tears. I was playing soccer at the time. My father was the type of person who said, “be tough”. A lot of the time I was suppressing my emotions, so laughter would have been very useful for me.
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Color is the topic today. Did you know that color is an energy vitamin? I found that sentence in the book, Feel Better In Five Minutes by Amanda Hainline. And if you've been listening to the show, you know that she was my last episode. I wanted to talk about this whole idea of color because this sentence, ‘Color Is An Energy Vitamin’ is the title of one of the chapters in Amanda Hainline’s book.
I interviewed and released Amanda’s interview on Thanksgiving Day in the US. I noticed the episode got quite a few downloads, but I think it's worthy of even more. You can listen to the episode here: www.MindfulnessMode.com/713.
Amanda is so vibrant, so upbeat, and so knowledgeable about many things when it comes to gaining control over your emotions and feeling better. After all, feeling better, has everything to do with our emotions. That's why I wanted to talk to you about this topic of color and how it can affect us.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Colors For Energy Did you know that colors correlate to different emotions? We are naturally drawn to colors that benefit us energetically. Some of us benefit from bright, vibrant colors, and some of us are naturally drawn to the more muted tones. Colors can be used in healing. I encourage you to get Amanda’s book, Feel Better In Five Minutes, because it has so much interesting content about learning to deal with your emotions. The subtitle of the book is, ‘An Empowering Guide To Gain Control Over Your Emotions.
Clothing Choices Dressing with certain colors can help your mood. Observe your mood when you're around certain colors. I am well aware that for me, there are certain colors that make me feel really upbeat, and energetic, and other colors that sort of drag me down. Take the next few days and think about what colors empower you, what colors agitate you, what colors drain energy from you. Pay attention to what colors you're naturally drawn to and then begin to surround yourself with those colors.
A Mug? When you identify the colors that make you feel good, get a cup or a mug in that color and drink from it. Eating foods of that color will incorporate that color into your body. Amanda also said that sunlight is a great way to get the full spectrum of color into your energy system and clear your energy. I think it's such an interesting concept that color is an energy vitamin. Because even though I never thought of it that way before I realized that yes, color is an energy vitamin.
Win With Color Because color is such a powerful tool and holds the energetic vibrations of emotions, it makes sense that we should use it to our advantage whenever possible, like the clothes we wear. She says it's important to note that sometimes you may need a color that does not look particularly great on you. And so if this is the case, wear that color as a small accessory, or a belt or shoes or whatever.
A Chill Day? Think about what you have to do during your day. Is there an important meeting on your calendar? Or are you having a chill day? Take stock of how you're feeling? Are you confident, bold, depressed, anxious or overwhelmed? Refer to the color and emotions charts that she has included in this book to see what fits you best. If you're having a big meeting and feel like you're lacking confidence, try wearing something red or orange to bring on the power to boost you.
Relax With Color If you are relaxing after a long week, cuddle up in some soft off white, pink or grey loungewear for the morning. If you're not sure what colors to wear, just open up your closet and see what colors you're attracted to that day and let your intuition guide you. Again, colors correlate to different emotions. The book includes a chart of all the different colors and how they correlate to different emotions.
Color Charts ‘Feel Better In Five Minutes’ has QR codes because there are some charts and some different kinds of images that she was not able to include in the book, so she's included QR codes. You can simply aim your device at the QR codes and you’ll see the charts and images that are not included in the book.
Vibrancy When I started talking to Amanda at the interview time, I noticed right away that she was just as vibrant as she appeared on the front cover of her book. So again, her book is called feel better in five minutes: An Empowering guide to gain control over your emotions. Use these suggestions so you can feel better, get more energy, and feel more calm. So thanks again for listening to mindfulness mode. Bye now.
Suggested Resources * Book: Feel Better In Five Minutes: An Empowering guide To Gain Control Over Your Emotions by Amanda Hainline * App: Insight Timer
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Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. See me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with 'Energy Vitamin' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com
Amanda Hainline is an emotional freedom mentor, intuitive healer, and author of the book Feel Better in Five Minutes: An Empowering Guide to Gain Control Over Your Emotions. In Feel Better in Five Minutes Amanda shares 79 emotional freedom methods to help others gain freedom from the anxiety, depression, and stress that are rampant today, to help themselves and others.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.amandahainline.com * Book: Feel Better in Five Minutes: An Empowering Guide to Gain Control Over Your Emotions by Amanda Hainline
Most Influential Person * Sara Blakely
Effect on Emotions * I used to feel that I was a victim of my emotions. I carried it as part of my identity, for example, I am depressed, I am anxious. * Now when I'm experiencing an emotion, actually I am grateful for it because this shows me that it's linked to something deeper. * I will go into my emotional state and work on understanding what that emotion is connected to. * Then I will start working on the underlying trauma or cause of that emotional state. This is true especially if I realize I am over-exaggerating my reaction to something.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is one of those things that's very powerful because it supersedes or interjects itself into your body and into your mindset. * I suggest doing intentional breathing, a deep breath into your belly, and breathing out, and focus on that for mindfulness. * You can focus on breathing in calm energy and breathing out anxious energy, or breathing in happy energy and breathing out depressed energy. * This is a very good way to come back to center and come back to focus because it takes your mind off of all other extraneous things that may be distracting you.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Body Keeps The Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk * Book: The Surrender Experiment by Michael A Singer * Book: Feel Better in Five Minutes: An Empowering Guide to Gain Control Over Your Emotions by Amanda Hainline * App: Calm.com
Bullying Story * I wasn't usually at the brunt of being bullied. It was more feeling like I was left out a lot of times. Having developed a better sense of self when I was younger, if I'd had some kind of support, it would have been wonderful. * When my youngest son was in first or second grade, there was a girl who was picking on him and he was really angry about it. He said, “I told the teacher and she won't listen because she's grown and I'm just a boy.” * There was this whole dynamic that the teacher was just not understanding what was going on. * I told him, “there's a reason that she's acting that way towards you. This is not about you, it's about what she's going through in her life. It's about her misery.” * I said, “what she's feeling inside is so much harder for her than what she's giving to you, so you need to think about that. When she's mean to you, think, she must be really going through something.” * He said that he got to where he could talk to her and he said, “mom, I found out that her parents were getting divorced. She was really angry because her mom was living with somebody else and she missed her dad.” * He said, “I understand now”.
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The more we can learn to deal with our emotions, the more we can understand about this part of who we are. I've just attended a 4-day event and I want to share it with you, at least one aspect of the event. This was a four day intensive virtual event with Christian Mickelson, a powerful leader who's helps people to be incredible coaches. The event was called Instant Miracle Mastery and one of the skills we learned is called The Peace Process. This process has changed lives, and it has brought a lot of calmness to people and helped them resolve conflicts and challenges in their lives. During the event, we learned four specific techniques to use to help people, and the one I am going to focus on today is The Peace Process. It can help you resolve some of the difficulties in life; some of the, the conflicts or mind blocks that are holding you back.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify One Technique There were 430 people at the event and after Christian Mickelsen taught us the skills that we needed to know, we broke out into small breakout sessions to practice with each other. He demonstrated how to use the techniques that he taught. We watched, listened, took notes, and then practiced in a breakout session with three, four or five people. I felt so in alignment with The Peace Process and so that's why I've decided to focus specifically on that one tool for this podcast episode. I will share with you seven details about the peace process that I thought would be meaningful for you.
5 Aspects of The Peace Process 1. Yourself or Others 2. Giving Space 3. Listening 4. Natural and Straight-forward 5. Easy To Learn 6. KISS – Keep It Simple 7. Emotions
More Details 1. Once you learn the peace process, you can do this technique with yourself. Or you can do it with others. As you know, I do hypnosis with people to help them and I also do self hypnosis. This method is not hypnosis; it's different. But it was very interesting to know that, as with hypnosis, we can use this technique on ourselves or on others . At the event we practiced with other people. I haven't had a lot of time to use this technique with myself but I will be doing that. It was really quite incredible how much peace and resolution people in these breakout sessions were able to experience.
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The second point I want to share with you is that this involves giving space to whatever issue you have. This process helps simplify the issue and make it more clear. The Peace Process will help the issue you're dealing with become less overwhelming and less complicated
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Listening is a very important part of The Peace Process. When you sit down with a friend, maybe you're just sitting down to have a coffee, or to talk, I'm sure you know that, the more you tune into your friend and what they are saying, the more you will connect as a friend. The value of your time together will increase depending on each of your listening skills. Truly, I think that throughout life, we can continue and continue to learn to be better listeners. I know that I've been working on being a good listener for most of my life.
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The Peace Process feels natural, straightforward, and comfortable. If you have a coach, or even if you're sitting down with a friend, I think most of us want to have a natural, comfortable conversation. That's one of the things I loved about the peace process. It felt natural, straightforward, and comfortable.
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It was easy to learn. Christian made it that way because he's been teaching for a very long time, and he has the skill of presenting concepts in a straightforward way and offering them to participants so they are easy to understand and simple to digest. Like I mentioned, being a great listener and the skill of giving space is a big part of The Peace Process.
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The simple aspect of this technique is why so many of the people I talked to truly appreciated The Peace Process. I personally think, as human beings, we tend to complicate many aspects of life. I know I have that tendency. We tend to think that the most valuable things are difficult to learn, or they're complicated, or they're expensive. With The Peace Process, the more you can understand it's simplicity, the more you can understand it's power and capability.
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Emotions and learning to embrace emotions is part of the power of The Peace Process. Dealing with emotions can be difficult and sometimes scary, but this technique can help you feel calm about your emotions. In the past there were times when I didn't know what to do with my emotions. Fear and anger were challenging to deal with at times. Sometimes they would freak me out or I wondered what to do with these feelings. When I was younger, I was more inclined to push my emotions down and pretend they didn't exist. Sometimes I would watch a TV program, eat food, or do something to take my mind away from my emotions. I don't know if you're anything like me, but from my coaching I know that a lot of people don't know how to cope with emotions.
The Peace Process helps you move through whatever it is that you're experiencing. There was so much more I could share with you about this event, but I just wanted to keep today's today's episode straight forward and that's why I'm just focusing on one of the skills we learned.
Suggested Resources * Book: Abundance Unleashed: Open Yourself to More Money, Love, Health, and Happiness Now by Christian Mickelsen * Book: Mindfulness: How to Create Inner Peace, Happiness, and Declutter Your Mind by David Clark and Heather Kay Smith * App: Insight Timer
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Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? Peace is within your grasp. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing coach helping fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. See me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Peace Process' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com
Master Lama Rasaji is one of only 12 Master Lamas in the world. He lived and trained at the original Tai Chi Gong Lamasery in Tibet. Master Rasaji has been trained in Lao Tzu's regenerative health system for more than 50 years and has been teaching for over 40 years. This is a health system for longevity that has been passed down from teacher to student in an unbroken lineage for more than 3,000 years. Master Rasaji is the founder of Circle of Life and helps his students overcome challenges and teaches them how to know and live abundance in all aspects of life: health, finances, relationships and service to the world.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.rasaji.com * Free: 45 Day Challenge * Podcast: Patriot & Lama Show
Most Influential Person * Master Bojong Gede
Effect on Emotions * In the early stages, people think they are their emotions. Every time something tips us one way or the other, when we are in that reactionary consciousness, I look at it like an emotional pinball on a pinball machine from years ago. * After several decades of meditating and doing the Tai Chi Gong art, you realize that emotions are like the wind; they flow through you and out of you. * Sometimes they stem from things you were doing and sometimes they stem from other people that you're actually picking up on. * One of the most profound things that you learn in the early training of Tai Chi Gong is that a human being has the ability to feel beyond their physicalness
Thoughts on Breathing * Praying with prayer beads and learning to breathe basic energy is at the base of everything that we do. That was handed down from the ancient teachings. * What we learn is that, everybody knows that they are born of the water and they have their physical umbilical cord cut, we actually have what is referred to as the psychic umbilical cord. It's about an inch to 2 inches higher than our physical one. * Many talks and scriptures focus on breathing in that area. The moment that energy starts to feed the vortex of the chakras and they stimulate the spokes that come out of the chakras called the nadas, which is sanskrit for spokes, everything changes. * When we hit puberty, what puts us into this metaphysical second birth, or the wakening of the kundalini, is the pranayama of learning to breathe energy instead of just oxygen. It changes everything.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield * Book: The Autobiography Of A Yogi By Paramhansa Yogananda * Book: Circle of Life by Master Lama Rasaji * App: Rasaji Circle of Life
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Are you feelin' good today? Or do you have a nagging, aching feeling in your body that you'd like to replace with peace and contentment? Last week I talked about finding mindfulness by taking action and this week I start off by telling you two ways that I took action and feel good as a result. Have you taken action recently on something that has been on your mind for weeks or even months? Today I'm going to share 5 ways to be mindful and bring more positivity into your world. As a result of your mindfulness, I believe you'll feel good and begin to increase your level of contentment.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify 5 Ways To Be Mindful: 1/ Take Action on 1 thing that been on your to-do list
2/ Message someone you haven’t talked to lately
3/ Take a nap – give yourself the gift of some extra rest
4/ Pay for someone behind you in a coffee shop
5/ Smile
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Suggested Resources * Book: Practicing Mindfulness: 75 Essential Meditations to Reduce Stress, Improve Mental Health, and Find Peace in the Everyday by Matthew Sockolov * Book: No Limits: The Will To Succeed by Michael Phelps * App: Insight Timer
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Are you experiencing anxiety & stress? You can get through this. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist. I use hypnosis to fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. See me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Feelin Good' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com
Shauna Reiter is the founder of Alaya Naturals. She was born with an autoimmune condition that suppresses her white blood cells and spent years battling oppressive ailments. When Shauna became pregnant and started a family, her children brought tremendous joy into her life, but her immune system had its own agenda. Sleepless nights and depleted energy threatened to disrupt her time with them and derail her larger goals. She knew that her body needed healing. Shauna then launched into the world of superfoods and the creation of Alaya Naturals. She researched, tested, and perfected the products she would market and as a result, Shauna is now stronger, healthier, and more present in all areas of her life.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.Alayanaturals.com * Discount: Mindfulness Mode listeners get 20% off. Type in discount code “MindfulnessMode20” at checkout for first time customers.
Most Influential Person * My father
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has radically affected how I experience my emotions because awareness for me, is the foundation of peace. * If I am triggered by something or if I'm reactive, I know that I'm coming from an old primal place, usually stemming from my childhood that has nothing to do with current reality. * If I take a pause and a deep breath, and am mindful, I most often can calm myself down and understand that what's in the past is in the past. It's not really happening now.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is how we regulate our nervous system. * It's how we escape the fight or flight mode where we feel like we're in danger. So I breathe when I'm anxious. * I breath consciously before I enter a business conversation and I breathe especially when I'm challenged by my children. It keeps me really grounded and gives me perspective.
Suggested Resources * Book: n/a * App: I don't use apps. I would start by looking around you and recognizing where you really are.
Role of Mindfulness in Your Singing * I've had to get out of my mind to sing and to really express. As a vocalist, I was doing studio work for a long time where perfection is a requirement and you can't be off-key, you can't be pitchy. * I found that the harder I tried and the more concerned I was about hitting a note, usually the more skewed that note was and it would be slightly off. * That's because I was too much in my head. What I found is that you practice and practice and practice so that the moment you're on stage, or the moment you're recording live, you can let go and trust that your body has that note. * I think meditation is very similar in the sense that we're getting out of our head. We're getting out of our own way. We're getting out of our mind and we're accessing the part of us that already knows. * There's no note in any song I've been given that I can't hit. It's the fear that I can't hit the note that obscures my ability to execute.
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You can use mindfulness to help your motivation level. Today I’m sharing 5 tricks you can use to help you with motivation. Here’s an example. I bought some tulip and daffodil bulbs and although I've never planted anything like that before, I always think these flowers look amazing in the Springtime, especially after a long winter of cold temperature along with the kinds snow and ice. Tulips and daffodils always cheer me up when I see them in front of someone’s house or in a park. So when I was in Home Depot or Lowe's I saw these bulbs and decided to buy them. They've been in my car for a week or more and I started thinking, if I don't plant these, it is going to be too late.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Be motivated with these 5 tricks: 1/ Reasons & Outcomes (What do you want to achieve and why)
2/ Accountability Partners (Get others involved)
3/ Organize your thoughts, make a list and post it.
4/ Take action every day.
5/ Enjoy the process (Don’t overthink it) Celebrate your successes.
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Suggested Resources * Book: In the Face of Fear: Buddhist Wisdom for Challenging Times by Barry Boyce * App: Insight Timer
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Are you experiencing anxiety & fear? You can get through this. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist. I use hypnosis to fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. See me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Motivation' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com
Brandon Beachum is an entrepreneur, thought leader, author, and host of The Positive Head Podcast, as well as the late-night style talk show, Optimystic. Brandon has been a serial entrepreneur since childhood, and in 2011 while living on a friend’s couch he co-founded what is present day ResortShare. In 2015, ResortShare was named the 569th fastest-growing private company in America in the annual Inc. 5000 fastest-growing companies list. Later that same year was when Brandon began The Positive Head Podcast, which to date has amassed over 15M downloads and has consistently rated in the Top Five in the “Spirituality” category on Apple. Today, Brandon’s primary focus is on helping people shift their perspectives to innerstand the “ultimate nature of reality’’ and create more of what they want to see in their world! In an effort to do so, Brandon released his first book in January 2021, The Golden Key: Modern Alchemy to Unlock Infinite Abundance.
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Book Writing Challenges * Freestyle talking about things like we're doing here on the show is really easy compared to writing. When you talk you use different inflections, tone, and visual cues to get your point across. * If you were to take this conversation and transcribe it, it would look a little messy with a lot of run-on sentences, and umms and buts. My partner, Karen, is a speech therapist. She is very concise in her speech and I'm very verbose. Thank goodness she was available to help me with the editing because she knows me so well. * When Karen first started reading it she said, “you're the king of embedded clauses”. That's a story within a story within a story. * It's a relatively short book (100 pages), and it took a lot of time and energy to get all the ideas out.
Feedback From The Book * I've receive a lot of positive feedback. When I receive feedback it warms me in the heart the way nothing else can. * The book was names as one of the top books to ‘Take You From Surviving To Thriving in 2021' on Thrive Global. It was an honor to be named with a bunch of other great authors. * What's great about a book is that a hundred years from now someone can pick it up and it can impact their life. I love the ripple effect that it can create.
Memory From The Positive Head Podcast * An early guest, Dr. Eben Alexander wrote a book called Proof of Heaven. He was a Harvard neurosurgeon and got a lot of attention because he went from one day being healthy, to the next day being in a coma from meningitis. * His brain was being destroyed by this virus. After a week they said he was too far gone, there's nothing we can do, pull the plug. They did pull the plug and he miraculously came back. * All he remembered at first was his week journey on the other side. In this case it seemed like time was not a factor. He was shown how time and the universe was structured. It's a fascinating account. It got a lot of attention and Oprah had him on her show. * Listen to the Dr. Eben Alexander Episode here.
Suggested Resources * Book: Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife by Dr. Eben Alexander * App: Calm Insight Timer / Headspace /
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Today is October 31, which is Halloween day here in Canada, and I know in the United States it is as well. The title of my episode today is, is fear holding you back. And fear certainly seems to go along with Halloween, doesn't it? I mean, fear, we think about all those ghosts and goblins and, and all the scary images. And I think that some of us just love the thrill of that fear, the thrill of being scared. We can talk about about the kinds of fear we get from watching a scary movie but is there something in this world that you are so afraid of that it's holding you back from accomplishing what you want to accomplish? I think the answer may be Yes. I believe a lot of us have a fear of success.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Step Out For some reason, sometimes we think that people who are successful aren't actually that happy, or they may have a lot of money, but they spend more time worrying about what to do with the money than they do being able to enjoy it. People think a lot of different thoughts and have a lot of different opinions like this. Do you have a fear of failure, a fear that if you do take a risk, if you do step out, then maybe you won't succeed? Would failure be worse than even trying in the first place? I don't think it is worse, I think it's better to step out. Try your hand at achieving what you want to achieve.
Is Fear Real? Go for your dreams. And don't forget that success is only defined the way you define it. Does that mean everything has to go the way you want it to go? Does it mean you have to make a certain amount of money or you have to gain certain popularity with your friends? I did a Mindfulness Mode interview at one time called ‘Fear Is Not Real.’ Do you think fear is real?
I think fear is as real as you make it. Fear is not real was explained by Jaimal Yogis. That was on episode 228. He wrote a book called, Salt Water Buddha. I had a fantastic time talking with Jaimal, I appreciate him so much, including how he lives his life. There is a flow in Jaimal’s life. He is a surfer so it's not surprising that I would feel a sense of water and waves in his personality. Is fear real in your life?
Sticks and Leaves? ‘Surrender To Fear To Reach Peace’ is another episode I published. That was with relationship expert named Erik Newton. I believe it's important to be able to surrender to fear as that act of surrendering can take us through to peace and contentment. The more we resist fear, the worse it can be. The more we resist pain, the more painful it can be. The more we try to resist our emotions, the more they will be difficult to deal with and difficult to bear. I definitely agree with Erik Newton when he talks about how to surrender to fear to reach peace. What's your method of surrendering to fear? I reach that state of surrender through meditation and by allowing my thoughts of fear, worry, or concern, to simply be there. With my clients, I often say, “just imagine you're watching the water in a river. And there are sticks and leaves floating along, bobbing along in the water. And just imagine those are your thoughts. They're just moving along.”
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Suggested Resources * Book: In the Face of Fear: Buddhist Wisdom for Challenging Times by Barry Boyce * App: Insight Timer
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Dr. Jenelle Kim is a wellness and mindfulness expert, who has been teaching a dynamic, movement-based approach to meditation for years. Since the pandemic started, she has noticed a steady increase in people interested in her teachings. Her ideas are to be published later this year in her new book entitled: Myung Sung: The Korean Art of Living Meditation. As a doctor of Chinese medicine, a master herbalist, and a dedicated student of martial arts and Eastern philosophy for more than 30 years, Dr. Kim combines mindfulness, meditation, movement, and natural medicine for an approach to wellness that is truly unique.
To practice Myung Sung, you do not need to schedule time away from your life. You don’t have to sit quietly, forcing your mind to find silence. Instead, you engage in a living meditation, incorporating mindfulness into every aspect of your daily life.
By following the eight keys of Myung Sung, you can experience less stress, avoid conflict, find inner peace, and accomplish your life goals. Myung Sung helps us find a deeper connection with our true selves and re-align our lives on a path that was meant for us.
Dr. Kim did not invent Myung Sung, rather she combined centuries-old practices such as mindfulness and Taoism with approaches that work for a modern audience.
As the daughter of a Korean monk, Dr. Kim began learning meditation, martial arts, and the teachings of the Tao from a young age. She has applied her expert knowledge of medicinal healing as a formulator and co-founder of JBK Wellness Labs, creating the formulas behind high-end beauty, health, and wellness products available at stores such as Whole Foods, Sprouts, Sephora, and Neiman Marcus. This past November, Dr. Kim was the keynote speaker at CosmoProf where she presented on the future of beauty and emerging trends.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.jenellekim.com * Book: Myung Sung: The Korean Art of Living Meditation by Dr. Jenelle Kim
Most Influential Person * My Father
Effect on Emotions * It makes them consistent. Never too happy, never too sad. Never too excited, never too lacking in excitement.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing means so much to me in all three of those pillars. Medicine is so important to bring oxygen and circulation. Movement is the same as well as the philosophy. As a moment that we can kind of connect and ground ourselves to see clearly the situation in front of us.
Suggested Resources * Book: Myung Sung: The Korean Art of Living Meditation by Dr. Jenelle Kim * Book: The Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu * App: Calm Insight Timer / Headspace /
Bullying Story * Chapter 7 of my book is called “It Only Takes One Match To Light A Thousand” and in that chapter I share some instances of bullying or situations like bullying. In those moments I find that if we really can root ourselves in remembering that we're all human, even when people are coming at [us]. Especially in the work world, if you really sat down to ask me, if I were in a room filled with men, did someone want to treat me a little different? * Growing up, I wanted to be older, I wanted my hair to be darker, because I wanted to be taken so seriously. I constantly remind myself, no matter where I am, no matter who I stand in front of, no matter what circumstance comes in front of me, if I remember that I am connected to all who came before me, then I am rooted. [This applies] particularly to those I feel connected to in my lineage. * I am connected to all who come after me, my children, the next generation. There's something really beautiful about that and that's what Living Meditation means to me as well. Related Episodes * 500 Ending Violence Against Women and Girls; Indrani Goradia * 432 Ask Deep Questions To Connect; Jan Keck * 268 Unlock Self-Love With The Mindfulness Key Suggests Joie Cheng
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Sometimes life just seems to flow along and it's not so much about surviving, it's about riding a wave and enjoying it. Other times life feels challenging. It feels like how am I going to get through this moment to the next? How am I going to survive? Well, I don't know if the ‘s’ word from the title of this episode has ever crossed your mind. You know that word suicide? Have you ever thought, oh, gosh, I'm just so discouraged? Many times I’ve talked with my guests about how to stay focused find contentment in life. I ask them, How do you achieve things in life that matter? Today, this conversation is for you. And I mean, there is a reason you're here and that we’re connected right now. Whatever the time is, whatever the place is, there's a reason that we’re connected at this very moment.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Connecting With Others It's very sad and unfortunate that so many people are feeling anxiety and discouragement in the world right now. I think you'll find value from today's episode, because what I've done is, I’m focusing on five keywords. And I'm just going to talk about those five things in order. The last word is the one that I personally think can be the most impactful and can help you the most. Take whatever you can from any of these points. If you find one sliver of value here, that's great. It might be one word, or one sentence that speaks to you today. It might be that one of the points may really speak to you. Listen to this episode over and over if you find it meaningful.
Today, I just want to connect with you. Personally, I think connection is invaluable between human beings. It's not always easy, but I think the more we're able to connect somehow, the more our life will take on meaning. That doesn't mean you need to connect with hundreds of people and constantly be searching for more people to connect with you. No, that's not what I'm talking about at all. Because that sounds like a rat race and a goal where we would become scattered and frustrated.
Simpler Than We Think The first word on my list is a word with only two letters. And it starts with D. And it's such a simple word. I think if you're feeling frustrated and stuck, or you're feeling down and discouraged, this word will be meaningful. Maybe you've lost someone or something in this life, and you're just hurting. Do you have a lot of pain or anger? Well, this word is an important word. The word is do. Do something else. Do something different. If you're sitting down, stand up. If you're walking, stop walking, and stand still. You know, it sounds overly simplified. You know what I think? I honestly think some of the best lessons in the world are such simple lessons. That's why we don't see them. That's why we take so long to learn them because they're hidden in their simplification.
Where Is The Prize? You'll know that there are lots of books out there about finding the secret treasure or finding the answer to life. Often you get to the end of the book and you discover the answer was hidden in a simple place. Well this word do is just a simple word. It just means to me that you need to do something different from what you're doing now. Do something positive, don't do anything that might harm yourself or someone else but do something that's different from what you're doing currently.
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Suggested Resources * Book: NoDeath, NoFear:ComfortingWisdom For Life by Thich Nhat Hanh * Book: The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness, and Peace by Jack Kornfield * App: Insight Timer
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Special Offer Are you stressed and frustrated? It’s not hopeless. You can get through this. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist. I use hypnosis to fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. See me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Ep 704' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com
Frank Fitzpatrick spent over thirty years as a practitioner and teacher of yoga, meditation, mindfulness, and science-based self-mastery and optimal living practices. He is a multi-platinum record producer, Grammy-nominated songwriter, social entrepreneur, author, & award-winning filmmaker. He also serves as a Music & Health Expert, Faculty at Singularity University's Exponential Medicine, a Contributor to Forbes, and Founder of EarthTones.org’s WHY Music initiative. Frank is a leading voice at the intersection of music, wellness, technology, and human potential.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.AmplifiedBook.com * Website: www.amplifiedfuture.com * Website: www.earthtones.org * Book: Amplified by Frank Fitzpatrick
Most Influential Person * Dr. Jeanne Segal – www.kidsinthehouse.com * Jack Kornfield and Dr. Dan Siegal * My Mother
Effect on Emotions * Yoga helped me take mindfulness out of the mind and into the body through breath. * That in combination with the work in emotional intelligence with Dr. Jeanne Segal and understanding how emotions are processed in the body and that to really be mindful, it's not just of our thoughts, it's of our entire system because our responses show up in many places in our body and to be fully mindful you want to be fully integrated in your awareness.
Thoughts on Breathing * I got started with yoga and pranayama and breath practices and performance music is all about breathing and phrasing and breath. * So the quickest way to mindfulness is to be mindful first of your breath because it does what we talk about in that integration of the body and the mind. From that place, if you can't have awareness of your breath, you're probably not being very mindful of other things.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Intention by Wayne Dyer * Book: The Bhagavad Gita by Eknath Easwaran * Book: Amplified: Unleash Your Potential Through The Power of Music by Frank Fitzpatrick * App: Insight Timer / Headspace / Calm
Bullying Story * Listen to the episode to hear Frank's story.
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When was the last time you noticed your anger? Was it when you exploded at one of your children? Was it when you lost your cool at work and said something you regretted later? Maybe you got angry, had a meltdown aimed at your partner, and then that nice evening you had planned turned into a nightmare? If any of these scenarios sound similar to an event in your life, you’d probably like to know how to harness that anger. When you get angry, do you justify it? Do you think, well, I had every right to get mad when that happened? I was right and the other person was asking like a jerk.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Justifying Your Anger If you’ve been justifying your anger, you’re like a lot of people. The fact is, it’s not usually a good thing to explode at someone and lose your cool. For one thing, whether you realize it or not, losing your cool is a sign of weakness. It means you’re out of control. You’re not able to control the way you behave with other people.
A lot of people talk about being in control of your emotions. I don’t strive to be in control of my emotions, as much as I strive to be in control of how I react to my emotions.
Your emotions are the body’s way of letting you know that something isn’t right. Something isn’t sitting well with your body, heart and mind.
Your Warning Lights It’s a lot like the warning lights on your car. If something needs attention, the light comes on to give you a heads up. Maybe the windshield wiper fluid is low. Maybe the tires have lost some air pressure or maybe the engine is overheating.
How are you going to react to any of those warnings? Are you going to explode at the first person you see? Are you going to get angry with the person at the lumber store that puts some bags of gravel into your trunk?
Of course not. You’re going to pay attention to what needs attention and then you’re going to methodically go about making the situation right.
Maybe you’ll go to your mechanic and tell him the engine light has come on and so the engine may be overheating. He’ll check it out and let you know what’s going on.
Angry And Not Sure Why? There have been times in my life when I got angry in response to my emotions, and didn’t really even know why I was getting so mad at somebody. It turned out that I was upset about some random thing, and I took it out on one of the first people I came across.
There were times when that person was my wife or a family member. Later I didn’t feel good at all about losing my cool over something that didn’t make sense.
Do you notice a level of seething anger, somewhere below the surface of your consciousness? Does it show itself at random times, when it didn’t really make sense to get so mad?
Freedom A few months after I began to be a daily meditator, I started to experience a level of freedom that was new to me. It was freedom from myself. Freedom from my inner bully; those voices in my head that kept telling me I wasn’t good enough, or I would be a failure, or I wouldn’t be able to earn a living.
Fortunately, I proved my inner bully wrong. I put myself through university by working three jobs. After graduation, I got a full-time job and saved my money so I could buy some income properties.
Have you listened to your inner bully and been able to move forward in spite of those voices? Have you been able to create a life you love, in spite of the odds against you?
Is Joy Missing? Or are you in a place right now where your anger is preventing you from enjoying your life? The anger you are experiencing is coming from fear, and that fear is coming from your inner bully.
Like I said earlier, listen to your emotions, and then make the decision to push through anyway. If you have a carefully thought-out plan for your life, you’re be able to gradually step towards your goals and while you’re doing it, you’ll enjoy the journey.
You won’t enjoy the journey all the time, but if you are motivated and have the determination you need, you’ll move towards a life of joy, even if it seems slow. A lot of the time, it’s the self-work we do that helps us stay on track, and gradually achieve success.
Is anger stopping you from enjoying your life? Make the decision to keep mindfulness central in your life. Develop a daily practice of meditation and be determined to do the work that needs to be done, rather than pretending everything is fine, or covering up your emotions with alcohol, drugs, shopping, busyness, or something else.
Suggested Resources * Book: Feel Better In Five Minutes by Amanda Hainline * Book: Don't Bite The Hook; Finding Freedom From Anger, Resentment, and Other Harmful Emotions by Pema Chodron * App: Insight Timer
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Special Offer Are you stressed and frustrated? It’s not hopeless. You can get through this. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist. I use hypnosis to fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. See me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘MM Session' in the subject line. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com
Lisa Winston is a gifted vocalist, #1 international bestselling author of “Your Turning Point,” TV host, Mindset & Life Reset Strategist, and inspirational speaker. A life of extreme challenges, including losing her home to wildfire, breast cancer and neurological-Lyme disease, made her hungry for a deeper connection to Source and determined to find her true calling. Today, she shares the message that life is happening for you and challenges are sent to refine, not define you. Lisa has produced numerous influential online summits and is regularly featured on national radio, podcasts, events and trainings. She co-hosts, with Robert Clancy, The Mindset Reset TV show, a weekly series which is distributed to 164 countries worldwide. Lisa is grateful to be mom to her beautiful 26 year old daughter, Sarah, and to live, teach and speak across the globe with her soulmate, life partner and love, Dr. Joe Vitale.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.LisaAWinston.com * Website: The Mindset Reset Show
How Do You Feel Empowered As A Coach? * I feel so empowered because I work with a lot of women that are powerful. They're doing jobs in the workplace; I worked with a woman who is a pharmaceutical representative. She makes a lot of money and is very sure of herself. I work with people to build their businesses. I do a lot of different things, because I've come more into my own. * We really effect change in other people when we change ourselves. It's that connection we have with people. In the last year I've gotten more into working with mindset.
Words of Wisdom * Just, be still, because when we resist, it persists. Just be still in the place you're at and remember that it may not be time for you to get clear. When we start tapping into our intuition and listening and looking for signs; people, books, little things that come into our experience. It's good to start grabbing those and saying yes to those. Those are the things that lead us forward. * The other thing I want you to remember is that you are the miracle. I learned this from Joe. [Joe Vitale] This shifted my entire reality when I interviewed him three years ago. We are looking for miracles. We're looking for all this help outside of ourselves. We are a miracle. We are being breathed. We don't beat our heart. We don't breathe our lungs. We are being breathed. We are already the miracle.
Suggested Resources * Book: Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting by Lynn Grabhorn * App: n/a
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Special Offer Are you discouraged and stressed? Are you frustrated? Has the flow of money in your life almost stopped? You can get through this. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist. I use hypnosis to fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Consultation to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. See me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with “Lisa Winston” in the subject line. That way I'll know you heard this episode. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com
Fervent is defined as having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit and feeling. Having enthusiasm is also part of being fervent. The word is also defined as hot; burning; glowing. The word fierce means to me that there is passionate intensity behind the item you're referring to. Today I feel furiously eager and intense about the level of gratitude I feel for my life. I'm grateful to you, Mindful Tribe, for being a faithful listener. I'm grateful for my family and friends. I'm grateful for nature and for the fact that I have a healthy body and can run every day in nature.
Today is Thanksgiving Sunday here in Canada, and that's the reason I'm talking about gratitude today. It's important to have gratitude every day, but today is a great reminder of the many ways I am grateful about the life I have.
Nana Jokura is the Money Mindset Healer, International bestselling author of Your Healthy Success, former Naturopathic Doctor, and creator of the Visionary Entrepreneur program. Nana helps people go from struggling and trading time for money to turning on the taps to attracting more money, and more ideal clients with ease AND health. Nana teaches that your mindset is your greatest determinant of success and the root cause of your results.
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Most Influential Person * My sister.
Effect on Emotions * Being aware is everything. Connecting with: what am I feeling, what's going on now, what are my thoughts, what's the pattern here, and what do I want it to be. How can I change it? Just allowing for that first instead of sweeping it under the rug. Then we have the power to shift it.
Thoughts on Breathing * This is an area where I know I haven't even scratched the surface of. There's such a wide range of pranayama and other techniques. * I love to cycle, to be on my bike in nature, and walking will do this too. I find with cycling and dancing I notice I'm very expansive with it and easy with my breathing. That's also when I feel really connected with nature and just being in my body and who I am.
Suggested Resources * Book: I would say, study the book of yourself. Study your behaviors and then notice your emotions and what's going on vibrationally. Then notice what the thought patterns and beliefs are, because so often it's below the surface. * App: I would say, get out in nature.
Bullying Story * When I was in elementary school, we were in the playground and there was a kid who was a troublemaker. He threw a rock at me. The teacher's reaction was actually stronger than mine. In that moment, I could tell that he really didn't intend to hurt me. * It was an expression or trauma or hurt that he was going through. I just knew that it was him acting out whatever hurts he was going through.
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Special Offer Are you discouraged and stressed? Are you frustrated? It’s not hopeless. You can get through this. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist. I use hypnosis to fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Consultation to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. See me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with Nana in the subject line. That way I'll know you heard this episode. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com
The ego is front row, centre for most of us when it comes to our core beliefs, our decision-making, our opinions, and our controlling paradigms. Essentially, the ego is busy protecting our inner child. That inner child is who we identify as “I”. I feel this or that; I believe, I am suffering, I have anxiety, I have internal challenges, I have urges I need to satisfy. You’ve heard me talk about our Inner Bully here on the show, and that inner bully is what holds us back, what causes us to make poor choices at times, that voice that tells us we’re not good enough in whatever way, whether it’s I’m not smart enough, I’m not wealthy enough, I’m not fast enough.
Our ego is that part of us that controls your value of self. It continues a running narrative based on our beliefs and thoughts about ourselves. These believes come from lived experiences from various places including parents, relatives, friends, teachers, and society.
The ego has a lot of power over us and it gets this power by interpreting our belief system and uncovering our deepest fears and sometimes our strongest confidence and courage.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Protection From What? As I said, the ego is protecting us from our inner child, and it never stops. It’s extremely alert and is always ready to defend itself and act on anything it sees as a threat. Anytime there are threats to the ego, the ego steps up and makes an effort to redirect us.
What happens that might be a threat to our ego? For a lot of us the answer can be one or more items on this list:
- showing a strong display of emotions
- making confident decisions
- jumping into extreme competition whatever that looks like for you
- feeling fear and moving forward anyway
- being a strong leader
Are You On Autopilot? Your ego makes everything about you and what you believe. Anything going against those beliefs is seen by the ego as a threat. The ego’s goal is to diminish your worth and power. By doing that, it believes your inner child will remain safe.
Remember, the ego is something we all have as humans, and it is a necessary part of who we are. Having said that, it’s important to understand a little about how the ego works and how we can keep it in check.
As the title says, sometimes we have to tell our ego, “Enough Already”. You can work with the ego so you can improve your life. When we’re on autopilot, our ego takes control and does exactly what it wants to do. When we become aware of the ego, it will become less powerful over our thinking and our decisions.
What To Do Here’s what to do to tell our ego, Enough Already:
- Become aware of your ego and realize you are not your ego. You and your ego are separate
- Have a friendly conversation with your ego. Finish this sentence … I am (blank). Notice what words come up for you after those two words, I am. Write down the words that came up for you following I am. Don’t judge what you wrote, just look at them with as little emotion as possible. If you do this various times throughout the day, you’ll start to identify the contents of your emotions and what’s holding you back. You’ll also start to identify your strengths.
- Give your ego a name. Giving it a name will help you have power over it and a better understanding of how it tries to control you.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Book: Start Where You Are by Pema Chodron * App: Insight Timer
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Special Offer Are you stressed and frustrated? It’s not hopeless. You can get through this. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist. I use hypnosis to fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Coaching Session to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. See me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Ego' in the subject line. That way I'll know you heard this episode. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com
Riopy has established a worldwide reputation with his emotionally honest and vivid instrumental music, which has generated over 200 million streams globally. Riopy discovered the piano and taught himself how to play music, with this activity literally saving his life. He credits music for helping him overcome the horror of his childhood, anxiety, stress, depression, and drug/alcohol addiction. Riopy released his new album, ‘Bliss' earlier this year through Warner Classics. He’s done extensive research on the positive effects music has on mental health, even taking EKGs of his own brain waves to test the various effects of music. Riopy has devoted his life to achieving complete “lucidity” in composing and performing, using such techniques as transcendental meditation, yoga, maintaining a sober lifestyle, and even fasting for up to 48 hours, all of which provide a clean slate which has enabled his creativity.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: https://www.riopymusic.com/ * http://www.youtube.com/riopyjp * https://open.spotify.com/artist/4ytDz3A9nHcVMjEbdNSKzA * http://instagram.com/riopymusic
Most Influential Person * Thomas Campbell, Author
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness is everything. Everything; it's day and night. * I am a thousand percent more aware of my emotions. Now I know what to do. I know it's all in the mind. * It's not external.I just have to rewire the mind and now I know how to do this.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is everything. It's just so good. I love it. Breathing really gets your body ready and then you go into meditation. * Sometimes just going straight into meditation is impossible, so I so lots of different breathing [exercises]. One of them is the Wim Hof method.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Book: The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science by Norman Doidge * Book: Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing the Uncommon by Adam Boyce and Joe Dispenza * Book: My Big Toe by Thomas Campbell * App: Calm
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Special Offer Are you discouraged and stressed? Are you frustrated? It’s not hopeless. You can get through this. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist. I use hypnosis to fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Consultation to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. See me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with Riopy in the subject line. That way I'll know you heard this episode. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com
Today I’m talking about dealing with your failures and how you can turn them into wins. The episode is about how you view your accomplishments and how do you define failure. The fact is, you can change your thoughts in such a way that you’ll feel better about yourself, feel more confident and become more productive. All this will help you become the person you want to be. Today’s episode is called “Turn Your Failures Into Wins”. The steps you’re taking to become more mindful, including listening to this podcast, will help you gradually learn how to make the changes you need to make so you can deal with your inner bully.
Your Inner bully is a pattern of thoughts that can feel like an enemy has set out to sabotage your life. Some people feel like these thoughts are beyond control. Have you had thoughts that tell you you’re not successful enough, or not smart enough? Maybe you’ve had thoughts that tell you you’re a loser or a failure?
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify A Recent Endorsement One of my clients just finished her coaching sessions and she sent me this endorsement telling you about her success with hypnosis: “My name is Danielle Genenz. I’ve struggled with my inner bully, low self-esteem and lack of self worth for years. My relationships with family members have always been difficult and I’ve gone long periods of time without speaking with them. Since I’ve had the honor to work with Bruce Langford on hypnotherapy, my life has changed for the better. I’ve been able to establish more boundaries in my relationships, which has allowed me to renew a connection I’ve not had in a long time with my family. I’m able to talk with them without constant confrontations and tensions and we are now able to communicate on a weekly basis. I’ve also developed a sense of calmness that has been missing from my life. Now my battle with negative self talk has eased significantly and I feel more freedom to do things I enjoy without the constant burden of emotional stress. Hypnotherapy has also helped me to develop more interest in socialization and I’m better able to give more time to myself. So once you are ready to do the work, I would really recommend this program to anybody who wants to improve their life and give themselves the gift of having more peace and confidence. Bruce has made all the difference in my life and I know he can for you as well.” Danielle Genenz, Hypnosis Client
You Are Appreciated I sincerely hope you’re not suffering with anxiety, hurt, pain, anger, and lack of focus. If you are, you can move forward toward a better life. A life where your direction is clear, a life where you are enjoying the results of your hard work and your accomplishments.
Thanks for listening to this episode about moving towards your clear goal. It’s great to sit here and share this with you, just as if you were here in the room sitting right here with me. Have a great rest of your day.
Special Offer Have you been trying to break through a mind block and reduce stress? Are you discouraged and feeling anxiety? I coach people just like you. Do you just want to feel content and happy? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist, and I love to help people just like you! Feel good about your life and accomplishments. Regain confidence. Book a Free Consultation to get you on the road to contentment. Email me: bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Wins' in the subject line.
Erin Claire Jones is a leadership coach, specializing in Human Design. She uses Human Design to help thousands of individuals and companies step into their work and their lives as their truest selves and to their highest potential. Her work as a guide, coach, and speaker has attracted a growing community of over 60,000 people who turn to her teachings for practical tools, digestible tips, and deeper self-knowledge so they can live with greater ease and authenticity every single day.
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Most Influential Person * Thich Nhat Hanh and also my partner
Effect on Emotions * I think that has given me more perspective and acceptance. I think rather than getting lost in it and making decisions from where I am, it's honouring exactly where I am. * Feeling the feelings and being really connected and tuned in to them, and also trusting all paths and knowing clarity is always on the other side. * It has given me perspective and presence in a way that I've been able to move through a little bit more sustainably.
Thoughts on Breathing * It's part of my meditation practice and part of Kundalini. * I also always am inspired to connect to breath work with my partner who is always taking a deep breath and letting it out and that is how to reconnect to the moment.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Surrender Experiment by Michael A. Singer * App: Check out Emily Fletcher and Ziva Meditation
Bullying Story * It can be pretty vulnerable to put yourself out there in the world we live in right now. So much of my work is putting myself out there all the time. * Mindfulness has been a really necessary tool because I haven't faced so much of this; crazy messages and such. A lot of people around me are receiving this all the time so I think that it's been a real lesson in just having perspective and not getting lost and taking it all personally. * I can just step back and see it for what it is. My biggest lesson is putting myself out there but being grounded enough in myself that I'm able to handle things as they come and see them for what they are.
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Special Offer Are you discouraged and stressed? Are you frustrated? It’s not hopeless. You can get through this. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist. I use hypnosis to fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Consultation to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. Let's get on a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com
Joe Sanok is an author, keynote speaker, business consultant and podcaster. He is also a writer for PsychCentral, and has been featured on the Huffington Post, Forbes, GOOD Magazine, Reader’s Digest, Entrepreneur on Fire, and Yahoo News. He is the author of five books and has been named a top Therapist Resource for his consultant services and podcast, Practice of the Practice. His most recent book, Thursday Is The New Friday, is receiving rave reviews.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.ThursdayIsTheNewFriday.com * Podcast: www.PracticeOfThePractice.com
Is The 4-Day Workweek Feasible? * Some countries are shifting to the 4-day workweek. The four day work week is a step that we're seeing, that for society is actually happening. * We see countries like New Zealand, Spain, and in Iceland a study just came out where 2500 people did a four day workweek. Kickstarter is switching over to it. Even small community colleges like Kalamazoo Valley Community College in Michigan switched over to it five years ago and they are saving millions of dollars on air conditioning costs in the summer. * So we see that there are all these business applications for the 4-day work week.
Iceland Study Details * It was a multi-year study of 2,500 people in tons of different industries. It wasn't just automotive workers or teachers, it was across the board in a number of different sub-sections of society. They found that productivity was up in four days. They found that creativity and happiness was up. An unexpected outcome was that their health outcomes were better. They were less stressed and less anxious.
Suggested Resources * Book: The War Of Art by Steven Pressfield * App: n/a
Life Challenges * In 2012 it all hit the fan at once. My daughter had heart surgery and as soon as the doctors said she was good and healthy, two weeks later I was diagnosed with cancer. My best friend's wife had breast cancer, my grandma died, it was just one of those terrible years. We all have one at some point unfortunately. * I was working at a community college at the time, full time. I had my side counseling practice and had just started a podcast, The Practice of the Practice podcast. So I had all these things going on, and this little baby girl who'd just had heart surgery. * I started to think about my forty-hour a week job. Really, it wasn't one of those jobs that I hated. I had autonomy, I had influence, my boss was amazing, so it was even harder, because it paid well and I had a great job. I could have stayed there for my whole career. * But the central question I asked myself was, ‘would I rather stay and never know what I have inside of me, or would I rather leave and potentially fail. And to me that was such a central question. I decided I'd rather leave and potentially fail and if I failed I could always come back to the counseling world. * So I left my full-time job and started Practice of the Practice podcast. Over the years I found that I was saying the same thing over and over. It was around time and the best use of my time. * At a certain point you need to stop taking out the trash. To have someone else do that so you can focus on those higher level things in your business and in your life.
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Special Offer Are you discouraged and stressed? Are you frustrated? It’s not hopeless. You can get through this. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist. I use hypnosis to fast-track people just like you to shed their inner bully and move forward with confidence. Book a Free Consultation to get you on the road to a more satisfying life, feeling grounded and focused. See me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with Joe in the subject line. That way I'll know you heard this episode. We'll set up a zoom call and talk about how you can move forward to a better life.
Murray Hidary is a multi-disciplinary, creative visionary and tech pioneer who started his first company at 22 years old, after studying Music and Composition at NYU. Murray’s success as an early Internet entrepreneur, starting in 1994, sprung from his innate sense that creating networks and platforms for connection amongst people could both elevate productivity and consciousness. Murray has studied theoretical physics extensively; trained in the study of Aikido and the Shakuhachi (the Japanese bamboo flute) and its ancient music tradition of the Zen monks with some of the greatest teachers. Murray is currently touring MindTravel, composing new work, hiking and meditating in beautiful places.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.Mindtravel.com * Music: https://www.mindtravel.com/music
Most Influential Person * My father
Effect on Emotions * Using mindfulness to handle my emotions has been a key skill to learn and to fine-tune and to grow and build that muscle. * In all areas, whether in business, or getting a coffee at the local Starbucks when they get your name wrong and make you wait twenty minutes or whatever it is, these are all opportunities for our emotions and our thoughts to get the better of us. * Mindfulness allows me to have a non-personal approach in all these situations which allows for much less stress and much more calm and peace.
Thoughts on Breathing * I learned to breathe by playing the Japanese flute. What I didn't know was that there's a profound ability to improve your piano playing through proper breathing. * You wouldn't think so because you're not generating the sound with your breath like a wind instrument, but it turns out, if you breathe properly, it comes through the music.
Suggested Resources * Book: Siddhartha by Herman Hesse * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story * I grew up in a neighborhood of Brooklyn that was a little rough and I did get bullied by locals. They stole my bike one time but no physical harm was done. * As a kid, mindfulness is a great tool because ultimately it's about how we interpret those moments. Mindfulness is a powerful tool that allows a child who has the skill, to frame the experience in a way that they understand that it's not about them. * For the one doing the bullying, we know that bullying is done as a result of a deep insecurity.
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If there were 2 words that could shift the direction of your life, immediately aiming your own personal GPS exactly where you wanted, what do you think they’d be? Speaking of the direction of our lives, it’s easy for our GPS to develop a short circuit. That happens when we don’t program it right, or when the circuitry becomes scrambled. Our GPS is programmed by a number of factors; by what our conscious mind puts into it, what our subconscious mind puts into it, and what all the noise from the
Our conscious mind protects us against perceived danger, and our past experiences all play a role in creating our personal story about what is dangerous to us. Trouble is, many of those personal stories are buried in our subconscious mind and we aren’t aware of how all that information is influencing our actions.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Veering Off Course? Have you stopped to examine what you really want your life to look like? No, I mean really stopped, taken a pause from your activities, from your busyness, from your day-to-day life to allow yourself to go deep into that place where you allow every fiber of your being to relax into what you absolutely want for yourself.
Maybe when you start to get to the place, you’ll realize you’re living your life according to somebody else’s recipe. Someone in your life now or in your past impacted your thinking. Maybe even without knowing it, they said something, or did something that sent your inner GPS veering off course, attempting to take you someplace you don’t even want to go to.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * App: Insight Timer
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Where Is My Place? So have you decided what those two words are that can help you change everything? Your anxiety will begin to melt. You will become focused, you will feel a certain calmness that you’ve been longing for.
The reason you’ve veered off course has to do with your self-value. Somewhere along the line you started to question your own personal value. You started to wonder why you’re here and you struggled with the question of ‘how do I fit in’. Where is my place here in the universe?
How to Get On The Right Track Does this resonate with you? Are you burying your insecurities? There are lots of ways to bury what’s bothering us. Some of us use alcohol or marijuana, some use food, some of us are workaholics. What’s your method of burying your pain? How do you get through the challenges that are slapping you in the face?
So many of you have reached out to me and I’ve now had the honor of working with a lot of you, Mindful Tribe. You know who you are. I know who you are. You are special to me, and I know that you know exactly what I’m talking about today.
These two words are words I’ve talked about in the past. They will help you get on the right track.
Listen Up To hear the two words I'm talking about, listen to this episode. Once you know the two words, you'll discover they will lead you to the process of letting go. Letting go is something we’ve talked a lot about on Mindfulness Mode. Doing the exercise I talk about on the episode will help you let go. It will teach you something about yourself and where you really want to be in this world. It will help reveal where you want to be headed.
Two simple words that can help you get back on course. Those words can help you redirect your life so you’re headed in the direction that’s right for you.
If you’re like me, sometimes you think things have to be complicated to have value. That is definitely not true. Some of the most valuable lessons in life are the simplest.
A Recent Endorsement One of my clients just finished her coaching sessions and she sent me this endorsement telling you about her success with hypnosis: “My name is Danielle Genenz. I’ve struggled with my inner bully, low self-esteem and lack of self worth for years. My relationships with family members have always been difficult and I’ve gone long periods of time without speaking with them. Since I’ve had the honor to work with Bruce Langford on hypnotherapy, my life has changed for the better. I’ve been able to establish more boundaries in my relationships, which has allowed me to renew a connection I’ve not had in a long time with my family. I’m able to talk with them without constant confrontations and tensions and we are now able to communicate on a weekly basis. I’ve also developed a sense of calmness that has been missing from my life. Now my battle with negative self talk has eased significantly and I feel more freedom to do things I enjoy without the constant burden of emotional stress. Hypnotherapy has also helped me to develop more interest in socialization and I’m better able to give more time to myself. So once you are ready to do the work, I would really recommend this program to anybody who wants to improve their life and give themselves the gift of having more peace and confidence. Bruce has made all the difference in my life and I know he can for you as well.” Danielle Genenz, Hypnosis Client
You Are Appreciated I sincerely hope you’re not suffering with anxiety, hurt, pain, anger, and lack of focus. If you are, you can move forward toward a better life. A life where your direction is clear, a life where you are enjoying the results of your hard work and your accomplishments.
Thanks for listening to this episode about moving towards your clear goal. It’s great to sit here and share this with you, just as if you were here in the room sitting right here with me. Have a great rest of your day.
Special Offer Have you been trying to break through a mind block and reduce stress? Are you discouraged and feeling anxiety? I coach people just like you. Do you just want to feel content and happy? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist, and I love to help people just like you! Feel good about your life and accomplishments. Regain confidence. Book a Free Consultation to get you on the road to contentment. Email me: bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘2 Words' in the subject line.
Stephenie Zamora is an author, coach, strategist, and founder of Stephenie Zamora Media; a digital media and production company, publishing house, and a full-service life-purpose development, branding, and online marketing boutique. She's been merging the worlds of personal development, digital media, and online marketing to help individuals build purpose driven lives and businesses for over a decade. Stephenie's work helps catalyze individuals on their healing and growth journeys so they can uncover the purpose of their path, step into who they're here to be, and do the work they're here to do.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.StephenieZamora.com * Book: Unravel: Rising Up and Coming Back From a Season That Damn Near Killed Me by Stephenie Zamora and Juna Mustad * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StephenieZamora/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stepheniez/ * Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/stepheniezamora * Podcast: www.TalesFromTheJourney.tv
Most Influential Person * One of my friends I met in Hawaii who always had this peaceful calmness about her.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has helped me tremendously. I don't take things as personally and I certainly don't get caught up in them because I just remember that time passes and things change and I just have to be present with what is and I'll get through to the other side.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is a huge part of my mindfulness practice. I am always breathing. Breath has helped me through the most intense panic attacks and periods in my life. Even before this show I took some time to just breathe and settle into the space.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Last Word on Power by Tracy Goss * Book: Unravel: Rising Up and Coming Back From a Season That Damn Near Killed Me by Stephenie Zamora and Juna Mustad * App: Any of the Guided Meditation Apps
Bullying Story * I always had a bit of a mindfulness practice in me. When I was in Middle School, I can remember being in situations that were hard or painful, and understanding that this is only a moment in time and that sometime I am going to be on the other side, so I can focus on, this is ending as it's happening. * I feel like I took that with me through a lot of my life. * So when it came to people who were cruel or unkind or teased or spread rumors, it's not that it didn't affect me, it certainly did, I was much younger and much less emotionally intelligent. * I just had this knowing that this is not all there is. This moment, these people, this school, this neighborhood. I just was always aware this world is so big, even if I didn't quite know where I fit in it yet. I think that really helped me tremendously. * I wish I would have had more mindfulness practices for sure around managing my emotions.
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Special Offer Have you been trying to break through a mind block and reduce stress? Are you discouraged and feeling anxiety? I coach people just like you. Do you just want to feel content and happy? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist, and I love to help people just like you! Feel good about your life and accomplishments. Regain confidence. Book a Free Consultation to get you on the road to contentment. Email me: bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Unravel' in the subject line.
Do you experience sudden outbursts of anger that happen when you least expect it? Have you noticed that you feel extremely angry towards certain people or certain types of people? Maybe there's someone in your life that gets under your skin and yet there doesn't seem to be any rational reason for it. That has been the case with me at various times in my life. I was a teacher for a long time and I would notice lots of different personality traits in my students. Sometimes fellow teachers would say things that would irritate me and I'd wonder why I'd feel so much irritation as a result of their comment.
The word rage never came to mind when I thought about my reaction to certain situations, but now that I've learned more about the conscious and subconscious mind and how our minds work, I realize that there was a level of rage that was gurgling and bubbling just below the surface.
Certain personalities or specific words or phrases would potentially case that gurgling rage to erupt. Sometimes the eruption was minor and no one else would even be aware of it. Occasionally I would do or say something that was out of place and I'd wonder why that happened.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify What is trauma? Now I realize that what triggered my rage was something related to an early trauma in my life. So when I say trauma, I want to be clear that an event that was traumatizing to me, may seem like a nothing event to you. I used to think that traumas were always events like a car accident, a house fire, sexual abuse, or a robbery.
A quick online search tells us that, “In general, trauma can be defined as a psychological, emotional response to an event or an experience that is deeply distressing.”
Another definition says that, “Trauma is the lasting emotional response that often results from living through a distressing event.” It goes on to say, “Experiencing a traumatic event can harm a person’s sense of safety, sense of self, and ability to regulate emotions and navigate relationships. Long after the traumatic event occurs, people with trauma can often feel shame, helplessness, powerlessness and intense fear.” You may have experienced trauma and don’t even know it.
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Do You See Your Angry Self? Trauma can take the form of abductions, terrible invasions of privacy, sexual abuse, violent attacks; all kinds of awful things happen to people in the world. Some of it is remembered and some isn't.
Generally speaking, our subconscious mind has the ability to remember and categorize vast amounts of information including incidents, words spoken to us, even smells, sounds, images, sensations, and emotions.
Only a minuscule amount of this information makes it to the conscious mind. So much of it we are not able to recall. It seems to be lost forever. Even though it seems to be lost, sometimes this information comes out in dreams and sometimes is triggered by certain random things that might surprise you. Maybe a brief musical phrase from a song, a certain aroma, or the face of an innocent stranger.
Some people who experience terrible traumas are unable to remember them at all, or maybe they just remember random bits and pieces. Traumatic events are usually not remembered sequentially, with a beginning, middle, and end. If anything is remembered, usually it's short, abbreviated chunks that can show up as memory flashes. Some people are bewildered at what these apparently isolated memories are all about.
A lot of people are confused when these memory flashes trigger anger and rage that they didn't even know was there, beneath the surface. All of a sudden you're exploding at someone, or you're ranting and raving about something. Maybe you hear yourself screaming and yelling at someone and it almost feels like you're witnessing another person doing the shouting. Somehow you know it's you, but you feel completely out of control.
A Recent Endorsement One of my clients just finished her sessions and she sent me this endorsement telling you about her success with hypnosis:
“My name is Danielle Genenz. I’ve struggled with my inner bully, low self-esteem and lack of self worth for years. My relationships with family members have always been difficult and I’ve gone long periods of time without speaking with them. Since I’ve had the honor to work with Bruce Langford on hypnotherapy, my life has changed for the better. I’ve been able to establish more boundaries in my relationships, which has allowed me to renew a connection I’ve not had in a long time with my family. I’m able to talk with them without constant confrontations and tensions and we are now able to communicate on a weekly basis. I’ve also developed a sense of calmness that has been missing from my life. Now my battle with negative self talk has eased significantly and I feel more freedom to do things I enjoy without the constant burden of emotional stress. Hypnotherapy has also helped me to develop more interest in socialization and I’m better able to give more time to myself. So once you are ready to do the work, I would really recommend this program to anybody who wants to improve their life and give themselves the gift of having more peace and confidence. Bruce has made all the difference in my life and I know he can for you as well.” Danielle Genenz, Hypnosis Client
More Mainstream An interesting thing about hypnosis is that instructions and suggestions can affect later behaviors of a subject. A friend of mine was hypnotized and it was suggested that he would want to drink glasses and glasses of ice water. As a result, he found himself craving ice water day after day; something that hadn’t been part of his life at all before he was hypnotized.
The fact that hypnosis can help you get to the root of your anger, your pain, and your rage, as I mentioned in the title of today’s episode, is what is making hypnosis more and more mainstream.
Lessen Anxiety You may have heard of someone who successfully went to a hypnotist to quit smoking or to lose weight. The results are effective 95 to 98 per cent of the time and positive results are usually related to how much the subject wants to change and how trusting they are of the person doing the hypnosis.
I’ve seen this to be true. My most trusting clients, and my clients who have the greatest desire to change their behaviors, have been very successful.
If you are hoping to lessen your anxiety and stress, hypnosis is a great tool. If you would like to become more calm, more content in your life, and, as I say on Mindfulness Mode, reach new heights of calm, focus, and happiness, then hypnosis is an effective tool that is quicker than most methods and a lot more inexpensive too.
You Are Appreciated I sincerely hope you’re not suffering through terrible rage and anger, but if you are, you can move forward toward a better life. A life where your anger is under control, a life where you are enjoying the results of your hard work and your accomplishments.
Thanks for listening to this episode about calming your rage. It’s great to sit here and share this with you, just as if you were here in the room sitting right here with me. Have a great rest of your day.
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Mark Firth believes in using mindfulness to achieve Human to Human Connection and he uses the social media platform, LinkedIn, to help his clients connect to the world as well. Mark is the founder of Linkedpreneurs, a 7-figure business that helps business owners and solopreneurs make more money, gain free time, and live the life of their dreams all by using LinkedIn. He believes it is possible to change your life with LinkedIn relationships, just like he did.
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Most Influential Person * Joe Dispenza / Nelson Mandela
Effect on Emotions * Emotions are something we need to become aware of and once we become aware of them, we can change them.
Thoughts on Breathing * I've done Wim Hof breathing for an extended period. I've also done something called Buteyko breathing. I've found they can help the nervous system and I think if we take a moment, they can calm us down.
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Bullying Story * I was terribly bullied. It took me most of my 20's and early 30's to get over it. * I grew up in an environment where my dad wasn't very well. He had narcissistic personality disorder. As a result of that, I didn't always have a role model to learn socialization from and to learn how to interact with other kids. * Because of that I tended to get bullied. Kids picked on me and hit me and I didn't know how to respond. I had to learn to stand up for myself. * I always remember how me and my brother did this. We found this thing called Thai Boxing. It's full contact. We took my mom to meet the Thai instructors. The guy completely charmed my mom and so we were allowed to go to full contact Thai Boxing. * I learned to stand up by learning to defend myself physically. But it took a long time for the wounds to be repaired.
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After coaching many clients, it is obvious that the most difficult challenge for most people is not developing certain skills, or becoming more focused, it is the skill of letting go. Many of the people I work with come to realize that what's holding them back is an inner bully, or a mindset that is making it impossible for them to move forward. In many cases, this mindset served them in a positive way at one point in the their life, but as time went by, that same mindset no longer serves them.
That inner bully originally protected them in a way that was critically important at the time. In other words, they may not have survived through their challenge back then if it hadn't been for this particular thought process.
Years later, it became obvious that this inner dialogue was no longer helping them to move forward in life. Once my client came to this realization, then the burning question became obvious. “Now that I know my problem, how do I move forward? How do I let go of that particular way of thinking?”
If you're a regular listener of Mindfulness Mode, you'll know that I refer to this negative thought pattern as your inner bully. But how do you let this thought pattern go?
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Do Both Minds Agree? If you're like me, you might have difficulty letting go of books that are accumulating on your shelves, clothes you haven't worn lately, or even tools that you no longer use. Letting go of thoughts that are holding you back can be difficult in a similar way.
First, you have to have a clear understanding of the mindset that is holding you back. Once you gain that understanding, you have to make sure your desire to let go is genuine. Does you conscious mind and your subconscious mind both agree that this mindset is no longer serving you? Listen to the episode for more details on how to use movement to let go.
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Special Offer Have you been trying to break through a mind block and reduce stress? Are you discouraged and feeling anxiety? I coach people just like you. Do you just want to feel content and happy? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist, and I love to help people just like you! Feel good about your life and accomplishments. Regain confidence. Book a Free Consultation to get you on the road to contentment. Email me: bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Let Go' in the subject line.
Jane Tabachnick is a content and PR strategist who works with mission-driven authors, coaches and consultants who are frustrated they’re not better known. She helps them become highly visible, and seen as the authority in their industry so they attract more pre-sold clients and can grow their business. Jane is the founder of Simply Good Press, a book publishing and PR company where she has helped over 200 authors achieve bestseller status. Named one of the top 100 people online by Fast Company, Jane is often quoted in the media on topics such as Why You Need Publicity, and How to use PR and Content to Build Your Authority and Profits.
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Most Influential Person * My money mindset coach, Way Hong of the Six Figure Academy
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has helped me to take a step back and not have knee jerk reactions and just have a better perspective and be a better person.
Thoughts on Breathing * When I remember to breathe, it's very helpful.
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Bullying Story * When you publish a book you'll get either trolls or just people who don't like your book. It can be very disconcerting and frustrating. Sometimes they write things and you think they are writing a review of a different book. * I had this happen recently with a book and I really think it was a competitor trying to sabotage the book. Had this person been much more mindful, they would have thought, this doesn't serve anyone reading this review. It's not going to make up their mind to buy the book or not buy the book. It just is nasty. * I think if a lot of people were more mindful, they wouldn't think so much about competition, but they'd come from more of an abundant mindset.
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Special Offer Have you been trying to break through a mind block and reduce stress? Are you discouraged and feeling anxiety? I coach people just like you. Do you just want to feel content and happy? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist, and I love to help people just like you! Feel good about your life and accomplishments. Regain confidence. Book a Free Consultation to get you on the road to contentment. Email me: bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Jane Tabachnick' in the subject line.
Hamidi Reid is a master astrologer and his mission is to make Astrology fun, simple and practical, so it can be readily used as a tool to better understand yourself, your life and how to use your energetic blueprint to manifest abundance, freedom and expansion. Founder of Success Forever Astrology, Hamidi has become a ‘stand-out’ name in the astrological world.
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Most Influential Person * My cousin, Princess
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has made me more patient with my emotions and more understanding of their change in nature and realizing the power in the statement, ‘this too shall pass'.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is something that I need to work upon. I feel as though that's one of the reasons why I enjoy exercise so much, because exercise is forced breathing. * That is really enjoyable for me and enlives me. When it comes down to me sitting to do breathing exercises or pranayama, I do anything I can to procrastinate from those things.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * App: n/a
Bullying Story * I grew up in a small town called Stafford. That small town was a predominantly white area and in that time kids could be mean. I suffered from racism and racial attacks and getting into lots of fights and getting jumped on by mobster kids. * I also grew up with a bad temper so mindfulness could really have helped me to, in those moments, if I had known to come back to the present moment, then I could have probably stopped myself from getting into certain situations and difficulties. I would have been able to understand myself and understand other people more.
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Kass Thomas is a successful business entrepreneur, radio personality, and communication expert. It is her mission to strengthen the unity of choice and change. She inspires clients to discover their unique brand of magic. A best-selling author, Kass Thomas released her latest book, a self-empowerment manual called Dancing with Riches, to encourage readers to change tracks if the journey they are on is not working for them. Within, readers will find a guide to transform negative into positive, and to come through a winner, even in limiting situations. Her non-judgmental demeanour creates a safe space for many to express themselves with ease. She is a catalyst for multicultural inclusion. Kass believes there is so much more that unites us than separates us.
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Most Influential Person * My mom
Effect on Emotions * My connection with my emotions is my not feeling badly about loving and being so sensitive. I've always been quite sensitive and really thanks to the tools of ‘Access Consciousness‘, also acknowledging and recognizing that I can tap into what people are going through and my heart is my guide.
Thoughts on Breathing * We have so many things that we can use to judge ourselves. Like, do you deserve air? But you breathe it. * So I invite people to recognize that you don't have to feel like you deserve something in order to have it. You don't have to possess air, like breathe it in and hold it there forever. It's a continuity of flow. * If you sometimes are willing to breathe in the magic, and breathe out any of your doubts about you. Breathe in the possibilities, and breathe out any of your blocks. And breathe in the gems and the jewels that being on this planet and alive in this time are, and breathe out anywhere you feel like you're getting it wrong.
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Bullying Story * I have experienced bullying. I've probably experienced some of the things that we even call sexual abuse. However, I didn't recognize it as that. It's like converting the negative into the positive. * I was very clear about what I desired to get out of the situation and it was always me. If I am able to connect with me and to not diminish myself, then that will be a contribution to the world. * Even in the first grade I was bullied by these two girls. They would make me walk them home. I didn't really know that my house was so much closer. * I was bullied in my first year of high school. I went to the oldest public high school in the U.S., Boston Latin School. I was bullied by these girls. They would bump into me and push me and I wasn't willing to be diminished. I tried so hard to pretend I didn't notice it. I tried so hard to be really kind to them. But I wasn't willing to be part of their crowd either.
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David Charles Brower is a #1 Best-Selling Author, Poet, Speaker, Life Coach & Super Connector, making living itself an art. David spends his life searching for love and creating abundant sensorial experiences everywhere he goes, wherever and whomever he finds himself with. As The Sensorial Guy, and inspired by his own romantic personality, he inspires others globally to connect to each other in meaningful ways, to find useful joy in the everyday, create moments of romance daily and find pleasure in the small details and nuances of life. David relentlessly seeks to fuse pleasure with purpose, sometimes a tad mischievously, too.
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Most Influential Person * Thich Nhat Hahn
Effect on Emotions * It's that moment of pause that you give yourself. It frees you from an impulsive, excessive, automated reaction to someone or something that has triggered you and your response is coming from a place of potentially a hurt ego or something programmed from another period of your life. * Being able to be free from that is the mindfulness piece for me. It's the relativizing that moment of equanimity. It's the ‘this too shall pass' moment of impermanence that you fold into that. * Really, the whole part about this over attachment to desire and pushing away of a version of something, if you're able to take pause and allow yourself to bring a little bit of wisdom and not such an instantaneous judgment to what you're experiencing, sometimes what you're experiencing will either pass or you'll gain an extra bit of information that you need for your emotional system to either have already moved on to something else. * So there's this fluid moment of dancing there, where, it's almost like the minute something hits you that makes you freak out. It's like that one deep breath gives you that moment to just dance with it and let go of the emotional response, let go of the knee-jerk way of reacting. As we all know, this is an every moment practice.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is the area where I have the most growth to come. I've often felt that my emotional reaction to things can be associated with how my breathing goes. If I'm going through a stressful moment, I can get caught into breathing where my voice literally changes. * At times I can have an emotional reaction. It can be related to stress. Through learning to breathe better, and I still have practice to do there, I'm learning to be in a constant state of equanimity in terms of breathing. I'm not allowing myself to not be aware that my breathing is becoming irregular. I'm more attentive to that. * I'm checking in and noticing when my voice is not where I feel it is.
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Bullying Story * About three years ago I went back to the town where I grew up, around Los Angeles. I met with a man that became a teacher at the school I went to when I was a little boy. We're looking through photo albums, and he had all these stories that I couldn't remember anything about. * He remembered everyone's names, and he said, don't you remember John (not his real name), the bully at the school. You and he were best friends. * I sincerely couldn't really connect with that memory and still can't. All I remember is that I was a very small kid. I was under five feet tall until I was 18. * Consequently, the only way I could protect myself, was to befriend the biggest, strongest people in the school. In so doing, I was protected. I was very athletic and very fast, and the bigger kids didn't like that. I didn't remember the particular kid at all.
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Bob Proctor is a Canadian self-help author who identifies himself as a philosopher. He is 87 years old, born in 1934 and he’s known for his New York Times best-selling book, ‘You Were Born Rich’. He’s also well known for his contribution to the film and book, ‘The Secret’ by Rhonda Burns. Proctor joined the Nightingale-Conant Organization and worked his way up within the company, even being mentored by Earl Nightingale himself and as a result became well versed in human development and motivation. In 1984 he published his best-selling book ‘You Were Born Rich’, which Rhonda Byrne discovered and lead her to requesting Bob to be interviewed and participate in the movie, The Secret.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Helping His Followers Bob Proctor helps his followers tap into their inner self and he explains that your inner-self is what is controlling all that is brought into your life. It may be a poor self-image, or bad paradigm and programming that is leading to poor results even with training and proper education.
Bob Proctor’s work focuses on personal development and helping his followers understand the basic laws of the universe. Bob teachers that everything in the universe vibrates and similar vibrations attract each other. He explains that our mind and bodies also vibrate, and since humans are capable of controlling our thoughts, and therefore our vibrations, we are capable of controlling our results. He has said there is nothing in a person's life they cannot change through thought and the Law of Attraction
Life-Changing Mantras Here are some of the mantras that Bob Proctor has shared over the years:
I am so happy and grateful now that my life is full of love – I love who I am, I love what I do and I love who I’m becoming.
I am so happy and grateful now letting go of my limiting beliefs about life and learning to live outside of my comfort zone.
I am so happy and grateful now that things are falling perfectly into place – with more opportunity, success and joy than ever before.
I am so happy and grateful now that I am a forgiving and understanding person.
I am so happy and grateful now that great opportunities are happening into my life.
I am so happy a nd grateful now that money is coming to me in increasing amounts, through multiple sources, on a continuous basis.
I am so happy and grateful now that a new year brings new dreams, new opportunities and new inspiration to live my best life.
Prosperity
Every day in every way I am becoming more and more prosperous.
I am so happy and grateful now that money comes to me in increasing quantities from multiple sources.
I am so happy and grateful now that my mind is a center of divine operation always for expansion and fuller expression.
I am so happy and grateful now that I am the artist of my reality. Every choice, action and feeling contribute to my beautiful life.
I am so happy and grateful now that I have goals to motivate me, dreams to inspire me and purpose to fuel me.
About Your Fear I am so happy and grateful now that fear no longer stops me. It serves as a sign that I’m moving in the right direction.
I am so happy and grateful now that my goals and desires are more fierce and powerful than my paradigms and fear.
I am so happy and grateful now that my focus is strong, my ego is quiet and my dreams are fierce.
Record Your Own Mantras Take some of your favorite mantras taught by Bob Proctor or create your own and record them using your voice. Listen to the mantras and allow your thoughts to focus on them. Your mantras will become a background for your thoughts.
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Heidi Hazen is a Human Design Reader and Certified Hypnotist with the National Guild of Hypnotists. She has experienced adrenal fatigue, depression, and anxiety and through intense self-help work, went through a process she describes as gently burning everything down. Now she works with others who have been down this road of wondering what life’s all about. Heidi is passionate about her work as as Human Design Reader and Hypnotist and loves to help her clients do the most important work they’ll ever do – finding their way back to their original self so that they may authentically live.
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Most Influential Person * My friend, Brian Teal Aman
Effect on Emotions * I'm no longer a victim of my emotions. I'm in control of them. * When I started to realize that every time I have an emotional response, it's actually a gift that's an arrow pointing to a layer, to a wound. * If we continue to have that trigger and evoke that emotional response, then we are at the mercy of anyone triggering us in that way. * By doing this work, I have been able to claim ownership and agency over my internal landscape which is my emotional landscape and so now I'm the one in control of the way I respond to things.
Thoughts on Breathing * A deep breath can change everything, in a moment. That's something that I have taught my children since they were tiny. They'll do it on their own. * When we're having emotional outbursts about something, they will stop, we can just look at each other across the room, and we know that the cue is to take three deep breaths. * Breathing is part of my arsenal of self-care in my home.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Unteathered Soul by Michael A. Singer * App: Insight Timer / Enso
Bullying Story * I was my biggest bully. I think because there was so much that happened when I was a kid, there was a lot of loss and not having the things that I needed in place. I really started to turn things on to myself. * As a child we don't know not to do that. I made a lot of things my fault. I adopted this mentality towards myself, that, if I am the harshest towards myself, then anything anyone throws at me, won't hurt.
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Our Sponsor Use hypnosis to help others stop struggling with their deep-rooted issues like weight loss, smoking, painful experiences. Are you a coach or a healer who would love to have new skills to help your clients? Hypnosis can help people reach goals faster and easier than you thought possible. Become a hypnotherapist. The Cascade Hypnosis Center offers world-class training. www.CascadeHypnosisCenter.com Special Offer Have you been trying to break through a mind block and reduce stress? Are you discouraged and feeling anxiety? I coach people just like you. Do you just want to feel content and happy? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist, and I love to help people just like you! Feel good about your life and accomplishments. Regain confidence. Book a Free Consultation to get you on the road to contentment. Email me: bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Heidi Hazen' in the subject line.
Habit, determination, and confidence is my topic and today I'm having a conversation with a guy who has nailed all three of these attributes. Nathaniel Carroll spending his life in gratitude mode. He started his ‘thanking law enforcement challenge' back in January of 2019 and since then Nathaniel, a resident of Wisconsin, has thanked over 1500 officers for their contributions as first responders. He has met many officers in person and has contacted a lot of others by writing letters. Nathaniel is hoping to reach officers in every one of the over 3,000 counties in the United States. Nate is passionate about supporting the charity called, Tunnel2Towers Foundation, a non-profit organization that pays off the mortgages of injured first responders. In addition to his mission of thanking officers across the country, Nate has set a record by doing 1.5 million push ups in the last year.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Favorite Charity Nate is passionate about supporting the charity called, Tunnel2Towers Foundation, a non-profit organization that pays off the mortgages of injured first responders. Please feel free to donate.
Your Mindfulness Definition Nate: Mindfulness means really being in touch with the moment and being in touch with your body, both physically and mentally. It means taking that daily assessment of where things are and where we want to go. For me, that ability to focus really made that challenge a success. Ultimately, for anybody, mindfulness is incorporated to whatever success they have for themselves.
1.5 Million Pushups? Bruce: How did you make it a reality to personally perform 1.5 million pushups in a year? Nate: For me, it was being mindful. What that really means to me is focusing solely on what I can control and disregarding things that are outside of my ability to control. When you just focus on daily habits and routines, and you add them up moment after moment, day after day, may it adds up to something special. Being mindful and being focused on the moment and what I can control is really about all I can do to strive towards a goal like that.
Daily Routine Bruce: Tell us about your daily routine while working towards your pushup goal.
Nate: During the challenge, I slept in five days over 365 days, and that was sleeping in until a little after 7:00 a.m. Typically my day started at 3:45 a.m.. I got up, I would stretch, take an assessment of how I was feeling both physically and mentally and then by 4:00 a.m. I would start my pushups. I would do 60 sets before the day started. That is, before work started or before I had to get the kids off to school. I did 30 to 35 pushups per set. That would give me about 2,000 pushups. Then I knew I'd be able to get the other 2,000 pushups in before the end of the day. It was about creating habits and having a goal.
First Responders Bruce: Explain your passion for First Responders. Nate: I think it's the awareness. You talk about mindfulness, not only of ourselves, but our awareness of what happens around us. To make it clear, during COVID, we really recognized the importance of truck drivers, store clerks, and all these people that contributed to our life in ways that, maybe prior to COVID, we hadn't put a lot of thought into. It's the same thing with First Responders. At any moment, these men and women are willing to trade their safety for my life. They're willing to answer the call and run towards danger when most of us are running away from danger.
Bullying Story * I wasn't bullied as a kid. During my childhood I was always a chameleon. I could fit into any situation, whether with the athletic people, or the non-athletic. I've always had a knack to blend in and get along. * My son has experienced some bullying. We talked about that. When I was young, I was angry and upset and a lot of that was really because of my experiences. I probably wasn't as nice to people as I could have been. * I think of those moments in my past when it was really about Nate, not what other people were doing in my life that caused these reactions.
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Master Sha combines traditional Chinese medicine, the essence of Western medicine, and ancient energy and spiritual secrets from China. A medical doctor in China, Master Sha is also a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture in Canada and China. He is an expert in advanced cellular science and in breakthrough research on the effects of aligning soul, heart, mind, and body. He is an author of over 25 books with 11 New York Times bestsellers. Master Sha is a grand master of Dong Yi Gong qigong, feng shui, the I Ching, Qigong and Wu Dong tai chi. He is also a National Chinese Calligrapher Master (Shu Fa Jia) and an Honorable Research Professor (Yan Jiu Yuan), appointed by the State Ethnic Academy of Painting (Gui Jia Min Zu Hua Yuan) in Beijing, China.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.DrSha.com * Website: www.MasterSha.com * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drandmastersha * Podcast: Experience Transformation with Master Sha * Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrandMasterSha * Book: Tao Calligraphy Healing Field: An Information System with Six Sacred Tao Techniques to Empower You to Heal and Transform Your Life by Dr. and Master Sha
Most Influential Person * Lao Tzu and The Buddha
Effect on Emotions * The liver connects with anger. The heart connects to depression. The spline is connected to worry. Lungs for grief and the kidneys for fear.
Thoughts on Breathing * There are so many kinds of breathing. Today I want to share about abdominal breathing. In through the nose and out by pushing the abdomen. Let it go naturally out. * Follow nature's way. If you breath and your abdomen goes in, that's perfect. Breathe out and the abdomen goes out. Do not force it. Both ways are perfect. The key is to watch a new-born baby. That baby will use abdominal breathing.
Suggested Resources * Book: Tao Calligraphy Healing Field: An Information System with Six Sacred Tao Techniques to Empower You to Heal and Transform Your Life by Dr. and Master Sha * App: n/a
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Today I’m going to share with you how to leave anxiety behind and become more calm and centered. As you know, I’ve interviewed over 600 guests on Mindfulness Mode and it’s not surprising that some patterns are emerging. One of those patterns has to do with anxiety and stress and what you can do to decrease that undesirable feeling that we’re all familiar with. First, remember that stress is an emotion. I know you’re likely saying, well that’s obvious, but I want to remind you that our motions are there for a reason. Emotions exist to tell us that something is going on with our body or something needs to be adjusted. Human emotions are like the warning lights on your car’s dashboard that let you know that something on your car needs attention. Maybe the fuel is low, the oil needs to be topped up, or your coolant is running low. There are warning lights on your dash to let you know of a bunch of different things that might need attention on your car.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify What Are Emotions For? Emotions serve a similar purpose. Loneliness means that you need more human interaction in your life. Anger could mean you need to pay attention and possibly make a change regarding something that’s happening.
There’s no doubt about it, emotions can be a complex system of letting you know something needs adjusted. For one thing, in our society, a lot of us have learned to push our emotions away, pretend they aren’t real, or sometimes we might not identify our emotions accurately. Maybe we think we’re feeling stress, but it’s actually boredom, or loneliness.
Feel-Good Chemicals Our body’s have an amazing system of secreting hormones and chemicals in response to various emotions. Most people realize that when we experience fight or flight, our body creates chemicals as a result. Although we don’t always realize this fact, when we work up a sweat, there are some feel-good chemicals that help us feel better and can even make you feel like you’re experiencing a high. You’ve probably heard of runner’s high. The chemicals we’re talking about are endorphins.
The Games In order to experience this feeling, you have to make movement a way of life. You have to create a habit that includes some kind of activity. Brisk walking or running can do this for you, but of course there are lots of other choices too.
The 2020 Olympics are on right now, and that’s one of the reasons I wanted to talk about physical activity and sport. This year's Tokyo games are officially called the Games of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020.
Take some time to tune in to some events and allow yourself to enjoy and be inspired by the athletes. I usually find that once I tune in, I get so interested that I want to watch even more. Like I said, allow yourself to be inspired. After all, all these athletes started somewhere, and you can be sure there were times when they needed some inspiration and encouragement from others. We can all encourage each other, no matter what challenges we’re up against at any given time.
Beat Your Stress Let’s talk about running. Running helps to improve your mood because it makes you feel better about yourself and gives you a sense of accomplishment. It also can be addicting, as once you get in a routine and start feeling the positive effects, you’ll likely want to stick with it. Running is also inexpensive and convenient. You don’t need a gym membership or expensive equipment.
Running is a great exercise and a perfect way to beat stress and anxiety, and also get connected to nature. That’s true of course, as long as you have somewhere to run when you can enjoy the trees, the birds, or whatever aspect of nature you enjoy.
The reason running helps beat stress, is because the body releases endorphins which are often called “feel-good” chemicals. They can act as a pain reliever and happiness booster. Endorphins are primarily made in the part of the brain called the hypothalamus and also in the pituitary glands, though they may come from other parts of the body as well. These are some of the reasons that running is a great choice.
A Routine To Diminish Stress You might have heard me say on the show before that I never did any running and never really wanted to in my life. Then, back in 2018, I started walking 45 minutes every day. Later I upped it to an hour. Then in December 2020, I decided to try running. I didn’t push myself too hard, I just ran if I felt like it. I noticed that it felt good and that I could work up a better sweat once I started running. So that got me into the habit of running for an hour every day. The distance I run is about 6.6 kilometers which is 4 miles. I usually run down the country road where we live and then turn around and come back. Of course, there are options, so I can go in either direction from my house, and I can run further than the 6.6 kilometers if I want to. I’ve noticed that it really feels good to do this as part of my regular routine.
Inspired By Dick Cycling is also popular, and is a terrific choice as a way to stay fit and experience the boost created by our body’s chemicals. Cycling can help you build up your muscles and stay in shape. It's also fun, because you can ride with friends, a cycling club, or even go solo. This sport has been around for years, but it's just as popular today as it was in the past. I’m inspired by my uncle Dick, because a few years ago, when he retired, he took up cycling. He lost weight and became incredibly passionate about cycling. He also cycles in a velodrome. A velodrome is an arena for track cycling. It features steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of two 180-degree circular bends connected by two straight sections of track. The straights, as they’re called, transition to the circular turn through a moderate easement curve.
A Great American Swimmer Swimming is another terrific fitness activity that will help you stay fit, costs very little, and allows you to have fun in the water. If you have aches and pains, or are recovering from an injury, being in the water is a good way to exercise without worrying about harming your joints or muscles. Swimming will help you strengthen your body without stressing sore joints and muscles too much.
If you have a competitive spirit, swimming can be great too, because you can swim laps and challenge yourself, or swim with others and build on your successes.
I’ve always loved watching swimmers in the Olympics and I am always inspired by Michael Phelps. I’ve read some of his quotes like, “You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.”
What About You? Some of my guests have talked about how he inspired them to achieve greatness. I haven’t read his book, but it’s on my list of books to read. Check it out, it’s called, No Limits: The Will to Succeed. He published his book in 2009 and I know it’s been recommended as a book to read by some of my guests. He also published another book in 2016 called, Beneath the Surface: My Story. I’m sure those books would be inspiring and well worth reading.
What’s your favorite activity or sport that helps reduce stress in your life? Is there an athlete that inspired you to take up a sport that is now part of your life? I’d love to hear from you.
What are you enjoying most about the Tokyo Olympics? Is there an athlete that you’re fired up about and feel like the world should know more about their sport or what they’re up to?
Send me an email, Bruce@mm.com and let me know your thoughts.
Suggested Resources * Book: Practicing Mindfulness: 75 Essential Meditations to Reduce Stress, Improve Mental Health, and Find Peace in the Everyday by Matthew Sockolov * Book: No Limits: The Will To Succeed by Michael Phelps * Book: Beneath The Surface: My Story by Michael Phelps * App: Insight Timer
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David Richman is an author, public speaker, philanthropist, and endurance athlete whose mission is to form more meaningful human connections through storytelling. His first book, Winning in the Middle of the Pack, discussed how to get more out of ourselves than ever imagined. David’s newest book, Cycle of Lives, shares the interconnected stories of people overcoming trauma and delves deeply into their emotional journeys with cancer.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.CycleofLives.org * Book: Cycle of Lives by David Richman
Most Influential Person * My sister, June
Effect on Emotions * Our emotions are the only thing that really connect us all. We can all point to so many people and so many things in our life where you could say just be real. Just tell me what you're feeling. Yet you say one thing and you're acting a different way. * I think the connection to our emotion and our connection to other people through our emotions is really the most powerful thing we have between us as humans. * For me, being mindful of my emotions and being comfortable with them and allowing myself to have self-compassion when I'm not the best emotional person I can be; I'll try to get better at that.
Thoughts on Breathing * Running is all about controlling your breath and swimming too. Breath work is important. It is an area I am exploring right now in my life. * I'm being very direct and deliberate about breathing.
Suggested Resources * Book: Cycle of Lives by David Richman * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * App: I have a Garmin Connect watch. I always look at my stress level and sleep info, and resting heart rate. I think that's important because it lets you know when you're stressed out. I suggest you use any app that allows you to understand your physiology and how those things will affect your moods, your biorhythms, your ability to stay healthy, your ability to be present and calm
Bullying Story * I had a rough childhood and one of the things I went through and how I dealt with some of my issues was to be a bully. I was bullied and I vividly remember some instances that still scar me to this day, but I also know I did the same to other people. * I can understand how being more mindful while being bullied is important, but I think if I had been more mindful at the time, that would have prevented me from being a bully. * If somebody would have said to me that you can deal with the difficult time that you're going through in a different way, if I'd had a safe space where I could be myself or to have somebody give me some guidance on how to come to terms on issues that weren't perfect, then maybe I wouldn't have lashed out at others.
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Our Sponsor Use hypnosis to help others stop struggling with their deep-rooted issues like weight loss, smoking, painful experiences. Are you a coach or a healer who would love to have new skills to help your clients? Hypnosis can help people reach goals faster and easier than you thought possible. Become a hypnotherapist. The Cascade Hypnosis Center offers world-class training. www.CascadeHypnosisCenter.com Special Offer Have you been trying to break through a mind block? Are you discouraged? It’s not hopeless. YOU CAN DO IT. I coach people just like you. Are you struggling with hate, pain, and anger? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist, and I love to help people just like you! Feel good about your life and accomplishments. Regain confidence. Book a Free Consultation to get you on the road to contentment. Email me: bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘David Richman' in the subject line.
Thrive – What does that mean to you? Here’s what I found online: If someone or something thrives, they do well and are successful, healthy, or strong. He appears to be thriving. Today her company continues to thrive. Synonyms: prosper, do well, flourish. Is honesty important to you? When I was a teenager, I started thinking a lot about honesty. I realized it’s complex. As a younger person, I thought honesty was
black and white. You were either an honest person or you weren’t. I thought you were either telling the truth, or you were lying.
Then I started rethinking the whole honesty thing, and began to see that it’s not cut and dried the way I had previously thought.
For one thing, if you don’t have a concept of right and wrong, is honesty even a concept you can understand? I would say no to that question.
I’d look at my dog and think, Sadie lives in the moment, she doesn’t judge, she doesn’t lie, she doesn’t tell the truth, she doesn’t worry about being honest, because honesty isn’t a concept that an animal could understand.
Well, humans have different concepts of honesty too. What about children? A young child is operating in a completely different sphere compared to that of an adult. Their brain isn’t developed and concepts like honesty, being dependable, emotional maturity, those are all going to be developed later as the child gets older.
For true honesty, we need to look inward. Are we being honest with ourselves? Am I just kidding myself when I say I’m going to read that book today, and then the day ends, and I haven’t read anything?
Keeping promises to yourself is a great way to build your own credibility. The promise can be as simple as, “I’m going to pay a bill today” or “I will go for a walk around the block today”.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify I Respect You Once you keep your promise, you’re saying to yourself, “I respect you, I believe in you enough to keep my promises”.
Keeping promises to yourself can help your mental health too. It can help keep you mentally fit and strong.
Have you experienced your emotion when you didn’t keep a promise to yourself? If you’re like me, it felt like energy leaving my body, like a sinking feeling. A little like being sucked into quicksand.
That’s because if you don’t keep one promise to yourself, your subconscious mind will wonder if you can be trusted at all. It starts to question everything you think, everything you decide you want to do. There’s now a big question mark there.
Cementing That Pattern Back, almost a month ago, on June 20th, I published an episode called, Attachment Theory and Mindfulness. In that episode I talked about keeping promises to yourself and I said that it’s important to keep your promises to yourself. If you heard that episode, you’ll remember that I explained, ‘this is why a lot of people can’t lose weight, quit smoking, or give up alcohol.’ If broken promises are a pattern in your life, then every day, every week, every month you’re cementing that pattern and making it reality. The same problems, the same broken promises, and the same discouraging let downs keep happening over and over.
Broken Promises
When we start struggling with broken promises like this, the battle is between the conscious and subconscious mind. This is a common struggle for a lot of us, and sometimes we don’t realize that’s what’s holding us back.
I talked about the challenge I call MindMode73. It’s 73 days of keeping a promise to yourself. How are you doing? Did you jump on-board and make a challenge to yourself that you’re working on for 73 days?
I’ve received emails from some of you, Mindful Tribe, telling me that you took the challenge and you’re headed toward day 73. I mentioned that you can easily find your goal date by typing into Google, “what is the date 73 days from now?”
Running In The Rain I didn’t tell you that my goal date was July 15, but that was it, just two days ago, so I’ve reached my goal on this current challenge I was working on.
Right now I’m getting ready to start again and I’m adjusting some of the specifics. I never thought I would like running, but now I look forward to it. It feels weird to say it, but I like running in the rain and the cold. This morning it was raining for my whole run and it felt good. It felt energizing and refreshing. I ran every day except for 5 days when I walked the 4 miles. I’m glad I determined at the beginning that I could walk or run.
I wanted be ready for some days when my body would need a break or maybe I wouldn’t be feeling 100 percent, so I promised myself I could either run or walk. On those 5 days, I needed to walk instead of doing my usual run.
Anyway, I’m looking for some new exercises to do at night to keep strengthening my core. I’ve got a few ideas, but haven’t totally decided yet. Can you tell that keeping these promises to myself is rewarding, and makes me feel empowered?
A Powerful Mind Game Keeping a daily promise is what’s important, no matter how basic that promise is. Make sure you consult your doctor if you’re thinking about doing any kind of fasting or if you’re adding exercise to your schedule that you’re not used to. My doctor is 100 percent behind me on this, but definitely check your plans out with your doctor.
Like I mentioned, I call this plan, MindMode73. It’s a mind game and a lot of these ideas came from guests I’ve had on Mindfulness Mode. 73 is one of my favourite numbers, and I like to head towards that 73 day goal. This idea of keeping daily promises to yourself isn’t my idea, lots of other people have talked about creating a schedule, a daily plan and sticking to it. The only thing different about mine is that I like to call it MindMode73.
Join me. Let me know how you're doing. Having a few daily habits can help you too. How about you? Would you like to set up some basic promises to keep in your life for 73 days?
Remember, if you forget to do one thing on any given day, you have to start over again and start your 73 days from the very beginning. That’s part of what makes this motivating.
I got caught a few times with the reading. I’d remember to do everything else, and then I’d forget to do the reading.
Now I’m more on track with the reading and I almost always do it earlier in the day, usually before 5. If I wait, I find I sometimes can’t seem to keep my eyes open to do the reading.
What would your daily promises be if you decided to do MindMode73? Making a promise and sticking to it is empowering. Make a chart or an infographic, and post it where you’ll see it every day. That can help remind you to keep your daily promises as well.
If you decide to do this, I’d love to hear from you. What are your promises? What day are you on? How is it going? Is it helping you feel empowered? Send me an email, bruce@mindfulnessmode.com. I'd love to hear about your progress. Have a great week.
Suggested Resources * Book: A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life by Jack Kornfield * App: Insight Timer
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Our Sponsor Use hypnosis to help others stop struggling with their deep-rooted issues like weight loss, smoking, painful experiences. Are you a coach or a healer who would love to have new skills to help your clients? Hypnosis can help people reach goals faster and easier than you thought possible. Become a hypnotherapist. The Cascade Hypnosis Center offers world-class training. www.CascadeHypnosisCenter.com Special Offer Have you been trying to break through a mind block? Are you discouraged? It’s not hopeless. YOU CAN DO IT. I coach people just like you. Are you struggling with hate, pain, and anger? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist, and I love to help people just like you! Feel good about your life and accomplishments. Regain confidence. Book a Free Consultation to get you on the road to contentment. Email me: bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Promises' in the subject line.
Frank Kilpatrick and Rayko are creative partners who have worked together to produce soundtracks directly related to mindfulness and emotional healing. Frank Kilpatrick was Inspired by a recent trip down the Nile River to “The Birthplace of Civilization”. As a result he composed “Gratitude” to, draw attention to everything we have to be thankful for. Frank created lyrics for all songs in the Gratitude suite and oversaw video and music production. He has written numerous songs in exploratory, harmonic and romantic genres that are available for licensing. Recently, he created “Stay Alive” – a 90-minute Suicide Prevention video podcast. Frank frequently collaborates with successful musicians. Rayko is a prolific songwriter and an energetic, sought-after vocalist, and an ‘Emotional Conduit’. Rayko composed the melodies for Gratitude and sang, played on and produced all pieces as well. Her compositions often contain themes of social justice, female perspectives and cross-cultural challenge. Born in Tokyo, Rayko also composed, arranged and performed songs for the award-winning AmazonPrime series, “Man In the High Castle.” Her other compositions include “Reaching For The Stars” and “Behind The Sun”—co-written with Grammy winner Isha Erskine, as well as the ending theme for the feature “The Wolves of Saving Hill”—featuring Kurt Fuller of “Pursuit of Happyness,” and the late Michael Massee of Spider-Man 2. Rayko is the vocalist in the house band of a popular Adult Swimshow, and currently the voice of a brand new ride in Tokyo Disneyland.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.stayalivevideo.com * Website: www.gratitudevideo.com
Most Influential Person * Rayko: My mom
Effect on Emotions * Frank Kilpatrick: I would say that it's something that I think of as an important tool or resource kind of like a bookshelf. * It's having something that I can use to facilitate going down a different road. We wrote a song recently that we're just finishing up. It starts with the line, ‘hitting past my past on a darkened highway at a hundred miles an hour leading nowhere sharing at nothing'. * If you're headed down that road, mindfulness and gratitude can give you a different turn or choice to shift your way of thinking and to shift your experiences of that day. * That gives you a lot of power. Having that as a tool is a gift.
Thoughts on Breathing * Rayko: Breathing became a lot more important. You breath without thinking. When you're born, you're already breathing and you don't think about breathing. * But when your loved ones get diagnosed with lung cancer, breathing becomes something that is right there, in front of your face. One thing that I do with my mother is something that I learned when I was studying opera for six years. You breath deeply the best way when you're laying down because your shoulders can come up. * We lay down together when we're doing this breathing exercise.
Suggested Resources * Book: Practicing Mindfulness: 75 Essential Meditations to Reduce Stress by Matthew Sockolov * Book: Mindfulness For Beginners: 4 Weeks to Everyday Peace, Gratitude and Focus by Ashley Sharp * Book: Burned Bridges Lead To Better roads: A Survivors's Method To Risk-Taking Through Radical Change by Shari Sanahi * App: Pray dot com * App: Calm
Bullying Story * Rayko: I was a bully, because I felt quite powerless at home growing up. Don't get me wrong, my parents are amazing. When I was in elementary school in Japan, something was going on at home. I felt powerless and I took it out on other children at school. * I was in the popular girl group. I was being so angry and took it out on others. I knew I was doing something wrong. I would go visit the students privately that I had bullied and say, I'm going to help you with your homework as long as you don't tell anyone. * I did that for many years until I realized that I should make a change. As a child I meditated and my mom helped me through, figuring out the puzzles and putting the pieces together. Then I stopped bullying and started being there as a voice for the weak. By saving them I felt like I was saving myself.
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Our Sponsor Use hypnosis to help others stop struggling with their deep-rooted issues like weight loss, smoking, painful experiences. Are you a coach or a healer who would love to have new skills to help your clients? Hypnosis can help people reach goals faster and easier than you thought possible. Become a hypnotherapist. The Cascade Hypnosis Center offers world-class training. www.CascadeHypnosisCenter.com Special Offer Have you been trying to break through a mind block? Are you discouraged? It’s not hopeless. YOU CAN DO IT. I coach people just like you. Are you struggling with hate, pain, and anger? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist, and I love to help people just like you! Feel good about your life and accomplishments. Regain confidence. Book a Free Consultation to get you on the road to contentment. Email me: bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Frank and Rayko' in the subject line.
What could make your life 100 percent better? A lot of people think more money would do that, or materials things like a boat, a new car or a beautiful new home. You might be thinking that better relationships would vastly improve your life. Ultimately though, what do we want as humans so that we can feel good more of the time? Because I talk about your inner bully, and so many of you relate to that, I think having personal peace on a daily basis would be a fantastic thing to have in life.
Does personal peace mean the same thing to you as contentment? Does it mean the same thing as calmness? For me, I think personal peace is being calm and content and peaceful all at the same time.
To me, happiness is something that comes out of being calm, content, and peaceful. I think personal peace is a great goal to strive for.
Today I’m talking about jealousy and how to convert it into personal peace. Jealousy is something that feels very negative, very nasty to me.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify What Is Jealousy? Although it is not usually considered to be a primary emotion such as fear, sadness or joy, jealousy is an emotional process that is clinically and socially relevant to psychologists. Jealousy is an emotional response to the threat of losing a valued relationship to a rival.
Jealousy can stand in the way of living your life as a secure and fulfilled individual. Though it's a natural emotion, you can learn to control the negative aspects of jealousy.
Understanding and overcoming your jealousy can be a way of better understanding yourself and what drives you, and ultimately can make you a healthier, more well-rounded person.
A Toxin Jealousy can cause all sorts of nasty feelings, can ruin relationships, and can also be like a toxin inside us. There have been times in my life when I realized I was feeling jealousy. You know what? I immediately wanted to push that feeling away. I didn’t want to believe that I was feeling jealousy. Now I realize that it’s important to identify that feeling and notice exactly how it feels in my body. The answer is, it feels like toxin. It feels like sticky, yucky, gross, poison. As soon as a allow myself to notice how gross and ugly it is, it becomes way bigger and more noticeable.
Then I make note of what I was feeling jealous about. I write it down. I write about that particular aspect of my life. I notice that I have to force myself to do this, because it doesn’t come naturally.
Breathe I take a few deep breaths, and make myself stay with this activity until I have at least 200 words or so. I like to write using my computer, so I can see how many words I have written whenever I want. I find typing to be therapeutic, and so I just keep writing until I feel like I’ve at least partially covered the topic.
I realize I’ve been jealous of people who have, what I consider, a nicer house than me. Or a more awesome car, or a more recent one. After I start writing about it, I start realizing how much I actually have. I realize that I’m happy with my house, my car, and my personal stuff.
Of course, sometimes I’m jealous of someone’s talent or skill. Lots of people have skills that I don’t even come close to. Leadership skills, speaking skills, athletic skills. I mean, no matter what ability I can think of, I know I might meet someone tomorrow that has way more skill in that area than I do.
Move To Gratefulness Again, I know that if I meditate on that subject, or write on the topic, before long I’m feeling grateful for what I have, and I realize that I have a beautiful life in so many ways.
So the way to turn jealousy into personal peace, is by first, identifying the jealousy, then being direct and thinking about all the aspects of whatever it is that you're jealous about.
Then start converting your thoughts to gratefulness. You'll find you're grateful for many things in your life, and once you start truly thinking about what you're grateful for, the jealousy begins to deflate, it begins to fade away.
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Our Sponsor Use hypnosis to help others stop struggling with their deep-rooted issues like weight loss, smoking, painful experiences. Are you a coach or a healer who would love to have new skills to help your clients? Hypnosis can help people reach goals faster and easier than you thought possible. Become a hypnotherapist. The Cascade Hypnosis Center offers world-class training. www.CascadeHypnosisCenter.com Special Offer Have you been trying to break through a mind block? Are you discouraged? It’s not hopeless. YOU CAN DO IT. I coach people just like you. Are you struggling with hate, pain, and anger? I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist, and I love to help people just like you! Feel good about your life and accomplishments. Regain confidence. Book a Free Consultation to get you on the road to contentment. Email me: bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Personal Peace' in the subject line.
Jamie Sabat is the Founder of Distill and Express, a health and wellness consultancy specializing in natural solutions. With over 15 years of experience in the trend forecasting industry, Jamie is a thought-leader and early identifier of long-range trends in the wellness space. She is a trailblazer in her industry, discovering healthy ingredients for food, the hippest workouts and innovations in activewear. As a Wellprenuer, Jamie provides the opportunity and game plan, empowering women to live a life of abundance in health, wealth, love, and happiness. Jamie’s journey of manifesting began with the important decision to live the life she truly desired. What followed was the resolve to let nothing stand in her way of attaining that goal. Jamie accepted herself as her own client and dedicated herself to the practice of manifesting the best life possible. Today, Jamie is sharing what she has learned about implementing principles of manifestation into everyday life. Her practice includes Reiki, essential oils, TIME techniques, and hypnosis.
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Most Influential Person * Abraham Hicks
Effect on Emotions * Emotions are everything. I feel like the EQ is super important. * Mindfulness gives me control over my emotions. Tell us how breathing is part of your mindfulness.
Thoughts on Breathing * I love breath work so much. It's a consciousness. * When you're stressed you're breathing in the upper levels, whereas when we relax, we do deep belly breathing.
Suggested Resources * Book: Outwitting The Devil by Napoleon Hill * App: Calm
Bullying Story * I haven't really encountered bullying, but I think it is really important to speak up and seek help. There are the two sides, obviously. * Really getting to the root of what is going on, I imagine the person who is doing the bullying has some deep stories and obstacles in their life that we would want to uncover.
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We’ve been talking about hate, pain, and anger, and I’m going to continue with that today. Many of you have sent me emails saying you want more insight into that, especially anger and hate. So here we go. I always love getting emails from you. Tell me what you think of this episode. Email your thoughts to me at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Yesterday, I was listening to an interview where a scientist was catching fish, tagging them, and throwing them back in the water for research purposes. He’d been doing this for months, and he and his family and community members were all helping and they had caught hundreds of fish. They were aiming for 10,000.
I started to think how confused those fish would be, if they could actually think about what was happening to them and their friends and family. They would likely start thinking something was very messed up in their world. They’d probably be thinking they’re in the wrong place, they don’t belong there.
Do you ever feel like you’re messed up and you’re not able to figure out the world you live in? If yes, then you’re not alone. My clients tell me this a lot. They say, they feel like they’re on another planet and that all the beings living there are aliens that they just don’t understand.
I once coached a gym teacher, and helped him with some of his demons. I spent 5 sessions working with him, let’s called him, Dave. He had an overflow of anger and he’d get angry with his students and then later regret it. There had been parent complaints and 2 meetings with his principal. Dave’s first hypnosis session revealed 2 incidents that had happened before he was 5 years old. He hadn’t remembered either one in his conscious mind, but during hypnosis, they came out with vivid detail.
Later we were able to work on forgiveness. There was one person in his life that had caused him more pain than any other, and we worked through that. We talked about forgiveness, and how forgiveness would be for him, not for the other person. We moved through a whole process of forgiveness, including forgiveness of self. He discovered he had a deep level of shame that he’d never before identified.
Like I said, it took 5 sessions, and he was able to look at life differently and feel a whole new level of calmness. He told me, he said, “Bruce, I can’t believe how much focus I have, and how much drive”.
Dave was a man of few words, but at the end of the 5 sessions, he told me that he couldn’t believe how different he felt, and how much peace he was feeling as a result of our hypnosis sessions.
Tune in to the episode to learn how to take action to deal with hate, pain, and anger.
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Sean Sessel helps individuals escape burnout jobs and craft careers that truly inspire and pay well. He works with people to prevent self-sabotage, dissolves stress, and discover their personal power & value. Sean Sessel is a voracious learner with a fervent belief in the ability of the individual to better himself or herself. Through an epiphany, he discovered that he derived intrinsic enjoyment from continual learning and the sharing of knowledge with others. As a result, he decided to make a career of it and started The Oculus Institute. Sean developed a unique system called psychohacking that is fundamentally different and more powerful than other schools of internal work; like NLP and LOA (Law Of Attraction). Psychohacking is grounded in truth (not selectively choosing beliefs/references or focusing only on the positive), and it uses observation to deconstruct mental barriers subconsciously.
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Most Influential Person * Mark Faumuser, my mentor
Effect on Emotions * I don't see my emotions as mine. They're happening and they're present in my space but I don't have to be attached to them. * They don't have any power over me. I can understand where they're coming from and that they make sense, but I don't allow them to control me.
Thoughts on Breathing * This is something I only learned this year. I didn't realize it till this year that I did breathing wrong for most of my life. Light and low, soft and slow. I did some breathing training recently with some bio-hackers in Austin. * It fundamentally shifts your parasympathetic versus your sympathetic nervous system. Even with all the work that I did, every now and then I would catch these weird little fight or flight things. Then I would discard it and go about my life. I was also thinking, why is this popping up? * Part of it has to do with your breathing patterns. It will suddenly cause you to go into fight or flight mode. I was wondering, where's this weird energy coming from? I knew it was coming from my body.
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Bullying Story * I was bullied a lot as a kid. I'm probably somewhere on the autism spectrum. I'm very open about that and I know myself well. Having that distance is what's allowed me to understand people so well. * As a child, I was not socially very adept. Kids would throw my backpack out the window. * One time a football player punched me in the face and drove my teeth into my lower lip. I remember that particular kid. He was having trouble at home. His family was fighting a lot, which I didn't learn until months later. He wasn't processing his own issues so he took it out on me. * Fortunately for me, I discovered at that moment that I have an adrenalin disorder I've inherited from my father. When that blood went into my mouth, I found I was a lot stronger than I normally was so I was able to defend myself.
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Taking Action For Survival is the title of today’s episode. Last week I talked about Attachment Theory and what that means. Are you feeling as though your life is out of control? Do you have the sense that no matter how hard you try to move forward in life, things are just not working out for you? Some form of childhood trauma may be causing this in your life. So what can you do about it? How can you take control of your life?
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify I told you last week that one of the things you can do is to become more aware of your subconscious mind and how it is controlling your actions. I suggested you take notice of your thought patterns and how they are probably responsible for keeping you stuck in a particular place. Many of us have a war going on between our conscious and subconscious minds. If your conscious mind wants one thing and your subconscious mind is determined to have something else happen for you, then your two minds are in a major conflict and you are going to suffer in some way. Your suffering may appear in the form of anxiety, stress, inability to form relationships, or to keep relationships. Maybe you’re trapped in addiction of some kind and no matter how much you try, you can’t seem to set yourself free.
The subconscious mind is extremely powerful and your conscious mind is no match for the incredible power of the subconscious.
Tune in to the episode to learn how to take action.
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Our Sponsor Use hypnosis to help others stop struggling with their deep-rooted issues like weight loss, smoking, painful experiences. Are you a coach or a healer who would love to have new skills to help your clients? Hypnosis can help people reach goals faster and easier than you thought possible. Become a hypnotherapist. The Cascade Hypnosis Center offers world-class training. www.CascadeHypnosisCenter.com Special Offer Have you been trying to break through a mind block? Are you discouraged? It’s not hopeless. YOU CAN DO IT. I coach people just like you. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist, and I love to help people just like you! Feel good about your life and accomplishments. Regain confidence. Book a Free Consultation to get you on the road to being grounded and centered. Email me: bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘Taking Action' in the subject line.
Vernon Foster II is known for building bridges between worlds, people, and cultures through leveraging technology, the spoken word, and the pen. Vernon is no stranger to adventure and defying convention and that is obvious when he sought to become a generalist when the world valued specialization. Vernon opted to treat his 20's and early 30's as an experiment for building skills and honing his personal philosophy. Little did he know nor envision that his lifestyle would serve as a catalyst for creating a global movement and framework that would inspire others to follow suit. His work has been featured at Entrepreneur, General Assembly, The Good Men Project, and Podcast Movement.
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Most Influential Person * My brother, Tyrone Foster
Effect on Emotions * I'm able to recognize something for what it is. If I'm angry, they I recognize the anger. If I'm looking at someone and I'm judging them, I realize that's inside of me, that's why I can see it. Mindfulness has given me a toolkit to be able to move through life with a little bit more flow and joy and appreciation.
Thoughts on Breathing * You can't live without breathing so if you're not breathing you're dead. I do a lot of yoga and meditation. Breathing is at the core of these practices, to get you into your body. When I breathe, it allows me to connect and recharge. It allows me to get to the root of being present.
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Bullying Story * I was bullied in a lot of ways but I was also a bully. I take full responsibility for that, but a lot of what I did was because i was lashing out, I was angry, I was hurt. I didn't feel like I belonged anywhere. * My experience of this is that when you're hurt or angry, you lash out and you treat people badly. You do things out of spite, either to get attention or to get love. * Having mindfulness would have allowed me to understand the root of where those things were coming from and not take out that anger and frustration on other people, but learn how to work through it. Related Episodes * Define Your Values For Conscious Success; Dr. John Demartini * 512 Living Your Best Life Through Radical Self-Love; Tiffany Toombs * 383 Making Sense Of Mindfulness With Keith Macpherson
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Attachment theory is connected to relationships and bonds between people, including long-term relationships, short-term relationships, parent-child relationships, and romantic relationships. It is a theory developed by the British psychologist, John Bowlby, who described attachment as “lasting psychological connectedness between human beings.”
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify If you believe your life is unfolding the way it is because of attachment issues, what can you do about it? How can you take control of your life?
One of the things you can do is to become more aware of your conscious mind and how it is controlling your actions. Notice your patterns and how they are keeping you in a particular place. Before I understood the difference between the conscious and subconscious mind, I felt like there was a war within myself. Having interviewed over 650 guests for Mindfulness Mode, I’ve come to believe that a majority of the populations is experiencing this ‘Inner Bully’ to a certain degree. Maybe you want to go to the gym or eat healthier and it’s just not happening no matter how hard you try. Maybe it’s about being more productive or you want to stop self sabotaging your relationships. Have you come to realize that you’re falling back into those same ruts or patterns. This is usually a sign that your conscious mind has one intention and your subconscious mind have another. It’s the subconscious mind that always wins in the end.
Tune into the episode to learn more about attachment theory.
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Dr. Rosalind Tomkins is the founder and president of Mothers in Crisis, Inc., a non-profit organization committed to linking families and communities together to provide networks of support and encouragement for families to live productively, empowered, hope-filled lives. Recognized as a Hopeologist®, she received a Doctorate of Humanities Degree from the Five-Fold Ministry Theological University in 2012, recognizing her as a Humanitarian for the work that she has done to end drug and alcohol addiction. She’s the author of several books including Nimble Anointed Words Empower, As Long As There is Breath In Your Body, There is Hope, and You Are Beautiful. She’s also a columnist for the Tallahassee Democrat Newspaper and resides in Tallahassee, Florida.
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Most Influential Person * Jesus
Effect on Emotions * My blood pressure has gone down and I've become more active, and am able to stretch. I always wanted to be able to do that. My breathing is better and I have more energy. * It's a wonderful state of being to have that sense of well-being and peace.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is so very important. I've learned to listen to different music and sounds that have helped facilitate that. * I have been able to get into that rhythm and to lower the beats per minute that my heart pumps. A lot of times, if we could just stop and breathe, then everything else would change, the whole atmosphere would change. * The situation may not change but we would change in the situation, if we would just stop and breathe.
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Bullying Story * When you start talking about bullying and things of that nature, it automatically brings back memories of childhood and some of the situations that I have gone through as I was growing up in the south. * When I went to elementary school was when they desegregated the school system. I remember very clearly how my aunt was a school teacher and worked in one of the best schools in Pensacola and she brought me and my brother along with her so that we could be a part of that education. * I remember being pinched and called names as a kindergartener. If the teachers had been practicing mindfulness it would have made a big difference. They would have been able to have deescalated some of the rhetoric and then I would know that I would have had someone to talk to.
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Hate is the topic today; how mindfulness, love, and compassion can help diminish hate. I did a search on my database of shows and found out that the word hate has never been used in any of my podcast titles. And that’s nearly 700 titles. I find that interesting. I’ve been thinking a lot about fear, anger and hate lately and how they are connected and I’ve come to the conclusion that hate is a huge problem in our world. Of course that's a huge understatement.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify If hate is such a huge problem, why do we want to avoid the subject so much? Surely someone would have come on my show and talked about hate to the extent that the word would have ended up in the title?
Attachment disorder is something that we’ve talked about quite a bit on the show. It causes a lot of problems with our mindset and our ability to have lasting relationships. My topic next week is going to be attachment disorder, so tune in next week for that episode.
Our inner bully causes all kinds of problems, and many of those problems boil down to fear and hate.
Is Your Ego Protecting You?
As you know, our ego is essentially trying to protect us, but sometimes it doesn’t do a very good job of that. Our ego can be shortsighted, and only think about protecting us now. It isn’t good at looking at our overall future and looking after us in the long run.
So here’s the reason I’m talking about hate today.
Growing Like Sourdough I focus every day on including thoughts in my meditation like, I see God in everyone and everything, with compassion. I meditate on that phrase and think about compassion a lot. I believe if I hate something and entertain the thought of hating something, that hate is going to be like a sticky, dark substance, creeping within my body and brain. It will expand and grow like the sourdough starter we had a few weeks ago in our kitchen.
That’s how I think of hate. It’s very closely related to fear. It comes from fear. Fear stems from the unknown. It is a feeling of not knowing what’s coming next. Maybe I won’t be safe or maybe my family won't be safe.
Our ego wants us to be safe in every moment. Therefore, sometimes we have to step out of our safety-zone and do what feels dangerous. Doing that will cause us to grow, no matter what happens.
Living The Safe Life But what if we never step out of our safety zone? What if we decide to live a life of constant safety, never taking any kind of risk?
For me that sounds like a prison sentence. Being locked up so you can never have freedom to do things that seem different, risky, unique.
Why Talk About Hate?
I still haven't told you why hate is on my mind.
Last Sunday, a family in our city of London Ontario, went out for a relaxing evening walk. Mom and Dad, grandma, and the two children, their son, 9 and daughter 15.
They never returned home because a hate-filled man saw them on the sidewalk and killed them.
He didn’t shoot them. That might have happened in some places, but gun violence is not big here. He didn’t stab them or throw a grenade.
He saw them as he was driving his pickup truck down the street and he deliberately ran them down, killing 4 of them and injuring the 9 year old boy.
Hate Crime Police immediately stated that this was a deliberate hate crime against those people because of their culture and religion.
I am well aware that in some parts of the world, violence, bombing, and killing, against people because of their faith and culture, is fairly common. But it’s not common in Canada.
In fact, many people in the world think of Canada as peace loving and peace keeping. For years, people in war torn countries have emigrated to Canada, believing it’s a safe country to come to.
Feeling Unsafe I certainly feel safe here in Canada, but I’m horrified to think of the hate that would cause a man to deliberately attack and kill an innocent family, a muslim family.
We don’t know a lot of details yet, but we know it was a hate crime. I feel so much pain about this. And this kind of hate and anger is directly connected to mindfulness.
When you begin to explore mindfulness, you begin to notic e your emotions. Maybe you’ve been suppressing them for years, maybe you don’t know why you have outbursts, or why you have listed you adult life being addicted to cocaine, or meth. Maybe you only know how to make endless money with what you do, but you don’t know how to relate to people, or keep a happy relationship working in your life. Maybe for you, it’s the opposite, you can’t seem to make money no matter what you do, and you can figure out why those around you have no trouble keeping a flow of money into their life, but you feel like money is a constant struggle.
Fear's Nasty Cousin All of this boils down to fear. And fear expresses itself as anger.
If people that I see in my community chose to wear different clothes from me, maybe a turban, or a hijab, so what. We live in a free world. Why shouldn’t people be free to practice whatever religion they want? Why shouldn’t people be able to dress how they want and not feel that they’ll be judged by others, and possibly attacked or killed?
Homophobia has been a big part of our world, certainly in many areas. Sometimes it’s hidden and sometimes it’s out in the open. There are people who disown their child when they find out they are gay. People who are gay should be able to live their life as they want and not feel scared every time they go out in public.
The same is true for Jews, or Hindus, or Muslims, or Christians or other groups who are peace loving.
Precious People You might remember me mentioning that I was a full-time music teacher, then worked for over 10 years in bullying prevention. Sometimes I do substitute teaching. Because we’ve welcomed many people here to Canada, I often have lots of children from many cultures. Sometimes three quarter of the class or more are from foreign countries. You know what? They are loveable, kind, precious people who deserve to be safe in our country.
Feelings of hate that people have, go back to anger.
I used to think that words like homophobia, and zenaphonia were so strange because we know the word phobia refers to a fear of something.
Now I realize that fear is the root emotion of hate. Hate is formed out of fear and there is massive amount of hate in the world.
Obviously, this is not new. We know that hate is a problem, but the thing is, hate erodes your own opinion of yourself. Rather, if you have a low opinion of yourself, fear and hate is a product of that. Fear comes out of self-loathing.
Are You Enough? That’s why I talk about self-bullying so much. It’s wide-spread. So many people suffer because they don’t believe they are ‘enough’. They believe there is something wrong with them. Have you ever wondered what’s wrong with you? Just take a minute and be honest with yourself. Have you ever had moments when you thought, I just can’t figure out how to be happy. Or I don’t know why I can’t have a great relationship with someone. Maybe, like I said earlier, your problem has to do with anxiety, depression, addiction of some kind, or even that constant inner voice telling you you’re a loser.
All of these problems are related to your Inner Bully. And all of these problems can be reversed and helped with hypnosis because hypnosis is about reaching your emotions, examining what thoughts you’ve attached to events in your life, and going back and changing those thoughts. It’s about your conscious and sub-conscious mind.
I said all those problems can be reversed, but I want to make something clear. Those problems can only be reversed if you want that for yourself. You have to want to change and want to become different. And the amount of WANT is important. If you’re just a little ho-hum, a bit wishy-washing about wanting a change, it’s likely not going to happen, even with hypnosis.
How Deep's Your Passion? My most successful clients, are people who came to me after trying so many methods to change. They’ve read books, listened to podcasts, tried new habits, got close to nature, taken supplements, but it was hypnosis that made the difference. That’s because those people were passionate about wanting to change their lives. And I mean passionate with a capital P.
Sometimes I explained that we’d possibly be going back to relive some tough moments in their lives, or we’d have to revisit some hurtful or angry times in their lives.
My successful clients were people who responded by saying, ‘Let’s Do It’. Where do I sign up?
Why, Why, Why? I don’t know why that 20 year old guy in my city would have so much anger against Muslims, that he would plan to kill an innocent family. I can only imagine that it’s all about xenophobia.
This attacker is almost the same age as my own son. I went to the funeral yesterday for the four family members that were killed. I wanted to show my support as a Canadian who believes there’s no room for hate in our hearts. There’s only room for love and compassion.
The funeral was about love and compassion and one of the statements that was made was as they prayed for the surviving 9 year old boy, was that “all hatred and resentment would be removed from his heart”.
If we vow to bring love and compassion into our heart, then hate will diminish. Hate will be cornered out.
I want to send as much love and light as possible into the heart of the 20 year old man who did this, and his family. I can’t even imagine the torture his twin sister and his family must be experiencing.
Obviously this will go to trial and information will come out. I only know what has been released in the media.
Thoughts From Our Leader Prime Minister Trudeau came to London and spoke to Canadians about hate and how “we can and we must act … to confront the ugly face of hatred. I want all Canadians to know that we are all diminished when any one of us is targeted. We need to stand up and reject racism and terror and work together to embrace what makes our country strong – our diversity.”
I’m glad our Prime Minister has addressed this act of terrorism the way he has and I just hope that serious work will be done by the government to address this problem of hate and of racist, xenophobic attitudes and behaviours.
Where Is The Answer? As a mindfulness teacher and coach, I believe the answer to this problem lies within each of us. It has to start with me, with every one of us. What are my thoughts, my views, my opinions? What is the internal dialogue going on in my own mind? Am I listening to the voice of my inner bully? Am I strong enough to change this dialogue?
What I’ve found out from you, Mindful Tribe, is that a lot of us are frustrated and suffering. We want to be strong and deal with our inner bully, deal with our addiction, or our loneliness, or whatever other problem may seem central in your life.
We Must Help Each Other We have to help each other. Some of us have skills we can use to help others have a more contented and happy life. I’m grateful and honoured to be able to help so many people through challenges.
Maybe you’re experiencing fear, frustration, and maybe a specific challenge like I’ve mentioned. Maybe you’ve been putting it off and haven’t found the courage to reach out. I would say to you, this is your time. Be strong, make up your mind to set up a 30 minute call with me to find out if you're a candidate for hypnosis. Email me at bruce@MindfulnessMode.com and we’ll talk about how hypnosis, combined with my coaching, will be the key to transition your life from frustration, to contentment and happiness. This is your time. I’ll tell you about some of my clients who are now experiencing a sense of freedom and peace in their lives as a result of the hypnosis sessions they've experienced.
You Are A Gift Bring more love into your heart. Start with you. You are a gift from the universe and the more you believe that, the more compassion you’ll have for yourself. And the more compassion you have for yourself, the less room you’ll have in your heart for hate and negativity. Contentment is possible for you. Right now you may think it couldn’t happen, but it can. It’s up to you to make up your mind to do the work, make a change, and move forward.
Trudeau is right. We must confront the ugly face of hatred. And if hate is living within your heart, that hate is eating away at you. It’s a negativity that doesn’t belong there.
Make up your mind to make a change. Live with mindfulness, welcome nature, and meditation, and confront your inner bully in the many ways we address here on the show.
Thanks for listening. Peace be with you.
Suggested Resources * Book: When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron * Book: The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now by Thich Nhat Hanh * Book: Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness by Sharon Salzberg and Jon Kabat-Zinn * App: Insight Timer
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Ronny Leber is a keynote speaker and event host for corporate and sports events and has worked live with more than 5 million people worldwide over the course of his career. He is one of the few trainers for Tony Robbins and loves to incorporate mindfulness along with the human and emotional component into his speeches to create, together with the audience, unique and extraordinary emotions they will remember forever.
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Most Influential Person * Tony Robbins
Effect on Emotions * The beautiful thing about this is that there is always a way. When you think there is no way, just take a step back, take a deep breath, connect to yourself, and then look at it with fresh eyes, and that's going to change your whole spectrum.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing plays a huge role in my mindfulness. Oftentimes what happens is when we are so out of our minds, that our breathing is very shallow and in our chests. * As for me also, as a public speaker, it's all about shifting the breath to the belly. Breathe in with the whole body and when you are taking 3, 4, 5, deep breaths in, hold the oxygen inside of you, breathe it out, do it again. Just talking about that makes me a lot calmer.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * App: Meditations for Manifestation by Wayne Dyer (Youtube Recording)
Bullying Story * I've been a care-giver at many youth camps in the past and I have been confronted with bullying. In elementary school it happened, but nobody meant any harm but it happened. * When my wife was a kid, she was very skinny at the time, many people made fun of her, in school, her family, her brothers. For example they'd say when the wind is blowing, you're going to be blown away. She created a lot of complexes out of that. * Even when she was going somewhere, even if someone else didn't bring it up, she would bring it up herself, because she was so insecure about it. If it was windy, she would be very quiet because she didn't want to attract attention to herself and then have someone make a joke about her. * She just realized this many years later and at a Tony Robbins event she finally realized it was time to close the chapter and let go.
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Wouldn’t you love to be able to just reset your brain? Are you like me? Are there times when there are so many thoughts swirling around your brain, and you just want them to stop? We talk about the self-bullying that a lot of us have going on in our brain and this is what it feels like so much of the time.
Are you receiving alerts that something is wrong? I’ve received alerts in the past that something is wrong and I had no idea what the alert meant.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Are you receiving alerts that something is wrong? I’ve received alerts in the past that something is wrong and I had no idea what the alert meant.
I’ve learned that when I see an alert on my printer, it definitely means something. It’s out of paper or it’s low on ink. I know I have to deal with it, or else I’m not going to be doing much printing.
Is Your Trouble Light Flashing? The same is true in my car. I once ignored an engine light on a car I was driving, and I ended up being stranded on a 4-lane highway, with a hot, steaming engine. That wasn’t much fun.
So I learned that when a warning light on the dash lights up, the responsible thing to do is to actually deal with the problem that the warning light is referring to.
Our emotions are like those warning lights on the car. I’ve heard people call them trouble lights, because they usually warn you of trouble brewing somewhere.
I’m sure you’ve seen them, lights that refer to overheating: Low Tire inflation, Door Ajar, Tailgate Ajar, Windshield Washer Low, Engine Coolant Level Low, Fuel Level Low.
Your Personal Trouble Lights Did you know your emotions are like those warning lights? Emotions are the human body’s way of telling you something needs attention.
With the human body, the warning lights are in the form of emotions like anger, pain, guilt, sadness, stress, frustration, and loneliness, among others.
Experiencing Pain? If you experience pain, you’d better do something about it. If it’s anger, or anxiety, or loneliness, or sadness, you can take action and do something to deal with that emotion too.
None of those emotions are bad, they’re just happening to tell us that something is going on that we need to deal with. Sometimes we think certain emotions are bad or negative, but if you figure out why the emotion is happening, you’ll likely come to the conclusion that it’s not necessarily bad, or good, it just is.
I have to admit, there have been times when I just want to take a piece of black tape and stick it over the Engine Warning light on certain cars I’ve had. I just wanted to pretend that warning light wasn’t appearing, and sometimes, I’d convince myself that the light itself was malfunctioning and there really was nothing wrong with the car.
Covering Up Emotions I’ve done that with my emotions sometimes. I’d get angry, and I’d want to cover it up and pretend it wasn’t there. What do we do to cover up our emotions? We get ‘Crazy Busy’, doing things that help us forget about the anger. Sometimes, we shop, or go on a trip, or use a substance. That substance might be food, marijuana, booze, cocaine, crack or other drugs. Those substances help you forget that your warning lights are on. They can help us forget, at least in the short term, but usually we end up with way bigger problems as a result of covering up the emotion in the first place.
But how do we actually deal with the emotion without pushing it away or pretending it isn’t there?
Taking Action Fortunately, there are a lot of things you can do.
A lot of you would likely talk to a trusted friend. How great do you feel when you’ve had a chance to really share what’s bothering you with someone you like and trust? I think we’re supposed to lean on each other for help and to hopefully be able to be vulnerable enough to open up and vent what we’re feeling emotionally.
Some people talk to a counselor or therapist. That can certainly be helpful. Another thing that can help immensely is to write. Pour your thoughts out in the form of words, either on paper or computer screen. This is one of those activities that, for me anyway, I have to make it a habit. I have to write on a regular basis or else I drift away from it and all of a sudden realize I haven’t written anything in three or four weeks.
Another way to get to the bottom of what your emotions are telling you is to bring some nature into your life. Immerse yourself. Go for a swim in the ocean. Or drive through the mountains. Really, any way you can get into nature can help you work through your emotions and start feeling better again.
Give yourself some time and space away from your everyday life and embrace nature. Let it help you heal and renew yourself.
Meditation is another way that we've talked a lot about on the show. I've included some links to specific shows where we talk about meditation. It can make a huge difference in your life
Sharon Salzberg Quote “We can’t control what thoughts and emotions arise within us, nor can we control the universal truth that everything changes. But we can learn to step back and rest in the awareness of what’s happening. That awareness can be our refuge.” Sharon Salzberg
The Incident Happened There’s one other way. Find what has triggered your emotional warning lights and change your thinking around that trigger. The event or incident happened and we can’t change that. What we can do is change our thoughts surrounding the event. Change how we think about what happened.
Some of those incidents were devastating or traumatic and our brains actually pushed them out of sight. We can’t even remember in our subconscious mind what happened. It’s still in there, but it’s buried. Through hypnosis, that incident can be found again, and we can attach different thoughts to what happened.
I can tell you an example. Last year, I had a client who had a huge amount of anxiety. She didn’t know why, but when I hypnotized her, she took me to a place where she was 6 years old and she and her father were alone at home and she was drawing the Union Jack for school. She was having trouble and her dad started to lose his patience because she was not drawing it right. He started yelling at her and one of the things he said was, “are you dense? It’s simple, just do it right.”
That was the first time her dad had talked to her like that, but it wasn’t the last.
As strange as it sounds, my client was able to quickly change her thinking pattern so that every time she replayed that recording in her mind saying “are you dense”?, she replaced it with a different statement, a positive statement that empowered her, that made her feel confident and strong.
After that, she trained her mind to encourage herself, every time a doubt message would pop into her brain.
She told me later, she said, it was simple to do, but I couldn’t do it without help. I felt powerless to change that inner bully and stop it from the constant putdowns.
Hit Reset You can Hit Your Emotional Reset Button, and you can do that by noticing your emotions and then dealing with them. Make up your mind to do the work. Promise yourself you’ll take action. This is the weakest link. This is where more people fail than at any other step and this is true for me too. In the past, I would read the books, watch the videos, hire the coach, but sometimes just not take the required action at the right time. When is the right time? I’ll bet you know instinctively. The right time is now. Make up your mind to be assertive. Decide what you’re going to do and make it a habit. Write down your plans and by writing it down it will become more real and concrete. If you need help, ask someone who can help you that you trust. If no one pops into your mind, give it some thought.
You CAN deal with your Emotions. You CAN confront your Inner Bully. You CAN hit the emotional reset button after your emotions have served you. Whatever you decide to do, please something. Take action. If you know in your gut that I’m the one to help you, send me an email, bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with “Reset Button” in the subject line. Then I’ll know you heard me on this episode. We’ll have a 30 minute Zoom chat and see if it’s a fit for you to work with me. All the very best to you, Bye now.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times by Pema Chodron * Book: Taming The Tiger Within: Meditations on Transforming Difficult Emotions by Thich Nhat Hanh * Book: Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience by Sharon Salzberg * App: Insight Timer
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Gabriel Cousens is a 77-year-old world renowned holistic physician, rabbi, yogi, spiritual mystic, psychiatrist, family therapist, vital-@-any-age advocate, humanitarian and peace ambassador, who walks the planet in the state of Eternal Presence seeing the emanating light from all things, and yet living in the very real world where his good works and spiritual guidance change lives daily. He lives, as he says, in the world between Nothing (the world beyond time) and Something (the temporal world). Gabriel experiences a fully integrated life in multiple dimensions. He is happy, joyful, grateful, loving and peaceful without any exterior reason because that is the nature of the primordial consciousness. As Dr. Cousens says, “there is found the true freedom”.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.DrCousens.com * Book: Into The Nothing: A Spiritual Autobiography by Gabriel Cousens
Most Influential Person * Swami Mukundananda (Global spiritual leader, best selling author, Vedic scholar, and authority on mind management)
Effect on Emotions * Most of us start ‘reactive' to life and to the life choices we make. * Over time, with meditation and this lifestyle, we become interactive so there's more choice and more presence. * There are more choice of options cause you're operating from a quiet mind and a quiet heart so you're less likely to be reactive in that way.
Thoughts on Breathing * Traditionally, from a yogic point of view, (we call it pranayama), why did they add it? They added it because pranayam, or breathing exercises, help quiet the mind. * When you're doing your breathing exercises, they naturally bring the mind to a quiet, still point.
Suggested Resources * Book: Play of Consciousness by Swama Mukundananda * Book: Thich Nhat Hanh books also recommended (For Example, Peace Is Every Breath by Thich Nhat Hanh) * App: Meditation App (See The 12 Best Meditation Apps For 2020)
Bullying Story * I've never been bullied and I've never bullied anybody. Nobody would bully me, let's just put it that way. I'm not that kind of person. * The story that I think is important about mindfulness was more by accident. As a captain of an undefeated football team, we had no training, but I would go into what, clearly was meditation. On the defence I played middle line backer. * I would just sit in a state of silence with a totally quiet, mindful mind. It gave me the ability to move in any direction once the play started. * Having a quiet mind, sitting there as a middle line-backer, I'm ready to go in any direction because there's no distractions.
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Today I’m talking about moving to a new, better place in your life. The episode is about your inner bully and how you can transition your life to be more, to accomplish more, to do everything you believe is possible. That’s why I entitled the episode, Move Into Possible. Becoming more mindful will help you when you learn what it means to deal with your Inner Bully. I remember when I started the podcast back in 2015, a lot of people would give me a blank stare when I said my podcast was going to be about Mindfulness and Bullying and how a lot of us Bully Ourselves, causing incredible hardships, pushing us into doing terrible things we’d never normally do, forcing us to listen to terrible, negative and mean stories about ourselves.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify That Inner Bully is always at work. But most people didn’t realize that Mindfulness and Bullying are closely related. The themes of my shows tell a story about so many of my coaching clients that have come to me. I could tell you story after story about so many of my awesome Mindful Tribe listeners who have reached out for coaching from me. The thing is, the stories are similar in many ways.
Common Denominators The common denominators are anxiety, stress, frustration, money’s not flowing, relationships are breaking, businesses aren’t clicking. And I get it. I’ve been there.
I had so much anxiety when I was an adolescent, I could barely operate in the world. I was ashamed and embarrassed. I was afraid to speak, my voice was a high, squeaky, remnant of what it was supposed to be. I felt defeated and didn’t have any idea what to do about it.
The Inner Bully My inner bully was thriving at the time. It told me, “no one wants to hear from you”. “Just keep your mouth shut, and don’t do anything to attract attention to yourself”.
Even though my inner bully was robust and healthy, there was a little voice inside me that wouldn’t give up.
Who is Reme? That other voice inside me was the Real Me. I didn’t know it at the time, but the Real Me was like a flickering candle that wouldn’t go out. Sometimes the flicker was almost invisible, hidden behind something, or fading to almost nothing, but it was there. Real Me was my friend and I was grateful for him. After while, I started to know Real Me as Reme (or Remy). I shortened him to the first 2 letters of each word and I started to get to know Reme even better.
A Flicker of Hope Reme told me there was hope. He told me to push forward and, Take Action – push ahead. Don’t give up. He was a great friend. He was on my side. Every time I thought of Reme, I knew he was Real Me, the person I was meant to be.
I learned so much from Reme that I have shared over the years with all of you who asked me for help, all my coaching clients.
Now I’ll tell you right now, I never told most of you that I had named this guy, Reme. I think my Inner Bully had convinced me that Reme was a stupid name and I needed to keep that to myself.
It was never easy deciphering which voice was which. My Inner Bully was so cunning and tricky, he would pose as Reme and I’d sometimes get tricked.
Taking Action But like I said, when Reme got me to take action, everything improved and I would feel better, I would feel successful, I’d accomplish things in my life.
Then as more and more people came to me, because they knew I was a Mindfulness Life Coach, I was able to help them with their Inner Bully.
I remember one client, I’ll call her Natalie, I mean confidentiality is huge in coaching so for a long time I never talked about my coaching clients at all, then I realized I needed to ask them if I could share their stories. Natalie said yes, but she preferred I didn’t use her real name.
Natalie's Story She came to me because of a work situation, where she was frustrated with her boss. Her boss was bullying her, she didn’t realize it was bullying at the time, but her boss was making her life miserable, and she didn’t know what to do about.
As we worked through her emotions around her work situation, it turned out that not only was her boss bullying her, Natalie was her own worst bully.
She then began to realize that this applied to every area of her life, her relationships, her family, her work, even her down time.
After 3 hypnosis sessions, Natalie seemed like a different person. And she told me, she said, “Bruce, I could never have believed that 3 hypnosis sessions would change my life in such a dramatic way”.
Move Into Possible So I called today’s episode, Move Into Possible. So many of my clients have felt disempowered for so long, they came to a point where they didn’t think any of their goals were possible to achieve.
Glenn, a client from last year, said, “Bruce, I honestly got to the point where I didn’t believe I could earn money. I didn’t believe I was capable of earning money”.
In his case, we found out that when he was a young child, he father used to belittle him, and if he ever asked his dad for a few dollars, his dad would say, “I don’t have any money”, and he’d open his wallet and show his son that it was empty.
Living With Lack This began a “lack” mentality in Glenn. His Inner Bully kept reminding Glenn that money was scarce, that there would never be enough money. That money was limited.
There is a way YOU can Move Into Possible. You have to believe, and you have to take action. The other thing you have to do is something I talk about a lot. You have to understand how to “let go”.
Your way of letting go might be completely different from someone else. You can learn to let go as a result of journaling, especially after you spend quite a bit of time writing and putting to paper, all kinds of thoughts and ideas that are floating around in your brain.
Doing The Work That’s called, Doing The Work. For most of us, our natural tendency is to avoid the work. As soon as we feel that uncomfortable feeling coming through via our emotions, we decide to do something to cover up that painful feeling. That feeling might be fear, it might be anger, it might be pain. The feeling could be anxiety, stress, or worry.
How do we cover up those emotions? In our society, we find a bunch of ways. One is to avoid the feeling by doing some busy work. Doing something that you enjoy, but its really not going to get you anywhere. Can you think of any examples in your life?
Busy, Busy, Busy My clients have told me lots of ways they do this. Video games, cleaning, Netflix, going to a bar, shopping, there are so many things people do to push down and suppress their emotions.
The way you Move Into Possible, is to notice those emotions as soon as they happen, and then act on them, rather than suppressing them. If you’re experiencing anxiety, you need to understand what that anxiety is about. What is the root cause? What is the underlying reason that anxiety is showing itself in your life.
Once you identify the emotion, then in order to Move Into Possible, you need to Take Action and do something that will actually move you to a better place. And I think I hear you saying, “how do I know what the better place looks like?”
Where Are You Going? The answer is that you have to know where you’re going. The majority of humans don’t have a specific idea where they’re headed in life. They don’t have concrete goals or a specific idea of exactly what they want their life to look like. This is important.
To Move Into Possible, you need to know where you’re going. Otherwise, you will flounder in life, you’ll wonder why you’re moving in circles and not necessarily getting to where you’d like to be.
Some of the people I interview have always had a clear plan as to where they want to go in life. Others were kind of floating from place to place, and finally came to the realization they needed help, they couldn’t do it on their own. There is a way to move forward and feel happy and content in your life.
Tune into the episode on your favorite podcast app to hear more strategies and the remainder of this episode to help you become more grounded, feel good about your life, and stop feeling stuck.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Surrender Experiment by Michael A. Singer * Book: How To Win Friends And Influence People by Dale Carnegie * Book: Outwitting The Devil by Napoleon Hill * App: Insight Timer
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Elizabeth Tripp is the owner and founder of Live Life By Your Design, a premium coaching practice that guides entrepreneurs, visionaries, coaches, and healers to be empowered to build lifestyles they love. She teaches her clients, using her gifts and the lessons she has learned from her own personal soul’s journey, that the secret to creating a lifestyle you love begins with loving the body you’re in. With her coaching, clients dissolve their limitations and bridge their minds and bodies to their soul’s desires. Elizabeth is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and holds a master’s degree in Nutritional Sciences. She is certified as a Usui Reiki Practitioner, Past Life Regressionist, and a Transcendental Meditation Coach. Elizabeth has served clients as a Master Coach since 2016 studying Light Body Healing and the soul journey.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.ElizabethTripp.com * Free Life Design Quiz * Blog * Podcast: Nourish the Soul * FB Group: Time Empowered Souls (7 p.m. Eastern time on every 1st Tuesday of the month)
Most Influential Person * My coach, Alex. Located in Virginia Beach.
Effect on Emotions * Emotions are a part of the human experience, but they are not who I am. They are temporary and impermanent. * I always have a choice about how I want to feel and what I want to think.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is part of my mindfulness every day. Breath is how you connect with your physical temple, your sacred temple, this body that you're riding in. * With breath we can come back home and we can come back into alignment with who we really are by drawing a presence as we slow down to ourselves. * So breath is essential in that mindfulness practice in growing that alignment to yourself and getting to know who you are.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story * I was bullied as a kid, I was an overweight kid and that's why I had so much interest to go into nutrition. I was a very sensitive, empathic girl growing up. I could feel everybody's feelings and I had no idea what to do with this overwhelming sense of, I know what everybody's going through. It was really wild. * Because my parents weren't equipped to necessarily nurture this kind of empathic child, it was perfect for me, but at the time I would seek comfort with food. I would pack on the food to help me feel better but really pack on the pounds, as I did that. * I went into middle school after a couple years of using food as comfort. I was 5 foot 6 and 175 pounds. I was bigger than the other girls at 13. Most girls that age would be 95 to 115 pounds. The boys in my class made it very apparent that I was different and they teased me from the sixth grade to the eighth grade. They would do things like put notes in my locker and whisper things in my ear like ‘you're ugly' and ‘you're fat'. * It was really hard for me, very painful because I already felt weird and I didn't fit in. I felt I wasn't lovable and that I wasn't liked by my peers. * At the time I went really deep inside and I really hid the pain that I was feeling with food and also making the choice not to eat. It was fascinating to look back on. I went from stuffing my feelings in, to suddenly making a choice and saying, ‘I'm just not going to eat, I'm not going to feel'. I lost 60 pounds in 18 months. * By the time I went into high school I was a completely different looking human. I was skinny. People liked me. They said I was pretty. I had no idea how to handle it. In my mind, my dialogue was that ‘I was ugly'. * If I had been able to be connected with people who could provide me with tools like being able to be in touch with emotion and know that emotion is a normal part of being a human, and what to do with emotions, and how to let them out, then I think it would have produced a child that could have been more empowered to be able to stand in herself and make better choices with food and her body and speak up for the experience that she was going through because I didn't tell anybody about what happened to me. That would have been very, very useful.
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Let’s talk about forgiveness. It can be a challenge to let go of the past, but it is one of the most important things you can do for yourself and your peace of mind. Holding onto anger or resentment will only cause stress and sadness in your life. For some of us, there is anger seething just below the surface and you probably don’t realize the extent of the damage it is causing.
When you forgive someone who has hurt you, it helps to release that person from being a part of your story. Let go of what was done to you by forgiving them with compassion, understanding, and love instead. You deserve happiness too!
Letting go can be difficult but it is worth doing. A common believe is that forgiveness is for the other person, yet you will receive profound benefit and peace as a result of learning to let go of the internal stories that are holding you back. Learning to let go is a constant theme of mindfulness, and learning to let go is what forgiveness is all about.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Many of my guests have talked on the show about how life changing the teachings of Eckhart Tolle have been in their lives. He wrote The Power Of Now, and that book is by far, the most recommended book on Mindfulness Mode.
This morning, I decided to listen to Eckhart Tolle during my run. I usually listen to a track that allows me to do 7th Path Self Hypnosis, but today I listened to the audio of The Power of Now. Do not equate what someone did to what they are as a person.
Forgiveness Defined Eckhart Tolle defines forgiveness this way. He says forgiveness is not to harbor grievance or resentment or any negative feeling about a specific event or person.
He says forgiveness is only possible when you are connected with the formless in yourself.
Hanging On? If you are struggling with anxiety or stress, it may be because you are hanging on to something that you need to let go of. A lot of people live for years hanging on to stories and beliefs that someone wronged them. If that’s you, it’s important for you to realize that these beliefs are holding you back, they’re harming you. These stories are preventing you from living your best life. You would have way more peace and contentment if you were able to let go of the stories that say you’ve been wronged somehow.
Forgiveness is a choice and for a long time I didn’t realize that. I didn’t’ understand that, in a second, I could decide to let go of the story that I played over and over in my mind, the story that I had somehow been wronged or mistreated.
Not An Obligation Forgiveness is not an obligation. You are usually the one to receive the greatest benefit from forgiving someone or some thing. A lot of people think that forgiving serves the person that you are forgiving. That’s usually a misconception. It can be a benefit to the other person, but the benefit is usually for you, the one doing the forgiving, the one letting go of the story.
Sometimes it’s not a person we need to forgive, but a situation or an unfolding of events.
Guilt Lives On Guilt can live on and exist for your entire life. Even if you've never told anyone about the situation or incident that caused the guilt, that negative story can live on within you. Maybe years later you will realize that you can forgive yourself. It will not be necessary to talk to the person in your story who wronged you. It is possible for you to let go of the story of guilt in an instant. You can decide to have peace and move on.
Much of forgiveness is really forgiving yourself. That’s the most important kind of forgiveness there is. Often, buried deep down in our sub-conscious mind is a story we’re telling about ourselves, a story where we are holding ourselves responsible for some problems in our lives. Maybe we are blaming ourselves for not making enough money, not having enough friends, or not meeting up to our own standards in some way.
A lot of people never come to this place of realizing that the most important kind of forgiveness is self-forgiveness. Having an on-going mindfulness practice will take you closer and closer to self-forgiveness.
Continual Process Learning to forgive can be an on-going process and it usually takes time and effort to make it happen. That’s why I talk about meditation, journaling, and walks in nature. All these activities will help you move to a place where you’ll be able to let go of some of these stories that are holding you back.
My mind has always been super active, and I didn’t know what to do with all the thoughts and messages that were constantly buzzing in my brain. One time when I was in my early twenties, I talked to a councillor and he said, you’re thinking too much. You’re overthinking things.
He asked me what I did when I would drive my car. He asked, did I listen to the radio or what? I said I usually didn’t listen to anything, I just drove in silence. He suggested I allow my brain to relax by sometimes listening to the radio, or listening to music so my brain wouldn’t be trying to solve things all the time.
Do You Think Too Much? I remember thinking this was a bit strange, but Eckhart Tolle teaches the same thing. He says that we are addicted to thinking, and that too much thinking causes problems for a lot of people.
To forgive, you need to first listen to your inner bully. Some call it your self-talk or your inner dialogue. Notice those stories that are on repeat in your brain. What are they about? Who are the characters? Is there pain or anger involved? Become aware of those stories, and then make a conscious decision to let them go.
Release Your Story If you’re like me, there are probably lots of different stories, some more prominent than others. Once you notice one story that seems to be repeating a lot, make a decision to focus just on that story and how it would feel to let it go. To release the energy that is going in to telling that story over and over again.
Write about it, dissect it, if you want to talk about it to a trusted friend, that can be therapeutic too. Then make a conscious decision to let it go, to release the energy that goes along with it.
Decide that anytime that your inner bully starts to replay that story, you’ll just smile and say, been there, done that. That’s over. I’ve let it go. I’ve released that story from my Audio Collection.
When I did that, I noticed there were other stories that very quickly moved into place. It was kind of like on Netflix, once you watch a suggested movie, there are then a whole lot of other suggested movies that move into the cue.
Life-Long Learning But that’s ok. Learning to understand our operating system is a life-long project.
The bottom line is that as you begin to understand the benefits of forgiveness, you’ll realize that those benefits include more peace in your heart and mind, less stress on your body, increased happiness, and more self-confidence. You’ll experience other benefit too, but I’m sure those will be on the list.
Live In The Moment As always, there’s one major way of living that will improve your life, that is to live in the moment. Enjoy the moment because that’s everything. The present moment is all we really have that matters. If you can lessen the number of judgmental thoughts you have, the more contented you’ll be. You’ll find you’re happier, more relaxed, and able to celebrate life to a higher degree.
Eckhart Tolle If you haven’t read The Power of Now, or any of Eckhart Tolle’s writings, you might want to check them out. You can listen to the audio book, or read it, whatever works for you, but if you’re like thousands of Mindfulness enthusiasts, you’ll get a lot out of his lessons.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power Of Now: A Guide To Spiritual Enlightenment by Eeckhart Tolle * Book: A New Earth: Awakening To Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle * Youtube Video: The Importance of Forgiveness by Eckhart Tolle * App: Insight Timer
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Jim Harshaw Jr. is an NCAA Division I All American wrestler, former NCAA Division I head coach, internationally recognized TEDx speaker, personal performance coach, and host of the Success Through Failure podcast. He has impacted hundreds of thousands of lives across the world by helping clients and audiences increase resilience, maximize potential, and build high-performing teams. His clients include CEOs, entrepreneurs, and leaders from Fortune 500 companies as well as current and former athletes from the NFL, UFC, NCAA, and Olympics.
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Most Influential Person * Tom Perrin (Sports Psychologist)
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Effect on Emotions * I recently heard this – Losing your patience is weakness. I never really thought of this, but it really resonated. * Losing control of my emotions is weakness, so you really have to force yourself to be present in order to control those emotions. That's being mindful, and mindfulness comes from meditation, journaling, coaching.
Thoughts on Breathing * I have a breathing technique that I use. I learned this from Dr. Rob Gilbert of the Success Hotline. (Note: You can still call the Success Hotline at (973) 743-4690, but now, you can subscribe to this new podcast, and get his daily messages right to your device. * This is a quick reset. Take a deep breath. Count down, 5,4,3,2,1. On the 5 count you relax from the knees down. 4 is upper legs, 3 is torso, 2 is arms, 1 is head up (head and neck).
Suggested Resources * Book: How To Win Friends And Influence People by Dale Carnegie * App: The Five Minute Journal App
Bullying Story * I was in sixth grade and I got bullied. I was a wrestler and I didn't know my own capabilities and strengths. I had an overwhelming self-doubt and lack of confidence. * If I had known there was a councillor or therapist, people who could help me step back and evaluate what was happening, evaluate my thoughts, understand the language I could use against bullies, that would have been tremendously helpful. Going to therapy is a productive pause. It's not just showing up and going to school.
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Everyone experiences anxiety at one time or another and most of us would love to be able to erase it as soon as it appears. Although we don't often think of this, some anxiety is positive because it can motivate us to make necessary changes, or help us to push through our fears. Everybody knows that too much anxiety can cause health issues and irritability. In extreme circumstances, extended periods of anxiety can result in death, with heart issues or stroke being the most comment culprits.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify The title of this episode, Erase Your Anxiety, suggests that you should know how to remove anxiety from your life. If you’re like me, you’ll realize that sometimes you just notice the anxiety, realize it’s there for a reason, and you show gratitude. You thank it. Without you, “Anxiety”, I wouldn’t be pushing through to this next challenge in my life.
Just because you know and understand how to erase anxiety, that doesn’t mean you’re always going to do it. You’ll just feel confident and assured, because you know that you can erase anxiety if you want to. Mindfulness can help us with anxiety in several ways.
Four Ways To Erase Anxiety 1/ Notice & Identify 2/ Consider What To Change 3/ Take Action 4/ Re-evaluate
Identifying Our Issues
Identifying our own issues can be one of the hardest things to do. Usually it’s way easier to see and form opinions about what’s going on with other people, we just can’t view ourselves in the same way. Our ego is constantly trying to protect us, and sometimes even though our subconscious mind believes it is protecting us, the truth is that a lot of the time, it’s not protecting, it actually keeping us from moving forward.
Anxiety Is Widespread
Thinking back to some of my past clients, and I’ll only talk in general terms unless they have specifically given me a thumbs up to share details, when I look back, practically every one had some kinds of problems with anxiety. I remember a client who felt like everything at work was great, she was a natural at tackling projects and coordinating teams and working with her staff towards goals. Her problems came in her personal life, with her children, her ex husbands, and her current partner.
Deep Listening Her non-work life was a constant turmoil. Through hypnosis, we came across some events that had happened during childhood that were actually pretty traumatic, but she had tucked them away in her memory and her conscious mind had no memory of this. After some sessions about letting go, forgiveness, and delving into issues in a comfortable and meaningful way for her, she said she felt ‘lighter'. She felt like her problems with her kids were like a helium balloon. Before our sessions, she had no idea how to let go of that balloon. After the sessions, she realized she could let go with ease.
I talked to her about a month ago, and she said her relationships with her ex’s had settled down, her kids were much more content and doing online schooling from home. She said it was like a dark cloud had been lifted off her life. And she added, “it felt like that dark cloud has been following me for a decade or more”.
Searching For Remedies We experience anxiety and our brain searches for a remedy. A lot of people, think, “I just need to talk to a friend about all this”. They find their remedy socially. I think more woman than men move in this direction. After teaching in schools for more than 20 years, I’ve noticed that the women I’ve met are very quick to form social circles and they seem to socialize way more than a lot of the men. I think that’s true for me too.
There was a time when I was a kid, it was music that was my remedy. I practiced the piano every day, later, the accordion and the saxophone. I absolutely loved creating music, performing music, and entertaining people. I loved playing when people were around me, not so much when I was by myself. For me, that music turned into a career and I got a music degree, learned to play all the band instruments, and became a music teacher. Looking back, I think all that music helped lessen the anxiety that might have otherwise controlled my life. Music helped anxiety take a back seat.
Substances A lot of people turn to a substance of some kind to deal with anxiety. That substance might be food, tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, or other drugs. Unfortunately, a lot of these substance solutions only work for a while, or there are negative aspects to them. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about.
My inner bully often reminded me that I wasn’t good enough, or wasn’t smart enough, but I kept pushing it into the back seat without even realizing it consciously. I just kept focusing on what I loved, the music, my students, the concerts, plays, and musical skits, and all the other fun things I was doing. I was also a church music director and loved doing that too.
Anyway, maybe there’s a clue for you there! Find something you love and focus on it. Make it a part of your life if you can. If it’s something that can also be your career, that can be a positive way to go about it.
Have you ever noticed that once you get really into doing something you love, you forget all your troubles? That means you’re in the flow.
If you don’t remember anything from today’s episode, I hope you remember the four steps to learning how to erase your anxiety.
1/ Notice & Identify Become aware of your anxiety as soon is it begins to happen. Ways to help you quickly identify your anxiety can include meditation, quiet time, spending time in nature, swimming, running, or some other physical activity. Journaling is another way that helps many people identify their emotions quickly and more effectively.
2/ Consider What To Change Make some conscious choices of what you can do. Maybe do Wim Hof exercises. Wim Hof has helped thousands of people with anxiety and also with depression. How about starting a new hobby or project? Maybe you should entertain the idea of changing jobs, or moving to a different home. Open up your mind and some ideas will come to you while you are doing the activities I mentioned above in in bullet point one.
3/ Take Action Taking action is the most important of my four steps. The reason I say this is because so many people, me included at times, we read books, talk to friends, think about solutions, figure things out, and then we’re so close to success and we don’t take that step where you actually have to take action. It’s usually fear that’s holding us back. You know what they say about FEAR – Forget Everything And Run or Face Everything And Rise – those acronyms are from Zig Zigler. I strongly urge you to take my advice, Face everything and rise. You will rise up and meet your goals if you’re willing to push through and take action.
4/ Re-evaluate Has your action started to move you in the direction you’re looking to go? If you journal, you’ll be able to look back at your writing and see if this person you’re reading about is making sense. Are his actions working? Are you noticing that the writer, (and I mean you), is learning to identify anxiety? Are you methodically deciding what to change and then taking action? As humans, it's important to observe and re-evaluate our actions.
My First Coach The first coach I ever hired was awesome. She was incredibly inspirational and she helped me deal head-on with some of the anxiety I was experiencing. She said, “Bruce, create habits that work for you. Habits that will help you feel empowered every day.” I started journaling daily, I started becoming more consistent with meditation, and I checked in with myself.
I learned to face my inner bully head-on. Now my coach didn’t call it my inner bully. She talked about my self-talk. I call it my inner bully, but it’s the same thing. She said, listen to what that voice is saying and when you need to, tell it to ‘take a hike’.
The Back Seat I like to imagine that I’m driving my car and my inner bully is trying to take over and I have to tell him to stay in the back seat, in no uncertain terms. Give your inner bully a name. Get to know him. Take charge and tell him or her how things are going to be from now on.
You CAN learn to erase your anxiety. Use mindfulness along with the four points I've shared today, and with those tools my dream for you is that you will reach new heights of calm, focus, and happiness. Stay in the mode!
Suggested Resources * Book: Meditation Is Not What You Think: Mindfulness and Why It Is So Important by Jon Kabat Zinn * Book: Redefining Anxiety: What It Is, What It Isn't, and How to Get Your Life Back by John Delony * Youtube Video: Reduce Stress and Worry Fast by Sharon Salzberg * App: Insight Timer
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Kirsten Beske is a clinical psychotherapist and mindset coach having spent over a decade learning about human experience and fostering personal growth. She willingly shares the professional knowledge, wisdom, and skills that she has acquired throughout her career with those ready for the next level of change and transformation. However, Kirsten's personal transformation story is truly moving – from lawyer to psychotherapist, straight-identified to gay-identified, and drinking to sobriety provides lessons in inspiration, hope, and real-life resilience.
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Most Influential Person * Pema Chodron
Effect on Emotions * The emotion of anger is the one that gets the most interesting when you can take a little bit of separation from it and can understand what's going on underneath it. * I always find the most information if I feel the flash of anger it's always like a note to be curious, and [ask myself], what's going on here and try to figure out more. * Having that ability to get the space to be reflective in those moments is really important for learning about yourself.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing as an anchor, I wish it wasn't as important as it is because it seems so basic. I use it all the time because it's one of those things that you can use and no one knows you're doing it. * When I find myself in a high stress situation and I need to relax, (but I can't run up and down stairs or do pushups, which is another way of releasing some energy), breathing is absolutely my go-to secret weapon to help me start to settle down.
Suggested Resources * Book: A Path With Heart by Jack Kornfield * App: Dharma Seed Dharma Talks / Headspace / Calm / Insight Timer
Bullying Story * I always have been the fighter of bullies and when I went into law I wanted to be the protector of anyone who was being bullied. I've never felt that I've been the victim of bullying and I don't think that I've been a bully. * However, I absolutely have stood up for more than a few people who I felt were being bullied. The mindfulness piece was the centeredness of my conviction of what was right. * Even at a young age I had what it took to step in and tell people to knock it off, especially when the victims did not have the resources available to them [to look out for themselves] * For me, it comes from the bystander intervention standpoint, the courage to step in when you needed to because things weren't right. It took some centering to do what I needed to do, even if there was going to be some pushback.
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Compassion is the topic today. It's easy to be compassionate to those we love and who are kind and loving to us. Being compassionate to every living thing is a whole different challenge. If you can truly show compassion to everyone and everything, you will experience a life that largely includes peace and contentment.
My aunt Vesta was a person in my life that seemed to show compassion to everyone. She absolutely loved children and was a teacher for many years. She lived near the gates of Western University, here in London, Ontario and she took in university students year after year and kept in touch with many of them who became authors, scientists, doctors and professors. She worked in First Nations communities and always loved talking about the people in her life.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify When Aunt Vesta came to visit, one of the first things she would say is, ‘Tell me about you?’. I would ask her questions and hope that she would play the piano … she would always turn the conversation back on the person she was talking to. She had a lot to share, but she wanted to know what was happening in the lives of others.
Someone else who seemed to live a beautiful and selfless life, showing a huge amount of compassion to others, is Thich Nhat Hahn, author of over 130 books.
Thich Nhat Hahn Thich Nhat Hahn has written many poems and offered much advice on how to show compassion to others. Here’s a quote by Thich Nhat Hahn: “To love, we need to open our heart and release our preconceived notions about other people. We cannot judge by appearances or assumptions of what they might do.”
Thich Nhat Hahn's words ring true because compassion can be a difficult thing to cultivate when you have few in your life who are kind and loving. It's easy to show compassion for those we love, but it takes more effort to show compassion for everyone. Today, I’m going to talk about how Thich Nhat Hahn has shown compassion for others and how you can apply his teachings in your own life.
In case you don’t know who Thich Nhat Hahn is, he’s is a world renowned Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist.
Apostle Of Peace And Nonviolence Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. called him “an Apostle of peace and nonviolence” when nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize. Exiled from his native Vietnam for almost four decades, Thich Nhat Hanh has been a pioneer bringing Buddhism and mindfulness to the West, and establishing an engaged Buddhist community for the 21st Century.
In 1982, Thich Nhat Hahn moved to a site in the south west of France, that became known as “Plum Village.”
Under Thich Nhat Hanh’s spiritual leadership, Plum Village grew from a small rural farmstead to what is now a large and active Buddhist monastery, with over 200 resident monastics and over 10,000 visitors every year, who come from around the world to learn “the art of mindful living.”
In the last twenty years over 100,000 people have made a commitment to follow Thich Nhat Hanh’s modernized code of universal global ethics in their daily life, known as “The Five Mindfulness Trainings.”
Wake Up Thich Nhat Hanh also founded the “Wake Up” website, a worldwide movement of thousands of young people training in the practices of mindful living, and through this program, thousands of teachers have been taught to teach mindfulness in schools in Europe, America, and Asia.
In 2014, just after his 88th birthday, Thich Nhat Hanh suffered a severe stroke. Four years later, in November 2018, he returned to Vietnam to live out his remaining days. Nhất Hạnh has published over 130 books, including more than 100 in English, which have sold over 5 million copies worldwide.
Thich Nhat Hanh is often referenced by guests on Mindfulness Mode and his wisdom is cherished by most of the people I know who practice mindfulness.
Deep Listening Nhat Hanh refers to “Deep Listening”, which is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person. It’s often called compassionate listening. You listen with only one purpose: to help him or her to empty his heart. … You just listen with compassion and help him to suffer less.
I’m going to share these words by Thich Nhat Hahn on compassion: In the eyes of Great Compassion, there is no separation between subject and object, no separate self. If a cruel and violent person disembowels you, you can smile and look at him with love. It is his upbringing, his situation, and his ignorance that cause him to act so mindlessly. Look at him—the one who is bent on your destruction and heaps injustice upon you—with the eyes of love and compassion. Let compassion pour from your eyes, and don’t let a ripple of blame or anger rise up in your heart. He commits senseless crimes against you and makes you suffer because he cannot see the way to peace, joy, or understanding.
If someday you receive news that I have died because of someone’s cruel actions, know that I died with my heart at peace. Know that in my last moments I did not succumb to anger. We must never hate another being. If you can give rise to this awareness, you will be able to smile. Remembering me, you will continue on your path. You will have a refuge that no one can take from you. No one will be able to disturb your faith, because that faith does not rely on anything in the phenomenal world. Faith and love are one and can only emerge when you penetrate deeply the empty nature of the phenomenal world, when you can see that you are in everything and everything is In you.
Long ago I read a story about a monk who felt no anger toward the cruel king who had chopped off the monk’s ear and pierced his skin with a knife. When I read that, I thought the monk must be some kind of god. That was because I did not yet know the nature of Great Compassion. The monk had no anger to hold back. All he had was a heart of love. There is nothing to prevent us from being like that monk. Love teaches that we can all live like the Buddha.
I encourage you to read some material by Thich Nhat Hahn. He believed that we are all one. Understanding that we, as living beings are all one, can help us feel and show compassion for everything and everyone.
I hope you’re experiencing feelings of peace, love, and true compassion.
Compassion For Essential Workers There are hundreds of thousands of essential workers out there helping people struck down with COVID19. I know some of them, because of my wife, Darlene, working in the ICU, and so many of her colleagues. They’re overburdened and yet pushing through, doing whatever they can and doing it with compassion.
Here in our part of the world, COVID19 is still central in the lives of many. I believe that striving to live every day by showing compassion is one of the things we’re called to do.
Thanks for listening, Mindful Tribe. Bye now.
Suggested Resources * Book: Path of Compassion: Stories from the Buddha's Life by Thich Nhat Hahn * Book: The Art of Mindful Living: How to Bring Love, Compassion, and Inner Peace into Your Daily Life by Thich Nhat Hahn * Book: Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN by Tara Brach * App: Insight Timer
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Most Influential Person * My son
Effect on Emotions * I know when I'm going to be so sad. There are times when I cry like a big release on automatic mode. That's how I express my emotions. Nobody knows why I'm crying, I don't even know why I'm crying. It's just too much stress. But after I became a vat, I handle it differently. I know why I'm crying. I know why I feel like crying. I can actually go into the depths more easily now.
Thoughts on Breathing * I've tried different forms of meditations. The best kind of meditation for me is to just sit in silence and let everything flow. That's the only thing that has worked for me so far.
Suggested Resources * Book: I don't read things in a book about mindfulness. * App: I have tried apps but I always go to pen and paper. I just stay in a play where I can let my thoughts flow.
What Has Your Son Taught You About Mindfulness * My son has taught us how to live. Even if I offer him the best thing in the world, he will say, that is enough for me. That's something that I first saw in him as a child. * If I said, do you want another ice-cream, he would say, no, I think I've had enough. That's not something a child says. When I say, I don't think ice-cream is good for you at this time, he would say, that's ok, mom. He's six years old. * Even when he was 3 or 4 years old, if I said you have to eat carrots, he would say, don't give me a raw carrot and ask me to eat that, give me a carrot that I can actually enjoy. He will say, I don't like that vegetable, so make it differently and then I will eat it.
Related Episodes * Modern Spirituality with Ben Decker * Understanding the 3 Minds With Meagan Fettes * 318 Mindfulness For Corporate Wellness; Teresa Przetocki
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Nurture Your Soul With Creativity is the topic of today’s show. Think back to the happiest times of your life. Does there seem to be any connection for you between your most creative times and your happiest times? For me, as a musician, I’ve had some of the happiest times of my life creating music, or teaching music to others and helping them learn to be creative.
I personally think that meditation can help you become more creative. I recently interviewed Tom Cronin – he’s passionate about reducing stress and chaos in people’s lives. We didn’t talk specifically about creativity, but I know Tom is high on the creative scale.
Tom Cronin is the founder of The Stillness Project, a global movement to inspire one billion people to sit in stillness, daily. Tom has written a number of books, including his recent publication, The Portal: How Meditation Can Save The World. Saving the world requires us as humans to be more creative than we’ve been in the past. I published Tom's episode a few days ago and you can hear it at www.mindfulnessmode.com/653. It’s called, “How Meditation Can Save The World”.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify I’ve done some research on this topic of creativity and I’ve come up with five conclusions I’d like to talk about today. I’m curious to hear what you think about creativity. Send me an email at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com Here are five ways creativity can improve our lives:
1/ Creativity Helps You Solve Problems Creativity is a skill that can be learned. You don't need to be an artist or musician to be creative, you can use your creativity in everyday tasks like cooking, cleaning, gardening, or organizing.
Use Osborn’s Creative Problem Solving technique with brainstorming in between the steps as follows:
- Clarify and identify the problem – Pretend that the problem is not that important
- Research the problem
- Formulate creative challenges
- Generate ideas
- Combine and evaluate the ideas
- Draw up an action plan
- Do it! (implement the ideas)
Complex problem solving requires some step-by-step action. You have to think about it and use your knowledge and experience to come up with solutions.
Your work experience can help you a lot and the knowledge you have gained in your education. From there, bring your emotion into play by allowing your mind to go to a story or incident that happened in your life where your emotions were triggered. Allow yourself to use empathy and imagination as you relax and let your mind go wherever it chooses.
A formula you might want to use would be: imagination + creativity + empathy + innovation = Problem Solving
2/ Creative People Are More Successful Look around you. Think of the people you know. Do the more creative people seem to be more successful in your circles? Well, in my opinion, creative peioke tend to be more passionate about their work and I think that leads to more discoveries, more advancement, and more great relationships at work.
Creative ppl tend to ask the question ‘What if” frequently, allowing their mind to explore possibilities. From what I’ve read about Elon Musk, I think he used his ‘what if’ mentality to ask himself what would happen if he created a company that would make commercial space flight possible? His companies are built around what could happen if creativity was the key factor.
Creativity reminds me of a quote by Pablo Picasso. He’s known for saying, “Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up”.
It’s important for adults to continue to massage their creativity so we don’t become too left brain dependent and forget about the thrill we get from life when we allow our creativity to play an active role.
3/ Creative People Have Better Relationships Creative people have better relationships for several reasons. For one, they are often more motivated compared to less creative people. Creative people tend to be more relaxed and easy-going and that quality means they are drawn to people looking for a comfortable, relaxed, non-threatening relationship
Optimists tend to be creative. Being positive and up-beat is something that you'll frequently see in creative men and women. This up-beat nature, especially at it's most comfortable state, is another reason that you'll see these creatives with lots of friends and casual relationships.
Noticing emotions and being able to express those emotions is another quality common in creative people. People with this quality will be more sensitive to your feelings and needs than a person who is not considered to be creative.
Those specifically seeking out people to develop relationships with are often looking for some of the above traits.
4/ Creative People are Healthier and Live Longer Does it make sense to you that creative people live longer? I think creative people are happier, and I believe it makes sense that happier people live longer.
I know in my case, I’m a lot happier when I’m doing creative activities compared to when I’m spending my time on what I would consider non-creative activities.
The topic of creativity has come up a lot in my interviews on Mindfulness Mode, and just as an observation, I’ve noticed that health and creativity seem to be aligned.
There are studies about this topic and a study from 2012 researched veteran men. The researchers, Turiano, Spiro and Mroczek, followed 1,349 veterans for over 10 years . They looked at their intellect and creativity. They rated their creativity based on these five words: creative, imaginative, artistic, innovative, and uncreative.
The researchers identified creativity with the following phrase; “a facet of openness”. They concluded that creativity was related to a reduced risk of mortality. Specifically, each standard deviation increase in creativity was associated with a 12 percent decrease in mortality risk over the 18-year follow-up period.
The study’s authors concluded, “creativity predicted mortality risk above and beyond other details like age, education, smoking, and health status.” (p.666)
Turiano, one of the researchers, concluded that, creativity may reduce the risk of dying because it would enable the veterans to, “better confront the problems associated with increasing age and declining health and may have important effects on slowing cognitive aging.” (p. 666).
Turiano also suggested in his conclusion, “that promoting creativity throughout the life course, and especially at older ages, may delay the cognitive and physical health declines associated with normative aging.” (p. 669).
Turiano wanted to warn readers to be cautious in how you draw your conclusions from the study. He explained that the results only suggest that self-ratings on select adjectives predict mortality risk. That means that the people in the study rated themselves based on the creative words from the study.
I found the study interesting. Maybe you’ve read some books or read some studies on this topic. If you have, I’d love to hear from you. I realize that more studies would need to be done for the science to absolutely conclude that more creative people live longer. Turiano, N. A., Spiro III, A., & Mroczek, D. K. (2012). Openness to experience and mortality in men: Analysis of traits and facets. Journal of Aging and Health, 25, 654-672
5/ Creativity Will Boost Your Happiness Factor As a kid, I would spend hours with my accordion strapped to my chest, playing songs, some of which I made up myself. When I thought the song was ready for a performance, I’d play it for my father, who was always eager to hear me play. He was crazy about the accordion. Although he was a man of few words, I could tell by the proud look on his face that he was impressed and amazed at the songs I made up.
He would smile, look over at my mom, and say, “Bruce has always been the creative one”.
The definition of creativity varies, but most experts agree it has to do with the ability to come up with new ideas, new connections between ideas, and novel solutions to problems, with or without hours of experimental accordion playing. Here’s the thing, forget the image of a moody Beethoven, sitting alone in an apartment in Vienna. Research suggests that creative people are actually happier than everyone else.
So you might be thinking, I’m not a musician, a dancer, a poet – no problem. Experts say creativity lives within all of us, it’s just a matter of allowing it to come forward.
In the book called, “The Creativity Cure”, author Dr. Carrie Barron says, “It really has to do with open-mindedness.” She says creativity applies to everything from making a meal to generating a business plan.
But whether creativity means coming up with your version of a delicious stuffed chicken breast, or a tasty crepe of some kind, or maybe singing operatic choruses for your friends, experts say there’s a strong connection between how much you exercise your creativity and your overall wellbeing.
In other words, creativity is good for you.
I interviewed the CEO of BrambleBerry.com. Her company offers soap making supplies and a lot more. Her name is Anne-Marie Faiola, and one of the things she said was, “Joy for me is creativity, because creativity is essential.” In our discussion on her episode, www.MindfulnessMode.com/243, Anne-Marie makes it clear how vital her creative side is in both her professional and personal life.
Another person who talks about creativity is Dr. Shelley Carson. She has researched creativity and she talks about using creativity to solve problems. Dr. Carson says that, “increases in positive mood broaden attention and allow us to see more possible solutions to creative problems.”
Dr. Carson wrote a book on creativity called, “Your Creative Brain: Seven Steps to Maximize Imagination, Productivity, and Innovation in Your Life”
I want to share with you one of the most meaningful books related to creativity that I’ve read in a long time. The book is called, Squircle – that word came from combining the word Circle, which represents creativity or right brain thinking, and the word Square, which represents left brain thinking. The author of this book is Francis Cholle, and I interviewed him in February of this year. I highly recommend his book and the interview as well. It’s called, A New Way To Think For A New World, by Francis Cholle . It’s episode 639, so go to www.Mindfulness Mode.com/639.
Here are some things Francis recommends in his book to help develop your creative side. He says, change your routine in the morning, explore new foods for breakfast or other meals. Search for a new route to travel to work or school. Listen to different radio shows, podcasts, or audio books.
He also suggests you talk to other creative friends and ask them what they do to spark and express their creativity. In short, invite change and new ideas into your life.
One of the things I’ve concluded from what I’ve read and the people I’ve interviewed is that people who have creative personalities tend to have a lot of perseverance and they actually look for things in their life that will create interest and make their lives more fun. Individuals with these traits are more satisfied with their lives than less creative people.
It’s important to note that people are the most creative when they’re in a good mood, possibly because they don’t fixate on individual pieces of information and they are able to think more broadly and more positively.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Creativity Cure: How To Build Happiness With Your Own Two Hands by Carrie Barron * Book: Your Creative Brain: Seven Steps to Maximize Imagination, Productivity, and Innovation in Your Life by Dr. Shelley Carson * App: Insight Timer
Related Episodes * 243 Creativity Is Essential to Brambleberry CEO, Anne-Marie Faiola * How Meditation Can Save The World; Tom Cronin * 188 Be Happy, Healthy and Whole With Dr. Phil Carson
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Tom Cronin is passionate about reducing stress and chaos in people’s lives. A former finance expert with a longstanding successful track record in business as well as meditation, Tom is the founder of The Stillness Project, a global movement to inspire one billion people to sit in stillness, daily. Tom has written a number of books, including his recent publication, The Portal: How Meditation Can Save The World. Tom Cronin’s ongoing work in transformational leadership and cultivating inner peace through meditation takes him around the world presenting keynote talks in such countries as Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, Mexico and the USA.
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Most Influential Person * Thom Knoles, Meditation Teacher
Effect on Emotions * Regarding my emotions, being able to watch them and ask me, is this the vibration I want to be emanating out into the world, and then to work on transcending that emotion and being in peace.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is like this song, Chariots of Breath, that friends of mine wrote. Breathing becomes this supporting device to instil calmness.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Book: The Portal: How Meditation Can Save The World by Tom Cronin * App: Enter The Portal * Documentary Film Coming May 14, 2021
Bullying Story * I think we're all bullies or being bullied sometime in our life in some way. Maybe as a dad at some point I may have been a bully. Maybe as a husband I may have been a bully. * I remember when I was in High School, I was quite an insecure kid at times and then very brash and confident at other times. I've certainly been on the receiving end of old boys school type of criticism. * One thing about bullying I've learned from a mindfulness perspective is that it's always from a lack of identity and a lack of connection to oneself. * It's always coming from an egoic structure that is afraid, but also needing to be seen in a way that is superior. These days I have the ability to see through that veneer of what's driving the bullying and to look at the underlying true nature of that person and not see the bully but see the beauty of that being.
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Mindfulness, Memory, and Moodiness is the topic of today’s show. Have you noticed that people you interact with lately are more moody than you remember? Does it seem like there are more people you’re exposed to who are experiencing depression, discouragement, a lot of feelings of negativity? How about you? Do you seem to be having more down days – you know, days when you just feel like your inner bully is winning?
Well, I talk about that inner bully quite a bit and the reason is because those negative self-voices play a big role in a lot of peoples’ lives. Mine included.
This is the perfect day to talk about moodiness, your inner bully, and how that self-talk is related to mindfulness.
Well, it is. Mindfulness is all about how we think. Yes, thinking in the present is mindfulness, but there’s so much more to it than that..
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Many of our thoughts are connected to our memory. Every time we decide to do something, we depend on our memory to know how to do it. We depend on our memory to know whether we’ve just brushed our teeth, or whether we were about to start.
You might not have thought about it before, but our memory has a lot to do with how we see ourselves, how we define ourselves as a person.
A lot of the ideas I’m sharing with you today are from Lisa Genova who is a neuroscientist and has written a book called, “Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting”.
A lot of the time, we tie our well-being to memory. We think our brain is healthy and thriving if our memory is sharp and the opposite is true. If we feel like we’re forgetting things, we start to wonder about our brain health and even our mental health.
Yesterday morning I got dressed, came downstairs and was about to get in my car to drive to my studio and I realized I didn’t have my wallet. “Where on earth could it be”, I wondered. The crazy think was, I knew I’d had it a few minutes before that because I remembered dropping it on the floor. Some credit cards and id fell out on the carpet and my memory was crystal clear … I knew I bent over and picked them up and put them back in my wallet.
But now my wallet was missing and I’d already searched the kitchen, all my pockets, I’d gone back upstairs twice, and still no wallet.
There are times when I would have thought to myself, “I must be brain–dead, or am I losing my memory? This time I just kept looking. I went back upstairs with my son and we both looked. Suddenly I spotted it sitting on a brown footstool where I absolutely never leave my wallet. I realized I must have set it there without thinking as I grabbed some books to carry downstairs.
That’s when I started to wonder if the pandemic is affecting my brain. According to Lisa Genova, the answer is definitely yes.
There are two main reasons why the pandemic is messing with our memory. The first reason has to do with the way our brains are wired and the second reason is related to stress and how our brains deal with stress.
1/ How Our Brains Are Designed The first reason has to do with how our brains are designed to remember things. When we remember what is meaningful, our brains go to “what is new? What is emotional? We don't remember the same old habitual routines. So this is why you might remember your first date, but not your 10th.
I don't remember the details of brushing my teeth this morning or taking a shower. It's the routine things we don't remember. And so here we are in a pandemic, and many of us are confined to our homes, we’re going out way less. We’re not able to go to concerts and plays and movies and dinners and parties like we did pre-pandemic. Those are the sorts of things that make memories and that, for many of us, give us a ZEST for life.
We get excited as we look forward to these more exciting events, we enjoy them as they happen, and of course, that’s mindfulness. Enjoying the moment and just taking it in, feeling the emotions and being there. And then we enjoy the after buzz, the feeling of elation of having recently enjoyed something different, something we were looking forward to.
And so now that many of our lives are more mundane, our brains are forgetting. A lot of us don't know what day it is anymore, because every day is the same. So that's the first part of this.
2/ Stress And The Brain So the second reason, like I mentioned, has to do with stress. The way we’ve evolved as a species is that we are designed to deal with short, quick examples of stress. Like suddenly you’re being chased by a lion, we instantly move into a fight or flight response.
We’re designed to deal with that like any other emergency, a quick reaction. Our brains and bodies to react INSTANTLY to this kind of emergency, this kind of threat. So your brain and body go into sudden, immediate, action. Adrenaline and cortisol kick in. The body’s response mobilizes glucose, and your muscles immediately have extra power, more strength.
Your brain actually stops thinking because it’s not a time to weigh the pros and cons of what's going on before you run away or face the predator. You just instantly act. And then once the threat is over, assuming you've survived, the cortisol, which got turned on by this event, then acts on receptors in your brain to shut the whole sequence off.
So what happens when we experience chronic stress? Well Lisa Genova explains what happens. And this is what we've been dealing with this past year. For many, the threat of Corona Virus, the need to be constantly wearing masks, keeping socially distant, hearing regular news reports about new threats of COVID19 and of people dying. For a lot of people, all that adds up to stress.
In fact, without realizing it, a lot of us are experiencing chronic stress. So it's not suddenly a predator chasing us, it’s a constant threat of danger. It's in our thoughts and we become so used to it, that we don’t even realize it. The top three major psychological stressors are:
1/ Uncertainty 2/ Lack of Control 3/ Social Isolation I know, for me, I’ve been experiencing all three of these. The effect is cumulative. We can handle it for a while, but now it’s been over a year and according to Lisa, the feedback loop can “break the receptors of your brain that normally cortisol acts on to shut off.”
We get a hit of cortisol and normally the stress is gone and we go back to being a relaxed human again. Instead of that, your body just keeps dumping adrenaline and cortisol, adrenaline and cortisol.
A little bit of stress can help you rise to the challenge of whatever you’re doing – like if you have a meeting with a big client, or you have an exam. In those cases you need to be a little bit stressed so that you’re on your game, you’re ready for action. You’re focused. And if you’re driving and a deer or a moose suddenly runs across the road in front of you, you get a hit of cortisol.
Illusions of Time So, during fight and flight, the adrenal glands produce catecholamines. They’re created in the brainstem and the brain.
So in the morning we need a certain amount of alertness and what you might call stress to meet your day. But chronic stress is bad for your memory all the time. So this is why you might feel super foggy – you aren’t able to retrieve information that you know is there, information you’ve learned and you know is in your brain.
So continued STRESS will actually shrink your hippocampus. And you might know that your hippocampus is part of your brain. And your hippocampus is where new memories are formed. Continued stress will make it smaller.
Now here’s where mindfulness take a role. Things like exercise, meditation, yoga, deep breathing, being in nature – all those things we’re talking about on Mindfulness Mode – they all have been shown to increase the size of your hippocampus. They stimulate neurogenesis. All of the above mindfulness-related activities cause the birth of new neurons.
We can take control and do things to combat the fact that we can't get rid of the pandemic, but we can individually change our brain. We can change our brain's response and our resilience to what’s going on in the world. We can save our brains and our memories from being vulnerable to the stress that the pandemic creates.
I talked to my son Ben, about memory and he reminded me of an episode on Youtube by Vsauce – The episode is called Illusions of Time.
Anyway, Vsauce talks about how we remember the times of our life that are eventful, things we enjoy, places where we’re having a good time. Then when we look back, it seems like those times passed slowly. He brings up a lot of interesting ideas about memory and a lot of this is linked to mindfulness, even though at first you might not realize it.
Now let’s talk about sleep. Not only are a lot of people experiencing stress, so many people are having sleep issues as well during this pandemic. It’s all related.
Here are two things that happen while you sleep.
1/ Your Brain is binding your thoughts into long-term memory.
So a lot of people think of sleep as just an unconscious state of doing nothing, but your brain is actually very busy while you sleep. And so here's, what's going on in your brain – all of the events that happened today, everything you learned and experienced today that you want to keep, that you paid attention to, that was meaningful and emotional, – all of those things are what your hippocampus is going to bind into a long term memory. Your hippocampus does that job while you sleep primarily. And so if you don't get a full night's sleep, you'll wake up the next day and your hippocampus won't have had enough time to finish its job. And so your memories either won't be fully formed or they might not be formed at all.
And so you won't really remember very clearly what happened yesterday. If you're exhausted today, because you didn't get a full night's sleep, you'll also be feeling low and lacking energy and you won't be able to pay attention. You’ll notice when someone's talking to you, you’re hearing the words, but you don't know what they’re actually saying. You’re having an attention issue. You’re feeling like you’re not able to focus on what's going on. You’re not going to remember it later because it’s not possible for your brain to form a memory of it.
2/ While you sleep, the glial cells are cleaning up.
Lisa Genova explains that the glial cells are like janitors. She says they're the sewage and gestation department. They are busy clearing away all the metabolic debris that accumulated during the business of being awake.
One of the things the glial cells clear away is a protein called amyloid beta. And if the Amyloid beta is not cleared away, here’s the problem. It's sticky and it will bind into itself and form plaque. And if you accumulate enough amyloid plaque, you will trigger Alzheimer's disease.
So a good night's sleep is helping you prevent getting Alzheimer's. She emphasized that this point is not to freak people out. This does not happen overnight. It takes 15 to 20 years of amyloid plaque accumulation to trigger Alzheimer's. So the science tells us that if we’re getting on average, seven to nine hours of sleep, we’re doing great. That's what we need.
My mother-in-law's brain was always sharp. She had an unbelievable memory and she didn’t miss anything it seemed. She did puzzles and word games, she exercised most days, she was always interested in new ideas and concepts.
Even though she was in her 80’s it was like she had the brain of a 30-something. She always would ask me lots of questions about a new on-line project I was doing, or a conference I was speaking at.
I know that some people do puzzles and word games to exercise their brain and hopefully avoid dementia or Alzheimer’s. Lisa Genova says this doesn’t help avoid Alzheimers. This isn’t the way the brain works. Doing those kinds of activities gives your brain practice at retrieving information, which is good.
Lisa explains that what really helps keep our brains vibrant and help us potentially avoid memory problems is when we are constantly learning new information. That’s completely different from retrieving information.
You can continue to learn anything in your whole life. You could learn to speak Spanish, learn to play a new musical instrument. Learning new skills and gaining new information is what really benefits our brain in a huge way.
When the Pandemic ends, you can go on a vacation, visit a new city, and meet new people. And all that will help keep your brain active and fresh and filled with new memories. But don’t be surprised if you still forget some of the simplest things, like the reason why you walked upstairs.
Back in 2017, I interviewed a memory expert. His system is called the Magnetic Memory Method. His name is Anthony Metivier, and his interview is available at www.MindfulnessMode.com/248. He talked about our memory and stress and he explained that “it all begins with recognizing and then overriding overwhelm”. He teaches how to learn new languages and memorize poetry and basically supercharge our memories. Check out his episode. He’s a fascinating man with great ideas about mindfulness and memory.
So just remember that your brain isn’t perfect and it’s not intended to be. It’s designed to forget lots of things and we need to mindfully remember the important things, like where I left my wallet, or glasses.
Let's be mindful, and not judge and shame ourselves over forgetting things that our brain is not wired to remember in the first place. Don’t panic and be so fearful if you forget things because forgetting is a normal part of being human.
Now that you know how mindfulness and memory are connected and how we can help avoid moodiness, depression, and stress by using exercise, meditation, yoga, deep breathing, and being in nature. All those things will boost the size of your hippocampus. Wow, that gives us control.
Suggested Resources * Book: Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting by Lisa Genova * Book: Unlimited Memory by Kevin Horsley * Audio: Illiusions of Time by Vsauce * App: Insight Timer
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Chelsea Austin is a writer, speaker and advocate from Malibu, California raised by two of the most incredible parents, her dads. Chelsea has used her expertise in theatre and dance and used her story of being raised by two gay men, using it as a platform to spread love, tolerance and acceptance. Chelsea has advocated for the LGBTQ+ community since she was in high school and in 2010 was voted one of the Top Fifteen LGBT Activists in the Los Angeles area. Chelsea shares her message with the world on her blog, “The Girl With Five Names,” her podcast, “Worthiness Warriors,” and through speaking engagements.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.ChelseaAustin.com * Blog: Chelsea's Blogs * Podcast: Worthiness Warriors
Most Influential Person * Gabby Bernstein Bestselling author, motivational speaker, spiritual leader, and podcast host
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has allowed me emotional literacy. It has allowed me the time it has taken to recognize that I feel an emotion and that there's something in there. * Mindfulness has also given me a place to help process that. Allowing myself to feel emotions as they come up and not squashing them down till a later date or time.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is huge. As someone who has been short of breath many times in life, a thirty second breath is something that saved me. * Inhaling for ten seconds, holding for ten and then releasing for ten, and then doing that for about five minutes is simple, but has literally saved my life when I thought I wasn't going to be able to take another breath.
Suggested Resources * Book: Super Attractor: Methods for Manifesting a Life beyond Your Wildest Dreams by Gabby Bernstein * App: Dr. Chris Lee on Instagram – He talks about the neuroscience behind mindfulness
Bullying Story * I was bullied, but never because I had two dads. I grew up in Las Angeles, born and raised in Malibu. I was known as the girl with two gay dads and that was my selling point. It was something I wore like a badge. * I'm also biologically related to both of my parents so that is something that was very uncommon. My dad Kevin, is my biological dad and my daddy, Dennis is my biological uncles, meaning his sister donated the egg so that my parents could have me. * It certainly did more to my internal state of mind that it did causing a lot of bullying externally. I was an example for a bunch of different human rights organizations (LGBTQ) to say here is the girl who was raised by two dads and she's well adjusted, well-spoken. * On the other hand I was a perfectionist and wanted to do all things the right way because I had in my mind, if I don't do things the right way, then they're going to see me as a reason why people shouldn't have kids. * I recognize now that's kind of a self-centered view of the world, but as a little kid, that was what I knew and that was my place I felt I had in the world.
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Strengthen Your Hope Muscle, is the name of today’s episode. What is hope anyway? What does that word mean to you? Hope can be defined as a feeling, state of mind or belief that something good will happen. Whether it's in the future or right now, hope has many benefits for your mental health.
On this episode, I'll explore some of these benefits and then talk about some specific ways you can train your brain to operate with hope!
Hope is a powerful emotion; it’s a feeling that can inspire and motivate you to get up, keep going and not give up. Hope is what keeps us alive when we’re fighting a battle that may seem senseless. But where does hope come from? Is it something we create for ourselves or is it something that exists in the world independent of us? Hope can have different meanings depending on who you are. Hope can definitely affect your mental health.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify There’s a phrase you might have heard, especially if you’re in business or you’re an entrepreneur. It’s Hope marketing is when you see what others are doing in your marketplace or in another marketplace and you try and repeat it. You try to take what you see others applying successfully and copy it with the hope that it will work for you.
This is an example of where the word hope has a negative connotation. Hope marketing is a concept that’s frowned upon and I think it has given the word hope a bad rap. So what does hope mean in your world? This is a question that we all should ask ourselves. Here are some of my favorite quotes about hope: “The soul cannot live without hope” (Thomas Aquinas), and “Hope sees best in the dark” (Robert Burns).
Although the word hope isn’t in the quote, I think this quote by Thich Nhat Hahn is relevant: “In order for one to have true peace of mind, he or she must be able to let go of everything—to give up any attachment whatsoever.”
Jon Kabat Zinn says that “hope is not an emotion but rather something more active and engaged-a way of being present in life.”
Science has shown that hope helps with mental health, and there are statistics on how hopeful people live longer lives than those without any hope at all!
In a 2017 study, psychologists found out that hope protects the brain against anxiety and expanded our understanding of how that may be happening. Because hope is considered a stable personality trait, they reasoned, they might be able to figure out where in the brain they can find hope functioning. They were able not only to pinpoint where hope might potentially reside within the brain, but realized how hope may be shielding the brain from the effects of anxiety.
The scientists defined hope as an important topic in positive psychology, referring to an individual's “goal-oriented expectations” that include both agency (desire to achieve goals) and pathways (finding ways to achieve them). The researchers used fMRI imaging on 231 high school students [from Chengdu, China] who were tested according to questionnaires using the DHS hope scale and the Stait-Trait Anxiety test.
So sit with the word hope for a minute. What does hope mean to you? Is it a feeling, a state of mind, or something else? How do you know when someone is hopeful? The word “hope” comes from the old English word for ‘to desire' which means that hope could be seen as a longing for what might happen in the future. It's important to find out how people define this abstract idea because how you define the word is crucial as to whether it carries a strong, positive connotation, or a more negative connotation.
I think back to when I read the book, Man’s Search For Meaning, by Victor Frankl. He was a prisoner in a Natzi concentration camp during WW II, and he decided to remain hopeful, even though most people would agree, he was not in a very hopeful place. A lot of people around him had given up hope. He didn’t. He stuck to his theory that the primary human drive is not pleasure, as Freud maintained, but rather the discovery and pursuit of what the individual finds meaningful.
To me, this book is largely about hope and clinging to the belief that inspiration can come from within.
This is a ‘must-read’ book – there are over 30,000 reviews on Amazon. Anderson Cooper says: “This is a book I reread a lot . . . it gives me hope . . . it gives me a sense of strength.”
Personally, I belief in hope. The word is powerful to me and it inspires me to keep going, to continue to help spread the idea of mindfulness to the world, to help encourage those who are bullied. If you’re being bullied, or you’re hearing bullying self-talk in your mind, it’s even more important to belief in hope and make the decision to confidently grab onto hope and move forward.
On Friday, I interviewed a Hopeologist. She is also the person who was responsible for having the month of April Declared The National Month of Hope, first back in 2018. She also wrote a book called: As Long As There is Breath In Your Body, There is Still Hope.
Her name is Dr. Rosalind Tompkins and it was an absolute honor to spend close to an hour talking with this inspirational woman.
She spent 12 years, from age 12 to 24, addicted to substances, and then she was able to pull herself up and carve a positive life out where she was helping and inspiring hundreds and thousands of other people. She had HOPE. She thought it, she acted on it, and she lived it. Then she founded the non-profit organization, Mothers in Crisis, Inc., an organization committed to linking families and communities together to provide networks of support and encouragement for families to live productively, empowered, hope-filled lives. She wanted to help mothers who were addicted like she had been. She wanted to give them hope and a new lease on life.
I plan to publish Dr. Tompkin’s interview in mid June, but I’m going to share a clip from the interview now. Here are 5 Ways Dr. Rosalind Tompkin suggests you Train Your Brain For Hope.
1/ Take Hope Breaks Make it a habit to consistently take breaks that focus on hope. Do this everyday and it will become natural and easy.
2/ Go To A Quiet Place Breathe and relax. Take five to ten deep deaths and enjoy the peace, being quiet and alone. Once you breathe and get the rhythm flowing, enjoy the space.
3/ Think of the Best Case Scenario Begin to think, I'm going to make it. The doors are going to open. Think of the most positive outcome that could possibly happen. See it in your mind's eye.
4/ Speak It Out Make affirmations and say it out so your ears can hear what you're saying.
5/ Repeat Continue to repeat this process as often as needed. Once you begin to do this, it's amazing how much easier it becomes.
Suggested Resources * Book: As Long As There is Breath In Your Body, There is Still Hope by Dr. Rosalind Tompkins * Book: Man’s Search For Meaning, by Victor Frankl * App: Insight Timer
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Our Sponsor Use hypnosis to help others stop struggling with their deep rooted issues like weight loss, smoking, painful experiences. Are you a coach or a healer who would love to have new skills to help your clients? Hypnosis can help people reach goals faster and easier than you thought possible. Become a hypnotherapist. The Cascade Hypnosis Center offers world-class training. www.CascadeHypnosisCenter.com Special Offer Have you been trying to break through a mind block? Are you discouraged? It’s not hopeless. YOU CAN DO IT. I coach people just like you. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist, and you will get results with my help! Feel good about your life and accomplishments. Regain confidence. Book a Free Consultation to get you on the road to being grounded and centered. Email me: bruce@mindfulnessmode.com with ‘I Believe In Me' in the subject line.
Michael Defern is a singer/songwriter, author, and video producer. He first became interested in mindfulness and awakening through the Twelve Steps, a tool he used to help maintain sobriety. Fifteen years later, Michael has sought to expand mindfulness into all parts of his life, including business, performing, writing, and raising kids. He owns a video production company with his wife, Heather, where they help business owners create content that digs deeper to connect with their audience, which is the subject of his recent book, How To Connect: A guide to creating content that resonates with your ideal client.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.MichaelDefern.com * Podcast: Between Two Deferns * Book: How To Connect: A guide to Creating Content That Resonates With Your Ideal Client by Michael Defern
Most Influential Person * Eckhart Tolle
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has been a life-changer in terms of communicating with my wife. There were so many things, especially financial things, where I would come at it in such a passive-aggressive way. * I would stand there in the moment with her. What I've learned to do now is get anchored, try not to think at all, and just let it come out. The ability of being mindful has allowed me to respond instead of react.
Thoughts on Breathing * I need to plug my amazing vocal teacher, Breck Alan. One of his breathing exercises is something I use all the time in mindfulness and meditation. * If you sit up straight or stand up straight and you pull yourself up from the back of your neck, and you almost tilt your hips back as if you were to put your hands in your back pockets and pull down slightly. You kind of have this reverse arch. * You experiment and you get your body into the right position. It's called, ‘The Art of Body Singing‘, that's his brand. It's about getting into this position where the breath just comes in without any effort.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Book: Wealth Warrior by Steve Chandler * Book: On Writing: Stephen King * Book: How To Connect: A Guide to Creating Content That Resonates With Your Ideal Client by Michael Defern * App: Waking Up (Sam Harris's App)
Bullying Story * I definitely was bullied. And I bullied. My whole school experience from grade school to high school was one of being completely disconnected in my own head. * Looking back, there were so many situations, had I had any kind of mindfulness or presence, I would have realized that I took things the wrong way or I would have seen things from the other person's perspective. * If I could go back to fifth grade and someone did something that upset me, if I had been able to use mindfulness I would have wondered what they were going through to cause them to lash out at me.
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How To Release Your Inner Bully Dialogue is my topic today. How many of us have a bully on our shoulder? Someone who is always telling us how we should be doing things and what we could do better. You know, the one that says you are not good enough or smart enough for something. The one that criticizes your topic and believe it is more every move and makes you feel like an idiot when you don't live up to their expectations. The negative self-talk reminds you of all your faults and flaws, even when they are scarcely true. It can seem impossible to stop listening to these voices in our head! But it's possible with some practice – if only we knew where to start.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify What holds a lot of us back from achieving our goals is often ourselves. We can be held hostage by our own thoughts. If you’ve listened to Mindfulness Mode before, you know that I’ve worked in the field of Bullying Prevention for 18 years. Back in 2003, when I first started, I focused on the bully, the victim and the bystander. Later it became obvious to me that the biggest bully is often the one who lives within our own mind. Very often that inner bully leads us to believe we are not enough, or that there is something wrong with us. This is that critical voice that seems so eager to be judgmental of others and then of ourselves. A lot of times, that’s how bullying starts. We are critical of other people. We’re judgmental of how other people do things, how they look, how they act, what they say, and then sometimes bully them, maybe even unintentionally. This criticism of other people happens because we are self-critical. We don’t think we deserve to win, we feel like there’s something wrong with us, so we take it out on other people. Have you ever come across someone who is constantly critical of other people and they frequently exclude people from their lives because they think they’re not good enough, or there’s something wrong with them. These are the exact same people that usually have a low opinion of themselves, even if that doesn’t appear to be the case. Doing over 1800 live anti-bullying talks and presentations taught me that it’s easy to see the bully in other people, but way harder to see it in ourselves and then to do something about it. Here’s how you can Release Your Inner Bully Dialogue.
1/ Listen The first step is to notice those inner bullying voices. I once had a temp job where I did quality control for a credit card company. A woman who worked alongside me was constantly critical of me in a passive aggressive way. She would say things like “did you really have to wear that today,” and she wouldn't even look at the clothes I wore or she would accuse me of not coming back from break on time. It got so bad that people talked about her behind her back when they came into work in the morning. The worst thing for me was how passive aggressive she could be without ever actually saying anything to my face but everyone knew what she thought of me because of how much negativity would pour out of her mouth on a daily basis.
The way this fellow employee carried on, reminds me of exactly how my inner bully behaves. There are sneaky, negative messages just under the surface that I may or may not notice. Thinking back to my temp job helps me to realize that my inner bully is real. I’ve named him Jasper. Giving him a name and an identity helps me remain aware that he’s constantly lurking in the back seat. Every once in a while I tell Jasper off, and tell him to stay in the back seat, mind his own business, and that I am doing the driving.
This works for me. It keeps Jasper where he belongs.
2/ Set Goals I’m an action taker and I’ve always found that taking action as soon as possible gives me the momentum to make things happen that are positive. Sometimes I don’t take the time to focus on what I want to achieve before I take action, so I have to remind myself to create an outline that tells me where I’m going. You might say I’m setting goals, you might say I’m setting a destination.
We’re constantly hearing speakers and trainers talk about setting goals and sometimes you might think it get’s a little tiring. Well, the reason it’s such a popular topic is because there are so many of us, me included, during lots of times in my life, where I was aimlessly plunging forward, but I was veering in all directions because I didn’t have clarity about my destination.
Two years ago I had a coaching client who told me she had never been one to set goals. She said she always thought goals were for people who weren’t action takers, and she said for her, goals were just a waste of time. But then she told me she got an assignment in her graduate program that required her to set a goal and put it into writing. She kept procrastinating on the project until the night before it was due.
After hours of thinking up different ideas, she finally came up with something that was really meaningful for her and she thought her prof would like it. She went on to tell me that this was one of her biggest wins during her university years. She somehow glued her goals just inside her purse so that everytime she opened her purse, she’d be reminded of what she wanted to achieve.
By the end of her degree she had achieved every one of those goals, and she said it taught her the value of setting goals and sticking to them. After that, she used the system on a regular basis and got used to the feeling of setting goals and making them reality. She told me that hiring a mindfulness coach was actually one of her goals, and that she had listened to dozens and dozens of my episodes before deciding I was the right person to be her coach. Anyway, choosing a direction in life is critical, and making sure it’s front and foremost in your mind on a daily basis is also a must.
3/ Take Action Like I said, for me, taking action is critical and I think the sooner you do it, the better it is. That is, as long as you’ve set goals, like I mentioned already. Taking action means being willing to do the tough stuff first. Brian Tracy wrote a well-known book called, Eat That Frog. It’s all about beating procrastination. The whole point of the book is to do the toughest stuff first.
What is the thing you really want to put at the end of your list, what do you want to do list? Consciously make the decision to do that item first. Eat That Frog. Jump in, tackle the tough stuff, confront the most undesirable activities first, and then you’ll start to feel like you have some momentum. This really works. It’s not easy and nobody ever said it was. It’s challenging to dig in and do the nastiest jobs first. But once you get into the habit of doing this, then it feels like you can sail through everything else. Those other tasks can seem like a pleasure, like a joy because you know you’ve already accomplished the most miserable jobs.
4/ Keep Moving Your body and mind aren’t separate. Your mind is motivated to think positively when your body is in action. Your body is motivated to move when your mind is thinking positive thoughts. That’s what I think anyway.
I’m thinking back before the Pandemic. I was at the gym, going through my normal routine when I noticed a man across from me. He had curly hair and intensely focused eyes. His muscles were huge and he was lifting a lot of weight. I remember noticing how confident he looked and how easy it seemed to be for him to lift all that weight. I remember thinking how motivated he must be to be lifting that kind of weight and to have built the muscles he had.
One day we started talking and he told me he’d been in an accident and the physiotherapist got him working out and eventually suggested he get a gym membership and a trainer. He told me that once he started with a trainer, his life fell into place and he started feeling good about himself and started to achieve some of his goals. He said he was constantly plagued with negative self-talk – he called it ‘bad attitude’ and lack of confidence’. When I used the term ‘Inner Bully’ he lit up and said, Yeah, that’s exactly what it is. He told me that he runs on a regular basis now and that helps him stay positive.
I believe that whatever your routine is to keep moving, it’s important to make it a habit and stick with it. In January of 2020 I started walking every day, at first for 45 minutes and then I upped it to an hour. Since December I’ve been running for an hour every day. It’s incredible how it clears my mind, helps me stay focused and gets me set for the day. It definitely helps me shake my inner bully.
If you LISTEN/ SET GOALS / and TAKE ACTION, you’ll look over on your shoulder, and instead of seeing a bully on your shoulder, you’ll see a Coach. Your own personal, positive, upbeat coach, cheering you on, giving you a boost, and helping you feel confident day after day. Don’t get me wrong, it doesn’t just happen. It’s up to you to make it happen. And you’re well on your way. I think that because you’re listening to this podcast, and you listened to the whole episode. Something inside you is telling you that YOU CAN DO IT. You can use mindfulness as a tool to accomplish your goals, live life with purpose, find your confidence, and become the person who’s grounded, feels content, and enjoys a feeling of happiness on a regular basis. So put that coach on your shoulder, give him or her a name if you like, and enjoy having a positive mentor right there with you, cheering you on.
So remember – stay in the mode – Mindfulness Mode.
Suggested Resources * Book: Eat That Frog: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy * Book: The Freedom Plan by Natalie Sisson * App: Insight Timer
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aphali Anderson struggled through a lot of pain in life, believing the lie that success makes life better, happier, and more fulfilling. Even achieving levels of success still left him with the haunting feel that his life was somehow empty. After years of study, and trial and error, he finally found the missing ingredient. As a result, his marriage went from shambles to rock solid; he lost over 30 pounds and gained a new level of content. His circumstances didn’t change, he just became aligned with his true self. Now, Naphali wants to empower others to take full control and master their lives, living with purpose, passion, and fulfillment.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.NaphtaliAnderson.com * Facebook: @NaphtaliDAnderson
Most Influential Person * Jesus
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has given me strength over my emotions. * It allows me to question my thoughts and my thoughts are what power my emotions. If I can change my thoughts, I can change my emotions.
Thoughts on Breathing * I just actually started doing more breathwork. Being at home with my body and just treating myself as a whole, breathing is very powerful. In controlling your state and your energy, breathing is very effective.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Bible * Book: Psycho Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz * App: Breathwrk App
Bullying Story * I've been bullied and I've been a bully. Where mindfulness would have made a difference. Something that bothered me, and some may say this is such a small thing. I was with my older brother. * We were in Burger King and this girl was working. She said to me, “your brother's so cute, what happened to you?” It felt like, stab, stab. Easily someone could have just brushed it off, but because of my mental state, because of how I felt about myself, it felt true. There is something wrong with me. I am hideous. Why would I even think I'm valuable anyway? * I was always in a state of, what's the next task I need to do. Everything always felt so empty in my life, no matter what I achieved. * I needed to learn how to feel. That's when the vulnerability came in. I needed to really learn what was actually going on on the inside. How do I feel. What do I actually feel about any of this? * I can say all the right things. I can do all the right actions but there will always be a space between us (between me and my father). I didn't want that as a father.
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If you’ve listened to any of my solo episodes before, you’ve heard me say that journaling and writing is therapeutic. It helps you become clear in your goals and figure out how to achieve them. Scientists have done research on this topic and believe it is more effective to use pen and paper than it is to type your thoughts on a computer keyboard. There's a connection between the brain and the pen when we write our thoughts down on paper. Sometimes it can be challenging to get started, so many people give up because they don't know how to begin if they don't know where or what to write about. Here are some suggestions. Find a comfortable place to do your writing, give yourself the time to do it, and begin by taking three deep breaths. Then simply write down the first thing that comes into your mind.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Journaling For Therapy When I was a kid I used to keep a diary. My dad liked to write and he would write entries in his journal every day. He was a farmer, so he was particularly interested in the weather. It truly mattered in his work so as a result he became an expert at reading the sky. He was particularly intrigued by what he could learn from the sunsets. He was usually sleeping when the sun came up because he wasn’t an early riser, but he loved to watch the sun go down. When he retired and moved to town, he bought a home with windows that faced west and there was an open view to watch the sun go down every night. Then he’d write in his diary about he thoughts and his take on the weather. I think this was therapy for my dad. I remember spending time with Dad before he died 2 years ago. He was sitting in his chair exactly where he’d been sitting for hours. It was getting dark outside and he could see the sun going down over the horizon. The sky had gone from a vibrant red to a haunting dark grey. Now it was almost completely dark outside. He suddenly heard something rattle in the other room. He was like my cat, Silver. He would startle easily. My mom walked into the room and we both realized she had rattled the silverware drawer in the kitchen, getting out a spoon to stir a drink she was bringing him. Anyway, I’m sure my dad is the reason I like to write so much. It’s therapy for me too.
I’ve put together five easy steps for getting started with journaling or writing.
1/ Start With A Pen or Pencil When I was younger I used to draw and colour and just live in the moment with this hobby. As a kid I had a lot of coloring books and I took great pride in finishing a coloring page. My pens, pencils and markers were some of my most important possessions. I suggest you find a special pen that you truly like, one that feels perfect in your hand.
2/ Write The Date
Open your journal and write the date on the top of the page. Do you have a special journal? If you don’t, you’ll find lots on Amazon or in a store that carries that sort of thing. Make sure to always keep your journal in a special place so you never have to wonder where you’ve left it. Your journal will become a special possession.
3/ Think Gratitude Write three things you're grateful for today. Don’t over think it. Just write the first thing that comes into your mind, even if it seems trivial, or painfully obvious. Turning your mind to gratitude is a great way to make your journaling time special and a positive experience.
4/ Uncomfortable Thoughts Try writing about something that makes you uncomfortable. This is usually an easy way to get the words flowing. These can be thoughts, feelings, or memories. It’s often simple to think of things that are irritating. It will get you started and then you can switch over to something more positive like my next point.
5/ Five Goals
Write out five goals for this week that will make you happy when they're achieved. Don’t put unnecessary pressure on yourself. Choose goals that you will definitely enjoy achieving, even if you automatically do them every day. The purpose here is not to make you feel stressed, but to build your writing confidence. It’s important to enjoy the process.
Dr. James W. Pennebaker says that “The act of not discussing or confiding the event with another may be more damaging than having experienced the event in the first place.”
Here’s what I encourage you to do. Over the next five days, I want you to write about your deepest emotions and thoughts about the most upsetting experience in your life. Really let go and explore your feelings and thoughts about it. In your writing, you might tie this experience to your childhood, your relationship with your parents, people you have loved or love now or even your career. How is this experience related to who you would like to become, who you have been in the past, or who you are now?
After doing this for five days, I bet you’ll be surprised how your perspective on life has changed. Email me at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com and let me know how this journaling activity worked for you.
There are other benefits of journaling that I haven’t mentioned. Writing down a series of events can help you remember something important. If you’re anything like me, I usually think, oh, I’ll remember this thing that happened, and then a day later I’m struggling to remember the details. Just write it down when it’s fresh in your mind. The act of writing it down will also help you relax. Your subconscious mind will know that you no longer have to remember all the details because you’ve recorded them.
There is one benefit that can be achieved through writing therapy which few people know about; healing from trauma. There is a study that found participants who wrote for 15 minutes four days in a row showed significant progress when compared with those doing other activities like watching TV or reading magazines (Smyth & Pennebaker)
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Lee Baucom believes you can thrive regardless of what life gives you. Lee holds a Ph.D. and is a Thriveologist and Life Coach. For the past three decades, he has studied how people thrive, applying that information in his writing, teaching, and coaching. He is the author of seven books, three focused on how to thrive. And he is the creator of the Thrive Journal, a daily process to steadily increase thriving in everyday life. Lee is also the host of the Thriveology Podcast, providing weekly lessons and interviews on thriving since 2013. As a teacher and speaker, Lee discusses the importance in finding meaning and living purpose, so that people create the impact desired in life.
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Most Influential Person * Jack Canfield * Growing up it was My Mom – she was always helping us to recognize our emotional intelligence.
Effect on Emotions * It's easy to be present when you're in a good mood. My challenge is when I'm upset about something. It's not like you're saying I'm not upset. Mindfulness is saying, ok, I'm upset, now what do I do about it. * One of my practices has always been to have an activity where I have to be fully immersed. Scuba diving used to be one of my activities. Scuba diving meant that as soon as you starting getting ready for it, you'd better be thinking about that. That's all you did. * The person who was my instructor and then my dive partner told me, it was like a mini vacation. For however long you're under water, it's only that. That was fully immersed, fully present, you can't be thinking about anything else. * More recently my activity has been Jiu Jitsu. Jiu Jitsu is a practice in mindfulness because the last thing you want to do it let anger take you over when you're in the midst of sparring because this is not your enemy.
Thoughts on Breathing * I've always been very interested in breath and breathing. In my childhood I did Taekwondo and my instructor was always talking about doing diaphragmatic breathing. * I was a chaplain for a number of years and I used diaphragmatic breathing to calm people down. You could watch their oxygen level just shoot up just by me coaching them through that. They used to call me into the ‘ER' just to help people get through an anxiety attack.
Suggested Resources * Book: Eckhart Tolle Books * Book: Thrive Principles: 15 Strategies For Building Your Thriving Life by Lee Baucom * App: Elite HRV Lee Uses an Apple Watch and an Aura Ring to monitor heart-rate variability. This app tracks your heart-rate variability
Bullying Story * I was probably the antithesis of a bully. I was Mr. Nice Guy for a long time. That was something that I really tried to live into and anything that challenged that was difficult for me. We had moved about a year before and I didn't have a lot of friends. * I had these sketch pads and I wanted to sketch, but part of dyslexia is dysgraphia and my drawing and handwriting was terrible and nothing good was coming out of the sketching. So there was this guy and I thought he was my best friend and he liked to draw so I gave him my sketch pads and didn't think anything about it. * About a week later he started handing out these sketch pads saying I had drawn these soft porn kind of pictures on them. It was so anti-who-I-was. I was a straight-laced, going to church kid and my father was the pastor. I was respectful and this was nothing I would have drawn. I knew that I hadn't done it. * It went around the circle and people were laughing at me and pointing at me and I saw him do it. It took me a while to figure out all it was and people were coming up to me and asking if I really drew all these pictures. I didn't. So that was the bullying moment. It left an impact. My mom was a guidance councellor in school and so I went to her and told her the situation. * She said two things. She said if you put fuel on a fire it will burn hotter. If you let it go, it will burn out. Somebody else will be next up. You're going to have to decide whether you're going to put fuel on it or leave it alone. * The second thing she said is, consider the source. I thought, why would that person act that way, why would he be hurtful to me. I realized it had nothing to do with me, it was his need for attention. Once I used those tools, I could look at him with empathy. I didn't have to become the enemy. It took about a week and it blew over.
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Today I’ll talk about bliss and how to find it. My wife, Darlene and I were reminiscing last night. We were talking all about our amazing trip to Colombia we enjoyed back in 2017. There were so many vivid memories about people we met, things we did, and places we went. It was blissful thinking about those incredible memories. Then today, we did it again with our son, Ben. He was about to turn 17 at the time, and it was interesting to hear his version of the same memories. One of the things we did was climb to the top of the La Piedra. La Piedra is listed in an article called The 10 Most Stunning Staircases in the World. The La Piedra Del Peñol in Colombia is a monolithic formation located at the town of Guatapé in Antioquia, rising from the bottom of the hydroelectric dam of Peñol-Guatapé. Also known as the El Peñol Stone, or simply as La Piedra, the huge and heavy stone, made of quartz, feldspar and mica, has some rock breaks, used for constructing 650 stairs that lead to the top. A viewing spot on top of the rock, which offers the view of the surrounding area, can be reached by climbing 740 steps. We laughed and reminisced about our many memories and it felt so blissful to be sharing these memories.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Discover Bliss I think bliss is fleeting and comes at unexpected times and sometimes in places you’d never expect. The dictionary defines bliss as “perfect happiness”. Great joy. Typically to be oblivious of everything else. Here are some ways I believe you can achieve bliss in your life.
1/ Celebrate & Be Grateful Last night our son, Ben, finished a lab report he’d been working on. Darlene and I asked him to tell us when he was finished and when he did, we cheered, had a group hug and just talked about how great it was that he was finished and had this work handed in. He looked a little puzzled, and said, it’s only a lab I’ve handed in. I said, yeah, but it’s one more thing checked off on your journey to earn a physics degree. I think it’s important to celebrate the small things on the journey. He smiled and we had one more group, family hug. Bliss is spending time with family that you relate to and you can celebrate with.
Bliss is reaching a point where you don’t feel judged by others and you don’t judge them. In other words, I feel like learning to be non-judgmental is not only an important aspect of mindfulness, I think it’s important in life because becoming less judgmental ultimately has made me a happier and a more blissful person. This is monumental aspect of bliss and happiness in general.
2/ Quiet Time Bliss is making sure your life includes quiet time. Some will call it meditation and some will call it prayer. It might be the solitude you find when you run, swim, or walk. Quiet time can be a daily time spent in nature or just in a quiet space with some incense, essential oils, or a candle.
Without quiet time, your life becomes chaotic, hectic, and you lose your sense of being grounded and centered. A lot of lives have become harried and dramatic. For me, losing the drama and making sure I have quiet time every single day is a big part of finding bliss.
3/ Quality Company To make sure my life is blissful, I find it’s important to choose the people I spend time with very carefully. I notice how I feel when they’re around. I notice what they say and how they react to what I say. If we have similar goals and ideals, that is important to me. I also love being around people who have loftier goals, who think bigger than I do and who raise me up. Some of my most blissful moments have been around people that fit this description.
4/ Be Active One of the ways I find bliss is by making sure I am active every day. I take a one hour run every morning. For the last three months or so, I’ve been running 6.6 kilometers or 4 miles. It feels good to be outside, no matter what the weather. I love the cold, frosty mornings, but I’ve learned to appreciate being outside no matter what the weather’s like. This morning there was a light, misty rain – it actually felt refreshing and the temperature was cool and there was a calming quiet to the air. I feel grateful to live in a fairly rural, slightly remote community where I can run every morning and seldom see a vehicle or person. It’s beautiful solitude. I look at the sky, the hills, the fields, the road pointing towards the horizon. It feels empowering and somehow extremely calming.
I know there is science that talks about how there is a connection to being active and having positive and healthy thought patterns. I don’t have references, but I believe that’s true. Creating a habit to be active everyday is a way to make sure you enjoy bliss more often.
5/ Choose Happiness I once subscribed to a training program about finding peace and happiness. The presenter on the CDs was so interesting. I think he was a psychologist and I loved psychology in university, although I specialized in music and didn’t take a lot of psych courses – Anyway, the guy kept saying that finding true peace in your life all boiled down to 3 words. He kept referring to the 3 words, but didn’t reveal what the three words were until the very end. He kept me in suspense, although he kept giving clues and cliff-hangers. I kept guessing in my mind what those 3 words could possibly be. I kept questioning, “could it really be that simple?” It didn’t seem to make sense that being happy was actually as simple as 3 little words.
When he finally got to the end of the several chapters in the training sessions, he revealed the 3 Crucial Words. Be Happy Now.
That’s mindfulness. Be Happy Now. Live in the moment. Don’t be so focused on the past or the future, simply remember to Be Happy Now.
If you stop what you’re doing at any moment in time, if you stop thinking about what you’re thinking at any given moment, and you think those three words, there’s usually nothing stopping you from choosing to Be Happy Now. In my opinion, Choosing to Be Happy Now will bring you bliss. Maybe that will be on a family trip like we took to Colombia, or maybe it will be a fleeting memory of a special time in your life. Maybe bliss will be thinking back to a group hug with your family when your son or daughter achieved something that didn’t seem major at the moment, but represented a moment of bliss, because it was a small achievement on the way to something life-changing.
Enjoy bliss in your life. Choose to BE HAPPY NOW..
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Michele Sammons is an inspirational author, spiritual teacher, and highly-attuned guide who works with clients worldwide helping them transform their lives through divine guidance. As an empath and intuitive, Michele’s light-hearted, joyful approach embraces her clients right where they are on their spiritual path and gently guides them to personal clarity and understanding. Michele is passionate about working with Spirit to uplift others while spreading love and joy along the way.
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Most Influential Person * Martha Beck
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness is huge when it comes to emotions. Being an empath, and being aware not only of my emotions, but other folks emotions, just knowing exactly what's mine and what's someone else's is huge. * Also knowing that I can shift my emotions. I don't have to stay in a state that feels uncomfortable to me. That is a choice. Being mindful of that choice and catching it early before it gets lots of momentum and before it goes off in one direction, that's been huge for me.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is one of the ways I connect into my meditations. Once my mind quiets, breath is the thing that I focus on until that naturally expands into other things. * Breath always brings us home. It's the thing that grounds us.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Little Book of Big Knowing: Tiny Bursts of Insight To Wake Up Your Soul by Michele Sammons * Book: Search Inside Yourself by Chade Meng Tan * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story * I think that bullying can come in a lot of different forms; physical, mental, emotional. * What I notice these days is energetic bullying where someone kind of forces an energy on you, almost like they puff themselves up. * That's what I usually become aware of first. * I notice where their energy is and I notice where my own energy is and then you can become aware of whether you want to engage with that or not.
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Learning to let go is the topic of my episode today. Many of my coaching clients who have begun to learn about mindfulness, soon realize that they are holding on to things that are disrupting their flow. They’re holding on to emotions, or memories, or beliefs that are getting in their way and preventing them from moving on. In many cases, these emotions, memories and beliefs are keeping my clients from becoming the people they truly want to be. They are often preventing money from flowing into their lives and sometimes the beliefs are preventing unwanted pain, heartbreak and grief from flowing out of their space.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Learning To Let Go 1/ Slow Down Consider working less hours or less overtime at work. Another thing you can do is outsource more. If you're an entrepreneur you can get a virtual assistant or if you're a mom or dad at home with children, think of ways you can ask for some help. Sometimes there are people right among you who would love to help you out and all you have to do it ask. As you slow down, make it a priority to feed yourself with more of what fulfils you. What did you love to do as a 7 year old child? Did you paint, or play in the water, or sing? Is there a creative element you can reintroduce back into your life? Back, maybe 3 years ago our family went on a two-week vacation to Newfoundland – that’s a Canadian province on the East coast, it’s a huge island, it’s 156 thousand square miles.
The pace there in Newfoundland is so much different than here in Ontario. I remember meeting a guy who had never been off the island, and his manner, his disposition, his way of looking at the world, was all so different. I felt like he had a natural sense of mindfulness that he’d been born into.
2/ Scribe In Hal Elrod’s book, The Miracle Morning, he talks about the practice of scribing. Scribing is an old-fashioned term for simply writing down your thoughts. Include plenty of thoughts of gratitude and ideas of where you currently see yourself in life and where you are headed. Talk about goals, dreams, and desires.
This week I interviewed a woman who said she couldn’t get through the day without journaling. It’s an innate part of her life. She lives in India, and even though she had a demanding job and is a mother and wife, she says she journals every morning. She can’t wait to put pen to paper. And she loves the sensation of holding the pen and writing on the paper. She told me that she puts a lot of value on the way the pen feels, and the way the ink flows onto the paper. She said she has a large collection of pens and this makes her journaling even more special. I tell you this, because I think that making elements of journal particularly meaningful in this way, can have an impact on how much you enjoy it and how much benefit it will end up being for you in your life.
3/ Move Your Body There is something magical about combining body movement with thought. Many great ideas have popped into my head during my trampoline sessions. I have a mini-trampoline and I find amazing things happen when I jump on my trampoline and move my arms in opposite rotating motion. In my experience, big arm movements connect to my thinking brain and some amazing ideas pop into my head. I mentioned last week, that I’ve set aside an hour to run every morning before I start work and during this time I do a type of personal running meditation. It’s actually self-hypnosis and it helps me clear my mind and incredible thoughts and ideas come to me as a result. This self-hypnosis is called 7th Path Self-Hypnosis and I’m going to be teaching this method, so stay tuned for the details.
.4/ Meditate
I’ve been a meditator for around 8 years and as I already mentioned, one of the ways I meditate is a running meditation. I also do silent meditation, and feel like this has made a big difference in my life. I certainly learned to let go of a lot of a lot of emotions, memories, and beliefs that were holding me back. When I say that, it doesn’t mean I removed them from my memory. It means I was able to identify them and then re-evaluate the way I thought about those events. I was able to think differently about what that event meant to me and how it sat in my mind. For 2 years my meditation was usually in the form of a guided meditation. Sometimes I listened to my own personalized guided meditations, and sometimes I listened to meditations I downloaded from the internet. I use the app called, Insight Timer, and I’ve listened to many meditations there. I’ve also recorded meditations there so if you search my name you’ll find them.
5/ Create Personal Affirmations You can find lots of affirmations on-line and you can adapt them for your personal use. Getting suggestions from people who have meditated for years and studied mindfulness for years will help you to create meaningful and positive meditations for yourself. Like I said, you can adapt them using terminology that you related to and referring to your own goals and desires. Maybe you want to live a life of contentment, be more grounded, or be more sensitive to others. Include some of these ideas in your affirmations and then record them on your phone. There are lots of apps you can use to listen back to your affirmations. One of those apps is Enso. ENSO. Check it out. It has great reviews. It’s marketed as: Ensō is a sleek and elegant meditation timer and bell, designed to enhance your meditation and mindfulness experience. Its minimal feature set and design allow you to focus on what matters the most – your mindfulness experience – without getting in your way.
What people say about Ensō: “Considering the quality and utility of this app, Ensō is a godsend for meditation lovers” – Lifehacker.ru
“For a distraction free meditation experience that lets you customize intervals and timers, you want Ensō.” – iMore.com
“Beautiful interface that just gets out of the way :)”
So you might want to check out Enso, or some other app that can help you record and listen to your affirmations in an easy and effective way.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod * Book: Practical Meditation by Giovanni Dienstmann * App: Insight Timer
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India Leigh is a spirit intuitive, reader, clairvoyant, and coach who uses an array of modalities and gifts to help you clearly understand the messages being sent to you by your guides. Using her skills, India will help you connect more deeply with your own divine inner guidance. She also will empower you in coming into more connection with your own divine energy and creative power, aligning your energy, thoughts, words, and actions with your greatest good and highest purpose.
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Most Influential Person * Wanda Devan, Yoga Teacher
Effect on Emotions * Shattering the idea that I could not control my emotions was the biggest change. You get to your thirties and you think, I guess I'm just an anxious, fearful person, that's just who I am. Noticing that this is a choice I can make and realizing that emotions do not need to rule you, is something you can do. * You are going to feel emotions, but you don't have to let them control everything. It's important to realize that emotions serve you.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is the quickest way to get into the moment. * If you are going in a million directions, and your mind is terrorizing you in whatever way, if you just take a minute and take an intentional deep breath, and pay attention to it, it can fully bring you into that moment. * Breathing is a doorway to get into the moment at any time.
Suggested Resources * Book: Untamed by Glennon Doyle * App: Insight Timer * App: 5 Minute Yoga
Bullying Story * I learned early on, the avoidance tactics for myself. It was looking around and thinking, this mistreatment is possible in the world, but if I look pleasant enough, or look pleasing enough, or if I can just stay under the radar, then I'll be spared from that. * When things did hit me in the face, I learned to defer to those other people in a way of going like, oh, they think this of me. Let's see what I can do about that. * Mindfulness would have helped me if there had been a sense of, you are you and who you are is completely independent of what anybody else's perception is. I think I got a blurry idea of other people's perception versus my own reality.
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Consistency and Mindfulness is the topic today. Do you feel you would be better off if you were more consistent? Would you like to know how to use mindfulness to help you be more consistent? Consistency is something that can help you feel more grounded, with more of a sense of control. When life is confusing, unpredictable, and you lose your sense of stability, then more consistency will help. Today I’m going to share 5 ways to bring more consistency to your life.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Consistency and Mindfulness 1/ Make Habit Your Friend Decide what mindfulness activities you want to implement into your life. Make a list and write down or record your thoughts about what you want to achieve. Promise yourself to do your chosen mindfulness activity for 100 days. Go to Google and search “100 days from today’s date”. It will tell you your final destination date. When you arrive there, you will probably want to continue the idea, but if you don’t you will feel amazing that you nailed consistency. I’ve mentioned the book The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg before. It is a terrific book about habit and I highly recommend it. It’s an easy read, lots of interesting stories and it will cause you to look at habit in a new and different way.
2/ Think It Through You’ve journaled or recorded your thoughts. Now take some of your key ideas, and meditate on them. Narrow the ideas down to a few sentences, record them on your phone, and meditate. This can be in the form of a traditional guided meditation, or use it as a walking or running meditation. Your subconscious mind will process your thoughts. Listen for resulting feedback. In other words, what comes to mind during and following these meditation sessions? Now put your plans to paper and be definite about what you decide to do. Maybe you’ve concluded that you’ll run for 30 minutes outside everyday for 100 days. Maybe you will listen to your ‘self-bullying thoughts’, and snap an elastic band on your wrist every time you notice one. Maybe you’ll notice every time you judge someone or are critical, even in your thoughts of another person. Switch that criticism into a thought of “I shine light and love on everyone and everything, with compassion”.
3/ Believe in Honesty Keep your promises to yourself. We usually think of honesty as being truthful to other people, like our family, or others at work. Actually, true honesty starts with yourself. Notice when you are being honest with yourself and when you’re not. Noticing is the first step. Once you do that, you’ll be able to make a change as to how judgmental you are being of other people and things. Being judgmental is a part of negativity and a lot of times we don’t even realize we’re doing it.
4/ Reward Yourself
Know what mindfulness activity feeds your soul the most and give yourself the pleasure of treating yourself for keeping your mindfulness activities consistent. For instance, maybe you just love taking walks on the beach and watching the water. Give yourself the gift of dropping everything, and going for a relaxing, fulfilling walk on the beach. Just listen to the sounds of the birds, the breeze, and the water. Allow your body and mind to drink in the mindful pleasure of this activity without listening to recordings or feeling you have to accomplish something at the same time.
5/ Intentionally Enjoy Your Mind Break If you are consistently doing a mindful activity every day, you will get to the point where it won’t be a struggle or a challenge to just go ahead and do the activity. Make a mental note of how good it feels in your body and mind to not struggle with a decision. You are actually being rewarded for having made the decision to be consistent. Life is easier. You have control over this aspect of your life. Taking control of what you can control in your life is freeing. As humans, we often become anxious over what we can’t control and we forget to notice the things we are able to control at a given moment in time. Put more focus on the things you CAN control. The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. This book talks about scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. Duhigg uses stories to help us understand the power of habit and how we can all use it to our advantage. Another book you may want to consider reading is, ‘Atomic Habits by James Clear.'
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg * Book: Atomic Habits by James Clear * App: Insight Timer
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Francis Cholle uses deep human learning and cognitive science to help leaders and organizations solve complex problems and thrive in disruption. A Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best-selling author and international speaker, Francis Cholle has presented at Davos World Economic Forum, on the TED stage, Wharton and Columbia Universities, to name a few. His recent book is called: SQUIRCLE A New Way to Think for a New World. It offers a simple yet unconventional science-based model to make sure decisions in an unsure world.
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Most Influential Person * My acting teacher and my voice teacher.
Effect on Emotions * I'm a high-strung, hyper-active person and I've learned through the years, including March last year in the moment of the pandemic and the economic collapse. * I weathered through it when I did the math, where the economy was going was not very difficult to know that we would have more than 100 per cent debt ratio in America. * I was thinking, how is that going to work when you're a small business owner, you're a little boat on a big ocean and it becomes like a tsunami, it's very rough.
Thoughts on Breathing * I took myself and said, you know what COVID is asking us to remember what nature is and that nature rules the world, we don't rule the world. I decided to learn it now, what can you do now? I decided what I can do now is start breathing consciously, be in the moment. * What felt an abstraction years ago when I was studying acting in New York felt very real, very possible, and immediately gave me a sense of peace and I'm telling you * Breathing is so fundamental and so overlooked and so underated.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Intuitive Compass by Francis Cholle * Book: Breath: The New Science Of A Lost Art by James Nestor * App: RespiRelax Cardiac Coordination (When you regulate your breathing you regulate your heart)
Bullying Story * Things that happened between me and my brother and my father, some were violent experiences. They probably have shaped who I am. My father would always say, “Francis, why can't you do things like other people?” * I didn't know I was different from others. This came with some physical brutality. I worked through my stuff just like everybody else. * Recently, I was presenting a typical power lunch in a non-profit organization. I was not part of the lunch. The members were part of the lunch. One of the members was certifying with us in the Squircle program. * This was the beginning of a practicum. She was assisting me and shadowing me in the work. Then at lunch, she said we're bringing this to our non-profit organization for free. * There was a woman who didn't attend the experience because she came late and when it was time to share, she said, “no, I didn't come, I didn't assist, I don't have anything to share. * When the other person offered to share the information with the group, everybody was interested and one person even wanted to sign up for the course.
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Mindset is the topic today. Would you like to tweak your mindset? Would you like to transform it so you can achieve your goals and be the person you want to be? Many of my coaching clients have told me they’re stuck. They say they know what they want to achieve and they just can’t get their mindset on track to accomplish their goals. I’ve been there. I can remember times in my life when I felt like my mindset was holding me back. I didn’t know how to move forward. So, Let’s dig into this topic of mindset. Today I’m going to share 9 ways to change your mindset.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Transform Your Mindset; 9 Ways 1/ Identify Your Self-Talk Sometimes I refer to self-talk as self bullying. It’s important to notice what you’re saying to yourself and make a note of the actual messages. Flip them around into a positive message – like from, ‘I can’t earn money”, to, ‘Money flows to me in abundance’.
2/ Mantras and Affirmations Many humans experience imposter syndrome at some time or another.
That means that somewhere in your subconscious or even your conscious mind, you believe you don’t deserve your accomplishments. Deep down, you may feel that you’re somehow a fraud. You might have a hidden concern that someday people will find out that you’ve been faking it. Mantras and affirmations can help counter this belief.
The words mantras and affirmations are often used interchangeably, but
They actually have different origins and meanings. Mantras are words, sounds, or just short sound bytes. Sometimes, people associate mantras with mysticism and spirituality and they’re meant to help you gain inner peace.
The ideas of affirmations came from neuroscientists and what they understand about psychotherapy and linguistics. They believe that you can consciously rewire thought patterns towards more desired outcomes by repeating impactful phrases and sentences referring to something you absolutely believe in, or want to believe in, in the present moment.
One of the mantras I personally use is, ‘I am a strong, confident creator’.
I practice a system that uses affirmations, and self-hypnosis, and I repeat 9 different affirmations over and over every day. They help me to work through past experiences and events that I might have otherwise pushed down. It helps me process my ‘pain’, or ‘anger’ or ‘just confused thoughts’ in a positive way. The name of the system is 7th Path Self Hypnosis’.
One of the affirmations is about seeing everyone and everything, with compassion.
3/ Understand the Conscious & Subconscious Mind Erika Flint, my hypnosis teacher explained it this way. She said, imagine you are looking into a totally dark room. You shine the beam of a flashlight into the room and you can only see one small area of the room at a time. You can move that light beam around, but you're not able to illuminate more than a small amount of the room at any given time.
Then you switch the light on. You can suddenly see everything in the room. That fully lit room is like our subconscious mind. It is filled with a large number of details. Our conscious mind only reveals a small amount at any given time, just like the beam of light revealed.
4/ Spend Time With Like-Minded People
Jim Rohn famously said that ‘we are the average of the five people we spend the most time with’. This relates to the law of averages, which is the theory that the result of any given situation will be the average of all outcomes.
The people with whom we surround ourselves are the biggest influence on our behavior, attitudes and results. The course of your life is set by the people you choose to spend the most time with.
5/ Create New Habits Habits have been a powerful way I have achieved goals in my life. You can use habits to your advantage to help change your mindset and accomplish some of your most daring dreams.
I encourage you to read a book called, The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. This book talks about scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. Duhigg uses stories to help us understand the power of habit and how we can all use it to our advantage.
Another book you may want to consider reading is, ‘Atomic Habits by James Clear.'
6/ Embrace Your Fears Don’t stay in your comfort zone. Decide what you want in your life and go for it.
What motivates you? What makes you tick? Some people don’t know. Look back to childhood. Meditate – discover the answers to these questions by spending time alone, in nature or in silence. Maybe for you these answers will be revealed as a result of forms of exercise like running, swimming, or mountain climbing. Once you realize what you truly want in your life, then begin, step-by-step, to make that happen. Make a promise to yourself and be determined to make it happen.
7/ Have a Journaling Practice In my last point I talked about embracing your fears and I said you need to come to terms with what you truly want in your life. Journaling is a great way to get in touch with what you truly want. A lot of times, we are suppressing our true desires. We are afraid to be vulnerable because we often have fear and pain related to these goals. Maybe we’ve experienced failure. Our subconscious mind wants to protect us. It wants to make sure we’re absolutely safe so it will do almost anything to make sure we don’t experience pain or hurt. Even though it’s protecting us in the short term, in the long term we’re much better off if we’re willing to experience some vulnerability. Step out and have the courage to embrace your fears. Daily journaling is a powerful way to make this happen, and it can speed up the process considerably. Make journaling a daily habit.
8/ Hire a Therapist or Counselor They will set up appointments and will offer you a listening ear. There are lots of skilled therapists and counselors out there, and many people have been successful with this method of getting unstuck. A skilled counselor will help you work through the inner challenges of what’s holding you back. This is a method to consider if you have exhausted every other method you can think of. Be prepared to be vulnerable and be willing to take the necessary time to make the progress you’re looking for.
9/ Consider Hypnosis One of the quickest ways to break through your mind blocks and to move forward is to work with a hypnotist. A skilled hypnotist will help you discover what’s holding you back a lot faster than some of the other methods.
Not to say the other methods aren’t effective or powerful, it’s just that hypnosis can be a shortcut into your subconscious to address issues that perhaps you’ve been pushing down all this time. Maybe your conscious mind wanted to protect you and you just haven’t dealt with the issues. Like I said, psychotherapy or counselling can work, but it sometimes takes months or even years. Having a hypnotist help you is usually much faster. Another thing you can do is to learn the skill of self-hypnosis. Most people learn how to do this from a hypnotist who already understands how hypnosis works.
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Katherine May is the New York Times bestselling author of Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times. A writer of both fiction and nonfiction, Katherine has had journalism and essays appear in a range of publications including The New York Times, The Times (London), Good Housekeeping, and Cosmopolitan. She lives by the sea in Whitstable, England, and is an avid lover of the outdoors.
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Most Influential Person * Lauren Rodych-Eberle, Meditation Teacher
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has helped me reach a more level situation, to avoid the extremes and to get on top of extremes when they come.
Thoughts on Breathing * I don't enjoy very controlled breathing. I enjoy watching what my breath does, and being with that rather than jumping on top of what it's doing.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan Watts * Book: Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May * App: Trello (My to-do list app)
Bullying Story * I was bullied at school a lot because I was so different. Also, I increasing think I was quite unkind to a lot of other people at school as well. It's so easy to recognize your own victimhood without think of the wider impact of that. I was really unkind to some girls at school. * I would never see myself as a bully. I would see myself as very anti-bullying and as bullied, but when I look back I think, how must they have perceived my behaviour? * Mindfulness would have helped. I would have had a sense of my own behaviour, better handling how I was behaving.
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What can we learn from children about mindfulness? If you pay attention, you will gather a huge volume of knowledge about mindfulness by paying attention to children. I'm going to focus on the 2 words, ‘What If'. If you find yourself thinking these two words a lot, you may not be as mindful as you think you are. Or those two words may reveal to you why you’re struggling, why you’re not feeling grounded, why you experience scattered thoughts.
Just think about those words for a second. How often do they pass through your thoughts?
What if I don’t finish this report on time? What if that car veers over and hits me head-on? What if I get the corona virus?
We can start a million questions with WHAT IF, and does it do us any good? That’s something we could debate, but lets think for a second about children and how they think. Do any young children you know often ask the question, WHAT IF?
If they do, it’s probably because they’re learned that phrase from adults. In their most comfortable, happiest state, I’ve noticed that children are in the moment and seldom think about WHAT IF.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify 7 Ways To Learn Mindfulness From Children 1/ Listen Listen, Listen, Listen. And as you listen, show interest showed genuine interest, ask questions, smile. When they tell you something, be genuine about, about your interest in what's going on in their minds and in their life. Sometimes it's important to get down physically on their level and then just listen to what they have to say. And I can't emphasize this enough. Being a great listener is such an important skill to develop and we can always improve at being a better listener.
2/ Find What Activities They Enjoy Find out what activities they truly love and show interest. Now, my son loved Pokemon for a long time. So I would learn the names of some of the characters and ask him how he was doing in his recent Pokemon games. And, and I would ask him about YouTube videos that he would look at that were about Pokemon.
And I think that made a difference. I think it's really important to show genuine interest and find out what children really love. Like when I go into classrooms and I'm with children. They sit up and take notice when I say, hey, so what games do you like to play? Or what do you like to do after school? Or, you know, things like that. And it just shows genuine interest. So find out what activities they love.
3/ Know Their Name It's so easy to mispronounce some names and I can be the world's worst at that at times. But when I'm with a group of kids, whether I'm teaching mindfulness or I'm at a school filling in for a teacher, I make an effort, a real true effort to get their name right.
And I tell them that right at the beginning of the day, I say, look, I will put every effort into getting your name right. And if I get it wrong, please, correct me. I want to know your name. I want to say it right. And you know, you've probably heard this before. There's no sweeter sound and hearing your own name. Of course don't overdo it. It's gotta be natural. It's gotta be comfortable when you refer to that, that person, but really make an effort to use the person's name. Use that child's name
4/ Tell Stories Like most humans, children love stories, and they learn from them. And they particularly like stories about topics of their own personal interest. Makes sense. Right. If you know the child likes spiders, like they just have this really profound interest in spiders, then tell a story about a unique spider web you once saw or a story about a movie where there was a spider featured. If you really allow yourself a moment to think about it, you can probably remember an appropriate story. It might even be a post that you noticed on social media that relates to spiders.
5/ Offer Encouragement 5/ Offer Encouragement. So be as upbeat as possible and say at least three or four positive comments compared to every less positive comment. So now this takes a lot of practice and skill to do this, to convey lots of positive comments compared to your negative comments.
And as adults we're used to noticing what's wrong and then commenting on things, noticing what the child is doing wrong or what they need help with, you know, telling them how to do it. We're used to telling them to settle down, be quiet or be more careful, all these kinds of things. Aren't really the most positive. I mean, obviously you have to say things like that sometimes, but try to balance those kinds of comments off with statements like, wow, I noticed how quiet you were while the baby was sleeping well, that's, that's great. Thanks for doing that. Or, or gee, you're getting really good at putting your boots on yourself. Wow, terrific. You know, children really respond to that kind of thing.
6/ Show Relaxed Body Language Children are reading our body language all the time and it speaks volumes to a child.
So yes, the words we say are critically important, but our body language can be very, very important. A lot of times we're in a hurry and we have to go and do so many different things. That busy and frantic frame of mind can display itself in our body language. So, so take the time to notice yourself and you know what? You might even, you might even try this. Use a video camera or your phone to shoot some video of you spending time with your child. Notice your body language. You might be surprised what you see on that video. And of course, make sure you get permission from anybody who might end up being in the video.
Showing relaxed body language and being aware of the body language that you are showing is a skill that takes time to develop.
7/ Smile and Laugh 7/ Smile and Laugh. I think we don’t laugh enough in life. When you spend time with children you see that they love to laugh. They love to smile. In their natural state, they are pretty happy.
They just really want to focus on what’s happening at the moment. They become connected with what's going on at the present moment. And I think the more we can go with the flow and encourage a happy pleasant atmosphere, the better it is. So smile and laugh as much as you can and you will become more mindful. And if you can become more mindful in your life, you, you will have less anxiety. You will feel more grounded. You will feel more focused. There are so many benefits to being more mindful.
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Dr. Lin Morel is a pioneer in connecting the dots between our spiritual nature and everyday life. She is the author of a number of books including 3 on the bestsellers list and her most recent book; Beyond Lovelyville: A Parable of Self-Awareness and Rising Above Trauma. A survivor of multiple traumas, Dr. Lin is dedicated to helping others transform their trauma into an inspired positive life. She invites you to join the joy movement and become a positive force for change.
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Most Influential Person * Christ
Effect on Emotions * It takes a lot for me to get upset. I used to be hair-trigger because of my sensitivity. * When I am upset, I know there's a breakthrough or something for me on the other side.
Thoughts on Breathing * My current spouse taught me to drop my abdomen because my umbilical cord was too short, so I had a physical issue with breathing. * I learned how to release it so now I can oxygenate my entire body by pulling in breath from here, from here, from the top to the bottom. It's kind of an energetic thing. * I can hold my breath for a very long time. * Breathing is a tool and if we become mindful, if we can expand with the breath, it's awesome.
Suggested Resources * Book: You Can't Afford The Luxury Of A Negative Thought by Peter McWilliams * Book: Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach and Russell Munson * App: PQ Intelligence * App: Dr. Barry Morguelan of www.EnergyForSuccess.org
Bullying Story * I was chubby, I was uncoordinated. My parents house was messy, kids weren't allowed to visit. I was ridiculed and not invited to parties, or they planned parties and changed the date so I would show up a week later. Cruelty like that. People would knock my books out of my arms at school, stamp on my pens, called me names. * That all stopped when I started the martial arts. But what the damage had done, did not stop because I felt different, which I was. I was not standard issue. * I loved books and I loved nature. I would be much rather be sitting on a roof with the ladder pulled up, reading, or on the tree across the street where no one could get me. * I didn't know how to handle bullying. What allowed me to move into a space of self-confidence, was the martial arts. It was such a serendipity.
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Upcoming Event Bruce is speaking at this upcoming event called Tell Your Stories. If you’re in business, make a lasting impression on your potential clients with your story. My friend Elizabeth Johnston is The Story Expert, as well as a Literary Prof at Concordia University in Montreal and an On-line Teacher. She is hosting an online retreat that will unearth your stories. You’ll learn: • why story is important • the power of story circles • how to connect story to your business, and so much more! Here’s the link to register: www.MindfulnessMode.com/TellYourStories Dates: March 3 to 5, 2021
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Transforming broken relationships using mindfulness is the topic today because my listener, Monica, responded to my request on a previous show. I asked listeners to send in show topic requests and then I'd send out a Mindfulness Mode mug to the person who submitted the topic I chose. That is Monica.
Mindfulness Helps Having interviewed over 600 guests for Mindfulness Mode, I’ve certainly gained a lot of expertise on how mindfulness can help a lot of aspects of your life. I don’t consider myself a relationship expert, but I do know that mindfulness can make a huge difference when interacting with people and when building and growing relationships.
Thinking way back, I remember my first wife getting really angry with me and taking off her ring, dropping it in my shirt pocket, and then telling me in no uncertain terms what I could do and where I could go.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify If I had known then what I know now, I would have handled the situation completely differently. What led up to that emotional explosion, would have been different too. I would have used my mindfulness skills to be better connected so that she knew I had no intention of being a schmuck.
In spite of that memory, the marriage was mostly positive with very few disagreements. The reason the marriage ended was not because we didn’t get along.
I’ve now been married over 20 years to an amazing woman and the mother of our son. She’s taught me a lot about relationships and, interestingly, so has my son.
You Can Improve Your Skills Mindfulness definitely takes a central role in what I’ve learned about making relationships work.
Here are seven important points about using mindfulness to improve broken relationships.
1/ Believe in You - You are enough, you are a gift, you are meant to be here, you are talented and valuable. Learn to love yourself and your relationships will prosper.
2/ Listen with your whole self – Listen with your eyes, with your body language, with your words. Repeat things back, practice every day being a great listener.
3/ Be A Giver (Give 110%) - Giving is what feeds us. Have you ever noticed that if you are feeling down and you decide to help someone or be a giver, then you immediately start to feel better? It’s true. Being a giver helps you and the other person.
Learn To Forgive 4/ Forgive – If you’re not able to forgive people for things, you probably aren’t able to forgive yourself for some of the things you’ve done. We traditionally think that forgiving is for the other person, but it is actually a huge benefit to you. Forgiveness allows you to let go of anger and pain that has been holding you back.
5/ View others with compassion. – If you pay attention to your inner voice, you will notice that you sometimes judge others or situations and you may be missing some compassion at times. If you practice viewing everyone and everything with compassion, your relationships will begin to change. The way you think will begin to change. You will start to feel more fulfilled, more content, and happier.
6/ Honesty – Be honest with yourself. When making commitments to yourself, don’t cheat. Be true to yourself. Being truly honest with others will help your relationships as well. Practice being more honest in your life and it will have huge benefits.
7/ Practice Gratitude – Be grateful, even for the little things. Sometimes we dwell on what is going wrong, or what is holding us back, and we might say to ourselves, I don’t have anything to be grateful for right now. Step back a bit and be thankful. Consider using a gratitude journal. Write down 5 things you’re grateful for every morning when you first wake up.
Conclusion If I had known these seven Mindfulness Tips about relationships, my ex-wife would never have dropped her ring in my shirt pocket, and life would have been different. But it’s not too late for YOU to make a difference with your relationships and start practicing these tips every day.
Suggested Resources * Book: Getting To Zero: How to Work Through Conflict in Your High-Stakes Relationships by Jayson Gaddis * Article: Four Steps To Relationship Repair
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Tell Your Stories Event Stories are so powerful that they’re remembered 22X more than facts and data alone. If you’re in business, make a lasting impression on your potential clients with your story. My friend Elizabeth Johnston is The Story Expert, as well as a Literary Prof at Concordia University in Montreal and an On-line Teacher. She is hosting an online retreat that will unearth your stories. I will be a guest speaker. You’ll learn: • why story is important • the power of story circles • how to connect story to your business, and so much more! Here’s the link to register: www.MindfulnessMode.com/TellYourStories Dates: March 3 to 5, 2021
Mark Van Buren is your go-to guide for all meditation and mindfulness-based training. With well over a decade of experience in the field, Mark instructs meditation workshops, lectures, professional development days, corporate wellness classes, and silent retreats in a practical, yet accessible way. He offers simple tools and practices that can reduce stress, help with anxiety and depression, manage pain, and transform the many difficult aspects of life. He holds a bachelor's degree in religious studies and in recent years has become a best-selling author.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.AuthorMarkVanBuren.com * Book: A Fools Guide To Actual Happiness by Mark Van Buren * Book: Your Life IS Meditation by Mark Van Buren
Most Influential Person * Pema Chodron * Jack Kornfield * Ezra Bayda
Effect on Emotions * The emotions are still the same; they come, they go. I am able to relate more skillfully and wholesomely to them most of the time. There's definitely more space, less identification with them. I can be with them [emotions] without getting swept away.
Thoughts on Breathing * The breath and the body are great anchors. The breath is always right there. The body is always in the present moment. To feel yourself breathing, you are already connected to your life and to reality.
Suggested Resources * Book: A Fools Guide To Actual Happiness by Mark Van Buren * Book: Your Life IS Meditation by Mark Van Buren * Book: When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story * I've been in both positions [bullied and bullier]. As a result of being bullied, I can very easily shut myself off as a protection mechanism. That's something that I've had to work with. * As soon as I get into an argument with somebody, I can shut off, so it doesn't matter what you say to me, it's not going to hurt. Then I can come back, [saying] you're not going to hurt me because I've cut myself off. I'm going to be the one who's going to hurt you. That's the way that I've grown up as a way to keep myself safe. * For me, mindfulness is realizing that the other person is a person. When you're younger and you're making fun of somebody, I don't think you make that connection.
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Our Sponsor Use hypnosis to help others stop struggling with their deep-rooted issues like weight loss, smoking, painful experiences. Are you a coach or a healer who would love to have new skills to help your clients? Hypnosis can help people reach goals faster and easier than you thought possible. Become a hypnotherapist. The Cascade Hypnosis Center offers world-class training. www.CascadeHypnosisCenter.com Special Offer Have you been trying to lose weight? Are you discouraged? It’s not hopeless. YOU CAN DO IT. I coach people just like you. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist, and you will get results with my help! I personally lost 35 pounds and I’ve kept it off thanks to hypnosis. Feel good and look good. Believe it. Watch my short video and get 5 Tips on How To Lose Weight For Good. Then book a Free Consultation to get you on the road to permanent weight loss. Join our Beta offer and get 50% off. Go to www.MindfulnessMode.com/weightloss
Hypnosis, much like mindfulness, is a powerful state of focused awareness. Mindfulness can be used to become more grounded and more content. Hypnosis is a specific tool that can help uncover and dissolve the root cause of many issues people suffer from every day. Hypnosis allows you to access healing resources within the subconscious mind, promoting natural healing from within. Hypnosis is used to help people discover the subconscious reasons for their symptoms, behaviors, or habits. When these reasons are discovered, certain tools and techniques are used to help release them and relearn a new positive way of thinking, subconsciously. Hypnosis has been sanctioned and used by the medical community since 1958 to help patients overcome chronic pain, create anesthesia, and heal psychogenic illnesses.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Mindfulness Connection To Hypnosis * Mindfulness will teach you to live in the moment, focus on your breathing, and realize the value of gratitude. Through mindfulness, I have learned to experience a state of focused awareness and daily meditation has improved my life greatly. As a result of meditation, I feel more grounded, more focused, and definitely more connected to my emotions. Hypnosis can be used in the form of self-hypnosis or a hypnotist can help you achieve a state of hypnosis and deal with issues that are holding you back.
Effect on Emotions * Hypnosis can help you become more aware of your emotions and deal with specific issues that are causing you to be stuck or frustrated. Many people have used hypnosis successfully to change mind blocks and move forward in life in order to fulfill their goals and dreams.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Secret Language of Feelings by Calvin D. Banyan * App: Insight Timer
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Peter Gibb grew up as an introvert who yearned to be an extrovert, then learned over the years that good communication has little to do with introversion and extroversion. He has spoken and consulted on Mindful Conversation in 18 countries and 3 languages over a 30 year period. He is the author of the forthcoming book, Mindful Conversation: The Magic of Connection and the memoir King of Doubt, which deals with his own struggles with self-doubt and Imposter Syndrome. Peter lives in Ashland, Oregon, USA.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.PeterGibb.org * Blog: www.PeterGibb.org/blog/ * Peter Gibb's next class Spring 2021 at Southern Oregon University: www.olli.sou.edu * Book: King of Doubt by Peter Gibb
Importance of Humor in Your Life * I love humor. Humor makes me feel alive and humor is a way of connecting. Humor is also very personal. * What's humorous to me, may not be to you. I find that when I am most alive, my sense of humor just shows up. * I never know when it's going to show up. I'm not a big joke teller. Just the joy of seeing that and not passing judgment on it but just noticing it. * I love it when other people's sense of humor shows up and when mine shows up and then we can play on that stage.
Thoughts About Courage * I think fear is stopping a lot of people from having mindful conversations. I'm afraid that if I show you who I really am, you're going to say get out of here. We're all vulnerable. * I struggled for years and years and wrote about it in King Of Doubt, with what I called Imposter Syndrome. It was years before I had the courage to say, “I'm going to share, and put content out there, and I hope you like it, but if you don't, I'll survive.” * I'd rather share who I am and have you say, you're just not my kind of guy. My experience is, when I share who I really am, I far more often connect and people do like me, than if I'm playing some sort of a game. * But it takes a lot of courage to believe that and to put yourself out there.
Suggested Resources * Book: King of Doubt by Peter Gibb * App: n/a
Bullying Story * I was not the subject of the bullying, but I got very close to it. In my coaching and consulting around Mindful Conversation, I worked in a lot of different companies and government agencies and I worked in a hospital for about a year. * I remember one day in particular, the medical Chief of Staff came to me and he said, “I want you to work with this particular doctor. He is our best orthopaedic surgeon and we're having a terrible time with him.” * Even patients don't want to see him. And nurses are refusing to work with him. I want you to help him. * I met with him and I talked to him about why I thought this was important. All the coaching I did didn't have any impact at all. This guy was a horror in the operating room where you need to work really closely together. He considered himself the King of the operating room and he was a horrible bully. * I was about to give up but I finally decided to set up a time when I would bring in some of the nurses and ask them to just tell what it was like to work with him. Most nurses did not want to do it, but I finally found four nurses who would come and talk with him. I set up some ground rules to make it as safe as possible. We had a really profound understanding because I really encouraged everybody, don't respond, I just want you to listen. Then I want you to repeat back what you heard. You can totally disagree with it. * The meeting lasted about an hour and a half. At the end of the meeting I dismissed the nurses and I turned to him and I said, “What do you think?” * He broke down in tears. He said, “I don't want to be that kind of man. Help me to change.” * I was so moved by that. This was a bully to the nth degree. That was his persona. Because these four nurses had the courage to be vulnerable and to say, “this is my experience when I'm around you”, it changed that doctor's life.
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Our Sponsor Use hypnosis to help others stop struggling with their deep rooted issues like weight loss, smoking, painful experiences. Are you a coach or a healer who would love to have new skills to help your clients? Hypnosis can help people reach goals faster and easier than you thought possible. Become a hypnotherapist. The Cascade Hypnosis Center offers world-class training. www.CascadeHypnosisCenter.com Special Offer Have you been trying to lose weight? Are you discouraged? It’s not hopeless. YOU CAN DO IT. I coach people just like you. I’m Bruce Langford, a practicing hypnotist, and you will get results with my help! I personally lost 35 pounds and I’ve kept it off thanks to hypnosis. Feel good and look good. Believe it. Watch my short video and get 5 Tips on How To Lose Weight For Good. Then book a Free Consultation to get you on the road to permanent weight loss. Join our Beta offer and get 50% off. Go to www.MindfulnessMode.com/weightloss
Daniel Mangena is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, best-selling author and qualified Reality Transurfing practitioner. His work has been featured in major publications all over the world including NBC, CBS, Market Watch and FOX. He was also recently included in The Wall St Journal’s Masters of Success feature. Through his work he aims to serve and uplift the lives of as many people as possible, helping them to live abundant, joyful, purpose-driven lives.[show-notes-bio]
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Most Influential Person * Eckhart Tolle
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Effect on Emotions * I don't believe we can have a deliberate hand in anything unless we are present. Mindfulness is a gateway to that presence and it allows us to have dominion over ourselves on all levels including our emotions.
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Thoughts on Breathing * The breath allows us to center and allows us to ground and allows us to change the part of the brain we are operating in and to get to a really clean space to be able to move forward in a direction that we consciously we chose.
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Suggested Resources * Book: The Surrender Experiment: My Journey Into Life's Perfection by Michael A. Singer * Book: Stepping Beyond Intention by Daniel Mangena * App: Insight Timer / Kelly Howe App
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Bullying Story * This man is the only person I ever bullied to be in my program. We were friends and I had it in me that this guy was really going to be served by my program. Generally speaking, I don't have sales conversations with people, I have opportunity conversations with people to share what the opportunity is and to understand if I want them to be part of my community or not. I just knew that this guy was going to add to our community. He finally said yes. For about a year he kind of bimbled. Then after while he said, I really want to take this seriously. He decided to upgrade it to the higher level of my program. Within three months he was making ten to twenty-five thousand dollars a week. Initially he was trying to use his music as the source of his abundance. He had a very traumatic experience around 2008.
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Fabio Mattiussi is the founder of MindFlow, the first Adaptive Meditation app. Beginning his career as a professional computer hacker, Fabio’s has always been passionate about the human mind and obsessed with understanding why people do what they do. He has studied neuroscience, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, and Hypnotherapy for years and practiced those learnings with hundreds of people in his global journey. Fabio is now a coach and creator of meditation courses, using sophisticated, yet easy to follow practices based on Neuro Language Programming and Neuroscience. Discover the happiness, calm, and wellness you deserve.
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Most Influential Person * Claudio Stemberger (Executive Coach, lived under three dictatorships: Communism, Fascism, Nazism. Bio)
Effect on Emotions * When I do not meditate for a week, I can feel it. Even simple breathing exercises when I wake up and when I go to bed, just simple box breathing. Four seconds inhale, four seconds exhale and so on, it makes a very big difference. * When you're getting angry in a meeting or something like that, then something in your brain tells you, just breathe. Then you start breathing and you control your parasympathetic system and things start going better.
Thoughts on Breathing * I do box breathing exercises every morning right after waking up and every night before going to sleep (the box breathing exercises I included in MindFlow for beginners and experts) * Neuroscience paper explaining the benefits of breathing exercises: Breath of Life: The Respiratory Vagal Stimulation Model of Contemplative Activity
Suggested Resources * Book: Tools of Titans – Tim Ferris * Book: The Way of the Seal – Mark Divine * Video Course: Become the Person You Want to Be (if you let me know a few days before you publish the podcast I can create an exclusive code so Mindfulness tribe gets a discount) * Book (and Audio Book): Become the Person You Want to be in 10 Days * Certification: OMNI – International Hypnotherapy Certification * App: Insight Timer (Fabio's profile), MindFlow (iOS, Android)
Bullying Story * I was bullied. It was one of my bosses in the past. It was one of the first jobs in the United States. When I started to work there I was really happy and then things started to look really odd. * Business-wise, this guy was successful, but he was saying things that were really weird. He was bragging about listening to people's opinions just because then he could convince them how wrong they were. * At the beginning I thought it was just a joke or a salesy type of speaking. Then at some point I realized that people were coming out of the meetings with him shaking. It was not just me. Then I started to get more worried. I started to realize that the guy couldn't accept anybody else's opinion. * I began to wonder if it was normal that there would be a dog at work running between my legs and barking, even while I was on the phone with a client. The guy had a dog and it was fetching while everybody else was working. * This was the first office I'd seen in the United States so I wasn't sure what to expect. I asked other people and they said it was out of line.
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Rodney C. Burris is an expert at team-building and program development, teaching workshops across the U.S. and abroad. He holds a Psychology degree from The John Hopkins University and a Master's in Nonprofit Management from Capella University. Rodney has assisted numerous companies with team-building, communication, data evaluation, and program development. His workshops and seminars are among the most popular in the United States and abroad. Rodney is the author of the book, Get Off the Cycle and RUN!
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Most Influential Person * James Worthy * Mr. Dee, My Pops
Effect on Emotions * I didn't always know how I was feeling. The word I used was, I don't like it. I feel bad. Mindfulness has made me take a step back and ask, what is feeling bad? * Are you sad, are you disappointed, do you feel abandoned? What do you feel? * Once you know what you feel you can take the steps to address it.
Thoughts on Breathing * Every single morning I count [as part of my breathing]. * I believe there's so much power in something so simple. I do it every morning.
Suggested Resources * Book: Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell * Book: Get Off The Cycle and Run by Rodney C. Burris * App: Calm
Bullying Story * I worked in schools in Baltimore and schools around the country. What I realized was that being with kids in various socio-economic levels, regardless of public or private, the better schools were never based on funding, on the type of technology they had. * It seemed to be based on two factors. 1/ Parent involvement 2/ Systemic support. The Principals, Guidance Counselors, and teachers can only do so much. * If the system supported the school, the schools seemed to thrive, even if they didn't have a lot of money.
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Sean Morgan teaches about fulfillment and the concept that life is about more than a daily grind or making money; it is about our search for meaning and happiness in life. Sean shares best practices and ancient wisdom based on his experiences and experiments in slow travel, lifestyle design, and being a digital nomad. Sean believes the true meaning of life is connected to simple and down to earth concerns such as family, friends, and nature.
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Most Influential Person * Byron Katie (Author of The Work) * Wim Hof
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness and Byron Katie's ‘The Work' has taken me from chronic type of neurotic emotional issues to complete peace. That's a big transformation with emotions.
Thoughts on Breathing * The Wim Hof Method is one of the 43 Life Hacks. That brings a lot of awareness to your breathing. * You have the conscious ability to put vitality into your body. It's palpable, you can feel the electricity charging through your body. That's been very transformational.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Work by Byron Katie * App: Calm
Bullying Story * I went to this upper middle class high school and there were all these athletes with brand named clothing. They tried to make others feel they were less. * I remember my reaction to it at the time. If they sent an insult to me, I would send an insult immediately back to them and try to hold my ground. * It worked for the time-being. I guess the harsh realities of high school show you the harsh realities of the corporate world in a more raw way.
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Melanie Weller is a Medical Visionary with a paradigm-shifting process to access genius, health, and flow in your body and business using the vagus nerve as a portal to health, growth, and success. Melanie brings over 25 years of experience to her leading edge systems where leverages vagus nerve principles for visionary development, performance enhancement, and fine tuning genius. Melanie is a Physical Therapist, Board-Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist, Certified Athletic Trainer, and Certified Exercise Expert for Aging Adults. She also co-authored a sleep course for continuing education credits for the American Physical Therapy Association.
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Most Influential Person * Dawson Church
Effect on Emotions * As a result of mindfulness I have transcended the anger.
Thoughts on Breathing * My diaphragm is what I consider my ‘personal earth', so breathing is what grounds me.
Suggested Resources * Book: Anatomy of the Spirit by Caroline Myss * Book: Finding Your Way In A Wild New World by Martha Beck * Book: Bliss Brain by Dawson Church * App: n/a
Bullying Story * As a young kid I was definitely bullied and I really relate to your story about voice because I grew up in a house where it wasn't safe to express your emotions. I was a shy child and very early on I didn't trust myself. That sense of trust in myself was easily disrupted. * I was in a youth choir to please my parents and my youth choir instructor used to make me mouth the words. My voice was strong but not always up to her standards. * I didn't tell my parents because I didn't know I didn't have to do choir. I didn't know that I was worth defending or that my feelings and my desires were important. * I think that one of the most important things you can get out of mindfulness is self-love and self-compassion and knowing that you matter. * I realize how I really created this situation of being bullied or stifled to get to where I am right now.
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Brett Hill is a Mindfulness Coach who created The Language of Mindfulness, soon to be a book, training, and TEDx talk (2021). He studied Hakomi, a mindfulness-based somatic psychology with founder Ron Kurtz and established the Quest Institute meditation center in Dallas. He also trained as a facilitator in Matrix Leadership group dynamics with founder Amina Knowlan, ecstatic dance with Gabriel Roth, and contact improvisation with Nancy Stark Smith. Brett is also a published technologist having worked as a technical storyteller and international speaker for Microsoft and others. Microsoft named him as a “Most Valuable Professional” for 9 years.
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Most Influential Person * Phil Del Prince Senior Trainer and Co-Founder of the Hakomi Institute in Boulder, CO
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has helped me mitigate my negative sides and reinforce and access as a resource, my more positive sides. By helping me be mindful with my emotions, I can go, Oh, I'm having a reactive part and I'm having an empathic, loving presence part. * If you're familiar with the story of The Two Wolves; we ask the question, which wolf do I feed? Let's feed the emotional, empathic parts. Not that the other part isn't real and legit. What do I give a voice to?
Thoughts on Breathing * Mindfulness and breathing are intimately connected for me. My breath is my go-to, ground point. I always say, when you are mindful under stress, you have to practice when you're not. It's so simple, so easy, so uncomplicated to connect breathing and mindfulness. * When I find myself getting into an argument, getting angry or upset, the very first thing is, I go to my breath. So simple, just take a pause and inject a space into a ‘too-fast conversation'.
Suggested Resources * Book: Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn * Book: Buddha's Brain by Rick Hanson and Richard Mendius * App: Headspace / Calm / Insight Timer
Bullying Story * I was bullied pretty badly. I could pray for mindfulness on the part of any of the bullies, that's for sure. * When I put myself back in the moment, I wasn't feeling very mindful about the things that were going on. * I felt very victimized and I didn't have a lot of compassion for people. I feel like I was really missing a mentor to help me reframe things.
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Will Moore is a dynamic entrepreneur, speaker, life coach, and happiness expert. After exiting his delivery startup for a nine-figure sum, Will realized that “true success” is not just about finances, but nurturing and finding balance in the 5 core areas of life we all share. He’s now dedicated to helping others become an entrepreneur of the most important business they’ll ever run, their life. Will has used the latest in science and technology combined with universal principles to gamify the process of leveling up.
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Most Influential Person * Dale Carnegie (Author of How To Win Friends and Influence People)
Effect on Emotions * Emotional Intelligence is something that I'm big on. To me it's one of those things in our broken school system that needs to be taught more. * It's important to be aware of your own emotions and to be able to respond appropriately to the emotions of others. * I'm always working on anger and temper. Other people are not out to get you or hurt you. Everybody has their own stuff going on.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is huge. That's something I'm working on doing more of. I'm not a meditator. After I do my mantra in the shower, I take a few deep breaths and let it all soak in. * If I'm having a moment, or if something's going on, and I start to get overwhelmed or anxious, I'll catch myself and just do some breathing exercises.
Suggested Resources * Book: Atomic Habits by James Clear * Book: Mindset by Carol Dweck * App: 5 Core Light (This App is not available yet. Go to Will's website and sign up for the app). * App: The Breathe app on the Apple Watch
Bullying Story * I was very bullied as a kid. When I transferred from Hawaii to Bethesda, Maryland, I had an accent and I spoke with Hawaiian slang called pigeon. * I was an outsider and I never quite got my footing. * My mom was not the typical soccer mom. I just wanted to fit in and be like the other kids.
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Renee Garcia is a lifelong entrepreneur, Certified Reality Transurfing instructor, and an Alternatives Space adventurer – endorsed by Vadim Zeland, former Russian quantum physicist and the author/creator of Reality Transurfing. Having ventured deeply into the metaphysical world of Reality Creation, she has transformed personal failure into success, poverty into abundance, sickness into healing, and a bleak perspective into one brimming with joy and magic. Renée has employed Reality Transurfing to discover fulfillment, true purpose in her life, and connect with the highest version of herself. With a self-built, practical methodology and magical wand in hand, she is now empowering others around the world to do so the same.
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Most Influential Person * Vadim Zeland (He wrote a book called: Tufti the Priestess. Live Stroll Through A Movie by Vadim Zeland. Tufti has helped me become centered.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness and my emotions now are my navigation system. I pay attention to what my emotions tell me about myself and what I'm experiencing and my levels of energy. * Emotions used to be something that were very scary. They included depression and scary mindsets, and now my emotions are definitely there as my guiding system to get me to where I need to go.
Thoughts on Breathing * We overuse our minds so much so just using the power of breath to bring yourself back in your body [is powerful]. * You can feel both your body and your mind working together and not just have this overworking, overthinking mind where you're not even paying attention to the fact that you have a human body.
Suggested Resources * Book: Reality Transurfing. Steps I-V by by Vadim Zeland (Author), Joanna Dobson (Translator) * Book: Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson: All and Everything by G. I. Gurdjieff * App: no app – go for a walk in nature.
More About Our Guest * With a rapidly growing following of fellow “Transurfers” at her side, Renée brings to light the works of Vadim Zeland at home and worldwide. * She has developed the only English language Reality Transurfing instructional program officially approved by Zeland. (Get it here) This training serves as the backbone for The International Transurfing Institute, which she founded in 2016.
Bullying Story * I have been called everything; a witch, snake oil saleman, crazy, you can't do this. I made a video called, Those Who Love Me, Those Who Help Me, and Those Who Hate Me. * I wrote all the negative things people have said about me on a white board behind me and I stood up and spoke. Before I started this six years ago, I didn't have any social media, I had never spoken on camera, I didn't even have a facebook account. * G. I. Gerjieff said, “Ask a man to give up any vice and he will do so easily, but ask him to give up his suffering and then you've got yourself a dilemma.” * A lot of people do not want to believe that they are at the core of their own suffering. Reality Transurfing really does adopt this idea that there are no victims, that we have to take accountability for who we are in our actions and our thoughts.
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Benjamin W. Decker is a meditation teacher and social activist mentored by Marianne Williamson. He's the bestselling author of four meditation books, including his newest book, Modern Spirituality: A Guide to the Heart of Mindfulness, Meditation, and the Art of Healing, which articulates a spiritual awakening taking place around the globe – and you can be a part it.
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Most Influential Person * Dr. Ronald Alexander, Author of Wise Mind, Open Mind
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness really helps me experience my emotions. With one of my clients, I sometimes would say before the sessions, are you excited? He used to say, yes, I'm excited. * Then we did a mindfulness exercise where we would say, instead of identifying with our negative emotions, we would say that they're present. For example, frustration is present, impatience is present. * My client now says, yes, there is excitement. It gives that breathing room so you can be an observer of your own life.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is everything. It is the key anchor. What I love about it is this notion that as we breathe in, we taking in pranic energy, life force energy that animates the body. Then we're releasing it back to its source. * This idea that when we look into each other's eyes, we're breathing from that same source of life force energy.
Suggested Resources * Book: A Politics of Love by Marianne Williamson * Book: Modern Spirituality by Benjamin W. Decker * Book: Practical Meditation for Beginners by Benjamin W. Decker * Book: Daily Mindfulness by Benjamin W. Decker * Book: Meditations On Christ by Benjamin W. Decker * App: n/a
Bullying Story * In high school, I was so insecure and I didn't realize how insecure I was until I became secure a long time later. I was also navigating a challenging identity crisis around religion and my sexuality, puberty, and the cosmos, all at once. I went to three high schools in four years and my family moved around a lot. * I had endured some trauma as a child so I was in therapy as a teen but I never quite felt I could trust my therapist. * I was also in the priesthood and sort of felt like I was living multiple lives sort of like I had created almost a mild sense of dissociative identity disorder where I was sort of living these different personalities. None of them were really even me. They were me playing out something that I had seen or I thought I was supposed to do so people would like me. * A memory that completely evaporated into the past and I completely forgot about was resurfaced when an old friend of mine reached out and said, you did something when we were in tenth grade and it really hurt me. What happened was, a friend of mine, a young woman I was going to school and church with, there was a rumor that she made out with this guy. * I said, I heard that you and so and so were making out at the football game. She said no and I said, are you sure? You don't have to lie to us. She said, no, that didn't happen. After that, I made a couple jokes about it. * One of the important things that we do in mindfulness is start to experience things from another person's perspective.
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JV Crum III Interviews Bruce Langford on how to use mindfulness to discover your true purpose in life. Bruce explains his TIME acronym and how it relates to finding your purpose in life using mindfulness and meditation.
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Meaning of Mindfulness To You * I define mindfulness as living in the moment and thinking in the moment. If I'm focusing on the past I know that is going to pull me away from my purpose and from the focus that I really need to have. * If I'm worrying about the future and what might be coming up tomorrow, or even in a few minutes, then that's pulling me away from the present moment and from being a mindful person. * To me, being mindful is living in the moment and also not being judgmental. * It's so easy for us as humans to be judgmental of other people and of other situations. It is really a natural part of being human. But when I do that, I notice it and I pull myself back from it.
Your First Thoughts About Purpose * When I was around 11 years old I started thinking of time passing, the importance of time, and what that meant. What was that concept of time? * I remember so clearly that I would spend time reflecting on what certain things meant in the world. And that's one of the reasons why I use the TIME acronym. * Time has everything to do with mindfulness, of course.
Thoughts About Your Purpose * Throughout my life I have had a dream where I'm leaving my body and I'm rising up and looking down and seeing myself down there on earth. I'm looking at myself from this incredible position way up in the universe. That is what gave me the perspective that I'm here for a reason. * That reason is to help other people find their purpose and to use aspects of mindfulness to do that, to help them understand how they can do the work, how they can reach out to others because of that TIME acronym. * Learn from authors, learn from speakers, learn from friends, surround yourself with like-minded people. And as you're moving on your journey in life, you will understand more of what your purpose really is from other people who are looking for similar answers.
The TIME Acronym * The T is about together. And I think for too much of my life, I felt like I had to do it myself. That was a real learning step for me. And so I teach other people that you can do this together with other like-minded people. * The I is Inner work. You must do the inner work. You need to write, you need to explore those thoughts that are running through your mind. You need to give yourself the time and space to really understand what's important in life. * A lot of times we don't spend enough time in nature and that will help us get clear on our goal and life's direction and understand what our true purpose is because it's not going to come all at once. * A lot of it comes to me through writing. So that inner work is incredibly important. * M is meditation. I feel like everybody meditates in their own way. You might have been taught formally. You might do TM, transcendental meditation. Meditation is a huge part of this picture. And you can use an app like the calm app that will help you learn how to meditate. There's Insight Timer where you can get yourself a meditation teacher right there on the app. You need to start. You need to take action. Maybe you've never meditated, or maybe you have meditated sporadically, but I really feel it's important to meditate on a regular basis. Make it part of your routine, part of your habit, make meditation a part of your life. That is just so integral to what you do and how you think. * E is Exercise. Move your body. Make sure that you're not stagnant. Make sure to move every day. Your body is created to move and some of your biggest revelations will come to you when you move. Your brain starts to operate differently when you move.
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Pat Alva-Kraker is a corporate expert after having enjoyed a 35-year career in the IT industry. She was faced with a series of challenges that altered her professional life forever including being let-go from a major technology company, her husband of 22 years suddenly passed-away, their shared 200-acre exotic animal ranch business had to close its doors, and an experience with cancer. Pat is now a breast cancer thriver and has experienced her own journey to elation. Along the way she realized she can inspire other women to own their feminine power creating a successful business and affirming their right to financial freedom while creating a life they love. Pat has recently authored the book, Katherine's Quest: One Woman's Journey to Elation.
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Most Influential Person * Wayne Dyer
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has effected my emotions in the fact that I can choose to either see what happens in my life as good or bad or just neutral. Mindfulness has taught me that everything is neutral until I give it meaning.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is so critical. If there is any one self-care tool I would teach it would be breathing. * It would be just taking four deep breaths, holding it for four seconds, out for four. * That is an important tool when you have a sense of anxiety or you are getting ready to do something that requires a sense of creativity, it's just, connect with your breath.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Abundance Project by Derek Rydall * Book: Katherine's Quest: One Woman's Journey To Elation by Pat Alva-Kraker * App: Insight Timer / Calm
Bullying Story * In the man's world, it's very analytical. When you start talking about, this is what my intuition says, you get this ‘look'. There's immediate resistance. I didn't necessarily get bullied, but I got immediate resistance. * Their eyes and their body language said, that's not the way we do things here. You get to a point where I no longer want to be in this environment if I can't really bring all of who I am to business. * Then you start having discussions with women about, don't be afraid to be intuitive and use your sixth sense to get things done and to really have your heart guide you in the discussions that you have with your boss, with your clients, with your team members. * Let that be a major part of how you do business because that's where we do our best work.
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Rock Thomas is the Worlds #1 Whole-Life-Success Expert, bestselling author, and host of the #IAmMovement Podcast. From farm boy to real estate and business guru, mentor and self-made millionaire, Rock has studied one-on-one with the worlds best teachers: Tony Robbins, Jack Canfield, Wayne Dyer, Robert Herjavec and more, on his mission to inspire others to create their best life, on their terms. His Goalcast video alone was viewed by over 100 million people. Using tools and strategies that are proven, Rock now teaches people how to create financial freedom by leveraging their purpose and passions to live not just a successful life, but a fulfilled one. Founder of the #IAmMovement, he is known as the man who redefines lives.
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Most Influential Person * Tony Robbins / Amandi Gerri
Effect on Emotions * When emotions go up, intelligence goes down. What emotions do I actually want to experience? If I'm going to go golfing, what emotions to I want at play? Do I want to be playful, serious, competitive? I chose my emotions before I go out. * When I don't chose my emotions, I'm reactionary. When I go into a meeting I chose my emotions ahead of time, like, I'm going to be direct, or forthcoming, or conciliatory. So I do my best to chose my emotions off a menu before an event.
Thoughts on Breathing * Through yoga, there's always breathing through the nose and out. * Through my meditation practice I learned ways to breathe. * I've done some work with Wim Hof and learned about increasing the oxygenation to the cells. * I also recently did some work with Dr. Amy who taught me how to breathe again through my belly.
Suggested Resources * Book: Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by Dr. David Hawkins * Book: The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer * Book: The Surrender Experiment by Michael A. Singer * App: Calm
Bullying Story * Recently I started a company with a few friends and I ended up getting bullied out of the company. * When I was having a corporate meeting at a board table, my girlfriend was in the other room and she could hear what was going on. When I came out I said, ‘that was a bit of a tough meeting'. She said, ‘honey, that wasn't a tough meeting, you just got gang-banged'. * They were really out to get blood. They had this calculated. * The biggest thing I've learned is to slow down. The slow way is the fast way. Hire slow, fire quick. Get into partnerships slowly.
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Joel Primus is an entrepreneur at heart who enjoys working with other entrepreneurs and is empowered by building companies. In 2008 he started Naked and after 10 years sold that business, filmed a documentary, and wrote his first book, scheduled to be published in Jan 2021. His documentary is entitled, ‘2016 The Year of Fear’, and is about the importance of travel as a way of educating children to become citizens of the world.
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Most Influential Person * Tim Ferriss / Jason Gordon, Dr. of Chinese Medicine Alchemical Courtyard / Sam Harris
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness gives us the freedom and the choice to love and hate, to react or not react. * Mindfulness gives us the space to make that choice. In most cases it gives me the moment of pause I need to not react as much as I maybe otherwise would.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is THE tool that allows our mind to calm. I am not a fancy breather. I do write some blogs about Wim Hof and this and that and there are some really great techniques out there for falling asleep, there's box breathing, but I'm pretty old school. * If I just put all my focus on the breath coming into my nose and focus on nothing more than the sensation of that feeling, once, twice, three times, I feel a million times better.
Suggested Resources * Book: Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality by Anthony Demello * App: Sam Harris App; Waking Up / Kevin Rose App; Oak * Book: Getting Naked by Joel Primus
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Claire Dale and Patricia (Pat) Peyton are directors of an organization called, Companies in Motion. They offer Physical Intelligence coaching and training to prominent industry leaders. Claire is a well-known British dancer and choreographer, having founded the Claire Russ Ensemble, a contemporary dance company that performed across Europe for fifteen years. Pat’s expertise is business; she spent over thirty years working with Fortune 100 companies to help individuals and teams improve their performance. She is also managing director of a leadership and sales training company called Sphere International. Claire Dale and Patricia Peyton have authored the new book, Physical Intelligence: Harness your body's untapped intelligence to achieve more, stress less and live more happily.
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Most Influential Person * Pat: My Mother
Effect on Emotions * Claire: Mindfulness kind of is an emotional state, so it is the emotions of calm and peace, non-reactivity, resourcefulness. * I grew up with a disabled sister so there was a lot of worry in the household and I think by watching my mom get really worried to un-pick what was going on even at that early stage, and know that I needed to seek mindfulness.
Thoughts on Breathing * Pat: Start paced breathing now. There's research that talks about a group of bankers that 62% improvement of cognitive function, 42% decrease in stress after 40 minutes of paced breathing a day, 20 in the morning, 20 in the evening. * If that's too much for you in one go, do what you can. I top and tail my day with it and then build it in before a zoom call or while I'm making a pot of coffee or tea.
Suggested Resources * Book, Claire: The Relaxation Response by Herbert Benson * App, Pat: Calm / Headspace / 10% Happier
Bullying Story * Claire: I was twelve years old, in a school cloakroom when two older girls come up and they push me. I fall back into all the coats. I'm a newbie in the school, and I'm looking up at them, and these young women in their fourth or fifth year are trying to exert their power. * They're telling me that I need to watch it, and that they're watching me. I have no idea really, what they mean but I'm scared and my heart rate is way up. I do nothing until they leave me alone. * They were likely having a surge of oestrogen and a whole lot of testosterone and their cortisol rose. They were feeling aggressive and like they were needing to throw their weight around in order to prove themselves. I don't believe they were bad girls. So they chose to pick on someone younger and weaker. * I didn't have very much testosterone or estrogen at that point. I wasn't expecting any kind of confrontation so my arousal chemistry just wasn't there. My testosterone stayed right where it was at a low level, but my cortisol spiked way up and I began to feel terrible anxiety. * What mindfulness does is keep all that cortisol band of arousal so we have enough energy to keep our skin in the game but we don't get threatened that's why it's so important for a peaceable, tolerant world.
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John Robertson helps leaders navigate crises and build culture. He is referred to as a workforce wellness and culture alignment specialist, working in the field of forward-thinking leadership. John provides guidance to develop a values-anchored framework based on trust and mindful centered communication. He has over 30 years experience in crisis intervention, leadership, and culture transformation, and has worked with clients in numerous communities, first responders, First Nations, and international trauma and crisis boards service.
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Most Influential Person * My wife
Effect on Emotions * When it comes to dealing with people in crisis, it's pretty simple for me to come in as some distant professional, and sometimes that means to show no emotion. * My journey has taught me that sometimes that's the worst thing to show as a professional. Sometimes things just stink and there's nothing we can do. I still remember doing a death notification of a woman, her son was in college, an only child and her husband had died in the country that she had come from. * She was telling me about her son. All I could think of was, this poor woman. And I can remember tearing up and part of my journey is, big boys don't cry. My heart really ached for her. It allowed me to be with her. And it was a newspaper article, a couple of weeks later, that I cut out and gave to my wife because in the newspaper there was a thank you and it was written on the worst day of my life. I spent the early morning hours with an angel. * My wife didn't believe it was me at first, but when I connected who that person was with her on the worst day of her life. What did I learn about mindfulness and about being present, about not being cognitive but not being a jellyfish just to own what I'm really experiencing and then addressing my mindset to say, I can't fix this, so I am going to be with her and just hear her stories. * This is where mindfulness can be a very subjective definition. For me, mindfulness allows me to be present in that moment with that mindset that says, what is the best thing that I can do right now to help.
Thoughts on Breathing * Here's where my dark humour gets me into problems. Do not start smoking. However, I teach deep breathing from the smoking perspective because smokers do three things that we have to learn: 1. they take a break, 2. they are outside with social support, and 3. they're doing deep breathing exercises. * A smoker who might be really stressed as they are exhaling will blow rings. That even slows the exhale down more. The smoke break principle is the triangle model: inhale for 5, hold for 5, exhale for 5.
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Bullying Story * I sucked my thumb till I was seventeen. I quit during the summer when I was a junior forest ranger up in northern Ontario. I was bullied for sucking my thumb to the point where the school would call my parents and say that if I didn't stop sucking my thumb, I would be bullied more. * Having sucked my thumb for that long, I believe that it prepared me to deal with opposition in a way that doesn't always beat me down.
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Penelope Lane is a Clinical Psychologist, Personal Trainer and Mindfulness Teacher with over 30 years experience in her private psychology practice, running exercise groups and teaching mindfulness. Penelope focuses on helping women over the age of 45 to effectively integrate exercise, mindfulness and self-compassion into daily routines for optimal physical, mental and emotional health. Penelope conceived the idea of combining meditation sessions in gyms over 30 years ago but didn’t go ahead with it due to a crisis of confidence and having young children. After revisiting the idea several years later, Fit Healthy Grounded Women was born, with its flagship program – The Fit Tone Flex System.
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Most Influential Person * My therapist
Effect on Emotions * Now when I feel something, I name it; anxiety, sadness, anger, and there's a buffer, like a boundary, that has created a veil. It's there, but I'm not engaged in it.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is my anchor. Breathing is my mindful process that I pay attention to. When I'm out and about in my life I notice that I'm in my head and there's lots of thoughts and I also notice that I'm holding my breath. * Then I use a deep breath to bring myself back around to the present moment.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Gift Of Presence by Caroline Welch * App: Headspace
Bullying Story * I was bullied in Primary School. I was fat and and I had pimples and my surname back then was Boyle, so it was Penny Boyle. * I was called horrible names and a few years later I developed anorexia which is a very common pattern. I was very shy and withdrawn and mindfulness has really helped my self-confidence. * I was aware back then of what we called the observer so there was a part of me that could observe what I was doing but I didn't know what to do with that. * If I'd had mindfulness back then, I think I would have related to my emotions and thoughts in a different way rather than using the repression of food to have that emotional control over my life and it would have helped with my self-esteem too.
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David Wood is a former Consulting Actuary to Fortune 100 companies, including Sony Music, Chanel, and Exxon. David left his cushy Park Avenue job 20 years ago to build the world’s largest coaching business. He became #1 on Google for life coaching, serving an audience of 150,000 coaches, and coaching thousands of hours in 12 countries around the globe. Alongside his clients’ successes, David is no stranger to overcoming challenges himself, having survived a full collapse of his paraglider and a fractured spine, witnessing the death of his sister at age seven, severe anxiety and depression, and a national Gong Show! He was nominated to the Transformational Leadership Council alongside such thought leaders as Don Miguel Ruiz, John Gray, and Marianne Williamson. David coaches rockstar entrepreneurs to double their revenue faster, overcome Shiny Object Syndrome, and be a more extraordinary entrepreneur and human.
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What Are You Focused On? * One thing I've chosen to focus on is my health. When I get into something, I get into it. * I'm working with an energy healer who's got me running in my underwear, in the snow, barefoot. He says, do 72 steps in the snow, barefoot and it will help your energy. * I'm having cold showers each day. I'm doing exercises snacks and after this interview I'll go on the chin-up bar and do some pull-ups just for a minute. That's one example of focus, and it feels good to me.
What Anger Are You Holding? * I don't identify it as anger, but I think almost all of us have some. For me it occurs as frustration. I've been living with anxiety and depression for twenty years. I had some trauma as a kid which apparently is still impacting me. * After twelve years ago I started feeling tired quite often and had some trouble sleeping. I've tried so many different things to work on my energy and it's working to the point that I can sit here with you and it feels good right now. * About three o'clock this afternoon I'll probably do a meditation and then hopefully I can go out and be with friends, but sometimes I can't. I would think that after fifteen years of working on this, I would have power over it.
Bullying Story * After high school, and when I discovered personal growth, and I discovered communication, and I discovered tough conversations, my coach kept encouraging me to clean up my past and make lists of people that I resented and that I was holding anger against. * So I would make the lists and then my coach said, now you have to call them. Through good coaching I managed to find my way to call a guy that I used to like and we were friends, but he would bully me. He would make fun of me in class and he would put me down and get the other kids riled up against me. * I didn't want to call him because I thought he would think I was an idiot. My coach said, start with that. And so I called him and said, I was afraid to call you because I was afraid you would think I was an idiot. * I told him, I felt pushed around and bullied and belittled by you at school and I've been holding onto that for twenty years. I just wanted to let you know. * He said, what can I say or do now to help us move forward? I couldn't believe that this guy I thought was such a jerk, could say something like that. Related Episodes * 423 Play Life For Real With Coaching Icon, David Wood * Using The Success Principles During Challenging Times; Jack Canfield
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Mindy Gorman-Plutzer brings 25 years of experience to her private practice as a Certified Functional Nutrition and Lifestyle Practitioner and Eating Psychology Coach. Mindy’s life experience and training inspired her to create a framework that combines functional nutrition, positive psychology, and mind/body science; introducing a compassionate resolution to physical and emotional challenges resulting from chronic and complex health issues, as they relate to Eating Disorders. Mindy is the author of The Freedom Promise: 7 Steps To Stop Fearing What Food Will Do TO You and Start Embracing What It Can Do FOR You.
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Most Influential Person * Louise Hay
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness allows me to now give myself permission to feel my emotions. I don't fear them, I feel them. And I let them pass through. And I have learned to give myself that space and that grace to not always have to feel wonderful. Perfection is only a perception and it's usually not rooted in reality.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathwork grounds us. I believe that it's virtually impossible to be truly mindful without being grounded. * Proper breathwork, conscious deep breathing, also activates the parasympathetic part of our brains which is part of our central nervous system. * It regulates so many functions of our body and when we're in the parasympathetic state, also known as rest and digest, we are doing just that. Our bodies are in the flow.
Suggested Resources * Book: You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay * Book: The Freedom Promise: Seven Steps To Stop Fearing What Food Will Do TO You and Start Embracing What Food Will Do FOR You by Mindy Gorman-Plutzer * App: Calm / BrainTap
Bullying Story * I bullied myself for so many years. I belittled my needs. I bullied myself into believing that I wasn't enough as I was. * I bullied myself in such a way that belittled my needs for food and proper nourishment. I thought that I could buy my ‘enough', by denying myself. * That for me was a form of bullying and self-betrayal. It wasn't until I went through that dark period that brought me to this period of light and self-discovery did I realize that until I found my enough and reclaimed it. * As I said in the book, the freshly baked brownie, the glass or two of wine, the new pair of shoes, was never going to do it. * What I needed to do was to dig deep and find what I like to refer to as my sacred space of solitude where I could dig deeper than myself. * For me that became my higher power, my deepest self where I knew I was safe. * And what does someone who is bullied want? They want to feel safe. They want to feel they belong. If you think about the bully, the bully is really a coward. * My bully was my eating disorder self who needed me to believe that I needed her or else I couldn't function. That is what a bully does.
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Michael Schauch is a mountaineer, entrepreneur and storyteller who lives to explore remote places around the world and to share the depth and beauty of human connection he discovers along the way. With early success as an entrepreneur at age 15, and over 20 years of global financial investment experience, Schauch brings his business acumen and altruistic heart to lead and support local and international mentorship, fundraising and educational initiatives. These include the education of girls and student mentorship in Nepal, outdoor youth leadership for those facing barriers to access nature and holistic Indigenous leadership development in British Columbia, Canada. He holds an MBA from Queen’s University and is a member of the Explorers Club. Michael lives with his partner, Chantal in Squamish, British Columbia.
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Most Influential Person * My mom.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has taught me to be much more accepting, much more calm, and trusting with love.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is rhythm. I practice breathing very deeply in the mountains and in nature. Connecting with nature is part of my meditation practice. Breathing is a core component of that.
Suggested Resources * Book: In Love With The World by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche and Helen Tworkov * Book: A Story of Karma: Finding Love and Truth in the Lost Valley of the Himalaya by Michael Schauch * App: My app is nature
Bullying Story * There's a story where Pemba's best friend, who is Indigenous, her mother said to me, nobody has ever truly seen my daughter as Pemba sees me daughter. That's a deeper level of mindfulness that they're cultivating [in Nepal]. * In Nepal, we went to this one little monastery and Karma and Pemba approached the shrine and very intentionally put their hands to their forehead, to their lips, and then to their heart, while uttering a Tibetan mantra that means ‘homage to the Buddha', which they consider my highest self. * Homage to the teachings, wisdom that has come before, and homage to the community, the interconnectedness of all things. That's the level of mindfulness they're operating from.
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Giovanni Dienstmann is an author, certified meditation teacher, coach and speaker. He has a diverse training with over 9,000 hours of meditation, and a teaching style that is pragmatic, simple, methodical, and non-sectarian. Giovanni's personal anthem is Empowered Peace and Empowered Peace is the reality he lives in now. At only 15-years old, meditation taught Gio that the real bully was inside his head, and that he could learn to be his own best friend. It taught him how to let go, be greater than his problems, and accept himself. Giovanni has written a book called Practical Meditation: A Simple Step-By-Step Guide.
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Most Influential Person * The Buddha
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness for me means that I don't need to run away from any emotion and that I don't need to react to any emotion. I can just accept whatever emotion is happening to me right now, with all the sensations in my body, pleasant or unpleasant and that there's still space for me to chose what I want to do with it. Do I just want to watch and let it pass? Do I want to fuel it to attention and then increase it if it's a positive emotion? Do I want to process it so that it kind of disappears. Mindfulness gives me these options.
Thoughts on Breathing * My style of meditation is not about breathing. I've tried breathing styles in the past and they were not the best ones for me. * Having said that, breathing is an important element of my mindfulness practice throughout the day. * I notice that when I am eating, I try to pay attention to my breathing. When I breathe more deeply and slowly while I eat, I chew better and I feel that digestion happens easier after that for some reason. * When I'm working, I may be answering emails or something and from time to time I remember to breathe deeply and slowly and the more I do that throughout the day, the less tired I feel at the end of the day.
Suggested Resources * Book: Practical Meditation: A Simple Step-By-Step Guide by Giovanni Dienstmann * Book: Mindfulness In Plain English by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana * Book: Meditation For Beginners by Jack Kornfield * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story * In high school I had bullying experiences with kids who were much older than me. That didn't turn into a trauma because I fought back. * Even though they were 2 or 3 years older than me, and they physically abused me, punched me and everything, I punched back and I got beat up severely, but it didn't turn into a trauma because I fought back. … * Then I started to take Kung Foo classes which because a big part of my life for over a decade. A few months after I started taking martial arts classes, no one else bothered me. Something had changed. No one else bothered me. Related Episodes * 410 Master of Mindfulness; Daniel Gutierrez * 083 Cranial Treatments Boost Meditation Results Says Dr. Dean Howell * 050 Movement, Meditation and Mindfulness with Courtney Townley
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Dr. Joe Nieusma is the CEO, founder and Chief Toxicologist at Superior Toxicology & Wellness, an international scientific consulting firm that works to passionately educate and inspire individuals to look for better ways to treat their health and wellness. Dr. Nieusma has 30 years experience with human exposure to drugs, chemicals and microbials. He provides tips on intermittent fasting, protection from COVID-19, and how to add longevity to our lives, including ways to eliminate some medications from daily routines. Dr. Nieusma is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for Vitro Biopharma, a firm that brings new stem-cell related products for diabetes research to scientific, pharmaceutical, and ultimately medical markets. Dr. Nieusma is also on the editorial staff for the peer-reviewed scientific journal, Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods, published by Informa Healthcare.
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Most Influential Person * Max Champie of Live Longer Labs
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has affected my emotions very positively because in my younger years I had a temper that was one of the tops in the universe and when I lost it, it was like a train wreck. * The train was off the track and there was nothing you could do to bring it back. * Being mindful has actually helped me to contain, corral, and not be a victim of my own anger and temper since I've aged.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is how I center myself. I swim a lot and breath control is a very big part of swimming. A deep breath will allow your gases to exchange. * I can actually feel the increased circulation in my body as I take a big, deep breath and hold it in for a second or two, or five or ten or even thirty. I can feel my body getting invigorated because I've given it the opportunity for that very efficient gas exchange. * So breathing is a huge part of how I can improve my physiology on a second to second basis.
Suggested Resources * Book: Check out the research on consciousness on Max Champie's website: wwwLiveLongerLabs.com * App: The dietary tracking and exercise tracking apps. There are many.
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Mitzi Perdue is the co-author, along with Mark Victor Hansen of How to Be Up in Down Times. She is a science writer and a health writer. She holds a BA with honors from Harvard University and an MPA from the George Washington University. Mitzi combines the experiences of three long-time family businesses. Her father Ernest Henderson co-founded the Sheraton Hotel Chain and her late husband Frank Perdue was the second generation in the poultry company that today operates in more than 50 countries. She herself founded CERES Farms in 1974. In 2019 she founded WIN THIS FIGHT, STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
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Most Influential Person * Mother Theresa
Effect on Emotions * I've loved the idea of controlling emotions. Some you can't. If you have a child who's ill, I don't know what to do about that. But of ordinary garden variety things, I think it's a question of will. I think, do I let that get to me? Then I think, that's their problem.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing I consider so important that I've been taking lessons with a voice coach about deep breathing. * When things are really tough, if you can take a deep breath, (My breath is purple in my imagination), and you breathe it out, it takes away tension and other stuff.
Suggested Resources * Book: Ask by Mark Victor Hansen and Crystal Dwyer Hansen * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story * I have been in many jobs during my lifetime that have been dominated by men. You can imagine that a lot of bullying came my way, so how did I handle it? Here's where it gets a little bit off-beat. * If you criticized me in some way and it's going to make me better, I embrace it, I love it, I'll act on it. * If you're just bullying me or if you're being critical because you think you can get away with it, you don't exist for me. You just don't exist. I'm not going to let you get under my skin.
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Jayson Gaddis is the founder of The Relationship School, an impact-based company dedicated to helping people work out their differences and have fulfilling long-term partnerships. He is on a mission to reach 1,000,000 teens and young adults with formal relationship education. He's the creator of Interpersonal Intelligence™ and trains people how to be relational leaders and coaches. Jayson is also an author, speaker, and podcaster of ‘The Relationship School Podcast, is the father of two children and has been married since 2007.
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Most Influential Person * Reggie Ray, my first big meditation teacher
Effect on Emotions * I think I used to be so jammed up emotionally and cut off. Now I can be with my sadness, my anger, my rage, and my fear; and breathe into it and not run from it. It's incredibly empowering to welcome whatever's arising.
Thoughts on Breathing * I didn't learn much about breathing until I started to learn to meditate. Then I learned that there are all kinds of ways to breathe and breathe differently; breathe through the body, breathe through the nose, breathe through the mouth, hold my breathe, exhale longer. * I'm still learning, I'm still on that journey. I think how we breathe has a big impact on our life.
Suggested Resources * Book: Touching Enlightenment: Finding Realization In The Body by Reginald A. Ray * Book: A Path With Heart by Jack Kornfield * Book: John Welwood's Books / Bruce Tift's Books * App: n/a
Bullying Story * I was bullied and I, in turn, bullied some people. In every story, mindfulness would have made a difference. In Middle School I bumped into some big football player and knocked over his chocolate milk and he grabbed me by the neck and held me up. * I was this little scrawny kid and I hadn't gone through puberty yet. I was terrified and I ran off. I felt so ashamed and embarrassed because it was in front of everybody at lunch. * [With mindfulness] I probably would have still run off because that was an appropriate thing to do. Had I just rounded the corner and just sat down outside and just knew to breathe, and cry and be with myself, and even better, have some adult or older kid who would have been able to hold space for me and breathe with me and just hang out while I just moved through the trauma. * That would have made a massive difference.
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Simon Lovell is a super high performance and emotional intelligence coach for successful CEOs, Entrepreneurs and Leaders that holds people accountable and heals their relationships, self-sabotage, and mindset struggles so they can live their happiest lives. Simon Lovell went from a bullied teen, addicted to drugs, alcohol, gambling and then built his own million dollar company, but he still wasn't happy. After healing his childhood trauma he now helps CEOS and entrepreneurs become fulfilled through this proven six week transformational process called The Super High Performance Formula. He is the author of The Black Ball: Does Anybody Else Have a Secret? and has been featured on Entrepreneur and Forbes. Simon is also the host of the Unshakeable Leaders podcast.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.simonlovell.com * Podcast: Unshakeable Leaders * Book: The Black Ball: Does Anybody Else Have A Secret?
What Does Mindfulness Mean To You? * Mindfulness means being aware of bringing ourselves back home to ourselves. Connecting with our body. I call it the Universal Slap. It's a reminder from the universe that we need to bring ourselves back to ourselves.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Black Ball: Does Anybody Else Have A Secret?
Bullying Story * One of my first bullying events was when I was about 6 years old and it was through a teacher at school. Imagine a classroom of 20 children and the energy of that room is green, green being positive. * So you're 6 years old and you're in this room playing and you're talking about the Simpsons. Then a teacher who is very angry, comes into the room and says, ‘wipe that smile off your face, Lovell'. * He shames me in front of the other kids at a key developmental age. This happened multiple times. I am now creating a story that says, I'm not good enough, what's wrong with you, you're bad. * When it comes to your present life, that interruption of energy from green to red, when I'm being shamed by the teacher, it's called hyper arousal. It's that hyper arousal that sends you into fight or flight. * If that doesn't get resolved, you will continue to live a life where, when I'm 13 years old and I'm in a shower room being bullied by a rugby kid, now based on the earlier event, do I now stand up to the bully in the shower room, or do I cower? I cower.
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Dr. Aria Campbell-Danesh is a doctor in clinical psychology and an expert in the fields of behavior change and long-term health. A mindfulness specialist and creator of the F.I.T. Method, he works internationally with clients on their mindset, exercise, and nutrition. Seth J. Gillihan is a clinical psychologist, best-selling author, podcast host, and creator of the Think Act Be Online School. He specializes in mindfulness-centered cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Both of my guests are authors of the best-selling book, A Mindful Year: 365 Ways to Find Connection and the Sacred in Everyday Life (Blackstone Publishing).
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Most Influential Person * Author of Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior
Effect on Emotions * Aria: I was once at a talk with the Dali Lama. I was going through clinical depression at the time, in my early 20s. Someone asked the Dali Lama, what would you do if you were depressed, as a Buddha? First, he laughed and said, I wouldn't know, I'm not depressed. Then he said something which resonated and stayed with me. * He said, your emotions are like the waves on an ocean … sometimes they're bigger and sometimes they're smaller. And they are always passing by. But deep below the waves, there's a calmness, a serenity; there's clarity and there's wisdom. And any point in time, you can often find waves of going deeper within, you can operate from that place.
Thoughts on Breathing * Seth: I would first set a specific time to practice because it's really easy to have an intention to do it but then other things will inevitably get in the way. * Then, start small with maybe a minute, or 3 minutes, or 5 minutes and just sit, notice the breath, be with those sensations, and know that meditation is not about making your thoughts stop. The more we try to do that actually, the more persistent the thoughts become. We just focus on the breath and then the mind will wander and will bring it right back.
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Most Influential Person * Dr. Denis Waitley One of the kings of the personal development movement. Earl Nighting ale like him personally. His psychology of Winning program became one of the best selling audio coaching programs of all time. * Patricia Frip The Queen of Presentation Skills * Ford Sakes A marketing expert
Effect on Emotions * It's everything. Without mindfulness you end up in stress and anxiety. With mindfulness, you find inner pieces. And I call it inner pieces because you get pieces of it and then you go through the other human emotions and then you find your way back to peace. * But you're not in inner peace all the time because you need all of the other emotions to channel you, to challenge you, to help you grow, to help you remember what not to do. * Anger, worry, fear, stress, shame, guilt, are all useful emotions if you use them to your advantage.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing through your nose, down to your belly and slowly exhaling is the first step to every thing.
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Bullying Story * I was bullied all through school, all the way up to my senior year when I actually had a fight at a dance with the bully who had been torturing me for three years. * I actually won that fight and still felt bad about it because I'm not a fighter.
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Dr. Richard Shuster is a clinical psychologist, TEDx speaker, and CEO of Your Success Insights, which helps consumers, corporations, and athletes achieve peak performance. He is also the host of The Daily Helping with Dr. Richard Shuster: Food for the Brain, Knowledge from the experts, Tools to Win at Life which is regularly downloaded in over 150 countries. Dr. Shuster’s clinical expertise and podcast have been featured in such publications as The Huffington Post, NBCNews.com, Men’s Health, Cosmopolitan, and others. He is also the president of Every Kid Rocks, Inc., a 501c3 which helps schools provide therapy services to children.
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Most Influential Person * Hal Elrod (Author of the book, The Miracle Morning)
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness allows me to take a step back. There are similar tools we use in cognitive behavior therapy that allow you to be an objective bystander so-to-speak to emotions and recognize that the world isn't doing this to you. This is something that's happening and you have a choice as to how you respond to it.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is really important. Shallow breathing is not great, it's that deep, diaphragmatic breathing … I do that every day. * I have a red-light therapy panel that hangs on my wall and I stand in front of that thing for twenty minutes every day and I do my breathing during that. So I get to combine those two so I know I'm getting at least twenty minutes of deep breathing every day.
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Bullying Story * It happened to me a bit in elementary school. I've worked a lot with children who have been physically and sexually abused. Mindfulness isn't going to make the bullying stop. You as a parent or you as a victim would have to take some kind of action to make that stop. * If you have a mindfulness practice, you're better able to handle the stress of what that looks like. * [With mindfulness], you are going to be less prone to internalize what's being said about you.
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Jerzy Gregorek is a world champion weightlifter, poetry writer, and the co-author of "The Happy Body", a science-based mindful exercise & nutrition program, which connects what the body needs and what the mind wants with the better person you want to be. Jerzy has won 4 World Weightlifting Championships and established a world record that still stands today. Jerzy has been mentoring clients for over 30 years and The Happy Body program has reached more than 30,000 practitioners throughout the world, including numerous Hollywood stars, Silicon Valley luminaries, people with chronic conditions, people of all sizes and shapes. In 1988, Jerzy earned an MFA in writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. His poems and translations have appeared in numerous publications including The American Poetry Review.
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Most Influential Person * Jerzy Popieluszko, a Priest I knew in Poland who became a Catholic saint.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness helps me to stay with the poems. When I write a poem, I meditate. Every time that I work with a poem, I'm in a mindful state. * In a class I was teaching, a woman told me she didn't have thirty minutes to exercise every day because she had two jobs. When I was driving home I was thinking how could a person not have thirty minutes in a day to create this micro progressive system so they could get better in life. * So I came home, went to my meditation room for four hours and then wrote a poem. I went back to the class and read the poem and the poem was very moving to everyone. * The women said that the poem moved her. (Jerzy shares the poem later in the episode).
Thoughts on Breathing * I created singularity of the brain within one repetition and there are six things that happen with one repetition. Inhale and then holding the breath, flexing the seven body parts, lifting, stretch, return, and exit. * All six things repeat, and those six things create the mantra and that singularity and mindfulness that happens during this time creates thirteen minutes of exercise system when they exercise that way. They also feel like they meditate. * So they are completely mindful during the thirty minutes.
Suggested Resources * Book: Strength in Stillness: The Power of Transcendental Meditation by Bob Roth * Book: The Happy Body: The Simple Science of Nutrition, Exercise, and Relaxation by Jerzy Gregorek * App: n/a Bullying Story * I was one of the shorter boys and of course the communism was there too, and communism was tough. When you are thirteen, you sense what parents are going through. They were persecuted and they have problems so you feel it. * When I was around thirteen I was bullied, badly. I had to walk to the school, not a long walk, maybe a quarter of a mile. During this walk I would be caught by boys to get money, and they would hold me upside down by the ankles and shake me to get money from me. There was constant bullying.
Final Words of Advice * I think that we need to focus on goodness, the goodness in every way and fight for it. The goodness is getting more flexible or stronger or more mindful. The goodness is be kind in the world. The goodness is to love people as they are and give them the science of what to do to get better. * Goodness is to choose hard choices verses easy choices in life to create micro progressive systems. * Goodness is an amazing thing because goodness also creates self-control and self-discipline, delayed gratification and it is a sign of virtues. * I think the stoics were right that virtues are more important than almost anything that we do in life.
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Boho Beautiful is a travel, yoga and lifestyle brand founded by Juliana Spicoluk and Mark Spicoluk creating positive content for the body, mind and earth. With content centered around yoga, travel, fitness, vegan food, self-awareness, conscious living and guided meditations, Boho Beautiful has grown to over 1.5 million subscribers on YouTube, 300k+ followers on Instagram, sold tens of thousands of books & programs online, and inspired and been inspired by so many wonderful people from all over the planet.
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Most Influential Person * Juliana: Mooji See him on Instagram Mooji.Official
Effect on Emotions * Mark: Mindfulness has taught me the value of a well thought out response versus a reaction. * A reaction, I find, comes from a place in you that is very driven by emotional frequencies in your body where I think response and thinking, taking a breath and mindfulness, I think that represents a true authentic reaction rather than some kind of weird human instinct.
Thoughts on Breathing * Juliana: Breathing has been a huge part of my mindfulness practice because it's the one tool that allows me to ground myself any time I feel that I can't get ahold of my emotions or my reactions or my thoughts. * Practicing different breathing techniques, like the 3-part breath or Wim Hof; all of that allows me that conscious awareness of me bringing in more prana and that life energy into myself and my body into my being which reminds me that I'm in control of that energy.
Suggested Resources * Book: A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle * App: BohoBeautiful App Get it at www.BohoBeautiful.tv
Bullying Story * I think there are endless stories of bullying in everyone's life, in ours for sure. Taking it into the present moment; bullying in business. * Our life is very public on Youtube and we like to share our experiences. These days we're trying to do that even more. * We get so much positive feedback from our community, which is amazing, but from time to time, of course, there is negative feedback. There's so many trolls in the internet. * That's been such a great test of mindfulness because you can have hundreds and hundreds of positive comments and there's be that one comment, that one person that decides to say something nasty and then your mind just focuses on this one individual.
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Blake D. Bauer is the author of the international bestselling book You Were Not Born To Suffer. Each year he helps thousands of people who cannot find effective support from conventional psychology, medicine, or religion. Blake is a world-renowned teacher and speaker with an extensive background in psychology, alternative medicine, nutrition, traditional healing, and mindfulness meditation. Based on both his personal experience overcoming deep suffering, addiction, and adversity, as well as his professional success with over 100,000 people worldwide, Blake’s pioneering work integrates what he’s found to be the most effective approaches to optimal mental, emotional, and physical health.
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Most Influential Person * Eckhart Tolle, and his book, The Power of Now
Effect on Emotions * It has helped me have a healthy relationship to my emotions in a way that I never could, and for me, mindfulness helped me build the psychological strength and container to accept and process my emotions without judgment or overwhelm.
Thoughts on Breathing * I would say your breathing is the number one key to mindfulness to accessing your * capacity to create the life you want, to love wholeheartedly. It is the most important thing because it literally is your life and it's how you grow your life, heal your life, expand your life, because as soon as you don't breathe, you're gone.
Suggested Resources * Book: Buddhism Without Beliefs by Stephen Batchelor * Book: The Power of Now by Eckharte Tolle * Book: You Were Not Born To Suffer: Overcome Fear, Insecurity and Depression and Love Yourself Back to Happiness, Confidence and Peace by Blake D. Bauer * App: Calm * App: Jerry and Esther have an app I recommend called Ask and It Is Given. * App: Rhonda Burne, author of The Secret has an app called The Secret Daily Teachings. * App: Also check out any Hayhouse apps.
Bullying Story * I was bullied by my older brother and by my parents. My biological father was physically abusive to me when I was young. * I believe on the healing journey, we need to get our thinking to a place where we learn how to take responsibility for everything because when, in your psyche, you get to a place where you take responsibility for anything and everything, then there is no part of your psyche that can be a victim anymore.
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Mark Victor Hansen and Crystal Dwyer Hansen have recently published a co-written book called ASK! The Bridge From Your Dreams To Your Destiny. Crystal Dwyer Hansen is an international speaker, researcher, corporate consultant, author, and entrepreneur who travels the world with her husband, best-selling author and entrepreneur Mark Victor Hansen, speaking, inspiring, and teaching leadership. Mark Victor Hansen is an American inspirational and motivational speaker, trainer and author. He is best known as the founder and co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series. Chicken Soup for the Soul books are one of the most successful publishing franchises in the world today, with more than 500 million books sold internationally and more than 100 licensed products. Crystal and Mark .
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.AskTheBookClub.com * Book: Ask: The Bridge From Your Dreams To Your Destiny by Mark Victor Hansen and Crystal Dwyer Hansen
Most Influential Person * Mark says Crystal is the most influential person in his life.
Effect on Emotions * Crystal says mindfulness has affected her emotions tremendously. It helps me realize that whatever is going on outside of me that's causing me to feel these things can always be questioned and it's not necessarily the truth. * If I go inside and be still with myself, then I can find the truth.
Thoughts on Breathing * Mark's thoughts on breathing: Breathing is everything because breathing brings you back to center. * I wrote a forward to a book called Three Deep Breaths, by Thomas Crum. Three breaths are what you need to take before you go into meditation, I believe. It relaxes you, it centers you, and you get in touch with your soul, the essence of who you are, the god in you, that's what I believe.
Suggested Resources * Book: Molecules of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind-Body Medicine by Candace B. Pert * App: Ask – The Book Club (www.AskTheBookClub.com)
Bullying Story When I was in 8th grade I got a ride to school with the minister in this purple car. It was embarrassing to go to eighth grade in a purple car. We arrived at school and I had grown so tall, so fast. I was the tallest kid in class at 6′ 4″ and 13 years old. I was gangly and uncoordinated. I wrote to the radio station, WLS in Chicago. Wrote to the Great Pumpkin, who would answer every kid's question. My question to him was, Dear Great Pumpkin, my name is Mark Victor Hansen, I go to Webster Junior High School, I'm in Eighth grade, I'm 6′ 4″ and too tall for my class and I'm uncoordinated. So we're in the car with 6 kids and this question comes over the radio. He says, I'm going to tell you what to do today, Mark. “Cut off your head and carry it to school in a paper bag.” Every kid kept asking me, where's my bag.
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Dr. Shalini Bahl-Milne is a Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Search Inside Yourself teacher, and an award winning researcher. As a result of her 15 years of research, Dr. Bahl-Milne provides customized solutions for business, education and political clients. Her solutions include mindfulness skills needed to disrupt harmful default habits to cope with stress, become more resilient to life’s obstacles, and live with empowered choice for personal and collective fulfillment. Dr. Bahl-Milne’s understanding of neuroscience, psychology, and management is instrumental in helping her structure specific mindfulness solutions for her clients.
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Most Influential Person * Joseph Goldstein, Mindfulness Teacher and author of Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has helped me befriend my emotions.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is so important. It brings me back to my present, back to the present moment.
Suggested Resources * Book: Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening by Joseph Goldstein * App: Insight Timer * App: The Simple Habit App
Bullying Story * The thing that comes to mind is living in the culture of how women are supposed to look. The culture is the bully. * One never escapes it because it becomes us. It took me a lot of time of looking at myself with compassion. * The brain is sneaky. It hides and it shows up in very sneaky ways.
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Dr. Hassan Tetteh is a surgeon specializing in heart/lung transplants and is also the author of 5 books, his current publication entitled “The Art of Human Care”. This beautiful book answers the question, how can we change the world throughhealing. Illustrations by his daughter and Dr. Tetteh's personal life-altering, near-death story explain how his life journey profoundly affected his approach to health care and ultimately led to The Art of Human Care theory. Currently, Dr. Tetteh is a Thoracic Staff Surgeon for MedStar Health and WRNMMC and most recently served as Command Surgeon for the National Defense University. During the interview, Dr. Tetteh explains how his experiences helped him embrace the mind-body-spirit connection.
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Most Influential Person * Victor Frankl, Author of Man's Search For Meaning
Effect on Emotions * I have been uncharacteristically called an atypical cardiac surgeon. In the operating room, everyone always says, how come he's so calm. * That calmness is because of mindfulness. Just taking time, having peace and presence of mind. That's how mindfulness has impacted me. It's given me a great amount of equanimity at times of duress.
Thoughts on Breathing * Mindfulness is very central and it's foundational to keeping myself centered and I also believe it helps to regulate my heart rate. * I wear a sensor watch so I'm always proud of myself when my resting heart-rate is in the 40's. Sometimes I can get it down to 41 or 42. * I'm also a runner so I should qualify that. I don't take any beta blockers. It's my way of saying to myself, I'm doing well.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho * Book: The Art of Human Care by Dr. Hassan Tetteh * App: Any timer app.
Bullying Story * I got my son to learn how to meditate at a young age so he could use mindfulness in his life. * He embraced mindfulness and found a lot of value from it. I remind him now that he's in the stress of high school with a rigorous curriculum that he should use it as a way to bring himself back to present. It will give him the calm and the space to look at the world and understand how you fit into life holistically. * Mindfulness gives me the opportunity to have gratitude and that has been very helpful.
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Judi Miller is an author who has devoted much of her life to personal development and helping others excel in a constantly changing environment. Judi has trained with some of the world’s most spiritual visionaries.She began her career as a Certified Public Accountant and went on to excel in the world of corporate finance. As an author, coach and speaker, she will inspire you to live a more passionate life, filled with greater clarity, joy and happiness.
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Most Influential Person * Dr. Sue Morter
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness helps me to get back into my body. Emotions tell the truth. Thoughts and stories are not always true.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing gets me back into my body. Breathing is spirit. It is the essence of who we are. Just breathing sensors me and grounds me.
Suggested Resources * Book: Happy For No Reason by Marci Shimoff * Book: The Energy Codes: The7-Step System to Awaken Your Spirit, Heal Your Body, and Live Your Best Life by Dr. Sue Morter * Book: Perfect: A Path To Love, Forgiveness, and Transformation by Judi Miller * App: Omvana by Mind Valley
Bullying Story * Because I was different, because I looked different and because I had eleven fingers, I was sometimes bullied as a child. But that's not where I felt the most damage. I believe it's because I created a story about the bullying. I created a story that I was different and that I was unloveable. * We know that through the Law of Attraction, what we hold is mirrored back to us. It's like a magnet. So if I feel different, I'm going to bring all those experiences into my life. * The day before I married my husband, of course, because I felt different, I attracted a man who was totally different from me. The night before our wedding, a relative of his said, your mother-in-law is really upset because you're Catholic, your father-in-law is really upset because you're Asian. * That really hurt me. So I refused to ever spend time with my husband's relative who said that.
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- Jonathan Hammond is a teacher, energy healer, shamanic practitioner, and spiritual counselor. Before beginning his work in holistic health and spirituality, he had a career as an award-winning actor, appearing on Broadway and on television. A graduate of Harvard University and the University of Michigan, Jonathan is an Interfaith minister and certified spiritual counselor. He also holds certifications as a Master Teacher in Shamanic Reiki, in Cherokee Bodywork, in Ho’oponopono and is an ordained Alakai (leader or guide) through Aloha International. He teaches classes and gives lectures in Shamanism, Energy Healing, Spirituality, and Huna at the One Spirit Learning Alliance in NYC, the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies and other major venues around the world. He has worked alongside shamans in Mexico, Brazil, Bali, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Hawaii. The Shaman’s Mind: Huna Wisdom to Change your Life is his first book.
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- Book: The Shaman's Mind: Huna Wisdom To Change Your Life by Jonathan Hammond Most Influential Person
- Lama Surya Das, Author of Awakening the Buddha Within Effect on Emotions
- Mindfulness is paying attention to my feelings, befriending myself. Befriending yourself, that's the purpose of mindfulness. It is not Zen, floating away on a cloud of ice-cream. The purpose of mindfulness is to befriend what's happening in you so you can do something about it. Thoughts on Breathing
- The breath is a paradigm for everything. When the sun rises in the east, it's heat causes the earth to exhale. That exhale is called transpiration. It releases it's breath, which then begins the cycles of life.
- You can think about breath in terms of, we're living and dying in every moment. That means we're starting over in every moment. There is death and rebirth in every moment. And that's what the breath signifies to me. Suggested Resources
- Book: Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
- Book: The Shaman's Mind: Huna Wisdom To Change Your Life by Jonathan Hammond
- App: Mind Valley Academy / Sounds True Jonathan encourages you to listen to the teachers you admire as well as read their books. Bullying Story
- It's so important that when we are mistreated as children, that we teach children that this happened to you, but this isn't you.
- You need not identify with anything that happens to you, it's just what's happening. Related Episodes
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Terri Lonowski, M.Ed., is an accomplished thought leader, whose body of work in evolutionary communication is timely, impactful and deeply relevant, given today’s chaos and ‘loneliness pandemic’. Terri has had the honor of leading national Human Centered Design teams, which embraced empathy and Design Thinking, to showcase workforce innovations for the Obama Administration at The White House not once, but twice. Through this, professional and educational accomplishments, along with her own loneliness journey and inspiration from her Grandma Helga, Terri distinguished the five-elements of Soulful Listening™. When applied in our lives, these easily repeatable elements ease feelings of loneliness, create fulfilling connections, help us break free from limitations and inspire greater human potential.
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Most Influential Person * My Grandma Helga
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has given me the freedom to feel my emotions and letting them be what they are and letting them dissipate when the time is right.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is essential. We just went through a brief experience and that is just at the core of who all of us are. Without breath, there's no life.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Book: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill * App: Calm
Bullying Story * In my family I had sibling bullying, my older brother. It would have been helpful to have those skills and tools at my disposal at that time. * I fortunately later developed them and got to a place where I could have an understanding that those actions were from a place of pain within him. * With that comes a soothing balm of love that could surround it all. At that moment when that was happening, that was rough. It knocks your self-esteem to the ground and a lot of self-doubt can creep in.
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Nathen Aaren is an Entre-tainer and funding expert for heart-centered entrepreneurs. He helps them merge all of their passions into one life mission to plan, fund, and build their dream businesses. He's raised over one million dollars per client and worked with Fortune 500 companies and Grammy Award winning artists including The Olympics, CBS Sports, Lil Wayne, and Adidas. He is also a podcast producer and has produced two podcasts which charted #1 on iTunes.
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Most Influential Person * Jess Littman, Mindfulness Coach
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has given me the ability to explore my emotions without judgment and basically understand the temperature, size and space of each emotion and allow me to be ok with that emotion so that I can release the emotions that are unnecessary with love.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is incredible. I personally have a feeling that the reason the cold showers give me so much energy is not just because of the temperature, but because they cause me to start breathing so deeply. * So breathing is the key and if you are ever in such a panic state that you cant even conceptualize the idea of meditating, forcing yourself to breathe is the emergency solution.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * App: Calm / Headspace
Bullying Story * When you break down bullying, it's a human being that is looking for some sort of validation or attention or love, and through their recklessness, as a lot of us are as kids, just having fun, laughing, crazy, just doing whatever we do, we find something that gets peoples’ attention. * Think about a little baby who is trying to get attention and then it knocks something over and the mom responds. Then the kid starts laughing and now realizes that if it knocks stuff over, it’s going to get the attention and the validation it wants. The same thing happens in school. * I genuinely think that the reason that someone is bullying, especially in younger years, has little or nothing to do with an actual issue or problem or pain that they’re having in their lives and other times it does have a lot to do with them expressing some other pain or challenge they’re dealing with maybe at home. * That being said, the main thing that I’ve experienced was that person in Los Angeles taking advantage of me as a young person who was motivated and driven to be successful in the music industry.
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Simone Figueroa is the Co-Founder and President of U-Thrive Educational Services, an organization that brings mental and emotional wellness programs to college students to help them manage stress, become more resilient, and thrive throughout their undergraduate experience and beyond. Simone graduated Cum Laude from the University of Florida with a Bachelors degree in Finance and concentration in Spirituality and Health. She also graduated top of her class from Columbia University with a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology in Education with an emphasis on Mind-Body Medicine. During her studies at Columbia University, Simone took a year long practicum in Positive Psychology and became fascinated with and quickly saw a need for Positive Education, which led to the start of U-Thrive Educational Services. Simone’s professional journey began at Canyon Ranch, a premier Health & Wellness Resort in Tucson, AZ where she held various positions ranging from Operations Manager of Health, Healing & Spiritual Wellness to Director of Guest Experience.
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Most Influential Person * My Parents * Michael A. Singer, Author of The Untethered Soul
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has dampened my emotions when they need to be dampened and heightened them when they need to be heightened. * They help me ride out the negative emotions in life and also help me appreciate and savour the positive ones.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is the greatest gift. If we're breathing, we're alive. It is the tool we have with us everywhere we go. It's the easiest, quickest way we can drop into the present moment, by taking a few quick, deep breaths.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Book: Living in Flow by Catherine Krame * App: Calm / Headspace / Insight Timer
Bullying Story * In sixth grade I was bullied. When I think back to it now, I feel like I tried to compartmentalize and maybe put away some of the feelings that I felt. I feel like I knew that I was just chronically sad. * I would eat lunch alone until I took it upon myself to find a new group. I had a group of friends and they decided one day that they didn't want to be my friend anymore. * One of those individuals was my best friend in the world, who still is my best friend today and that's the only rift or argument we ever had in twenty-two years.
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Wade Lightheart is a 3-Time Canadian national All Natural Bodybuilding Champion who competed as a vegetarian. He is a former Mr. Universe Competitor and host of The Awesome Health podcast. Wade Lightheart is one of the world’s premier authorities on Natural Nutrition and Training Methods. He majored in Sports Science at the University of New Brunswick and has authored numerous books on health, nutrition, and exercise which have sold in over 80 countries.
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Most Influential Person * Dr. David Hawkins, author of Power Vs. Force
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness is great. It's allowed me to first recognize the positive emotions as well as the negative emotions in my life and seek out ways to mitigate the negative and accentuate the positive.
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Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is something I practice every morning. Breathing is unusual. You can do it without thinking or with thinking. * It's probably the most under-represented form of health optimization there is. I think you can achieve almost anything through great breath-work.
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Suggested Resources * Book: Power Vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior by David Hawkins * Book: Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by David Hawkins * App: Braintap
Bullying Story * There was a situation that took place about 18 years ago when I was getting ready for the world championships. I was at single digit body fat, really low. Body fat so low that you could see the muscles contract in my face when I ate. The diet my coach had me on at the time involved rice cakes. * This person comes up to me and says, you can't eat rice cakes, you'll get fat. I wasn't that mindful at the moment.
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Erika Flint is an award-winning hypnotist, three time best-selling author, speaker on hypnosis and the self-actualized mind, and a co-host of the popular podcast series Hypnosis, Etc. She is the founder of Cascade Hypnosis Center for Training & Services in Bellingham, Washington and the author of Lighter: Create Lasting and Healthy Habits To Lose Weight and Keep It Off For Life Without The Struggle.
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Most Influential Person * Wayne Dyer www.waynedyer.com
Effect on Emotions * I get to enjoy the good emotions. I get to understand what some of what we call bad emotions are telling me. It's a feedback loop. For example what is anger telling me, what is fear telling me? If I understand those things and label them, negative feelings go down. * We get to experience the richness of emotion like music, we get to hear all the notes, and to feel it in your body. * So now, because of mindfulness, I get to feel love at such a rich and deep level.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is everything. Breathing is our connection to life and when you breathe in, (the word inspiration means ‘to breathe into'). * If there was only one thing I could ever teach, it would be breath work, because our breath is connected to our nervous system which is connected to how we function. * I believe you can control everything with your breath.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power Of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Book: Reprogram Your Weight: Stop Thinking About Food All the Time by Erika Flint * Book: Lighter: Eliminate Emotional Eating by Erika Flint * Book: Can You Be A Hypnotist: How To Create A Fulfilling and Lucrative Career Helping People With Modern and Professional Hypnosis by Erika Flint * App: Calm and Insight Timer
Bullying Story * Bullying shows up in my practice all the time. The bullies are often the adults. A lot of times, teachers are doing the bullying. * I had a client who was really distressed because she wanted to lose weight, but she was being bullied at work. No one at work believed her. There were two women at work who were gossiping and saying mean things. * The manager in this situation was not mindful at all; he was having his own problem with his daughter. As a result, he couldn't see to fix the situation.
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David Tomen knows firsthand the power of nootropics. He’s considered by many to be the foremost nootropics expert in the field. He’s the author of Head First as well as the founder of the Nootropics Expert web site, a site devoted to optimizing your brain with nootropic supplements. He joins us today to talk about the power of nootropics from stacking to dosage, and much more. David’s journey began when he was diagnosed with adult ADD and put on Ritalin. It seemed to really help his ability to focus, until 2012 when he ended up in the ER. He had a laundry list of symptoms about 2 pages long and his doctors did extensive tests (including for Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, which came back negative). The only diagnosis he was given was hypothyroid. Determined to find a natural way to treat his attention issues along with his memory function, he went into full exploration mode of nootropics. He tried multiple combinations of supplements, various dosages and lifestyle changes until he found what works best for him. Today he has a specific stack he takes every day and also uses his years of extensive research and experimentation to help others through his books, podcasts, copywriting and personal consultations.
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Origins of the word Nootropics * There was a man named Dr. Cornelius E. Giurgea who was a psychologist and chemist. He was working with Pavlov back in St. Petersburg back in 1963 and he invented a thing called piracetam. Piracetam was technically the first nootropic. * He invented piracetam to solve motion sickness. It turned out piracetam did not help motion sickness but it was a cognitive enhancer. It helped people's memory, so it was put out as a prescription drug. Since 1963 there have been many derivatives of piracetams called racetams.
Nootropics Misconceptions * That you need a prescription to get nootropics. * We consider nootropics as cocoa, caffeine, CBD oil, zinc, and vitamin D because they all influence the brain in one way or another.
Most Popular Topics * People seem to be most interested in specific substances. * I'm getting a lot of traffic to the Lion's Mane page. * The best nootropics for anxiety is popular right now, probably because of COVID19. * ADHD and ADD are also popular topics. * Black Seed Oil is becoming popular.
Suggested Resources * Free Book: Secrets of the Optimized Brain by David Tomen * Book: Head First: The Complete Guide To Healing and Optimizing Your Brain With Nootropic Supplements by David Tomen * App: Go to www.NootropicsExpert.com and do a keyword search on whatever your problem is.
Bullying Story * There was this kid named Steven who was a real bully at a church camp. Finally I went berserk and I threw him through a window. I probably could have diffused the situation if I had known what I know today.
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Kendra Kirane oversees Creative Arts Therapy and Wellness at an addiction center in New York City called Wellbridge. She emphasizes the universal language of art as an essential process in therapy including music, dance/movement and drama. She empowers individuals to be seen, heard and understood on the path toward recovery from addiction. Recognizing wellness is a key feature of sustainable recovery, Kendra prioritizes delivery of recreational therapy, fitness programming and nutrition to promote restoration and healthy lifestyle choices.
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Most Influential Person * Jon Kabat Zinn
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness is more than a full mind, it's body fullness, a heart fullness and it helps us manage our emotions, or access the emotions.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is always with us, it's a gift. We're lucky to be able to have breathing with us at all times, but also to manage it when we need to. * It's an anchor, it's like our home base.
Suggested Resources * Book: Still The Mind: An Introduction To Meditation by Allan Watts * Book: Mindfulness and the Arts Therapies: Theory and Practice by Laury Rappaport * App: 10 Percent Happier
Bullying Story * Mindfulness is noticing in the moment when a self-judgment arises. * When the inner critic or the inner bully decides to rear it's head into our stream of consciousness and our stream of thoughts, it's important to remind ourselves that the more we can build our mindfulness muscles, the more compassion we can discover within ourselves, and the less room there is for that inner critic to exist.
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Robin Hills is the director of Ei4Change, a company specialized in emotional intelligence, positive psychology and neuroscience. He is the Author of two books on the topic and his educational programs on resilience and emotional intelligence are the most comprehensive education that’s out there – his material is used in educational establishments in South Africa and India. Robin has taught more than 70,000 students in 175+ countries and has delivered keynote speeches at conferences across the world including at Harvard University.
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Most Influential Person * David Bowie
Effect on Emotions * Being more mindful and more aware of my emotions and the impact it has on me and other people is the way in which I work with mindfulness and emotional intelligence. Sometimes I don't get it right.
Thoughts on Breathing * If I stop breathing I stop living, so I feel that appropriate use of breath and concentration on breath is very useful in terms of mindfulness. * If I have 5 minutes, 10 minutes, or 10 seconds, I think to myself, now is the time to focus on my breathing and I can have a mindful minute.
Suggested Resources * Book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey * Book: The Authority Guide to Emotional Resilience in Business by Robin Hills * Book: The Authority Guide to Behaviour in Business by Robin Hills * App: Hayday Farming App
Bullying Story * I had an experience around the concept of bullying. About 10 years ago I was doing some research with a colleague of mine who works with EI4Change, Doug Haynes. Doug and I were researching this concept of resilience. * Everybody was talking about resilience, but what does it mean? We put together something called, Images of Resilience. Later, we set about designing and creating cards that supported the field of bullying. * We covered confidence and assertiveness and rising to the challenge, with a knight fighting a dragon. Both of the cards have now been integrated into the coaching toolbox. This has resulted in wonderful, cathartic conversations around bullying in organizations, schools, and industry.
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Ed Latimore is a former professional heavyweight boxer, a competitive chess player, a physicist, a veteran of the U.S. Army National Guard, and a bestselling author. Ed’s writing focuses on self-development, realizing your potential, and sobriety — all of which he approaches from personal experience, having overcome poverty and addiction. Ed is a strong advocate for sobriety and overcoming pornography addiction and has been sober since 2013. He earned a Physics degree at age33 and is a veteran of The United States Army National Guard. He is also is an avid chess player, having been featured in American Chess Magazine.
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Most Influential Person * My coach, Tommy Yankello.
Effect on Emotions * Things upset me, but I recognize that and I do something about it. I have a lot of strategies to keep myself from ever reaching a point of where the anger is even remotely out of control. * If I get too angry, my body's not used to the chemical changes that go on when you get angry. I hurt for about a day. My head hurts, I'm on edge, and I feel pain.
Thoughts on Breathing * When you pay attention to your breathing, your body's going to force you to do it. You can't choke yourself out, right, or hold your breath into oblivion. Calmly use it to put your mind on something. * You always have your breath and your heart beat, which is kinda related, and that's another automatic system you can put your mind on.
Suggested Resources * Book: Not Caring What Other People Think Is a Superpower: Insights From A Heavyweight Boxer by Ed Latimore * App: The Forest App
Bullying Story * Abuse and picking on the little guy bothers me so much. The only time I ever got in trouble in the military, I watched an officer use his rank to kinda get in front of some people. That bugged me to no end. It took a lot of energy. * I knew that was a battle that would end badly and would probably cost me. * I hate when people are picked on who are not strong enough to defend themselves. It think it comes from being a competitor.
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John Walsh is an author, speaker, coach, mentor and business advisor with a passion for helping students, young professionals, new executives and emerging businesses stand out when it matters most. As the President and CEO of StandoutX, LLC, he and his team work with experts around the world to inspire and develop the next generation of high-performers, leaders and difference makers in business and in life. Before he led the standout movement, John spent 20+ years as a successful executive with Disney and Madison Square Garden. John lives in Central Florida with his wife, three children and beloved puppy.
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Most Influential Person * Darren Hardy, Robin Sharma, Brendon Burchard * My family, my step-father, my dad, and mother
Effect on Emotions * I'm still practicing mindfulness. I still struggle in the moment if I get upset. * Mindfulness has helped me when I'm away and thinking about things.
Thoughts on Breathing * I use breathing a lot when I'm training, when I'm running or biking. My wife and I have the oura rings and we pay attention to our breathing and heart-rate and restfulness. * We are data junkies and we pay attention to our breathing at night and also while training.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz * Book: Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman * Book: Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves * Book: The Standout Experience: How Students and Young Professionals Can Rise, Shine, and Impact When It Matters Most by John Walsh * App: Headspace / Lumosity / calm.com
Bullying Story * In high school there was a kid who bullied me verbally and physically and one day I had enough and I grabbed him in the hallway and I pushed him against the wall and I said, “if you ever come near me again I'll beat you up.” He never touched me again. * I think the worst bully in the world is yourself. I think about my thoughts and how I talk to myself. It's a daily struggle for me.
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Marie Diamond is one of the world’s top transformational leaders, speakers, and bestselling authors. A renowned voice on Law of Attraction, she is a ‘Seer' in a modern context and the only European star featured in the worldwide phenomenon, The Secret. Marie merges her profound intuitive knowledge of Energy and the Law of Attraction, with her studies of Quantum Physics, Meditation, Feng Shui, and Dowsing to transform the success, relationships and inspirations of individuals, organizations, and corporations. Her clients include billionaires, A-list celebrities, top-selling writers, motivational speakers, CEOs, Fortune 500 Companies, governmental organizations and more than 300,000 students online.Marie is a Founding Member of the Global Transformational Leadership Council. She is both Founder and President of the Association of Transformational Leaders of Europe
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Most Influential Person * My Children
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness balances my emotions out. I'm a very passionate person. Through mindfulness I became more optimistic and coming out of quite a depressed youth, mindfulness made me more optimistic.
Thoughts on Breathing * I meditate every day and I teach people meditation so the first part of meditation is always breathing and especially from a Feng Shui perspective, breathing is connecting with the mountain energy. * When we breath in we are focusing on the Prana or the Mountain Chi, so to focus on the highest vibration of air that is in the room and then when you breathe out, you let go of the most negative chi.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Book of Ichigo Ichie: The Art of Making the Most of Every Moment, the Japanese Way by Hector Garcia and Francsesc Miralles * App: The Marie Diamond App (Apple) (Android) * App: Omvana App by Mind Valley www.omvana.com
Bullying Story * I was quite bullied at school. They beat me up and I was put aside. Nobody could talk to me, it was very intense. * I was already quite involved in my thinking and I loved mathematics and religion. I was not like the typical popular girl. * The first thing I really got was that I had to stay mindful about these young women. * It was a breakthrough for me, that when they wanted a tool to show something, I was the only one that had that tool. I would share it even if the girl had bullied me the week before.
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Bob Doyle is best known for being a Law Of Attraction expert in the movie and book, The Secret. He’s been teaching these principles since 1998 and is driven by his passion for creative self-expression. He loves to help people decide who they want to be and how they want to express themselves. It is Bob’s belief that an understanding of how our brain is processing our experience of reality, empowers us to create new realities with a simple decision. Bob has recently been featured in a new movie called ‘How Thoughts Become Things’.
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Most Influential Person * Andy Shaw, author of Creating a Bug-free Mind
Effect on Emotions * “Freedom. There were so many areas in my life where I was just reactionary.” * “It was like turning off a switch to negative emotions if I wanted to.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “It seems very simple but it feels really great. It just helps you take control again.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Creating a Bug Free Mind by Andy Shaw * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story * “I wasn't bullied and I certainly wasn't a bully but I saw it all the time as a parent.
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Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Gay's Website: Hendricks.com * Carol's Website: CarolKline.com * Book: Conscious Luck by Gay Hendricks and Carol Kline
8 Secrets to Intentionally Change Your Fortune * Gay: “All of them are life-changing in one way or the other, but the one that jumps up to the fore for me personally whenever I think about conscious luck is the simplicity of how you can go from changing your luck simply by changing your Mindset.”
What Carol think when Gay presented the idea of “Conscious Luck” * Carol: “The two words Conscious and Luck really struck me because my experience of luck is that it wasn't conscious at all. When he introduced this concept to my awareness, my head kind of exploded.”
Thoughts on VLP (Very Lucky Person) * Carol: “Being a VLP is absolutely a process of commitment. Any consciousness change starts with a willingness to change and then a commitment to change. You decide you're going to be something different. You commit and then recommit to doing the work to be intentionally changing your fortune.
Suggested Resources * Book: Conscious Luck by Gay Hendricks and Carol Kline * App: n/a
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Most Influential Person * Her parents and siblings influenced her more as she grows older
Effect on Emotions * “Mindfulness has affected my emotions because I'm now aware of them
Thoughts on Breathing * “It's something that I have to remind myself of. It's a huge part of being mindful.
Suggested Resources * Book: It Meant Good by Mary Rechkemmer-Meyer * Book: Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success * App: n/a
Bullying Story * n/a
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Definition of Leadership * “Leadership comes in 2 parts: Personal Leadership and Hard Leadership Skills.”
Definition of CEO * “You are the manager and leader of your own life. You have to care for people, embrace it for ideas, optimize leadership to make sure that you are leading, influencing, impacting, protecting and setting expectations.”
His Life as a Black Man * “It has affected the way that I think because I have always been a black man, but I have been through a journey and a process.”
Most Challenging Chapter to Write on “7 Ways To Lead” * “The Leader 7. The 7 languages that your people need to hear, want to hear, and benefit the most from hearing. Because midway through writing it, I realized that I was writing a Juggernaut”
Bullying Story * “The Bullying 8. The 8 words to avoid: But, If, Can't, Try, Just, Only, Should, Deserve, and plus Happy”
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Most Influential Person * His autistic son, taught me to be present at everything
Effect on Emotions * “My emotions have affected my mindfulness. Being emotionally present and aware has changed my mindfulness.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “It keeps my body moving and my mind focused.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Architect That by Travis Fox * Book: Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway * App: n/a
Bullying Story * “Yes. You're the new kid, you get picked on, you get measured but there are also times where I fought back.” * “I'm also an autistic parent which has been the greatest lesson in my life about judgment.”
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Dr. John Demartini is a human behavior specialist, International best-selling author, educator, founder of the Demartini Institute, and the author of 40 books that have been translated into 38 languages. He has presented along-side Sir Richard Branson, Donald Trump, Stephen Covey, Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, Steve Wosniak, and many others. He has been a welcomed guest on Larry King Live, CNN, CNBC, is a contributor to Oprah Magazine and hundreds of other magazines.
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Most Influential Person * Paul Bragg, John's Yoga Instructor
Effect on Emotions * “It has allowed me to be aware of the illusions that my emotions are distracted by and allows me to calm them down and center themselves. * “Without mindfulness, I might not have developed the Demartini Method”
Thoughts on Breathing * “When the breath wanders, so does the mind. And as the mind wanders, so as the breath. One can govern their breath can govern their mind, and one can govern their mind can govern their life.”
Suggested Resources * Book: The Syntopicon Vol. I and II by Mortimer Adler * App: The Demartini Method App (Coming soon!)
Bullying Story * “I was 12 and I was going to ride a bus to school. I sat there on the bus, and this boy said he owns my seat and I didn't know what to do. He eventually punched me in the face and I just basically humbled myself.” * “He inspired me to learn body-building and martial arts and it got me in shape. I started attracting girls and this bully eventually became my friend.”
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Laura Di Franco wants to help you write brave words that help heal the world. With three decades of expertise in holistic physical therapy, a third-degree black belt and eleven books, she’s known as the champion of entrepreneurs who want to grow their health-based practices. She’s the owner of Brave Healer Productions and she’s ready to get your message into the world in a bigger way. Visit Laura at www.BraveHealer.com
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Most Influential Person * Her Taekwondo Master
Effect on Emotions * “The worst triggery kind of emotions, I feel now I can move through honor and get to the other side of quicker.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “It is my quickest way to body fullness.”
Suggested Resources * Book: The Ultimate Guide to Self-Healing by Laura Di Franco * Book: The New Earth by Eckhart Tolle * App: Calm
Bullying Story * “When the first viral blog happened for me, that's exactly what happened. I had a comment section and I was in reaction mode for way too long. “ * “I worked it out, I spoke with people, I reached out about how I was feeling. I practiced mindfulness as best as I could even in my most triggered place”
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Dan Miller is the author of the New York Times best-selling, 48 Days To The Work You Love, No More Dreaded Mondays and Wisdom Meets Passion. He has been a guest on CBS' ‘The Early Show,' MSNBC's ‘Hardball with Chris Mathews, and the Dave Ramsey Show. Dan has spoken at the White House Christian Fellowship and is in high demand as an expert on new opportunities in today’s changing workplace. His 48 Days Podcast consistently ranks in the top 3 under Careers on iTunes, and the 48DaysEagles.com community is viewed as an example around the world for those seeking to find – or create – work they love. Dan has three grown children (who all host podcasts), seventeen grandchildren, and has been married to Joanne for over 50 years.
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Most Influential Person * Zig Ziglar, Personal Development Trainer
Effect on Emotions * “It keeps me aware that when I have reason to be upset, I have a choice. Those are not inevitable responses, I always have a choice.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “As a matter of fact, I have a speech coach that I work with because I do a fair amount of speaking. I try to learn and I looked fora coach for breathing.”
Suggested Resources * Book: 48 Days to The Work You Love (20th Anniversary Edition) by Dan Miller * Book: The Daily Stoic by Rian Holiday * App: Muse, Calm
Bullying Story * “I watch how somebody treats people. If there are any signs of bullying, ridicule, or belittling, I can't do business with them.”
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Ian Morris is a sound alchemist; he heals with sound using certain frequencies to help people relax, lose their anxiety, and boost their wellness. He’s a talented and experienced instrumentalist, poet, visual artist, author, and founder of the business, Listening To Smile. Previously, Ian created a non-profit called Homemade Genius where he provided the underserved community with music and art lessons as well as after school programs. He also worked with other organizations such as Meals on Wheels, Hospice, and The United Way to use music as a tool for release and healing. After seeing the amazing results, Ian wanted to go deeper into the healing power of sound, which led him down the path of holistic options paired with mindfulness techniques. He started meditating daily with frequency, breathwork, and intention setting and his healing method quickly grew into the beginning stages for his company, Listening to Smile which he founded in November of 2016.
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Most Influential Person * Joe Dispensa See: www.DrJoeDispensa.com * Bruce Lipton See: www.BruceLipton.com
Effect on Emotions * When I was younger I definitely had a lot of anger issues and I think I attributed it to the frustration of being bullied and going through the frustration of wanting my mind to be working like everyone else's. And it wasn't. * And so I was constantly in a state of frustration and anger. And, I think what mindfulness and meditation have done for me is it's helped me to realize that everyone's not the same and that we all have our strengths in certain areas. And to be okay with that, to let go of needing to be like everyone else and to become more me. * You are the only you and that's your true power.
Thoughts on Breathing * I would say breath is probably the biggest for me in the meditation routine because I feel like 10 slow inhales and exhales can change anyone's mood, just in the snap of a finger. And I think that it gives more oxygen to your body, your organs work differently, your whole system functions differently when you give it the oxygen that it needs. * We go through life in such a hustle-bustle that we forget that we're not even breathing at all. We're just kind of surviving there. And so breath is very, very powerful for altering moods and setting the tone for my meditation. It's very powerful.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Ultimate Guide to Self-Healing Techniques by Laura DiFranco * App:
Bullying Story * Bullying story …
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Most Influential Person * Kingsley, Alexander Teacher
Effect on Emotions * “It has made me present to what's going on.
Thoughts on Breathing * “Breath is everything. Learning to be present to my breathing, to be kind to it, to nurture it, has been one of the most profound lessons in my life.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Time to Think by Nancy Kline * Book: Find Your Voice: The Secret to Talking with Confidence in Any Situation by Caroline Goyder * App: Strategic Breathing by Mark Strom
Bullying Story * “I had experience being bullied in the workplace. I remember how deeply destabilizing it was and how being gaslighted can make you feel you're losing your mind.” * “Sometimes these things that damages, when we unpick it, can be really strengthening”
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Hale Dwoskin is the New York Times best-selling author of “The Sedona Method,” and is featured in the movie, “Letting Go.” He is the CEO and Director of Training of Sedona Training Associates, an organization that teaches courses based on the emotional releasing techniques inspired by his mentor, Lester Levenson. He is also one of the 24 featured teachers of the book and movie phenomenon, The Secret, as well as a founding member of The Transformational Leadership Council. For over four decades, he has regularly been teaching “The Sedona Method” to individuals and corporations throughout the world and has been leading coach trainings and advanced retreats since the early 1990s. He is also the co-author with Lester Levenson of “Happiness Is Free: And Its Easier Than You Think!” (a five-book series).
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Most Influential Person * Robert Adams, a follower of Ramana Maharshi, Spiritual Teacher
Effect on Emotions * “My relationship to my emotions; Harmonious.” * “Emotions still arise from time to time but I don't identify with them and they don't stick around. The Sedona method totally transformed my relationship with emotions.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “The more you let go, the more you're breathing.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Talks with Ramana Maharshi * Book: Silence of the Hearts by Robert Adams * Book: I Am That by Nisargadatta Maharaj * Book: The Sedona Method by Hale Dwoskin * Book: Happiness is Free by Hale Dwoskin * App: I Release
Bullying Story * “I was pretty introverted. I remember being bullied so often in elementary. At the time, I didn't know what to do about it so I tried to just avoid the bullies.
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Mary Ann Bohrer is a PR professional, communications specialist, and intuition advocate who has interviewed some of the most gifted intuitives in the world. She has also interviewed top scientists, psi researchers, academicians, and even a leading Catholic Archbishop regarding the topic of intuition. She shares her findings in her new book, “The Gift Within Us: Intuition, Spirituality and the Power of Our Own Inner Voice”. Mary Ann strongly believes that every one of us, regardless of religious affiliation, or whether they identify as religious at all, has access to this amazing and life-changing gift, simply by listening to our own inner voice.
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Most Influential Person * Archbishop Harry J. Flynn
Effect on Emotions * “I welcome all emotions. I think that if you try to compartmentalize yourself and only want the good things, you're not being really mindful.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “When you just focus on your breathing, it's probably the most spiritual experiences that you can have.”
Suggested Resources * Book: The Gift Within Us by Mary Ann Bohrer * Book: Super Synchronicity by Dr. Gary Schwartz * App: Calm
Bullying Story * “If you're with somebody that's harming you physically or emotionally, get out. Trust your intuition, consciousness, and your mindfulness because that person is just there to harm you.”
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Dr. Margaret Paul is a bestselling author, relationship expert, and co-creator of the powerful Inner Bonding® self-healing process, recommended by author Marci Shimoff, actress Lindsay Wagner and singer Alanis Morissette. She has appeared on numerous radio and television shows (including Oprah). Her book titles include Do I Have to Give Up Me to Be Loved By You, Healing Your Aloneness, Inner Bonding” and the recently released Diet For Divine Connection (2018) and The Inner Bonding Workbook (2019). Margaret has successfully worked with thousands around the world and taught classes and seminars for over 50 years.
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Most Influential Person * James Bugental, Existential-Humanistic Therapy Movement
Effect on Emotions * “Mindfulness is everything for me. To me, it is being aware of my emotions and it has increased my perceptiveness, my ability to stay present, help others, and take responsibility for my feelings.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “Breathing is being aware, using my breath to get present in my body.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Diet for Divine Connection by Dr. Margaret Paul * App: Healing Music, Pomodoro Apps
Bullying Story * “I'm working with a mother whose daughter was being bullied by a boy. Her daughter came home and said to her that she told the boy; I know that underneath you're a really nice kid and I feel so sad that you hate yourself so much that you are treating me this way.”
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Majo Molfino guides women toward more power and meaning through her unique blend of storytelling, design, psychology, and mindfulness. She is the author of Break the Good Girl Myth (HarperCollins, July 28, 2020) and host of the HEROINE podcast featuring award-winning authors, artists, and entrepreneurs, including Isabel Allende, Eileen Fisher, Luvvie Ajayi, and Esther Perel. Her work has been featured in Forbes, Harper's Bazaar, FastCoDesign, Man Repeller, Levo League, Career Contessa, and 99U. She has a Masters in Learning, Design, and Technology from Stanford University and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology with a minor in Cultural Studies from McGill University.
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Most Influential Person * Tara Brach, Psychologist and Author www.TaraBrach.com
Effect on Emotions * “Mindfulness has allowed me to accept, embrace, and settle my emotions.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “Breathing is everything.” * “Sometimes when my mind is really busy, I take the Yogic approach because through breathing I start to settle the mind.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Self-compassion by Kristin Neff * Book: Break the Good Girl Myth by Majo Molfino * App: Glo (formerly Yoga Glo)
Bullying Story * “When I was 13, I was bullied. It was a hard time. I was a new kid and I wasn't accepted in the school. I was snow attacked in school and it was a horrible experience.” * “I wish I had had some mindfulness to support me in dealing with the sadness because the memory came up decades after in retreats in flashbacks.”
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Emmanuel Songsore is a friend, musician, husband, YouTuber, Research Administrator at Laurier University, he holds a Doctorate of Geography, and he has personality with a profound mindfulness quality as well as a great sense of humor. Emmanuel was born in Ghana, West Africa – a country about a quarter of the physical size of our region of Ontario, but with a population of nearly 30 million people, it’s comparable to the 37 million population of the entire country of Canada.
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Most Influential Person * My Canadian friend Steve
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has kept my emotions in check. * I grew up a very angry person with a lot of volatile tendencies but once I became a Christian and I really took scripture seriously and welcomed the Holy Spirit and empowered me to live right, everything changed.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing has become [more important]. I realize with my work schedule and all the craziness, sometimes I'm working at my desk and I think, am I really breathing. Then I pause and take a deep breath and then I realize I wasn't breathing. After that, the intensity of my breathing increases. * I've started running and when I'm running I pay more attention to my breathing.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Bible * App: Listening to music on iTunes or Spotify
Bullying Story * I went to boarding school. The older students were in charge of punishing students who were defiant and a lot of them took advantage of that to bully people. * Once when it was time for bed after I used the washroom, one the of the older students saw me and decided to punish me. He made me sleep on the wood floor under his bed. Mindfulness then for me was to just ignore him and at that point not respond.
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Kat Houghton is helping to provide wearable systems to counter anxiety and depression. Kat has always been fascinated by the intersection of technology and psychology and she is now actively engaged in designing and testing systems to facilitate positive behavior change in a variety of populations. She co-founded ilumivu in 2009 (ilumivu.com) to provide software systems to researchers and clinicians to capture human data and deliver just-in-time interventions.
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Most Influential Person * Her first meditation teacher
Effect on Emotions * “Mindfulness helped me become aware of my emotions especially the unpleasant ones. I can sense it quicker than before that it doesn't just explode out of me.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “Breathing is a huge part of it. It is my bridge and anchor.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * App: Muse
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * App: Muse www.choosemuse.com
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Meagan Fettes inspires her clients to step into their highest potential and to grow their business in alignment with the 12 Universal Laws. She bridges the logical and spiritual aspects of business to help change leaders create more purposeful lives and leave meaningful legacies. Meagan’s process involves breaking down the science and fundamentals of the 3 minds, holding patterns, and vibrational shifts to support you in stepping into a higher potential and live with more fulfilling relationships and business life.
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Most Influential Person * My Grandma
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has allowed me to stabilize my emotions and be aware so I'm not reacting to experiences. instead, I am acknowledging them and then choosing from there.
Thoughts on Breathing * Every morning I focus on specific breathwork just to expand the energy of life within my physical body. I have stickers around my house that remind me to stop and breathe.
Suggested Resources * Book: The 30-Day Mental Diet by Willis H Kinnear and Kinnear * App: Insight Timer www.InsightTimer.com
Bullying Story * I used to utilize mindfulness in the school system to help support building confidence from the inside out so that we would ideally irradicate the need to bully. * One experience I can think of was in Junior High, there was a girl who was very mean to myself and a few other girls. She would pull us apart in every way that she could. In that moment, if I had mindfulness, I would have been able to see that experience a little bit different. I would have been able to see that hurt wasn't directed at me, it was more of an expression of the hurt that she was feeling.
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Jaimal Yogis is San Francisco-based surfer-journalist-dad. He’s also a speaker and has received high praise for his writing. His three memoirs – Saltwater Buddha, The Fear Project, and All Our Waves Are Water – have been translated into numerous languages. Jaimal’s first children’s picture book, Mop Rides the Waves of Life, will be released June 30th, and is the first in a series. A frequent TV and media guest, Jaimal also speaks regularly at grade schools, universities, and businesses. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, Amy DuRoss, and their three sons.
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Most Influential Person * My mom. (She always did Yoga and meditation daily).
Effect on Emotions * “I think mindfulness has enhanced the good emotions and it's helped me let the bad ones go.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “Breathing is my mindfulness practice. The breath is always there. It's something to focus on and it's just so pleasant, just taking a breath and being there with it. It's amazingly rich.”
Suggested Resources * Book: All Our Waves Are Water by Jaimal Yogis * Latest Book: Mop Rides The Waves Of Life by Jaimal Yogis * App: Headspace
Bullying Story * Check out his story on Episode 228
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Bruce Langford is a mindfulness speaker, writer, life coach, and consultant and he's the founder of the Mindfulness Mode Podcast, a show with over 2.1 million downloads. Bruce has extensive experience in bullying prevention, enabling him to help people who have been bullied or who experience self-bullying. Bruce has delivered more than 1,700 live presentations and his writings have appeared in numerous publications.
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Most Influential Person * Brian Tracy
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Sheena Cantar helps you create wealth and grow it in every area of your life including finances, relationships, business, health, and happiness. Sheena works alongside Bob Proctor, making sure her clients get phenomenal results in 6 months. She has always been fascinated with the intricacies of mindset and how it can be altered in order to achieve success. As we’ll discover in this interview, Sheena has been deeply immersed in mindfulness for years.
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Most Influential Person * Bob Proctor
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has given me harmony and balance. I'm not saying I haven't cried, but I can observe myself now rather than being in it. * And sometimes I go, you know what, I'm happy being sad today.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing pulls you into center, doesn't it? I've noticed that, you're not doing the breathing. Who's breathing you? When you're lying or sitting there, feeling your chest rise up and down, who is breathing you? * If you tried to consciously stop breathing, you'd have to breathe again. Who's doing that?
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Book: Power Vs. Force by David R. Hawkins * Book: Love Mastery by Don Miguel Ruiz * Audio Book: The Silva Ultramind System * App: Soultime
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Douglas Vermeeren has produced and directed 4 of the top 10 personal development movies ever made. His latest film, ‘How Thoughts Become Things’ featuring Bob Proctor, Marie Diamond, and Joe Vitale is set to become the next phenomenon of its kind. Douglas has personally interviewed more than 400 of the top achievers worldwide. He is a regular featured expert on FOX, CNN, ABC, NBC, CTV, and CBC and he is often referred to as the modern-day Napoleon Hill. Doug’s training programs share strategies of how to connect with the highest level achievers and expand your network to grow your business. His award-winning entrepreneur training programs have been rated among the best in the world.
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Most Influential Person * His mother, she is the first one to introduce mindfulness to Doug
Effect on Emotions * “I know of times in my life where I really felt upset, hurt, angry, but I can also think of a few times where I just have taken a deep breath, brought myself present, grounded myself, and it has given me the power to gain back that control.” * “Mindfulness is a very underrated but very powerful tool that we need to develop.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “Don't forget to do it.” * “We do breathing for everything but it's different breathing when you do mixed martial arts, jiujitsu.”
Suggested Resources * Book: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey * App: n/a
Bullying Story * “I was small as a kid and I was bullied. In fact, that is why I got started in the martial arts.” * “I got bullied all the time so I got empathy for those who are bullied. What's worse than that is I have a brother who was bullied because of his cerebral palsy. I would get into fights protecting him.”
Two people had their separate lives changed, irreversibly, in an instant, by devastating events…but rather than be destroyed, they used those events as turning points to greater realities. They were given second chances “Living A Fantastic Life,” and they discovered “13 golden pearls: The Secrets to Living A Fantastic Life” along the way to guide them…which they are eager to share with you – to help you with your journey. Dr. Allen Lycka is a practicing Doctor and speaker, recently being featured in a TedX talk. Harriet Tinka is a former runway model and now an enthusiastic athlete.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: empoweredme.ca, Dr.AllenLycka.com * Book: The Secrets to Living a Fantastic Life by Dr. Allen Lycka and Harriet Tinka * 13 Pearls Hotline: 18197172515
Most Influential Person * Dr. Allen Lycka: “My wife has made me more mindful than anybody else”
Effect on Emotions * Harriet Tinka: “Mindfulness helped me to have balance in my life.”
Thoughts on Breathing * Dr. Allen Lycka: “It's interesting how breathing is such an important thing that we do. not take into account. If you learn how to breathe properly, it really helps.”
Suggested Resources * Book: The Secrets to Living a Fantastic Life by Dr. Allen Lycka and Harriet Tinka * Book: Your Erroneous Zones by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer * App: n/a
Bullying Story * Harriet Tinka: “I do go to a lot of schools and I often encounter bullying and a lot of name-calling among students. What I often do is get toothpaste and I'll have them take it out and put it back in and they will say they can't do it. I told them, words are powerful and whatever you say has an impact on another person.” * “With mindfulness, you have to understand how to deal with the bullying and I have a system called the WITS program.”
Rachael Jackson is all about building relationships. She is a graduate of the United States Military Academy, a former Army Captain and Apache helicopter pilot. Rachael holds a degree in Engineering Physics with a minor in Nuclear Engineering, but found her passion in entrepreneurship and helping connect people to a more meaningful life. Rachael is the founder of the Tribal app, launching May 2020. She raised 2 million dollars for the Tribal project and validated it with 2,500 users with a 95% retention rate.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Company: Tribal App * Website: TribalApp.com * LinkedIn: racheljackson03
Most Influential Person * Dr. Janell MacAulay, Retired Airforce Pilot
Effect on Emotions * “Mindfulness has helped me regulate my emotions and not be ruled by it.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “Breathing and walking kind of helps me clear my mind.” * “It helped me with the initial stress with the training we go through.”
Suggested Resources * Book: The Bible * App: Tribal App
Bullying Story * “I can say without a doubt that I have been bullied and I have been the bully at times.” * “With mindfulness, I've grown and learned over time is just how unhappy I was with myself and trying to have compassion for others and how unhappy they might be.”
Related Episodes * 487 Build Better Relationships With Bryan Falchuk * Relationship Health During The Pandemic; Roman Mironov * 324 Finding Peace From Your Hijackal Relationships; Dr. Rhoberta Shaler
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Thais Gibson is the ‘Personal Development School' founder and is well-known for her research and teachings on Attachment Theory. Thais explains how attachment impacts limiting beliefs, emotional patterns, and subsequently, romantic relationships. Her book, The Attachment Theory Guide, was written on this topic and her Youtube channel often focuses on educating people on how to subconsciously reprogram this area of their lives. The Personal Development School is an interactive online learning platform enabling users to create long-lasting change in every area of life. Thais overcame addiction issues in her early years and as a result, is determined to educate exactly how the mind can be reprogrammed.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Company: Personal Development School * Website: PersonalDevelopmentSchool.com * Book: Attachment Theory by Thais Gibson * YouTube: Personal Development School – Thais Gibson
Most Influential Person * Eckhart Tolle, Spiritual Teacher and Author
Effect on Emotions * “Mindfulness helped me understand my emotions and become fully present.” * “When we disidentify, fall behind our emotions and we observe them instead of identifying and get wrapped up in them, it's the first time we're being fully present with ourselves.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “Breathing is so important for me personally because it's grounding.”
Suggested Resources * Book: A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle * Book: The Surrender Experiment by Michael Singer * Book: The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer * Book: Attachment Theory by Thais Gibson * App: Headspace
Related Episodes * 427 Attachment Theory and Mindfulness; Gary Salyer * 231 Practice Non-Attachment for Mental Health; Dr. Russell Jaffe * Unlearn Anxiety and Depression; Dr. Joe Luciani
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David Dachinger and Tamara Green, are Licensed clinical social workers (LCSW), co-founders of the Loving Meditations App. They are also a married couple and authors of the bestselling book, Live Calm With Cancer (and Beyond…). David is a Grammy® nominated composer, fire lieutenant, and stage-4 cancer survivor. Tamara is a psychotherapist, dating & relationship coach, and meditation facilitator. Their cancer journey transformed and inspired them to pay forward the benefits of mindfulness and meditation to those touched by a major illness. Their Loving Meditations App is a self-care resource that helps people experience more calm and ease while on their own healing journey.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: LovingMeditations.com * Website: www.CalmCancerStress.com * Book: Live Calm With Cancer by David Dachinger and Tamara Green
Live Calm With Cancer * David Dachinger and Tamara Green are incredibly giving and generous people who simply want to share their knowledge about overcoming the fear, the frustration, and the discouragement that a cancer diagnosis can bring. * Tamara's wish for you: What if everybody woke up and gave themselves tremendous kudos for even getting out of bed. Acknowledge yourself and say ‘Yay, me'. Give yourself a lot of kudos for just getting up every day and doing what we do. * David: I'm grateful for my body and all the miracles it performs without us even being aware of it. It's super important to acknowledge and be grateful, to stay in touch with our bodies and make sure we move them every day.
Most Influential Person * David: Eckhart Tolle * Tamara: Michael Beckwith
Effect on Emotions * David: Mindfulness has taken judgment out of emotions. I move through them. If it's something negative, then I'm able to move through it quicker.
Thoughts on Breathing * Tamara: If you can breathe, you can meditate or be mindful. Just being able to focus on nothing else but the inhale and the exhale. That's it – Mindfulness, right there! David: Breathing comes into play all the time. If I'm responding to an emergency and I need to really get focused and stop the mental chatter. Focusing on the breath is a great way to quiet down my mind.
Suggested Resources * Book Suggestion by Tamara: Radical Mindfulness by Daniel Guttierrez * Book Suggestion by David: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Book: Live Calm With Cancer by David Dachinger and Tamara Green * App: Loving Meditations App * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story * Tamara's Story – It was sixth grade, the middle of the school year and this poor girl named Debbie comes into class and she already developed. Age eleven and comes in the first day and already the boys were just teasing and taunting her and telling her to lift up her top and all these terrible things during recess. * So she went as far back into the schoolyard as she could go. She was crying, and I went after her. I told her, those guys are jerks and don't listen to them. I can tell you're a nice person. Let's be friends and that whole thing. * I don't know if it was mindfulness but I was very present with her and I allowed her to cry and tell me why she moved. I started asking her all these questions. Curiosity is definitely a mindfulness tool. To this day, we are very, very good friends.
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Dr. Joe Luciani helps you unlearn anxiety. He's been a practicing clinical psychologist for more than 40 years and is the internationally bestselling author of the Self-Coaching series of books, now published in 10 languages. His latest book is, Unlearning Anxiety & Depression: The 4-Step Self-Coaching Program to Reclaim Your Life (Goodman Beck, April 28, 2020). He appears frequently on national TV, radio and online, and has been featured in numerous national media sites.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.selfcoaching.net * Blog by Dr. Joe Luciani * FB: Dr. Joe Luciani Self-Coaching * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-joe-luciani-11113611/
Most Influential Person * Carl Jung, the Swiss Psychiatrist
Effect on Emotions * I started in psychology because of my own anxieties. I wanted answers, that's why I got into analysis. That's why I pursued all this, I wanted answers. * Mindfulness has been the icing on the cake. I laid the foundation and found all the gears I had to get into gear and I've put myself into a better position to experience life. * Mindfulness now is the ability to take all of that and take that deep breath and really experience the wonder and the beauty and the excitement of life. It only gets better. * I learned through mindfulness, every day, every decade is better than the one preceding it. I'm so encouraged by life itself.
Thoughts on Breathing * The breath is so central to so many schools and orientations. The breath is that which we exist on. * It is everything that is of life itself. It is the embodiment, psychologically and physically of that which sustains us. As we focus on the breath, I think we touch something much deeper.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Book of Awakening: Have the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have by Mark Nepo * App: n/a–
Tommy Breedlove, in my opinion, leads a legendary life. He is the creator of the Choose Goodness Movement and he’s also a Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author of the book, Legendary. Tommy is a business, relationship, and mindset coach who is a frequently featured keynote speaker at global events. He serves clients and audiences by empowering them to build and live Legendary Lives and to work in their zone of brilliance, obtain financial freedom, and live with meaning and balance. Tommy was featured on a previous episode of Mindfulness Mode back in July of 2017 called Choose Goodness And Meaning. You might want to check it out.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.TommyBreedlove.com/gifts * Book: Legendary: A Simple Playbook For Building and Living A Legendary Life, and Being Remembered As A Legend by Tommy Breedlove
Related Episodes: * Choose Goodness And Meaning; Tommy Breedlove * Sleepwalking, Marriage, and Meditation; Gay Hendricks * All Humans Are Connected To A Universal Energy; Julie Zuzek
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Bruce Langford: How did you get this Book project, about creating a legendary life, together? Was it a bit of a struggle getting this thing to happen or what?
Tommy Breedlove: So audience, Bruce, so we were getting into this struggle cause yes, it was a struggle. Fear, perfectionism, not good enough time. All of that stuff that we all deal with as human beings got in the way. But it was so funny, Bruce, it was like, we gotta get this. And so yes, it was a struggle. A good mutual friend of Bruce and I, Tom Schwab, who's also been on this show and who Bruce and Tom I believe will be remembered as Legendary humans, which is a real compliment, but he told me three years ago that you need to get your story out to the world and you need to tell your story and you need to inspire people and hopefully give people the gift of going second, which is to be raw and vulnerable about where you've been, what you've been through and how you got through it.
Tommy Breedlove: Tom said, the world needs to hear this story, especially the business world, which I came from the world of large business and financial world. So it was three years in the writing. It was all blood, sweat and tears. The original name of the book was palmed the King, which didn't ever resonate with me in some ways I think I was going to a Game of Thrones phase. And so here we are, two years in, six months publishing deadlines facing us, lots of consultants publishing the deadlines, but also pressures from the publisher on the writing. We had some consultants involved and it just never felt like me and never felt like it had my blood and my soul and my heart. It felt forced and on some levels it felt negative and not positive. And I wanted to put light out to the world and hope and simple executable tools.
Tommy Breedlove: It also felt too deep, like it was too deep and all of these subjects that could have been books in themselves. And so one night two years and six months into this process, my wife was out of town and I had gotten the latest version back from the team and, and it's all on me. It's not on them. And by the way, there are some of the most talented people I've ever met in the world and they, once I got my blood and soul on it, they made it rise and it's become the success it's become. But one year over, my wife was traveling and I might or might not have had a little too much bourbon after reading that book and it just hit me. Write the book that you needed during your transition at 36, right? The book that literally saved your life, right?
Tune in to the episode to learn more from Tommy Breedlove about living a Legendary Life.
Kristin Rulon is passionate about helping people with their mental wellness. She is a survivor of postpartum depression and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and as a result of her experiences, she developed Mind Star, the world’s first self-care app that pays you back. This app allows users to track their self-care over time and be rewarded for it. After Kristin gave birth to her third child, she had a birth control shot, and shortly after developed serious health issues. She decided to focus on healthy eating and exercise along with a vitamin plan. This helped for a few months and once again she began suffering mental health issues.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Company: Mind Star Health LLC * Website: http://mindstarapp.com * App: MindStar App by Kristin Rulon
Most Influential Person * Dr. Kristin Neff, Self-Compassion expert, Author
Effect on Emotions * “Mindfulness has enabled me to identify my emotions and no longer attach myself to them.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “I like to tell people that we are like trees and. it all comes down to the stump. And the stump to me is breathing.” * “Being aware of breathing is such a very vital part of that tree. It all starts there at the stump of breathing.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Mindfulness Self-Compassion Workbook by Dr. Kristin Neff * App: MindStar App by Kristin Rulon, Headspace, Calm
Bullying Story * “I like to picture my inner bully as very small. I give her own color and name. My inner bully is very small.” * “I just to say; Oh, there is my little inner bully. There she is. She's so cute, she's trying to ruin my day. It's kind of taking its power.”
Linn Rivers is a coach and mentor who uses Neuro-linguistic programming, hypnosis, coaching, and mentorship. Using these tools, she is able to connect directly with the subconscious mind to make relatively quick and dependable shifts in the neurological system. Linn is able to relate closely with people on a wide range of traumatic events that she herself has overcome, such as the death of loved ones, abandonment, neglect, sexuality issues, growing up with an alcoholic parent, relationship dynamics, gender identity, anger/fear, addiction, illness, and near-death experiences.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.LinnRivers.com * Upcoming: A short documentary called Victim To Victor is coming out soon. Once it is shown at the film festivals, it will be available on www.LinnRivers.com.
Most Influential Person * Myself
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has made me very thankful and appreciative of every single emotion that I have. * Every emotion is on purpose. Mindfulness has taught me to not ignore them (my emotions) and not push them away.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is a mindfulness practice of making sure that I'm in my body and that I'm using my breath. * You will see that I take deep breaths often to really just be present. It's that reminder that I am here and breathe. Just simply breathing just allows you to stay present.
Suggested Resources * Book: n/a * App: n/a
Bullying Story * I have been bullied the majority of my life because I am a very powerful person and people don't like that. If it comes to a career and anyone thinks that you are going to overstep them or take a position that they wanted, you're suddenly the target. In school I was a big target. * As a child I was a major tomboy and I would kick all of the guy's butts in football and hockey and basketball. I was bullied a lot for that and a lot of it still registers in my head. Related Episodes * 269 NLP Explained by Mike Bundrant * 267 NLP Instructor, Serena Denmark * 175 Quantum Healing; Beth Sutherland
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Paula Peralta is a celebrity hairstylist and a business and empowerment coach. According to some standards, she has done everything wrong to achieve success, yet Paula exudes joy and is experiencing more success than ever before. Paula loves to share how taking a step back from living life on everyone else’s terms was the best move she ever made. Paula helps her clients visualize how they can create a new life even with a blank slate. She believes it’s possible to make a career change at almost any stage in life.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Company: Access Consciousness * Website: PaulaPeralta.com * Instagram: @hairbypaulaperalta
Most Influential Person * Sarah Grandinetti, Access Consciousness facilitator , Bestfriend and Business Partner
Effect on Emotions * “It has got me out of being an effect of my emotions.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “Breathing is one of the greatest tools to connect with our bodies.” * “It gives us the opportunity to take a pause to expand out energetically and talk to our bodies about what it's aware of.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Being You, Changing the World by Dr. Dain Heer * App: Who Does It Belong To
Bullying Story * “Bullying is based on the insecurities of the person who is the bully. They only try to bring down people who they perceive as stronger than them.” * “I was raised around adults so I was very articulate and curious. I was very conversational with my teachers so I would get picked on as a teachers pet or that I talk too much.”
Debra Wanger is an actor, singer, and certified wellness coach, who has performed in theaters and cabarets across the U.S. Debra helps actors and creatives connect mind, body, and spirit through her holistic approach to acting. She's a sought-after public speaker and talent manager where she’s helped guide the careers of top Hollywood names including Donald Sutherland, Halle Berry, and Antonio Banderas. Debra draws wisdom from decades of working as an actor, talent manager, and lifestyle coach. Her book The Resilient Actor: How to Kick-Ass in the Business Without it Kicking Your Ass was an Amazon bestseller.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.DebraWanger.com * Book: The Resilient Actor: How to Kick-Ass in the Business Without it Kicking Your Ass by Debra Wanger * Book: The Resilient Actor's Workbook and Planner by Debra Wanger * BONUS: Contact Debra through her website at mail at Debra Wanger dot com. Inquire about receiving a complimentary audiobook of The Resilient Actor
Most Influential Person * Emily Fletcher (who runs the Zeva School of Meditation – www.ZevaMeditation.com
Effect on Emotions * The biggest thing is with the presence and being able to take my brain back when the thoughts and the monkeys highjack my brain. Mindfulness is a way for me to calm myself, get centered, and reclaim my brain.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is huge. That's where I tell people to start, actually. That's the least expensive and lowest impact way is to just breathe through your nose. * When our sympathetic nervous system takes over and we are feeling like there's a threat, we are not breathing well and we're panting or moving our chest just to reclaim breathing by taking slow deliberate breaths through our nose and telling our body it's safe, I'm in charge, I'm okay, no one's chasing us, we're safe. That is where it all begins. * Breathing is where it's at, baby!
Suggested Resources * Book: Any books by Rick Hanson www.RickHanson.net * Book: The Resilient Actor: How to Kick-Ass in the Business Without it Kicking Your Ass by Debra Wanger * Book: The Resilient Actor's Workbook and Planner by Debra Wanger * Book: Audio Version of The Resilient Actor is Available * App: www.Nucalm.com (It's a whole system) * App: www.ChooseMuse.com (A headband to help you meditate)
Bullying Story * When I was eleven years old I lost my first friend to suicide. She was twelve years old. I remember I had gone to one of my first funerals and it was the first time I had ever been in a Catholic church … I remember seeing this family completely destroyed. My mother made the choice for me to go back to school that day. … * There were some boys in my class who noticed that I was different (I was still wearing my funeral clothes). I told them that I'd been to a funeral and they started making fun of me. * They started saying horrible things which I now know in hindsight as my adult self is that they were trying to deal with an unimaginable situation. [They said things like] … she probably took one look at you and jumped out the window just looking at your face. They said horrible things and I was in such shock or so insecure that I just took it. I didn't fight back or say anything. * Now, I would tell the teacher, or I would stand up and say ‘you guys are being first-class jerks. I went through a horrible situation. How dare you make fun of someone who's in such a horrible situation?'
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Steve McChesney is a sales and marketing expert and as a result, has a keen awareness of mindfulness and being grounded. He’s created programs for Personal Development, Stress Release, Weight Loss, and To Stop Smoking. He attended a private film school in California, became a stunt man, and performed in over 350 movies and television shows. He has produced and directed various shows and has also performed live Comedy Hypnosis shows. Steve is known for the statement, “Learning is directly proportional to the amount of fun you are having!”
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.RearrangingChange.com * Book: Rearranging Change: How You Market To An Ever-Changing World by Steve McChesney
Most Influential Person * Tony Robbins * Zig Ziglar
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has caused me to also carry my emotions on my sleeve. I can cry easily, not just when I'm sad, but just when I'm overwhelmed, and with warm feelings and love. So I'm very emotional that way. * I have kind of corrected my anger. I don't fly off the handle like I used to in the early days, but I drank a lot back then. I've always been able to hold my emotions right there on my sleeve.
Thoughts on Breathing * I believe breathing is one of the most important things when it comes to mindfulness because that is life. Oxygen is life. One of the things you may not know about me is that I was also a stage hypnotist. One of the major things about hypnosis is the breathing. * If you're laying in bed and you can't get to sleep, if you'll just breathe and think about the breath you're taking, inhaling and exhaling. Put everything else out of your mind and just think about breathing. You can feel the life that's going into your body. I promise you, if you do that correctly, you're going to be asleep.
Suggested Resources * Book: Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson * Book: The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous * Book: The Treasury of Quotes By Brian Tracy * App: n/a
Bullying Story * Twelve years ago my wife and I started a website called Bully-Free Kids dot com. My wife was a seventh grade language arts teacher. At the time, I was in the martial arts business. We both experienced and saw bullying at it's worst. She was in seventh grade, which is puberty. That's where a lot of bullying will happen. * I was a bully when I was a kid, one time only. I'll tell you the story. It's a lesson I've held and learned from my whole life … (tune into the podcast to hear Steve's story).
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Is anxiety and stress in your life right now? Do you feel overwhelmed and worried? Meditation can help eliminate those feelings and move you to a place of calm, focus, and happiness. Feel relaxed and present.
Today's episode is all about meditation and how it can improve your life.
Mani Vaya believes in meditation and has been meditating for 20 years, having started as a teenager because of the huge challenges he was facing in his life. Mani is a former Physicist and Electrical and Computer Engineer who went on to oversee the launches of huge cell phone products. Since that time, he has since become an entrepreneur with the ‘2000Books' Youtube channel and podcast where he interviews top business and self-help authors. Mani teaches meditation, mindset, and mental toughness strategies as part of his work at 2000books.com.
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Mathieu Jang is hooked on helping people think outside the box, and especially if that box has anything to do with our educational system. He has helped people shove aside conventional ways of thinking, and taught them to build lives of freedom by increasing their income to 6, 7, and 8 figures. Mathieu, known simply as, ‘Jang’ is highly sought after as a marketing strategist and consultant. He co-founded one of the world’s most well-known affiliate marketing education platforms, called the Affiliate Institute.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Company: Affiliate Institute * Website: mathieujang.com * Podcast: @mathieujang
Most Influential Person * Kameron George – Business Partner, and First Mentor
Effect on Emotions * “I don't think it's affected my emotions, I think it helped me managed them a little better.” * “My natural mode was if I feel an emotion, and if it's anger, it's an immediate reaction. Now, If I just wait and observe it long enough, it just goes away.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “Breathe in for four, hold for four. Breathe out for four, hold for four.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Becoming Supernatural by Dr. Joe Dispenza * App: Muse, Calm
Bullying Story * “I was bullied and I witnessed a lot of it with other kids.” * “Mindfulness could've helped me cope and deal with it a little better.” * “The only reason I tried weed was to be accepted and not picked on.”
Related Episodes * 140 Start Doing With Gary Leland * 274 Mind, Body and Spirit With John Stix
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Bring calm to your troubled mind. I'll talk about four topics, specifically Breathing, Mantras, Meditation, and Sleep.
Breathing - Make a time twice each day to breathe at least 30 deliberate, deep breaths. Do an inhale through the nose if possible and then pause and exhale as much as possible. Use a counting pattern like inhale for 6, pause for 2, and exhale for 4 counts. You can do breathing exercises while walking, stretching, or enjoying nature.
Mantras - Create a personal mantra that has deep meaning for you. Take some time with a notebook and jot down words that are important to you. You can get some ideas by searching online for mantras that work for other people. Settle on a mantra for yourself that feels good, isn't too long or too short, and then commit it to memory. Every time you feel some anxiety or self-bullying happening in your mind, quickly shift to your mantra. This will help you feel calmer and more relaxed.
Meditation – Find a place that is comfortable and sit on the floor on a mat or sit in a straight-backed chair. Focus on the flame of a candle if you wish and you may want to use some essential oil in a diffuser. If you're new to meditation, use a guided meditation or nature sounds. A timer can be helpful so you won't be wondering how much time has passed. The app, Insight Timer is an excellent tool to help with meditation. You can use it only as a timer, or for nature sounds or you can find many guided meditations on the app.
Sleep - Avoid your phone, device, or screens of any kind for two or three hours before bedtime. Also, don't expose yourself to the news in the three hours before bed. Set your phone to airplane mode, turn it off, or turn off wi-fi if you have your phone anywhere near you while sleeping. Also, it's recommended to turn off the wi-fi in your home during sleep time. Eating food just before bed can also affect your sleep. Some recommend a cold shower in the hour or two leading up to bedtime, especially if you've been having a tough time getting to sleep or sleeping soundly. Caffeine can disturb your sleep, so avoid coffee, tea, or chocolate in the afternoon or evening.
Let me know if these suggestions helped you to be calmer and if you have an added suggestion, please email me at bruce@mindfulnessmode.com. I'll mention your suggestion on an upcoming episode.
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Kris Ward is the founder of “Win The Hour, Win The Day”, both a platform and Amazon best-selling book, that helps entrepreneurs escape the dreaded small business grind by mindfully setting up systems. After the loss of her husband, Kris returned full-time to the marketing agency she had founded years earlier. She was thrilled to see that her business had not only survived her absence but was still growing! Kris can help you not only survive but live a life with meaning. You will become grounded and deliberate by moving from overwhelm to efficiency.
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Most Influential Person * Her husband, he would always say “today we're making memories”
Effect on Emotions * “I'm so much more stable because before it was what's the next thing I want to do. I was trying to get so much done.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “Breathing is something that I have to constantly work at.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Win The Hour, Win The Day by Kris Ward * Book: The Vortex by Esther and Jerry Hicks * App: Brain FM
Creativity and Mindfulness
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify How do mindfulness and creativity work together? One of our mindful tribe listeners has reached out to me and asked me to do a creativity meditation. And I wanted to talk about how creativity can help us during this pandemic, or really anytime. Many of you have lost jobs and you're not sure what's going to happen with your employment. Maybe you don't know if your job will still exist. After the quarantine, mindfulness can help you get in touch with your creative mind.
From there, you may realize how you can pivot. At this time, it may open up in your thought process exactly where you need to move to and at the same time, your creativity can help you become more mindful. So it can work both ways. And that can cause the light to come on in your mind.
Some of the best ideas and innovations have come to people during challenging times during strife. So the first thing is welcome new ideas and be open to being creative. Allow yourself to let your mind go where it wants to go. Allow your thoughts to go on a tour, to travel to wherever to it might take you. Don't try to predict it. Don't try to make this thing forced. Just let it happen.
Now a lot of us get so wrapped up in our lives or our jobs, our structures, that we push creativity away. We start to think we don't need creativity in our lives. And we just need our brain to be centered and focused on that same old thinking process.
Scientists have known for centuries that the creative process comes through forms of mindfulness. Now of course, it hasn't always been called Mindfulness.
The Art of Thought In 1926, Graham Wallace wrote The Art Of Thought. And The Art Of Thought is a book that's all about training our minds in the creative process. Creativity requires freedom in our thinking. And there's a point where it also requires a certain amount of constraint. So I'll explain that. Let me guide you through the process of opening up to your creativity.
4 Stages of Creativity 1. There are actually four stages of the creative brain. And the first stage is allowing your brain to roam around freely, being open to new thoughts, being willing to use your imagination and let it happen. And if you're open, you'll start to gather information and that can be random information. It can see messy and disorganized and you might feel like it makes no sense at all. Just allow your mind to go where it wants to. Allow your mind to entertain thoughts that in the past, you probably would have pushed away.
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The second stage of the creative brain is letting those thoughts incubate, let them brew while you sleep or while you exercise, or while you're taking long walks in nature. Do what you enjoy and let those thoughts go where they want. Don't allow your mind to be too stimulated at this point. If you're playing video games or watching TV, that isn't the best thing to be doing at this stage. Just do something that will allow your brain to process these thoughts. Maybe you enjoy cooking, or organizing, maybe baking bread is your thing. Just allow yourself the space to let those thoughts progress and move forward. Maybe you're painting, creating some kind of art, doodling, or maybe you're doing some kind of mindfulness coloring.
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The third stage is when your ‘aha’ moment will come to you. This will be a moment of creative insight that suddenly pops into your brain. It might happen at the second just as you're waking up in the morning, or maybe just as you're falling asleep at night. Suddenly a thought will come into your mind and you'll realize it's actually a revelation.
Maybe you're writing some music or playing an instrument, and you have a sudden realization. Mindfulness will help you be open to this new idea, a sudden thought that comes forward from your subconscious.
- The fourth stage is when everything comes together. This is called the verification stage. You identify your aha moment and in your cognitive mind you put the pieces together and everything begins to make sense. Your massive pool of random thoughts has formed itself into a laser beam of light pointing at a specific solution or a process.
Everything suddenly starts to make sense and you can see how the pieces will potentially fit together. It's important to just let this process happen. Don't push it or try to speed up the process. Just be open to letting it happen on its own. Allowing yourself to use mindfulness in all its forms will help you move through these four stages.
The more you can let go and allow your creative mind to explore, the more you'll move through these stages. If you're a musician, allow yourself to improvise, to just freely let some music happen. It doesn't matter what it sounds like, just allow it to be free. Now apply this thinking and do whatever you like to do. As I mentioned, maybe it's cooking or organizing, or maybe it's drawing or painting.
Allow yourself to be free and open about what appears on that sketchpad or on that canvas. Just use the colors and let them happen and don't overthink it. Right now let's explore this mindful place where you can let go, where you can be open to new thoughts.
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David Nielson is a life-long corporate leader after spending 18 years in the corporate world and another 33 years consulting to organizations and coaching executives. He’s been a frequent speaker at Chief Executive Network, Management Resources Association, Training Directors Forum, and many other organizations. His book, The 9 Dimensions of Conscious Success: It's All About You, is a reflection of all that David learned on his life journey.
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Most Influential Person * John Jones, mentor of David and co-founder of University Associates in 1973
Effect on Emotions * “It made me more present with those whom I have relationships, it made me more conscious of how I am in the moment, and it has caused me to be better.” * “I'm a work in progress so it has caused me to be more effective when I might be hooked into a high level of emotional intensity.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “It is very important to me.
Suggested Resources * Book: Magic of Conflict by Thomas Crum * Book: The 9 Dimensions of Conscious Success by David Nielson * App: n/a
Bullying Story * “Bullying can exist anywhere. It is about the image of power or perceived power and the heart of it is insecurity.” * “There's a senior-level executive, a scientist at a large pharmaceutical firm and he is very smart. He used his intelligence as his tool for bullying.” * “As I was facilitating an agenda, I called out his behavior relative to the objective of what we are trying to achieve in the meeting. I attempted to remain very calm and not engage because the bullying was not directed to me. It helped calm him a little bit.” * “Mindfulness in the part of the recipient of bullying is to don't engage in the same way.”
Greg Schmaus is a Holistic Health Coach and Licensed Massage Therapist. His work focuses primarily on coaching clients with various physical, mental, and emotional challenges. With the use of nutrition, meditation, mindfulness, exercise, and lifestyle coaching, Greg has been a guide for countless clients on their healing journey. Greg's work was inspired by his own healing journey, overcoming obsessive-compulsive disorder using these holistic healing modalities.
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Most Influential Person * Paul Chek www.ChekInstitute.com
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has allowed me to be more aware of my emotions and has allowed me to experience my emotions with less judgment.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is our anchor to the present moment. You can't breathe in the past or the future so any time we connect with our breath, we connect with the present moment. Breathing also bridges the mind and the body, so when we connect with our breath, we create harmony between the mind and the body.
Suggested Resources * Book: Anything by Alan Watts, Osho, Thich Nhat Hanh * App: I don't use apps for mindfulness but I've heard www.Calm.com is good and also the Sam Harris app www.WakingUp.com
Bullying Story * When I was growing up I was very quiet. I never really spoke and when I was a child I was made fun of for being very quiet. At the time, I didn't really notice how much it affected me because I was a very good athlete so my mode of expressing myself was always through my physical body. * At the time I didn't really think all that much of it. Fast forward to my adult years and even up to this day, I notice any time that I want to express myself, speak in front of a group doing teaching or workshops or even doing podcasts, I notice that wounded child still coming up for me that was made fun of for never speaking. * When I look back at that experience and work with clients that have been bullied, it is understanding that whoever the bully is, is really ultimately a bully to themselves.
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Aubree Nichols is an avid writer, calling herself a feminine feminist. Her writing for The Week, Observer, and Elite Daily have made her a resonant voice in the self-love movement, which she believes is the ultimate love story. She believes simply, that love changes the world. Aubree has a degree in Organizational Change, and cultivates community and ignites creativity within organizations with her proprietary workshop, Stoked! Her spirit animal is the Black Swan.
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Most Influential Person * Glennon Doyle Melton, author of Love Warrior
Effect on Emotions * “I have an intense emotional life so, I would say it has made me more steady and less reactive.” * “It has given me pause in between thoughts and actions.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “Breathing is the power that we all have within us. It tells our body that everything is just fine.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Darkness Before Light by Aubree Nichols (contributor) * Book: Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies: And Other Rituals to Fix Your Life, from Someone Who's Been There by Tara Schuster * Book: Untethered Soul by Michael Singer * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story * “I think have always been my own worst bully. People could be saying good things about me but in my brain, I would just think that they are all lying. My internal chatter was so against me.”
Keep Calm and Meditate With Your Kids is a Facebook Group put together by two mothers, Tahmina Watson and Jigna Patel. They feature live meditations on weekdays at 3:00 PDT / 6:00 EDT. I was honored to be a guest meditator and am now making the meditation available to you, Mindful Tribe.
The idea of a Gratitude Tree is not new, but you'll see I've taken this concept and added some of my personal creativity to it.
Although this meditation was originally presented for children and their families, as an adult you will probably enjoy it too.
Thanks for listening to The Gratitude Tree Guided Meditation by me, Bruce Langford.
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Adam Lewis Walker is a Leadership & New Media Speaker and 2 x Best-selling Author. He hosts the top-ranked podcasts ‘The TalkXcelerator' and ‘Awaken Your Alpha' interviewing the world’s elite minds in over 400 episodes since early 2014. A former teacher and international pole-vaulter, Adam was attempting to reach the Olympics in 2008 when his career was cut short by a freak accident. Adam gave the TEDx talk Awaken Your Alpha, How to Rise Up and has been featured in The Huffington Post, ESPN, PodFest, Influencers Radio and many more. In 2018 “Awaken Your Alpha – Tales & Tactics To Thrive” also became an international bestseller on it's release.
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Most Influential Person * Seneca – Lucius Annaeus Seneca and also known simply as Seneca was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and dramatist.
Effect on Emotions * “Adversity happens to us all so for me, it's not a shock when it happens. I'm more aware now.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “I'm a big believer of move and breathe. I'd like to walk to the gym and practice my breathing with my steps.”
Suggested Resources * Book: The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living by Ryan Holiday * Book: Awaken Your Alpha: Tales and Tactics to Thrive by Adam Lewis Walker * App: Pomodoro Apps like Focus Planner Focus Keeper
Bullying Story * “I was a very little guy in school. I was the smallest guy, by far. One guy would always come up to me and punch me in the arm. I did not punch back.” * “They also force me to swear but I did not do it because it is uncool to not swear.”
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Stacy Bahrenfuss has uniquely integrated mindfulness and meditation practices into her real estate company, Catalyst Group. She uses her Limitless Mindset practice as a tool to help people learn how to become a magnet for success. Stacy started her real estate company at the early age of 19, sustained through the housing crisis of 2007-2010, and continued to build the business to be a 7-figure operation and one of the top real estate teams in the state of Idaho. She has personally funded a development project consisting of 11 upper-tier new luxury homes while still operating her real estate team. Stacy also brings over a decade of experience in meditation, personal development, and results coaching.
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Most Influential Person * Preethaji and Krishnaji of the O&O Academy
Effect on Emotions * “It has allowed me to manage my emotions. Be aware and allow them to exist, not to change them.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “It fuels everything.” * “It's very important because it's always with you. You can take it wherever you go and lean on with it.”
Suggested Resources * Book: The Four Sacred Secrets by Preethaji and Krishnaji * App: The Breathing Room
Bullying Story * “What's interesting about bullying is where that bully child is coming from. Quite often, it's a scream for help or it's the way to cope with emotions that they don't understand.” * “Being aware of that is what I have to offer.”
Jack Canfield is well-known for one of the most successful series of books of all time, The Chicken Soup For The Soul books. Although I would call him a mindset expert, he didn’t grow up around a self-help mentality. His mother was an alcoholic and his father was a workaholic. Later, through his determination, Jack became familiar with certain principles of success that he used in the late 1980s to create the Chicken Soup For the Soul series, even after being turned down by 144 publishers. Jack shares the same principles of success that he used to succeed back in the ‘80s, in his book, The Success Principles: How To Get From Where You Are to Where You Want To Be. Now Jack’s most recent book, The Success Principles Workbook, is available as a powerful companion guide to the original publication.
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Most Influential Person * Dawa Tarchin Phillips, Tibetan Buddhist lama and mindfulness teacher: www.DawaTarchinPhillips.com
Effect on Emotions * It's kept me much more calm and much more neutral. Sometimes people think I don't have any feelings. * The truth is, I've learned that most of my feelings come from thoughts and if I'm aware of the thoughts and can deal with them at that level, then I don't have to have the emotional outbursts. * I still cry when I see cats and skunks playing together on YouTube. I love interspecies things and I cry at movies. I don't cry so much about loss. I cry more at the joy of beauty and love.
Thoughts on Breathing * I do breathing exercises as part of my yoga and my meditation practices in the morning. * My wife and I just spent a month in India; the whole month of February. We had a private yoga instructor who started with 30 minutes of breathing exercises and then 30 minutes of yoga. * I studied Kundalini Yoga with a yoga teacher back in my '30s [and learned] to do that breath of fire real fast.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Books: Anything by Thich Nhat Hanh (Here's an example: The Art of Living) * App: I'm not a huge app guy, other than the CNN Newsfeed on Facebook
Bullying Story * My dad was an alcoholic and he got violent when he got drunk he would rage and if I wasn't careful I would get beaten, so I would literally hide inside the radio. * I would wait till he went to bed so he couldn't find me because he was violent. So I got bullied by him. He was a verbal bully as well as a physical bully. * I got bullied as a kid too [in school]. They always teased the new kid that came in and I was the new kid.
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Johnathan Grzybowski, is the co-founder of Penji, a platform that gives you on-demand access to the top two percent of designers in the world. Penji has been named as a “top startup to watch” according to Philadelphia Magazine and acknowledged as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America according to Inc. Johnathan has also founded multiple marketing-related startups and his daily life is peppered with mindfulness practices.
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Most Influential Person * n/a
Effect on Emotions * “My goal now is to more to take a step back and be mindful of the other person's time and attention and not react as quickly as I once did.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “It isn't a technique but it's something that I'm mindful of because sometimes I forgot breathing even when I'm meditating.” * “I need to get better at it.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Never Get A Real Job by Scott Gerber * App: n/a
Bullying Story * “I was called “gay” and the “F” word in any type of egocentric situation in high school.” * “If it wasn't for those moments, I wouldn't be able to handle some of the situations that I'm in as an adult.”
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Jerry Yudelson is the Earth Day co-founder and author of the upcoming memoir, The Godfather of Green: An Eco-Spiritual Memoir. In The Godfather of Green: An Eco-Spiritual Memoir, Jerry shows how the serious practice of meditation and mindfulness can go hand-in-hand with practical and radical ecology. The message is simple: change yourself before you try to change the world. This edict is close to Jerry’s heart and he has become known worldwide as “The Godfather of Green.”
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Jennie Bellinger is a Certified Professional Coach and is known as The Direct Sales Domme. Her mission is to guide aspiring direct sales leaders in growing personal sales through focus, motivation, and accountability. Jennie is trained in NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming), and uses these techniques to help clients transform their mindsets so they can become more positive and forward-moving. Jennie is the host of the Badass Direct Sales Mastery podcast and helps direct sales moms whip their business into shape. Jennie is a Certified Professional Coach, so her methods aren't painful, but are very effective.
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Most Influential Person * Jack Canfield
Effect on Emotions * “It definitely keeps things calmer. It doesn't allow freak outedness”
Thoughts on Breathing * “It is something that I'm working on getting better at.”
Suggested Resources * Book: The Success Principles by Jack Canfield * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story * “Bullying doesn't stop in school. I was bullied online in a professional setting by someone who is threatened by my presence in the workplace.” * “Mindfulness truly helped because every time the person does something, I put my phone down and walk away.”
Tom Schwab is fully immersed in the podcast industry as CEO of Interview Valet; a concierge-level podcast interview marketing service. Tom is an avid mindfulness enthusiast and is passionate to point out how podcast guesting can help you thrive during this COVID19 pandemic the world is currently experiencing. Tom teaches how being a guest on podcasts can get you long-term return on investment (ROI) that beats blogging, advertising, or social media postings. You can use podcast interviews as a virtual book tour, as a powerful SEO strategy, to propel your own podcast, and to create huge brand awareness.
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Most Influential Person * Jen Groover, Author of What If? and Why Not? How to Transform Your Fears Into Action and Start the Business of Your Dreams
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has helped me enjoy the highs and the lows instead of being painful in the highs and the lows.
Thoughts on Breathing * I've learned from running that if I can control and slow down my breathing, that makes the difference as to whether it's a happy run or where I'm panting for life. * It's the same thing in stressful situations.
Suggested Resources * Book: Podcast Guest Profits: Grow Your Business With A Targeted Interview Strategy by Tom Schwab * Book: Thou Shall Prosper: 10 Commandments For Making Money by Rabbi Daniel Lapin * App: Focus
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Bruce Roger Matson is an educator of 28 years and his experiences include being a teacher, administrator, bus driver, and coach. He is also a stage 4 lymphoma survivor. Starting in January of 2014, he endured 18 sessions of chemo and eventually a month of radiation during the summer of 2018. He is now cancer free! During this very humbling time, he not only relied on his faith, but earnestly sought to learn and grow in his Christianity. The book he recently published is a by-product of his faith journey.
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Most Influential Person * Jesus Christ
Effect on Emotions * “I learned to be patient and contemplative before I speak.” * “I'm much better in cotrolling my emotions.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “If you can control your breathing, you can control your thoughts and emotions, you can calm your self too.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Destined To Reign: The Secret To Effortless Success, Wholensss and Victorious Living by Joseph Prince * Book: From Goo to God; A Science-based Defense of Creationism vs. Evolution; From Godless Ocean Origins to Grace Ordained Designer by Bruce R. Matson * App: Joseph Prince
Bullying Story * “A legally blind girl was being bullied in my first day as a building principal.” * “I talked to the boy who bullied the girl without raising my voice. He promised to never do it again. After a few weeks, he is now helping and defending the girl.” * “It was all in painting the picture of being mindful to this girl. What it meant to be in her shoes.”
Dr. Madan Kataria is the founder and originator of the Laughter Yoga movement worldwide. A medical doctor from Mumbai, India, is popularly known as the ‘Guru of Giggling’ (London Times). Dr. Kataria says that Laughter yoga is the ultimate protection plan against the coronavirus, after all, laughter is known to strengthen the immune system. Dr. Kataria started the first laughter club back in 1995 with just 5 people and now it has grown into a worldwide movement of more than 16,000 Laughter Yoga clubs in over 100 countries
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Most Influential Person * My mother – She never went to school and was the mother of 14 children. She was a classical example of mindfulness because she was totally involved in the family. She inspired me to become a doctor.
Effect on Emotions * Laughter yoga has helped me to balance my emotions. First, it works like a catharsis. All the negative experiences and emotions from the past that are not in my control, they are all sitting in my subconscious mind. How can I release those? Laughter works like a catharsis, it's a release mechanism.
Thoughts on Breathing * Your thoughts are connected to your breathing. With stress, your breathing gets faster. I cannot control my thoughts, but I can control my breathing. * The way you can change your thoughts is by changing the way you breathe. So laughter yoga and breathing exercises help you to bring down the number of thoughts and relearn how to breathe from the belly and from the diaphragm. * That brings more parasympathetic balance and you become more relaxed.
Suggested Resources * Book: Laughter Yoga: Daily Practices For Health and Happiness by Dr. Madan Kateria * Book: Emotion and Health: An Overview * Book: Emotional Intelligence: Daniel Goleman * Book: The Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink * App: Laughter Guru (to be launched this month at www.LaughterYoga.org)
Bullying Story * We introduced laughter yoga in 2010 in different schools and we were just doing 5 to 10 minutes of laughter exercises with school children. * And our focus was not bullying, but the focus was helping children to reduce stress, improve their oxygenation, academic performance. * But surprisingly many teachers in Bangalore's schools, they reported that laughter yoga has helped in their school to stop bullying. When children start laughing, the bullying takes a back seat, so this was a surprise element for us.
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Georgia Foster is a world-leading therapist, specialising in overdrinking behaviour. Her drink less courses have a 95 percent success rate and in her new book she shares the secrets of this success. Georgia uses short questionnaires and tick boxes to help the reader establish how they currently relate to alcohol and then gives simple, practical steps to take back control of their drinking. Georgia qualified with distinction at the London College of Clinical Hypnosis and has been working as a clinical hypnotherapist since 1995. She has been featured in some of the most well read newspapers and magazines including The Sunday Times, the Guardian, Metro, Good Housekeeping, and Cosmopolitan. She is a regular guest on Sky News and The Morning Show (Australia). Georgia lives in Australia but delivers regular workshops in the UK.
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Most Influential Person * Her Mother, 81, Yoga Guru
Effect on Emotions * “It changed my relationship with me, love relationships, friendships, food, alcohol. It has been a domino effect throughout my lifetime.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “It's one of my big strengths, working with my breath.”
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Book: Drink Less in Seven Days by Georgia Foster * App: n/a
Bullying Story * “I was attracting unhealthy relationships and I was in a relationship that was not with my self-esteem. So I had to change my mindset and hypnosis helped with that.”
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This will be a different kind of Easter or Passover than you’ve probably ever had. We’re in lock-down or quarantine because of covid19. Almost all of us on the planet are being careful to observe social distancing. Please take this seriously. Stay at a distance from others, at least 2 meters or 6 feet away.
Today I’m sharing a meditation to bring peace and groundedness to you.
I will offer certain phrases and leave time afterward for you to gently repeat them in your own mind.
The phrases will help you become grounded. They’ll help you find peace.
There will be a lot of repetition here. That’s where you’ll find relief.
I encourage inclusiveness, I encourage to let go of being judgmental, to accept what is.
I encourage being connected rather than being alienated.
To be caring rather than being indifferent.
The phrases will be simple and general, yet will empower and support your well-being.
The phrases I’m offering will be an act of generosity.
Let me be safe, let me be healthy, let me feel peace and let me feel contentment.
Feeling peace and contentment means, let life not be such a struggle.
Let me accept life, let me live in the moment and be willing to remain in this moment.
Remember this is not about forcing or about pushing to make something happen.
It is about allowing, about letting go to make room for what works.
Let me be safe, let me be healthy, let me feel peace and let me feel contentment.
We’re not focusing on fear or anxiety, we’re focusing on what’s pure, what’s natural, what is.
The more we can accept what is, the more we’ll thrive, the more we’ll be able to support each other.
Let me be safe, let me be healthy, let me feel peace and let me feel contentment.
Thanks for listening.
Forrest Willett is a sought-after speaker and survivor of two traumatic brain injuries. The first was at 2 years old and the second was when he was 31, his life was forever as a result of a violent car accident. He had to relearn all the basic necessities over again – reading, writing, the ability to speak fluently, memory was a big issue. Forrest suffered from depression for over 5 years. He was 31 years old with a 2-year-old son, he had an excellent career, his business was booming. He felt helpless and hopeless. He was forced to make some tough decisions, like taking 100% responsibility for his life and giving up all blaming and excuses and complaining. To begin to overcome these limitations he had to quit looking back. He would wake up in the morning, look in the mirror and expect his former self to be there. He realized he did have a new chance at life, he could start over and make his new life a great life.
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Most Influential Person * Jack Canfield https://www.jackcanfield.com/
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Effect on Emotions * I would say that mindfulness has taught me to love and accept myself just the way I am. When I can do that, that's all I need in the world.
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Thoughts on Breathing * The breathing lessons that I've learned from my speech therapist and my occupational therapist are that they fill the brain with oxygen and get the oxygen flowing in the brain. * People who are depressed and anxious .... would probably take short, shallow breaths. Take in deep breaths and hold it for a few seconds and relax, it calms your whole body.
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Suggested Resources * Book: The Success Principles by Jack Canfield * Book: How To Start Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie * App: Headspace.com
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Paul Maskill is the Founder of The Ultimate Freedom Mastermind. Paul used focus and determination to to build a business from $0 to $500k in 4 years and then sold it for a lucrative return. Paul then set out on a new mission to help other small business owners automate their business so it can thrive without them, enabling them to leverage their business to build a life they love. Paul is the host of a podcast called The Business Owner's Freedom Formula Show.
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Most Influential Person * Tommy Breedlove
Effect on Emotions * “It allows me to remove some emotions from my decisions but it also allows me to have more emotions for other people.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “When I focus on my breathing, it does make a big difference.”
Suggested Resources * Book: The 12 Week Year by Brian P. Moran * App: Evernote
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Mani Vaya is a passionate advocate of mental toughness. He has also been meditating for 20 years, having started as a teenager because of huge challenges he was facing in his life. Mani is a former Physicist and Electrical and Computer Engineer who went on to manage huge cell phone product launches. He has since become an entrepreneur with the ‘2000Books' Youtube channel and podcast where he interviews top business and self-help authors. Mani teaches mindset and mental toughness strategies as part of his work at 2000books.com.
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Lola Pickett is an empath and leading authority on boundaries & nervous system resilience for introverts, empaths, highly sensitive people. She is passionate about using her expertise to help others so they can prevent sacrificing themselves. She is the founder of the EMPATH*ology Method™ and author of the Wild Messengers Tarot.
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- Website: www.lolapickett.com
- Podcast: Empath To Power
- Book: The Wild Messengers Alchemical Tarot Guidebook by Lola Pickett
Most Influential Person
- Thích Nhất Hạnh
Effect on Emotions
- It has made me be able to tolerate them. I can feel all the feelings without getting lost at them
Thoughts on Breathing
- “When I am having anxiety or panic, breathing is the only thing that works to help re-center me.”
Suggested Resources
- Book: The Wild Messengers Alchemical Tarot Guidebook by Lola Pickett
- Book: Peace is Every Step by Thic Nhat Hanh
- App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story
- “I was bullied a lot as a child. I had a very hard time making friends because I was always a very independent thinker, very sensitive and tuned in. I always refused to be like everybody else.”
- “My mom helped me see that all I'm left with at the end of the day is my self. I have to be right with myself and feel good about who I am inside then they can't win.”
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Bruce (00:01):
Welcome to Mindfulness Mode and welcome to this special edition. I want to share some thoughts and ideas with you as we move through covid19. I mean, it's such a challenging time for a lot of people and, and it may not be for you, maybe it's not challenging for you at all, but there's one thing that I totally believe in. I think most people who are realists believe this. I'm not a pessimist. I can be an optimist, but I consider myself a realist. And that is that our world has changed in a major way. It is changed in a monumental way and we're going to start to see over the next few months what those ways really are. But man, wow, I was out today. I was in a store, one of the very, very few that's still open.
Bruce (01:03):
And I will tell you that people are so hesitant to be anywhere near each other, which is good because we must practice social distancing. We must do that to flatten the curve. But I mean, fear is settling into people. And, and I understand that completely because in my family we have some fears, we have a lot of fears, especially with my wife being a critical care nurse and working on the front lines and going in and have them tell her that, you know, she's only going to be given, you know, three masks for a 12-hour shift or two masks or a 12-hour shift or that there are only enough of those kinds of protective devices to last for a few more days. Man, that is scary. And my wife is not an alarmist, so I mean these are, these are challenging times. There's no question about it.
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Daniel Brown, Ph.D. is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School and has served on the faculty for over 38 years. A senior meditation master, Dr. Brown has trained and taught with top Indo-Tibetan Bon & Buddhist lamas for more than 48 years, including lineage holders from some of the great schools of Buddhism. He is the author of 24 books, and winner of the 1999 Guttmacher Award from the American Psychiatric Association and the American Academy of Psychiatry & Law for outstanding contribution to forensic psychiatry.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.MindOnly.com * Website: PointingOutWay.org – Retreats * Website: AttachmentProject.org * Book: Pointing Out the Great Way: The Stages of Meditation in the Mahamudra Tradition by Daniel P. Brown
Most Influential Person * Menri Trizin
Effect on Emotions * “Emotions has no grab to me anymore.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “If I don't breathe, I don't stay alive.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Pointing Out the Great Way: The Stages of Meditation in the Mahamudra Tradition by Daniel P. Brown * App: n/a
Molly Birkholm is a speaker, consultant, yoga and iRest Yoga Nidra teacher trainer, trauma educator, published author, and international show host. Mollys stress management programs, resilience training, and trauma treatment programs are used by leaders and top organizations around the world, including the US Department of Defense, JPChase, McKinsey & Company, and the Young Presidents' Organization. She is the co-founder of Warriors at Ease, which has trained over 2000 teachers who share yoga and meditation to 65 military bases and VA Centers. She helped pioneer evidence-based trauma-sensitive yoga and meditation programs for PTSD in the military and other communities affected by trauma, including human trafficking survivors and homeless communities. She is also an iRest Yoga Nidra teacher trainer. Molly teaches trainings and retreats around the world, online on The Great Courses, and as a Featured Teacher & the host of the Womens Empowerment Initiative on Yoga International.
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- Company: www.WarriorsAtEase.org
- Podcast: Conversations Matter
Most Influential Person
- Richard Miller
Effect on Emotions
- “Made me feel emotions with openness and curiosity.”
Thoughts on Breathing
- “Breathing is everything.”
- “Breathing consciously has taught to how to really be alive and to connect to the life force of the universe.”
Suggested Resources
- Book: Recognition of Your Own Heart by Joan Ravinsky
- App: Insight Timer, Great Courses
Bullying Story
- “When I was a kid, I moved 10 times before I graduated from high school. Every single time, I got bullied because of the culture from where I came from.”
“I kept changing to fit in. I became a people pleaser.”
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This Meditation of Confidence is an audio recording to help us all move through the Global Pandemic. Sit back, relax, and get ready to meditate. We can focus on what we know, on what we can control. We can focus on our breath and our inner strength. Focus on the sounds of nature, the birds and water. Thanks for joining us.
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Dane Maxwell is a serial entrepreneur who has taken his businesses from mere ideas to seven figure companies within a brief period of 5 years. He has gone on to create over 15 millionaires with his teachings. He specializes in helping underdogs start successful businesses. He is the author of the upcoming book Start From Zero which teaches entrepreneurs a new way to build businesses from scratch quickly and without the risk.
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Most Influential Person * Wim Hof
Effect on Emotions * “It showed me that I'm a little too dramatic.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “If you have any behaviors or habits that you hate, do a Wim Hof breathing when it's at the strongest.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Start From Zero by Dane Maxwell * App: Piece of paper and a pen and start writing
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The COVID19 Pandemic is forcing lockdowns around the globe and relationships are the first to be affected. Some will thrive and some will falter. Roman Mironov is a relationship coach who helps suffering clients move from broken relationships to a place where they enjoy new amazing, warm, close connections. In this episode, we discuss how relationships could be affected and Roman offers some practical strategies to help us all move through this challenge. Roman’s clients say their lives have been transformed and are now centered around love and gratitude. As one of his clients says, “What I like about him most is that he walks the talk; he lives what he teaches”.
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Most Influential Person * Bruce Langford
Effect on Emotions * Of course it has made me more calm and more disciplined but I think the most important thing is that when I do my mindfulness protocol I teach myself to concentrate on one thought. * I take the muscle that I develop through this and use it in the other hours of my day. I can apply it to my work or to any other experience like a conversation.
Thoughts on Breathing * I do breathing exercises which are based on Wim Hof's method. * www.WimHofMethod.com
Suggested Resources * Book: Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach * App: I listen to certain audios on repeat and that helps with my concentration
Bullying Story * I had a short experience with bullying back in grade 4 in Russia. * There were 4 boys in my class who came from disfunctional families. One day they decided that we were supposed to pay money to them. * One day we gathered in the school yard and one of the good boys was so courageous and he stood up and fought those bad boys. * Someone from the good boys group went to their parents and told them and the classroom teacher resolved it very quickly.
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Natalie Sisson is a New Zealand-based entrepreneur, author, speaker, host of the ‘Untapped’ podcast and triathlete. She ditched a successful corporate career back in 2010 and co-founded a technology company to monetize her humble, 6-month old blog, The Suitcase Entrepreneur. The result was a multiple-six figure online education platform. In her efforts to continuously innovate, Natalie, the OG of Digital Nomads, has since turned that content and knowledge into 8 different revenue streams including digital products, courses, workshops, international retreats, and coaching. These days, Natalie is passionate about helping others leverage their unique set of skills, knowledge, and experience to earn a living and make an impact from anywhere, simply by being them.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Audio Guide and e-Book: NatalieSisson.com * Youtube: Natalie Sisson * Twitter: https://twitter.com/nataliesisson * LinkedIn: https://nz.linkedin.com/in/nataliesisson * Book: The Freedom Plan by Natalie Sisson * Podcast: Untapped Podcast
Most Influential Person * Joshua, her partner. First to take her through a guided meditation.
Effect on Emotions * “It has made me able to deal with a lot more of my emotions and helps it dissipate so I can see the reality of the situation.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “It really helps with situations where I could be reactive but I take a couple of good deep breaths in.” * “It's a really valuable and easy to use tool.”
Suggested Resources * Book: The Freedom Plan by Natalie Sisson * Book: The Surrender Experiment by Michael A. Singer * App: Insight Timer, Headspace
Bullying Story * “When I was 13 or 14, I used to walk to school everyday and there were these 2 boys who used to taunt me.” * “I've prepared myself for it, I was very calm, I was scared, I said there's absolutely no need to do this, you probably should get to know me before calling me names.” * “It could have gone any way but acknowledging and talking to them as human beings was really an important lesson for me to learn.”
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Today, I offer a guided meditation where I will help find your calm, your place of peace. I’m going to take you to a place where calm exists constantly.
Let’s take a walk. We’ve arrived at a wooded area where the trees and the plants are vibrant and full of life, The air is fresh and clean and there are huge, healthy ferns all along the pathway.
The ferns and plants are covering the floor of the forest. You walk casually, you feel calm. The level of calm is increasing by the minute, You notice a feeling of relaxation in your forehead and eyes.
Your jaw begins to relax. You pause and enjoy the feeling of letting go, Letting go of tension and stress, letting go of what’s not feeding and nourishing you. You remember to notice your breath and you are grateful as you fill your lungs with air.
This is a calm, relaxing, peaceful place. Your gratitude level increases and you feel strong and in control. The pathway is leading you toward a beautiful sound, the sound of water, the sound of waves.
You walk a little more and the sound increases, The sound is feeding your soul and …. (Listen to the audio to hear more of this guided meditation)
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Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: https://www.catherineweissenberg.com * Website: https://beyondeverafter.com * Book: Beyond Ever After: A Heart-to-Heart Journey Through Death and the Afterlife by Catherine Weissenberg and Jocelyn Montanaro
Most Influential Person * Catherine: Eugene Gendlin
Effect on Emotions * Jocelyn: “Before this, I was much more of a control freak than I am now, I don't worry like I used to, I am much calmer that I used to be.” * Jocelyn: “I feel safer.”
Thoughts on Breathing * Jocelyn: “Now that you said that, I'm going to be thinking about breathing all the time.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Beyond Ever After: A Heart-to-Heart Journey Through Death and the Afterlife by Catherine Weissenberg and Jocelyn Montanaro * Book: Heartwork: The Path of Self-Compassion-9 Practices for Opening the Heart by Radulhe Weininger * App: Ten Percent
I’m Bruce Langford, host of Mindfulness Mode. I'm here to share a meditation of strength; a meditation to help you move through this COVID19 situation. This is a time for strength, confidence, and empowerment. And you have these within you. You may not feel it right now, but that strength is within you.
This is a time to focus on what we do have control over. We can choose what we focus on. We will choose strength. We will choose to accept social distancing because its the right thing at this time. Let’s get started with the meditation.
Make sure you’re comfortable, in a chair or on a cushion. Sit upright, so your spine is straight. Sit with confidence. If you're driving a car or operating machinery, listen to this meditation later.
Begin to breathe deeply, take a breath in, and then let it go. Breathe in through your nose if possible, if not, just breathe comfortably in, then out. Remember - you have control over your breath, this is important to remember, breathe, just breathe.
Now is a time to acknowledge nature. Think of your most precious memory in nature. Think of a tree, or a leaf, think of a grassy field, the sounds of the birds, I’m adding nature sounds to the meditation here.
Enjoy the feeling of being immersed in nature. It’s just you, amid the trees and the plants.
As you breathe, you appreciate the fresh, ozone-rich air, it feels like the most healthy fuel imaginable. You feel appreciation that you have this beautiful air to breathe.
You take a step and look around you. You see a faint path and you decide to go there. It feels right. You begin to walk on the path and you see it becomes more visible. This trail has obviously been walked before. You stop briefly to observe the greenery, to notice the trees, to feel the faint breeze on your cheeks. You fill your lungs with air. You feel alive and vibrant.
You are enjoying this very moment in time. It feels right to be where you are. You begin to walk briskly and you feel your body strengthening. You feel confident.
Just then, a feeling of gratitude sweeps your body. You’re grateful for every leaf, every tree, every detail of nature. You are incredibly grateful for this moment. You know that you are meant to be here, right now. You are exactly what you are meant to be.
You begin to loosen and relax the muscles in your face. The area around your forehead and your eyes become more relaxed. You experience a letting go in your cheeks and jaw. The feeling of letting go is wildly real.
With every breath, you feel more and more confident that you’re in the right place. Confident that you are meant to be strong and be filled with joy. Let that joy permeate your cells.
The joy you are feeling is unexplainable. And you know it is just there, with no need for explanation. The joy is moving on to playfulness and you notice you are feeling almost child-like in the way you are letting go. Letting go of everything except gratitude and joy.
In your mind, you are running and jumping and celebrating and breathing in the fresh air of life. You know that you will remember this exact feeling. No matter what thoughts may come up for you, you have the power to bring back this beautiful feeling of exhilaration.
You are grateful to be alive because you know you can support others. You can bring happiness and peace to those around you. To those you love and who love you.
The feeling of love sweeps through you and lands in your heart. You’ve felt it before and now it’s returned. You love that feeling because you know it validates you. It gives you strength and confidence.
You take another breath, deeply, you hold it comfortably and then release it slowly. As you release the air, you release what’s no longer needed, you release tension and stress. In its place, you immediately feel a rush of strength and confidence.
You know you are meant to be confident. You know you are strong and you can move through challenges. You paste this feeling of strength into your mind as a memory you can pull up at any time.
You continue to embrace the sounds of nature coming from all around you. You know that this place is perfect right now. You inhale, slowly and with confidence. Hold the breath and then begin to slowly exhale.
This meditation is concluding and you still feel immense gratitude flooding your body.
Take one more breath as the meditation ends. When you’re ready, slowly outstretch your arms, prepare to stand. You can reconnect with me on the Mindfulness Mode podcast at www.MindfulnessMode.com or through an app like Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
Thanks for listening to this guided meditation. Peace to you. Namaste.
Susan Shumsky can help anyone become a psychic or clairvoyant if that’s what they truly want. She has dedicated her life to helping people take control of their lives and to do that she uses her expertise in the human potential field. She has taught meditation, prayer, affirmation, and intuition to thousands of individuals worldwide. Susan has written 17 books and has recently released two new books: Third Eye Meditations: Awaken Your Mind, Spirit, and Intuition” and “The Big Book of Chakras and Chakra Healing: How to Unlock Your Seven Energy Centers for Healing, Happiness, and Transformation. For over two decades, her mentor was Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder of Transcendental Meditation and guru of the Beatles. She served on Maharishi's personal staff for 6 years.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Company: Divine Revelation * Website: DrSusan.Org, DivineTravels.Com * Book: Third Eye Meditations by Dr. Susan Shumsky * Book: The Big Book of Chakras and Chakra Healing by Dr. Susan Shumsky
Most Influential Person * Maharishi Mahesh Yogi * Peter Myer
Effect on Emotions * “The main thing in attaining higher awareness or experiencing who you really are, that that brings you to a space of tranquility.” * “Tranquility is the easiest thing to ask for.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “Breathing is part of everybody's daily life.” * “Just taking a few deep breaths can help you calm down.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Third Eye Meditations by Dr. Susan Shumsky * Book: The Big Book of Chakras and Chakra Healing by Dr. Susan Shumsky * Book: Bhagavad Gita * App: n/a
Sam and Paddy Cullinane have personal, real-life experience at taking marriage from miserable to magnificent. In fact, that is the title of their new book, Marriage: From Miserable To Magnificent. They were so miserable they went so far as to sign divorce papers. Due to an incredible turn of events, they are now one of the happiest couples they know. Their book is told in a practical, yet humorous format presented as He Said, She Said and followed by the science to support their conclusions (They Say). They share formulas to deal with conflict, arguments and fighting as well as a simple solution to improve your sex life. Sam and Paddy are also hosts of ‘The Not-So-Perfect Couple’ podcast.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.BiggerLove.com * Book: Marrige: From Miserable to Magnificent by Sam Cullinane * Podcast: DoggyStyle, The Not So Perfect Couple * Event: Growth Now Movement Live * TedX Talk: Sex: The New Wonder Drug
Most Influential Person * Patrick: Sam Cullinane * Sam: Julianna Raye of Unified Mindfulness
Effect on Emotions * Sam: Well, mindfulness allows me to understand what I'm feeling to begin with because I think a lot of times I just let, I realized now that I've let my emotions sort of push me around in my life. Now I recognize I'm not my emotions. They are something that happens to me. So those recognitions have changed my life entirely. * Patrick: The feelings are real, but how you choose to react to the feelings, that's what you have control over. So the emotion is typically your choice in reaction or your body's physical reaction to the feelings.
Thoughts on Breathing * Patrick: Well, that's interesting because we spent a day with a Peruvian Shaman last year who talked to us about breathing and ever since he was talking to us about it, I see it. I'm like, oh my God, somebody told us about this last year and so he was talking to us about this now and so you know how the universe conspires to put things in front of you once you figure it out. Um, but yeah, we will use just taking a normal breath in a day where we're doing what, 28 percent capacity of our lungs and feeding your body. And so just forcing yourself to breathe when I feel any stress or laying there having trouble sleeping or any of that, I just breathe. I try to maximize my lung capacity, hold it for a little bit, oxygenate my body and then breathe out. Then I have to do that, focus on my breathing when I meditate. * Sam: It's amazing, but as soon as I take my mind to my breath, I'm in the moment. It's immediate. So I love to use that in meditation. I use it if I get frustrated, I focus on the breath. Breath is instrumental in my life and my mindfulness practice.
Suggested Resources * Book: Marrige: From Miserable to Magnificent by Sam Cullinane * App: n/a
Tiffany Toombs is the Founder of Blue Lotus Mind and is a Mindset Coach who specializes in helping people overcome self-sabotage and limiting beliefs allowing them to experience success in every area of life. Tiffany is a Master Practitioner and Trainer in NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming) and Matrix Therapies. She has overcome some major challenges including physical abuse, infidelity, and eating disorders. Tiffany has worked in the health and fitness industry for 18 years and exclusively as a coach for the last five. She combines her science background and knowledge of the body & mind with her spiritual interests and training to achieve the goals of her clients.
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Most Influential Person * Martin Luther King Jr.
Effect on Emotions * “I was very angry growing up. Mindfulness has allowed me to deal with it so I'm not like a volcano that's always about to erupt.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “I use breathing to pull me out of anxiety and I am the only person in my family who manages it without any sort of prescription drug.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Stop Being a Selfish Bitch by Tiffany Toombs * Book: Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins * App: Calm
Bullying Story * “I was bullied in the school a lot. So, if I had the mindfulness techniques then, that would have completely transformed that.” * “It has helped me face adult haters and mindfulness helped me to disconnect their words from my truth.”
Gary Gach is a San Francisco based author who was educated in Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh. He has written a number of books including his most recent, Pause Breathe Smile: Awakening Mindfulness When Meditation Is Not Enough. While living his life as a writer, Gary has worked at various jobs to make ends meet including as a bookshop clerk, editor-in-chief, hospital administrator, journalist, stevedore, and typographer. Gary currently lives in San Francisco, where he hosts a weekly Mindfulness Fellowship in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh and the Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism.
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Most Influential Person * Thich Nhat Hanh
Effect on Emotions * “I used to be a very angry person, now I'm a better person to be with.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “I've been aware of my breathing as a practice, as an early human being.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Pause Breathe Smile: Awakening Mindfulness When Meditation Is Not Enough by Gary Gach * App: Mindfulness Bell (plumvillage.org)
Bullying Story * “There was a bully at elementary school and I just couldn't believe what he was doing.” * “I found a time where I saw him bullying and I went up to him and I shoved him and said, you got to stop that.” * “I realized later that it's not good because I bullied him.”
Alec Torelli is a high stakes poker player and has been a poker coach for more than 15 years, traveled to 45+ countries and made millions of dollars in the biggest cash games and tournaments in the world. He has competed on televised shows such as the World Series of Poker on ESPN, The World Poker Tour on Travel Channel and Poker Night in America on CBS Sports. Alec uses mindfulness on a daily basis and shares how his lessons learned from poker apply to life and business. He is an expert at reading people, knowing how to take calculated risks and applying smart strategies to make winning decisions.
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Most Influential Person * Sam Harris
Effect on Emotions * “If you let your emotions dictate your actions, you're never going to win.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “It's an easy way to stay mindful.” * “When I don't have time to meditate, I'll take a deep breath and exhale really quickly. It helps calm me down and stay present.”
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * App: Waking Up
Ola Muhammed is the founder and creative director of Ijorere designs and has worked with some major celebrities including NBA superstar player Lebron James and music recording artist J.Cole. When Ola was choosing a career, she was told that her dream of becoming an architect was not suited for a black woman. Even though people tried to step on her neck on the way up, it didn't stop her. She looked at her goal as a challenge and became a highly successful architect living in the most affluent neighborhood in Illinois. Ola learned that what holds people back the most from achieving their dreams is not racism but self hate.
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Most Influential Person * Her Mother
Effect on Emotions * “I realized the power of simple things.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “Breathe deep to stay calm.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Get Your Foot Off My Neck by Ola Muhammed * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * App: Calm
Bill Protzmann uses the power of music to delight and inspire self-care. He is an avid volunteer having held Board positions with Guitars for Vets and the San Diego Veterans Coalition. He has been instrumental in connecting thousands of military service members and Veterans with honor tickets to attend the San Diego Symphony concerts. Bill has delivered keynote addresses to organizations including The American Music Therapy Association, Consumer Action, The Society for Financial Education and Professional Development. Bill has published articles at Fox News, Your Tango, The Good Men Project, Psychology Today, and PracticalHeartSkills.com. Bill is author of the book, More Than Human – The Value of Cultivating the Human Spirit in Your Organization.
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Most Influential Person * The Dalai Lama www.DalaiLama.com
Effect on Emotions * I think the thing that is important here is letting go of what you think. * The more that I let go of what I think; that could be preconceptions, or a new thought that just comes at me, or just the busyness and the chatter, the more that I'm able to let go of that, the more welcome I feel toward emotional energy and it's content. * I feel the practice of that is a very safe thing, instead of always trying to keep the emotions I don't want out of my space.
Thoughts on Breathing * Early on, I had a piano teacher explain to me that a melody on the piano is being made by hitting things and the challenge is to make that melody sing. * To be able to sing it, you have to breathe it. Even though I'm playing a percussion instrument, I find myself breathing and inspired by the music so I'm breathing in the same phrasing that a singer might be breathing. * I had a band teacher teach me about diaphragmatic breathing and so I've always had this ability to breathe deeply.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Path of Least Resistance by Robert Fritz * App: Brainwave
Bullying Story * When I was in first grade I walked to and from school. I was always interrupted on my walk by these older guys who would grab my arm and twist it behind my back. * Once I left school at lunch and went home because I didn't want to encounter the bullies. You need to reach out and say to somebody who has authority, ‘this isn't right, this needs to stop.'
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Julie Reisler, Life Designer®, TV Host, Next Level Facilitator and Global Brand Ambassador is the founder and CEO of Empowered Living, a Life Design and personal development company. Julie facilitates retreats, workshops, masterminds and summits to help big-hearted high achievers take their life to the next level. Julie is also the author of the Get a PhD in YOU book series, a multi-time TEDx speaker, host of The You-est You® podcast and meditation teacher on the popular app, Insight Timer, with over 110,000 downloads. Julie has a master's degree in coaching and more than twelve certifications in mindset and wellbeing. Julie is also on the faculty at Georgetown University in their coaching program. Julie is passionate about helping you to be your ‘you-est you' so you can up-level your life at work and beyond.
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Most Influential Person * Heidi Most, Acupuncturist
Effect on Emotions * “It has helped me to navigate them in a way where I can stay in the bottom of the ocean meaning, I don't have to overreact, I can choose.” * “I can express without losing my whole self.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “I have to tune in to my breathing everyday because I tend to go up to my chest.” * “That's my super ninja trick to get grounded and cleared.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Get a PhD in YOU: A Course in Miraculous Self-Discovery by Julie Reisler * Book: Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom by Rick Hanson * Book: Surrender Experiment by Michael Singer * Book: Untethered Soul by Michael Singer * Book: The Art of Possibility by Rosamund and Benjamin Zander * Book: The Intention Experiment by Lynne McTaggart * Book: The Miracle Morning by Hal Erod * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story * “The pattern of bullying started early. I saw my dad being a bully to my mom verbally.” * “It translated into a marriage where I married someone who teetered into bullying me. I just recreated what I saw in my parent's relationship.”
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Gregory Copploe is a Poet, Author, Artist and an accredited Life Coach. He is a four time American Art Award winner and a Graduate of UCLA in Theatre Arts. Mr. Copploe's work in Hollywood spanned two decades and was the catalyst for his search for authentic self and greater purpose as he left toxicity behind. Mr. Copploe is an avid believer in living in the present moment, releasing fear and nurturing meaningful connections that trigger joyful experiences.
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Most Influential Person * Eckhart Tolle, Author
Effect on Emotions * “I feel freer to express my self without judgement and critique.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “Breathing is part of my meditation practice. I concentrate on my breathing when I meditate.” * “I picture my body being healing and being cleansed when I'm breathing.” * “And knowing that when I get up, I'll feel more whole and better physically and mentally.”
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Book: The Art of Being Whole by Gregory Copploe * App: n/a
Bullying Story * “I was nothing but bullied all throughout school. When I got in college, I was finally accepted for my unique being.”
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Aimee Cabo lives to serve others. She exudes kindness and believes people need to be available for one another and share positive energy. Aimee has a gripping story. She was sexually abused by her stepfather from the age of 3. At the age of 15 she became part of what the Miami media dubbed, “The Case from Hell” – a case that pitted her parents against her. The darkness got even thicker when her daughter fell into a coma after someone tried to kill her. A ray of light burst into her dark life when she met her husband on an ‘accidental’ vacation and she experienced unconditional love for the very first time. Her pain and suffering started to heal and she realized that love was the answer to everything. Today, Aimee is a Transformational Speaker, Radio Talk Host and Award Winning Author of her memoir, ‘Love Is The Answer, God Is The Cure: The Inside Story of a Young Girl’s Courage To Stand Up To Her Abusers.’
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Most Influential Person * The Holy Spirit
Effect on Emotions * “I try not to dwell on sadness, it's a waste of time.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “Breathing gives us time for ourselves.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Love is the Answer, God is the Cure by Aimee Cabo * Book: Something Greater by Paula White Cain * Book: Dare to be Kind by Lizzie Velasquez * App: Pray App, Youper
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Oscar Trimboli is an executive coach, speaker, and author. He is passionate about using the gift of listening to bring positive change in homes and workplaces around the world. Oscar is a marketing and technology industry veteran, having worked for a number of high profile companies including Microsoft. A whopping 55% of our time is spent listening yet it is a skill that only 2% of people really grasp despite the astonishing costs of failing to do so. These costs range from miscommunication to job turnover to lost sales. Oscar points out that if public speaking was the skill of the 20th century, the 21st Century is the time to learn how to listen. You can listen to Oscar’s top-ranked Apple podcast called Deep Listening.
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Most Influential Person * Thich Nhat Hanh, Master Yoda (Star Wars)
Effect on Emotions * “Mindfulness allows me to say it's okay to deal with a wide range of emotions.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “Breathing saved my life with regard to swimming in the ocean.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Atomic Habits by James Clear * Book: Deep Listening by Oscar Trimboli * App: Insight Timer, Headspace
Bullying Story * “I think I'm a big bully to myself.” * “I think the violence of the conversations inside my mind sometimes where I'm beating myself about progress or outcome.”
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Rachael Jayne Groover is determined to accelerate spiritual awareness and raise global consciousness on our planet. She is a global speaker and the creator of the Art of Feminine Presence® and The Awakening trainings. RJ helps women become more visible, courageous, and fully self-expressed. Her work answers the question; how can we be unshakeable and magnetic when all eyes are on us? RJ is the author of the best-selling books, Powerful and Feminine and Divine Breadcrumbs.
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Most Influential Person * Adyashanti, Spiritual Teacher
Effect on Emotions * “I'm very equal and balanced in my emotions.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “It's the first thing that I can do very quickly.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Powerful and Feminine by Rachel Jayne Groover * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Book: The Enneagram: Understanding Yourself and the Others In Your Life by Helen Palmer * App: n/a
Bullying Story * “I wasn't bullied but what I see is women being bullied all the time. They would be bullied at work, or they'd be bullied by their partner. The partner may really love them but there's bullying going on.” * “Mindfulness in this presence work absolutely helps. The training is to help them to get so in their body and energetic field that sends the signal to their brain that I am safe so then they can say the things they've learned.”
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Darren Gold is a Managing Partner at The Trium Group, where he advises and coaches CEOs and their leadership teams at many of the world’s most innovative companies, including Warner Bros, Dropbox, Cisco, and eBay. As a former CEO and long-time board member, Darren brings deep personal leadership experience to his work with organizations. He has a BA from UCLA and a JD from the University of Michigan. Darren is the author of the new book, Master Your Code: The Art, Wisdom, and Science of Leading an Extraordinary Life.
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Most Influential Person * Byron Katie, Author and Speaker
Effect on Emotions * “Mindfulness has been a very important ingredient in being able to be self regulated where I can choose how I act and respond rather than just react automatically.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “Breathing and physiology over all is such an important aspect of our self-mastery.” * “When you intgetionally and conciously use you breath, you're body sends a signal that you're safe.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Master Your Code by Darren J. Gold * Book: Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life by Byron Katie * Book: Viktor * App: Breathe App
Bullying Story * “Fortunately, I never bullied anyone.” * “I also recognize that, people who bully do that out of a place of deep suffering and pain.” * “I was teased mercilessly for my English accent when I moved from England to California at the age of 8.”
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Dr. Sarah McKay is the director of The Neuroscience Academy, which offers professional education in applied neuroscience. Sarah has written a popular science book called The Women’s Brain Book, and presents the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Association), science TV show Catalyst. She received her PhD from Oxford, but after four years of postdoc research hung up her lab coat to launch a science communications business. Originally from New Zealand, she now calls Sydney’s Northern Beaches home, and together with her husband is raising two young surfer dudes and one cocker spaniel. In 2020, Sarah will take part in Homeward Bound, a women-in-STEMM leadership expedition to Antarctica.
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Most Influential Person * Jasper, her dog
Effect on Emotions * “It's given me the ability to stick back from them and not be consumed by them and realize that they are not me.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “I should be doing more than what I do now.”
Suggested Resources * Book: The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks * Book: The Woman's Brain Book by Dr. Sarah McKay * App: Pedometer
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Indrani Goradia is a speaker and activist on the subject of domestic violence. She personally survived severe childhood abuse, and as a result has devoted her life to speaking up about the devastating effects of sexual abuse and has invested significant resources to end violence to women and girls. Indrani’s work has resulted in ending generational violence in her lifetime. She has created a foundation that works with caregivers at sexual and domestic violence shelters. Visit www.RAFTcares.org and www.indranigoradia.com. She is a speaker and activist. Indrani also presented an impactful TEDx talk in her home country of Trinidad-Tobago called Expressing Love With Violence Is A Lie.
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Most Influential Person * Nelson Mandela
Effect on Emotions * I have a greater range of emotions now. Instead of being okay or rageful, now I have slightly disappointed, regretful, I am more emotionally aware.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “When I don't know how to say, I still know how to breathe.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Radical Compassion by Tara Brach * App: visit www.indranigoradia.com
Bullying Story * “Cyber Bullying and violence to women are very connected.” * “I was teaching in a rural village in India and this sweet girl talked to me. She had been dating someone who has left the country but had bullied her into setting up a webcam and sending naked photos.” * “He bullied her to the extent that she wasn't allowed to sleep but to be on camera the entire night.” * “Bullies try to make their victims only focus on them.”
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Freda Doxey is a business coach, entrepreneur, author, and minister having touched the lives of thousands of people internationally. Her passion is to impact a nation by transforming the minds of its people. She has an athletic background as a former Division 1 coach and college basketball Hall-of-Famer. Freda has worked with clients in Europe, South Africa, Liberia, Jamaica and the U.S.
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Most Influential Person * Coach C. Vivian Stringer, Basketball Coach
Effect on Emotions * “Mindfulness stabilizes my emotions. I can move forward with courage and confidence.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “It is absolutely necessary. I practice breathing daily to remind myself: Breathe and let it go and inhale all that is good”
Suggested Resources * Book: I'm Okay, You're Okay by Thomas Harris * Book: Sitting still like a frog by Eline Snel * Book: 50 Ways to Say No and Mean It by Freda Doxey * App: My Strength App
Bullying Story * “I was in the 6th grade, 6 feet tall and I wore size 12 shoes. I was bullied and threatened to fight with by a smaller girl.” * “I would run home when the bell rang, I would not get on the school bus because she was there.”
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Loch Kelly is an internationally recognized meditation teacher who has recently written a best-selling book called “The Way of Effortless Mindfulness”. He teaches an advanced, yet simple form of mindfulness that he personally developed called Effortless Mindfulness. By using Effortless Mindfulness, Loch’s students require significantly less time to achieve peace and connection compared to other methods. Loch uses his techniques to do shadow work and to overcome challenges with ADD and addiction.
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Most Influential Person * Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Tibetan Teacher
Effect on Emotions * “There's a detaching to the emotional part and then coming to include, embody, and allow emotions to kind of let go of their burden.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “The way I use breath is if you notice that breath is happening by itself without your help, and now notice that there's an awareness without your help.”
Suggested Resources * Book: The Way of Effortless Mindfulness by Loch Kelly * Book: Rainbow Paintings by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche * App: Waking Up
Bullying Story * “Later on I would find that some of these big guys who had been bullies had been treated really badly by their parents and so they were carrying on the aggression that they were treated.”
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Lori Ann Spagna is a Best Selling Author, Spiritual Teacher, Ascension Guide, Multi-Dimensional Channel, Intuitive, Healer, Animal Communicator, Visionary, Lightworker, and Starseed, who radically transformed her life after a series of near death experiences while living in Maui. Lori has over 20 years of experience serving humans and animals around the world and is an internationally recognized speaker, best selling author and teacher who provides seminars and workshops for awakening Lightworkers and spiritually minded animal lovers about how we can improve our lives by learning from animals. Lori also provides Sacred Energy Activations, Sacred Key Code and DNA Activations, Healing Transmissions, Sacred Key Code Activations and Dormant DNA Upgrades for people and animals. For more information, please visit: www.LoriSpagna.com.
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Most Influential Person * Dr. Wayne Dyer
Effect on Emotions * "It has helped me to be more neutral and balance."
Thoughts on Breathing * “Breathing is the ultimate answer to the restoration of my own inner peace.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Heal Your Body by Louise Hay * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Book: Learning Animal Communication and Telepathy by Lori Ann Spagna * App: n/a
Bullying Story * “I have experienced where I got involved with 3 different people who were demonstrating this arrogance superiority kind of energy and to me it is bullying.” * “It feels like someone throwing daggers at you but they're doing it in such a passive way.”
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Cory Muscara is an international speaker and teacher on the topics of mindfulness and positive psychology. Cory helps peel back the layers that prevent us from being our full, honest, integrated selves in the world. In 2012, Cory spent six months in silence living as a monk in Burma, meditating 14+ hours each day under the instruction of the late Sayadaw U Pandita. A frequent guest on the Dr. Oz show, he now aims to bring the teachings of mindfulness to people in a practical and relatable way, presenting to schools, organizations, and the general public. For the past few years, he has taught mindfulness-based leadership at Columbia University. and currently serves as an instructor of positive psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, where he completed his graduate work. Cory's meditations have been heard more than 10 million times in over 50 countries.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Company: https://www.corymuscara.com * Website: StopMissingYourLife.com * Book: Stop Missing Your Life by Cory Muscara * Podcast: Practicing Human
Most Influential Person * Jon Kabat-Zinn and U Pandita
Effect on Emotions * “It's helped me make space for them and see the wisdom in all of them.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “As soon as I come back to the breath, it's like a Pavlovian response and my whole system settles.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Stop Missing Your Life by Cory Muscara * Book: Where Ever You Go There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn * Book: The Experience of Insight by Joseph Goldstein * App: Simple Habit
Bullying Story * “When I was in 7th grade, it was right as I was going into puberty. Parts of my body are starting to shift and grow specifically my nose.” * “The class bully made the comment like: look at this guy, he looks like big bird. I was embarrassed to talk about it.” * “Mindfulness practice helps me shift that relationship to that part of my body and release some of the microtraumas.”
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JB The Wizard, (JB Bethea) helps people shift their mindset from ‘unstuck’ to ‘in-alignment’. JB is an actor who has appeared live on stage and in films including appearances with Cuba Gooding Jr, Ed Harris, and Lou Diamond Phillips. He is also a director of Fortune 500 films including a Hollywood film called “The Ningyo” that was directed by the team from Transformers 3 and Thor. As a result of JB’s varied life experiences, he is a wizard at connecting with people and helping them flourish with authority, authenticity and a high degree of mindfulness.
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Most Influential Person * His father and Bruce Lee
Effect on Emotions * “Mindfulness is what enables me to hear, see, and know exactly what, when, and how to say it.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “Paying attention and being connected to your breath connects you infinitely to the infinite.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Happy Money by Ken Honda * App: Evernote
Bullying Story * “I was never a bully.” * “If there were people that I would see who are not treating others with respect, I would definitely said something for sure.”
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Dr. Kyra Bobinet is the CEO and founder of a neuroscience-based design firm called EngagedIn. This organization specializes in behavior change by bridging the gap between what people want to do and what they actually do. Dr. Bobinet is the author of “Well Designed Life: 10 Lessons in Brain Science and Design Thinking for a Mindful, Healthy, & Purposeful Life”. She has founded several healthcare start-ups, and has designed behavior change programs, billion-dollar products, and mobile health apps. All of her designs, whether for at-risk teens or seniors, are rooted in the belief that true caring is our greatest value.
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Most Influential Person * Sylvia Gretchen, her mindfulness teacher
Effect on Emotions * “What I think the value of mindfulness is, is that, I know when I'm having negative emotions.” * “I can do something to slow down, go outside, or take a deep breath.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “I learned that we breathe so shallowly as modern people.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Well Designed Life by Dr. Kyra Bobinet * Book: The Miracle of Midfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh * App: Samsara
Bullying Story * “My mindfulness alarms are going off when I realized that there was a group of young people collecting. It's not a good sign after school.” * “They had one girl that was being bullied by the other girls and I rushed out of my car all the way down and started screaming at them: Stop it!” * “It broke it up, and the girl was protected.”
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David Hassell is a business columnist, speaker, and serial entrepreneur who believes that when leaders institute cultural practices that support each person in being and becoming their best self, high performance and uncommon loyalty naturally result. As co-founder and CEO of 15Five, David and his team have developed industry-leading continuous performance management software and the Best-Self Management methodology which helps organizations create environments where people can truly thrive and put their unique strengths and talents to work in service of a mission they believe in.
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Most Influential Person * His ex-partner, his son's mother
Effect on Emotions * “I think through a lot of meditation in 2010, I started feeling more open and a lot less anxious and worried.” * “It has given me space if I'm having emotions where I can breathe and feel it more deeply.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “It's a huge part.” * “If we can use the breath to breathe more deeply and bring ourselves into a calm state, we can get more global awareness over whatever situation we're in.”
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now * Book: Wherever You Go, there You Are * App: Headspace, Calm, Insight Timer
Bullying Story * “My son is a little bit smaller for his age at 6 and he's on the last soccer practice of the year. He was wanting to withdraw from the team because the bigger guys are telling him he was 4. We were able to talk about what's going on there. He doesn't have to be as affected by some of these things.” * “I think we really had a good dialogue and he became more confident to say NO if that situation came up again.”
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Sabrina Runbeck has found a passion for helping professionals with high-demanding careers to live the lifestyle they deserve, so they can enjoy their success. She believes everyone has the inner ability to gain more control and find life's satisfactions, so she is on a mission to help them succeed. At one time, Sabrina worked 80 plus hours a week in healthcare and then began to realize there was a better way. That’s when she cracked the code to working smarter, not harder.
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Most Influential Person * Brendon Burchard, Author and High Performance Coach
Effect on Emotions * “It allows me to be more self aware to say it's okay more often”
Thoughts on Breathing * “It's everything.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment by George Leonard * App: Sleep sounds
Bullying Story * “I moved here from China when I was 12 years old. People made fun of my accent, they will say I have no idea what I'm talking about.” * “If I can be mindful at the time, I think I would continue to love myself more and not be affected by how other people chiming in.”
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BriGuel is an artist couple who are all about fun and creativity using mindfulness, meditation and music to make the world a happier place. They sing, rap, write, act, direct, edit, dance, and produce music, and film. They met each other a few years ago when Miguel hired Brianne to co-produce his short film “Fly Away”. As a result they melded their names into BriGuel and haven’t left each other’s sides. Their work includes short comedy films, corporate mini documentaries, music videos, and feature films.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: BriGuel.com * Film: Fly Away, The Bad Vegan and the Teleportation Machine
Most Influential Person * Brianne: Eckhart Tolle, Thich Nhat Hanh, Joseph Campbell, etc.
Effect on Emotions * Miguel: I feel much more in control today than I ever was
Thoughts on Breathing * Brianne: I like to wake up and breathe. Breathing is the most amazing tool and we all have it. * Miguel: Being aware of the breath has just been a big change in my life. I feel great and happy because it takes me back to my self.
Suggested Resources * Book: Mindful Birthing, The Conscious Parent, A New Earth, Becoming Supernatural * App: Journey Meditation
Bullying Story * Miguel: So, when I went to highschool and everybody had grown up and I stayed short. My “friends”, they would manhandle me and they didn't even mean anything bad with it. They just want other people to show they're strong.
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JJ Flizanes is an author, coach and podcast host of The Fit 2 Love Podcast Show. JJ is vibrant and determined and she’s a great connector of people. She is also an expert on the Law of Attraction and has been personally practicing this law for over twenty years, enabling her to help others move through their pain and frustrations. JJ is hosting an upcoming event in January 2020 in California called Releasing What Weighs You Down.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * The Book: The Invisible Fitness Formula: 5 Secrets to Release Weight and End Body Shame * Website: www.fit2love.tv * Podcast: Fit To Love on Itunes * Event: www.ReleasingWhatWeighsYouDown.com This event takes place on Jan 10-12, 2020 in Scotts Valley, California (near Santa Cruz and San Jose)
The Conversation… Bruce: How do you feel that mindfulness dovetails in with the law of Attraction?
JJ: Hand in hand. Just be in a state of allowing and that's what the Law of Attraction is about, it's about a state of allowing. They're not 100% the same but they're needed and they both co-exist at the same time all the time.
Bruce: When was the first time have you heard and learned about the Law of Attraction?
JJ: The first time I really understood the Law of Attraction on a different level about it was in 2002. My life coach at the time sent me an Abraham Hicks CD. When I heard “You are the creator of your own reality”, that really hit me pretty hard.
Bruce: What are your thoughts on the movie The Secret?
JJ: I think it did a good job of making people aware of the Law of Attraction but it did not do a good job explaining the power behind it.
Bruce: What are some of the tools that you use when someone first comes to you and seek out your coaching?
JJ: I run a 30-day manifestation challenge. I develop guided visualizations, meditations, that people can use.
Bruce: What are the biggest hurts and pains that people have who are coming to you for help.
JJ: Relationship is a big one. I have a lot of people who want to work on their relationship.
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James Twyman is known globally as The Peace Troubadour. For over 20 years he has traveled to countries at war to share the prayers of peace from the 12 major religions of the world he put to music in 1994. He has been invited by peace organizations and even the leaders to countries such as Bosnia, Iraq, Northern Ireland, South Africa, and Syria to initiate world synchronized meditations while battles raged around him. James is currently on a mission to make St. Francis of Assisi and his teachings relevant today. He has written a novel called Giovanni and the Camino of St. Francis and a musical entitled St. Francis Brother Sun, Sister Moon and is performing it on Broadway on February 20-March 1, 2020. He will also be touring the U.S. to perform the musical in major cities.
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Most Influential Person * Brother Larry Gosselin, a Franciscan Priest connect on FaceBook
Effect on Emotions * When you're mindful, I call it being happy no matter what, even when I am challenged, even when I have to work through some stuff, the baseline of my joy is very high. It's like a pool that fills up with water. * You can enter the pool when there is no water and you are at the bottom, or when the water is near the top, when you enter in, you are always at the very top of where the water is. * And that is where my joy is, even when I have to go through issues or whatever I have to go through, my joy is always there. * Mindfulness has let me be happy no matter what.
Thoughts on Breathing * It's a big part, especially right now. I am working on a new process that involves deep breathing, holotropic breathing with a recording that I did a number of years ago with Dr. Wayne Dyer. * The recording is called I Am Wishes Fulfilled Meditation. It's literally the sound of the name of god, and when you breathe with this sound it opens up channels that we never even knew were there.
Suggested Resources * Book: A Course In Miracles * App: Tripp.com
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Debbie A. Anderson is a natural healer who has worked in the magical sphere of spirituality all of her life, bringing forth many modalities that have manifested and evolved along the way. She has been insightfully using Tarot decks and giving intuitive spiritual readings for over 30 years in the UK, Canada, US and Australia. Born in England, Debbie now lives in Ontario, Canada. As a Clairvoyant Medium, her abilities have opened her to many mystical communications, including the creation of Vibrational Energy, which she defines as being “gifted” to her from spirit. The Vibrational Healing Energy is a “hands on” healing technique which applies the gentlest touch of one vibration with another by way of communicating with the body, mind & soul, allowing the “self” to create an individual energy pattern to live and heal by. This led her to the creation of her many healing Products & Services.
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Most Influential Person * Louise Hay, Dr. Wayne Dyer
Effect on Emotions * “It certainly has taught me to balance my energy.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “Mindfulness is as natural as breathing.” * “Anybody that only breathes in their chest area, if they can push that breath further down the diaphragm. You have to get into the belly, that's where you need to fill it up.” * “Concentrate on your breathing, just breathe. Listen to it.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Vibrational Energy Oracle Guide Book by Debbie A. Anderson * App: indie-goes.com
Bullying Story * “I was working for the CEO of a company, we had a new production manager and he would, in effect, try and bully me.” * “I took him in another office and I blasted back at him, I said now you know exactly how that feels, you felt me attacking you just as I feel you're attacking me.” * “After that we had a great relationship.”
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Bryan Falchuk, [CPT BCS] is an executive coach, public speaker, C-level executive and the best-selling author of Do a Day and The 50 75 100 Solution. Bryan teaches his students that in any difficult relationship, whether professional, romantic, family, or friendship, there are two sides to the story. What if there was a way to rid any relationship from its dysfunction, even if you think you aren’t the cause of it? Seeing not just your role in the problem, but your ability to change the role of the other side of the equation is powerful. That’s the 50 75 100 Solution. Learn how to be the source of the solution even if you aren’t the source of the problem.
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Most Influential Person * Rich Roll (Author and Ultra Athlete)
Effect on Emotions * “Mindfulness effects all of my emotions right now. It's what keeps me able to handle everything that's thrown at me.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “Breathing is a very centering exercise. It releases and brings you back in. I find when I'm less mindful, a few very deep breaths pull me right back into the moment.”
Suggested Resources * Book: The 50 75 100 Solution: Build Better Relationships by Bryan Falchuk * App:
Bullying Story * “There's a bully who lives within my head, who is the most powerful bully that I've ever come up against.”
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Chuck Balsamo is a speaker, life expert, and former realtor, who guides champs to the 3 summits of total wellness, success, and impact. In his 20’s Chuck built one of the top real estate teams in the nation. From there, he’s built a vast platform of influence and added numerous layers of knowledge and experience in personal development and business! Today, Chuck speaks all over the world to audiences above 100K people in stadiums and conferences. Chuck coaches and leads masterminds for entrepreneurs, artists and business professionals, helping them carve out the kind of extraordinary life they want.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: ChuckBalsamo.com * Book: Make Me a Legend: For the Dream of a Better Tomorrow * Social Media Handle: @chuckbalsamo
Most Influential Person * His Wife
Effect on Emotions * “When I started to realize that thoughts are very real things.” * “When I became conscious of the fact that I actually can control what's going inside of my mind, it changed my life.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “I go out on the patio, I play my breathe app. Just breathing, it changed my life.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Stillness is the Key * Book: The Mindful Athlete * Book: Make Me a Legend: For the Dream of a Better Tomorrow * App: Breathe
Bullying Story * “I was a bully. I think I was bullied so, I projected it onto the weaker people that I find.” * “I'm not proud of that, it was a terrible time in my life.”
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Kelly DiNardo is a writer and yoga enthusiast. She’s the author of several books, including Living the Sutras: A Guide to Yoga Wisdom Beyond The Mat. She’s written for The Oprah Magazine and Martha Stewart Living. She’s been teaching yoga for more than 15 years and is the owner of Past Tense yoga studio in Washington, DC. Kelly is also the co-host of the Living It podcast.
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Most Influential Person * Amy Pearce-Hayden and her son
Effect on Emotions * “I'm more aware of my emotions, they're easier to recognize.”
Thoughts on Breathing * When I meditate, I tend to count the breath because it gives me something to focus on. * One of the simplest things we can do to lower our stress is to make our exhale longer that our inhale
Suggested Resources * Book: Living The Sutras * Book: Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation * App: Muse Headband App, Sanctuary App
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Figs O’Sullivan helps couples study their moment to moment experience and understand the dynamic they create together to help them be more present with self and each other. He is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and is a passionate entrepreneur, driven to change lives for the better. Figs is constantly working on his psychotherapeutic approach and is passionate about helping couples love each other and feel more connected using his program, The Mindful Approach To Helping Couples Connect.
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Most Influential Person * Christine Price
Effect on Emotions * “It helps me feel like I have some autonomy and control in my life. * “Be aware of what's happening inside you and make choices and decisions that are empowered through your awareness.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “How I inhabit my own body is through breath.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Radical Acceptance * App: empathi.com, Headspace, Simple Habit, Calm
Bullying Story * I was the leader of this group of friends. When they knew I was leaving, they rejected me. There were rumors spread about me. It was so shameful for me to be disowned.
Susan Kenney is a Brain Health Coach, Life Coach, Brainwave Optimization Technician, a Sports Nutritionist, and a Reiki Master. She is also the Co-Founder and Director of Therapeutic Wellness at Emergo Recovery, a private, residential recovery and wellness center focused on a brain-first approach. Susan has dedicated her career to helping individuals reclaim their life after struggles with debilitating challenges. She harnesses her expertise in nutrition, functional medicine, education, brain health, and positive psychology to help clients restore their mind-body health and inspire the spirit.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Company: Emergo Recovery * Website: emergorecovery.com * LinkedIn: Susan Kinney
Most Influential Person * Her mother
Effect on Emotions * “Mindfulness has allowed me to be more present for others and to be a neutral mirror so that people can really do their healing.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “It's actually the first thing that we teach.” * “You can bring the brain from a fight or flight mode into rest and digest simply by breathing.”
Suggested Resources * Video : Breathing 101 by Brian Johnson * Books: Thic Nhat Hanh * App: Oura Ring
Bullying Story * “In my classroom, being mindful, being present, and teaching breathing would've had an amazing effect on all of my highschool students.”
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Rudrani Devi is a positivity expert, speaker, and author of Choosing Happiness. In 2008, Rudrani was in Mumbai, India on a meditation retreat when she was shot at point-blank range. She was part of a massacre that lasted 4 days, left 150 people dead, and resulted in Rudrani witnessing devastating scenes of terror. As a result, Rudrani began a journey of healing – both physically and emotionally. Her path led her to eventually run the Boston Marathon, with the help of her trainer and sponsorship from Adidas, and to embark on a mission to bring love and light into a dark world.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Company: Devi Essentials Inc. * Website: RudraniDevi.com * Youtube: Rudrani Devi
Most Influential Person * Her mother
Effect on Emotions * “When you're present without judgments, there's this calmness that you always have.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “It's a way of expanding out for me.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Choosing Happines * Book: Being You, Changing the World * App: Who Does This Belong To
Bullying Story * “I was bullied by my father for years.”
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Peter Montoya is the financial industry’s go-to guru on marketing & branding, now he’s the CEO of ThriveUnion – an organization whose mission is to fulfill a need in modern society, helping people go from meaningless isolation to purposeful belonging. Though Peter struggled through school with undiagnosed ADHD, he was admitted to and graduated from the University of California Irvine in Political Science. Post-college he became a traveling speaker and salesman, chalking up over 3000 presentations and living in over 22 major cities. Peter went on to found a successful advertising agency and software platform, dedicated to financial service professionals. He quickly became the industry guru, writing numerous books, including one of his best selling works “The Brand Called You”. Peter is a truly fascinating and multi-faceted guy, with decades of experience in speaking to audiences about his business knowledge, inspirational journey, and human behavioral insight. He now pursues his passion for empowerment and community building, shedding light on society’s growing loneliness epidemic through his visionary organization, ThriveUnion.
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Most Influential Person * Sam Harris
Effect on Emotions * “It has made me a lot more calmer and relaxed.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “To me if you want to get calm, it starts with your breath.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris * App: Waking Up: A Meditation App
Bullying Story * “I did bully one time and it was one of my sincerest regrets in my life. I was bullying him as a way to make myself feel better.”
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Kerri Hummingbird is a Soul Guide, a channel of, and an embodiment of White Eagle. White Eagle is an ascended master who specializes in rainbow light activation of human DNA. Kerri has served as a social activist, leader, and philanthropist for over three decades. She is the Founder of the Skills Not Pills Movement and Host of the Soul Nectar Podcast. Kerri inspires people to lead their lives wide awake with authenticity, passion, and purpose. Her new book, The Second Wave: Transcending the Human Drama is now available.
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Most Influential Person * Her father
Effect on Emotions * “I'm emotionally centered.” * “I need to come to stillness until the emotions passed before I react. Then I get clarity.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “I was mindful about how many times I would stop thinking.” * “Breathing is essential for your body to feel safe.”
Suggested Resources * Book: The Second Wave * Book: Awakening To Me * Book: The Four Agreements * App: Drum Journey
Bullying Story * “She said, I want to apologize for punching you because my father has beaten me and he will do it again if you don't forgive me. So I want to ask you to be my friend. And I said I'm happy to be your friend and I gave her a hug.”
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Rhonda Smith is on a mission to support people as they remember the deepest truth of who they are, and tap into the power and intuition within. A challenging life is a symptom of trauma, and trauma must be felt for healing to occur: The only way out is through. She often helps couples and people who are struggling with relationships, working with many A-Players, CEOs and individuals with high net worth but whose personal lives have become bankrupt, helping them to break the repeating patterns in which they find themselves caught. Rhonda's voice is to share her unique style and radical paths of alternative healing, acceptance, and wholeness.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: TheExpandedHueman.com * Book: The Whole Method * Podcast: The Expanded Hueman Podcast
Most Influential Person * Jeff Murphy, her teacher
Effect on Emotions * “After learning to sit with them, it's a reminder that I don't have to stay there.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “I realized that we hold our breath when we open the door, we hold our breath through some of the hardest times of our lives rather than breathe through it.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Radical Wholeness by Philip Shepered * Book: The Whole Method * App: 21 Day Meditation
Bullying Story * “I was emotionally unstable as a child. I had a lot of issues on being away from my mom. So, I was weird, I didn't fit in.”
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Bruce Langford is a Mindfulness consultant, corporate coach, and creator of the top-ranked ApplePodcasts show, Mindfulness Mode. Bruce is hired by companies to improve corporate culture by replacing stress and anxiety with team spirit and self-respect. As a result of his trainings, employee sick time declines, general wellness improves, and profits increase. Bruce’s extensive background for over a decade in bullying prevention equips him, through mindfulness, to inspire employees to replace self-bullying and judgmental behaviors with cooperation and respect. In this episode, Bruce is interviewed by his son, Ben. Ben also answers key questions about mindfulness in his life and his thoughts before heading off to college to pursue a career in Theoretical Physics.
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Most Influential Person * My wife and son.
Effect on Emotions * I'm much more aware of my emotions and I notice they don't hold me hostage as in the past. Once I'm aware of my emotions, it feels as though everything will be okay.
Thoughts on Breathing * Doing effective deep breathing at various times of the day is way more impactful than I would have imagined when I was younger. I highly recommend paying more attention to your breathing. I love Wim Hoff Breathing. Check it out at www.wimhofmethod.com
Suggested Resources * Book: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz * App: www.InsightTimer.com
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Dr. Faye Mandell developed the Self-Powerment model which clearly teaches how to come to and stay in the present moment. This approach signals the inevitable trend towards the merger of the hard sciences with the psychology of consciousness and awareness. Self-Powerment allows people to have focus, be at choice and be clear. It also allows people to access the information and experience of living in the here and now, the place and time of utmost importance to the contemporary mindfulness movement. Dr. Mandell has provided coaching services to American Express, Penn Mutual, Mass Mutual, and many more and her book, The GPS to Self-Powerment has been endorsed by Eckhart Tolle. You can find the teachings and applicability of the Self-Powerment Model in her book: The GPS to Self-Powerment, which currently exists in six languages.
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Most Influential Person * Albert Einstein and her Dad
Effect on Emotions * “I can choose to make things big or little.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “The first thing we do in Bikram yoga is 60 breaths and end with 60 breaths.” * “Breathing cleanse us from inside out.”
Suggested Resources * Book: The GPS to Self-Powerment * App: Mindfulness Bell
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Chris is the Founder and CEO of Interchanges, a strategic digital marketing agency, that has generated 1.4 Billion dollars of revenue for their clients over the past 19 years. Chris' company has worked with medium-sized businesses all the way up to Fortune 500 companies. Colo CSX, Lamborghini, Palace Resorts and Hard Rock hotels are all happy clients to name a few. He is also the Founder and Head Performance Coach of Live Large Coaching. Chris' true passion is helping people get from where they are in life to where they want to be. Chris believes that there are 3 stages of life that should be rigorously pursued: Moving from survival to stability, stability to success and success to significance. He has helped his students start successful businesses, get out of debt, improve their relationships, get promoted, believe in themselves and take massive action towards their dreams in life.
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Most Influential Person * Zig Ziglar and his Dad
Effect on Emotions * “I think we're out of synch if emotions are running our lives.” * “I can't stress the importance of mindfulness just for happiness alone.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “Mindfulness apps got these breathing excersices.” * “It brings the heart rate down, gives you a sense of peace both mind and body.”
Suggested Resources * Book: See You at the Top by Zig Ziglar * App: Calm
Bullying Story * “I changed from being the one who's being the bullied to being the one who bullied the bullies.”
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Diane R. Gehart, Ph.D., is an author, an award-winning professor of Counseling and Family Therapy at California State University, Northridge, and a practicing psychotherapist. Some of her areas of specialty are Buddhist psychology, sexual abuse, gender, relationships, mental health recovery, qualitative research, and education in family therapy and counseling. Diane also teaches mindfulness for kids. Her research has been featured in newspapers, radio shows, and television worldwide. In her new book, Mindfulness for Chocolate Lovers, Dr. Gehart combines wit, wisdom, and a touch of sweetness to help you uncover playful ways to transform any aspect of your life.
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Most Influential Person * The Dalai Lama
Effect on Emotions * “It helped me to find peace even in really difficult situations that I've been through.” * “It changed how I relate to my emotions entirely.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “Just focusing on my breathing has beconme this sanctuary where I can find peace in the middle of very hectic days.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Mindfulness for Chocolate Lovers * Book: Peace is Every Step * App: Insight Timer, Headspace
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Jim Stavis is a triple organ transplant survivor. He was diagnosed at age 17 with Juvenile diabetes; his early diagnosis served to motivate him to take action towards success in business and in life. He started a business, got married and had a family knowing that he may not live past age 50. In his 40’s it became apparent he would need a rare triple organ transplant to replace his heart, kidney and pancreas. Now, 14 years later, Jim promotes organ donation and has developed a true understanding of how to overcome great adversity. He has written a book about it called ‘When Hope Is Your Only Option’, is a frequent speaker and is also featured in a documentary called Source Of Hope.
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Most Influential Person * His wife
Effect on Emotions * “I don't have the fear that I once did and it made me resilient.” * “It has given me a great perspective in terms of what I've been able to accomplish and the impact I've made on others
Thoughts on Breathing * “It's not breathing per se, I'm very aware of my heart because of my health.” * “To me, it signifies life.”
Suggested Resources * Book: The Alchemist * Book: When Hope is Your Only Option * App: n/a
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Dana Look-Arimoto is the Founder and CEO of Phoenix, a leadership and executive coaching company that helps corporations and leaders transform at an accelerated rate. As an advisor, coach, speaker, mentor, and author of Stop Settling, Settle Smart, Dana is evangelizing her new mindset, method, and movement to destroy the myth of work-life balance.
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Most Influential Person * Ron Mester
Effect on Emotions * “It has made them more accessible.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “It's huge and when I'm not breathing, I know it and I do something about it.”
Suggested Resources * Book: A Whole New Mind * Book: Stop Settling, Settle Smart * App: Ten Percent Happier
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Suvrat Bhargave, M.D. is a renowned and respected educator, speaker, and board-certified psychiatrist. He specializes in child and adolescent psychiatry and has an uncanny ability to relate to a multi-demographic audience because of his deep level of empathy. Suvrat is affectionately known for his “relatable expertise”, and is highly sought after to lecture on such challenging topics as personal growth, effective parenting, relationship satisfaction, and mental health conditions.
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Most Influential Person * Dr. Brian Weiss – Author
Effect on Emotions * “Mindfulness has given me a way to fully feel but not get stuck in my feeling and allow it to flow.”
Thoughts on Breathing Suggested Resources * Book: Many Lives, Many Masters by Dr. Brian Weiss * Book: Autobigraphy of a Yogi * Book: A Moment of Insight * App: n/a
Bullying Story * “The connection going back to the childhood abuse seemingly told me that I was defective in all kinds of ways.” * “The ones that probably triggered my shame the greatest was when kids threw out slurs about sexuality.”
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Rajshree Patel is a mind and meditation expert and an international self-awareness coach, teacher, and speaker. She has taught hundreds of thousands of people in more than 35 countries the power of meditation, mindfulness, and breathwork. Contained in her mindfulness toolbox are ancient techniques for accessing lost creativity leading to personal fulfillment. Patel has guided government leaders, families, Oscar-winning filmmakers and Fortune 500 executives to help them understand how to let go of stress and be more fulfilled in their lives. She has given talks at organizations including NBC Universal, IBM, LinkedIn, Gap, The World Bank, Shell Oil, Morgan Stanley, Harvard University, and the United Nations. Rajshree is a senior teacher with the Art of Living Foundation.
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Most Influential Person * Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Effect on Emotions * “I used to be very emotional, very impatient.” * “Before I go off the Richter scale, I can regulate down just through the breath, not suppress.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “That is something that I do consciously everyday.” * “When I'm surrounded by negativity or a stressful environment, I let my mind do whatever it's doing, I fall on my breath not to focus but as an exercise.”
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Vital Force * Book: The Little Prince * App: The Art of Living Journey
Bullying Story * “I did not realize it before that I was bullied, in a sense it was. No one really knew what it meant when I said I'm from India. I was associated with American Indian.” * “I couldn't defend and express myself.”
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Archana Shetty empowers leaders to be incredibly impactful and inspirational while maintaining their impact with no chance of burnout. She is an expert in emotional intelligence and peak performance and is heading an upcoming summit called the Inspirational Leadership Summit 2019. Archana is also the founder of NextGenLeadership; a model for transformational leadership focusing on emotional intelligence and wellbeing.
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Most Influential Person * Mahatma Gandhi
Effect on Emotions * “I now know how to recognize and skillfully manage these emotions, it has helped me grow as a person.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “Whenever I face these external triggers, I just tell myself: Breathe. Deep breath in, pause for a moment, breathe out.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Self Compassion by Dr. Kristin Neff * App: Insight Timer
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Laurie Warren is all about empowering well-being in body, mind, and spirit. She loves helping people and organizations be healthier and happier. She’s a speaker, writer, corporate consultant, and clinician. Prior to earning an MS in clinical and integrative nutrition, Julie spent a dozen years in leadership positions in the high-tech industry. This experience helped her to be a seasoned ally for corporate clients, enabling them to build a progressive wellness culture.
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Most Influential Person * The Dalai Lama
Effect on Emotions * “It does not let my mind run away with emotions, rehash, replay, and exacerbate them.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “It's not so much just breathing that has been helpful to me, but learning how to breathe.” * “Learning to breathe, using my ribs in and out, was pretty life-changing to me.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Jon Kabat-Zinn‘s books * App: Insight Timer, Headspace
Bullying Story * “I remember like it was yesterday. I was 16 at that point and I am 53 now. I was standing in front of a window and this woman was standing in front of me saying I'm gonna beat the bleep out of you. I was scared to death." * "Then I looked at and said, Okay. Just do what you need to do and I'm just gonna stand here, I'm not gonna fight you. Then she left so frustratedly."
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Matt Granados has the mindful intention to make sure no person’s potential is wasted, and that every person he comes in contact with, if they want, is able to experience their maximum level of success. Matt has been motivating people for years, through his business, Life Pulse Inc dot com. He built his first one million dollar business by the age of 25 and took it to a valuation of $40 million by age thirty. You see, Matt understands motivation to the core. He is known to be able to motivate even the most unmotivated individuals by helping them build an unbreakable foundation on which to build their life.
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Most Influential Person * His wife, and Jesus
Effect on Emotions * “Mindfulness reminds me that my emotions are there.” * “Mindfulness has forced me to think about my emotions and actually experience it rather than subdue it.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “When you're taking deep breaths, there's a reason why we breathe in through the nose. The oxygen is processed differently.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Outwitting the Devil * App: n/a
Bullying Story * “Looking back, there are definitely times that I feel like I bullied people that I wish I wouldn't have done.”
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Steve Anderson has spent his career helping the insurance industry understand how to use emerging technologies. For the last 25 years, he has crossed the nation speaking at places like SAFECO, (AAA), and Nationwide, to name a few. Steve has a Masters Degree in Insurance Law and was invited to be an original “thought leader/influencer” on LinkedIn, representing the insurance industry. He now has over 340 thousand followers on the platform. Steve’s recent book, The Bezo’s Letters, is an intelligent and insightful look at the 14 Principles Jeff Bezo used to grow Amazon at lightning speed. Steve is also a writer/contributor to multiple publications and is skilled at analyzing the implications of what’s happening in the insurance industry.
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Most Influential Person * His wife, Karen Anderson, and Jeff Bezos
Effect on Emotions * “It has helped the lows and it keeps me grounded in what I know to be true.” * “A lot of that is being grateful even in the midst of trials.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “There's an app on my watch and it reminds me to take two minutes to just breathe and relax.” * “It helps the busyness and frenetic pace, which sometimes can take over, and helps me relax a bit.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Mental Wealth * App:
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Anita Sanchez, Ph.D., Aztec and Mexican-American, is a transformational leadership consultant, speaker, coach and author of the international bestselling book, The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times (Simon & Schuster). She bridges indigenous teachings with the latest science to inspire and equip women and men to enjoy meaningful, empowered lives and careers.
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Most Influential Person * Eddie Box
Effect on Emotions * “Huge. Emotions are part of being a human being.” * “They are meant to be released and not held on to.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “Always has been. Deep breathing roots me like an Oak Tree. It cleanses but it's rootedness.” * “Fast quick breaths to awaken me. It was always awakening.”
Suggested Resources * App: Mind Movies
Bullying Story * “I remember going into the library and looking different being Mexican-American and Native American. I will check out my books and a few kids came by, and it was not an accident, they pushed me down.” * “I remember the librarian lifted my chin and smiled at me without saying anything. “
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Jim Fortin is widely considered the leader in subconscious transformation. He is a high-performance expert with over two decades of expertise in brain-based transformation and high performance. He is on a passionate mission to help professionals and entrepreneurs take both their sales and personal performance to unexpected levels. Using a brain-based approach coupled with transformational psychology and ancient wisdom Jim has created programs that create long-term core-level life transformation in his students. Jim has trained all the way from “Wall Street to Main Street USA,” and he works with both Fortune 500 selling professionals and “mom and pop” selling organizations. He has shared the speaking roster with some of the biggest names in the industry, like Tony Robbins, Dr. Phil, George Foreman, Robert Kiyosaki, and 100s of other national experts.
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Most Influential Person * His brother-in-law
Effect on Emotions * “When you've become mindful and you get quiet, how you feel becomes peaceful.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “We control things through breathe.” * “I tell my students all the time, breathe. You're in traffic, breath. You're nervous, breathe. You're afraid, breathe. It changes everything”
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of the Subconscious Mind * App: CommitTo3, Streaks
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J’aime Radow is a Personal Brand Alchemist who advises business leaders in creating aligned personal brands, to powerfully communicate their mission to themselves, others, and the world. She has spent the last decade as a trusted advisor to executives at Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs, creatives, and those looking to redefine themselves, so they can step into a more fully expressed version of themselves.
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Most Influential Person * Joe Dispenza
Effect on Emotions * “It helped me see that I'm not my emotions.” * “I can have all the emotions and they're allowed to move through me and I don't need to hold on to them.”
Thoughts on Breathing * “Breathing helps bring me home, helps me land.”
Suggested Resources * Book: Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Bullying Story * “Yes. Bullying me in a context of really trying to push back on something and ask me what to do.”
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Patti Montella has been a pioneer, risk-taker, and leader her entire life. She built a thriving career on the cutting-edge of travel technology before leaving it all behind to dedicate her life to uplifting society. The skills she sharpened in the business world have served her well as an international speaker and inner transformation coach who’s taught tens of thousands of people worldwide—from CEOs and government leaders to royalty and college students—over the past twenty-five years. Through her work in key leadership roles with the Art of Living Foundation and the International Association for Human Values, Patti has become an internationally recognized happiness expert and a powerful agent of change.
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Most Influential Person * Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Effect on Emotions * I'm aware of my emotions and it is exactly what has helped to become unshakable in life * I'm not a victim to my emotion
Thoughts on Breathing * Mindfulness is the first step on the journey. We can go deeper to that experience with breathwork and meditation.
Suggested Resources * Book: Becoming Unshakable * Book: God Loves Fun by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar * Book: Celebrating Silence by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar * App: Sattva
Bullying Story * Way back in elementary school when I first experienced it. Inside every bully, there's a culprit crying for help.
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Joanne is a counselor in psychotherapy whose goal is to transform people’s lives one person at a time. Her work focuses on compassion, mindfulness, self-awareness, and focuses on helping others to lead a happier and more joyful life. Joanne is also the best-selling author of “Too Good To Go, Too Bad To Stay”, and has been featured on podcasts and in bookstores. When she’s not helping others to navigate the various challenges that they encounter in life, you can find her on Maui writing and going to the beach.
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Most Influential Person * Kriyananda
Effect on Emotions * I am able to stay calm in the face of anything that happens.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is the only system in the body that helps us to relax. * I teach a lot of techniques in how to breathe to help reduce the sympathetic and raise the parasympathetic.
Suggested Resources * Book: Everywhere You Go, There You Are * App: 10 Percent Happier
Fleet Maull is a meditation teacher, author, trainer, and coach who provides mindfulness-based emotional intelligence training to business leaders, managers, corrections professionals and prisoners, nonprofit leaders, professionals and clinicians, community activists and peacemakers around the world. He is also an acharya (senior teacher) in the Shambhala Buddhist community, as well as a Roshi in the Soto Zen lineage and Zen Peacemaker Order of Roshi Bernie Glassman. He founded both Prison Mindfulness Institute and the National Prison Hospice Association while serving a 14-year sentence for drug trafficking in a federal prison. He is the author of Dharma in Hell, the Prison Writings of Fleet Maull and his most recent book; Radical Responsibility: How to Move Beyond Blame, Fearlessly Live Your Highest Purpose and Become an Unstoppable Force for Good.
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Most Influential Person * Chögyam Trungpa
Effect on Emotions * It really allowed me to open up on my emotional life. * I feel I'm so much more emotionally available.
Thoughts on Breathing * The breath is very tied in on our physiology * Any moment in which we are consciously aware of even one breath is a good moment.
Suggested Resources * Book: Radical Responsibility * Book: Mindfulness in Action – Chögyam Trungpa * Book: Real-World Mindfulness – Brenda Salgado * App: Insight Timer, Headspace, Breathe2Relax
Bullying Story * I was certainly bullied a bit in grade school. My name is Fleet, it's an unusual name and so when you're that age if you have anything different about you, you got to put up your dues. * I did get beat up sometimes from bullying.
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Julie Potiker is a mindfulness teacher, having created ‘Mindful Methods for Life; a system that rewires the brain for greater happiness and resilience. She has helped bring the science behind mindfulness to people in all walks of life. She is the author of the book, Life Falls Apart But You Don’t Have To. Julie believes that a self-compassion practice warms up a mindfulness practice. She advocates that self-compassion teaches you how to actively comfort and soothe yourself when you feel bad.
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Most Influential Person * Rick Hansen (https://www.rickhanson.net/)
Effect on Emotions * I'm more integrated. My inside matches my outside and I'm more balanced
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing calms us all down. It lowers our heart-rate and our blood pressure
Suggested Resources * Book: BALM: The Loving Path To Family Recovery (BALM=Be a Loving Mirror) This book is about Addiction * Book: Buddha's Brain / Hardwiring Happiness / Resilient – All books by Rick Hansen * Book: Life Falls Apart But You Don’t Have To by Julie Potiker * App: Insight Timer www.InsightTimer.com
Bullying Story * In seventh grade, I was standing at my locker and two girls, both named Ellen, were walking together arm-in-arm, they came up to me and they stopped and looked at me and said, ‘we don't like your outfit'.
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Doug Morneau is an Author, Speaker, Podcaster, and Media Buyer – specializing in Sponsored Email. He is a highly skilled communicator and uses elements of mindfulness to be one of the most outstanding leaders in his field. Doug founded his first company over 32 years ago and uses his ability to quickly understand concepts to adapt to new technologies and new media, making him a valuable contributor to any sales and marketing problem-solving conversation or marketing strategy session. Doug just recently launched his podcast, REAL MARKETING REAL FAST.
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Most Influential Person * Jim Janz (Amway)
Effect on Emotions * I think I need to spend more time allowing my emotions to come and not suppress them
Thoughts on Breathing * It's a big part of my practice. * I use my focus any breathing to control my heart rate
Suggested Resources * Book: The Bible * App: Evernote, Slack
Bullying Story * I was bullied for some time in school because I'm tall. My father had a certain attitude to deal with bullies.
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Dr. Nancy Gordon is Chairperson and a tenured Associate Professor at Salve Regina University in Rhode Island, USA. She is a leadership expert and is on a mission to recreate our understanding of the human experience. Dr. Gordon is passionate about helping people understand how to implement planetary and personal change. Her most recent published work is: Women and Leadership: An Integrative Focus on Equality.
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Most Influential Person * My Husband, highly honest about where I am in my life
Effect on Emotions * Hugely. I started meditating with TM and then I moved into more meditation in action, martial arts and into movement in general * Helped me to monitor regulate and observe at the witness level where am I and how am I doing with emotions
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is Life * Breathing is about monitoring everything I'm doing
Suggested Resources * Book: Mindfulness * Book: The Miracle of Mindfulness * App: Calm, Headspace
Bullying Story * I was invited to go to speak at a health center. When I walked in the door, and the director of the program who I thought invited me, says you know “I hate holistic.” He realized he was not being polite and invited me in. So I don't know if that's bullying but it's bullying for me at the moment.
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Mike Green is the host of The Flip Factor Podcast and has flipped over 1,100 houses in the last 10 years. He has gathered monumental experience in building systems to automate his fix and flip business. Mike has been through plenty of challenges prior to his success, including imprisonment and as a result, used the power of mindfulness to counter his negative patterns and self-defeating limiting beliefs. Mike sees the parallel between transforming a condemned, rundown building into a beautiful home and helping convert people from unimaginably low self-esteem to become confident, high achievers. BIO
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Most Influential Person * Tony Robbins
Effect on Emotions * Happiness became possible. * I don't know if I was ever truly happy before I start digging into mindfulness.
Thoughts on Breathing * Being centered and being thoughtful * When I am able to meditate, it really just gets me grounded
Suggested Resources * Book: Mindset
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Marci Moberg is an intuitive coach and healer with a passion for reconnecting sensitive souls to their forgotten intuitive nature. Marci’s work includes coaching individuals and groups to develop their intuition, understand their sensitivity, own their power, and navigate life transitions and relationships with authenticity. Her popular online course, Intuition 101, is a life-changing course on practical intuition development. Marci has been featured on MindBodyGreen, The Huffington Post, Reader’s Digest, Bustle, ThriveGlobal.com, LifeHack.org, television, and many podcasts. You can follow her inspiring tips and writings on her website, www.marcimoberg.com.
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Most Influential Person * The Buddha
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness taught me that my emotions are my messengers * Emotions are here because they have really important messages for me * If I can learn and be with them, I can learn so much about myself
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing for me is something that I do every morning * Breathing continues to remain a staple in my practice
Suggested Resources * Book: Braiding Sweetgrass * App: Insight
Bullying Story * I was bullied as a kid, I was bullied multiple times growing up. * I was made fun for my teeth for a long time * The main girl in the “popular group” I was in said if I would sit at that lunch table with other people, I can't sit with them. I was really punished with that. * Mindfulness helped me not take it personally
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Judah Holiday is a singer/songwriter whose music is expressive, with a warm and breezy sound. His melody and lyrics are reminiscent of James Taylor and Neil Young. Judah once had a lot of trouble expressing himself and he began to use songwriting as a way to speak his mind and share what he was feeling in the moment. Judah’s debut album is called, ‘Good Life’ and was inspired after a 2018 stint in rehab as a result of his addiction to prescription drugs. Judah plays music every single day and is based out of Miami, Florida.
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Most Influential Person * My Dad, he's very present and accomplished
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has allowed me to understand my emotions a little bit better
Thoughts on Breathing * I do deep breathing exercises when I'm too anxious * I use a guided meditation on Youtube
Suggested Resources * Book: The Untethered Soul * App: Calm
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Dr. Ellie Katz is a leading practitioner of holistic psychotherapy. For the last forty years, her eclectic interventions have featured innovative approaches to using meditation, guided thinking, and the Bach Flower Remedies. Dr. Katz has lectured at Einstein/Montefiore Medical Center, the University of Istanbul, First Beijing Medical Center, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She has been a senior staff member at the Retorno rehab facility since 2003.
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Most Influential Person * My Father
Effect on Emotions * Keeps me sane * If my emotions are balanced and I stay optimistic, I'm sane * That's what I'm mindful of ensuring my good mood
Thoughts on Breathing * I use it a lot, I teach people to pay attention to their breath * You can't be nervous and relaxed at the same time
Suggested Resources * Book: Peace is Every Step * Book: My Last Summer as A Fat Girl
Bullying Story * I was called names but it actually shaped my character
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Chris Burres is an engineer who, along with his partner, confirmed their findings on Carbon 60 (C60), a Nobel Prize-winning technology originally meant for military defense now sought out by global mega-corporations. Chris is currently on a mission to make his C60 product accessible to everyone who wants to live a healthier, pain-free life longer than they ever expected. Chris is not a mad scientist, but he could be mistaken for one. He has an extensive background in a diverse range of areas including Mechanical Engineering, Comedy Improv Artist, Oil and Gas Explosives and Competitive Soccer, to name a few.
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Most Influential Person * Patrick Wanis http://www.PatrickWanis.com
Effect on Emotions * My many talks with my friend, Patrick Wanis have helped me with my emotions.
Thoughts on Breathing * My son has ADHD and it was tough for me to go down this path and define that he has ADHD. He'll get in these mindset states where I'll grab him and do slow breathing with him to change his state.
Suggested Resources * Book: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck * App: n/a
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Rob Dionne is a podcaster and fitness expert, based out of Los Angeles. He is the host of the Open Sky Fitness Podcast, and he specializes in helping busy people carve out time, both physically and mentally, to create a better quality of life for themselves and their family. Rob firmly believes that ‘lifestyle is the journey'. You might have heard Rob on the MindPump Podcast, The Growth Now Movement Podcast, The Side Hustle Show and many others, discussing his views on why the traditional approach to weight loss is a waste of time.
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Most Influential Person * My wife
Effect on Emotions * It makes me present. It makes me observe the emotions I'm having and then actually dissecting why I'm having them rather than just letting those emotions control me.
Thoughts on Breathing * One of the first steps that you learn when you're learning how to meditate is actually to focus on your breath. The breath is your connection to the moment. * If you really, truly want to zone out of everything that's around you, close your eyes and just listen to your breathing. That's one of the most impactful things you can do.
Suggested Resources * Book: Instead of a book, I suggest you take a mindfulness or meditation class or go on a Spirit Walk. * App: Headspace and Insight Timer
Bullying Story * I was student council president in 9th grade. 7th grade to 9th grade I was very popular, my school career was budding. At the end of 8th grade, somebody came up to me and said, ‘you're super popular, you should try to be student council president. I won and became student council president in 9th grade. In 10th grade, I went to high school and I was immediately a small fish in a big pond. * I was an outgoing kid, and I was used to dealing with my older sisters. I was being slightly bullied and I didn't know how to deal with it. * Basically, I would push back. I was really small compared to a lot of these kids. * I experienced bullying quite a bit in high school and I think that it did eat away at me. * I think that mindfulness at a young age when you're being bullied doesn't come from your inner conversation, it comes from the conversation that your parents teach you how to have. * As a kid, your inner child conversation is developed by conversations your parents teach you how to have.
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Christina Reeves is a Holistic Life Coach and Energy Psychologist. Born in Toronto, Canada, she is also an accomplished author, speaker, and facilitator, hosting workshops, seminars, and lectures in North America and Internationally. Working from her clinic and training facility she continues to share her methodologies and techniques mentoring and supporting others to take responsibility in reaching their full potential while guiding them towards enjoying a joyful and happy life.
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Most Influential Person * James Redfield
Effect on Emotions * Part of mindfulness is feeling things fully * It is important to understand that you're not your emotions and you're not your stories * Emotion is just an overlay of who you really are as a core of your being
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing really pulls in the life force energy * As we're breathing we can feel, we can focus on the organs of the body
Suggested Resources * Book: The Mind is the Map * Book: Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman * Book: Celestine Prophecy
Bullying Story * There's a lot of bullying, cyberbullying. The children need to be mindful enough to stand in their power. It's their power to say no. To say no is one thing, but it's also in their power to give their voice to someone who can help it stop.
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Dr. Gordon Pedersen is an author, doctor, and silver researcher. He holds five doctor’s degrees including a Doctorate of
Naturopathic Medicine. Dr. Pedersen has a personal talent for simplifying medical and scientific concepts that have led to numerous invitational speaking engagements including at the Russian Academy of Science and the Stanford School of Pharmacy. Gordon has also spent countless hours reviewing silver information and is frequently called upon as the world’s leading authority on silver as a health tool. He is a Distinguished Speaker for Special Operations Medical Association (SOMA) and has worked with several National and International governmental organizations on the topic of silver.
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Most Influential Person * Jonas Salk (He developed the polio vaccine)
Effect on Emotions * When I think of myself, I have a very limited view of the world. When I think of how I can help others my mind is expanded.
Thoughts on Breathing * I breathe deep when I'm under stress because under stress I pull really tight and I see in my mind oxygen giving life to the rest of my tissues.
Suggested Resources * Book: The National Geographic Issue on the mind * App: The Silver Health Institute
Bullying Story * I have been bullied. Most of it happened ten years ago when people thought this [silver] was nonsense. Names and labels people would throw at me. * When I went to Africa and I helped treat children that were dying from Malaria, everything seemed to change. Here's how: I was bullied into the idea that I had this wonderful job with one of the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies and we were working on drugs and research and everything was wonderful. * I was on the chemotherapy board and at a presentation, I discovered that they only have a six percent success rate of healing people with cancer when they use chemotherapy. * I said six percent, that almost doesn't matter, and we're spending how much money and we're having all these problems.
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Gretchen Rubin is a well-known mindfulness and happiness expert. She believes that when we know ourselves and what works for us we can change our habits and our lives. She’s the author of several bestselling books, including her newest book, Outer Order, Inner Calm: Declutter and Organize to Make More Room for Happiness. Gretchen has an amazing ability to communicate complex thoughts and ideas with humor and clarity.
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Most Influential Person * St. Theresa of Lucia, Samuel Johnson
Effect on Emotions * It just makes it easy to control your emotions * Mindfulness allows you to have that kind of perspective, which then makes for a much more constructive engagement
Thoughts on Breathing * I just breathe as it naturally happens.
Suggested Resources * Book: Taste by Barb Stuckey * Book: Outer Order, Inner Calm
Bullying Story * I'm very fortunate, I did not have that experience
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Dov Baron helps individuals, corporations and organizations to generate exponential growth and fierce loyalty. He’s an author, a radio host and a leadership expert. He is considered by many to be a leading authority on Authentic Leadership. Dov is also the founder of Full Monty Leadership and The Authentic Speaker Academy for Leadership. He is founder and host of the global number 1 podcast for Fortune 500 leaders entitled: Dov Baron’s Leadership and Loyalty Tips for Executives.
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Most Influential Person * Patha Sari Jai
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has affected my emotions because the truth is that being mindful means you are ‘with' your emotions so I don't run away from them. * I don't pretend I'm not having them. If I'm sad I will cry. If I'm angry you will know. If I'm joyous you will know. * I don't repress or deny anything.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing has many levels for me. I started out with Prana Yoga and I still do some of those practices. * About 15 years ago my voice was destroyed from the amount of speaking I had been doing. My wife decided she would find somebody who would help me and she found Arthur Samuel Joseph who is one of the leading vocal experts in the world. * He flew up here to my house and we spent a day together and he trained me on breathing in order to take care of my instrument. Before I speak, I use the breathing exercises that he has taught me. * Every day in my meditations I practice breathing.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran * App: My best ‘Application' is to turn your phone off. While you're working turn your phone off for 15 minutes a day and watch what happens.
Bullying Story * I was both a bully and I was bullied. I'm very sensitive and when I was a kid I was very sensitive. I am naturally an introvert. When I was a kid I was very different because I was into spiritual things that other people weren't. * I was also the only Jew in a Christian school so I got bullied every day. Kids would thrust their palm in my facing showing me their 5 fingers. It stood for ‘The Jews Killed Our Lord'.
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Sheevaun Moran is a business advisor, master coach, quantum energy thought leader and the founder of Energetic Solutions. She uses business principles with energetic techniques to help more than 25,000 entrepreneurs, CEOs and leaders bring instant focus and shifts to clarity, purpose and profits.
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Most Influential Person * My Dad. His motto to me was; if you're feeling mad, sad, worried, afraid, timid or shy, then go feed someone, hug someone, make them laugh or teach them.
Effect on Emotions * I'm pretty chill.
Thoughts on Breathing * If you don't breathe, you die. If you don't breathe, your emotions are going to go kablooey. * Breathing is the catalyst for all of the body to do its magical work. If you're not doing that, your mind will shut down and do crazy-town thoughts.
Suggested Resources * Book: Learn To Meditate in 2 Minutes For the Crazy, Lazy and Time Deficient by Sheevaun Moran * Book: The Secret Energy of Sleep by Sheevaun Moran * Book: The Secret Energy of Forgiveness by Sheevaun Moran * App: Trello.com and iTunes.apple.com
Bullying Story * I was bullied a lot. I recently found some pictures from my family where it showed what a fat baby I was. * Fortunately, I turned out to be a thin, fit person. All through my childhood, I was told I was fat. Teams would choose me last. * The guy who's the head of Nine Inch Nails did one of those Vulcan moves you do on the neck. He did that to me when I was a kid. * I interpreted it to mean that they had some problems going on.
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Klee Irwin is the founder of the organization, Quantum Gravity Research and is on a mission to share an understanding of space, time, matter, energy and consciousness. Klee is also the founder of an award-winning natural supplement company called Irwin Naturals. Klee has invested in a wide range of people and causes including Change.org, Upworthy, Donors Choose, and Singularity University. In his book ‘Pain Nation' he discusses how the miracle molecule of the cannabis plant helps with medical conditions spanning from chronic pain and epilepsy to cancer, anxiety, and depression.
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Most Influential Person * Justin Rosenstein (An early employee at Facebook and Google) He did a talk on Love In Business
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has helped me to feel my emotions. * [This is] part of what probably helped me reach success when I was running hard and fast to build my company from age 26 to age 44, before I quit business to become a full-time physicist. * I found it helpful to be unemotional.
Thoughts on Breathing * I've been playing around with my own practice. It takes me about 10 minutes. * It's called Lujong. I learned it and have been modifying it. * I do five stretching movements. I time it with my breath. I do my breath real slow. * I try to close the aperture in my throat a little bit so that the velocity of air when I'm breathing in hits my vegas nerve. * That sends a relaxation impulse into my body. I'm playing with the extent of my inhalation and exhalation.
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Andre Young is an author, speaker, and Founder of ‘You Evolving Now’, LLC since 2011. It’s his mission to impact the lives and relationships of people everywhere; allowing individuals to live the lifestyle of their dreams! As a Personal Growth and Relationship Growth Expert, he has taken his 19 years of experience as a Mental Health Therapist and created a movement of Positivity.
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Most Influential Person * His Dad, Jesus Christ
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has affected my emotions and consequences
Thoughts on Breathing * I love deep breathing but I love walks with nature
Suggested Resources * Book: The Art of Happiness * App: YEN Push
Bullying Story * He was a nerd but never been bullied
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Nick Santonastasso is a speaker, bodybuilder, and medical miracle. Not only is he one of four people alive with Hanhart Syndrome, but he also follows his dreams of being a bodybuilder and fitness model – despite missing both his legs and one arm since birth. This high-energy guy shares his amazing story, showing people that anyone can thrive if they have the determination and willpower to go after what they want.
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Most Influential Person * Chandler
Effect on Emotions * It helps me stop the monkey brain. * It grounds you and have that silence in your brain.
Thoughts on Breathing * People forget to breathe, I forget to breathe * Remember to breathe all throughout the day
Suggested Resources * Book: Victim to Victor * Book: Law of Attraction * App: Headspace
Bullying Story * Maybe I was a bully or I was there just supporting it. To think back on that, just to see the evolution of me as a human being, maybe that was me battling my own insecurities.
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Allison Melody is an eco-entrepreneur with a passion for film, fitness, and food. Allison can be found at FoodHealsNation.com. She hosts the top-ranked Food Heals Podcast, owns the film production company, Melody Productions and speaks at events across the US and Europe. For the past twelve years, Allison has also directed and produced documentary films, PSA’s, commercials and viral videos on the topics of social justice, human rights and public health. One of Allison’s films has recently been featured at the Cannes Film Festival in Paris France.
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Most Influential Person * Gabby Bernstein
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness is key to being willing to feel into your emotions
Thoughts on Breathing * Breath is life. * Our gut needs that breath. * In order to fall asleep, I consciously take a deep long belly breath and that really can get me in a state of peace
Suggested Resources * Book: May Cause Miracles * Podcast: Katy Krimitsos * App: Headspace
Bullying Story * I was bullied by my teacher. I scored a goal when playing hockey and my teacher ran and started screaming to the whole class, “you scored the goal on the wrong team”. At that moment, I felt so small and reduced to nothing.
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Dr. Jeffery A. Martin is a founder of the Transformative Technology space, serial entrepreneur and social scientist who researches personal transformation and the states of greatest human well-being. He spent the last 10 years conducting the largest
international study on persistent non-symbolic experience (PNSE), which includes the types of consciousness commonly known as enlightenment, nonduality, the peace that passeth understanding, unitive experience, and hundreds of others. More recently, he has used this research to make systems available to help people obtain profound psychological benefits in a rapid, secular, reliable, and safe way.
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Most Influential Person * Dr. Bob Easton
Effect on Emotions * It causes your negative emotions to drop off rapidly * It biases you to much more positive experiences * There are periods of tremendous equanimity
Thoughts on Breathing * It just so happened that it is the most simple forms of meditation
Suggested Resources * Book: The Finders * Book: The Mind Illuminated * Book: Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness
Bullying Story * We're attacked constantly. Our experiments are attacked because we made them crowd-funded and crowdsourced.
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Kim Perell is an award-winning entrepreneur, bestselling author, angel investor, and tech CEO. She was laid off from her first job at 23 years old, an internet start-up. She then started her first company from her kitchen table using $10,000. Given to her by her grandmother. By the age of 30, she had become a multi-millionaire. She believes her successes are due to her ability to execute and she loves to teach others how to use this skill. She’s now written her first national bestselling book, The Execution Factor, The One Skill That Drives Success.
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Most Influential Person * Her Mother
Effect on Emotions * It really calms me
Thoughts on Breathing * It ground and centers you
Suggested Resources * Book: Think and Grow Rich * App: Headspace
Bullying Story * I think it's fear. Looking back, it's sad. I think that's why when I look at my children, I just try and raise them with kindness and confidence.
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Jerry Colonna is the CEO and co-founder of Reboot.io, an executive coaching and leadership development firm dedicated to the notion that better humans make better leaders. For nearly
20 years, he has used the knowledge gained as an investor, an executive, and a board member for more than 100 organizations to help entrepreneurs and others [to] lead with humanity, resilience, and equanimity.
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Most Influential Person * Pema Chodron
Effect on Emotions * It has enabled me to understand and move towards equanimity * When the highs are high, I'm ok. When the lows are low, I'm ok
Thoughts on Breathing * It's body based awareness. * It's paying attention without judgment
Suggested Resources * Book: Reboot, Leadership, and The Art of Growing Up * Book: Comfortable with Uncertainty * App: 10% Happier, Just Sitting
Bullying Story * I have a managed to make the Hulk inside me to be a Thor
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Ayn Cates Sullivan is a writer With a Masters and Doctorate in Literature from Columbia University and King's College London. She’s written a series of books called “Legends of the Grail” which was written to inspire and empower the contemporary reader who wishes to remember how to live harmoniously with the Earth. The series is designed to help us restore and embrace the qualities of the feminine that have been lost in most cultures and religions.
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Most Influential Person * A.H. Almaas
Effect on Emotions * If I'm feeling anger, then in some way I need strength * When I feel fear, that's usually a sign that I have to back off * Our emotions are important but I think what it really is about is learning to feel
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is life
Suggested Resources * Book: Luminous Night's Journey * Book: Anam Cara * Book: Legends of the Grail
Bullying Story * John Patrick was filling up the car and this guy comes over yelling at him. He looked at the guy and started laughing and he said have a good day and got back in the car. He said now I know my mindfulness is working!
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Dr. Dain Heer is a bestselling author, entrepreneur, internationally renowned speaker, and co-creator and leading facilitator of Access Consciousness®. Originally raised in the ghettos of Los Angeles and trained as a chiropractor, Dr. Heer is also the co-founder of a diverse range of businesses around the world. A conscious and creative thought leader with a profound understanding of the power of personal creation, Dr. Heer draws upon his background and unique perspective to facilitate positive change in the world, and empower people from every culture, country, age and social strata to create the money, relationships and life they truly desire.
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Most Influential Person * Gary M Douglas
Effect on Emotions * The emotions have gone from sadness, despair, trauma, and drama to ease, joy, exuberant expression, abundance and a sense of possibilities
Thoughts on Breathing * I love it. My favorite meditations have been breathing meditations.
Suggested Resources * Book: Return of the Gentleman * Book: Being You Changing the World * App: Who Does This Belong To App
Bullying Story * I have worked with a lot of bullies and bullied * Somebody is bullying when they feel they have no power and value
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Lia Dunlap is an author, retreat leader and founder of the Master Creators Academy, an online life coaching program that helps people create success. Lia’s products and services have foundtheir way to clients in over 76 countries and have helped people align their purpose and business strategies in order to make money while making a significant difference in the world.
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Most Influential Person * Michael Talbot
Effect on Emotions * The ability to remain in a mindful state helps me to remain very calm in all kinds of experiences * It allows me to be a pillar in all situations and look for solutions * It's automatic to me now, it's part of who I am
Thoughts on Breathing * My ability to take those people into hypnosis through breath work was a big factor * I take time to do some breath work before I go into any situation
Suggested Resources * Book: Holographic Universe * Book: The Power of Now
Bullying Story * I was actually a protector of people who are being bullied in my school * I that comes from my experience of being abused, I was the one that stands up for anybody who was being bullied
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Gary Douglas is the founder of Access Consciousness®, an organization that is transforming lives in 173 countries. He’s authored and co-authored a number of books including The Place, Money Isn’t The Problem, You Are, and Living Beyond Distraction. Gary co-hosts a weekly radio show on Voice America and has been featured on TV shows, print media and online publications. He’s well known for his unique insights on relationships, money, business, leadership and emotional freedom.
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Most Influential Person * Mary Warneke, she got me to see what I wasn't willing to look at
Effect on Emotions * I don't have any. * I don't function from emotions
Thoughts on Breathing * If I'm alive, I'm breathing
Suggested Resources * Book: The Metamorphosis
Bullying Story * I was never a bully, I always felt sorry for the underdog. * I always became their friend.
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Antonia Malchik is a writer who is fascinated with what it means to be human. In her new book, A Walking Life, she delves into the topic of community and how we can boost our creativity, our mental and physical health and our freedom, through the natural act of walking. She wrote the book while on a residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, in Alberta, Canada. Antonia previously worked as a journalist in Austria and Australia, and currently lives in Montana with her family.
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Most Influential Person * David Bressoud, Former President, Mathematical Association of America
Effect on Emotions * Made me more aware of them * I am very conscious now about how high my anxiety levels are * I'm wildly curious about the role of emotions in the physical body
Thoughts on Breathing * Everytime I get nervous, everytime my kids get tantrums I just say Okay… I can feel my heart slow down and the anxiety reduced. * It's absolutely necessary
Suggested Resources * Book: Instead of an actual book, I recommend Walking Meditation Cards from Donja de Groot in the Netherlands: http://dao2change.com/Contact/ She doesn't list them on her website. I just emailed and asked if I could buy a set. * App: Headspace * App: Laurie Brown's Pondercast podcast. It's not a meditation app per se, but when I can't sleep in the middle of the night listening to it takes me deep into questions of existence and helps shake off anxieties. I recommend it to friends as a treatment for the “3 am crazies.”
Bullying Story * It was my home that was not a safe place. * Although we have a different relationship now, my mother was very emotionally and psychologically abusive.
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Todd Herman is an author, entrepreneur and business coach who has dedicated over twenty years working with high-level athletes and business executives. Todd is the author of the (WSJ) Bestselling book, The Alter Ego Effect, and creator of the award-winning Leadership & Skills Development Program, 90 Day Year. He’s also founder of The Peak Athlete, a mental toughness training & sports research company, advising Pro & Olympic athletes for over 20 years. Todd has been featured on the Today Show, Sky News, Inc Magazine, CBS and Business Insider, among others.
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Most Influential Person * Emily Fletcher, Meditation Coach
Effect on Emotions * Calms me down definitely.
Thoughts on Breathing * It's one of the core strategies that we use on people.
Suggested Resources * Book: Alter Ego Effect * Book: Collected Quotes of Bruce Lee * App: Muse Meditation App * App: Calm, Headspace
Bullying Story * I was an intellectual bully, a debater type.
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Dr. Julie Kinn is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 15 years of experience researching and implementing health technology for suicide prevention and other behavioral health promotion. At the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Defense Health Agency (DHA), Dr. Kinn oversees the development and implementation of health technology for the military and veteran communities. She also initiated the Military Health Podcast program and produces/hosts three DOD podcasts: “A Better Night’s Sleep”, “The Military Meditation Coach”, and “Next Generation Behavioral Health”
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Most Influential Person * Commander William McNulty of Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Effect on Emotions * Helped smooth out some of the ebbs and flows
Thoughts on Breathing * I do it everyday, I love it. * Deep breathing helps focus my attention and helps on difficult moments
Suggested Resources * Book: Blank journal – Allow space for yourself to write * App: The Virtual Hope Box
Bullying Story * I had a pretty bad experience at one high school and I left to go to a different one.
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Jan Keck empowers people who feel disconnected. He’s all about dealing with loneliness head-on, using tools that can make a difference. Jan moved from his home country of Germany to Toronto, Canada 8 years ago. He had no problem meeting new people but struggled to make real connections. That’s when he decided to do something about it to make a difference in the world. He created an activity and card deck called, Ask Deep Questions. Jan also works as a video producer and loves to create storytelling videos to make lasting impressions.
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Most Influential Person * A leader at a summer camp I attended as a child
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has helped me to be aware of what my emotions actually are. Up until a few years ago, before I started getting into personal development, I think my vocabulary for emotions was very limited. * I thought in the beginning, maybe it was because English is not my first language. Maybe I just hadn't learned the words. But I've also not used the words. * I actually just looked up the wheel of emotions where they break down the six core emotions into all the sub emotions and then it splits up from there. * I looked at this chart and looked at the words and I've only used a handful of those words. * So for me, the first step was learning the vocabulary. * The journaling that I do has helped me reflect on those things.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is not consciously part of my mindfulness practice.
Suggested Resources * Book: Belong: Find Your People, Create Community, and Live a More Connected Life by Radha Agrawal * App: Put your phone on Airplane Mode so no messages come in. That way you can focus on being more present.
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Danielle Mercurio is a life coach, a certified Kundalini Yoga teacher, a meditation teacher, and a comedian. She also has a deep love for astrology and is known to sometimes weave this into her coaching sessions. Danielle speaks and leads workshops in various locations across the U.S. She’s constantly on a passionate quest to help her clients determine their own unique purpose so they can start living the fabulous life they are meant to be living. I love Danielle’s quote: “if you don’t spend your time on something you love, you’ll waste it on something you don’t.”
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Most Influential Person * Alex – Shimbala Buddhist Lineage
Effect on Emotions * It's given me the opportunity to feel them and be raw with them. I have an opportunity to sit in them and not be afraid.
Thoughts on Breathing * Yummy! That's what it feels like. Clears my system, nourishes my mind and open my heart.
Suggested Resources * Book: Miracles Now by Gabby Bernstein * App: Insight Timer
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Natalie Jill is an internationally renowned weight loss expert with over 2.5 million social media followers. She’s been recognized by Forbes for two years running as one of the world’s top health and wellness influencers. Natalie is a podcaster, well known for her top-ranking show, Leveling Up – Creating Everything From Nothing. After leaving a lucrative position in Corporate America, Natalie re-created herself in the online world, building a 7-figure a year business from scratch.
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Most Influential Person * Tony Robbins
Effect on Emotions * I'm a very reactive person in nature, but stopping, being present, implementing a pause is a version of mindfulness that really has helped me…
Thoughts on Breathing * It keeps me focused on the moment…
Suggested Resources * Book: Aging in Reverse * Book: 5-minute Journal * App: Buddify
Bullying Story * I didn't come from a family with a lot of money, so I remember being teased and made fun of about money…
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Kim O'Neill is an Empowerment and Interview Confidence Coach for heart-centered professionals. She hosts the ‘Every Day is a New Day’ podcast and is a bestselling author of the Positive Minded People book. In April 2019, her second book ‘You Are Loved, An Inspired Meditative Visual Journey’ was released. As an inspirational speaker, Kim reminds audiences about the importance of knowing who they are; the informational value of their emotions; and how to move forward when they don’t know how. More self-love, confidence, and bravery are just some of the results her clients achieve.
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Most Influential Person * Oprah
Effect on Emotions * It supports me in allowing to feel my emotions. To be mindful of when am I trying to block my emotions…
Thoughts on Breathing * It's the beginning of what I do. It's the beginning of every meditation sessions that I do. It helps me re-center…
Suggested Resources * Book: Taming Your Gremlin * Book: You Are Loved * App: Insight Timer
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Daniel Levin is a unique combination of mystic and businessman. He’s spent his whole life searching for the place called heaven but only realized it during the three years he spent writing his most recent book, The Mosaic. Previous to that, Daniel thought he had found heaven when he was offered the opportunity to run a billion dollar business, but that never happened. Daniel helped Hay House grow from 3 million to 100 million dollars in revenue as Director of Business Development. He also lived as a monk in a monastery for 10 years, studied in a seminary for five years and left one day before becoming a Rabbi. Oh, and did I mention, he’s hitchhiked around the world searching for happiness.
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Most Influential Person * Parmahansa Yogananda
Effect on Emotions * The process of mindfulness has almost limited the emotions. For me, emotions live at the rim of the wheel.
Thoughts on Breathing * We can go weeks to months without food, we can go days to weeks without water, we can only go seconds without breath. But we don't think about breath…
Suggested Resources * Book: Autobiography of a Yogi * Book: The Mosaic by Daniel Levin * App: n/a
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Dr. Gary Salyer is an expert in attachment theory and through that expertise, he helps people understand how their brains are causing their life experiences. He has developed a theory of how people create loving relationships. He’s studied under some of the most brilliant minds in the relationship field, including Drs. John and Julie Gottman, Daniel Siegel and Terry Real. He is the author of ‘Safe To Love Again’ and is the creator of the Safe to Love Again Workshop as well as the Extraordinary Couples and Extraordinary Singles Retreats.
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Most Influential Person * Dan Siegel www.DrDanSiegel.com
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has calmed me down and I can be a type A, so that's a good thing.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is how I reset my system. It tells me I can be safe with something. * It helps me get into my body and that's the one thing I wasn't allowed as a child. * Breathing is a wonderful reminder that my body is my partner.
Suggested Resources * Book: Safe To Love Again by Gary Salyer * Book: Rewire Your Brain For Love by Marsha Lucas * App: Oprah and Deepak App https://chopracentermeditation.com/mobileapp
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Ora Nadrich is founder and president and founder of the Institute for Transformational Thinking and author of Live True: A Mindfulness Guide to Authenticity. A certified life coach and mindfulness teacher, she specializes in transformational thinking, self-discovery, and mentoring new coaches as they develop their careers. Learn more at theiftt.org and OraNadrich.com.
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Most Influential Person * Dr. Ronald Alexander www.ronaldalexander.com * Jon Kabat Zinn
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness is such an incredible tool to use to being observant and aware of our emotions. When we have a deeper understanding of our emotions, which I feel mindfulness has helped me do, we can really understand our emotions better. * It's given me a much deeper understanding of what I'm feeling and how to be present with whatever emotion I'm experiencing.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is the greatest gift because it reminds us that we're alive and that we're here and that we're breathing and so, therefore, we're alive. * I highly recommend people connect with their breath whether they're sitting in meditation or you need to just stop while you're sitting at your desk working and take a couple of deep breaths in and out. It's the greatest anchor, it regulates.
Suggested Resources * Book: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice by Shunryu Suzuki * Book: Any Thich Nhat Han books or Jon Kabat Zinn books are a plethora of jewels and pearls * App: Insight Timer http://insighttimer.com/
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Dan Lok is a kickass global educator and business magnate who teaches eager students in over 130 countries how to be successful in life and business. He’s led global movements to redefine modern education and to help his students develop high-income skills, unlock true financial confidence and master their financial destinies. Dan has been an opening TEDx speaker twice and is an international best-selling author of over a dozen books. Dan's newest book is called Unlock It: The Master Key To Wealth, Success, and Significance.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.DanLok.com * Website: www.UnlockItBook.com * Dan Lok on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/danlok * Podcast: The Dan Lok Show https://danlokshow.com/ * Dan Lok TV: https://danlok.com/dan-in-media/ * Book: Unlock It: The Master Key to Wealth, Success, and Significance by Dan Lok
Most Influential Person * My wife, Jennie
Effect on Emotions * To me, mindfulness equals self-awareness. When you are self-aware, even when things are not going the way that you want, [it's important] that you don't get too hung up and you are not having emotional ups and downs.
Thoughts on Breathing * I meditate once every two or three days and I empty my mind and just focus on my breathing. * Because of my martial arts training, breathing is a big part of what I do. [Breathing is important] even when you're speaking & communicating, using your voice, projecting from the diaphragm.
Suggested Resources * Book: Unlock It: The Master Key to Wealth, Success, and Significance by Dan Lok * App: N/A Paper and Pen “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Dan Lok
Bullying Story * I was bullied every week [during school years]. One day I was in the cafeteria. I was eating my lunch that my mom had made for me. * This kid came over and grabbed my hair and yanked my head back. He yelled at me, “why are you looking at me like this”. I wasn't looking at him. He said, “you wanna fight?” * I was a skinny little guy of 110 pounds and I didn't want to fight. So he had his friends with him and he dragged me by the hair, out of the cafeteria, all the way out to the playground area. * This happened in front of a lot of people because it was lunchtime. Then he beat the crap out of me. He had me on the ground and was kicking me. Then he yelled, “don't you look at me again.” * Then he made some racist comments and walked away. I was crying and there were bruises and blood. * I was so afraid. I went home to my mom and she asked me why I got into fights. I didn't even want to explain. * I was getting beat up for no reason. I didn't know the language and I had no friends. There was a lot of resentment and a lot of anger. It was a very difficult time.
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Cynthia Clark is a certified meditation instructor, a relationship expert, and a professional palm reading consultant. Since 2008, she has worked with over 7,000 clients, doingpalm and tarot readings, as well as energy healing and professional coaching services. Recently, she launched her company, LoveInYourHands.com and is passionate about helping others find long-lasting love using her palm profiling system.
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Most Influential Person * Dr. Joe Dispenza
Effect on Emotions * I think it's affected my emotions in just making them more stable. * It's a stabilizing effect.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing opens up the doorway for all of your meridians to open up * It's good to make sure that you take deep breaths especially when you're stressed
Suggested Resources * Book: Dr. Joe Dispenza books * Book: The Possibility Principle * App: Thirty Six Ways to Fall in Love
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David Wood built the world’s largest coaching business, becoming #1 on Google for life coaching, and serving huge audiences worldwide. He now coaches high performing leaders to play the best game they possibly can, deepening connection and living a regret-free life. How? By setting life-changing goals, taking laser-focused action, and increasing their levels of Truth, Daring, and Caring. David believes in incorporating Play into life and keeping it REAL so his website is PLAYFORREAL.LIFE.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.PlayForReal.life * Podcast: The Kickass Life www.TheKickassLife.com
Most Influential Person * Byron Katie, author. www.ByronKatie.com
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has let me realize my emotions are there, that's the first thing. I can't tell you if that has had an impact on them. I imagine they might diminish.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is huge. Immediately before this I took a five-second breath, held it for five seconds, let it out. I breathe for twenty minutes during my meditation each day. * When I'm nervous, breathing is the first thing I go to.
Suggested Resources * Book: Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life by Byron Katie * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * App: Get Real – A Question Game To Go Deeper www.GetReal.Life
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Dwayne J. Clark is a serial entrepreneur and runs one of America’s premier assisted living communities called Aegis Living, with over 30 locations and 2,000 staff members. Dwayne is a philanthropist who supports more than 70 local and global charities and has founded four of his own. He's also an award-winning film producer and author. His newest book is called: 30 Summers More: Live Now, Live Well, Live Long.
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Most Influential Person * My wife, Teresa
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness brings on a different level of sensitivity. You get to stop your busy brain and your busy life and think of, how am I impacting the people and the world around me. * I have a hard time with that because I move at a quick pace so being mindful has to be very intentional for me. That's one of the reasons I meditate.
Thoughts on Breathing * I was just introduced to a breathing exercise that my yoga instructor talked to me about. It's deep breathing. I can't remember the name of the guy who invented it, I think he's Australian. * It brings about clarity and helps with cell reproduction.
Suggested Resources * Book: Gratitude by Oliver Sacks * Book: My Mother, My Son by Dwayne J. Clark * App: n/a
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Rob Kosberg is a #1 best selling author, founder of www.BestSellerPublishing.org and has been featured on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and the Wall Street Journal. Rob is involved with Various Charity sponsorships including personal overseas trips for fundraising and serving the poor in Manila, Johannesburg, South Africa and Sao Paulo Brazil. In the last 5 years, Rob built three different Multi-Million Dollar Businesses in less than 18 months by meeting clients’ needs first before their own.
Africa and Sao Paulo Brazil. In the last 5 years, Rob built three different Multi-Million Dollar Businesses in less than 18 months by meeting clients’ needs first before their own.
Through his trademarked Publish. Promote. Profit. (TM) program, Rob helps his clients create their own professional, best selling book (guaranteed) and then teaches them how to use that book to grow their income via speaking engagements, free publicity and lead generation strategies.
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Most Influential Person * Jesus Christ
Effect on Emotions * Tremendously. I am a super emotional person. I think by nature, I am an emotional person. * But being mindful, I cultivate peace every single morning.
Thoughts on Breathing * It isn't consciously, although I'm a golfer. And whenever i find myself in some trouble which is in the golf course seems so often * I do practice breathing then and so that helps me to be mindful. I should do it more often
Suggested Resources * Book: Mind to Matter * App: n/a
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Maggie Kelly is a Certified Mindful Life Coach and Meditation Instructor. Her method of incorporating mindfulness and meditation into her coaching sessions is what truly sets her apart for others. Maggie is also the host of the Life Illuminated podcast, is a public speaker, owns a meditation center in San Diego, California and is in the process of writing her first book.
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Most Influential Person * Thich Nhat Hanh
Effect on Emotions * I'm steady, even, a lot predictably calm
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathwork is part of the eight limbs of yoga * Pranayama and breathwork is an integral part of meditation and can be meditation in itself
Suggested Resources * Book: The Heart of Buddhist Teaching * App: The Insight Timer
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Andres Pira’s biggest wish is to help others become better than they are. He is a real estate tycoon who is changing the landscape in Phuket, Thailand with his massive construction projects. At the age of 20, he found himself homeless and sleeping on a Thailand beach. He’s now a 36 year old businessman, a billionaire entrepreneur having founded Blue Horizon Developments, a business empire of 19 companies. Originally from Stockholm, Andres decided to pursue his dream of living in a tropical climate with lines of coconut trees; taking his grandfather’s inheritance of $2,000 and buying one-way ticket to Thailand.
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Most Influential Person
- Napoleon Hill and Eckhart Tolle
Effect on Emotions
- I'm a much more calmer person. I don't get angry or irritated in the sense that I was before. [Back then] I could get angry about nothing and everything within a matter of seconds when I was younger. It's very, very hard to make me irritated or angry nowadays because I know that in the end it just affects yourself.
Thoughts on Breathing
- I don't focus on breathing on a day-to-day basis. I do meditate; that's the first ingredient to calming your mind. When I do meditations I focus only on the breathing for the first 10 to 15 minutes before I even start with visualizations or images of construction of future events. Breathing in and holding in your breath for three seconds is what I usually do and then I count to three and I let it out and count to three. There's always a number three in my head.
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- Book: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
- Book: The Power of Now by Ekhart Tolle
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Dr. Alison J. Kay has practiced as a mind-body energy healer for more than 25 years, founding the Vibrational UPgrade System, and working in yoga, meditation, chi gong, energy medicine, mind-body fitness, longevity and holistic health with a specialization in the chakra system. Considered one of the leading experts in her field, she has taught around the world and written two books: the award-winning “What If There’s Nothing Wrong” and international best-seller “Vibrational UPgrade – A Conspiracy for Your Bliss; Easing Humanity’s Evolutionary Transition.
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Effect on Emotions * I feel like I'm constantly on a bliss buzz
Thoughts on Breathing * I love Pranayama alternate nostril breathing practice * No mouth involved, It's been used to take people out of anxiety attack
Suggested Resources * Book: Conquest of Mind * App: Insight Timer
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Dr. Edith Ubuntu Chan is a Holistic Chinese Medicine Doctor, author, speaker, and coach who has devoted her life to unlocking the secrets of our human potential. She shares a refreshingly new approach to Wellness that integrates Science, Medicine, and Spirituality. She believes that Health is our birthright and is our natural state. Dr. Edith’s academic background includes a Doctorate in Endocrinology and Neuromuscular Medicine, a graduate degree in from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and a degree in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University.
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Most Influential Person * Byron Katie
Effect on Emotions * Giving me permission to allow myself to feel anything as it arises instead of running away with it * if you're sad, be fully sad. not run away with it
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing in deeply, oxygenating ourself allows us to have the physical, mental, emotional energy to be mindful * Breathing out fully, allows us to be able to cleanse and detoxify
Suggested Resources * Book: Super Wellness * Book: Each Breath a Smile * Book: Listening to My Body * Book: I love My Body * App: Muse Headband
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Marcus Aurelius Anderson is an inspiring speaker, executive coach and author of the new book, The Gift of Adversity. While serving in the United States Army, Marcus was seriously injured; paralyzed as he prepared to deploy with 10th Mountain Light Infantry Division. After a life-saving surgery, Marcus was filled with gratitude but unable to walk. His injury was the wake up call he needed to begin to live his life with true purpose. Now having overcome some of those health issues, Marcus teaches others how to take actionable steps in order to live life to the max.
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Most Influential Person * Guro Dan Inosanto
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has allowed me to differentiate what's real and what's imagined. What's the reality and what's fear. * It can help you step out of the situation, look at it logically, be mindful of what's really going on and not what my ego or my emotions are telling me to do. By doing that, it allows me to have clarity.
Thoughts on Breathing * It's very important for meditation. Recently this year, I started doing Wim Hof breathing. When I'm done working out, I do the cold shower and do Wim Hof breathing. * It kickstarts my day for sure.
Suggested Resources * Book: Thick Face, Black Heart: The Warrior Philosophy for Conquering the Challenges of Business and Life by Chin-ning Chu * App: Tabata Timer
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Claudette Rowley is the CEO of Cultural Brilliance, a cultural design and change management consultancy and the author of Cultural Brilliance: The DNA of Organizational Excellence (2019). Over the past twenty years, Claudette Rowley has consulted at Fortune 1000 companies, small businesses, academic institutions, and start-ups, helping them create proactive and innovative workplace cultures that deliver outstanding results. Claudette is passionate about helping organizations resolve complex problems in ways that honor the intelligence of their cultural system and the brilliance of their people. She also hosts a globally syndicated radio show, Cultural Brilliance Radio. Claudette lives in the Greater Boston area.
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Most Influential Person * Eckhart Tolle
Effect on Emotions * I think the ability to, as a friend of mine says, separating facts and feelings * We have emotions, it's valid, but it doesn't mean it's based on the facts of the situation. Let's look at the feelings, lets look at the facts because they maybe different
Thoughts on Breathing * I try to breathe deeply and I find that it helps reset my nervous system, I feel calmer. * I try to breathe very fully, although it's simple, it make a big difference for me.
Suggested Resources * Book: Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life By Greg Levoy * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
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Karen Millsap is the founder of the community, Groflo. At only 29 years old, she suddenly became a widow when her husband, Richard, was tragically killed. On her journey of healing, she discovered immensely effective habits and lifestyle changes that helped her find her way back to a whole heart. Karen is also the Founder & CEO of Egency, a training firm that helps organizations create a human-centric culture with compassion and empathy. Her client list includes NBC's Golf Channel, Sprint, Universal Studio Resorts and many more! Karen's work has been featured in Forbes, on Good Morning Washington, MSNBC, and a variety of podcasts. She's also a regular contributor to Arianna Huffington's THRIVE Global community.
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Most Influential Person * Eckhart Tolle www.EckhartTolle.com
Effect on Emotions * I've been able to control my emotions instead of being controlled by them. * There were certainly those days when the tears were rolling and the anger was on a hundred and I could have made some bad decisions. But I remember specifically saying, ‘no, that's not me, those are my emotions and I don't have to own them.'
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is absolutely part of my mindfulness. At night when grief was thick, it was hard to fall asleep and I learned this technique of inhaling on one, exhaling on two, counting to ten and then starting back on one. * That really helped me to fall asleep. It also helps my son. Sometimes our minds are just busy and it's not always busy with grief, but that is where I learned that technique.
Suggested Resources * Book: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * App: Headspace https://www.headspace.com/headspace-meditation-app
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Parham Parastaran is an Iranian-American entrepreneur and author with a passion for discussing mental health issues in the business community. After fleeing Iran as a child during the midst of the Iranian revolution, Parham became the epitome of the American Dream. He built the multi-million-dollar business Car-X Tire & Auto, a franchise of tire and auto repair shops that quickly grew from a single store in Champaign, Illinois to 16 locations. Although he enjoyed success as an entrepreneur, he had a secret: He suffered from severe depression and addiction. A rock-bottom moment led to him signing himself up for psychoanalysis, which started a journey that opened up the darkest doors within himself and found him revisiting a childhood of trauma. Over 15 years after that first psychoanalysis session, he chronicles his powerful story in the new memoir, Perfect Pain.
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Most Influential Person * Bruce Lee
Effect on Emotions * I think mindfulness keeps my emotions at a steadier rate. My psychiatrist would call it self-regulation of my self-esteem. I think it keeps my emotions on more of an even keel.
Thoughts on Breathing * I do actually practice breathing. It's another way that I try to think of it in terms of finding the present and it humbles me. The reason it humbles me, it reminds me that I am a human in a living body and I can feel my organs. It humbles me and reduces me to something smaller. That always is a healthy exercise for me.
Suggested Resources * Book: Perfect Pain by Parham Parastaran * App: n/a
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Sarah Centrella is known as the premier vision board expert and her new upcoming book, 'Future Boards', will share her expertise with the world. As a master life coach, she’s worked with professional athletes in the NBA and NFL, WAGS and thousands of people from around the world, helping them manifest their dreams. She regularly leads workshops for clients such as: Pinterest, Nike, BMW, Xerox, Quaker Oats, Thrive Global, NBA Wives Association and many others. Sarah has been featured by The Wall Street Journal, ABC NEWS, The New York Times, Good Morning America and many others.
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Most Influential Person * Oprah
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness allows you to control your emotions Like, imagine that. Oh my god, I don't have to be on a roller coaster anymore. That's amazing. I control how I perceive things. I don't have to have anxiety anymore, I control that.
Thoughts on Breathing * That's a good one. Breathing is something that I need to be better at quite honestly. It's something that I'm consciously getting better at. I practice hot yoga and that's a great place for me to remember to breathe. * I also am a big proponent of what I call 'power mottos'. Some mottos that give you power in a moment, especially when you're feeling weak or powerless. I combine those with deep breaths. Fifteen or twenty seconds of doing that and you're going to feel like a new human. It is such a powerful tool.
Suggested Resources * Book: Hustle Believe Receive: An 8-Step Plan to Changing Your Life and Living Your Dream by Sarah Centrella * Book: Future Boards: How To Create A Vision Board To Get Exactly The Life You Want by Sarah Centrella (To be released in July 2019) * App: Done (A daily reminder)
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Phoebe Mroczek is a podcaster, marketing strategist and explorer who helps online entrepreneurs create a profitable business that is a reflection of who they are and what they want most. She is the host of the Unbecoming Podcast, a show that helps entrepreneurs release judgment, expectations and past conditioning to redefine their metrics of success and live a fun, free and fulfilling life. Over the past few years, she’s built an online marketing business that helped established entrepreneurs refine their paid ad and launch strategies, created a podcast she co-hosted with 900K+ downloads and organized various in-person events, masterminds, and online communities. Phoebe believes that while what we do in the world is important, we’re meant to do so much more in life than just work. As a curious traveler and recovering perfectionist, she’s traveled to more than 60 countries on 6 continents, been cage diving with great white sharks, camped in the Serengeti and motorbiked across Europe.
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Most Influential Person * My Dad
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has allowed me to be the emotional human that I am. I tended to suppress that a lot growing up. Mindfulness allows me to have this confidence and comfort knowing that my emotions are valid and that they're directing me in the right way always.
Thoughts on Breathing * Whenever I do a breathing meditation, I'm constantly just trying to stay grounded and to stay in this place. So when I'm breathing, it's just a reminder of being really alive. * I talk about being an advocate for really living, so when you are breathing, you're living. That's something I'm great at. In moments when I don't feel like I'm good at anything and I'm having a breakdown, I remember that I'm great at breathing. That helps me.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer * App: Insight Timer www.InsightTimer.com
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Daniel Gutierrez is a consultant, author, and motivational speaker. He was once a high-powered executive who graced the covers of Latin Business, Cypen and Color Magazines, but then Daniel realized that there was more to success than a 7-figure earning potential. Daniel mastered his outer game, but his intuition told him that to feel fulfilled, he must also master his inner game. Because of this, at the height of his career, Daniel left it all behind and dedicated the next chapter of his life to becoming a Master of Mindfulness. During the past 10 years, Daniel has led nearly 30 quests to the heights of the Machu Picchu, the depths of the Amazon and the top of the Himalayas. Now, Daniel has been featured in the documentary Luminous World Views as one of eighteen world-renowned thought leaders and has even appeared as a special guest at Carnegie Hall.
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Most Influential Person * My mother
Effect on Emotions * Regarding emotions, mindfulness has been a great staple for me because it allows me, like right now, I'm bringing myself back into the present moment. It's okay to feel that, I would say okay to go there, not okay to stay.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is important for me because I think it's important when you're in relation with other humans that before you act, you breathe just, that's it. * Just breathe and what it does, it takes the charge out of the situation that you're in. It gets you to clear a little bit, to think better. So breathing has definitely been a way for me to manage my life and relationships in a lot better way.
Suggested Resources * Book: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill * Book: Radical Mindfulness: Understanding How Being Present In Life Delivers Results by Daniel Gutierrez * App: Bowls
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Simone Milasas is an international speaker, podcaster, and author of the books: Relationship, Do You Want One?, Joy of Business, and Getting Out of Debt Joyfully. She is an acclaimed business and life mentor and travels the world facilitating seminars with Access Consciousness. Simone revels in the joy of future opportunity and knows that the prospect of possibility resides in every choice you make. You can find Simone every week on her podcast, The Art & Industry of Business.
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Most Influential Person * Brendon Watt, my co-author and the man I was in a relationship with for 8 years.
Effect on Emotions * I would say I've learned not to buy into my emotions so much and to actually be more present with what it is I would like to choose for my life and my reality.
Thoughts on Breathing * I don't think I would exist if I didn't breathe.
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Most Influential Person * A gentleman who first taught me transcendental meditation years ago.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness helps me a ton with my emotions. The one thing you understand about emotions is that it passes. When you're mindful of it, you don't necessarily have to act on that emotion. You can just kind of be like, okay, there's that thing that I'm feeling. Let's breathe through it and it will pass. Then I'll see if I still want to act on it from a place of clarity and presence.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is constant. It totally changes my perspective. I breathe all the time. I don't know if you noticed when you ask me a question, I'll take a deep breath. It really helps with centering my thoughts and just kind of keeping everything grounded.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times by Pema Chodron * App: n/a
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Steve Glaveski is CEO and Co-Founder of Collective Campus, a corporate innovation and startup accelerator based in Melbourne, Australia with clients across the world. He is the author of the current Wiley book, Employee to Entrepreneur, which is available in bookstores around the world, and previously self-published two books, including an Amazon bestseller. Steve co-founded Lemonade Stand – a children's entrepreneurship program, hosts the Apple Podcast charting Future Squared, is a founding investor in Konkrete, a blockchain-enabled share registry and is a contributor to Harvard Business Review. When he's not working, he can be found in the gym, at a heavy metal concert, hiking in the mountains whilst listening to the Joe Rogan Experience, riding his motorbike (or skateboard), reading a book, or doing an occasional bit of what barely qualifies as stand-up comedy!
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Most Influential Person * Eckhart Tolle, Author of The Power of Now
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has made me less irritable and less reactive. Definitely that wasn't the case previously. Throughout much of my twenties, I was the type of person who would respond with an involuntary reaction rather than with voluntary reason. That manifested itself in relationships with girlfriends and family. I would be more inclined to snap rather than to have a conversation. * Nowadays, mindfulness is like a muscle, the more you train it the more it becomes second nature. Now if something negative happens, I take it as an opportunity to get better. I will say, great, this happened, let's respond in a positive way and let's find a solution. That's been huge for me because it's so easy to go through life in a reactive state.
Thoughts on Breathing * Oh yes, breathing. Yesterday I was hosting a podcast, and even though I am 311 episodes in, I always get a little bit of anxiety before a podcast episode. So before this particular episode, I went for a twenty minute walk and then I just sat in a quiet meeting room at our office and I just breathed for five minutes, deep breathing, focusing on the breath. That just brought me right back down.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Book: Employment To Entrepreneur: How To Earn Your Freedom and Do Work That Matters by Steve Glaveski * App: Brain.fm (binaural beats)
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Susan Hyatt is a Master Certified Life and Weight Loss coach and author who specializes in helping women stop dieting and love the skin they’re in. Susan has coached over 1000 women. Susan is the author of Create Your Own Luck and the new book Bare: A 7-Week Program to Transform Your Body, Get More Energy, Feel Amazing, and Become the Bravest, Most Unstoppable Version of You. Her work has been featured in Cosmopolitan, Woman’s World, O: The Oprah Magazine, and The Huffington Post.
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Most Influential Person * Dr. Martha Beck, author of Finding Your Own North Star
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness helped me recognize what emotions I was actually feeling and what was creating that emotional state; my thoughts. * Mindfulness has also taught me how to stay present with myself and create more good feelings.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is so core. I find myself, periodically through the day, taking time to take deep breaths because it brings everything back to center for me. * I'm an athlete and breathing is key, in terms of cycling and running. The human breath is really everything. * Suggested Resources + Book: Finding Your Own North Star by Martha Beck + Book: The Artist's Way: An Artist's Path To Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron + Bare: A 7-Week Program to Transform Your Body, Get More Energy, Feel Amazing, and Become the Bravest, Most Unstoppable Version of You by Susan Hyatt + App: Mindful Event Consider attending Podfest in Orlando, Florida March 7-9, 2019. Meet hundreds of podcasters, get featured in media, and learn how to start or how to optimize a podcast. www.Podfestexpo.com
Mark Gober is an author whose worldview was turned upside down in late 2016 when he was exposed to world-changing science. After researching extensively, he wrote An End to Upside Down Thinking to introduce the general public to these cutting-edge ideas – all in an effort to encourage a much-needed global shift in scientific and existential thinking. Mark is a senior member of Sherpa Technology Group, a firm that advises businesses on mergers & acquisitions and strategy. He previously worked as an investment banking analyst in New York. Mark has been quoted for his opinions on business and technology matters in Bloomberg Businessweek and elsewhere, and he has authored internationally published business articles. He graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University, where he was captain of the tennis team.
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Most Influential Person * Dr. Dean Radin www.deanradin.com * Dr. David Hawkins www.spiritualteachers.org/david-hawkins
Effect on Emotions * I probably am a bit more easy going than I used to be, because I view now this life has just being almost like a temporary stop of consciousness. * So if that's true, I think I still take things seriously, but there is this fall back of understanding. There's a much bigger picture going on beyond whatever small problems I have on a daily basis. * So I think it's really helped me rethink things that might have stressed me out or caused anxiety.
Thoughts on Breathing * I'm much more open now to the effects of breathing, especially after seeing things like holotropic breath work, which is basically a way of inducing a psychedelic state. I haven't experienced it, but it's often talked about. * Also, the Wim Hoff method (www.WimHofMethod.com), that's something where, I think, everyone who does it experiences an altered state of consciousness by over-oxygenating the brain, effectively. * You breath heavily in and then you let the breath go, so you end up netting in more oxygen than you're letting out. And when you do that for a long time and then hold your breath, like he suggests, it's almost like a state of euphoria just from breathing.
Suggested Resources * Book: Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by David R. Hawkins * Book: An End To Upside Down Thinking: Dispelling The Myth That Brain Produces Consciousness and the Implications For Everyday Life by Mark Gober * App: Headspace
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Dr. Sebastian Sepulveda, MD, is a physician in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. He has nearly 30 years’ experience as a doctor and former associate professor of medicine. He is a full-time hospitalist, specializing in internal medicine and nephrology, and works with end of life care patients at Lowell General Hospital. He is the author of the book, At Death’s Door: End of Life Stories From The Bedside which was made into a TV series called Death's Door. Dr. Sepulveda has recently been working on a documentary on the same topic.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Spotify Contact Info * Book: At Death's Door: End of Life Stories From The Bedside by Sebastian Sepulveda * Television Show – At Death's Door Television Drama: http://www.atdeathsdoor.com/film-tv/
Most Influential Person * My wife. She is very realistic and grounded. She helps me put my life in perspective as I think that all of us tend to lose sight a bit of our center. She has done a good job.
Effect on Emotions * I think without mindfulness, I couldn't do the job. I think you gotta know who you are, know what you are doing and keep in touch with reality. I think those things are part of mindfulness. * If there is a chance to transfer some of that mindfulness to the patients and relatives, it will be precious and I try to do that too.
Thoughts on Breathing * I don't focus on breathing, not at all. For some reason, I don't need relaxation techniques or anything like that. I just work and it works for me. Right. My breathing is just on automatic pilot.
Suggested Resources * Book: At Death's Door: End of Life Stories From The Bedside by Sebastian Sepulveda * Book: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters Most in the End by Atul Gawande * App: n/a
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Ian Morris heals with sound. He has over 20 years experience in the creative arts field. He uses sound and frequency and healing vibes to create something he calls, Frequency Minded Music. Ian’s goal with this music is to help those that struggle and feel alone, so that they find hope and become empowered to heal, grow and be whole again. Frequency minded music incorporates various melodies that are introduced throughout the duration of a song and are played in a key which resonates for healing in each specific client. This method of sound healing follows a different approach compared to traditional sound therapies such as those using tuning forks, gongs or singing bowls. Ian has worked with organizations such as United Way, Hospice, and Meals On Wheels.
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Most Influential Person * Joe Dispensa See: www.DrJoeDispensa.com * Bruce Lipton See: www.BruceLipton.com
Effect on Emotions * When I was younger I definitely had a lot of anger issues and I think I attributed it to the frustration of being bullied and going through the frustration of wanting my mind to be working like everyone else's. And it wasn't. * And so I was constantly in a state of frustration and anger. And, I think what mindfulness and meditation has done for me is it's helped me to realize that everyone's not the same and that we all have our strengths in certain areas. And to be okay with that, to let go of needing to be like everyone else and to become more me. * You are the only you and that's your true power.
Thoughts on Breathing * I would say breath is probably the biggest for me in the meditation routine because I feel like 10 slow inhales and exhales can change anyone's mood, just in the snap of a finger. And I think that it gives more oxygen to your body, your organs work different, your whole system functions differently when you give it the oxygen that it needs. * We go through life in such a hustle-bustle that we forget that we're not even breathing at all. We're just kind of surviving there. And so breath is very, very powerful for altering moods and setting the tone for my meditation. It's very powerful.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Biology of Belief by Bruce Lipton * Book: Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing the Uncommon by Dr. Joe Dispenza * App: Insight Timer https://insighttimer.com/
Bullying Story * Yeah, so right off the bat, the first thing I think about is having dyslexia. I was made fun of a tremendous amount in school. In dealing with that learning disability. I took longer for tests and I had a hard time in school when I was younger. * The big thing was that you would read chapters and then copy those chapters to page and they wanted you to learn from that. And I was just not that kind of person. Plus I had a hard time from that transference from the book to the page. But if someone would talk about it in front of me, I would remember every single thing that they said. * I was very into the auditory learning. You know, basically sound and voice. Still to this day, if an actor comes on screen and if I don't see them, I can just recognize them from their voice even if it's an obscure person that was on a show from six months ago that was just like a guest appearance. That was just always the way I learned. * I was called dumb and stupid and just had a really hard time. Fourth grade through eighth grade, it was just really hard. I got bullied a lot and had a lot of issues where I didn't want to go to school.
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Nick Seneka Jankel is a Cambridge-educated scientist who, very reluctantly at first, was called to become a spiritual teacher. He struggled for many years with how to reconcile his profound experiences of the transformational power of spirituality and meditation with his belief in science and reason (and his disdain for superstitions of any kind). Realizing millions of people who identify as “spiritual not religious” – around 25% of the US population today – struggle with the same thing, he has spent the last few years writing a book that tells of his quest to unite science and wisdom into a rigorous and radical life philosophy that ensures we can heal ourselves, transform our problems and thrive in life, in love, and in leadership. Nick is not a traditional spiritual teacher and transformational coach. He has taught at the business schools of Yale & Oxford, spoken at No.10 Downing Street by invite of the Prime Minister, contributed to The Economist and The Guardian, and was a TV host on a network show for the BBC. He has also been a guest on Hay House Radio, spoken at Google HQ, headlined at Conscious Life Expo in LA and shared his ideas on science and spirituality at Aspen Ideas Festival.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.SwitchOnNow.com * Book: Spiritual Atheist www.switchonnow.com/books/spiritual-atheist-nick-jankel * Podcast:
Most Influential Person * My wife.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has given me freedom.
Thoughts on Breathing * Ah, breathing, it's the thing. It's the best hack there is. The quickest and the best and the essential.
Suggested Resources * Book: I love original texts. Zhuangzi (Chuang-tzu), but which today is equally considered to be the fruit of wisdom of a number of people. Although Zhuangzi was published after the Daode Jing , its compilation began earlier. www.sacred-texts.com/bud/cbu/cbu29.htm * Tauism in China, Ancient Philosophy and Religion www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/taoism.htm * App: FreeMind is a Java-based, cross-platform solution which is designed to make the process as intuitive as possible via ‘child' and ‘sibling' links that hopefully build your map into something meaningful. www.Freemind.en.softronic * App: buddhify.com/the-app Buddhify is a meditation & mindfulness app designed to fit busy lifestyles. With a beautiful design & easy user experience, it is loved all over the world.
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Lauren Elizabeth Walsh is the Founder and CEO of Global Sisterhood: A platform for the rising woman, which is a worldwide movement providing transformational practices and intentional space for self-growth. Lauren is passionate about the liberation of the feminine and healing the wounds between men and women. Through her work with Global Sisterhood, she helps thousands of women in over 85 countries cultivate their emotional freedom and live in their power.
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Most Influential Person * Clara Shinobu Lura – One of the 13 indigenous grandmothers www.GrandmothersCouncil.org
Effect on Emotions * Oh my gosh. I was an emotional nutcase before I learned how to read and stop and observe and understand and shift and move and command really my muscle and my energy and my emotions.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is key. Breathing moves. Energy. Breathing is essential. Breathing connects you to your heart, connects you to your mind. It stills me. It slows me down and calms me
Suggested Resources * Book: The Surrender Experiment by Michael Singer * App: An app is being created for Global Sisterhood followers. Stay Tuned.
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Dr. Stephen Cabral is a Board Certified Naturopathic Doctor and founder of the Cabral Wellness Institute. At 17 years old, Stephen Cabral was diagnosed with a life-altering illness and given no hope for recovery. Every day, he suffered endlessly for many years. It was only after Stephen traveled all over the world and discovered how to combine ancient Ayurvedic healing practices with state-of-the-art Naturopathic & Functional Medicine did he understand how to fully rebalance the body and re-energize it with life. Today in Dr. Cabral’s online and Boston practice, he and his team use Functional Medicine lab testing and Personalized Wellness Plans to help people rebalance their mind and body to recover from autoimmune diseases, thyroid problems, weight gain, and dozens of other hard to treat health conditions. His mission is to help people understand that there is always a reason why you have not achieved your ideal wellness or weight loss goals and that you can and will get well again!
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.StephenCabral.com * Podcast: The Cabral Concept www.StephenCabral.com/Podcast * Book: The Rainbarrel Effect: How A 6,000 Year Old Answer Holds the Secret to Finally Getting Well, Losing Weight & Feeling Alive Again! by Dr. Stephen Cabral
Most Influential Person * My Mentor, Dr. Pete who introduced me to The Heart Math Institute. www.HeartMath.com * Dr. Joseph Murphy, author of The Power of the Subconscious Mind
Effect on Emotions * It's made me a more calm, level, and relaxed person. Understanding that I can't be perfect nor will I ever be perfect, what I do is, I simply try to be the best version of me. I have my bad moments, but I catch myself. I'm more self-aware now.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is the key to mindfulness. If you are holding your breath you are turning on the fight or flight. * You are most likely either chest breathing or you are stimulating what is called the sympathetic nervous system. It's hard to be relaxed, it's hard to produce gaba, serotonin, all the relaxation neurotransmitters if you are holding your breath. Most people do. I used to. Or chest breathing under stress. * What you do is you go back to belly breathing. You can look up diaphragmatic breathing or belly breathing. I did an interview on this with one of the foremost doctors on breathing. You want to breathe in through the nasal passages and if you have clogged nasal passages, then you need to work on why they're clogged and inflamed like mine were. * You're going to focus back on the one thing you really can control, and that's your breath. By going back to your breath it will take your mind off the situation and then you can refocus back on that situation.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy * Book: The Rainbarrel Effect: How A 6,000 Year Old Answer Holds the Secret to Finally Getting Well, Losing Weight & Feeling Alive Again! by Dr. Stephen Cabral * App: Headspace www.Headspace.com * App: Wholetones (a Binaural beats app) www.Wholetones.com
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Karina Melvin is an author, psychologist, and creator of the ‘Artful Eating' podcast and ‘Artful Eating At The Table’, a transformative online program. She also wrote Artful Eating: The Psychology of Lasting Weight Loss which is a best-selling book in Ireland. She runs her own clinic, Sandymount Psychotherapy, and lectures in Psychotherapy at the UCD School of Medicine in St Vincent’s Hospital, a teaching hospital located at Elm Park, south of the city of Dublin, Ireland. Karina is a Registered Practitioner member of the Association for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in Ireland and a member of Psychological Society of Ireland and the Irish School of Lacanian Psychoanalysis.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.Artful-Eating.com * Podcast: The Artful Eating Podcast https://karinamelvin.com/podcast/ * Book: Artful Eating: The Psychology of Lasting Weight Loss by Carina Melvin
Most Influential Person * My friend and colleague Olivia Fox
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has affected my emotions by just being aware. Awareness. * Sometimes we can really get drawn into someone else's bad mood or negativity or drama or issue, but when you're being much more mindful about your life you're much more inclined to be drawn into their issues and struggles as well.
Thoughts on Breathing * When I meditate in the morning, I really am connecting with my breath. That helps me connect with my being. * Whenever I find myself completely frazzled and stressed, I just come back to breathing, three deep breaths, breathing in, 1,2,3, and out, 1,2,3. It just centers you so you can get back to that place of present.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra * Book: Artful Eating: The Psychology of Lasting Weight Loss by Carina Melvin * App: No Apps. We don't need to outsource ourselves.
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Jason Linett is a hypnotist who has hypnotized more than a quarter of a million people, teaching many of them to use his system of rapport and modeling, helping them understand what professional athletes and top business performers do differently. Jason speaks to groups around the world and offers hypnotic-success-coaching to share how people in business can put his WORK SMART principles and strategies to use. Rather than just hypnotize you to become more successful, he will help you de-hypnotize the misconceptions, fears, doubts, and ineffective strategies that are holding you back. Jason's process isn't magic, but his results are definitely magical.
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Most Influential Person * Steve Martin, Actor. https://www.stevemartin.com/
Effect on Emotions * I would say it affected my ability to respectfully call myself out, if I'm in that stressful mode. To recognize that even that stressful mode, anger, resentment, anxiety, whatever it may be, is a moment that from my language is already hypnotic in nature. * Let's use a simple definition of a word that some people would have connotations of, the word trance. * That's a loaded word, but my definition is rather simple: When internal perception carries more meaning than external reality. * So that mindful moment just to take a deep breath, observe the environment that I'm actually in, become aware of my body occupying space is often that number one strategy to solve whatever stress or frustration may be there.
Thoughts on Breathing * You always get to bring your breath with you, and as long as you're breathing, you're going with the old George Burns line that I woke up in the morning, I read the obituaries, I didn't see my name, it was going to be a good day. * But it has that ability to centralize the focus of the breathing and even at times to play with breathing that, from an almost hypnotic standpoint, to play with taking that breath and moving that in to a part of the body just dissolves away whatever stress or unresourceful emotion would be there.
Suggested Resources * Book: Work Smart Business: Lessons Learned from Hypnotizing 250,000 People and Building a Million-Dollar Brand by Jason Linett * Book: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson
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Christy Whitman is a transformational leader, celebrity coach and the New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Having It All. Her most recent book is Quantum Success: 7 Essential Laws For A Thriving, Joyful and Prosperous Relationship With Work A Money. Her television appearances include 'Today' and 'The Morning Show' and her work has been featured in People Magazine, Seventeen, Woman’s Day, Hollywood Life, and Teen Vogue, among others. Christy is the CEO and founder of the Quantum Success Learning Academy & Quantum Success Coaching Academy, a 12-month Law of Attraction coaching certification program. Christy has helped thousands of people worldwide to achieve their goals through her empowerment seminars, speeches, and coaching sessions and products. Christy’s life-changing message reaches over 200,000 people a month and her work has been promoted by and featured with esteemed authors and luminaries such as Marianne Williamson, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Marci Shimoff, Brian Tracy, Neale Donald Walsch, Abraham-Hicks, and Louise Hay.
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Most Influential Person * Dr. Wayne Dyer Visit: https://www.drwaynedyer.com/
Effect on Emotions * Let me put it this way. I was always so afraid of feeling myself because I was afraid of what I would feel. And it wasn't until I got mindful, till I got present with my emotions that actually my life changed. * So mindfulness has played a huge role in every aspect of my life because of the fact that I was willing to slow down and feel myself.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing, when I'm spinning, I can get really woo and spin and spray. So that's the key tool to coming back. I love taking in a very mindful breath of breathing in four seconds, holding it at the top and then breathing out four seconds and then holding it at the bottom. * And doing that just a couple of times that really centers me and it just, it, it makes me just take all my energy intention out of the world that I'm in or what I'm thinking about that I'm spinning about and just coming back to the moment and really grounding me. I do that a lot.
Suggested Resources * Book: Real Moments: Discover the Secret for True Happiness by Barbara DeAngelis * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * App: Soon To Be Available App From The Tapping Solution by Nick and Alex Ortner See: www.TheTappingSolution.com
Bullying Story * I don't get bullied and I do not bully because I understand that the whole bullying situation is based on law of attraction. You have to have a victim and you have to have a bully and you have to have someone being willing to be bullied, whether they're aware of it or not. Because what's happening with the bully is that somewhere in their life they're being bullied and they're trying to find their power. * And what's been modeled for them; what is a source for them because that's what they've seen is that they then bully. And so I have a situation, I think it's been about four years ago now. * My son Maxim who is now eight, but when he was in kindergarten just going into kindergarten, there was a little kid named Gibson and Gibson would one day pretend to be his friend and then the next day would push them down and hurt him. I would get so angry. [I would say to Maxim], why aren't you speaking up? Why aren't you telling somebody? And he was just like, because I want him to be my friend. * And it's like, wake up Maxim, he can't bully you if you say no, if you stand up to him. The only way bullying can continue is if a person continues to allow it and doesn't do something about it. When you show a bully your power and you're saying no, not to me, the bully will go somewhere else or they'll try to find it somewhere else, but they're not going to bully you. * And we had to get in that with him in many, many conversations. And it was really interesting. He just finally woke up, I think it was about six years old and this kid was kicked out of the school and he went for his blue belt in karate. At the age of six and something just snapped in him. And he, he started with his brother, um, at like these little amusement park places. * There was a bully that was bullying other little kids and he walked up to the bully who was bigger than him and he said, hey, go pick on someone your own size, you know, standing up for this kid. He really grew in his power and now, if anybody was to ever to bully either one of my kids, they'd be like, what are you doing here? * Because they really own that, you're only going to bully me because you're trying to feel better about yourself in some way. And the only way that they know how to do that is because they need a power over somebody and you're not going to power over me. So they, they stand up for themselves.
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TM Hoy is an author with a fascinating story. His books include, Lasting Happiness, Rotting in the Bangkok Hilton (Skyhorse Publishing), and The Nature of Religion (Pan Publishing). Originally from California's Silicon Valley, he became a gemologist after college and worked in the jewelry industry for years. He traveled extensively throughout Europe and Asia and kept homes in Bangkok and the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai. It was at his home in Chiang Mai where a fateful event happened which caused his life to suddenly veer in a radically different direction. Today he lives in Tucson, Arizona where he enjoys the breathtaking mountain views daily along with his freedom to write. You can find TM Hoy online at LastingHappiness.net
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Most Influential Person * Thomas Moore
Effect on Emotions * It's been a wonderful thing. It has enriched my life a lot, I think mainly because I feel a lot more connection to the surroundings, and in daily life, I try to spend time pausing for beauty and looking at the beauty of the natural world. * I'm very fortunate, Tucson is a lovely town, and we've got the Catalina mountains and the Santa Ritas, so we're surrounded by mountains, the clouds, the sun. It's just a very beautiful place and I take enough time to really pause and take that in, and that to me really is the core of mindfulness, being able to appreciate your daily life.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is an Absolutely crucial [part of my mindfulness].. Whenever you feel a little bit tense or a little bit upset or any kind of stress at all, just do a quick little minute or two exercise where you count your breaths. That's all. * So for me, whenever I begin, it always begins with, 'Take a deep breath. Hold it for three seconds, release it for three seconds' and you do that pattern. * And the next thing you know, everything becomes manageable again and you're focused and you're in the moment. That breathing exercise helps calm the mind down and that is a crucial part of any meditation exercise.
Suggested Resources * Book: Urban Shaman by Serge Kahili King * App: n/a
Bullying Story * There's a lot of conflict in prisons and violence and conflict are kind of at the core of that experience because you get a lot of people that really are rule breakers and you get them all together and stuff them in one room and they're not allowed to leave. That's prison. * So there was this one guy, and this was in Texas, in a prison in Texas, who just couldn't get along with anybody in his cartel member. And he would, he would bully because he was a very large guy and worked out a lot. * Making a long story short, he was picking on one guy who is kind of small and thin, a native American kid. It was on the weight pile and there was a number of us that were around that really liked this kid. He was a good kid, from one of the tribes there in Texas. And we just said, "You know what, we're not putting up with this anymore." * And we surrounded this guy in the middle of this session where he's belittling this kid and really, really overbearing. And we surrounded him and were just like, "Look at yourself. Look at who you are. You're 280 pounds of solid meat. You bench press 500 pounds. And here's this kid who's 100 pounds and you're bullying this kid. What are you doing? Look at yourself. Who are you?" * And the shame of the group, the ability of the group to just focus their energy and saying, "You know what, you are so close to being an outcast, we are done with you. We are so sick of this." That had an enormous impact. * He went quiet, he gathered up his things, he left and he was a lot more reflective and a lot more thoughtful and that, of everybody just dirty looking him, giving him a hard time, and saying this is not acceptable behavior, and that bringing the present moment, that mindfulness moment, if you will. * Interfering there had a real impact and it had an impact on other people that had that kind of personality as well, because they saw what happened that, and this is the essence of society, is that if you have a group of people that share the same kind of values and vision, that they really can make an impact, really can have an impact on your surrounding. * Even in a society that's violent and sort of out of control like a prison. When you mentioned bullying, I thought immediately of that little get together where we were like, "No, no, no, we're done. This is enough."
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Grant Sabatier is the creator of Millennial Money.com and author of the book, Financial Freedom. In 2010, Grant was 24 years old, with a philosophy degree and a mere $2.26 in his bank account. In a fleeting moment, he made the decision to become a milliionaire. Five years later he had a net worth of over 1.25 million dollars and the American news network, CNBC started calling him, The Millennial Millionaire. Grant’s creative, often counterintuitive thoughts on money have been featured in over 400 publications and he regularly writes, speaks, and gives interviews on the topic.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spreaker / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.MillenialMoney.com * Website: GrantSabatier.com (for more mindfulness based content) * Website: FinacialFreedomBook.com (for the book, Financial Freedom) * Twitter: @MillenialMoney
Most Influential Person * Thich Nhat Hanh; see www.plumvillage.org
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness, as I mentioned at the beginning, to me is a muscle and it's something that was very confusing for me at first. * It took a lot of time, but now mindfulness has completely changed my life because I don't have to cultivate it as much. * The garden is already there and so when I used to have to be very present and kind of reengage with the present moment, I feel like engaging with being in the present moment and truly seeing now is more of my default instead of it being like five percent of my day where I have to be very intentional about it. * I've entered probably just in the last six months that shift where now more than 50 percent of my day, I'm truly awake. That's been a mixture of having the time and space with which to cultivate that.
Thoughts on Breathing * This is something when I was really stressed and I was working all the time, I had to kind of, come into meditation and focus on my breath once I got in like 20 minutes a day, once I got out of the corporate world and was truly financially independent that I could wake up and do anything that I wanted with my day, my breath naturally settled. So now I actually don't have to. * Unless I'm really stressed out, I don't have to come home to my breath. My breath is my default home. My blood pressure dropped. * It's kind of like the length of your breath is the length of your life, and I really feel like the length of my breath is much longer simply because it took me like nine months to detox from leaving the corporate world.
Suggested Resources * Book: Financial Freedom: A Proven Path to All the Money You Will Ever Need by Grant Sabatier * Book: The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now by Thich Nhat Hanh * Book: The End of Your World: Uncensored Straight Talk on the Nature of Enlightenment by Adyashanti * App: Oak - Meditation and Breathing * App: Checkout Mint (Net Worth Tracker) * App: Peak Money (Mindfulness Money App)
Bullying Story * So there was a neighbor, there was a guy that lived on the street behind me and I'd known him growing up. He was one of three siblings and he was just one of these people who now in hindsight I realized was quite lonely and quite sad. * He always just reeked of body odor, just like intense. I think it was a mixture of his parental situation, I don't think his parents were very present. It was the environment he grew up in. * I would make comments around his body odor and, that he was just a jerk. * This wasn't a very long period of time, but it was all facilitated by some friends that I was hanging out with. I remember that he got upset about it. * He told his mom, his mom called my mom and my mom being like, you know, do you want this to be your character? And all those sorts of things. * You know, I felt really bad about it. I remember going over and apologizing earnestly, but then that was, I was actually a bully in that sense before I was bullied myself. * And then two years later in eighth grade, there was a kid who would just always bully me really intensely.
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Dr. Laura Gallaher is an Organizational Psychologist, Speaker, Facilitator, and Executive Coach. She is the founder and CEO of Gallaher Edge, which she started in 2013. Her noteworthy career began after the Space Shuttle Columbia exploded upon re-entry in 2003, killing everybody aboard. Following the tragedy, NASA hired Laura and a team of organizational psychologists to change the cultural influences that were deemed to play a role in the accident. She worked for 8 years to positively influence culture, develop leadership capacity, and improve organizational performance at Kennedy Space Center. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, and a Masters and PhD in Organizational Psychology. Laura is a Licensed Human Element® Practitioner, a Certified Radical Collaboration Trainer, and a Certified Coach.
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Most Influential Person * Judy Bell (helped Will Schutz develop the Human Element)
Effect on Emotions * It slows them down, is the biggest thing. If I feel emotion coming with speed, I'm able to just dial it back a bit. So the motions are either slower to come or I'm actually faster to recover.
Thoughts on Breathing * I actually want to be more intentional about breathing. I think that, maybe through instinct or maybe through what I've learned over the last five or 10 years, it definitely is a part of it. And I know every time I teach, I tend to model breathing as a means to sort of settle the mind, settle the body. I think it's ridiculously powerful, breathing. And so I want to be even more intentional with it.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer * App: Happify
One Thing You Want To Change In Your Life * I believe that we are hardwired for human connection and I don't believe that we're meant to walk through the world alone. I think for me personally, if I could make one change, it would be to have that one life partner to share life with. So I'm a big believer in the idea that if I can't be happy alone, I can't be happy with somebody. * But if I'm happy now and I think that my life could be richer and more full if I had that life partner, then I would say that's the biggest change I would want.
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Eiji Morishita is the Founder of the Movement Makers, whose mission is empower 1000 leaders over the next 10 years to start a movement that impact millions of lives. His purpose is to ignite souls to step into their calling. Eiji has been part of several movements including the spread of the Sushi Movement in North America and building over 100 schools in Guatemala. He is currently creating, building, & advising dozens of movements through his community on the world's toughest issues. His clients and the Movement Makers Community have been featured on the NY Times Best Seller List, TED, and many more. Eiji is a genius in creating practical & tactical solutions to create fun, easy, and profitable Speaking Training Coaching businesses.
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Most Influential Person * Mahatma Gandhi
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has been extremely helpful, especially when it comes to making decisions as well. What works for me is when my emotions are at an even keel or so are settled; if it's not too high or too low or just going up and down. * There's the old saying, when emotions go up, intelligence goes down. * So mindfulness helps settle the emotions and process emotions so I can make decisions from a place of peace and a place of joy.
Thoughts on Breathing * That's been very powerful because the things that I use for mindfulness, you know, breathwork is important. Just stopping and paying attention to my breath. So there's several different types of [exercises]. * I just take deep breaths in through my nose and out through my mouth. I do various [versions], like one for two counts or four for four counts in. It depends on the day. * Afterwards, my body feels energized, my mind feels clear and it really helps take emmotional baggage off my plate. Also the other ways that I know is by walking or running. That is my form of meditation as well.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Surrender Experiment: My Journey Into Life's Perfection by Michael A. Singer * App: Calm and also a sleep app called Pzizz
Bullying Story * English is my second language and I grew up in the eighties and nationalism was very high. I was bullied mostly from fourth grade all the way through junior high. Definitely I think mindfulness [would have made a difference]. * What's interesting is, I was bullied in elementary school and junior high. And then on Saturday school, which is Japanese school, I was a bully myself. So I was being bullied first, then was a bully in Japanese school. * From being bullied, I think mindfulness would have been really helpful for me to check into my emotions and process those emotions versus suppressing it or, or just avoiding it completely. I think it also gives me a perspective of what's going on, um, that I wouldn't be in reaction mode that I have to respond as well. * I think mindfulness would have been very helpful and I think it would allow me to address my feelings instead of just ignoring them.
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Sherife is an artist with a very unique perspective. When asked the question 'Who are you?' he replied: I'm god. And I'm not saying that in the sense like I'm the religious god, what I'm saying is, who I am truly is beyond the physical, and that being is hard to describe in words, because the potential of that soul or that spirit is so vast, it's endless. You're an infinite being, and if you're an infinite being, there's no way to really sum up in a few words who you actually are. Being able to go to sleep, having a dream, living in another dimension, coming back into this dimension and living out that dream, or having predictions of things, seeing the future, out of body experiences, there's so much to me as far as what I can do as a human being, it's hard to really sum it up.
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Most Influential Person * Not a specific person, just nature.
Effect on Emotions * I was able to feel my thoughts. You know, when I monitor my thought, I'll say, okay, you know what? I'm not going to go any further to hurt myself or to hurt anyone else because I know that, in order for me to evolve will become better, I have to give up. * But see, you gotta have a passion for these things. So I've always had a passion for it. So, the more mindful I became of my own thoughts and what I was doing at the time, it helped me snap out of it. * And you know, sometimes I look back at the good deeds I've done for so many people and I fall in love with myself, you know, I've fallen in love, and it makes me more mindful. * So in the middle of an argument, sometimes I can stop and tell a person, 'Hey, I love you' and people are scared to say that word today. You know, it's like a nightmare just to say that word. People are so afraid of it.
Thoughts on Breathing * Well, you know, the brain needs oxygen. * Oxygen is a part of the ethos of the plants. And when you breathe in these, um, I mean we've get, when you breathe in the oxygen these plants are giving off, it's not just a cycle. It's not just what happens. * This air that we breathe from these plants is communication. You received the oxygen from the plant. You inhale and when you exhale it's carbon. That carbon goes back into the plant. * Then the plant knows now what you need to heal yourself, if you got cancer or if you got a liver problems. So now in turn, what the plant does is start growing fruits and vegetables for certain parts of our illnesses. It's no coincidence that the plant produces fruits and vegetables for certain parts of our body. That's not a coincidence, that's from the carbon that we breathe out. * The plant knows now because, the oxygen that the plant has set out actually went into the bloodstream. The blood carries the oxygen to the brain, the muscles. And that has helped me heal. Definitely. You know, so when we exhale out, the plant takes that information back in. * It's like oxygen has spied on your body by the oxygen traveling through your blood and through your kidney. * Then you look at pecans and certain nuts you'll see that some nuts look like the brain, you know, and some foods are like different parts of our body, but that's not by accident. That's because the oxygen that we're breathing, the ether, the things that we shared with plants and stuff, it's important for us to breathe. You know? * So when Shifu told us to breathe from the stomach and inhale, exhale, and you know, dealing with Tai Chi, that helped me a lot.
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Bullying Story * Oh yeah. Well, you know, I was always fighting when I was young because I was picked on a lot. And so I learned how to become a bully myself at times. * I'll tell you what, I was bullying somebody and that person turned out to be handicapped, you know, I'm teasing the person talking about them real bad. And then when they opened their mouth to respond to me, I found out that person was handicap, that that person couldn't really speak. And that hurt me. * It hurt me really bad because see, that person was innocent. And when that person went to speak to me, when they turned around and talked to me and they sounded so crippled inside. I was really hurt because they can't defend themselves. * It was a girl I was just picking on, but she would be considered ugly in today's society because she doesn't match up with the average models and so, she's not ugly to me, but by average standards that people would normally say she's ugly because she don't look like Beyonce or look like any other model out there. * So, I had to tell her I love her. She's beautiful. I apologized to her and then she gave me thumbs up like she, you know, like, okay, we cool. She accepted it. Yes. And that made me feel so much better. It eased me because I walked away, but, you know, I just couldn't accept what happened, what just took place. So I had to apologize to her and everything.
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David Cheng is a Shanghai-based investor/entrepreneur. He founded AngelVest Group which is one of the largest angel investment groups in China, having provided funding to 16 companies. They provided the initial seed funding to bring Hanson Robotics to Hong Kong from USA. David is the former product developer at Honda R&D in Japan and USA. He has invested in over twenty early and growth stage companies. He's a former investment banker at US/ China bulge bracket and boutique firms. He also led AMD’s microprocessor technology transfer to China’s Ministry of Science and Technology. David holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and BS Electrical Engineering Degree from the University of Rochester.
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Most Influential Person * Shifu Deru (Shi Deru)
Effect on Emotions * I think mindfulness has kept my emotions in check. I mean, there were times when I was younger where, you know, anger would flare, and emotions would kind of run up and down. * But I think that if I were to take a step back in a situation and kind of brush it off, well that is growth. That is my personal growth, I believe.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Voice Code by John Marshall Roberts * App: Calm
Bullying Story * Bullying has become a hot topic in modern times. * One of the tenets of karate is seek perfection of character. And in that statement in itself, all people who practice that martial art are asked to behave in a way that would be respectful of others and yourself. And that means no bullying. * When I was growing up in New York state, it was a very different environment many decades ago and people didn't take bullying seriously, if at all. * And certainly I observed bouts of that and even myself growing up as a kid, I was more on the quiet side, on the shy side and you know, some people did take advantage of that. And while I found it to be bothersome. I was able to find my own ways to just avoid that or to find other interests that didn't put me into, let's say a negative mood or depression. * But I think it's a big problem, or I think it was a big problem and I think in today's society, because I got two kids of my own now, that's certainly something that I look out for in their school and their environment. * I think it's all about upbringing, values at home, education, and also finding ways perhaps through mindfulness or consciousness to elevate our society, our community. * To realize that we're all connected and that kind of behavior, whether it's, you know, amongst your peers or within your social group, amongst your kids. That kind of behavior can be changed, I believe.
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Zeke Zelker is a filmmaker, entrepreneur, and a pioneer of transmedia, which is storytelling through multiple platforms to get different sides of the story. He has released several critically acclaimed projects, and he even produced the first transmedia project at Sundance Film Festival. He has spent his time making films in his hometown of Lehigh Valley near Allentown, Pennsylvania for the last 20 years. His latest project, Billboard, is a full-length film, a mini web series, a mobile app, and a virtual radio station, to which music artists all over the world submit their music.
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Most Influential Person * My Mother
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has stabilized my emotions. I am a very passionate person and the idea of taking a breath and kind of like taking a step back has made me not do things that I necessarily would regret.
Thoughts on Breathing * I have sleep apnea where I stop breathing in the middle of the night and so I gasp for air and wake myself up. So breathing is a very big part of my life. Obviously we wouldn't be alive without it, but I will literally take a moment every once in a while throughout the day to to literally deep breathe in and slow breathe out. * I have taken yoga on occasion as well and that actually helped me with breathing. It's just a matter of taking the time to be able to do it. Sometimes I get too wound up and I don't do it and then I suffer the consequences.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Art of Happiness: The Art of Living by The Dalai Lama * App: n/a
Bullying Story * Growing up, we did not have economic means and so we couldn't afford the greatest trends and everything else and being the person that I am, I decided that I was going to do all the shopping at thrift stores. * Then I became basically a hardcore punker, you know, with mohawks and everything else. I was never ultra aggressive. But the interesting about it was, I definitely looked different from everybody else intentionally. Was I ever bullied? No, but the interesting thing about it was, I was also a big kid. I stopped growing in seventh grade, so I was, you know, just a monster. * But I would always protect other people that got picked on. I got into more fights by protecting people than ever myself. It's interesting just because quite honestly, even in today's political climate, I just had no tolerance for it. I really don't. * In the Marine Corps we didn't have much of it and anything along those lines, but I just can't stand the idea of bullying. It's someone's own insecurity trying to push their insecurities onto somebody else. And so I just don't have time for it. And I literally will protect other people for it as well. And the scars on my face prove it.
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Kremena is a yoga teacher and self-taught entrepreneur. She is founder and owner of YorYoga.eu, which allowed her to combine her passion for yoga with a corporate career. She teaches others how to achieve balance and self-awareness by incorporating yoga practice in their lives. Her flair for teaching and organizing weekly yoga classes, special workshops and events was what motivated her to contact more yoga professionals to join her mission of sharing yoga with working professionals.Her realistic, straight-up, and modern attitude has made her a favorite teacher in both Amsterdam and The Hague.
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Most Influential Person * My mom.
Effect on Emotions * Many people say I'm super emotional. Sometimes I even cry in my classes and some students get disappointed if it didn't happen to cry in that specific class. And I'm like, guys, come on. It's not a competition about who makes me cry. * It's just emotions are something that come through your body and it's better to let them manifest, then go and be there and be present with all those things that happened, the good, the bad, the ugly. * Everything that happens is there, and cultivating that awareness and sitting with yourself sometimes is a very, very good experience and sometimes it's not. * Being aware of your emotions is a big deal of practicing mindfulness because sometimes those uncomfortable moments where you're realizing you're still dealing with some stuff or where you get the most Aha moments where things just really come to you and you're aware that you still have to deal with this unsorted business. * With mindfulness you can name them, you can make sure that you know are present and you can still choose what you want to do with those emotions.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is super essential. I. I always say in a yoga classes, the first five minutes is [crucial]. Call it whatever you want, but connecting to that inhale and exhale, there is no better way to really be in the present moment. It's just as simple as that. It's deeper inhales, longer exhales and everything comes into place. * All the thoughts before that needs to happen to this breath really doesn't have any importance in anything that will have to happen after it. It's not there yet, so that one breath that you have, each and every time is the only thing we have, but it does take time to notice that it's really true.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * App: The Breathing App
Bullying Story * When I was growing up in Siberia, (I didn't even think of it being as bullying), but I had a difficult time speaking to kids in school and I would be mocked and maybe few accidents where it was proper bullying now that you know it. * The way I handled it was maybe not the best way, but kids are mean. And you start thinking, oh, I should have a thicker skin and just become tougher and don't cry and don't show weaknesses. * And there was a moment where you really have to put the shield and to make sure that no one can come close to you. And it manifests it in many ways. It's not the only the way you do one thing is the way you do everything. So it's only recently I started realizing actually there are some childhood traumas there that I need to be dealing with. * Mindfulness helped me to just be present with the uncomfortable feelings. These are things from more than 30 years ago. in Yoga we speak about letting go a lot, but it's actually a very difficult act. * The task requires awareness and you can cultivate that awareness by simply meditating or being mindful about it. And as a child, I don't think I would have had those capacities, but as a grownup I can heal and I can understand and I can do the work of healing right now.
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Dr. Robert Schneider, MD, FACC is an internationally renowned physician-scientist-educator and leader in mind-body medicine and integrative medicine. Dr. Schneider received his MD from Rutgers University Medical School and did his postgraduate training in internal medicine and hypertension at the University of Michigan Medical School. Beginning in 1984, Dr. Schneider was one of the first physicians in the United States to practice, teach and research Maharishi AyurVeda, a scientific restoration of an ancient and comprehensive system of prevention-oriented natural medicine. The results of his studies have been published in 150 peer-reviewed articles, including those published by the American Heart Association, American Medical Association and featured in more than 1,000 television, radio, magazine, and newspaper reports, including ABC’s 20/20, CNN Headline News, the Discovery Channel, the New York Times, and Time magazine. He has been a consultant to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the US Congress’ Prevention Coalition. Based on his groundbreaking research and clinical experience, he authored the popular book: Total Heart Health.
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Most Influential Person * Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Effect on Emotions * Oh, I'm much more stable. As I grow older and meditate longer, it's given me a centeredness deep within that I haven't had before that connects me to the larger. There's something greater outside of me I found inside of myself.
Thoughts on Breathing * During transcendental meditation, breathing naturally gets less by itself. A spontaneous effect of the mind becoming more quiet is that the body becomes more quiet. There are other yoga practices which involve manipulating the breathing, Pranayama they call it, or breathing exercises. That's a way to go. Rather than from the mind to the breath, to go from the breath to settling the mind, so that's complimentary. These Yoga asanas and Yoga breathing are certainly complimentary to meditation.
Suggested Resources * Book: Total Heart Health: How to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease with the Maharishi Vedic Approach to Health by Robert H. Schneider and Jeremy Z. Fields * Book: Strength in Stillness: The Power of Transcendental Meditation by Bob Roth * App: TM.org (a place to get started with Transcendental Meditation)
Bullying Story * Colleagues of mine are working in the school system in the San Francisco Bay area and there there's a very famous school project to bring meditation to lower socioeconomic and high stress school systems there. * There's one school system which has had a very high rate of violence, bullying, shooting, knifing all that kind of school violence. And they have what they call a quiet time program where the children practice meditation. It's a few minutes in the morning and a few minutes in the afternoon, they practice this meditation or they could do whatever else they want quietly, but most of them practice meditation. * They've documented lower rates of, these violent behaviors in the school. So those kinds of violent crimes are much less and other classroom behaviors, much more harmonious. And studies have been published on this. * So from a scientific point of view, I'm impressed by those kinds of projects.
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Maxwell Ivey is a personal coach and teacher, who, through his many challenges, motivates others through theirs. He was born into a family of carnival owners in Texas and at age 12 permanently lost his eyesight. Having a natural gusto for life, Max graduated college and became heavily involved in the Eagle Scouts. He also worked in the family business alongside brothers until his father succumbed to lung cancer. Faced with his own mortality, Max made some life-altering changes. He underwent gastric surgery and lost over 250 pounds. He started his own business, buying and selling amusement rides, and learned how to blog using software for visually-impaired people. Max then made a name for himself online as The Blind Blogger.
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Most Influential Person * Adrienne Smith, Blogger http://adrienneksmith.com/
Effect on Emotions * Well, I am generally thought of as somebody who doesn't care because people don't realize that my approach is not that I'm not affected, but it's that I am focused on things that are more important to me or that are more important at the moment. * And some things that just totally, you know, ruin everybody else's day just don't bother me. I mean, a perfect example is the number of people who have lost focus over the elections. To me, I just have a good laugh at all of that stuff and go about my work
Thoughts on Breathing * You know, I don't focus that much on breathing, but as somebody who likes to sing, I noticed that, when I'm singing, that that helps me. It helps me think, helps me focus, and I like to refer to it as one of my ways of what I call modern meditation.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Adversity Advantage: Turning Everyday Struggles Into Everyday Greatness by Erik Weihenmayer * Book: Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert * Book: Leading You Out of the Darkness Into the Light: A Blind Man's Inspirational Guide to Success * App: n/a
Bullying Story * I was once bullied for a short time. My parents relocated me to a different school district. * My father worked construction before he was in the carnival business; sometimes we were in Texas and sometimes we were South Carolina. For a short time I went to a school where I was made fun of a bit because of my weight and there was one day where I didn't realize they were being mean until after it was over with. * The other kids got me to sit on one end of a seesaw and then they wanted to see how many kids it would take on the other end to make it go up and down. I think it ended up being like six or seven kids and at the time it was funny, but later on my parents were not happy. So I realized that this was not a funny thing. * So they decided to move me to a different school at that point. And whenever we lived in Texas in Spring, which is where my family is from, I hardly ever had trouble with that [bullying], because my grandfather had moved all of his family out to this area, it was the country at that time. * And so if you went to school with the Ivey's, you also went to school with the Wagner's the Server's to Crouches. So if they mess with one of us, they had to mess with all of us.
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Sarah Bristow is the founder of Growing Grounded, a health and wellness practice leading individuals and teams to develop a strong foundation for professional and personal growth. She specializes in Yoga, Mindfulness, and Meditation as a way of life. A Nationally Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, Sarah has 300 hours of yoga teacher training experience, and holds a Master of Arts in Teaching. Sarah's creative approach emphasizes whole body wellness and she helps clients of all ages practice this as a way of life.
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Most Influential Person * My mom.
Effect on Emotions * I am a very emotional person and there is no hiding that and I think if anything, mindfulness has made me realize that that's okay. You know, the more we shove our emotions down in our pocket, it's a funny thing that we do as a society. * We tend to shove things aside and not address them and they come back later. If we can just be transparent with them, we can be open about it, we can have that difficult conversation, it typically is better in the end.
Thoughts on Breathing * I think we forget how good it feels to just fill up our lungs with breath and exhale completely. I think of every breath when I'm being mindful and intentional as just a mini cleanse, with new fresh air and then blow it out and make room for the new. * I think that's a metaphor for everything we do in life. We have to make space for new things, new opportunities, new relationships, and sometimes it's easy. It's as easy as just committing to saying, I'm going to be done with that. Exhale. Let it go.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Mindfulness Revolution: Leading Psychologists, Scientists, Artists, and Meditation Teachers on the Power of Mindfulness in Daily Life by Barry Boyce * Book: Find Your Animal Side: Yoga Guide and Coloring Book by Veronica McDaniel and Sarah Bristow * App: n/a
Bullying Story * Allowing kids to become more aware and take that little bit of space before they react [is a good thing]. If a child can breathe a little bit before they react or before they say something, I think that's a huge lesson itself. * I had a little girl one time; a third grader who I was working with and she was so sweet and we connected from the start. She got locked in a bathroom at the soccer field one time. Her mom realized what had happened and got her out and she was fine. When the mom opened the door, she was smiling and her mom said, what did you do in here? And she said, Oh, I held out my hand and I did starfish breath. * And so she had just sat there breathing while tracing her hands, which is something I taught her very early on. So here she was locked in a bathroom and rather than crying her eyes out and panicking, she connected with her breath. * That's another one of those stories that I'll never forget that she used mindfulness when she needed it the most.
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John Marshall Roberts is an applied behavioral scientist, musician and acclaimed expert on visionary leadership. John has been blowing minds for good causes since he released his 2008 book "Igniting Inspiration: A Persuasion Manual for Visionaries." In 2012 he cracked the Voice Code, a disruptive equation which shows the natural laws that govern human thinking. Since then, he's been immersed in the challenge of making this discovery accessible, while leading a tribe of heretics to change the world from the inside out.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spreaker / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.WorldViewThinking.com * Book: The Voice Code: Master Your Inner Game by John Marshall Roberts * Book: Igniting Inspiration: A Persuasion Manual for Visionaries by John Marshall Roberts
Most Influential Person * Albert Einstein
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has helped me learn to have more decision, freedom between stimulus and response. * Given the energy I have in my life right now and the borders I'm pushing, it's helped me not be trigger-happy. That's all right though, life has a way of teaching us these lessons. I got punched in the head a bit for mouthing off.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is about releasing and remembering. We have a thought, a good or bad thought, it doesn't matter, we often get so caught up in the content of the thought, we don't realize that if the thought were a pen, we're squeezing the crap out of that pen. I can hold the pen, or I can loosen it, keep in in my palm, or I can drop it. * So this muscle of being able to hold with conscious intent, our thoughts and experiences without clinging and just let them go for a minute, that's powerful. I think breathing allows that. * For me, the exhale is a way for me to release the grip on the content of my experience.
Suggested Resources * Book: Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames by Thich Nhat Hanh * Book: The Conscious Universe: Part and Whole in Modern Physical Theory by Menas Kafatos and Robert Nadeau * Book: The Voice Code: Master Your Inner Game by John Marshall Roberts * App: I Ching
Bullying Story * I'm sure I was bullied in ways I didn't understand at the time. I certainly have always stuck up for the underdog. I've come to understand that we do a lot with energy that we're not always responsible for. * I once had a job at a design company and the woman had a sadistic quality and she would turn on people. She could be nice one day and not the next. It was that culture of fear. It could get kinda dark. * There were a lot of girls who would get together and have therapy sessions downstairs. I confronted her about that in a calm way. I wasn't attacking, I was just saying, sometimes you turn and it feels like there's a serial killer in the room and it makes me feel real unsafe. * I don't know if mindfulness would have helped because I think I was mindful. It was an interesting moment because she was all tough and cold and then she got really quiet and said, do you mind if I cry for a minute. And then we hugged and all. * It was like she was vulnerable. There was such a weak, fragile little child underneathe that cruelty, which is true of all bullies by the way, that it was shocking.
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Jeane Manning is a passionate author and speaker in the field of energy and she's particularly interested in ways we can implement new sources of energy to power the world. She is the author of a number of books about energy inventions including her recent book, Breakthrough Power: How Quantum-Leap New Energy Inventions Can Transform Our World. The book she is currently co-authoring is called Hidden Energy: Beyond Tesla To A New Paradigm And Clean Power Abundance, is to be released in late 2018. She interviews scientists and engineers seeking a mindful and holistic perspective and unpacks emerging science, its basics, challenges and ethical issues. Jeane and her co-author Susan Manewich celebrate the experts and their supporters in the non-conventional energy technology scene who view the technical breakthroughs as a sacred trust.
Contact Info * Website: www.HiddenEnergy.org * Website: www.ChangingPower.net * Book: Breakthrough Power: How Quantum-Leap New Energy Inventions Can Transform Our World by Jeane Manning
Most Influential Person * A spiritual teacher who taught me how to tune in by using an ancient high vibrational word; 'hu'.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has affected my emotions beautifully. In my life I have experienced being a real mess before I got on a path of mindfulness. We always have the ability to forget and dip back into that. * The emotions of insecurity or worrying, fear, and anger; if you're in the moment, those things fall away.
Thoughts on Breathing * I often forget [about the importance of breathing]. Writing away on the computer for hours, I sometimes forget to breathe, but when I do remember, it does bring me to the present moment by concentrating on my breath.
Suggested Resources * Book: Inner Guidance: Our Divine Birthright by Ann Archer Butcher * Book: Hidden Energy: Beyond Tesla To A New Paradigm And Clean Power Abundance by Jeane Manning (To Be Released Soon) * Book: Breakthrough Power: How Quantum-Leap New Energy Inventions Can Transform Our World by Jeane Manning * App: n/a
Bullying Story * Well, would you mind if I made it scientific again? I would appreciate that. Well, I was struck by the attitudes toward mother nature if you want to personify the natural laws and the way things move naturally in the universe by scientists who were are competing for who can build the biggest laser. * And they actually use terms like blast apart spacetime. They're blasting ahead with building ever more powerful lasers and evermore huge particle accelerators, using that sort of violent language and saying that they don't want to be second in the race. * They want to be the first to build the biggest, to be extreme, and break apart spacetime. I think mindfulness there would be more like a biophysicist that I know. Dr Beverly Rubik sees nature as alive and gentle and subtle and beautiful. * Scientists such as Dr. Rubik respect the way things want to work in nature rather than try to go in there and blow it apart.
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Keith Macpherson is a professional musician, a mindfulness teacher and an author. He believes that mindfulness can and will be made accessible to everybody on the planet, no matter what age or demographic. Keith feels that mindfulness is the entry way to finding balance, health, inner-peace and wisdom. Keith's keynote talks and workshops along with his live yoga classes are consistently packed with students along with thousands of online downloads of his instructional videos and Live DVD Series. He has recently authored the book, Making Sense of Mindfulness and a full on-line course of the same name. Keith has spent over twenty years touring globally as a speaker and performer in countries including Canada, The United States, Mexico, Africa, Dubai and The United Kingdom.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spreaker / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.KeithMacpherson.com * Book: Making Sense Of Mindfulness: Five Principals to Integrate Mindfulness Practice into Your Daily Life by Keith Macpherson * Online Course: Making Sense Of Mindfulness * Podcast: Let's Connect https://www.keithmacpherson.ca/p/podcast
Most Influential Person * Dr Wayne Dyer
Effect on Emotions * A really amazing teacher of mine once said, emotions are energy in motion. So I think of emotions flowing through and when they can't flow through, they get stuck. So crying is a very good example of this. * We've been raised in a culture that says crying is a bad thing. Don't cry boys. Don't cry, don't cry. We apologize when we cry and yet this is the body's way of flowing through energy that's just trying to release and move through. * And if we clamp down and we say, don't cry, where does that energy go? It gets stuck in the physical body, it gets dammed up and all of a sudden we start feeling inflammation and everything gets tight and constricted and this turns into dis ease. * Literally, it's the unconscious bodies mind's way of trying to inform a conscious like, hey, there's something here that's not working. You're out of alignment. * So emotions to me are energy in motion. It's helping us become aware of what's happening in the moment, what am I feeling? And if we're not listening, we really get out of alignment.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing to me is an anchoring practice. It's something fairly consistent. Our breath is our life force. So if we don't breathe, we die. * I'm in North America. We're very chronic, shallow breathers. Most of us are holding a lot of tension and stress. * The invention of technology, although it's very fun and connects us in some ways, it really causes a lot of stress and pressure. We're living in a time where we're bombarded by all of these requests from our phone telling us who we should be friends with and where we should eat and how many steps and you know, all this stuff and it's stressful. * And so our breath as a result physically, it kind of vanishes. It gets really shallow. So the breath to me is a way to bring life back in. It's a way to create presence. It's a way to, in the moment expand charisma and to reset. * There's so much to the breath. We need to spend an episode on that because it's really at the core of who we are. It connects our thinking mind and our physical body and just anchors us into this moment.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Dynamic Laws of Healing by Catherine Ponder * Book: Making Sense Of Mindfulness: Five Principals to Integrate Mindfulness Practice into Your Daily Life by Keith Macpherson * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story * When I was growing up I had an exceptional amount of arm hair. This was the closest I personally came to feeling bullied, but I used to be made fun of and I still do. * People see my arm hair and they laugh. When I was in Africa, actually I think it was kind of funny, but the kids would pet me because they were [were reminded of] a dog or something because I had so much arm hair. * I can laugh about it now, but at the time when I was growing up, this was a big deal for me. I'd always wear long sleeve shirts and I didn't want anybody to see my arms and it felt like if they did, they'd make fun of me. * Even today one of my best friends, and I love him to death, but he said, dude, you've got to shave your arm hair. It's too much, and so we did and you know, it was one of those things growing up where I was just really feeling self conscious about how I looked physically and it was just to me like a real small glimpse of what it would be like to be bullied on a very big level. * I have so much compassion for people that have experienced bullying. * At the same time I have a lot of compassion for the bullies themselves because this is totally a form of fear and disconnect and unconsciously playing out. * It just gives me a little insight and compassion when I think of being made fun of for my arm hair, what it must be like to be bullied on a deeper level too.
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Greg Smith is the Founder and CEO of Thinkific, an all-in-one platform that makes it easy to create, market and sell online courses and membership sites. Greg was working as a corporate lawyer for one of the largest law firms in the country when he launched an online course as a side project. Greg was able to share his passion and expertise with thousands around the world and revenues from his course soon surpassed his salary as a lawyer. Greg and his team at Thinkific power the courses for over 27,000 businesses, that have educated over 12 million students, and sold over one hundred million dollars in courses. I’ll be talking to Greg today about how mindfulness has been part of his love of teaching and how he helps others share their expertise and passion to grow their audience through online education.
Contact Info * Company: Thinkific * Website: www.Thinkific.com
Most Influential Person * Dr. Doug Brackmann - Meditation For Entrepreneurs //www.drdougbrackmann.com/ * Colin Powell, Mindfulness Trainer: https://www.watershedtraining.ca/
Effect on Emotions * When I'm able to be mindful, I'm happier, less stressed and just nothing but positive. And so if I'm able to be more mindful, and I certainly am not able all the time, but when I am it just makes the whole day that much better, especially from an emotional perspective.
Thoughts on Breathing * It is the one thing actually that Colin Powell taught us. It is four squared breathing. So you you're breathing in, you're holding, you're breathing out and you're holding after you breathe out and so there's a count on each of those and you can go four seconds on each or five or more. * So I do a lot of that. I did actually this morning on the drive to work. * And then the other thing I do, and I've been doing this as I've been doing any kind of meditation, is I kind of visualize moving my hands of the breath coming in from below me and up and then out and down the bottom and I just kind of visualize that flow of air in and up and then down and out. That's just kind of something I've been doing and that seems to work really well too.
Suggested Resources * Book: Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It by Chris Voss * Book: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho * App: Muse
Bullying Story * I was bullied definitely in school and when I played hockey and when I played soccer and I certainly didn't react well to it. I didn't have any kind of mindfulness practice or any way of dealing with that as a teenager or younger. * I had a couple of times when I reacted really poorly. I think there was one on the soccer field where someone was picking on me a lot and doing some pretty sketchy things on the soccer field and at one point I stopped and sort of kicked him and yelled at him. I think at the break he poured a bucket of oranges over my head. * He just walked across the field from his team to my team and dumped a bucket oranges. So then the next time I saw him on the field I kind of attacked him and yelled at him. So I definitely could have been a lot more mindful there. * I had a few events, one or two in hockey, one or two in soccer and one or two on the playground that really stuck with me. But the interesting thing is what stuck with me, and I tend to be self critical, is how I reacted and how I reacted poorly in the circumstances. It wasn't anything horrible. Nobody got hurt or anything, but I certainly reacted poorly. * And I think it was that poor reaction of mine that caused me to really think about how I could do a better job in the future and be more calm. I'm certainly not perfect if I get into a bad situation on the road or interpersonal. I still can react, but my reactions are a lot more dialed down now. I am always thinking about what's the right way to react? * So someone say, cuts you off on the road and your gut reaction is to flip the bird, but you don't, you smile and you wave. And you sort of say thank you or you know, no big deal, and then they drive off and you feel calm for the rest of the drive. I really try and internalize that feeling. * I think this is so much better than me driving to work stressed out because of what someone else did. And by just remembering that that was better in that moment, it makes me 20 percent more likely, or that much more likely to react calmly next time. And then it just makes my whole day that much better.
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Dr. Stuart Hameroff is Professor Emeritus of Anesthesiology and Psychology, Director of the Center for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona. Dr. Stuart Hameroff was the lead organizer of the first Science of Consciousness Conference and is still a co-chair of the 24-year-old annual conference. He is best known for developing the Orchestrated objective reduction (Orch-OR) Theory along with Dr. Roger Penrose, which observes: “consciousness is rippling vibrations in the structure of the universe. These vibrations resonate from the microscale, where quantum physics operates, to the macroscale of the brain.
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Most Influential Person * Roger Penrose, one of the world's leading physicists and author of The Emperor's New Mind
Effect on Emotions * I can get emotional and I've tried, especially in recent years to be mindful and not fly off the handle. Not that I had a big temper, but, especially in medicine and anesthesia, you tend to get stressed out and we have critical situations all the time. * What I found over the years is that when you're in a critical situation, you know, a trauma victim comes in, a stabbing, shooting, whatever, and we have precious few minutes to get the patient stabilized from the emergency room to the operating room and get surgery going and get lines in and get airway, et cetera. I just do that and I'm pretty efficient. I've been doing it a long time. * Then later that evening I go home and I start thinking about it and then I get shook up because, you know, that guy could have died. Fortunately, they didn't, we saved them. But when you think of all the decisions along the way that you make, and what could have gone wrong; what I do is, I act in the moment and take care of things and then kind of worry about it later.
Thoughts on Breathing * Well, of course breathing in anesthesia is key. That's our main [objective], we establish the airway and breathing for the patient. As far as my breathing, when I do get stressed, I take some deep breaths. It's interesting what that actually does outside of provide oxygen. It changes the Ph in your brain because if you hyperventilate or breathe deeply and intensely more than normal, you're going to get rid of carbon dioxide and that makes your blood and your brain more alkalotic and gets rid of acid. And when that happens, it does a lot of things. The microtubials extend their c Termina, these little projections out and it opens gap junctions between neurons so that more neurons get connected. So I wonder, I've often wondered whether that that's the mechanism by which altered states occur for meditation, a breathing meditation by opening gap junctions and including more neurons in one quantum state and that would tend to expand consciousness.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics by Roger Penrose * App: n/a
Bullying Story * Well, when I was a kid, I was in third grade, maybe fourth grade. I went to the store for my mom and I was coming back walking, carrying a bag of groceries and the local gang of bullies came up upon me and started grabbing stuff out of my shopping bag I was carrying. * I didn't exert mindfulness. Instead I just reared back to punch the guy in the mouth and he literally fell back. He was surprised because he was bigger than I was and he had three or four friends and I was expecting to get the crap beaten out of me right then and there. * But they just kind of looked at me and left. So I, that's probably not the answer you were looking for, but sometimes you have to stick up for yourself. * Bullying in medicine and academic medicine, particularly where you have professors and clinicians with the residents and medical students; there has been problems with bullying, you know, berating and embarrassing students and residents and people in medicine. It's become an issue and we're counseled. * I myself don't do that. I tend to be on the side of the little guy I would say. Even though I'm a clinician, I'm a professor, a faculty attending. * It's become much, much less of a problem because of this. It doesn't look good. It's not good for anybody. So I'd say to its credit, modern medicine has taken this issue seriously and it's not a problem as it once was.
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Dr. Harold Komiskey is a Professor of Pharmacology at the Georgia Campus - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin with a Ph.D. in Pharmacology and a minor in Medical Science/Physiology. Dr. Komiskey is a Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology. He is also a member of the Society for Neuroscience, Society of Toxicology, and American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.
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Most Influential Person * Master Liu, Also known as DeRu (Shawn X. Liu) - Founder of the Global Zen Conscious Conference. Founder & Chairman of the Global Zen Alliance.
Effect on Emotions * Yeah. I think mindfulness has allowed me to think through things. I mean, do I get upset over certain things? Sure. * When that guy confronted me about driving too fast in the neighborhood, he drives just as fast, but he doesn't perceive it, but if he sees somebody else then he thinks they're driving too fast in his neighborhood. I'm like, wait a minute. It's hard sometimes for people to put themselves in others' position. (See Bullying Story below)
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing, to really get it to work. I mean, I did the Tai Chi Movements. I learned the leg movements, the foot placement, the arms. I synchronized them. But I wasn't feeling the energy. * It was only after I put the breathing with it. So you not only have to synchronize arm, legs, body with the movements, you had to turn around and stand up right, and you had to breathe appropriately. * You know, breathing when you're pushing forward and when you're really relaxing, you know, really start to breathe in. So breathe out moving forward and breathe in when you get a chance to relax. * The same thing's true with yoga, that breathing's very important. Breath with things, whether it's from India, like yoga or Tai Chi or Qigong over in China. You have to use breath.
Suggested Resources * Book: N/A * App: N/A
Bullying Story * I can tell you one. I have a home in kind of a conservative area outside of Atlanta. My wife has this home and I always stay with her. She has a home in Alpharetta. Alpharetta has this long street, the streets probably about a mile and a half and it's kind of like "L" shaped. * So you go along the ridge in Alpharetta and she's right in like the "L" part, but before I get there, you have to go for about half a mile to a mile, straight road around the ridge. * And so she's got a home that's 25 years old. And in Alpharetta these homes are going to run probably about a quarter of a million, so $250,000. They are twenty-five to thirty years old. So they're getting aged. But there's one guy who is a fireman and this guy's probably 50. Well, he felt I was driving too fast. * Okay. So he pulls out in front of me and one time, this was about two years ago, he pulls out in front and I had been living there with my wife in her home for probably six years. * And so he pulls out, he goes really slow, doesn't want to let me by. I thought, what the heck's this? Well, he left enough space, I just drove by him and then I gave him the finger. Okay. And he got upset. * Well he came down and started yelling and screaming and I said, forget it man, and don't step on my yard, you're trespassing, you know? * And so he wanted to fight me. I says, no, you don't want to fight me. I've been around a martial artist and I don't think you want to touch me. Well, yeah, he wanted to fight. * Finally he left. I says, listen, if you don't leave, I'll call the cops. So he left. Then it wasn't long, maybe three, four months later, he again turns around and thinks I'm driving too fast, comes down and starts yelling and screaming. And I said, well, what are you doing man? You don't, you don't have no right dictating this, you know, and he wants to fight about it. * And my wife came out and she says, let's just call the cops. So she calls the cops. And so I didn't want to fight him. * I knew he'd be in bad shape because being around master Lou, I didn't take Kung Fu, but I was around him enough. I had learned enough and he had showed us some moves and I thought this guy, firemen or not, he's 50 years old, he could get really hurt and because it would be easy for me to flip him. I had done wrestling in high school. I was captain of the B team. * So I thought, no, this is not smart. So anyway, the cops came and they talked to me and then they went up and talked to him and he says, well, I think he's got the message. The troll won't bother you anymore
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Ann Van Eron, Ph.D. is founder of Potentials, a global coaching and organization development consulting firm with over 30 years experience coaching leaders and working with teams and organizations all over the world. Ann supports people in having open-minded conversations for unparalleled results using her tested OASIS Moves® process. She creates team and organization environments of respect and dialogue that facilitate achieving goals. Clients include Fortune 100 companies, government and nongovernmental organizations, and privately held organizations. She has worked with the UN, the World Bank, Ford Motor Company, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and many more.
Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spreaker / Spotify Contact Info * Website: www.Potentials.com * Website: www.OasisConversations.com * Blog: http://potentials.com/blog/ * Book: OASIS Conversations: Leading With An Open Mindset To Maximize Potential by Ann Van Eron
Most Influential Person * My uncle, who created many orphanages and was a priest and he influenced many people.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has just been a part of my practice to be centered and listening. It's made the difference in my life. I'm naturally a worrier person and so it's helped me to continually grown and develop.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is essential and that's part of OASIS. What happens is when we are in judgment, we contract and then we're holding our breath. * So basically breathing and there are many, many kinds of breathing as you know. One simple type of breathing I often give people is just to inhale and fill your belly with air and then count to six as you breathe in and breathe out like through a straw, a count of 12. So that's a very simple example.
Suggested Resources * Book: Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence--The Groundbreaking Meditation Practice by Dr. Dan Siegel * Book: OASIS Conversations: Leading With An Open Mindset To Maximize Potential by Ann Van Eron * App: Procreate (To do artwork on your Ipad or your phone)
Bullying Story * I remember bullying has been a part of my life when I was young. At the bus stop, they would be race riots, you know, people of different races would be fighting each other. And it always bothered me. * Even in high school, I felt like, why did we have these different groups and people feeling like outsiders? People were mean to each other. In high school I just put a sign up that said, hey, do you feel not part of the 'in crowd, come to room 101'. And I got the biggest club in the whole darn school. * And then we started peer counseling. So right away started teaching kids how to get the skills. * I went to the college and learned the hotline skills and then we taught people how to listen, how to give empathy. * Then I've continued that on in corporations because my work has been, how do we create inclusive environments because people are spending too much energy when they feel they're not included for all kinds of various reasons, their culture, their nationality, their race or size. So I have spent many, many years trying to create cultures of organizations. * Originally I was counseling and coaching people and I realized why don't we go change the systems because so many people were having problems at work. And they were in. I'm still working on that. How do we change the cultures to create an inclusive environment. * People love it when you do it and what it takes is conversations. So what I do now is I bring in leadership teams and there's so much energy expended for people that are feeling like, oh, I'm not included, I'm not valued, people aren't talking to me. So we work with leadership teams. They don't talk to each other either, all these leadership teams. * So once we get them creating an environment of, let's be open, let's talk to each other, let's not make each other wrong. This is how humans work. Everyone's probably doing the best they can. * Once you open that up and bring in and create that environment, they get aligned to leadership teams and then they want to create that environment and then it extends through the system. * So I've had great luck creating these open minded environments.
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Layne Dalfen is the Founder of The Dream Interpretation Center in Montreal, and a lecturer at Concordia University. After studying dreams for 45 years, Layne says, decoding and understanding your dreams is an opportunity to propel your problem-solving skills. The solutions to any problem are the dreams, and if we know how to tap into this resource, anyone can gain insight and clarity about relationships, work, family, and life. Layne has been a member of The International Association for the Study of Dreams (IASD) since 1997, where she has had the opportunity to lecture in The US, Canada and Europe.
Contact Info * Website: www.HaveAGreatDream.com * Blog: https://haveagreatdream.com/blog-articles-of-dreams * Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL2xpOL7AxYkXd647XG7_RK0Y7UFW5QwK * Book: Have A Great Dream: The Workbook by Layne Dalfen
Most Influential Person * Champa Cyr-Ratanatray, Yoga Teacher from Montreal https://ashtangamontreal.com/champa-cyr-ratanatray/ * Oprah
Effect on Emotions * I never exercised. I've had different phases in my life, but then I went for way too long without any exercise. * And now I've been consistent for almost five years and I still have the same person when the doorbell rings because I have the trainer come to me because I still don't trust that I'm going to go there, but when that bell rings, the same Layne still shows up and I greet her with love because I don't want to answer the door, but I am mindful and so that is how I use my mindfulness. * I say, you're going to answer the door dear, and you're going to do the workout and you're going to be happy after it's done. * And that to me is how I use mindfulness during my waking life.
Thoughts on Breathing * I guess it's similar to what happens for me in a meditation when the thoughts are scattered and they're all over the place. * It always comes back to the breath. I don't see for me that much difference in that coming back to the breath is the same thing as saying it's okay girl, answer the door. * It's getting back to the breath about my intention. The intention is everything.
Suggested Resources * Book: Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With The Heart of a Buddha by Tara Brock * App: Calm
Bullying Story * I have four daughters. I lost my eldest daughter about two years ago. There is a 20 years spread between my kids, they run from 45 all the way down to 25. * When the older girls were young, I remember that one of them had a kid that was bullying her like crazy at school and the mindfulness mode that I used with my daughter, it didn't change the situation, but it sure changed how she felt about herself because, what I said was there's always something that we don't know. * There's a blind spot that all of us have. And how do we know, for example, whether maybe her parents had a big fight this morning before she went to school. Maybe she has a parent who's screaming at her and maybe she's walking around with that so we don't know what's going on for someone else. * We're blind to it and it's so nice to not take something personally and instead be thinking, wow, I wonder what's going on for that person that makes her be the way she is.
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Jonathan Robinson is an author, a psychotherapist, and co-host of the popular podcast "Awareness Explorers." His specialty is providing people with simple methods that lead to more peace, love, and awareness. He is the bestselling author of 12 books, and has been a frequent guest on Oprah and CNN. Articles about him have appeared in Newsweek, USA Today, and Reader's Digest magazine. Jonathan is the host of the Awareness Explorers Podcast. He also speaks at Fortune 500 companies on how to be less stressed while achieving more.
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Most Influential Person * Justin Gold, a teacher that I lived with for 25 years
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has made me a lot less afraid of them, [my emotions], and allowed me to just enjoy them more, not see them as something to get stuck in because I don't get stuck in them anymore. * And to allow myself to really feel them and to see them as a friend rather than something I need to be afraid of.
Thoughts on Breathing * Well, if I don't breathe, there's no mindfulness. Just like knowing the background of awareness as a way to always tap into peace. * Breathing is another thing that's always there and it's like a rock that will always be there if you need it. It's a good anchor into the world of presence and whether it be being aware of being aware or being aware of your breathing, it's a great feeling to know that something is always there that you can relax into.
Suggested Resources * Book: Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body & Mind to Face Stress, Pain & Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn * Book: Find Happiness Now: 50 Shortcuts for Bringing More Love, Balance, and Joy Into Your Life by Jonathan Robinson * Book: More Love Less Conflict: A Communication Playbook for Couples by Jonathan Robinson * App: The Headless Way
Bullying Story * I do actually have a story. It happened just a month ago. I actually teach mindfulness in prisons. I volunteer and I was in a prison, in a room with maybe 20 hardcore prisoners, rapists and murderers mostly. * I said something that really offended one of the guys and he got up and he started shouting at me. Well, you know, this is not a pretty scene. There's no guards there. * And I decided to use a couple of techniques hoping that they would calm him down and I wouldn't end up seriously hurt. * So I said two things. I said, I notice that you're really upset and that you're really good at expressing your emotions and I really appreciate how real you are. I just want you to know that right now I'm feeling really scared and I'm feeling really frightened with your yelling and I would like to connect with you, but I can't do it when you're screaming at me. * So I'm basically saying what's going on in the moment. One, my appreciation about what he's doing, what I noticed about what he's doing and what is happening in me. And it was pretty amazing, the effect. * He immediately calmed down. He said, that's cool. I'm sorry, I just got upset by what you said. Then he sat down and we went over the whole thing and we ended up forming a really nice bond. * But, you know, something like that could have saved my life because he was about six foot, five inches, 300 pounds.
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Philip Shepherd is recognized as an international authority on embodiment. His unique techniques have been developed to transform our experience of self and world, and are based on the vision articulated in his celebrated books, New Self, New World (2010) and Radical Wholeness (Nov 2017). The approach he takes heals the frantic, restless pace of the intelligence in the head, which tends to run on overdrive, by uniting it with the deep, present and calm intelligence of the body. This way of thinking is in contrast to the prevailing view of embodiment, which involves sitting in the head and ‘listening to the body. Instead, Philip helps us listen to the world through the body. His personal path to understanding has been shaped by his adventures as a teenager, when he cycled alone through Europe, the Middle East, India and Japan. Philip currently spends his time divided between teaching international workshops, running Facilitators Trainings, and participating in a documentary about his work.
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Most Influential Person * Marion Woodman (Featured in Dancing In The Flames www.DancingInTheFlames.com)
Effect on Emotions * We think of our emotions as personal, private things. We, we feel our experience as private and everything you experience is shared. It's just the nature of our reality. * And so to come into that grounded place of wholeness is to feel, not that contained charge of the emotion, but that dilation where it's not that the emotion goes away, but it becomes integrated, it's able to be integrated.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is a huge part of what I teach and my contention is that the whole of the body should be available to the breath and if it's not, you're not in wholeness. * And we keep the breath out of our legs. We keep it out of our backs, we constrain it. So we, we talk from here and we lose our wholeness by constraining our breath. So it's the foundation.
Suggested Resources * Book: Radical Wholeness: The Embodied Present and the Ordinary Grace of Being by Philip Shepherd * App: Body World (Philip Shepherd's App to be released approximately April 2019)
Bullying Story * I'm thinking of one [bullying story] that happened very recently. * I facilitate teacher strings. So there are people who were learning to teach my work and a woman just wrote me back. There was a woman in her neighborhood who is something of a bully. We actually talked about it during the course and she said, what can I do about it? And I made some suggestions. * Well, she got back and sure enough, she went out walking her dog and there's this woman and there's no getting away and the woman comes at her and she'd just dropped more and more deeply into her wholeness, into her mindfulness, into that grounded, receptive chorus, responsive place. * And she said, the woman talked for about two minutes and then left looking slightly confused. And normally it would have been like 20 minutes of. And I really took heart from that. She didn't do anything but land in that mindful coherence of her awareness at this moment. I love where that went and how it went.
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Tim C. Star is a Speaker, author, podcaster, and mindset missionary. When he lost a long-term job at age 54, Tim didn’t work again for 2 years. He also didn’t get depressed or begin to question his worth in the world mainly because he didn’t base his self-value on his career. When he became aware that he wasn’t experiencing what the “experts” said should happen, he wondered why. The answer lay hidden in the early teachings he’d been exposed to since childhood. These concepts helped him gain a different perspective of the world, and of what happened to him. Today, he shares his insights with his followers.
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Most Influential Person * Dr. Wayne Dyer
Effect on Emotions * This is the trick that we're after. I think if you can be in a position where you can assume a third party perspective on what's going on in your life and understand that it's just something that's going on. * It's not good or bad, right or wrong necessarily, and you can be removed from it in a personal way. Then the emotions that will be part of it don't have the same effect. The waves aren't as high and the troughs aren't as low. The period in between is longer. * You just have a much more stable path through your emotional life. And it's helped me to avoid a lot of grief, losing friends to cancer and things like that. * If I hadn't had these ideas in the back of my head, there are a few incidents that would've been so much tougher.
Thoughts on Breathing * The only thing that's coming to my mind really is as it's applied in meditation, it's part of the go-to, first level instruction when you get a guided meditation that you're listening to. * When you relax and your mind starts wandering, pay attention to your breathing in and out. And notice your breath. The reason being that if you're actually truly doing that, you can't think about anything else.
Suggested Resources * Book: Looking Out For #1: How to Get from Where You Are Now to Where You Want to Be in Life by Robert J. Ringer * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Book: Any books by Dr. Wayne Dyer * Book: My Name Is Prosperity: A Law Of Attraction Story by Tim C. Star * Book: Where's My Stuff?: A hopeful skeptic looks at the teachings of Abraham-Hicks and the Law of Attraction by Tim C. Star * App: n/a
Bullying Story * Honestly, I don't think I [have any bullying stories]. I think it was just sort of under the radar. I'm not a big guy. I'm athletic. * I was on a baseball team when I was a freshman in high school, but that was kind of a joke. I would've loved to go on the football team but I just didn't. We went out and saw them working full pads in August in Chicago and I thought, I'll pass on that. * But the bullying thing, I never got truly bullied.
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Kevin Murphy is a a community activist, a wrestler, a speaker, and a writer. He is also a former Wall Street managing director. Following his college wrestling career, he served as a youth wrestling coach on Long Island for over thirty years. This led to his induction into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2009. He's also spear-headed a campaign to raise awareness of the opioid and drug epidemic that's sweeping the country. His varied experiences have given Kevin a unique and eclectic way of understanding human nature. He used this understanding to write the book, The Three Rooms, where he explains how observing which room your thoughts are in at any given time can change your experience of life.
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Most Influential Person * Larry Glenn (my wrestling coach)
Effect on Emotions * Well, I think mindfulness has made me aware of my emotions because I think mindfulness is really about how we feel and it is the merging of our thoughts and emotions. That is what all the mystics talk about, when the two becomes one, you know, the nonduality. * You can talk about the soul of the Ottoman and the Brahmin of the soul and the universal mind all merging into one, and the thoughts and the emotions all merging into one. And I think that's, that's so important. * And so when I think of mindfulness, I think not only of the conscious awareness of my thoughts, but also how it makes me feel. Keeping in that centered place where thoughts of kindness, love, appreciation, and gratitude, that really does help.
Thoughts on Breathing * Well, I look at breathing when I look within and communicate within because I think it's really important to connect with that universal mind that we all have. * And, when I've asked that question sometimes within like, 'So where are you? Are you here?' I've received an answer that, 'Yes, I am in your breath.' * If I think of my breath as my higher self, I'm always here as long as I'm breathing. I can feel a higher self within me and that's my connection. * That connection to the universal mind is within your heart and the thoughts in everyone's minds, but I think of that breath as not just monitoring my breathing. No, I can feel you (my higher self). I know you're here because I can feel the breath and I know my higher self is saying to me, as long as you can feel your breath, you can feel me.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer * App: The Calm App
Bullying Story * Having been a wrestler for most of my life all through junior high, high school and college, and I had two older brothers who were wrestlers, so even though I was very small, people tend to not want to bother with wrestlers. * What I've always found through the years is, bullies are not tough guys. Bullies are coming from a point of insecurity. * We've always had the saying, bullies start fights, but tough guys finish fights. And so bullies don't want to be, you know, run into the tough guy. * And so I was always kind of avoided because of being in wrestling. * But I do remember a story vividly and I put it in the book, where one day my son came home from school and he was talking about Martin Luther King's birthday. And we started talking about Martin Luther King about how he helped people, even when he didn't need to and maybe people who couldn't stand up for themselves. And we talked about how, how cool that was. * I noticed that he really got it and about a week later he came home from school and he told me that there was a couple of kids bullying another kid at school and everyone kind of gathered around and was kind of cheering on the bullies as they beat up this one kid. I can get emotional thinking about it, but he stepped in and he broke up the fight. * And it was the first time I ever remember him getting in a fight at school. I could tell it made him feel really good. But think of how it made the other kid feel. * Someone said, you know, you're worth sticking up for. Someone said, You are good enough. You are worthy. And when he went home, how meaningful that must have been to him. * And so Paul, my son had to have been, he had to be mindful in that moment because he had to be aware of what was happening and the emotions of compassion had to kick in in order for him to step in because what was happening with all the other kids, they weren't being mindful. * They were caught up in the moment. They were actually cheering like, oh, look at him. Oh, get that good. Did you see that kick? * And I'm sure that after it was over they were probably like, I don't know why I was cheering. I didn't really mean to do that, but you get caught up in it and you need to be mindful when it's happening. And I thought that was a really wonderful story for him and an experience for him.
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Kim Fiske is a respected professional keynote speaker. She's a life coach, an author and a seven figure income earner. Kim is also a thought leader sought after for her ability to convey to audiences provocative concepts and practical ways to deal with what she has coined as the monster under the bed. Kim has been able to change the way people view their relationships, their careers, life goals and journeys by giving them the ability to acknowledge their proverbial monster while providing mechanisms for coping with it. This process has provided relief in the form of an inner peace to those who are seriously seeking.
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Most Influential Person * Dr. Wayne Dyer / Marianne Williamson / Jon Kabat-Zinn
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has changed my world. It's absolutely changed my world. It changed everything because I don't look through the same glasses at anything anymore. It's changed everything.
Thoughts on Breathing * I remember back in my early days of just quiet time. I was raised in a very fundamental Christian home, so meditation was kind of like a little bit new age-ey. We don't know if it's really of God or not. That was my upbringing. * So I called it quiet time and it's what I grew up knowing about prayer, but I never really understood because everybody prayed in a fear-based way. That's not faith. That shouldn't be how we pray. * So I learned how to quiet. Once I got my intrinsic value and I cleaned my conduit is what I called it; getting the barnacles and the monster tracks cleared up of my who I am. * Then I could visualize. I just kind of got this feeling inside me of being radiant and feeling unconditional love. So I breathe, I breathe. It has to be emotional. You got to feel it. It can't be cerebral. Cerebral, doesn't work. It doesn't do any unwiring or rewiring. It's got to be emotional and you've got to feel. * Go to this unconditional place, and sometimes it's hard. And I would fight my thoughts. I remember trying to quiet my mind and that didn't help me because my mind couldn't be quiet. * Then I went to self judgment because I wasn't doing it right. So when I started telling people, don't worry about quieting your mind, don't worry about controlling your thought, deep breathe. * Then go to this place of, I'm just going to notice all the thoughts that come by. I'm going to notice them and then come back to the breath. Oh, there I go. I just went and noticed another one. Oh, there's another one. * So then it stops the judgment about doing it wrong because so many people stop because they can't do it right. And they think they're unique. Oh, everyone else can do this, but me. No.
Suggested Resources * Book: Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert * Book: Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing The Uncommon by Dr. Joe Dispenza * Book: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles" by Marianne Williamson * Book: The Monster Under the Bed: Uncovering the Lie That Drives Us by Kim Fiske * App: Calm
Bullying Story * I have a story in the book about a friend of mine who's a black man that lives in southern California. He went to a friend's house in an affluent white neighborhood in southern California. My friend Jonathan had really done a lot of monster work. * He's already very self actualized, mindful, listening, trying to rewire, trying to reprogram from years and years and years of when someone feels discriminated against all their life. * And when someone feels bullied basically for their skin color or for whatever. Women can feel bullied because of gender. I even talk about Viktor Frankl in this chapter. I mean he was put into a Nazi concentration camp because he was Jewish. * This was the ultimate bullying. And so how do these people, this is who I really want to speak to, is the person being bullied because number one, don't allow the bullying to continue; protect yourself. * Put boundaries around. I don't ever ever want to rationalize or justify any bullying being done to you. * We teach people how to treat us, so put your boundaries up and know how to protect yourself from it or if you don't know, ask someone. Get some help about how to protect yourself.
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Mel Schwartz is a psychotherapist, marriage counselor and corporate leadership consultant. He is the author of The Art of Intimacy, The Pleasure of Passion and his newest book, The Possibility Principle: How Quantum Physics Can Improve the Way You Think, Live, and Love. Mel practices in Westport, Connecticut and Manhattan and works with individuals across the world. Mel is a member of the Society for Consciousness Studies and has been a keynote speaker at Yale University. His TEDx talk, Overcoming Anxiety, is receiving over 1500 views per day.
Contact Info * Website: www.MelSchwartz.com * Podcast: The Possibility Podcast With Mel Schwartz - http://melschwartz.com/possibility-podcast * Blog: A Shift of Mind Blog - http://melschwartz.com/blog/ * TedX Videos: http://melschwartz.com/talks/
Most Influential Person * David Bohm, quantum physicist.
Effect on Emotions * I believe that mind or a thought in motion, (thought and feeling) are inextricably linked. My bias is that thought probably occurs first, although we may not see it, or be aware of it. * So I have learned that when I'm in a particular mood, whether elevated or deflated, if I check in as to what was the last thought I had, I can find the thought that set up the feeling. * Now the thing is, once you have the feeling, that feeling then will summon up more similar thoughts, which is why we tend to cycle up or down. * But there are different words and labels that we put to describe human experience. So we think of thought being from the neck up. * I can't say it resides there and we think of feeling as being in the gut, and who knows. But what we call thought and feeling are different aspects of the same whole. * Think about a coin. The head and tail aren't separate. They are different aspects of the coin. * Thought and feeling I see as different aspects of human consciousness
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is not sufficiently part of my mindful practices. It's something I need to work on. I tend to reside in my spirit and in my mind. * My work is to develop more awareness in my body and to be more conscious and mindful of my breathing. So to the point of embracing vulnerability and sharing your truth. That's work I still need to do
Suggested Resources * Book: Read Alfred North Whitehead, the philosopher, 19th century. Also read author, David Bohm. * App: Spotify - When I need a break from thinking, and from the things that impact me and don't allow my center, I'll turn on spotify and listen to music which will still me and quiet me.
Bullying Story * This has come up in a number of circumstances around bullying in my work as a therapist. Take an individual in a marriage where one person felt bullied by the other, and in this case atypically. Perhaps it was the man who felt bullied. Now, why was he allowing and tolerating the bullying? * Because his self worth, self esteem was questionable. So when other than someone physically bullying you and them being twice your size and in the moment not knowing what to do about it, bullying is often emotional and verbal. When it is such, the question is, if I am tolerating it, why? * It reflects back to my core issue with myself. Do I value myself? What do I deserve? What stories and narratives am I telling myself about the bullying and why I might endure it. * The story might be, if it happened to a child, if I told mom and dad, they'll be angry at me because I didn't stand up for myself. * Or the story might be, the word will get out and then I'll feel embarrassed or ashamed. We make up stories. We have to penetrate the stories we tell ourselves and come to the authentic truth, which is what's my fear? * No, we are taught to act strong and to avoid vulnerability. That is a misunderstood and misinformed belief. Acting strong is acting, it's weak. * Embracing my vulnerability means that I'm sharing who I am, what my self doubts and fears and insecurities are, and that means I'm not worried about you judging me. * That is authentic self esteem. Culturally self esteem is misunderstood. I call what we do other esteem. * So you ask a parent, what will give your child good self esteem? Well, if they're popular and they're great in sports and they get great grades, that doesn't give you self esteem. * So what we do is we betray our authentic sense of self to manipulate things so that others will like us or approve of us. But when we do that to an extreme, we don't develop a core sense of self. That will lead to allowing bullying.
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Morgana Rae is a ten-time international #1 best selling author and a pioneer in personal development for over 23 years. She’s widely regarded to be the world’s leading 'Relationship With Money' coach. Morgana’s fans call her the “Money Goddess” because of documented stories of clients making thousands, tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of dollars within hours of changing their relationship with money. Morgana writes, speaks, and coaches from a desire to empower idealistic entrepreneurs, coaches, authors and artists to have a big impact in the world and to heal the rift between heart, spirit, and money.
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Most Influential Person * The Buddha
Effect on Emotions * I think mindfulness, for me, is why I'm happy. We can't control what happens outside of us, but we can definitely change our experience and make things useful and bring more love and understanding and use everything to make our lives and the world better.
Thoughts on Breathing * I try to get out to the beach. I think nature, wherever you get it is really, really important. * I find when I'm in nature by the water or in the earth, my breathing slows and I start to breathe along with the waves and it just changes me.
Suggested Resources * Book: Going to Pieces without Falling Apart: A Buddhist Perspective on Wholeness by Mark Epstein * Book: Financial Alchemy: Twelve Months of Magic and Manifestation by Morgana Rae * App: Choose Muse www.ChooseMuse.com
Bullying Story * I was the most hated girl in school in the third grade. I moved from the city in Los Angeles and Hollywood out to the suburbs. One was very diverse and a very, very different culture. We called grownups by their first name. It was just very different and then suddenly I'm in this very white bred suburb with different social rules that I didn't understand. * So I was the girl everybody hated. I had no friends in school. There was one girl I would play with after school, but she would be the meanest girl at school. It was a life that has only gotten better since then. * So I have this aspect of myself that I call my inner fat girl because I was chubby at the time, so people called me fat stuff like I wasn't even a person. * It was so dehumanizing and I still have this aspect of my personality that comes out when I'm feeling in a social situation, not good enough, not pretty enough, not popular enough. Like there's something really wrong with me and I have so much love for this part of me fat girl, because a, she needs love more than maybe any other part of me. * And I think she's also the most loving because that part of me that feels like the unacceptable ugly outcast who doesn't deserve to exist, recognizes, understands, loves and desires to provide safety for everybody else's inner fat girl that feels like the unsafe outcast who doesn't deserve to exist. * So my mindfulness is to take that experience and kind of turn it into gold through service, by bringing love first to that part of myself and really, truly loving her contribution. There's a temptation when we're being abused and feeling the abuse, especially if we're empathic and we're feeling the anger and the rage. * It's very tempting either to lash out at the people who are attacking us or even more tempting to lash out at ourselves and hurt ourselves and join the abusers. When we can pause and love the parts of us that we have the most trouble with; maybe you call it the saboteur or the bully. * You know, I talked about my fat girl. Each of them is on our team. Each of them has wisdom, and when we can really embrace and love that part of us, it gives us a super power. It gives us the super power of empathy. * When I love my inner fat girl, the part of me that feels hated and ugly and lonesome and doesn't deserve to exist and lonely, then I can see and understand and love everybody else's part that feels those ways and then it gives me sort of a super power to heal that pain and that changes the dynamic. I became a coach. * Really, truly. I quit acting and became a coach because I was doing it as a hobby and I liked myself better. I liked the relationships better. I was happier. So honestly I became a coach. Totally for selfish reasons because I found it easier to be happy helping other people.
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Ruby Mabry is a serial entrepreneur. She is the CEO of several mental health facilities and she's had over thirty years experience in health care. Ruby's leadership has allowed for the expansion of her facilities that has brought recognition from her peers, social workers, and the agency for people with disabilities. She's also the founder of ZoeFinity clothing and she's an inventor. She's a member of the Greater Haitian American Chamber of Commerce and in her spare time she volunteers with Hospice and with the Lukemia and Lymphoma Society. Her goal is to continue writing more books and giving back because she's a firm believer that you haven't learned how to live until you learn how to give. Her passion is spreading love and positivity and she'd like to continue to contribute and support women empowerment movements.
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Most Influential Person * My mom.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness is at the forefront of everything I do because I have to maintain a positive mindset to make it through every single day. With the type of business that I'm in, my emotions are all over the place and so I try to think positive, try to associate with positive people, and that keeps my mind elevated.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is very essential to my mindfulness. I began having panic attacks when my mom passed away. It was a scary feeling. I literally needed to use the brown paper bag to breathe out of. That's how bad it was. Breathing basically assists me with my anxiety. I take a deep breath, deep in my belly, and I count to ten and then exhale through my mouth. That relieves my stress and my anxiety. I try to focus on positivity and everything that I'm grateful for.
Suggested Resources * Book: Moments of Inspiration by Ruby Mabry * Book: Other books by Ruby Mabry: What Is A Courageous Woman? / Woman On A Mission Leaving a Legacy / Goodness Abounds * App: N/A
Bullying Story * I have not been bullied; not in school or as an adult. * I think honestly, I bullied myself. I had negative self-talk back in the day. I would tell myself I wasn't good enough, I wasn't pretty enough, and mindfulness definitely wasn't part of my vocabulary or in my thoughts. * In middle school, my older brother who was born with hydrocephelis, that's water on the brain. A classmate was picking on him and my sister and I got into a physical altercation with this classmate. * At the time I knew it was not right. Maybe if I had used mindfulness back in the day, I would have calmed my mind and realized that I need to communicate instead of fighting back.
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Debbie Lynn Grace is an author, a speaker, an energy worker and an intuitive. She has a deep understanding of highly sensitive people. Over the last thirty years, Debbie has impacted the lives of hundreds of thousands of followers through her programs and live events. Debbie shows highly sensitive people and empaths world-wide, how to dissolve the energy blocks that can prevent you from leading the life that you really truly want; that life of purpose, authenticity, love, prosperity.
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Most Influential Person * My older sister, Lisa.
Effect on Emotions * Well, I think the greatest thing about mindfulness is that you allow. I think when people get super emotional, they start to lose sense that they have any choice. * You know, they get so out of whack and so out of balance that their mind, that internal pressure, tells them you're a loser. * Mindfulness has helped me so much, it goes back to something I say to everybody, which is, if you want to change your mind, you do it physically first because when you change your state physically first, your whole mental state changes. * So mindfulness of getting present to your body and then using that breathing and being mindful of that, it changes your emotional state immediately.
Thoughts on Breathing * I meditate every day with breathing, listening to music in the morning and so I'm very aware of it. * I'm also aware of how I react to something and I try and be very mindful of the minute I sense any level of frustration, I immediately get present. I don't get present to the frustration, I get present to my breath and it just releases all that frustration out of my body.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho * App: www.BrainSync.com with Kelly Howell
Bullying Story * That's kind of the story of my life. I mean I was bullied a lot and teased a lot growing up. And you know, I didn't understand of course there really wasn't a lot of research or science understanding what it means to have heightened sensitivities and now the statistics show that one out of every five people is highly sensitive, born with heightened sensitivities. * So it's fairly common but the research is only about 20 years old and I'm definitely older than 20. So growing up what would happen is I would sense things around me and I would sense as a little kid, people that didn't feel safe but I couldn't understand why. * Like they might be friends of the family and they might be nice to me, right. But I could sense there was something not good and I did and it would upset me and I'd get emotional. * And so I grew up hearing Debbie, you know, you're too emotional. I didn't know how to articulate what was going on for me. * And the biggest challenge I see with including myself, but I didn't know, which is why I feel really honored to help people that are highly sensitive is that when you grow up, when you have heightened sensitivities, your senses are always on a 10, like on a switch from one to 10. They're always out there sensing things. * So some people, they have heightened sensitivity to noise, some to taste, to touch, some to sight. So everybody's sensitivities are a little bit different, are wired differently. But what will happen is you start to want to drown everything out. * You want to keep everything out because it hurts your body and it hurts you emotionally. So you lose your own sense of yourself. And so when you're teased and bullied, if you have no sense of yourself, it literally batters your self confidence. * So many of the people that come to take my programs, they are so intelligent and they might even have created success in one area of their life. But on the inside they're devastated. On the inside their self esteem is so low so it'll show up in their relationships or it'll show up in their money situation. * So how would mindfulness have helped? Well, just the tools of understanding what it means because when you're being mindful and getting present, you're getting present to yourself. You're getting aware of your own space. You're getting access to your internal power because without being mindful, you can't access your own internal power. You're getting access to your intuition and your knowing with clarity it's truth. * So if I could teach that to a kid who's highly sensitive and give them a greater sense of themselves, you know, first of all, bullies only pick up on kids that they know have low self confidence, right? They don't bully kids that they sense are confident. So that would have made a difference right there.
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Jeffrey Gitomer is an author, professional speaker, and business trainer, who writes and lectures internationally on sales, customer loyalty, and personal development. He has written thirteen books on sales including the award-winning ‘The Little Red Book of Selling’, which has sold more than five million copies worldwide. He has been a featured speaker for the largest companies in the world for more than twenty years. Jeffrey is also host of the podcast, Sell or Die. Working with the Napoleon Hill Foundation, Jeffrey has recently published an exciting new book called, Truthful Living: The First Writings of Napoleon Hill. This book makes available to the public for the first time, Napoleon Hill’s long-lost original notes, letters, and lectures—now compiled, edited, and annotated for the modern reader.
Contact Info * Company: Gitomer Learning Academy * Website: www.Gitomer.com * Website: www.GitomerLearningAcademy.com * Podcast: Sell or Die https://www.sellordiepodcast.com/ * Book: Truthful Living: The First Writings of Napoleon Hill by Jeffrey Gitomer
Most Influential Person * Earl Nightingale (Also Napoleon Hill)
Effect on Emotions * Having been through a few divorces, having children, grandchildren, you have to concentrate on their success and their safety and their happiness and their well-being and their health. * Everyone has their issues in life and I try to pay attention to what everyone needs for me as a father or grandfather, but I first make certain that I'm okay myself. * I can't be the best dad in the world unless I become the best person in the world. And you can substitute dad for anything else you want: driver, teacher, writer, whatever. It starts out with you as a great person.
Thoughts on Breathing * I used to breathe a lot better, I think when I was meditating. Meditation is one of the things where you get in the habit of it and then you get out of the habit of it. Easy to do, easy not to do - Jim Rohn. * I should breathe better. The one thing that I have learned to do is breathe as a speaker, so I speak from my diaphragm rather than from my throat. I'm well aware of that process because I've had a couple of throat operations. * Heredity has caused a couple of polyps on my vocal folds and after they were removed I literally went to speech therapy to relearn how to fill my diaphragm with air and then expel it as I'm speaking and take that breath before I start to speak again. * So it's, it's a habit now. I guess I probably concentrate on breathing more than most people without actually thinking about it.
Suggested Resources * Book: A Message To Garcia by Elbert Hubbard (Free Download) Also, anything written before 1940. Suggested authors are Orison Swett Marden, Dale Carnegie, Earl Nightingale, Elbert Hubbard. * App: Dragon Dictate For Mac
Bullying Story * Yeah. I was actually bullied as a kid because I'm Jewish and so people tend to pick on Jews, I don't know why. * When I first went to Haddonfield Junior High School, which I think they call Central School, I was in the playground and some kid came up to me, Bill Campbell. He said, you new? I said, yeah, I am. You said, you know, we don't really like Jews. * And he cocked his fist at me and another kid, Robbie Alleger stepped in front of me and knocked this kid down to the ground with one punch. And we're still friends. Alleger and I are still friends. * The guy that picked on me died just within a decade or two. Rob Alleger and me, we talk, we text, we email, you know he was in my high school class, which is about to go through it's fifty-fifth reunion by the way, which is pretty cool
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Diena Seeger is the founder of iBalans, a company that develops sensory-stimulating training products for mind-body fitness and rehabilitation. The company’s inaugural product, the WAV® uses the principles of neuromuscular science to helps therapists, trainers and consumers strengthen the brain body connection for healthier movement. She also provides entrepreneurship mentoring to students of various ages and serves on the Funny Farm Animal Rescue Board. Her early career accomplishments include implementing a transformative process change for the airline industry, launching an industry first consumer mobile application, and leading a healthcare technology company that created nutritional “prescriptions” designed to prevent disease and enhance well-being.
Contact Info * Company: Ibalans * Website: www.WavTrainer.com * Blog: https://www.wavtrainer.com/blog/ * email: diena@ibalanslife.com
Most Influential Person * My business mentor.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has been super helpful in the sense that I don't bring my emotions to the surface very much and it's helping me bring them up a little bit more and share them and be aware and use that for later time. So I think it's really helpful in that way.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is a great one because breathing is really a part of brain body practice and our whole core philosophy for stability. So it's core stability for your movement, but it's also core stability for yourself. So cleansing and getting oxygen to your brain and body.
Suggested Resources * Book: Flow in Sports: The Keys To Optimum Experiences and Performances by Susan Jackson and Mihaly Csikszentsmihalyi * Book: Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think by Brian Wansink * App: I choose to stay away from apps and find ways to connect with myself, mostly through movement.
Bullying Story * I know that you do a lot of great work for children, so I was trying to think of a childhood experience. Something that came to mind for was this. * When I was in school there was a girl and unfortunately maybe that stereotypical movie girl who really was the brunt of a lot of not nice things. In retrospect, I'm guessing her home life was probably not so nice either. Like all the things as a kid you don't actually understand. * You get it as you're older but you don't have any idea what that is. And I didn't bully her but I didn't help her not be bullied. So I think that while her story and what happened to her pales in comparison like I don't have something like that. * What it did do is help me realize that bullying isn't just a one on one thing. It impacts all the people around you as well that are part of that bullying situation. * And I think if I could have had; I don't know if it's just maturity, mindfulness, a combination of those two things together that it would have allowed me to really tap into what intuitively I was feeling deep inside but didn't let come out and and how you're almost like, Oh, thank heavens that's not me, but really that's because there's a deeper gut feeling. * You're thinking that's really awful, but you're not expressing it or doing something about it. So I think if I had more mindfulness or ability at that point, I would have been able to take and manifest that into an actual action where I could have been part of a solution. * I wasn't part of a problem, but I was because I wasn't part of a solution and if you're not part of a solution, you're still part of a problem. So I think of bullying in that way and I think it's really important to bring not just the person into bullying but all the people around them that are also impacting because that'll be a stronger kind of way to go about it.
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Richard Trevino II is a consultant, a speaker, and a writer with expertise in the area of productivity and leadership. His leadership mastery covers the topics of company culture, conflict resolution and communication, all important aspects of leadership. Richard started the company, Elevation Consulting Firm to help companies grow their people and increase their bottom line. His writings have appeared in Entrepreneur, Addicted 2 Success, AskMen and Thrive Global.
Contact Info * Company: www.ElevationConsultingFirm.com * Website: www.RichardTrevino2.com * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/richard.i.trevino * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richard_trevino_2/
Most Influential Person * My dad.
Effect on Emotions * I think it's everything, because when you're conscious, where you're at, you're mindful of what's going on. You understand? Like I said a while ago, you understand that everything can be gone tomorrow. Your life can be gone. Life is very fragile. My wife almost died almost five years ago. We lost our baby. She was pregnant four months. We lived in the hospital for three months. It was touch and go. We almost lost her. She had massive blood transfusions. * Life is very fragile. So for me, I think being mindful of where you are and understanding that life is a gift and it's here one moment and it's gone the next. I think that's everything. * For me it's freedom because it allows me this opportunity to say I'm going to be me, I'm gonna feel free to express myself and show you who I am and where I'm at right now because I may not ever get another opportunity.
Thoughts on Breathing * Well, that's funny because I have a new APP on my phone. I have an apple watch and my wife got this for me for father's Day. And so there's actually an app on there that literally twice a day stops me and it's a, it's a breathing exercise. I thought it was silly at first. Like I'm not even joking. I thought it was silly at first, but as I've done it, Bruce, I'm telling you right now, man, there's something to that. It literally forces you to stop and go through the breathing activity and when you do that, I'm like, Oh my God, I'm so much more calm.
Suggested Resources * Book: Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport * App: The Breathing App on the Apple Watch. It reminds me to breathe consciously twice a day.
Bullying Story * Towards the latter part of my career at this one company, and I won't mention the name right because it's just not my style. But I was literally doing the best I had ever done. * My team was actually the number one team in our district and one of the best teams in the region. We were doing amazing work. I was one of the highest paid employees. I was making more money than my manager was. I was one of the highest paid employees. My staff was some of the highest paid agents in the region. we were doing phenomenal. * Around us, in our district the teams were falling apart. It was just utter chaos. And I would try to bring people in like some of the agents that needed help and try to put them under our team's wings and help them to make sure that we gave them a fighting chance. * However, there was an upper manager, a regional vice president that just had just the ugliest heart and just wanted to just make mean changes and try to, you know, flex her muscle on people and you know, I just stuck to myself and I literally put our team in the corner and I faced everybody to me and I was in the corner and I said, you keep your eyes this way. We focus here. Keep your eyes on me. Do not put your eyes on any of the negativity. Just look here, I'm going to help you. We're going to make it through this and we're going to flourish in the middle of it all. * Well, during that time that regional vice president began to bully. That's what really, what was going on. Some people think, oh, that's a management style. * That's not a management style, that's bullying people. Harassing people is really what it came down to. She was bullying; flexing her authority on people and didn't need to do that. And then, especially people that were actually mild mannered people, pretty reserved people that would go with the flow with anythingthing. * She made it a point to just flex her muscle and to make an example out of them to everybody else. And there was never a need to do that. In the end, I ended up leaving the company.
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SustainableThree founder Liz Rutledge is deeply passionate about the environment. Liz has been practicing mindfulness in one form or another since she was ten years old and now teaches mindfulness at Denver area schools. She’s also in the process of earning her Mindful School certification. Liz also teaches how to compost, garden, recycle and participate in other sustainability activities. She is a blogger and has written the blog on sustainablethree.com since 2014. In addition, Liz is a freelance writer and dabbles in novels, editorials, and other blogs. She loves to garden and travel as well as being a wife and mother to three children. She is passionate about focusing on the three areas; your self, your community and your planet.
Contact Info * Company: SustainableThree * Website: www.SustainableThree.com * Twitter: https://twitter.com/SustainThree * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sustainablethree/ * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SustainableThree/
Most Influential Person * My Yoga teacher, Tina Porter
Effect on Emotions * I am maybe able to be aware in a moment of how I'm feeling and course correct if needed.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is critical to my mindfulness practice. I literally have a sticker on the back of my car that says breathe, because I think that is literally where it all is, is in the breath.
Suggested Resources * Book: Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation In Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn * App: Headspace / Insight Timer
Bullying Story * I have had moments of being bullied when I was a teen. I had horrible acne and was called pizza face and that was not fun. But I actually have a very recent example that might be relevant to your listeners. * I recently made a post on social media thinking that I was being helpful and I was actually bullied quite badly in the comments section after making what I thought was a very positive comment and I just sort of sat with it all day and, and instead of just reacting to the negative reactions that I received from my post or deleting my original comment, I just let it be and I kinda thought through it and I talked to some friends and in the end one of the people that was in that communication thread asked me privately, this is on facebook. if we could talk. * And I told her, you know, I'm happy to speak on the phone, but this texting back and forth thing is really not the way I'm feeling heard. I feel like I was completely misunderstood and she said I totally get it. So we had a phone conversation last night actually, and it was not easy to have the conversation because she had to tell me some things that were hard to hear, but I was so glad I did because it opened up a dialogue where maybe if I had just deleted my comments and said, oh my gosh, these people are so hateful, I'm out, that never would have happened. * So there's a space that's been created for healing and she's friended me on facebook and she's actually going to send me a book to help me kind of understand. It was about race; a very, very misunderstood topic, I think. And she coached me on how to kind of post a mindfully thought response and I posted it and then went to bed. * But it's incredible to me that even as a 47 year old woman, I'm having to deal with bullying even with all the work I do to try to be a good influence in the world and try to be a positive influence in the world.
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Dr. John Hagelin is a Harvard-trained quantum physicist, life-long educator and inventor and leading researcher on higher states of consciousness. He is the recipient of the prestigious Kilby award in physics, and is renowned for developing a highly successful grand unified field theory based on the Superstring. He is currently President, Maharishi University of Management and the Director of Maharishi University of Management’s Institute of Science, Technology and Public Policy. A physicist by training, Hagelin was a researcher at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) in the early 1980s. Hagelin stood as a candidate for President of the United States for the Natural Law Party. H Dr. Hagelin has been published extensively in the area of supersymmetric unified quantum field. He has appeared many times on news shows such as ABC’s Nightline, NBC’s Meet the Press and in major metropolitan newspapers including the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times. He is International Director of the Global Union of Scientists for Peace.
Contact Info * Email: President@mum.edu
Most Influential Person * Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Effect on Emotions * Emotions are generally more joyful. A lot of the negative emotions of anxiety and depression are stress driven, so if you have a powerful stress buster, and meditation generally is meant to be a stressful. * Remember, mindfulness based stress reduction is meant to be a stress buster. The very, very deep rest that comes with tm is an even more powerful stress buster. That completely changes the complexion of one's emotions. * So also because meditation takes your awareness deep to very fine, fine levels of feeling one's emotions, tend to get more deeply appreciated. They become richer. You start to feel more like a fine artist who has a very deep kind of feeling for things. * I didn't have that kind of refinement growing up. So that's a nice side effect of meditation.
Thoughts on Breathing * That's very interesting. In the TM technique, you don't really worry about your breath. You just follow the mind as it flows into this state of deep silence and inner unboundedness and your breath goes with it in the sense that as the mind gets deeply rested and settled, the breath gets deeply rested and settled. * In the meditative state, the deepest points of meditation, I'd swear I wasn't breathing. Now, if you really pay attention to it, you'll notice that there is a puff of breath coming up the nose and a just a puff of breath coming out, but it doesn't even really get past your head and you're living on that. The requirement for oxygen goes way down. * When the body is deeply rested and the cells inside the body aren't burning as much oxygen, aren't burning as much fuel. So a very deep state of rest will soften the breath and my breath is soft even an activity as a consequence of that regular practice.
Suggested Resources * Book: Strength in Stillness: The Power of Transcendental Meditation by Bob Roth * Book: Transcendence: Healing and Transformation Through Transcendental Meditation by Norman E. Rosenthal
Bullying Story * I don't think I've been myself participating in bullying activity. I tend to always stand up for the underdog, whoever might be getting bullied to within the limits of my own strength and of course as a younger person, I was as vulnerable as anybody and I didn't have as much strength as I would've wanted to stand up more forcefully for people who were being misused. * But as a physicist who is willing to talk about consciousness and is dedicated to researching consciousness, that makes me a little bit of an outlier in the physics community because physical scientists don't talk about consciousness. * It's like, real men don't do ballet because for a physicist, we study the physical world, we're meat and potatoes people. If we can see it, we can touch it, we can taste it, it's real. This consciousness stuff, what is that, the tooth fairy, Santa Claus? * It's a crazy point of view because physicists have consciousness. They should recognize that they are conscious and since consciousness doesn't exist within their physical equations, they tend to dismiss it as something that's not real. * Actually, if they take their study of physics more deeply, they will discover that consciousness does fit into their physical equations. * That is the very source of physics and every discipline for that matter, but be that as it may, having been a bit of an outlier, willing to talk about conscience, that there are plenty of physicists who have dismissed me. * In fact, when I went from Stanford University Faculty to Maharishi University Faculty in 1983, people wrote me off. They thought that was kind of obviously going to be the end of me. It wasn't. I mean that was really the start of my fruitful research in physics and I had developed a doctoral program and got a national science foundation grant to do research in unified field theory. * So my physics was fine, but even then, even though my physics was demonstrably better than it had been. I still, I think I probably was considered to be odd because I was into consciousness, into meditation and so forth. * So definitely you can tell when you're at a social event or conference involving other physicists, you know, physicists can take an attitude towards you and they certainly did to me. I certainly felt that at times patronizing and so forth. * So if you took that stuff seriously and it was certainly tempting for me at times, you know, to react to it, you know, to, to push back in a way that might not be productive, you know, get into an argument or toss an insult back to the other person. * But, by about that time in my life, you know, I had been meditating for quite some years and I didn't find myself overthrown by it. I found the whole thing actually a little humorous. I was able to just smile quietly as all this was going on because it was going on. I know it was going on. * I wasn't always invited to give the keynote speeches at conferences. Even if I did the keynote research behind it, you know, just a little bit of a second class treatment. It was as though I were an African American in the deep South 40 years ago. You just don't get the same treatment. * I mean, you know, it just wasn't the nature of the culture at the time. And I felt a little bit like that. Anyway, yes, being grounded in yourself is really so key. * It's really important to be in the driver's seat in the sense that you're not reactive because if you're reactive, if you're defensive, it's hard to know what you're going to say, but it's probably not going to serve you. Right? So being grounded in yourself, your big self, your inner silence, unshakably so. * And that's something that's developed over years and years. That's a great antidote to overreacting and from ever getting thrown off of your feet.
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Dr. Rubye Bray is president of Wu Li Turtle, and WuLiTurtle.com is where she is a certified executive coach, Georgetown trained, and is an expert in the topic of leadership and organizational performance. She created the business breakthrough program where she works with high level professionals from around the world to boost their leadership skills and business performance. Dr Bray was a university doctoral professor for 16 years. She recently retired as a lieutenant colonel with more than 21 years of service and a vice president for a technology firm. She's chaired more than 80 dissertations and in so doing, she has supported leaders in many institutional types, finance, government education, entertainment, health, labor, law, manufacturing, and defense, in locations around the world.
Contact Info * Phone: 703_864_3769 * Email: rbraye@wuliturtle.com
Most Influential Person * My Mother.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has made it possible for me to respond instead of react. * Instead of carrying anger all the time so that when something is said that's harmful and hurtful, I am ready to retaliate with the same type of expression, I now realize that love is the answer. * So for everything that happens, it's like, go inside and find what would love do. * What would love say? What would love think? How would love behave? That's how mindfulness and slowing down is really blessed and helped me.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing, for me, represents the source of life. * When breath ends, we've transitioned to a new place, and so I treasure breath like I treasure love. There is such gratitude and acceptance and, I can't say enough, for the breath. * With each breath, I am given an opportunity, a possibility to be my best self, to think my best thoughts, to say the best words. That's the importance of breathing for me. * Without breath, I am not. With breath, I am.
Suggested Resources * Book: Unclutter Your Mind: 500 Ways to Focus on What's Important by Donna Smallin * Book: Discover Your Inner Strength by Jim Bandrowski, Stephen Covey, Ken Blanchard, Brian Tracy, Rubye Braye, and others * App: Sonic Aid CDs
Bullying Story * When I integrated Cloverdale, [a middle school in Montgomery, Alabama] I was bullied in ways that were just horrific. * It is not enough to be told. I won't use the terms and the phrases. I don't want to put them in the universe again. * Things that were believed about black people, things the children and their parents said to black people and things that were done to black people. * My mother, embracing nonviolence, simply said, "If you get in a fight and come home and I am made aware, you will have another fight with me." She was so committed to nonviolence, but that didn't mean that I had to be passive, that I couldn't stand up and confront evil, but that I was not to retaliate with violence. * And so I found myself whispering prayers, both for me and those that I interacted with, the other children and their parents, the teachers at the school, and the administrators at the school, "Help us all. Help us all." * I can remember sitting in church listening to Dr King addressing the importance of nonviolence and not retaliating with violence. That would be like putting gasoline on a fire. You don't fight fire with fire. * And it was just a gift. And even now as an adult, there are times when I just project love and light out into the universe, knowing that, like the symbol for the ying and the yang, there will always be light, there will always be darkness. The brightest light helps to balance the darkest darkness. * It's like, let me carry this bright light. And in so doing, I don't do it just for me, but to help model the way for others.
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Deepak Shukla is a marathon runner, Muay Thai fighter, SEO agency owner and nominee for Young Entrepreneur of the year. He has run in over 25 marathons and was also a 3X Ironman. When he's not working, you'll find Deepak getting tattoos, hanging out with his cat Jenny or eating Calzone!
Contact Info * Website: www.DeepakShukla.com * Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/deepakpshukla * Podcast: Life, Love, and Entrepreneurship * Blog: https://deepakshukla.com/blog-2/
Most Influential Person * David Goggins, former U.S. Navy Seal https://davidgoggins.com/
Effect on Emotions * I'm more aware of them [my emotions], almost like I can see them before they're coming or I can sense the triggers and become mindful of what's happening and what my trigger points are. This has allowed me to manage my negative emotions and process them a lot more effectively than I used to. It's been absolutely huge for me.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing helps calm me. It really helps calm me. It's that resetting and emotional trigger. I got a lot of practice doing [this breathing with] some of these ultras [I've done]. * You really have to reset your breathing when you look down and you see you've got a really technical route to run and it's 1:00 AM in the morning, the wind's blowing and you're scared as well. * Not only are you breathing hard because you're tired because you're 14 hours into a run. You're also scared because it just looks really dangerous and there's that trigger that is activated through [breathing]. * Not only does it allow me to regulate my body functions, if you will, my cardiovascular system. It also allows me to center myself and to regain my composure.
Suggested Resources * Book: Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life by Byron Katie * App: 0-100 Push-Ups Trainer by www.ZenLabsFitness.com
Bullying Story * I was bullied. I was 11 years old. In the UK education system, you go into secondary school at age 11. So at that time, it's kind of a whole new playground. The area in which we grew up is a place called is a place called West Drayton, which is a suburb in west of London. It's a white working class community and I was one of very few British Indian kids that were in that school. * This school had a registration system had to be overhauled because the amount of bullying that existed. With any kind of registration you would typically be put with people in your same class or at your same level. For example, you wouldn't put a commanding officer and a new recruit in the same class. My school was different in that they'd put the 11 year olds with the 16 year olds all the way through the registration. * And in that registration, there were four brothers, ages 11, 12, 14 and 16. And really it just happened that, they took a liking to me. But, you know, it just evolved into really horrible kind of tense registration experiences because I was an easy target. I was there kind of by myself. They would do the play fighting, but really actually they punched you quite hard and then if you try and fight back a little bit, then one of the other brothers would kind of push you. * I eventually moved school. I moved off after two and a half years. So by the time I was 13 and a half or 14, I think I always recall that as I just told you, I would once or twice try to kind of fight back if you will. And I did again when I was about 13 and a half and one of the brothers kind of just struck me in the face. I remember falling over. It was at lunchtime and I was walking away and trying to just do my best to hold back from, from crying. * I also bullied as well in parallel. It was weird. I saw other people, when I look back on it in hindsight. * It's difficult for me to talk about because I'm kind of ashamed of it, but I mean it's the reality of what happened. * There was another guy, a kid, a Hungarian migrant, I think. Solveeka was his first name, I think. And, you know, he was from a migrant family just as I was, but he was the first generation migrant. I was in second generation, of course I'm born and raised here in London. * I just always remember that kind of a taunting him and making references to silly comments about, you know, the kid's mom and people would laugh and that would make me feel better. And then I just remember being pulled out of class once and being told that, Solveeka came to us crying. * That was a huge learning experience for me for all of that to be happening at the same time. It was really quite odd. So, emotionally, things were very messy at that time.
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Most Influential Person * Dr. Joe Dispenza https://drjoedispenza.com/
Effect on Emotions * I'm more in touch with them [my emotions], and less afraid of them and I love that our emotions are governed by our thoughts and I can back out of anything and not be fearful of my own emotions.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is a big one because if I'm not conscious of my breathing and I notice they're shallow breath's going on, that automatically triggers that sympathetic dominance and I think my body goes into this panic mode so I can remember to breathe.
Suggested Resources * Book: Secrets of the Lost Mode of Prayer: The Hidden Power of Beauty, Blessing, Wisdom, and Hurt by Gregg Braden * App: Water Your Body (This App will remind you to drink water)
Bullying Story * I was married for four years. It's been a long time, but I married somebody who would be considered a bully. It wasn't physical, it was that emotional and mental abuse that I simply didn't have the tools in my mindfulness box to understand how to deal with. * I just figured I'm a nice person and everybody should be nice to me. And this person, you know, he decided he was going to take advantage and I wished that I had been more present of mind to that lack of coherence between the brain and the heart because I knew walking down the aisle that I probably shouldn't be doing this. * And I did it anyways because the invitations were out. People were sitting there and I was like, oh my God, how embarrassing is this going to be? I was 20. I was young. I didn't have the experience that I do now. * I would not put up with things that I put up with in order to go through with that. * So in hindsight, you know, if we don't learn from our mistakes, I don't know what good they are. So make them young, I guess. * That would've been great to be able to manage that situation better, to be more mindful.
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Steve Sims is the man that makes things happen and I mean just about anything you can imagine, like appearing on stage with your favorite rock band, getting married at the Vatican, or having lunch with Richard Branson. Steve works with celebrities, professional athletes, and other dreamers who want to live life to the fullest and make the unimaginable real. Steve does all this, but at the same time is grounded. He believes in meditation and uses his own style of meditation to get it done. Steve is the author of the best selling book, Bluefishing: The Art of Making Things Happen.
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Most Influential Person * Walt Disney and Dr. Suess. Also Jayson Gaignard, Joe Polish, Jay Abraham, Dean Jackson. There are so many.
Effect on Emotions * Breathing and mindfulness are one and the same. How I think of things tells me how I feel about them.
Thoughts on Breathing * People don't realize the importance of breath. * You know, you'll go to a car and you'll stand there and try and work out what's the best gas to put in the machine, but you won't pay attention to you recharging and paying attention to your breath. * Take the time to breathe.
Suggested Resources * Book: Bluefishing: The Art of Making Things Happen by Steve Sims * App: It shuts your phone off. I don't know the name of it, it allows you to surf the Internet but the phone will only connect to the internet for like a three hour period and you get yourself into a habit of that. You start focusing on making the most value out of your time, so it's one that shuts your phone off. Tim Ferriss told me about it.
Bullying Story * I would openly say I wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed is a young lad. I noticed very, very early on that fear was the issue. If we don't have fear of something then we achieve way, way more. But we're held back by how much we actually fear. * And I remember as a kid being a very big lad. I don't know if it was the Irish genes or whatever, but I've always been a big, big boy. Um, and I remember at school, all the young lads wanting to earn their stripes, would pick on the big lad. You know, I got picked on a lot, so I got picked on way more than the smaller kids. * So if you want to know about bullying, I, I believe for a long period I was the one getting bullied. I remember this lad coming up to me, that was a bit bigger, not as big as me, but still big enough to cause me to be a bit concerned. * And he came up to me in the school class, and he was trying to earn his stripes around his mates so we have two or three of his mates around him and I remember this vividly, walks up to me in a class and he's like, me and you, school end. I'm going to have you, you know, and it was a typical kind of like, you know, 13 year old hard talk that sounds pathetic now. * And in a split second, all I could think about was, oh my God, after school, I'm going to get beaten up. And then I thought, I don't want to spend the whole afternoon worried about getting beaten up. So I stood up and punched him in the head and I got suspended. But I wasn't fighting. * And then I came back to school and it was funny. I came back to school and he didn't pick on me, but other people still did. I remember this feeling of being bullied and then I never used to respond. * People used to push me around and I didn't want to fight. * And then I remember seeing some other people being bullied and I remember stepping in. And the only fights I ever got in was when I saw other people being bullied, I hate people being bullied. I hate people being intimidated and the trouble is nowadays and I don't want to get psychological, but we bully and intimidate ourselves. * We already have talked about how we dilute our own dreams. That's a bully on your shoulder. Get rid of that bastard. He's not worth being there. * But it was funny because when when was on the train, and it was funny you brought this question up by the way. No one's ever asked me that. So. Well done. * When I was on a train, going to a building site, this boy started talking to me. We were both young lads. I had no idea who he was. I'm dressed up to go on a building site with my tools and my bag lunch. Okay. * He's got a sharp suit on and a newspaper. He looked like one of the guys out on Wall Street. * And I was so envious that he was going to be in an office, dry, and with girls, and all this kind of stuff and I'm going to be on a building site with a bunch of old patty's. * He started talking to me as though he knew me. And I'm like, hello. You know? Yeah, you okay? He was a kid that I protected from getting beaten up at school and he recognized me on the train and he was the one that told me about the job that I went and applied for that got me to Hong Kong and that started this whole journey. * I often wondered, if I had looked away from that kid getting pushed around, where would I be now? it put me where I am today.
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Akshay Nanavati is an entrepreneur, a high performance athlete, and a global thought leader. He overcame drug addiction, alcoholism and a bout of depression so intense that it sent him to the brink of suicide. In a fleeting moment, Akshay made a life changing decision to flip his life upside down. He has since built a global business, run ultramarathons, climbed mountains in the Himalayas, skied 350 miles across the world’s second largest icecap and fought as a U.S. marine in Iraq. He also wrote the book on FEAR - a book he entitled Fearvana which was so inspiring that the Dalai Lama himself, wrote the introduction. Akshay is now on a mission to run across every country in the world to raise awareness of his concept of Fearvana. He is scheduled to run an 11 day marathon across Liberia this October.
Contact Info * Company: Fearvana * Website: www.Fearvana.com * Email: Akshay@Fearvana.com * Instagram: @fearvana * Twitter: @fearvanalife * Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Existing2Living * Book: Fearvana: The Revolutionary Science of How to Turn Fear into Health, Wealth and Happiness by Akshay Nanavati
Most Influential Person * Jack Canfield
Effect on Emotions * Oh, mindfulness has been a game changer. It's allowed me to be with my emotions and transcend them. * One quick story is in relationship to survivor's guilt. I struggled with survivor's guilt when I came back from the war. I lost a friend. I let that guilt consume me in many dark ways through alcohol and all these kinds of things that drove me to some dark places. * I felt I didn't deserve to be here; I didn't deserve to be alive. But now my guilt is an ally. I still feel it. I have a picture of my friend that says on the wall and it says, this should have been you. You earned this life. * So mindfulness has allowed me to be with that guilt and be okay with it and channel it to something useful.
Thoughts on Breathing * I'm starting to get much more proactive, you know, through yoga and through my running because I'm really working on it a lot more. * I also recently learned from my friend about the Wim Hof breathing method, Wim Hof, The Iceman. So it's starting to get much more proactive. * Before that it was just really through deep breath and meditation, but it's definitely something I'm working on now. Enhancing to take my running and my life to the next level. * My nutritionist friend Anthony, he had studied with Wim Hof, so he taught me a little bit about the Wim Hof breathing method and I mean on my second try, I held my breath for I think two to two and a half minutes. I'm not somebody who could do that. Like for some people it might be nothing, but for me I was never able to do that. Like that was not good at that. * But just through this technique, I was blown away by how long I was able to hold my breath on my second try of doing it.
Suggested Resources * Book: Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Love, Happiness, and Wisdom by Rick Hanson * Book: Fearvana: The Revolutionary Science of How to Turn Fear into Health, Wealth and Happiness by Akshay Nanavati * App: The timer on my phone
Bullying Story * This story is kind of awful. I'm not proud of it. But there was this one kid in Singapore, he was this little Indian kid and I used to kind of tease him a lot on the playing field. It was nothing serious, you know. * But one day it got pretty serious. We were in the class and I essentially was the leader of this outfit where I got every kid in class; boys and girls, even the girls to get up and essentially punch this kid. * The poor kid was obviously helpless, I mean, this is the entire class. He left the class crying. I still pretty vividly remember it. * The whole class got in trouble, but they knew that I was the leader of this little band of bullies. I was suspended from school for a few days. * Needless to say, my mom wasn't too proud of me. I wasn't too proud of it as well, but that was the one that stands out because that one was pretty awful to subject a kid to. * So I actually apologized to this guy years later on facebook. I remember him saying something along the lines of, I've learned to let that go and I'm in a good place, but you should let that go as well. * So it was very sweet of him to say that. It didn't leave long lasting scars, thankfully. And he said you should let go as well. So I was like, thanks for saying that man. I'm glad you're well.
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Katie Krimitsos is a mom, wife, adventurer, podcaster, business strategist, seeker and change maker. She's committed to brightening the light of women around the world - through her Biz Women Rock community, which supports Women Entrepreneurs - and now through her new podcast,Meditation for Women, guided meditations that are specifically created with the special journey of women in mind.
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Most Influential Person * Oprah
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has clarified my emotions and slowed them down. It has detached the emotions from who I am and what my actions are going to be and it's really slowed down that process. My actions and who I show up to be is a lot more intentional.
Thoughts on Breathing * Oh breathing is huge. I think it's probably the core of my mindfulness practice. It's the core of everything for me. So there are times where the very first thing that I'll do is just stop, close my eyes, take three deep breaths. And even just that allows me to find that pause and get centered. It's huge.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * App: Hi Future Self (Schedule notes and messages to yourself that come on your phone at certain times)
Bullying Story * Actually have a reverse kind of a story which I think is really interesting. I am the mom to a two and a half year old, very strong willed, very opinionated, very chock full of personality, little girl. * So [she's] two and a half and she goes to school a couple days a week and there have been a couple instances where she's hitting and she's like, you know, kind of like somebody takes her toy and she hits or you know, she didn't want somebody to touch her so she hits, right. * And I have found that this is a very uncomfortable but necessary for my husband and I. We have already had this conversation of like, dude, she's one of those kids who's going to go after what she wants. * She's the one who walks in the room with a class full of kids who are like a year older than her and she will take over the room, which is a great skill. But we both realize we really have to make sure that we're watching this so it doesn't turn into bullying. We [believe we] can really massage it into all the great skills that are a [strong leader]. * So that was the most recent experience that I've had with really recognizing it and needing to teach her those lessons of when it's okay to be physical with somebody. I mean, I don't want my kid to get beaten up either. * I don't want people to just take from her and that can be okay. So I want her to learn how to stand for herself and when it is not okay. So that's the most in my face bullying thing that I'm super aware of right now as a mother, oh my goodness. And it's, it's scary because I'm in charge of that. * And so for mindfulness, obviously mindfulness for me and Chris as parents and being aware of that and needing to deal with that in the moment and actively trying to teach her what to do when you get angry and how can you breathe? And we do that. * [We tell her] hey, when you're mad, you know, stomp your feet and take a deep breath. And sometimes if she's really mad she'll be like, no, I don't want to. But you know she's learning that. * So she's learning to take a deep breath, do the pause, so that you can see what's going on versus what the emotions are driving you to.
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Ralph Sanchez is the author of The Diabetic Brain In Alzheimer's Disease, a book that connects the dots between type 2 diabetes, type 3 diabetes and Alzheimer's disease. Ralph has spent nearly two decades intensively researching the risk factors of Alheimer's and his passion is sharing his insights on the AD pandemic and how it can possibly apply to your own risk for cognitive decline as you age.
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Most Influential Person * Ram Daas www.RamDaas.org and the Seva Foundation www.Seva.org
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has made me more present. It's about understanding those emotions and having nothing attached to them; allowing them to be. * It's not about shoving those emotions away. * It's about seeing those emotions and being present with them and just allowing them to have their light. Not to be attached to what they are or what I'm feeling about them.
Thoughts on Breathing * Whenever I get into an emotional state, the first thing I start doing is noticing my breathing. * A mindfulness practice is usually centered upon noticing your breath and your belly rising and falling. * The first thing I do when i get tense or stressed or really upset, I start really feeling my breathing. The worst thing you can do in those moments is to get into shallow breathing.
Suggested Resources * Book: Be Here Now by Ram Daas * Book: How Can I Help? by Ram Daas * Book: Grist For The Mill by Ram Daas * App: N/A I think 'Community' is the best tool for those wanting to embrace a mediation practice.
Bullying Story * I had some experiences as a child where I was bullied a little bit. I was a smaller guy, and of course, you know people will pick on you because you're smaller sometimes. * I had good friends and they were always around to help take care of me if it was needed. I was really good at standing up for myself. * One time I was up the block from where I used to live in Santamonica. I saw this guy walking quickly down the sidewalk and he had a dog on a leash. It was a smaller dog and he was almost dragging it. The dog was suffering. I thought, this was not right, so I stopped him and said, what the hell are you doing, this dog is not able to keep up with you. * I had the presence to intervene and I really made it a point that what he was doing was not okay. I think he heard it. He was very upset about something. * What I regret was that I didn't take more control because he continued on. I thought afterwards, he might have just continued on with that and I thought I should have done more. I had the presence, which is all about being in mindfulness mode, to do something, but I felt I could have done more. * When I think back to being present, or not being present, it's about being fully present to actually see the experience through to a conclusion somehow and now just let it take on it's own life.
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DeRu is the Founder of the Global Zen Consciousness Conference, the Founder & Chairman of the Global Zen Alliance, and a Kungfu Grand Master. He has served for over 10 years as head coach of the U.S. National Sanshou Team and is a Technical Chairman for the Pan American Wushu-kungfu Federation. His vast Kungfu experience has resulted in him being known as the “American Godfather of Sanshou” around the world. He has spent time sharing and teaching Zen Consciousness, which advocates daily conscious meditative action to heighten and expand one’s consciousness. He is also dedicated to bridging the gap between theoretical physics and Zen consciousness.
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Most Influential Person * A past chief monk in charge of the Shaolin temple
Effect on Emotions * Oh, it's beautiful. You know, sometimes of course you get angry, you get upset. But normally for me it's 30 seconds. And then I get over with it. * You know, human beings react to things. Then I breathe back to my knowledge state. That's just mindfulness. * To me meditation is a conscious mode and back into the conscious mode. But most people probably are in reaction mode all the time. * But I think when people do meditation; I do three hours a day, two hours a day, minimum one hour a day, every single day, seven days a week for 50 something years.
Thoughts on Breathing * I like to breathe into my abdomen and just listen to my breath and get into that meditative mood right away. * And then I see things in a different way a minute later and totally different from a minute before.
Suggested Resources * Book: Potentiality by Barbara Vetter * Book: Various Books by Bruce Lipton such as The Biology of Belief * App: N/A
Bullying Story * I know a lady, her name is Pat and she's 81 years old. She was 81 years old a couple of years ago. She came to do some self defense with me and to learn how to survive as an 81 year old, single who sleeps by herself. * I told her a couple of things. The first thing was, you have to meditate everyday to be mindful, to be conscious. That way, if anything happens you won't be chaotic and you'll be free of fear. * Then there was a 20 some year-old boy who came into her house and put a gun to her head. She said, 'how dare you, I know kungfu'. * And then she changed her mindset from the fear to kungfu mindset. That's consciousness. That's mindfulness. And the kid was just scared.
Sharon Lynn Wyeth has accomplishments to her credit in many fields, and one of them is education where she has benefited thousands of students. She has worked in many different capacities in education. She's been in nationally syndicated programs as well as the President of the United States Yearly Conference for the 50 governors. Sharon has used her innate gift of intuition combined with her keen observation skills and reasoning mind to create something called neimology science. Neimology science is about understanding someone's personality or characteristics.
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Most Influential Person * Eugene E. Whitworth, Author
Effect on Emotions * I can handle very stressful situations very calmly and keep my thinking clear and I really give it, (mindfulness) credit also for giving me a lot of creative ideas and a creative way of handling different situations.
Thoughts on Breathing * There is an interesting book that is saying how the author went and and interviewed only people that had lived more than 120 years or more than 200 years I think is what he ended up with. But his goal was over 120 years. And in that book it says, how do we breathe and what did he learn from these people that were really old. * What he learned was that they spent hours everyday just on their breathing exercises. And so I learned different breathing exercises by reading that book. The book is called, Breaking the Death Habit by Leonard Orr.
Suggested Resources * Book: Way Of The Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman * Book: The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff * Book: Mindfulness For Beginners by Jon Kabat-Zinn * Book: A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook by Bob Stahl and Elisha Goldstein * Book: Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman * App: Robert Monroe's recordings by the Monroe Institute www.MonroeInstitute.org * App: Jack Purcell Recordings on Meditation
Bullying Story * I saw so much bullying when I was growing up that I think that's the reason I spent the 18 years developing neimology science because I was seeing the benefits of it. * [I could see] that it could help people know how to handle different things, but I really got to see bullying grow when I was a teacher and I would watch how kids would shame other kids or make them feel less than. * They would make little snide comments like, who are you, who do you know or just this, this niceness. And they're so subtle sometimes that I think a lot of people wouldn't catch them. * I love teaching middle school and that's where bullying really comes out. That's just a tough year for everybody. * When I would watch a kid make some kind of awful remarked to somebody else, I learned to say to them, wow, I just heard what you said. And for you to do that, you must really be in pain yourself or you wouldn't want to be causing somebody else that kind of pain. * And is this happening to you in school, out of school? Would you like to talk with me in public or private, but we need to discuss this because your level of hurt is now coming out to cause other people pain and that's not appropriate. * That's how I would handle that. But I will tell you, because I grew up where so many people were being bullied, we learned to defend ourselves and how to talk back right away.
Marc Guberti is a digital marketing expert. He is an entrepreneur and an author with over 80,000 online students. He's the host of the Breakthrough Success Podcast where he and his top-level guests teach you how to take your business to the next level and achieve your breakthrough. His latest book is called Content Marketing Secrets and it teaches people how to create, promote, and optimize content for growth and revenue. Marc is a social media columnist for the Westchester and Fairfield County Business Journals. He coaches business owners on how to grow and monetize their online businesses.
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Most Influential Person * My parents and my family. My mom, father, brother and grandparents.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness keeps my emotions in check. Sometimes your emotions can run a little wild based on current events. It helps you think about good times and puts a bunch of things into perspective.
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Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is something I do very unconsciously. With running I have a very specific way of breathing; in through the nose and out through the mouth. Apparently runners are supposed to breath in and out through the nose but that's a little too hard for me.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success by Darren Hardy * Book: Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder by Arianna Huffington * Book: Content Marketing Secrets: How To Create, Promote, And Optimize Your Content For Growth And Revenue by Marc Guberti * App: Find yourself a music App that plays music that helps you meditate.
Bullying Story * I don't have a specific bullying story but being a Red Sox fan, sometimes Yankie fans can get a little, well not all of them, but some of them ... In some of those situations where that happens, mindfulness can help you hit the pause button. It's harder when there's an outside force trying to get your attention. If you get good at doing that with a bad outside force, you get a lot better over time and you just tap into your self-worth. That's something I believe we're not doing enough. There are a lot of people, myself included, where we have this line of accomplishments and we only look at what we haven't done. If anyone's trying to shatter you, just look back to your accomplishments, to things that make you feel proud and feel really good about yourself. You can bring those things to light. Realize you have this impressive track record and then words don't mean anything. If this is more of an internal battle, you'll be able to use this to propel yourself and get to the summit.
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Bob Younger is a photographer with a thorough understanding of interconnectedness. His passion for photography began in grade school when he received a Brownie Starmite camera at Christmas. Gradually, he moved to larger format cameras, slowing down and adopting a mindful approach to photography. He discovered the value of building an emotional connection with his subjects. Today, Bob teaches how to achieve a deep emotional connection between photographer, subject, and photograph.
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Most Influential Person * Richard Rohr has probably been one of the biggest influences in my life. We've attended a number of his conferences and read a number of his books and listened to a lot of his work on CD. https://cac.org/richard-rohr/richard-rohr-ofm/
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness is a standard. I would probably tell you I used to operate right at the edge. It didn't take very much [to get me there]. * Even if Sandra [my wife] said, can I ask you a question? That would emotionally put me at the edge or over. So mindfulness and meditation have moved me to separate that a whole lot further away and I'm not really sure where the edge is right now, but I haven't been there in a long time.
Thoughts on Breathing * This is where meditation has really helped. It's because I realized that a breath is now and, and it's sort of the smallest part. * It started the smallest piece of life that I can sort of separate out from the rest. And so I've learned that breathing, whether it's during meditation or whether it's just during the day, whenever I'm doing it enables me to say no, this is the breath, this is right now. * Take a breath and then let's take the next breath. And so I've been able to bring myself back to this particular moment in time, this breath. I used to count in meditation one, two, three. * I was always getting discouraged when I realized there had been a whole lot of breaths in there that hadn't been counted. And when I choose to count, I just only count to one because one is all you've got right now.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Zen of Creativity: Cultivating Your Artistic Life by John Daido Loori * Book: Wherever You Go There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn * Book: The Tao of Photography: Seeing Beyond Seeing by Gross and Shapiro * Book: The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh * Book: More than a Rock by Guy Tal * App: Calm
Childhood Story * I don't ever remember being secure in who I was. I wasn't stupid; I did ok in school. We moved around a lot. I went to three different elementary schools, two different middle schools, and four different high schools. * Growing up for me was moving around a lot and kind of making friends, but in retrospect, I realize I really never developed any close friends and I'm not in touch with anybody I ever knew growing up. I never established a community. * I was never a part of a community as I was growing up. I was always alone because if we were someplace long enough, I was probably getting ready to move anyway. * I learned to adjust, but I also never developed long-term relationships that many people did when they grew up and went to the same schools with the same people.
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Natasha Todorovic-Cowen is the CEO of National Values Centre Consulting and is the owner of the brand, Viral Dynamics. Natasha is all about helping people and businesses change. She has helped corporations with dysfunctional teams and incongruent leadership move to new levels of success. Natasha has personally endured massive levels of change in her life. She lived in three countries before the age of seven and then later, in adulthood, experienced two acquisitions and an industry that disappeared overnight. She has delivered over 100 SPIRAL DYNAMICS® Programs in 14 countries and continues to help teams learn how to meet their organizational goals. She holds an MBA degree and has worked extensively in the field of neural-linguistic programming.
Contact Info * Company: Spiral Dynamics * Website: SpiralDynamics.org
Most Influential Person * Chris Cowan (my husband)
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has affected my emotions by allowing me to notice the initial sparking emotion. * Far too many of us are feeling feelings about feelings, and that's a form of affect phobia. By noticing the messages in that initial spark, we get to understand our reactions and what we need to know quickly, rather than letting things spiral out of control.
Thoughts on Breathing * So we were talking about the PTSD, and one of the things I did when I was having a reaction was a long four count in, a four-count hold, a four-count exhale, and a four-count hold. And I did that until I could be present in the room again.
Suggested Resources * Book: N/A * App: Unyte
Bullying Story * Actually, my husband and I were subject to over a decade of bullying and it was rough. * It was very tough because some of the stuff that we did with spiral dynamics was very confronting to a certain group of folks. Sometimes we'd be in our classes delivering the spiral dynamics content and we'd have some of those people in our classes. I had PTSD for a number of years and this situation would get so bad it would trigger the entire PTSD. * Now, if you've got a room with 30 people, you can't go freak out. So what I did was, I internally noticed the reaction, noticed the panic, and noticed the fear. I noticed it come up inside me and acknowledged what that was and asked myself, 'Okay. Is this person asking you that question because they're trying to get you? Or is it because there's a sincere desire underneath there to learn something or to explore something?' * Once I was able to be mindful of their intentions, where they were coming from, and the origins of what it was that they were trying to explore, I was able to let that emotion or that reaction simmer down some, and then become fully present for them. Sometimes I had to ask them a couple of questions just to get myself grounded in their world, their experience, and their reality to be fully present for them. But that was one of the ways that I dealt with that.
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Ben Feder is CEO of a large gaming enterprise called Tencent Games and formerly was CEO of Take Two Interactive, the publisher of Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption. In an effort to revitalize his sense of purpose and rebuild family relationships, he dropped everything and left his fast-paced Manhatten life-style to an exotic island for a year of growth, including a new level of mindfulness, meditation, and artistic expression.
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Most Influential Person * Eric Langshur, author of 'Start Here'
Effect on Emotions * They skew much more positively than they used to and are much more optimistic.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is the center of my mindfulness practice. My mindfulness practice amounts to three things. It's yoga, meditation, and art. In terms of yoga and meditation, [breathing] is integral to the practice, and in terms of art, probably not so much, but I wonder what would happen to my art if I actually incorporated [breathing].
Suggested Resources * Book: Take Off Your Shoes: One Man's Journey from the Boardroom to Bali and Back By Ben Feder * Book: Mindfulness In Plain English by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana * Book: Joyful Wisdom by Rinpoche Youngey Mingyur * App: 10% Happier, Mindfulness Studio, Headspace
Bullying Story * My daughter was bullied in school and really suffered terribly. She would come home and either cry or fight with her brothers and we wouldn't know what it was about until towards the end of the evening, when you'd kind of find out what happened in school. * It oftentimes wasn't anything specific. It was an eye roll from some girl and you know, all of a sudden she became devastated. * By taking her out of that environment and putting her into an environment where she absolutely flourished, we noticed that she could have a positive experience, so that school was obviously the wrong place for her. * A few years later, as she's a young adult now, or a teenager. She's just this utterly different human being. It just looks so amazing to watch. I'm sure some of that may have happened anyway, but taking her out of that toxic environment in and of itself was probably a mindful approach. * So, I don't think you need to like, get up and go to Bali and have that experience, but taking her out of a toxic environment, provided you can put her in an environment that's not toxic, A, is beneficial, and B, it shows her that her parents are paying attention and are concerned and caring and doing the best thing for her.
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Amina AlTai is a branding and marketing expert in the fields of nutrition, fitness, and mindfulness. She believes that being nourished & having a healthy bottom line are intrinsically tied. After several years of pushing her physical limits in order to achieve business success, Amina experienced burnout and developed two autoimmune diseases and a whole host of food allergies. She realized being physically and emotionally healthy meant her business could thrive too. Now she pays it forward and teaches others how to fill up in all the right ways: in business, and in life.
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Most Influential Person * My Meditation Teacher.
Effect on Emotions * [Mindfulness has] tremendously affected my emotions. I think life is always ebbing and flowing, right? And so it's up, it's down, it's up and it's down. * And I think if we're not prepared, if we're not trained, if we're not mindful, we can go along on that rollercoaster so when life goes up, we go up, when life goes down, we go down. * But mindfulness allows me to witness what's happening in my life without riding the rollercoaster and that is just tremendous.
Thoughts on Breathing * So anytime I do any sort of a speaking or presentation, I will make sure to layer in additional breathing exercises in addition to my meditation practice. There's so much research on how it mitigates performance anxiety and just bringing ourselves back to our breath is everything. * You realize that you've been in a state of fight or flight all day trying to get a taxi, commuting, whatever it is, and then you bring yourself back to your breath and it's just this moment of profound stillness.
Suggested Resources * Book: A Pocket Guide To Mindfulness: (In 10 Steps) by Deidre Megan * App: Keep Calm Studio www.KeepCalmStudio.com
Bullying Story * I was obese as a child and I was bullied really badly at school for my thighs and I wish at the time I knew that it wasn't about me. * I wish that meditation would have helped me tremendously because instead of me clinging onto these ideas that I was terrible because of my weight and my size and what I looked like, I wish I would have been able to sort of watch these emotions, these thoughts, sort of as if I was a passer by. * [I wish I could have imagined I was] just sitting on the sidewalk watching them go by. Instead I was clinging onto them and, and believing that this was to do with me and my identity. * So, yes I wish I had known about mindfulness and meditation.
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Arlene Battishill is a Business Dominatrix. She broke all the rules to become the highly sought-after consultant she is today. She shares the brutal truth of what it means to sell online and how you can have brilliant success no matter how big or small you are. Arlene used her nerves of steel when she appeared on the TV show Shark Tank promoting her brilliant motorcycle riders’ protective and fashionable gear called GoGo Gear. She is the best-selling author of Retail Shock Therapy: A Prescription For What Ails Your Online Sales. If you feel stuck in your business or your life, Arlene may just be your recipe for success.
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Most Influential Person * None
Effect on Emotions * Oh my God. Mindfulness has been absolutely huge because in the most stressful situations in life, which are all compliments of being an entrepreneur. My emotions have allowed me to self-regulate and to keep myself as calm as possible in every situation and I faced some pretty traumatic circumstances in my business and in my life and I've always looked at them in a way where it's, what do we need to do? What's my next move in this situation? So mindfulness has been critical for me.
Thoughts on Breathing * Like I said before, if I couldn't ride my bike, I wouldn't be able to breathe and breathing was really critical to my being able to deal with my debilitating flying anxiety. * I think breathing, more than anything else, is the number one thing that people must be doing when they are trying to get of themselves.
Suggested Resources * Book: Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior by Jeffrey M. Schwartz * Book: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain * App: Listening to music
Bullying Story * When we talk about bullying, I won't say that I experienced bullying in the way we see it today. When I was in high school I was in a situation where I had people threatening me and this was in the seventies. I grew up in Detroit and there were was a lot of racial conflict at that time. * There was a TV show called Roots that came on. It was a mini-series with LaVar Burton, I think in 1976 or 1977. * There was tremendous conflict between the African American students and the white students in all of the schools in Detroit because we had come out of the race riots and the violence of the police against African Americans in the late sixties. * And we moved into the seventies and we experienced something called white flight where a judge ruled that all of the city schools must be integrated or desegregated. So now they were busing white kids into black schools and black kids into white schools. * And the amount of violence that was going on in the schools at that time was just unheard of. And I was one of the white students that was taken out of an all-white school. * This was completely random. It's just like they picked your name out of a hat and you had to go. And so I was taken out of an all-white high school and moved over to an all-black high school and there were six white kids in my graduating class. * And I had an instance where I was in a locker room. I was asked to come be the token on the basketball team and I couldn't play basketball to save my life. * But there I was and apparently, some kids had done something and they got in trouble for it and they thought I told on them. * So one of the other basketball players came over and she grabbed one of these metal cages where we would put our clothes in lockers and she picked it up and started shoving it in my face. You know, saying that I was the one who did it. * And I kept pleading with her saying, I didn't do it, I didn't do it, but when you're in a situation like that you know, you're guilty until further proven guilty. * What I knew in that moment is I had been, up till that moment in my life, someone who was very much a diplomat, even though I'm telling everybody to fk off, it was always around doing the right thing and you never caused harm to people. * And I was very much about justice and making sure that people treated each other properly. And I spent most of my time in that situation, pleading with her to get her to understand who I was and to see me properly and to know that I would never do something like that because that's just not who I am. * But the circumstances were such that it was such an incendiary environment that there was nothing I could do. And so the remainder of the year I was pretty much alienated from the rest of the students and I'd try and engage them, but you know, there was nothing I could do. * And so I just kind of went about my business, but I think the thing with mindfulness and a situation like that is when you know yourself well enough and you feel really rock solid in who you are and you have a moral compass and a guide that is all about knowing what it is the right thing to do in a situation. * I didn't have a real problem with that because I always knew who I was and maybe that's why early on I could tell people to go fk off because, you know, they were not going to tell me something and they're not gonna blow smoke up my ass. I wasn't going to have any part of it because I knew exactly what they were doing. * And so that, that's been kind of a guiding principle for me throughout my whole life, which is all about being mindful of other people and behaving in a way that's respectful of them and always working toward finding a way where we can work together so that everybody wins. * Because I don't believe that it's beneficial in life for people to lose as a result of what someone else has done. * Competition is one thing, but when people are losing in life because somebody else gets to win, that doesn't work for me.
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Elisabeth Misner is a Natural Health Practitioner and Meditation Leader. She teaches at the Lake Austin Spa Resort in Austin, TX, as well as at various retreats and conferences around the world. Her latest book, Healing Begins in the Kitchen, tells the story of how her husband, BNI Founder, Dr. Ivan Misner, healed prostate cancer using diet, nutrition, and lifestyle changes. Not long after his recovery, she was also diagnosed with cancer and applied everything she had learned with her husband and more to bring herself back to health with no surgery or radiation. Beth’s focus on the BodyMind is helping many others to heal quickly and naturally from a variety of conditions.
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Most Influential Person * Adyashanti www.adyashanti.org
Effect on Emotions * Oh, mindfulness has really given me a perspective that emotion is just an emotion. It doesn't control me and I don't have to act on it.
Thoughts on Breathing * First of all, I love breathing. I'm a big fan of breathing. * How has it affected my mind? It slows me down. I think it slows my thoughts down and when I have the breath to focus on, it really helps me stay in the present. It's a big cue for me for mindfulness.
Suggested Resources * Book: Interior Castle by St. Theresa of Avila * Book: All Richard Rohr books such as Mindful Silence: The Heart of Christian Contemplation * Book: Healing Begins in the Kitchen: Get Well and Stay There with the Misner Plan by Elisabeth and Ivan Misner * Book: Also anything by Joseph Campell such as The Hero With A Thousand Faces * App: Insight Timer www.InsightTimer.com
Bullying Story * I do have a couple of stories about bullying as it relates to this experience. In the first example, I wasn't quite as competent yet with my mindfulness. It was a very stressful experience. I actually had a very strong reaction was with the oncologist that I went to in the very beginning. * She really bullied me and even Ivan couldn't believe how she bullied me and was telling me, you know, what are all these vitamins you're taking, you might be hurting yourself and you know, we're going to do it this way and I'm gonna have you do that so I know what kind of chemotherapy to give you. She was being a bully to me and I was asking questions and wanting to get more information and wanting to slow down and she, you know, push, push, push and bullying me. * And I literally left her office and went into shock. I felt, well, literally going into shock is a little bit different than having a reaction where your immune system; your adrenaline is flowing and you're shaking. It was that kind of a thing, like I was in a state of shock. * The next time that happened to me, I had a completely different experience and this happened online. I was working in one of the healing cancer naturally facebook groups that I'm in. * There was a doctor in that group who really flamed me. I was sharing my experience. I wasn't telling anybody else this is what you have to do. And he really blamed me and I gently, with love and tenderness, I stood up for myself and I said, you know, with all due respect, this is not appropriate for you to be speaking to me this way, you know. * And ultimately what happened was the lady who started the group, banned him from the group because he had been flaming other people as well. She stepped in to kind of protect us from his vitreal, which was very, very nice. * But I can see the reaction with me was very different and maybe it was because it wasn't face to face and I was already well on the way to recovery. * All of those dynamics were different, but I can pinpoint that being mindful really had me in my experience and his perspective and opinion did not rattle me at all.
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Chris Aimone is an inventor, an engineer, and a visionary. The Muse, brain-sensing headband for meditation is a creation of the company he co-founded called Interaxon. Chris' creative and design practices span many fields including architecture, alternative energy, augmented reality, imaging, music, and robotics. Chris holds a masters in engineering and computer science from the University of Toronto.
Contact Info * Website: www.ChooseMuse.com
Most Influential Person * My Mother.
Effect on Emotions * I would say I'm a much happier person now as a result of being introduced to mindfulness. I think this really comes from understanding myself that much better and understanding how to live in a way where I don't have as much conflict with myself. * [Mindfulness has given me] the capacity to really understand how other people are experiencing things. This makes for a much more frictionless flow in life. It feels great.
Thoughts on Breathing * The breath is fascinating. I've recently played more with intentional breath work where breath is sort of an energetic tool to influence your nervous system. * In my mindfulness practice, just recognizing that there is an automatic function of your breathing and a conscious aspect of breathing and simply watching your breath really isn't so easy. * There is a really amazing rabbit hole there just to discover what it's like to try to simply observe the breath and not influence it. It's a beautiful biofeedback tool. * And so Muse is a biofeedback tool, but actually, the practice of meditation is like deep biofeedback at work because of the things that we use to anchor our attention.
Suggested Resources * Book: Wake Up To Your Life by Ken Macleod * App: Social Media like Instagram
Bullying Story * Like I said in the beginning, mindfulness for me is all about awareness and a big part of that is self-awareness. I think for an individual who might be a bully, for example, growing some deeper self-awareness, really provides an opportunity to understand what's happening and how your actions are being received. * [Also], what those actions are and what they're related to in your own emotional experience. I think being aware of something is the first step in change. If you can't see what's happening there can be no interest in being any different. * Seeing what's happening provides an opportunity to become interested and motivated to do things differently. That in itself doesn't allow you to change necessarily, but it certainly can make you aware of what's happening. * So I think that's a really important first step is just expanding some inner awareness. You can actually see what's happening emotionally and how it's manifesting in action, even as a retrospective. * So I think doing any kind of inner practice, you know, out of context where you're just with yourself can be perhaps simple enough. * The things that come up in meditation seem to be better received and you can hear them more clearly. And so that's the really great first step in that someone who is being bullied, it's both an inner and an outer awareness that comes into play.
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Aleksandra Nenadic is a physiotherapist and in her practice, she encourages her patients to be active participants in their own recovery process. Her clinic focuses on promoting fast recovery from injuries with a tailored treatment plan and a positive mindset. Aleksandra is mindful about educating her patients to achieve long-lasting relief and overall physical well-being. Her goal is to provide the best possible treatment and information to patients with various musculoskeletal conditions to help them recover well and fast. Aleksandra believes that everything is possible when you set your mind to it.
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Most Influential Person * My Aunt.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness helps me be able to better recognize my emotions and therefore deal with them better.
Thoughts on Breathing * I meditate on a daily basis or try to meditate on a daily basis. And so that keeps me sort of in tune with my emotions, with myself, with my feelings and so it helps a lot.
Suggested Resources * Book: Conversations With God by Neale Donald Walsch * App: N/A
Bullying Story * That's so funny that you ask because I just read an article the other day about a group of young aboriginal boys hockey team that were playing at a tournament in Quebec City, * This was not long ago and the article was describing how the referees, the players from the opposing team, as well as some of the people who were watching the game, were calling these young boys all kinds of names. And I thought that was very unfortunate. This ties in a little bit. * I think we should be more accepting of other people's beliefs, cultures and backgrounds. * And I think that if these people that were bullying had been more respectful or mindful of these boys, they would have realized that there was no need for behavior like that.
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Wendy Yellen is named one of the International Top Three Transformational Experts in her field. Wendy has studied emotional release bodywork and many other traditional and non-traditional forms of healing from masters around the world. Wendy walked away from a successful psychotherapy practice when she discovered the Holy Grail of transformation work called Eidetics. This practice, based on ancient Greek knowledge and 21st Century science, enables business people and creatives to unlock their full potential and remove the weight of old, often unseen vulnerabilities which have been holding them back.
Contact Info * Website: www.WendyYellen.com * Free Resource: Wendy's Newly Written Spiritual Manifesto www.MySpiritualManifesto.com
Most Influential Person * Dr. Akhter Ahsen, The Father of Eidetic Imagery www.eideticimagepsychology.com/dr-akhter-ahsen
Effect on Emotions * My emotions? Well, again, I'll go back to my husband. We've been together 40 years almost. * This is true, I'm not proud of it. I was mentally divorcing him. Sometimes it felt like about 80 percent of the time; in my head. I mean rehearsing when I would say it, but I never did it. Thank goodness, because I feel so in love with him now and I see him as a person. * I feel love in my heart in ways which I didn't allow before and part of that has been through eidetic images where saw what I was doing to him in an image where it was irrefutable and impossible to ignore. And it just broke my heart what I was doing. It just, it was horrible. * And so by being more mindful of when those automatic responses were coming up and taking a moment and choosing a house of love and letting other things bubble up in me. * Now what happens is sometimes I catch him singing for no reason at all and the problem is I don't know if he was always singing or I just didn't hear it.
Thoughts on Breathing * You might be surprised to hear [that it isn't part of my mindfulness practice]. It isn't a specific part where I focus on it, but it is a place that has changed in me and certainly when I am stopping, I'm definitely paying more attention to my breath, but it is not a place that I pay conscious attention to most of the time. I'm much more paying attention to, let's say some of the spiritual images that are coming to me through eidetics. That's more my focus.
Suggested Resources * Book: Psycheye Self Analytic Consciousness a Basic Introduction To The Natural Self-Analytic Images of Consciousness Eidetics by Dr. Akhter Ahsen * Free Resource: Wendy's Newly Written Spiritual Manifesto www.MySpiritualManifesto.com * App: N/A
Bullying Story * So I thought a lot about this question. In fact, I had a conversation with my husband in the car about it yesterday and I thought, well, I could talk about Emily and I could talk about the kid in the pool in Japan and I could talk about being Jewish, but none of those stories have the juice of what I'm about to say. * I think the worst bullying we do is the bullying we do to ourselves in our own head. We live there so much of the time; I also think it's that bullying that can put us at risk for letting other people believe us because we have that Achilles heel. We have that sensitivity. We have that place where we're not coming from that same confidence. It can be so cruel sometimes. * I hear things coming out of people's mouths and I think if anybody else said that they would be up in arms. If they said that about somebody else [it would be unacceptable], but yet the way we talk to ourselves is cruel, so cruel. So I think that is real bullying.
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Andy Hobson combines mindfulness and music to make mindfulness accessible to all. He’s been meditating for over 17 years and has been teaching mindfulness to groups and individuals for 9 years. Before becoming a mindfulness teacher, Andy worked as a professional drummer and has toured the world playing in a number of successful bands. It was during this time that he began to study Buddhism and explored a more spiritual path. Andy now brings his two main passions, mindfulness teaching and music, together with his guided meditations.
Contact Info * Website: www.MindfulnessForAll.com * Twitter: twitter.com/4allmindfulness
Most Influential Person * Jon Kabat Zinn www.mindfullivingprograms.com
Effect on Emotions * [Mindfulness has helped me be] less up and down. More level. More like this rather than like that. (Andy motions with his hands to show more even and consistent rather than more rolling and up and down).
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is a huge part of my mindfulness practice. It's everything. It's what I turn to during the day. It's something I use a lot during my meditation, but it is my kind of home place to go to if I'm having a difficult conversation with someone or anything. I get my breath while I'm still listening to them. I'm going to pause my breathing.
Suggested Resources * Book: Mindfulness Meditations in Everyday Life and Exercises and Meditations by Jon Kabat-Zinn * App: Insight Timer www.InsightTimer.com
Bullying Story * Yeah, I was bullied, definitely, a lot. I think a lot of kids are. It wasn't really for a long time or anything really bad, but it was enough. I still remember it, you know, I was in secondary school and I was a small kid and you know, I wasn't great at sports and things like that and it was just a little group of lads who used to pick on me. * Nothing huge, but, when I think back at it, it had an impact. But there was nothing really around at that time. There was no one you could talk to, so you'd kind of swallow it and then deal with it later on. * Later, I did a lot of temp jobs and when you're a temp, you're at the bottom of the ladder, and people can be bitter because they kind of know you're moving onto something else probably. * I think at that time I was more of aware of it and I used to name stuff and it usually used to clear it up, and I'd say, oh, you're really annoyed today, or something like that. I'd just pick up on it and run with it. I'd let them know that this was not okay. Sometimes I'd say, hey, talk to me about that. That kind of worked and it definitely works with children as well actually.
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Jacqueline Pirtle wrote the book on happiness. In fact, she has helped hundreds of clients get into a “high for life” frequency so they can become happy anywhere at any time. Her book on happiness is called 365 Days of Happiness, and her extensive research on the topic affirms that if you have happiness in your life, your health will peak, you will experience abundance and your life will shift to a more positive place. Jacqueline’s background is in health, wellness, holistic medicine, energy healing, law of attraction, and happiness. She holds international wellness degrees and is internationally certified as a Reiki Master. She is also founder of FreakyHealer.com
Contact Info * Website: www.FreakyHealer.com * Book: 365 Days of Happiness: Because happiness is a piece of cake! by Jacqueline Pirtle
Most Influential Person * My husband and family.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness affects my emotions in the way that I am not a prisoner of any emotion that I have. * Mindfulness let's me say okay. I'm not feeling good right now, what am I going to do about it. So it makes me free as a bird.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is one of the most healing tools I think that's out there. And also becoming aware that every breath you take is your life, right? * You think your life is getting up in the morning, going to work. Actually it's breathing, right? So I concentrate on my breathing a lot.
Suggested Resources * Book: 365 Days of Happiness: Because happiness is a piece of cake! by Jacqueline Pirtle * Book: Authors Esther & Abraham Hicks www.abraham-hicks.com * Book: Author Bruce Lipton (I love his humour) www.BruceLipton.com * Book: Author Gregg Braden, he's about deep mindfulness www.GreggBraden.com
Bullying Story * I was bullied a lot because I was a red head girl was growing up in Europe where red hair was still kinda associated with witchcraft and that kind of stuff. So I was bullied and teased a lot and had very little friends was alone a lot. * If mindfulness would have been present [and we'd had the idea that] we're all connected and the hurt and trauma they initiated and that they actually bullied themselves too because it never makes you feel good afterwards. * You carry that energy in every single cell of yourself. Mindfulness would have made things nicer for me. For me, I am who I am because of my story, because of my journey and with all the ups and downs, and different bullying situations, different health issues, you know, with me being a mom, right? * And having teenagers and they go to school and they're bullied; with all of that together though, that's my journey and it made me who I am today. That's why this book exists, for instance, right? That's why I do what I do.
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Sandra Millers Younger helps people build personal resilience as a result of a tragedy she experienced. In 2003, she lost her home and nearly her life in a catastrophic California wildfire. Her book about the disaster, “The Fire Outside My Window,” is praised by Amazon reviewers and studied by top-level emergency professionals. After the fire, Sandra discovered personal resilience is both a natural strength and a skill set we can build like a muscle. Combining her own experience with leading academic research, she developed The ComeBACK Formula™—five common-sense practices that transform disaster into opportunity and loss into legacy. Sandra now shares her resilience-boosting message as an international speaker and frequent media guest.
Contact Info * Website: www.SandraYounger.com * For A Free Gift: www.ComeBackFormula.com Get the Comeback Formula Guidebook which includes all of the five steps of the ComeBACK Formula with some exercises you can use right now and moving forward to implement these resilience building practices into your life.
Most Influential Person * Richard Rohr, Author
Effect on Emotions * I will say very briefly that for much of my life because of childhood influences, I was plagued by anxiety and even depression and mindfulness has enabled me to realize that most of that came from distorted thinking. That was not anything relevant to the moment that in the moment I was just fine and all of that other talk, self talk was really not even true. I didn't have to pay attention to that and that really has, has helped me be much more content and I'm secure, emotionally.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is so easy and in fact, when I give keynotes and workshops on the ComeBACK formula, this is one of the practices that I recommend because it's easy and it's nonthreatening. * There are all kinds of different ways as you know, that are projected to do this and recommended, but if you just focus very simply on taking a deep breath in and holding it for just a second and then letting it out, it does calm us down. * It's a physiological as well as mental and emotional intervention and it's totally self guided and possible. So breathing slowly and consciously and mindfully is a great, great practice.
Suggested Resources * Book: Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer by Richard Rohr * App: Focus@Will also Headspace
Bullying Story * I have been very fortunate in my life not to have been the subject of bullying to a great extent. * I already mentioned that there was that manager who was probably the closest that I came to bullying. She was out of control. * The more I think about this in this mindful moment, the more I think that really was bullying. She was bullying the entire team, our entire office and eventually to the degree that she got bounced out of her position. But not before she did a lot of damage. * And that was before the fire. It was before I was able to learn these deeper lessons and I didn't really handle it well. * There was a time that I remember I was kind of toe to toe yelling. I mean, we were yelling back and forth. It was that bad. * Well, how can I not say I've never been bullied when I'd forgotten about this? Okay. So you brought it back and if I had been more mindful, certainly in she had been more mindful that never would've happened. * You know, I think mindfulness also leads us to compassion because if we're mindful of not just what's going on in the here and now with us, but with others around us, we can see the situation more from their perspective even if we don't agree with that perspective. And certainly there was not a lot of that. * So had I been more mindful in those days, I probably would have let a lot more of that slide. I would not have been so personally offended and, and defending myself, which really didn't do any good.
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Dr. Ivan Misner the Founder & Chief Visionary Officer for BNI, the world's largest business networking organization. He has been called the "Father of Modern Networking" by CNN and one of the “Top Networking Experts to Watch” by Forbes. He is a New York Times Bestselling author who has written 22 books. Among his many awards, he has been named “Humanitarian of the Year” by the Red Cross and was recently the recipient of the John C. Maxwell Leadership Award. Dr. Misner's experience with prostate cancer resulted in the publishing of a book with his wife, Elisabeth called, Healing Begins In The Kitchen. Dr. Misner's 'Givers Gain' attitude has allowed him to share openly about his path and choices regarding comprehensive health care to move into wellness.
Contact Info * Company: BNI - Business Network International * Website: www.BNI.com * Website: MisnerPlan.com * Podcast: BNI Podcast
Most Influential Person * My wife, Elisabeth Misner. She's the one that really got me back into meditation. She's a Tai Chi instructor and meditation instructor at the Austin Spa resort.
Effect on Emotions * I think mindfulness has centered me more because that whole concept of 'be here now'. * One of my strengths is I'm a dog with a bone. I'm very persistent. * One of my weaknesses is that I'm a dog with a bone, you know, I'm very persistent and that persistence can play out in a lack of mindfulness. * That is, you become so singularly focused on something that you're not paying attention to things around you. And so the whole concept of be here now, is in a book I've written that's going to be coming out later this year called 'Who's In Your Room'. I talk about creating harmony versus balance.
Thoughts on Breathing * Well, again, you know, my wife has helped me with that and in meditation and deep breathing oxygen is really important for helping with cancer. And I did not know this. This was something that really surprised me. * When lab technicians and scientists want to halt the growth of cancer cells in a petri dish, they oxygenate the dish which slows down substantially the growth of cancer cells in a dish. And I had no idea about that. * And so if that doesn't tell you that oxygen is important, nothing does. * One of the therapies I did holistically was an oxygen tank that I went into. It's called a hyperbaric chamber. It was like a big submarine. I did that almost daily for quite some time. I did that daily for three weeks. And I felt fantastic. * And that's when my PSA dropped from 13 to zero point three. So I did that. I did IVs, and I did things that you can't get in the United States, laetrile and other other things that just aren't offered in the US and so I did them out of the country. I went to Mexico.
Suggested Resources * Book: Healing Begins In The Kitchen by Ivan and Elisabeth Misner * Book: Healing Is Easy: How I Healed Metastatic Breast Cancer Using The BodyMind (Look for this book coming out soon) * Book: Who's In My Room: The Quality of Your Life Depends On The People In Your Life By Dr. Ivan Misner, Stewart Emery, Rick Sapio * App: N/A
Bullying Story * I think every kid's been bullied to some extent or other. I tended to stand up for myself reasonably well as a kid, but everybody got bullied. I got bullied. I got harassed as a kid. * I don't know if you'd consider this bullying or not, but it's my story of my why. I try to teach people that everybody's got a why, why they do the things they do in life. Particularly why they go into a particular profession or want to go into a particular profession. And it's almost always that something happens when you're a child. It's just a trigger. You may not even be in touch with it. * And I wasn't, I had to go back, this was an exercise that I did in a company and I had to go back and it took me back to 13 years old and it's sort of a kind of bullying situation. * I was 13 and when I was 11 and 12 I had run for student council and I got decimated. I mean not just decimated. I was last and I was sort of the laughing stock. I was a big joke with all of the junior high kids. So they were just harassing the heck out of me. And I felt pretty bad. * So now I'm 13 years old. I'm a freshman in high school. They usually elect the next year, but because we were in junior high, they elected it from the freshman class and it was freshman history. * And so Mr. Ramero, I'll never forget, I've written about him. I tell this story in a book I wrote called, Avoiding the Networking Disconnect. He asked the entire class, he said, we have to pick the student council representative of this class. I'll take nominations. Anybody want to nominate someone? Nobody, nobody nominated anybody. * Now I'm sitting there thinking, I'd love to do this, but I don't need to get beat up again by my friends. By my peers anyway. And so he said, well, if you don't pick, if you don't nominate anyone, then I get to pick. * And they're like, yeah, pick, we don't care. I remember this young girl, Cindy, she was a cheerleader. She stood up and she said, Oh, Mr Ramero, you know, I would run, but I'm so busy with cheerleading. I just don't have the time to do it. Mr. Ramero is like, Cindy, thank you very much for not volunteering. I appreciate that. Have a seat. * And I'm thinking, I'd love to do this, but there's no way I was going to do it. And so I didn't say anything. Mr Ramero looks around the room and he looks at me and he says, Ivan, I bet you'd like to do this, wouldn't you? * I was like, Huh, yeah, Mr Ramero, I, I kinda would like to do this. He said, okay. Ivan is the student council representative now, Bruce, I swear to you, I swear to you, the entire class in unison says, oh no, not Ivan. * Cindy stands up. And she said, Oh, Mr Ramero, if you're going to pick Ivan, then I'll run. She said that. So I'm sitting there thinking, really, you guys, seriously, you know, you see me sitting here, right? I didn't say anything, but it was a very raw moment. * Thirteen year old boy. I didn't have a crystal ball. I didn't know that I was going start a global business and write 20 books and be a keynote speaker. I didn't know any of that. * I was a 13 year old kid that felt like a total loser because my peers basically told me I was a total loser and Mr. Ramero, God bless him, said, nope, you had your chance. I made my choice. I remember at that moment thinking, I am going to make something out of this opportunity. * Mr Ramero saw something in me that my peers did not. I was going to make him proud and I was going to do everything I could to just do the best job in this role possible. And I think I did. And what's really interesting is that that same class elected me to be the sophomore student council representative, the same class that said, oh no, not Ivan. * And I went on to do four years in student council and was ASB president my senior year. And it happened because somebody saw something in me. * My why to this is I realized that almost every business that I've done since then was to help people be their best, to help people succeed. I can't make you successful in BNI. What I can give you is an environment where you can help yourself be successful. And that ended up really being my why and it was in a way because of bullying.
Odette Peek Laurie is a speaker, a coach, and an author and she's known as the Queen of Impact. She has a vision of a world where fear is eliminated from one million people across the globe by 2020 so they can live their life with power, purpose and without apology. She now works with unlikely leaders and game-changers who have a burning desire to change the world, but lack a strategy. Using her proprietary, seven-step proven process, they will craft a strong, unique message and amplify it to create a successful and impactful business.
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Most Influential Person * Gabrielle Bernstein, American motivational speaker, life coach, and author.
Effect on Emotions * I am way more chill, way more calmer. And whenever I find myself getting all out of sorts, I just grab myself and take 15 minutes of positive manifestation thought.
Thoughts on Breathing * I never used to breathe. And my daughter has anxiety and she has tattooed underneath her heart, it says, 'just breathe'. So together, wherever we're freaking out, it's just three deep breaths.
Suggested Resources * Book: Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by David R. Hawkins * App: N/A
Bullying Story * I do actually have a story about bullying. That's a great question because I do talk about bullying in my Tedx talk and how bullying is so prevalent in our schools today. * Bullying is a leading cause of anxiety, depression, suicide amongst kids. And so when I wrote the Tedx talk, I looked back on my own life and I remember two very distinct moments. * One was in grade seven. I was a small person for grade seven and it was a new school and there was this grade eight girl who was, what I would say huge. In fact, she was half a foot taller than me. She was on the basketball team. She was strong and I was just kind of meek and mild. She wanted to beat me up. And we used to walk to the variety store. * I was scared to death, but I had friends that were literally like an entourage and they supported me and they were like, no way, we're going to have to make sure that she gets stays away from you. * She came up to me and she's bullying me and I was literally surrounded by friends and I felt so protected, scared out of my mind, but so protected. * I've had a few of those moments in school like that and I look back now and I decided, you know, when I was I think 27 I took, took up martial arts and got myself a black belt in karate. * Part of it was because I wanted to know how to defend myself physically in case I ever got into another altercation. But what I actually got more out of it was the sense of determination and mindset around protection of self. * I think if anything, it taught me a lot about discipline for my own head space, if that makes any sense. So I don't feel bullied and haven't felt bullied for a long time.
Gary Sinclair helps people who suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, also known as PTSD. His system is called 'Soul Link' and he's been using it to neutralize PTSD memories in over 10,000 people since 2014. Gary grew up with asthma and was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at age 22. By age 36 he was wheelchair-bound and had lost 80% of his mobility. As a result of a miracle at age 42, Gary regained full mobility and became an acclaimed Senior Figure Skater, winning as the US National Senior Olympic Free Style Figure Skating Champion.
Contact Info * Website: www.MemoryEnergyTherapy.com * Book: Healing Memories In Seconds: Seven Ways That Work In Seconds by Gary Sinclair * Free: Memory Makeover on PDF which teaches how to do Soul Link for yourself.
Most Influential Person * David Hawkins, author of Power Versus Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior
Effect on Emotions * Because I live and breathe and have my being in that, which is the energy mindfulness is, it's where we're at. We walk and talk and live it and we don't realize we do. We think we don't. * We think it's something we have to go for; something we have to get. But the reality is it's who we are. Move into it, become that which you are.
Thoughts on Breathing * The answer is simply take a deep breath, hold it, and then just slowly let it out and notice what happens to your entire being. What changed in your thought while you were doing it? There's your answer. * Two things you have to have: the energy of the heartbeat and breath, in order to live. Breath of life. Enjoy it
Suggested Resources * Book: Letting Go: The Pathway Of Surrender by David Hawkins (And All of David Hawkins' material) * Book: Healing Memories In Seconds: Seven Ways That Work In Seconds by Gary Sinclair * App: N/A
Bullying Story * The quickest story about bullying is one that just came to mind. I can remember standing on the edge of the ice rink getting ready to go out and compete. * The judges had told me that they didn't have a high enough category age level for me to really be there and if I didn't mind, they would combine me with the 21 year and over. But I needed to understand that if I didn't win the course, I wouldn't receive a metal. That was fine with me. I said, I'm here to win it. * As I go onto the ice, the young man standing there who just came off said, okay, pops, go show us what you think you can do. And my mind immediately popped to what I knew was a mindset and I said to him, sir, if you don't mind, if I were you, I'd stand right here because I'm not going out there to show you how I win a medal, I'm going out there to show you why I won it already. * That's mindset. That's mindfulness. That's about putting life in preview and living it. * You know, the average person has 60,000 complete thoughts a day. 80 to 85 percent of those thoughts they had yesterday, and tomorrow doesn't become different. * Life is different for me because I look at tomorrow knowing that's my future, it's my job to create it. It's my job to live. * It is my job to be who I am in my mind, in a mindset now that produces the future that I desire and the change in other people's lives because of it.
Debbi Dachinger is an expert in visibility. She is the author of best-selling books including Dare To Dream, Wisdom To Success and PR Magnet. Debbi does red carpet interviews and was previously an award-winning actress and singer. She is a media personality, has been interviewed on over 800 radio and TV shows, and is a dynamite keynote speaker onstage. Debbi helps leaders and global messengers write bestselling books, learn what their message is, and schedules clients on media interviews.
Contact Info * Website: www.DebbiDachinger.com * Books: Dare To Dream: A Secret Guide To Making Your Dreams A Reality * WISDOM To SUCCESS: The Surefire Secrets To Accomplish All Your Dreams * Podcast: Dare To Dream
Most Influential Person * My dog.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness is the great leveler of my emotions. * Mindfulness is the greatest tool I know. In a moment I can use it anytime and it has caused me to widen back so I can see all options. It has caused me to calm down. It has caused me to love myself and see opportunities and has created an immense healing inside of me that honestly it's an ROI; the more I use it, the more returns I get.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is tremendous, right? If you do nothing else, you can change your breath. * If you do nothing else, if you're in a room and you don't want to do anything, you don't want to do EFT tapping or suddenly start meditating, you can literally just [focus on] your breath and watch your breath come in and out and that will alter everything.
Suggested Resources * Book: Anything by Jon Kabat-Zinn * App: Calm With Cancer (An app for cancer patients but anyone can use it) * App: Deepak and Oprah's Meditation App
Bullying Story * When I was in sixth grade; so I was unpopular by the way. I was really awkward, really shy. And that went on for quite some time and for whatever reason when I got into high school, I completely changed. I then became very popular. So during this unpopular phase of my life, I was in sixth grade as I told you. * I was acting and singing since I was a peanut and I was cast as the lead in our school play and the people who were the popular kids sat at the very front lunch table in the lunchroom, eating together every day. * And one day when I was in this play, one of those people came up and said, would you like to join us? And I'm like, oh my God, they're talking to me. So cool. I take my little lunch bag. And it's like, hell yeah, this is awesome. Play goes on. I'm sitting everyday with them as part of their group. It's wonderful as far as I'm concerned. And then the play ends and I got there to the lunch table one day early, same popular lunch table. And Larry Asacaro looked over at me and said, what are you doing here? I said, this is where I eat, is with you guys, and he said, just so you know, nobody here likes you. * And I looked at him and I was so shocked and I said, you're a liar. That's not possible. You're a liar. He said I'm not a liar and to prove it to you, I want you to come out to the playground after school is over. So at 3:00, because I had no mindfulness to protect me at all, no choice. I just knew he said it. * I went out to the playground and what happened Bruce, is, I stood on the playground and all of those kids, guys and girls ten to 12 of them stood around me and they went around and each one of them told me why they didn't like me and why they didn't want me to be hanging around with them. * And Oh my God, can you imagine the impact of a sixth grader being told all of what's wrong with you and all why they're begging you to go away. And stop spending time with them? Devastating. * I didn't have anyone to go talk to at home about it. So I just ingested that trauma and of course never ate with them again. * Had I had mindfulness; like I said, observer rather than reactor. I mean, first of all, I really believe if I had been mindful and the energy had changed or even when it started, I might've noticed. They are just looking at me like I'm the star of the show. I'm the newest thing to come along and the 'it' girl for the next 15 minutes. So I might have even been aware of that. * And had I not, certainly when this boy turned to me, I would have been mindful enough to say no. I probably wouldn't have trusted going out to a playground or seeing what's happened. * And then if I'd gone out to the playground, I would have been mindful enough to take care of myself and say, you know, this is pretty interesting, but I don't need to hear this anymore.
Bob Rosen is a trusted CEO adviser, organizational psychologist, and bestselling author. He has long been on a mission to transform the world of business, one leader at a time. Bob founded Healthy Companies International over twenty years ago with the singular goal of helping executives achieve their leadership potential. Bob and his colleagues started an in-depth study of leadership. Since then, he has personally interviewed more than 500 CEOs in forty-five countries in organizations as diverse as Ford, Citigroup, Pepsi, and Johnson & Johnson. He has become an adviser to many of these companies and coordinates the Healthy CEO Roundtable. Bob’s most recent book is called Conscious: The Power of Awareness in Business and Life.
Contact Info * Company: Healthy Companies * Website: www.HealthyCompanies.com * Website: www.BobRosen.com * Free Consultation * Book: Conscious: The Power of Awareness In Business and Life by Bob Rosen and Emma-Kate Swann
Most Influential Person * My husband, Jay.
Effect on Emotions * I think that everybody feels their emotions in a band and some people have a narrow band of emotions and some people have a medium band and some people have a very wide band, like a manic depressive would have a very wide band and some people are stoic and have a narrow band. * I'm in the middle. And so I feel life intensely; both the ups and the downs and so my mindfulness has enabled me to manage that so that my band isn't too wide and hijack me in the process.
Thoughts on Breathing * Oh, I have to remind myself all the time. I sort of laugh at myself when I'm in the shower or I'm walking and I notice that I'm not even breathing. I'm like holding my breath and so deep breathing is such a wonderful skill to develop in terms of getting more peaceful and mindful.
Suggested Resources * Book: Conscious: The Power of Awareness In Business and Life by Bob Rosen and Emma-Kate Swann * Book: Anger Is Your Ally: A Revolution in Our Understanding of Anger by Bina Breitner * Book: Anything by Pema Chodron, the Buddhist nun from Halifax. * App: N/A
Bullying Story * I'll give you a personal example and then a business example. A personal example is I'm a gay man and I, I've been with my husband now for 35 years, but I've been very sensitive to watch how society has changed on its consciousness about gay and lesbian people. * I also look at the 'Me Too' movement and women, and there were so many men who were abusing women and they weren't conscious of the fact that they were doing it. * The norms were such that they could get away with it and women for their part may or may not have been conscious of being abused or they didn't want to talk about it and they developed their own consciousness to speak out and to be comfortable with their own personal power in the world. * So those are examples where I think bullying has affected my life. In a real life example take ABC studios and Roseanne Barr. It's a great example. People knew Roseanne's track record and they knew her prejudices, but they wanted a hit series. * They hired her and one wonders whether if they were a little more conscious and aware of the potential impact, the inevitable impact of Roseanne discovering that she can speak out and say her mind in the most prejudicial way, you know, maybe they wouldn't have made that investment.
Rico Caveglia is a trainer specializing in being totally vital and fit even if you’re older. Rico’s chronological age is 76 years, yet his fitness age is 35. He’s creator of The Ageless Living Lifestyle, The Vitality For Life Training System and the Be Bold Never Be Old wellness Club. He is a speaker, an author of 17 books, and has been a personal trainer for 36 years. He is a multi Gold and Silver Medalist in the California State Senior Olympics. Rico’s specialty is all about helping others have high energy and be motivated and fit so they can be as successful as they want to be. Rico is the host and creator of the Fearless Aging Podcast.
Contact Info * Website: www.BeBoldNeverBeOld.com * Join Rico's 'Be Bold, Never Be Old online Wellness Club' (You can join for just $1 for the first month just to check it out and you get 4 personal training videos. And then after that, it's only $20 a month.
Most Influential Person * Deepak Chopra
Effect on Emotions * We've got to move. Our bodies are meant to move. I want to mention, have you heard the term sitting is the new smoking? It's so true. You know, at first we thought that, you know, well, sitting too much, of course it gives you a stiff back and the spine and it means my back's gonna hurt and you're not feeling too good. * But now there's been studies that it shows that it really slows your metabolism down, you know, blood pools in your legs, it's really bad for your digestion. And most of all metabolic functions are hindered by sitting too much. * So what I recommend is don't try and sit for more than 30 to 60 minutes at the most.
Thoughts on Breathing * Well, our breath is really the connection to, however you want to think of it, to your higher self, to spirit. * It is the main component of our life. We can only stay alive for a few minutes if we don't breathe. Right? So breathing is so important. * What we have to realize is, it is our most powerful tool of all. If you're feeling really anxious or upset or excited, if you just take some nice deep, slow breath, they'll calm you right down. * And on the other hand, if you're feeling kind of, I'm a little funky, little tired, a little fuzzy, just take some, some short, some deep, powerful breaths, called the breath of fire. It'll energize you. * So our breath is our most important tool that we need to stay connected with. Realize that our breath is actually called inspire. * It's our connection to our higher self until all the knowledge that we actually need. So you just need to really focus on your breathing anytime that you're feeling unsettled.
Suggested Resources * Book: You Can Have It All by Arnold M. Patent * App: The timer app on your phone to keep you up and moving. Don't sit for more than 30 to 60 minutes at a time.
Bullying Story * I'm not sure that I can pick up an actual story. I guess laughing and teasing someone; that is a form of bullying. I guess we wouldn't have thought about it in those days; it wasn't even a term, but that was a form of bullying without either party understanding that. * Yes. I mean if we had the capacity to be mindful in those days and realize that if anybody is being unkind or hurtful to anybody else, you actually have to feel sorry for them because they have something going on. They're not feeling comfortable with themselves. * And so if we could have been mindful in those days, then you wouldn't let it bother you. Right? You would just say, well, these people are being silly or being stupid and I feel sorry for them. * I don't know if I can think of an actual story. That moment of something where I had the experience where I use mindfulness, but I try and do that all the time now. If someone is that way, you know, so many being stupid or saying bad things to someone or to yourself you just let it go.
Cindy Schulson shows coaches and consultants how to stand out in this noisy online world by marketing with heart versus hype. One of her greatest gifts is helping her clients sort through their “brain dump” of ideas so they can find the golden nuggets that make them shine in their own unique way. Cindy is known for her down-to-earth approach – what you see is what you get. Her love of adventure has led her to live and work in five countries, and she continues to bring that adventurous spirit to both her business and life.
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Most Influential Person * My 13-year-old son
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness keeps me grounded. I'm all about nature and if something's on my mind, I go out for a hike and I can take the time and space to look around and appreciate the beautiful tree that I see. It just brings me back to who I really am at my core and what's important.
Thoughts on Breathing * I need to practice. I'll be honest. I need to practice that more. I don't have a quick temper. I don't need to do that as much, [deep breathing] but I'm sure there are moments like when I'm pissed off at my kid that I need to do that better.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now: A Guide To Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle * App: Calm
Bullying Story * I do have a bullying story. I mentioned to you that I was a bit of an awkward kid and I was actually quite bullied all through high school. * I was not at all in tune with who I really was at that point. And I think that's quite common with teenagers and I think that's why it's so much harder for kids to be bullied because they don't have that skill set yet. * I would have really benefited from it. And again, my 13-year-old teaches me. Here's a quick story. He plays hockey and he came out of hockey practice and he was saying, Oh, this one person was giving me a hard time today. * He was criticizing all my plays and stuff. I said, look, didn't that bother you? Like he's your friend? And he said, no, I know who I am. It doesn't matter what he thinks about me. * If I had had that skill set when I was young, I would have dealt with things much better.
Kasey and Brad Wallis are authors, international speakers, and workshop leaders, with an expertise in releasing limitations, lack and need. They have been featured guests on over 400 media outlets such as CNN, Fox News, NBC, and ABC, as well as mainstream radio, podcasts and telesummits. Brad and Kasey’s passion is to help people transform themselves and their lives. Their expertise allows others to know the highest version of themselves. They offer workshops and training experiences on their beautiful property in Utah.
Contact Info * Website: www.ExpandWithJulius.com * Social Media: Expand With Julius * Workshops: R-Factoring - break through old patterns of thought and perceptions.
Most Influential Person * Kasey: My father and my brother. * Brad: Ghandi
Effect on Emotions * Brad: Mindfulness has certainly made me more aware of my emotions. I was very much afraid not to show emotion. In fact, I was raised to not be an emotional person. And since becoming who I am today, I have no problem whatsoever showing my emotion about anything. * Kasey: [Mindfulness and emotion] go right in alignment. Once you become aware of one thing, you automatically become aware of everything else and the mind and the emotion click engage together to create everything for you. But learning that you can choose, that helped me honor my emotions, helped me want my emotions, helped me to love my emotions and to help me dig those emotions out of everybody that I come in contact with because that's where intimacy lies.
Thoughts on Breathing * Brad: I'll say I breathe more today than I ever have in my life. I do understand the power of closing my eyes and taking a few breaths. I get that now. Yeah, it's very powerful. * Kasey: Breath is the physical action of alignment and quiet and calm and it was meant for physical embodiments to keep us in that state continually as an automated system just like blinking. And yet we've completely lost our acknowledgment and appreciation for it. So like anything else in life as we go back to everything that we appreciate and we love, we become masters of.
Suggested Resources * Book: Far-Reaching Parameters: Why We Build Perimeters Inside by Brad Wallis * App: On YouTube Look up "Expand With Julius"
Bullying Story * As you know, the bullier is also a victim. They are on the other side of the victimhood ball by being the implementer of victimhood upon someone who chooses to be a victim. * They will eventually figure out that bullying is not bringing them joy either, but we understand what you're saying as far as, as the person being bullied. We actually have experience with this because of my son. * We live in southern Utah. And so without having to say blatantly to everybody, I'm sure you can probably figure out what the dominant religion in Utah is. It's extraordinarily judgmental and extraordinarily controlling and their behaviors are very much dictated to them. * I brought my children to southern Utah when they were very young and my son is gay and not Mormon. And he doesn't hunt or fish or kill things to be manly. And he was a bullying magnet as a child. [We tried] to keep him out of the way of some of these horrible, horrible kids. * We also taught him empowerment of, not taking the role on in the sense that, your reaction to an action continues to conflict in the action. Okay. To stand up and say, no, I'm not gonna be in conflict with you. * Now some people will say, yeah, that's all fine and dandy, but he's gonna get his ass kicked a few times. We say, yeah, a little bit, but he got better. He got better at not crawling around almost looking for the kid to kick him. Now, of course, working resourcefully with the kid that was bullying as well. * We're not going to just stand back and allow that process to take place, of course. Because it is a two-way street. It's a massive street, a speedway of parents and kids and society and instructors, you know, those people that are in charge. They don't get it. So having conversations with principals and parents and the kids in the room and talking about love and compassion and tolerance and victim hood; that seemed to help. * It really did seem to help to understand that the bully is a victim also, and part of that is him or her desperately seeking acknowledgment, desperately seeking some form of empowerment and to help teach them that there are other ways to get your empowerment than trying to take it from somebody else. * So we worked that way with my son and all of his friends because he was in theater. So growing up then into high school at a performing arts high school, there were transgender children, bisexual children, homosexual children. We were the cool house everybody wanted to come to because they could all talk about whatever they wanted. It was actually quite eye-opening. * But our job was to empower these kids to let them know who their soul was and their whole energy shifts. They'd go from really almost attracting the bullies to having some protection. * That was a great experience to be able to walk through and continue to walk through because we work with those groups still.
Raven Blair Glover is an interview expert, a three times award winning talk show host extraordinaire also known as the Talk Show Maven. Jack Canfield referred to Raven as "One Of The Best Interviewers On The Planet". She has interviewed such stars as Lou Gossett Jr, Brian Tracy, Montel Williams, Ali Brown, Sherri Shepherd, Brendan Bouchard and Lisa Nichols. Raven is a former CNN radio personality and is known by many as the queen of Internet radio. Raven is recipient of the Barack Obama 2016 Presidential Achievement Award. She is also the inventor of HatWraps; the first ever patented hat accessory that turns one hat into several looks.
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Most Influential Person * Alex Mandossian
Effect on Emotions * Well, mindfulness has helped me be a calmer person. * It's helped me to be more clear of where I'm going; more laser focused. It's helped me to understand sometimes I got to go on lockdown to get things done. * This is what I teach my clients, lockdown is where you cut off your phones and your texts. You contact the people that you need to get in contact with; family members and stuff and say, Hey, for the next 24 hours, 48 hours, weekend or week, I'm on I'm on lockdown because I'm going to finish this book, I'm going to finish the project, and it helps me to be on purpose with a definite purpose.
Thoughts on Breathing * Meditation helps me to breathe; to have my breathing in balance. Okay. Where I'm not that anxious. I'm trying to rush because when I get anxious, my blood pressure shoots up. * So I've had to learn to be calm and take deep breaths, inhale and exhale and push out the negative and suck in the positive. * When you let go, kind of like a balloon, let go of it and feel yourself being free to be you. * So having a pattern of breathing calmly and breathing rhythmically, you know, has helped me stay clear, be more positive, be more focused and like I said, being more on purpose with a definite of purpose.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Success Principles(Tm): How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Jack Canfield * Book: Talk Show Magic by Raven Blair Glover * App: I will listen to 'The Secret' (movie) and I'll have it playing in my background as I do my work during the day. And then nobody can hear it, but me. Sometimes I might even have my headset on and I might be making cold calls, which I call gold calls instead of cold calls because I'm going for the gold baby.
Bullying Story * You know what? I can't say I ever was bullied. I can say that I was probably someone that was looked at as a bully, not to the extent of a bully as [people see it] today because it is really bad today, but this was years ago. * When I think back to grade school, I was in fights. And guess what, bringing it back to mindfulness, it was because my parents were very strict on me. We used to get whippings and and it was the fact that I was just living out anger because of what I was going through. * I believe people are a product of their product. Many people that have been abused, become abusers, right? Many people who were on drugs, are on drugs now. Their intentions were never to be on drugs, but they were brought up around that. * And so a lot of times people take their anger, they're really angry at themselves or what they're going through and they take it out on those that are weaker. So that's why I'm so glad now I get a chance to serve and I've become such a better person and, and all that. * And when I thought about your show and I know you're about bullying, I would have to say that I probably would have been considered someone that bullied those that seemed to appear to be more timid and stuff because of the anger. * So with that said, one of the things that I had to do to change my life was read and listen to audios and videos. I had to do a lot of reading interviews. Well, they were my therapy because I couldn't afford therapy. * I made a list of people that could help me. And as much as I love my audience, I asked them the questions that I needed to know because I needed to get better and it certainly has helped me. * Am I where I want to be? No. But like that old saying, thank God I ain't where I used to be. I just want to tell people, whatever you did in the past, the good news is you can correct it. It's not something I'm proud of. * I don't even know if anybody called me a bully. And because I knew your show was about that, I really meditated on it and I said, well, you know, I was probably bullying people that were more timid because I had so much anger.
Virginia Muzquiz is known as the Referral Diva. She is an Executive Director with Business Network International, the Chief Connections Officer with Master Connectors, Inc and the host of the Passion+Purpose=IMPACT podcast. Well-known for her ability to connect the people she meets with people they need to know, Virginia is on a mission to help solo business owners connect to their purpose and their passion so they can build businesses that fund their dreams and have massive impact on the community where they live and serve.
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Most Influential Person * Callan Rush
Effect on Emotions * I'm no longer a reactive slave to my emotions. I'm actually a casual observer.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is what ties the mind to clarity. I think breathing is what gives me clarity, focus and vision.
Suggested Resources * Book: Anything by Dr. Wayne Dyer * App: iTunes - Meditative music which I preview on Pandora and then purchase on iTunes * Also search for Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. It's a Buddhist chant.
Bullying Story * I'll tell you a story because it does have that 'if I had known how to deal with it different' slant because I actually had a similar situation. I was 12 years old, 11 or 12 and it was in fifth grade and I was invited to Dana Amoli's birthday party. I felt like, oh my God, I made it. Dana was going to have me over to her house. I was going to get to go to the party and everything. * What I didn't know is I was the entertainment. Like if you've ever seen the movie mean girls, like I was the entertainment. So after all the parents went to bed, it probably was 11 or 12:00 at night. * The girls, they were all doing that thing where you lay down and you do light as a feather, stiff as a board and lift with two fingers. * Well, they got me to lay down, but instead of doing light as a feather stiff as a board, they held me down. They smeared me with green Jello and they shoved me in a closet and that's where I slept. I pounded on the door. I begged for them to let me out. And they didn't let me out until the morning. * I can't even remember really what happened because I'm sure that Mrs Amoli was horrified and talked to my mother. I don't remember. * That moment is like sticky and in the dark and laughing and, you know, that was just like, it's so wow. It's so present for me and how cruel and ucky that was.
Jen Molitor is a teacher who believes we should teach children, not curriculum. She’s on a mission to empower and unite teachers and parents all over the world. Her superpower is getting teachers to smile and enjoy teaching again. She brings a refreshing perspective that lifts you up when you want to walk out, reminding you of the real reason you became an educator. We are all teachers. Let’s spread the message that powerful teaching is done through the heart. Start there, and as if by magic, the mind also opens to learning.
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Most Influential Person * Louise Hay, Author
Effect on Emotions * I'm more centered. I'm a better mom, a better wife, a better person.
Thoughts on Breathing * It helps to slow me down, helps to connect me and get in touch with my body in a quicker way.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman * App: Smiling Minds (A Meditation App for Kids)
Bullying Story * I think there are a lot of stories about people being bullied and picking on them and I have some. However, I don't want to share that. I want to share one from a teacher perspective and what I'm seeing in schools because I think it's really powerful. * I think it's powerful as a parent too, to model these kinds of things. I think that parents and teachers in this authority type of responsibility, we're taking care of kids, we're in charge of them. * We can tend to bully kids ... because I said so and this is how it's done and we have all these other things to get through. So just sit down and this is what you have to do and I don't care if you dropped your pencil, you know, like this kind of thing. * And I think inadvertently we are really sending this message to kids that they're not as important. Right now I work as a gifted intervention specialist and instructional coach and so part of my time I work with kids in my room who are identified as gifted. It's a pullout type of atmosphere. * So I have between eight and 20 kids in my room and when they come to my room I hear some of the grumbling that happens from what teachers told them in the hallway, like their whole class had to go back to the class and sit down because two kids were talking in the hallway or one kid got in trouble and everyone else had to get the brunt of it. * So what I've come to discover is that we need to have more mindful conversations with kids and step out of our ego for a little bit. And if a kid is misbehaving, it's usually because they're discouraged. * They don't wake up one day and say, who can I tick off today? I can't wait. It's more of, I'm feeling uncomfortable if something's going on, I'm discouraged. And, I need attention. I need this. I'm going to throw this or get in trouble there. * I don't eat the teacher's lounge anymore. I stopped that and it's been helpful. So that kind of complaining and venting about kids and other people. * Even as a mom, if there's another mom on the soccer field and all the moms are talking about that person, well that's, that's kind of bullying too. * And I think we have to model for others, you know, like grace. I think we have to model grace. Like, no, she doesn't wear what I would wear and maybe she doesn't do what I would do or drive the car that I would, or treat her kid like I would. * There's got to be a place for some grace for kids, for teachers, for adults.
Adam Schaeuble, aka The PHD (previously heavy dude), is the host of the top ranked fitness podcast 'The Million Pound Mission'. He reached a point in his life where he weighed 327 pounds and was already having weight related health issues in his late twenties. He decided to overhaul his lifestyle and his fitness and ended up losing over 100 pounds. Feeling inspired, he took what he learned from his own transformation journey and created a bootcamp program that produced over 35,000 pounds of results in his home town of Bloomington, Indianna. Now Adam has set his sights on inspiring over one million pounds of healthy results through his podcast, online academy, and online bootcamp program.
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Most Influential Person * Gary Keller, author of the book, The One Thing
Effect on Emotions * I think it's helped me really deal with anxiety a lot. I've been in the hospital a few times from entrepreneur itis, working too many hours and you know, anxiety attacks, and taking on too much. So being mindful, being present in the moment has allowed me to have like a filter to sort out what is actually happening and what do I actually need to be worrying about?
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing. I follow a meditation practice that's involved with breathing. * Just being able to have control of whether it's box breathing or just doing kind of a silent meditative practice where I'm just focusing on the breath. * I love just doing breathing where I breathe in, count one, breathe out, count to 10 and then cycle through that a few times. And it's just a nice little reset where I can actually do that in between tasks if I'm kind of switching modes from, okay, we do this interview and now I have to do some client calls. I'll do a little bit. I use that to kind of pause and breathe.
Suggested Resources * Book: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown * App: Headspace
Bullying Story * Well, I think there's a unique thing that happens when somebody loses a lot of weight and we kind of bully ourselves a little bit. Like there's a moment where we beat ourselves up. * We lose that confidence. And like I said, we assume that other people are making fun of us so people will beat themselves up a lot along the journey about not being there yet. * Maybe they've lost 60 or 70 pounds, but their goal is 80, 90 pounds and they beat themselves up about not being there yet. They're not being present. They're not realizing like, hey, I've accomplished something amazing and be proud of that. * So it's probably not the traditional bullying answer that you get, but I feel like, let's start with us. Like don't beat our selves up. Don't be hard on our own self, especially when we're accomplishing amazing things, you know? Be Proud of yourself. * There's a coach I've got named Dan Sullivan; he talks about something called the gap and the gain. He says you have to always measure from where you started. That's the gain. Don't measure the gap between where we are now to where we want to get to be because that's like the horizon line and getting there never happens because what happens when we hit our 50 pound goal. Okay, I want 60. Okay, I hit that. Okay. I want 70. * If people don't take that moment to breathe and be present and realize that, you know what, that's pretty damn awesome. And like, we all do this, whether it's with weight loss, with anything. * I do my affirmations, I still do my lifestyle rehabilitation. I still do it all and I just accomplished another major goal. I paid off my mortgage and I'm mortgage free. * I'm 100 percent debt free and I took a few days. I just like, I just, I wasn't going to set the new goal, I wasn't going to set the next thing. I just sat down and just kind of walked around my house and I'm like, this is mine. I don't have to worry about that debt anymore. I can take that and invest in my retirement. * I just really got into the moment, celebrated that with my kids, my family, and we talked about it. My son's seven. I talked to him, like I'm going to help, you know, put more money towards their college, he doesn't understand any of that, but I just communicated it to him, but just kind of being in that moment, being present, being mindful and being proud.
Erin Burch is a healer with roots as a physical therapist and yoga expert. She is known as ‘The Body Whisperer’, and if you’re experiencing pain, she can quite simply, give you your body back, using her own system coined as ‘The Burch Method’. Her expertise goes back to a prolonged experience with her body where she reversed a seemingly impossible, painful situation to become a new, pain-free woman. The brand new Erin felt connected and empowered with a fresh sense of freedom. With her clients, Erin draws on the Body’s Blueprint to create profound, lasting results.
Contact Info * Website: www.TheBurchMethod.com * Watch for Erin's Program, "Ageless Goddess Sister Mind", a year long deep dive with a tight knit community which is launching this Fall. The program is for midlife women specifically from age 40 to 65. Learn more on her website www.TheBurchMethod.com
Most Influential Person * Yoga
Effect on Emotions * Regarding mindfulness and my emotions; I'm so much better than I was. * Mindfulness is your savior in terms of your emotions because when you get triggered, if there's no space for awareness, you are just shit out of luck. Do you know what I mean? * Like you can do therapy all day long, but if there's no place for consciousness to be the crowbar; I think of mindfulness as being a crowbar, you know, awareness, mindfulness, attention, you can call it whatever. * But, you know, it's the crowbar that gets in between there and opens things up. So you can insert your witness and start to make changes from that place.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing. Oh Wow. I would love to do a lot more pranayama. Yeah, a lot more. I think it's probably, you know, arguably the most potent thing that we can do and I don't do it as much as I want to. It literally. It's the subtle, it's the subtle stuff. It's the little things. It's the millimeters. * I've got to tell you, my work is all about like living into the millimeters because that's where change happens and pranayama's like that. It's actually interesting, Bruce, because with all of my training for the last year and a half, I've been waking up feeling like my rib cage is just jammed, can't breathe, wake up in the morning, not gasping for breath, but it certainly isn't free. Right? * And it's now after a year and a half doing my mindfulness in my body fullness practice, it's much better and I'm getting more aware. That's what I mean by, you know, when we live the questions in our bodies, stuff shows up, right? Doesn't show up fast necessarily, but it does show up. * So I'm much better. But breathing is like, again, like, you know, oxygen. Oh my God, why are we not doing everything we can all day long to increase that? If you think about the size of your lungs, it's about the size of a two liter bottle on each side, roughly. And watch how most people breathe. These little tiny, tiny breaths. So I'm a big fan of it and I'm getting better and better at it.
Suggested Resources * Book: The MindBody Code: How to Change the Beliefs that Limit Your Health, Longevity, and Success by Mario Martinez PsyD * Book: BodyWise: Discovering Your Body's Intelligence for Lifelong Health and Healing by Rachel Carlton Abrams * Book: 8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back: Natural Posture Solutions for Pain in the Back, Neck, Shoulder, Hip, Knee, and Foot by Esther Gokhale LAc and Susan Adams * App: n/a
A Client Testimonial Story * I just got a testimonial today from a woman. I can read it to you. * Actually. I did a VIP day with her. A VIP day with me is six hours where we go back to the drawing board and build your body up in a whole new way. * Then I spend all the time that we're together training you into that place and teaching you how to stay there, which is really unusual to get that kind of training. * Nobody does that. Right. And that's the key, is learning how to stay there. Yeah. Because when you leave a physical therapist or chiropractor or massage therapist office, they're influence stops when you walk out the door. That wasn't okay with me as a PT (Physical Therapist). * They would come back with the same body and I was like, but we did such good work and they'd be like, I don't know what I did. * And so I've started to unravel the patterns that people use to paint themselves into the corner that they don't like being in. * That's what I mean by the trunk, by being in the trunk is, you know, you unconsciously paint yourself into these corners and then you wonder how did I get here and who can help me get out of it? * And I'm like, okay, this is how you got there. This is the driver's seat, this is how you got there. And now if you do this other thing, you'll get a different result. Really, really revolutionary. No one's doing this. * So here's what she wrote: * "If you do one thing this year, hire Erin. The Burch Method and working with Erin will change your life. After one VIP session with her and integrating the Burch Method into my routine, my years of nagging hip and knee pain have disappeared. I travel over 100,000 miles per year in my career. And for the first time I've gotten off the plane without stiffness and pain. I have more energy and more stamina than I did in my forties. Erin is the best at what she does, period."
Sylvia Becker-Hill is an industry expert in the field of corporate leadership and international speaking. She is the author of '12 Leadership Powers for Successful Women'. Sylvia has experienced first-hand, the rise of women’s empowerment. Sylvia fuses her love of science and psychology to help people break through their un-serving dogmas of the past. Her mission is to raise the number of female leaders world-wide in all sections of society, economy and government by 30% in the next 30 years.
Contact Info * Website: www.Becker-Hill.com * Book: Leadership Powers, 12 Powers For Successful Women by Sylvia Becker-Hill * 3 Free Videos: Available by Purchasing The Above Book - How to Overcome the Fear of Stepping Into Your Power / How To Overcome the Guilt Around Self-Care / How To Overcome the Shame Around Asking For Money * Podcast: Women's Empowerment School Radio (Podcast coming in June 2018)
Most Influential Person * My husband, Peter Hill.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness helps me to stay out of emotional drama and enjoy the beauty of real emotions.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is my most easiest, most powerful tool. By just taking a deep breath, I raise already my level of mindfulness.
Suggested Resources * Book: Outrageous Openness: Letting the Divine Take the Lead by Tosha Silver * Book: Leadership Powers, 12 Powers For Successful Women by Sylvia Becker-Hill * App: Inner Balance from Heart Math Insitute
Bullying Story * For my own experience, let me say that I had. I had in the past quite a short fuse. Is that an expression which makes sense for English speakers, so when I watched something which was against my values, some injustice, unfairness, it's at school or in business, oh my gosh. That triggered me and being German, I'm straightforward in my communication. * So I had the tendency in the past to explode and say what I think and be quite straight and intense and sometimes to a degree which was hurting the other person. * It sometimes went over the top and was not appropriate for the situation. There's a difference between stepping up when you see injustice and mentioning it and addressing it or leaching out because you feel subconsciously attacked in your own value system. * So there's these two layers of appropriate addressing. Plus because my ego was still attached to my values, being here to act and threaten where my ego was reacting. So mindfulness gave me the tool to be able to even distinguish what I just shared with you. * That there are two layers that, that it's not about not saying anything, it's about having the clarity and the confidence to address things which are not okay, but in a way which are productive and not coming from an own hurt ego reaction pattern where I'm protecting more my own values or whatever I'm feeling attacked. * Maybe it's an argument, maybe it's a belief system. So mindfulness helps me to distinguish that. I was able to discover that and mindfulness helped me to train, to let go of the ego hurt reaction where I'm defending where I'm attacking the other person because I feel threatened and focus really on the productive part of the interaction. * So mindfulness I think makes me a better person where this short fuse; it's now a very long fuse, so it needs now much more to trigger me that I lose control. * So mindfulness ultimately gave me more control about the animal parts of me, the ego part, the subconscious mind parts, the parts where in the past I might have gone out of control in a painful way for others and myself.
Anne Gordon de Barrigon is a whale and dolphin expert. She has been running Whale and Dolphin Wisdom Retreats since 2007 and has a Degree in Biology and Animal Behavior. She has worked as a zookeeper and has trained animals for over 20 years for movies and TV. Married into the indigenous Embera tribe in Panama. Owns and operates Embera Village Tours. Pioneered the whale watching industry in Panama.
Contact Info * Website: www.WhaleWisdomRetreats.com * Free Ebook: You can download 'Messages From the Sea', which is wisdom that I received direct from the dolphins and whales. I'm happy to share that with you. (Get it from her website)
Most Influential Person * I think that would be the whales and dolphins. For me, they're, they're my gurus.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has given me a deep sense of peace, a deep peace and comfort.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is really important because dolphins and whales are conscious breathers. Dolphins and whales have to literally consciously think to breathe. * That means, let's just say you're swimming underwater and you know you can't breathe until you come to the surface. Same with them. So when you are conscious breather for a whale and dolphin, they can't sleep like we can. * We sleep because they they'd suffocate without breathing so they sleep with one half of their brain and the other half keeps them moving and breathing or you know, coming to the surface. * So when you are fully conscious of your breathing, it also, that just expands to being more conscious and using more of your brain power or conscious of how your physical body moves, which also opens up your mind to being more aware and conscious of the world around you.
Suggested Resources * Book: Conversations With God By Neale Donald Walsch * App: Nature is my app lol
Bullying Story * I'm not aware of being bullied or just didn't pay enough attention so that it affected me. I have an interesting story that I think you'll like. * It was on a retreat here with the whales and I had these people on this trip who were all from the UK. This one young man, he was just 21 and he was so much fun, but he was hyper as all get out. He was just bouncing off the walls. * This was not even a spiritual group. They were more of a whale-watching scientific group. Somebody in the group asked, can we do some meditation? I'm like, sure. Okay. So when we went to do the first meditation, this young man said, I don't know if I can do this meditation stuff. I can't sit still for anything. * And I said, you know what? That's fine. It's up to you and if you want to just try it and if it doesn't work, just very quietly walk away so you don't disturb anybody. So he was like, okay. So I gave him permission to leave if he needed to. * So I started the meditation and when I oftentimes lead meditations, I have an idea of where it's going, but the whales and dolphins enter and they guide me and I just go wherever they want to take us. So on that particular evening they wanted to take us to forgiveness. * So okay. We went there and what they asked me to show was to have everybody imagine a dolphin hunter from Japan standing in front of them and then feel what they feel about a dolphin hunter, but then see that this man, this hunter has a family and he has his culture and he has his history and he's just trying to do what we're all trying to do and that's feed his family and live a good life, good healthy, happy life. * And that's all he knows how to do; to connect with him on a heart to heart level and a soul to soul level. And then I guided them to hug this man once they connected heart to heart, soul to soul. So afterwards, I was asking for anybody to share and this young man said that was amazing. He said, I saw that Japanese hunter and I punched him. * But then when you asked me to look at his heart and his soul and see that he was just trying to get by. I hugged him and I apologized. I'm so sorry that I hit him. And so for me, bullying is about like he was trying to bully this Japanese hunter. * If we just open our hearts and our, our souls to connect on that level because the people doing the bullying are doing so out of pain that they're feeling. And so they don't know how else to act out. So we need to open our hearts and move to understand them and give them the love they're so desperately seeking.
Valorie Hubbard is an actor and an expert at empowering other actors. She owns the company, Actor’s Fast Track, where she consults with working actors about their career paths. In her newest book, 'Rule Breakers - Changing The Way Actors Do Business', she shows professional actors how to create and operate their acting career as a successful business – and how to move from being “stuck” into the limelight. Some of her credits include: Castle, Agent’s of S.H.I.E.L.D; How I Met Your Mother; Glee; American Horror Story; Workaholics; True Blood, Resident Evil: Extinction and every Disney show. Valorie lives in Los Angeles with her husband Chef Gill Boyd and dog Gracie.
Contact Info * Company: Actors Fast Track * Website: www.ActorsFastTrack.com * Contact: Sara@actorsfasttrack.com will arrange a conversation for you with the right person. * Free Book: Text the word 'Rulebreakers' to 38470 to get a free digital download of the book, Rulebreakers by Valorie Hubbard.
Most Influential Person * Melissa McFarland, who was my original coach in Actor's Fast Track. She was my coach for 10 years.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has calmed my rage down. If I take that five seconds before I make a decision; discernment.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is everything. I mean, you learn that as an actor and so breathing is everything. Everything. It's life, so huge. It's a huge impact.
Suggested Resources * Book: Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod * Book: Rule Breakers: Changing The Way Actors Do Business by Valorie Hubbard * App: Stitcher (Podcast App)
Bullying Story * Well, that's hilarious because really my tagline as an actor, is the adorable bully. Marcy Lewis is the bully. You know, like I've always played the bully. So it's so funny. I've always played that person. * When I was little I was teased a lot for being fat. And one of the things that I didn't know and I wasn't taught is, I think breath would have been a very big help. I mean, that's something they didn't know when I was a child, about breathing in and breathing out and breathing in and breathing out. And that time out and that five second rule, that discernment thing, you know, is really big. * What happened is, the kid started teasing my friend one day and because it was my friend, all of a sudden I just lost it. Like I snapped and I've had a few of those where I beat him up. He never came back to school. The girl beat him up. The fat girl beat him up. * I socked him hard in his face, you know. The lesson always is if you don't say something, if you don't have the conversation, if you don't face and say the truth of what you're feeling regardless of how they take it or whatever, it's like it'll build up to where you explode and possibly injure someone. * I mean there were times in my adult life where I, you know, early adult life where I experienced that and I was like, I do not want to experience that again.
Devin Galaudet is editor-in-chief of 'In The Know Traveler' and he's visited 85 coutries around the world. He's in the process of marrying his wife 100 times in 100 countries. He's accomplished 20 times in 15 countries so far. He's appeared on Fox, NBC, ReInvention Radio among others. His writing has appeared in the Huffington Post, TravelAge West, Citron Review, Skylight Magazine. Devin has written a memoir called, Ten Thousand Miles With My Dead Father's Ashes, available in bookstore in September, 2018. It answers the question, what do you do when you lose your father's ashes?
Contact Info * Website: www.DevinGalaudet.com * Book: 10,000 Miles With My Dead Father's Ashes by Devin Galaudet * Blog: www.InTheKnowTraveler.com * Podcast: Writing Daily With Devin
Most Influential Person * Anna Korea King (A woman I studied the Western Mysteries with)
Effect on Emotions * I can't begin to tell you how important mindfulness is towards my day to day life and I think it comes in a variety of forms in religion and spirituality and philosophy and all kinds of different doctrines and things like that. * I think what it's given me is to kind of look beyond how I might be feeling in any given moment to understand that I am part of this great fantastic thing called life and I get to appreciate that thing. * Again, some moments and some days are more difficult than others. But overall I'm, I'm the luckiest guy in the world. I think getting started, it is very challenging because we want to fall back on old ideas. * I was raised in a certain way so I keep thinking, well I'm that guy and the truth of the matter is I'm not that guy anymore and I haven't been that guy for many years. * So having that gratitude, you stay on the wheel, so to speak. * You keep working on yourself and remaining conscious. The more that happens, all these other doors start opening up. I started developing more gratitude and more compassion for other people.
Thoughts on Breathing * Well, I think there's a physiological thing that goes on when we get bad news or we're agitated and that becomes more shallow breaths. That becomes less awareness. * I think there are just things that go on. And the first thing that I do is try to almost automatically go into a slower breath. I want to fill my lungs up just to either breathe in this good news or just acknowledge it. * Okay, here's this thing that's going on, but I don't need to be flipped out by it. So why don't I just take long, slow breaths?
Suggested Resources * Book: Some Answered Questions by Abdu'l-Baha * App: N/A
Bullying Story * Yes, I was bullied when I was six or seven years old. And you know, it's hard to describe. Again, this is something that comes from the book. * My mother thought that I was a Barbie doll and so she would quite literally dress me in pantaloons and ruffled shirts and buckled shoes and I grew up in like nineteen seventies, Los Angeles. And that is a recipe for getting picked on. * As I recall, every boy was wearing like sears, tough skin jeans and everybody was wearing work boots and you know, I mean that's the way my father dressed and that's what I wanted. And so I would get dressed up in these costumes that were, it was, I mean, again, you can look back and you smile at it, but at the time it was just demoralizing. * I would go, who wears velvet knickers, like other than like somebody from a French Dandy from the seventeen hundreds. But I was. I don't even know where my mother found culottes for boys, but that's how I was sent to school. * And so that without question separated me from most kids and I took some lumps over that and you know, again, I don't know if it's ironic, but once my father got wind of it and my father was a pretty prideful guy and I was kind of a slight built guy and my father was just a wide shoulder, big forearms, the whole thing. * And he was very much like, you know, I want to transmit my father and use his language, but that would probably be inappropriate for a family audience. But he made it essentially very clear that you are going to stand up for yourself, you are getting into fistfights wherever necessary. * And he took me in the backyard and taught me to do things that really were probably on the edge of right and wrong. But looking back at it, it was something that I think for me as a young man, certainly considering the time, that was just part of what needed to take place.
Dr. Rhoberta Shaler is the 'Relationship Help Doctor'. She provides urgent and on-going care for relationships in crisis. She particularly helps the partners, the exes, adult children, and co-workers of the crazy-making, relentlessly difficult people that she calls, 'Hijackals'. She helps them save their sanity and stop the crazy-making. Even the United States Marines have called on Doctor Shaler for help. She's a relationship expert and speaker and author of 16 books. She consults with clents world-wide through the internet and she's host of two podcasts. One is called 'Emotional Savvy: The Relationship Help Show' and the other podcast is called 'Save Your Sanity: Help For Handling Hijackals'.
Contact Info * Website: www.ForRelationshipHelp.com * Free Book: www.Hijackals.com * Podcast: Emotional Savvy: The Relationship Help Show' * Podcast: Save Your Sanity: Help For Handling Hijackals * Get Spiritual Quotes: Go to www.DailySpiritualQuotes.com * Facebook Group: Simply Pour Rhoberta Shaler
Most Influential Person * Joel Goldsmith (Author)
Effect on Emotions * I think mindfulness levels your emotions. It doesn't take out the peaks and valleys, but you understand that you choose the state that you stay in.
Thoughts on Breathing * Well, I think it's key to everything. When you stop and you allow yourself to let your shoulders down from your ear lobes, you take a deep breath and you open your chest and you open your heart at the same time. * Then when you allow yourself to take a deep breath, it takes 20 seconds for the oxygen and a deep breath to go all the way around your blood system. * So you refresh yourself completely. So when you are using your breath, you are actually regenerating yourself and when you do that it calms you and helps you think more clearly.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Heart of Mysticism: The Infinite Way Letters 1955-1959 by Joel Goldsmith * App: Cell Phone Alarm
Bullying Story * I was in the education world for a long time as a teacher and then I became a school administrator and it was at a time that really stands out for me. * When I had the opportunity, I was given an entire extra classroom to do what I wanted. So every morning I would have all the children including all the special needs children sit in a big circle and I invited their parents to come and spend that first 20 minutes of the day with us. * And why I did that was there was a lot of unrest. There was a lot of children who were difficult and a lot of special needs children. And there were of course bullies in the mix. * And so if we're all participating in something, it became something that everybody then said, okay, to. There were not any people who were not doing it. * And what we saw during that time where we would just sit quietly, maybe we'd play with energy a little bit, you know, we'd rub our hands together and make energy, go round the circle or we'd do a visualization or whatever. * We saw a real change and then I had an opportunity to be the administrator of a school for at risk teenagers. And of course there was a lot of this going on, you know, make them do this and all that when I got there. * And I know that's not the way it's going to work, we're going to feed them. * And so, we made a huge change. These kids who were going out and stealing cars and doing home invasions on the weekends; through love and sitting quietly, they changed. * From the time that I went there to work, Bruce, the average length of time a child was staying in the school was three months. * By the time I left five years later, we had not had a vacancy for 18 months.
Jeff Jones is a therapist, addiction counsellor, interventionist, and now, family recovery coach working online with families with addiction. He’s expanded the context of addiction and created a three-phase program that empowers families to safeguard their loved one in an addictive cycle or recovery, while they engage in a process to stop the addiction cycle in this generation. After putting it online and wrapping a user-friendly online community around it, Jeff is moving towards his goal of empowering families to connect with like-minded others, family-specific resources and expertise when they are ready.
Contact Info * Website: www.TheFamilyRecoverySolution.com
Most Influential Person * Thich Nhat Hanh
Effect on Emotions * So what I'm aware of is that my emotions can like go to extremes, whether it's spiraled downwards or climb upwards kind of thing. * And mindfulness for me has been a very helpful antidote to ground me in reality as opposed to right away believe any extreme, whether it's down or up. So I want to reality check it with mindfulness.
Thoughts on Breathing * When I take slow, deep breaths into my belly and actually push my belly out, it engages my parasympathetic nervous system which slows the body down, which slows the nervous system down, calms the nervous system. * I have been using that in meditation. A natural thing that I do is, right away, take a big breath even sometimes before thinking. It has taken a long time to get there. * The slow deep breath is always there. It's a resource that will never leave me.
Suggested Resources * Book: Diamond Heart: Book One: Elements of the Real in Man by A. H. Almaas * App: N/A
Bullying Story * The story that I'm thinking of happened really not that long ago, just a couple months ago. It is interesting how it started out because I have a number of different, addiction mentors. * There was one in particular that I had just sent her an email kind of with a compliment of what I learned from her and I was just at a place where I was looking at what I was doing and having appreciation for the different people who I have learned from whose shoulders I'm standing on kind of thing. * So I wrote her an email and what I got back from her was a letter from her attorney. So it was confusing to me and I felt bullied by that. It was a great opportunity for me to be aware of what was going on in my own thinking process. * I just couldn't really make sense of my giving her a compliment about something I had learned from her and then getting this letter from her attorney. * It was kind of like letting me know how to cite her reference properly, like I was stealing some of her information or something. * I called her and I sent an email and I said, hey, I got this email from your attorney and like, can we just have a conversation? * Which you know, I got another letter from her attorney and just a couple of weeks ago I was at a conference and I saw her and she was sweet as pie to me. Nothing was said about it. So in that situation I felt like I was being bullied. * I was aware of what was going on in my mind and painting all these pictures like I'm being bullied here, and then to see her and get no message of that, it was confusing to me, but what I really learned from that from a mindfulness perspective is how I really need to check out my own thinking. * Like I can't always believe my own thinking. And if I don't check it out with the other person, it's not really going to be helpful for me to believe everything that my mind says. Now the other side of it is I do feel that I was being bullied.
Tom Singer is a professional master of ceremonies and keynote speaker for corporate, law firms, and convention audiences. He's also authored 12 books on the power of business relationships, sales, networking, presentation skills, and entrepreneurship. Tom is also the host of the Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do podcast where he interviews business leaders who possess an extra dose of the entrepreneurial spirit. Stories from Tom's interviews are shared with his clients and he challenges people to be more engaged and enthusiastic in all of their actions.
Contact Info * Website: www.ThomSinger.com * Podcast: Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do * LinkedIn / Twitter / IG / YouTube @ThomSinger * Facebook: @ThomSingerSpeaker
Most Influential Person * My father. My dad was 52 years old when I was born. So in a lot of ways it was like being raised by a grandfather. He had three sons who, when I was born were 10, 12 and 14. And by the way, I had the same set of parents. I was sort of a surprise. My Dad always told everybody that a surprise was an accident that worked out really well because he liked me.
Effect on Emotions * I think that As I've gone into this whole 50 to 75 plan that I'm shepherding, I think that being mindful of experiences and of saying yes to things, of not getting stressed, of not getting pissed, of just doing all that, I think the emotion that it has triggered more than anything else is joy. * I think because I am mindful, that I'm going to have a good time. * I think it has unleashed that emotion of joy and I think my wife sees it. I think my kids see it. I think my friends see it. I think my clients see it, so I think that's how mindfulness has affected my emotions.
Thoughts on Breathing * I don't think that [mindfulness has affected my breathing] other than the fact that it brings oxygen into my lungs that then goes into my blood and goes to my brain. * So when I first started running and I couldn't run a mile and I hired my friend who was a runner to kind of coach me through it. He actually pushed me too hard and I triggered asthma that I hadn't had in years. * I almost had to go to the hospital. I certainly hadn't used an inhaler in forever. I had to go to the doctor and everything else. So I was mindful of breathing when I couldn't. * But the rest of the time, for some reason, once I got up to where I was running three to five miles and then five to 10 miles throughout the training, I rarely am that winded.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Dr. Stephen Covey * App: My camera app because I pay more attention to things that are photo worthy and maybe that's mindful.
Bullying Story * You know, I'm just going to be real honest. I have one situation that comes to mind when you asked that question that involve bullying and I'm just going to put it out there. * I was kind of the bully and I was probably 12 years old and a bunch of people were sort of mocking, you know, a kid who kind of didn't fit in and I was part of it. * And what's interesting is it's not part of my personality, it's not part of who I am. It's not part of who I was at the time and if I had been mindful of not having to be part of that group or whatever, I wouldn't have been part of it. I don't keep in touch with this person. * I don't know if it was scarring or if it was just a minor thing, but I've always felt really bad about that. And because of that I've always been really conscious of not falling into that mob mentality and not being surprised by bystander mentality. * Again, I wasn't leading the whole thing. I wasn't the bully, but I was part of the group and I mean at the time I knew it was wrong and I don't know why it came to mind when you asked about it, but now I feel kind of like crap for even having been a part of it, just thinking about it again. * But I do know that it stayed with me to the point that I never did anything like that again, at least not to that level that I'm aware of.
Quote "When you are mindful of your purpose in any conversation, you leave a legacy." Thom Singer
Robert Plotkin is an engineer, mindfulness practitioner, and the founder of Technology for Mindfulness. His background in computer science and engineering dates back over thirty years to his days programming an Atari 800 personal computer, through a degree in Computer Science and Engineering at MIT, and nearly two decades as a patent attorney specializing in patent protection for computer technology. His relationship to Zen Buddhism stems primarily from his study of Japanese martial arts for more than three decades. He is a graduate of the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program at the Center for Mindfulness and practices mindfulness meditation. His fascination with the relationship and interactions between computer technology and the mind is reflected in his book on the automation of creativity in the field of inventing, The Genie in the Machine: How Computer-Automated Inventing is Revolutionizing Law and Business (Stanford, 2009).
Contact Info * Company: Technology For Mindfulness * Website: www.TechnologyForMindfulness.com * Podcast: http://technologyformindfulness.com/podcast * Look for Robert's new program: Tap Into Mindfulness (Available Soon)
Most Influential Person * Jack Kornfield * Joseph Goldstein, one of the first American vipassana teachers, co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society with Jack Kornfield and Sharon Salzberg * Also Nicholas G. Carr, author of The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has changed the way I deal with my emotions. This is where I think the stillness aspect of mindfulness is really helpful. * I talked a lot earlier about action and martial arts, in doing that you engage a lot of action, movement of the body. * I think for me, sitting meditation has been very helpful in dealing with emotions. Not just being able to notice what they are, but accept that they're there. Before I did sitting meditation, I engaged in a lot of trying to change difficult or negative emotions. * For me, sitting meditation has really, really been helpful. When you say dealing with emotion, just being able to be more aware of what they actually are at any given moment, being able to accept them and notice them without being able to change them. * I'm sure you know from your own mindfulness practice, sometimes that results in them lingering for awhile and sometimes I found that paying attention to them or even diving into them can result in them dissipating or changing in some way. * I'm always working on accepting in advance that whatever the outcome is, it is.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is a very, very big part of my mindfulness practice. Always has been. * Even from the martial arts training; breathing really fairly fundamental and it's been interesting for me to do sitting meditation. * Certainly there are some similarities and differences between how I think breath is approached in the two. In my experience in martial arts training, we do pay attention to the breath. * If I can paint it in broad strokes, there is more of a goal or pragmatic aspect to working on and somewhat improving the breath. * We work on deepening it, we work on being able to maintain it as more of an even keel. We work on being able to breathe more deeply. Part of it is to develop physical power. * There is a pragmatic goal, so to speak, at least as part of the martial arts training and the breath. And so it's definitely been interesting to me to come at the breath and sitting meditation from a different perspective. * Although sometimes when I'm doing sitting meditation I will form the intention of both noticing the breath and if I notice that it's shallow, I will relax. * But I also some of the time, will merely notice what it is without trying to change it. That's been a different experience for me. Certainly in martial arts training, we often say that it begins and ends with the breath. I think for all the same reasons, I mean breath is the foundation of life. * Everything else stops when you're not breathing. And so, that's always been a really significant part, and I do return to the breath. * In fact, I did just go back to a meditation teacher who I really rely on for a lot of guidance and was asking her about focusing on the breath and how I hear a lot of instruction these days that seem to imply to me that we should always return to the breath. * I've found that in my own practice, I'm at a point where sometimes if I'm experiencing and aware of a difficult emotion that returning to the breath can feel like a distraction.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains byNicholas G. Carr * App: N/A
Marie White is an entrepreneur, a world traveler, a missionary, and a YouTube host with over half a million viewers. She is the owner of Zamiz Press, which is an inspirational publishing company that offers hope and encouragement to people the world over who are experiencing struggles. Marie is also the author of five books, including the award-winning #1 bestseller, Strength for Parents of Missing Children: Surviving Divorce, Abduction, Runaways and Foster Care. Marie has also lived trauma first-hand, being the mother of an abducted child who remains missing.
Contact Info * Company: Zamiz Press * Website: www.MarieWhiteAuthor.com * Get a Free Copy of 'Changing Your Life In Just 10 Days' at the above website. * Book: Strength For Parents of Missing Children: Surviving Divorce, Abduction, Runaways and Foster Care by Marie White
Most Influential Person * Rick Warren (Author of The Purpose Driven Life)
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has helped to keep me from going from one extreme to the other.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is really helpful if you want to live. It’s necessary to bring down your emotions when you are in a heightened state of stress. * I like to breathe in through the nose, out through the mouth, very slow, taking a moment to concentrate.
Suggested Resources * Book: Calming the Brain Through Mindfulness and Christian Meditation by Dr. Mark Beischel * Book: Right Here Right Now: The Practice of Christian Mindfulness by Marjorie J. Thompson * Book: Strength For Parents of Missing Children: Surviving Divorce, Abduction, Runaways and Foster Care by Marie White * App: N/A
Michael Levitt is all about boundaries. He is the founder of Breakfast Leadership.com where he shares his expertise on boundaries with other leaders. Michael also works in the health-care field and has experienced first-hand how important it is to have a grip on boundaries in life and death situations as well as daily living. Michael is trained in crisis intervention from the Canadian Training Institute. Michael is recognized as a healthcare leader, holding the Advanced Healthcare System Leadership certificate from Rotman School of Management, one of the World’s highly ranked business schools, as part of the University of Toronto. Michael also shares his knowledge on his podcast – Breakfast Leadership. Contact Info * Website: https://www.breakfastleadership.com/ * Blog: www.breakfastleadership.com/blog/ * Podcast: Breakfast Leadership: www.breakfastleadership.com/podcasts/ * Get Michael Levitt's Book Free Here: www.BreakfastLeadership.com/bruce
Most Influential Person * Leo Babauta, ZenHabits.net
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has helped me keep my emotions in check. I'm passionate. I'm in healthcare. I'm passionate about people taking better care of themselves. * I'm passionate about the healthcare sector and what it needs to do to better serve the entire community and not just pockets of it. * I'm very passionate about wrongs that we see in society, but I keep them in check now because I know that I can only do so much. I can do what I can do and I have to let others do what they can do.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is extremely important to me. I am an asthmatic so my breaths are a little bit more challenging than others. It's mild, [my asthma], but it's something that I know could progress into copd (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) down the road. And for me, I take care of my breathing very carefully. * I focus on it when things are tense, I pause and I go, OK, what are my breathing patterns like? And I can take a deep breath and sometimes I'll do the nostril thing where you do a closed nostril breathing. * I just really focus on the breathing and it lowers my blood pressure and it just puts me into a moment of awareness and in the moment of now. Instead of worrying about what's going to happen or freaking out about what happened before, it's a good way to really get me connected to where I am right at this moment.
Suggested Resources * Book: 369 Days: How To Survive A Year of Worst Case Scenarios by Michael Levitt * Book: The Tortoise And The Hare by Jerry Pinkney - This is a leadership book. Some people will question me saying that, but it also helps with mindfulness too, as far as focusing on what's important. From a leadership book standpoint, it's a great book because oftentimes we are the rabbit and we're running around trying to get things done and moving things around where the tortoise is just steady as we go. Let's get through this. It's the same thing from a mindfulness standpoint. Our brains and minds and activities are all over the place where the turtle's step, step, step, step, step, step and turtle wins the race. I want all of us to win the race. So it's one of those books that I will read from time to time to really reconnect with myself. * App: Calm
Teresa Przetocki works with companies to help them implement corporate wellness as a business strategy. Teresa is on a mission to create thriving communities within the workplace and she shares real-time examples of how to include mindfulness into employee wellness programs. Teresa is founder and CEO of C&P Wellness Consultants. She's a board certified public health professional, a certified Well Coaches Health and Wellness Coach and she holds her Masters in public health.
Contact Info * Company: CP Wellness Consultants * Website: www.CPWellnessConsultants.com * Social Media: @TeresaPrzetocki
Most Influential Person * My Grandmother and also my Husband
Effect on Emotions * Oh, that's a really good question. So I would say that mindfulness allows me to put a separation between my emotions. * So we're very emotional beings and sometimes we let emotions kind of override us and we think, oh, I'm feeling this way so this is all of my reality right now. * I think what mindfulness really has this amazing capacity to do is to bring awareness to it, but then put a separation into it. * So then you can look at it non-judgmentally and really say, hey, I'm feeling this way, you know, what does that mean or, hey, I'm feeling this way. And just let it, let it be.
Thoughts on Breathing * So I've been trying to meditate, I would say a good three years now and I'm excited to get to your book recommendations because I have a great book for you that I want you to actually read. And then I'd actually like to hear what you have to say about it after you read it. But I'm. * So whenever you hear of mindfulness or meditation, the first thing that any kind of teacher has said is go to your breath. * So I, in my personal experience, have found this to be incredibly easy. It refocuses you, it's always accessible and it just automatically calms me. * One of the things that I do with breathing is I like to count to 10 or 20. When you breathe in, it's one breathe out. It's two. And so I normally go to either 10 or 20 and then restart it and I try to do that for a good five to 10 minutes.
Suggested Resources * Book: Conversations With God by Neale Donald Walsch * Book: Bliss More: How To Succeed in Meditation Without Really Trying by Light Watkins * App: Gratitude 365
Michael Neeley is a podcaster and an entrepreneur. He's a business coach and he empowers other entrepreneurs to live the lives they've always dreamed of. He's the host of the podcast, 'Consciously Speaking', and also his new podcast, 'Buy This, Not That'. Michael used to be a knight in shining armor; he was an actor who spent a good portion of his career on horseback before starring in a couple of soap operas and some independent films. Michael's son, Tristan, was born back in 2002, and at that time Michael decided he wanted to leave the smog of Los Angeles and settle in an area with clean air and clear skies. So Michael made a transition and has moved to a role where he enlightens others as a mindfulness business coach.
Contact Info * Website: www.MichaelNeeley.com * Podcast: Consciously Speaking * Podcast: Buy This, Not That * Event: Transformational Business Event - Your Authority Blueprint Live (Listen to the interview for a $100 Off Coupon Code)
Conversation With Michael Bruce: How do you get grounded in your life, Michael?
Michael: For me, meditation plays a big part in it and it's not about like sitting down on a cushion for 45 minutes at a time. It's more like, uh, you know, while I'm going for a walk, if I'm walking the dogs, I can use that as a meditation. It's a matter of fact. It was so cool. I walked them yesterday, I took them over to this little park area that we have here near my home and I unleashed them and let them run and I laid down on the grass and stared up at the sky and meditated for about five minutes. It was total bliss and just little things like that where you can relax the mind and let go of all of these crazy monkey mind thoughts that are running through our heads about our business constantly. If you're a solopreneur or even about life in general, you can get caught up in all this stuff instead of just, OK, here I am. I'm just a human being.
Bruce: Your son Tristan was born in 2002. Has He inspired you to be mindful? Has He taught you anything about being grounded and being centered?
Michael: Well, Tristan is my constant teacher every day and you know, he's my why. He's the why of what I'm up to in the world and that's the part that I've got to bring mindfulness back to. If I get too caught up in doing the work and I don't spend the time with him; he's the reason that I'm doing the work. And so if I don't take the breaks to spend the time with him, then it kind of defeats the purpose. And so yeah, he's a constant teacher to me.
Bruce: How will mindfulness play a role in your upcoming event that you're doing?
Michael: A lot of people look at business and they don't see the correlation of how mindfulness plays into that and I know maybe in larger corporations it's less relevant in the bigger picture. Certainly on the smaller scale and when we're talking about the people that I'm attracting for my event, which are visionary Solopreneurs, as I call them, people who are in business for themselves, the mindfulness piece is often the difference between success and failure. What I mean by that is that we get in our own way. We get caught up in either the minutia of the work or we get caught up doing the wrong things because we're looking for a sense of, you know, checking off the list, tick boxes instead of really being mindful about, OK, wait a minute, let me tune in here. What do I really want? What is going to be the best for my business and how can I move forward in a way that's conscious and fully present?
Bruce: Tell us about some of the speakers that are going to be at your event. I know it's called, Your Authority Blueprint Live.
Michael: It's going to be a rockin' event and we're going to have Jay Fiset there, another fellow Canadian. Jay does work with a Mastermind To Millions. I didn't realize how conscious Jay was and how mindful he was until recently when I had him on my show. He's just really a cool guy. So Jay's going to be there. We've got Brady Patterson from Success Road Academy, also a Canadian company. Brady is going to be there. Uh, we're going to have Tiamo De Vettori, who is a singer, songwriter. He's going to be sharing some inspirational music with us. [Tiamo was recently named L.A. Music Award's "Singer/Songwriter of the Year" & San Diego's "Best Songwriter] Tiffany Largie is going to be there. I mean we're going to have a wonderful lineup of some great talented motivational speakers to help people break through. Melanie Benson, another person who's really great with mindset is going to be there sharing some of her wisdom and expertise to really help us move beyond these blocks that stop us. And then of course, where the authority blueprint comes in is we're going to share the business side of it is how can you create a name for yourself in the industry that's really gonna catapult you onto the scene in a big way. And that's the business promise of it. We're going to show you how to build that blueprint.
Bruce: On your podcast, Consciously Speaking, you help people wake up and you consciously create awareness, but I'm curious about your other podcast called, Buy This, Not That. How did that come about? What's the story?
Michael: Well, you know, that's an interesting piece as well. We talk about our clients, you know, running into certain situations or questions and for me the questions kept coming up over and over again, like, well, what's the best mail service provider, email provider or what's the best webinar hosting platform? And I found myself answering questions over and over again, like the same questions and I thought, you know there are a lot of solopreneurs out there struggling with these same things. What if I were to .... [Tune in to the Podcast to hear more from Michael Neeley]
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Bruce: Would you explain the mindfulness of money, JV?
JV: I think there are multiple pieces to it. Every client I work with, because I work with clients who are typically high achievers and now they want to go to a new level and one of the things, because I work with a lot of coaches, that's my primary market, but I also work with seven figure service businesses that want to add at least another million in the next 12 months.
I only work with people who really have high goals and even though they have the high goals, nobody ever ends up on the phone with me or on a zoom or anything or even on the show usually without really having a deep desire to help people. But there's something I've identified called the money purpose wound. That's the name I gave to it because they're purpose driven, but a lot of times they have conflicts about making more money.
Along the way they've picked up ideas like, I got these gifts for free so I have to go out and give them to people for free. Here's an important distinction between, are we coaches and entrepreneurs, are we really in the business of saving people, which is where that kind of wounded mindset and poverty mindset and I've got to go save them and it's wrong to charge them, or are we in the business of empowering them and selecting to work with people that we resonate with, whoever that group is, but we're here to empower them and when we make that distinction, we come to a new set of decisions and those decisions are, it's not our responsibility to decide if somebody wants or is ready to be empowered.
It's our responsibility to empower them if that's what they want and once we let go of we have to go save people and convince them, right? We have to convince them that they want to do something more with their life. That's a losing journey. And I know because I used to be in that business, right? I used to believe that I used to help people where I believed in them a hundred and ten percent, but they were acting at fifty percent and I thought if I just kept believing in them at a hundred and ten percent, finally they'd get the spark.
But you know what? I've come to a conclusion. People self choose whether they connect with the spark, it's our job then to empower them because they want to move forward. It's not our job to try to convince them they're ready when for whatever reason, and there could be so many different reasons. Their soul is not at that place at that moment. You've got to let them choose to be there.
Bruce: So what's the biggest reason that people have these money blocks?
JV: Well, you know, it's interesting because I can't even tell you what the seven are, and I'm not even embarrassed about that. In my book there's a chapter on abundance mindset and I came up with seven areas of limiting beliefs. I can't even tell you what six of them are because from working with so many clients, I found they all had the same one and here it is, but different people are gonna say it one of two ways.
Either they've got issues around I don't deserve or they call it I am not worthy and everybody resonates with one of those words more than the other. And when you work with that piece, it's like a linchpin. When you deal with that piece then all of a sudden all this other stuff starts dissolving and they start moving forward.
But you've got to address that. And it's not a one time thing because we have levels. Once you get to, let's say you're at one level, but now you want to double to another level, you've got to go through this process again. You know, I'm looking on and going, well, you know Berkshire-Hathaway. He used to be the richest guy in the world, but right now it's Amazon, right? So and he's at a hundred billion and in our lifetime we're going to be all here when there's the first trillionaire. Just a few years ago we thought fifty billion was a whole lot of money. Now we're for the first time at a hundred billion and it's really mindset. Now they're going to do different activities.
They're going to leverage higher. They're going to be in a position to leverage and leverage and leverage because that's how you really build wealth, but it's having the mindset and thinking about your life and your business and money differently and asking different questions that get you to that next level. Everybody has to go through this kind of, I deserve, and at some point you'll have gotten through that. But for most people, if you're not yet at ten million, I think you're still going through that and you may still be going through it if you're not yet at a hundred million because we just have different layers inside of us.
You help people get to their first seven figures. You know, that's the majority of the work I do because I know when I got there I was 25 and all of a sudden I could buy a four story brand new four-story home on the water, have a Mercedes, go to Europe, you know, that was now my playground and I grew up in a little town with two or three hundred people.
When you ask how poor were we? Imagine this. We had an eight party line and what that means is there were eight homes that shared the same single line. And when you wanted to use the phone, you'd have to say, Delores, would you mind getting off the phone? I need to make a phone call. You'd have to bargain with your neighbors on the phone line and there'd always be the little old lady who listened to everybody's calls. Nobody could afford to have their own line when I was growing up in the little town I lived in.
Bruce: Did you have your bathroom in your house?
JV: We did, but we actually called it a one holer. That was the country term for that. I think we all know what that is. You have one bathroom and everybody's got to share it. And we didn't even have central heat or anything. We had one floor furnace and it would be cold in the winter and everybody took their tern getting the floor furnace area to get dressed. So to get there at twenty-five really was a big deal, but I know what difference it makes for people, how it frees them up, how they can take care of their family, give to causes, have the freedom to all of a sudden live differently. And then I like to take people who are at seven figures and help them start adding more layers of millions on to really empower them to go out and create a bigger wave.
Bruce: You talk about passion, purpose, and values in your book. And I know you're all about that. You don't just talk about it, you live it. Share with us about the mindfulness behind that.
JV: Well, I think that all of us are on this planet for a specific reason that's unique to each one of us. And I was just actually having this conversation I think yesterday or the day before. I like all these hard finance pieces, but I really love working with people to discover that and I just seem to have a talent for it and I don't typically bring it up. But with almost every client we end up going through that process that when we discover, I call it your gold coin, think of it this way. Your purpose is written on one side, but when I was looking for my purpose, which was about 20 years ago, I sold companies because it was making money, but I was not happy. I didn't feel fulfilled. I didn't think I was doing what I was here to do.
I read a lot on purpose. I found most of it useless. It made me feel good, but it would say things like, when you find your purpose, you'll know it. And I said, well, I'd kind of already figured that part out. I want to know how to find it. Here's the answer folks, I'm going to give it to you because I want you to have it. On the other side of the coin is the secret for finding it and it's what's the difference you want to make for someone or something outside of yourself? It's not about you, it's about giving, it's about making a difference.
And when you focus on that and you start journaling, I'm a big journaler, so journal on that and you'll find several things might come up that something's going to resonate and then ask, well, who do I want to do this for? You know is it coaches, consultants? Is it bigger companies? Is it moms who have kids? Is it animals? Is it the planet in general? My purpose is, I want everybody to have clean water and that means we stop polluting the water. So that's really how you discover that purpose. That becomes the driver of your business. It becomes the driver of your life and that determines what conferences you go to, who you decide to hang out with, who you have relationships with, who you're friends with. Because all my friends are people who want to make a positive impact on the world, right? I just don't hang out with anybody else because I want us to all help each other to achieve that outcome and make our mark on the world and makes this a better world for everybody.
Patrick and Sam Cullinane are relationship experts; expertise which has resulted from their experiences as they moved through the ups and downs of the rocky marriage they endured with each other. The first decade of their 20-year marriage ended with a twelve-month separation and signed divorce papers. The second decade was an invigorating climb back up the mountain which can be described as refreshed love and intimacy leading to newfound closeness and personal growth. Their challenges and discoveries are shared in an easy-to-follow, authentic format in their recent book called, Bigger Love: How to Have the Love of Your Life for the rest of Your Life. Patrick and Sam now teach their own proven methods to other couples who yearn for over-the-top relationships.
Contact Info * Website: www.BiggerLove.com * Book: Bigger Love: How To Have The Love of Your Life For The Rest of Your Life by Patrick and Sam Cullinane * Podcast: DoggyStyle
Most Influential Person * Patrick: Sam Cullinane * Sam: Julianna Raye of Unified Mindfulness
Effect on Emotions * Sam: Well, mindfulness allows me to understand what I'm feeling to begin with because I think a lot of times I just let, I realized now that I've let my emotions sort of push me around in my life. Now I recognize I'm not my emotions. They are something that happens to me. So those recognitions have changed my life entirely. * Patrick: The feelings are real, but how you choose to react to the feelings, that's what you have control over. So the emotion is typically your choice in reaction or your body's physical reaction to the feelings.
Thoughts on Breathing * Patrick: Well, that's interesting because we spent a day with a Peruvian Shaman last year who talked to us about breathing and ever since he was talking to us about it, I see it. I'm like, oh my God, somebody told us about this last year and so he was talking to us about this now and so you know how the universe conspires to put things in front of you once you figure it out. Um, but yeah, we will use just taking a normal breath in a day where we're doing what, 28 percent capacity of our lungs and feeding your body. And so just just forcing yourself to breathe when I feel any stress or laying there having trouble sleeping or any of that, I just breathe. I try to maximize my lung capacity, hold it for a little bit, oxygenate my body and then breath out. Then I have to do that, focus on my breathing when I meditate. * Sam: It's amazing, but as soon as I take my mind to my breath, I'm in the moment. It's immediate. So I love to use that in meditation. I use it if I get frustrated, I focus on the breath. Breath is instrumental in my life and my mindfulness practice.
Suggested Resources * Sam's Book: Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny and Ron McMillan * Patrick's Book: Man's Search For Meaning by Victor Frankl * App: No app
Bullying Story * Patrick: Sam brought up the fact that she thinks the biggest bully she sees is me bullying myself. Do you know what I mean? My dialogue of beating myself up and that kind of thing. So yeah, absolutely. not doing it. It's, it's part of the love yourself thing. * I recognize that I have a tendency to, to beat myself up a little bit or self deprecate, you know, do those types of things. And so I try not to bully myself by being mindful and loving myself and forgiveness. Self-Forgiveness is the key to all that. It's like, OK, I screwed up and I'm over it. * Sam: I do have a bullying story. I guess I don't know if mindfulness would have helped or not. So I grew up in Salt Lake City when I went to elementary school in Salt Lake City and then we started moving. It's primarily Mormon community and I'm not Mormon. * I was raised sort of Episcopalian and I think when, I can't remember how old they are when they get baptized, but it's older, it's like third or fourth grade, I want to say they're eight. So at age eight they get baptized and I think that's when they start to recognize that they're in this religion and it becomes very important to them as they learn all the stuff that they have to learn. * A lot of the kids weren't allowed to play with me because I wasn't lbs. There's one instance where this kid just was so mean and that was in front of a large group of kids and he was like, what religion are you again? And I was like, I'm Episcopalian. And he said, a pissa what? You know, you're going to hell, right? And I was like, what? [I said to my] mom, I'm going to hell. So that was very damaging, right? * It took a while to figure out how to deal with it. Like understanding different religions, why cultures clash and why war happens and all the bad things. But the interesting thing about that story is that later I was in college at the University of Utah and I saw that kid. I recognized him immediately and he was drunker than shit. He was hammered drunk, which of course is very against the Mormon religion. They're not allowed to drink or smoke or swear or anything. * And I [thought] what a hypocrite, you know, but it turned out that he was actually homosexual, which is also very against the Mormon religion. And I think that once I figured that out about him, I recognized that a lot of people who bully are people that are hurting. * They hurt others because they're hurting themselves. So he probably knew when he was eight. I mean, most of the homosexuals that I know, know early on that they're not like everybody else and that they have different attractions. He probably knew that. * And so he probably was hurting, confused and conflicted and lashed out at me because people that are hurting hurt others. So I think that was an interesting Aha moment for me.
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Most Influential Person * My meditation teacher.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has helped me to see beyond my emotions. I think the fallacy is that we are our thoughts. We are our emotions, but we are really so much more than that. * When we can separate ourselves from our thoughts and our emotions and see beyond them and step into this larger being that we are, we find a more calm. * We find more fulfillment and we find more happiness in life. It's not that those thoughts and emotions ever stop, but we begin to see them in a different way.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is quintessential. We never stop breathing. For me, it's been an important aspect and an important focus with my lung cancer. * Also as an athlete and a runner, I've practiced breathing throughout my life. * Simply focusing on the breath and connecting deeper within yourself is a powerful practice that helps one really get through a lot of anxiety, fear and self doubt in your life.
Suggested Resources * Book: Freedom From The Known by Jiddu Krishnamurti * App: The Muse (For Meditation)
Bullying Story * Let's go do the Eco Challenge", which was a very famous race back at the time. And, he looked at me and said, "Well, I don't know if you're quite ready for that." * I said, "OK, well thanks. I'm going to go do the eco-challenge." And I just decided that that's what I was going to do. * So it's interesting. I think that this idea of bullying for me personally isn't necessarily a bad thing. I think there's a silver lining to it in a way where it drove me towards excellence. * I guess that experience that I had in Nepal, in the Himalayan summit where I was being teased and bullied in a way, just drove me to prove them wrong. That I wasn't the person that they thought I was.
Krysti Turznik is a speaker, author, and life coach and even studied to become an ordained minister. She has a Masters Degree in Metaphysics, Bachelor of Science Degrees in Biology and is a consulting hypnotist. She has extensive experience helping brilliant people get out of their own way and live the life they were truly meant to live. Through mindset, motivation, and meditation she shows them how to create a life of miracles and magic where every day feels like a day at the beach. Krysti lives in Wisconsin with her husband, daughter, and four cats.
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Most Influential Person * Dr. Wayne Dyer
Effect on Emotions * My emotions have had a significant impact because they helped me to really tune into who it is that I am in every moment. * When I am having an experience, when I'm having an emotion, I can check in and say, is this the kind of person that I want? Is my behavior in alignment with how I want the world to experience me?
Thoughts on Breathing * Whenever I feel like I am out of sorts, I return to breath. So I just focus on taking three deep breaths, slow and easy, and it helps me to really center myself and make choices from that point.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Intention by Dr. Wayne Dyer * Book: Mindset Magic: Using Scientific & Spiritual Principles to Create Your Life by Krysti Turznik * App: Calm
Bullying Story * I was fortunate that I personally didn't experience much of that. * I do have an experience that my daughter had gone through about two years ago. She was being bullied at school by a special needs student. * There was nothing that we could do from the other child's perspective, so I worked a lot with my daughter and really helped her to understand that the things that were being said and the actions that were being taken really had nothing to do with her. It was just things that the other child needed to do. * So we talked a lot about when something negative happens to you, how you can really take that as an opportunity to look at yourself and make sure that your behavior is what you want to accomplish and then see how you can maybe change some things so that you're in a better environment or so that situation doesn't take place again.
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Contact Info * Website: www.MorningCoach.com * Giveaways: www.MorningCoach.com/mindfulness * Podcast: Morning Coach
Most Influential Person * Eckhart Tolle (Author of The Power of Now)
Effect on Emotions * It's huge. I wish I could stay in it more. You know, I wish I could be more mindful. * I don't believe in emotional control. I believe in emotional command, which means you just understand it. * Viktor Frankl, who was in a concentration camp as a psychologist, said, you know, suffering stops being suffering when you understand it.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing's big. I mean, if you start to understand the fundamentals of meditation, a lot of people don't know how to do it, really if you just focus on your breath. * Just concentrating on the breathing in and out is probably the most basic form of meditation that brings you mindfulness.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Book: The Sacred Six: The Simple Step By Step Process For Focusing Your Attention and Recovering Your Dreams by JB Glossinger * Book: A Course In Miracles by Helen Schucman * App: N/A
Bullying Story * I actually am very blessed and that I got along with everybody. I never really had any issues. * I got along, back in the day when we were going to school. We had stoners, we called them hoods and jocks and I wasn't any of that. I was a nerd that played sports and listened to death metal, so I never really got bullied because I got on. I got along with the nerds because I loved computers. We had the old apples and I would play dungeons, dragons with them. * Then I'd go play football and basketball with the jocks and then I would go hang out with the nerds and smoke a cigarette and listen to metallica. * So I got along with everybody. I never really had an issue with that and I'm very blessed because I know that's a big issue for a lot of people. * I think if you can learn from me being diverse and not getting involved in just one particular click. * I think it helps anybody that's being bullied, just try to understand where other people come from instead of seeing them and judging them because they listened to some death metal. Get to know them, you know, and the nerds. * People are people and I think that's what stopped me from ever being bullied because I had people in all the circles that I got along with. * Bullying in business - Business is an odd thing because you know, when I first started, when I went from free to paid in 2009, it was brutal. * I had people say, JB, you're a jerk. I mean you can look at the reviews. There's 53 negative reviews still on itunes about how bad I was. I can't believe you're trying to make money at this. You know, and I'm like, God, I did this for two years and it hurt me. I mean, I cried. * It was devastating that day. I mean people were hateful, but what I learned is that I had 12,000 people in a website and 10 percent of them came with me, twelve hundred of them. * There's an old song says, love the one you're with. That's when I realized I can't please everybody, and I don't want the people I can't please. * I'm going to build my business around those people that love me and work with me. * And honestly I had trouble back in the day when I was free because you were still getting everybody.
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Most Influential Person * My daughter Clarice
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness makes my emotions possible to live with. My emotions are big. I'm an emotional type. My emotions hold a lot of charge and a lot of intelligence. * Without mindfulness, my emotions feel like a crazy dragon ready to consume me. And with mindfulness I can ride that dragon and I can be the steward of that dragon and allow that dragon to take me where I need to go.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is just the first touchstone. It's everything, you know, the breath is everything. * I've done a lot of breath work, especially when I was living at Harbin Hot Springs and helping to lead breath work events there. I became so much more aware of my breath and even now, as you mentioned my breath, I can feel like my breath is a little bit high because I'm eager, you know. * So it reminds me to just sort of let my belly soften and let my whole body soften and arrive even more, even in the midst of my eagerness to be with you.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Presence Process: A Healing Journey Into Present Moment Awareness by Michael Brown * App: Insight Timer * App: Relax Melodies
Bullying Story * What comes to mind for me is that I do work with a lot of parents of very intuitive kids and I call them dragon kids because sometimes these kids have so much energy in their bodies that they might get labeled as having some condition, whether it's ADHD or autism. * I'm not a doctor so I can't say what those things are and who's what and blah, blah blah. But I do notice that there are a movement of kids now who have so much much energy in their little tiny bodies, you know, like there's so such big spirits. * And when I work with the parents of those kids and occasionally with the kids directly, which is super fun too, a lot of what we do is to help those kids become more mindful. And we want them to have resources to become centered and to relax into their own invisible team. * A lot of those kids are actually very aware that they have guardian angels or imaginary friends or some force that they can listen to you when they're quiet in here. * Getting them back in touch with that, in my mind, is what can also help them in instances where they're being bullied for being big or for being out of control or whatever. * That invisible team is right there for them and they have a different reference point than just these kids were holding themselves as the authorities on the playground, which of course they're not. * They're just more kids looking for their own power, looking to hold power in a way that can feel safe to them. And so mindfulness, in addition to the intuitive gifts, acknowledging and welcoming intuitive gifts, I feel like be a huge benefit to especially the sensitive empathic supercharged dragon kids.
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Contact Info
- Website: WorkflowSchool.com
Most Influential Person
- My Dad.
Effect on Emotions
- I believe that when you try to do good for others and you try to think about ways in which your actions can impact the world in some way, I think that's mindfulness.
- Often thinking about yourself can also benefit others. I think the basic system of capitalism in that you think about yourself and your family, but you also then in many cases are creating products and services to help others.
- That's kind of the business side also and the philosophy side of mindfulness.
Thoughts on Breathing
- Well, until I started meditating, I didn't realize the power of breathing, but now that I've done it so many times and I've followed my breath in and out, I can see it even more.
- I recently listened to a meditation and the gentleman was saying something like; realize that even when you're not aware of your breathing, you are breathing. So that's some heavy stuff.
- Okay, so I'm not thinking about my breathing, but it's still happening. So there's a lot of things related to that that get a little bit deep about life in general and the way our minds work.
Suggested Resources
- Book: Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl
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Bullying Story
- Well, as far as bullying, I'm fortunate that I was never beat up. I've listened to some of your guests and it's heartbreaking to hear what they said about them actually being physically assaulted.
- My bullies were more just kids in the neighborhood maybe running after me trying to make me scared or something like that. That's really my extent, I would say of bullying.
- I have family members who have disabilities or special abilities I like to say, so maybe I could see things from a different standpoint.
- I would see how people might look at them and wonder; well why are you looking at them? So I could empathize a little more from a young age.
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Most Influential Person * Oprah
Effect on Emotions * How has mindfulness affected your emotions? Mindfulness has gotten me more in touch with them and then I can love them like I talked about and heal them.
Thoughts on Breathing * Tell us how breathing is part of your mindfulness; you already touched on it, but let's sum it up. * It's essential and it's conscious breathing, so not just breathing because God is breathing me right now, thank God, but I need to get present and be conscious to that breath and feel it.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz * Book: The Mastery of Love by Don Miguel Ruiz * App: The Timer on your phone
Bullying Story * Yeah, and you know, this even happened in my adult life and I was working for an amazing company doing personal growth work and I was really good at sales and I was really good at starting to do presentations from the stage. There was another woman that was working there and that was her job, you know, before I came along she was the star. * You can imagine if you're the person making the sales for the company, you felt good and you're important and here I came along and I had this natural ability to connect with people and to feel again using a lot of the tools we've talked about helped me be good at sales and be able to feel and be with people. * So she was in a position above me in her power structure in that company. So I definitely felt like there were a lot of ways where she would not give me certain opportunities or use whatever means were in her control to hold me back or not allow something to happen. * And it was difficult, you know, because I am a sensitive person and I can feel all of that. So it was very challenging, and the ways that I dealt with it, I first needed to know that what I was feeling wasn't wrong, that, you know, sometimes I think we make ourselves crazy, you know, and other people will make us crazy because they'll say, no, that's not going on. * That's all in your own head. And it's like, no, this is what's happening and I feel that and I'm not going to make that wrong. And then, you know, there were times where I would talk to my other friends about it just to get some reflection and support and make sure I'm not crazy, you know? * And then there were times where we've had to sit down as a group and just kind of have a circle and with other people there to support us and being honest and truthful. So I was in a community then, where we really honored the truth and we really honored being able to feel sensations. * I know that's not most places where we go, but that's the culture I would like to create because the truth is we are going to have people that rub us the wrong way in life. But really it's like, what is it in me that they are triggering? What is it that has me feel insecure, that is an opportunity for me to love in my own body. * And again, I know this stuff. It sounds so simple, but it's a lot harder to practice when you're in the situation. You know? And I don't want to make light of people who are being bullied. Like it's just the saddest thing. You know that people abuse their power and this is what we're talking about when you talk about the 'me too' movement and these men in power that are getting taken down, they had power and they bullied with it, they took with it, they used that power to take something rather than connect with another human being. * And I think that that's partly because we don't know how to connect. So what we've been taught is to be like, I'll be the more powerful one and I'll get my power by putting you down and this is part of what I say we're awakening the Feminine Energy in all of us. * We're feeling our compassion, our heart. It's like there has to come a place where our heart opens and we're like, what? I don't want to treat anybody like that. Like why would I do that? That's not right.
Debby Siegel is a Yoga Teacher and founder of the business, YoGoGirls. She calls herself a passionate steward of Earth, mostly a Barefoot Steward. She’s also a marketer, copywriter and editor with a distinctive edge which she finds in the wild. She’s an avid cyclist, enthusiastic athlete and Mom of the Millenium. Debby is currently writing a Mindful Marionettes Puppet Show designed to teach kids about mindfulness.
Contact Info * Website: www.YoGoGirls.com * Email: Debby@YoGoGirls.com * Social Media: @YoGoGirls
Most Influential Person * Gretchen Rubin
Effect on Emotions * How has mindfulness affected my emotions? Oh Wow. That is a good one. Thank you for asking that. Yes, they for me, like I said, it's about quieting my mind, right? And being able to be in this moment right here. * For me it has leveled off the extreme emotions which are derived from worry about the future or fretting over the past. * So by being right here, it's made me pretty even keel, and that is not always been something you could say about Debby Siegel.
Thoughts on Breathing * Well, there's actually science behind it, right; breathing deeply into your abdomen. And I am really drawn to a yogic breathing called Deerga breathing, it's Deerga breath. It's a three-part breath and it's where you start by feeling your belly cavity, so you're breathing deep. You expand that out and then next you move into your lungs and your rib areas, blowing those out in 360, and then finally just even extending the air all the way up into your throat. * You start filling bottom to top and you exhale and you empty top to bottom. And this type of breathing has a lot of indications that all of the benefits of meditation and breathing will scientifically happen as you kind of hit your Vegus nerve. * And then it takes your body into that rest or digest phase an out of the fight or flight that pretty much all operate in more often than not. I'm very drawn to that type of breathing. One might even point out that prior to our interview I was breathing, I was integrating that into my own instruction and guidance. So yeah, it calms you, right? I am a rock climber, so one of my hobbies, I climb cliffs. I can get on the same rock wall, that's the same difficulty from the ground. And then you take that same rock wall and maybe put it up a few hundred feet, which I've done as well, like all over the United States; I've climbed in 11 states. * You start from that place and start to climb and you realize the mind-body connection right away. It changes, you know, your mind is so powerful. It changes your ability to focus on climbing. * So I will say breath has been incredibly powerful there. It can get you past that, that anxious fear that we in the sport doesn't involve. So yes, breathing, I incorporate it into almost everything I do now and I feel I need to come back to that clear-minded place that breathing is, it's my medicine.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now: A Guide To Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story * I've been both the bully and the bullied in childhood. * I feel like recalling and retelling childhood bully stories would kind of give them some power in my now. So I would instead like to focus on the second part of your question, where mindfulness would've made a difference. * Mindfulness would make a difference for bullying everywhere, right? I mean, I happen to believe that bullying is just a person's need to be seen. We all need to be seen by others. We all need acknowledgment. It's a human condition and bullying is just a more intense method of achieving this. * So by holding more space for others in our day-to-day lives, perhaps we'll be offering the fulfillment of being seen to someone who might otherwise turn that lack into a bullying opportunity.
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Most Influential Person * My father
Effect on Emotions * I have an anxiety disorder and being mindful has helped me calm my anxiety disorder down. I'm very different now with it. * Every single day I'm aware so if I feel the anxiety is sort of coming through. If I'm feeling anxious, I understand the physiological response, my body response, so I'm able to work through the steps to calm myself down and do the cognitive therapy to calm myself down.
Thoughts on Breathing * I have two different ways of breathing. So we have the regular way of breathing, but then we also have our diaphragm breathing and I'm working on my public speaking. * I've learned how to speak in an effective way and breathe so that I'm not holding my breath and then talking a lot and then running out of air. So it's interesting you ask that because I've been working for the past few months on improving my breathing when I speak.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Little Book of Mindfulness: Ten Minutes a Day to Less Stress and More Peace by Dr Patrizia Collard * App: Calm
Bullying Story * This incident happened in 2014 and it actually involved the studio and myself in which I was protested for a week. So this lady had driven by the studio and she looked through the windows. We weren't open at the time and she saw a room full of brass balls. * When we have classes, we close the blinds, but during the daytime the blinds are open so you can see inside. And there was a poster of me on the window where I'm holding the pole. It's one of our marketing posters. I'm looking happy and smiley. She was deeply offended and it triggered her. * It actually triggered a negative memory she had when she was younger. So in her youth, she unfortunately had a terrible childhood in which she was living on the street, became a prostitute and she was a stripper. And seeing the studio and me on the pole triggered it. So she felt she needed to have the studio shut down, that it wasn't OK and that what I was doing was wrong and she was very upset with it. * So first she went on Facebook and in Oakville there is a Facebook group about Oakville which has about 8,000 members on it and that's where she started. So she posted that she needed people to band together to shut down the pole dancing studio and that what I was doing was wrong and I was teaching women to become prostitutes. * So she projected by what was happening with her. I was, I was mindful enough to realize what was happening, but we had a situation where I had somebody who was not healthy and happy and if I were to attack her back he would make things worse. So I just, I stood up and I spoke about what the studio was about with more of an education point of view. * And then I didn't respond back after that. Well, because there's 8,000 members involved, people jumped on and it went on for like three days of online shaming towards her because she's attacking so people want to fight back. So I had to tell all my students do not participate, do not get involved, leave it be, because we don't want to feed the beast, the social media beast. So my students were very wonderful about it and it faded away. * So we didn't participate. we stood back from it. So then after it all calmed down, she decided to stand in front of my business with a sign saying, prostitution is wrong. She would arrive around 9:00 AM and would leave around 4:00 PM. The police arrived the first day and they talked to me about it. And in Canada we have the charter of rights. * So she was fully allowed to do that, to stand on public space in front of my business, to promote her agenda about prostitution is wrong and I totally agree, prostitution is wrong. But that's not what we're doing. Whenever people would walk by, she would tell them stuff about me, she would slander, she would say negative things. * So the police on the very first day pulled me aside and said, do you have a choice on how you want to handle this? You can either attack back, which will make things worse or you can ignore and we highly recommend you ignore. And so I also spoke to one of our local MPs, a member of parliament, because we all know politicians get protested quite a bit and he advised the same thing. He goes, don't engage, don't participate, don't even look at her when she arrives, go home. And that's what I did every single day. * She chose to protest against me during the first week of July, which was the hottest week of the summer. So I went home every single day when she arrived, I would say see you later, get in the car and go home and hang out with my kids and she would stand out in front. So I didn't really, I didn't want to hear what she said about me. I didn't want to know. * I just knew, eventually she would move on and in fact, by the end of the week, she called me up on the phone and left a voice message saying that her work was done. My apologies for causing any hardship, any pain. She said I need to move on now. So I'm actually very proud of how I handled that. I was being bullied, but I chose a different path of how to handle it instead of fighting back, I chose peace and not to engage.
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Most Influential Person * Joan Borysenko (Mindfulness author of A Woman's Book of Life)
Effect on Emotions * I think it makes it much easier to have emotions and not get sidetracked by them or hijacked by them. * It's like, oh yeah, they're emotions and they come and they go and that I don't need to be a victim of my emotions. Not pushing them down, but not needing to be a victim of them. * Especially I think that self-criticalness was a part at one point that I would sometimes become a victim of.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing may be the number one part of my mindfulness. It's so great because it's always with us and just one breath or even one part of a breath or noticing a breath can bring us right back to it. * My intention is to start noticing it when I first wake up and to be aware of it all through the day. I love the practice of noticing and feeling the breath rather than trying to impose a perfect breath.
Suggested Resources * Book: Being Peace by Thich Nhat Hanh * App: Calm and Headspace for Kids
Bullying Story * Really fascinating since I've been listening to your podcast and hearing you talk to people about that, it's made me think about bullying a lot more and that's been good. Thinking in my own life and as a child, I can't remember ever being bullied, but there are a number of situations as an adult that I would consider bullying to have happened. And right now in the news there's a lot about abuse of power, which I think is a form of bullying. * One particular situation which really stands out for me is about a man I was working with who was in a business situation and was in a position of, you know, in the hierarchy above me. * Ironically he had asked me to help him teach a mindfulness class based on Jon Kabat Zinn's work. And so we're teaching this, but there were some very uncomfortable encounters with things that felt to me like abuse of power with students and with me. * Then I went to a conference, a mind-body conference for therapists and doctors and educators and he knew I was going. He didn't say anything about going, but I was there and he showed up and was bizarre to me. Like following me and ranting and screaming at this professional conference it was very, very upsetting. I didn't feel scared really. But it was very upsetting. And that happened one evening. * And then the next morning we had a workshop that happened to be Wayne Mueller. He does body mind, spirit work. One of his books is called Sabbath: Finding Rest, Renewal, and Delight in Our Busy Lives by Wayne Mueller And he was doing a workshop at this conference and I went into that workshop just feeling tense in my body and rattled and looking around to see if this other person was going to be there. * I kind of felt like just going home. But I didn't want to, I wanted to stay at the conference, but I was definitely feeling disjointed and rattled and he gave us the best exercise. * He gave us the exercise to go out on a walk at a Sylmar, this beautiful place by the ocean in California. To go out for a walk and be led by our senses. And he called this a sensory walk and we talked about that feeling of like, just notice what your eyes love and follow that or what fragrance are you interested in? * And so it was just very simple. We each were out doing it for a and then came back. And just that following. I remember there was one particularly beautiful fragrant Bush that I just felt really drawn to and just was present with just noticing. * The feeling I had was having come back to my senses. I was like restored to myself. * So, you know, it's definitely a mindfulness exercise was like, what's here and how does it inform us and what does it call us to. And it totally brought me back to myself and I really felt healed from that. * There's another way too that I think mindfulness could have helped me if I looked back sooner. If I myself had been more aware of some of the early warning signals. * After that situation, I let our supervisor know I would not work again with this person, but before that there were weird things happening and I think if I had been more trusting of myself and what I was really noticing, I probably could have done something to stop it before it got to that point. * So I think that mindfulness of noticing early warning signals is something that would've been helpful for me.
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Most Influential Person * Robert K. Cooper (Head of Cooper Strategies (The first to teach me what he called an instant calming sequence) www.RobertCooperPHD.com
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness makes me calmer, more sane human being. You know, we all can get into this ... I call it the blender drink of our thoughts. You know, like when you, you do a smoothie in a blender drink, right? * And it's all smashed up and we can get whirling with so many different things in it. For me, it can connect me into this feeling of urgency and nervousness and being a little neurotic. * And so mindfulness has really helped me dissipate that soften, that, find more peace and be able to more consciously choose it at will during the day.
Thoughts on Breathing * I don't know of anything that changes your state faster than changing your breathing. Truly. I mean, if you just take a moment and go, where's my breath? * Holding my breath, my diaphragm's up in my rib cage here. How do I just take a breath? Take a sigh. Mindfully breathe through my nose, out through my mouth, even just a few breaths and just let my diaphragm drop, my whole abdomen drop. * Within anywhere from 30 seconds to a minute, I can access calmness. Wow, what a neat technique. I can do that anywhere. Anytime. Any circumstance.
Suggested Resources * Book: Any book by Pema Chodron such as - The Compassion Book: Teachings For Awakening The Heart * App: N/A
Bullying Story * Yeah, you know, Bruce, when I was a kid I was a pretty sort of highly sensitive wimpy kid, not an athletic kid and definitely the one to get picked on. I was very sensitive to suffering of other kids and the underdog and suffering of animals and all sorts of things. And I remember in grade school I used to walk home from school. * There were all these wonderfully positioned bushes where these two guys would hide out and wait for me. They would jump out and want to hassle me push me around and take my lunch money, that kind of stuff. * Well, one day my father decided to hide in those bushes and wait for those to give them a dose of their own medicine. So he jumped out, scared the holy crap out of them and gave me a good talking to. And strangely enough, we all ended up being friends. Those guys were so shaken up and scared. * My dad sort of facilitated this; he was a great guy but when you ask me how mindfulness helped me later in my life, about the age of 17, I started learning Kung Fu. It was partly for self-defense but I would say out of the seven years of training I went through in Kung Fu, the core lesson that I got was being mindful, staying awake, staying present in the midst of somebody hitting me. I can't tell you how valuable that is. * It wasn't like I would have just signed up for that knowing what I was getting into necessarily. I got to a place where we would do these round robins of sparring with one another. And I was just getting overwhelmed emotionally by doing this with all these people and getting hit and hitting them. * And it was all a very controlled thing. But at one point I fell down in a fetal position and I could barely handle it. * So my instructor brought me up, facilitated me getting through the feelings of that and I went back in. I went back in and something shifted in me and I was able to stay present throughout the rest of the exercise and honestly, that stayed with me for life. I was able to go, wow, I'm just observing all this. * I'm having to spar with these people and stand my ground and defend myself and show up and stay awake and not get overwhelmed by my feelings. * When I'm in conflict or hard circumstances these days, I referenced that. I go back to that feeling state in my physiology; what we called it was the eye of the hurricane. I'm staying present in that calm core place of observation and being able to then come up with solutions to what's happening. So I practiced that for 40 years or more.
Lisa Winston’s love of singing led her to a professional musical career that has spanned 40 years. She’s also a speaker, teacher, best-selling co-author, artist, Authenticity coach and mom. Five years after a breast cancer diagnosis and losing her home to wildfire, Lisa knew it was time to change the course of her life in order to pursue her soul path. Today, her commitment to teaching people how to Fuel the Fire Within and how to show up extremely authentic is powerfully transforming lives. Lisa’s life is a testament to what she teaches. And it’s exactly what’s needed for people to live an unstoppable, unshakeable and unapologetic life. It is Lisa’s absolute honor and joy to support others in learning to stand in the power and magic of their true, brilliant authentic selves. Five years ago at the age of 53, Lisa Winston left a 40 year music career to pursue her soul path. Today, her commitment to teaching YES Equals Success – saying yes to what’s hard, building inner strength and courage as well as providing simple steps to business success, is transforming lives.
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Most Influential Person * Dr. Wayne Dyer
Effect on Emotions * I used to fly by the seat of my pants with my emotions and it's not that I don't get emotional now. * I'm able to actually really breathe and disconnect and go to a space of alignment so that I'm not out of control. And then you can make a better decision from that space.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is one of the most important things you can do if you don't have a mantra or something like that. * Breathing really gets you out of your head, focused on your heart and centered in the present moment awareness. * Breathing brings life to your body and health to your body. So it's one of the most important things that I do.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * App: Oprah and Deepak Meditation App
Bullying Story * I was bullied by a teacher in sixth grade who threw me up against the lockers. I think my sister came and supported me. There was no support back then in the sixties or seventies, whatever it was. I mean he never got reprimanded and nothing ever happened, you know. He just didn't like girls and I was very playful and I ticked a lot of people off because I liked to play games. * But also my daughter, I remember in middle school she had so many girls. Um, I can't remember the name of the book was about a girl, but I think there's another one, Odd Girl Out (by Rachel Simmons). But the girls are so mean. A lot of times boys just punch each other out when they get ticked off. Right. But girls just like torture you emotionally. * I wasn't in a good space at the time; I was in a really abusive relationship at that point myself. So I was not in any kind of conscious space to really help my daughter. So I was just angry and reading books and reaching out to the schools, but I didn't see a lot of support at the schools. That was what was crazy about it. My daughter's 23 and I don't really know what's being done about the bullying thing. They have campaigns about going to college, but I don't see much in the realm of bullying. * I don't think very many people deal with it consciously. It's scary. It makes people angry. You fear for your kids lives and kids take their lives because of it sometimes. * I do leadership trainings and stuff and I really feel like if we could bring more leadership trainings to schools, to the kids about how wonderful they are and get them to learn to communicate with each other as opposed to the opposite. Even now as adults, you're walking down the street, people won't look at you. I look at people directly now because, if you really connect with people, we have a lot of the same things going on. You can really love somebody if you get to know who they are and even if you don't know them. * So it's a world where we're afraid of each other. But it starts as kids and then we grow into these wounded adults. So I think we need a lot more leadership programs, trainings, and children's routines. I don't know that it's going to go into the schools, the schools have some work to do around just the school system.
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Contact Info * Website: www.BlissedCommunications.com * Social Media: @DawnGluskin
Most Influential Person * Felix Lopez, a healer I met in Colorado.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness is just about being aware. In the past I just tried to stuff it down if I didn't want to feel it. Like, I don't want to feel this so I'll just pretend it's not here or I'll just be happy. * It's really about feeling it. I'm feeling into what are you trying to tell me, sadness or anger or whatever it is.
Thoughts on Breathing * Focusing on breath is a really great way to bring you present, you know, just slow inhales and exhales. Instantly, you're right back in the moment.
Suggested Resources * Book: Conversations With God by Neale Donald Walsch * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story * I never really was bullied. I guess I'm one of the lucky ones. I was quiet and shy as a kid and so I think I stayed off people's radar. * When you said that, there was something that came to mind with my daughter who is is ten. She's a very sensitive soul. She's like, an old soul; very sensitive. * I first realized this when she was four, we went to the Vet because my dog had eaten something he wasn't supposed to eat. And we're in sitting at the Vet's and she's like, Mommy, I don't feel good in my stomach. And I was like, oh, did you eat something? And she's like, no, animals are hurt here, animals have died here. * I thought, where did that come from. But I just realized she's really in tune with people and she's mindful of people's energy. And so how that shows up for her sometimes is in her relationship with her friends. * There was a particular girl who's a very sweet girl, but if she didn't get her way, she would always say to my daughter, I'm not going to be your friend anymore. She would leave and she would leave my daughter in tears just from being so sensitive. * A lot of well-meaning family members would say to her, you need to toughen up. It's a tough world out there, you need to be tougher. * I took a different approach. I said to her, no, you're perfect and complete just as you are. Your sensitivity is actually a gift and sometimes it might not feel like that, but it is a gift to the world. * And I think how you eliminate the bully is by building up the individual so you can be mindful of who you are and just embrace even the parts that are difficult; the parts that you might feel weird about sometimes. * I taught her no, that's who you are and you don't need to change. The world needs to change. I really empowered her around it. And then we even worked through it with her friend and you know, everything is all beautiful. It was a beautiful lesson for both of them, even for the friend was like, well, she's just expressing how she feels. She doesn't know how to express that in another way and it's not about you. She's not trying to hurt you. That's about her. So it was a good lesson for both of them.
Jeffrey Shaw is one of the most well-known portrait photographers in the United States - His portraits have appeared on Oprah and People magazine as well as hundreds of other publications. Jeffrey is also host of the successful business podcast called Creative Warriors. Mindfulness plays a key role in Jeffrey’s world. He realizes making powerful connections with people is about embracing and understanding their LINGO, their specific secret language.Using this insight, Jeffrey teaches entrepreneurs how to attract their ideal customers by learning to speak the proper LINGO.
Contact Info
- Website: JeffreyShaw.com
- FREE Lingo Media Kit: JeffreyShaw.com/MindfulnessMode
- Podcast: Creative Warriors
- Book: Lingo: Discover Your Ideal Customer’s Secret Language and Make Your Business Irresistible by Jeffrey Shaw
Most Influential Person
- K.S. Iyengar of Iyengar Yoga
Effect on Emotions
- Mindfulness has affected my emotions by giving me greater stability.
- We're very emotional beings and as a creative person, that's probably even more exaggerated.
- So mindfulness has created curiosity, which creates a stability of mind.
Thoughts on Breathing
- Breathing is very much a part of my mindfulness practice. In Yoga we refer to it as Pranayama.
- I have three kids and are adults now, but when one of my daughters was young, she had a really bad toothache and I taught her to breathe through the toothache.
- I had double hernias. I chose to have surgery done separately without anesthesia because I convinced the doctor. I didn't want to go through the general anesthesia. So we did them separately and I breathed through those surgeries. He didn't think it could be done and I was like, I can do it. So breathing has been a big part of my life.
Suggested Resources
- Book: Going To Pieces Without Falling Apart by Mark Epstein
- App: N/A
Bullying Story
- I was bullied most of my childhood, to be honest with you. Through middle school were really, really tough years for me.
- When I was growing up we had seventh and eighth grade in middle school and I spent most of those two years the guidance counselor office because I wouldn't go to the cafeteria.
- I went from class to the guidance counselor office to avoid the bullies. I was bullied on the bus. I was a shy, withdrawn kid; very sensitive. I was not as tough as the other boys.
- Yeah, most certainly I was bullied.I think the sensitivity that I carried with me was the mindfulness. There was no way I ever could have taken the advice I see given in tv shows about bullying.
- On sitcoms somebody's always advising the person being bullied to stand up to the bully. There is no way that was ever going to happen for me. So the mindfulness for me, was I was very aware that I was being bullied, but I was very mindful that that person had a problem.
- And I actually think it's the mindfulness that helped me survive it. And I've gone to counselors and therapy and all the time I spent in the guidance counselor's office was to be with a therapist and that was often pointed out to me.
- I honestly never really took on the victim role. I was being victimized, but I looked at it from the perspective that the person doing the bullying has an issue. I'm OK. I always carried with me a certain amount of self awareness and self confidence despite the fact that I was shy, I was actually inwardly quite confident and I was confident that the issue is not mine. I was very mindful that the issue was with the bully. Yeah, I mean it just was never. I never could have taken the advice.
- I had two older brothers and a father there was the typical sibling interaction. My older brothers were constantly picking on me and bullying me and the advice to me was to toughen up. My parents would just say, toughen up, which to this day never made sense to me. I thought, why should I toughen up? Why are you telling the person being bullied to toughen up, to meet that person as opposed to telling the bully to knock it off.
- But again, being mindful of the situation, I think it was just the easier route. A lot of times parents knowingly or not, just choose the easier route.
- It was easier to tell me to toughen up than it was ever to tell older brothers to take it easy on your little brother because they were tougher. There was more resistance. I was the path of least resistance.
- So oddly enough, I was very mindful of this dynamic. Even as a very young kid, I was very mindful that this was the dynamic which allowed me to hold on to a significant amount of self-worth and confidence that it was like, I'm OK, I don't know what's wrong with these people, but I'm OK and I'll just wait until I can find my right place in the world.
- And when I do, I'll be able to shine.
Leah Weiss, PhD. is a Stanford Business School professor. She is a corporate consultant and has worked with LinkedIn, Google, and The Omidyar Group. She is also a Harper Collins author and a public speaker, having done talks on TEDx, Intuit, Google, and LinkedIn. Leah is an expert in corporate mindfulness, compassion, and purpose. Her most recent book is "How We Work: Live Your Purpose, Reclaim Your Sanity, and Embrace the Daily Grind".
Contact Info * Website: www.LeahWeissPHD.com * Book: How We Work: Live Your Purpose, Reclaim Your Sanity, and Embrace the Daily Grind by Leah Weiss
Most Influential Person * Thupten Jinpa (The Dalai Lama's interpreter and Author of A Fearless Heart)
Effect on Emotions * I know them [my emotions] better and I recognize I'm in my body better. I don't always make better real time choices, but I do more often. If I slip up and react in a way that is not aligned with my values, then I can more quickly get to a good outcome.
Thoughts on Breathing * Many times through the day, breathing is my quick anchor. * I notice physical sensations I'm experiencing and just breathing and noticing the patterns of the breaths. * Sometimes I'll fall into holding my breath. I bring awareness to that and remind myself to breathe more deeply. * Breath is an amazing, very convenient tool we have our whole life.
Suggested Resources * Book: www.DungBeetle.org * Book: How We Work: Live Your Purpose, Reclaim Your Sanity, and Embrace the Daily Grind by Leah Weiss * App: Pomodoro 25 minute Timer Apps - Unitasking not monotasking. Just use any timer.
Bullying Story * I've definitely experienced bullying. I had a person that I worked for who had a very erratic management style and was part time on the work that I was working on full time. It was really challenging. * When it is a good person with a good heart ... but there were a lot of situations where I felt like, as a young working mother early in my career, our conversations felt like interrogations. They were often like a one-on-one check-in that could've been an opportunity to problem solve and debrief and to get his wisdom and experience. * I felt like I was like going into a boxing match. The topic was related to compassion research. This stuff is hard to bring into the nitty gritty, which is why I wrote this book. I feel for him, I didn't enjoy it at all at the time. It was awful and really kind of traumatizing over time, like I just was eaten alive by that job. So it was never enough and I could never be prepared. * He was really smart and kind of sniffed out if I prepared it 'A' through 'Y' then definitely 'Z' would be the thing that would get picked up to dig into and kind of pick at. And it was challenging. * I had to make some decisions about how I wanted to live my life and whether this was a job that I wanted to go forward in. And I tried to have direct conversations one on one about my experience of our dynamic. * I tried bringing in HR to have a third person to try to help round out the perspective. Ultimately I didn't stay there full time. I went to a different organization. I did keep collaborating with that person. I don't feel like it was a bad person. * It was just like someone told me a long time ago that we can have compassion for almost anybody, but we have to figure out the right distance to have it from. Maybe working for someone 40 hours a week isn't a distance I can have compassion for, but interacting once a year at an event and working on projects that we both care about but not directly, that works. * It was a fine line and I had to do a lot of decision-making myself about what my values were and where my sort of line in the sand was. Did I want to be a spokesperson about this issue? Because I kinda suspected the next person would come in and have the same experience. You know, there's a lot of considerations to be made when we're in these kinds of situations.
JJ Virgin is a Celebrity nutrition and fitness expert. She teaches clients how to eliminate food and carb intolerances so they can transform their health and their lives. As co-host of TLC’s Freaky Eaters and health expert on Dr. Phil, JJ is a prominent TV and media personality, including appearances on PBS, Dr. Oz, Rachael Ray, Access Hollywood, and the TODAY Show. JJ is the author of four NY Times bestselling books: The Virgin Diet, The Virgin Diet Cookbook, JJ Virgin’s Sugar Impact Diet, and JJ Virgin’s Sugar Impact Diet Cookbook. Her latest book, Miracle Mindset: A Mother, Her Son, and Life's Hardest Lessons, shows warrior moms how to be strong, positive leaders for their families, while exploring the inspirational lessons JJ learned as she fought for her own son’s life. JJ also hosts the popular JJ Virgin Lifestyle Show podcast.
Contact Info
- Website: JJVirgin.com
- Podcast: JJ Virgin Lifestyle Show
- Book: Miracle Mindset: A Mother, Her Son, and Life's Hardest Lessons by JJ Virgin (This book is being renamed 'Warrior Mom')
- Twitter: @JJVirgin
- Facebook: @JJVirginOfficial
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jjvirginvideos
Most Influential Person
- Kay Smith, my first mentor.
Effect on Emotions
- The way mindfulness has helped my emotions is, I tend to be very ... I'm a quick start in the Colby. I'm a red on the color code personality. I'm very reactive, very quick to move and being mindful allows me to take a breath and not over-react.
Thoughts on Breathing
- Breathing is something I've got to work on, Bruce. I was just doing a podcast interview yesterday with the gal who told me about a new App and I said, I need to get that one. Either that or I've got to get my butt into yoga. Something to be a reminder.
Suggested Resources
- Book: Miracle Mindset: A Mother, Her Son, and Life's Hardest Lessons by JJ Virgin (We're re-titling it Warrior Mom)
- App: N/A (My Journal is my best 'App')
Bullying Story
- Bullying obviously has a whole spectrum, right? The outright obvious, like, when I was in elementary school, we had a bully that I shut down who was bullying one of my girlfriends. I just stepped. I was always the tall kid. I'm six feet tall and she was a little five foot tall Japanese Gal and this kid was bullying her.
- I just stepped in front and was like, go ahead, hit her. Like you'll have to get through me first, which shut it all down.
- So there's the obvious bully, but I think even more dangerous is that kind of bully who is emotionally bullying or bullying by telling you the way it's going to be.
- When my son was the victim of a hit and run, our first doctor at the first hospital was a bully. He was the head of the trauma center there. Now this was in palm springs, so they're used to having seventy and eighty year old people come in.
- And if my son was 80 years old and came in, in that condition, there's no way he would've made it. But my son was 16 and he stopped and literally looked at us and said, your son is not going to make it through the night. He needs to have another surgery. But he'd never survive the airlift. Even if he did, he wouldn't survive the surgery. And even if he did, he'd be so brain damaged, it wouldn't be worth it .You have to let him go. I call that a bully.
- My 15 year old son stood right up to this guy and said, yeah, so point two five percent chance he'd make it. And that's when the doctor said that sounds about right. And my son said, so we'll take those odds. And I looked at that doctor. I go, you're overruled. You need to get the paperwork going.
Tanja Diamond is a Tantra Master and Coach extraordinaire. She’s the creator of the High Speed Evolution Coaching Program. Tanja and her coaching team are dedicated to getting people unstuck in life, love, and money. Tanja is also known for her expertise inthe area of Tantra, sex, teens, and parenting and has garnered over 18,000 hours of coaching and consulting time over the past 30 years. Tanja has been called the “Coaches' coach”.
Contact Info * Website: www.LearningTantra.com * Search "Tanja Diamond" on Google * Social Media: @TanjaDiamond
Most Influential Person * My Tantra Master.
Effect on Emotions * Well, emotions aren't something that can be controlled, but mindfulness controls my behavior after I have an emotional response.
Thoughts on Breathing * A breath work practice is critical and the foundation of mindfulness. Without it you're not being mindful.
Suggested Resources * Book: Just Breathe: Mastering Breathwork for Success in Life, Love, business, and Beyond by Dan Brule * App: N/A (I don't use apps)
Bullying Story * Wow, do I have a bullying story for you. At 10 years old, I was living in Africa and all of a sudden I came down with this weird patch on my elbow. * And so the first thought everybody had was leprosy. So you know, my parents were freaked out. Leprosy is a really nasty thing. It's not a good thing at all. * And it ends up I had psoriasis. What happened was it ended up taking over about eighty percent of my body. And so kids used to always make bets like I'll give you a buck if you touch her. * I would sit at a desk and this one girl used to disinfect her desk when I was done, even though the teacher had said it's not contagious. * And so it was totally ugly. I mean, I'm big just gnarly. It looked like I was burned and it was really bad. It was bad in the beginning. And so I got bullied about that. I was also two years younger. I was twelve when I went into ninth grade and so I was younger and smaller. * These girls set me up, actually the cool people set me up for a bad, bad fall. They put little notes in my locker, like it was from a secret admirer. And so I'm reading these notes and I think this boy likes me, you know, I'm kind of like, oh my gosh, you know. * And it escalates over the next couple of weeks to. It's like, oh yeah, meet me in the Commons area. Right. * And at first I was thinking this can't be true. Like I'm Geeky, kind of like, you know, like hideous looking, you know, when my sweet tender heart shows up there in the commons and I'm sitting there waiting and you know, I'm sure I was bright red. I'm shuffling my feet, I'm super nervous. * And then all of a sudden this whole group of people start laughing. * And I'm standing there and they're like saying like, really? You thought somebody could like you? So that was it, but I've been bullied by parents because of my psoriasis. * I was like, at a swimming pool. This one woman was like, you need to get out of the pool, you can't swim here. And I said, this is not contagious with psoriasis. And she's like, you know, you need to get out. * She started escalating, making her voice really loud. So I've had that happen over the years and I would say that my way through it was actually I kind of fell into a kind of a mindfulness mode. * I decided one day that this was somebody else's problem, like I wasn't going to allow somebody else's opinion or feeling or whatever influence what I was. Because all I wore was long sleeves and you know, like I hid all the time. I chucked them all. * Then I wore shorts, put on a tank top and said, so be it. I kind of walked out into the sun and it's like, I'll just deal with it, right.
Eric Allred is an entrepreneur who began his working life in the corporate world as a tech consultant. That lasted eleven months and then he began his entrepreneurial journey; at first partnering with a friend. They grew a company from $500 thousand to over $3,000,000 in sales in less than two years. Later he worked with a men's clothing company and then a media holdings company, which he's currently building with a partner. Eric has been immersed in digital marketing work and he also took over as CEO for an e-juice and CBD oil company. CBD oil is derived from the hemp plant which is part of the cannabis family and is now being used by thousands of people to relieve symptoms from all kinds of ailments. Eric has recently been touring the United States as part of the CBD oil project.
Contact Info
- Website: EricAllred.com
- Blog: EricAllred.com/blog/
Most Influential Person
- My coach.
Effect on Emotions
- Mindfulness has allowed me to realize that I can be a conduit to my emotions. I don't have to be my emotions.
- There's some that kind of go through me and I'm like the vessel for them, but I don't necessarily need them to hamper or impede me.
Thoughts on Breathing
- I take time almost every day and stop and breathe. It's my way of bringing myself back to equanimity as my way of creating like a groundedness for myself.
Suggested Resources
- Book: The Art of Tidying Up by Kim Carruthers
- App: N/A
Bullying Story
- I think really as I've gotten more aware, you realize just how much it effects you and impacts you. A lot of your behaviors and structures that sit on top of your essence and your identity.
- I can remember junior year of high school, AP chemistry, second class, second seat front left, Mr Bankey's class.
- This girl Amanda said her biceps were bigger than me, in AP chem. I went on to put on like 30 pounds that following year, I just like, lifted, lifted, lifted, lifted, lifted.
- That took me into college where my significance was how I wanted to be received from girls, as a potential hookup, so to speak.
- I was always the friend of a friend and I was funny and I was an older soul and that just kind of pushed me over the edge. But then I just wanted to drink and hook up with girls and it really, really, impacted me and how I show up for the feminine.
- That turned into getting into business in the marketplace. I was like, 'Well I need to become financially successful. So they like me for my wealth and I'm powerful, I'm significant, I'm seen.'
- It starts just like a relationship where you need something from them all the time. People can feel that.
- To that was an instance, like we're being bullied. Being mindful of it and really seeing how it impacted me didn't all come at once. It was just kind of shedding, shedding layers of it. It was huge for me.
Rosie Aiello engineered an international escape from domestic abuse after a 25 year marriage to save her daughter and herself from ongoing terror and cruelty. Nearly mentally destroyed, she reinvented herself since arriving back in the United States, started her own business, and became a speaker, best-selling author and an international awarding-winning entrepreneur. Rosie and her daughter are now sharing their powerful story of escape, healing, and freedom in their upcoming memoir called 11 Hours to Freedom. Rosie helps women regain their voice and confidence, and rebuild their life so that they can create a joyful and prosperous life that they deserve.
Contact Info
Website: elevenhourstofreedom.com
Free Gift: elevenhourstofreedom.com/gift
Most Influential Person
Wanda Whitaker
Effect on Emotions
It helps me get centered and not fly off when I want to fly off, because trauma survivors have a tendency to go and fly off. We get into panic hypervigilance and things like that.
So it's key, and one of the things that I have on my wall that I have to keep reminding myself of, is that being fearful and afraid is not the same thing as being in danger. You have to kind of live life by that.
Thoughts on Breathing
As I've learned about this, I introduce it to all my coaching. Breathing is an integral part of it.
I have to be reminded as well to breathe in slowly through my nose and go really slow on the exhalation to just slow everything down.
It's key. Absolutely key to calming the whole nervous center, calming the fight and the flight and the freeze that we can get into so easily. It's just critical.
Suggested Resources
Book: Finding Life Beyond Trauma: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Heal from Post-Traumatic Stress and Trauma-Related Problems by Victoria Follette PhD and Jacqueline Pistorello
App: Timer App
Paula Brown is an artist and animal healer, possessing a profound ability to communicate with animals as a telepathic communicator. She has also worked extensively as an international award-winning branding expert. Paula is a practitioner of Black Hat Feng Shui which is the type of Feng Shui most common in North America. Paula is also accomplished in Qi Gong, Hawaiian Shamanism, Flower Essence and dowsing methodologies. She is the author of “Fur Shui. An Introduction to Animal Feng Shui.”
Contact Info * Website: www.Chilightful.com * Webside: www.AnimalHeartTalk.com * Offer to Mindful Trible Listeners from Paula Brown: Your 5 Step Purpose Quest Map
Most Influential Person * My fifth grade teacher, Mr. Boyd. He looked like Paul Newman. I had a crush on him and I was painfully shy.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has gotten me to be more grounded. I'm always accused of being way out in the future and with my Huna practices it has brought me into the present moment and it's allowed me to stay in the present moment and expect the best, trust myself and be in the present moment.
Thoughts on Breathing * Huna again. There is a thing called Piko Piko breathing and it's an attention awareness up and down from the crown of your head to your navel. Whenever I get stressed out, I just revert to Piko Piko breathing. You don't have to breathe deep or anything. It's a very invisible thing so I can do it any time and any place and it brings me back into the present moment and it brings me calm. Yes, breathing is very important. Piko means center in Hawaian. It means navel. When you breathe in you bring your awareness to the crown of your head, not your breath but your awareness. When you breathe out you bring your awareness to the center of your navel. You do that three times and it's amazing. Your whole body relaxes and when you're relaxed you're you. When you're tense you're not. So Piko Piko brings you that relaxation.
Suggested Resources * Book: Journey Into Nature: A Spiritual Adventure by Michael Roads * Book: Journey Into Oneness: A Spiritual Odyssey by Michale Roads * Book: Oh, The Places You'll Go by Doctor Suess * Book: Fur Shui: An Introduction To Animal Feng Shui by Paula Brown * App: A Pencil without an eraser. People need to get back to feeling and touching a little bit more. * App: Relax Melodies (A Zen App for light sleepers. It drowns out other sounds)
Bullying Story * I have many bullying stories because I was such an odd child. I was never part of the 'in' crowd but I was always very interesting so people would reach out to me. I was one of the smartest ones too, so people would copy from me. That was my strength. * In business, I was bullied a lot, being the only female VP or creative director at the time in these large advertising agencies. I had to be escorted to enter the Algonquin Club in Boston by the chief of BBDNO and the Vice President because I went in the front door alone and various men stood up and grabbed me and walked me out and told me I was nothing and that I shouldn't be there. * I was verbally and physically shoved out of the room and then told to go through the servants entrance. Then I couldn't even go there because I wasn't a man. And so I had to be escorted and I'll tell you that left some pretty indelible feelings about how women were treated and how I was treated and it made me more resolve to be more outspoken about us as women being worthwhile. * Literally, you're stripped of your worth when something like that happens. The words and the physicalness; the words were very damaging. So I look at bullying as the words and also the physical aspect of it but mostly words.
Rabbi Manis Friedman is a world-renowned author, counselor, lecturer and philosopher. Rabbi Friedman uses ancient wisdom and modern wit as he captivates audiences around the country and the world. Over 150,000 copies of his provocative yet entertaining tapes have been sold.
Rabbi Friedman’s first book, Doesn’t Anyone Blush Anymore? published by Harper San Francisco in 1990, was widely praised and is currently in its fourth printing. Rabbi Friedman is a noted Biblical scholar, recognized for his sagacious grasp of Jewish mysticism and a professionally ranked member of the National Speakers Association. Rabbi Friedman has recently released a new book titled The Joy of Intimacy.
Contact Info * Website: www.ItsGoodToKnow.org * Book: The Joy of Intimacy: A Soulful Guide To Love, Sexuality, and Marriage by Manis Friedman * Book: Doesn't Anyone Blush Anymore? by Rabbit Manis Friedman * Social Media: @ManisFriedman
Most Influential Person * Professor Dr. Hugblokuv, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
Effect on Emotions * Emotions are a direct outgrowth of your intelligence. The way you think is the way you feel. The way you understand is the way you emote. * If you have a very quick mind, you're going to have very high energy emotions. You're going to be quick in your emotional responses just as your mind is quick in the pickup. If you're slow and thorough in your thinking, your emotions will also be a little more sluggish, a little more patient, a little more thorough. * If you get a lot of pleasure from learning, from understanding, from using your mind, you will have more pleasure in your emotions. So it's a direct relection of what's going on in the brain. * That's why if you want to improve your emotions, don't sit there trying to change your heart, change the input in your brain and you'll get a different output in the heart.
Thoughts on Breathing * I find if you don't breathe it's hard to think. The brain needs oxygen.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Bible, it's a very mindful book. * Book: The Joy of Intimacy: A Soulful Guide To Love, Sexuality, and Marriage * Book: Any book based on tradition is mindful. * App: n/a
What Does Mindfulness Mean To You? * I think mindfulness is really synonymous with life itself. If you're not mindful, you're not living; you're just existing or surviving. You haven't been hit by a truck so you're still here. But that's not called living. * Mindfulness is not an option, it's not like you can live without it or you can live with it. It's synonymous with life. If you want to be alive, start paying attention.We're very enamoured with the quality of our existence. We want to exist well and we forget to live. * We have a very comfortable existence compared to our grandparents and to other countries and other places around the world. We do have very comfortable, very nice existence. But the amount of effort we put into it and the amount of concern and anxiety over it just drains us of life. * It is the very successful who are most likely to get depressed because; what is it all for. As long as you're still trying to improve your existence, you're kind of distracted. Once your existence is good, it's like, now what. What was it all for? * The other problem with focusing on your existence is that two people, both focusing on their existence, cannot get along. It's just not possible. They certainly can't bond. Because when you're focusing on your existence, it takes you into yourself and away from others. You become introverted in some way. * In order to connect to another person, the only part of you that is flexible enough to thrive on the presence of another person, is if you're both focused on living because life is flexible. Existence is rigid. It's got too many rules. You've got to have this house, that car, it's just too rigid and it carries over into your personality. * Even success as a person is too materialistic. Too much of that existing. * For example, people will be surprised and shocked to hear this. If you're determined to be a good husband, you're going to have an unhappy wife. If you're determined to be a good mother, you're going to have an unhappy child, because if you're trying to be good at something, you're too busy with yourself.
Dr. Forbes Öste is a behavioral scientist & best-selling author. She teaches people how Mindfulness and Technology are connected and she has devoted years to doing scholarly research in the human relationship with technology. Dr. Forbes Öste is a consultant in the field of Social Strategy. In addition to all this, she has a passion for the topic of wellbeing. Dr. Forbes Öste founded the movement for Digital Self Mastery to support the transition into the digital era without losing humanity in the process.
Contact Info * Website: www.2Balanceu.com * Book: Digital Self Mastery: Conquer Your Digital Habits To Boost Your Relationships and Business Growth * Podcast: Evolving Digital Self Podcast
Most Influential Person * My Grandmother
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness enables me to be more stable. About five years ago we were still living in Sweden. We now live in California. * I had season affective disorder that became progressively worse every year. It can result in very deep depression and it was on the extreme. * I came to California for some meetings and felt normal because it was sunny every day and I was outside. I was with friends who were doing yoga everyday. * They had a mindfulness practice of their own in that way. Just being part of that after being deep in a depression that had lasted several years, I was brought out enough in order to get that prospective look at what was going on. * I saw that chemical response that was happening in my system. I knew that something needed to change. Not being able to get that awareness and prospective is where you get stuck without mindfulness.
Thoughts on Breathing * It's yogic breathing if anything. I used to teach yoga and I that type of breathing comes most naturally to me.
Suggested Resources * Book: Digital Self Mastery: Conquer Your Digital Habits To Boost Your Relationships and Business Growth * App: The Breathe App on the Apple Watch (now available on other devices)
Bullying Story * I can give you a current story because I had an interesting experience just last week while I was speaking at a conference in Warsaw. It was a tech conference. * My presentation was more of a story-telling thing. This was not a typical tech talk; instead I was telling people you need to be grateful for technology. This does not necessarily resonate with everyone. * Later in the day I talked more about the research and the science behind it and the neurological implications. While I was speaking, somebody tweeted a nasty, trolling comment that was like, 'that was the most boring presentation, what does that have to do with tech ....'. I was raised that if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. * Anyway, it was unnecessary. I went back into the green room after my talk and I was looking at some of the comments and I saw that and my heart kind of sank. I thought, that wasn't a very nice thing to say. * There were two or three people sitting around me when I read it and they said, 'that's awful'. * Actually, the response was that they tweeted replies to the comment saying, that's so wrong, it was amazing. It was just this beautiful moment of support and wonderfulness. * What I found from my own awareness of that response was that instead of it ruining my day, my response was; 'that's a shame', and, 'she must have been having a bad day.' I took a moment to breathe and I thought, 'that's really sad'. I felt sorry for her more than for me.
Justin Schenck is a speaker and coach who has established the Growth Now Movement, an initiative he created to help millions of people reach their goals, no matter how lofty they are. Justin’s specific area of expertise is overcoming adversity; something he has accomplished successfully in his own life. Justin is also creator and host of the Growth Now Movement Podcast where he interviews guests who have overcome major obstacles.
Contact Info * Website: www.BeginPodcastingNow.com * Website: www.GrowthNowMovement.com * Podcast: Growth Now Movement Podcast Show
Most Influential Person * My mom, because she constantly loved others more than you could ever imagine.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness effected my emotions; they are getting better. I was always a reactor but I'm learning still, I have a relationship coach. * I'm learning not to do that. I'm learning that not everybody's out to get me. I do this in a number of different ways. I will just step away and take a walk to put myself in a different mindset. * I try to see things from their mindset instead of mine. I try not to be so selfish about it.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is the most important part of my mindfulness practice because if I'm not breathing properly or if I don't pause and take those deep breaths, I do that blackout thing and I don't even realize what's going on. Then I become a hot mess. * Breathing for me is the number one thing, it's been a lifesaver for me. Jarek Robbins, Tony Robbins son, taught me a really cool breathing technique. You take three quick breaths in through your nose, real aggressive, and then you breathe out your mouth, and then three quick breaths in your mouth and then slowly breathe out your nose. Then you repeat that. It almost actually gets you a little high. It helps you calm down, your brain starts to think a little bit better. * Whenever I get super stressed out and I don't think things are going to go my way, I just sit down, put my feet flat on the ground and I do that and it kind of calms me up.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod * App: No Apps (I used to use Headspace, it works for a lot of people)
Bullying Story * I was never bullied. When I was twelve years old I broke my hip and a couple years later I broke my other hip. * Five surgeries within the time frame of three years made me almost not bully-able because it would be horrible if people picked on me. I actually just recently interviewed a guy named Justin Wren who is a fighter and he told a story about being bullied in school and it was just terribly sad at the end. * I've never personally experienced being bullied, but I can only imagine if the bullies themselves were just able to take a deep breath and not have peer pressure to do these things and if we realized we were all kind of the same, then I think that would help a whole lot. * If people were able to take a step back and be more mindful of what they're actually doing, I think we'd be much better off. * I had a guy email me about a year ago, saying that I'm a fraud and I get all my content from my guests and that none of my content actually comes from me. It was this long email and I thought, why are you taking time out of your day to do this. * I actually wrote an email back in defense and being angry and whatever, but I deleted it because I became mindful of what I was doing. * I just wrote him an email back and I said, thank you so much for your perspective; I really appreciate it. Why don't you just hang in there for a little bit longer and keep listening because you might like some of the things that are coming up?
Tara Cousineau, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, meditation teacher, well-being researcher, and social entrepreneur. Tara founded www.bodimojo.com, and develops digital wellness tools for youth. She is affiliated with the Center for Mindfulness and Compassion at Cambridge Health Alliance in Somerville, MA. She is a mindfulness trainer and chief science officer at Whil, a digital mindfulness company, and serves as a scientific advisor to www.kindness.org. Her upcoming book, The Kindness Cure will be released in February 2018. It is a peerless book on kindness that exceeds any existing work on the subject.
Contact Info * Website: www.TaraCousineau.com * Get Tara's Book: The Kindness Cure: How the Science of Compassion Can Heal Your Heart and Your World * Meditations and Affirmations and a Kindness Manifesto available on the above website
Most Influential Person * Tara Brach - Psychologist and author of Radical Acceptance and True Refuge
Effect on Emotions * If we had longer, I would tell you what a temper tantrum kid I was. I had a very chaotic household. I think that when I came to yoga and mindfulness in my twenties, that it absolutely changed, in my emotional life, how I react, in the world, in my relationships. It fundamentally changed them.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is essential. A definition of breath is spirit of life and I feel that's very true. So, for me, the breath is spiritual nurturing; taking that sacred pause. And that's what Tara Brock calls it; that's why I like her so much. Essentially, we are living, breathing human beings and we're all connected to each other by the very virtue that we live and breathe in the world. So let's really attend to our breath.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Kindness Cure by Tara Cousineau * Book: The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion by Christopher Germer * Book: The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer * App: Insight Timer * App: Mind Yeti (For Children) * App: Stop, Breathe and Think (For Adolescents)
Bullying Story * Like I mentioned, I wrote the book based on a bullying situation. It was a situation with my daughter actually. * The incident was the night before senior year of high school. The kids were congregating in the woods. They’re not supposed to, but that’s where they do. It was early in the evening, 9:00 at night or something and my daughter was leaving the gathering and another girl just comes out from behind a tree and attacks my daughter. * It was like a girl-on-girl fight. My daughter, Sophie had no idea where this was coming from. Then the guys got called in and it was one of those weird teenage scenes. And here’s the thing; my daughter didn’t tell me until a day later. Partly because I had actually been in my office the night before and I didn’t see her come home. * The next day she came to my home office and said, mom, I have something to tell you. I was like, Oh my god; she crashed the car, she’s pregnant. What is a teenager going to tell you, you know? * She sat down and she said, I know I was not supposed to be at the woods, but that’s where all the kids were just to celebrate and she named a former friend from middle school who had physically attacked her. I was just like, Oh, my god are you ok? And she showed me the cat scratches and the fingernail scratches and the whole thing. * She had a picture that her friend took of her bloody nose. I said I don’t want to see the picture because I know too much about how these things get imprinted in your brain. I said I believe you. Are you ok? Do you feel safe? * The next day was going to be the first day of school. I asked, are you going to be ok in the hallways, in the cafeteria. She said, yeah. And I said, why do you think this happened? She goes, I really don’t know. I think it might just be an old grudge and then she started going into this compassion mode. I’m looking at her shaking my head because I literally was going to go knock on her parents' door and really ream the mother out. I was really mad. I was really upset about it. * My daughter was saying, well, she’s really had a hard life. I said, honey, you were assaulted and that’s not ok, but you know what, let’s just think about it. I literally called on every ounce of mindfulness training that I’d had, not to go into this reactive, tiger-mom mode. I might have five or six years ago. * I might have gotten in my car, knocked on the door and the whole kit and caboodle. But my daughter actually really showed … I don’t know where she got this because I think she had wisdom and inner strength that I didn’t necessarily have at her age where she could see the situation from multiple angles. * She also felt in this case, that talking to the school could blow it up and make it worse. I said, let’s just put that on hold because I’m the parent here and it’s ultimately the parents’ responsibility to do something. So part b of this story is that I waited a week. Then I made a meeting with the school and I just said, I know that the woods are the satellite off-campus site for these kids and that as long as they’re not on the property, there’s nothing you can do about it. * I said, here’s my concern; that this is going to escalate and this could cause a rift that both girls are going to be in a sort of interpersonal war and that both of them could have an unpleasant year because what happened immediately is that a lot of the girls and guys sided with my daughter. * That was going to incense the situation more. That’s what kind of informed the book, was that very incident because I just had one of those wtf moments where I just said, what happened to kindness.
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Most Influential Person * A woman who taught a mindfulness-based stress reduction course written by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Effect on Emotions * The bullying story is a good example of that. When I get into a situation when I'm being triggered by someone elses hard edge, and bullying behavior, I don't want to give up my willingness to stand up and at the same time I don't want to bring an agressive stance to that person. * Mindfulness has allowed me to come back within myself. I think of it energetically and bring it back in and still be there as someone who's holding space.
Thoughts on Breathing * I'm a Yoga practitioner and I use breathing in that practice. I also use it when I meditate. I use it to get myself grounded when I fall into the gap, which I must say I'm not able to do every single time I meditate, but when I can get into that space, it feels like one of the most pleasurable experiences I have, as a sex person, that's saying something. * Just being in what feels like a gap between being awake and asleep and just such pure bliss. That happens when I use my breathing well and really become conscious of my breathing.
Suggested Resources * Book: A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook by Jon Kabat-Zinn * Book: Too Busy To Get Busy: How to Fix Your (Almost) Sexless Relationship by Jane Guyn * App: Kristy Sinsara has some gorgeous meditations on her site. www.KristySinsara.org
Bullying Story * At the time of this recording, there has been a lot of emphasis on Facebook where women are claiming their, and I'll say our experience with sexual assault or sexual harassment. It's stunning to watch my news feed as person after person, woman after woman, types up 'me too' in her status. * I'm honored to see so many of us claiming that so it's kind of hopeful in a way that we're all showing up with something that's been a secret for so long. At the same time, it's really sad to see so many of us who are having that need to experience. * For me the bullying that I've experienced in my life really had to do with ... it really started in my home. When we aren't empowered in our own homes, it sets us up for further bullying experiences and further sexual harassment, rape and other kinds of experiences where we don't have power. * My experience was with a father who drank alcoholically and he created a very scary home environment. Although we looked fantastic on the outside, as is the case with many of these families. We had a gardener, our home was very lovely, up on a hill. We weren't wealthy, but for the community we lived in, I felt that we were fairly well-to-do. It was all just right. * But when you got behind closed doors, my dad was really scary. Because of that, I ended up with a lot of barriers and a lot of armoring. It took me time and the use of mindfulness to release the barriers and release the armoring and be willing to be vulnerable with other people. * On the way there, I went through kind of a dragon slayer phase where I was a rescuer for people who were being bullied around me. I remember this one situation I was in, in northern California where I lived with my husband. * I was a newlywed there and there was this pickup truck next to us in the Safeway parking lot. A man who had two or three guns in the back rack; he had a pit bull in the front seat with him. He was a big man. And he started to beat the pit bull with his fist. * I got out of the car and I went over to that truck and I said, "You leave that dog alone." My husband was just terrified. He was saying, "Get back in the car." * I remember I was so compelled to step in. That edge kind of pulls a little of the bully energy, the fighter. It took me some time to realize that I could be in place as a safe space for someone who is experiencing bullying without bringing that hard edge. * And that's what I do now, in a mindful way, is to, when I see something, then I turn to the person, the victim if you will, and create a spaciousness and kindness around that person to kind of envelop that, instead of directly connecting with the person who has this hard energy. That seems to work better for me. It's a transition for me and it's a growth for me.
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Most Influential Person * My grandfather. He was one of the first Italian Americans in the Marine Corp to be a Brigadeer General and he stopped me in the hallway once when I was thirteen years old. He said, do you believe in God? I said no. Why not. Well because the church has got all this control and everything. He said, Josh, do you realize that the human mind always thinks there's a beginning, middle and end? But if you look at higher intelligence or God, there is no such thing as a beginning, middle or end.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has allowed me to actually feel my emotions. * I think we have a sickness in our country where our lack of mindfulness leads to the lack of connection which leads to disconnection. Disconnection is what fuels addiction. * The opposite of addiction is connection. Mindfulness to me is actually connection in that way.
Thoughts on Breathing * I have on my arm, this [tatoo]. if I can breathe, I can chose. Because I learned this especially in the last couple of years going through business stress and relationship stress. * If we can all just remember to breathe in this moment and exhale. Do it right now. Then you can make the choice you really want to make and you won't be reacting, you'll be responding after the deep breath.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Way of The Superior Man by David Deida * App: The Muse Headband (Connected to an app on your phone)
Bullying Story * This topic is timeless. I'm thirty-seven now and I can close my eyes and go right back to when I was seven years old. I was using food then to check out because I didn't have the emotional tool sense yet. I can specifically remember playing soccer on the field. Everyone was calling me fat. Look at you, fat ass. Look at you, fat kid. Fat, fat, fat, fat. * That word fat just hit me and it because this sore that I wore on the outside of my body. In the book, The Untethered Soul, he talked about all the thorns we have on our body. That became a massive thorn for me. * When anyone would point to the way that I looked, or when I looked at myself in the mirror, all throughout my adolescence, there would be this pain body around it. I look back at that time and I think, what could have been different then? * What could have been different in my ability to be mindful. I would have been having an open dialogue with my parent. Feeling the safety, the securety, the capacity for me to have that conversation with my mother or father at that time. * That wasn't there because their emotional intelligence wasn't there either. But we've already talked about this, because they did the best they could. I look back at this seven year old and I want to put my arm around him. * I want to say, hey man, you're so great the way you are. there's nothing wrong with you. All this means is that you're carrying around extra energy. Because that stuff on your stomach is just energy. So, do you want to do something exciting? Do you want to do something fun? Let's go burn off some of that energy. * But I didn't have that then. I can heal that pain body now by being the thirty-seven year-old who looks back and has the conversation with that seven year old and says, I love you, you're doing great. Let's burn off some of that energy you have. * Because really, depression and sadness, is just the opposite of expression in putting your voice out there. And that's what more people need. Bullying is a by-product of anger, depression and sadness. * You think a bully's happy? When bullies pick on other kids, it's because their homelife is crap, their married to somebody they hate, they're in a relationship they don't like. * Maybe most bullies are in their teens, but there can be adult bullies too. Bullying is just a representation of anger and sadness that is leaking out of someone's soul. And that is the bottom line for anybody that bullies anybody. It's a lack of consciousness. A lack of mindfulness. * And so the narative around bullying must change and it must change now because we're stepping into one of the most growth producing years. * With the potential of us growing as a collective, but also one of the most dangerous, as technology rises, as people that are in power, especially the leader of our country, do not promote a lifestyle of mindfulness and deep connection and love for other people. * We're at this epoch. We're at this point right now where we have to decide with our actions. If we don't, the danger is that mindfulness goes away, bullying goes up and then we have this conversation again in another thousand years. And I don't want that to happen.
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Most Influential Person * Gerry Hogg - a woman from northern Ireland who taught me a keltic way of connecting to nature. One of the biggest shifts I've ever had in my life.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has caused my emotions to be a lot calmer. What we'd all like this to be is, now I'm going to do my mindfulness exercises and within three days everything's going to be fine. For me it really took months and years. * We humans are complex beings. We have a lot of garbage and we have deep closets with lots of bones and stuff. Over a period of years, the difference is profound. I used to be a bag of snakes. I'm a lot more composed than I used to be and it's nice.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is important to me to a degree. Probably not as much as some people. * We have two special needs, adopted kids. Anybody that's done adoptions knows that you deal with all kinds of stuff. One of the first things that you do with a kid that's triggered, is breathe. CJ - take a breath. * You can do that with a CEO and everybody's going to say, take a breath. Most people will actually do that. It will work, even in a meeting - "everybody take a breath, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out. It resets.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron * Book: The Book of Psalms - The Bible * App: The Blasket App (Includes a Web Cam of The Blasket Islands in Ireland)
Bullying Story * When I was thirteen, it was going in both directions. I got beat up on by a bunch of different people. * I decided I was going to toughen up and not take this anymore and so i started getting aggressive with other people so you could say I was bullying him. He said to me, hey, you and me, we're going to fight after school. I thought, Oh crap. And I couldn't back down. * I let my ego get in my way. So we go out and we have this fight and I lost. A big crowd of kids wathcing the whole thing. At first I was doing well and then I was running out of gas. * He starts prevailing and then I had to give up. Now that's embarrassing. A little more mindfulness, self awareness would have helped. When he said, hey dude, I thought, this is a bad idea, but I did not have enough integrity, enough self-honesty to go, you know what, I would rather apologize to you and not get into this with you. * I should have said, you win, I lose. That would have been a smaller defeat than the one I ended up having. There was actually some schrapnall as a result. It was just bad. * I think this happens all the time with people. It's not usally a fist fight behind a school. But it could be the proverbial fistfight between companies, between CEO's. * These things, like, we're going into this market. And the other person saying, I don't really think you should go into that market. That's a bad idea. Then years later they lose several million dollars and they have to write it off.
Daniel Gefen is the founder of Gefen Media Group and host of the top rated podcast show ‘Can I Pick Your Brain?’ where he has picked the brains of over 100 thought leaders, billionaires and celebrities. He was named the top 25 most influential influencers of 2017 and has been featured in Forbes, Inc and Influencive. Most recently he is the author of the transformational book called "The Self Help Addict - Turn an Overdose of Information Into a Life of Transformation."
Contact Info * Website: www.DanielGefen.com * Book: The Self Help Addict by Daniel Gefen * Podcast: Can I Pick Your Brain?
What is Spirituality to You? * I’m going to start by saying that the minute you say spirituality to me, it doesn’t mean anything. * I’m an orthodox Jew, I’m a practicing orthodox Jew and yet the word spirituality doesn’t mean anything to me because for me, it’s just another word people throw around. You have words like entrepreneur and influencer and all these different words people throw around. Spirituality is one of them. For me, it’s tough. How do you define something that’s undefinable? * I’ll give you an example. How do you define love? How do you explain it to someone who’s never felt love before? If you’ve loved anyone before, it’s easy to explain it. * If you’ve never felt love before, where do you begin to tell what love feels like? If you have not experience a spiritual moment or you haven’t experienced spirituality in your life, then I cannot describe spirituality to you because it’s an experience. It is out of the realm of comparison.
What belief led you to write ‘The Self Help Addict’? * That belief evolved over time. I had to rewrite a lot of things along the way. I would read something I wrote a couple of years ago and I’d say; holy crap, you wrote like that? That’s so wrong. Then I’d edit it out. * About a month before I went to publish, I almost scrapped the whole book. I almost had to rewrite the entire book. * I had an awakening where I realized that everything I’m writing about in this book is all about how to go from being a consumer to a creator. It’s all about how to go from this self-help cycle of constantly taking in more and more information and actually going and doing something with it. It’s actually taking that energy and creating something out of it. Taking all the inspiration and putting it into action; making it real.
What is the Missing Piece of the Puzzle? * You are at the proverbial bottom of the mountain. You keep looking up and you keep saying, ‘wow, it’s so amazing’. But I’m just too scared to go up there. I’m afraid of what people will think of me if I try to climb that mountain. I’m going to make a fool of myself. * You see some people up there already. You have the Oprah Winfrey’s and Tony Robbins and all these amazing people up there and you’re looking up at them like they’re idols. * You’re saying, ‘wow, wouldn’t it be great to stand on top?’ But I can’t do that because I’m not like that. Imagine I came along and I held you hand and I said, Bruce, let’s climb that mountain. I’m going to help you to climb up. * And we start climbing. You actually start taking action and you start climbing and you go higher and higher and higher and you get to the top, so to speak. You get to that point where you’ve been dreaming so much to get to, whether it’s that you’ve become a millionaire. You’ve got your wife and children and you’ve got your nice big house. You’re living the American dream. It’s your mountain. * When you get to the top, you suddenly feel very depressed because you’ve achieved it all and yet you still feel that emptiness inside. That’s worse than when you were at the bottom of the mountain. Why? Because when you were at the bottom of the mountain, at least you had hope. * People who don’t take much action at least they have in the back of their minds that, if I ever do accomplish ‘X’, I’ll be happy. So at least they have that to live for. * The people who make it to the top, the celebrities, the athletes, the movie celebrities; when they finally hit their peak and they’re drowning in cash and they can have anyone they want. These are the people who usually overdose on drugs and commit suicide.[show-notes-breathing]
Why do people reach this point of depression? * Because they come to the realization that, hey, I’ve got everything that anyone could ever hope and dream for and yet I’m still feeling empty. What is there left? * Then they take their lives because it’s so depressing. * When I realized this, I realized my book was completely worthless. Everything I had written is helping them get to the top, but that’s not the whole picture. You’ve missed the point. I remember, I called up my Rabi and I also called up a few of my mentors. I told them that I would need to scrap this book and that it was not the full picture. They all said the same thing. * They said, Daniel, you don’t need to scrap the book, you’ve written half the equation, you just need to write the other half.
How does someone become a self help addict? * Self help addiction comes from a few things. Number one is doubt. You doubt yourself so what you do is you’re looking for someone and/or some thing that is going to change your life and that doesn’t exist.
What was the biggest thing you learned from writing the book? * The fact that things always seem like a big deal until you actually do them. Then they’re not that big of a deal anymore. * This book to me was this massive mountain that just went on and on and on. There was not way to conquer it. * There was no way to get to the top. It was just this massive beast that I could not capture. I feel like everyone’s got their beast that they’re dealing with. Everyone’s got their mountain that they just can’t seem to overcome. * It’s just too big. How to you do it? What I came to realize is, once I hit the publish button, the book came out and I had the printed version in my hand and it’s real. * This is not a mountain to me anymore. This is a book. On one hand it’s a big deal and on the other hand it’s not a big deal anymore.
How do mindfulness and self help dovetail? * They very much intertwine because if you look at a self-help addict and what happens in the cycle, it’s always the need for more and more information. * Mindfulness is just being. Being able to allow what you already know deep down inside to come forward. When you meditate, that is when the most clear and the most incredible ideas come because you’re not taking in information at that point. * When you’re meditating, you’re letting go. At that point when you’re able to let go and you lose any type of judgment of yourself, you lose any type of fear. * You’re not worried about anything. Your anxiety just drops, so you resume the default position, which is being mindful and being spiritual. When you do that, at that moment in time you break that cycle of needing anything more. You don’t need anything more. You’ve got everything you need.
Quote: "You get that clarity of mind, that clarity of purpose, that vision, that mission and then you awaken from the meditation. The question is what do you do next? If you don’t take action then, you’ve really lost out." Daniel Gefen
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Most Influential Person * Jon Kabat-Zinn
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has stabilized my emotions. If you practice mindfulness enough, you become aware. * I have to say, I know that most doctors are not aware of the impact of what they say to patients and how they present information to their patients. They only want to present information. The information is more important than the presentation. * To me, doing mindfulness makes me much more aware of what I think, what I say and how I react to other people. You basically stabilize yourself from an emotional perspective. * You cannot ignore your emotions; that's sick too. That's not healthy. What we need to do is recognize them and just let them get washed through us and understand the reason why those emotions happen and what you can do the next time your face it.
Thoughts on Breathing * It is almost impossible to do mindfulness unless you breathe. I used to teach meditation as well. The first thing you teach people is to do the breathing. * What I found is, the more often you do the breathing, you train the brain. You train the subconscious of your intention. * I used to breathe for five or ten minutes to quiet everything down. The more I did it, the less time it took. Now I can basically go into a meditative state with two breaths.
Suggested Resources * Book: Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn * Book: Power Tools For Health by Dr. William Pawluk * App: Inner Balance and also Stress Check (For Stress)
Bullying Story * In my experience, bullying has been an issue all my life. I’m seventy-one years old now. I’ve always had bullying in my life. I was born in a refugee camp in Germany after the second world war. My parents spoke Ukrainian so we were in a sense bullied by the Germans when we lived in this camp. Then we emigrated to Canada. * My father had a very thick accent and so we were in a sense bullied; not physically but emotionally and psychologically. We were called DPs. DP stands for Displaced Person. * My family came from the Ukraine, because the Germans took them to Germany to work in the factories. But they couldn’t go back to the Ukraine because of the communists. They were essentially people without a country like many refugees are. * I wore glasses and was called four eyes. So how did I deal with it? You go quiet. You can get angry, you can strike back, you have that choice. But I was small so there wasn’t too often when I could strike back. I had to learn how to take care of myself. One of the reasons I got glasses is so they wouldn’t hit me in the face. It was a psychological defense mechanism. * I was in corporate medicine and I was bullied there. A lot of doctors are bullies among other doctors. There’s a lot of ranking that happens in medicine. Where you went to medical school, where you did your residency, whether you’re a specialist or a general practitioner. * You get looked down upon in many ways and you have to learn to deal with this. Mindfulness is just being aware; this person has a problem and I’m not going to go into this problem with them, but I’m just going to accept this because I know who I am. I know what I am and I know where I’m going and what I’m going to do. I’m not wrong and they’re not right. I had that in corporate medicine, I had that in medicine and you have it in your neighborhood and in the streets. * Bullying is everywhere. I think it’s a principle of life. You have to learn to deal with people who are trying to impose themselves on us in all kinds of ways. That’s life.
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Most Influential Person
- Marianne Williamson author of A Return To Love
Effect on Emotions
- What I love about the mindfulness practices is what happens with my emotions is, I'm much better able to identify and have awareness when I am feeling something and being able to choose to acknowledge, okay, I'm feeling this right now and also be able to hold myself back one step. Enough to discern; do I need to do anything with this feeling? And be able to make a choice about that rather than be in reaction.
- I am so much less reactive than I was once upon a some. So much less reactive.
Thoughts on Breathing
- I love breathing. Yoga introduced me to breathing back in 2001. When I was going through the divorce from my first 'was-band'. I was also in my own spiritual awakening at that time. Breathing was absolutely essential. I would sit at my desk with my bully partner and be on the phone with my soon to be X wasband who was also yelling at me about something.
- I had 'breathe' written in little index cards on my desk and I would just look at the index card.
- The word 'breathe' is seven letters so I had it written in the seven colors of the rainbow. I would take one breath and just let whatever was going on, go on, while I remembered, oh, I'm going to breathe now. This is important to breathe now.
Suggested Resources
- Book: The Book of Awakening by Mark Nepo
- App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story
- I can tell a story about when I was in real estate. Both of my partners were bullies. During that time when we were doing that project, it was like, driving, driving, driving to get it done.
- There was so much anger and so much dysfunction in the relationship that I had with them. More importantly, the relationship that I had with myself; I simply shut down and tolerated it or I reacted to it and tried to fight the bully or I took it in and then tried to process it at home on my own, feeling like there was something wrong with me and it was my fault and how could I make myself into a pretzel to make this not happen anymore.
- If I had been well, and at that time I wasn't, the consciousness that I had then was exactly perfect for the time, but the me I am now, if I could go back to the me I was then, I would most definitely equip her with mindfulness tools.
- I would also whisper into my ear that this is not about you, it is about their stuff. I'd help her to create a sanctuary for herself where, even though that's going on out there, she's clear and healthy.
Mariko Hirakawa is an internationally known Yoga-Ayurveda Expert with over 26 years of teaching experience. She is the founder of Visionary Yoga, a personal development company dedicated to accelerating the growth of motivated individuals and companies. A former professional ballet dancer as well as an Ayurvedic physician trained in India, she is dedicated to positioning Yoga as something far beyond fitness – a technology for human consciousness evolution.
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Most Influential Person * My spiritual teacher
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness really stabalized my inner world. With that came much greater confidence. It gives you self-control when you have control of your inner state.
Thoughts on Breathing * I'm amazed that more dance techniques don't encorporate the breathing. Breath has it's own innate energy. Inhilation is actually called inspiration. Inhiliation is literally receiving new energy from the universe. Exhilation, I call it the liberating breath, the cleansing breath, the releasing breath and for me it's a very under used resource that we all have. It's so close, and yet, because it's always there, we tend to be blind to it. Ancient systems like Yoga, and all of the mystical traditions really, use the breath as a doorway. The more we can be aware of it, moment by moment, I think the more it's enhances our quality of life and the way we show up into life.
Suggested Resources * Book: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice by Shunryu Suzuki * App: Relax Melodies (Mix and Choose Different Sound Effects)
Bullying Story * Yes, I have several stories about bullying. When I first came to this country I was nine and a half years old and we were in upstate New York where at that time there were very few ethnic people. * I think my sister and I were the only Asian kids in an entire elementary school. It was actually a boom because we got so much attention from the teachers. I think that made a few of the other kids jealous. * In the beginning, every morning we had to put our hand on our heart and recite the Pledge of Allegience to the United States of America. Those are some advance words like 'individual', I couldn't pronounce. I phonetically memorized it after a few months. * I was just mouthing it and these two kids were sitting across from the table. They were sneering at me and started to push the table towards me saying, 'you don't know what it means, you can't say it'. They started to push me and at that moment I felt so humiliated and helpless. * I didn't know how to counter that because ... the teacher was oblivious and so I let it get to me. I just sat there holding my tears back. If it were me now, I probably see that these kids were just acting out of jealousy. Kids can be quite cruel and it's really tough because when you're a child you're not equipped with the level of self awareness and self-confidence that allows you to fight back or to say something. I didn't have the words. I didn't know the language well enough to fight back like that. It was the first experience of being bullied and I was older than these kids because I was demoted two grades because I couldn't speak any English. It was a tough time. I think life gives us experience and it made me more determined to learn English and to work really hard to master the language.
Guest Quote * "Everyone's on a different level of evolution." - Mariko Hirakawa
Dr. Steven Masley motivates people to become healthier, starting with heart and brain health. He's a physician, nutritionist, best-selling author and he's also a chef. Dr. Steven Masley is the creator of the number one health program for public television called, 'Thirty Days To A Younger Heart'. Dr. Masley has recently written 'The Better Brain Solution", which is the first book to show how the brain can become insulin resistant through diet and lifestyle and to make clear how and why this has been directly linked to cognitive decline and memory loss.
Contact Info * Website: www.DrMasley.com * Free Quiz - How's Your Brain Doing? * Bonus: Better Brain Shopping Guide: The 12 Foods To Add and the 12 Foods To Avoid to Make it Easy For You To Be Mindful About The Choices You Make
Most Influential Person * My step father, Chuck. He had a procedure; and had a massive stroke. I learned what dementia was. It wasn't necessary, he didn't need it. I feel badly to this day that I didn't do more for him earlier on. He said, 'don't let this happen to others'.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness is calming on my emotions. It feels like love and stability in my life when I'm more mindful. When I'm not, I tend to be more anxious and depressed. * I'd much rather feel loved and focused than anxious and depressed. That's a lack of mindfulness, is anxiety.
Thoughts on Breathing * I like taking a deep breath and filling myself with spirit. I even like to, after I stretch and workout in the morning, I like to take a deep breath. * I feel like green energy pours into my body when I'm taking a deep breath. When I blow out, I'm just blowing out tension. * I use my breath to help me in a kind of meditative, processing way of being more calm and focused. Breath to me is like breathing in spirit.
Suggested Resources * Book: Eating Mindfully: How to End Mindless Eating and Enjoy a Balanced Relationship with Food by Susan Albers * Book: The Better Brain Solution: How to Start Now--at Any Age--to Reverse and Prevent Insulin Resistance of the Brain, Sharpen Cognitive Function, and Avoid Memory Loss by Steven Masley * App: Heart Math[show-notes-resources]
Bullying Story * I got bullied as a kid. I got beaten up. I got kicked around. It was not pleasant. * I can completely sympathize with anyone who has been bullied before. Part of it was just being susceptible. I wasn't being mindful, I wasn't being confident. It wasn't moving with purpose. Preditors picked on me. * Do I know what it's like to be bullied? Sadly, yes. I think we've got to stop this. * I think the food industry is bullying the American population today, making money off of them and killing them. * I think we've got to stand up to that kind of bullying and be mindful and make right choices and not let that happen. Certainly, it's happening to our children. * I would say the whole food industry is bullying our kids today too. When I think about it in the context of what it was like to be beaten up as a kid, and now realize what we're doing to other children today, that really gets me going. * I think it's time for us to stand up and put a stop to bullying. It's also time to stand up and be mindful about our food choices and not let people feed our kids, junk. And us too. We have to be responsible for ourselves too, and stop eating sugary junk and food with toxins. * We have to demand a clean world to live in so we can thrive and feel fantastic and be more productive.
Hailed as “part football coach, part loving dad, and part slightly crazed drill sergeant” Robert Kandell has spent the last sixteen years helping people re-energize their lives and build better relationships through more honest and authentic connection. In 2004, he co-founded OneTaste and took on the challenging task of bringing conscious sexuality to the mainstream market. He built the company from scratch to a high seven-figure international corporation. He left OneTaste in 2014 to start his own Consulting firm helping small businesses become marketable and profitable. Robert is also an accomplished teacher, coach, and lecturer. He brings his enthusiasm and acumen to his weekly podcast, Tuff Love, on subjects around relationships, intimacy, communication and gender dynamics.
Contact Info * Website: www.TuffLove.live * Podcast: Tuff Love
Most Influential Person * My students and my children.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has affected my emotions ... I have them now. Growing up, emotions were secondary. Mindfulness has connected me to my emotions. Emotions are my power. They are my superpower actually, because then I can feel and notice other people.
Thoughts on Breathing * I've done a lot of sitting meditation in my life and knowing the power breath, also Yoga and the 'suffering' in a hot Yoga class. Ok, find your breath. * My ability to pay attention to my breath, connect me to my body and I can slow down and adjust and find the optimal pose.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Hero With A Thousand Faces By Joseph Campbell * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story * I have so many bullying stories. Bullying is something I'm very familiar with. I mentioned I was an overweight kid growing up and I was bullied by my school mates. The bullying ended when I was fourteen or fifteen. Really from ten to fifteen year old, I was bullied. * My middle name is Barry and they would call me Barrier and they would taunt me. For whatever reason kids bully, there was some thing that happened which made me the object of their bullying. * In retrospect and in talking to a lot of people who were bullied, and a lot of bullies out there in the world, the main reason they did that was fear and their own lack of disconnection. My opinion is that bullying happened because bullies feel disconnected from their parents, from themselves, and there's some pain in there that needs to be expressed. * What they choose is to bully another kid rather than address their own pain. Mindfulness would be for the parents to notice that about their kids. Or even the Principal or school Councils, to notice that about kids and just sit with the bully and not shame them for being a bully. Not shame them for what they do, but get curious and wonder and question and allow that space for that bully kid to be seen and loved and approved of. * I think that is the cure for bullying; when we give someone space to speak and relieve their own pain.
Dave Lukas is an entrepreneur, father, and fitness enthusiast. His successful business, Grasp Technologies got off the ground with what Dave calls, our rag-tag crew of Misfits. Dave realized that we all have an inner misfit, an inner genius, maybe even a hidden genius that is in every single leader, employee, and even you. If only you can unpack that inner Misfit. Around 4 years ago, Dave and his wife traveled to China to meet and bring home their daughter, Hannah Jade. In his own words; it was a surreal and humbling experience. Around the same time, Dave decided to start his own Inner Misfit Podcast, where he would not only interview outstanding individuals with hidden misfit genius, he would also publish episodes where he would directly speak to his daughter, offering advice and wisdom she and others could refer to at any time. Now Dave enjoys life as a grateful, caring father as well as a successful entrepreneur and podcaster.
Contact Info * Website: www.MisfitEntrepreneur.com * Social Media: Dave M Lukas or Dave Lukas or Misfit Entrepreneur * Podcast: Misfit Entrepreneur
Most Influential Person * T. Harv Eker (Author of Secrets of the Millionaire Mind)
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has effected my emotions in that, I've learned to control my emotions a lot better. * When I was younger I used to be very quick-tempered and very quick to react to things. Later I would know that it wasn't the right reaction. * So learning to control in the moment (and some of that is your conditioning too), but learned to control in the moment and stop yourself, I have a process I call, "Stop, Ask, Choose". Stop yourself, ask yourself how you want to respond in that situation, and then choose the right path forward. * I've conditioned myself to do that in a split second over the years for decisions, so it's made a big difference.
Thoughts on Breathing * Every morning I have an exercise that I call "My Daily Prime". It takes about ten minutes. I make sure nothing's on, it's dark, I'm by myself, nobody's usually up. * So I take the time to center myself, breathing, three or four minutes. Just to breathe in deep and get calm and clear in my head. * Then I write the three things I'm grateful for on that day and sometimes they're very deep, and sometimes it's about the beautiful morning, whatever comes to me. * From there I write down my "Three To Thrive". Those are my three things that are the most important I can do for the day. * For instance for today it was this interview. I wanted to make the most out of it for you and for your audience and to be present. * Then I end it with some deep breaths and visioning for the day, what I'm going to accomplish and then I get started.
Suggested Resources * Book: An Astronaut's Guide To Life On Earth by Colonel Chris Hatfield * Book: Wild At Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul by John Eldredge * App: I use Pen and Paper as my process for planning.
Bullying Story * Bullying is an interesting thing. It's hard to answer that question now because of what I've learned over the years. It's like anything; you choose whether something affects you or not. * This is from a mental standpoint; from a physical standpoint it is a completely different thing. If somebody's punching you in the face every day, that's a different thing. * The key is to understand that you're only affected by the things you let yourself be effected by. You have that control. The minute you seed that control to someone, a bully, anyone, then you lose your power and you give it up. * It's naturally yours, for you as an individual. * With that being said, I do have an interesting story. * Early on, when I was in Kindergarten or first grade, in my neighborhood there was another boy who was bigger than me. His older brother rode the bus every day. * When we got off the bus, his brother would make us fight. The interesting thing was, that myself and the other boy had been friends because we went to the same pre-school together. * Everyday he would make us fight and we would go round and round in circles and it was kind of the older brother who was the bully on both of us, making us fight. We did that for some time. * We were actually best friends. He was the best man at my wedding. * From a mindfulness standpoint, if we had both banded together and stood up to the brother and had the wherewithall and the mindfulness, the emotional intelligence to say, 'we're going to choose not to do this and you can't make us'. * There was really nothing he could have done. That would have ended it pretty fast and he wouldn't have done that any more. * That's an example of what I could have done if I had had that emotional intelligence or awareness and being conscious in that way to make a difference. You can use that across any situation as you get older. It happens in business a lot too. * People try to throw their weight around. We deal with some of the largest corporations in the world and when it comes to negotiating things, they're a big company. So this is how it's going to be. * It takes a lot of courage to say, that is not how we work, so that's not how it will be or we're not going to do business together. I think people respect that, if it's done tactfully and done in the right way.
Frankie Picasso is an International SocialPreneur, Talk Show Host, and Champion for Change who has been transforming lives and influencing culture for the past 30 years. Professionally, she is a Certified Life, Business and Master Coach Trainer, Author, Artist, Activist and Philanthropist in training, who just happens to specialize in the Impossible! As the founder of The Good Radio Network, (TGRN) Frankie is the host of Mission Unstoppable Radio, FrankieSense & More Radio. Everything that Frankie is involved in, has Social Impact built in. TGRN is one vehicle for social impact and her artwork is another. As a professional Artist, Frankie’s paintings have been featured in the International Book of Contemporary Artists Volume 6 and can be found on Fine Art America, Frankie’s book Midlife Mojo won her recognition and the Finalist WINNER award as one of the “50 Great Writers you should be Reading in 2015!” She is also a Huffington post contributor, and a member of the Women’s Economic Council and the Evolutionary Business Council.
Contact Info * Website: TheGoodRadioNetwork.com * Email: CoachPicasso@rogers.com * Facebook: Unstoppable Frankie Picasso
Most Influential Person * My dad * Nigel Varty (Mountain Climber)
Effect on Emotions * I've learned to respond versus react. I learn to ask myself, who am I? In that I get to create the person I want to be in the world.
Thoughts on Breathing * I'm not very good at it. I try to do the slow breathing. I don't know why I don't want to take a full breath. I'm lazy. * I have tried all the mindfulness techniques of breathing. Especially as a hypnotherapist I learn all these things. * I do try to take that earth breath. When you need to get calm, I take this big earth breath; in for seven and out for ten. It does ground you. That is a good technique. I think it's a Hawaiian technique.
Suggested Resources * Book: Midlife Mojo: How To Get Through The Midlife Crisis and Emerge As Your True Self * Book: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle * App: Calm
Bullying Story * I've got two stories. I'm going to tell you a story from a female perspective. * I bullied myself and it wasn't until maybe five years ago that I realized. I remember one day when I was so mean to myself; my thoughts were so mean. * I screamed at myself out loud to 'stop it'. I said, 'you would never say that to anyone else. Why are you saying that to you? I know you would never, ever say those words to anyone else, living or dead, so stop it.' * I think especially woman, as it relates to our bodies, we are very cruel to ourselves. We give ourselves cruel messages all the time and we need to stop doing it. The only way to do that is to be mindful and to hear the words that we're saying. It stopped. Now when they come up, I say, no, no, no. * When you stop and you hear your thought and you go, do I believe that? We don't often question our beliefs. * As coaches, that's one of the first things we do with people. We say, what do you believe. In the spiritual terms and the law of attraction, what you believe is what shows up in your life. If you don't have the things that you think you want, it's because you don't believe in them. That's another story. * That's a really interesting way to look at bullying, but we do bully ourselves. The second story is, I was married to an abusive alcoholic. He was abusive emotionally and physically. He was a bully. * He was my second husband. He wasn't my children's dad. If I were to kiss my boys goodnight, he would call them girls. That is a form of bullying. * When it got so bad that I thought my oldest would get between us and hit him, I just stopped that right in it's tracks because I was afraid that he would have a record (my son) and he would never be able to do what he wanted to do in his life. * Second Story. After my accident and I was in the hospital, I had a lawyer and he was extremely mean to me. * This is a story about how I learned to respond instead of react. He would have me in tears, he would send me nasty letters. * I thought, wait a minute, you work for me. It was a big case and he was crazy, but I had a really good friend who had the same lawyer and he was so nice to him. I thought, why is he so mean to me? Does he not like girls? What is it? * Eventually, he got fired, but I learned that I didn't have to accept that. I learned that I could choose not to open those letters. I could choose to do things that made me feel better. * I want everyone to know that that's your choice. You can choose to react or you can choose to respond.
Scott is an Ecopreneur meaning he puts people, purpose and the planet before profit. Scott’s mission is to inspire a daily practice of health. To fulfill this mission, he created three social businesses. In 2004, he co-founded the Padua Centre, a community wellness. In 2006, he cofounded DESTA Black Youth Network, helping marginalized youth aged 18 to 25 get back on track. In 2006, Scott founded Organik a wellness broker company. Scott is also a yoga teacher, personal trainer and health coach since 2006. According to Scott, his greatest source of inspiration is found in his daily practice of health.
Contact Info * Company: Organik * Website: www.BeOrganik.com * Email: scott@beorganik.com * Instagram: organikmtl * Podcast: The Spirit Bros Podcast (Coming Soon)
Most Influential Person * Steve Sims / Jon Kabat-Zinn
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness helps calm down my emotions. It's hard to slow down the reaction. The reaction is always going to be there, we want it to be there; the fight or flight. * Mindfulness has created a bit more space between the reaction and the response. Initially it went from one second to [longer]. * Now if someone cuts me off on the highway, I can see the emotion come up. Emotions are beautiful, it's just how we deal with them that's the problem or the solution. * I'll see the anger coming up and I'll choose my reaction much more now. I used to be much more reactive and I could get mad very quickly. * I could be explosive at times but now I've calmed that down and created the space between the reaction and the response.
Thoughts on Breathing * The foundation to optimal health is breathing and more specifically conscious breathing. We breathe about 20,000 times a day. How many of those are unconscious? * Really, the link between relaxation and stress is one conscious breath. I'd say, at the foundation of my meditation practice, and even before that, is the breath practice. It's to just catch myself in any situation. It's pretty much the informal meditation practice. * When I'm driving, I'll come back to the breath. When meeting with a client or in my yoga classes I'll come back to the breath as much as possible. Just to know that I'm responding from there and not reacting from the ego. * The breath is the most effective tool to tame the ego, to tame the mind. Instead of that mind being an enemy, or a mean voice in your head, it can become your ally, your best friend, your consultant.
Suggested Resources * Book: Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn * Book: A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle * App: Insight Timer * App: Respi Relax
Bullying Story * I was born in Quebec City, a very French city. I only learned French when I was thirteen. I knew a bit of French, but I went from English elementary school, to French high school. * Back then, being the English kid and coming from a big English family, I was an easy target to laugh at with my French accent. * I never got bullied in terms of physicalness but in terms of laughing at my language, that happened a lot. It would really get me to react in the beginning. I would take it very personally. * It took me years before I learned not to take my French accent personally. Now I just accept it and I speak much better French. * In the beginning, that's where people would pick on me the most. Normally the bullying would make me more more shy and I wouldn't speak as much. Sports really helped me out. * I got really good in basketball and I got more and more friends. I got more respect through the sports and people wouldn't laugh at me as much. I was six foot three [inches] and a bit taller than the others so I could defend myself. I think with the practice of getting better and better at French, as people were getting to know me they didn't pick on me as much. In the beginning, it wasn't super rough but it wasn't an easy ride either.
Courtney Carver is an advocate for the simple life. She says, we are often on a quest for more; we give in to pressure every day to work more, own more, and do more. For Courtney, this constant striving had to come to a stop when she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Stress was like gasoline on the fire of symptoms, and it became clear that she needed to root out the physical and psychological clutter that were the source of her debt and discontent. Courtney shows us how to pursue practical minimalism so we can create more with less—more space, more time, and even more love. Carver invites us to look at the big picture, discover what’s most important to us, and reclaim lightness and ease by getting rid of all the excess things.
Contact Info * Website: www.BeMoreWithLess.com * New Book: Soulful Simplicity
Most Influential Person * My daughter.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has encouraged me to under-react, which has been a game-changer.
Thoughts on Breathing * I use breathing for everything. When I breathe during meditation practices, I breathe in traffic. I breathe intentionally when I have MRI's to check my brain out. It just helps me slow everything down.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Artist's Way by Julie Cameron * App: Headspace
Bullying Story * I feel really grateful that, while growing up, I didn't experience any bullying and in most of my relationships, not. * I was married in my twenties for seven years and there was a lot of bullying. It was a really bad situation for a long time and mindfulness wasn't part of my life then and neither was simplicity. * I was really stressed out and I know for a fact that I could have handled things differently. I don't think I would have over-reacted or reacted the way that I did in certain situations and I would have known myself better, had I been more mindful. * I wouldn't have thought that, the things my exhusband would say about me or accuse me of, I would know that wasn't about me, that was about him. * I wouldn't have tried to change myself to be someone different to fit. Instead I would have just not reacted and let him change or walk away. * Instead I really tried to hold on, to fix myself. I really took everything he said to heart and now I can look back and say, it had nothing to do with me. * It could have been anyone in that situation and it still wouldn't have worked out.
Julianna co-founded and runs UnifiedMindfulness.com. With 17 years of experience, she has trained thousands of people in groups and individually. Julianna was drawn to mindfulness 20 years ago, to manage severe anxiety and depression as well as the dramatic emotional ups and downs of life as a professional singer/songwriter. With over 100 weeks of immersive silent retreat training in both mindfulness and zen, Julianna has racked up 12,000 plus hours of formal practice time, rewiring her brain and creating a new normal for herself. The result is exponential growth and the ability to truly be of service to her clients.
Contact Info * Company: Unified Mindfulness * Website: UnifiedMindfulness.com * Facebook: Unified Mindfulness * Sign Up: https://unifiedmindfulness.com/mindfulnessmode
Most Influential Person * Shinzen Young (A monk)
Effect on Emotions * It accentuates the positive, makes me a much happier person, and its made me much more able to process challenging emotions when they come up. So I'm much more resilient overall.
Thoughts on Breathing * The breath is a place that is often a good place for people to start. * In fact, at the very beginning, before I was introduced to Shinzen, breath was the first place I started. * I focused on the tip of the nose, but I like to teach people how anything at all can be a focus in meditation, because that frees people up. * What we want is to motivate people. We want them to get engaged in this practice. * So, I like to introduce people to a technique that right off the bat shows them how they can focus on anything. * As long as they're developing skills of concentration, clarity, and equanimity, they are practicing mindfulness and are getting those benefits that research has shown they can get.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Science of Enlightenment: How Meditation Works by Shinzen Young * App: Brightmind
Bullying Story * I was bullied as a kid. When I was about twelve an incident happened where these two boys decided that I had done something at a birthday party, that I had said something that got someone into trouble. * They decided that I needed to be punished for that. So for a month or two after that, every time they saw me in the halls, they would kick me as hard as they could. * I was terrified. I changed my pattern so that I could avoid them. I rearranged the whole pattern of where I was going. To get from class A to class B, instead of just going up the stairs, I would go down to the basement and around, so I would miss the boys kicking me. * I would go to school everyday and would think about the fact that I was going to have to see these boys. I really felt terrorized by them. * The day that it finally shifted, was the day that I shifted. I dropped into a natural state that shifted everything. * These [mindfulness] skills are naturally occuring. We all know what it's like to be in a heightened state of mindfulness. We've all had some kind of peak experience where there's a level of clarity there. * Where we're deeply absorbed, we're concentrating fully. We have a sense of harmony or we have a sense of willingness for things to be as they are and that's the overriding experience. * All we're saying with mindfulness is that you can strengthen that. You can experience it with greater regularity and greater depth. * Looking back on that event [with the bullies], there came this moment where I didn't run from it any more. I became willing to turn toward it and I remember vividly. * I chose the route where I knew I was going to pass them because it was the shortest route to my class and I didn't want to run anymore so I started up the steps. * As they were coming toward me, I saw this kid, Bert. He was gearing up to kick me as hard as he could. I found myself saying, "ok you wanna kick me? Go ahead, kick me." * In that moment he was totally nonplussed. He stopped and he never did it again. It was because of the way I went into it. I just went into it with an absolute fierce willingness that I was not going to be intimidated and that I was going to stand my ground. * So whatever came out of my mouth, (go ahead and kick me), that wasn't the point. The point was that I managed to fully embrace where I was at and that strength of anchoring myself in my complete willingness. It just blew him out of the water.
Dr. Julie Jaffee Nagel is a psychotherapist and psychoanalyst. As a concert pianist with two degrees from the Juilliard School of Music in New York City, Dr. Nagel repeatedly experienced stage fright and performance stress. She eventually decided to gain a more thorough understanding of what interfered with doing what she loved and was trained to do. That’s when she returned to school at The University of Michigan and graduated with degrees in Social Work and a Ph.D. in psychology. Now she has treated hundreds of individuals and helped them discover and peel back their barriers to feeling competent so that they can pursue and fulfill their professional and personal dreams. Dr. Nagel has recently published a book called, Managing Stage Fright: A Guide for Musicians and Music Teachers.
Contact Info * Website: http://www.julienagel.net * http://julienagel.net/blog-standard-list/Blog * Book: Managing Stage Fright: A Guide For Musicians and Music Teachers by Dr. Julie Jaffee Nagel
Most Influential Person * My Grandfather
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has helped me understand myself and feel good with myself despite some of the harsh winds that have blown and will continue to blow. I can go inside my mind.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing simmers me down; deep breathing, slow breathing. Thinking about the breathing and trying to know that I have resources in myself and that breathing will simmer me down when I'm boiling over.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Relaxation Response by Dr. Herbert Benson * App: n/a
Bullying Story * Stage fright is a bully in itself. Stage fright is a bully that makes competent people feel like they're incompetent. I think bullies tend to do that. * Whatever we can do; whatever technique or therapy works for an individual to help build a strong sense of self and self-esteem so that these bullies, whether they come from inside your mind or from some person at school or at work, that we can withstand that because we have a sense of self that says, I'm not going to allow myself to be treated that way. * I'm not buying into what you're saying about me. I think that mindfulness; if you can think of yourself as successful and competent. * It's kind of like developing a sensitivity to, that's not my problem, that's the bully's problem and then to be able to speak up and find help whether you're a child or an adult. * If you can't simmer yourself down to the point that you do believe in yourself, then hopefully you can find someone who can help you. * I think stage fright is a giant bully that can undermine the more competent, talented, prepared person. We can help innoculate people to dealing with that kind of a bully.
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Susan Blais is a leadership coach on a mission to transform the world of work one leader at a time. She made the long climb from receptionist to CEO of a billion-dollar division of a Fortune 100 company over 26 years in the health insurance industry. She helps leaders understand and implement the critical balance between relationships and results, so they can unleash their people's talents to achieve bottom-line success and fulfillment for all. Contact Info * Website: www.SusanBlais.com * Telephone: 818-444-seven-seven-four-four * email: susan@susanblais.com
Most Influential Person * Roy Masters
Effect on Emotions * It has leveled them out. I can be radically up and down and all around and I have, because of that practice, been able to get much more centered and calm. The highs and lows are more moderate instead of crazy.
Thoughts on Breathing * Because I tend to do everything quickly, in the old days I would want to skip the warmup and go right to the workout. I think, oh yeah, breathing. * I have come to appreciate how powerful it really is and that's one of the techniques I use with my clients when they start getting upset. * I say, let's take a minute here and take a couple of deep breaths. It's amazing how the simple act of taking a quiet calm breath or two or three can change your whole outlook.
Suggested Resources * Book: How Your Mind Can Keep You Well by Roy Masters * Book: Cure Stress: How Your Mind Will Keep You Well by Roy Masters * App: Cure Stress (By Roy Masters, Get it at the App Store or at the website: www.FHU.com)
Opening Quote * You can go into that refuge and have a place of calm so that no matter what life throws at you, you can handle it with grace, with calm, and with quiet. - Susan Blais
Bullying Story * One of the CEO's that I worked for; it was one of those situations where I was the golden girl for the first few months that I came in and I was doing all these amazing things. * I was brought in to start a new division and was making great gains and doing all kinds of wonderful things and at a certain point I crossed him by inadvertently telling the truth to the chairman of the board when I guess I was supposed to massage the message a little bit in a different way and I saw it happen. * I thought to myself, uh oh, I'm in trouble. And from that day on, for the next two years, he bullied me horribly, doing things like: embassassing me, calling me out in front of my team, having conference calls with my peers, and just treating me as if I was an idiot. All kinds of things like that where it was just miserable. * That kind of behavior destroys people. Unfortunately, it really does. It really bothered me. I was going to quit but then fortunately the company was acquired and I got to cash out in a much more positive way. * But I was going to leave because I realized that I was not being my best. If you bully people, and try to beat them down; guess what? Their performance goes down. It's like, we're going to beat people into success? That doesn't work very well. * I definitely used elements of mindfulness during those years to keep myself strong. I used my Roy Masters meditation; you can do it in seven minutes. I would do it several times a day. * I'd have to go into my office and calm down, because I would be upset coming from a meeting with him where I had just had my head beaten in, figuratively, and now I'm going to meet with my team. So I've got to get myself together. * I'd go into my office for a few minutes and calm down, get myself back on center and then go out to them. * That's another critical thing that happens in organizations is, you have the waterfall. It starts at the top, the head person beats on the next level, and they beat on the next level, and they beat on the next level. * I used to literally have an image of an umbrella and I would say, "no, it stops here. I don't care what you do to me, I'm not going to treat my people that way." * I always treated my people well. We had our own little corner of the world that was fun and functioning and positive. But that took a lot of effort and mindfulness to do that because I would have to bring myself back to center before I interacted with them again.
Michele PW (Pariza Wacek) is the best-selling author of the "Love-Based Business" series of books that share how to sell more with love and build a solid, profitable business on a foundation of love. In addition, she owns a copywriting and marketing company along with writing and publishing fiction. To grab your free book "How to Start a Business You Love AND That Loves You Back," visit LoveBasedBiz.com
Contact Info * Website: www.LoveBasedBiz.com * Blog: www.LoveBasedBiz.com * Podcast: Love-Based Money * Free Book: How To Start A Business You Love and That Loves You Back
Most Influential Person * Christina Rio, My Spiritual Mentor
Effect on Emotions * Because of mindfulness, the vast majority of the time I feel inner peace. It's like a contented feeling. Sometimes fear-based emotions will come up and sometimes I'm also full of happy or joy. For the most part, mindfulness has allowed me to live my life in an even keel where I feel peaceful and contented. I think that's what a lot of people would like.
Thoughts on Breathing * So many of us do shallow breathing. The problem with those shallow chest breathings is that it's not very good for your physiology. Focus on the belly breath. Even just putting your hands there gives you something else to focus on. It's a lot better for you as you go through it.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level by Gay Hendricks * App: The Mindfulness Bell
Bullying Story * I was horribly bullied as a child. In elementary school, in middle school, and even my first job I was bullied. It was both boys and girls, mostly girls though. * My boss was a woman who was really bad about it. Yes, I do think knowing mindfulness would have helped. You can actually change your environment when you change yourself. I know that my reaction caused it to get worse. * If I had simply just stood there and didn't react to what they were doing, they would have left me alone. That's what the key is. They were preying off me crying and getting more upset and off of me just not knowing what to do. * That's where they're getting their power from. If you don't give them the reaction they're looking for, then they have no power over you and they likely will find somewhere else to go. Because I had such a strong 'only-child'. My mom didn't go to a lot of play dates. This is absolutely not my mom's faulth. * I don't remember having friends my age until I was older, school-age, like five, six, seven. I know I had trouble dealing with social situations. I think that's what made me a target. * Over the years I learned how to read social situations better. I slowly learned how not to put myself in the situation where bullying would happen.
John Stix is a transformation specialist. John co-founded Fibernetics; the 5th largest telecommunications company in Canada. He has implemented a holistic shift in culture, strategy and values-based actions within the company. John credits his personal transformation with enabling him to lead his company through a significant shift in mentalities.
John’s success with workplace culture and helping others discover the same journey for themselves, has led him to consulting and speaking across the world. While continuing to lead his organization and build several others, John has delivered keynote speeches at venues from private insurance firms to a group on behalf of the White House.
John witnessed the positive change that occurred within his own company when he decided to focus on unity, teamwork, empathy, happiness and gratitude. After introducing his “I’M IN™” corporate initiative, John received the Best Employer Branding award in 2015 from the Canadian Human Resources Association and was also a finalist for Leader of the Year.
As an entrepreneur, John has been a visionary, thought leader and mentor taking start-ups to enterprise level organizations and figuring out innovative ways to keep all employees highly engaged, through all stages of growth and transformation. John’s most recent venture as president of KidsWifi, is allowing him to transform the way parents view the internet and to protect kids globally while online. John’s plan to deeply care and empower employees and allow them to be their true selves, not only translated into a passion, but to happiness. Happiness then led to productivity and productivity led to the results.
Contact Info * Company: Fibernetics * Website: www.Fibernetics.ca * Website: www.LivingInward.com
Most Influential Person * Jody Schnarr (My business partner and best friend since I was sixteen.)
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has allowed me to be able to understand what deeply matters to me because mindfulness to me is connected to the inward journey. Without living inward, how can you find out what truly matters to you? * It’s almost like, over time we’re become numb within all of the pattern and busyness that we think is living. That’s through no fault of who we are, that’s society, it’s busy. It’s going to be for the rest of my life and I think for all of us for the rest of our lives. * Mindfulness for me has allowed me to feel what truly matters to myself as an individual more and have the confidence and understanding on how to process those feelings and communicate them and live my life within them.
Thoughts on Breathing * When I practice prayer, (my own ways of being mindful), that peaceful area and then focusing on the peace inside me, my breathing changes. Throughout the day, if you really could look at your breathing, I think it’s safe to say we all shallow breathe. We’re breathing rapid, not deep. * I notice that when I enter into a really peaceful, mindful state, my lungs fill up. I’m not even planning for it. I breathe deeper. I feel wholistically more relaxed. * Sometimes I use breathing techniques to try to center back to breathing. I think breathing and mindfulness is so connected. There’s tremendous anxious wisdom embedded within all of the yoga teachings and yogi teachings. * Breathing techniques and understanding the power and importance of proper breathing seems to be incredibly important.
Suggested Resources * Book: N/A * App: N/A
Bullying Story * Being bullied comes in so many different forms. Sometimes the verbal accusations can be so terrible. * I remember as a young boy, not confident in who I was, like any young child trying to figure out their place within schools. I moved around a lot. * At the one school I was going to, I remember this one individual for whatever reason didn’t like me and wanted to focus on me as an individual that they thought they could bully me. * If I would have known more of these types of thoughts of how I could take time to be in a state of peace or to try to find these centering moments, even as a younger boy. I think a lot of this stuff, mindfulness techniques, but also the understanding that for children, their own way of mindfulness is important so that they don’t feel intimidated by techniques. * That would have gone a long way to helping me stay in a peaceful state through these sets of experiences. * I believe within mindfulness you can also think of a tremendous amount of solutions to your problems. Because you’re in a peaceful state and your mind works much better in that peaceful state. * That would have helped me try to figure out as a young boy, how I can also come up with solutions to help me understand the problem I was in. Thankfully what happened was, love ended up dominating that and we became friends. A peaceful state ended up emerging from what was looking to be a terrible state.
Sophia Wise One is an expert in the field of vagina therapy. She's also the creator of the skill building, 'I Love My Life' card game and Oracle Deck. Sophia is fiercely passionate about helping her clients find and express their true self so they can discover their inner wisdom. Sophia has done bodywork for twenty years and has worked as a certified Holistic Pelvic Care Provider Tm, Reiki Master and LMT - Child mystic & shamanic practitioner. Sophia Wise One can help you move through pain, blocks, trauma, stagnation, and difficult transitions to find healing, creative renewal, embodiment, and juicy living on the other side. She is always asking, “Who would you be if you were truly yourself?”
Contact Info * Website: www.SophiaWiseOne.com * Instagram / LinkedIn / Twitter: @SophiaWiseOne * Podcast: Vagina Talks (To be launched soon)
Most Influential Person * Larry Ward (Peggy and Larry Ward are two Dharma teachers)
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has resulted in my ability to feel my feelings. I used to weep and when I would weep three to five times a day, that is what I would refer to as a motive dissociation, a hyperactive dissociation, like a hyper shutdown dissociation. * I would leave my body while I was weeping and screaming. Mindfulness and the practice of really being with what's happening has brought me into an experience of actually feeling my body, feeling my feelings, which allows them to come and go. * It allows me to actually have a peace inside me that I thought people were lying about happiness and peace; that inside space. On the hardest days now, there's a peace and a happiness that's grateful to be here, even if I'm sad and exhausted and vulnerable.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is a part of everything. It's just like, in - out. Meet the space in between. Like in - meet the space, the turning point. We're inhaling life force, we're exhaling life force. We're creating life force and we're birthing life force. The breath is the energy, is the life force. We're either actively in the flow or we're fighting with being and existence. Just recently I got in one of those edgy, not pretty patterns. I was screaming and crying and I couldn't get my breath. I watched myself. I watched my stubbornness not want to breathe. I watched my stubbornness want to hold my breath. I said, ok, you know what stubbornness. You can be stubborn but I'm still going to breathe.
Suggested Resources * Book: Wild Feminine: Finding Power, Spirit and Joy in the Female Body by Tami Lynn Kent * Search "Wholistic Pelvic Care" and your State or location for information online. * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story * I was blessed with some beautiful education while growing up, so I was made fun of. I've been the weirdo my whole life, even amongst a hippy school. They said she is even weirder than the rest of us. So I got called a lot of names: a freak, a weirdo, etc. In high school, my best friends would make fun of me, but they were funny so I would laugh and then they got mad at me. I'd say I don't mind being the butt of a joke. So there were elements of bullying and there was shrinking there that happened. I'm also really blessed because I had a lot of mindfulness in a lot of those circumstances and had a lot of compassion for the people picking on me. * The real answer that I want to share with you. I was my worst bully. I was probably about 20, I had dropped out of college school. I had followed my hands to massage and become a bodyworker. * I was weeping anywhere from two to five times a day. I had just found out that I was in the process of tracking and kind of getting in the process of managing my PMDD. Somehow I found myself in a meditation and I went to visit my inner child and there she was. It was just an empty space and there was this little girl in a corner and she was very upset and I went to walk towards her and she was pulled away from me really hard. * I looked at her and she was bloody. It was terrible. I was standing there in this vision and I said, 'who did this to you?' What happened? She wouldn't look at me. She wouldn't turn towards me at all. I looked down in my vision and I was standing on a pile of bricks and every time that little girl asked me for something, I would throw a brick at her. * Every time she said that something hurt or that she needed something, or she was scared, I would say, stop it, you're the problem, go away. It was so clear that this innocent, sweet being, who just didn't want to be hurt by the world or by the person I was dating or by family patterns. Anything she asked for, I just begged her to go away and would scream and throw things. * So I started a practice right then and there and it took a couple of weeks, but every day I would go back to this vision. From right at that moment, I said, I didn't know I was doing this. I would never do this on purpose. I can't believe I'm that person, but I am. No one else is here and you're terrified of me. * And so I stepped away from the bricks and I said I didn't know, but now I know and I won't do it again. I understand that you're mad at me. So I went every day in my vision and say to her; I'm here and I'm sorry and I'm not going to do it again and I'm just listening. Slowly she softened and I would say just four or five days of going back to her and pleading my case, but giving her space. I always had that image of beauty and the beast when she's cleaning the wounds. The rag and the bucket. * She came towards me and I said please let me tend these wounds. I know I created them, but please let me tend them. So I cleaned the blood off her arms and then I would bring this balm, healing oils, and I cleaned her up and I would balm the wounds. * She wouldn't talk, but she would let me do that. Then about two weeks later, I would go and the wounds were starting to heal and she started to talk. She talked the way that kids talk. I'd asked her serious and sometimes playful questions and she would answer. * Then slowly the wounds healed and she began to play. The bricks were gone and she would come and sit with me. I would go and do this journey and we had to come up with a new system. I said, if I'm not paying attention to you, you've got to pull on my skirt. That's my most powerful bully story.
Sean Douglas is a U.S. Air Force Veteran, Master Resilience Implementer, Professional Speaker, International Radio Show Host, Performance Enhancement Expert, and Author, with almost 10,000 of speaking and training time. He inspires and motivates you to “Live Your Brand” so you can grow personally and professionally. Millennials to 50 year old Professionals hire Sean to teach them Mental, Physical, Social/Emotional, Spiritual Resilience Skills that empower them to withstand, recover,and grow through adversity, stress, and life's changing demands in a highly interactive and engaging environment, utilizing online coaching sessions and face-to-face workshops. Sean equips people with the tools necessary to live EPIC lives, and leaves people better equipped to manage change effectively.
Contact Info * Website: www.TheSuccessCorps.com * Facebook.com/TheSuccessCorps or Facebook.com/SeanDouglasSpeaks * LinkedIn: Sean Douglas * Podcast: Life Transformation Radio
Most Influential Person * Julianna Raye
Effect on Emotions * I know when I start getting anxious, scared, happy I literally feel those emotions and I know those emotions are coming up. I can feel myself getting mad. I am more in tune with my body.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is huge. When I smoked, I used to say that smoking was a stress reliever. What do they tell you in stress relieving class? They tell you to go take a ten second break, breathe in, breathe out. I would say, that's what I'm doing when I'm smoking. * Breathing is so important because the more oxygen you get to your brain, there's a lot of science behind the breathing technique.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor * Book: The Power of Positive Thinking by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale * Book: The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod * App: Headspace (The paid version is also excellent)
Bullying Story * I'm a maintainer on the F15. Some things that we do are funny so we think. We are really tight knit, like we are brother and sisterhood and we treat it as that. This is our family. We will defend you forever and we will pick on you like brothers and sisters. * What we'll do is we'll take young airmen and we'll say, we have this crack in the intake of the airplane. We just found it and we need you to come and look and see what we see so you can learn. When we pull back the intake cover, we ... (listen to hear more of Sean's story).
Allana Pratt is an intimacy expert who inspires her clients to be unapologetically true to themselves, their love-lives and their businesses. Featured on CBS, TLC and Fox, this cum laude graduate of Columbia is the author of 4 books, Coach to celebrities and Host of the sexy empowering show, "Intimate Conversations Live."
Contact Info * Website for Women: www.AllanaPratt.com (Complementary Training: 'Vulnerability is the New Sexy) * Website for Guys: www.GetHerToSayYes.com (Complementary Training: 'How To Be A Noble Badass)
Most Influential Person * Satyen Raja of Warrior Sage (Check out Satyen's interview at www.MindfulnessMode.com/71)
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has helped to balance my emotions and equilibrate them rather than have them run me. So I'm not afraid of them. I sit in the fire and take the ride with them, knowing that if I don't resist them, on the other side is wisdom, is a lesson.
Thoughts on Breathing * I like to imagine I'm making love with the universe. I'm having sex all day long. The mindfulness breath practice is making love to the universe so I, with my inhale, allow myself to be penetrated by the universe and feel how delicious and tantalizing that is on the inhale and then I give the universe my essence. I penetrate the universe with me as I exhale and I just feel my posture changing and I smile from the inside out.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want By Being Present To The Life You Have by Mark Nepo * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story * All the bullies are deeply inside. They've been wounding that little you, internally. They've been bullied on the outside so there's no place safe to go in or out and then they just react. If you can get them to be present & mindful and let them feel seen and heard. * You don't have to agree that it's ok to hit Joey, but you can acknowledge and validate your stand from their point of view. They have every right to feel that way and you get it. * You're not here to fix them, just to get them. Something really deep happens inside. You exhale all the way to that safe place that we've all been looking for. On the outside, seeking, seeking we can find it on the inside. * My bullying story is, I was a people pleaser growing up. My dad was drunk and stoned and I just wanted to make sure I didn't get in trouble so I grew up as a young woman not speaking my truth. * I attracted my dad to heal my wounds. So he was a bully; my son's father. I just put up with everything, just so that he wouldn't yell and scream at me. * That was his way of controlling me and my way of letting myself be controlled. We got a divorce within one year when I discovered he was not who I thought he was. * I took total ownership that when I chose to marry him, my mom was dying and I wasn't very mature or enlightened and I just wanted a checkbook, pulse, sperm. I just wanted to replace the relationship that I was losing. * I know that's not very kind or enlightened, but that was the best I could do at the time, feeling so sad. So within a year, I didnt' chose somebody great, but I have a great son. As time went on, he just wouldn't stop fighting with me. * I guess from his point of view, you said forever. And I stopped after a year. To him, his point of view must have been humiliation and rejection. * So his anger and his bullying came after me and of course I'm just triggering his mother or his past. Our son said, I want to kill myself at nine years old. I can't handle the fighting that non-stop happens with you and dad. * I had done every non-violent communication course. Every therapist, every counseller, everything you could think of. Until I realized, wait a minute, he doesn't want to get along with me. He loves to fight. * So I let my son live with his dad primarily for six months, just to see. Let him win. Let him look good. Let him be father of the year. I'll sacrifice my time to save my son. But he took it and he used it against me to say that I was a flakey, unstable mom and that I had abandoned him. * And he won after almost five years in court of trying to fight for the truth. I'm unconventional. I'm an entrepreneur. * I don't have a PHd, but I coach people and I talk about sex. So he painted this horrible picture with this old school, archaic family law and jury system and he won seventy percent custody and I got thirty. He humiliated my career. The bullying never stopped. My mindfulness practice, even up to this very day. * Right now he's convinced my son that I'm horrible and selfish and so my son's living with him and has blocked my from the phone and I have no contact with my son. I'm literally in the midst of a bullyng moment. * But this becomes our mindfulness practice. How can I still have compassion, not condoning, but have compassion for why he's behaving that way. Because I believe that bullying is ultimately a reflection of the inside. * Where is my unloved part of me? Where can I love myself more? Where can I be more in allowance and look past the anger coming at me to the wounded heart, to the cry for love? * Everything's ultimately a cry for love so I'm doing my inner work to take responsibility that I didn't marry him for a deep commitment and love. * I was scared and really own that and apologize so that I don't get emotionally triggered by his behavior and i just be that grounded, present, mindful person that allows this whole lesson to unfold and keep growing and not be that bitter ex-wife bitch who blames. That's not going to get us anywhere nor teach my son any good lessons either.
Crystal Olivarria raised over $70,000 from grants and scholarships to help pay for her own college education at two private colleges; The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in San Francisco and Holy Names University in Oakland, California. Crystal has helped others get into their top chosen college, generate money via grants and scholarships and get hands on experience in their related career field. Crystal provides a safe space to explore options in depth while providing guidance that result in children being able to reach their full potential more easily. Contact Info * Website: www.CareerConversationalist.com * Social Media: @CrystalOlivarria or @CareerConversationalist
Most Influential Person * My dad. He always taught me to be creative and resourceful. To be resourceful, you have to be mindful of what resources you have and basically how scarce they are.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has made me very aware. It's helped me understand people better because I've noticed my emotions go like this all the time based upon whether I ate, whether I didn't eat, whether I got enough sleep, whether I didn't. * Just being really mindful to myself about how I'm feeling, how things are affecting me makes me think about other people when I come in contact with them. Maybe they're having a really bad day and I don't know what they went through.
Thoughts on Breathing * Whenever I feel like I'm going to have a breakdown, I just remember to breathe. As a kid I used to cry a lot when things weren't going my way. People would say, take a deep breath. Before anything can get better you need to breathe. That's step one and even as an adult I remember that. No matter now things are going, the first step is to take a deep breath.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands by Dr. Laura Schlessinger * App: Notepad on my phone
Bullying Story * I've been on both sides of it. I will definitely say I've been in school and I know what it's like to be harassed and tell and teacher and the teacher not believe you. * I've also realized that a lot of times, bullies are emotionally weak and they're struggling and the way they can raise their self-esteem is to pick on someone else. * I know when I was in high school, I used to watch this girl being bullied and a lot of it was verbal. They were constantly putting her down no matter what. She was quiet and lonely. So she thought, they want to be my friends and the conversation would start out nice and then would go into this downward spiral. * One day I asked her why she was letting these kids bully her. She didn't know what to say. She said, I don't know what to do. * So I stepped up and ended up being a bully back to these other girls, just to give them a taste of their own medicine. It didn't matter what they said. I just had this attitude of, I'm rubber, you're glue, whatever you say bounces off of me and sticks to you. It really surprised them because they weren't used to having someone hold them accountable for how mean they were. Fortunately, they never bullied the girl again.
Mike Bundrant is a master NLP practitioner. NLP stands for Neural Linguistic Programming. He is the founder of the INLP center in California where they specialize in learning and teaching NLP. He's a former Psychotherapist and is cofounder of Healthy Times Newspaper. He's also a featured blogger on the world's top mental health website called PsychCentral dot com. Mike has a unique perspective on self-sabotage; he knows how to empower his clients to reach higher levels of emotional health.
Contact Info * Company: INLP Center * Website: www.inlpcenter.org * Facebook: www.facebook.com/inlpcenter
Most Influential Person * Peter Michaelson (www.WhyWeSuffer.com)
Effect on Emotions * In terms of my emotions, I would say mindfulness has effected my positive emotions by helping me own them more and making them more alive and my negative emotions by making them workable. It hasn't banished them, it's just made them workable.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is part of my mindfulness meditation in the beginning. I don't have a breathing mindfulness practice. I just make sure I take a few deep breaths in the very beginning of my meditation and really focus on the tension that full lungs create, the muscle tension. * When I let it out and relax, I just notice the tension release and my chest fall. Two or three rounds of that and then I don't really return to the breathing. It is an area that I've been interested in learning more about.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Phantom of the Psyche: Freeing Ourself From Inner Passivity by Peter Michaelson * App: Good Habits (It's not a mindfulness app, its a habits app - it increases mindfulness because it increases awareness.
Bullying Story * This reminds me of self-bullying, when we bully ourselves. Mindfulness can be so helpful if we're bullying ourselves because usually if I hear an inner voice, * I'm not even aware that this is an inner voice I'm responding to as if it were real. These inner voices use the word, 'you'. You're going to fail, you're no good. * It’s talking to you as if you’re someone else. We respond to them as if someone else were saying this to us, and we believe it. * And so, mindfulness can help this in so many ways. First becoming aware. You have to stop resisting these voices. * This is happening and mindfulness is not just about the positive. Negative things are so much better if they’re experienced mindfully. * When my inner voice says, people are not going to like you, I say (and I hope listeners are going to do this). * This is the story so many people I’ve worked with have told me. You hear the voice, you listen to it and then you repeat it, but you change the you to an I. Ok, you are going to fail, the voice in my head just said that to me. * And I say, Ok, I am going to fail. And then you tag on the word and. It’s sort of like saying, ‘tell me more’. So, I am going to fail … because I am no good. And tell me more … I’m not going to fight you. I’m just going to acknowledge that you said this to me. * This inner voice said this, I’m going to own it. After a few rounds of doing this, a couple of things happen. First, it goes quiet. People say to me, I’m not hearing this voice anymore. They say, what does that mean. And I say, just enjoy the quiet. * A lot of us are not used to a quiet mind. And sometimes that voice, after being heard says … oh, it might not be so bad. * That’s how mindfulness can make a huge difference to how we bully ourselves. Bullying is an inner game. Whether it involves someone else, or ourselves, it all starts on the inside. * To me, bullies, people who bully others, they’re chasing their own helplessness and trying to empower themselves but it only leads to more helplessness. It’s an inner phenomenon. * The bully is the last person in the world who is going to admit to their helplessness.
Joie Cheng, (M.S.W. Masters of Social Work), is the Self-Love Luminary. She's passionate about helping women love themselves so they can live their best life possible. Joie is a certified professional coach, mentor, healer, circle facilitator, and trained yoga teacher. Joie has a degree in Social Work and Psychology. She is the best-selling author of her book, The Naked Truth: A Woman’s Journey to Self-Love. This book conveys Joie's personal journey of healing herself naturally from depression through self-love.
Contact Info * Website: www.JoieCheng.com * Book: The Naked Truth: A Woman's Journey To Self-Love by Joie Cheng * Free Gift: The Seven-Day Self-Love Challenge
Most Influential Person * Deepak Chopra
Effect on Emotions * I think mindfulness has helped me to not get attached to the stories you get in your head about what something means and just saying, there's a thought and I can just let it pass. I don't have to be attached to it.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is a really good way to instantly become aware and instantly drop into our body and notice our breath. * That's a really simple practice that we can do any time of the day. Just take a couple of deep breaths, especially if we're feeling stress, or are tired or whatever, just to take a few deep breaths. It's an instant state change.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Naked Truth: A Woman's Journey To Self-Love by Joie Cheng * App: The Timer on your phone. When the alarm goes off, just be aware of what you're thinking.
Bullying Story * I was fortunate not to have a lot of bullying when I was a kid. * There was this one girl when I was in Junior High, who used to make fun of me for being my race, my ethnicity. * She would do that 'eye' thing where she would move her eyes. And she'd say things. * Actually I think that I was grateful because mindfulness did help me because I didn't internalize it. * It think a lot of kids take it in and they think, oh, there's something wrong with me. So they really think that it's about them, rather than realizing that it's about the other person. * When someone bullies you, they're feeling insecure. It really has nothing to do with the person that's being bullied. * I just want to say that I really appreciate you making that connection between mindfulness and bullying because I've never thought about that before and it made me think, yeah, you're right, mindfulness really can help with bullying.
Serena Denmark is a certified Hypnotherapy Instructor. She teaches her clients to identify unconscious patterns and use NLP and hypnosis to make deep, rapid, lasting changes. Serena experienced a midlife crisis and came to the conclusion that her beliefs were killing her. That’s when she attended an NLP course where she was the class guinea pig. Through this experience she found her new passion in NLP and never looked back.
Contact Info * Website: www.BeLimitlessHypnosis.com * FB: @SerenaDenmark * FB: Be Limitless With Hypnosis and Other Cool Stuff
Most Influential Person * Colleen Fletcher (Spiritual Teacher)
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has helped me keep that anchor to calm. It's like the pond or the ocean with the ripples on top and the stillness underneath. Even when I may feel agitated or irritated or annoyed, it's that duel experience, that higher perspective alarm, to observe yourself in the moment. I can feel the ripples, but I still have that stillness underneath.
Thoughts on Breathing * The breath is so powerful, just physiologically, when you breathe really deeply, you're increasing your intrathoracic pressure which puts stimulation on the vegas nerve which literally slows your heart rate down and interrupts your blood pressure so physiologically, deep breathing calms you down. Also I believe that as we breathe in deeply, we're breathing in prana or chi so we're increasing our wonderful energy that we're bringing into our body. Once you practice the self-hypnosis that's on my website, as soon as you even start to focus on your breathing, you've trained your mind to go into that place of relaxation.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * The Downloadable Self-Hypnosis by Warren Martin * App: N/A
Bullying Story * I grew up in Zambia and I went to a missionary boarding school there. It was kind of in the boonies. It had been started around 1925 and I attended in 1973. * Everything was kind of set in time. It was really interesting. They had a water wheel to generate electricity. We had electricity four hours a day. No television or radio; completely cut off from the rest of the world. Hot water was a drum that had a fire built underneathe it. * We were away from our parents and there was no outside input, there was no one to run to and no one to discuss your problems with. * I think a lot of those schools back in the day were strong on discipline and maybe light on love. Kids are going to find a pecking order. That's just human nature. * I was at the bottom of that pecking order and there was one girl in particular who kind of pulled the puppet strings of everyone and I had what I considered a best friend. * We would both be willing to betray and abandon each other if we were chosen to be the favored friend by this girl at the top of the pecking order. * There was a lot of betrayal, a lot of lost trust and just a very, very, lonely experience. This girl said, you can't sing, your hair's ugly and she had all the power in my mind. I felt bad about myself. * I didn't really know how to bond with people because I had moved around a lot. I had lost my ability to really open my heart to people and connect in a real way becauase I didn't know how to trust anymore. * I went to the boarding school from age 10 and was there about 4 years. * They censored our letters so there was really no communication or way to reach for help.
Moneeka Sawyer is the creator of the Blissful Real Estate Investor Formula and is the international best-selling author of the award-winning book “Choose Bliss: The Power and Practice of Joy and Contentment.” Moneeka has often been described as one of the most joyful people you will ever meet. She believes that we can and should choose bliss in all areas of our lives, including in our business and our investing. Her expertise has been featured on radio and TV including ABC, NBC, and Fox.
Contact Info * Company: BlissfulInvestor.com * Podcast: CoreBlissLife.com * Free Gift: BlissfulInvestor.com * Book: Choose Bliss: The Power and Practice of Joy and Contentment by Moneeka Sawyer * email: Moneeka@CoreBlissLife.com
Most Influential Person * My parents. They taught me about hard work, determination, focus, breathing, prayer, and joy.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness is all about emotions. That's what emotional mastery is for me and that's how I live.
Thoughts on Breathing * I dod a moving meditation every morning. I'm a dancer, I got my legs back and I started to dance and so for ten minutes every morning I do a moving meditation and breathing is a big piece of integrating my mind, my heart, and my body.
Suggested Resources * Book: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill * Book: Choose Bliss: The Power and Practice of Joy and Contentment by Moneeka Sawyer * App: I play a game on my phone to be mindful. Play is the way.
Bullying Story * My parents moved to a tiny little town in 1969 and I was the only non-white person in my school. I was tormented constantly. Bullied, tormented, humiliated constantly. I took it on. I was very lonely. * That bullying turned into horrible bullying as a teenager when boys took advantage of me. Horrible things happened. The thing is, at one point I realized that life was not going to continue to be that way for me. * At the age of twenty-five, I was considering, whether or not I wanted to continue to live. I remember the specific day. Things had been really rough for me and then I was in a horrible car accident in 1991. * It was not my fault, but I became a cripple. I was a dancer at the time and my biggest dream was to become an international dancer. Then my legs had been taken away. * They wanted to put me in a chair and I did not want to be put into a chair because I wanted to walk and to dance. Things got worse and worse and because I couldn't walk, I spent a lot of time in bed. * I remember I had been in bed crying for about a week and I had fallen into a huge depression. I couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel. I had the thought, "I can't do this anymore". * There was a little voice inside of me that said. You have to keep on living. Anybody who has been depressed has heard the message, the longer you stay in bed, the worse it gets. I pushed off the covers and tried to get out of bed, but my legs were so weak that I fell to the ground. * At that moment I pushed myself up against the bed and I cried and prayed. The prayer was, Oh God, please have mercy. I can't keep doing this, so either bring me home or teach me how to live. * An hour later, a girlfriend who hadn't talked to me in about two years, called me out of the blue. She turned me on to a coach who then changed my life.
Michelle Chalfant is a life coach and therapist. Her clients hire her to enable them to find their authentic selves through a holistic approach of blending alternative healing techniques with traditional counseling. Michelle is creator and host of the podcast, The Adult Chair, which is now in its third year of production. The Adult Chair shares impactful messages about codependency, self-love, depression, getting unstuck, removing masks, and how our understanding of ourselves impacts the most important relationships in our lives.
Contact Info * Website: www.TheAdultChair.com * YouTube Channel: Michelle Chalfant * Podcast: The Adult Chair * Facebook: The Adult Chair (Closed Group) You can also join this on the website.
Most Influential Person * John Kabat-Zinn
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has helped me with my emotions by really getting in touch with what's going on inside of me. I know now to slow down and tune in.
Thoughts on Breathing * Oh yes. I mean, taking a slow, deep breath just brings me back into present. It brings me back into my body so I know what I'm feeling again. I know where I am. I know what's going on around me. Breath has been huge.
Suggested Resources * Book: Wherever You Go, There You Are by John Kabat-Zinn * App: Insight Timer * App: Heart Math
Bullying Story * I was bullied. I never even became aware of it until today. I really didn't. I think what happened ... I witnessed my mom and my uncle for many years. * When I was a little girl, in third or fourth grade, I went to a Catholic school. We had the little skirts and I'd get on the bus and this boy would flip my skirt up every day. I'd be so horrified and embarrassed. And I'd say, 'stop lifting my skirt' and he'd make fun of me. * Then he started putting his clarinet grease in my hair. I remember coming home, at 9 or 10 years old, and feeling defeated and sad and there's no hope and no one's helping me. * I had friends at school, but there was this one boy who used to do this do me every day. I remember just feeling awful and I remember coming home one day and looking at the steak knives and thinking, maybe I should just kill myself because I can't handle this. * I remember thinking that thought and thinking, no, I'm not going to do that. I think of the children of today. Is that their only option? That's a whole other story. I'm still here, so I kept going to school. * Then I started bullying a little girl on the bus who was really, really, quiet. She didn't say anything, she whispered when she spoke, she was so quiet. * I would not have called it bullying until today, honestly. I would sit next to her on the bus and I'd say, why aren't you louder, what's wrong with you? Why are you so quiet? Talk louder. Nobody likes you. * I think I was doing that as a reaction to what this kid was doing to me. And to what my uncle was doing to my mom. It was like a domino effect. Because of your show (Mindfulness Mode) I realized I was bullied and I bullied. * The bullying with this boy went on for the whole school year and I remember telling my mom and my dad, it's OK. We sweep everything under the carpet. I think it ended at the end of that year and I stopped bullying that girl. I ended up switching school in sixth grade so it was over. * I bumped into him years later and I said, what was that about? Why did you put clarinet grease in my hair? And he started laughing and he said, I had a crush on you. I said, well it didn't feel that way, it was not nice. And he said, well, I really liked you and wanted your attention.
Quotes From The Interview Anxiety is when the body is taking those emotions and bringing them tight inside the body. It's trying to keep them contained like a pressure cooker. So what I do is I slowly take the lid off the pressure cooker. - Michelle Chalfant
We have a cast of thousands inside of us. - Michelle Chalfant
I help you connect with your inner child. - Michelle Chalfant
Anxiety is not an emotion; it's a physical response to unfelt feelings. - Michelle Chalfant
The adolescent part of us does not know what to do with the child so it pushes it away. - Michelle Chalfant
We need our adult to come in and say, I choose to feel my emotions, otherwise we don't do it. - Michelle Chalfant
Diane A. Curran has been immersed in marketing for a number of years. At one point, she worked on projects for major national direct marketing clients. Later, she became a solopreneur, consulting one-to-one and began Wow Whispering which she has been doing ever since. Diane's commitment to the arts has been equally passionate, making over 4,000 presentations between business and the creative arts, ranging from boardrooms to museums, and even mystical mountaintops in Peru. Diane wrote her biz book trilogy, The Marketing Deck, to give today’s impatient mindset instant access to creative ideas and intuition with custom card games.
Contact Info * Website: www.TheMarketingDeal.com * Social Media: @TheMarketingDeal * Twitter: @wowDianeACurran
Most Influential Person * My sixth grade teacher. She brought her love of art to everyone in the class, no matter what their talents were. She was present and giving to everyone.
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Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has allowed me to pull myself up when I'm feeling the pressure of the stress of a deadline. * You say, you know what Diane, here is the deadline and here's how far you are. Let's see what you can get done and not be anxious about it because that just gets in the way of actually accomplishing anything so my emotions are willing to be as wild and crazy as anybody's. * But I realize they're [my emotions are] only one part, so they can coexist with something else that I can't even define. I think you've got the word for it - mindfulness.
Thoughts on Breathing * I have had to learn to re-breathe because apparently I have a little hitch in my breathing. * My various wellness coaches have taught me some breathing techniques. I've learned to slow down and breathe through my diaphragm and just literally become present to the physicallity of breathing. * Once I become present to how physical a process it is, it just really evens me out and brings me present and kind of calms down my emotions.
Suggested Resources * Book: Heal Your Body by Louise Hay * App: A Time tracking App at www.GetHarvest.com
Bullying Story * My experience was a teacher bullying me as a kid, which you would never expect. * I have teachers who are just like the light of my life and then I have a second story of kids bullying a teacher. * The first experience I had was in the fifth grade. I had a music teacher; I was playing the cello. I had studied it for one year and had been invited into a quartet. * We played a concert and it went over really well. I was surprised at how wonderful an experience that was and this teacher, after the concert was over, came to my fifth grade classroom and took me out of my class. * He brought me into the hallway and stood there with his arms folded and said, Diane, I want to tell you something important. I know that you are studying piano in addition to studying the cello. Any good muscian has to choose one and they cannot do two instruments because it doesn't work and you have to choose. He was very stern. * I said what are you saying and he said, I want you to choose between the cello and the piano. I looked at him and said, are you telling me I have to do that right now? He said, yes. What I said was, in that case, I choose the piano. * He turned on his heel and stomped down the corridor and left me there in this darkened hallway and that was the end of my cello career. He forced the choice; he wanted that much control and as you know, bullying involves manipulation and control and power plays and cowardice. * If he had been mindful, he might have said, that is not what I was expecting you to say and let's see if we can work something out. * Anything could have been better than that.
Mary Shores is the founder and CEO of a multi-million dollar business, one of the most unique collection agencies in the country. Recognized as a leader of innovative thought, Mary has spent over a decade teaching businesses and individuals how to inspire others, create new ways of thinking, identify and achieve their goals, and take action to create truly meaningful results. She is the revolutionary founder of the groundbreaking Conscious Communications system, which produces positive results through positive action. Mary travels across the nation giving lectures and teaching courses, and has been featured on local and national radio and television shows, podcasts, and blogs.
Contact Info * Website: www.MaryShores.com * Book: Conscious Communications: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Harnessing the Power of Your Words to Change Your Mind, Your Choices, and Your Life by Mary Shores * Free Gift: Ignite Your Dreams workbook: http://maryshores.com/iyd-workbook * Twitter: Twitter.com/mary_shores * Facebook: Facebook.com/shoresmary * Instagram: Instagram.com/mary_shores * Youtube: Youtube.com/maryshores
Most Influential Person * Louis Hay (Author and Publisher)
Effect on Emotions * I think it [mindfulness] really connects me to my emotions and it allows me to see especially my triggers.
Thoughts on Breathing * Well I've been on a breathing retreat and I can tell you that breathing has been very powerful. * One tidbit I'll share is after I went to a breathing retreat once, the dreams I started having were just out of this world. * So definitely supplying oxygen to your brain is beneficial.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Presence Process: A Journey into Present Moment Awareness by Michael Brown * App: Binaural Beats App
Clay Stapleford is a full-time professional artist, living in Atlanta, Georgia. He is also a successful actor, having been featured in multiple Hollywood productions including Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues and Drop Dead Diva. As an aartist, he spends his time painting primarily using acrylic on canvas. Clay has a journalism degree from the University of North Carolina and is also an avid meditator.
Contact Info * Website: www.ClayStapleford.com * Instagram: @ClayStapleford
Most Influential Person * Eckhart Tolle
Effect on Emotions * [Mindfulness has made a difference by] learning to experience my emotions without judgment and just allowing them to be what they are and learning to be educated by my emotions too. Then learning the difference between my feelings and my emotions and how when I have learned to experience my emotions without judgment, I can then learn better how to follow my feelings in a way that serves me.
Thoughts on Breathing * I often just count my breath. I mean whether I'm on a walk or a run, when I'm painting, when I'm meditating. * That's the first place I go to to get in ... if I feel I'm scattered in some way. It's the first exercise I jump to to bring myself into the moment, is to count my breath. * I've done some breathing meditation, some guided breathing meditations where some pretty intense stuff has happened which is kind of cool. * There was this one intense one where there was an hour long breathing meditation and this I had never experienced before. Halfway through it, my body began to seize up from my toes upward. * Literally, it was almost like in The Matrix where he takes the pill and you can see in his body where he began to go to that other realm and it would kind of take over. * It was almost like I was going paralyzed but I could still feel but I couldn't move. They called it lobster hand. I literally seized up through this breathing meditation. * I later found out it was just pent up energy that had never had anywhere to go. So it took about 15 or 20 minutes for all feeling and movement to come back after this breathing meditation. * When it happened, it was like, what in the world is going on right now. It was so intense. Lying there and not being able to move. It wasn't a scary thing; it didn't produce fear, it produced wonder.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * App: Youtube Guided Meditations or Music
Bullying Story * Especially in today's discussion about ... a lot of things come to mind but ... I bartended for many years as well prior to working in sales. * As an actor in LA and then here in Atlanta ... with all the stuff going on today there'd be times where I'd see ... I have a pretty thick skin and people don't often offend me very much. It takes a lot to get under my skin but if I see other people being harassed it will kind of rile me up a little bit. * Working in the restaurant business and the bars, a lot of times women can be taken advantage of or harassed in many ways. * I remember one time specifically where one of our waitresses was being harassed across the bar and spoken to in a very poor manner - sexually explicit and demeaning and I literally was aghast at it and I lost my mindfulness and I took him aside and kicked him out. * I think what mindfulness allows us the opportunity to do is to slow things down and to understand how we are affected and affecting others and had this particular guy just took a moment to just slow down and just think what he was saying. * I think if you slow somebody like that down they would be contrite and somewhat understand. It's unfortunate. * Anytime that folks bully or try to lure their power over someone, it's the exact opposite of mindfulness.
Dr. Anastasia Chopelas’ unusual combination of scientific curiosity and heritage as a 4th generation healer makes her uniquely qualified to understand the subtle energies that promote or deteriorate health, success and relationships. She retired from a 40 year career as a physicist and researcher studying quantum and vibrational physics to become The Scientific Healer. Her processes are responsible for hundreds of medical miracles, some of which are outlined in her book, The Diamond Healing Method. Dr. Anastasia’s scientific background enables her to explain energy healing in simple practical terms, to make everyday miracles believable.
Contact Info * Website: www.ScientificHealer.com * Free Gift: 11 Minute Wake Up Your Brain Audio * Free Gift: 5 Day Success Challenge * Podcast: www.ScientificHealer.com/radio/ * Book: The Diamond Healing Method: Get Healthy No Matter What Your Doctor Says by Anastasia Chopelas
Most Influential Person * My Sunday School Teacher: When I was in Sunday School I had a really awesome teacher who, when she talked, I used to be completely fascinated. She had this really peaceful demeanour about her and she was very deeply devout. Just by that connection with her, we were friends for 40 years. She really influenced me from a very young age.
Effect on Emotions * I don't have explosive emotions, like I know what I'm feeling. * When I get angry I can feel it but I don't explode out. I start thinking, what is it about them that's making me angry because it's usually about me so I know that I usually turn it back in and ask myself what am I doing that is making me angry because that person is doing it. * I look at it like that person is showing a mirror to me.
Thoughts on Breathing * I take deep breaths every day because it brings me into the moment. * So many of us are stuck and this used to be me sometimes when it was bad: stuck about worrying or shame and guilt of the past and worrying about the future. * When you start breathing deeply, at least when I do, I breathe deeply all the way down into my belly. * I use my belly and I imagine the air is going all the way down into my toes. As soon as I get into that breathing, it brings me right into the moment and I stop. * It brings me away from the past and away from the future and into the now. Then I ask myself, how am I doing right now and that really settles everything down.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav * Book: The Road Less Traveled, Timeless Edition: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth by M. Scott Peck * Book: The Diamond Healing Method: Get Healthy No Matter What Your Doctor Says by Anastasia Chopelas * App: Pomodoro App for your computer or phone
Majeed Mogharreban is a professional speaker, author and entrepreneur. After starting five businesses before he turned 21, Majeed now helps companies succeed faster with the entrepreneurial mindset. He is known for being an energizing keynote speaker who empowers audiences to take action. His unique perspective on business leadership has taken him across the globe; guiding organizations such as World Wildlife Fund, Toyota, Vanguard, and Loblaw Inc. to achieve more, faster. His story-filled talks demonstrate how to use an enthusiastic start-up spirit to improve the working climate in the corporate world.
Contact Info * Website: MajeedM.com * Facebook: Majeed.Magharreban * Twitter: @MajeedM * Linked In: MajeedMagharreban * Instagram: @Majeed411
Most Influential Person * My wife. She is a model of blissful presence; contentment in the moment.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has allowed me to use my emotions as information signals and data by being curious and present. * [It takes me to the place of 'oh, I'm experiencing anger right now', instead of having the instinctive reaction of, "I'm angry, I'm going to go break some dishes", or "I'm going to go yell at somebody". * Just that split second realization of, "Oh, I'm experiencing an emotion, this is information for me. What should I do with it?" [This] versus allowing my emotions to control my body. * I think mindfulness gives me that power.
Thoughts on Breathing * I learned this thing about breathing. It's amazing. * When we're being hunted by a predator, as cavemen, we drop our breathing really shallow so we can't be heard and so we can hear better. * When we're totally cool and relaxed and the birds are chirping and the water's going by breathe deeply. * So when we breathe deeply, we telling our body there's no predator there and I believe that's the fastest and easiest and cheapest way to get instantly mindful. * Take a deep breath and you're already there.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * App: Calm
Bullying Story * I don't think that I was bullied when I was a kid. I had a pretty strong mindset; a pretty strong attitude. * I think what is really more of a present feeling in my childhood and now, is the pressure to be normal; the pressure to be like everybody else. * When you're an outlier; a high performer, you are by nature different than most people and you make other people uncomfortable. * So what I was able to do successfully was find other highly driven people so that I was normal amongst my peers. * But what I found I received some criticism for was ambition and drive and being teased for being so focused on accomplishment and not doing what I thought the cool kids were doing. * They were skipping class, doing drugs, being bullies, and being jocks, and I was kind of envious of their coolness while I was studying and getting good grades. * What I've always felt, that the pressure is to try to be normal, and what I found the solution is, to make my normal high performance. I do feel normal amongst my tribe.
Moustafa Hamwi is recognized as the world’s leading expert on Passionate Leadership. In one year, he has achieved what it has taken others 20 years to achieve. His amazing success at helping to empower leaders to work and live passionately, has resulted in him being nicknamed, ‘Mr. Passion’. On his talk show, Passion Sundays, Moustafa has interviewed over 180 world thought leaders.
Contact Info * Website: www.Moustafa.com * Free Ebook Gift: Mastering Passion * Podcast: Passion Sundays
Most Influential Person * My Swami in India who's been in caves for 13 years.
Effect on Emotions * It has helped me to be more observant of my emotions. I am very passionate so when I'm upset, I'm very upset. When I'm having a bad day, I'm having a very bad day. * I do everything with passion. Being more mindful has allowed me to be more observant and slowly I have learned to be less judging of my emotions. * I'm no longer in that space of, you have to be mindful means you shouldn't be angry. I don't agree to that. If I'm angry, I'm angry, cause guess what, if somebody smashes into my car, I'm gonna be angry. * I've learned to accept my anger as a natural reaction and watch it till it just goes up and it comes down again rather than try to fight it because when I was fighting it before, it made it more difficult. Now, I'm just present and watching. That means acceptance.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is everything. Let me put it this way, if you cease to breathe, you cease to exist. So the ultimate mindfulness is the ultimate breathing. * I learned that when I did vipassana, the Buddhist meditation technique that Buddha used to get enlightened which is simply the induction course. * They put us in a hall for ten days and all we do is observe our breathing. Every single morning I wake up and I do twenty minutes of vipassana.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now: A Guide To Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle * App: N/A
Bullying Story * The most bullied people in life, are bullies themselves. People who have been bullied at home or at some stage in their life, have an adverse protective reaction. * In a way I feel empathetic with them because they had to go through a particular experience and maybe they were bullied at home and they go back to school and they take it out on their friends at school. Bullies exist everywhere in our lives. * I just want to be clear, most of us are also bullies in one way, shape or form. I don't want anybody to get self-righteous here, including myself. * We do bully certain people, certain ways. A lot of times we do it passively rather than aggressively. * If somebody's in a place of power or fame, we can easily bully somebody much easier than someone else who has to force themself. * If we're present, bullying will become a lot calmer. We can calm ourselves first and then let the other person be calm. In the end, with bullying, there is a certain reason why they are doing what they're doing. * I've been bullied when I was back in Syria. I was about sixteen. I ended up in a fight, me and my friends where we fought with kids of military officers and these kids went and got seventeen soldiers to beat us up with chains. * For a period [of time], that killed me, because I felt oppressed. This is beyond bullying. That incident gave me a drive to move out of Syria and explore a better future somewhere else. If it hadn't been for that incident, I would have still been living there and I wouldn't be who I am today.
Nicole Wipp is a lawyer who specializes in elder law. She is a professional planner on a mission to empower people at all stages of life to take control of two issues: health details and end of life arrangements. She is a speaker who addresses the legal aspects of these topics and she is also the author of the book, “Dear Mom and Dad; Help Me Help You”. Nicole has survived being diagnosed with a rare, debilitating disease, an experience that has changed the way she views life and death.
Contact Info * Website: NicoleWipp.com * Website For Nicole's Law Practice: MiEstateLawyer.com * Book: Dear Mom and Dad: Help Me Help You: An Elder Law Attorney's Guide to Smart Strategies & Difficult Conversations About Health and Money by Nicole Wipp * Social Media: @NicoleWipp
Most Influential Person * Joel Walden
Effect on Emotions * I'm prone to anxiety just as I think a lot of people are. Mindfulness has really enabled me to conquer that and to be able to take a step back and allow myself to get out of that mode.
Thoughts on Breathing * I couldn't tell you more about how important breathing is. If you don't understand that, that's just a 101. Breathing is huge. I do yogic breathing to increase the health and capacity of my lungs and I also do it for my mindful state.
Suggested Resources * Book: Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by David R. Hawkins * Book: Dear Mom and Dad: Help Me Help You: An Elder Law Attorney's Guide to Smart Strategies & Difficult Conversations About Health and Money by Nicole Wipp * App: Brainwave (A Binaural tool to help calm your brain)
Bullying Story * I experienced bullying as a child, definitely. In fact, when I was in my first year of high school, I literally had to get in fistfights to protect myself from bullies in my school. * You think about girls doing that kind of thing, but it's a real thing. I used to get in literal fistfights because I had to. * I didn't have a choice; either I got beat or I engaged. For me, that was something that made me stronger. They can be a very big source of despair. * I don't recommend letting that be the place that makes you stronger. In business, I will tell you that in my niche, I definitely have other competitors that would much prefer me to be down in business. * One of the things that I've done to avoid that; I just don't pay attention to my competition. * So many people in business will say, pay attention to what your competition is doing. I actually find that for multiple reasons, that is not good business advice. * I don't pay attention to my competition, I don't pay attention to what they're doing, to what they're saying and I just run my business in a way that works for myself and my team. By doing that we've actually done very well. We've been extremely successful and then I don't worry about those things.
Chris Reynolds is a digital nomad and founder of The Entrepreneur House where Entrepreneurs from the world over get together to collaborate, produce and execute their creative business initiatives. Chris is currently based in a mountain paradise in Thailand and he has also hosted guests in Barcelona, Spain In the past Chris has lived in such places as Costa Rica, Peru, England, Netherlands, and Switzerland. Chris is originally from Missouri, U.S.A.
Contact Info * Website: TheEntrepreneurHouse.com * Podcast: The Entrepreneur House Podcast
Most Influential Person * My Mother
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness helps me manage my emotions and to know that the low times are just temporary and how I'm reacting from those emotions. * Also from the high times, knowing those are temporary. * [Mindfulness also helps] to keep myself in check and not become too arrogant or egotistical. * [It also helps] to realize that it's important to be mindful that life has highs and lows. That can keep you on a good wave length with continually growing and figuring out what's next.
Thoughts on Breathing * I use breathing when I meditate and I think that gets me centered a lot. * I realize when my emotions are out of balance, when I'm getting more stressed or frustrated, or when anger comes up, I use breathing to either let go of that, or find a center grounding. * If I ever have trouble sleeping, I use breathing exercises to drift off to sleep. That really helps me find a center of focus where I can focus on my goals and work toward my dreams and be aware of how I'm treating others at the same time.
Suggested Resources * Book: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg Mckeown * Book: A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle * Book: The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide To Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruis * Book: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill * Book: The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss * App: Brain.FM / Calm
Bullying Story * I was bullied as a kid and I bullied as a kid. Growing up, through that experience I definitely was not aware of what I was doing or the effects of what I was doing or how it was really affecting me. * Me being bullied, that part even affects me today. Me doing the bullying doesn't affect me so much. * The one person in particular; I've actually tried to reach out to that person to apologize and make it even. I think becoming aware through personal development made me really realize how hurtful that is to children and how it really impacts them. * I can think of three individuals who bullied me growing up and how I still feel about them today. One of them is now a good friend and has been for fifteen years or so. * The earlier days when I was being bullied by him; I still think about that exact moment, what happened and how hurtful it was. And also, in retaliation and in order to fit in, the bullying on my part was sent off to somebody else. * I think it's very important to teach our kids mindfulness and to become aware of how your behavior is affecting others. That would prevent a lot of that [bullying]. If we have children and parents that are aware of this type of behavior, it would really change the world.
Steve Olsher helps you get crystal clear on your what; the one thing YOU were created to do. Steve is the New York Times, best-selling author of What Is Your What?: Discover The One Amazing Thing You Were Born To Do. He is also the author of the internet technology book of the year called Internet Profits. Not only is Steve a speaker and an author, he's a world class coach, he's a wizard at teaching how the on-line world can create profit. He's the chairman and founder of Liquor.com. Steve's most recent live event in San Diego is called the New Media Summit where he used his genius to line up forty successful podcasters with 150 people who were thirsty to be promoted on-line as podcast guests. This was a world-class event.
Contact Info * Website: www.ReinventionRadio * Podcast: www.ReinventionRadio Live every Thursday from 12 noon to 2:00 pacific time * Book: What Is Your What?: Discover The One Amazing Thing You Were Born To Do by Steve Olsher * Book: Internet Prophets: The Worlds Leading Experts Reveal How to Profit Online * Get Your Free Copy of Steve's book at What is Your What
Most Influential Person * My wife.
Effect on Emotions * For a long time I was actually pretty on the level in terms of not a lot of crazy highs and not a lot of crazy lows and that sort of thing. * Over the past 10 or 15 years or so I've really been able to experience tremendous highs and tremendous lows as well. * I think that the depression and darkness that I found myself in back in 2013 when I really felt like it was time to throw in the towel on everything. I think it has to do with expanding the mind into areas where I wasn't able to go prior to that. It's an interesting double-edged sword.
Thoughts on Breathing * I have become much more aware of breath and the importance of breathing. Even over the last few years, I think it's one of those things that is only born out of maturity. There's something to that. * From my experience as a speaker and a coach and just being in business in general, it really boggles my mind how one very deep breath can completely reset everything. That's a fairly new phenomenon with me; to become that aware.
Suggested Resources * Book: What Is Your What?: Discover The One Amazing Thing You Were Born To Do by Steve Olsher * App: The Timer on my phone
Bullying Story * I've got lots of bullying stories. The biggest bully I've ever had in my life would be my older brother. He's six years older than me. We haven't spoken ... let's put it this way; my wife and I have been married for 20 years and she's never met him. Reality is that he is the single biggest bully that I ever had to contend with in my life, physically and emotionally abusive as well. * As we get older we become more clear on the life that we want to create for ourselves and eliminate people, places and things from our life that don't serve us well. * I recently had a business partnership with someone that's fairly well known in the internet marketing space and I remember a couple of times during that partnership where he really lost his stuff, he really lost his mind. He had big, huge kind of screaming tantrums. The first one was on the phone. I'm not saying that he was wrong with what he was upset about but his presentation of how he was expressing what he was upset about really just manifested as a big, huge, screaming hissy fit. I just kind of chalked it up to, maybe it was just a bad day. * Everybody has their off moments. About a month later we were at the Traffic and Conversion Conference and if you know Ryan Deiss's company, they had this big event called Traffic and Conversion and there are thousands of people there. * It is a pretty large event. It's held at a fairly large venue, a hotel in this case. We were in a public area of the hotel, a little bit off to the side. There was an issue with something related to a launch of a new program that we were working on and we were coming up on the deadline for that launch and there were a few things that needed to be done. * He's kind of a control freak about things and my understanding of something was that it was waiting for his review and approval and his understanding was different. When I had said, we're waiting on his approval, he just basically had this huge blow up. And what that looked like was, he literally stands up and is towering over me with his finger in my face and he's just literally yelling at the top of his lungs, basically, just really losing his stuff. * I like to think I have a pretty long fuse. Back in the day, not so much. But nowdays, it takes a lot for me to lose it. * I've been training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for the better part of 16 years. I've got a lot of friends who fight in the UFC. I've been around that world for the better part of two decades. If push comes to shove, I'm not going to simply back down from you, and that's kind of where we went. * I just was like, whoa, this is not happening; not here, not now, not ever. I stood up, and so now we're face to face on this thing and basically, being the more calm of the two, I literally just stood up, looked at him as I needed to look at him, and walked away. I called him the next day and said, look, it's fairly clear that the writing is on the wall here. We're done. And I will tell you right now that we're done. * We'll finish up this launch and we'll launch this program and that's where it's going to end. And I will tell you that, for the better part of the last 15 years, I've eliminated people from my life who treat me like that because that's not how I will stand to be treated. I do not have people in my life who treat me like that. * He's not going to be a continuing part of my life for any period of time past this launch and quite frankly, if he ever gets up in my face like that again, we're not just going to be talking at that point. I promise you, point blank, as clear as I can make it. * And so it was one of those conversations where he tried just basically saying, oh yeah, let's get you grounded, you seem upset. And just doing this whole spiritual bend on me and basically I'm just like, you are the least spiritual person I've ever met in my life. You are the least grounded person I've ever met in my life and frankly you're the biggest hypocrit of anyone I've ever met in my life. * So we're done and I will just simply say this. I don't think you know who I am if you think that's something that I'm capable of tolerating, because I'm not.
Jacqui Letran is a multiple award-winning author and a vibrant, passionate thought leader, mentor and speaker. She has helped thousands of teens and youth turn their lives around by changing their mindset to one where they truly believe success and happiness are possible, regardless of their current circumstances. Trained as a Nurse Practitioner, Jacqui has made full use of her life experience and training to successfully transform clients. Jacqui just returned from the Great American Book Festival and Literary Classics' Book Award Ceremony to receive a Gold Medal for her book, "5 Simple Questions to Reclaim Your Happiness". The book also won a Silver Medal from the Readers Favorite category.
Contact Info * Website: www.JacquiLetran.com * Book: 5 Simple Questions To Reclaim Your Happiness by Jacqui Letran * Book: I Would But My Damn Mind Won't Let Me by Jacqui Letran * Note: Jacqui is looking for beta readers of her new, yet to be published book, Unleash Your Inner Superpowers. Click on 'Join My VIP Launch Team' at the top of her website.
Most Influential Person * Robin Duncan (My mentor)
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has effected my emotions - everything. Right now, I'm living in North Carolina and by Sunday, big hurricane Irma might hit North Carolina and I can get drawn into that negativity and that fear, or I can stay mindful and present, stay calm and prepare for it and make decisions that are going to be more beneficial for me and not have a knee-jerk reaction out of fear.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is everything. Your breath is your life force. * When you take that moment to connect to your life force, things change. The physiology in your body changes when you're taking that time to slow down and be intentional with your breath.
Suggested Resources * Book: The 5 Love Languages: The Secret To Love That Lasts by Dr. Gary Chapman * Book: 5 Simple Questions To Reclaim Your Happiness by Jacqui Letran * App: The Spire Breathing App (www.Spire.io)
Bullying Story * [In my book], I share my stories of being the 'bullier' to other people and I also briefly share how I was bullied in the medical setting. As a teenager I was seeking help, I was scared and rather than having any kind of support or compassion, I was bullied. I was made to feel even worse about myself. * Those are two examples of how I bullied others and how other people bullied me. I want to present something that I don't think a lot of us think about as often as we should. * That is, we are our biggest bulliers. Everything that I experienced back then was because of me. I was the one who said, 'I'm stupid', to me. I was the one who said, 'Don't do it, you're not good enough'. 'You don't fit in'. 'You are inferior'. * I was telling myself all of that and I told myself that so much that I believed it. I would love for people to just pause for a moment and think about how you've been bullying yourself and what you can do to stop that.
Lorraine Crowston is a certified life coach, a speaker and an author and is particularly interested in helping people deal with their food demons. Lorraine has worked as a chef, a computer network instructor, a trainer and a project manager. Lorraine Crowston has bundled all of her life experiences into a package where she helps people achieve physical and emotional health in playful, easy-to-follow steps. Her book, 'The Devil's Food Cake Made Me Do It', is a great example of Lorraine's unique way of viewing life and helping people.
Contact Info * Website: LorraineCrowston.com * Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn: @LorraineCrowston * Community: GoRead.com (Lorraine has an author's page at GoRead.com) * Book: The Devil's Food Cake Made Me Do It by Lorraine Crowston
Most Influential Person Jenny McKee (One of the women I do a lot of networking with)
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has caused me to be a kinder, gentler person. I don't have to be the manager. I don't have to be the hard, make-all-the-decisions person. It's been a lovely journey. I'm really liking being able to sit back and just take it easy.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is so interesting because I've just finished doing an audio book. It's the audio version of my book. I've taken a voice acting coach and I also do Yoga. Breathing is part of all of those things. * When you're recording an audio book, you try not to breathe too loudly because it will pick it up and it has to be cleaned up later. But when you're doing Yoga, it's a totally different thing. You're making sure you totally focus on the breath.
Suggested Resources * Book: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck * Book: The Devil's Food Cake Made Me Do It by Lorraine Crowston * App: FatSecret.com
Bullying Story * I was the smallest kid in the class. I don't term it quite so much as bullying, but I was definitely teased quite a bit. I was very fortunate, because I was the youngest of six, so once I got home I was safe. * I had a whole crew of people around me that kept me safe. It was my safe haven. I think that a lot of the times, I look back and think about these people who had bullied me or teased me at the time and I sometimes wonder what was going on in their household. * If they are feeling powerless at home, this is their was to regain power and so they're going to look for the person that they think is the most vulnerable and bully them. Unfortunately what happens, in my case it didn't work. I had five older siblings that picked on me. * What I think happens is that they look for the most gentle soul who won't fight back. That's really a shame because these poor gentle souls are the ones who take the hit a lot more. They don't have that hard core to fight back and so it is much more damaging to them than what may have happened to me when I was growing up. * My mom stopped protecting me and so I had to fight my own battles, so in a way, internally in my own house, I had to stand up for myself or find the means to navigate through the whole family dynamics. I had the tools for it. * Imagine if I had been an only child where I'm closeted and maybe a gentle soul and I wouldn't have received those tools to sorta say, hold on, I'm not going to be your victim, I'm not going to take the bullying. Back off. Then you get those very bad situations.
Dave Crenshaw is the master of building productive leaders and has transformed hundreds of thousands of business leaders worldwide. He has appeared in TIME magazine, USA Today, FastCompany, and the BBC News. His courses on LinkedIn Learning have received millions of views. He has written three books and counting, including The Myth of Multitasking which was published in six languages and is a time-management bestseller. His fourth book, The Power of Having Fun, releases September 19th, 2017.
Contact Info * Book on Amazon: The Power of Having Fun: How Meaningful Breaks Help You Get More Done by Dave Crenshaw * Website: DaveCrenshaw.com * Book: PowerOfHavingFun.com * Blog: Pick Dave's Brain
Most Influential Person * Steven Covey (Author of Seven Habits of Highly Effective People)
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has given me a lot more stability from someone who does not naturally have that kind of stability. The focus of mindfulness creates the stability of emotion.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is not as much of my mindfulness as it should be, but I am aware of it and when I do it, it is helpful. I use counting more than breathing. And the power of the logic of the numbers to steady my thoughts back down.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Myth of Multitasking: How Doing It All Gets Nothing Done by Dave Crenshaw * Book: The Power of Focus by Jack Canfield and Les Hewitt * App: My Calendar People are addicted to apps and they believe that having the next new phone or new app is going to make them productive. In fact, it is not the app, but how you use it; what the underlying principals are.
Bullying Story * I've got two stories and they're both related. I grew up as somebody who, at least I feel, was bullied quite a bit. Part of that is the personality. Part of that is that I grew up in an environment at home where I was subject to a lot of emotional and verbal abuse, constantly, and so I did a lot of things at school which were ways to get attention and ways to get people to like me that were just not normal. * And so it put a target on my back and it was really hard for me to deal with. What I gained from that personally was empathy for others. I really strongly dislike when I see others getting judged or diminished because they are different. * Bring that to just last week. My son is twelve and is just starting Junior High. All of us who have been through that experience know how difficult that can be. He's a really good kid and he's also really sensitive. I said to him, Straton, I want to tell you something that I wish someone had told me going into Junior High. * I said, 'You are going to see kids doing things that are rude, they're going to say things to you that are not nice. What I want you to understand is, they are all just trying to figure it out. They don't know what's right and what's wrong. They don't even know what kind of a person they want to be yet. So when you see that, don't take it personally. It's so easy to think, oh, they're picking on me. But instead, just say, that's somebody just trying to figure it out, and just go, there it is. * Just be nice to them and move on, because my experience is, those same people who acted like that, the majority of them, ten to twenty years from now, they regret the way that they acted, or they completely forget about it and they become people who are well-adjusted, nice, kind adults. And so, my perspective is, we need not take that personally when those kinds of things happen. That's just part of other people going through the process of learning and growing. * I had it happen to me this week. I had somebody send me a nasty message about my book. The initial reaction is to personalize it and say, I'm going to be offended by this. But what I did was, I flipped it around. I thought, what if I said that to him in the workplace. * Usually I don't respond to this, but for some reason I decided to respond. And so I said to him, 'Imagine if I came into your workplace and I said that to you, over your shoulder. Can you feel how ugly that moment would be? * And If I saw someone say that to you, I would tell them to stop. Because I believe in you. As a human being, you should not be treated like that. * So if people are treating you like that, I'm sorry that that's happening. I think a lot of times, if people lash out like that, they're doing that because other people are treating them that way or because they feel insecure about their life. So the approach I tried to take as an adult, is to turn it around and say, I support you; I care about you.
Dana Pharant is a Master healer, life strategist, published author and past CEO of a near 7-figure business and former Dominatrix. Dana is a transformational coach who uses dynamic tools for rapid change to your mindset. She uses her kick-ass energy and ability to perceive, pinpoint and pop the problem limiting you, your body or your business while having fun.
Contact Info * Website: www.DanaPharant.com The Dominatrix's Guide to Inner Power in Business * Blog: Dana's Blog * Podcast: The Inner Dominatrix Podcast
Most Influential Person * My first energy healer teacher who really taught me to connect with the energy itself.
Effect on Emotions * That [Mindfulness] has been massive for not being caught up in them [my emotions] and allowing myself to expand out so that I can drop off all of that baggage and garbage.
Thoughts on Breathing * The breath is so critical for getting you connected because it allows you to really feel in your body. Oxygen is kind of important.
Suggested Resources * Book: I don't recommend a book for mindfulness. Mindfulness is more of a kinesthetic experience and reading books puts you into your head, so I'd suggest people to find guided meditations or music with binaural beats. Just start that process instead. * App: Macaroni Union Album "Weightless". This is fantastic for taking your brain waves into the theta state. I like to put this on and go for a barefoot walking meditation.
Bullying Story * The bullying story that comes to my mind is; it was grade one or grade two and being out in the school yard and of course one of the things with the Jehovah's Witness religion is the door knocking. * Everybody's familiar with that and so the kids in the school yard would taunt me and say that my father sells vacuum cleaners because we were going door to door. * They did this for weeks and it was so annoying and finally I punched one of them. Mindfulness probably would have been a better plan. I may be a little too fiesty.
Bryan Falchuk has an amazing story; he went from being obese and depressed to losing over 100 pounds and running marathons. He’s faced the trauma of nearly losing his wife to illness while their young son watched. He became vegan in just one day. He got his masters from a top school and rose to a senior executive position in a successful business. He’s transformed his life and developed an approach to help others do the same that he teaches in his best-selling book “Do a Day: How To Live A Better Life Every Day”.
Contact Info * Website: www.DoADayBook.com * Book: Do a Day: How To Live A Better Life Every Day by Bryan Falchuk * $4 Discount on the Do A Day Book For Mindful Tribe * Social Media: @DoADayBook / @NewBodi * Inc Magazine Columnist Bryan Fulchuk
Most Influential Person * Rich Roll (Author and Ultra Athlete)
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness effects all of my emotions right now. It's what keeps me able to handle everything that's thrown at me.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is a very centering exercise. It released and brings you back in. I find when I'm less mindful, a few very deep breaths pull me right back into the moment.
Suggested Resources * Book: Open Heart, Clear Mind: An Introduction To The Buddha's Teachings by Thubten Chodron * Book: Do a Day: How To Live A Better Life Every Day by Bryan Falchuk * App: Headspace
Bullying Story * I mentioned I was the fat kid. So, was I bullied? Yes, very much so by plenty of people. * I think I'm very lucky because there were a lot of people who didn't bully me as well. There were a lot of good friends. * The story I will tell you is not from that period in my life. I wasn't the blatent [obvious person] who was going to get picked on. * In the role of being a successful senior executive, I can tell you, the grass is not green anywhere. We all struggle. Just cause I've had success doesn't mean everything's easy. * I had a situation where someone was essentially trying to take me down. It's someone who's very well respected and used to be a litigator so they know how to attack people and how to make a case. It's a person who's been pretty successful at that. * Whether they are aware of it or not, they were essentially trying to get me fired. It didn't happen, which is good. * The key reason is, it's all in how I responded in the moment. Historically, I would have gotten really riled up. * We were in a meeting where .... I knew it was coming. The attack came full force and they were quoting a lot of facts that were not actually facts. * They were just statements of things that they put out there as facts and then everyone sort of nodded and said, that's interesting, or that's true. None of it was true. * And so the question for me was, how do I respond? Historically I would get defensive and argue back. Guess what? It doesn't tend to work out so well because you're feeding into what's making that bully thrive. * They're thriving off negativity and the confrontation of it. So if you give that right back to them, you're just amping it up. So what I did instead was, I kept very calm. * I've been studying Buddhism and I was in the midst of my early days of studying it. This was a really good and strong early test but it worked. * I kept mindful about one very important fact about everyone in the world. Ultimately, we all seek to be happy. That may not feel that way in that moment and you may think, that person doesn't want to be happy, they just want to hurt me. * That's a very, 'the world is doing this to me', kind of view that doesn't help you. The reality is, that person wants to be happy.
Kallen Diggs is an author and also host of the syndicated show, Reaching The Finish Line. He is passionate about reducing the high levels of unemployment by helping people achieve their goals. Last year, Kallen lived in 3 countries, walked 65 miles on Spain's Camino De Santiago, and completed a Vipassana meditation retreat (12 hours of meditation per day for 10 consecutive days).
Contact Info * Website: ReachingTheFinishLine.com * Get Kallen's New Book (on sale): ReachingTheFinishLine.com/buy/NewBook
Most Influential Person * David Hawkins
Effect on Emotions * It has increased my ability to project positive emotions
Thoughts on Breathing * The slower you breathe, the easier it is to bring you down to an alpha state or a theta state. If you're breathing faster, you probably will increase your likelihood for that mental chatter to continue to exist.
Suggested Resources * Book: Power vs. Force by David Hawkins * Book: Reaching the Finish Line: A Practical Guide to Discovering the Champion in You by Kallen Diggs * App: Binaural Beats * App: Remente
Bullying Story * When I was younger, Bruce, I was the oddball in school. Kids would talk about, "Did you listen to this new CD" and I was talking about, "Did you watch the last episode of National Geographic". * I was like the total nerd, and yes, I was bullied, and kids would throw things at me because I wasn't cool. * In reality, I think as we get older, we all bully people in some form with our ego. We project our ignorance onto other people. We get this perception that I'm smarter than you, you're not smart, you should listen to me. * Some people do this in obvious ways and other people do it in more subtle ways. The key is, if we can get a better grasp of our ego, we can transend the ego. That's when we'll be able to show more love, compassion, and be more at peace with other people. * I think there are a lot of people who have arisen to a point where they have made peace with their ego and are transending it, but there's a lot of people that haven't. They still struggle with it, and ego still dictates their life, and unfortunately, through their decisions they're subconciously using their ego to project their ignorance onto other people. That makes people feel inferior, jealous, and all kinds of other things.
Andy Ramage is the co-founder of Aalpha Energy, one of the largest independent commodities brokerages in the world. He is also co-creator of One Year No Beer, also known as OYNB. This is an alcohol-free challenge you can embrace for 28 days, 90 days and even a year. Eliminating alcohol from his life caused him to lose 42 pounds and cut his body fat from 28% to 10%. He is totally passionate about being fit and healthy. Andy meditates and exercises daily and has studied habit change in order to succeed at his amazing goals. Oh, and did I mention he’s also a master practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming, aka, NLP and he’s studying for his Master's Degree in Positive Psychology. Andy is also a Mindfulness-Based Awareness coach.
Contact Info * Website: OneYearNoBeer.com * Blog: Take the 28 Day Challenge * Book: 28 Day Alcohol-Free Challenge: Sleep Better, Lose Weight, Boost Energy, Beat Anxiety by Andy Ramage and Ruari Fairbairns (To Be Released Dec 28, 2017) * Facebook Group: OneYearNoBeer * Instagram: OneYearNoBeer * LinkedIn: Andy Ramage
Most Influential Person * Andy Puddicombe (Co-founder of Headspace)
Effect on Emotions * I'm so much calmer. I was a classic red-head in many ways, so that (the temper) was part of my character makeup when I played sport to win and had that super passionate energy around me. Mindfulness has helped me quell that and I'm now a much calmer person to be around.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is everything. That is my anchor. Breathing is what I go to. I have experimented with every type of mindfulness you can think of, but really my practice is just on the breath as my anchor.
Suggested Resources * Book: Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan For Finding Peace In A Frantic World by Mark Williams * App: Headspace
Bullying Story * When you are playing football at a high level at the young age of 16 it is super tough. It's not an element of bullying as such, but it is so cut-throat in the sense that every bad pass, every bad tackle is almost overwhelming to you as a young man because your life is riding on this thing. * You're dreaming of becoming a professional athlete in your field. I remember clearly around that age of 15 or 16, I was almost crippled with performance anxiety in so many ways because every time I would make a mistake, it would haunt me for the next 15 minutes whilst the game was going on. * This is where mindfulness for me is so beautiful and so powerful. If I'd had the ability to just let that go and actually come back to the moment and concentrate on what I was doing, I know I would have been a better professional and a better player. * I would have been able to let that error go. It's the classic case of, when you're worried about that problem that has just passed, you're not using all your mental capacity. Then you make another problem, like another back tackle or another bad pass. * All of a sudden you've snowballed. You've gone from nowhere to this negative spiral. I had no idea of mindfulness at that stage in my life. In my younger days, this would have been so helpful to have known how to let these things go.
Dr. Anthony Metivier is the founder of the Magnetic Memory Method, an effective, fun way to memorize foreign language, vocabulary, dreams, names, music, poetry and much more. Dr. Metivier writes books and creates training for anyone who needs to improve their memory. What separates him from other authors on memory skills and development is that he doesn’t focus on long strings of digits or training for memory championships. He offers simple techniques for memorizing the information that will change your daily life: foreign language vocabulary, names and faces, material for tests and exams. There’s no hype in his training, just techniques that work. From hobbyists looking to memorize facts, poems or more to anyone wanting to master another language, Anthony loves to see memory techniques take root and flourish.
Contact Info * Website: www.magneticmemorymethod.com * Gift for Mindful Tribe: www.magneticmemorymethod.com/mindfulness
Most Influential Person * Gary Weber
Effect on Emotions * It has really evened them out. * I have had clinical depression and bipolar disorder so my moods in the past have been all over the place. * Now I have a real strong through line and have exactly that gap where I am able to sort of live in the future. I mean, I live in the future already because I'm in Australia but now I kind of live in the future of my physical and mental responses and am able to just sort of see it before it happens. * Not every single time but more and more consistently and not get tied up in creating a big story about it or even being in it. And I have now been able to function without medication for a year and a half now. So that's been great.
Thoughts on Breathing * They say always return to the breath. If you get lost that's the place to go. I've just been so blessed that I encountered things in the early 2000's like Russian Martial Arts which are so breathing focused that I've just spent a lot of time with breath and just noticing that so much tension is held by just not breathing. And then starting to create greater circulatory has helped so much from treating tension and preventing it from developing in the first place.
Suggested Resources * Book: Happiness Beyond Thought by Gary Weber, Waking Up by Sam Harris * App: An unconventional app would be your brain
Bullying Story * I was around a lot of bullies. I sort of had the where with all to stand up to them and part of that may have been just my own recklessness. * I had a good batting average of just putting them in their place and I was able to surf the danger zone between the jocks and non jocks but I kind of had alliances with everybody but it did have a little bit to do with being a little bit off kilter and crazy and not really caring because my home background was so bad that what could Troy the Jock possibly threaten me with. * I saw bullying a lot and I did respond to it. * I did have one fist fight that I was in and lost as a result of standing up to bullying but we ultimately became friends and had some interesting discussions after that and I wonder if a lot of this is out of our control. * We're biological units with raging hormones and things happen, so mindfulness would start for me there with just helping humans get a better sense that what's happening to them in these situations is largely out of our control. and we don't really have as much free will in it as we think because of the units we are in. * If you can get a gap between your physical response to things and the actions you take then a lot of that can stop. The bully can catch himself in a moment of bullying that he maybe wasn't aware of and the bullied can respond differently because they're aware of how their bodies are responding before their mind directs action.
Dr. Gary Richter is a holistic veterinarian who focuses on the integration of holistic and general practice veterinary medicine. He's passionate about educating professionals and pet owners on the benefits of integrative care. The safe and effective use of medical cannabis in dogs and cats is central to both, Dr. Richter's medical practice and educational outreach. By integrating medical cannabis with other conventional and alternative therapies Dr. Richter has been able to improve the quality of the lives of pets living with medical conditions ranging from arthritis to inflammatory bowel disease to cancer. Dr. Richter has been practicing veterinarian medicine in the San Francisco Bay area since 1988 and in 2015 was awarded the title America's Favorite Veterinarian by the American Veterinarian Medical Foundation.
Contact Info * Website: www.drgaryrichter.com * Free Bonus: send an email to bonus@petvetexpert.com
Most Influential Person * My wife, Lee
Effect on Emotions * It affects my emotions in the sense that I use it to center, particularly at times in my professional life, when things can get intense and stressful. There's a lot of emotion at some times and that emotion can end up getting dumped on the veterinarian. * I use mindfulness to help keep me centered and able to focus on what I need to do.
Thoughts on Breathing * It's not necessarily something that I consciously think of, but it absolutely is something that helps keep one centered and helps you stay calm and focused in a chaotic and stressful environment.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff * App: No app
Bullying Story * Dogs don't bully in the sense that they don't do anything with malice * Dogs do have a hierarchy where for one reason or another a dog will feel it needs to step in and play the dominant role, whether they feel threatened or that their space is being invaded. You know you certainly see that. * Someone might bring their dog into someone's home and the dog who lives in the home may feel a need to defend their home and then there is an altercation. * There is a way to prevent this. If you have 2 dogs who have never met before then introduce them on neutral ground, like to a park where nobody has to feel defensive. That way they can do their own thing and get acquainted so when they go back to somebody's house there is less likely to be an altercation.
Dr. Arnie Kozak is an author, psychotherapist and a teacher of Buddhism. He’s written a number of books about mindfulness, and has recently penned a new book called Buddhism 101: [From Karma to the Four Noble Truths, Your Guide To Understanding The Principles of Buddhism.] Back in the 1980’s, before mindfulness was as popular as today, Dr. Kozak traveled to India and became immersed in Buddhism and mindfulness. He took the Bodhisattva vows from His Holiness, The Dalai Lama. Now he shares his insights with the world, through his extensive writing and training.
Contact Info * Website: www.arniekozak.com * Website: www.exquisitemind.com
Most Influential Person * Larry Rosenberg (founder and teacher at Cambridge Insight Meditation Center)
Effect on Emotions * Well, it certainly has made me more aware of them over the years. People tend to regard me as being mellow even when I don't necessarily feel that way, but it has had a mellowing affect on me. Not to say it has expunged all of my negative emotions like anger. And I certainly write about these things in my books, my mindfulness lapses. But on the whole, it's helped me to be more at peace, more what we call equanimity, just be more accepting of things, to be more engaged with things.
Thoughts on Breathing * You know, we really don't need to think about breathing, it's a very elemental process. Although there are ways of breathing that are going to be helpful and beneficial, so if we get very tight and are not letting a lot of air into our lungs then that's going to tend to make us more tense and anxious and feel stressed. Over time, and I've been doing this over 30 years now, I do what you call diaphragmatic breathing, so my natural breaths, my regular breath is a very deep breath and it tends to slow and when I practice, when I do the meditation practice, sometimes my breath becomes almost imperceptible, just very, very subtle. Usually I know when I'm breathing and everything is slowing and can come back to that. The more you practice the more readily you can come back to that when you're off the mark.
Suggested Resources * Book: Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn * Book: Buddhism 101: From Karma to the Four Noble Truths, Your Guide to Understanding the Principles of Buddhism by Arnie Kozak * App: Timer App
Jonathan Pritchard reads minds. He’s performed on Vegas main stages, appeared on America’s Got Talent, and entertained troops stationed overseas. He’s considered a touring mentalist. All of his skills are based on applied psychology. And now he’ll take you behind the mental curtain and show you how to use the same psychology in your life. Jonathan is also an expert martial arts instructor. He thinks of the physical practice of martial arts as a moving meditation, much like Yoga. He explains it's all about creating & maintaining healthy boundaries, and being aware of your own thoughts & behaviors.
Contact Info * Website: LikeAMindreader.com
Most Influential Person * Robert Pirsig (Author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance)
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has really helped me not use my emotions as justification for poor behavior. I like to think about emotions more as a barometer for how well my needs are being met. Then, thinking about the needs that are not being met, what's the best way, the best strategy that helps the most people to get what it is that I need right now? Instead of just lashing out or being grumpy for no reason. It's all based on communication skills. The more effectively you can communicate, the easier your needs are met, the better your relationships get.
Thoughts on Breathing * Oh man, we think we're really good at breathing because it's something we do all the time, but oh lord, we're really bad at breathing. * Just focusing on your breathing and doing deep-breath exercises ... breathing is your link between your conscious mind, which is such a small part of your awareness and your physical being that is you. * Breathing is kind of the bridge between those two. The more you focus on your breathing, and practice your breathing, the better you get at being in your body instead of feeling like you're just this brain driving this big meat puppet.
Suggested Resources * Book: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill * App: Google Keep
Bullying Story * I definitely was bullied in elementary school. Being quiet, being weird, I was easy prey. * There is a guy that used to call me names. I was a very sensitive child so I would come home crying and just kind of learn to endure it. That was the path that I chose. * Later in life, I've come to understand that that makes more sense for them than it does me. It says more about them than my self-worth or my ability to do whatever. * Understanding that it's not a commentary on my skills, but also really, truly believing that everybody is doing the best they know how even the bully. * A lot of times, I feel like a lot of bullies feel like they're doing you a favor. You're weird, you're weak. People are going to take advantage of that so you need to toughen up. So I'm helping you. This is how I know how to help you. * Totally misguided, maybe not the most effective way to do it. When you wrap your head around that, you understand that they are trying the best that they know how and in some bizarre leap of logic, they think this is the best thing to be doing right now. * That's really difficult for kids to handle. That is a level of awareness and presence that we aren't taught in school. That is not what is culturally approved of.
Engel Jones is all about conversation. So much so, that he set out to break a podcast conversational record. He recorded 1001 conversations in 3 months. He’s host of the podcast – Twelve Minute Convos, he’s an Entrepreneur and Life Coach. He loves helping you create a brand of yours through his personal formula called YOURS, an acronym for Your Own Unique Real Self. Engel is from the twin islands of Trinidad and Tobago, and lives there with his wife, Amanda and their 2 children.
Contact Info * Website: 12MinuteConvos.com * Podcast: 12MinuteConvos.com [show-notes-contact]
Most Influential Person * Hal Elrod (Author of The Miracle Morning)
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has helped me to become more stabilized.
Thoughts on Breathing * I stand on my head every morning and breathe deeply. That really brings a peace and calmness and is also great for my back. In situations now, I catch myself breathing as a first response to a scenario, especially those drivers on the road.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod * Book: The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan For Financial Fitness by Dave Ramsey * App: Headspace
Bullying Story * I remember being bullied for a short bit when I was in school. My aunt sewed my uniform to exact spec. It was 1995 and I was wearing a uniform that was designed for the 1960's. I really stuck out because my personality was the same. I would go around the school telling older students, "Hi, my name is Darlington Jones, for short you can call me Darling." * The children who were my age didn't really like that, or they didn't understand that. * There was this one guy that got strength in bullying me. We were playing football and he would run in and he would hit me or kick at me. * I remember coming home and telling my mother, because I'm a fighter, but I was in a new environment. * I told my mother what happened and she said, "If he does that again, I want you to let him have it." * Getting up in the morning was painful, going to school was painful. I remember having to go to the toilet before I had to go to school because in my mind I was already conjuring up the emotions and the embarrassment I would feel. * He did do it again and I did let him have it. It was at lunch time and it was in front of everyone on that side of the block of the school. Now this isn't violent, this is like push off. But I won and mindfulness for me represented the pain that you can go through. * So many other people are going through this and you need not to fight. At the same time, metaphorically there are things that you deserve, that you should fight for. * Make it easier for yourself. You deserve it, I deserve it.
Anne-Marie is a bubbly, fun-loving, mindful CEO - and she calls herself the Soap Queen. She’s been making soap for over twenty years and loves teaching her followers on SoapQueenTV.com Her business is called BrambleBerry.com. Anne-Marie lives in the moment, and many of those moments have been spent with essential oils and beautiful colorants in her highly sought-after recipes. Anne-Marie thrives on the truly pleasurable experience of helping others discover their own world of soaps, candles and even cosmetics. She’s written a book called ‘Live Your Best Day Ever’ - Thirty-Five Strategies For Daily Success where she reveals the SECRET everyone wants - the SECRET OF SUCCESS.
Contact Info * Company: Brambleberry.com * Website: BestDayEver.com (Sign up for a fitness challenge) * Social Media: Twitter and Instagram @Brambleberry * Personal Social Media: @AnneMarieCreates * Youtube: SoapQueenTV * Book: Live Your Best Day Ever: Thirty-Five Strategies For Daily Success by Anne-Marie Faiola
Most Influential Person * Oprah Winfrey
Effect on Emotions * I try to meditate every day; usually twice a day, morning and night. If I miss it, say I'm traveling, and it just doesn't happen I notice that I am more quick to negative emotions, more quick to judgment, I'm quick to feeling persecuted, I'm quick to feeling the victim, I'm quick to flashing with anger, I'm quick to telling myself a story that is not true about the situation. * On the days and weeks when I am consistent about meditating, I think it helps to give me the pause between the situtation and my emotion and the story I'm telling myself. When I do that, it takes the sting away, whatever negative situation I'm in.
Thoughts on Breathing * When I breathe, I'm able to calm my heart rate; I'm able to focus myself. * It's almost impossible to be stressed if your parasympathetic nervous system is not having a wildly beating heartrate. * So breathing in and out and in and out is something I often come back to, especially in times of anxiety or when I'm feeling stress about something, expecially on planes. Especially when I'm dealing with a four-year-old who won't go to bed, for example. * I would say that I am deeply aware, when I'm stressed out I'm more inclined to take shallow breaths that are quick, versus when I'm fully present, deep belly breathing in and out and in and out
Suggested Resources * Book: A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle * Book: Live Your Best Day Ever: Thirty-Five Strategies For Daily Success by Anne-Marie Faiola * App: Calm ($70.00 a month and worth every penny)
Bullying Story * Bullied is a strong word. What I would say is, I was never the popular kid. Kids used to call me thunder-thighs in middle school and then in high school I was not a popular kid. * I remember running for student body, I think it was treasurer or secretary and the popular girls tore down my signs from the wall. I felt lonely and I didn't have close girl friends. * I didn't have a close tribe in high school or even middle school. I think that's one of the reasons that I have really, as an adult, I can control my environment and my surroundings much more. * In high school and middle school you are in the pond and you are stuck in the pond no matter what. * I think that's why, as an adult, I have really surrounded myself with a group, a tribe of strong business people; strong women of integrity, strong men of value to spend the bulk of my time with.
Noah St. John is an author, a key note speaker, and a money expert. In fact, he helps people make money who gave up on the idea long ago. Noah is the only author in history to have published with all of the following: Hay House, HarperCollins, Mindvalley, Nightingale-Conant, and the Chicken Soup for the Soul publisher.
Contact Info * Website: NoahStJohn.com * Newest Book: Get Rid of Your Headtrash About Money by Noah St. John * Get The Newest Book For Free: www.SendMeABookNoah.com * Book: The Book of Afformations by Noah St. John
Most Influential Person * Louise Haye
Effect on Emotions * I grew up very angry and depressed and I was suicidal when I was twenty-five. When I say I was suicidal, it wasn't that I was depressed and considering it, I decided to commit suicide. * I remember that moment very clearly when I was twenty-five. I had decided to do it [commit suicide] and I went to do it. At the very last minute, a miracle happened. I can only call it a miracle that saved my life. I tell that story in The Book of Afformations. But then after my life was saved, I said to God, I don't know why you chose me or spared me, but I'm going to devote the rest of my life to serving you and to serving humanity. It wasn't until five years later I discovered Afformations and success anorexia and wrote all these books. It's [mindfulness] definitely played a huge role.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is huge. It's so important. I often say to my clients or on interviews, just the simple act of breathing in through the nose and out through the mouth; it just can't help but center you and bring you into that present moment.
Suggested Resources * Book: You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Haye * Book: The Science of Mind by Dr. Ernest Holmes * App: N/A
Bullying Story * I was definitely bullied as a child, mostly by my older brother. He was definitely a bully. I know he didn't mean to be. * Honestly, he's got some emotional problems we found out later. I just thought he was a bully. * Definitely, mindfulness would have helped me because what I realize is that I tried to become somebody that I'm not and I became a people pleaser. I became this doormat that people would and did walk all over. * I let so many people take advantage of me. That's one of the reasons I ended up $40,000 in debt and living in my parents basement because I was still letting people walk all over me, letting people take advantage of me, trusting the wrong people, not listening to my inner self, my inner knowing, but listening to all the wrong people. * So bullying has had a very big effect on my life. And of course, in a negative way. * I think not just mindfulness would have helped, but certainly having tools and skills to stand up for myself. * What's funny is that my wife and I recently went back to Maine. That's where my family still lives. I saw all of the things that would have really pushed my buttons before, but because I practice mindfulness and I use my afformations and all the methodologies now, I was aware of them and I didn't let them push me around. * I was proud of myself. I realized I guess I've grown and that's awesome.
Win Charles is an artist, a speaker, a disability activist writer, a podcaster and a true inspiration to everyone she connects with. She has cerebral palsy, but she hasn’t let that stand in her way of achieving huge successes. She has a thriving Jewelry Design Business, she’s authored several books, she’s host of a terrific podcast called Butterflies of Wisdom and she has declared 2017 her Year of Warriorness.
Contact Info * Website: Win Charles * Podcast: Butterflies of Wisdom * Twitter: @WinKellyCharles * Email: AspenWin@gmail.com * Books on Amazon: Search 'Win Charles' * Newest Book: The Mosaic of CP by Win Charles
Most Influential Person * My Biological Mom
Effect on Emotions * My emotions stay steady. I have Cerebral Palsy and so mindfulness has affected my emotions in a good way.
Thoughts on Breathing * Why are you asking me this question today when I had technology problems? I told myself to breathe and I still haven't got my technology issues solved. * I told myself, take a deep breath and that's what I did. I took a deep breath before I did any of my other stuff because I knew if I didn't do that, it would all go upside down.
Suggested Resources * Book: I, Win: My Journey With Cerebral Palsy in a Non-Disabled World by Win Kelly Charles * App: Headspace
Bullying Story * I was not bullied by my school. But I have certainly been bullied by my own family. That's a sad story. * Right after my mom died I was bullied and called horrible names by a person who knows better. And, I was emotionally abused at work; not the job that I'm at now but when I first started teaching preschool I was emotionally abused. * My family knew what I was going through and they saw the circumstances and I actually lost my job in 2009. * I bounced back and I actually got a job at the primary school I went to as a student. * My original boss was my principal. That was just weird. The person who taught me kindergarten is still up there teaching. * It's weird having colleagues who taught me when I was younger. I've been doing this job since 2010.
Tyler Basu is a prolific content creator, marketer, and online success story. He is content manager for Thinkific, a widely sought-after platform for creating and selling online courses. He is creator and host of the Podcast called Lifestyle Business Magazine and Publisher of the online Magazine of the same name. He is a contributor to numerous online publications including Entrepreneur, Influencive and Addicted2Success.
Contact Info * Website: TylerBasu.com * Blog: Lifestyle Business Magazine Blog * Podcast: Lifestyle Business Podcast
Most Influential Person * My father-in-law (I've never seen him upset in my whole life).
Effect on Emotions * My wife teases me and says I don't have emotions. * The majority of the time I'm very, very calm. It's difficult to upset me because, in the grand scheme of things, most things that happen to me are not that big a deal.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is something that I've practiced. I think it was Tony Robbins or one of those influences that introduced me to that. * In the morning or at night, the same time that I'm sitting down to reflect on the day and express gratitude, I'll just take some time to focus on breathing. * Even a few times throughout the day, if I need a break, I'll drink some water and focus on breathing. It calms me down before I jump into something else.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Morning Miracle by Hal Elrod * App: N/A (Pen and paper)
Bullying Story * I can think of quite a few stories. I was beat up quite a few times as a kid. One time, I didn't even see it coming. Two other kids were fighting. You know how everyone gets in a circle to watch a fight in schools? * I was standing there eating some Skittles and I must have said something cocky or lippy. This was grade 8 or 9, and all of a sudden one of the kids who was about to fight the other kid started to turn around and start hitting me. And with the Skittle; when he hit my face, the Skittle popped out my cheek and I ended up needing stitches to close up half my mouth for a few days. * This is just one example and one of the times I learned to think about what I was about to say before I started to say something dumb that might offend someone. It was a good experience in a way. * Me and that kid became friends after that; we worked it out. * I'm not saying that bullying is a good thing, but if there's something in your life that's hard on you, find a way to appreciate what's happening, because hopefully, you're getting strong because of it. * Your ability to tolerate hardships increases. Business is tough, so if you don't have the thick skin or if you are not willing to make the calls and present your ideas and get shot down; if you're not willing to get out there and still keep going when other people are giving you a hard time or don't believe in you, then you're going to have a really hard time of it. * Whatever you can do to develop some thick skin and some mental toughness is generally a good thing.
Nancie Vito is a transformational life coach, public health professional and certified health educator specializing in helping people go from functioning to flourishing. She works with creatives, aspiring entrepreneurs and other professionals who want to get unstuck, prevent burnout and take steps towards what they really want in life. She holds a master’s degree in public health with an emphasis on prevention and mental health and is in the process of obtaining a graduate degree in organizational psychology. Since starting her business Flourish in 2009, she has been mentioned or featured in online publications such as Huffington Post, MindBodyGreen and Marie Claire UK.
Contact Info * Website: www.NancieVito.com * FB: Facebook.com/FlourishWellness
Most Influential Person * Corey Keyes (A Sociologist and Psychologist)
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has helped me be much less reactive and much more conscious of my behavior and how my behavior effects others. In general, much calmer.
Thoughts on Breathing * I love the whole concept. It just brings me back to center, it helps me become grounded. It's something I can do anywhere; on a plane, on a subway. In the middle of a workday I can take some conscious deep breaths and have a change within seconds.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * App: Calm
Gareth Young is an experienced, corporate businessman who decided to transform his life. He did this by undertaking a journey that took him into the unknown. As a result of his explorations into life's meaning, he now feels more connected in his relationships and he feels his life has far more depth than ever before. He explains, 'I've learned a new way of being with people'. Gareth is anxious to share the profound lessons he's learned with the world through his podcast which is called, A New Business Mindset.
Contact Info * Website: GarethJYoung.com * Podcast: A New Business Mindset
Most Influential Person * Nisargadatta Maharaj - Hindu Teacher and Author
Effect on Emotions * I used to be scared of my emotions and now I embrace them. * My emotions used to be overwhelming and now they're a really, really important part of who I am and I cherish them. * Unless you move through this process and experience it, it's kind of counterintuitive because my emotions are much deeper, much richer, and I'm much more sensitive to them. * Yet I am much deeper and much stronger and much more able to hold those healthily.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is an enormously powerful practice. If there's a stressful moment, if you intentionally drop your breath to the belly, it slows and stabilizes everything. Paying attention to breathing just slows things down and brings peace.
Suggested Resources * Book: I Am That: Talks With Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj * Book: Pointers From Nisargadatta (Free Download) * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story * I have absolutely been bullied. I was bullied as a mature adult without recognizing it at the time. * As a child I was bullied, but nowhere near as much as some kids, but some. I would tell you, mindfulness, would not just help me get through it, mindfulness would have allowed me to see more clearly what was happening. * In those situations as an adult, I would have been much more aware of the dynamic in a couple of relationships and I wouldn't have stayed in those relationships. I would have just moved on much more quickly. * As a child, it's not just that I would have been able to deal with them better, and survive them better, I would have responded to the behaviour in different ways that would have been much more healthy for all concerned.
Cindy Ashton is a performer, singer, musical theatre actress and a blast of energy. She inspires people wherever she goes and is known for her ability to entertain anywhere, anytime on the spot. Her natural ability combined with her Second City comedy improvisation experience has a lot to do with this part of her sparkling personality. She studied performing arts, Opera and Kinesiology so she’s all about movement. One of her most recent projects is a TV show called Cindy Uncorked, described as a daring, hilarious and intelligent talk show that tackles important women's issues from a fresh perspective.
Contact Info * Website: www.YourPersuasiveVoice.com (For Speaker Training) * Website: www.CindyUncorked.com (For TV Show)
Most Influential Person * Madonna
Effect on Emotions * I don't get triggered very often anymore. I find that I don't react. I just listen and am present with people and so I don't take things personally.
Thoughts on Breathing * Constant. I constantly check in with my breathing throughout the day. Am I breathing down into my pelvic floor? Am I dropping into my body? It's about being mindful of it [breathing], 24-7 so I'm present.
Suggested Resources * Book: Wild Feminine: Finding Power, Spirit and Joy in the Female Body by Tami Lynn Kent * App: Yoga Glo (Over 4000 Yoga classes of all types)
Bullying Story * I've been bullied most of my life until the last few years. As a child, after three heart surgeries, leaving scars on me ... I was born with a twenty percent chance of living. * The whole left side of my body was structurally damaged at birth. I had to have casts on my legs to learn how to walk. I had a lisp and had to have speech therapy to learn how to speak. * I was a very deformed looking kid. So I was always the girl who was ugly and unworthy and beat up on the play ground for being ugly and having scars. * By the time I got to high school it didn't stop. I was the girl who could never get a boyfriend. I was too ugly for any man to ever want to date me or be with me.
Giovanni Marsico is a connector of superheroes. He is is the founder of the wildly successful Archangel Academy which is an organization bringing together mission-driven entrepreneurs who are making the world a better place. Archangel proceeds go to The Archangel Fund, which is used to provide micro-loans and donations to entrepreneurs and charities making the world a better place. On September 7th, he will again host the Archangel Summit in Toronto, which will unite two thousand passionate attendees who will grow and prosper as a result of their Archangel experience. Included in the impressive list of featured speakers are Lewis Howes, The Shark Tank’s Daymond John, MeToWe’s Marc Kielburger, and Danielle LaPorte. Giovanni is directed, centered and focused as he prepares for these large scale events which seamlessly interweave music, high calibre speakers, and video, to create a masterpiece presentation.
Contact Info * Company: Archangel * Website: www.ArchangelSummit.com * Coming in Fall 2017: ArchangelAcademy.com
Most Influential Person * Dr. Stephanie Estima / Phillip McKernan / Jesse Elder
Effect on Emotions * I feel that I'm constantly growing and being more and more awake and aware to the idea that I am the perceiver of the emotion, the feeler of the emotion, but I can also be the narrator, the actor, the audience. * I can be different roles and I can step back and watch this happening and not think that it is me. I am the one perceiving. * For me this is really important because I'm not attached to what is happening. The emotions become a guidepost for my intuition giving me messages about what's happening in the moment.
Thoughts on Breathing * It's such a simple thing that we all don't understand. I used to suffer from really bad panic attacks and anxiety. * Scientifically I learned that when you start feeling adrenaline or cortisol, you actually hold your breath, or you breathe shorter breaths. Then your body kicks in more adrenaline and says, hey, you're not breathing. Start breathing. But then you feel more of a panic and it leads into a panic attack. * I remember learning square breathing from a nurse. One of my panic attacks was so bad, I thought it was a heart attack. I called the ambulance. It was just a very deep panic attack. This one awesome nurse taught me square breathing and how important breath is when you're feeling anxiety. It is the easiest way to get centered, ever. * Last week at the Archangel Show, Elizabeth DiAlto said, "It's very complicated, just breathe."
Suggested Resources * Book: Find Your Why: A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team by Simon Sinek * Book: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill * App: N/A
Bullying Story * It's part of my origin story. I'm a comic book geek and that's part of the story. When I was in fifth grade, my school did IQ testing which I think a lot of schools do and I was labeled as gifted. I didn't know what that meant, so I asked my parents. They said, you're really, really smart, you have a high IQ. Cool. No judgement. * But that year I started getting bullied in class for being smart which is something I can never understand. I remember one day, a bunch of kids ganged up on me and said, 'stop doing so well on your test, you make us all look bad.' I thought, what? * I went home crying and now had this negative charge to the idea of being gifted. It was strange for me. * Shortly after, I started getting into comic books and I discovered the X-Men. The very first page I opened, there was an image that said, Xavier's School For Gifted Youngsters. And there was that word again. * But now it actually meant something different. It meant you had a super power. So now it kind of shifted everything. I fell in love with the X-Men. * When people ask me, who's your favourite comic book character? I say, Professor X. I think I'm the only person who says that. Usually people say Iron Man or Batman, or Superman. Mine is Professor X. * Since then, I've actually modelled the Archangel business plan after the X-Men. Our Master's group is like the X-Men, a team of super heros that are creating change. * The superheros are also teachers for the gifted school, which is Archangel Academy (this program coming out in the fall), and the Summit. I owe everything to being bullied, which led me to the X-Men. If you connect all these dots, I'm here because of all that.
Timothy Carroll is a leadership expert who, through his study of cognitive behaviour sciences and psychology has equipped himself to coach high level achievers. Also a successful athlete, at only 16 years old he represented New Zealand at Four World Championships as a barefoot waterskier. Later, in 2008, he participated as a performance coach at the Beijing Olympics for a Swedish equestrian riding event. Through his elite coaching, Timothy has helped top companies in Europe greatly boost their bottom line including Schneider Electric Group, Kuwaiti National Petroleum Co, Yellow Pages and Mannheimer Swartling. In spite of all these successes, Timothy is down-to-earth, gentle and generous in his desire to share his incredible wisdom.
Contact Info * Company: Carroll Consultancy * Website: CarrollConsultancy.com * Blog: LinkedIn.com/in/TimothyCarroll * Podcast: Facebook: @TimothyCarroll and @TimothyJCarroll * Timothy Carroll's Book: The Evolutionary Leader: Five Steps to Dramatically Develop People and Performance by Timothy Carroll
Most Influential Person * Dr. Deepak Chopra
Effect on Emotions * Well I think mindfulness has helped me to be a much happier and more fulfilled person. * I've learned to get on top of my mind and and see in my mind. * I'm aware of my thinking process. I'm able to step back from that and not get caught up in all of those thoughts that come up inside. * My focus is on the gap between those thoughts. I have a good friend of mine who's a world record holder in free-diving. So he's diving down 120 metres on just one breath of air. And I said to him, What are you thinking about. What's your experience when you're diving down that deep? * And he said, well you know, I have this little devil on my shoulder that comes up when thoughts come and go. Sometimes it says, you know this could be the last breath you ever take. * When I'm diving my mind will tell me, hey turn around you're going to die. And I don't pay attention to that anymore because it doesn't suit me to dive deep into the ocean. * But out of curiosity what are you paying attention to? And he said I'm paying attention to the silence between those thoughts. And the deeper that I dive into that silence, the deeper I dive into the ocean. * And that's my experience as well as an athlete. And when I'm interviewing other athletes, [I ask], what were you thinking about when you broke that world record, when you broke that personal best? * They all say I was thinking nothing. And so this is the peak performance and if that's what is found when the mind is still, then you've got to make that the number one thing in your life. Learn how to still your mind and get out of the way of yourself.
Thoughts on Breathing * We build this internal turbulence. * Very often when I talk to my clients about taking the time to just be and challenging them to just sit and be and do nothing but be present with their breath, they find that extremely difficult to sit for even five minutes. * The first thing I do is talk to people about literally training in neurology, training your nervous system to be still. It's something that we typically only do when sleeping. * To be able to do it regularly on a consistent basis and practice just being, and stopping minding, or doing mind is a great skill. That's what I first teach executives and athletes when we first begin. * Your responsibility is to just focus on your breath and if you get lost in your thoughts, come back to it. That's all you are responsible to do.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success By Deepak Chopra * Book: The Evolutionary Leader: Five Steps to Dramatically Develop People and Performance by Timothy Carroll * App: n/a
Bullying Story * Mindfulness and meditation is something that you practice sitting down and its typically in that way. * If you look at mindfulness, mindfulness is really around taking that into every moment. so that you practice being super present in every moment, not just when you're sitting for twenty minutes in the morning or in the evening, but you're actually being right here, right now in every possible moment. * Bullying for me is a big issue; it's an ego-based problem. Our ego is the part of us which develops. We're pretty ego-less when we're born. Then we develop this mind and self-image and judgements. Deepak Chopra says ego stands for Edging God Out. * When we're stuck in our ego, it's very easy for us to point the finger at someone else and project. In psychology we talk about projection, and projecting our unresolved issues upon others or for a young kid who is being bullied at home, then we imitate that and we take it out on other kids at school. * I think mindfulness is a huge support for people to step out of their ego and to be able to become aware of their feelings and to breathe through those feelings when they come out. Instead of projecting those feelings unto someone, and hurting that other person, really being able to take full responsibility for what is coming up within that person and then breathe through those feelings. * An emotion always has a beginning, a middle and an end and when those emotions come up, and you breathe through them and allow the energy of the emotion, energy in motion; e-motion to move through you. * If I had learned that when I was younger, there's plenty of times growing up in an all boys Catholic school in Wellington in New Zealand where kids are mean. And we can see how mean kids can be. * There are many times when I was bullied in the past where I would have benefited from [knowing] how to deal with the emotions that come up with that. Definitely people who have chosen to bully would benefit from that too.
Antar The Navigator is a screenwriter, author and coach. He’s passionate about using his own rocky story to inspire and motivate others to make the best of their lives. In his late teens, robbing banks and drug trafficking became his life, resulting ina six-year prison sentence. While in jail he experienced an epiphany which changed Antar into a person intensely focused on helping others. In his books, Antar teaches you how to reach your true consciousness and how meditation and prayer is a solid way to help you move forward.
Contact Info * Company: www.StayInTheMiracleInstitute.com * Website: www.AntarTheNavigator.com * Free Gifts from Antar worth $5100.00 * Book: The Secret of the Infinite Intelligence by Antar
Most Influential Person * The Honorable Wallace D Muhammad (Antar was his personal assistant)
Effect on Emotions * What happens to us in this life, the body is the cocoon. You can't see what's going on inside me. I look like the same person that you saw last week but I'm not.
Thoughts on Meditation * The first meditation I learned to do was Transcendental Meditation and I did it for 20 minutes in the morning and 20 minutes in the afternoon. * Then I came up with a meditation of my own. It's astral projection. It's called Bequello. It's an acronym. * Bequello is the mantra. It stands for Beyond Earth Quantum Universal Energy Light Laser and Oṁ. Bequello. * You don't concentrate on your breath or your mantra, you're actually on an assignment while you're meditating. You're traveling while you're meditating.
Suggested Resources * Book: As A Man Thinketh by James Allen * Book: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill * Book: Outwitting The Devil by Napoleon Hill * Book: The Secret of the Infinite Intelligence by Antar
Bullying Story * So I was bullied. Like I said, I grew up with the wrong crowd you know. So we're what they call people of the street, people of the night, people of the vampires. * I mean we're out doing things to other people. What people don't realize is that if you are a criminal, or you're a thug or whatever you want to call it, you're living with the murderers, you're living with the rapists, you're living with the gangsters. * Other people are scared of these people. We're living with them, next door to them, you know. So [we're talking about] people that are just dangerous people. * And there was this one guy; he was the ultimate bully. I'm not going to mention his name because he was so big. He's a totally different person now. I was really young and I was growing up and getting involved in the criminal life. * I remember one day I was playing basketball at the Boys Club and he got mad at something. I don't know what he was mad at. I did something in the basketball game and I'm kind of looking the other way now. * Whatever I did, he was looking over at the basketball. He's a pretty big guy and he threw it [the ball]. He hit me on the head with it. It knocked me off my feet. * I wasn't going to fight him or get into a conflict with him because I was scared of him, and he knew it. A lot of people were scared of him. And he was waiting for me. * What are you going to do? Well you know I'm not really ready to do anything. And then he started approaching me like he was going to hit me again. And I'm young and smaller than him and I'm scared to death. * And there was another occasion that he looked like he was going to get aggressive on me. He didn't really have to do anything to me. All he had to do was look at me a certain way and act like he was going to get aggressive with me. * And those are the only two or three occasions in my life that I could remember where I know that I was being bullied and harassed by this guy. * And when I grew up, I decided that I was not going to be bullied any more.
Raised in Alaska, Damion Lupo is part Alaskan, part Texan and 100% Reinvention. He's a four-time college dropout who cut his teeth in the trenches of real life, becoming a self-made multimillionaire by age 25. He's the founder of Yokido, holds a black belt in Aikido, is a practitioner of yoga and a student of Reiki. He's a lifelong student of Austrian economics and runs a precious metals company based in Austin, Texas. Damion spends his time teaching and lecturing on the art of Reinvention with his unique teaching style focused on his personal life experiences and the process for developing consciousness and awareness to the truth. His personal philosophy of self responsibility influences his Yokido practice and his financial theory around retirement planning.
Contact Info * Company: Total Control Financial * Website: www.DamionLupo.com * Social Media: Twitter & FB @DamionLupo
Most Influential Person * Frank Allen
Effect on Emotions * It, [mindfulness] let me let go of the anxiety, the stresses, the ability to ask what is true. It allows us to let go of the stuff; the beliefs. We peel back these onion layers, and whether that was sitting in an office and chatting or whether that was on the dojo and we're throwing each other around. Always repeatedly asking that question, you keep going deeper. * To me this is what a great coach does or a great therapist; they just hold space because we are our own inner guru. * We are all black belts. We have all this stuff in us. What we have to do is find ways to get outside of all of the barriers and blocks. * Somebody that's holding space will ask questions to where we start peeking around the corners and we start seeing things and we show up because it's already inside us.
Thoughts on Breathing * One of the things that I really hated ago was, years ago, when I was stressed out, when my financial world was really at the peak. * At the time I was spending a lot of money, making a lot of money and there was a lot of toxicity going on. * And one of the problems was I took a break from martial arts for a couple of years where I wasn't really training and I don't think I was really breathing; very shallow breathing. And so there was a lot of dead air. There's a lot of dead life. There was just nothing going on deep down in my lungs and really pushing through my body. * And so one of the things that I shifted to - I started learning about Transcendental Meditation. * I started learning how to deep breathe and to really take breath all the way in and slow it down. * And it's funny because if you think about this, the world is going so fast. Anything we can do to slow things down, even if it's for seconds or minutes a day, can change everything because we start seeing things. Otherwise we're just running, we're in a rat race all the time. * So that was probably the one key thing was slowing it down and being able to focus on that. * Literally thinking about my breath, counting my breath. It seems crazy or simple or like you know OK I've heard that before. All right. Well great. How often are we doing it? And that's really the question. How often can we get in that space where we're paying attention to our breath? * And that's what I'm doing now more than ever. Back then one of the side effects of not being there, that toxicity, was the anxiety and the stress. And it was causing me to be really nauseous. * And typical system answer; hey we'll give you drugs, let's give you clonopin or something. * And the breath work has allowed me to shift away from that. So I haven't touched any of that stuff for many many years. But I think if people don't focus on their breath they're going to be stuck in big pharma and a lot of the other numbing agents whether it's drugs or alcohol or these different things and the breath can absolutely solve anything.
Suggested Resources * Book: Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment by George Leonard * App: Calendar
Bullying Story * Boys, the amount of bullying that I've experienced. I mean one of the most intense events in my life was when I was in junior high up in Alaska. * I had a kid come on the school bus and he pulled a 357 pistol out into my head and said he's going to kill me. And that's a pretty intense bullying experience. * Not very many people know that I had that experience. And it's I think that was one of the things that made me feel like I need to be able to be in the space where I can do something; that I'm not going to be a victim. * And so now, one of the things that I train on is is being able to move gently around that type of thing. So if that were to happen [again], if somebody were to pull a gun on me or to pull a knife or whatever, I'm naturally, instinctually going to move around it. And I'm going to deflate or de-escalate the situation. * And those type of events didn't just stop in junior high. When you're out there disrupting and that's what I tend to do because I don't follow systems very well. I tend to say this is a bad idea, which makes people crazy that are really focused on protecting their system. * I tend to disrupt a lot which pushes the system back on me and I'm OK with that because I'm doing it for something that is more impactful and freeing people in pretty much every case these days. * So I've had lots of different pushback from people telling me I was crazy. In 2010 for example I was on a a campaign and I was volunteering and I got fired as a volunteer. So that tells you how bad of an employee I am. * And after this thing happened I was watching the Internet and I noticed people were saying that I had been fired. And so there were these anonymous trolls that were out there and this happens on Facebook. I mean people are sadly committing suicide. Kids are committing suicide when this stuff happens. It's horrible. * And my experience was just this onslaught of people being negative and just attacking me, telling me how terrible of a person I was. And I was defending it and I finally said, wait a second, let's just be honest. What happened? I got fired. I wish that I had quit. * And that was one of the moments I realized I had to just be with the truth and the truth was I was a terrible employee. I didn't follow the rules I was trying to break the system because I wanted to win. And I just acknowledged it and that was a big step I think in the right direction, acknowledging the truth. It was allowing and I can take that and redirect it. * And that's one of the principles of Akido. It's being with the energy and allowing it. You can redirect it but you're not going into it. You're not fighting it. And that's a very common thing when we think about conflict. * We don't think about turning and blending with something and accepting it and saying thank you for it. * We think about saying no you're wrong and I'm going to get into a fight and I'm going to win. I'm going to beat you. And that usually doesn't end very well.
Tommy Breedlove is the founder of Choose Goodness, a company dedicated to helping executives and entrepreneurs focus beyond the financial bottom line. By empowering leaders, Tommy bridges the gap between humanity and profitably. He transforms organizations to
attract and retain the best and brightest people, create a loyal customer base and promote goodwill within their communities. Choose Goodness provides both the rational and emotional perspectives to the strategic and financial decision making process.
Contact Info * Website: choosegoodnessnow.com * Email: tommy@choosegoodnessnow.com * Twitter: @choosegoodness * Facebook: @choosegoodnessnow
Most Influential Person * Nancy Vedo
Effect on Emotions * It made me from a fear-based to a loving-based person. I start with love now 90 percent of the time as opposed to a fear based mentality.
Thoughts on Breathing * Oh. Breathing is my mindfulness so it starts there and goes back there no matter what. If I find myself in a planning mode or remembering mode or a future mode, I always go back to the breath and start with the breath. * Also have gratitude for your breath because at the end of the day it's actually what keeps us alive. * And so breathing to me is everything. And so it's everything about how I live my life and in the choices that make it. It starts with the breath.
Suggested Resources * Book: Search Inside Yourself by Chade-Meng Tan * App: Oprah & Deepak’s 21-Day Meditation Experience
Dr. Russell Jaffe is scientist who is certified in Clinical and Chemical Pathology. He has more than 40 years of experience contributing to molecular biology and clinical diagnostics. He has spent his career searching for deeper wisdom and insight into how humans can enjoy better
health. Being incredibly curious and yet skepical, he set out to prove that many holistic forms of health and healing systems were not particularly valid, or at least not scientific. Instead, his discoveries changed the direction of his career and he became deeply engrossed in the study of Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupuncture, meditation, homeopathy and manipulative arts.
Contact Info * Website: DrRussellJaffe.com * Online Book: Perque.com/alkway * Health Tests: Betterlabtestsnow.com
Most Influential Person * Bonti (My Mentor)
Effect on Emotions * Well I would like to think that I am a bit more kind and compassionate. My experience is that emotions are now like the weather. They affect me. I am aware of them. I watch them because for me it's a dynamic of engaged non-attachment; engaged with what I'm doing, this conversation for example. But nonattached to the outcome and therefore able in fact more than able, willing and practicing the art of living. And if you want to fully be in the moment and feel the fullness of the moment, practicing non-attachment is very helpful for mental health. * You can easily get overwhelmed with the emotions. That's the astral level of life. But then there is an electromagnetic level or an astral level and maybe beyond that a spiritual, or soul level. And in my tradition as well as in my science, all of it is grist for the mill, all of that is part of the art of living. * Practice Non-Attachment To Experience The Art of Living Says Scientist Dr. Russell Jaffe * Practice Non-Attachment To Become Compassionate Says Scientist Dr. Russell Jaffe * Non-Attachment Leads To Compassion Suggests Scientist Dr. Russell Jaffe
Thoughts on Breathing * Our breath is a refuge. That's a classic Buddhist concept. What that means is that when most people feel what's called fight or flight response, some of us practice the third way which is fortitude. * So yes we can flee, yes we can fight. But both of those are afflictive and harsh. The other choice is fortitude. Fortitude means being calm in the midst of everyone else's turbulence. It means letting your breath engage you as the witness of your life because when I say non-attachment I mean that as we're having this conversation part of me is watching me and us have this conversation, this communion, this connection, this meaningful moment.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Science of Breath by Swami Rama, Rudolph Ballentine, and Alan Hymes * Book: Active Meditation: The Western Tradition by Robert R. Leichtman, Carl Japikse * App: Timer App Your Meditation Practice + I had the great good fortune of just doing it. I was told to take twenty minutes, twice a day, and be. And during that time of twenty minutes, I should just repeat the sound that I was given, it was whispered in my ear. + There was a whole ceremony. It was lovely in the sense that it heightened my attention to that particular sound for me. What I did was the lowest of the low tech versions. + I picked one place. I sat there for twenty minutes twice a day and I learned to measure approximately what twenty minutes was without any device. + I have no problem, if you want to set your phone to tell you when the time that you allot has passed so that you don't have to be preoccupied with whether its going to be nineteen, twenty or twenty-one minutes. + The essence of meditation is to be, to be with your breath, to be with a sound, to be with an image, to be with whatever it is that you are inclined to be with.
Jordan Cowe is a certified wine educator, a meditator, and co-founder of Be Wineful. Jordan is one of approximately four hundred people worldwide to achieve the designation of Certified Wine Educator since its inception in 1977, becoming the youngest to do so in 2015. Jordan has taught at
conferences and events across North America spreading interest in unique and unknown wines. Jordan has also suffered for many years from Panic Disorder and agoraphobia [a fear of going outside]. His desire to succeed in the world of wine and live a happy life led him to create his system of Winefulness. He is now dedicating himself to spreading happiness, joy, and relaxation with wine.
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Contact Info * Company: Be Wineful * Website: BeWineful.com * Facebook/Twitter: @BeWineful
Most Influential Person * Steve Abma, my therapist.
Effect on Emotions * I've become much calmer, much less reactive, so I don't experience anger. Well I do occasionally, but it takes a lot. But I mean I don't experience much anger. I don't experience many extreme emotions. I'm just always pleasant and happy.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is essential. You're always breathing so you always have your breath with you. * If I'm in an environment where I start to get worked up or start to get stressed out, I can always come back to my breath and I can just shut out everything around me and just focus in on the breath coming in and out of my nose. * I can meditate in the middle of a crowded building at this point. I can sit down on a bench in the middle of the casino here. We went for dinner the other night, I freaked out and I just sat on the bench in the middle of all these people. I was able to go into meditation and I used the breath.
Suggested Resources * Book: Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World by Danny Penman * Book: Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn * App: Headspace
The Science
- Bruce: So Jordan what's the science behind this? Is there science that tells us about the combination of wine and mindfulness. What is the science?
- Jordan: Well it's a mix of things. I mean the sensory side of meditation is very important. So as far as mindfulness meditation it's ability to help many things, that's been widely spread.
- As far as anxiety, high stress, as far as depression, mindfulness fits there. Now the one thing that has been noted in the past, especially for people with attention deficit disorder which is me, hence why I can get distracted easily. Typical breath, focus, and things like that doesn't always work well.
- I get distracted very easily and they get frustrated. So having another method into meditation is very useful for them. So I mean obviously in a clinical environment they're not going to be using wine, they're going to try and come up with other systems.
- For somebody who needs a stimulus that's intense to keep them on track, that's a wonderful side. The other side of it is, wine from a science point of view, for the meditation itself. Obviously a slight bit of alcohol does allow people to loosen up a little bit. It allows people to be open to new ideas. It allows people to accept something different. It puts people into a very happy and relaxed mode for the most part to begin with.
- The other cool side about wine, as a wine science point of view, it is one of the only fruits where when you ferment it, the complex sugars and the complex organic compounds, they break down into things that smell like other things.
- When you ferment a blueberry or a peach wine, they smell exactly like blueberries or peaches. But because of the way yeast evolved it can actually break down some of the other more complex components of wine. And so when you pick up a wine there can be hundreds of different aromas emanating from that glass.
- You're giving somebody something in front of them where there's so many possible reactions and there's so many things in front of them that it forces them to open up to the stimulus. So you just give them one aroma, they smell and they're done.
- The brain can shut off where you have them sit there with the wine, like up their nose and they're smelling it. They just sit there with it. It's constantly changing.
- There's constantly new things happening in their brain. It's triggering new memories, triggering new emotions.
- You can sit there for 15 minutes and your brain will always have a new stimulus. That's the important thing for me.
Sharon Carne is passionate about the healing power of sound and music. She has developed stress reduction programs making use of the healing power of sound. Sharon has produced sound healing recordings and is frequently invited to speak for corporate and private events – many of them based within the medical community. Sharon also has written a book called, “Listen From the Inside Out”.
Contact Info * Company: Sound Wellness * Website: SoundWellness.com * Book: Listen From The Inside Out by Sharon Carne * Blog: Sound Wellness Blog
Most Influential Person * My good friend Tina and also my sister.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness calms my emotions so much. * That deep breath is one of the first places you go to. Then whatever situation I'm in, whatever the mindfulness tool I bring in. A sound or an internal sound. One of my favourite things is to listen to the bird songs as I go on my walks. That's my mindfulness walk. My mindfulness meditation.
Thoughts on Breathing * The breath brings me right back. It always does that.
Suggested Resources * Book: Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn * Book: Listen From The Inside Out by Sharon Carne * App: Authentic Tibetan Singing Bowls by Oceanhouse Media
Bullying Story * We had quite an experience in our own family with our older son. * When he was in grade 7, he moved to another school. About six of the kids who were his best friends in grade 6 in the previous school were in his group at school. * Our older son has always been my teacher for integrity; since he could speak. At that age of grade seven when you're twelve or thirteen and peer pressure becomes an important part of the social milieu and so he would say, I'm not going to do that, that's not right. * He started getting bullied, which ended up after several months with an enormous amount of angst. He was crying himself to sleep at night and he came home one day and said, mom, I'm not going back to school. * He was just vibrating with stress and frustration and anger. He actually hit a kid, which is why he said he was not going back to school. I said, OK. * Another of his friends was being homeschooled at that time so I called his mom and said, what do I do. She coached me on what to do and so I called the school and said I was taking him out to be homeschooled and explained that every intervention I've tried had not worked. * So, it was one of the things that really helped Will, whenever he was really super stressed, it would affect his stomach. * I found a CD. It was called Chakra Chants by Jonathon Goldman. I said, just stay in bed, Will. I know your stomach's hurting and this is psychological hurting so it was real. * I would put the CD on and he would come down sixty minutes later saying, I'm all better, Mom. It was amazing. * It helped him so much, having it in the background and encouraging him to allow the sound to do it's work, even though he wasn't focusing on it.
Jaimal Yogis is an author and teacher of creative writing. He is widely known for his best-seller, Saltwater Buddha, a masterpiece novel and documentary film which tells the story of a young surfer’s spiritual journey as he experiences monasteries, meditation and mindfulness as part of his fascinating search for eternal truth. His most recent book called ‘All Our Waves Are Water’ is to be released in July. Jaimal skillfully uses the sea as a powerful metaphor to explore questions about the nature of the true self.
Contact Info * Website: JaimalYogis.com * Social Media (IG, Twitter, FB): JaimaYogis
Most Influential Person * My mom. (She always did Yoga and meditation daily).
Effect on Emotions * I think mindfulness has enhanced the good emotions and it's helped me let the bad ones go.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is my mindfulness practice. The breath is always there. It's something to focus on and it's just so pleasant, just taking a breath and being there with it. It's amazingly rich.
Suggested Resources * Book: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice by Shunryū Suzuki * App: Headspace
Bullying Story * In the surfing world, a lot of people think of surfers is like really peaceful, zen dudes, but it gets pretty tense out in the water sometimes. * I actually had a story in Saltwater Buddha about a time when I was surfing in Santa Cruz and it gets really crowded and I was just I in my intermediate level of Surfing. * I got a great wave, I got a barrel when I got inside and that was one of my first waves like that. I was feeling really confident and got a little overconfident and I dropped in front of a guy on my next wave. * That's sort of the biggest faux pas in surfing. When you drop in on someone it's dangerous but it's just an etiquette issue. * A lot of beginners don't realize this and if you break rank essentially at one of these uber competitive surf breaks like in films like North Shore and Point Break you know you can really invoke wrath. * I did that and and the guy was a young local guy who just started spewing all kinds of invectives and every four letter word and then some. This was for maybe 45 minutes. This guy wouldn't let it go and I kept thinking, should I get out of the water or should I apologize. * I ignored him and eventually I was pretty seething inside. It was mindfulness that really brought me out of it. * There was a point where he was shouting all these homophobic obscenities at me. I remember seeing his neck bulging and his face really red and I thought the fact that he was really suffering in this situation. He was the one who had no control over his anger. I was suffering too. * It was sort of a mutual situation. That little thought of compassion switched me out of it. I wasn't quite as offended. I almost felt a little bit of compassion to this guy who clearly had no anger management skills. * I breathed and I remembered a Zen story where a Samurai is seeking an advice from a Zen master and he goes to the Zen master and he says, Sensei, teach me the difference between heaven and hell. * The Zen master says why would I teach a cretin like you? You're an uneducated Samurai. This is a high teaching. I wouldn't stoop to that level. * This is a very respected Samurai.He picks up the sword and he's about to slice the the monk and just as his eyes are bulging and he's about to drop his sword, the Zen master says, wait. * He says, that right there is hell. The Samurai thinks about it and he realizes that he's been given this great teaching and he realizes that his emotions got the best of him. Then he bows to the Zen master. (Hear more on the podcast interview).
JJ Flizanes is an author, coach and podcast host of The Fit 2 Love Podcast Show. JJ is vibrant and determined and she’s a great connector of people. She’s currently been working on her newest book, The Invisible Fitness Formula: 5 Secrets to Release Weight and End Body Shame. Today she talks about left brain, right brain, accountability and the topic of shame.
Contact Info * The Book: The Invisible Fitness Formula: 5 Secrets to Release Weight and End Body Shame * Website: www.fit2love.tv * Podcast: Fit To Love on Itunes (Audio Only)
The Conversation... Bruce: JJ's currently been working on her newest book which she says is her best. It's the invisible Fitness Formula: 5 Secrets To Release Weight and Reduce Body Shame. Tell us more, JJ.
JJ: This book is a culmination of 20 years of work. It is the simplified version, the nuts and bolts, the proof and the science on all levels; science of body, science of mind, science of the spirit. science of biochemistry. It's so vast. Of the five Secrets, three of them are uber scientific and the other two are very spiritual, psychological and mindful. It 's all in the emotional piece.
It goes from one extreme to the other and that's that's who I am anyway. I'm the left and right brain person who is going to bring in both sides because both sides are important. I think a lot of times most of us have our strength in one of those sides. We're either very creative and expressive but we lack structure.
Then we have the structured people who are very frustrated and unsatisfied because they lack the outlet of creativity and emotional expression. I am an empowerment strategist and I combine those two and help people find the balance and use both sides in order to really live your life to the fullest.
Bruce: How can we help to integrate our left in our right brain? Tell us more details about how this can work for us on an individual basis.
JJ: It's important to understand and identify your strengths and weaknesses. Then you're going to know how to ask for help or guidance and to know what pieces you need to implement so if you know that you're a creative free spirit; unrestricted, not linear kind-of-person ,then you're very right right brained.
So what that means is you need structure. It's like masculine or feminine .it's always said that the masculine is the riverbank and the feminine is river.
If you know that you are a creative person and you know that you have creative thoughts ideas and yet you can't implement, you're not very linear.
Structure is what you need and so finding systems, finding people to keep you accountable, finding methods that follow a plan, and again I'm going to really stress the keeping accountable part.
The people that are left-brained or accountable they will get their stuff done.
What they need help with is uncovering some of that emotional creativity. A lot of left brain people are very controlling they need to learn how to let go and how to be spontaneous and how to the expressive and to do things that don't color in the lines.
First identify which one you are. I know there are some tests online t o figure that out. Besides just testing your brain's left or right brain percentage, you can also take a strength finders test.
I really love the Strengthsfinder's 2.0 test. The basic one is about $19.99 for your top 5 strength and that will also give you information about what it is that you are really good at. It will also find what is it that you lack.
There's no shame in acknowledging who you are.
If you continue thinking you can do it all and that you're built to do it all, you stay frustrated for a really long time. You'll wonder why can't I do this?
You're not built that way. Can you learn? Sure, but most likely you just need support in adding those elements into your life but they're not your strength.
Bruce: What can we do to be more organized, more right brain?
JJ: I create accountability for anything I need help with. So let's say if you need to be organized, whether it be hiring somebody to come in with you. I mean it could literally be a friend to come sit with you and talk with you while you're cleaning. You designate on your calendar just like a personal t raining session or coaching session. For this hour this person will come or maybe talk to a person on Skype while you get your work done. You can have a friend or family member sit with you.
You can make it fun. My husband's clued into how to get me to clean the garage or my car or do yard work. He knows the right music to put on because I listen to very specific Latino kind of music.
When I hear that go on I know he wants me to be in a good mood. Sometimes there might be a cocktail involved and there's always music.
You create an environment which creates less resistance. But I would say the most important thing about that is accountability.
Bruce: Let's talk about body shame. Tell us about this?
JJ: I'm a big fan of the late, Dr. Marshall Rosenberg's work which is non-violent communication. What he says is that should is the most violent word we use.
we have an idea of shoulding. You have this idea that, I should be able to do all these things. I've done the same thing, I have a good capacity of a left and right brain. I learn very quickly. There are many things that I can learn to do so I just do whatever.
What I've learned is, even if you're really good at a lot of things and you can do all those things, it becomes a life lesson of, is this really the best use of your time. I would say for a lot of us that's just a life path.
You do all those things because you think you should or because you can and then you see the results and you say, alright it's working and if it's working then you keep doing it but if you spend all this time and you're frustrated and your brain hurts and you feel stressed out, then it's not working. Ev entually you're going to say, I can let this go and I can hire someone else to do it.
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Allison Sutter is a contemporary spiritual teacher well known for her ability to seamlessly blend spirituality and practical self-help teachings. She does this in such a way that she makes spirituality relevant to daily life. Allison has created life-changing digital courses that serve students in over 32 countries. Mindfulness is a central focus of her life everyday - that’s how she is so powerful in her ability to help others. She resides with her husband and 3 girls in Chicago.
Contact Info * Website: www.Living360Coaching.com
Most Influential Person * My mom. (She died when I was twenty but she still influences me).
Effect on Emotions * I understand what my emotions are. I understand they're our guidance system so I can bring myself back into a place of feeling good which opens up this mindfulness aspect which gives me all the present solutions that I need for positive transformation in the situation that I'm in.
Thoughts on Breathing * As much as I possibly can on any given day, whatever I'm doing, I can use mindful meditation in picking clovers from the grass or I can be sitting trying to connect with spiritual guides or whatever it is. * Feeling the depth of the breath and feeling the expanses going into it and finding, in a good way, the abyss below which is connected to everything I guess you could say.
Suggested Resources * Book: Accelerate Your Mojo: 7 Simple Steps to Ignite Intuition, Shake Off Fear and Unleash the Real You by Allison Sutter * Book: Stories Of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang (Was made into the movie, Arrival) * Book: The Nature of Personal Reality: Specific, Practical Techniques for Solving Everyday Problems and Enriching the Life You Know by Jane Roberts * App: Use Your Timer App
Bullying Story * There's a story every single day in every school system around the country where one child is so disconnected from who they really are. They come at another kid with a vengeance every day. * For my own girls, what I do when they come home with these stories, first we talk about the fact that the person coming at them is disconnected from who they really are. They're so angry, jealous & upset at whatever they got going in their life. It's causing them to feel and act in a particular way. * First we center them and then we say, what do you think. Whether it's an immediate friend of theirs or something they witnessed. Are you a bystander in this? Are you helping? So we talk about the situation itself and how they can center. * From this place of center they can make a decision. Every situation is different. * Last night my daughter got some text messages which caused her to cry and it was about a school project. We talked about how the child sent these from a place of disconnection. * If you disconnect and just come at them, it just complicates the issue. Helping them center themselves and just go out into the world as an example of how you center yourself. * One person who's centered can literally be the wave of positivity that brings the others into their spirit of influence. * Negativity doesn't last forever and it's not who we really are.
Cameron Brown sold or donated 99% of the things he used to own back in 2016 and proceeded to embark on his latest project known as ‘A Place Called Earth.’ He travels the world, coaching & training people on how to make a greater positive impact. Cameron also creates short films and music that has reached millions of people across the globe, inspiring positive change on a personal, social and environmental level. Cameron believes part of his purpose is to assist in the evolution of humanity and our planet. He is a songwriter and anti-bullying advocate, having written and performed, Close To The Edge, a wildly popular anti-bullying anthem known across the world.
Contact Info * Website: www.ThrivingCollective.com * Website: A Place Called Earth * Social Media: /AskCameronBrown (IG, FB, Twitter)
Most Influential Person * Eckhart Tolle * Dr. Wayne Dyer
Effect on Emotions * I still get frustrated; I still get annoyed. There's still these things that play out. * Being a human isn't about saying I just want to be happy all of the time. It's about allowing yourself to experience the full wave of emotions. * That's what's beautiful. You can't know a beautiful day without a really cloudy, rainy day. You don't know light without dark. * Life is a sea of contrast. I look back to my teenage years when there were a whole lot of dark times. My life could have gone one way or the other. I could have ended up in a really bad space long term. * I'm extremely thankful that I found personal development and emotional intelligence, mindfulness and all the other pieces that make up allowing yourself to experience what it means to be a human and be aligned to why you're here. * The moment you can notice and understand you are not your thoughts, you can allow your emotions to flow through you, not get stuck in you.
Thoughts on Breathing * I don't even know if I consciously do it anymore. A number of different breathing strategies that used to take conscious awareness to actually do them, there's a framework that I use at the moment which is having unconscious incompetence, which is not knowing that you suck at something, to having conscious incompetence which is, ah, I know this, I suck at this. Conscious competence is, I can do it, but I need to focus, to then being unconsciously competent which is I can do it with my eyes closed. * It takes time in the beginning to build in new strategies and patterns of behaviour, whether that's breathing, which it used to be for me to being able to allow things to flow through, to knowing why it is that I'm experiencing it. Having the awareness around that, having the emotional regulation. * Whatever the pieces are, it's about knowing and understanding that for a period of time there's going to be a feeling of incompetence and feeling like you're not getting it. Until you move to conscious competence, and actally been to unconscious competence, that's where it becomes part of your identity and this is where a lot of people fall short. * Because they build a habit, but it's still conscious competence in the strategy that they're trying to implement. They think they've got it and they focus on something else and they cycle back because they didn't allow it to be an unconscious pattern even when they've got their eyes closed.
Suggested Resources * Book: Presence by Amy Cuddy * App: N/A
Simon Crowe coaches and mentors inspiring people and helps them come alive. He takes people on life-changing adventures into their heart and soul and helps them connect to their deepest purpose. These adventures are both metaphoric and physical, with Simon traveling to Africa recently with groups of his clients. His passion is creating partnerships with influential entrepreneurs, leaders and humanitarians and co-creating visions that positively impact the world.
Contact Info * Website: www.SimonCrowe.com Please connect with Simon and tell him about your wildest dream. * Website: TheBigIdea.space
Most Influential Person * My wife, Stacey
Effect on Emotions * To me, an emotion or a feeling is a word that we give to an awareness of a vibration. Why that's important to me is, I've been reading a book called The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer and what I appreciate about the book is he talks about our emotions. If we're scared of them then we live our lives trying to protect ourselves from our emotions and we create this incredibly crazy complex life full of emotional interactions. * If we can just see our emotions as energy, they don't mean anything to who we are ... that distinction between our higher self and our ego-driven mind. * What I find myself doing now when I feel strong energy, I try not to label it as a particular emotion. I let it rise up in my heart and my chest. I let it find a way out. Almost like letting the gas bubbles in a bottle escape. * If I suppress it or try to change my behaviour, or change the external world in some way, then all I'm doing is keeping that locked in. And so it just keeps returning. * How mindfulness has really helped me is, I've become much more aware of those energetic vibrations. I've got a completely different relationship with them now. I get less fearful of them and I now allow them to arise in their energetic form and not connect to the stories that I hold around those energetic vibrations, those emotions, and just watch them pass. * I feel so much more resilient and able to deal with situations.
Thoughts on Breathing * I have a series of affirmations I say every day and one of them is, I breathe deeply into my belly. * I had a yoga teacher one who said, if men just breathed properly into their bellies, then 90 percent of the problems we go to therapists around, would be solved. * The breath is a fundamental connection. * When I'm meditating that's what I use as my focal point. * I bring my awareness and my attention to my breathing. Breath is something which opens me, which expands me, which connects me to the greater cosmos.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Art of Living by Bob Proctor * Book: The Unteathered Soul by Michael A. Singer * App: ThinkUp: Positive Affirmations & Motivation (Precises Wellness LLC)
Effect on Emotions * There were times when I was a young boy when I was guilty of bullying other people. * I realize that when I was twelve or thirteen, I would pick on the kid in the class for whatever reason. * Whatever this person was being singled out for, whether they wore glasses or they looked different, or were from a different background. I would just join in the name-calling and didn't give a moment's thought to the experience that poor person was having and what the impact may have been as to what they thought or felt about themselves. * It felt very selfish. But that's only on reflection. I didn't feel selfish in that moment, I was just doing what everybody else was doing. It's because I didn't have that awareness. * There were two things going on, there was the action I was doing and there was the ability to think about and assess whether those actions are ones that I really want to be engaged in. Whether it's something that they would have the impact that I would be proud of and now I'm slightly embarrassed to have to tell this story. * It was a complete lack of mindfulness, of awareness in that moment. * I was just behaving automatically. It was just really ignorance. I hadn't given it a moment's thought. * Now with the awareness I now have as an adult, I think that was just really poor behavior.
Benjamin Foley left a 6-figure job in management consulting after being almost destroyed by anxiety and depression. He knew he had only 2 choices; to change his life or to remain on the same path and be destroyed. Fortunately he made the decision to take action and change his path to become a writer and entrepreneur, immersing himself in a healthier lifestyle with a focus on mindfulness. He is now the founder of Fully Rich Life, a blog that is focused on helping men decrease stress and anxiety, find more focus, and be more present. He also writes for various top-rated publications including NY Observer, CNBC, Thought Catalog, and Medium and is read by over 200,000 readers a month on topics including anxiety, healthy eating and mindset. Benjamin also helps businesses tell better stories with strategies that are truly authentic. I am thrilled to share this time with the inspiring, prolific writer, Benjamin Foley.
Contact Info * Website: www.FullyRichLife.com * Twitter: @Benjamin_Foley
Most Influential Person * Tim JP Collins, host of The Anxiety Podcast * Oliver Sacks, Author of Gratitude
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has helped me understand them [my emotions] and has helped me detach from the stories that they tell.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing has made a huge difference. It's helped me stop panic attacks years ago and now it helps me gain energy when I need it.
Suggested Resources * Book: Gratitude by Oliver Sacks * App: Headspace / Calm
Bullying Story * I was a bully growing up, especially in elementary school. Mindfulness would have been so huge. * Living and growing up in a very, very conservative, Christian environment is probably a lead driver of a lot of anxiety in America. I felt like I had no control at home because I didn't really believe what they believed so they didn't accept me. * I needed to be accepted by somebody. I needed to be powerful over somebody. * Mindfulness would have been huge, just understanding that we're all kids and we're all part of this thing that we call the human condition. You're not better than them. * We kinda had a gang in elementary school and we thought we were more important than we were, for third graders. I spent a lot of time in the Principal's office. Definitely not something proud to look back on but something that ... * I love working with kids now. * There is nothing I can do to change the past. Like we talk about in meditation and mindfulness, we can only be here. * And so what can I do today to be the best that I can and make today better than yesterday.
Pompe Strater-Vidal is a Zen Sensei, an artist and meditation teacher. She studied art at the San Francisco Art Institute and at Anderson Ranch in Colorado and is trained specifically in Shodo, the Japanese Zen art of brush calligraphy. Pompe is hosting her third Relax and Breathe Summit. This is an on-line event featuring 21 experts speaking on the theme of 'More Joy and Less Stress'. Each guest shares specific techniques to help you release tension and reduce stress. Participants who sign up will receive an email each day over an 11 day period with insights into mindfulness practices that don’t require an extensive yoga or meditation background.
Contact Info * Website: www.RelaxAndBreatheSummit.com * Website: www.PompeStraterVidal.com * email: pompe@relaxandbreathsummit.com * Social Media: RelaxAndBreathe Facebook Group / FB Twitter IG: PompeStraterVidal
Pompe Speaks ... * These days, being a Zen artist always makes me laugh because you can have a Zen bathroom. Zen has become an adjective for simplicity. Someone that I invited to one of my summits, said, 'you really ARE a Zen artist'. And I said, Yes, I'm trained in Shodo, which is the Japanese form of brush calligraphy. * I was trained by my Roshi, my Japanese Zen Teacher. Before I became a Zen Monk, I trained in Shodo. * I've been an artist my whole life. My father was an artist, so I picked up a brush at a very young age. * I love art. For me, art is something that is very joyful and makes me happy. I use my artwork in all my on-line presence. I do my inspirational posts every week, which I get a lot of joy out of. * Shodo is about being spontaneous. It's about being in the moment. It's about taking the practice of meditation into an activity into an art form. You use your breath; you breathe it in, you hold your brush, you breathe out and you draw your character for each stroke. * It's about letting go in each moment as you're actually creating something. You're using your breath to help you let go. The Zen arts are all meditations.
The Tea Ceremony * I did the Tea Ceremony with my Roshi. I am not trained to do it myself. * It's about sharing the present moment in a ritualized way. It's the same kind of thing; it's done as a meditation. It's done with a level of awareness and presence and it's very Japanese so at any moment the rules can change and you really don't know why. * You're drinking Japanese Tea as you do this. You're drinking Matcha, the frothy Japanese Tea that's become popular and it's very healthy. It's powdered tea and you just whip it with a whisk. Matcha tea has caffeine in it. They say that when you absorb caffeine from tea it's healthier for you. That it does something differently to your nervous system. I'm not an expert, but I am a tea drinker.
Thoughts on Caffeine and Mindfulness * I just did an interview the other day with a friend of mine who is returning to 'Relax And Breathe'. She's a nutritionist and a health coach. I like to have people like this on 'Relax And Breathe' to discuss exactly what you're talking about. * She talks about the link between nutrition and awareness and health. * It's easier to be in the present moment, especially when you're first working with it, when you're in optimal health; when you're feeling good. * That said, the purpose is not to only be mindful when you feel good. She was talking about caffeine as one of the big addictions that is in our culture now. * The problem with it is that you do get dependent on it and it depletes your adrenals. I'm not an expert in that, but I do know for myself, I have a very sensitive nervous system. I am a deer. I am the kind of person that if you drop a book behind me, my startle response is very high. * More About The Relax And Breathe Summit I have people with diet, one person who's creating a Monastic Community, I have Yoga Teachers, DavidJi is returning again. I have a wide range of guests. I like to be able to expose people to a lot of different ways to use awareness and to use mindfulness in their life. It's completely free and it airs in June. June 5th to the 16th, 2017. Everyone offers a free gift which is usually some kind of training, pdf, audio or video. Sign up Here. * Listen to the interview to hear more ...
Joel Brookman has a deep passion for using his expertise learned in the trenches of Wall Street, to guide others in their journeys. He is a Certified Financial Coach and Personal development expert focused on helping people clearly articulate their life's goals and then move on to achieving them. Joel’s experience is working as a Senior Executive for a Fortune 100 Wall Street firm. Presently he is committed to helping as many people as possible through his podcast, ‘90 Second Navigator’, a show which offers practical ways to become crystal clear on what you truly want in life. Joel is a firm believer in mindful breathing; he ends every episode focusing on the breath.
Contact Info * Email: Joel@JoelBrookman.com * Website: www.JoelBrookman.com * Podcast: 90 Second Navigator * Book: Adjust Your Sails by Joel Brookman
Most Influential Person * Eckhart Tolle
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has made me a much calmer person. Meditation and being able to separate myself from my life situation has done amazing things for me and has reduced my stress in the process.
Thoughts on Breathing * Every morning, the first thing I do when I get out of bed is I sit and I breathe. I try to do it somewhere between five and ten minutes and just clear my mind. Before everything comes in; before the day starts, just get grounded. And that's just focusing on the breath and just letting everything else go.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Book: The Success Principles by Jack Canfield * Book: A Course In Miracles by Helen Schucman * Book: Adjust Your Sails by Joel Brookman * App: Insight Timer
Bullying Story * I was fortunate. Personally, I didn't get bullied. I don't think I was a bully. I could have been nicer to a few people over the course of my life. * The mindfulness part should play a role [in bullying situations]. * If you can separate yourself from what is happening. In other words, if I am this person who is being portrayed by the bully and I see myself there, then the bully is winning. * But if I rise above it, and through mindfulness understand that I am bigger than my life situation; if I can get beyond that, then that can change the whole dynamic. * It's a challenge with children, I notice this with my own kids, getting them open to mindfulness between ages 10 and 18, it's tough to do. I talk to my children all the time about it and I always wonder if there's a better way to deliver it. I'm not sure I have the answer to that. There's no escape on social media for kids or teachers.
Mani Vaya has been meditating for 20 years. He started in his teens because of what he describes as ‘a major failure’ in his life. Mani is a former Physicist and Electrical and Computer Engineer who went on to manage cell phone product launches which were sometimes billion dollar projects. He has since moved on and is now the host of the '2000Books' podcast, interviewing top business and self-help authors. Mani reads 7 business and personal development books a week and talks about all the great ideas he learns from these books on his Youtube channel and podcast which can all be found at 2000books.com.
Contact Info * Website: www.2000books.com * Youtube: 2000books * Podcast: www.2000books.com * Free Video Course: The most important ingredient of success: http://www.2000books.com/success
Most Influential Person * Tony Robbins
Effect on Emotions * My emotions are much more well-managed. They are not so up and down.
Thoughts on Breathing * There are instances every few days where you can feel overwhelmed, frustrated or confused. A simple breathing technique that anyone can do is just, breathe in to the count of 5 and then breathe out to the count of 10 and that is a very powerful exercise because it gives control back to your parasympathetic nervous system; to your pre-frontal cortex and away from your limbic brain.
Suggested Resources * Book: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand * App: Airplane Mode or Off on your device :) * App: www.dhamma.org Learn to do a Vipasanna Meditation taught by S. N. Goenka
Bullying Story * I have always been scrawny. In college, I was the shortest kid. Thankfully, somehow I grew taller after that. I'm still skinny. * Yeah, there was bullying in my college days and people made fun of me and people physically bullied me because I was the smallest kid. I did not use mindfulness to deal with this. * I was resentful of the guys who treated me this way. I tried to avoid them and I kind of hated those guys. * I don't think I was understanding enough at that point to be able to use any kind of mindfulness to deal with this. I chose not to dwell on this as I look back in my life. * There are so many failures in my life, but I want to keep on programming the right story to myself. * I feel like I bully myself sometimes because I realize this goal [a certain goal] didn't get accomplished. That's what I call self-compassion towards myself. * There's a great book on this topic by Kristin Neff on self-compassion. Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind by Kristin Neff. * I feel like I have so much to accomplish that I don't have the time to reward myself [for small accomplishments]. I do go down to the beach here in San Diego and those are very rewarding moments.
Shira Taylor Gura is an expert at helping people get unstuck. She’s a well-being coach and author of ‘Getting unSTUCK - Five Simple Steps to Emotional Well-Being’ and she believes fear and desire are huge factors causing people to feel stuck. Trained in Psychology and Occupational Therapy, Shira uses what she’s learned in those areas and through personal experiences to help others. She is a firm believer that it’s important to learn to give your brain a break and she helps others through her blog, keynote speaking and on-line course. Shira lives with her husband and four children in a small community in Israel.
Contact Info * Website: TheStuckMethod.com * Shira's Book: Getting unSTUCK: Five Simple Steps to Emotional Well-Being
Most Influential Person * My two Aunts who practice mindfulness.
Effect on Emotions * I don't think mindfulness has affected my emotions at all. * I think my emotions are my emotions and they're going to always be my emotions. I'm going to always be completely full of emotions till I die. I think what mindfulness has done is learn how to react to my emotions; how to allow myself to feel my emotions instead of run away from them and trying to resist them and cover them up. * This practice has helped me to say it's okay to be emotional. * You have emotions, then feel your emotions, you're human. * Now take responsibility and see how you're going to be in the world with those emotions.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is the anchor to be present. When I'm teaching a yoga class, I encourage my students to make their breath audible. When they hear their breath, it's a reminder to come back. * That's basically what the whole practice of mindfulness is. It's constantly coming back to this moment. * If we're living in the past; if we're living in the future, we're not being mindful. * The breath is an awesome tool that you carry around with you; it's directly under your nose. You can use it anywhere. Nobody knows that you're using it and it anchors you into this moment.
Suggested Resources * Book: Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl * Book: Getting unSTUCK: Five Simple Steps to Emotional Well-Being * App: Podcast Addict (To listen to podcasts)
Bullying Story * I would like to share a story of how I was actually bullying myself. This is something I find myself doing more often than I would expect. * I was in a situation where I needed to be out of my home and my husband wasn't going to be around. I have four kids and my three older kids also weren't going to be around. I needed help with my six-year-old. * We live in a very small community and oftentimes our kids are inside other people's homes and we're constantly kind of co-parenting. It's very common and it's very fun and it's easy. * So I picked up the phone and I asked one of my friends if they could please watch my son whose six. Just for one hour .... (tune into the interview to hear the rest of the story).
JP Sears is a deeply spiritual thought leader with an intense sense of humor. You may have experienced his mindful comedy if you’ve seen any of his viral videos focusing on essential oils, the joys of being gluten intolerant, being vegan, the wonderful uses of coconut oil and more. According to his book, ‘How To Be Ultra Spiritual’, we’re taught that he was sent to our planet by God-fearing atheists to create videos to share hidden secrets only being revealed now, after the passing of centuries of time. I am thrilled and delighted to welcome JP Sears to the Mindfulness Mode podcast.
Contact Info * Website: www.AwakenWithJP.com * Social Media: @AwakenWithJP * YouTube: AwakenWithJP
Most Influential Person * John McMullin (Teacher at JourneysOfWisdom.com)
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has allowed me to embrace [my emotions] more. * I don't know that my emotions have changed from mindfulness, but my relationship to my emotions has changed for the more intimate. * For the first couple of decades of my life, I was mostly numb. So much was going on under the surface that I was unaware of it rationally. Also emotionally I was unaware of my emotional realities. * Mindfulness helps me acknowledge what is, and I think the old Zen path of contentment; accepting things as they are without the need to change that and without the need for them to be otherwise. * I'm not perfect, I'm clumsy at best, but it's [mindfulness is] a nice help.
Thoughts on Breathing * Oftentimes I'll have a post-it note [on my desk] that just says breathe. * I think breathing is a fascinating biofeedback tool. It tells us what's going on in our body but what's more important it tells us what's going on in our mind and maybe even in our relationship to what's beyond our mind. * When I notice my breathing being shallow, caught up, I'm taking things too seriously, I'm getting stressed out. That's my mindfulness cue to become more mindful. * Becoming mindful of my lack of mindfulness is a powerful step to becoming more mindful at core levels so noticing shallow breathing. I feel it in my neck. It's just so obvious when we just remind ourselves to look for it so breathing helps me become mindful of my lack of mindfulness.
Suggested Resources * Book: Conversations With God by Neale Donald Walsch * Book: How To Be Ultra Spiritual: 12 1/2 Steps To Spiritual Superiority by JP Sears * App: No app recommended
Bullying Story * I think bullying is severe abuse disguised as 'just the way it is'. We're looking to free kids and honestly adults too, but looking to free kids from this sort of silent secrecy that we consent to where it's like I am trapped by bullying and I can't tell on anybody because that means I'll be bullied more. * Kids need a way out. Life is too short to not be free. * Telling a child, well, just be yourself and don't worry about it; that's amazing advice but functionally useless. * Children need more help because this is a real issue present day. It would just be a joy if, in a short amount of time, we just wake up and this is not an issue anymore, find something else to spend your time on. That would be amazing. * I did have experience with bullying. As a kid I wasn't constantly picked on by any means, I won't pretend that was my case but there were definitely times when I was being bullied and this feels crummy. * The biggest one that stands out was, I was on the football team in the first year of high school. * It was my freshman year and before school started we were in the weight room and one of the older guys just started belittling me. * Honestly, I went into a shell for the next two years. I didn't really comprehend that I was going into a shell because I felt so much shame. I wanted to avoid being shamed like this again. * I couldn't recognize that at the time, but now that I look back it's like, wow, I did that. * I was living in an avoidance posture which [caused me to] become way more introverted than I actually am. Way less outgoing than I actually am. * In other words avoiding being authentic. Did I avoid some future bullying reoccurrences? Maybe, but what it really cost me was being myself and probably making connections with a lot of other people. * Then also there were times, not often, but certainly some times, that stick out in my mind where I was acting bullying out on other people. * At those times I would use humor to hurt people. It's sometimes easy to do that. The easiest laughs are always the cheapest and most hurtful. * Because everybody's laughing, sometimes even the person I'm hurting is laughing. It's easy to, in the moment, convince myself that we're just having fun. It's like, no. Looking back I can realize, I'm acting out a sense of power over this person to compensate for how powerless I feel inside. * I think any time someone is bullying someone else, it is a hurt person trying to hurt someone else so that they can have a temporary sense of escaping their hurt. * Psychologically, if I can make you the hurt one, Bruce, then for a short amount of time, I believe that you're the hurt one, so I'm not the hurt one. I don't have hurt because, look how much you're hurting. * Honestly, the times that that would happen, I developed so much shame about that, that I hurt someone else, that it taught me not to do that. I think there is such a thing as healthy shame. * Healthy shame [is when it] feels so crummy to do this that painful shame is a great teacher to not do that crummy thing again. * It helps teach us to do it a better way. Shaming people has taught me not to shame people. It's really taught me well; the power of how to use humor to help, not harm. How to use humor to acknowledge and heal pain and accept it, rather than project pain, which is to reject pain and trying to get away from it inside.
Pamela Gold is a deeply spiritual and insightful thought leader. She’s been called a Modern Day Yoda, providing deep wisdom and inspiration to all who have an opportunity to connect with her. Pamela’s childhood was spent on the family farm in upstate New York and later she graduated from Yale University; entered the business world and met success at the young age of 24. After pausing to have a family, she then co-founded West Village Parents and went on to pursue her passion for fitness and wellness. Yoga became a new focus in her life and it connected her love of philosophy, science, psychology, and wellness, and eventually led her to discover her life's work: teaching inner peace as the key to our greatest evolution and ultimately, world peace.
Contact Info * Website: www.GoldEvolution.com (See the free resources including the breathing guide) * Book: Book: Find More Strength: Five Pillars To Unlock Unlimited Power and Happiness by Pamela Gold * Get the First Chapter of Pamela's book for free here: Find More Strength Book * email: pam@goldevolution.com
Most Influential Person * My kriya yoga teacher, Yogacharya Don Abrams, affectionately called "Don Baba".
Effect on Emotions * The more mindful we can be, the more we have a buffer between how we originally were going to react and how we chose to respond. * Feeling angry, feeling sad, feeling our emotions ... that is never bad. Those feelings are always teaching us something; it's always an opportunity to learn. * The question is, how do we handle them? What are we going to do with that energy? * So, the more mindfulness that I have, the more power that I have moment to moment. * As I get triggered, I can use that as an opportunity. Own that opportunity to learn and to grow instead of pushing it out, blaming someone else, reacting in a way that's destructive to someone else. * At the end of the day, our relationships are based on trust so if we act out of these negative emotions and blame someone else for how we feel, we're going to be undermining the strength of our relationships.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing and our mind go hand in hand. On my website, I share a breathing guide. While we sometimes feel that we can't control our minds, we can always control our breath. * One of the things I learned in yoga school, and that I've played with and refined, is how, by focusing on different parts of our breath, we can kind of control and hack how our mind is handling something. * By keeping our breath even, we keep our mind even.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer * Book: Find More Strength: Five Pillars To Unlock Unlimited Power and Happiness by Pamela Gold * App: Stop Breathe Think (www.StopBreatheThink.org)
Bullying Story * I think every child is going to face time when people are unkind. Someone is putting their own feelings ahead of someone else's. * Everything that I've learned up to this point has influenced my parenting. My children come home with stories about times when people are unkind. * One of the mantras I've taught them has been that it is never cool to be rude or to be unkind as they face, perhaps another child that is excluding them and being unkind and perhaps trying to make themselves feel better by being unkind. * Using this awareness that, no matter how imperfect we are in any given moment, you always can learn from the situation that you could have handled something more skillfully, with more grace, with more compassion yourself. But if someone is being unkind to you, that's on them. * When I was in fifth grade, I had a friend .... it was the end of the year party and there was this whole thing where we weren't going to have the party at her house, we were going to have the party at our house. I started to see that she was getting her feelings hurt, so I told her what was going on. * I kind of betrayed the confidence of my other friends in doing so. Understandably, my other friends were upset with me. That spiraled into some of my friends being very cruel and it was very hurtful. * At the time I didn't have the awareness to recognize that I could have done things better. If someone's being cruel or unkind, that's on them.
Niel Guilarte is the owner of Wild Style Media in Tampa Florida, which is an award-winning, high-end video and production company. Niel is also host of the All Things Post podcast, founding member of the Florida Podcasters Association and co-organizer of Podfest Multimedia Expo with Chris Krimitsos. Niel is also a podcast launch coach and speaker
Message from Niel to Mindful Tribe: You Can Do Whatever You Want To Do. My biggest life lesson was someone telling me, you shouldn't do more than one thing. NOT listening to that advice is why I am currently enjoying some of the best days of my life. Please don't ever give up on what you want to do. Be mindful of how you do it, but do EVERYTHING that you want to do.
Contact Info * Website: www.WildStyleMedia.net * Podcast: All Things Post * Twitter & IG: @NielGuilarte and or/ @AllThingsPost / @WildStyleMedia * Facebook: @NielGuilarte * Recent Movie: www.TheMessengersDoc.com A movie about podcasting * Movie Trailer: The Messengers Podcast Documentary * Purchase The Messengers DVD ($25.00)
Most Influential Person * My father
Effect on Emotions * I think I control them better now because I'm mindful of my emotions. Before, I let my emotions control me a lot.
Thoughts on Breathing * That's [breathing] a new one for me. I just recently started doing that; controlling my breathing, closing my eyes, counting to 10, those type of small simple steps. It really calms me down. I never realized [the difference]. * I apply that [mindful breathing] now; late at night when I'm editing I sort of balance myself and then I keep moving and that's been working great.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen F. Covey * App: The Google Calendar * App: Calm
Bullying Story * When I was a kid I was jumped a few times for liking and doing the things that I do and being told I should only focus on one thing. * I was bullied verbally and sometimes physically, as kids are. Back then we didn't know that's what it was called. * As much as people shouldn't bully, the amount you allow is sort of in your power. This is where I rely on the Christian side, making me a stronger man so that I tolerate less bullying. I allow a little less in. * That doesn't mean that people don't force themselves, but people tend to not bully you as much when you have a certain level of confidence about yourself. * When I worked for the police department, I learned that you are somewhat the reason you got robbed because you had your head down or you were distracted. You give clues to people to harm you. * If you walk like you are a confident person, and you walk alert, you are a little less likely to become a victim. * I say in life, if you want to be bullied less, ordered around less, manipulated less, be more confident in yourself and in what you believe in whatever that is, then you'll be less likely to allow it. * It is to some degree, a little bit in our control; not all of it. Just a little bit.
Nicholas Kusmich is one of the planet’s most successful and well-known facebook Advertising experts. He knows exactly how to help businesses scale revenue by using FB advertising to get more clients. He has his own unique system called “Contextual Congruence” which is based on his deep understanding of human mindset and social behavior and consequently what triggers people to click on an ad and eventually buy. This translates into the fact that Nicholas Kusmich has a deep and profound understanding of mindfulness. Nicholas has recently written the book: GIVE: The Ultimate Guide To Using Facebook Advertising to Generate More Leads, More Clients, and Massive ROI.
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Most Influential Person * Life Experience
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has 100 percent affected my emotions. * I believe emotions are part of life and I think emotions are designed to be experienced in the fullness of it. * So when I'm angry, I'm angry; when I'm happy, I'm happy. I'm not trying to suppress any of that. * Being mindful; being aware that I'm not in the best of moods right now definitely allows you to prevent you from doing things you probably would regret and allows you to process those emotions a lot faster so you can be back into the state that you want to be.
Thoughts on Breathing * For the longest time, I didn't think breathing was all that important to anything. * In reality, I think in the times when I literally need to slow down, I literally slow down my breath. * I take some conscious breaths rather than unconscious breaths. In doing so, I find that it definitely affects everything about how I feel about slowing down, about getting to the pace that I need to be at, at that time. * Breath and spirit are the same word interchangeably in the Hebrew and the Greek which I find completely fascinating.
Suggested Resources * Book: Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl * Books: Give: The Ultimate Guide To Using Facebook Advertising to Generate More Leads, More Clients, and Massive ROI by Nicholas Kusmich * App: None
Bullying Story * I'll talk about bullying in the sense of having people try to persuade you to do something you don't want to do. * Bullying from the perspective of not everyone liking you and having something to say about that. * My whole life, even to this day there are a lot of people that don't like me and they have the internet to share that with others. * For the most part, I try to ignore it. I think feeding on that type of energy is not something that would serve me or others. * I just try to take a few steps back to try to be mindful of the situation. * I think, a) is there truth to this? And b) Is the person that's speaking, vile to me, maybe there's a reason that has nothing to do with me. Maybe it has something to do with a life situation or a hurt they're going through. * There's a quote that says: "Hurt people, hurt people." I do my best to see the greater picture of things and realize it's probably not personal and there may be something going on with that person and also, maybe there is a lesson to be learned.
Jaret Grossman is highly skilled in guiding and advising others. In fact, he’s in a personal development league of his own, which is way up there on the upper echelon of spectacular business consultants and mindset coaches. Jaret’s brilliant insight is illuminated in many of his Youtube videos which have received over 30 million views. Jaret is known as one of New York’s best wrestlers, he holds a law degree, and he also has a health and fitness brand called Muscle Prodigy. Jaret has written a book called Cracking The Code, which has helped thousands of readers get their lives on track.
Contact Info * Company: www.muscleprodigy.com * Website: JaretGrossman.com * Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/MuscleProdigyTV * Check Out Jaret's $97 Offering: 45 Day Workout and Meal Plan Guide
Most Influential Person * My parents / Tony Robbins / Max (a wrestling mentor) / Parker (College Wrestling Coach)
Effect on Emotions * When you get to a point you realize that you're doing the same patterns over and over again. Then you realize that it's painful. * It's only when you learn to break free from the patterns that you'll experience peace. The only way to do that is mindfulness. Being consciously aware of; I feel this thing and I normally do this. Why? * The real root is the why. Why are you doing it? Is there a reason? Is it serving you? Is it not serving you? If you really dig deep, the layers of the why ... there is this breakthrough moment that it's like, why? And you can shift it. Then you can start implanting a new pattern that's more beneficial to you.
Thoughts on Breathing * Most of us breathe shallow and into our chest. * It's a shortened breath and that's usually the same breathing as someone who is anxious & tense all the time. Fear driven. It's shallow breaths. * If you could do the reverse where as you breathe deep into your belly, now you're going to be much more relaxed and calm. * When we talk about alpha, it's about alpha male, alpha female. It's really coming from brain waves. Alpha is actually an alertness with a calm to it also. * That's sort of the mode you want to be in on a daily basis. That's when you're in control; when you're alert but you're calm.
Suggested Resources * App: N/A * Book: Cracking The Code by Jaret Grossman
Melinda Wittstock is an entrepreneur, journalist, and wonderful example of a mindful person. She runs a company called Verifeed, which uses story and true authenticity to help engage and convert new customers. She not only keeps her company running smoothly, she’s also a traveler, dog owner, and incredible mom. While keeping all these balls in the air, she has a regular routine that includes meditation, exercise, ample sleep, and a generous amount of time with friends.
Contact Info * Website: www.Verifeed.com * Special Offer: Free Consultation With Melinda Text the word 'Tribal' to 44222 We will help you find your believer tribe. This is for anyone wanting to learn more about how to use Social Intelligence to advance their business. * Email: info@verifeed.com
Most Influential Person * Trish Whynot, Therapist. Also Brene Brown, author.
Effect on Emotions * Level. Like not being guided by emotions. Realizing that emotions are not me. Thoughts are not me, they're passing things. I don't feel like I'm ruled by my emotions. I'd like to think of mindfulness as consciousness.
Thoughts on Breathing * That's huge. Just being able to relax and being observant and in the moment. Breathing is critical. Ujjaji breath is a type of deep breathing I got into through yoga. With the 'Whole Aponopono' I've been doing there is a kind of box breath, where you breathe in and you hold it and then you're breathing out and you're holding it and it becomes meditative.
Suggested Resources * Book: Mastery of Love / Mastery of Self / The Fifth Agreement by Don Miguel Ruis * Book: Zero Limits: The Secret Hawaiian System for Wealth, Health, Peace, and More by Joe Vitale * App: Immrama.org
Bullying Story * I was the kid who was different in every way you could possibly imagine. I was the first kid to have divorced parents in my neighborhood and it made me very sensitive. * Some of my report cards say that I would just cry. Well, of course, because my whole life was just crazy back then. * I was also the tallest kid and kind of skinny. I competed in figure skating which meant that I missed a lot of school. So I was different on these accounts. * I used to get bullied and I used to have this sense of shame like there's something wrong with me. The issue with bullying is that it can last. * Speaking of limiting beliefs, that's the kind of thing that you can carry with you for your whole life. * It can leave you with the sense of 'I'm not enough' or 'I can't do it'; even if they're unconscious thoughts. These things sometimes happen very subtly.
Leon Logothetis is a global adventurer. He left behind the life of a stockbroker to break new ground and experience new discoveries. He’s now visited more than 50 countries and traveled to every continent on the planet. When anybody says the word kindness, I literally think of Leon - He’s the host of a terrific TV series called ‘The Kindness Diaries’, which has the subtitle; One Man’s Quest to Ignite Goodwill and Transform Lives Around the World. Before that, he had a show called the 'Amazing Adventures Of A Nobody', which follows Leon on his adventures travelling in America, The UK, and Europe on just $5, $5 pounds or $5 Euros a day. The bottom line is, Leon is all about kindness and helping others and of course that connects directly to the subject of mindfulness.
Contact Info * Website: www.LeonLogothetis.com * Show: The Kindness Diaries TV Show: http://www.leonlogothetis.com/netflix/ * Book: The Kindness Diaries by Leon Logothetis * Social Media: Facebook / Twitter / Instagram: Leon Logothetis or Kindness Diaries
Most Influential Person * A teacher I went with on a journey to India a couple of years ago.
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Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has affected my emotions by enabling me to become more balanced and more centered. And by enabling me to make better decision and not be so reactive.
Thoughts on Breathing * I never really realized the importance of breathing until I started doing mindfulness. * Often we forget, it sounds silly, but we forget to breathe. * I notice now as I give this talk, I'm actually breathing very shallowly. That's not good. When I breathe as fully as possible, it kind of invigorates me. * Breathing is a really powerful and important part of mindfulness.
Suggested Resources * Book:The Kindness Diaries by Leon Logothetis * Book: Find a starter course book on Mindfulness on Amazon * App: Buddhify (All about meditation)
Bullying Story * As a kid, I felt very disconnected. At school I was bullied very badly. I had very few friends. I would go to school and feel profoundly alone. * Not just the kids were bullying, but the teachers as well, which I could never understand. It was very disempowering. * I made a commitment to myself that I would do my very best never to disempower someone but to empower them. * When it comes to kindness, people at school specifically were unkind and I didn't understand. I thought, why are you doing this to me? Why are you behaving like this? * I made a commitment that I would give back to people, come from a place of love. That's really how it all began. * I could have dealt with this bullying better by sharing my pain with my parents and with other people that loved me, and I never did. Not until I was 16 or 17. When I started to share it, things started to shift.
Lucia Ferraro is a people person; passionate about connecting, learning and growing. One of her specialties is weight loss and her mission is to build a community of women (and men) who have experienced sustainable weight loss by fostering good relationships with food and their bodies. She’ll help you use the power of your mind to change the way you think, so you can change the way you feel. Lucia has created a summit called Change Your Thinking, Change Your Body which will feature 28 speakers who focus not only on how to take care of our bodies, but how to have a healthier mind and spirit.
Contact Info * Website: www.LuciaFerraro.com * Social Media: FB: LuciaFerraro / Instagram: CiaFerraro * Summit: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Body
Most Influential Person * Tony Robbins
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Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has helped me. The emotions that stand out are always the negative ones. * In this space that I'm in, I've reconciled just by talking to my mother's picture. I reconciled our relationship that I didn't see. I realized my role and responsibility in that. * Mindfulness has shifted everything even though she's passed. It was a moment of surrender. I released my mother from that.
Thoughts on Breathing * I breathe when I take time to meditate and I definitely breathe when I'm walking. * I will put on a certain song or instrumental music and I can focus in on my breathing and my tempo. I find that important even when I'm teaching my class. * There's a way to do it, like when we do abdominals. I'm always telling people, 'hold your abs like I'm going to punch you in the stomach'. * There's something about the way you need to breathe so that your body performs the way you want it to perform. Oxygen needs to go to your muscles so that you can do an aerobic activity
Suggested Resources * Website: www.SoundWellness.com with Sharon Carne * App: Oh My God I Can Meditate * App: Calm
Bullying Story * I personally wasn't bullied by an external source but I certainly bullied the crap out of myself. * It was the 'not enoughness' things. It was the quest for perfection. And the 'why can you get to that?' * I needed to attend to the self-care of me because I realized that I would be able to parent better and also take care of Lucia. I modelled what that needed to look like to my children. * I bullied myself in the thoughts; the thoughts were thugs. * The thoughts that could come up and nurture me, were pushed down for sure. * Everything comes down to nurturing and honoring yourself.
James Nowlin is a successful businessman, author and mindful entrepreneur. At age 26 as a corporate attorney, he walked away from a six-figure practice as an attorney to start his own business, Excel Global Partners. Later he faced the challenge of dealing with the economic downturn, but forged ahead, becoming even stronger and wiser while growing the company to greater successes. In 2012 he barely made it through a near-death drowning accident on a stormy lake while kayaking with a friend. That was a major change-point in his life and he has not only become stronger, he now helps others live lives that are more purposeful, abundant, and epic than they ever imagined.
Contact Info * Website: www.JamesNowlin.com * Book: The Purposeful Millionaire: 52 Rules For Creating a Life of Wealth and Happiness Now by James Nowlin
Most Influential Person * Dr. Robert S. Brown (University of Virginia College Professor and Mentor)
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has affected my emotions in such a way that there is control. In business, I feel that I had a competitive advantage when it comes to negotiating because I bring mindfulness to the table. (See Thoughts on Breathing below). * So mindfulness is not about ignoring emotions or putting those emotions in your pocket, it's about controlling things for the situation. For me, it's manifested itself in such a way that I can take control of the situation and end up being in the position of power and the universe and others respond to me because of my control of those emotions. * I bring mindfulness to everything that I do in order to, not ignore emotions, but to tap in to a higher purpose and a greater understanding of how emotions can serve us. They can serve us very poorly or they can serve us very well. I want my emotions to serve me well.
Thoughts on Breathing * When somebody wants something out of a negotiation and I want something out of a negotiation, I will take a second at that boardroom table and breathe, to inhale for ten seconds, to hold it, to exhale for ten seconds. * To slow down my thought process and to move from the reactive which is in the emotional part of the brain to the rational side of the brain. * By doing that I am elevating the conversation and I'm changing the tone that I'm speaking in and the other person elevates their conversation and I'm changing their tone. So the entire conversation changes. * Mindfulness in traffic means breathing as well. When someone cuts me off now, I can laugh, instead of wanting to curse or flick that person off. I even talk about road rage in the book and about distracted drivers.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Prayer of Jebez by Bruce Wilkinson * Book: The Purposeful Millionaire: 52 Rules For Creating a Life of Wealth and Happiness Now by James Nowlin * App: Three Minute Mindfulness
Bullying Story * Mindfulness started for me at a very young age. The bullying taught me to be mindful. * Being in a household in which some of the circumstances were just dreadful forced me to be mindful. I didn't know what it was called back then but I knew that if I spent time alone, if I closed the door to the room, and if I just sat in silence, that something about me changed. * The vibrations within my body and the vibrations within my mind actually changed. * That practice has translated into other areas of my life including when I went to college I had the opportunity to study under Dr. Robert S. Brown who is a mentor to me to this day.
Lily Wong is a teacher, podcaster, and a world traveler who strives to find ways to give back. Her life’s journey has been fascinating and she continues to add shimmering layers to her experiences. Her Chinese podcast called, Learn English So You Can Travel has been downloaded more than 20 million times, and is recorded in her native language of Mandarin. Her newest podcast is called ‘Fly With Lily where she shares bits of her life’s story so listeners can benefit from her beautiful story-telling abilities.
Contact Info * Website: www.FlyWithLily.com * Podcast: Fly With Lily
Most Influential Person * Dr. Wayne Dyer
Effect on Emotions * A lot of people might be jealous of my life right now because I can do whatever I want and I can go wherever I want but travel is not always so sexy. I find [I can be] very negative or very anxious. I was constantly looking for a place to stay and when people tell me, oh sorry, Lilly you can't stay here anymore because my parents are coming to visit, you need to find your own place. That message makes me feel very anxious; makes me feel not loved. I think mindfulness makes me feel like I can recognize these messages. They can be a trigger to my past. I can work on that next time when I hear the same thing. How do I transfer; how do I make it different?
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing - I haven't thought about that. Especially breathing during meditation where they ask me to notice my breathing. I also like to practice yoga as well. I notice that I kind of held my breath when I practice yoga. Then I ask myself to breathe more; to enjoy the air when it's morning. Breathing is kind of like a tool to help you to live in the moment.
Suggested Resources * Book: You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay * App: N/A
Bullying Story * When I was a teenager I was at the lowest point in my life because I was so focused on myself and I constantly liked to beat myself up. I wanted to; I liked to beat myself up. Then I wrote a lot of suicidal messages in my journal. I felt I was in the dark. I felt really good to beat myself up. * When I was a student I got all straight A's and I worked really hard but deep inside I was not happy. Several people liked to pick on me. They called me names and they tried to hit me. * They wanted to do stuff to me and I was scared but I also found myself fearless at some points because I was already beating myself up. What worse could happen? It was that mindset that helped me avoid physical abuse. * After a few years, I learned that people who bully people; they are actually the biggest bullies to themselves. They say mean stuff to others in order to make them feel good. In my head, I was judging people and I was judging myself too. I'm much better now; I don't judge people so much. I can really tell whether my message is from my ego or my intuition or from love. * If you've experienced a bullying in your life, I want you to hug those bullies in your heart. Try to be nice to those bullies in your heart. Try to see them as your family in your heart.
Jared Angaza is a philanthropist, philosopher, and all around mindful individual. He has an amazing ability to create brands, innovate, and think outside of the box as a way to help people and organizations he believes in from the heart. And Jared truly has heart, beyond what most of us can imagine. He loves to discuss consciousness, culture, andscience. Jared is the host and creator of the Inipi Radio Podcast. The Inipi ceremony is a type of sweat lodge; a Lakota purification ceremony, and one of the Seven Sacred Rites of the Lakota people. It is an ancient and sacred ceremony of the Lakota people and has been passed down through the generations of Lakota. We talk a lot about philanthropy, science, consciousness, politics, and culture.
Contact Info * Website: www.JaredAngaza.com * Podcast: Inipi Radio
Most Influential Person * Lau Tzu and also my daughter
Effect on Emotions * I am a passionate dude and have always been that way. Consequently, I've struggled with rage and angst. Being mindful has helped me to step down off that. People like Pema Chodron have taught me not to take the bait and to step down from that rage, and not to kill it, not to squelch it, but to learn to transmute it into love.
Thoughts on Breathing * Yes, [breathing has been part of my mindfulness] probably most over the last year. I had this chant going on in my head, I don't really know where it came from. It was, 'find your breath'. It was coupled with this other mantra which I deliberately put together of, 'In this stillness, I am'. So 'in the stillness I am also able to find my breath and to become more still. Right now I'm practicing counting my breaths as I'm meditating which has helped a lot.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Magic of Awareness by Anam Thubten * Book: Wisdom Meets Passion: When Generations Collide and Collaborate by Jared Angaza and Dan Miller * App: Evernote and The Muse App
Bullying Story * I don't think I was ever directly bullied in the traditional bully sense. However, I was ostracized at times because of my creative nature; because of not doing well in school.
Amy Blankson is a happiness researcher and consultant. She has worked with Google, NASA, and the U.S. Army and also served as a professor in Oprah’s Happiness course. Amy has been acknowledged by two former U.S. presidents for creating a movement to activatepositive culture change. Increased technology can interfere with our efforts to be mindful and Amy’s recent book entitled, The Future of Happiness [5 Modern Strategies for Balancing Productivity and Well-Being in the Digital Era], addresses this issue head on.
Contact Info * Website: www.AmyBlankson.com * Share Your Story With Amy of How You've Used Mindfulness In Your Life: www.AmyBlankson.com/story * Book: The Future of Happiness: 5 Modern Strategies for Balancing Productivity and Well-Being in the Digital Era by Amy Blankson * Social Media: FB/Instagram/Twitter: @AmyBlankson
Most Influential Person * Chandra Moyer, Life Coach
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness calms my mind and helps me to be able to deal with deeper emotions in a more measured and thoughtful way through balance and just being able to take a step back and see myself from the outside so that I can choose a different path for myself.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is crucial to my mindfulness. Breathing is something that I tend to stop doing in the moment when I get stressed out. I don't even realize that I am getting more and more anxious and intense. Because I'm an anxious person naturally, breath is the absolute most essential key to helping me to get oxygen into my system so that I can think clearly and straightly. It's amazing and super important.
Suggested Resources * Book: Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport * Book: The Future of Happiness: 5 Modern Strategies for Balancing Productivity and Well-Being in the Digital Era by Amy Blankson * App: Muse (Requires that you buy the Muse Headband) Buy at a discounted price and get Amy's new book as a bonus. AmyBlankson.com/muse
Thoughts on Breathing * A couple of weeks ago I was at the Wisdom 2.0 conference in San Francisco, and by far the best speaker that I heard at the conference was Jewel, the singer-songwriter. Jewel talked about how when she was younger; she had a lot of family trauma going on in her world. * Alcohol, abuse, parents in and out of her life and it led her to being rough and tough and she wound up, at the age of 16, living out of her car for quite some time till her car was stolen. * It was one thing after another of awful things happening to this poor girl who didn't have a lot of support in her life at that point. She stumbled upon mindfulness and meditation at that young age as a way to deal with this world around her. * She talked about how she found herself in the dressing room one day where she was trying to steal a dress and she was trying to hide it under her clothes by stuffing this dress that she found in a store window. She loved it. She was stuffing it into her jeans pants and trying to put a big jacket on over her outfit because she just felt this was something she couldn't live without, and it would make her world so much happier. * It was a lovely white dress that made her feel clean again. As she was doing that, she looked into the mirror, and she realized who she'd become and how it had recreated this cycle of poverty and this systemic violence and thought pattern that she didn't want to have in her life. * She said that she felt like she had gotten to that place in her life through mindfulness. Even at that young age there was so much going on in her world; the ability to step back and see herself from the outside really created a different perspective on her life. * She talked about how she was that bully. She was the individual who was trying to protect herself from so many things entering her world and encroaching on her own sense of self-efficacy and self-worth that she reacted and responded. * I think that really spoke volumes to me about how she was able to come to that place of awareness. I think it's not always such an elevated story. We often hear young people who are going through the bullying process, and you try to steal yourself against the bully. * Mindfulness really makes me think about how the bully can transform.
Daniel Gefen is an online entrepreneur who has had crazy, wild successes. He seemed to know what he wanted at the crucial times, how to hold out and when to moveon. Yet, he’s also had times in his life when he felt burnt out and unsuccessful. Daniel truly knows how to connect with people and how communication can help you and can boost your business.
Contact Info * Website: www.DanielGefen.com * Blog: FB: DanielGefen Instagram: @IPickBrains * Podcast: Can I Pick Your Brain * email: Daniel@DanielGefen.com
Most Influential Person * Rabbi Gersey
Effect on Emotions * When I'm in a mindfulness space, so my emotions are calmer. Mindfulness doesn't necessarily take away an emotion, but it kind of calms it down. It makes the emotion just a little bit more manageable. * So a person could be really angry and you can get into a mindfulness place and it doesn't mean the anger's going to go away. * You have a right to be angry sometimes. There's reason to be angry. The difference between being angry and out of control and [rooooooar] I'm just going to smash everything down and I'm going to break relationships and I'm going to regret things that I do and then there's [deep breath], I'm feeling angry but it's okay.
Thoughts on Breathing There's a few things I would say about that. Number one is, scientifically, the more we breathe, and the deeper we breathe, the more oxygen we get. First of all going through our blood and to our brain. Scientifically that by itself biologically calms the body down. It's impossible for the body not to calm down when you just breathe deeply and you slowly let it out, like when you breathe and breathe and breathe, the body just feels calm. The other thing that breathing does which is really good is it gives you time to respond and reflect. A lot of times I might be in a situation where I kind of just ... the classical example is the one I gave [earlier] when I could have just opened up the door to my house and just gone in, would have literally head-butted the chaos. I would have just gone 'boom' and it would have been reactive. It would have been an argument. It would have been a fight. And there's fight or flight. It would have been a fight, or me just leaving the house because I just can't deal with it. Instead of the fight or flight, I was able to create a space of time where I just became aware that I don't need to fight and I don't need to flight [sic]. I could just be in the moment and bring, through my energy everybody else into the moment with me, into my calm. In other words, you can either be pulled into someone else's chaos or you can pull them into your calm. You try to pull others into your calm rather than let others pull you into their chaos.
Suggested Resources * Book: Don't Sweat The Small Stuff and It's All Small Stuff by Richard Carlson * Book: Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl * App: Switch off the phone
Bullying Story I was bullied in high school. I was bullied emotionally. I had this big mole on my face and it had hair growing out of it. As you can imagine, as a high school kid, that's not fun. All the kids would point at it and make fun of it.
They'd call me spider face and all sorts of names. My teeth stuck out and they would call me Goofy. When I got braces I was made fun of for that. I was actually kept down a year for my misbehavior and also they said they didn't have room in the year above. I don't know how true that is.
It happened to be that my younger brother is a year younger than me so I ended up being in the same year as my younger brother. People would ask us all the time; "are you twins?" And I would say, "no, I'm a year older than him". And so they would say, "oh, so you must be really dumb".
I remember walking into a new class once and there were a few seats available, but everyone put something next to them so I couldn't sit next to them. That was my wonderful, beautiful, high school experience.
Michael O'Neal is a speaker, content creator, athlete, coach and on-line entrepreneur. He’s well known for his popular podcast, The Solopreneur Hour where he interviews interesting people who, as he puts it, Zagged, when everyone else Zigged. Although he appears to be fast-paced with many balls in the air at any one time, I see him as a guy who's centered and grounded, mindfully working towards his desired outcomes. You are going to love learning more about Michael O’Neil and how he seems to keep on nailing life.
Contact Info * Website: www.SoloHour.com (www.SolopreneurHour.com) * Coaching Group: IWantASoloLab.com * Podcast: The Solopreneur Hour * All Social Media: @SoloHour
Most Influential Person * David Wood (Host of The Kick-Ass Life Podcast)
Effect on Emotions * It allows me to not stress out over things I had no control over to begin with. It's like The Four Agreements [by Don Miguel Luiz]. I don't stress out about things I have no control over.
Thoughts On Breathing * No suggestions on breathing
Suggested Resources * Book: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho * App: Evernote
Bullying Story If I could time travel I think I would go back and stand up for myself, so I probably wouldn't be mindful. There were 3 or 4 incidents in my life where I was a bit bullied. I'd be the opposite of mindful. I think mindfulness can be considered a very mature concept and even a lot of adults don't understand it and they can't mentally get to where they need to get so they can remove themselves from the equation.
Sometimes there's not enough self-awareness for people to be mindful and so I think that's a bit of a rich concept for a kid whose being bullied. That's not to say that it's impossible.
I'm thinking about this one incident. He was probably one of the bullies of the school and he would do that move where he would hit shoulders in the hallway and he would nail me like a hockey cross check. He would check me as we were walking down the hallway.
He was the kid who could do thirty pull-ups. He was really ripped and super strong. I don't know if he did anything other than have great genetics. He was just a jerk, a jerky kid.
As I'm thinking now, I would probably go to the principal's office and say, look, this is happening and I'm not going to tell you who it is, but don't surprised if I end up in this office. I never did that. I was always scared of the kid.
Knowing what I know now about every one of the incidents; it probably only happened 3 or 4 times when somebody was a jerk to me repeatedly. It's just standing up for yourself a little bit that makes them go to somebody else. I wouldn't have had the capacity (that I have now), to say, I know you're in a lot of pain and I can tell that you probably don't have a very good home life and you're looking at me and you're feeling like you can take advantage of me. Ok, but I bet we've got some stuff in common.
That's where I would go now with it. But that's about sixty percent of what I would do now. The other forty percent's still in Philly and I would fight back now. I'd say, we can talk about it or I can whack you over the head or something.
Chel Hamilton is a hypnotherapist and has worked in this field for over ten years. She is an expert at helping people overcome their anxieties and fears using her deep understanding of human conscious and subconscious brain functions. She also hosts the Meditation Minis Podcast of short, guided meditations for overcoming anxiety and stress and achieving deep sleep experiences.
Contact Info * Website: www.ChelHamilton.com * Free Ebook: Rewire It: Three Simple Steps To Rewire Your Brain Out of Anxiety and Negative Thinking Patterns * Podcast: The Meditation Minis
Most Influential Person * Me. The times in my life when I feel the most unsteady or the most crazy or the most triggered, those have been massive learning experiences for me.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has definitely made me less reactive. I've definitely gotten calmer. Maybe sometimes to the detriment. Sometimes in our interpersonal relationships with a partner when they're being really passionate about something and when we go to the pure, calm, logic side, they're like, omg, you don't get me. What's wrong with you? I'm like, I'm not a Vulcan, I swear. I think sometimes we have to say, oh my god, that's amazing and then go to our calm place.
Thoughts on Breathing * One of my favorite little breathing meditations is I do on my podcast; it's Eckhart Tolle nose-focused breathing where you just focus on the edges of the nostrils. That was revolutionary for me because the whole idea of having to pay attention to all of my breathing felt like too much work. Just paying attention to the feeling of the air was really easy to do in any situation in life whether walking from one room to another or while in the middle of an argument or anything. So that is the one practice that is both breathing focused as well as meditation focused. If I could just tell people to do one thing, that would be it.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Luiz * App: Evernote (I use it as my better brain)
Effect on Emotions My bullying story had nothing mindful about it. It was fourth grade. I went to inner city schools during desegregation. There was a girl there who was not happy with me and she used to beat me up after school, pretty much every day. She didn't stop until one day I hit her over the head with my lunch box. I don't think mindfulness had anything to do with that. She definitely stopped when I whacked her upside of the head with my lunch box.
My son was bullied in middle school as well as my neighbor because we didn't live in the big houses in the fancy part of our district. We lived in the rental homes. I think that, for him, the thing that helped the most was him beginning to understand through some work that he did with me that if he didn't allow them to see any reaction in him, it didn't give them as much pleasure to do the things that they were doing. Learning how to not react in the moment but then to respond.
That's not to say that if somebody is being physical or overly threatening that you need to tell the adults. We actually had to switch schools because adults were told and the bullying got even worse at the school. The shame involved in all of that; because when the kid gets bullied, it's usually shame-based, it's fear and shame-based. The less that they respond in the moment, the less juice it gives the bully.
Joshua Spodek is a scientist, specifically an astrophysicist and SO much more. He’s an expert in the field of leadership. He can discover and help develop your leadership potential in ways you never imagined. Josh teaches that some of the greatest leaders were NOT born with a leadership gene; they actually developed the skills and confidence to become successful. Joshua has a thorough understanding of mindset and how it can pilot our ship, either in a negative or positive direction. He is also adamant that mindfulness can be a powerful, positive element in your life.
Contact Info * Blog & Website: JoshuaSpodek.com * Book: Leadership Step By Step by Joshua Spodek * SpodekAcademy.com (Online version of the exercises in the book) * SpodekAcademy.com/mindful (For Access to The Meaningful Connection Exercise)
Most Influential Person * The X-girl friend of a roommate. She suggested I might want to learn about mindfulness.
Effect on Emotions * Much more awareness. I used to look at reason as being rational, so emotions were irrational. I can understand reason, so I can't understand emotion. That's how I looked at stuff at the time. Meditation and mindfulness makes me much more aware.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is the main thing that I focus on. It's the time scale is a regular human time scale; not too fast, not too slow. It's never away; it's always there. One of the things I like about exercise is it gets you to breathe much more deeply than you normally would. When you get that last bit of breath, it's a very satisfying feeling.
Suggested Resources * Book: Full Catastrophe Living: Use The Wisdom of Your Body and Mind To Face Stress, Pain, and Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn * Book: Leadership Step By Step: Become The Person Others Follow by Joshua Spodek * App: N/A
Bullying Story I don't feel like I was bullied. I do hear people talk about bullying today and they talk about stuff that I experienced, but I don't see it as bullying. I felt like it was a part of childhood. Some things are awesome and some things suck and I had some things that sucked.
My step brother was older than me and he would make fun of me. It wasn't like torture but he would definitely make things difficult for me. It's hard for me to remember how I felt about it at the time. There were definitely times I'd cry as a kid but I also cried when my parents spanked me and I don't call that bullying.
Tim JP Collins is an anxiety expert. After suffering an intense anxiety attack while delivering a speech for his company, Tim realized he had to delve deep into the cause of his debilitating problem. After years of soul searching and self-therapy, Tim has enabled hundreds of anxiety sufferers to become empowered with the knowledge of how to deal with their condition head on. Tim isthe host of the Anxiety Podcast and is a sought-after speaker on the topic.
Contact Info * Website: www.TimJPCollins.com * Book: The Anxiety Journal by Tim JP Collins * Podcast: www.AnxietyPodcast.com * Facebook / Instagram / Twitter: Tim JP Collins
Most Influential Person * Tim Ferris (Talked a lot in his blog about meditation and slowing down and mindfulness)
Effect on Emotions * By allowing me to process them. I think a lot of the time we try to distract ourselves with music or television or exercise and mindfulness means that we actually can fully be present for whatever it is we're feeling.
Thoughts on Breathing * I notice that when I was most anxious, I was breathing in my chest. Or breathing up and down is another way to put it; your shoulders are going up and down. * One of the things I do to reconnect and ground myself is I rest my hand on the top of my belt or where my belt would be. I just make sure that I'm breathing diaphragmatically; belly breathing in and out, not up and down.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Book: The Anxiety Journal by Tim JP Collins * Free Resource - Anti-Anxiety Toolkit * App: No apps (Paper and Pen)
Bullying Story * I was bullied a decent amount as a chubby pre-teen and teenager. I had my fair share. When I connect back to that anxious feeling in terms of the feeling in my stomach, I think back to when I was at school. * I used to take the bus to high school and there were certain characters who were in the school and then recently graduated. They'd be 17 or 18 years old and they'd hang around at the school. * A lot of the time the conversations were things like, 'I'll get you after school'. And so I would spend the day, (and I'm 6 foot 3), and I'd stand out a little bit. * I'd spend the whole day panicking and being scared and trying to hide and avoid them and sneak onto the bus without being seen and sometimes I'd get away with it and sometimes I wouldn't. * That was a fairly persistent thing in my life and for sure I think that people who experience anxiety are maybe more predisposed to being sensitive individuals. I think people with anxiety tend to be more aware of what's going on which can be positive and can be to your detriment. So more aware of conversations, of feelings, of threats. * For instance, when I was a teenager I'd walk into a pub and just by feeling the energy in the pub I could tell if we should leave because there was going to be a fight breaking out or something bad's going to happen. Friends would be saying, oh no, it's fine, we're in now. And give it ten or fifteen minutes and something would happen. * It was that energetic aggression that I could feel. So a lot of the time at school I was around that and sometimes I got physically punched in the face and I had to try and stand up for myself as a result of it.
Dr. Ann Gatty is a business consultant with a difference. She partners with her dog; a Great Dane therapy dog named Baretta. Baretta, with Dr. Ann’s help, guides entrepreneurs & executives to a deeper level of mindfulness and other helpful strategies so their businesses will thrive. Dr. Ann is an expert in understanding and improving workplace culture. With lessons shared through Baretta’s perspective, Dr. Ann has authored a book called Leadership Unleashed: A Great Dane’s Wisdom for the Business World.
Contact Info * Website: www.StrategicPeopleSolutions.com * Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook: @AnnGatty * Book: Leadership Unleashed: A Great Dane's Wisdom for the Business World by Dr. Ann Gatty
Most Influential Person * Dr. Jerome Bruner (an American psychologist who made significant contributions to human cognitive psychology and the world of education)
Effect on Emotions * I think it just keeps me healthier. I think, mental health-wise, you stay calm, but then you understand how to celebrate and how to show gratitude and how to be thoughtful. That's what I like to do if something goes wrong, rather than saying, 'Gee, this was a loss, I won, I lose. No, I win and I learn so that I do something better. I think that mindfulness is a way that allows you to be introspective. It allows you to show a little metacognition where you can look outside and say what's really going on so that you can have a better perspective on how to analyze situations and how to learn from them.
Thoughts on Breathing * One thing you don't know is that years ago when I first arrived in Pennsylvania, I always wanted to sing well so I started to take singing lessons, voice lessons. If you know anything about voice lessons, the first thing they teach you is diaphragmatic breathing. The woman I studied with actually had a heart issue and she said, because of the diaphragmatic breathing it helped her a great deal to overcome some of the heart issues. It's just a healthy way to calm you down and you can reset easier and you're refreshed when you're using diaphragmatic breathing. This is something that I take with me and if I start to feel that stress feeling, there's nothing like taking three breaths and you start to feel calm and that you're back in control of things and you can move on and be reset.
Suggested Resources * Book: Full Catastrophic Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind To Face Stress, Pain and Illness by Jon Kabat-Zinn * Book: Leadership Unleashed: A Great Dane's Wisdom for the Business World by Dr. Ann Gatty * App: The Calendar on my computer and Memo Pad on my device for the things I've thought of during the day.
Bullying Story
We have to be mindful of what is going around and also we have to be able to come forward if there is an issue and make certain there are specific rules. Just like we have a pack mentality here with the canines. I don't see any bullying there. If one dog starts to bully, you'll see another one coming forward and saying, hey, what's this? This isn't how we play. They sort of monitor each other to make certain that they're not getting into any of this.
In the workplace ... we do a lot of employee policy manuals that we create for our clients as we're helping them with their workplace culture. We just put that right out there because the worst thing you can have is a hostile work environment or anything where there is the slightest concern about bullying because the entire organization goes down; the productivity goes down. People don't do well if they're afraid. People don't do well when they're fearing that there can be some retribution for what is occuring with them in their lives. We put it out there that we won't tolerate this sort of thing and if it does, these are the steps you are to take.
Lee Silverstein supports people dealing with cancer, and he's an all round connector of individuals. He has a podcast called The Colon Cancer Podcast which he created in 2015, after being diagnosed with Colon Cancer in 2011. Since then, Lee has created The Cancer Radio Network. Lee has helped countless numbers of people through his show and his all around caring personality.
Contact Info * Website: www.TheCancerRadioNetwork.com * Twitter: @Lee_Silverstein / @CancerRadioNet * Podcast: The Colon Cancer Podcast
Most Influential Person * My youngest sister, Margie.
Effect on Emotions * It's helped keep me centered and it's helped me enjoy the little things that are in front of us every day. In our society, you hear phrases like, thank god it's Friday, or the weekend's coming. I just don't subscribe to that because you're ignoring what could be right in front of you today on Monday. Monday could be an amazing day. And Tuesday could be an amazing day. Why do we have to look forward to something in the future to find that happiness? You can touch someone and have an impact on someone's life or something special could be right in front of you if you just take the time to look.
Thoughts on Breathing * I watched a video a couple of years ago by Dr. Andrew Weil who shared a calming, breathing practice. Perhaps many of Mindful Tribe have heard this. It's the 4 - 7 - 8 breathing cadence. You slowly inhale for the count of 4. You hold your breath for the count of 7. You exhale for the count of 8. You do that four times. It brings you centered, it slows your heart rate and brings you calmness. * It's a nice thing to do if you're having a little trouble trying to fall asleep. When you first lay down, do four of those and it calms you, keeps you centered and really helps you take on a mindfulness mode.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide To Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruis * App: Reminder App on my phone
Bullying Story
I grew up in a very close family. I have two younger sisters. I'm very close with my sisters, my parents, all of my cousins. But we moved around fairly frequently all through grade school. Dad was fortunate in that new and better jobs seemed to come his way fairly often which meant I didn't spend more than two years in the same school from kindergarten up until ninth grade.
Being the new kid in school is not most student's favorite role to be in. That resulted in quite a bit of bullying until high school. In high school that was not an issue. There's a lot of not great memories of being bullied, for being the new kid, for not being the most athletic kid. All the same reasons unfortunately that kids like to pick on other children. I do have some fairly vivid memories about that.
Jeff Sanders is an author, keynote speaker, and founder of the Rockin’ Productivity Academy. Jeff is host of the 5 AM Miracle Podcast and author of a book of the same title. He’s a marathon runner, passionate raw vegan and all-round mindfulness kind of guy. Jeff has a degree in Theatre and Psychology and lives in Nashville Tennessee with his wife and their pet Pug, named Benny.
Contact Info * Website: www.JeffSanders.com * Book:The 5 A.M. Miracle: Dominate Your Day Before Breakfast by Jeff Sanders * Podcast: The 5 A.M. Miracle
Most Influential Person * Dean Karnazes (Ultramarathon Runner)
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has made me less overtly emotional. Less angry and less extreme. If anything, it has emotional. It calms me down and allows me to be more rational.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing's a big part of [my mindfulness practice]. I think especially as an athlete and someone who likes to have a lot of good oxygen to live and to do things well. I find that also breathing a lot or breathing really intensely also calms me down and prepares me for an event; before a speaking engagement for example. I do a lot of breathing techniques to give my self-confidence a boost and to physically feel better. * One of those breathing techniques is from Wim Hoff who is very famously known as The Iceman. I do a lot of intense breathing where you inhale more than you exhale over and over again, basically until you feel light-headed. You are kind of oxygen packing your body for a few minutes and it really does give you this strong sense of confidence and you feel very awake and alert. It's pretty cool.
Suggested Resources * Book: The 5 A.M. Miracle: Dominate Your Day Before Breakfast by Jeff Sanders * Book: Running With A Mind of Meditation by Sakyong Mipham * App: Nozbe (A Task Management App based on David Allen's Getting Things Done System)
Bullying Story
When I was younger, in elementary school aged 7 to 10, I was not quite confident as a kid yet. I was still trying to find out who I was.
For a lot of my years growing up, I viewed myself as a follower. I would find other people who I thought were a strong personality or someone who could hold their own and I would follow them around.
In the process of that, I got a hold of some fairly difficult friends or friends who were not genuine. They were bullies, and tough guys. I was a small, scrawny little kid and I didn't have a lot of self confidence. It wasn't bullying in the traditional sense, but it definitely was this sense that I felt inferior to them all the time and it took a long time before it wasn't the case any more.
For many years I was in this position of, I don't know who I am yet, so I'm just going to follow someone else until I figure it out eventually.
Tim Matthews is a hero at helping men chop down limiting beliefs and regrow their mindset into that of a powerful man who is able to achieve and expand with confidence and contentment. In fact, Tim calls his business, The Powerful Man because he understands how negative self-talk can be flipped into a positive empowerment tool. Tim is totally, 100 percent sold on helping guys reach their next level of happiness, income, success, freedom and impact, through transforming their mindset.
Contact Info * Website: www.ThePowerfulMan.com * Free Powerful Man Training (No Opt-in Required) Reach out to Tim on Facebook
Most Influential Person * Tom Crawshaw (Writer of theatre, comedy, radio and TV)
Effect on Emotions * Allowed me to feel them.
Thoughts on Breathing * Everything. If I notice my breathing's tight and I'm fearful and I want to connect to the moment, I breathe through my nose. The first thing I do in the morning is breathe. Everything for me is about breath. It tells me everything about my connection.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Surrender Experiment: My Journey Into Life's Perfection by Michael A. Singer * App: None
Advice For a Mindfulness Newby Allow your breath to be your guide. Your breath tells you a lot about where you are and where you're operating from. Allow yourself to follow your feeling. Identify the feelings that you know you experience when you're in your head which has been busy, has been judgmental, has been chaotic. Identify the feelings you have when you are being really mindful. That's usually peace, love, joy, balance and flow. When I say mindful, I really refer to a way of being; a state of being.
Bullying Story
In primary school when I was in year three, I was probably around seven or eight, I moved to a new primary school and I felt bullied. People were saying certain things to me and acting so weird, there was a feeling of heaviness.
I'm pretty sure it wasn't the majority of the time. I used to use intimidation quite a lot and I'd use it in retaliation for something happening. I used to be quite reactive, so in terms of mindfulness and in terms of calm there wasn't anything really there when I was younger. I can remember when I went to high school I really made the promise to myself; I'm really going to study and stay out of trouble and try hard and that's what I did.
I've never been a bully but I feel like I've been on the receiving end of banter if you want to call it that. Having fun taken out of me and taking fun out of people. It's always come from a place of vulnerability. What I mean by vulnerability is not wanting to be seen. It was almost like retaliationg before I felt the attack. It was almost like a retaliation in case of an attack.
Tim Laskis is trained as a clinical psychologist and holds a PhD. Although successful as a psychology student, Tim pushed through many challenges and failures in his life, including almost flunking out of high school. He failed at almost every sport and was even demoted to sweeping floors inhis Dad’s family business. In spite of this track record, Tim pushed forward and became a successful business owner and entrepreneur, even moving to the point where he became a mental skills coach. Tim knows exactly how to manage his emotions and use mindfulness to be a high achiever while still being content in his life.
Contact Info * Website: www.TimLaskis.com * Email: tim@timelaskis.com * Podcast: The Tim Laskis Show * Social Media - FB, Instagram, LinkedIn: TimLaskis
Most Influential Person * My dad.
Effect on Emotions * It's helped me to keep things in check. It's helped me to regulate my thoughts and my emotions because I'm a practitioner of cognitive behavioral therapy which is; your thoughts really control your emotions and your emotions control your behavior. Being able to utilize deep breathing and being able to relax yourself to help you analyze situations more clearly. When you see them more clearly you have less intense emotion and your reaction and behavior then is much better. When people aren't very mindful they have these negative thoughts that impact others, that impact how they feel and then their behaviors negatively impact others and themselves.
Thoughts on Breathing * Belly breathing is the go-to tool. It's where you take in that deep breath through your nose. You fill that lower diaphragm, you hold it, you exhale, you do that a couple of times, it helps to restart and erase everything that's going on and put you in a neutral state.
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Suggested Resources * Book: None * App: Schedule Once
Bullying Story
In high school I wasn't in the cool group. There were times that I might have been targeted. Kids might say something, but for the most part I got along with everyone. There were probably one or two people that I didn't. When bullies go after someone and they target their victim, a lot of times it's about the bully, it's not about the victim.
The victims will often look at themselves and go, what's wrong with me. What's so bad about me that they pick on me? And they will often internalize it. In working with adolesents who have been bullied, to a really high level, they turn that anger inward.
Many times they will get into cutting themselves and self-harm and these really deep down negative thoughts about themselves. That's the real danger with bullies is that mental impact that they make. Maybe they give you a wedgie or they put you in a head-lock or punch you or something.
That kind of stuff, the bruises go away, but the mental scarring of that is what is the real dangerous part with bullies. It's to help victims understand that it's not about you as the victim, it's about them. And don't internalize that negativity about yourself. That's what often happens with victims.
Esther Kiss works in the field of marketing and publicity where she helps experts and personal brands get exposure. She uses elements of mindfulness to be a true connector of people. She is founder of a one-of-a-kind agency called Born To Influence and co-founder of Strategic Influence. Esther gets her clients on traditional TV, radio, newspapers and magazines, as well as online telesummits, podcasts, and large publications. Esther has interviewed Gary Vaynerchuk, Perry Marshall and many others for her own show; Born To Influence, The Marketing Show.
Contact Info * Website: www.borntoinfluence.com * Free Media Positioning Checklist www.borntoinfluence.com/gift * Podcast: Born To Influence: Helping Experts Build Their Platform Online
Most Influential Person * Keith Ferrazzi (Author of Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time)
Effect on Emotions * It made me incredibly more conscious of being grateful for things and being more high vibe.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is part of the audio meditation that I use when I'm trying to calm down and go to sleep.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide To Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz * App: My Alarm Clock
Advice for Newbie
Think about how you want to feel and who you want to be and what you want to create in your life. Just focus on those goals and start making a list of up to a hundred of the things that you want to be and do and have. Brainstorm and then pick your top ten to fifteen priorities and see how you can be mindful around that. Focus on that every day and commit to actions that you'll do to actually accomplish those goals.
Donnie Desanti is a health & wellness coach, teaching people to lose weight and regain their energy naturally so they never diet again ever. Before coaching, he battled ADHD and had some medication challenges before making changes in his diet and lifestyle. He has successfully been medication free for over 20 years. He also witnessed his mother go through a similar struggle, clearing her breast cancer through holistic methods. She is now cancer free and has been free of cancer for 19 years. It has become Donnie’s passion to help others renew their health and enjoy life to their fullest potential.
Contact Info * Website: www.DonnieDeSanti.com * Facebook Group: LifeInBalanceTribe.com
Most Influential Person * Deepak Chopra
Effect on Emotions * It goes back to what I was saying about growing up. Things don't really stick so much. Life's struggles. Of course, I still have them; I'm human like everyone else. If you're working on that mindfulness, you control your emotions a little more, or you don't wear them on your sleeve so much. Some of life's struggles don't really stick to you so much. You really try to protect that inner peace as much as you can. I try to keep my emotions steady, but there are times when we have those ups and downs. For the most part, I think that being more mindful just helps a lot with the emotions.
Thoughts on Breathing * If we go from a health standpoint, we could talk about eating nutrient-rich food and drinking water and exercising but our breath is [so important] we can't survive without it. Some of us can only go a couple of seconds without it. It's something that I encourage my clients to and promote to get in touch without breathing and to breathe more and to breathe purposefully and to really concentrate on that. I try to get some kind of breath work in on a daily basis. Whether it be a meditation practice concentrating on the breath or a deep breathing practice. I think it's so essential because it is that kind of life force that many of us don't pay attention to, we take it for granted, but we get stressed out, we get angry, the first thing that starts to become restricted is our breathing. It's so important and I try to make a daily practice for myself.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer * App: Headspace * App: Smiling Mind
Bullying Story In my own life growing up, I was kind of a worrisome kid. I had my share of getting picked on and getting bullied. There were times when kids picked on me and it would hurt. There'd be that one kid I struggled with in class. Looking back I think as I got more into mindfulness and meditation, certain things just don't stick to you as much when you have that kind of practice going where you are more mindful. I think that would have helped a lot. These kinds of fears and worries that I had of just calming down, getting that quietness. I think a lot of these things that I struggled with probably wouldn't have stuck as much. I would have brushed them off a little bit more.
Nicholas Upchurch is a Digital Marketer. In fact, he has owned companies that have generated millions of dollars in sales in relatively short periods of time. He’s obviously successful at business, but it was something completely different that changed Nicholas’s life. That was when he visited the Sacred Valley of Peru. As a result, he has now dedicated his life to helping people find their true purpose and while doing it, succeed in business along the way.
Contact Info * Website: www.Believe.love * Podcast: Believe
Most Influential Person * My Mother. My mother and I are very alike. These things that are deep inside of us. Sometimes we think they're really bad because our parents are doing ___(fill in the blank), and making us crazy. But actually, it's a great gift because maybe now I can see things from a different perspective. It will help me to love what I think I should hate about whatever happened growing up and things that our parents do that make us crazy.
Effect on Emotions * My emotions are becoming more harmonized. When I feel cycles, whatever the cycles are; some days are bad and some are good. Right now I could be more centered, but the world is what it is so I'm happy to be the way I am right now. Mindfulness is just a realization. It's awareness. My emotions are becoming more in harmony, the more that I'm loving and accepting and letting the energy flow through all those cycles and appreciating it versus feeling guilty and hating it.
Thoughts on Breathing * I could do this more. In Kundalini Yoga you do this for hours, and also in other practices too. You become a different person. For whatever reason, I didn't do that today. That's okay. If people don't do it every day, they do what they can. Probably we could say they should, but breathing can really be a life-changing thing.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power by Rhonda Byrne * App: Gaia.com (They have an app and also original programming )
Bullying Story
I would say I bullied myself. I would say even on this interview and I would emphasize to people out there, I've been very peaceful, I've helped a lot of people. I've had really tough times that I've put myself through. We can resist. I have healed people remotely. That works. Raiki remotely, and moved bones. People that were very skeptical. When you're most mindful and things are opening up to you and there are some very amazing things that are possible. On the flip side, that strong (whether it's a masculine energy) that we can see as evil. It's just the strong potential. Think about if that energy was going in the right direction. That energy can be so strong, and as we start to harmonize, it can shift and we can bully ourselves and resist, because we think we're going to fail.
Calvin Correli is a software engineer, a creator, a meditator, a musician, an online entrepreneur and an all round mindful guy. He was born and raised in Denmark and currently lives in New York City. Calvin has created a million dollar software company called Simplero which is an all-in-one solution forselling courses and knowledge online. Calvin once created a product called Computer Zen which helped people use computers while using a Zen mindset. Calvin is a meditator and feels that’s a great way to spend quality time with your inner child.
Contact Info * Website: www.CalvinCorreli.com
Most Influential Person * Gay Hendricks
Effect on Emotions * Radically. I was completely cut off from my emotions for the majority of my life and so starting to get all that untangled. In the beginning of that process it seemed like everything was like a yawn of this untangled stuff. I couldn't tell things apart but now I see my emotions, which is great. I love my emotions. I want them.
Thoughts on Breathing * I do Gay's [Gay Hendricks] 'Yes Breath' every morning as part of my routine. I work a lot with my breath, trying to get different breathing techniques down.
Suggested Resources * Book: There is Nothing Wrong With You by Sherri Harper * Book: F**k It: The Ultimate Spiritual Way by John Parkins * App: No Apps - Calvin suggests to delete FB from your phone.
Mindfulness Meets Bullying As a child, I was bullied quite a bit. I think people quickly figured out I was a pretty easy victim. Throughout the whole thing, mindfulness pretty much from anyone or anywhere, mindfulness in me and really seeing what was going on [would have made a difference]. It personally wasn't about me. Mindfulness in any of the teachers who were actually present to what was going on. Mindfulness in my parents. Anyone of those places would have made a big difference. What tended to happen was that, if they say something, people would be like, 'oh we've gotta do something' and then there would be parental intervention that was just not helpful at all, it just makes it worse. Being with me and how I was feeling, them and how they were feeling, Any of those things would have made a huge difference.
There were some kids in the class just above me, for some reason they thought I was the funniest thing in the world to go after. Anytime they saw me around school they would hit me. They would just be looking out for me [to hit me]. During wintertime, I would never make it outside when there was snow because the minute they saw me, there would just be snow all over.
Advice for Newbie
Pay attention to yourself more than anything. Listen to other people and get inspired. Trust your own sense of what resonates with you because we're all alike in many ways but we're all different and what's gonna work for you is not necessarily what's gonna work for somebody else. Allow yourself to be selective, allow yourself to see what you resonate with and pick that. Do expose yourself to a bunch of stuff. That's helpful.
Ameer Rosic is an entrepreneur through and through. He's created and sold businesses. He's a connector, a practical systems guy and he calls himself a 'wild dog'. He's intense, determined and focused on what matters in his world. Part of what matters is being fully in the game which he achieves in part with his own brand of mindfulness.
Contact Info * Company: www.blockgeeks.com * Website: www.AmeerRosic.com
Most Influential Person * Joseph Campbell (Author)
Effect on Emotions * It made me more aware and conscious of what emotions I have.
Thoughts on Breathing * I would say this is the best thing I've added in my life in the last six months. It gives you clarity. It's not like, this is going to happen next week. It's like after ten minutes, I'm humming. It gives you clarity of mind. It gives you this energetic hum on your body. You feel euphoric. You literally feel like a million bucks. The great thing about this breathing is that you can't concentrate on anything else. It's so heavy, you have to be concentrating on the breathing because it's hyper ventilation. Hand's down I would call breathing a technology like meditation is. Breathing is a technology. * In a nutshell, it's like this: you have thirty rounds of this. You would inhale as much as you can. Then exhale fast. Do that thirty times and on the thirtieth round, the last inhale you have, you exhale and you hold as long as you can. You have a stop watch. So you have no oxygen, you have no breath in you. If you can't hold it any longer, you time that and take one big breath and then you hold that too. There are two holds back to back. Then you let go. Then do the whole process again. Do the whole process between three to five rounds. That takes about ten minutes. I learned this from Wim Hoff, it's the Wim Hoff Breathing Method.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Wisdom of Joseph Campbell (Audio Book) * Book: The Hero With A Thousand Faces - The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell * App: Usually none. But on occasion Headspace or Heart Rate Monitoring Apps
Bullying Story
I was bullied as a child. My parents were imigrants. Culturally we're different. I grew up in Toronto, but my parents were from Yuguslavia. Back then it was communist Yuguslavia; very different then. I was bullied, not too much in elementary school, but I was more bullied at the end of grade 8; the last year of elementary school. Then in grade 9, I was bullied at the beginning and something switched in me and I snapped one day and I beat up my bully. Then I realized that's power. That was kind of like the stepping stone for me.
Aaron Hunnel is an ultra endurance athlete and health enthusiast. He holds a Certified Wellness Practitioner designation from the National Wellness Institute and he shares his vast knowledge of health and fitness by speaking and writing. Aaron helps others reach their full potential by tapping into his experience as a United States Military veteran and athlete. He emphasizes three P’s In his teachings: Positivity, Passion & Purpose. Aaron has published a book called: Upwards: Maximize Life With Positivity, Passion & Purpose.
Contact Info
- Website: www.AaronHunnel.com
- Facebook: Aaron Hunnel Author
- Instagram: @AaronHunnel
- email: PressPlay@AaronHunnel.com
Most Influential Person
- Eckhart Tolle (Author of The Power of Now)
Effect On Emotions
- Mindfulness puts me in a positive emotional state. I love positive emotional states because when I feel positive and I feel more energized I am more likely to do the things that are important to me and that I find valuable.
Thoughts on Breathing
- Breathing, especially while running is so important for my mindset and my mindfulness practice. I recall specifically when I was doing the hundred mile run and how challenging it was the last six miles. So for the last six miles I developed a rhythmic breathing pattern that allowed me to focus on being present and worrying about having to do the last six miles, which was just really, really challenging. So I just focused on my breathing and I'll tell you what, Bruce, it made me just appreciate everything I was just then and there and I wasn't worried about the future. I was so fixed on the present moment that the last six miles just flew by and they weren't as tough as I thought it would be.
Suggested Resources
- Book: The Half-Empty Heart by Alan Downs
- Book: Upwards: Maximize Life With Positivity, Passion and Purpose by Aaron Hunnel.
- App:
Bullying Story
I'm in the military and I recall a situation when I was first going to basic training. Basic training is the boot camp for the army. I remember getting off the bus and I had this really light blue suitcase with all of my stuff in it. As soon as I got off this bus, all of these drill sergeants, which are the ones that are in charge, just started attacking me. I remember specifically [them saying] ... "what do you think, are you going to Disney World? Hey Drill Sergeant, this private thinks he's going to Disney World."
So they were ridiculing me and you know that's their job. That's what they're there to do. They try to break you. I was like, oh my gosh, what is going on? Fear started to creep in and I started to think about the nine weeks that I had to spend there.
I was thinking about the future, which isn't the present moment, which isn't mindful. I just kept walking and I kept walking and I finally got to the point where I was like, I just have to internally smile and just say, it's going to be okay. So I did. I realized they're here to do this; this is their job. I have to be present right now and understand that they're just trying to make fun of me because I've got this suitcase here and I'm not actually going to Disney World. But I get to be in control of my emotions.
Sometimes I think bullying is somebody who wants to exercise control or power over somebody else. And I think mindfulness is finding a way to exercise control or power within yourself. And that's what I did right then and there. Because I found a way to exercise power and control within my own thinking and I overcame it. It ended up being a really cool experience. I loved basic training. It was a challenging experience and I had so much fun with it.
Cherie Aimee has the vision to run mastermind retreats around the world, and she mentors emerging leaders who want to create massive impact. She has personally been through major health crisis including a near death experience where her heart flat-lined for 90 minutes. A team of 100 doctors and surgeons at the cost of three million dollars helped bring her back to the healthy, vibrant life she now enjoys. Her story has been shared extensively, including being featured on the History Channel.
Contact Info * Website: www.CherieAmee.com * Facebook Group www.facebook.com/groups/livebigbehappy
Most Influential Person * My meditation teacher.
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Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has allowed me to stabilize my emotions, to manage them more effectively and to handle stress.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is a huge part of my mindfulness practice. I always utilize deep breathing, it allows me to go deeper into that meditation practice. I highly recommend it.
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Suggested Resources * Book: A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle * App: Carolyn Myss www.myss.com
Bullying Story
I definitely can think of two instances, both growing up; one was a best friend of mine. [It was] one of those things where I accepted a behavior for way too long; extreme bullying. This person was a class bully. It's crazy to think back to some of the things this person got away with. Mindfulness absolutely would have helped. I always felt, when I got bullied, that I had done something and to be honest and fair, when I would go to the guidance counsellor at the time, they would pull us both in and the bully would go through this whole [thing]; they would start crying and make it about them. It would be made to look like maybe I was misinterpreting. In schools I think they're still struggling with how to handle this. Back then they would just say, go make up. The guidance counsellor would say, what did you do to invoke that? If I was more aware of who I was and my own self worth and my own powerful beauty as a soul, I wouldn't have allowed that kind of behavior. I would not have continued to allow somebody like that to even be considered a friend.
Erik Newton is a relationship guy. He formerly worked as a family law attorney & helped thousands of couples get divorced. As a result, Erik understands the nuts & bolts of relationships and their full life cycle from beginning to end. His expertise in relationships led him to team up with a psychologist friend to lead premarital courses for couples, offering them real-life skills so they wouldn’t need a divorce attorney. Erik’s passion for helping couples get mindfully connected and ultimately build healthier relationships caused him to transition from law to working full-time creating a place where couples can go for information, inspiration and real truth. That place is an extensive on-line resource called TOGETHER, found on the web at www.Together.Guide.
Contact Info * Website: www.Together.guide * Podcast: Together - The Podcast
Most Influential Person * My mom.
Effect on Emotions * My emotions are less terrifying. My emotions now happen and pass through and I can enjoy them fully for what they are; the good and the bad. I'm less attached to avoiding them. I'm less attached to seeking the good and avoiding the bad. I allow both much more frequently.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is a great way to occupy mind. I find that focus on breath allows mind to have something to do so that being can be. It's when minds chitter chatter is quieted for a moment; is occupied by immediate experience that being can unfold for me. Often times I'll use breath to calm and quiet my mind; to allow the universe to settle.
Suggested Resources * Book: Your Brain on Sex: How Smarter Sex Can Change Your Life by Stan Siegel * App: None
Bullying Story
I'll make a distinction between what I believe is true and my identity's experience of my past. My identity has it that when I was a kid I was a nerd and I was bullied. My identity has it that I was often betrayed by people who were close to me and when I was younger it was how they became cool kids; by beating up on the dork. And when I was older, for some reason I think it was a pattern I was creating. It all fit into this rubrik; this view of how the world worked and how I fit into the world that ultimately I would be betrayed by the people who were close to me and that was a bullying mechanism when I was a kid. The truth is I don't think that's the case anymore. There were experiences and I interpreted them through a particular lense because I have a mind and my mind is limited. The truth is something much greater. My experience through a lot of my life was resisting bullying.
Dr. Phillip Carson wants you to live a more balanced, healthy and vibrant life. He has over thirty years experience in traditional and natural medicines and daily mindfulness is a philosophy he lives by. Dr. Phil is a pharmacist and also host and creator of The Feeling Good Podcast where he answers health questions and discusses the latest in health and wellness. Last March, Dr. Phil partnered with a colleague and opened the Life Transformation Medical Center in his local community in Mississippi.
Contact Info * Website: www.CarsonNatural.com * Blog: Free Guides www.CarsonNatural.com/MindfulnessMode "The 7 Keys To Living Happy, Healthy and Whole" and "The 7 Keys To Stress Relief" * Podcast: The Feeling Good Podcast
Most Influential Person * My grandmother. I lived with her a lot when I was growing up. She taught me to pray, to read, and she read the Bible to me all the time. She taught me to relax and we spent time putting puzzles together. She was a great influence.
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has affected my emotions in a very positive way; like I was talking about with my prayer walks. It was part of my daily routine of meditation. It calms me and helps me start my day off right. It's very important to me; it has helped me tremendously.
Thoughts on Breathing * The deep breathing that I do is so relaxing. One of the things that I do, (and I tell other people to do this as well), is when I feel stress or I feel like things are crashing in on me, I'll stand up and I'll take some deep breaths. I Inhale and exhale slowly, and as I'm exhaling, I say I'm blowing the stress away. That's been a tremendous help to me.
Suggested Resources * Book: Fully Alive: A Journey That Will Change Your Life by Ken Davis * App: Evernote
Advice for Newbie
My oldest son was in a situation when he was in high school. The way we raise him, the way we raised all our children, to be mindful of other people's feelings and to be a person that stands up for somebody that's being bullied or being made fun of or put down and not to ever take part in that but to be a friend to those people. He was in a situation where that was happening to a young guy in the classroom one day. He stood up for that guy and actually got physically attacked for standing up for him.We've taught our kids to be mindful of those kind of things. because that's something that really touches me and hurts me when I see somebody being mistreated that way. So they're very mindful of that and I'm grateful for that.
Dr. Joe Tatta is a doctor of physical therapy, board certified nutrition specialist and functional medicine practitioner who specializes in treating persistent pain and lifestyle-related musculoskeletal, metabolic and autoimmune health issues. His mission is to create a new paradigm around treating persistent pain and reverse our global pain epidemic. He is the creator of the Healing Pain Online Summit and The Healing Pain Podcast and is also the author of a highly acclaimed book called Heal Your Pain Now.
Contact Info * Company: www.HealYourPainNow.com/mindfulness (Free Gift About Busting The Myths Around Chronic Pain) * Website: www.Dr.JoeTatta.com * Podcast: The Healing Pain Podcast * Facebook: Dr Joe Tatta
Most Influential Person * Dr. Peter Levine PhD
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has affected my emotions by allowing me to have certain emotions, things like fear, frustration or anger, but not letting them overwhelm my entire day or my entire physical or emotional experience.
Thoughts on Breathing * I practice something called Four By Four breathing. That's inhaling for four seconds, holding it for four seconds and then exhaling for four seconds. We know that brings healthy oxygen to our system, it helps release tense muscles, it helps regulate high cortisol levels and it even helps regulate high blood sugar levels.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Biology of Belief by Bruce Lipton * Book: Heal Your Pain Now: The Revolutionary Program to Reset Your Brain and Body For A Pain-Free Life by Dr. Joe Tatta * App: Universal Breathing (Called The Pranayama Free App)
Benjamin Hardy and his wife, Lauren, are the foster parents of 3 epic kids. Benjamin Hardy is a writer and adviser for startups. He is pursuing his PhD in I/O Psychology at Clemson University. I/O Psychology is short for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. His research examines the psychological differences between entrepreneurs and wannabe entrepreneurs. Benjamin is passionate about mindfulness, how we perceive the passage of time and he is also a productivity expert. His book, Slipstream Time Hacking, explains how to fully live in the present, slow your time down and get where you want to go faster. His writing has been featured at Fortune, Fast Company, Inc., Success, Psychology Today, Huffington Post, Business Insider, New York Observer, Thought Catalog, and others.
Contact Info * Website: www.BenjaminHardy.com * Website: Read his work at www.medium.com
Most Influential Person * Ellen Langer (Author)
Effect on Emotions * I think mindfulness is a way to emotionally regulate; in other words its a way to be aware of your own emotions so that then you can decide what to do with them. Another way ... if you've read Michael Singer's work, The Untethered Soul, I think a big part of mindfulness is just being aware of your emotional blocks, your suppressed emotions, your oppressed emotions, beginning to look at your life and saying, why is it this way. Am I living this way because I'm trying to protect myself from emotions like fear or shame? So being mindful of why you're avoiding certain emotions. A lot of people live way smaller than they want to because they're trying to avoid certain emotions like fear for example. If someone has the dream of becoming a professional writer for example, but they're too afraid to put their work out there, then their life is set up in a way that they're trying to avoid that emotion. Part of emotional regulation is being willing to experience the dark emotions. Another part is trying to understand your emotions better so you can more healthily live. I think mindfulness is essential to both of those.
Thoughts on Breathing * I don't use mindfulness in the exact same way everyone does as far as direct meditation where I have breathing exercises. I don't spend as much time on that one. My form of meditation is more in the form of journal writing and running and prayer. Breathing is not one I use as much.
Suggested Resources * Book: Mindfulness by Ellen Langer * App: www.medium.com (I publish a lot there and I feel that's a way to become mindful, is to have a practice of writing).
Daniel Sunshine Bauer is a Principal at a middle school in Texas. He is dedicated to the success and development of school leaders everywhere and he helps them create a winning culture by focusing on what’s truly essential so they can lead with courage and integrity. His passion is developing school staff members to their fullest potential. Daniel says, 'the impact a highly-functioning staff can have on the student body and community is priceless.' His mission is to create better leaders to lead better schools. Daniel believes in mindfulness, meditation and running and finds these habits help keep him focused and centered.
Contact Info * Website: www.DanielBauer.com * Podcast: Better Leaders, Better Schools * Email: Daniel@BetterLeadersBetterSchools.com * Free Gift: The 15 Challenging Questions Guaranteed To Unlock Your Leadership Potential Text "UnlockNow" to 33444 for a free gift or email Daniel directly for this gift.
Most Influential Person * Chade-Meng Tan (Author of Search Inside Yourself)
Effect on Emotions * It makes me notice them [emotions]. It helps me be aware that they exist. It helps me separate them from what follows. So even if it's a great happiness or a great hurt, I can just notice it and then chose to respond in a positive way. This is as opposed to letting emotions dictate where I go.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing slows you down. When you focus on your breath I find that you have slower, more intentional breaths. It brings your heart rate down and it brings you into a place of calmness. That's why I enjoy when meditating, I really focus on the breath. Plus, how do you meditate? It's okay that your mind wanders, but your breath is the centering piece. It's about calmness and decluttering your mind.
Suggested Resources * Book: Search Inside Yourself by Chade-Meng Tan * App: Calm (Also Headspace)
Calvin Wayman is an author, speaker, and social media entrepreneur. Most of all, he's aware of what it means to be mindful. He was determined to pursue his dream of working for himself, so he laid out his plans, he put his mind to it and in the Spring of 2015 he quit his day job and began his journey as an entrepreneur. He's a man on a mission. He owns Cobbs Media, which is a social media management agency, designed for entrepreneurs to stand out beyond ninety-seven percent of everyone else on social media. He's been featured in Entrepreneur magazine, Social Media Examiner, The Huffington Post, and was even named one of the top 30 entrepreneurs under the age of thirty by Influencive Dot com.
Contact Info * Website: www.CalvinWayman.com * Calvin's Book - Fish Out of Water www.CalvinWayman.com/book
Most Influential Person * Eckhart Tolle (Author of The Power of Now)
Effect on Emotions * I just read something called 'The Cowboy Syndrome'. It's something in the U.S. where we've been taught, as men, to not express our emotions. Just to be strong and resolute. I think I grew up in that type of environment, being here in the U.S. Now I realize it's okay, it's not harming your masculinity, but it's actually helping it. As Brene Brown might say, vulnerability is a good thing.
Thoughts on Breathing * That is where the steadying comes in for me because it's such a simple thing and if you can keep your focus on the breath, then you chase less rabbits. You just feel the breath and notice it and it's keeping you focused. That's the anchor that gets me there.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Mindful Brain by Daniel J. Siegel * Book: Fish Out of Water: The Guide To Achieving Breakthrough and Permanently Transforming Into the New You by Calvin Wayman * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * App: Calm * App: Headspace
Dr. Paul Jenkins specializes in positivity. He is a psychologist who provides you with an owner's manual for your brain. His wisdom and insight will help you understand your mind so you can let it work more effectively on your behalf. Through his writing and speaking, Dr. Paul loves to help his followers get an iron grip on powerful pathological positivity principles that make an immediate difference in their lives. Constantly using his creative juices to help others, Dr. Paul also has a podcast called 'Live On Purpose Radio', where he calls himself 'The Shrink Who Expands Your Life'.
Contact Info * Website: www.DrPaulJenkins.com * Podcast: Live on Purpose Radio
Most Influential Person * George Clason (Author of The Richest Man in Babylon)
Effect on Emotions * It makes all the difference. We can get trapped in depression and anxiety. And folks, I'm a trained professional psychologist and a participating member of planet earth, of the human race and so I get to feel these things too. Even as a trained professional, the feelings that I have; this is part of the powerful effect of mindfulness. These feelings that I have are perfect and completely consistent with the way my mind is doing those two processes we talked about today; evaluation and creation. And you're never wrong about the way you feel.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing; I recommend it every day! Breathing is something that I teach my clients as a way to calm the limbic system response. There are structures in your brain including the amygdala that create a fight or flight response and in the meantime we experience threat. The easiest way and the quickest way that we have a lot of control over is to engage in conscious, deliberate, breathing exercises. This has a calming effect on the limbic system of the brain and reverses some of the chemical processes that are going on that allow us to get back into mindfulness mode. When the limbic system is triggered it actually changes the blood flow in the brain and makes those higher cognitive areas of the brain less accessible to us.
Suggested Resources * Book: My Story by Elizabeth Smart * Book: The Art of Significance: Achieving The Level Beyond Success by Dan Clarke * App: Feed Your Happy
Advice for Newbie
You've already started [to discover mindfulness] ... you're listening to this episode! Subscribe to the Mindfulness Mode Podcast. Read, associate with people. I've had several colleagues and people I've interviewed who have called back to the same principle that you will be most like the people you hang out with. Look at the five people who hang out with the most. What kind of a mode are they in? Are they in mindfulness mode? Are they in positivity? And if not, can you surround yourself with people who are? So read, associate, listen. Pay attention to the input your putting into your mind. And the daily news is not the best way to remain mindful.
Zlata Sushchik transforms women to become healthier and happier. She moved from Russia to the United States when she was 16 years old. Overweight and frustrated, she became a fitness competitor in order to shake off 30 pounds. Later, due to extensive dieting and overtraining, she decided to transition toward a life of using mindset to become truly fit and to help other women beat their subconscious fears and find health and peace. She has now helped thousands of women through her Sexyfit Podcast and her transformative training methods which include changing habits, meditation and applying powerful mindset concepts.
Contact Info * Website: www.SexyFit.com * Book: The SexyFit Method: Your Step By Step Guide to Complete Food Freedom, Loving Your Body and Reclaiming Your Life * Podcast: SexyFit Podcast
Most Influential Person * Gabby Bernstein (American motivational speaker, life coach, and author)
Effect on Emotions * I am very aware of my emotions and I understand that I don't need to control them; all I need to do is feel them.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is huge. I suffered from anxiety and every time I get in the anxious state, I take a deep breath and hold and breathe out. This is something I do every day and it helps me, not just get through my day, it helps me really thrive in my day.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Book: Anything by Author Abraham Hicks * Book: The SexyFit Method by Zlata Sushchik * App: I don't use an app for this
Advice for Newbie
I would say, start with gratitude. That is a beautiful fast track to mindfulness that doesn't take a lot of conscious or subconscious effort. It will take you to a beautiful state of love, compassion and kindness faster. From there [I recommend] five minutes of meditation a day.
AJ Nystrom is a mental health patient. He is a former United States federal agent and worked as a correction officer. He is now a certified life coach, author, and public speaker. He was diagnosed with several mental health challenges, which went undiagnosed for eighteen and a half years. AJ was ridiculed extensively when he was young and now is determined to help others who deal with similar challenges.
Mark Taylor is a professional percussionist and for 20 years has enjoyed a fulfilling freelance career performing Opera, Ballet, Music Theatre and Symphony Orchestras. Mark was also co-director of a music education company called, Rhythmically Speaking for 10 years. Besides all that, Mark is creator and host of the Education On Fire Podcast. Mark is also a volunteer at a local hospice and this insight into what life really means has given him a push to live his life fully every day.
Alex Barker is an action-centered entrepreneur who has experienced impressive results from his many initiatives. One of those projects is called The 66 Day Experiment: Lifehacks for Wealth, Fitness and Sex. During 66 Days, Alex shares with the world the progress of his particular initiative. One season was 66 days of reading a book a day; another was 66 days of rejections. Alex is also a pharmacist and with all the things he does he is truly living in the now, taking time for family and for what counts in life. [show-notes-bio]
Contact Info * Website: 66DayExperiment.com * Email: AlexMichaelBarker@gmail.com * Podcast: The 66 Day Experiment
Most Influential Person * Steven Covey (Author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People)
Effect on Emotions * It's made me less of an emotional decision-maker. I used to let my emotions guide me when things weren't going my way, specifically in my relationship with my wife. Being able to step aside from my emotions and being able to calm down in times of turmoil; that has been so important in our marriage.
Thoughts on Breathing Whenever I'm mindful, I'm breathing. I do meditation practice and breathing is something that I focus on. When anxiety influences me, I notice the breathing and the heart rate. Then I do some exercises to calm myself down.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Bible * Book: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey * App: Brain.fm (Music and sounds that help put you into a mindful state)
Mindfulness Meets Bullying Story I was running a group full of start-up entrepreneurs and this is not when I perfected how to run groups. I wasn't using the format that I use today. I had one member of the group that wasn't a bully to other people but she dominated the conversation whenever she was the subject which was often. I remember having to deal with and taking a mindfulness step aside and thinking, this is ruining the group. Her behavior is not good cause it's influencing the other people. It's going to ruin this group.
What she was doing was, when she was in the hot seat, taking up the time and bringing a challenge forward, she would excuse away everyone's advice as to why it wasn't helpful or why it wasn't applicable. She would blame others within her family for her lack of success and she would have the same goals for herself every week. They wouldn't change because she never accomplished them.
I remember talking with another friend and telling him about this issue and coming down to the conclusion that I need to bring this up with her.
After talking with her, we tried it out for another week and she just wasn't changing so I had to have a difficult discussion with her. It was like firing a client; it was tough. Learning that less though was great because it made me realize, I gotta do a much better job at filtering out who I let into my business.
Mindfulness Suggestions for a Newbie Go back to the first episode of this show (Mindfulness Mode) and start there.
Aaron Walker is a Businessman and Life Coach who has inspired many through his masterminds and inspiring, faith-based mentorship. At the age of 27, Aaron sold his business for millions and retired, only to regret this decision later. Aaron gets great pleasure out of helping others and he believes experience is one of the best teachers. Thirty-five years of entrepreneurship and marriage have given Aaron a wealth of experience. Aaron integrates mindfulness into his life every day.
Contact Info * Website: www.ViewFromTheTop.com * Free Mindfulness Resources: www.ViewFromTheTop.com/mindfulness * Twitter and Facebook (See links from website)
Most Influential Person * Bob Warren (He had a training called Basic Training) * Dan Miller (Author of 48 Days To The Work You Love)
Effect on Emotions * Sometimes we get in trouble dealing with our emotions. We make decisions based on our emotions 95% of the time rather than intellectually. That's backwards. We need to make decisions intellectually bearing in mind our emotions but when we're fully aware that we're doing that, we can make conscious choices. My choice is to make most of my decisions intellectually, not emotionally.
Thoughts on Breathing * I've heard a lot of coaches talk about breathing and the value that it adds. I've listened to a number of podcasts. Quite honestly I've never practiced that, except when listening to the podcasts. I'm totally confident that it works. I know that breathing really relaxes you and it calms you. I don't practice that, I'm not good at it. I could be good at it, but I've never really implemented that strategy.
Suggested Resources * Book: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck * App: None
Mindfulness Meets Bullying Story When I was in the fourth grade, I was walking home from school and there was this guy named Benny Creek. He was two grades ahead of me. He'd catch me at the same spot. You'd think I'd be smart enough to change my routes home, but he'd catch me at the same spot. He'd say, you'd better give me whatever money you've got left over or I'm gonna take it from you. I was scared of him so I'd give him my money and I'd do this week after week and one day I went home and told my dad. I said there's this guy bullying me every day when I come home. I told him who it was. My dad knew who he was and my dad said, let me tell you something, tomorrow if you walk down through there and Benny Creek comes up to you and he asks you for that money and you give it to him, I'm gonna whip you when you get home. And I said, 'what?'. He
My dad knew who he was and my dad said, let me tell you something, tomorrow if you walk down through there and Benny Creek comes up to you and he asks you for that money and you give it to him, I'm gonna whip you when you get home. And I said, 'what?'. He said, I want you to hit him right in the mouth. I hit him square between the eyes and he took off running. The guy never bothered me again. But I was scared to death, I took off running like a scalded dog.
And that was NOT the right way to handle it. You do not want to do that, so you people who are trying to be more mindful with bullying, don't take my dad's advice.
Advice For A Mindfulness Newbie I can even help you with that. There's a personal assessment that I wrote several years ago and it really talks about your identity, your ideals, your relationships, your career, your faith, your family, things that are important to you. The big priorities of life. I've already mentioned the 'what do I want document'. There's about thirty questions on it that really dive deep into the things that maybe you should consider for your own personal life.
Earlier I mentioned steps to a productive day. That's a document that walks you through from waking up to going to bed and things that will help you be more productive. I've taken the price of those, I'm not going to sell your audience anything. Go to www.viewfromthetop.com/mindfulness I've made those documents available there. If you go there it will really start you out on your journey to being more fully aware.
More Mindfulness Nuggets It's not about you, it's about other people. Once you pour into other people, you'll get all you want. That's the reason there's a void. That's the reason that people don't know what they want. They're getting the wrong stuff.
We get bullied every day in business and we're not even conscious of it, we don't know how to handle it. Often times we go against our values, our integrity, our character. We cave in. I coach people all the time about having strong character and taking a stand. Even when you're alone and that's often times difficult. Many times the things that you want to do are not popular.
Lisa Woodruff is a professional organizer & productivity specialist from Cincinnati, Ohio. Lisa has helped thousands of women reclaim their homes and finally get organized with her practical tips, encouragement, and humor through her blog and podcast at Organize365.com and is the best-selling author of The Mindset of Organization - Take Back Your Home One Phase at a Time.
Contact Info * Website: organize365.com
Most Influential Person * Jesus
Effect on Emotions * I'm much calmer now. I have a much longer view of things and I don't get so caught up in the moment.
Thoughts on Breathing * My cousin-in-law taught me how to breathe because he's doing a lot of mindfulness and so I find myself, I get a lot of migraines and I find myself lately saying, okay, drink some water and just breathe and it's been able to eliminate about half of my migraines
Suggested Resources * Book: The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life To The Next Level * Book: The Mindset of Organization: Take Back Your Life One Step At a Time by Lisa Woodruff * App: none
Mindfulness Meets Bullying Story I am such a positive person; like I really have a positive mindset and I was made fun of and things like that but I never really felt bullied except for this one time.
I had switched from a public school to a private catholic school in fourth grade. It was because my sister was starting kindergarten I believe and my mom was tired of driving us to those cd classes on Monday nights so she put us in the Catholic school. I’m sure there was more to it than that, but that’s what I knew.
So I went there and Catholic school are very small and the kids start in Kindergarten and they go all the way through. You don’t transfer in very often. I found that some girls had made a club against me. I remember coming home and my mom had this black rocking chair she’d gotten from my grandmother and she rocked me. I was a fourth grader and I just cried like a baby for what seemed like forever and she just sat there and rocked me. That’s all I remember about that story.
I’m still Facebook friends with these people; we have a great relationship now.
Meg Johnson is a wife, mother, motivational speaker, author, teacher, artist and SO much more. She was paralyzed in 2004 as the result of jumping off a cliff - an accidental decision which turned out to completely change her life in every way. Meg now inspires others across the world with her videos, appearances, and written word. She has incredible energy and knows her purpose.
Contact Info * Website: www.megjohnsonspeaks.com * Podcast: Heart Smiles * Newsletter: Meg's Monthly Message
Most Influential Person * Jesus Christ
Effect on Emotions * It helps me to keep them reigned in [my emotions] because sometimes I like to be a little hot tempered. I just have to take a step back and understand that people just don't understand sometimes and that I really do have limits and I really do have strengths and so when I focus on my strengths and really focus on my limits to, like okay this is as far as I can go then I don't get upset when I don't have more to offer because I already know that I have given all I can and I can be satisfied with that.
Thoughts on Breathing * When I do get upset I like to go outside and take deep breaths because the fresh air seems a little bit easier to slow down my breathing so that I can gulp some more air and calm down. So that does help me.
Suggested Resources * Book: The books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John in The Bible * App: None
Mindfulness Meets Bullying Story Something that we don't really think about as often is adult bullying that happens. This is just one experience but I have many. It just comes with the wheels.
I went to a big church function. It was a really big Christian church function and it was at a big event center where they have basketball games. It was really big. So I went there and I was trying to find a seat but all of the wheelchair sections were taken with people in wheelchairs and their companions. I couldn't find a place to sit, which is unusual.
My husband asked if he could carry me to a seat that was a little bit higher and they told him 'no'. Then we went outside to a place we knew just went to the ground level and it was more for the elite people. We were taking a chance because we really wanted to be at this giant Christian event. We went around and the lady who was guarding the door just said 'no, we're not going to let you in'.
We tried to explain to her that they wouldn't let us be carried to another seat and that I couldn't find a seat up there and we'd already been. She just said 'no'. She blamed it on us being too late and all the dignitaries were already in there. So they had to close it off so that no one else could go in and that it was a safety issue.
We said we understood that and we were leaving and as we were leaving we watched her let someone else in who of course had arrived late also. So we were just not able to go. That just happens every once in a while.
More Mindfulness Nuggets I walked for twenty-two years so I made it a little bit into adulthood, walking and I know what it feels like for people to get the door for you because you're pretty and that's just how it is. After I was paralyzed, people got the door for me for an entirely different reason. People don't see me as pretty initially. They see the wheelchair and I understand that and that's okay.
I do recognize that I'm treated differently by adults. Children are pretty much interested in everybody, so that's not too much of a hardship at all. Adults are a little bit hard on people in wheelchairs; not all of them. Please know that I'm not talking about everybody.
Beth Sutherland is a coach with extensive abilities including Neuro Linguistic Programing, better known as NLP, Quantum Healing, Healing Touch as well as incredible intuitive gifts. She helps her clients undergo major transformational changes through unique coaching experiences as well as healing sessions, workshops, and programs for the physical body. Some of her influencers include Bob Proctor, Louise Hay, Tony Robbins, Zig Zigler and Dr.Wayne Dyer
Contact Info * Website: bethsutherland.com
Most Influential Person * Wayne Dyer and Adam McLeod
Effect on Emotions * I used to say my shoulders were my earmuffs because they were up so high, and my fingernails used to be dug inside my hands, and my legs were so locked that I had bowed legs that went backwards. The emotion I had inside my body most of the times was fear. Fear of somebody catching me doing something wrong, or just being me, which I thought was wrong. Mindfulness was allowing. Allowing me to be me, allowing that my body and brain profile was just the way I wanted it to be. I was hardwired and nobody else knew how to deal with it, so I was lucky that I unlocked it. And so I go back to that and say, turn the thoughts around and they will turn to nothing eventually.
Thoughts on Breathing * That's one of the things that I learned that I didn't do properly. I breathed opposite the way I should. Most people when you breathe in, you gasp for air as if you're taking air and it ends up in your throat. You're actually supposed to breath in through your nose and fill up your diaphragm, fill up your belly. And so, I was totally backwards breathing, and that causes an awful lot of strain on the body, not getting enough oxygen during the day and that kind of stuff. * I have this 1,2,3 process where I use total body modification. it's one of the courses that I took. You actually put your fingers together and it triggers the top part of your lungs to open, then the bottom part, and then the diaphragm and so, within 3 seconds, you're breathing in and you're filling up all of those areas. You're nurturing yourself when you're breathing in and you're allowing the toxins to come out when you're blowing everything out at the end. So, just by touching your pointer fingers, then your pointer finger and your middle finger, and then pointer, middle and ring fingers together it will allow you to breathe.
Suggested Resources * Book: Surrender by Dr. David R Hawkins * App: None
Advice for Newbie
Give yourself permission to start doing it and say, 'I'm not wasting time by taking half an hour in my day to do this. I am actually gaining time.' People need to shift to get there, to realize they can't say, 'I don't want to waste half an hour doing that'. It goes by very, very quickly and it absolutely adds tenfold to your life.
Scott Wilhite is an award-winning commercial filmmaker turned social entrepreneur. As a writer, producer, and director, he was enjoying a promising creative career without actually enjoying it. During ten of his most productive years, he found them to also be ten of his darkest, most unsatisfying years. He felt directionless and that his life was missing purpose and meaning. This all changed when a friend introduced him to the world of positive psychology and showed him the difference that comes from deliberately, consciously choosing what he mentally focuses on. With his personal transformation, he wanted to make the education easily accessible to others.
Contact Info * Website: www.ncourage.life
Most Influential Person * Shawn Achor (TedX Speaker)
Effect on Emotions * I had all this terrible stuff going on in my life which was so bizarre because so much of life was good for me but I didn't realize it so having those emotions now to where I'm more in control rather than being tossed around by something that seems to go bad in my day, you know now I have more control. I'm not just going with the flow. I'm charting my course.
Thoughts on Breathing * I do some of that breathing in the mornings when I meditate and I spend a few minutes focusing on my breath and really getting centered there.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor * The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky * App: Feed Your Happy
Michelle Gielan is a researcher and bestselling author of Broadcasting Happiness. With experience as a TV national news anchor at CBS, Michelle believes that by helping to make others happier and more successful, we feel happier too. She says, we’ve all been told countless times "You can't change other people." But this societal belief is not only dis-empowering, it is, perhaps surprisingly, scientifically false. Michelle and her husband Shawn Achor are partnering with PBS for an 'Inspire Happiness' television special to be aired this December and continuing in 2017.
Contact Info * Website: www.BroadcastingHappiness.com * Go to www.BroadcastingHappiness.com to find a 30 Question Assessment called the Success Scale
Most Influential Person * My husband, Shawn Achor
Effect on Emotions * The biggest thing I've learned over the last decade is how to be mindful about an emotion I'm experiencing, not judge it and just let it pass through me, especially if it's negative, as opposed to fighting it or fleeing it in the moment and exacerbating the response to it.
Thoughts on Breathing * When it comes to meditating, that is my mindfulness meditation practice. I've tried to develop an awareness when I am holding my breath in tighter and my body is responding that way. Sometimes all it takes to relax is two breaths and everything changes.
Suggested Resources * Book: Broadcasting Happiness by Michelle Gielan * Book: Ripples Effect by Shawn Achor & Amy Blankson (A Children's Book about bullying and how to overcome it with a positive mindset and a smile. * App: Muse (Goes along with Headband) * TV Special: Inspire Happiness (currently airing on PBS
Mindfulness Meets Bullying Story
For a long time I was working with an organization called 'Living Values' and what they try to do is bring into a school community, the values the students and teachers have identified are important to them and bring it into the curriculum in many different ways so that it is top of mind.
Values like passion, kindness and open expressivity. Values that, when they're fully expressed and the community is fully living them, it decreases the incidence of bullying. The story from my time doing this work was originally there was this one school and the kids were getting in fights on the playground and it was a little bit rough and tumble and there was definitely bullying going on there.
They decided to empower some of the older children with armbands and the ability to get kids of all ages to sit down and talk through the challenges. They gave them the communication tools and the power to do that. It was remarkable. If two third graders were fighter over a ball and being mean about it, they could go and sit with the older student and they could talk it through.
Not only did incidents of bullying significantly decrease, but also the kids got along so much better outside of the playground, in the other moments, in the classroom that social coercion went up. We sometimes find that it's the small changes that have the biggest effect.
More Mindfulness Nuggets The 'Inspire Happiness' TV Special Includes:
Three Ways We Can Positively Influence Others:
1/ Broadcast an optimist mindset! In the face of challenges, do you expect good things to happen & do you believe that your behaviour matters?
2/ How do you view a stressful event? Is it stress, where your brain goes into fight or flight or is it a challenge where you think, we can overcome this challenge?
3/ How much value do we put on supporting the people around us? Are we there to be linked up with them and to support them through challenges?
We find that when managers start to follow the above three guidelines, they are able to increase productive energy of their entire team by 31% in just three weeks.
It’s amazing to see that these small changes can have significant impacts.
Three minutes of negative news in the morning can lead to a 27% higher likelihood of reporting your day as unhappy, as reported six to eight hours later. (Study done with Ariana Huffington and Shawn Achor)
Justin Stenstrom is a nationally-acclaimed life coach, author, entrepreneur, and speaker. He is the founder of EliteManMagazine.com and the host of the Elite Man Podcast on iTunes. Once anxious, insecure, depressed, and unhappy, Justin has overcome many of life’s greatest obstacles and now uses his insight into healthy mindset and mindfulness as powerful ways to help other men reach confidence and success!
Contact Info * Website: www.JustinStenstrom.com * Blog: www.elitemanmagazine.com
Most Influential Person * Eckhart Tolle (Author of The Power of Now)
Effect on Emotions * I've been able to control my emotions. I'm a pretty even-keeled person. I don't really get upset too often, I don't really fly off the handle. My dad is a hot-head, I have that in my genes. I've been in control of that side, but I don't get too upset, I don't get too down. When I do get down, I understand that it's kind of a period of time, something that everyone has to go through, and I kind of go with it as opposed to trying to fight it so much. I stay aware of my over-all well-being at that point and just understand that it's going to be okay. I might be a little sad or a little down from time to time.
Thoughts on Breathing * I don't specifically focus on my breathing but I do make sure that I'm always breathing correctly and that I meditate especially. I meditate once every couple of weeks for 15 or 20 minutes and that's where I really focus on just breathing, long deep breaths, taking my time and just being in my own head and aware of my own feelings. My meditations a little different than your typical meditation. I'm not necessarily focusing on just my breathing but I'm more meditating on my thoughts and ideas. I like to brainstorm things while I'm meditating and really have that peaceful time to think about my feelings and my thoughts and all my internal things that I don't necessarily get the time to just sit down and think about. I focus on my breathing and make sure I'm very relaxed because I know how important it is to be relaxed.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Book: Approaching Women: A Step-By-Step Guide To Getting More Dates * Book: Dr. Andrew Dobson, Hypnotist www.MindFitHypnosis.com * App: No apps to recommend
Mindfulness Meets Bullying Story
The example I like to give and this happens all the time is this. Picture you have a seven year old boy, this boy's going to school and he's getting bullied, he getting called names like ugly, fat, or loser, he's getting picked on. He has all these negative inputs in his brain. This starts to shape his mindset and how he feels about himself. This is hitting his subconscious brain. He starts to have problems like anxiety, panic attacks, depression, low self-esteem, no friends, no self-confidence. This is how impactful this can be on someone's life. As he grows older, he's 13, 14 or 15 years old, he's one of these kids who brings a gun or a knife to school. The core issue is being able to tell bullies and help kids understand the impact of what they say and how much that can impact another child's life.
Kailin Scott is an expert at escape rooms. She works in escape rooms, she creates escape rooms, she an artist and uses her artistic ability to create escape room images and puzzles. She has always been a huge fan of video games, and she came across a series called Zero Escape. It's an Escape Room Series featuring lots of puzzles. She really loved it and she wondered if this happened only in video games or if it was something that could be found in real life. Her boyfriend, who is from China, told her that in Asia, Escape Rooms are popular.
Most Influential Person My boyfriend. He introduced me to Escape Rooms.
Transcript Q: So Kailin, if there's someone listening today who is a little bit lost or unsure what we're talking about when we say Escape Rooms, can you fill us in and explain it a bit more? A: Escape Rooms are puzzle rooms where you are locked in and given an objective. There are two types: one where the objective is purely to escape and the other type where the objectives can be almost anything from finding someone's medicine to solving a zombie apocalypse to even trying to fight a fire.
Q: I imagine Escape Rooms are a mindful experience because once you're in there you really have to think about nothing else except getting out or solving the puzzle. Is this true? A. When you get in there you can only focus on the puzzles because you're in there with a time limit, so much so that you don't even know what time it is. You have to get an announcement at five minutes [before the end], or sometimes at about thirty minutes [before the end]. You are usually in there with a team of two to six people. It's a lot of teamwork, so it's thinking together.
Q: Are you usually in there with random people you've never met or do you usually go there with friends? A: It can work in a lot of different ways. There are facebook groups where you can meet random people to meet up with and do random escapes. A lot of the time you do plan this with your friends. Sometimes there are escape rooms that will set you up with random strangers to do the room.
Q: Does this mean that you could escape the room and nobody else will? A: It depends on the room escape really. Some of them do set you up in teams where you do battle against each other to see who gets out first. Other ones expect you to work completely as a team to all be able to escape.
Q: Do you have to be really good at solving puzzles to get out of the room? A: Not necessarily. As long as you can wrap your mind around the logic of puzzles or at least be able to bounce ideas off other people, you should be able to think your way through it.
Q: What are some of the most creative types of puzzles you've seen in Escape Rooms? A: One of my favorite puzzles so far has been a puzzle that was completely in braille. Usually, if they're going to make you learn another language, they will leave some sort of hint around. In this case, it was a complete wall of encyclopedias. You had to look at this and see that it was braille and one you had this figured out you can go through all of the books to try and figure out what was going on and then actually use the braille to solve the puzzle and open the lock.
Q: I understand there are Escape Rooms that just suddenly appear for a few weeks or months. Tell us about those? A: Those are Pop-Up Rooms. They'll appear every once in a while, and they're usually situated around a certain theme. The video game called Zero Escape does have a Pop-Up one that's currently going around in the U.S. It should be coming to Canada at some point. There are other ones such as Dracula's Library, Casa Loma (Toronto Ontario Canada), and other ones that do pop up but then have made permanent homes in big cities such as Toronto.
Q: Can you explain what you actually do in your role in creating Escape Rooms? A: In that role, I'm an artist. I'm brought in to help make the puzzles come to life. Someone writes down the puzzles on paper; they explain the puzzles to me and then I try to make that puzzle happen. Whether it's creating a drawing, building a chest that has a mechanical rig or even just going out and picking up locks. It's taking that idea from paper and making it a reality.
Q: When people come to participate in an Escape Room, is there a way that you can help get them relaxed and get them into the mood of what they're going to be doing in the event that they might never have done this before? A: Beforehand, someone's going to explain all the locks you may come across in the room because not everyone's seen a directional lock or a keypad and they may not know what it is. There's usually a story to go on behind the room: something that sets you in the mood of the room. Whether you're about to solve the Curse of the Mummies Tomb or just at your crazy old Aunt Edna's place try to find her medicine, there's always a story behind the room. Other things they'll tell you are don't overthink it because if you overthink it you're probably not going to have a good time. Thinking too hard just leads to no escape.
Q: Here at ConBravo Kaitlen, you were doing a presentation yesterday about Escape Rooms and you told us a story that explained why age is no limit. You told us about some women who came to the Escape Room that you work at. Can you tell us that story now? A: Definitely. We had a group called Sunday Funday and I swear they looked like the Golden Girls. Possibly even older than the Golden Girls. They came in, they've never done an Escape Room before, but they're locals and were just so excited to do this. They went in; they had a wonderful time. They actually made it really far. The logic and the thought processes they had when they did this was absolutely amazing to watch. I got to game master for them and they had a wonderful time. They didn't really escape, but they left feeling a lot smarter than when they went in.
Q: Have you had people come who didn't escape and they wanted to come back repeatedly until they figured it out? A: This happens quite often. A lot of escape rooms will have a second timer discount because you've already gone and completed maybe 25% of the room and you want to complete the rest of it. This discount will often take up to 50% off your visit to go and do this escape room again and just keep doing it and doing it until you get it.
Q: I expect people do this to celebrate events or parties. Would you explain some of the events people use as a reason to come to Escape Rooms? A: Personally, I regularly attend Escape Rooms for my birthday, my boyfriend's birthday, my friends birthdays. We have a lot of people who come with their soccer teams to celebrate victories. Even here at ConBravo, the staff went and did the Escape Room in town just to celebrate the fact that the Con has kicked off.
Q: Can it help bond people who come to the rooms, because you are really working as a team? A: Very much so. We had a mother who booked her daughter and her boyfriend who she was fighting with at the time, to go into the room together. She said, you're probably going to see some yelling, but by the end of it the relationship was actually really strong. They came out very happy and worked through their differences because they had to work together.
Q: Can you tell us about some humorous escape rooms or some escape rooms with humor in them? A: One of my favorite ones that I've run into is a scale. A lot of people are scared to step on scales so people will just avoid the scale but you actually have to step on the scale and it's going to read the wrong weight every time. It's going to read the same way for everybody who steps on it. The people who come in there have very different reactions to it. There are people who will say, this scale is very complimentary and there are other people who will say, the scale says, I'm fat. A lot of people just tend to avoid the scales altogether. It's kind of hilarious to watch. Honestly, if you're in an Escape Room, the point is to check everything.
Q: I know you probably have to be discreet about some of the tricks that are in Escape Rooms, but can you tell us some of the trickiest types things that people will encounter in an escape room? A: Maps are your worst enemy. A lot of Escape Rooms will use old maps and you're going to have to calculate coordinates. If you're really good at map reading, that's awesome. My friends and I are not so we tend to run into problems with those. Sometimes rooms will get you to do algorithms for math, but those rooms tend to leave you some note paper so you can write down your ideas as you go and don't have to do it in your head.
Q: What sorts of puzzles would work really well for an artistic person? A: Being able to have a spatial sense of where you're going and what you've seen; a memory of what you've seen on the walls or even just picking out the finer details. If you have an eye for these fine details, you can find things that other people who are more literal-minded have missed.
Q: Being artistic, what are some of the most fun, artistic things you've created for escape rooms? A: My claim to fame is Aunt Edna's Condo in Hamilton Ontario Canada at The Crux. In that room there are about twenty paintings hidden somewhere in the room in various places. I created every single one of those over the course of three days with nothing but markers.
Q: Do you sometimes get your friends involved in creating some of these puzzles? A: At this point it's always been my co-workers. I was hired on by a team. My friends do get to come in and test the rooms sometimes.
Q: Sometimes do people set up something like this in their own home for a personal party? A: Yes. They are working on building kits for people to do this kind of thing at home and even in classrooms, so people will take it to schools as well. It's called Escape Room In A Box. There's a KickStarter going right now. It is everything you need to have a mini Escape Room in your house.
Q: Can you think of any other really funny people who came in to solve these puzzles? A: We had a group come in from Texas and they called themselves the Texas Rearrangers. They were visiting family in Hamilton. They consisted of a 14-year-old girl, her 9-year-old brother, the mother, the father and the aunt. They went into the room and the girl decided to be a complete drama queen, star-fishing herself on the floor, screaming, "We're never getting out of here." The brother grabbed one of the props in the room and decided to dance to build moral support. So obviously watching them on the camera was pretty amusing.
Q: Have you had people come into the room who have been too serious and not been able to relax with it? A: Definitely. Not everybody feels comfortable coming into the room. You'll get a lot of questions beforehand. Some people will go in there so serious and so focused on trying to solve this that they kind of put themselves in a corner. You need to be able to think, observe what's around you. You can't just hyper-focus on one thing. You need your mind to be open and you need to be aware. You need to rely on your teammates. You're not a one-man army in this situation.
Q: Is there any negativity around Escape Rooms that you've heard? A: There have been a couple of people that gave bad reviews to Escape Rooms. We've had people come in that just don't enjoy themselves. They find the puzzles too hard, or they're too frustrated because they didn't beat it. People tend to get upset when they lose so you do have some sore losers who say they're never coming back and never doing anything like it again. It's kind of sad because you would like to see people try it again, maybe trying other Escape Rooms, because every one is a bit different.
JuVan Langford is an international speaker, workshop facilitator, and male empowerment coach. He has the ability to connect with those he helps and to dig deep into your story, your why and your legacy. JuVan has been successful as a professional basketball player, a model and now a men’s mentor with his series of workshops called The Elevation Effect. JuVan is a truly grounded, focused guy who is keenly aware of what it means to Be Here Now.
I’ve personally just returned from Toronto (at the time of recording), where I was thrilled to be a participant in The Elevation Effect. It was a truly impactful weekend.
Contact Info * Website: www.JuVanLangford.com * YouTube: Weekly Video Content www.YouTube.com Thought Life TheVlog * Facebook & Instagram: JuVanLangford
Most Influential Person * My Grandmother - She is one of the most profound, charismatic, deeply connected and present person I know.
Effect on Emotions * It's caused me to go from being an emotional man to being an emotionally intelligent man. What I mean by that is I'm taking personal responsibility for what I'm feeling and experiencing in my body and not making it out of somebody else's.
Thoughts on Breathing * People ask me about my morning routine and I say, I breathe. I breathe deeply, I breathe slowly, I breathe consistently. It's so important to fill our body with fresh air. Fresh air is everything to our body because it's healing and it's our job, our duty, my job, my duty and responsibility to heal my body on this journey into remembering who I truly am.
Suggested Resources * Book: All The Places You Will Go by Dr. Suess (I order it for the clients I work with one on one). * App: Audible I'm on the go and I love listening to books, I love learning and growing.
An Impactful Story
I remember, in my junior year of college, my mentor, his name's Michael LeGace, I call him Pops. He's very much a father figure in my life. He came up to the campus. I went to Skidmore College. I was complaining how I didn't like the campus, it wasn't the school for me. I should have chose a bigger school. I should have chose a more diverse school. I should have chose a less expensive school. He said listen, you see that railing right there? Put your hand on the railing. We're going to call this the appreciation rail. Everytime you feel yourself being unappreciative for what you have, I want you to come here and remind yourself that you are a collegiate athlete, that you are a scholarship awards student. You have your family, you have your health, you have so much to be thankful for. You are at one of the top institutions in the world and you are doing a very good job. You may not have everything you want, but you are always covered. He went on and on and it nearly brought tears to my eyes. It was a very profound moment.
Let's fast forward seven years later. I moved to California and I became a mentor to a young kid for the Tiger Woods Foundation. He was a UCLA student, a young Asian gentlemen, an amazing guy, a small guy. I was afraid I was not going to be able to connect with him on a deeper level, maybe culturally or maybe because he was more academic and I was more athletic focused. I had all these stories about why this was not going to work. I remember meeting him on campus and going for a walk. He was complaining about how he missed his family, he missed going to church on the weekends, and how the school's too big. It's a huge campus and I said, hey, let's take a walk. I bring him to a railing and in my mind I thought I was going to create the same moment and I told him, you have so much to be thankful for. You're a great kid and your family loves you and you get to visit them on the weekends. You can do this, and that ... and he said, OK JuVan. And he started walking away from me. And I said, well, that didn't go over the way that I thought it would. And the moment passed and you know what happened? Three weeks I received an email with a picture, a selfy with him with his hand on the railing and he said, JuVan, I just wanted to let you know that I visited the appreciation railing today and I'm so thankful to have you in my life. I wanted you to know that I heard you that day, I really did.
It was a powerful, full-circle moment that we think that people need to get things in the moment and with patience and just being in service, you never know the impact you can create. You never know how many generations that will continue to go through, but just focusing and showing up for other people. That's why I love the work that I do. Traveling the globe, creating safe spaces for men, I love creating content, community and conversations that support men like myself, yourself and some of the men that are listening right now.
Matt Marr has a unique way of helping people with their problems and he uses his love of talking and his degree in Clinical Psychology to make a huge impact through his popular podcast, The Dear Mattie Show. Referred to by some, as the Gay White Oprah, Matt loves to empower his listeners and clients in ways they never dreamed of. As a Narrative therapist, Matt believes that our lives can be seen through a story metaphor with characters of Fear, Hope, Depression, and Addiction, all contributing to our narrative. Matt combines humor, therapy, heart, helpful advice and a guest host every week in a genuine effort to help people, but at the same time garner some smiles. If Oprah and Ellen had a baby on Dolly Parton's front porch, that's the Dear Mattie Show.
Contact Info * Website: www.DearMattieShow.com * Podcast: www.DearMattieShow.com * Social Media: TheMattMarr
Most Influential Person * Jessica Weissbuch - My friend who started Brave Trails with me. We would do mindfulness exercises in a group and she would start with the group every time and that would center us. She would focus on our breathing or filling our butts in the chair and that was quick and easy for me.
Effect on Emotions * I think mindfulness has affected my emotions in that it has allowed my emotions to be what they truly are instead of what my fear or doubt or my shame almost mixed them up to be. They present as if they truly are into the soul of who I am instead of what kind of gets mixed up in fear and societal norms and things like that.
Thoughts on Breathing * I'm lucky to be a trained singer because at age 13 you would have heard me talking about diaphragmatic breathing, what it is to take a good breath. If I'm having massage, or acupuncture, or a needle, I always just connect my breath. When I'm having pain, having joy, whatever it is. I was very lucky to learn that skill very young in life.
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Suggested Resources * Book: Read a chapter of a book that gave you joy as a child such as Nancy Drew or a comic book. * App: Spotify - There's one meditational singer I love named Girish who has a channel on Spotify. See www.GirishMusic.com
Advice for Newbie
Let perfection go away. Just get that out of your mind, because for me I felt like I needed to be always the straight A, perfect student. If I'm meditating I've gotta have pillows etc. No. Imperfect moments are great. One of the best places I think to cultivate meditation honestly is on the toilet, especially for a lot of my listeners. A lot of my listeners are women and they're moms and they don't have a lot of time and sometimes the bathroom is the only time that they have five minutes away from their kids. I don't think it's good to sit on the toilet for too long, cause you'll get hemorrhoids, but still, I always say, you have to go to the bathroom, so just sit and breathe deeply for two minutes and just notice the air hitting your skin. I've said that to people and they've said, 'wow, just that one little technique has totally changed the way I deal with my children'.
Cynthia Jamin is a creative entrepreneur responsible for a million dollar brand called Twirly Girl. She saw a need in the marketplace and she let her creative and business inclinations thrive as she grew her business and her brand. She calls her business a healing and joyous experience. Mindfulness is a central theme in Cynthia's life and in spite of some major challenges, her strong spirit and determination have carried her forward.
Contact Info * Website: www.TwirlyGirlShop.com * Email: cynthiajamin@twirlygirlshop.com * Contact through LinkedIn or Facebook
Most Influential Person * The Dalai Lama - I've seen lots of clips and movies about him. The way that he approaches everything is so beautiful and so enlightened. How can you come away from that not feeling like, I'm going to try and be a better person?
Effect on Emotions * I think as I've gotten older, I've learned to trust the moment more instead of trying to figure out the future or shoulder the past. I've learned to trust the moment more and being mindful really allows me to be proud of how I behave because I am taking the time to really think things through; not all the time, but at least I'm aware of what I'm doing which actually makes me feel much more confident.
Thoughts on Breathing * The breath really gives you inspiration and taking in that breath allows you to take a few seconds to calm the nervous system and allow you to think a little clearer. Just even taking that time and feeling your body. I would say that's the main thing that it does and just connecting myself to all that's around me too.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Prophet by Khalil Gibran * Book: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz * App: Meditation App by David Elliot See www.DavidElliot.com
Advice for Newbie
I think there's so many resources that you can read but I think the most important thing is about asking yourself this question: How present do you want to be in your life? How open do you want to be to the impulses and the energy around you? If you answer, "very", and "yes, I want to be present in my life", then you'll take the steps to do those things. There's so many different ways to be mindful, so it's more important to really set your intention and what your goals are for yourself and for your life.
Gabrielle Foran is a world champion joggler. Joggling is sport which combines jogging with juggling. Gabrielle has been a runner for nine years and has been joggling for about three years. The International Joggling Association, IGA, is where Gabrielle got her first world record. It was in the woman's 3 ball 1600 metre. She ran it in 5:58 which beat the previous record that was set in 1989 by 19 seconds. The IJA has had championships since the 1980's. Gabrielle is highly competitive and also enjoys swimming.
Contact Info * Twitter: @ForanConcept
Most Influential Person * My friend Mike, who initially challenged me to a 5-kilometer joggling race
Effect on Emotions * I don't know if joggling has really made that significant a change, because it's similar to running which I had already done for several years before getting involved in joggling. I find that I can reach the same kind of emotional state as I can with running, when I joggle. So it's really just a different way to get to the same place.
Thoughts on Breathing * Breathing is something that I don't really think about. My coach says that I only breathe through my nose when I joggle. I think that I actually breathe through my mouth a bit, but really I try not to because something that I noticed when I first started running was that if you breathe through your mouth, your mouth gets really dry, and that's not comfortable. I try to stay away from doing a lot of that.
Suggested Resources * Book: What The Best College Teachers Do by Ken Bain * App: N/A
Advice for Newbie
I would tell them to thing about things they do often or things they enjoy doing and to consider how they prepare to do those things, what they things about while they're doing it, how they feel, what physical motions are they going through as they're doing it. If they can get into thinking about that, maybe they can start applying the same ideas to tasks they are less comfortable with or enjoy less. Maybe the habit can become a more positive experience for them.
James Swan is an inspiring designer who built his career crafting classically influenced interiors. He began his career designing for a San Francisco architecture firm; later transferred to a position with a prestigious L.A. firm and subsequently started his own firm in Beverly Hills. As an exquisite designer, James is truly mindful, and can now be heard interviewing the world's leading designers, decorators and architects on his own daily podcast called Million Dollar Decorating.
Contact Info * Website: www.MillionDollarDecorating.com * Podcast: Million Dollar Decorating
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Most Influential Person * Eckhart Tolle
Effect on Emotions * It has been an equalizer for me, eliminating many of the lows. Not so much eliminating the highs, but allowing me to find a balance, a consistency that I've enjoyed in my life.
Thoughts on Breathing * If I forget everything else, if I can just remember to take one conscious breath, it's everything.
Suggested Resources * Book: You Are The Placebo: Making Your Mind Matter by Joe Dispenza * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * App: N/A
Dr. Ed Osburn is a top-level Chiropractor who thinks outside the box. When I say that, I mean he has singlehandedly helped hundreds of other Doctors expand from practicing strictly in their own 4 walls of a brick and mortar office and into the expansive on-line world. Many listeners will recognize DrEd’s business name, ‘The Laptop Lifestyle’. Dr. Ed came to a point where he felt the need and desire to expand and in doing so, he became one of the Chiropractic profession’s most distinguished contributors.
Contact Info * Website: Thelaptoplifestylepodcast.com * Podcast: The Laptop Lifestyle Podcast
Most Influential Person * Dr. Karen Osburn (my wife)
Effect on Emotions * The challenges that I have with my physical health, whether or not my specialist says, "they are autoimmune conditions, they're not stress related" they are. There is a stress component. Being mindful and being self-aware has given me the ease to actually allow my body to heal. There's nothing more powerful than that. When you're given an expirary date on your life, you can take that and use tools such as being self-aware, being mindful, being present to make a physical change to your health. That's as big as it gets.
Thoughts on Breathing * Whenever I have those moments of self doubt, those moments where I feel attacked or misunderstood, I always check into my breathing. If my breathing is shallow or not that deep, gut breathing, then I'll actually shift, and just start to take those deep breaths. If I do that, I notice that my whole mindset actually changes. It just seems to clear everything. It also gives you that moment to stop and go, "Ok," and make a decision before I react.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families by Steven Cubby * App: Schedule App
Advice for Newbie
Start today. It's all about execution, it's all about taking action. There's no reason, first of all, that you can't start today, it's not like you need any specific tools or strategies. Waiting 24 hours, waiting 48 hours, 72 hours, or six months from now; if the voice is speaking to you, start today.
Solan McClean helps people become better, safer drivers using mindfulness. He also helps you deal with the anxiety of everyday life and especially negative experiences that some of us encounter on the road. By thinking of your vehicle as your personal ‘mindfulness lab’, Solan unlocks a whole new way in which you can discover present moment awareness.
Contact Info * Website: www.SolanMcClean.com * Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, FB: @SolanMcClean * Book: Learning to Drive Into The Now by Solan McClean
Most Influential Person * The Buddha (Also Eckhart Tolle and Ram Dass)
Effect on Emotions * It's allowed me to recognize my emotions for what they are and not let them take me over. In the past, if I became emotional about something, it kind of fed on itself and it would snowball. Now I'm able to take a step back, bring my attention back to the now, reconnect with my higher self and examine them without all the baggage and all the self-doubt and fear that can come with them.
Thoughts on Breathing * I talk about breathing being the bridge between the conscious and the unconscious mind. People have recognized after centuries even, ancient India they used to use that a lot. When you first get into meditation, they always start with your breathing. Your breathing is a good reflection of your mental state. As a reflection of your mental state, it can also be a good tool to use to change your mental state, so that slow deep, diaphragmatic breathing
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Book: Learning to Drive Into The Now by Solan McClean * App: Twitter (Follow People in the Mindfulness Realm)
Jellis Vaes is a photographer, world traveler and founder of Inner Picture Stories. Not so long ago, he began a 2-month journey to South Africa and it transformed into a 3-year journey around the world. This was a self-healing discovery and awareness experience for Jellis. He now shares his journey with others, through his new found voice.
Contact Info * Website: www.InnerPictureStories.com
Most Influential Person * Eckhart Tolle
Effect on Emotions * They made me realize my emotions and stand still about them.
Thoughts on Breathing * I think anyone who walks through a forest and took a couple of deep breaths can't deny that they felt amazing. I think breathing is very underrated actually because we do it all the time. Taking some deep breaths feels amazing because oxygen is how we stay alive.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * App: Headspace & Notetaking App
Advice for Newbie
I would say go and buy the book, The Power of Now, by Eckhart Tolle because it helped me so much. It gave me a clear introduction to what mindfulness is.
Denny Krahe is passionate about running. He’s a certified athletic trainer and also a strength and conditioning specialist. Denny has a goal to complete 50 marathons in 50 different states and he uses running to stay focused and grounded. He also has a podcast called ‘The Diz Runs With Podcast’ which features interviews and running tips. Denny talks with other runners from every corner of the running world in exactly the same way he would talk to any new running partner during an easy day.
Contact Info * Website: www.DizRuns.com * Podcast: DizRuns * Social Media: @DizRuns
Most Influential Person * Hal Elrod (Author of The Miracle Morning)
Effect on Emotions * It helps me keep an even keel. I like to think that I'm a pretty even-keeled guy most of the time but like with anybody there are certain times when you get fired up or upset. I recognize it in myself very quickly. I take a couple of breaths and step away from the situation if necessary and allow things to settle back down. I'm thankful that I have that kind of personality.
Thoughts on Breathing * There's no question in my mind that the act of breathing and focusing on deep breaths; breathe in deep and slow on the exhale, it just helps to calm the body. I know there's science that supports that and what it does for the blood pressure. I just feel it. Whether it's before I record an interview, I just take a couple of breaths to calm my thoughts and settle my nerves. Or maybe before a race or when I'm frustrated because the baby's acting up. A couple of breaths does wonders for me.
Suggested Resources * Book: Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod * App: Habitica (A gamified way of keeping track of to-do lists)
Advice for Newbie
With folks that are thinking about starting to run but don't know where to begin, I think that starting is key. Don't compare yourself to folks who have been doing it for a long time. That was a big hurdle for me, was the idea, if I'm going to meditate, so that means I have to sit here for 20 minutes, for 30 minutes, for 60 minutes and not think about anything. Point blank, I don't think that I could do that without my mind just wandering, going crazy and having all kinds of different thoughts. If I'm supposed to be quiet in my mind, how am I going to just sit here for an hour? It's not something that I can do. Then you realize that those folks who are doing that have probably been meditating for twenty years, for thirty years, for their entire lives. No wonder they're so disciplined and able to do that. It doesn't make any sense to try to compare myself with those type of folks. Five minutes, that's something I can attempt to do, then I can bump it up to ten minutes. That idea of start small and when you fail, don't beat yourself up for it. If I miss a day, it's not the end of the world. When I have a day where I start out trying to meditate and my mind wanders and I think, man, I only had a quiet mind for a minute and a half, that's ok. We'll try again tomorrow. Don't expect yourself to be perfect and be ok when you're not perfect.
Abby Hutcheson is a certified health coach who spent years struggling with chaotic eating habits. Like so many others, she experienced the yo-yo diet cycle of eating too little and then overeating. Once she found a balanced system that worked for her, she knew she had to help others do the same. She now helps hundreds of women reach a point where they honor their bodies and feel a sense of peace through mindful eating.
Contact Info* Website: www.EatWorkPlayBalanced.com
Most Influential Person* Gabrielle Berstein (Author of May Cause Miracles)
Effect on Emotions* I definitely think I'm less likely to get super riled up by things that aren't necessary to be. I'm less worried about things I can't control and just feel more calm and positive.
Thoughts on Breathing* I start my day with purposeful, deep breaths. If I'm starting to feel anxiety rise throughout the day, I take deep breaths, in and out. I take deep breaths before I eat. Basically it's a great fall-back tool. We have to use it because it's the best tool we have.
Suggested Resources* Book: Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan For Finding Peace in a Frantic World by Mark Williams and Danny Penman * App: RelaxMelodies (You get to design the sounds you're going to be listening to)
Advice for Newbie Decide why you want mindfulness in your life and what you think it would do to benefit you. If you just start going for it and you don't really know why, you just think, other people do it, then you lmight not stick with it. If you know why you're going to focus on it and tweaking a habit or whatever, then it's much easier to stick with it.
Tim Paige has a great hobby. He’s a comic book enthusiast, and he loves to help people move into the world of comic books who are unsure where to start. Maybe you’ve seen a movie or a show relating to a comic book series, and you’d like to tune into the story in a more in-depth way. There is almost a century’s worth of stories out there, and this might turn out to be a newly discovered love. Check out Tim’s podcast called Getting Into Comics. I see Tim as a truly mindful guy, and we’ll be talking about the interesting relationship between Mindfulness and Comics.
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Contact Info* Website: www.TheVoiceOfTimPaige.com * Podcast: www.GettingIntoComics.com * Instagram: @TheVoiceOfTimPaige
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Most Influential Person* My Dad. He's a great example of somebody that's very mindful. He doesn't meditate or do thoughtfulness activities; he's just with you anytime you are with him. I don't know if I've ever known anybody that's like that so naturally. I know a lot of people who have worked really hard to get there, but he is just like that.
Effect on Emotions* When I'm able to accomplish some degree of mindfulness, it just helps to ease any anxiety. Then I can just say what I'm doing right now; this is what's important right now. The other things will be important later.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing isn't really part of my mindfulness practice at this point. It's funny, I have a degree in massage therapy, and one of the things we learned is diaphragmatic breathing and abdominal breathing. We focused on a lot of these things as opposed to apical breathing (chest breathing). I learned all of it but I never really used it to focus, I just used it to ease tension during a massage session
Suggested Resources* Book: Comic Books
Liz Covart loves the study of history. She is an historian who shares her knowledge of American history with the world through her podcast, Ben Franklin’s World. Each episode features a conversation with an historian who helps shed light on important people and events from early American history that shaped our present-day world. Elizabeth holds a PhD in history from the University of California, Davis, where she studied with 2-time Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Alan Taylor.
Contact Info* Website: www.BenFranklinsWorld.com * Twitter: @LizCovart * Podcast: Ben Franklin's World
Most Influential Person* Alan Taylor (My advisor)
Effect on Emotions* I'm very logical and I think being mindful and thinking out every situation as to what it is, what it could be, where it could go, helps me come up with an appropriate and emotional mindset.
Thoughts on Breathing* I do a lot of yoga so breathing is always important. I make sure I breathe and I will think about my breathing as I'm running, during my moving meditation as well. So breathing plays a big role. Anytime I get really stressed out or run into some sort of hurdle I need to overcome, I'm always making sure I take a deep breath. I find breath to be very calming and centering.
Suggested Resources* Book: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown * App: Naturescape (It plays nature sounds)
Advice for Newbie I'd start with taking a few minutes each day and I would make it first thing in the morning or right before you go to bed; those tend to be the easiest I think. Just take a little bit of time for yourself each day and reflect upon your day or focus on your breath. Do just something small, like baby steps, to get into a way of thinking about how you can be mindful and how breath or taking moments like that can improve your day.
Jay Fiset is a best-selling author and business strategy coach. Jay has worked in the field of consciousness workshops and programs for over thirty years and over forty thousand people have participated in these programs. Jay has coached thousands of clients to help transform their lives. He knows that mindset plays a huge role when helping to move clients towards their goals, and he believes in the power of mindfulness as a way to not only help clients, but also stay grounded and focused in his own life.
Contact Info* Website: www.JayFiset.com * Website: www.MasterMindtoMillionsLive.com
Most Influential Person* Louise Hay (Author of You Can Heal Your Life)
Effect on Emotions* I would say mindfulness has fed and fueled my peace, my joy and my consistency.
Thoughts on Breathing* I use it as an induction process, so at the beginning of all my recorded processes, there's a little breathing process. I used to have a little countdown process that was related to self-hypnosis. One of my great strengths in coping with life in the world is that I have always been a powerful and deep breather.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Silent Pulse by George Leonard (Every time I read this book I have a meaningful mindful experience) * Book: Reframe Your Blame by Jay Fiset * App: iMovie (for recording personal affirmations)
Advice for Newbie First and foremost it is an innate capacity in all human beings. This idea of mindfulness, metacognition, consciousness, presence ... all of those elements I fervently believe that it is the most significant and important doorway that you must pass through to not be one of the unconscious masses and to have the possibility of peace, joy, love, creation, living your mission and making your unique contribution to the planet. If this isn't in place, we end up chasing our tails in unconscious, reactive and ridiculous manners. I firmly believe it needs to be a priority of all human beings who are dedicated to creation.
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Matt Peet is a videographer and he founded the company Re-Peet Productions, playing off his last name. An impressive service Matt offers for wedding or conferences, is ‘Same Day Edits’, where he has a finished video ready to show guests or attendees later in the day after shooting the footage. Matt also has a podcast called Finding Creative Success where he interviews successful creatives to discover their success secrets. Matt recently filmed Podcast Movement 2016 in Chicago.
Contact Info* Company: Repeet Productions * Website:www.RepeetVideos.com * Podcast: Finding Creative Success
Most Influential Person* John Lee Dumas
Effect on Emotions* It's helped me connect better with people. If I'm mindful and thoughtful at the same time, I can be listening to someone, taking in what they're saying and reacting accordingly as opposed to snapping at somebody because I'm stressed out. I can be in that moment with that person.
Thoughts on Breathing* I do breathing regularly whenever I'm trying to be mindful, whether I'm stressed out at my desk, I'll just stop and count to ten or twenty and I'll just focus on my breathing. Just focus on that and nothing else.
Suggested Resources* Book: How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie * App: Headspace
Advice for Newbie I would say become self aware of whenever you're not mindful. If you're talking with somebody and you forget their name before they're even done saying their sentence, when they're talking and you're trying to think of a story that you can tell them that one-ups their story, you're not being mindful and completely in that conversation with that person. You're just trying to one-up their story with another good story. So being self-aware enough to realize when you're not being mindful.
Amanda Goldman-Petri is an Online Marketing Coach and Speaker, She teaches her clients to work smarter, not harder. She’s a bit off the wall, a bit out of the box, and a whole lot nerdy. At least that’s what she calls her business, Market Like A Nerd. Amanda is passionate about helping people and sold on mindfulness.
Contact Info* Website: www.MarketLikeANerd.com * Facebook Group: The Balanced Entrepreneur (Join by going to www.marketlikeanerd/invite)
Most Influential Person* My husband
Effect on Emotions* It's allowed me to become more in control of them [my emotions].
Thoughts on Breathing* I recognize my breath in an effort to to let negative thoughts and the outside world go away.
Suggested Resources* Book: No book * App: No app (The OFF button lol)
Advice for Newbie Practice acknowledging your feelings and the way that you're reacting to the things that are happening to you because the very first step to mindfulness is acknowledgement. Then from there you can get better at how you handle those feelings that you've just acknowledged. The very first thing is you have to start becoming aware of your words, your actions, your feelings, your state.
Shannon Cason is a writer and storyteller. He’s told stories on stages across the U.S. and has been featured on such top storytelling shows as The Moth and Snap Judgment. He’s also host and executive producer of WBEZ’s Homemade Stories - a collection of fiction and non-fiction stories with unique commentary. When you hear Shannon, you get a sense he’s just naturally mindful, lives in the moment, and likely doesn’t stress out too much. At least that’s my take.
Contact Info* Website: www.ShannonCason.com (Signup for my newsletter) * Podcast: Homemade Stories
Most Influential Person* Easy Rawlins (Ezekiel "Easy" Porterhouse Rawlins is a fictional character created by mystery author Walter Mosley. Rawlins is an African-American private investigator, a hard-boiled detective and World War II veteran living in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. - from Wikipedia)
Effect on Emotions* I have more control over my emotions. More lucid to think before I act.
Thoughts on Breathing* I have to control my breathing because I do breathe hard and I've noticed that I control my breathing more. I do breathing exercises but I can't get into them. My wife will tell me, why are you breathing like that, so I am mindful about how I breathe.
Suggested Resources* Book: by Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Steven Covey * App: Google Calendar and my physical To-Do List
Advice for Newbie I would ask them, "is what you're doing working?" Maybe you need to do a little less. Maybe you need to be mindful of all these things you're trying to accomplish; where is it going? A lot of times you can be so busy doing a bunch of stuff, but then where's all this stuff going? I used to work with people like that. Why are they that busy? Are they just trying to look busy? Putting the rubber to the road is the more important thing. Sometimes it doesn't take as much as you might think it might take. Be mindful of your plan and your strategy to get there.
Jake Heilbrunn is an author and inspiration to youth everywhere. He has written for Psychology Today, Thought Catalog and Pick the Brain and has also written his own book called, Off the Beaten Trail. Jake writes a blog post every Wednesday for his blog, Eyes Fully Open and he's also a passionate speaker. At the age of 19, Jake has already achieved successes only dreamt about by much older authors.
Contact Info* Website: www.JakeHeilbrunn.com * Blog: Eyes Fully Open
Most Influential PersonEffect on Emotions* It's definitely been a huge way for me to process difficult emotions. I think it was definitely easier for me to just ignore difficult emotions, but mindfulness has allowed me to just sit with those emotions so I can fully deal with them as opposed to just ignoring them.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is a huge part of my mindfulness practice. Whether it's surfing or working out or doing occasional transformational breathing classes or just sitting at home, breath allows me to lift weights or run more or if I'm sitting at home it allows me to facilitate getting into that state where I'm at that peaceful sense of mind.
Suggested Resources* Book: Man's Search For Meaning By Victor Frankl * App: Headspace
Diane Daniels is a professional speaker and host of two podcasts, Weight Loss Nation & Medicare Nation. She has spoken on many radio programs including The Senior Voice Radio show (Tampa), The Bev Smith Radio Show (Washington D.C.) and The Financial Survival Network with Kerry Lutz. In the area of health care, Diane collaborates with politicians and national associations to advocate for her clients. Diane is determined to lose weight and she decided to build a team and start a podcast to not only inspire others, but also to be inspired. She is chatting with me today as she continues on this weight loss journey. She has currently lost 25 pounds.
Contact Info* Website: www.TheWeightlossNation.com * Email: support@TheWeightlossNation.com * Podcast: Weightloss Nation
Most Influential Person* JJ Flizanes (Fit2Love Podcast and Resources)
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Effect on Emotions* Now if I have frustration or anxiety, I do not have to reach for food. I just sit for a moment, and think, why am I feeling this way. I just stay in this moment and then I realize what it is. Then I see if I can solve this problem. I stay in the moment and try to realize what it is.
Thoughts on Breathing* I am learning to improve in this area. I am good about taking in a deep breath and letting it out. If I am frustrated or have anxiety, I will just sit take a deep breath and let it out slowly for a few seconds. It's amazing how that feeling [of anxiety or frustration] dissipates.
Suggested Resources* Book: Plant Based Diets For Maximum Focus and Energy by Suzanna McGee * App: My Diet Diary
Advice for Newbie The first thing they have to do is admit that they're having an issue and they don't know what to do about it. You have to admit you have some kind of issue. Once you admit it, then you are open to looking for a solution and you're open for help. Once you've done that, like I did, then you can look out there and find someone else who's in the same situation as you. Someone who has the same like mindedness, who needs to do the same things. Whether you join a Facebook group, or you go online and participate in a program like Weight-Loss Nation or other types of programs. Find someone else who can be your buddy and can help each of you be accountable on your journey.
Jean Caton is a business coach specializing in helping women who are emerging leaders in STEM related careers. STEM is the acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Jean blazed the trail as a women in Corporate America, specifically New York City in the 1980's. She finds that women moving into this STEM space can find the transition to be particularly challenging. Jean is also an expert at helping her clients establish confidence and she partners with professionals to help develop strategies for managing tough situations, difficult people, and high levels of overwhelm.
Contact Info* Website: www.CoachJeanCaton.com * Facebook/ColorMyWorldConfident * Podcast: Color My World Confident
Most Influential Person* Bruce Langford and Eckhart Tolle
Effect on Emotions* It has calmed that intensity big time. I'm much more at ease with what I'm doing. Even if I'm busy and there's a lot going on I do it in a more easy way, just more flow. I have more calm and more flow. If I do start speeding in the mind, and going somewhere else, I know I can call on that and come back to it. Even just in my mind, I'm in the car, or with all the people or whatever, they don't know what's going on in my mind. I just focus a little bit on my breath and calm myself back down and reduce that intensity, kind of on the go.
Thoughts on Breathing* I just focus a little bit on my breath and calm myself back down and reduce that intensity, kind of on the go.
Suggested Resources* Book: Presence by Aimee Cuddy * App: IPhone Timer (I set a nice quiet chime to go off)
Advice for Newbie The most important thing is that if you are a woman experiencing overwhelm, you need to do something for yourself. The first thing you may say is, 'I don't have the time'. People get on a vicious cycle with looking after their children, husband, demanding job. Women have taken on these really big jobs in the last twenty or thirty years, but they didn't take away very much. They still try to be the perfect wife/mother and homemaker. I would say you must make time for your mindfulness and find a resource, listen to the Mindfulness Mode Podcast, or find any other mindfulness website or resource and just try it. Make the time. A lot of women do yoga, or other kinds of moving meditations or swimming. This will pay back a hundred fold.
Suggested Resources Free Download - The 5 Mistakes Women Make That Cause Their Careers to Fail. Get it at www.CoachJeanCaton.com
Free 30 Minute Sample Coaching with Jean after downloading the above. Get it at www.CoachJeanCaton.com
Michael Glover works in the field of Holistic Health. He brings everything together into one whole package, including nutrition, sleep, stress management and the mental side that holds so many of us back. Michael is adamant that it takes way more than just a diet to make you a healthy person. Michael has been an introverted kind of guy most of his life, but he has a unique, off the wall sense of humor which means you’ll remember the concepts he teaches because of his very funny personality. Michael is also super mindful in his life and he integrates mindfulness into his health passion.
Contact Info* Website: www.IAmMichaelGlover.com * Facebook.com/TheMGlover * Podcast: Enlightened Entrepreneurial Badasses
Most Influential Person* Paul Chek, author of How To Eat, Move and Be Healthy
Effect on Emotions* My emotions have been effect very positively. It's enabled me to believe that it's ok to express my emotions and not to suppress everything. Now I know it's not weak of me to have these emotions. I'm still a man, even though I might express emotion.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is what I use to keep myself focused on the present moment. It's a huge part of our health. If we have a poor breathing pattern, it can screw up a whole host of other things. Breathing is the only thing we can concentrate on right now, and it just reminds us that it's happening right now. I imagine my breath and I imagine the little particles of air going in and spreading throughout my body. This brings me to the present moment and to what's going on inside my body.
Suggested Resources* Book: How To Eat, Move and Be Healthy by Paul Chek * App: www.Brain.fm (This is a website, they don't have an actual app yet)
Aimee J. is a software developer, podcaster, speaker, and Chief Dream Chaser on the Chasing Dreams podcast. Aimee began podcasting in 2013 and has launched multiple podcasts including Revisiting Haven, which discusses the TV show, Haven. This project took Aimee to Nova Scotia, Canada to interview the cast & crew of Haven on location. With her latest podcast, Chasing Dreams, Aimee is working to inspire and motivate people to chase their own dreams. Aimee believes that it is important to live without regret and as such, you need to make moves, take a chance, and chase your dreams.
Contact Info* Website: www.ChasingDreamsHQ.com * Twitter & Instagram: AimeeJ21 * Facebook: official.AimeeJ21 * Podcast: Chasing Dreams
Most Influential Person* My Dad
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness sets my mindset for the day. It can either settle it, or by not doing it, be anxious.
Thoughts on Breathing* It's a good thing to do on a day-to-day basis. When overwhelmed, I take some time to just take deep breaths and let it out. I don't do it in public, I'll just step to the side and give myself time to reset.
Suggested Resources* Book: Creating Magic Lee Cockerell (This is a wonderful book on leadership, but I recommend it for everyone) * App: Wonderlist or Things or Fantastical (Any kind of To-Do list as a productivity assistant)
Advice for Newbie Take it one moment at a time, meaning reflect upon yourself. Don't try to take on the whole world. Don't try to take on more than you should. Start with something simple, something you know. Try being mindful of yourself. What is your state of being, what is your world like at that moment and then go from there.
Andrea Klunder is a Meditation Facilitator for startup companies & creative individuals. She is the founder of Peace & Play Yoga for kiddos & grownups. Andrea integrates her background in music, theater and creativity to engage her students in a playful experience of peaceful practices, to help them become more mindful in their day-to-day living. Andrea is also Host of The Creative Impostor Podcast, a show all about how to get out of your head and take bold action. This show is all about dealing with that inner voice which says, “Who do you think you are? You can’t do THAT!”
Contact Info* Website: www.TheCreativeImposter.com * Facebook: AndreaKlunder.Creative * Podcast: The Creative Imposter
Most Influential Person* Sean Johnson of Wild Lotus Yoga and the Wild Lotus Band
Effect on Emotions* It's [mindfulness] definitely helped me to not have so many peaks and valleys. I would say my first bout of depression that I ever had in my early thirties, when I closed my first business, a yoga studio which I had for five years, it really helped me to recognize that depression which was showing up for the first time ever in my life and to be able to experience it and move through it rather than getting sucked down into it.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is so important. When I originally was studying vocal music, we spent a lot of time in music classes learning how to breathe so that we can produce a certain quality of sound. When I stopped studying music, I sort of lost that connection to my breath. Coming back to the yoga and meditation practice, I was able to reconnect to that as the quickest tool to drop into when I find myself in a tricky situation.
Suggested Resources* Book: How To Train A Wild Elephant by Jan Chozen Bays (It includes 52 exercises, one for each week of the year) * App: Podcast App (To listen to Podcasts like Mindfulness Mode to help me stay in the mode)
Advice for Newbie I would say to just resist the urge to get frustrated. I think there's a tendency to feel you're not doing it right or other people are doing it better than you or you're never going to be able to fit it in with all of the other things that you're doing. If you can just acknowledge that right in that moment as you're having the awareness that you feel frustrated, that you've just become more mindful in that moment of having that awareness of frustration. It's sort of like success.
Michelle Dutro is a Biofeedback Specialist and and is certified as a Life Coach in Strategic Intervention. She is also a Wellness Consultant, Hypnotherapist and Yoga Instructor. Michelle Dutro has figured out her life’s purpose, which is ‘to inspire you to believe that your life truly represents limitless possibility. She especially loves working with those who are living without a voice.
Contact Info* Website: www.InnerNorthStar.com * Podcast: The Game Changer * Social Media FB, Twitter, SnapChat: Inner North Star
Most Influential Person* Dr. Richard Millar - founder of irest, yoga nidra a form of guided meditation.
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness allows you to go from being reactionary to responding and there's a very big difference between the two. Mindfulness allows you to stay present, not react, come from the right place and not be triggered by past events that have nothing to do with the moment that you're currently in.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is a connectedness. It helps us to realize our thoughts that impact our breathing, when we're under stress. [Our breathing becomes] very shallow and rapid. When we control our breathing we control our body; we control our thoughts. It's a connectedness that we're all one, we're all whole, we are connected to the rest of the world in that same way. It's kind of a centering and a grounding practice that when things get a little bit lucy-goosy, focus on the breath, come back into your being and then start again.
Suggested Resources* Book: Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation In Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn * App: Meditation Timer
Khaled Ghorab is passionate about relationships. He knows that healthy relationships make for happier people and in the workplace they boost productivity and ultimately the bottom line. Khaled calls himself a systems thinker and has worked as a consultant and coach as well as a leader of workshops. After traveling the world, reading hundreds of books, meeting tens of thousands of people and learning from the best mentors, Khaled feels aligned with himself and his mission and is determined to share with the world.
Contact Info* Website: www.KhaledGhorab.com * Facebook: facebook.com/KhaledGhorabOfficial * SnapChat: GKappa
Most Influential Person* My Dad
Effect on Emotions* It keeps them in check. I feel like I have a deck of cards, some of these are emotions, some of these are thoughts. When I'm in mindfulness mode, I know which card to pull out.
Thoughts on Breathing* I breathe from my belly. I learned something from Anthony Robbins called Priming, where I have to breathe rapidly from my belly to reach a very quiet place inside of me. This is something I practice in the morning. It is very powerful.
Suggested Resources* Book: A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle * App: Calm (One of the most beautiful apps I've ever tried)
Advice for Newbie Mindfulness is a gateway to pure love. If you want to find that out, find out what's important to you first. Then you will open everything else up.
Jeremy Ryan Slate is an online Entrepreneur and Fitness Enthusiast. Jeremy pays regular visits to the gym where he has created the kind of sculpted body many men dream of. He is focused and centered on the kind of life he has decided to create for himself. He is also admired as host of the Podcast, Create Your Own Life and has interviewed such successful Entrepreneurs as Pat Flynn, John Lee Dumas and Bob Burg.
Contact Info* Website: www.JeremyRyanSlate.com * Podcast: Create Your Own Life
Most Influential Person* L. Ron Hubard (Author of Dianetics)
Effect on Emotions* I don't buy as much into them [emotions]. I think emotions are important to experience life. It's the channel of how we do it. I think sometimes we let it affect our decision making. I've learned to separate my emotions from my decision making and try and deal just with data.
Thoughts on Breathing* I don't really have a way that breathing is a part of my mindfulness.
Suggested Resources* Book: Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health by L. Ron Hubard * App: Evernote (I like to write a lot and so I like to make notes when I'm out using this app).
Advice for Newbie The big thing is learning to separate your emotions from your decision making. We make a lot of emotionally charged decisions and afterwards we either regret them or think they were incorrect. I think one of the biggest things for me to be able to just deal with, what do I see, what do I know. Sometimes we try to put our own 'think' into things rather than just observing what happened. The big thing is to observe and make your decision from data.
Nicholas and Amanda Bayerle are passionate about health, fitness and personal development and they both love helping people reach higher levels of fitness. They are also highly sought after speakers, specializing in boosting productivity, wellness, and showing businesses the positive return on investment of a healthy culture. Hosts of the popular podcast, How Bad Do I Want It, Nicholas and Amanda interview inspiring guests and share great coaching tips. Amanda and Nicholas both practice mindfulness on a daily basis.
Contact Info* Website: www.TheTrueChallenge.com * Facebook: Nicolas and Amanda Bayerle * Snapchat: Amanda Bayerle / Nicholas Bayerle * Instagram: Nicholas and Amanda Bayerle
Most Influential Person* Drew Canole from FitLife
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has totally affected our emotions through being able to control them. Your emotions don't control you. People think that they do. Once you become mindful, you can control your emotion and you can change your emotion whenever you want. We don't react to things anymore, we just chose what we want to do from there on out.
Thoughts on Breathing* Every single day we are mindful of our breath. If you don't breathe, you die. It's literally the most important thing in our lives. We start out our day with a few minutes doing box breathing.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Bible - Pick out a scripture that's full of faith and meditate on that all day. * App: Amanda - My Notes - Higher thoughts come to me by being mindful so I just make note of them. * App: Nicolas - Focus@Will
Stacy Brookman is a wordsmith. She’s loved words all her life and excels at crafting words into clever phrases and fascinating stories. Not only is Stacy amazing at her ability to create compelling stories, but she is terrific at teaching this skill to others. Stacy’s language abilities are enhanced by the fact that she understands the concept of using effective mindfulness tools to achieve focus and direction.
Stacy has a wonderful podcast called “Write of Your Life” with the tagline Life Happens … Life Storytelling Transforms It!
Contact Info* Website: www.writeofyourlife.com * Email: stacy@writeofyourlife.com * Podcast: Write Of Your Life
Most Influential Person* Anaïs Salibian, my memoir writing teacher and also practitioner of the Rosen Method of Trauma Recovery
Effect on Emotions* Helped me be much more aware of my emotions rather than ignoring them and stuffing them down. It gets them out in the open where I can address them.
Thoughts on Breathing* I breathe when the app tells me to breathe. It is very calming. (The HeadSpace App)
Suggested Resources* Book: To Be Told: Know Your Story, Shape Your Future by Dan B. Allender * App: Headspace (Worth it to get the Pro version)
Advice for Newbie You can do what I do. Lay down in the middle of the day even if you feel like you don't have a moment to spare. Turn on the mindfulness app, listen to ocean sounds or rain drop sounds and just quiet your mind. Think about what you're feeling and the sensations in your body.
Aaron Watson is a champion of Ultimate Frisbee and he competes in disc golf, Disc Dog (also known as Frisbee Dog), and other flying disc competitions. He is also a coach of Ultimate Frisbee, coaching his team to the championship game of the American Ultimate Disc League, also known as AUDL. At only 24 years old, Aaron is also creator and host of the popular podcast, Going Deep with Aaron Watson, where he talks with a wide array of people about their passions, fears and problems.
Contact Info* Twitter: @AaronWatson59 * Podcast: Going Deep With Aaron Watson
Most Influential Person* My coach, Nick Kacznarek from the University of Pittsburgh
Effect on Emotions* Emotional regulation and trying to be that cold-blooded warrior, the player who has ice in their veins and isn't fazed by a big crowd of bright lights.
Thoughts on Breathing* Taking slow, deep breaths, whether I'm stressed out, something goes wrong, something falls apart. Taking the deep breaths to get some perspective on the challenges I'm facing, but also just to help regulate my own emotions and get back to a more rational, focused state.
Suggested Resources* Book: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield * App: The Pomodoro App
Advice for Newbie I would challenge them to take six great breaths every single day. What that means to me is, five seconds in through your nose, five seconds out. If you take six great breaths of ten seconds each, that's one minute out of your day.
Deborah Williams is a money coach, accountant and podcaster committed to helping others where money meets mindset. She has a way of leading her clients to a place of both prosperity and joy. Deborah grew up in a home with addiction and later married a man who was an alcoholic. In her 30’s she realized how dysfunctional her life really was and she decided to make some changes. Deborah has terrific insight into many aspects of life and mindfulness is one of them.
Contact Info* Website: www.FinancialKarmaCoach.com * Facebook Group: Financial Karma * Podcast: Financial Karma
Most Influential Person Joe Somodi (Deb's Meditation Coach)
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has allowed me to stop being depressed and feeling sorry for myself and find the joy in my daily life.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is the best way for you to stop and be mindful, in my book. You are about to do something that you are later, going to wish you didn't do. And when you stop and take that deep breath, it gives you a chance to collect your thoughts and be mindful of how this could play out if you don't handle it the way you should or walk away when the time is necessary.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron * Book: The Prosperous Heart: Creating A Life of Enough by Julia Cameron * App: Calm
Advice for Newbie As Productivity Leader Nick Snapp would say, You have to start small, you have to start in manageable bites of everything you're going to do because you will get things accomplished. You have to really remind yourself, be mindful of the need to have patience with yourself and be kind to yourself while you go through these things. This is hard work, but it's really worth it work.
Returning to school after summer vacation. Depending on where you are, some schools are already back in class; in our area the big day is right after labour day, this year September 6th.
I remember getting new clothes for school, and not wanting to wear them. That seems strange to say, now that I’m remembering back, but there was this thing, that when any of the guys in my class went to school wearing new clothes, and I mean new clothes of any kind, you’d get teased. Teasing that would go on and on all day, making remarks, poking at the person. Really, it was closer to bullying that teasing. I mean, it seems silly & childish now that I think of it, after all, we were in 7th or 8th grade as I remember.
One day I was wearing something new and a lean, wiry kid, I’ll just call him Lenny, he started picking on me and centering me out. I remember feeling this sudden surge of anger, just instantly welling in the back of my neck. Before I knew what happened, I punched him, one quick, powerful, solid punch right to the side of his face. What seemed to be a split second later, he fired back, a solid, well planted hit to a target just below my left eye.
We were sitting in the office before I knew what happened and we both had incredible shiners that were swelling up by the moment. The school Principal was a fairly tall, rounded guy with a powerful, booming voice. I remember how he walked; he carried himself like his was king of the universe. He used BryleCream in his hair and parted it with a vertical part straight down the back of his head.
He made us sweat for about 20 minutes. He left us sitting there in his office where he could watch us through his famous 2-way mirror. When he came in, I’m sure we were both sweating bullets.
He wanted to know everything that happened, why I slugged the guy, why he punched me back. And when we finished our stories, he stood up, turned around and took something off a hook on the wall on the other side of the room. It had been hanging there the whole time, with a collection of several others; his strap collection.
“Which strap do you think I should use”, he asked us, as though he was really going to give us the choice.
He said, “I’ve never had to show either one of you guys the strap before, but this is the kind of behavior that earns kids the strap around here.”
We both tried to remain stoic and I honestly think the two of us bonded just a bit as a result of this experience. The threat of the strap turned out to be just a warning, we paid for the incident by having to nurse our shiners for a couple of weeks before healing up.
Now if I had understood what it meant to be mindful back then, I’m pretty sure I never would have punched the kid in the face. I mean, I would have realized that he was just looking for a reaction.
Wouldn’t life be great if you could be that confident, that you were always in control of your emotions.
As far as I can remember, nobody in my class ever teased anybody about new clothes after that. No one could believe that Bruce Langford punched another kid and gave him a black eye.
Well, I’m not proud of it. I wouldn’t want my son to know, oh wait, since he’s my editor, he’s apt to come across this recording. Well, I’m being vulnerable and just telling an incident that probably taught me something. I mean in a way I wish I could somehow erase this from the history books, but in another way, well, that was a different time, and what happened, happened. I think that is mindfulness too.
Today marks the end of my Weekends With Bruce series. Did you enjoy these weekend episodes, with the different style, a contrast to my regular interviews?
Mindful Tribe, I’m always grateful for your feedback, your emails, your comments on what you like and what you don’t like. It would be great if you took a minute and send me an email with your feedback on the Weekend Shows.
Depending on your comments, maybe I’ll do some special bonus episodes or … who knows what. Here’s a shoutout to you Inga, I know you’re a faithful listener and I appreciate your feedback.
So, till next time, Mindful Tribe, take what we ‘ve learned today and use it to reach new heights of calm, focus and happiness. Stay In The Mode!
Gary Leland is an online legend. He started his first online store in 1996 and started podcasting in 2004. He is passionate about fastpitch softball, and sports in general. He sells softball related merchandise online and has a podcast called The Gary Leland Show where he interviews interesting guests about business and marketing. Gary has his feet planted firmly on the ground and after meeting him in person at Podcast Movement 2016 in Chicago, I got the feeling he has a real sense of mindfulness, even if he might use other words to describe it.
Contact Info* Company: www.Lelands.org * Podcast: GaryLelandShow.com
Most Influential Person* My mother. She taught me when something was over it was time to move on. She taught me not to hang on to stuff.
Effect on Emotions* I don't hold a lot of emotions because of it. (Mindfulness). I don't hold a lot of pain, or being upset, or being mad. I pretty much live my live without any of those strong emotions. I don't dislike anybody. I had somebody embezzle $385,000. from me a few years ago and I don't hold any animosity to them.
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Thoughts on Breathing* I'm not into breathing and don't know much about it. I sure it's great. Everybody that I heard talk about it told me it does wonders. Maybe I need to investigate it. At the moment I don't do any kind of breathing or meditation or anything like that. I just enjoy life.
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Suggested Resources* Book: No books to recommend. * App: Most of my apps are strictly for business.
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Advice for Newbie I only do things 80% of the way, and then I'm ready to go on to something else. I don't sit there and dwell on getting it to 100%. I really feel like 80% is good enough and all you have to be is good enough. You don't have to be perfect, you just have to be good enough. While that other person's working on that last 20%, I've done two 80's and I'm half way through with my third 80. The other 20 can happen over time. These are the refinements.
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Dave Sanderson was the last passenger to leave the plane which landed on the Hudson River in January 2009, the story being featured in the upcoming film, Sully, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Tom Hanks. Since that incident, Dave has built a career as a motivational speaker, mentor and author. In his presentations, he shares The 12 Pillars of Resourcefulness, precepts that enabled him to become a top producer in some of the largest sales organizations in the world and ultimately enabled him to survive the plane crash. In his new book, Moments Matter, Dave discusses lessons learned from the Miracle on the Hudson and how to take a potentially tragic experience and turn it into an opportunity to survive and thrive.
Contact Info* Facebook: davesandersonspeaks * LinkedIn: david sanderson * Twitter: @davesanderson2 * Website: davesandersonspeaks.com * Blog: davesandersonspeaks.com/moments-matter-blog * Email: dave@davesandersonspeaks.com
Most Influential Person* Bill, my first mentor
Effect on Emotions* You know, when I go into a mindful, centered state, I'm in a peaceful situation and I'm less stressed, I focus, I have less anxiety. I focus on other people and I think that's the big thing, I get out of myself. When I'm in a mindful state I'm more resourceful and focus on other people. I think that's where I serve at the highest level.
Thoughts on Breathing* Well, I don't breathe as often in the ways I used to breathe and I need to get back to that. Breathing to me, I would get down on the ground and do shallow breaths and deep breaths and all of a sudden oxygen gets into your body and all of a sudden your mind expands so I need to do more of that. I was doing that for quite a while and I think that's a great way to get centered. Before I go on stage, I do take that deep final breath.
Suggested Resources* Books: Moments Matter by Dave Sanderson * Brace for Impact by Dave Sanderson * The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy - What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny
Advice for Newbie I would say that for someone who is looking to get more mindful and more centered in their life, focus on something else other than yourself. Focus on your family, focus on the bigger picture because one thing you realize when you go through a plane crash is, and I said this in an interview when I did a movie premiere, that no one really cared if anyone was white, black, Hispanic, gay, lesbian, transsexual. No one judged anybody else so I would say at that point everybody got centered into themselves to be able to get that outcome, so I would say I recommend to somebody, be less judgemental, focus on the bigger picture, focus on something outside yourself where you can serve and add value instead of focusing on what's in it for me.
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Coloring to relieve stress and get focused. That's our topic today and I'm happy to have Zephan Blaxberg back on the show. Zeph was a guest on episode 4 when he talked about his life journey and a trauma that changed the course of his life. He has a terrific podcast called The Year of Purpose and he's just recently published a coloring book called GreatFull: Mandala Coloring Book and Journal.
Zephan is a man of action and has published two books in the past year besides continuing his iTunes #1 Podcast, The Year of Purpose and traveling as a travel hacker on more than 25 flights over the past 16 months.
Zephan's other book is called "Life Re-Scripted: Find Your Purpose and Design Your Dream Life Before The Curtains Close".
Guest:* Zephan Blaxburg * Featured in Mindfulness Mode Episode 004 Zephan Blaxberg: From Youth Trauma to Video Master Entrepreneur * Instagram: ZephanMoses
Quotes:* Coloring takes us back to our childhood roots. Zephan Blaxberg * I love journaling in the morning each and every day. Zephan Blaxberg * No one had combined the idea of journaling with the stress relieving features of adult coloring. Zephan Blaxberg * Color, doodle and journal all in one place with my new book, GreatFull. Zephan Blaxberg * If you look at the traumas we've gone through, typically we have to take ourselves back to our roots and back to our inner child and have that conversation with our younger self. Zephan Blaxberg
Books:* GreatFull: Mandala Coloring Book and Journal * Life Re-Scripted: Find Your Purpose and Design Your Dream Life Before The Curtains Close
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Jay Wong is a Podcaster, brand strategist and trainer. His Podcast, The Inner Changemaker, is his platform to share his knowledge and interview such guests as Bob Proctor, Nathan Chan and Tucker Max, to name a few. He loves to help others get their inner message out to the world in their own unique way. Not only is Jay a super high energy guy, but he thoroughly understands the concept of mindfulness and truly rocks at living in the moment.
Contact Info* Youtube: JayWongTV * Website: TheInnerChangeMaker.com * Podcast: The Inner Changemaker
Most Influential Person* JuVon Langford
Effect on Emotions* It has allowed me to get in tune, get in touch, with my emotions and you start realizing what you are reacting to. You are able to almost observe how you are feeling. If you get really in tune with it, you get this focus and you are allowed to see what triggers something in you. For me, it gives me that space of asking, " Why does this trigger something inside me?". It's just a good indication for me to actually find the root of a lot of these issues, but I would say, you get more in touchwith all the different emotions, good and bad, on the scale.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is everything. Breathing is one of those tactics that people think is nothing when they say it, even though it's something so vital, obviously, for all of us. When things are going crazy, when you are being overwhelmed and you don't know what to do, the thing is, you do know what to do! You just can't get there. So the way to get there is just by stopping everything. Just pausing, and by breathing. When you are done doing you first breath, to do your second breath. That's almost like how you can build momentum in a sticky situation, by breathing. I think it has a lot of tremendous impacts from meditation to mindfulness.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Intention Experiment by Lynn Mctaggart * App: Winstreak
Dennis Langlais is an inspiration to thousands. Since he was five years old he wanted to build teams, be a speaker and motivate people. At the age of 16 he became a professional Free Style BMX Bike Rider, travelling the world to compete. In 1991 he started his first business called Perfection on Wheels, successfully presenting over 7000 live shows. He is now well known as host of The Five Minute Bark Podcast where he continues to inspire listeners across the world.
Contact Info* Website: codiedog.com * Youtube: Five Minute Bark * Twitter: @DennisLanglais * Facebook: Dennis Langlais
Most Influential Person* Tony Robbins
Effect on Emotions* It's a good way to recheck where you're at because, we live in this massive world and when we get in a situation where we're down and out or not focused, we then put ourselves in a small little box, right now I'm visualizing it as this 8 by 8 square box that we stick ourselves in, and we forget that the whole world is out there.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is just... you're tensed up, I don't know if people know about, cancer happens and disease happens more from tenseness, stress. It's a drug you should be taking every day. You should breath as much as you can, you hear a lot about it these days, drinking water and breathing. I remind myself because I have friends who are stressed out to no end about their businesses and themselves and I see them not breathing and I see them not focusing on breath and it reminds me to do it.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace Wattles * App: The Cody Dog Inspirational Tools for Success Platform
Advice for Newbie You've got a thousand things you've got to get done, you've got to take one little thing and get it done one little thing, and get it done. Just chip away one little piece at a time because if you keep looking at the big picture, you're just never going to get anything done. It's something I always struggle with. I have to reconnect myself to get one little thing done, today I'm just going to get these three automated emails done. Today I'm just going to get these podcasts done. So you got to chip away at these things in little pieces. You're going to get distracted constantly about the big picture, but the big picture is much more important.
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You’re listening to Mindfulness Weekends with Bruce Langford. Today I’m talking about confidence. I think confidence is like a tide going in and out, in and out. This is how I used to feel anyway. Some days pumped up, ready to go, feeling like the world was mine, other days, a lot more on the opposite side. More like, a little discouragement creeping in, a little frustration. You get the picture.
As human beings, that voice in our head can do surprising things to our emotions. In the last few years, I realize that more and more, and now I’m ready for it. I’m in charge.
As I sat down just now, I had a confidence flash. What I mean is, I thought of the word confidence and a precise moment in time popped into my head. It was a few years ago. I was in real estate. Not much was selling because the interest rates at the time were high. I can tell you; I went through some discouraging days in that profession. But I stuck with it, for awhile anyway and I did my thing. One day a woman called the office, and it was my turn to the take the call. She was calling about a specific home. She’d noticed the ‘for sale’ sign went on the lawn, so she phoned in right away. I chatted with her and made an appointment to show the house on the following Saturday. After the call, I did my research. I set up a time to show her the home, which was modest side split in a pleasant area of town, not far from the west end subdivision of Westmount, which was a highly desired area at the time. I also found two other homes to show her, which in my opinion were quite comparable.
The day came, and I realized I had some nervous excitement happening. I wasn’t familiar with the term mindfulness back, then, I don’t even know if it was used much, but I did know I wanted to be calm and collected when I showed the properties. I remember sitting in my car when I arrived at the office and deciding to take five minutes or so to close my eyes, take some quiet breaths and think about good things. Thinking back, I likely visualized this woman, buying the house, but after this number of years, I’m not totally sure whether I was into visualizing or not. I know I listened to a lot of sales training talks on cassette tapes, and I learned a lot of strategies that I didn’t know till later, would be considered mindfulness.
Anyway, I showed the lady the houses, and the one she had originally called me about was the third one. She was a quiet woman, with brown hair, kind of softly flowing around her face. She explained to me that she had inherited some money and had decided she loved this area, and it was in her price range. She had seen a number of houses with an agent in another company, but, she told me, she really didn’t feel comfortable with that particular agent.
She walked around the home, casually looking around in the various rooms. She said, I just like to get the feel of the place. She’d go to the center of a room, give herself a little shake, close her eyes and smile a bit. It was like she was absorbing the vibes of the house. She told me, “This feels right. I want to buy it. Can you fill out the papers for me?”
We talked about an offer price and right then and there, I completed the paperwork; she signed, and off she went with a big smile on her face.
“I’m so happy she said.” And you’re just the right kind of real estate agent for me. Not too pushy. You get me,” she explained.
I had no idea a sale could be this easy. I felt an immediate rush of confidence, joy, and satisfaction. She drove away, I gathered up my papers and picked up my briefcase. I was so ecstatic; I felt light on my feet as I walked down the driveway. Seeing that no cars were coming, I started to run across the street to my car.
Right now I can taste that exact moment in my mind. Suddenly, I was jolted into reality. My briefcase went flying and landed on the pavement. I was still holding the handle; it had broken off the case, and I was standing there feeling a little sheepish, a little embarrassed. I quickly looked around to see if anyone was watching and I didn’t see anybody. I scooped up the case and held it tight under my arms as I continued to walk to my car.
I was so glad it hadn’t burst open. Somehow I immediately thought this was a lesson to me. I had been feeling maybe a little too confident, or too proud, and it was like I was being given a lesson when that case came flying through the air, me standing there holding the handle in surprise. I didn’t think of it in terms of, ‘the universe’ sending me a lesson at that time, I just remember thinking, somehow this was a lesson.
“Bruce, you need to act more like a professional, more like how a real estate agent is supposed to act. Imagine what someone would have thought if they had seen you, a real estate agent, just having sold a house, acting like a kid, gleefully running across the street? Totally unacceptable.”
Now I know this was my inner voice scolding me. I was certainly well aware of the message I was getting from that inner voice, or I wouldn’t be sitting her right now, remembering this event in such detail. I mean there are some details I don’t remember very well, but so much of its crystal clear.
Maybe I was mindful back then. Maybe my mindset was in the right place, and I simply allowed this whole event to happen, without stressing about it, without worrying what might happen if she didn’t buy the house. Hard to believe this was twenty-nine years ago.
Anyway, Mindful Tribe, I hope you can take this little event of mine, and use it to help yourself, as I say, reach new heights of calm, focus, and happiness. Stay in the mode.
Send me an email, bruce@mindfulnessmode.com and tell me an activity you did in the past which made you a more mindful person.
Bye now.
Quotes:* Confidence is like a tide going in and out. - Bruce Langford
Books: Wherever You Go There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
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Most Influential Person* My husband
Effect on Emotions* I think I've mentioned it quite a bit, but the anger is gone. I still get angry, I mean, everybody get angry, but I used to... I'm sure my blood pressure would go through the roof. It was like the coyote off of the road runner series. I would be just a burst of frustration and stuff. And now, I think of it more of a gradual increase or a frustration. It's a big difference.
Thoughts on Breathing* That's actually how I focus on my meditation. I focus on the breathing in and the breathing out. If I stray off, which happens every few seconds, I refocus on the breathing so it is important and I'd listen to that breath so I don't always use ocean sounds as I'm meditating but I do always focus on the breathing.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Primal Blueprint by Mark Sisson * App: Brain Wave
Advice for Newbie I would like those people to not worry about being perfect at it. Even if you can just do two minutes a day and just start and increase it, and that's what I did. I started very short on the meditation but it was pretty easy for me to come up to a longer time. I could go longer than eight minutes but I usually find that that is the point where I can continue to focus and I don't want to go and do something else. The other thing that I would recommend is they not only focus on meditation. It's not only that time, It's how they're treating their whole life.
J V Crum III helps established entrepreneurs create a Big Impact and Big Profits by growing businesses that make a difference in the world. He is a speaker, coach, Huffington Post Columnist, and #1 best-selling author of “Conscious Millionaire: Grow Your Business by Making a Difference.” J V hosts the top-ranked “Conscious Millionaire Show Podcast.” He is the Founder CEO of ConsciousMillionaire.com, global coaching and entrepreneur training business. J V holds an MBA, JD, Masters in Psychology, and has built and sold successful companies, and is featured in the upcoming movie, RiseUP.
Contact Info* Website: ConsciousMillionaire.com * Podcast: Conscious Millionaire
Most Influential Person* Carol Yencar
Effect on Emotions* Much more equanimous from meditation, from focusing on being conscious and mindful, I react so much less and reflect much more and I'm also much more frequently in a state of just acceptance of who I am and the moment that I'm in which makes for a much smoother ride through life.
Thoughts on Breathing It's very much part of my mindfulness practice because the meditation I do is Vipassana meditation. I've lived at a Buddhist monastery for seven weeks at a closed retreat and focused just on learning to meditate. There were days where we just did 12 hours of meditation in silence. People would go, Oh, that's horrible, you definitely encounter yourself but I loved it and the whole meditation that I do is focusing on the breath and realizing that's the real life force. The difference between a human that's alive and a human that's dead is whether they're breathing.
Suggested Resources* Book: Practicing Peace by Pema Chodron * Book: The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh * App: No App
Advice for Newbie Well, I'm going to recommend another book. Thich Nhat Hanh, I love Thich Nhat Hanh and there is a book, it's fifty seven pages long, it's red, I think I have it memorized. I've read it so many times and given it to so many people, and it's his explanation of the Heart Sutra. The Heart Sutra's about a page and a half long, but he really explains in such a beautiful way about how everything is interconnected and to me, that's the heart of mindfulness. It is realizing that who we are and everything around us is all interconnected and that we are on this journey together.
This week’s weather has been hot and sticky, just the kind of weather you’d expect in a dripping wet rain forest with the heat turned up. This hot weather has me thinking about the farm work we did in the summers. Going back to when I was twelve, at home on the farm. Any day that looked warm and sunny was usually a hay day.
My dad would say, ‘sure hope the hay won’t be too green to bale’. That meant he hoped the hay would be dry enough. Once it was cut, it needed to dry in the hot sun for a day or two. Then he’d put it into windrows.
The wind rower would pull behind the tractor and would grab the hay and spin it into a nice even, fluffy pile of hay in the form of a long row, like a never ending fluffy snake. A day or two later, when the hay ‘wasn’t too green’ 3 or 4 of us would go out with the baler and hay wagon and bale the hay. The 3 or 4 would be me, my dad, my brother Max, and maybe one of my other brothers too.
The smell of the hay is still as clear in my nostrils as it was then. Something dry and crispy about the smell, like wafts of weedy dryness with the sweet mixture of clover and alphalpha.
I would usually be pegged to drive the tractor. This was a job I did not enjoy because it forced me to stare at the row of hay and keep the front right wheel of the tractor exactly to the left of the row of hay as I drove. Even straying one way by a few inches would mean the baler would miss a little bit of hay, and there’d be a yell from the hay wagon. That would be my dad’s voice, booming over the roar of the tractor and the clanging, repetitive sound of the baler, repeatedly banging out 50 pound rectangular bales of hay.
Now that I think back, I realize I had to be totally mindful, forcing myself to keep my brain on one thing for an extended period of time. Ummmm. Maybe that’s why I’m good at meditating today.
Once I got into the swing of driving the tractor, I usually didn’t mind it so much. After all, as long as I kept the wheel of the tractor exactly where it was supposed to be, I was free. I was free to think of anything else I wanted. I could sing a song in my head. I could imagine where I’d be in ten years from now. I could think about the book I read last night, under the covers with a flashlight till 2:33 in the morning. I was free. Wow, what a feeling.
Woops, keep that wheel in the right place. Oh, there goes a field mouse, frantically racing out from under the windrow. Looking back at the wagon, I’d make sure Max and my dad were keeping up with the bales, repeatedly spitting out of the baler, onto the hay wagon.
Looking ahead at the field, I’d realize I’d better get ready for the end of the row. That was the most stressful part. I was supposed to know where to go. Right, left. Which new row to choose? I wanted to do it right. I didn’t want to get yelled at; that’s for sure. I was supposed to still gather as much hay as I could in the headlands and then turn down the row my dad wanted me to. I’d stare at him; try to read his body language. Maybe he’ll give me a clue, I thought, so I don’t feel stupid. Hmmmmm. How am I supposed to know, I’d wonder?
Eventually, the hay wagon would be piled high, like a rectangular tower of solid bricks. My dad and brothers were always proud of how high they could build the load and still keep it solidly on the wagon. The wagon only had a rack on the back, the sides and front had no racks or supports, so the way the load was built, was what kept it together. One by one, every bale was put in its place, each one was important to holding it all in place.
Focusing on that one thing was my lesson. I had to learn to ignore the hot sun, the ear-shattering clanging of the baler, the obnoxious, burning hot diesel fumes pouring out of the tractor, the sharp, angry yells from my dad. I was practicing mindfulness even then, even before I knew what the word meant.
How do you practice mindfulness in your day?
Send me an email, bruce@mindfulnessmode.com and tell me an activity you did in the past which made you a more mindful person.
Till next time mindful tribe, use what we’ve learned today to reach new heights of calm, focus, and happiness. Stay in the mode.
Quotes:* Focusing on that one thing was my lesson. - Bruce Langford
Books: The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
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Pokemon Go is a terrible game, according to some critics. Others say it has great features and can bring out the best in people. Does Pokemon Go have an aspect of mindfulness? Can it help us live in the moment and move our anxieties to the back burner? Recently, I attended a Gaming Event with my son called ConBravo which was billed as The Celebration Of Everything Geek. It was for gamers, movie, TV and Cosplay enthusiasts and others too.
Dylan Mead was one of those passionate gamers and Cosplayers. In case you didn't know, Cosplay means dressing up like a character from a game, movie or even as a character you've created. Dylan loves Pokemon Go and was even dressed as a Gym Leader from the original world of Pokemon. Today I interview Dylan about the Mindfulness of Pokemon Go. We talk about how the game works, the general concept and challenges and what people like and don't like about it. When you stop to think about it, a game like Pokemon Go can be a positive mindful experience for people everywhere. Hope you enjoy the show.
Contact Info* Company: Nintendo * Website: Download Pokemon Go from the App Store on your device.
Most Influential Person* Pokemon Go has influenced many people. Some say it's in good ways, others would say the opposite. How has Pokemon Go affected your life?
Effect on Emotions* Helps many people become more focused and grounded. If you are playing Pokemon Go with awareness of the moment and a sense of mindfulness, you will probably become more mindful of your emotions. Making good choices as to how to react to your emotions can help us feel more balanced and in control.
Thoughts on Breathing* Pokemon Gyms and Gym Leaders are an important part of Pokemon. Do you think of deep, healthy breathing when you think of a gym or when you decide to go to the gym? Considering your breathing habits can be a positive way to improve your health.
Suggested Resources* Book: 21 Ways To Practice Mindfulness With Your Child Every Day For 7 Minutes by Bruce Langford * App: Pokemon Go is available for download on IOS or Android.
Advice for Newbie BE CAREFUL when you play Pokemon Go. Be mindful of your surroundings and be mindful of other people. Be safe and respectful while you play. Pokemon Go can be lots of fun and it can even help you live in the moment and enjoy time with family and friends. As in other aspects of life, remember to live mindfully and not be judgmental about others. Put yourself into the shoes of the other person and be a great role model.
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Laura Coe is an entrepreneur, author, and certified life coach working to help you find fulfillment one day at a time through daily emotional workout routines, emotional nutrition, and other tools and insights. She co-founded Litholink Corporation, a healthcare company serving over 350,000 patients per month nationally. When it sold to a Fortune 500 company, she left corporate America to pursue lifelong passions. Now she helps break down monumental life-changing philosophy and ancient wisdom in a way that everyone can apply to their own lives.
Contact Info * Website: LauraCoe.com / EmotionalObesity.com
Most Influential Person * Pema Chodron (Author of Start Where You Are and Don’t Bite The Hook)
Effect on Emotions * It’s been the most important piece because it allows me to have the awareness and then to recognize that to be human is to have emotions and to not judge those emotions. Just to allow them to have a life force of their own. I think the mindfulness practices, the ancient ideas that have been around for thousands of years, they really have figured this out.
Thoughts on Breathing * I teach pranayama to my coaching clients sometimes. We breathe at the top of our chest. When I learned from my yoga teacher that our lungs are actually around our whole rib cage, and in your back. Breathing is one of the most incredible experiences. To take a deep breath, all the way from the base of your belly, all the way through your chest, into your back. It can get rid of so much emotional stress, it’s amazing.
Suggested Resources * Book: Emotional Obesity: A Philosophical Guide to Lighten Your Life by Laura Coe * Book: Start Where You Are by Pema Chodron * App: Headspace * App: 10%Happier
Advice for Newbie
The most important thing I can say is, let go of these ideas that you find on the internet that you have to go to India on a mountaintop or check yourself into some kind of month long program. Just start with anything. There’s a new app out there called 10%Happier. Just start with something. Take 3 minutes to meditate. Just closing your eyes can be enough for you. My real advice is to just do anything, because anything is better than nothing.
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Voice Acting and Mindfulness. I recently attended an event called ConBravo where gamers, movie and tv enthusiasts and others gathered together to learn, share and network. It was referred to as the Annual Festival of Everything Geek. There I met Mylez who is a voice actor, devoted to building his voice acting business to a new level. He was inspired by his friend, who voiced for Sonic The Hedgehog. Mylez went on to become a voice actor in his own right, having now been in the profession for seven years.
I asked him the question, ‘as a voice actor, how do you use mindfulness to stay focused?
He explained that he makes it a practice to focus on the task at hand, and nothing else at the given time. He does his homework, thinking of what he needs to do to prepare for playing the role.
He says it is vital to do the homework and be totally prepared. He says he writes out what he needs to do to be that character. He writes out how he will endeavour to get into the character he’s playing.
He referred to the Great Uta Hagen’s Nine Questions:
Who am I?
What time is it?
Where am I?
What surrounds me?
What are the given circumstances?
What are my relationships?
What do I want?
What is in my way?
What do I do to get what I want?
Utah Hagen has had a powerful influence on Twentieth Century actors. She is known for her role in Anton Chekov’s The Seagull in 1938. She also played the original Martha in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? After that she taught budding actors in New York City at the Berghof studio. She wrote two well-known books for actors, Respect for Acting and A Challenge for the Actor. She also taught such famous actors as Jack Lemmon, Matthew Broderick and Al Pacino.
Mylez continued to say that he delves into all the questions an actor would ask himself before getting into character.
Mylez is also an audio editor. He does production for demo reels for up and coming actors.
Depending on what they need, he creates a script, has them voice the character and then mixes it together with music and sound effects to make it sound like it’s an actual scene from a movie. Actors can then use this sample reel to promote themselves to agents.
Mylez ended by mentioning the great Latin quote, lamento mori explaining that it means you should celebrate life every day until it’s your last day on earth, so that you can have a great life and never have any regrets.
Quotes:* You should celebrate life every day until it’s your last day on earth, so that you can have a great life and never have any regrets.
Books: Respect for Acting by Utah Hagen
A Challenge for the Actor by Utah Hagen
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Ramona Rice is a Sports kinda girl. At least that’s how she is known and loved by thousands of her followers. It wasn’t always that way though. Sports was of minimal interest in her life until she met James. James was a big guy, and a big time sports fan, and Ramona’s passion for James stoked a deep passion in Ramona for all things sports. Ramona even started her own Sports podcast called, The Sports Gal Pal.
Then the unimaginable happened. With a young marriage and two high energy children referred to by Ramona as her Tiny Humans, James suddenly died of a stroke. This was only six months ago. Ramona’s strength, her support team, mindfulness abilities combined with her writing and online content creation skills, have given Ramona the words to share her journey of grief so you can learn from her experience.
Contact Info* Company: Podcast Websites (Ramona is the Community Manager there) www.PodcastWebsites.com * Podcast: We Should Not Be Friends (www.weshouldnot.com) Note: Rated R Not Suitable For Children * Podcast: SportsGalPal (www.SportsGalPal.com) * Twitter: @SportsGalPal
Most Influential Person* My children. The way they handle their grief and their joy; their focus on today, they don't worry about today or yesterday.
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness helps me see what are truly emotions versus what is really happening. It gives you a clear-cut filter of what you're feeling and what is happening.
Thoughts on Breathing* My therapist and I work on this. When I go in, he forces me to do breathing exercises so I calm down. It does help just to take a quick before you react. Just take 10 seconds. Do some deep Lamaze breathing, deep yoga breathing, where you breathe into the belly. It's amazing how much stress that relieves.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Shack by William P. Young * Book: Why Bad Things Happen To Good People by Harold Kushner * App: Brainwave 32 (It plays pulsating waves which keep me focused)
Advice for Newbie Start small, baby steps. Just pick one activity each day to be mindful for and a small amount of time. Whether you chose to follow a guided meditation or you chose to actively pray where you're actually focused on the prayer. Or you do devotional time, journalling. Even if it's something as simple as, I'm going to mindfully wash the dishes and not let my mind race off, but be clear in the present washing the dishes.
Greg Faxon is a coach who works with high-achieving entrepreneurs and converts them into champions. He believes these individuals are the multipliers of society. Greg has a background as an athlete, first a wrestler and then Obstacle Course Racing where mud and trail runs present mental and physical challenges. Greg is intent on changing how the world tackles poverty, so he’s making his own difference through a non-profit organization called Acumen. Greg’s goal is bold; he says: “By the end of my life, I want to have helped more people unleash their full potential than any other person in the world.
Contact Info* Website: www. GregFaxon.com
Most Influential Person* Tara Brach
Effect on Emotions* I think it's helped me with that roller coaster that we mentioned. It's helped me create less high highs and less low lows, and have them be not so dependent on outside circumstances. Have me be the agent of how those emotions play out. For example, in the past, I would get really excited if I got a new great client and really bummed out if someone said no, but now there's no attachment, emotionally, to that process. I'm good ether way emotionally. There's maybe things strategically that I can change or improve, but I think that's been one of the biggest ways, helping me have not such big fluctuations in them.
Thoughts on Breathing* I really do mindful meditation, so it's all focused on the breathing. I don't do mantra based stuff so I think it's all through breath. To me, breathing is huge, breathing is the center of everything.
Suggested Resources* Book: Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach * Book: Don't Let the Fear Win by Greg Faxon * App: Insight Timer
Advice for Newbie I would say, to do the 60 second thing for a week. Set a really low bar for yourself. 60 seconds, focus on your breathing, count your breath. It's like with habit formation, people talk about it, if you want to form a new flossing habit, just floss your front teeth for a week. That's so easy, you have to do it. Then eventually you feel, that's kind of silly, I need to floss more than that and so you've do it on your own when you have those quick wins. I would say commit to a week of 60 second breathing.
Children and Mindfulness is our topic today. Clem Harrod and his son CJ have joined me because Clem is a mindful person and is mindful about making sure his relationship with his son is the best it can be. Clem was a previous guest on Mindfulness Mode on Episode 107 Connect With Family Through Mindfulness, Says Orlando Magic Cameraman, Clem Harrod.
Clem teaches others how to stay connected with their children and other family members while traveling. Clem travels frequently for his work and has made it a priority to stay connected with CJ and with his wife.
CJ explains how he and his father communicate when his dad is on the road and he also talks about the conversations they have.
Quotes:* The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice. - unknown
Books: Book Sitting Still Like A Frog: Mindfulness Exercises For Kids (and Their Parents) by Eline Snel
The Art of Mindfulness for Children: Mindfulness Exercises That Will Raise Happier, Confident, Compassionate, and Calmer Children by Alisa Reddy
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Dr. Michele Summers Colon is a holistic podiatrist, practicing in southern California. She's been quoted in many well-known publications including USA Today, Bloomberg Business Week and US News. Dr. Michele has the ability to help women create balanced, healthy lives by looking at their overall health picture and applying her knowledge of both Eastern and Western medicine. She's maintained a private medical practice for over two decades where she uses her knowledge of yoga, reiki, reflexology and accupressure. Dr. Michele believes that food is medicine and that yoga, ayurveda and meditation are the keys to perfect health.
Contact Info* Website: drmichele.com
Most Influential Person* Deepak Chopra
Effect on Emotions* I'm a lot calmer now.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is the first thing you learn, especially, when you're trying to meditate. It's actually its own form of meditation.
Suggested Resources* Book: Getting in the Gap by Dr. Wayne Dyer * App: Omvana
Advice for Newbie I think it's a great tool and something everyone should do. If they have trouble with it, start with the guided meditations or with breathing. just inhaling slowly and exhaling slowly three times can calm you down.
Mohamed Omar is a podcaster and teacher of the concept of intention. He shares the philosophy that we are here on earth to spread harmony in creative ways. We are everybody and everything and every being and we are designed to be driven with passion to serve specific purposes that are in harmony with all life. Through his Simple 7 Steps of Intention, Mohamed will help you live consciously knowing who you are and what your life purpose is.
Contact Info* Website: www.IntentionalBeings.com
Most Influential Person* Yogi Ramacharaka
Effect on Emotions* Calms it down and makes it more on the positive side and expands it. Anything that is beyond compulsive thinking will get you eventually into the creative thinking and insights and more expansion. More finding out of who I am.
Thoughts on Breathing* There is a yoga technique which has been taught for thousands of years. Everybody reported the same, that when you do breathing exercises you basically become in a state that is superior than your mind. In other words you're able to calm the mind and control the mind in that state. It is called in yoga, pranayama. When I do breathing exercises before meditation, it becomes really good, even better than usual.
Suggested Resources* Book: Yogi Philosophy by Yogi Ramacharaka * Book: A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle * App: TwelveStepJournaling.com
Advice for Newbie Mindfulness, [being in a] meditative state ... this does work in your decision making process, in your daily process. You are a lot more than you think you are when you calm your mind and live in a state of mindfulness.
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Taste and Mindfulness is our topic today. Hot weather and ice-cream go hand in hand. Thinking about ice-cream takes me back to my childhood, growing up on the farm when we got an ice-cream freezer. This ice-cream making machine was great because we already had fresh milk, fresh cream and fresh eggs. My mom would make up the recipe and my dad would get ice to put in the machine with some salt, which would lower the temperature of the ice.
My four brothers and I would be watching and waiting impatiently, crowded around the kitchen table watching this machine magically make homemade ice-cream. We could barely wait until it was time to stop the machine and look inside. Would it be ready? Or would we have to put the lid back on and let it churn a little longer? By the time the ice-cream was ready it felt like Christmas morning. We were all ready with bowls and spoons each one of us wanted to be the first to 'dig in'.
Suddenly - BRAIN FREEZE!!! You had to be really careful or you would experience the powerful, painful sensation of brain freeze. The delicious flavour combined with the exciting ice-cream making experience, then coupled with brain freeze seemed to etch this experience into my mind forever.
This was a mindful experience. Once that ice-cream hit my taste buds, I didn't think about anything else. Except for the brain freeze of course. Flavours can be a great way to experience mindfulness because we can slow down, think about the flavour experienced when the food first touches the tongue. Think about the sweetness, the creaminess and the richness. By focusing on all these sensations, you are being mindful. You are thinking of nothing else at that particular time.
Taste is a powerful sensation and is linked to smell. Many times we enjoy the smell of the food before we experience the taste. Take your time. Savour the smells, savour the flavour. Savour the moment you first experience the flavour.
This form of mindfulness will open you up to a deeper understanding of what mindfulness really is. You will then translate the mindfulness you experience with taste, over to the mindfulness you experience with the other senses.
That is the reason I separated mindfulness experiences for children into the categories of see, hear, smell, taste and touch in the book mentioned below. The book includes specific mindfulness activities you can do with your children. After doing the included exercises, you'll think of your own to do.
Making the decision to be truly mindful and focusing on taste when you eat is the first step to mindful eating. If you're anything like me, you'll begin to eat less and enjoy food more.
Quotes:* Mindfulness of the body is the awareness of the taste and smell of this moment. - Steve Hagen * Taste, smell and enjoy the present moment. - Bruce Langford
Books: Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life by Thich Nhat Hanh and Lilian Cheung
Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think by Brian Wansink
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Susan Squire is a Joyologist. She constantly brings joy into her own life and the lives of others regardless of their circumstances. She shares simple tools which makes choosing joy more meaningful, feasible and fun. Susan is also a certified nutritional therapist and yoga teacher. She is on a journey
----more----of whole foods and plant based eating, and has overcome autoimmune and mental and emotional challenges by changing her relationship with food. Now that she has moved into a healthy place with her own body, Susan is delighted to spend her time helping others in her role as a Joyologist.
Contact Info* Website: www.susangsquire.com * Facebook: Simply Joyful Living
Most Influential Person* Marianne Williamson
Effect on Emotions* Being able to be mindful of who I am and where I am and why I am and how I am. Just being able to connect to that and be present in that moment has allowed my emotions to not be all crazy, wild and all over the place but just to be centered in that joyful experience of every single moment.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is so powerful. We talk about core and a lot of times people think,"Oh I've gotta build that 6 pack abs," but to me, core breathing is what gets the flow from head to toe and it's right centered there in our heart, in our true core. Breathing is actually the letter B in my book and as we breathe through things we can live through things and so breathing is essential, it's core.
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Suggested Resources* Book: A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson * Book: The Ideal Made Real by Christian D. Larson
Advice for Newbie I would say, first and foremost, believe you are valuable. Believe that you are joy, that you are there for a purpose and you can find that purpose. All you have to do is take a moment to connect and believe in who you are. Stop frantically frenziedly searching out there, because joy isn't lost, it's in you. You can find that through a mindful connection of believing how awesome and powerful you are and what a great purpose you have for being here on this earth.
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Jennifer Gilchrist is a Speaker, Soul Success Mentor and for 17 years has been an entrepreneur; 6 years of that time working as a Spiritual Mentor. Jen has gone from being a Struggling Single Mom to a 6-figure Business Owner — making money doing what she loves and empowering others to do the same. Jen is the creator of the Blissful Bride Program and Enlightened Entrepreneur Program. She supports coaches, authors, messengers and speakers, so they can make a bigger impact in the the world. Jen is deeply inspired and passionate about empowering others to be leaders in their life and business.
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Most Influential Person* Carmen Figueras, Spiritual Mentor
Effect on Emotions* I feel so much more energy, [am] so much more happy, I've released so much worry and stress that my whole life has just shifted one hundred and eighty degrees.
Thoughts on Breathing* It's the quickest way to bring yourself back into the present moment and out of a worry cycle or a negative pattern of thinking.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * Book: The Power of Intention by Wayne Dyer * App: Stop, Breathe, Think
Advice for Newbie Just keep at it, it's like a muscle that you build. I hear people say, "I could never do that, my mind's going a mile a minute." Trust me, mine was. But you can, so just even one or two minutes a day. Outdoors is a really easy way because nature is always very present. So if you just put your feet on the grass, set a timer for even a few minutes and allow yourself to breathe, you will be amazed how easy it begins to become for you and how much it will change your life.
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Your Safe Place and Mindfulness are one in the same according to many people I’ve talked to. When I think of my safe place, I think back to when I was five years old and I was with my dad. He was repairing a fence and I was nearby, playing under my favourite tree. Suddenly I hollered. Something was not right.
Hundreds of ants had crawled under my pant legs, up my legs and toward my crotch and abdomen. It was a strange feeling. Quicker than I could imagine, my dad scooped me up, pulled off my pants and swept all the ants off me with his huge farmer hands.
I was safe. I was instantly protected by my dad from the hundreds of ants. I had no idea I had stepped on an ant hill, causing the ant to invade this foreign territory.
That moment of safety reminds me of the practice of mindfulness. You can always go to your safe place as long as you understand mindfulness and how to use the tools which work for you.
Enjoy your safe place and your moments of mindfulness.
Guest: * Today I don’t have a guest. I will have a guest on future weekend episodes. Stay tuned.
Quotes: * The best gift you can give is to be someone’s safe place. – unknown * We all need a place that is safe and wholesome enough for us to return for refuge. In Buddhism, that refuge is mindfulness. Thich Nhat Hanh
Books: * The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology by Jack Kornfield
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H Guthrie Chamberlain III helps you build your living legacy. He and his wife, Paula are specialists in entrepreneurship with exceptional wisdom and insight that enable their clients to successfully create and build their legacies. Their company Venture Consulting Group, Inc. helps businesses maximize profitability and cash flow with efficiency. Guthrie is also a strong, devoted Christian who teaches and shares through his podcast, Wisdom-Trek.
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Most Influential Person* My dad
Effect on Emotions* It allows me to step back and relax when, otherwise, I might be uptight. It also allows me to be able to look at life from a larger perspective. It helps me see what's most important in life and see through what struggles I might be going through on a particular moment on a particular day.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is a great thing to do when you are uptight or tense about something. Just step back, breath deeply, meditate a little bit, close your eyes and pause, just to give yourself a chance to reflect and refocus on what's really important.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Psalms found in The Bible * App: YouVersion Bible
Advice for Newbie Just realize that life is a marathon, that we don't have accomplish everything we need to get done today, to look at life from a larger perspective and to step back at times to reflect, relax, keep the bigger picture in mind, so that each day, we can move forward, but not at a hectic pace where all we're doing is rushing from one thing to another without taking time to be mindful and relax and enjoy life.
Katherine Di Lullo is a student of Yoga and Mindfulness. She completed her Yoga teacher training a year ago and it is her goal to combine the practices of yoga and mindfulness in her role as a social worker, creating a holistic approach to healing with her clients.
Contact Info* Email: dilullokatherine@gmail.com * Facebook: Katherine Anne
Most Influential Person* Louise Hay
Effect on Emotions* I think it really allows me to just stop before reacting. It allows me to just take a moment to pause and maybe ask myself, "Why is that bothering me right now?" It's really allowed me to stay calm in situations, especially with failures in life. It helps me to not react, but instead, look at those failures as creating new possibilities for myself.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is huge. When I connect with my breath, it just brings me to the present moment. It just reminds me how simple and beautiful breathing is. It doesn't need to be a complicated process. Breathing is life. It's just so simple to connect back to.
Suggested Resources* Book: No book * App: Oprah & Deepak’s 21-Day Meditation Experience
Advice for Newbie Just as yoga is a practice, mindfulness is a practice as well. Just be generous with yourself and don't be hard on yourself if you did get distracted or your mind did wander. Just starting, maybe you just take three deep breaths every morning and that could lead to a bit of a longer meditation. Just allow yourself to explore the practice.
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Back to Routine. Back to the habits we’ve created for ourselves. Last week we talked about Celebrations and Mindfulness because it was Canada Day and Independence Day, and perhaps a holiday for you if you’re in another country. We need to be able to bounce back to routine after a weekend or a week away. I’ve been at Podcast Movement this week, and I’m recording this episode ahead of time.
Notice how your body feels during times when you are in your routine. Does it feel comfortable? Does it help you relax to be in your routine? See if you can become totally tuned in to your body and mind so you can remember the feeling you enjoy during these times.
Also notice how you feel when you’re not in routine, like maybe times of celebration, thinking back to what we talked about on last weekend’s show. It can be a great feeling to just let go and do whatever you feel like doing at any moment. There are times for this. What does your body feel like when you’re experiencing this. When you’re devoid of routine.
Remember that you’ll appreciate the benefits of routine much more after periods of having no routine.
Jon Kabat-Zinn talks about this in his book, Wherever You Go, There You Are. In the chapter called ‘Not Practicing Is Practicing’, he says, “How does the lack of regular practice affect your anxiety about time and about achieving certain results? How does it affect your relationships? Where do some of your most mindless patterns come from? What triggers them? Are you ready to hold them in awareness as they grip you by the throat, whether your formal practice is strong this week or not? Can you see that not practicing is an arduous practice?”
Jon Kabat-Zinn asks questions that get me thinking, and the above questions are perfect examples.
I think we agree, we all need routine in our lives, we all need good, positive habits that keep us on track. But routine can have a negative connotation as well. Routine can suck the life blood out of you just because of the sameness. That’s why I believe in Mindfulness. Because we need to be aware of our routine, whether it’s helping us or not. Is it taking away life’s pleasures, or helping us by keeping our bodies and minds somewhat consistent?
See the quotes below by Paulo Qualo, Buddy Rich and Bruce Springstein. They are some quotes about the downside of routine. Not surprisingly, these quotes are by some pretty creative people.
Use routine and habit to your advantage. Be mindful of the advantages and disadvantages. Read Hal Elrod’s book, The Miracle Morning. He is incredibly pumped up about the value of having a morning routine … and I agree with him. It’s helped me immensely.
Thanks again for listening. Enjoy your weekend, enjoy your routine, and have some adventure too.
Bye now.
Guest:* Today I don't have a guest. I mention authors Jon Kabat-Zinn and Hal Elrod. I would love to have both of these authors on my show some day.
Quotes:* You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine. John C. Maxwell * If we do not respect our earth, the world of emotions and mental development will suffer. We all need rhythm in our food consumption, sleep patterns, cleanliness and exercise regime. This routine does not come naturally and it is learned and exercised from very young age. - Nuit of Conscious Parenting * Adventure is dangerous, try routine. It is lethal. Paulo Coelho * So, to come in with a set routine it’s something I’ve never believed in. It should depend on how you feel, because you play what you feel. Buddy Rich * For an adult, the world is constantly trying to clamp down on itself. Routine, responsibility, decay of institutions, corruption: this is all the world closing in. Bruce Springsteen
Books:* Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn * Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
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Katherine Di Lullo is a student of Yoga and Mindfulness. She completed her Yoga teacher training a year ago and it is her goal to combine the practices of yoga and mindfulness in her role as a social worker, creating a holistic approach to healing with her clients.
Contact Info* Email: dilullokatherine@gmail.com * Facebook: Katherine Anne
Most Influential Person* Louise Hay
Effect on Emotions* I think it really allows me to just stop before reacting. It allows me to just take a moment to pause and maybe ask myself, "Why is that bothering me right now?" It's really allowed me to stay calm in situations, especially with failures in life. It helps me to not react, but instead, look at those failures as creating new possibilities for myself.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is huge. When I connect with my breath, it just brings me to the present moment. It just reminds me how simple and beautiful breathing is. It doesn't need to be a complicated process. Breathing is life. It's just so simple to connect back to.
Suggested Resources* Book: No book * App: Oprah & Deepak’s 21-Day Meditation Experience
Advice for Newbie Just as yoga is a practice, mindfulness is a practice as well. Just be generous with yourself and don't be hard on yourself if you did get distracted or your mind did wander. Just starting, maybe you just take three deep breaths every morning and that could lead to a bit of a longer meditation. Just allow yourself to explore the practice.
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Dan LeFave is an author, speaker and coach. The father of 3 boys, Dan truly believes we are all responsible for raising our children with confidence and empowerment. Dan has managed multi-million dollar projects for the largest corporations in the telecom and commercial real estate industries, as well as growing a small business from hundreds of thousands in revenue to over a million in under 3 years. Inspired by these successes, he could see that the pattern underlying the success of entrepreneurs stemmed from their mindset and deep rooted mindfulness based concepts.
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Most Influential Person * Napoleon Hill
Effect on Emotions * Mindfulness has given me a lot of power and control.
Thoughts on Breathing * I’m actually getting more into that, but I think breathing is essential. Deep breathing is especially important, because then, you can get yourself into a calm state.
Suggested Resources * Book: The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy * App: SuperBetter
Advice for Newbie
You should just start becoming more aware of your thoughts, your environment, and the things that you think about most.
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Celebrations make life fun. How can we practice mindfulness even during times of celebrating? It's easy to get caught up in the excitement and especially in the preparations leading up to the event.
Today is Canada Day, July 1, 2016. This is Canada's 149th birthday. I enjoy celebrating Canada Day with my family, and mindfulness makes it even better.
Recently, I interviewed Steven Shalowitz from Mindfulness Mode. He is a world traveler and a sincerely mindful person. He has a podcast called The One Way Ticket Show. Each guest is invited to choose a place they'd like to visit and never come back. It can be a real or imaginary place, a place back in history or forward in time. The One Way Ticket Show encourages you to be creative with your destination.
I decided I'd like to go back to Expo 67 in Montreal. That was the celebration of Canada's 100th birthday. I remember it as a most exciting time. The whole country was celebrating. For my one way ticket, I told Steven I'd like to be playing the piano (a grand piano of course) on the deck of a yacht docked in the harbor near Expo 67. I'd be playing the piano for an excited audience of people celebrating Canada's birthday.
Guest:* Steven Shalowitz * Not an actual guest today, but a virtual guest. He was my guest on Mindfulness Mode Episode 112 World Traveler Steven Shalowitz Uses Mindfulness To Embrace Cultural Differences
Quotes:* “Life should be marked by growth and completed with a celebration, not survived through struggle and departed with a mourning.”
― Joseph Rain * “Today was good.
Today was fun.
Tomorrow is another one.” ― Dr. Seuss
Five Ways To Stay Mindful: Celebrations can be one of the trickiest times to maintain mindfulness.
I've put together Five Ways To Stay Mindful At Times of Celebrations:
1. Habits - Be aware of your good habits and maintain them the best you can while leading up to the celebration, during the celebration and during your post celebration time. Even if you need to reduce the amount of time or change the place of your habitual practice, maintaining some aspect of that practice can help you remain grounded.
2 Journaling - Keep a journal and jot down your thoughts. Take 5 minutes and record what you're thinking, what you're enjoying right now, how you're feeling. Think of it as a diary if you like. It can help you enjoy your experience and stay in the moment. Remember, life is a journey and it's great to enjoy every step of the way.
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Photography - Taking pictures can help you enjoy the present moment even more. It can make you think, what am I enjoying visually right now? Don't become obsessed where you feel like you need to be constantly taking pictures, because this can have the opposite effect where you're actually not enjoying the moment because you are looking for that perfect shot.
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Sharing - If you're with a partner or family member, enjoy the time you're spending together. If you're not with someone you know, you may want to share eye contact with a person in the crowd you feel a momentary connection with. Holding hands, touching a friend on the arm, or other types of contact you're comfortable with can be a mindful way of enjoying the moment.
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Quiet Time - Take a few minutes out to slow down your thoughts. This may be meditation to you or it may not. Maybe it's prayer. Maybe it is simply taking some time to relax your thought process. Researchers have proven that quieting the mind is a valuable exercise. This is a valuable part of mindfulness.
Books:* Montreal's Expo 67 by Bill Cotter
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Nicole Holland helps her clients use strategies to become productive and inspired. Through her podcast, The Business Building Rockstars Show, Nicole helps entrepreneurs build profitable and exciting online businesses. Nicole believes that there’s no “right” way to do anything unless it feels good to you, and she believes that being mindful is a great place to start. When not working with clients or creating killer content, Nicole can be found wandering through the vineyards of Niagara, Ontario, exploring old buildings, or snuggling with her rescue cats.
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Most Influential Person* Wayne Dyer
Effect on Emotions* It's helped me stay feeling good and grounded.
Thoughts on Breathing* I love to breathe. I love to smell. I love to allow my lungs and my belly to fill up. The feeling is such a release when I let that go.
Suggested Resources* Book: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill * App: Mindfulness Bell
Advice for Newbie There's no right way. Try it out. Play with it. The more you practice, the better you're going to get, and the more in sync you're going to get.
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Steven Shalowitz is an expert in the field of advertising, having working in the industry for years. During his breaks and days off, Steven hosted and produced radio shows. He hosted a show featuring Latin music, another focusing on travel interviews and yet another centering on Jazz. Living in various interesting locations including Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Steven is also fluent in Mandarin. Now Steven is the Host of "The One Way Ticket Show" podcast where he explores with his guests where they'd go if given a one way ticket - no coming back! Destinations may be in the past, present, future, real, imaginary, or a state of mind.
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Most Influential Person* No one person - everyone has taught me so much.
Effect on Emotions* It certainly makes me more respectful and more sensitive to others.
Thoughts on Breathing* I think when things get tough I always say just take a deep breath, take a glass of water and then just have your quiet time and just think about it.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Sleep Revolution by Arianna Huffington * App: No app recommended.
Advice for Newbie I would say get a good night's rest. Make sure that you're well rested and make sure you have proper nutrition, you're well hydrated. Put other people first. Put yourself in other people's shoes.
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Water and mindfulness; such a great combination. I never realized how much water could help me relax, especially just by going for a walk by the river or going to the lake. Water has an effect that is not easy to describe. Lao Tzu talks a lot about water in the Tao Ta Ching. In case you’re not familiar with it, the Tao Ta Ching is an ancient Chinese text dating back to the 4th century BC. Dr. Wayne Dyer studied it in detail and wrote an essay on each verse of the Tao Ta Ching. He then published it as a book called, Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life. Water helps me relax in a deep, thorough way. The Relax and Breathe Summit reminds me of the soothing, relaxing effect that water has on me. With less stress, I can relax and breathe more deeply.
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Quotes: * Do you have the patience to wait till your mud settles and the water is clear? Can you remain unmoving till the right action arises by itself? Lao Tzu – The Tao Te Ching * Running water never grows stale. So you just have to keep on flowing. – Bruce Lee * Just as you wash your hands before eating, clear your mind before engaging with the world. Mooji * Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good. – The Buddha * Empty your mind. Be formless, shapeless, like water. You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. Put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can flow or creep or drip or crash. Be water my friend. Bruce Lee.
Books: * Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life by Wayne Dyer
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Angus Nelson is a speaker, coach and facilitator and works with executives of the world’s largest companies. He’s spoken at corporate headquarters for Walmart, Whole Foods, Coke, Adobe and Swisscom. He’s also the annual MC of the ATech Conference in Aruba. His podcast, “Up In Your Business”, was recognized as a Top 20 Business Podcast of 2015 in Inc.com. His book, “Love's Compass: How Do You Recover After a Lost Relationship”, earned him “Most Promising New Writer 2010”.
Angus Nelson has been featured on Aol.com, Huffington Post, VentureBeat, SocialFresh.com, and the big three major television networks. Angus has also been recognized as a Top 5% speaker by Monster.com and “Volunteer of the Year, Wausau, Wisconsin”. Angus lives in Nashville, Tennessee, is married and has three children.
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Most Influential Person* Brene Brown
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Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has leveled my emotions; not so many highs, not so many lows.
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Thoughts on Breathing* Just keep breathing, don't let the stress pull you down.
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Suggested Resources* Book: Daring Greatly by Brene Brown * Book: Wild At Heart by John Eldredge * App: Headspace * Free Ebook from Angus: Networking With Effectiveness and Credibility Download it Here
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Advice for Newbie Mindfulness has so many different perspectives depending on who you talk to and how they apply it. For me, I just get quiet and just live in the now. Most of us live our lives in the light of the past or the future. We live in the past in either shame or victim mentality, or something devastating happened and that holds us back. We become victim to that in our own mindset, that becomes one prison. Or the 'good old days', we wish we could go back to the good times. That holds us back from what's in front of us.
In front of us we often look at certain goals or what we want to accomplish and we say, 'I'll be happy when ...'. It could be a home, a job, an income. Anytime you have these goals, they can just become a bottomless well. Instead of looking at the past or the future for happiness, happiness is actually in the present. In the present you can find yourself going to a place of being grateful for the people in your life.
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Michael Weinberger is a software engineer and who felt like his life was off the rails. Dealing with Bipolar Disorder, which caused eating challenges, depression and other difficulties, Michael decided to take measures into his own hands. He created a piece of software to help him cope by using mindfulness on a regular basis. The software kept him on-track and also helped him with his medications. Now Michael has made this solution available to others who deal with similar challenges. He also shares what he has learned about coping with mental illness by becoming a sought-after speaker and writer.
Contact Info* Website: aplanforliving.com * email: mweinberger@aplanforliving.com
Most Influential Person* Dr. Denise Brooks (My therapist)
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has allowed me to get my emotions in check, and emotions that were otherwise way out control. It gave me the opportunity to pause and take stock of where I was and what I needed to do.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is probably the foundation of my mindfulness practice. Simply the act of taking a deep breath when I think something or I am racing gives me enough pause to stop and really determine what the right action is. I've always learned in order to change directions you have to stop first and you know my brain doesn't know how to stop without physical queues. Taking a deep in-breath and blowing it out is a significant part of that stopping. Similar to my concept of spirituality is I breathe in the universe and I breathe out Michael. Just that simple visualization of Michael being that out of control, out of touch set of emotions in my body, I simply breathe in the peace that is out there and I breathe out myself.
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Suggested Resources* Book: The Unteathered Soul by Michael Singer * App: Breathe / Calm / Headspace
Advice for Newbie* I have learned that mindfulness doesn't require fancy outfits and renovated rooms in your house and expensive teachers. I believe that the practice of mindfulness is as fast as sitting at a red light and taking a deep breath, and it can be practiced anywhere at anytime. You receive immediate benefits from it and there is no wrong way of doing it.
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Relax and Breathe. Sounds easy doesn't it? Pompe Strater-Vidal is a Zen Monk and she is the 'go-to' on the topics of both relaxation and breathing. The fact is that many of us don't truly understand how to relax. And many of us don't realize that learning how to breathe can help us relax more deeply and more fully. Pompe and I chat about breathing and Pompe takes us through an actual breathing exercise which is sure to help you relax thoroughly. You'll wonder why you never put more emphasis on breathing in the past.
Guess what? It's never too late. You can still learn to relax and breathe at any age. The exciting news is that Pompe is hosting the Relax and Breathe Summit. It will launch in July 2016 and will feature over twenty experts who all understand the importance of excellent breathing practices.
Learn to breathe in a way that puts you in control of your state of relaxation. Imagine being able to immediately reduce your stress level anytime you want. How would that feel? I feel a sense of relaxation just thinking about the concept.
Experience the breathing exercise shared by Pompe on this episode and then plan to enjoy the Relax and Breathe Summit in July. Sign up here: www.relaxandbreathe.com
Quotes:* I learned to sit on the rocks when it got to be too much, just look at the seaweed and stare into the ocean; the ocean was my teacher. * I think of relaxation as something that is natural and is integrated through your day. Pompe Strater Vidal * Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. (Chinese proverb) * You don’t always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go and see what happens.” Mandy Hale * The best cure for the body is a quiet mind. Anon * Everything's gonna be alright. Bob Marley * The quieter you become, the more you can hear. Ram Dass
Books:* The Power of Breath: For Love, Joy and Health by Devapath
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Clem Harrod is a video projectionist and sports camera operator. He’s worked with the Orlando Magic Basketball team, shooting games for fifteen seasons. He also works with many well-known companies as a wide screen projectionist for events and shows. Clem’s career involves a considerable amount of travel and he uses his mindfulness practices to remain grounded and connected to home and family in spite of not being there in the flesh. Clem graduated from Florida State University and where he grew his knowledge of production, filming and editing techniques. Clem has used his expertise in shooting sporting events to propel him to a career in convention services as a projectionist and playback operator.
Contact Info* Instagram: #clemco / tuvac15
Most Influential Person* Nick Snapp (Coach & Podcaster) of www.MakeItSnappy.com
Effect on Emotions* To help me be calm, to relax and to be a better father.
Thoughts on Breathing* Learning how to pause, take a breath, gather my thoughts. Because a lot of times they're scatter all over the place.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Five Love Languages: The Secret To Love That Lasts by Gary D. Chapman * App: Calm
Advice for Newbie It takes time. It's not going to just happen for you. You have to understand that everything that you experience in life has shaped who you are. And it's shaped who you are for a reason. And you need to try to understand that reason.
Julie Zuzek is a highly sought-after business coach and works with top entrepreneurs around the world. Recognizing her own entrepreneurial journey was an intense form of personal development, Julie helps entrepreneurs conquer their fear and limiting beliefs to remove the barriers in the way of success. Julie is also well known for her edgy podcast, Conscious Business with the Corporate Yogi. Julie’s core values are freedom, risk, love, growth and adventure.
Contact Info* Website: thecorporateyogi.com * Podcast: Conscious Business
Most Influential Person* Deepak Chopra
Effect on Emotions* I am more able to observe my emotion, I'm more calm and I don't react in an intense, volcanic way like I used to when I was younger. I can really observe scenarios and say okay you know what this is really upsetting me because xyz is that what you meant and then the other person says no that's not what I meant. I can talk through things without having an intense, emotional reaction and I think that is from being so mindful and all the meditation work that I have done.
Suggested Resources* Book: Thrive By Arianna Huffington * App: Calm
Advice for Newbie* Be patient please. I find so often that people have so many questions i.e. Am I doing it right? Just observe your emotions and trust that you will get it right. Keep at it, don't stop every day or so to observe whether it's working, just keep going.
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Consistency paired with mindfulness will help you achieve your most important goals. Stick with it. I'm sure you've heard that plenty of times. Consistency can be one of the trickiest concepts, because as humans, we tend to see things differently depending on our mood and the world around us. When you decide on a goal, it is important to also decide at the same time to be consistent.
Create a habit to help you achieve your goal and keep that habit going. Be consistent and you will notice you'll start to do the action like its on auto pilot. This is what I found when I was learning to play the piano, then later the accordion and saxophone. Sometimes my mind would tell me the song was too hard, I'd never get the rhythms, and I might as well give up. In spite of those voices, I'd usually end up practicing anyway, and by being consistent, putting in the time and sticking with it, I'd eventually learn to play the piece of music I was working on.
Quotes:* “Whatever you hold in your mind on a consistent basis is exactly what you will experience in your life.” Anthony Robbins * It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives. It’s what we do consistently. Tony Robbins * If you are persistent you will get it. If you are consisted your will keep it. Anon * Consistency is not perfection. It is simply refusing to give up. Tina Reale * Consistent action creates consistent results. Christine Kane * We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. - Aristotle
Books:* Inner Strength: Harnessing the Power of Your Six Primal Needs by Anthony Robbins
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Kelly Roach is an expert at helping you achieve your dreams. Before the age of 30, she handled hundreds of millions in assets for a fortune 500 company, managing teams across 17 locations and breaking sales records on a regular basis. Now she uses the power of mindset, mindfulness and gratitude to help others achieve success through her International coaching and consulting firm.
Kelly is also host and founder of Unstoppable Success Radio.
Contact Info* Website: kellyroachcoaching.com * Podcast: Unstoppable Success Radio
Most Influential Person* Tony Robins
Effect on Emotions* It definitely makes me much more even keeled. Since I started meditating I would say that I am much better able to handle the ups and down's of life much more quickly and have a better response to them.
Thoughts on Breathing* I am one of those people who probably holds my breath and gets way too intense in the moment at times. I think for me the number one thing is when I catch myself holding my breath and being so over the top intense, just taking a deep breath and just slowing down and decompressing. Also walking away from things for a minute so that I can gain some perspective, then revisiting them is the way I have to handle that.
Suggested Resources* The Oprah Show: Super Soul Sunday Episodes By Oprah Winfrey
Advice for Newbie* I would say get started on doing what comes naturally to you. If you like to walk outside, go for a walk and instead of listening to the radio or listening to music just say for ten minutes I am going to get still and present and just count my blessings. Find something that is a match for your personality for what's most comfortable for you. Definitely give yourself an opportunity to take a couple minutes for reflection everyday in a way that feels right for you that incorporates in your life. It will absolutely have an affect on not only your success but also your happiness.
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Ian Ryan is a personal trainer and has worked with hundreds of clients in the Washington DC area over the past 8 years. He gets excited working with clients who are committed to changing their body and mindset. Ian hosts his own podcast called Fearless and Healthy and has a blog called Golden Habits.com
Contact Info* Company: Fearless and Healthy * Website: fearlessandhealthy.com * Blog: Golden Habits.com * Podcast: Fearless and Healthy Podcast
Most Influential Person* Darren Hardy
Effect on Emotions* It has definitely helped so much in my life. It has made me happier, it really has and being mindful has made me more grateful for the world around me. It has made me realize that we live in an amazing place, so I can't say enough about how much it has impacted me.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing really helps me get centered and it relieves stress from my life, so when I feel like I have a million things that are discombobulated in my head, just taking a step back, working on my breathing, being present. This really relieves so much stress from my life and as a fitness guy I'm going to say that it will help decrease your cortical levels. You wanna keep your cortical down so having some type of stress relief practice in your life can really help with that and breathing is just one of those things.
Suggested Resources* Book: Mindset Matters Most By Brian Grasow * App: Evernote
Advice for Newbie* Don't think that you have to do a million things to get benefits from it. Start with one simple practice, take timeouts during your day. If your stressed out at work just take a couple minutes every single day to get up and move around, take some deep breaths and you can build on things. If your starting with meditation, you might start with a simple hundred count breathing exercise and then expand on that as you become more comfortable with it but simply it at first. Build small incremental habits one step at a time and over the long haul you will see a ton of results.
Change your thoughts and let mindfulness help you do it. Dr. Wayne Dyer encourages you to do the same. He even wrote and entire book dedicated to this concept. It is based on the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu.
Quotes:* If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. * How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. * When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself. * “You must become the producer, director and actor in the unfolding story of your life.” — Wayne Dyer * “Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life.” — Wayne Dyer * “There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there’s only scarcity of resolve to make it happen.” — Wayne Dyer * “Passion is a feeling that tells you: this is the right thing to do. Nothing can stand in my way. It doesn’t matter what anyone else says. This feeling is so good that it cannot be ignored. I’m going to follow my bliss and act upon this glorious sensation of joy.” — Wayne Dyer * “What we think determines what happens to us, so if we want to change our lives, we need to stretch our minds.” — Wayne Dyer * “The more you see yourself as what you’d like to become, and act as if what you want is already there, the more you’ll activate those dormant forces that will collaborate to transform your dream into your reality.” — Wayne Dyer * “Change the way you look at things and the things you look at will change.” — Wayne Dyer * “Not only do you become what you think about, but the world also becomes what you think about. Those who think that the world is a dark place are blind to the light that might illuminate their lives. Those who see the light of the world view the dark spots as merely potential light.” — Wayne Dyer * “If you believe it will work out , you’ll see opportunities. If you believe it won’t you will see obstacles.” — Wayne Dyer * “Begin with the end in mind. Start with the end outcome and work backwards to make your dream possible.” — Wayne Dyer * “A belief system is nothing more than a thought you’ve thought over and over again.” — Wayne Dyer
Books:* Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life by Dr. Wayne Dyer
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Daniel Hayes is on a unique and interesting journey; he is pursuing a gold medal in the 2016 Olympics as a boxer representing Trinidad and Tobago. Based in California, he is an authority on fitness, nutrition, and boxing as well as the athletic mindset, perseverance and how that applies to life. Daniel is also an actor. After one semester in college as a Kinesiology major, he switched to Theater. Daniel currently trains at the world famous Wild Card Boxing Club and aspires to motivate and inspire others. Daniel practices mindfulness every single day.
Contact Info* Website: www.daniel-hayes.com
Most Influential Person* George St.Pierre * Kobe Bryant
Effect on Emotions* One hundred percent it has because it allows you to be calm and master your emotions because your emotions can result in some of the most erratic actions. It really helps you and for me to really think logical before I react out of emotion.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is a big part of it just because with anything, with breathing, air, oxygen that's what keeps you centered. That's me when I am practicing yoga but that what keeps you centered and that's what keeps your body centered. So even throughout both physically or mentally our most tedious points or experiences, breathing is always what will keep you centered.
Suggested Resources* Book: Rafa by Rafael Nadal
Advice for Newbie* The most important thing is momentum and what I mean by that is breaking it down to very very small steps. I once heard that habit is formed after three weeks. After practicing something for three weeks it becomes a habit so whether it's making sure you just drink two liters of water a day, just something as simple as that. If you are continually building on that and making that a habit and practicing it over and over again you are going to build momentum and then you're going to be able to take on something else. For mindfulness start small and build on it, gain momentum to move forward.
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John Lee Dumas is the founder and host of EOFire, an award winning Podcast where he interviews today's most successful Entrepreneurs 7-days a week. JLD has interviewed over 1300 Entrepreneurs and EOFire generates over 1 million monthly listens. John's latest project is The Freedom Journal; a gorgeous leather bound journal that guides you in accomplishing your #1 goal in 100 days. As a highly respected interviewer, JLD lives ‘in the moment’ with his guests. John is also a veteran of the United States Military, having served in Iraq at the age of 23
Contact Info* Websites: EOFire.com, TheFreedomJournal.com
Most Influential Person* Tony Robins
Effect on Emotions* It has really just made me more present and it has made me just less dramatic of a person. I am not so stressed out about the future and regretting the past and thinks I now can't control. It has just made me more of a present, relaxed and calm individual.
Thoughts on Breathing* When I meditate every day and I have that headband on that is measuring my brainwaves, when I am doing well it is because I am breathing deeply and really thoughtfully. When I am not I've noticed that my breathing really has shifted and I am not really focused on my deep breathing and more on my shallow breathing, so it's been a big impact.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Way Of The Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman * App: calm.com
Advice for Newbie* Start slow, a couple minutes a day, just sit down and be quiet, just breathe and just close your eyes so you can be present in the moment and focus on your breathing. Go to three minutes and then a couple weeks later go to four. Then maybe if you can invest in yourself or invest in an app or invest in something like this chose muse device that I use which is really powerful and just continue to grow slowly and surely.
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Focus and mindfulness; people often ask me how they can improve their focus. Today, we talk about the importance of having a clear focus. Think about how increased focus could improve your life.
Quotes:* "Life is like a camera, just focus on what’s important and capture the good times, develop from the negatives and if things don’t work out, just take another shot.” * “People make their choices about where to focus based on their perception of what matters to leaders." Daniel Goleman * "The successful warrior is the average man with laser-like focus." Bruce Lee * "To me, living in the present means being aware of your conscious choice to focus on the past, present or future - it is not necessarily having to focus on the present." Bo Bennett * "The power of one, if fearless and focused, is formidable but the power of many working together is better." Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Books: The Power of Focus by Jack Canfield
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Alex Charfen has been working since he was eight years old. He sold his first company when he was 16 and another one when he was 21. After dealing with financial challenge due to the economic downfall in 2008, Alex and his wife, Cadey, founded a system to help homeowners in crisis called ‘Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE). This massively successful venture has helped 6-10 million homeowners facing foreclosure.
CHARFEN, the company behind CDPE, grew quickly and appeared on the Inc. Magazine list of fastest-growing private companies in America three years in a row, reaching as high as #21 in 2011. Charfen is now a leading training and consulting organization. Alex uses mindfulness and meditation daily to maintain his edge and continue his momentum.
Contact Info* Company: http://www.charfen.com
Most Influential Person* My Wife
Effect on Emotions I have learned how to ignore the rest of the worlds judgement on emotion and pursue momentum. I think that for most of us people that think like you and I do have a hard time with happy, sad, frustrated, ticked off, pissed off, and confused, we don't know the difference. For me learning who I really was and getting a higher level of presence showed me that my life's motivation is to create momentum, forward motion and innovation not happiness. That's a bulls*t term that doesn't work for me.
Thoughts on Breathing* I think there is four pillars to becoming a transformational leader, breathing, hydration, nutrition and movement. Most people would say I was crazy because I didn't name one thing about the functions of being a leader, but if you breathe, you hydrate, you're supported nutritionally and you move an appropriate amount, you will be the most present person in the room.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Highest Goal by Michael Ray * App: Paper and Pen
Advice for Newbie* Get away from electronics as much as you can and don't turn a screen on in the morning until you have had at least an hour or two of time to become present and plan your day. Then understand your intention for the day and record were you uncomfortable yesterday, that will take you out of the constant reactivity most humans are in today.
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Kim Ades is an executive coach, speaker and writer. Kim uses the powerful tool of journaling to help her clients access their thought patterns and belief systems, thus enabling them to make the necessary changes to reach success. Based on these principles, Kim founded her coaching company called Frame of Mind Coaching. Kim is a regular contributor to several publications including Forbes and Choice Magazine. She uses mindfulness every day in her own life and to enable her clients.
Contact Info* Website: frameofmindcoaching.com
Most Influential Person* My Mom
Effect on Emotions* It helps me deal with any worries, anxieties, fears, disappointments, any of that. It just kind of wipes it away.
Thoughts on Breathing* Sometimes just taking a breath allows you too pivot and remind yourself where you're headed and just be okay with how things are, even if there not perfect in the moment.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Art of Possibility by Benjamin Zander * App: Journal Engine
Advice for Newbie* I think that if you think about mindfulness and if you just wanna bring yourself back to the now and try to sort out some of the stuff that is bogging you down. Journaling is hands down the easiest, simplest, most powerful way to do that especially if you're not used to meditation if that's something hard or strange for you to do.
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Nature and mindfulness; there are so many ways to connect with ourselves and each other through nature. Sometimes we forget how amazing we feel when we immerse ourselves in nature by taking a walk in the forest or walking by a body of water. Nature can heal. Nature can rejuvenate. Nature can repair. Do yourself a favour and determine to spend some time in nature this weekend.
Quotes:* "See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence, we need silence to be able to touch souls.” Mother Theresa * “Go into the wilderness. There you will find your own revelations.” Roxana Jones * "Just feel the magic in the air and the power in the breeze,
Feel the energy of the plants, the bushes and the trees,
Let yourself be surrounded by nature at its best,
Calm yourself, focus and let magic do the rest." Sally Walker. * "Storms make trees take deeper roots." Dolly Parton * "Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished." - Lao Tzu * "Bend with the wind. Be steady, be patient, Be open to wonder. Be connected." Anon * "Walk As If You are Kissing The Earth." Thich Nhat Hanh * "I would love to live like a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding." – John O-Donohue * "Nature abhors a vacuum." Francois Rabelais * "Just like natural Beauty, Peace and Love can grow just about anywhere." Anon.
Books: From Hell To Inspired: A Journey From Severe Chronic Illness To Health and Vitality by Hilde Larsen
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Nick Snapp is an Engineer, Productivity Strategist and Podcaster. He combines productivity with purpose for entrepreneurial Moms and Dads who want their time back.
He provides innovative coaching, training and consulting services for entrepreneurs who want to get the RIGHT things done. He's also host of The "Make it Snappy" Productivity Show podcast. Nick’s faith fuels his love for people, culture, language learning, and his passion for working productively and living deliberately.
Contact Info* Website: makeitsnappyshow.com * Twitter: @TheSnappyShow * Podcast: The Make It Snappy Productivity Show
Most Influential Person* Tim Ferris
Effect on Emotions* It causes me to take a pause rather than just act. It's not just about getting things done for me anymore, it's about getting the right things done.
Thoughts on Breathing* If I get really worked up I take ten deep breaths, which is a really good strategy for me to calm down. So paying attention to breath is an important thing but like I said earlier most of my focus when I'm in some sort of meditation I try to keep it on god.
Suggested Resources* Book: Essentialism by Gregg McKewon * App: A Time Logger
Advice for Newbie* I would say start with the "why" for sure. If you had all the money in the world and everything you're doing and money is not a factor anymore what do you do? What do you do with that time? and if you can get to that point it just opens doors for you because you start thinking consciously well do I really need the money to do these things.
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Joan Sotkin is a writer, speaker and broadcaster. She has described herself at times as a spiritual wanderer and has used crystals and minerals for healing and meditation. Her life journey has taken her from work as a teacher, radio host, network television personality and mindfulness healer. Health challenges and belief in mindfulness and natural healing have empowered Joan to become a holistic ‘Prosperity and Mindset Mentor’.
Contact Info* Website: prosperityplays.com
Most Influential Person* Swami Parapanthi
Effect on Emotions* Well it has helped me get in touch with them and helped me learn how to reprogram my habitual emotions when necessary.
Thoughts on Breathing* I do deep breathing every day. I mean for me it's essential rather than just breathing, breathing I do deep breathing. Anytime I feel myself contracting about anything I just will take five to ten deep breathes. When I get into bed I take a number of deep breaths just to kind of let go of the day. I think that anytime you're under stress it is really important to do deep dire-forma tic breathing, not breathing from your upper chest but breathing from your abdomen.
Suggested Resources* Book: Childhood Disrupted by Donna Jackson Nakazawa * App: Insight Timer
Advice for Newbie* Sit still for five minutes a day. One of the exercises I give to some of my clients is never go through a yellow light, in other words when you come up to a yellow light don't put your foot on the gas, stop which is really hard for type a people. So that to me is one of the exercises. The other one is to sit with your eyes closed for five minutes.
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Vision is necessary to exist. At least that's my opinion and that of many others as well. Life is much more enjoyable when it feels like a journey. Step by step you are moving closing to your vision of what you would like your life to be like. Mindfulness lets us move forward without the stress and anxiety that is sometimes present. What does the word vision mean to you? Because I'm a musician, I often think about starting to learn a piece of music and moving toward a place where I can perform that selection.
Quotes:* “Where there is no vision, there is no hope.” George Washington Carver * “Hold the vision, trust the process." Anon * “In Order to Carry a Positive Action we must develop here a positive vision. Dalai Lama
Books: Wherever You Go There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
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Darrell Miller, (not his real name) is an undercover police officer, working in the field of weapons and gangs. In the past, Darrell has served in peace-keeping missions in Bosnia, has been a police officer in a large city, and has received regular training to prepare him for any danger he may encounter. Needless to say, he faces challenging, high risk situations on a regular basis. Darrell uses his mindfulness skills to stay calm, focused and to remain as grounded as possible, even when he’s facing imminent danger.
Most Influential Person* My Mother
Effect on Emotions* It's brought me to a much calmer state.
Thoughts on Breathing* I definitely try to practice breathing techniques especially during meditation, where I focus on my breathing.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma * App: The Brain Wave Studio
Advice for Newbie* Start small, five minutes of meditation, some mantra's or some form of repetition. Remind yourself through the day to just take stock of where you are and what's around you and how you're feeling. Do a self check every day.
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Barry Friedman is a professional juggler, having performed at the White House, on The Tonight Show, at The Academy Awards and even for The King of Spain. Barry is also an advocate of The Sugar Free Lifestyle and strongly believes that processed sugars are responsible for multiple health problems and wellness issues. He has single handedly converted thousands of people to adopt a sugar-free eating pattern through his on-line ‘30 Days Sugar Free Challenge’.
Barry IS Sugar-Free and he practices mindfulness to stay sharp, focused and grounded.
Contact Info* Website: 30dayssugarfree.com
Most Influential Person* My Wife
Effect on Emotions* It keeps me present. It allows me to kind of run that litmus test about my dimmer that I mentioned awhile ago. Do I wanna go to war on this one, I think is the big question for anyone who is in a marriage has asked themselves is this the argument or is this the conversation I want to go to war over and it rarely is.
Thoughts on Breathing* My son and our foreign exchange student were in Davis and in a hot tub and playing around a couple weekends ago and there was a clock on the wall. We were having competitions for holding our breath, I don't know what that means but there maybe is a calmness that comes from not living sugar free or for the concentration of juggling. I won the contest by just breaking two minutes underwater in a Jacuzzi. I do enjoy breathing I do love taking deep breaths to calm myself down sometimes.
Suggested Resources* Book: The War Of Art by Steven Pressfield * App: Google Calendar
Advice for Newbie* What I would recommend somebody do is some of the things you just talked about, breathe and develop some sort of litmus test of am I being mindful right now. I think you know what comes up as I say that Bruce is really mindfulness is different for every person and so to get some definition, if you're someone who watches a lot of TV who has never done any sort of personal growth work. For you maybe mindfulness is getting through a podcast, a twenty five or thirty minute podcast with two or so people talking about mindfulness, that might be a huge step of your heroes journey. If you are living in some sort of mindfulness now what's the challenge you can do for yourself that feels on the edge, what is an edge that you are willing to lean into.
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Imagination and mindfulness fits together beautifully. What does imagination conjure up for you? For me, I think of children. I think of the book, Alice in Wonderland, by Luis Carroll. There is so much to think about in that book that connects imagination with mindfulness.
The topic of imagination takes me back to my childhood. Even though I have four brothers and two sisters, I felt alone a lot of the time. My brothers were off doing other things. My mom suggested I go visit Frieny who lived back by the tree. I'd ride my bike there and spend time fully immersed in my imagination.
Looking back, I have a different perspective. At times in my life people would imply that people who had an imaginary friend as a child, were not quite like the rest of us. Maybe something was off about that person.
Now I believe it is completely healthy for kids to use their vivid imaginations and I look back and think it was totally cool to use my creativity the way I did.
When I was creating my anti-bullying presentations, I decided to use my creativity to write songs to grab the attention of children and adults. I believed a great way to connect with the world and share a message was to create something.
I remember going back to a school where I had presented anti-bullying shows three years earlier. The students had moved on to higher grades, but still remembered many of the catchy songs I had shared with them during my first visit.
One of the songs was called, "Confidence". I believe we need to share concepts of confidence with children because that is sometimes the reason why kids are picked on, is because they don't exhibit enough confidence. Sometimes we just have to take a deep breath and show confidence. Using mindfulness concepts can also help children to be more confident.
Some days I would sit at the piano and think about composing a song about a particular topic, like confidence for instance. At first I'd feel blocked, but then I'd realize it was simply a matter of allowing myself to just go there, to relax. And what would relax my mind and not put pressure on myself?
I'd put my hands on the keyboard, take a breath and just let my fingers play certain notes and melodies. I'd experiment with catchy sounds and before long I'd be thinking about words and thoughts that had to do with that topic.
I'd ask myself, 'What are three major thoughts about this topic?'. Then I'd think of three other thoughts to support each of the major thoughts. Before long I'd have a song. I love writing songs and it's kind of funny that some of the best songs just seem to come randomly.
The Wizard of Oz is a great movie to think about when we think about the topic of mindfulness. It has incredible messages for entrepreneurs and really anybody who is interested in how imagination relates to mindfulness.
Quotes:* Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality. Lewis Carroll - Alice in Wonderland * The best use of imagination is creativity. The worst use of imagination is anxiety. Deepak Chopra * I think the world needs happy people with a high dose of crazy and a quiet conscience. Anon * Everything you can imagine is real. ― Pablo Picasso * “A child's spirit is like a child, you can never catch it by running after it; you must stand still, and, for love, it will soon itself come back.” ― Arthur Miller, The Crucible * "We are only what we always were.” ― Arthur Miller, The Crucible
Books: Alice in Wonderland by Luis Carroll
The Wizard of Oz
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Beau Henderson is an author, radio personality and passionate connector of people. He has coached over two thousand people to financial freedom through his RichLife network. His wisdom will become clear when you hear his show or read his books. Beau has a deep belief in gratitude, mindfulness and living a life of purpose. Beau graduated with a Psychology degree in 2001 and lives his life every day, meeting and helping other people as much as he possibly can.
Contact Info* Website: beauhenderson.com
Most Influential Person* Steve DeNunzio
Effect on Emotions* I believe mindfulness has affected my emotions by showing up focused on the client in a more empathetic, compassionate and caring way that better serves the client and for some reason that naturally tends to create trust and gets a better result all around.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing's huge. I believe a lot of times my meditation is literally ten minutes of deep breathing and it's calming down because often I'll catch myself going through a really busy or stressful day. That breathing is really shallow and that's where I see myself kind of just getting close to just getting off the game plan or off the rails a little bit. I think breathing just helps center us and reconnects us back to a calm place and to think and be aware.
Suggested Resources* Book: Getting In The Gap by Wayne Dyer * App: HoloSync
Advice for Newbie* The advice I would give is to just realize that getting through the day, going through the motions, playing the role of a father, a mother, a student, a son, a daughter, employee, employer, co worker, that's not all life is. If we can step back and we can actually connect, we can navigate all those roles in those situations better. I think all of us have this enate desire to have a more connecting, fulfilling experience I think that's why awareness would be an attracted place for someone who is not exposed to it and maybe be curious enough to start.
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Rosanne Lindsay is a naturopathic doctor, writer, and author, who guides others to come into balance using what she calls body-mind-spirit medicine. Rosanne comes to the healing arts from her own journey to reverse profound hypothyroidism, naturally, and teaches others that they are their own healers. Rosanne loves the concept of mindfulness and has her own take on why mindfulness helps people on their road to success.
Contact Info* Website: natureofhealing.org * Book: A Nature Of Healing: Heal The Body, Heal The Planet by Rosanne Lindsay
Most Influential Person* Kelly Howell
Effect on Emotions* I have really been able to adjust my emotions as far as just letting go and being able to receive, instead of always trying to push. If I feel like I'm getting worked up about something that means I am pushing and that means I'm not gonna get something that I want. I really need to sit back, take a deep breath and allow it to come to me.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is so important. In yoga it's called pranayama. It not only nourishes the cells by oxygenating them. It opens up the connection between your pinial and petuatary glands to connect you to your higher self. That breath is life so oxygen is water, it's in air, and it's in our bodies. It allows our bodies to live, if we stop oxygenating then we start to die. The more you can breathe deeply in your day and clear out that stagnant air at the base of your lungs. Five deep breaths in the morning is a really good way to start your morning, it gives you a really fresh start to the day. I would recommend that.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter & Miracles by Bruce Lipton * Book: Dreaming True: How To Dream Your Future and Change Your Life For The Better By Robert Moss * App: Meditation CD's
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Advice for Newbie I would suggest trying to connect to nature for a bit if you're not one to go outdoors very much and to really try and get away from being plugged in all the time. Nature is a great way to do that, kids naturally gravitate there but adults can benefit from that too. Just a walk in nature, gardening is a great way, and sleeping outdoors when it's warm is really grounding. People are selling grounding mats that plug into your wall inside as healing mats. You don't have to spend a thousand to twelve hundred dollars on one of these mats when you can go, when it's just grounding you to the earth basically. So you can go outside it's cheap and easy, rent a tent and spend some more time outside. The more time you spend outside the more your rhythm starts to change. You start resetting your rhythm which is what meditation is great at doing, reset your body rhythm.
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Anxiety and mindfulness. "Compulsion can become a form of anxiety, like doing things just to do them." Jeffrey Agostinelli
Anxiety can bring you down and it can also bring down a family. It can pull your life to a halt. When I think about anxiety, I think about a time when I was about eight years old, I lived on the farm with my family and I noticed that my mom was unhappy. She cried a lot. She seemed upset and I didn't know why.
Then she got this rash all over her hands. It was psoriasis. At first it was little patches and then it got to be on more of her hands and up her wrists. It was red and raw and very painful.
It was difficult for her to do anything. She would wear rubber gloves or cotton gloves to protect her hands. It was a really hard time because we all knew how much pain she was in and how much she was suffering. It seemed like there had to be a reason.
She went to the Doctor over and over and the Doctor didn't know what to do. She tried different creams and nothing seemed to help. There was always this overriding feeling where I noticed how unhappy she was. It was like a desperation. Unhappiness shrouded her entire life and her personality.
Then I think she started to get focused on doing things that she liked to do. She started to knit and do crafts and other creative activities. Then the psoriasis started to go away. I don't know if that was a coincidence but I wonder if it was the mindfulness of working on those crafts. I think this really helped her to move forward and then the psoriasis eventually left.
Guest:* Jeffrey Agostinelli * Featured in Mindfulness Mode Episode 49 Jeff Agostinelli: A Vipassana Retreat May Be Your Greatest Mindfulness Experience * Check out Jeff's Book: A Beginner's Guide To Overcoming Anxiety: Even If You Don't Think You Have It
Quotes:* The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. - William James * If you are depressed you are living in the past, if you are anxious you are living in the future, if you are at peace you are living in the present. Anonymous * Anxiety pushes you to start doing something before you've worked out what really needs to be done. Resist the push. - Alan Ashley * It's not the future you're afraid of. It's repeating the past that makes you anxious. Anonymous [show-notes-bio]
Books:* A Beginner's Guide To Overcoming Anxiety by Jeffrey Agostinelli * The Mindful Way through Anxiety: Break Free from Chronic Worry and Reclaim Your Life by Susan Orsillo
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Rye Taylor is a minister and story teller. He is also the father of two boys and uses his mindfulness practice to stay focused on being the best dad he can be. He believes in living in the moment and living life to the fullest. Although he is notactively working as a minister these days, Rye is busy helping Entrepreneurs ‘Build a Better Business By Telling a Better Story.'
Contact Info* Website: RyeTaylor.com * storypopstudios.com
Most Influential Person* Corrie Ten Boom
Effect on Emotions* It's given me hope, it's given me dreams, it's given me possibilities. Never in a million years would I have told you that I was living in adventure narrative with my family and ever thought that was possible just a few years ago. Now because of prayer and mindfulness it's given me the opportunity to dream beyond anything that I ever could have thought of.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is something I have never really focused on.
Suggested Resources* Book: Corrie Ten Boom Biography * App: Mind Node
Advice for Newbie I would encourage you just to be still. It is so hard in this life, in this day and age to cut off the noise. I would encourage you to actually go somewhere, where you don't have cellphone service, where you can hear the breeze, you can hear the wind in the trees and just take a moment. It's gonna take you a while to actually be quiet in your own mind. Take those moments, realize that the world is much bigger than you and just listen.
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Jason Shurgot is a social media success story. As part of his business, Millionaire Notes, Jason helps you build your brand through Instagram. Right now, Jason has 160 Thousand followers on IG, and aquick look at his posts tells you he has a mindful way of speaking directly to YOU, his follower. In fact, Jason embraces mindfulness in his professional and personal life, using tools every day to stay focused, centered and grounded.
Contact Info* Company: JasonShurgot.com * Instagram: @MillionaireNotes * Email : levelup@jasonshurgot
Most Influential Person* Arnold Decarlis
Effect on Emotions* It's helped me to understand, to be more present and look out for triggers. As I was talking about this women in my life, she is still somewhat a part of my life and where we go from here we don't know yet, let life take it's course and just let it be. It Helps me where I get triggered and how do I respond to things. I have just become more mindful of my emotions and things are going to happen in your life but how you react to them is up to you.
Thoughts on Breathing* You know breathing is something I need to examine a little bit more, I don't do it all that well yet. The only thing that I do with breathing and it just calms me and makes me push further like on my runs, when I think I am exhausted and can't go any further. I think I am pretty much there I just need to change the application, I just breathe in and breathe out and out of nowhere I am another 50 yards down the road.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch * App: Facebook
Advice for Newbie* Do some google research and then find someone who is an expert at it. They have taken the first step by listening to your podcast but find your own women that I talked about or find someone that practices it I guarantee you. One of the things I love the most about being an entrepreneur in our day and age, you can find that person Bruce is in Canada, I'm in Pennsylvania, I talked to someone from South Africa, my assistant is out of Dallas, we are connected now. You are going to find your tribe and they have done it with this podcast, just find someone to guide the way.
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Fear is something we can be mindful about. We all have it at times, but do we all identify the feeling? Do we know how to deal with fear and move through it? Or do we let the fear move through us? Fear can stem fromexperiences that happen early on in our lives. Fear can come on suddenly or gradually. Fear can disappear quickly or can gradually disperse. In this episode I discuss fears, how they can grip us and how being mindful can help diminish the fears that live within us.
Quotes:* FEAR - False Evidence Appearing Real * Some people say fear has two meanings: 1. Forget Everything And Run & 2. Face Everything And Rise. THE CHOICE IS YOURS. * Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world. - Ralph Waldo Emerson * I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times. - Bruce Lee * Courage is not living without fear, courage is being scared to death and doing the right thing anyway. - Chae Richardson * Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. - Les Brown * I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. - Nelson Mandela
Books:* The Surrender Experiment by Michael A. Singer
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Dean Howell is a naturopathic Doctor who specializes in brain function. He is the developer of NeuroCranial Restructuring; a technique thatmechanically optimizes nervous system functions in steady, incremental steps. This gradually optimizes the distribution of neurotransmitters levels throughout the brain.
Contact Info* Website:www.drdeanhowell.com, www.ncrdoctors.com
Most Influential Person* Robin Dauss
Effect on Emotions* By being mindful I make sure I don't put myself in situations where I am going to be uncomfortable.
Thoughts on Breathing* Learning to systematically under breathe is crucial for your health because when you over breathe you lower your carbon dioxide levels too much and your brain starts making malfunctions.
Advice for Newbie My advice would be to forgive yourself if you don't do it perfectly and to try and try again.
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Kyle Hendrix is a promotions expert. He helps employees get moved up into positions where they can use their leadership skills to make a bigger difference in the world. Kyle gets totally excited whenhe’s able to help people reach their goals faster. Kyle practices mindfulness and has written a book called “It Starts With You”, which teaches the reader to consider what you’re focusing on and be mindful, in order to get to your goal faster.
Contact Info* Website: www.brickandmortarleadership.com * Blog:Brick and Mortar Leadership
Most Influential Person* Brendon Burchard
Effect on Emotions* It has actually helped me take a step back and look at the bigger picture and say do I actually need to feel this way right now or am I over reacting or under reacting cause it can go both ways. That's what mindfulness has done for me on an emotional state.
Thoughts on Breathing* You gotta breathe. I used to find myself especially talking to people that were in a higher position than me in retail. I used to find myself holding my breath a lot and you know that would not help me answer their questions at all because I would have to let my breath go and then I would start to think about the question they just asked me. It just always made it look like I wasn't there and I didn't know what I was talking about. Breathing during situations and being mindful of that and knowing that you get nervous during those times actually helps you through it especially breathing. I really think that it's common for people to hold their breath back in situations like that.
Suggested Resources* Book: It Starts With You by Kyle Hendrix * App: Vim
Advice for Newbie* I would say they need to get past the stereotype and the "oh I don't wanna listen to a Guru" stereotype. I think a lot of people are not looking at the benefits but they are looking more at the person who is teaching it to them. The person is just a vessel to bring that information to you. Don't focus on that person necessarily, focus on what you can learn from that. That will take you a lot further than worrying about who is teaching it to you all the time and getting your head wrapped around that.
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The brain is a fascinating topic. It is in control of this body of ours, at least it appears to be. We can learn so much about the brain, but it ultimately is why we practice mindfulness, to calm it down. Today I'm happy to chat with Alex Hofeldt about the brain and he suggests its a little likethe battery on our cell phone. Don't leave it plugged in all the time, you need to give that battery a chance to rest between charges. You'll hear him share his interesting insight into the brain and its complex functions. Thanks for joining us here on Mindfulness Mode.
Guest:* Alex Hofeldt * Featured in Mindfulness Mode Episode 76 Let Your Brain Have a Monologue of Love, Compassion & Understanding; Alex Hofeldt
Quotes:* To understand the immeasurable, the brain must be extraordinarily quiet, still. - Jiddu Krishnamurti * Scientists say we know less about the brain than we do about the universe. - Alex Holfeldt * To let your cell phone last the longest, you have to lose the charge; that's how the mind works. If you're constantly putting in stimulus it can't reach it's full capacity. Alex Holfeldt * When you do fitness and nutrition your body creates happy drugs. Alex Holfeldt
Books:* The Unteathered Soul by Michael Singer * The Race to Nowhere Documentary
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Justin Crossley drinks beer for a living. At least that’s what he told us from the stage at a recent event where he was a featured speaker. Justin founded the The Brewing Network in 2005, grouping together a multimedia beer loversresource which leads the way in sharing information about craft beer, beer radio shows, podcasts, video and live events. Justin not only enjoys beer, he enjoys being mindful and uses his knowledge of mindfulness to stay focused with his many beer-related responsibilities.
Contact Info* Company: www.TheBrewingNetwork.com
Most Influential Person* My Psychology Professor
Effect on Emotions* I'm a really emotional guy. I wear my heart on my sleeve and mindfulness helps me to be aware of that. And aware that other people aren't like that and sometimes I can make them uncomfortable by spilling my emotions all over the place. I have to be mindful of that and know where and when to reign that in.
Thoughts on Breathing* A lot of times I can't sleep at night, and laying there and taking deep breaths in and out, because my mind is just crazy, it's going a million miles an hour and if I'm just focused on breathing in and breathing out it really helps to slow me down. It's one of the only times that I think I'm being particularly mindful by doing a physical activity.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Four Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss * Book: Hamlet's BlackBerry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age by William Powers * App: BaseCamp (Project Management) * App: ToDoist
Advice for Newbie Choose your beer wisely. Pick something that you really enjoy. Think about what you like; do you like sweet, do you like bitter? And then consider the alcohol content. Sit down with a beer, whether it's your favourite or something new that you want to try and just focus on the balance of the beer. Let's forget about the balance of ourselves for a second. I think that's the ultimate goal, but let's focus on the balance of the beer. And I think that you'll find yourself really in the moment with that beer.
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Debbie Roberts-Loucks is immersed in the the world of horses. Working with Monty and Pat Roberts, Inc, she started the first online Horse University, where those wanting to learn more about horses can learn through interactive lessons. Debbie has extensive experience in marketing as well asnew business development. As an expert horse handler, Debbie understands mindfulness as it pertains to our human connection to animals. [Debbie is also host of “Horsemanship Radio as part of The Horse Radio Network.]
Contact Info* Websites: www.horsemanshipradio.com * Websites: wwwhorseradionetwork.com * Websites: www.montyroberts.com * www.montyrobertsuniversity.com
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Most Influential Person* Jesus Christ
Effect on Emotions* That 16 to 22 age range was so helpful being around animals. I think if you are inclined to be way up and way down (emotionally), which I am really not, I tend to be pretty level. But if you are, and everybody goes through it, it's such a great way to be humble, to care for something that doesn't really ask for anything in return. I would say that is the biggest help for me is being around animals and moments when you really need to stay centered and grounded.
Thoughts on Breathing* I work on it all the time. I think that our biggest enemy is something that throws our equilibrium off and breathing is the first thing that will get thrown off. If we're not breathing, everything else goes.
Suggested Resources* Book: Temple Grandin Books ie. Temple Talks about Autism and Sensory Issues: The World's Leading Expert on Autism Shares Her Advice and Experiences * Book: The Man Who Listens To Horses: The Story of a Real-Life Horse Whisperer by Monty Roberts * App: PTSD Apps (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
Advice for Newbie* Go volunteer at your local equine therapeutic. They need the help and it is the coolest way to get outside yourself, be happy, be doing something for somebody else, animals too and a residual effect will be that you will get to be around these wonderful animals.
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Talent and Mindfulness are definitely related. If you live a mindful life you are more likely to be in touch with your talents. Some people don't discover their true talents until they are in their teens or twenties. Others don't discover their talents until they are well intotheir careers and then feel it's too late to switch and make money doing what they love.
Some people don't discover their talent until retirement and still others never feel they have discovered their talent, even to the very end of their lives.
Today I'm joined by my friend, Don Hutcheson, who has built seven companies and worked with hundreds of people. He hosts a podcast called, 'Discover Your Talent, Do What You Love'. As you'll discover, he has tremendous knowledge and insight into 'Talent and Mindfulness'.
Guest:* Don Hutcheson * Featured in 036 Don Hutcheson: Get Into Your Feelings and Out of Your Thinking to Live a Full Life * Listen to his podcast: www.DiscoverYourTalentPodcast.com
Quotes:* If you have a talent, use it in every which way possible. Don’t hoard it. Don’t dole it out like a miser. Spend it lavishly, like a millionaire intent on going broke. - Brenda Francis * Follow your passion, it will lead you to your purpose. - Oprah Winfrey * Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. - Tim Notke * Too much EGO will kill your talent. - Anon * Allow your passion to become your purpose and it will one day become your profession. - Gabrielle Bernstein
Books:* What Should I Do with My Life?: The True Story of People Who Answered the Ultimate Question by Po Bronson * The Sociopath Next Door by Martha Stout
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Maura Sweeney is the Ambassador of Happiness. Through her business, she teaches people just like you to live happier, healthier, and more inspiring lives. Maura has over 250 YouTube videos as well as ebooks and blogs communicating elements of mindfulness as ways to becomehappier. Maura asks the question: What if everything you’ve been searching for in life has been hiding inside your heart?
Contact Info* Website: www.Maura4u.com * email: maura@maura4u.com
Most Influential Person* Jesus
Effect on Emotions* It keeps them in check. It keeps my emotions from running my life.
Thoughts on Breathing* As a result of going to yoga classes, I've learned that breathing is a part of my mindfulness. I never knew that it was. But as I slow down my breathing and I'm concentrating on a movement I'm in, it absolutely quiets my ever chattering mind.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Mindfulness Coloring Book: Anti-Stress Art Therapy for Busy People by Emma Farrarons * App: Ahhaa! (It's new. It connects people all over the world with mindfulness and with good thoughts)
Advice for Newbie Never get down on yourself. People are so used to being moved by everything that goes on around them and they don't know to sit still for even thirty seconds, let alone a minute. Do not condemn yourself. It's a practice and it's a habit. Think about anybody who ever wanted to learn how to run. It's something you just continue to practice over and over and the more you do it, the more familiar it becomes.
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Alex Hofeldt is a high school science teacher, specializing in biology and astronomy. Fascinated with science, the brain and human communication, Alex is also immersed in mindfulness, well-being andfitness and loves helping others see how happiness can be reached through the daily practice of mindfulness. Alex is also a yoga teacher, fitness instructor and podcaster, sharing his knowledge with the world on his Podcast called Beautiful Dust Specks.
Contact Info* Podcast: Beautiful Dust Specks * Facebook: Beautiful Dust Specks & Yobility * Twitter: @yobility / @the_sciencepro
Most Influential Person* Tim Ferriss
Effect on Emotions* It slows me down in a great way. It opens you up and it slows you down to the moments of now. You look back on life and think about how many times you went from point A to point B without looking at all the different things in between. It also centers me a bit, it has an ease factor, it increases happiness, increases sleep, it's a wonderful tool to have in life.
Thoughts on Breathing I do five big breaths here and there. Just to keep it simple with the kids we do five breath beginnings and then I'll vary it up. Some days I'll not think about my breathing and other times I'll consciously take in big inhales and exhale them quickly. Other times I'll try to sync the breathing up. I got a set of Tibetan Mala beads which I use to count the beads as I breathe.
Suggested Resources* Book: 10% Happier by Dan Harris * App: HeadSpace
Advice for Newbie Just take a deep breath, exhale and decide you're going to start it. Just attempt to do whatever you can do. I would start with the apps. I would not try to do it by myself.
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Mindfulness can help with decision making. With a clear mind, I feel it's easier to reach a solid decision based on the best criteria. This weekend I'm chatting about decision making and mindfulness and I've invited my friend, Gregg Clunis to join me. He has great insight into this topic.
Guest:* Gregg Clunis Featured in Mindfulness Mode Episode 055 Better Decision Making with Meditation and a Chat with Gregg Clunis
Quotes:* If you have a talent, use it in every which way possible. Don’t hoard it. Don’t dole it out like a miser. Spend it lavishly, like a millionaire intent on going broke. - Brenda Francis * Follow your passion, it will lead you to your purpose. - Oprah Winfrey * Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. - Tim Notke * Too much EGO will kill your talent. - Anon * Allow your passion to become your purpose and it will one day become your profession. - Gabrielle Bernstein
Books: The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-Being by Daniel J. Siegel
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Timothy Lawson is founder of Lawson Entertainment where he works as a broadcaster and producer of shows of various descriptions, from themes about comedy all the way to suicide. His background in Broadcast Journalism and his strong people skills contribute to his business success. He hosts four weekly podcasts: The Capitol Experience, Tim and Brandon’s Bromantic Comedy, One Two Many: Veteran Suicide and The Veteran Empire. Tim strongly believes in mindfulness as a way to increase his productivity and help maintain emotional well-being in his personal life. He also spent five years serving in the United States Marine Corps, giving him excellent training and life experience which he applies to his career.
Contact Info* Website: www.LawsonEntertainment.com * Twitter: @TimLawson21 * Podcast: One Two Many Veteran Suicide Podcast, Follow Your Spirits, Fuel For Warriors
Most Influential Person* Tim Ferris
Effect on Emotions* It has enhanced my gratitude, that is the best way of putting it. It has enhanced how much and what I can be grateful for.
Thoughts on Breathing* I try to take nice full breaths while I am meditating and on days where I am lethargic. I try to remind myself to take long deep breaths just to keep the lungs active and the blood flowing. I have personally noticed the connection between being still with not a lot of movements and short, shallow breaths and my mood being impacted by that.
Suggested Resources* Book: Essentialism by Greg Mckeown * App: Insight Timer
Advice for Newbie The best advice I ever received was from Tim Ferris: mindfulness is not about trying to find some epiphany. I think once you realize that meditation and mindfulness isn't the goal of those two things, that experiencing mindfulness is much easier.
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Alexander Heyne is an expert in the field of weight loss and believes the secret to losing weight and keeping it off is found in daily habits. Alex is so adamant about helping people lose weight that heauthored a book called, Master the Day: Eat, Move and Live Better With the Power of Tiny Habits. Alex is sold on meditation and has lived in China, seeking out the guidance of sages and gurus. He also meditated and lived without food for 5 days in the Sahara Desert as part of a mindfulness vision quest.
Contact Info Website: ModernHealthMonk.com * 2 hour bonus training - if you get Alex's book and send him the receipt. * *Master The Day: Eat, Move and Live Better With the Power of Tiny Habits by Alexander Heyne
Most Influential Person* Chinese medicine mentor Jay.
Effect on Emotions* It is that idea of less friction. I find that the days are so much smoother and the days where I have had most regular practice, where I have been the most conscious, have been easy. There is no car horn, no traffic and no emotional fight that can really ruffle it and it's just this feeling of, life's pretty easy. I'm just being carried along, doing my work, no road blocks, it's kind of a pleasurable feeling.
Thoughts on Breathing* For me one of the things I do as I work because for the last three or four years I have worked 12 hour days because I have had multiple jobs. The hardest thing for me was the stress which is despite meditating in the morning daily, despite working out, despite eating right its been kind of hard to be conscious of my stress level and to me the biggest trigger was the breath. I basically used the pomodoro technique which was a break every 25 minutes and I used that 5 minutes as a quick meditative break and I basically do a quick assessment to see what place in my stomach or my chest my breath is in. That has become the trigger for the stress I have.
Suggested Resources* Book: Fourth Uncle in the Mountain: The Remarkable Legacy of a Buddhist Itinerant Doctor in Vietnam by Marjorie Pivar and Quang Van Nguyen
Advice for Newbie Much like any person who acquires great skill or great accolades, it all comes back to some kind of daily skill. The daily skill is the physical practice of meditation and the hard part is going to be the physical practice of meditation. Focus on whatever it takes for you to come up with a few key habits to meditate daily, whether its a time of day with some kind of ritual, maybe its not even seated meditation, maybe its walking meditation or even food meditation. Maybe food is a personal weakness of yours, try and start meditation there. Maybe it's in the gym, start meditation there feeling every fiber of your body as you lift the weight, as you run or whatever it is you're doing. I would say think carefully, what are the few vital habits you can do on a daily basis that will lead you to the more conscious, the more present life?
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Meditation calms your mind and helps you reach a more grounded state. It allows you to get to an inner calm and a sense of balance. This weekend I'm chatting about meditation and mindfulness and I've invited my friend, Chris Curran to join me.
Guest:* Chris Curran * Featured in Mindfulness Mode Episode 70 Clearing Habits and Actions Using Spiritualism
Quotes:* Meditation is like giving a hug to ourselves, getting in touch with that awesome reality in us. While meditating we feel a deep sense of intimacy with God, a love that is inexplicable. - Paramahamsa Yogananda * Meditation is offering your genuine presence to yourself in every moment. - Thich Nhat Hanh * Meditation can re-introduce you to the part that’s been missing. - Russell Simmons * Meditate. Let the light of the heart engulf you. - Gurumayi Chidvilasananda * The thing about meditation is: you become more and more you. - David Lynch * Restore your attention or bring it to a new level by dramatically slowing down whatever you’re doing. - Sharon Salzberg[show-notes-bio]
Books:* Byways of Blessedness by James Allen
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Satyen Raja is a master of martial arts, a mentor to leaders around the world, and founder of the Warrior Sage group of companies. Satyen helps leaders find balance so they can behappy and fulfilled in all areas of their lives. He believes by connecting to our higher power, we build faith in ourselves. Satyen focuses on five pillars of life: faith, family, finance, fitness and fun.
Contact Info* Company: Warrior Sage Group of Companies * Website: www.WarriorSage.com
Most Influential Person* My two Brazilian Ju Jitsu teachers, one is a master and one is a black belt.
Effect on Emotions* It helps me love and accept them [emotions] and feel them fully. When I'm contracted from that mindfulness, when I'm just in the swirl of it, then they get lodged, I don't feel fully. I suppress the ones that are not so positive, that I'd rather not have. Emotions that come from some tension or a day of strife or struggle. I'd rather not feel them, but I've found that when I'm present, mindful and dialed in, that they transform through my love and acceptance of my emotions.
Thoughts on Breathing* In the martial arts we have this type of three part breath: from the belly, that moves like a bellows, we fill the lower part of the belly and even energetically we visualize that we're breathing even deeper into our hips and genitals on the inhalation. First the breathing of the lower body and then the solar plexus area and then the breath fulfills its expansion at the upper part of the breath, relaxing in the opposite way. So relaxing from the top down, like a bellows opening at the bottom and then closing, stoking this flame. For me, breath is the doorway in, its the immediate barometer of my awareness and mindfulness.
Suggested Resources* Book: Blue True: A Spiritual Guide to Life & Death & Love & Sex by David Deida * App: None
Advice for Newbie The first thing a warrior sage does, they look for what are the movements, what are the things out there in life that are seeking your adherence? They want to make you part of their movement. We see so many political parties out there. They're drumming up emotions, pushing this and that and evoking opposition, we see it everywhere. Just take a look at, where is my energy, my units of emotional energy, going? Wherever it's going and you're getting evoked, you're getting riled up, you're feeling righteous, you're feeling, we need to stop this, there is deep truth in that. You don't want to deny that truth, but from a reactive place, as a warrior, you are actually losing energy, leaking energy by the excessive re-activeness. So what a warrior sage does, is they lower the importance of the very thing, paradoxically that they have vehemency against. That lowering of the importance, the units of power that were stuck in the pushing against, they reeled back, and they come back to the source of your choice. Then, paradoxically, the less you say, the more effect happens. You are able to do and achieve and create more change with the thing that you actually have interest in because you're coming from a place of greater influence, a place of of depth, so your words are heard, rather than your screams and shouts. They hear your soul speak with authority, because that is the ultimate authority.
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Chris Curran is an audio recording engineer, author and world traveler. He has an intense interest in spirituality, meditation and mindfulness and has visited India 10 times to spend time on retreats and live in ashrams. Chris brings people together throughhis organization, Pause Your Life, arranging retreats and meet ups for people who are looking for renewed energy and purpose. Chris is also host of The Mystic Show, where he talks with his guests about spiritualism and meditation.
Contact Info* Company: Pause Your Life * Website: Pauseyourlife.org * Podcast: themysticshow.net
Most Influential Person* Spiritual Guide Partha Sartee
Effect on Emotions* This is one of the most tangible benefits I think. It really puts everything in perspective and it really does help because those emotional outbursts are really bad. It takes us off the rails and it is sometimes really hard to get back on.
Thoughts on Breathing* I don't focus on breathing at all now that I live here in Colorado Springs. Sometimes if I run up the stairs all of a sudden I have to take some deep breaths because the air is thinner. Breathing isn't part of my practice at all. The sahashmarg practice is actually a form of Raija yoga, which Raija yoga is one of the four main branches of yoga from India from long ago. Raija yoga is yoga of the mind so there is no breathing, no postures and no stretching.
Suggested Resources* Book: Byways of Blessedness by James Allen * App: Insight Timer
Advice for Newbie Start meditating in earnest. That means to learn meditation and try to really become good at it. The biggest misconception about meditation is that you are supposed to sit down and be thoughtless and so many people who come to me to learn because I teach it and say, oh I tried it and I can't do it. You're doing it. The thing is, in the beginning you're gonna have a lot of thoughts. You just have to learn how to handle them, which is to ignore them and get in the habit of ignoring them. Then as these thoughts come out, your thoughts will become less. Learning a real form of meditation; that's the base of everything I think. Without meditation, I don't know how much you can implement mindfulness or spirituality truly.
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Habits and Mindfulness. What does mindfulness have to do with habit? There is more and more talk these days about habit and how it can help you. This weekend I share my thoughts on how habits and mindfulness are connected and I chat with my coach, Andrea Sullenger.
Guest:* Guest: Andrea Sullenger: www.AndreaSullenger.com
Quotes:* First we form habits, then they form us. Conquer your bad habits, or they’ll eventually conquer you. - Dr. Rob Gilbert * We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle * Successful people are simply those with successful habits. Brian Tracy. * Focus on the good habits you want to do, not the bad habits you don’t want to do. Overcome the bad with the good. Joyce Meyer.
Books:* The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg * The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
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Riley Otto is a light heavyweight wrestler, in the 84 kg category, who participated in the Pan American Championships in Panama, representing Canada and winning a bronze medal. Riley uses hissport to achieve flow state and has a keen interest in mindfulness. Although retired from wrestling, now Riley uses the same focus and determination in other areas of his life, including his job at an investment firm.
Contact Info* Email: Riley@autus.ca
Most Influential Person* One certain teacher at his school who was also his Wrestling Coach.
Effect on Emotions* Being in such a physical sport as I was, you often have emotions arise as a result of that combat. I think I had to control that a lot with mindfulness and I think that just spread out into every area of my life.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing was a huge part of my mindfulness practice in competition.
Suggested Resources* Book: Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times by Thomas Hauser * App: Sleep Cycle, my net diary
Advice for Newbie My way was to develop a way to implement mindfulness into something that I really loved and it naturally moved into everything else. Being aware of your surroundings and how your actions affect yourself and other people can really improve the quality of everything you care about.
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Maribel Jimenez is an International Speaker, best-selling author and marketing mentor to women. She works with Entrepreneurs, Coaches, and Consultants teaching how to launch 6 & 7 figure campaigns. She’s writtennumerous training programs and received well-deserved awards for her work. Maribel believes in helping to integrate peace, play, and prosperity into the entrepreneur lifestyle.
Contact Info* Website: www.YourDreamLaunch.com * Podcast: New Superwoman Entrepreneur Podcast
Most Influential Person* Dr. Joe Vitale
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has supported my very g rounded, relaxed, experience so that I can actually enjoy what I am creating.
Thoughts on Breathing* It would shift [my breathing] if I was feeling anxious or stressed. I'm sure my breathing would change so I think even connecting to it and I mean that is part of this meditative state of really just connecting to your breath and relaxing.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Game Of Life and How To Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn * App: Calm
Advice for Newbie My advice would be to play with the idea. A lot of times people are really busy and they believe that they don't have time to stop and pause, and meditate. This is what actually helps you get greater results, in fact multiple results. To play, the more you slow down, it actually supports you speeding up. That's what actually had me play with the idea of what it would be like to pause and just think things through. I am in that place now where I see; oh my gosh this is just a different way of being. It allows you to really attract like a magnet because you are so connected to what it is that you want and what it is that you are here to do, so you magnetize it. Just Introduce it to somebody as play with it, see how your life changes with you being much more grounded and mindful of what you're here to do and how to really connect to your purpose.
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Spiritualism and Mindfulness. How do they work together? Are they two entirely different things or are they connected? Is spiritualism only connected to religion or is it something we can all feel whether we're religious or not?
This week I welcome Melissa Mattern as a guest to talk about thesubject of spiritualism. Melissa is known as The Psychic Genius. I'll talk with her about spiritualism and exchange stories and opinions. Enjoy our insight into spiritualism and mindfulness.[show-notes-bio]
Guest:* Melissa Matter: www.ThePsychicGenius.com
Quotes:* At any moment you have a choice that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it. -Thich Nhat Hanh * To be spiritual is not by praying and going to church. Spiritualism is the understanding of the universe so that it can be a better place to live in. - Fela Anikulapo Kuti * Let not what you fear guide you, but the infinite potential of your spirit and source. - David Cunliffe
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Sheikh is a spiritual entrepreneur who co-founded the Ottawa Canada, Lifestyle Center 5 years ago when he was only 20. He is passionate about the process of inner and outer transformation which has come about as a result of his personal spiritual awakening. Sheikh is currently preparing toembark on a Spiritual Pilgrimage which will take him to India to spend time with his Guru and Spiritual Teacher.
Contact Info* Company: AwakenYourPotential * Website: www.ayp.life * Website: gofundme.com/SheikhPilgrimage * Contact: Facebook.com/InfiniteSheikh
Most Influential Person* Sathguru (Founder of Isha Yoga)
Effect on Emotions* Neutrality; balancing the emotional pendulum swing.
Thoughts on Breathing* Everything. Breathing is prana, breathing is breath, breathing is energy, breathing is you. So if you're able to deepen your space of breathing, not only will you expand your inner bliss, but you'll expand the awareness of the body and being able to manipulate the body in ways that are to your best interest.
Suggested Resources* Book: Mind Is The Master; The Complete James Allen Treasury by James Allen * App: Evernote
Advice for Newbie I would say mindfulness can only be experienced. It is not something that can be talked about as much as it can be experienced, it's not something that can be read about as much as it can be experienced, it's not something that can be watched as much as it can be experienced. Experience is over all things so podcasts of this nature open doorways, they are guides, books, videos, but you must take the opportunity for yourself to sink into the space of mindfulness. Give it time, it is something that takes time but ultimately when you taste just the slightest taste of the fruit to the nectar of mindfulness you will be hooked.
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Danny Pena, also known as Godfree, is a gamer, events host and podcaster of GamerTag Radio. As a well-known on-line gaming celebrity, Danny believes in using focus and mindfulness to stay on track and keep himself organized and grounded. He puts a lot of emphasis on the valueof his team and his family, sticking with the idea that it's critical to surround yourself with positive people so you can send out positive vibes to your followers. Danny was the keynote speaker at Podfest 2016 in Tampa, Florida in February, where he told his fascinating life story and shared inside secrets of his success.
Contact Info* Website: www.GamerTagRadio.com * Website: play.it/gamertag (This is the CBS Website) * Twitter: @Godfree or @GamerTagRadio * Facebook: GamerTagRadio * Podcast: GamerTag Radio (Find it on any app that searches podcasts)
Most Influential Person* Danny's Grandmother bought him a gaming console when he was a kid.
Effect on Emotions* I'm a cancer and as a cancer I can take a lot of things really personally. I've been good not to take things really personal, because I could be in a really bad place if I did.
Thoughts on Breathing* When I get really frustrated, my girl will say something like, everything's ok, just breathe, just relax, walk. I do a lot of walking. So I'll walk, I'll put some music on or a podcast and it helps me a lot.
Suggested Resources* Book: Mastering the Game: What Video Games Can Teach Us About Success In Life by Jon Harrison * App: Spotify
Advice for Newbie Let's say you're playing a game and it's too difficult, there's options for you to make it easy. Or let's say it's too easy, you can make it normal or hard. So if you're frustrated, change the settings so you won't get stressed out. Get critical thinking games like Tetrus. This is one of my all-time favorite games. If you're into music, play Rock Band or Guitar Hero which you can play with your whole family. I think this will help you. Especially with games that are really hard, try your best to be calm or play something else then.
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Trust and Mindfulness is the theme of today's Solo Weekend with Bruce. Today I welcome Elizabeth Johnston. She was a featured guest on Mindfulness Mode, episode 11.
Quotes:* Reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence. - Dictionary.com * Part of mindfulness practice is tocultivate a trusting heart. - Jon Kabat-Zinn * I've only ever trusted my gut on everything. I don't trust my head, I don't trust my heart, I trust my gut. - Bryan Adams * Trust is the “confident expectation of something; hope.” - Dictionary.com * Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters. Albert Einstein
Guest: Today I welcome my friend, Elizabeth Johnston, of OwnYourCreativity.com to discuss trust and mindfulness.
Elizabeth will be starting her own podcast on March 14, 2016 called Own Your Creativity Podcast.
Thanks for joining me today, Elizabeth!
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Robert DeLaurentis, is a pilot who absolutely loves flying his six-seater plane; it’s a Piper Malibu Mirage. When he’s flying, he feels like he’s connecting with nature, because, as he says, you’reon top of cloud layers, flying by mountains, experiencing the rain and snow. In 2015, Robert flew around the globe in his plane, stopping at 22 countries over the span of 90 days. Robert embraces meditation and mindfulness and is known as the Zen Pilot. His book, “Flying Thru Life,” explains how to create an abundance of time and money in your life to pursue your dreams.
Contact Info* Website: www.flyingthrulife.com
Most Influential Person* Susan Gilbert (American author, entrepreneur and publisher)
Effect on Emotions* It has kept me calm in the most challenging situations and I have decided not too try and label things that are bad because I don't always know what the spirit's intention is for me. So by not judging them good or bad, I save the judgement of myself cause you can't judge a situation or a person without actually judging yourself. Mindfulness has helped me to stop judging myself as much.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is something I need to work on, but when I work on my breathing, it's usually when I'm in bed attempting to fall asleep and I just really focus on my breaths. I am thankful for every breath that I am taking because I realize that my soul may be eternal but my physical life on the planet is not. This gives me a space of gratitude, and breathing helps me fall off to sleep.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz * App: The Garmin Pilot App
Advice for Newbie I would say shut off your cellphone, go for a walk, do whatever you are passionate about and do it by yourself. Just listen, because in the silence is where the answers are. So, just be by yourself, be quiet and listen.
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Terry Lancaster is an entrepreneur, speaker, and author of the best selling book, BETTER! Self Help For The Rest Of Us. Through his business, Instant Events, Terry focuses his energy specifically on automotive advertising and has concentrated onthis segment of the market for over twenty years. Terry practices mindfulness as as a way to stay focused in his life. Through his speaking and writing, Terry helps his followers understand how to achieve their dreams through manageable goals and achievable steps. He helps people build better lives, using two simple strategies: habit and focus.
Contact Info* Website: TerryLancaster.com
Most Influential Person* Daniel Gilbert (Wrote the book, Stumbling on Happiness)
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has effected my emotions greatly, because my emotions used to run wildly. I never expressed my anger violently, I wasn't a screamer and yeller, but I could get angry and hold on to it for weeks. This was a huge detriment to my personal life, my family life and my married life. I'd get angry with my wife and be angry for three or four weeks, to the point where I forgot what I was angry about. Now that I'm in charge of what's going on between my ear-holes, I can recognize my anger. I can express my anger if it needs to be expressed, and hopefully let it go. Then when it starts popping back in my head, I can remind myself, I'm not angry anymore; shut up.
Thoughts on Breathing* I count my breaths. That is my mindfulness meditation every day. I sit down, I take a deep breath in through my nose, and out through my mouth, and that's '1'. I try to do one hundred breaths a day. If I'm about to step into a situation, do a speech, do a podcast, I close my eyes, take one quick deep breath to fully center myself and be fully present. I can do that in one breath now, because I practiced doing it every day. That's a super power.
Suggested Resources* Book: Better: Self Help For The Rest of Us by Terry Lancaster * Book: Search Inside Yourself by Chade-Meng Tan and Daniel Goleman * Book: 10% Happier by Dan Harris * App: A Timer (Pomadoro)
Advice for Newbie You can't get where you're going unless you start where you are. So just start. Take a few minutes to take a few deep breaths. To become aware of what's going on inside your head, when you start replaying the same arguments like when a guy cuts you off on the interstate and you're mad about it, but it's still going through your mind twenty minutes later, or two days later and you're formulating the perfect come backs for him and what you should have said to that guy and what you're going to say the next time. Learn to recognize these thoughts that are bouncing around in your head and they're accomplishing nothing. They're just echos. Tell them to shut up.
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Breathing and Mindfulness Mode “If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.” - Amit Ray
I lived for quite a while without realizing that anxiety can be conquered by focusing on the breath. When I was a kid, riding mbike through the paths among the corn and bean fields, all you could feel was the amazing feeling of the air. You could breathe so deeply and the the breath felt fantastic. It was an incredibly good feeling with the country air blowing through my hair and being able to fill up with deep breaths of air.
Sometimes in my life I didn't feel the relaxed feeling of deep breathing. Sometimes in my life when I faced anxiety, I felt like I just had to be in nature. I went there and walked or roller blading among the huge trees. I feel a part of the trees and of nature. That was the only way I could feel satiated.
On Mindfulness Mode, many of the people I interview mention breathing and how important it is. Mindfulness and breathing go together for many of my guests. Many of my guests also mention a physical activity that makes them feel they are in the flow, totally mindful. I think that is related to the breathing that goes along with the activity.
Here in Canada in the wintertime, the air feels so fresh, cold and clean. It is an awesome feeling. When I was a kid I slept upstairs in the farmhouse and in the wintertime the air would be cold and fresh. Now I still love having the air cold and fresh at night, so I turn the heat down.
“At this moment, you are seamlessly flowing with the cosmos. There is no difference between your breathing and the breathing of the rain forest, between your bloodstream and the world’s rivers, between your bones and the chalk cliffs of Dover.”- ― Deepak Chopra, The Book of Secrets: Unlocking the Hidden Dimensions of Your Life
Sharon Roemmel from Episode 26 talked about breathing. She said: "I like to use breathing as a diagnostic." You can do that too.
James Newcombe from Episode 13 is a professional trumpet player. James is an expert at controling his breath and knowing how to make his breathe to work for him so he can perform amazing passages on the trumpet.
In Episode 035, Anne-Claire Holland said "Stop and Check Your Breathing When Panic or Anger Feelings Surface." She uses breathing to maintain a level of calm.
“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.”
― Thích Nhất Hạnh, Stepping into Freedom: Rules of Monastic Practice for Novices
Related Episodes: 035 Anne-Claire Holland: Stop and Check Your Breathing When Panic or Anger Feelings Surface
013 James Newcomb: Trumpet Performance Disaster Avoided with Mindfulness
026 Sharon Roemmel: Erase Pain and Find Your True Purpose With Yoga
Books: Conscious Breathing by Dr. Gay Hendricks
Om Chanting and Meditation by Amit Ray
Stepping into Freedom: Rules of Monastic Practice for Novices by Thích Nhất Hạnh
Solo Weekend Action: Sit down and take a deep, slow breath. As you do, count slowly to five. Hold it comfortably for two counts and then let it out slowly as you count to five again. If this feels comfortable, do it again, four more times. If it doesn't feel comfortable, just breathe any way you want and remember, you can't do it wrong. Just notice your breathing.
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Dr. Gay Hendricks is one of the most outstanding figures in the field of relationships, transformation and bodymind therapy. He is an author and co-author of many best-selling books including Conscious Loving and Five Wishes. After a twenty-one-year career as a professor of Counseling Psychology at University Colorado, he and his wife, Katie, founded The Hendricks Institute, which is based in Ojai, California and offersseminars worldwide. Dr. Hendricks has appeared on hundreds of shows including Oprah and 48 hours. He also founded The Spiritual Cinema Circle, which distributes inspirational movies to subscribers around the world.
Contact Info* Website: www.Hendricks.com * Facebook: Hearts In Harmony
Most Influential Person* Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian Philosopher and Teacher - He said, 'If you can't meditate on a subway, you can't meditate'.
Effect on Emotions* When I first began my mindfulness meditation practice forty years ago, I don't think I knew anything about my emotions. I think meditation has opened up a space in which I can really feel my emotions. Like right now, if I felt sad, I could feel it in my chest and I could say, I'm sad. I wasn't able to do that forty years ago.
Thoughts on Breathing* I've written a whole book on breathing called 'Conscious Breathing'. I discovered that oftentimes clients and myself would, when we were trying to cut off emotions from ourselves, would cut off our breathing. We would hold our breath or restrict our breathing. Whereas if we open our breathing up and take full easy breaths, we can be much more aware of our emotions on a moment to moment basis. So I use my breathing as a barometer of exactly how I'm feeling. If I feel a big, easy, open flow of breathing, that usually tells me things are going on really well, but if I feel myself clamping down and not breathing as much, it's because usually there's something I'm anxious about that I haven't opened up to or some worry I have that I haven't gotten clear about. So I use my breathing as a powerful barometer.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Conscious Breathing Book by Dr. Gay Hendricks / The Big Leap by Dr. Gay Hendricks / A Path With A Heart by Jack Cornfield * App: SuperMindApps.com An app that helps you learn to love yourself.
Advice for Newbie Take ten minutes wherever you are and just pay attention to your breathing. Even if you're sitting on a subway. Don't try to make yourself breathe any which way, just take a moment to tune in and notice and then you can certainly get more elaborate with meditation if you want to use a mantra or take specific training in it, that's a really good thing also. In the beginning have the willingness and the courage to pay attention to yourself. The philosopher, Blaise Pascal, hundreds of years ago said that all of our problems as human beings could be cured if we could sit in a room by ourselves for ten minutes doing nothing.
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Greg Zuffelato is a sought after specialist in nutrition and exercise, and is the sole creator of the Too Busy to Eat Weight Loss Program. Gregg is passionate about helping people around the world be successful in their quest tolose weight and keep it off. Greg holds a masters degree in leadership and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. He also practices mindfulness and encourages his clients and colleagues to use mindfulness as a way to improve their lives.
Contact Info* Website: www.TooBusyToEat.com * Podcast: Too Busy To Eat
Most Influential Person* Darren Hardy, in helping me understand how daily actions affect the outcome of your life.
Effect on Emotions* As I talked about my morning routine, it has really caused my anxiety level to drop substantially. I had some anxiety issues early on in my thirties, just because I was wrapped up in my own mind and by doing my practice in the morning and really being present and being grateful from the very beginning, it actually lowers my anxiety. Really being present and being thankful for things around me has changed my life.
Thoughts on Breathing* When I get centered in the morning and I wipe my mind clean, I do that by really focusing on my breath. Those that practice deep breathing and meditation, it's not only a mental change, it's a physical change.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy * App: The Habit List
Advice for Newbie Get a morning routine. A daily morning routine to start the day with the right mindset and I think that will be life changing.
Gratitude, being Thankful and Mindfulness Mode. "It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up." I love this powerful quote by Eckhart Tolle about gratitude. He is awonderful author on the topic of mindfulness and he gets right to point here. He feels gratitude is so important that it can take us into the spiritual side of life and he feels gratitude for the present moment is most important.
Of course most of us feel some type of gratitude every day. There were times in my life when I didn't focus a lot on being thankful for the present moment, but I always have had gratitude in my life. As a family, we often talked about being grateful for what we had. My father would mention how grateful he was for rain and the weather, because he was a farmer and the weather was important in his work. There are always things to be grateful for, we just have to look around and be aware.
Related Episodes: 024 Pat Flynn: Using a Weird-Looking Device to Get Insight Into Calmness
047 Hilde Larsen: Gratitude Will Put You In A Sense of Awareness Every Second
More Thoughts From Bruce If you're not feeling good, or feeling happy, just start to think about what you're grateful for. This will put you into a sense of awareness. When I interviewed Hilde Larsen, she said, "Gratitude will put you in a sense of awareness every second because when you focus on being grateful, you have to be one hundred per cent mindful. You cannot be lost in anything else when you're grateful. Plus, it is a feeling, it's not a mindset. Gratefulness is a feeling. And once you connect with those good feelings, you're always grounded in yourself."
Hilde also talked about nature and how important it is to be grateful for what nature provides. I loved interviewing Hilde, because her story about how she went from ill health into becoming a very healthy person who could help so many other people, is very compelling. (047 Hilde Larsen Show Link) I share Hilde's opinion about the importance of nature and being grateful for the natural world.
In the book, Cracking the Success Code, Brian Tracy says: “Taking the time to become an excellent human being will do more to raise your visibility, enhance the quality of your life and improve your chances for promotion than anything else you can do.” - Brian Tracy. Brian is a very grateful person and that gratitude comes through when you hear him speak, when you meet him in person and even in his books and training materials.
I enjoyed reading the book 'The Miracle Morning' by Hal Elrod. I am so inspired by him and live my life by the morning 'SAVERS' plan he teaches in the book. Gratitude is central to Hal's philosophies. See one of Hal's quotes below.
Quotes “Gratitude and complaining cannot co-exist simultaneously, you must choose the one that best serves you.” – Hal Elrod
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” - John F. Kennedy
“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.” - Denis Waitley
“Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.” - Brian Tracy
“Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.” Zig Ziglar
"Being grateful lifts you up and gives you confidence." - Bruce Langford
“The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.” - Friedrich Nietzsche
“If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans.” - James Herriot
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” William Arthur Ward
Books: A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
Will It Fly? by Pat Flynn
Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
Words of Gratitude for Mind, Body and Soul by Robert A. Emmons
Count Your Blessings: The Healing Power of Gratitude and Love by Dr. John F. DeMartini
Solo Weekend Action: Think of what you're grateful for and make a list. Post it in your office, on a mirror, as a screensaver, or as wallpaper on your phone to give you a constant reminder of what you're grateful for.
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Conclusion: I think gratefulness needs to be a constant or nearly constant thought in your mind. It needs to run as a consistent message in your mind.
Tune in to our next Mindfulness Mode episode 58, for a terrific interview with Greg Zuffelato. We chat about how mindfulness can help you get centered.
Andy Gray is a software and technology expert, helping organizations be more effective in their use of technology. He has coauthored two books published by Cambridge University Press and is a frequent speaker nationally and internationally. Andy has a deep interest in spirituality and was aProgram Director for a non-profit education and retreat center. Andy has completed a two-year Art of Spiritual Discernment training and has attended many retreats and workshops on the topics of spiritualism and mindfulness. Andy also has a podcast called ‘A Congruent Life’.
Contact Info* Website: www.acongruentlife.net/mindfulnessmode (This page has some bonuses for Mindful Tribe) * Personal Page: www.grayandy.com * Podcast: A Congruent Life * Twitter: @grayandy
Most Influential Person* Belden C. Lane, Professor Emeritus of Theological Studies, Saint Louis University
Effect on Emotions* I think mindfulness is really primarily about presence, about being present in the current moment. I would like to think that's positively affected my professional life in the way that I relate to other people. Sometimes we get into these corporate situations where there's a lot of disfunction, a lot of political maneuvering, a lot of emotion. I think that being mindful and being present has a way of diffusing that, of getting into a place where you can see beyond the immediate behaviour and really understand and connect with people on an individual, deeper level, listening to the things they are saying beyond just the words that are coming out of their mouths.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is great. Breathing is something that I completely underestimated the power of. We all breathe, of course we need oxygen. Our lungs need to work in a certain way to be able to exist. My experience with breathing is truly incredible. I've worked with a breath coach that was a significant eye-opener for me. What we are able to do without physical touch, but just through our breath is amazing. Deep conscious breathing is a tool that we always have with us. We always have our lungs, we have our bodies, so we can instantly access this way of being present, of calming ourselves down, of being conscious and in the moment in the places where we get these adrenaline spikes, or these fear responses or these flight responses.
Suggested Resources* Book: Loving What Is by Byron Katie * App: The Pomodoro Technique / Brain.fm and FocusAtWill.com
Advice for Newbie There's no right way to do any of this. I tend to be a perfectionist by nature and so if I'm exploring something new I've got to figure out the right way to do it. There's no such thing with mindfulness. It's really just about being willing to jump in and figure out what works for you and give it a try without worrying whether you're doing it right or not.
Gregg Clunis is a writer, producer and podcaster based in New York City. Gregg is fascinated to learn all he can about the brain, motivation, mindfulness and what inspires people to succeed. Although he has no qualifications in psychology or neuroscience, Gregg isknowledgeable on the topic because of the many books and articles he reads and the information he’s learned from guests he interviews on his podcast entitled, Tiny Leaps, Big Changes.
Contact Info* Website: www.tinyleaps.co * Twitter: @GreggClunis * Podcast: Tiny Leaps, Big Changes
Most Influential Person* Tony Robbins
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has given me the ability to recognize what emotions I'm feeling and what that means for the situation.
Thoughts on Breathing* Taking a deep breath is the main thing that gets me through the day when I'm stressed.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials Into Triumph by Ryan Holiday * App: Calm and Headspace
Advice for Newbie Start on the small things. Earlier in this episode I said I made this big, audacious goal and I failed to hit it. One of the things that I've learned since then is that the main issue with goal setting is that when we don't hit it, even if we're ahead of where we planned on being, it's still very demotivating. I would say to focus on setting smaller goals that you know you can achieve and build up momentum that way. And in regard to how that relates back to mindfulness, whatever area of your life you want to integrate this into, focus on doing something small everyday that's going to help you get there.
Solo Weekends with Bruce Langford. Laughter and Humor is the topic. "There is joy in the present moment." This quote, by Pompe Strater-Vidal expresses the connection between mindfulness and humor.
Humor and mindfulness fit together and there areso many ways they do. One of the reasons is because mindfulness is about letting go and its about allowing yourself to just enjoy the moment. How can we enjoy the moment more than having humor and seeing things in a laughable way.
When I think of humor and laughing I instantly think of people like Pompe Strater-Vidal. She was a guest on my show, episode #19. Pompe has a great sense of humor, I asked her about her humor on the show. I said, "I love the way you laugh, and how much you laugh, where did this free, relaxing laugh come from?"
She said her mom had a great sense of humor and she grew up with the humor. As she's grown older, she laughs even more.
Another person I really got that feeling of joy from is Michael Sandler, episode #28. He has a wah-who (higher pitched), followed by a lower pitched, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. He has a podcast called, Inspire Nation. He feels his laugh adds energy to the moment. He notices energy a lot and when he notices the energy is getting low, he injects the moment with his unique laugh.
Another funny person whose laugh I love, is my friend Heather. She has an incredibly refreshing laugh, which I think is about letting go. There's nothing restrained about it. Suddenly something sparks that humorous cell in her brain and she just lets go. I think those all the best kind of laughs.
I love how Ellen Degeneres sees humor in so many different places and she highlights that humor on her show. There's something very light and relaxing about her humor.
"Most comedy is based on getting a laugh at somebody else’s expense. And I find that that’s just a form of bullying in a major way. So I want to be an example that you can be funny and be kind, and make people laugh without hurting somebody else’s feelings." Ellen Degeneres
Mark Twain said, "Humor is mankind’s greatest blessing."
That's probably why I married two very funny people.
Humor is also related to pain and sorrow.
"The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow; there is no humor in heaven." Mark Twain
"There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt." Erma Bombeck
If we're going through something painful, being able to see humor somewhere can be helpful.
I love the humor in children. It is so natural and easy to enjoy.
"I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it’s the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It’s probably the most important thing in a person." Audrey Hepburn
"Humor is everywhere in that there’s irony in just about anything a human does." Bill Nye
"A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It’s jolted by every pebble on the road." Henry Ward Beecher
"The most wasted of all days is one without laughter." e.e. Cummings
"A day without laughter is a day wasted." Charlie Chaplin
"Laughter is an instant vacation." Milton Berle
"From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere." Dr. Seuss
Tune in to our next Mindfulness Mode episode (55), for a terrific interview with Gregg Clunis. We chat about mindset, the brain and of course, mindfulness.
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Joel Boggess is a man whose passion it is to help others rebuild confidence and move into a fulfilling life. He’s a coach, podcaster, author and speaker. As you get to know Joel, you’ll discoverhe has a strong Christian faith, and he uses that faith to live the best life he possibly can. He’s truly mindful and is one of the most grounded and focused people you will ever get to know. His book, “Finding Your Voice” is an Amazon best-seller and his ‘Relaunch’ podcast has received rave reviews since it’s start in 2014. Joel has recently been invited by Success Magazine to run a monthly article and has also been approved as a contributing writer for Huffington Post.
Contact Info* Website: relaunchshow.com * Podcast: ReLaunchShow.com/itc
Most Influential Person* Zig Ziglar
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness helps people keep those emotions in check so that you channel them in the best and appropriate way.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is something we all need to very much be aware of so that when life gets hectic and things start to seem like they're spiraling out of control that we can just step back and start to focus on our own breathing. That can be a difference maker. It can lower your blood pressure and your stress. Wen you take that mindful break you can come back more recharged and ready to go.
Suggested Resources* Book: Calming the Chaos by Jackie Woodside * App: Pomodoro Timer
Advice for Newbie Give mindfulness a try. Have fun, play, enjoy! When you're not focused on following the rules, but you're just focused on the moment, unbelievable things happen. Miracles happen. Don't concern yourself with following the steps outlined in a book. Understand the overall concept and start playing and practicing. Start experimenting with your own version of mindfulness and what will probably happen is you'll discover what really works for you in mindfulness and it may or may not be a carbon copy of what the 'experts' say. Give yourself the freedom to create your own program .
Brandon Beachum is a serial entrepreneur. He started his most recent business, called Resort Share, five years ago with zero capital, while living on his friend’s couch . Last year it was featured as one of America’sfastest growing companies. Brandon strongly believes in meditation and makes it a regular part of his life. One of his philosophies is visualizing his goals and taking steps forward as if those goals have already been met. Brandon has a podcast called Positive Head.
Contact Info* Website: positivehead.com * Podcast: The Positive Head Podcast
Most Influential Person* Osho
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has affected my emotions in a tremendous way. I'm someone who has a great energy to achieve and do things and make things happen and connect with people but I also can tend to get frazzled or excited in a negative way. Mindfulness is the path to healing that for me.
Thoughts on Breathing* Remembering that everything is a reflection and so if your breathing is shallow that is a reflection of how much bandwidth you have for what you can deal with in your life. You can't be upset when you're breathing deeply. Take deep full breaths and you move into a state of calm so you can deal with anything.
Suggested Resources* Book: Oneness by Rasha * App: Podcast App
Advice for Newbie Take time to meditate. Everyone should meditate 15 minutes a day unless you don't have time. Then you should meditate an hour a day (Zen proverb). The greatest advice I can give to someone is, a lot of times its easier to use thoughts because we have trouble turning the brain off and that's the toughest thing about meditation for people. Instead of resisting that at first when you're just starting down the path, instead close your eyes and do visualization practices.
Solo Weekend with Bruce Langford. Vulnerability is the topic. You can't reach courage without stepping through vulnerability. This episode is the first of a new weekly weekend chat with Bruce. No guest, just thoughts about mindfulness and today's topic, vulnerability.
To be connected to people, you need to be willing to show vulnerability. Oprah Winfrey said, "All you really need in life is to be more of yourself". And of course that requires vulnerability. What is vulnerability? How do weaccomplish this in a society where many view vulnerability as a sign of weakness?
Bob Marley said, "Being vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure." Brene Brown said, "Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change."
It takes confidence and courage to be vulnerable. The reverse is also true. Being vulnerable can give us confidence, courage and connection with the world and with others. In fact, vulnerability is our most accurate measure of courage.
"I think I fall in love a little bit with anyone who shows me their soul. This world is so guarded and fearful, I appreciate rawness so much." Emery Allen
Here are three articles I wrote for The Good Men Project which have elements of vulnerability:
5 Things I Learned Fathering My Autistic Son
How That Old Black Accordion Connected Me To Dad
7 Ways Guys Can Spin Anxiety Out of Their Life Tune in to Mindfulness Mode, episode 51, for a heartfelt chat about vulnerability.
Courtney Townley is a health and fitness expert with a strong background in dance. Through her business, Grace & Grit, she helps women be healthier, happier and more fit in three specific areas: food, movement & stress management. She has incredible energy and enjoys sharing her love of movement with her clients. She graduated from the University of Michigan with a BFA in dance. She iscertified as a coach and trainer in various aspects of health and fitness. Courtney is a strong advocate of mindfulness and uses mindfulness strategies on a daily basis. Courtney began working in the fitness industry nearly two decades ago. She is fully certified as a STOTT PILATES® instructor, NSCA personal trainer, ACE Health Coach, Genesis Transformation Health Coach and Precision Nutrition Health Coach. She is also a certified Booty Barre® instructor, TRX™ trainer, and is a very proud student of the Ido Portal Method.
Contact Info* Website: www.GraceandGrit.com * Podcast: Grace and Grit Podcast
Most Influential Person* My health coach, Sherri-Lynn. She talked a lot about the importance of meditation and mindfulness and fired me up more than I already was to dive deeper into it.
Effect on Emotions* Calmed me down, I'm a very excitable creature. It really just helped me to have more choice over my emotions rather than my emotions running me.
Thoughts on Breathing* It's the linchpin in the sense that there is no quicker way to get into a state of mindfulness than just by pausing and taking several deep breaths.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * App: A gratitude App (An alarm went off three times a day when I would stop and jot down what I was grateful for in that moment).
Advice for Newbie The best way to start walking is by putting one foot in front of the other, so break down mindfulness into a digestible bite and even before you sit in a chair and build some sort of meditation practice, I would say just try practicing being fully present with one activity in your day for a set period of time. And be realistic on that time frame, like maybe five minutes. And be consistent, consistency is everything when it comes to building any kind of practice.
Jeff Agostinelli is a life and business coach and was trained as a Macrobiotic Chef who focuses on alternative healing. Jeff is an avid believer that eating raw foods is a recipe for better health. For more than six years, Jeff submersed himself in learning and practicing everything food and health related. Jeff then became fascinated withdigital marketing and business, and proceeded to share his expertise with others through his coaching practice and podcast called, The Next Level.
Contact Info* Twitter, Instagram: @jeffagostinelli * Facebook: Search Jeff Agostinelli * Website: www.jeffagostinelli.com or www.jeffa.co * Podcast: The Next Level
Most Influential Person* Thich Nhat Hanh
Effect on Emotions* It's enabled me to allow myself to be completely present with what I feel and let that be ok.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing IS my mindfulness practice.
Suggested Resources* Book: Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames by Thich Nhat Hanh * Book: True Love: A Practice for Awakening The Heart by Thich Nhat Hanh * Book: True Meditation: Discover the Freedom of Pure Awareness by Adyashanti
Advice for Newbie One of the keys for me with mindfulness is breathing. I did a number of 10 day Vipasana Meditation Retreats where basically all you can do for fifteen hours a day is sit there and meditate. No looking at each other, no physical contact. Men and women are separate. Really just very focused effort. As long as you're breathing, you need to be mindful. That's really all there is to it because its one of those things that's like, if you're not being mindful then, what else are you doing? Being mindful is washing the dishes and being aware that you're washing the dishes. It's listening to your spouse and listening to your spouse and breathing and being aware of what's happening in your immediate environment. Be patient, because like anything else, with practice comes one new level of understanding and then the next level and then the next level and just be ok with where you are now and know that there's not a destination. It's not to get anywhere other than to be present, to be more loving, or whatever it is that is your current focus. It's to amplify who you already are.
Jay Papasan is a writer. He spent several years editing at Harper Collins Publishers, and has written a number of bestselling books, including The Millionaire Real Estate Agent, which he wrote with Gary Keller, of Keller Williams Realty. Jay also co-authored the # 1 Wall Street Journal bestseller The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results.
Contact Info* Website: www.the1thing.com
Most Influential Person* My partner, Gary Keller
Effect on Emotions* When I know what I'm supposed to be doing, when I'm clear about my priorities, I'm present and I'm calm. There's just no other place to be. It's amazing how that works.
Thoughts on Breathing* You get excited, you breathe faster, you get calm, you breathe slower. But even if you're excited and you breathe slower, you'll become calm. Understanding that has allowed me, at moments of high stress to, 'just breathe'.
Suggested Resources* Book: The One Thing, The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
Advice for Newbie Think big, start small. Imagine what your life would be if you were really succeeding at a high level, and then start really small. If you want something to be a habit, start with a target that is so attainable you could almost trip over it and build momentum on that success.
Hilde Larsen is a Detoxification Specialist, speaker and Certified Health Coach. Eight years ago she was diagnosed with severe rheumatoid arthritis and lyme disease. Her road to recovery has includeda healthier lifestyle and raw foods, and now Hilde is thriving, living a vibrant life of passion, devoted to sharing her success story to the world.
Contact Info* Website: www.InspiredByHilde.com
Most Influential Person* Eckhart Tolle
Effect on Emotions* It has led me to acknowledge them, accept them and work through a lot of them. And to make them a part of my aware life.
Thoughts on Breathing* I had to learn to breathe again. I was breathing so shallowly, I wasn't even aware of it. Breathing Pranayama has been a great practice for me and I've done rebirthing. I love breathing, and breathing is connecting, connecting with God. We are breath, without it, we're not here.
Suggested Resources* Book: A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle * App: None
Advice for Newbie Find a good meditation practice. Just sit still. Close your eyes and sit still and see if you can get your mind to shut up. It's hard, but that's what I would say. Meditation, definitely.
Allan Misner is a (CPA) Certified Public Accountant and a CIA (Certified Internal Audit). He is also passionate about being physically active and healthy and believes wholeheartedly in the practice of mindfulness. As part of this focus on health, Allen is active asa Certified Personal Trainer. He has also worked in various industries including oil and gas, retail, technology, hospitality, manufacturing and for 16 years as an internal auditor.
Contact Info* Website: www.older.fitness * Podcast: Older+ Fitness Podcast
Most Influential Person* My wife. When I leave my office, I drive home, get inside my head and let all the stress from the day go, so when I get home I can really be with my wife.
Effect on Emotions* When I'm doing well (with mindfulness), I'm very calm, serene and happy.
Thoughts on Breathing* This is where I struggle the most and so that's why I like to use guided meditations.
Suggested Resources* Book: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown * App: Headspace
Advice for Newbie Mindfulness is not just about meditating and it's not just about points in time. Just easing into a couple of minutes in a ritual; it can be as simple as when I'm brushing my teeth at night to get ready for bed. When I'm done with that I should have cleared my mind and made myself ready. It's those little moments when you sit down and prepare yourself for what's about to happen that's going to help you be successful.
Manny Wolfe is a speaker, business coach, musician and author. He fully believes in giving whatever of value he can share with others. This includes voice coaching and speech consulting. Mindfulness has beena central part of Manny’s life for years and it has allowed him to chose a life of purpose and passion, doing what feeds his soul. Manny is the host of his own podcast called, The Steep Side of the Mountain.
Contact Info* Website: www.TheSteepSideOfTheMountain.com * Email: manny@thesteepside.com * Podcast: The Steep Side of the Mountain
Most Influential Person* Bruce Lee
Effect on Emotions* I try to teach them the same things that I now practice in my life. Mindfulness specifically, checking in with your heart to bring yourself right here, right now is the best way I know of to get out of future tripping and to be able to get yourself back into a calm, action plan making state of mind.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breath is life. We breathe differently according to what our parasympathetic nervous system is feeling. The key is that breathing can change the parasympathetic nervous system. So breathing to me is connected to mindfulness because I know that shifting the way that I breathe can change my whole physicality, change my state, and therefore change my reality.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Japanese Art of War: Understanding the Culture of Strategy by Thomas Cleary
Advice for Newbie Literally, physically, check in with your heart. Realize when your thoughts are drifting off, which is getting out of mindfulness, and to get yourself back to the present moment, think about your heart. Feel how its beating, feel how it feels in your chest. That will not only bring you back into the present moment which allows you to be mindful, but it also centers your thinking in what is called the heart centered capacity.
Jenny Fenig is a yogi, and a fun, spirited woman who loves helping other women find their calling, whether it’s through yoga, entrepreneurship or their own personal life journey. Jenny lefta successful, corporate six-figure job as an event planner 7 years ago and has never looked back. She rebuilt her life from the ground up as an on-line entrepreneur, using her knowledge of yoga and her corporate planning expertise to help other women get more out of life. Jenny is also host of the suitably named podcast ‘Get Gutsy’
Contact Info* Website: www.jennyfenig.com * Facebook & Instagram: Jenny Fenig ( Say hi) * Podcast: Get Gutsy * Free Gift: PDF - A Synopsis of how to find your calling in the world. That's what mindfulness allows you to do. www.jennyfenig.com/calling
Most Influential Person* My sister, Julie. She passed away when I was a teenager. I was 16 and she was 12. She had cancer and I watched the way that she weathered that illness. She was a girl of faith and she's allowed me to develop my faith in mindfulness because I know that served her well during her short, yet perfectly orchestrated life. She's still impacting people today, more than twenty years after her passing.
Effect on Emotions* I am able to really be in my body and to feel things. I wasn't always able to do that when I was younger. I allow things to pass through me and that's something I learned from Michael Singer's book, The Unteathered Soul. Allow things to pass through us, we don't want things to get stuck. Mindfulness allows things to simply flow through me.
Thoughts on Breathing* Every breath I take; conscious, inhale, exhale. I do this so much with my clients and students now. I am grateful to be able to lead them through this practice and with my children. If you start being mindful around that, today your world will change, guaranteed.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Surrender Experiment by Michael Singer * Book: Get Gutsy: A Sacred, Fearless Guide for Finding Your Soul's Calling and Living Your Dream by Jenny Fenig * App: Asana (Project Management Tool) * App: Insight Timer
Advice for Newbie Start today, no excuses. Tune out what much of the world focuses on because I'll tell you it's not mindfulness. You'll start recognizing that [mindfulness], as you start developing a 'witness mentality'. Meditation allows you to have an 'observer' mentality. You will see that much of the world is engaging in things that are not healthy and high vibration. This is not to be in judgment of those people or think that you're better. It's simply to be that witness and to 'be the change you wish to see in the world', as Ghandi said. The more that you do this, the more you'll impact people in the world, even those who you think are not open.
Jiro Taylor is an adventurer from the heart. He loves surfing, skiing, exploring and digging deep into the philosophy of peak performance. Jiro is fascinated to learn what drives others to satisfy theirhunger for peak performance and he does just that as part of his podcast called Flowstate Performance. Jiro is an avid meditator and mindfulness enthusiast based in Manley, New South Wales, Australia.
Contact Info* Website: www.flowstatecollective.com * Podcast: Flowstate Performance * email: Jiro@theflowstatecollective.com
Most Influential Person* Thich Nhat Hanh
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has allowed me to have the superpower to observe a thought before it's fully developed and therefore to make the choice as to whether I want to transform that thought or let it run. This has meant that I can abort thoughts or I can shift negative thoughts into positive thoughts or judgmental thoughts into more reasonable thoughts. This has had a huge effect on my self-worth and my compassion that I feel for other people.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is the anchor to the here and now. Breathing is our life force. Breath is everything. When we breathe mindfully and deeply we are actually putting ourselves into a different autonomic nervous state, a very calm and relaxed state.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Art of Meditation by Matthieu Ricard (The Happiest Man in the World)
Advice for Newbie Just do it and enjoy the practice. This is not an arduous task or a thing you have to strive toward. This is about coming home to who you really are. This is about catharsis and release, self therapy and self love.
Ed Donato is an entrepreneur from Western Australia who works in the food industry with his wife, operating a holistic catering company. As a busy Dad and entrepreneur in the catering niche, Ed found it necessary tolearn how to stop feeling tired and regain energy. He loves to pass on his knowledge and help parents learn how to be healthy, energetic and happy too, in his podcast called ‘The Ed Talks’.
Contact Info* Facebook: The Ed Talks * Twitter: The Ed Talks * Instagram: The Ed Talks * Website: www.TheEdTalks.com/morningenergy
Most Influential Person* Thich Nhat Hanh
Effect on Emotions* Calming. It's allowed me to take control before I lash out at my wife or my son. I stop and realize he's a little boy.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing allows me to focus on something to begin that process of slowing down all those 70,000 thoughts that are coming into our mind in the day. By focusing on the breath it helps me to slow down and to get control of the thoughts in my mind.
Suggested Resources* Book: Buddhism for Couples: A Calm Approach to Relationships by Sarah Napthali * Book: Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life by Thich Nhat Hanh
Advice for Newbie Make yourself realize there are proven scientific benefits that mindfulness works. It's not just 'woo-woo', it definitely works. It eliminates disease, it increases growth hormone, it makes you look younger, gives you a better night's sleep. Really find the reason why you want to do it and use that as a driving force. Then focus on your breath as a way to begin the practice and make it short. I only do just five minutes in the morning.
Melissa Mattern is a professional psychic known as The Psychic Genius. She’s energetic and fun and is committed to peace, daily mindfulness, meditation and living in love. Gratitude is a central theme in Melissa’s life, including being thankful for what she learned afterreceiving word in 2009 that she had breast cancer. Clients say - psychic readings with Melissa help bring clarity, release, joy and bring a big dose of inspiration to their lives. Previous to being an entrepreneur, Melissa was employed in corporate America where she learned many lessons about how to be highly successful on-line.
Contact Info* Website: www.ThePsychicGenius.com * Facebook: ThePsychicGenius * Twitter: @whispersmelissa
Most Influential Person* My kids, when they were babies. Also my cat.
Effect on Emotions* I was the biggest swayer of emotions you could meet, I was all over the place and had the hottest temper you can imagine. I loved to scorch the village. Now that I am more mindful, I know I can take a breath and come at things more from a place of love and from a place of understanding and wanting to make things right rather than just getting my way.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is everything and nothing. It's as important as you make it. There are some days when I realize I'm not breathing and I need to breathe. For me meditation starts with that first breath and that tells my body and mind mind and my soul that, hey it's go time, kids, and we're going to meditate.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor
Advice for Newbie It doesn't need to be complicated at all, in fact the least complicated meditation is the best. That can be breathing, a 16 second meditation where you breathe in for 4, hold for 4, let out for 4 and hold for 4. You don't need a fancy cushion, you don't need anything fancy, you really just need to breathe and to spend a little time. You don't have to start with an hour.
Eric Tivers is a psychotherapist and licensed Clinical Social Worker, sharing his expertise with clients as a consultant in private practice. He specializes in ADHD as well as high functioning autism. Eric is anational speaker, coach, and he also hosts the popular ADHD reWired podcast. Eric laughingly refers to himself as a recovering perfectionist. Eric actively practices mindful awareness in his personal and professional life.
Contact Info* Website: www.adhdRewired.com * Facebook: Eric Tivers * Twitter: @EricTivers * Podcast: ADHDRewired
Most Influential Person* Dan Harris (Author of the book, 10% Happier)
Effect on Emotions* It has allowed me to explore anxiety and in a very paradoxical way because I don't judge my anxiety. When I noticed anxiety, I sat with the physical sensation without trying to push it away. I became more aware of it, so it didn't heighten it and at the same time it made me realize at a certain point that I was getting anxious on a regular basis.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is always there when we look for it. It's one of the easiest things for us to pay attention to and when we focus on our breath, we can expand outward from there. When our thoughts are racing, when we're feeling anxious, we can always just focus on our breath.
Suggested Resources* Book: Rising Strong by Brene Brown * App: Sleep Cycle
Advice for Newbie If you're a skeptic of mindfulness, I would suggest reading the book 10% Happier by Dan Harris because Dan Harris was also a skeptic. Try it. Figure out what you're hoping mindfulness will bring.
Mark Bowness is a speaker and coach whose goal is to be an inspiration to his clients. Based in Melbourne, Australia, his focus is on helping you make a life change that will transform your mind, body, spirit, relationships and wealth. He works with coaches from around the world to help thembuild businesses that will change peoples' lives, and he also has a Facebook group for coaches called 'I Work In Personal Development', with over 12,000 members. Mark also runs a movement called 'Life Change - The Revolution'. He says he is "addicted to empowering people to live the life they were created to live." Mark has studied psychology, spirituality and NLP, which stands for Neuro Linguistic Programming. He also holds a degree in theology, which has given him more dimension in his work with life coaches, business coaches and personal trainers.
Contact Info* Website: www.lifechangetherevolution.com
Most Influential Person* Eckhart Tolle
Effect on Emotions* It's enabled me to be aware of my emotions and to respect my emotions and also to rein them in when my emotions aren't serving me at that particular moment in time.
Thoughts on Breathing* I love being aware of breathing, this deeper level of breathing. Being in the moment and meditating, allowing myself to breathe deeply. I just feel a deep sense of connection with the world when I'm breathing deep and I focus on the fact that as I'm breathing, the planet earth is breathing at the same time. This beautiful level of connectiveness inspires me.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * App: www.calm.com
Advice for Newbie Go at your own pace. Mindfulness is literally whatever that means for you in that moment with regards to taking control of your mind. Just take baby steps and allow the beauty of those baby steps to transform your life in that moment and just awaken you to new levels of understanding. Just enjoy the process.
Kamala Chambers is a relationship coach, mentor to online entrepreneurs and best-selling author. She is host of ‘The Lasting Love Podcast’ and also a business show called ‘Thriving Launch Podcast’. Kamala is an entrepreneur, hashitch-hiked in 12 countries and is constantly learning from her many clients. Kamala believes being aware of your breath and your body is part of the secret of mindfulness. She suggests you frequently ask the question, “how can I relax more deeply right now?" The result, she says, will be magical.
Contact Info* Website: www.lastingloveconnection.com * Website: www.thrivinglaunch.com * Podcast: Thriving Launch & Lasting Love Connection
Most Influential Person* My first mentor in energy medicine school really helped to kick me off in that path.
Effect on Emotions* Definitely more steady and even when I am paying attention to the moment rather than just riding off on whatever emotion comes.
Thoughts on Breathing* It's all tied in with the breath. If we're holding our bodies tight and we're not breathing, how can we pay attention to what's happening in the moment.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book) by Don Miguel Ruiz * App: Lasting Love Connection App
Advice for Newbie It doesn't have to be complicated if you just practice taking a few deep breaths at a time and just notice what's happening in your body and noticing your sensations; the touch, the taste, the colors of the room. The more you practice, the easier it gets.
Rob Dial started in sales at 19 and was promoted to run a franchise with the company at the age of 21. Rob grew the franchise into a multi-million dollar office and broke almost every record in the company's 60 year history. Rob has moved on and now does consulting and training for fortune 500 companies. Rob, also runsMWF Motivation Podcast - one of the fastest growing podcasts on iTunes. Mindfulness is a big part of Rob’s life and he has recently been meditating in sensory deprivation tanks. He shares his experience with us during this interview. Rob is also enthusiastic about binaural beats and finds they help him get into deeper states of meditation.
Contact Info * Website: www.mwfmotivation.com * Email: rob@mwfmotivation.com * Podcast: MWFMotivation
Most Influential Person* Tony Robbins
Effect on Emotions* I am so much calmer. I feel like mindfulness and meditating give you a bulletproof vest for things that happen around you. It seems like once you've meditated and you've become calm that nothing really affects you that much because you just kind of take life as it is. It slows the world down for you and makes it a lot easier to cope with.
Thoughts on Breathing* Whenever I have any kind of big call, whether it's with a client or before this interview, I always take five minutes and just breathe deep, slowly and close my eyes. I don't need to meditate or anything like that but I try to slow my heart rate down so I can be as concentrated as possible.
Suggested Resources* Book: Wherever You Go There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn * App: Headspace
Advice for Newbie Just do it, just try it. Once you try it (mindfulness), make a commitment for a week to just do it for 15 minutes. That's not that much time out of your day or out of your life for something that could potentially be life-changing. Don't go into it expecting to be some buddha the very first time. Enjoy the quiet time with yourself and enjoy disconnecting from technology and all the crazy stimuli that comes into your world every single day.
Don Hutcheson has built six companies in the fields of publishing, advertising and career planning and fully believes in the power of meditation; so much so that he’s been meditating for 38 years. Don loves the art of communicating and makes that obvious as his role as host on his popular podcast, Discover Your Talent, Do What You Love. Don studiedRussian Language and Literature at Emory University in Atlanta Georgia and he is a true people person, fascinated with the passions and interests of everyone he meets.
Contact Info* Email: don@dytpodcast.com * Podcast: www.discovertalentpodcast.com
Most Influential Person* Eckhart Tolle
Effect on Emotions* In utterly profound ways. Life is not an intellectual equation. Enstein said, I never happened on one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking. I think the more we can get into our feelings and into our beingness and out of our thinking, that’s the only way we can live a full life. And mindfulness has done that.
Thoughts on Breathing* It’s seminal to it. I don’t know how to do mindfulness without it. I was even more conscious of that when I was doing different kinds of yoga. I have a lower back issue, I’ll lay on my back to let my lower back stretch out and it’s all about breathing. It’s all about breathing as deeply as I can and as slowly and quietly as I can.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle * App: None
Advice for Newbie The big hurdle to overcome about mindfulness, meditation and consciousness is just the nomenclature because people think it sounds eastern or too metaphysical. The way to get that out of the equation is by reading The Relaxation Response by Herbert Benson, a Harvard professor who broke apart meditation and made it more pragmatic and more scientific. You just count your breaths. Just do that without interruption and see what you feel. What you feel is called relaxation response.
Anne-Claire Holland is a teacher, translator and communicator based in Germany. She is also the creator of knitted crafts of all kinds. She is fascinated by body language, and loves to communicate with people from the many different cultures in the world. Anne-Claire has been working on a new way to teachBiz English, focusing on Globish, an international, summarised form of English more suitable for companies who need to communicate with people globally. Anne-Claire includes mindfulness in her thoughts and daily life.
Contact Info* Facebook: Search Anne-Claire Holland and explain why you would like to be friends
Most Influential Person* My father.
Effect on Emotions* It has helped me to deal with them far better. It's helped me to sit, get quiet, look at them, accept them and let them happen. It's amazing how quickly they dissipate.
Thoughts on Breathing* It's an essential part of mindfulness. If we didn't breathe we'd drop dead. I don't do any complicated breathing excercises. When I notice I'm getting panicy or angry, I stop and check my breathing.
Suggested Resources* Book: Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life by Thich Nhat Hanh
Advice for Newbie Go to The www.EvolvingWisdom.com websites. I would also say, always question. Have enough respect for yourself not to be totally impressed by someone who appears to be a guru. Listen to your intuition.
Benjamin Tyler is an engineer by day, working in the field of water treatment, and specifically disaster management recovery. Benjamin is a podcaster and coach by night. Benjamin shares stories and details about interesting guests in his podcast, An Evolving Lifestyle. Benjamin works withselect clients to help them create lifestyles where they thrive in three main areas: professionally, personally, and in their relationships.
Contact Info* Website: www.anevolvinglifestyle.com * Podcast: An Evolving Lifestyle
Most Influential Person* A guy in a community where I used to do service work in Haiti. His name was Gabby. He was the community leader there. He lived in the present.
Effect on Emotions* I have created a lot of internal stresses upon myself and internal demands and mindfulness has released that. I don't have that kind of stress anymore because I understand that every day I'm growing stronger and I can only do so much.
Thoughts on Breathing* I'm a chest breather and I've just recently started working on my breathing. I've been doing Yoga for two years and I've realized what breathing's done there. I'm trying to bring it into my daily life more.
Suggested Resources* Book: Introducing NLP: Psychological Skills for Understand and Influencing People (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) by Joseph O'Connor * App: Pen and Paper
Advice for Newbie The thing that really helped me in my life (I started getting into mindfulness without knowing what it really was) was asking myself 'why'. Why am I feeling this way? Why am I carrying this tension right now? Ask yourself, why am I feeling this way. Answer those questions even when you don't want to know the answer.
Aaron Sherwood is a Tai Chi and qiqong instructor. He also teaches meditation and is a gifted body worker. Aaron is from United States and offers personal sessions and group workshops in the U.S. Aaron has dedicated his life to helping others with mindfulness and movement. He believes these elements have tremendous power to heal and transform a person. Aaron spent his youth practicing many movements arts including Hatha and Kundalini Yoga, TaeKwonDo, Hapkido, Contact Improv, and Feldenkrais. He has worked with high level teachers in all of these disciplines. His most important teacher has been Bruce Frantzis, founder of the Energy Arts System. Aaron is now one of the Certified Instructors in this system, which has benefited his own life to a large degree.
Contact Info* Website: www.appliedenergyarts.weebly.com * Email: AppliedEnergyArts@gmail.com
Most Influential Person* My Tai Chi, qiqong and meditation teacher, Bruce Frantzis.
Effect on Emotions* It's been instrumental in me not ending up in jail and me not ending up dead or very, very miserable. I struggled with depression a lot when I was young and the more I got into these mindful practices the more that took me out, further away from that.
Thoughts on Breathing* It's huge. It's one of the pillars that we build everything we do on. The particular tradition that I teach is called Taoist Longevity Breathing and the main focus of that is to be completely present with your breath and then how you can maintain that presence and just deepen not only the length of your breath, but all the different qualities of depth, smoothness. You just remove any and all gaps that relate back to your consciousness through that.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Tao of Letting Go by Bruce Frantzis
Advice for Newbie Test several methods. Don't just fall in love with your very first method. Use all the methods and really test them. Be your own laboratory. Find what really works for you and that can be a practice in it's own self where you decide that you pick four different practices that you want to work with and you take a week or a month and then you work through it, regardless of any kind of resistance you have and that will reflect what's going on inside of you and help you understand why you resist that particular practice.
Gretchen Bridgers is a teacher coach. For the past four years she has been helping new teachers in her school district as part of the New Teacher Project. She has a master’s degree in Curriculum and Supervision and is also anauthor, having written the book: “Elementary Education 101: What They Didn’t Teach You In College. Gretchen has a blog and weekly podcast called “Always A Lesson”, which inspires educators across the globe.
Contact Info* Website: www.AlwaysALesson.com * Podcast: Always A Lesson
Most Influential Person* Louis Sachar (Author of There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom)
Effect on Emotions* Just not taking things personally. Realizing that people have, what my father calls 'head trash', or previous tapes. They are taking things out on you that have nothing to do with you at all.
Thoughts on Breathing* Not so much breathing, but listen, pause and respond. So that pause could be a breath but its that reflection, that gathering of thoughts to remain neutral.
Suggested Resources* Book: Crucial Conversations: Tools For Talking When the Stakes are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, Laura Roppe * App: Facebook Groups - Specifically 'Encouraging Teachers'
Advice for Newbie Reflect daily on how you could have handled anything that occurred differently or just take some actionable steps so you are growing and getting better each day. Hold yourself accountable for just growing and not being perfect.
Drew Hume is an expert at Thai massage. One of the things he says often while delivering a massage is ‘Slow it down’. Drew believes it helps us all to just: SLOW … IT ... DOWN. Drew’s Thai massages clear your head and make you feel like he has a surreal connection to your body. From this you can tell Drew isa great person to talk to about Mindfulness. Drew was born in Australia and now lives in Toronto, Canada.
Contact Info* Website: www.navina.ca * Twitter: @NavinaTaiYoga * Instagram: @NavinaTaiYoga
Most Influential Person* S. N. Goenka, a Burmese-Indian teacher of Vipassanā meditation. Born in Burma, he moved to India in 1969 and started teaching meditation.
Effect on Emotions* It's helped me maintain a little bit more equanimity in that I get less caught up in the big negatives and less caught up in the big positives and I can maintain a little bit more equilibrium in how I respond.
Thoughts on Breathing* I think its a great way to educate yourself on restrictions and tensions within your own body and I also think its a great tool as a reset button if you take an extra deep breath whenever you feel stressed or challenged. It just gives you a little bit of space to make other decisions.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science by Norman Doidge * App: Notes and Calendaring (Taking notes and recording events in a calendar helps me to stay in the present moment)
Advice for Newbie Avoid frustration. When you think that it's an unsuccessful meditation, your reaction to that is still part of the mindfulness practice. Step out of the frustration and just keep bringing it back in.
Kara Stricker created her Oma Chocolate business, from a simple desire to feel more happiness. With a hundred dollar check, she walked away from her studies in college. Thousands of chocolate recipes later, she found happiness living in her heart. Incorporating ayurvedic spices to thebitterness of the dark chocolate encouraged her to become present to her emotions and gently exercise them like muscles. Kara believes in healing through mindfulness, that is being present to what she’s feeling without the judgement. Kara says, "It really boils down to accepting oneself and being yourself. Simply allowing myself to "love what I love". Many wonderful things began to change in her life - including breaking through her writer’s block and meeting her husband, Dave.
Contact Info* Website: www.OmaChocolate.com * Email: KaraStricker@OmaChocolate.com
Most Influential Person* Dr. Wayne Dyer
Effect on Emotions* I feel more positive (rather than negative) emotions in my everyday life. If I feel negative emotions, it feels more balanced and there's much more love and grace to welcome them in. I just just let them be.
Thoughts on Breathing* Everyday my breath or my holding back breath is a real immediate indicator of how to slow things down, be more mindful, and be engaged in the moment in a more relaxed way.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Dreams We Carry by the poet Olave Hodge * Book: You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay * App: My Timer on my phone.
Advice for Newbie I would say, ask yourself the question, "What brings you joy and happiness?" It doesn't matter what you love, take that one thing that you love so much and practice it every day, be with it everyday.
Kate Erickson is an expert at Systems and Processes and she helps entrepreneurs and business professionals get their act together with their own systems. Kate is on the Entrepreneur on Fire team andis John Lee Dumas's partner in business and life. She is also host of the Audio Blog Podcast called, Kate’s Take. In addition, Kate is also author of the book, The Fire Path: A Beginner's Guide to Growing Your Online Business.
Contact Info* Website: www.eofire.com * Podcast: Kate's Take * Email: kate@eofire.com
Most Influential Person* John Lee Dumas has really encouraged me and challenged me to be mindful.
Effect on Emotions* It's really gotten me more in tune with myself. I know myself better now than I ever could have imagined.
Thoughts on Breathing* I've been doing some studying and research on practicing breathing and it really helps me take my focus off anything else.
Suggested Resources* Book:Essentialism by Craig Mceown * App: The Twelve Minute Athlete App
Advice for Newbie A really powerful book that triggered for me this idea of living in the now, is the book The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle.
Michael Sandler is an all-round fascinating person. He loves to move and have fun and he’s an avid athlete who’s had more than his fair share of injuries including being hit by a car when bicycle racing in France and being walloped by a motorcycle while mountain biking in Colorado. Back in middle school, Michael ran to and from school to avoid bullies onthe school bus. Since his high school days, mindfulness and meditation have been part of his daily life, and he now meditates an average of 2 hours a day. Today Michael is a best-selling author and online entrepreneur. Interestingly, he has had a knee surgery and sinus surgery both done without any anesthetics, just with the power of the mind and meditation. You can hear Michael on-line on his popular podcast, Inspire Nation.
Contact Info* Podcast: www.InspireNationShow.com
Most Influential Person* Claudio (his greatest teacher who believes we have it all too complicated. He says it's as simple as going silent)
Effect on Emotions* Hugely so, because I've become a lot less reactive. I'm a lot less of that super ball, bouncing from one thing to the next. And I'm a lot more present in myself. By present in myself, I mean I don't take ownership in the balls that are thrown at me or bounced around by others around me. If somebody throws me a fear ball, I'm able to say, 'wait, that's not mine'.
Thoughts on Breathing* There's conscious and unconscious breathing and I'm always trying to come back to my breath, consciously. With that said, my voice has changed over the years, and the voice that you hear on air is much more because of my mindfulness practice. It used to be 'up here' and that's because I was breathing high in my chest and I was talking really fast, and never taking a deep, full, slow breath. And so focusing on the breath calms me, brings me back into that present moment, gets my mind quieter and allows me to achieve all the things that I've achieved. So the breath really is the metronome, the heartbeat, the guide to everything.
Suggested Resources* Book: Natural Meditation by Dean Sluyter * App: None. I leave the electronics behind as much as possible.
Advice for Newbie Focus on the breath. Just go to the breath. That can be as simple as, you're on the bus or on the subway on the way to work in the morning, just take one minute and feel the breath coming in, feeling the breath going out. Just starting from there and expanding from there. Or you're at work, at your computer, you're starting to get a little bit stressed out, go into the breath, breathe in. One, two, three, Out, one, two, three. I like throwing a count on it, that's my app, is just counting. Just drop right back into the breath.
Nirmala Daniel Erway is a spiritual teacher and author who is a deep believer in the positive benefits of mindfulness. He offers one-on-one, non-dual spiritual mentoring over the phone or through Skype. His mentoring is an opportunity to discover that limitless love is ourtrue nature and is possible at every moment. He has written several books including a poetry collection called Gifts With No Giver. Nirmala lives in Sedona, Arizona and has a website called Endless-Satsang.com where he shares his thoughts through ebooks and videos.
Contact Info* Website: www.endless-satsang.com
Most Influential Person* Everyone I’ve ever felt love for, including Nealum and my wife.
Effect on Emotions* It hasn’t changed them, except in their duration. When you’re in this place of curiosity, openness I find it interesting. When I feel sad, I go right down into the center of that sadness and notice all the associations and feelings. I’m so fascinated with it. I digest it, I get the sadness. aThen it’s almost gone in the moment I pay that much attention to it. It’s hard to call it sadness anymore, it’s just a new experience showing up.a
Thoughts on Breathing* When they do studies of mindfulness & meditation, they've found that anything you do to change your breathing will put you into a meditative space. Anything you do to your breath will change your state of consciousness.
Suggested Resources* Book: Living From the Heart by Nirmala (free on Nirmala’s website) * App: Timer
Advice for Newbie Just play. If you can approach it like a game, a form of play or curiosity, that's the best way to learn.
Sharon Roemmel will help you find your life’s purpose through yoga. She is a wellness and life coach, however learning with Sharon is not your usual Yoga experience; she’ll help you get connected to your divine supportand she’ll use mindfulness to help you claim true balance in your life. She has taught Yoga for over 20 years and believes Yoga is the perfect tool to help you align your body, mind and spirit.
Contact Info* Website: www.practicallyenlightenedyou.com
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Most Influential Person* Dan McLeod, Sharon's first serious yoga teacher - he embodied mindfulness with his yoga practice, his teaching and his groundedness.
Effect on Emotions* Helped me be more connected to them and helped me realize that anger is not something I have to hold back. I can feel anger and let it move through me. I tell people they can spend a lot of money on medical diagnostics or they can check in with their breath and that's a great, free, diagnostic to see where they're holding, how relaxed they are in the moment. They can learn a lot from their breath.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is one of the limbs of yoga. I like to use breathing as a diagnostic
Suggested Resources* Book: Full Catastrophe Living, by Jon Kabot Zinn
Advice for Newbie Start small, pay attention to your breath even for one minute, one time a day. Start paying attention to your body. Go for the low hanging fruit: if you're someone who finds it challenging to tune into your emotions, don't start there. Then as you get adept at one level, you move to another level.
Bryce Prescott studied finance at Brigham Young University and has a keen interest in business. In fact, he is an entrepreneur and business consultant with several successful business endeavors under his belt. Bryce helps business people take their businesses, their health andtheir lives in general to a higher a level of excellence. Bryce also has a podcast called ‘Rules of Success’ which has spawned a companion program called 'Apply The Science' which focuses on the principals of the book, 'The Science of Getting Rich' by Wallace D. Wattles.
Contact Info* Website: www.rulesofsuccess.com * Podcast: rulesofsuccess.com * Twitter: @iamMrPrescott * Instagram: @iamMrPrescott
Most Influential Person* T. Harv Ecker
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has affected my emotions and it allows me to observe them. It's more challenging to observe the emotion when it is positive and supportive than when it's negative, but it's the same practice nonetheless. I'm able to, from a different vantage point within my mind, recognize what the emotion is and diffuse the negative emotions like anger and frustration.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles * Book: Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch * App: The Holosync Program by Bill Harris (Centerpoint Research Institute) * App: Calm
Advice for Newbie I would encourage them to check out one of these guided meditation programs. Go to www.choprameditation.com and get the 21 Day Challenge. Just try it. It's 15 to 20 minutes a day. Do it in the mornings in a quiet place. I would also recommend you to journal right afterwards.
Pat Flynn is an online entrepreneur, a father and husband who puts family first and is one of the most personable, friendly business owners I know. Pat was laid off from his day job in 2008 and then started an online business. His blog and podcast called ‘Smart Passive Income” is wherePat shares amazing, abundant content and is completely open and transparent about his online learning experiences. Pat attributes mindfulness and meditation as part of the reason for his success.
Contact Info* Website: www.smartpassiveincome.com * Blog: Smart Passive Income * Podcast: Smart Passive Income * Twitter: @patflynn
Most Influential Person* Elon Musk (Founder of Tesla, SpaceX and SolarCity)
Effect on Emotions* It's helped me get in tune with what's happening and also figure out how to get deeper into what those things are. Sometimes when I have conversations and I ask questions, whether I'm the one who's needing help or someone else, the surface level questions don't really get into the root of the problem. Like the Toyota Manufacturing strategy of the five whys, it's when you get deeper into those conversations that the realness comes out. So I try to be mindful of the fact that people's initial answers aren't necessarily 'the' answer.
Thoughts on Breathing* I'm a trumpet player and I would be very focused on breathing. Now I'm taking singing lessons on Skype to try to improve my public speaking and breathing has been very important with that. And so breathing is actually, in a lot of things, the foundation for great things. And so for those things, specifically the performance stuff, I make sure to focus on breathing because it's just the foundation of creating good sound. In life in general, it's just nice to breath in terms of giving yourself space. I work hard as an entrepreneur, but I also schedule in time to breath, or have space
Suggested Resources* Book: Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip and Dan Heath * App: Calm App and the 5 Minute Journal App
Advice for Newbie If you don't know what it's supposed to be like, it's ok. You're going to figure it out for yourself over time. You should get connected with other people who do know what mindfulness is about. You can learn as you go, you don't have to get it right the first time. You may not even know what you're doing at first, but the more you are conscious about the fact that you're trying to put this into your life, the more likely that it will.
Lynette Renda is a writer, with a masters in Fine Art and Creative Writing. She’s written 2 novels as well as abundant online content. Lynette is also a motivational speaker and coach and has an activeFacebook group called Motivate Me Ultimate Support System. She was an English teacher in a school for 12 years before moving on to become entirely devoted to entrepreneurship. Lynette believes mindfulness has delivered focus and clarity directly to her doorstep and as a result it has ultimately changed her life.
Contact Info* Website: motivatemepodcast.com * email: lynette@motivatemepodcast.com * Podcast: Motivate Me (Join the Motivate Me Ultimate Support System on Facebook)
Most Influential Person* Dr. Wayne Dyer (Lynette has 'Inner Wisdom', Volume 1 and 2 and she listens to his podcast)
Effect on Emotions* It's given me permission to be empathetic, to touch base with my feelings in a way that lets me [connect] like with nature, it puts me in a place that allows me to feel more openly and regularly without me thinking there's something wrong with me.
Thoughts on Breathing* Getting more oxygen into your body is great for your body, your energy levels and your focus. Specifically getting six deep breaths at a time is really great for your body and your energy level. Also what I've learned is that listening to your breath during meditation can calm yourself down ... it's about listening to your breath. Doing that distracts you from everything else that's going around, enough to relax.
Suggested Resources* Book: Energy Leadership: Transforming Your Workplace and Your Life from the Core by Dr. Bruce Schneider * App: Headspace
Advice for Newbie Take the time to really understand what it means to be mindful and to understand that by being mindful you are really building a relationship with yourself. It is going to change your entire life and your entire perspective on life. Be mindful, get to know yourself better and look at the world through those new lenses. You will see that you're going to get more out of life because of it.
Neil Sattin is a relationship expert and loves helping people just like you have fun, deep, meaningful relationships that matter. Neil loves to feed his curiosity about people and understands howcomplex relationships can be. Neil has been trained in Strategic Intervention through the Robbins-Madonnis Institute, and has completed a training in Source Point Therapy, by Bob Schrei & Donna Thomson. Neil has a thorough understanding of the corporate environment, having been involved in the corporate world for 15 years. Neil is also a podcaster; his show is called Relationship Alive. Neil and his partner are working on a new project called The New Love Paradigm.com.
Contact Info* Website: www.NeilSattin.com * Website: www.thenewloveparadigm.com * Podcast: 'Relationship Alive' on itunes or Stitcher
Most Influential Person* My father - he's been really influential in my life.
Effect on Emotions* It has effect my experience on my emotions so that they have much less power over me when things aren't going well.
Thoughts on Breathing* It's integral to the way I personally practice mindfulness
Suggested Resources* Book: The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael Singer and The Heart of Zen by Denis Kelly * App: Inner Balance by Heart Math
Advice for Newbie So many new doors are going to open for you now that you're in this practice. Just get curious and really just be observant of how mindfulness is affecting you.
Anthony Hayes lives in West Palm Beach, Florida and grew up in Yonkers, New York. In 2008 he was a deckhand on a ship with Sea Shepherd Global, saving ocean wildlife from the treacherous Japanese Whaling Fleet. From 1999-2005 he was a DJ. In 2011 he studied to bean ordained minister at Universal Life Church Monastery. At one point, Anthony wrote, “the last 10 years have encompassed some of the darkest, most trying times of my life.” Anthony has a podcast and blog called Me, Myself and I Radio, and he uses his podcast as a tool to inspire his audience. Anthony is also busy writing a book called, The Science of Being. Anthony is a strong believer in mindfulness and uses it in his life on a regular basis.
Contact Info* Website: www.MeMyselfAndIRadio.com * Podcast: Me Myself and I Radio
Most Influential Person* Anthony's uncle who was one of his martial arts teachers. Anthony says, "He showed me a lot of ways to look inward."
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has helped me realize how deep my emotions actually go and how to look at situations a little differently and be able to analyze them a lot more.
Thoughts on Breathing* Everything starts with the breath. The more you're able to control the breath, the more you're able to control the rest of your body. Breathing is the end all, be all of everything mindfulness anywhere in life.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Science of Self Realization by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada * App: Headspace.com by Andy Puddicombe - There is a great free app there, excellent for beginners or seasoned mindfulness people.
Advice for Newbie Forget what you think you know because you have no idea. Try it (mindfulness). It can not hurt to try it.
Tyler Bishton teaches the Feldenkrais method of somatic education, enabling people of all age groups to move more easily. He is also a Martial Artist and Massage Therapist, workingwith clients to help them move along the continuum between impossibility and elegance. He brings people into being Mindfully present in many different ways , until it becomes as easy for them as breathing. Tyler believes that as you expand your awareness of how you think, sense, feel and move, the possibilities for personal improvement and human development are limitless.
Contact Info* Website: www.tylerbishton.com
Most Influential Person* Moshe Feldenkrais, the Creator of the Feldendrais Method
Effect on Emotions* It has given me a space to decide what I want to do with the emotion that I'm experiencing, whereas before I would react kind of in a knee-jerk way and just fly off the handle, I now have the ability to take a deep breath, take a step back, and chose how I want to respond and see if that's different to the way I'm feeling.
Thoughts on Breathing* I use it like a canary in a coal mine situation. I have developed a habit that if I feel myself breathing in a way that I don't find comfortable, I let that set off the alarm bells in my head that I'm missing something. That's an opportunity for me to become present and make the changes that are more useful for me at that time.
Suggested Resources* Book: Feldenkrais: The Busy Person's Guide to Easier Movement by Frank Wildman * App: Meistertask App (Task Management Software) and MindMeister (an online MindMapping Software) These two apps link back and forth.
Advice for Newbie Start right now. And when you find yourself not doing it, start again.
Pompe Strater-Vidal is a monk in the Soto lineage of Zen Buddhism and has been teaching meditation for over 35 years. She studied art at the San Francisco Art Institute and atAnderson Ranch in Colorado and is trained specifically in Shodo, the Japanese Zen art of brush calligraphy. Pompe recently hosted the Relax and Breathe Summit, an on-line event where amazing guests helped the audience learn simple mindfulness breathing techniques to release tension and reduce stress.
Contact Info* Website: www.RelaxAndBreatheSummit.com * Website: www.PompeStraterVidal.com * email: pompe@relaxandbreathsummit.com
Most Influential Person* Suzuki Rochi
Effect on Emotions* I've learned to dis-identify from my emotional reactions, so less reactive.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is a crucial element of mindfulness practice. Breathing is something we always do when we're alive. If I bring my awareness to breathing , it always pulls me back into the present moment. It's very simple, I can do it wherever I am, whatever I'm doing.
Suggested Resources* Book: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki Rochi * App: www.RelaxAndBreatheSummit.com A 3 Video Series Called Relax and Breathe Now
Advice for Newbie I would say give it a shot. What have you got to lose ... some stress?
Nate Hockstra is an Elite Results Coach for the most well respected and the most popular peak performance coach in the industry. He’s coached over 300 people and logged over 2000+ hours of 1 on 1 coaching to help people get massive results in their life. Previous clients Nick has worked withrange from a United States Navy Admiral, A-list Hollywood celebrities and industry leading, 8 figure entrepreneurs.
Contact Info* Website: www.natehockstra.com
Most Influential Person* A person who suggested mindfulness back in Nate's twenties.
Effect on Emotions* It allows me to be aware of my emotions, then also lean into those emotions and figure out what they're trying to tell me or what it is that I'm experiencing. From that awareness, I'm able to change what I'm experiencing so it's almost like mindfulness has allowed me to become more masterful over my emotions.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is everything. The way that you breathe determines the way that you feel. Just last night, I could feel myself a little off, and I knew it was because I was breathing shallow. I took twenty minutes and sat up against the wall, closed my eyes and became one with my breath. Twenty minutes later it was like I was a new man. Breathing is everything.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida * App: Timer (on Phone)
Advice for Newbie Learn to become aware of the state and the emotions that you experience on a moment to moment basis. Become aware of the way you feel and don't distract yourself. Don't push it away, lean into what it is you're feeling. Out of that you're going to understand so much more about yourself. You'll be able to permanently make changes whereas distraction is only a change for the moment. Do some journaling around the way you feel about your life. Meditation is always a great start, but start out with one or two minutes, rather than twenty minutes.
Michael Pullman graduated in 2008 with a banking and finance degree. He has always had an avid interest in Franchisees and has now made a business out of his knowledge. Living in Adelaide, Australia, Michael is excited about inbound marketing and is involved in a business called Zuus Workforce. Michael is an avid believer in mindfulness and has beenpracticing mindfulness for years, helping him achieve calm and to get away from the busyness of life. Michael is also a podcaster with his own show called Franchisee Connect.
Contact Info* Podcast: FranchiseeConnect.com * Twitter: @MichaelPullman
Most Influential Person* Michael's Mom. She has had issues with depression and used meditation to help her through those challenges. Michael was inspired by her to begin his own mindfulness practice.
Effect on Emotions* So much calmer - used to be aggressive when technology didn't work. In the past if he was frustrated with technology he would sometimes break things, smash things and throw computers and mobile phones. That no longer happens as a result of his mindfulness practice.
Suggested Resources* Book: Think Like a Seal By Mark Devine * App: Simply Being by Meditation Oasis * App: Paperama Yama (App for breathing) * Resource for Discipline: www.jamesclear.com
Advice for Newbie Get the Headspace app at www.headspace.com Do the "Take 10" program. Use this program for 10 minutes in the morning with headphones.
Brian King is a resilience coach who has a fascinating story which reveals why his coaching is so effective. He is a 26 year cancer survivor, father of 3 boys and he teaches parents with special needs children, how to cope and connect. In fact, Brian’s ownboys have Asperger's, which is a form of Autism. Brian is a podcaster, host of ‘The Heart of the Matter - a show focused on helping Entrepreneurs become more resilient and better leaders. Mindfulness has been a big part of Brian's life for over 20 years.
Contact Info* Website: www.BrianRaymondKing.com * Podcast: The Heart of the Matter: Are You Resilient?
Most Influential Person* Richard Langlois, Roshi (The Abbot of the Zen Buddhist Temple of Chicago)
Effect on Emotions* Allowed my to experience my emotions more deeply. I used to be afraid of being overwhelmed by my emotions, but now I realize I can watch them without righting them.
Thoughts on Breathing* I make a point of being mindful of my breath all day long. I breath deeply as much as I can. Because of my restlessness and racing mind, I keep my mind on my breath so I do not get caught up in all that noise.
Suggested Resources* Book: Peace is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life by Nhat Hanh * App: Calendar App (All of my tasks and appointment have alarms - because my phone reminds me, it makes it easier for me to stay present)
Advice for Newbie Perfection is not the goal. The whole point is just to practice. Be present when your mind drifts off on something else; acknowledge it, and bring it back to the moment. If you get distracted a hundred times a day, acknowledge it and bring it back a hundred times a day. It's not about perfect, it's about practice.
Andrea Sullenger is a “kick-butt” sales & body language coach and a business development strategy consultant. She describes herself as a creative, fun, out-of-the-box thinker. She has created, built and coached, multiple six-figure companies, has 2best-selling books and believes in going after a BIG, BOLD life. Andrea has been a dedicated devotee to mindfulness since a traumatic bout with vertigo stopped her in her tracks.
Contact Info* Website: www.AndreaSullenger.com
Most Influential Person* Martha Beck
John Cabot Zinn
Effect on Emotions* My emotions are in check, so they're not bouncing around like a bouncy ball in a little bathroom with a ten-year old boy.
Thoughts on Breathing* Becoming aware of my shallow breathing which meant I was in too big a hurry. Slowing down, being aware of my breathing to regulate my emotions.
Suggested Resources* Book: Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn * App: Omvana by Mindvalley
Advice for Newbie Just be open, because the pieces of mindfulness that are supposed to resonate with you, will. They will bubble to the top. One of the practical things to do is begin with a morning ritual. Slow down, be thoughtful, pay attention to where you're at and where it is that you're trying to go. Use Morning Pages by Julia Cameron.
Hans Hageman describes himself as a visionary consultant for socially responsible businesses that put value on people, planet and profits. He worked for the Baltimore Police Department doing leadership training, started schools for underprivileged kids andis a writer for various blogs and magazines. Also a speaker, Hans helps people tell the story of their business in order to create an effective online & offline reputation. Hans has used mindfulness extensively in his work since 1992.
Contact Info* Email: hans@hanshageman.com * Website: hanshageman.com
Most Influential Person* David Swenson (Ashtanga Yoga Teacher)
Effect on Emotions* "When I find myself off center, I get back to center a lot faster"
Thoughts on Breathing* "When I looked into the research and power of breath [...] Breathwork has become incredibly important"
Suggested Resources* Book: Mindfulness For Beginners by Jon Kabat-Zinn * App: Headspace (iOS) (Android) * App: Binaural Beats (iOS)
Advice for Newbie "Be patient and loving with yourselves"
James Newcomb is a passionate musician and specifically a trumpet player who loves sharing music with people who would normally not have heard it. He started Musica Missio, where he partners with churches and schools to share famous trumpet music with his audience. He is alsohost of the podcast, Outside the Music Box where he celebrates musical creativity and innovation. He calls music ‘a calling to create human interaction that leads to a better world'.
Contact Info* Podcast: OutsideTheMusicbox.com * email: newjam76@me.com
Most Influential Person* Tim Conkling, Trumpet Player
Effect on Emotions* Just remember, whether you're feeling good or you're feeling bad, tomorrow you're going to feel different. "This Too Shall Pass" is an important phrase to remember. This is balancing emotionally.
Thoughts on Breathing* Uses a series of breathing exercises to help play the trumpet more successfully.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Music Lesson by Victor Wooten
Advice for Newbie There are no overnight successes. It's a marathon, not a sprint. Just remember that whatever you're going through right now, is going to pass, whether good or bad. Slow and steady wins the race.
Luis Congdon is passionate about helping others , whether in relationships or with on-line businesses. Saying he had a challenging youth is an understatement. His mother was a cocaine addictand was murdered when Luis was five. Homeless for three years, Luis was finally adopted by an American family who unfortunately divorced a short time later, leaving Luis frustrated and confused. All this hardship gave Luis a deep desire to understand love, healthy relationships and the concept of mindfulness.
Contact Info* Email: LuisCongdon@gmail.com (mention you heard Luis on Bruce's Mindfulness Mode Podcast and you will receive a personal response.) * Podcast: Lasting Love Connection and Thriving Launch * Website: www.LastingLoveConnections.com www.PodcastersSecretWeapon.com www.ThrivingLaunch.com
Most Influential Person* My (adoptive) mother.
Effect on Emotions* Slowing down and creating some space between my sensations and my reactions or my impulses.
Thoughts on Breathing* Breathing is responsible for seventy per cent of the toxic release in our bodies. It outperforms toxic dump of emotions and actual toxins in our body. It outperforms any other practice or way that our body releases toxins. Taking time to deepen your breath and breath into your stomach and really breathing into where two-thirds of our lungs exist produces in our body a sense of calmness. It also triggers the mind and the vagus nerve in the mind that everything is safe.
Suggested Resources* Book: Conscious Loving: The Journey to Co-Commitment by Gay Hendricks * App: Pranayama Free - A meditation App which tells you when to breath.
Advice for Newbie Start Simple. Meditation has become a very convoluted practice, a complicated system. Close your eyes, breath and see what happens.
Elizabeth’s expertise is in creative writing. She’s passionate about helping people 'own their creativity' so they can live full and balanced lives. She received a Canada Council Writing Grant for her book No Small Potatoes and a grant from Concordia University to produce a video poem called Keepsake. She was thescript consultant for a short film that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Elizabeth also teaches creative writing at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. Elizabeth practices mindfulness on a daily basis and believes it’s a key element of the creative process.
Contact Info* Website: www.OwnYourCreativity.com
Most Influential Person* Vishen Lakhiani, of Mindvalley
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has allowed me to bring back joy and curiosity to my life.
Thoughts on Breathing* When I focus on the breathing, I can physically feel the stress disappear.
Suggested Resources* Book: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield * App: www.Happify.com
Advice for Newbie Don't give up on the first try, find a mindfulness practice that fits your lifestyle and your temperment.
For almost a decade, Mark Dillon has worked at some of the largest and oldest mindfulness retreat centers in the Western world, with thousands of visitors every year. Mark is well known for his excellent work atorganizing everything that goes on at these retreats. Mark is also a speaker and podcaster on his popular podcast, Organize Mindfully.
Contact Info* Company: * Website: www.OrganizeMindfully.com * Blog: * Podcast:
Most Influential Person* Ajahn Chah (Monk)
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has allowed me to see it and to be aware that I might be charged and not necessarily react out of that charge. To not react intently, just react appropriately.
Thoughts on Breathing* Mindfulness and breathing are one and the same. It's the anchor, the way I stay in touch with this moment. If I'm sitting on the cushion, to really bring myself into this moment, I'll just use the breath, and just notice that I'm breathing. Sometimes I notice it in the nostrils, sometimes I notice the rising and the falling of the abdomen. Wherever it is, I'll tune in to that and use that as my anchor and then as the mind wanders, which of course it will, as soon as I notice that wandering, I come back to where I was noticing the breath and use that and just keep practicing with it.
Suggested Resources* Book: A Still Forest Pool by Ajahn Chah * App: Pomodoro App (There are many)
Advice for Newbie1. Find a group of like-minded people who you can get together with on a regular basis, and connect with them. 2. Find either a book or a teacher you can connect with (as opposed to many books). Having one book or teacher allows me to be a little more focused.
JJ Flizanes is an Empowerment Strategist and the Host of The Fit 2 Love Podcast Show. She is an author, a personal trainer, and has appeared on NBC, CBS,Fox 11 and KTLA. She’s also the Amazon Best-Selling Author of a book called Fit 2 Love and Podcast host of a 6-Day a week podcast called Fit 2 Love.
Contact Info* Website: www.fit2love.tv * Podcast: fit2love Podcast Show (3 Versions, Video and Audio) Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Fitness for the Happy Life You Deserve
Most Influential Person* Michael Singer (Author)
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness has allowed me and given me permission to feel my feelings.
Thoughts on Breathing* The best way for me to get back into my body is to focus on my breath.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael Singer * App: Oprah and Deepak's 21 Day Meditation Experience * App: Fit2Love
Advice for Newbie Start with what feels good to you. Find where you need it the most and where you're willing to do something different.Whatever it is that you are trying to decide on doing, make sure that when you say it to yourself, that you feel good about it and that you say, 'I can do that'. [show-notes-newbie]
Brent Seal is an inspirational spokesperson for mental health awareness. He has personally confronted his own mental health challenges back in 2007. At that time hestruggled and even got to the point of attempting suicide. Fortunately, he has helped countless others learn from his own story. Brent has a business degree, is a TEDx speaker and also founded a social enterprise to help others, called Mavrixx. Besides all this, Brent is an avid athlete, mountain climber and adventurer.
Contact Info* Company: Mavrixx * Website: www.Mavrixx.com
Most Influential Person* Hing, the manager at a Childrens' Hospital where Brent worked for three years. She was a holistic nutritionist, a social worker and she bridged the eastern/western medical modes.
Effect on Emotions* As a result of mindfulness, I have more sense of calm, less feeling of overwhelm. I can step back from the bigger picture and if I have a negative mental mindset, I can accept it and know that it will pass.
Thoughts on Breathing* When you take a deep breath, it calms you down. There's physiological evidence for this. Just being able to take some deep breaths and being mindful that it will help me calm down and de-stress at a quick moments notice.
Suggested Resources* Book: Mindfulness for Teens by Dr. Dzung Vo * App: Mindshift (iOS) (Android)
Advice for Newbie Don't get overwhelmed or confused by the idea, just think of mindfulness as your awareness of what you're doing. Focus on getting into a positive mindset and breaking the patterns of negative mental thinking.
Debbie Cundy Owen is an experienced parenting expert, life coach and speaker. She is nationally recognized for her work with children and adults to reduce stress and help resolve conflicts. She has spent two decades learning what makes people tick, especially kids. Debbie teaches strategies to help people deeply connect in their relationships and she helps deal with emotions that can cause frustration and worry. Debbie is also a podcaster and National Board Certified Teacher.
Contact Info* Website: YouCanRaiseGreatKids.com * Podcast: Mighty Married Moms
Most Influential Person* John Assaraf
Effect on Emotions* Much more calm, especially in frustrating situations
Thoughts on Breathing* If I just need a quick moment to settle down I'll just do three deep breaths. I pick a phrase to repeat while I breathe.
Suggested Resources* Website: Pamela Ressler's Stress Resources * App: Online Mindfulness Bell
Advice for Newbie Start out with short bursts, don't try to sit for 30 minutes. Just start with 30 seconds or a minute.
Michael is a passionate entrepreneur who is constantly working to provide valuable information for his followers. He has a 7 Day a week podcast called Consciously Speaking and is busy as a coach and writer. Michael has a new book coming out called ‘The Art of Forgetting’, and of course, Michael is a strong believer in Mindfulness.
Contact Info* Website: www.MichaelNeeley.com * Podcast: Consciously Speaking
Most Influential Person* Buddha
Effect on Emotions* I don't let my emotions get in my way anymore. I know that all my emotions stem from my thoughts, and if my thoughts are controllable through mindfulness, then I can control my emotions.
Thoughts on Breathing* The breath is such a great mindfulness tool because it's constant. It provides me with a focal point that I can go back to. Whenever my mind is running down the road, I stop thinking of things, and focus on my breath.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Sound of Silence by Ajahn Sumedho * Book: A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle * App: Insight Timer (iOS) (Android)
Advice for Newbie Stay open to what you know to be true for yourself.
Dr. Kim D’Eramo is a physician, speaker and author of The MindBody Toolkit. She’s been teaching MindBody tools for years and has had outstanding results, helping to get her patients off medications, achieve ideal body weight and move past chronic illness.
Contact Info* Website: drkimderamo.com
Most Influential Person* Esther Hicks
Effect on Emotions* Mindfulness creates prosperity, wealth, and abundance easily, since it lets you get out of your own way
Thoughts on Breathing* Whenever we're stressed or in fear, you breath shallow breaths. By slowing down and taking deep breaths, it turns off your "fight or flight" system, calming you down
Suggested Resources* Book: The Mind Body Toolkit by Kim D’Eramo * App: Omvana: Meditation for Everyone (iOS)
Advice for Newbie Use the ABC tool, explained in the podcast
Zephan Blaxberg is the owner and founder of Z M B media, a Baltimore based video production company specializing in direct marketing tactics, providing video production services with a cinematic twist to a variety of clients includingwedding, small business, promotional, website, opt-in and video sales letters. Zephan is also host of The Year of Purpose Podcast.
Zephan's work has displayed in the Philadelphia Flyers, Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Clippers arenas.
Contact Info* Website: YearofPurpose.com * Podcast: Year of Purpose
Most Influential Person* Geebaz, a college professor who taught philosophy and was originally from the Netherlands.
Effect on Emotions* People can sense if you're not there. Make sure you pay attention to people one hundred percent.
Thoughts on Breathing* Experience a 'float tank' where breathing is the key to letting go.
Suggested Resources* Book: The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM) by Hal Elrod
Advice for Newbie Experience a float tank if you have one available in your area.
PJ has spent virtually his entire life living by Henry Ford's philosophy, "If you think you can, or you think you can't, you're right." Despite being diagnosed with a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy that was expected to take his life byage seven, PJ was encouraged to experience life to the fullest and do anything and everything he wanted.
Even though he’s disabled, that attitude resulted in him becoming a Snow Skier, Skydiver, Amateur Water Colorist, Former Wheelchair Athlete, 10th Degree Black Belt, Women's Self-Defense Instructor, International Traveler, Published Author, and Motivational Speaker. PJ is also a Self-Professed Advocate of Love! One of PJ’s recent programs is called: Engaged in One Year – and is for Single, Professional Women Hoping to Find and Attract the Man of Their Dreams.
Contact Info* Website: www.pjswisdom.com * Website: www.engagedinoneyear.com
Most Influential Person PJ's Martial Arts Teacher In Japan
Effect on Emotions* "When you become mindful you realize your emotion is based on your own ego. "
Thoughts on Breathing* "The human mind can only focus on one thing at a time. You breath in and focus all your attention on that, pause, exhale and then I'm centered again."
Suggested Resources* Book: Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior by Chogyam Trungpa * Book: The Unfettered Mind: Writings from a Zen Master to a Master Swordsman by Takuan Soho * App: PJ doesn't use apps because he doesn't have a cell phone
Advice for Newbie "Don't worry about the mental chatter, allow it to pass through.
Jen Moff is a domestic abuse survivor and recovering codependent, but more importantly, she is a Wonder Woman. Jen embraces Mindfulness in her life anddescribes Mindfulness as a beautiful and powerful tool that helps to heal and find peace. Jen says: "I have lived, I have learned, I have stumbled—but I got up. And you will too."
Jen is a coach to women and a speaker. In her coaching she uses MBLF (Mindfulness Based Life Coaching) - it has made Jen into the Wonder Woman she is today.
Contact Info* Website: www.TheJenMoff.com
Most Influential Person Jon Kabat-Zinn
Effect on Emotions* "Definitely less reactive."
Thoughts on Breathing* "Breathing is central, its paramount. It's powerful for me to concentrate on 'within' and the breath is always there."
Suggested Resources* Book: The Mindful Manifesto: How Doing Less and Noticing More Can Help Us Thrive in a Stressed-Out World by Jonty Heaversedge and Ed Halliwell * App: Enso (iOS)
Advice for Newbie "In the beginning, we just have to do the things that we aren't comfortable with."
Kimanzi Constable is a former bread delivery guy who self-published two books that have sold over 100,000 copies. In the last year, he has lost 170 pounds and moved his family to Maui, Hawaii. He talks about how mindfulness has played an important role in his life. You can usually find Kimanzi writing while enjoying an ocean view. He’s a published author, international speaker, and coach. Kimanzi is a contributing writer for The Huffington Post, Entrepreneur Magazine, Mind Body Green and he is a Lead Editor at The Good Men Project. His mission is to help men and women create true freedom in life.
Contact Info * Website: www.KimanziConstable.com * Website: www.StopChasingInfluencers.com
Most Influential Person * Dan Miller (48 Days to the Work You Love) & Leo Babauta (Zen Habits)
Effect on Emotions * "Being aware of them has helped me get them under control"
Thoughts on Breathing * "It helps you get your bearings"
Suggested Resources * Book: Just Blow It Up: Firepower for Living an Unlimited Life by Dixie Gillaspie * App: Sleep Alarm Clock (iOS) (Android)
Advice for Newbie
Start Creating the Habit
Hi, I’m Bruce Langford. I’m a teacher, bullying prevention advocate, and podcaster. Mindfulness Mode Podcast is my way of sharing with you what I’ve learned through helping thousands of bullied teens, adults and children over the past 12 years.
I want to connect with you, provide content that matters to you, I want to make your life better, and share with you how you can have more calmness and more focus in your life. I’d love to hear from you. Let me know who you’d like me to interview and what you think of the 2-day a week show, with episodes approximate 30 minutes long on Mondays and Thursdays. My email is bruce@mindfulnessmode.com.
Mindfulness has changed me. I’m a lot more relaxed and more focused than I used to be. One of the things I love about mindfulness is the scientific side to it. There are quite a few scientists out there studying the brain and human behaviors, there are more and more studies showing that mindfulness changes neuro-pathways in the brain, proving to the science community why this works. Experts like, Dr. Zindal Segal, who’s a professor at the University of Toronto, specializing in mood disorders and depression. In his TedX talk, he explains the science behind using mindfulness to help people deal with stress and achieve mood balance.
I believe The Mindfulness Mode Podcast will be interesting and valuable for you. I’ve interviewed so many successful people who share their personal views on mindfulness. You can’t help but learn from them. That’s why I say you’ll reach new heights of calm, focus and happiness by listening in. Our Mindfulness Mode guests are people from all walks of life who’ve experienced the benefits of mindfulness first-hand. You’ll hear them talk about the changes they experienced in their lives, the way they used mindfulness to move forward, and how you can practice mindfulness much like they do.
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Like I said. I’d love to hear from you. Please subscribe to the show, and download the episodes. Listen in and give me your feedback. You can email me here.
In the meantime, Stay In the Mode.