Join us today as we discuss BeActivated - a system of muscular release techniques aimed at improving performance, longevity, and injury recovery/prevention - with Coach Mark Rodgers, who came upon the system when he needed to push his body to the max as a powerlifter.

The protocols discussed in today's episode helped him delay surgery years, and made such an impact that he now has his own practice near Austin, Texas.

What drastic changes occur in the brains of meditators? What's the minimum amount of time one should meditate daily to see great effect? What does the research about meditations currently tell us, and where are we going? Today we host a fascinating talk with Cortland Dahl - Neuroscientist, founder of an international meditation center, and creator of one of the most widely used meditation apps. Cortland spent years studying and practicing meditation in Asia, including eight years living in Tibetan refugee settlements in India and Nepal. He has published numerous collections of translations of classic works on meditation and Buddhist philosophy from the Tibetan tradition. In addition to his work with the Center, Cortland is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Tergar International, a global network of meditation group. LINK - Tergar International LINK - Healthy Minds appLINK - Center for Healthy Minds

Join us as we discuss medition/mindfulness with Nina Purewal, best-selling author of Let That Sh*t Go! which covers topics like the racing mind, self-smack talk, accepting what we can’t conrol, shifting our perspective, being true to you, forgiveness and finding your tech zen. It also touches on the power of practising mindfulness and meditation to find your calm. While we've broadly covered this topic in Episode 5, Nina gives phenomenal advice for fitting medition in to a busy working life. Pick up a copy of Nina's book (link) or check out her website (link) if you'd like to hear more from her.

Sleep - we all do it, but how can you optimize yours for performance/health? What's going on in your body during sleep?Join us for a brief indtoructory dive for sleep that will serve as a basis for next guest.

What is hypnosis (aka Neural Linguistic Programming)? Does it actually work? How could one use hypnosis to better themselves?

Join us as we take a look at hynosis with our typical structure - what is is, why it works (based on research), and how one could apply to their daily lives.

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