Brain Shaman

In this episode, we talk with Tom Paladino, the only man in the world who has a machine that can funnel energy from Heaven directly into your body and mind. This newly discovered energy, that bursts out of Heaven via the stars is called "scalar energy." It's the same stuff that Nikola Tesla was trying to harness with his towers, that Hieronymus collected with his machines,  and that the pyramids attract. Following in Tesla and Hieronymus' footsteps, Tom Paladino has miraculously created a little instrument that can infuse that healing eternal light into you. I call it his God machine. It can annihilate the most heinous of viruses and diseases, provide you with unlimited nutrition, balance your chakras, and do pretty much anything imaginable! Wow, this is amazing stuff.

All you have to do is send Tom your photograph, and let the magic begin. Prayer, meditation, and positive thinking also should do the trick. You can call this healing force scalar light, prana, chi, consciousness, the force, a lightning storm, or whatever the heck you want. Bottom line: it works. At least according to Tom. Listen in to my intrepid exploration into this messy godly goo and decide for yourself what to believe and do.

If in the end you are persuaded, still curious, and want to experience "scalar light" for yourself, to get some of that premium God-grade energy pumped into you, then step right up - you can go to Tom's website: www.scalarlight.com. Send in your photographs, or those of your pets, family members, or random people you want to heal. For 15 days straight, Tom will blast that healing lightforce into your eternal being, solving all problems for any of the people or creatures in those photos. Yup, you heard that right - a 15-day free trial of unlimited downloads from Heaven. If only governments and big business would allow the full unleashing of this free everlasting omnipotent energy. Then, we could turn this world into the Garden of Eden, a world of infinite bliss, everyone existing in vibrant health and ecstasy from now until eternity. Say goodbye to the long painful days of life in the electromagnetic spectrum. Enter the scalar dimension.

Is this for real or is it just fantasy? Listen in, think, and decide for yourself. Enjoy the ride.

For more information or to connect with Tom, visit: www.scalarlight.com

In this episode, we have a fun conversation with Kristen Carder, the host of the I Have ADHD podcast and a coach specializing in working with adults who have ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). We dive deep into various aspects of ADHD, including its psychology, behavior, biology, risks, treatments, tools, and more.

Topics discussed:

• The subjective experience of having ADHD
• Exploring whether ADHD can be seen as a superpower
• Identifying the problems and dangers associated with ADHD
• Kristen's personal journey after being diagnosed and starting medication
• A closer look at the symptoms of ADHD
• The impact of one's environment and spatial design
• How individuals with ADHD perceive and manage time, along with time management tools
• Navigating relationships when one or both partners have ADHD
• The role of rejection in the ADHD experience
• Behavioral tools and strategies for living and thriving with ADHD
• Debunking common misunderstandings and myths about ADHD
• Understanding the potential causes of ADHD
• The influence of trauma on the condition
• The overlap between ADHD and other mental health conditions
• The role of dopamine and its relation to ADHD
• Addressing the higher risk of addiction, substance misuse, and risky behavior in people with ADHD
• ... and more!

Whether you have ADHD or are looking to understand and support someone who does, you'll find valuable insights in this conversation.

RESOURCES

BOOKS
  - Finish by Jon Acuff
  - More Attention, Less Deficit by Ari Tuckman
  - Rethinking Adult ADHD by J. Russell Ramsay
  - Scattered Minds by Gabor Mate
  - Taking Charge of Adult ADHD by Russell Barkley
  - The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
  - What Happened to You? by Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey
- Your Brain's Not Broken by Tamara Rosier

PEOPLE
   - Ari Tuckman
  - Bessel van der Kolk
  - Bruce Perry
  - Gabor Mate
  - J. Russell Ramsay
  - Jon Acuff
  - Russell Barkley
  - Tamara Rosier

***CONNECT WITH KRISTEN***
website: ihaveadhd.com
coaching program (FOCUSED): ihaveadhd.com/focused
podcast (I Have ADHD): ihaveadhd.com/podcast
Instagram: @i.have.adhd.podcast

Dylan Fox is the Director of Operations for XR Access, a research consortium at Cornell Tech that works on making VR, AR, and MR accessible to people across the full spectrum of abilities and disabilities. In this interview, we talk about how to design immersive experiences for people with vision, hearing, mobility, and other limitations. We explore possibilities for ways to help people use and comfortably navigate through emerging technologies such as VR and AR regardless of their abilities.

*** XR Access ***
website: xraccess.org
LinkedIn: /xr-access
Slack:  join here
X: @XRAccess
YouTube: @XRAccess


 RESOURCES

ARTICLES
  - 'The Blind Man Who Taught Himself to See'
- XR Access research database: xraccess.org/research

COMPANIES & ORGANIZATIONS
 - Cornell Tech
 - Equal Entry
  - National Science Foundation
- Owlchemy Labs
- XR Association

HARDWARE
- Apple Vision Pro
- HoloLens 2

PROJECTS & EXPERIENCES
 - AltSpaceVR (defunct as of March 2023)
- Benvision
 - Cosmonious High
- SocialSense XR
- VRChat
- WalkinVR
- We Met in Virtual Reality (documentary)
- XR Accessibility Project

 Learn more about XR Access at xraccess.org
Connect with Dylan Fox on LinkedIn: /dylanrfox

Ludovica Labruna is the CEO of Magnetic Tides, a company developing a new method of non-invasive brain stimulation called kTMP (kilohertz transcranial magnetic perturbation). This technology and company were birthed out of the Cognition and Action Lab at UC Berkeley. Today you will learn all about kTMP, as well as other non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) methods such as TMS and tES. This is an exciting conversation that serves as a nice introduction to NIBS and the future of brain health technology.

Learn more:
  Magnetic Tides:  magnetictides.com
  Cognition and Action (Ivry) Lab: ivrylab.berkeley.edu

PEOPLE
 - Christina Merrick
 - Daniel Sheltraw
 - Michael Nitsche
 - Nolan Williams
 - Richard Ivry

This is a conversation with Rich Goldsand, a Feldenkrais practitioner who has been working with athletes, children, and a range of clients all over the world for over 30 years. We talk about how to use movement, novelty, and principles from tensegrity as tools for understanding and changing our self and habits. Through such, we can find points of intersection within our self, body, and life that open up awareness, learning, connection, freedom, possibility, and more. 

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Connect with Rich at: www.feldenkrais-goldsand.net

Join the FREE online course (October 26th, 17:00 Pacific time): www.learnitlive.com/Class/Opposing-Forces-working-together-/23575
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Here are some of the questions we explore in this episode:

• How does embodiment impact learning and improvement?
• How can we know and change our habits?
• Why is movement such a powerful tool for self-awareness and change?
• How much effort should you put into your actions and movements?
• How can you change your perception of effort?
• What are the limits of abstract theoretical knowledge and what role does our direct concrete personal experience play in our education?
• How does novelty (in movement, sensory experience, etc.) and change to increase learning, neuroplasticity, and self-understanding?
• How can we change our sensory input (e.g. through our eyes, ears, nose, mouth, etc.) to change our habits in thinking, perceiving, feeling, and action?
• How can you change yourself and learn new perspectives of yourself by changing how you move and take in the world?
• Why are mistakes, errors, and novel movements so important for learning?
• What is the difference between choice and compulsion?
• What is biotensegrity and how can we use it for habit awareness & change?
• How can we use opposing movements to increase both our internal and external experience of ourselves?
• What is the connection between existentialism and Feldenkrais?
• What are the different kinds of discomfort, and do we need it?
• How can you use Feldenkrais to improve athletic performance?
• How can you use Feldenkrais to prevent or reverse aging?
• What is it about pools or swimming that opens people up socially?
• How can you use a foam roller to improve how you play a musical instrument or sport?

RESOURCES

BOOKS
 - Being and Nothingness by Jean-Paul Sartre
- Outlive by Peter Attia

PEOPLE
 - Alan Questel
- Anat Baniel
- Clayton Kershaw
- Dick Fosbury
- Jean-Paul Sartre
- Michael Jordan
- Moshe Feldenkrais
- Peter Attia
- Russell Delman

CONNECT & LEARN MORE
  Rich Goldsand's website: www.feldenkrais-goldsand.net
  upcoming online course: www.learnitlive.com/Class/Opposing-Forces-working-together-/23575

William Porter is the author of Alcohol Explained. Today we talk about alcohol and how it affects the brain, body, and our lives. We discuss the benefits of living an alcohol-free life and answer questions such as the following:

• What is drunkenness? What's happening in the brain?
• What role does homeostasis play in our drinking?
• What is a hangover?
• How does alcohol affect sleep? 
• Is moderation an okay strategy?
• What beliefs about alcohol are holding us back?
• How can we learn to have positive experiences without alcohol?
• How does socializing contribute to our alcohol buzz / drunkenness?
• Does alcohol really help us connect with others?
• Why do get so emotional (angry, violent, sad, etc.) when drinking?
• What are the long-term health risks of drinking alcohol?
• How does alcohol impact the memory centers in our brain?
• What are blackouts?
• What caused William to quit drinking?
• What can you expect in the first days and weeks after quitting alcohol?
• How does alcohol affect appetite?
• How can you overcome your cravings for alcohol (or anything)?
• How does 'fading affect bias' play a role in our drinking habits?
• What new possibilities can abstinence from alcohol open up?
• How can you have a social life without alcohol?
• What are some differences between British and American drinking cultures?
• Why do people smoke cigarettes (or take other drugs) more when drinking alcohol?
• How is the process of quitting alcohol different from (and similar to) that of quitting smoking?
• How can we minimize the damaging effects of alcohol?
• How does an alcohol-free life increase our freedom and range of possibilities?
• What is addiction?
• What are the long-term benefits of quitting alcohol?

LEARN MORE or CONNECT WITH WILLIAM:
 website: www.alcoholexplained.com
Instagram: @alcoholexplained
His other books include: Alcohol Explained 2, Nicotine Explained, Diet and Fitness Explained, and more.

Today is my birthday and I am spending it with no one but you. This is a glimpse into how I like to spend my birthdays. It is my philosophy of birthdays and life. My hope is that you can use this to help create a happier birthday for yourself this year too. And thank you for celebrating mine with me. 

This is a Feldenkrais lesson with Jeffrey Schwinghammer, followed by a quick post-lesson reflection.

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- Jeffrey's podcast - Expand Your Ability
- Website: www.expandyourability.com
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MORE RESOURCES
 - Feldenkrais Method official website: feldenkrais.com
- Awareness Through Movement (book)

And if you still can't get enough Feldenkrais, feel free to rewind to episodes 42 and 43 with Paul Pui Wo Lee. 

This is an interview with Jeffrey Schwinghammer. He is a filmmaker, podcaster, and Feldenkrais teacher. We discuss how to use movement to change the way we sense, think, and feel about ourselves, our possibilities, and the world. It is never too late to learn, grow, or overcome old habits and patterns. This is an episode about self-improvement, learning, self-awareness, and growth, using movement as our primary tool.

Some topics we discuss include: changing your self-image, increasing awareness of how you do things, moving with greater ease and efficiency, leveraging the power of your skeleton, utilizing your muscles more efficiently, stopping inhibiting your movements and prematurely blocking off possibilities, becoming more embodied and whole, peacefully navigating the "shoulds" in life, bringing yourself back to safety, becoming more gentle with yourself, letting go of perfection, letting yourself just do the work that fits your current abilities, enhancing your creativity, becoming a better listener, embracing self-education, finding the flexibility to remove your social mask, nurturing your own unique individual needs and dreams (and not just those of society), learning how to walk, sit, and move in general, redefining what it means to be healthy, growing as a podcaster, filmmaker, and/or artist, and improving your skills and accelerating your learning at any age.  Through movement, you can gain awareness. And through awareness, you can improve that movement. And that is how you can change anything in your life and "expand your abilities."

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Check out Jeffrey's podcast - Expand Your Ability
Visit his website: www.expandyourability.com
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RESOURCES

BOOKS
 - Awareness Through Movement by Moshe Feldenkrais
- Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards

MOVIES
- Jurassic Park

PEOPLE
- Alice Boyd
- Carol Dweck
- Moshe Feldenkrais

Connect with Jeffrey Schwinghammer:
- website: www.expandyourability.com
- podcast: Expand Your Ability (available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc.)

Here are 10 kinds of actions we can take to switch between a focused-energized state to a calm-relaxed state. The behavioral tools discussed in this episode include:

1. inhale & exhale
2. right nostril & left nostril breathing
3. near/narrow & far/wide viewing
4. hot & cold
5. light & dark
6. head up & head down
7. sound & silence
8. movement & stillness
9. open mouth & closed mouth
10. open body & closed body