Meditate This!

It's not everyday that an executive working in strategic alliances at BMO Financial Group in Toronto leaves to start a new company based on teaching mindfulness to corporate clients. But that's just what Maria Gonzalez did when she founded Argonauta Strategic Alliances Consulting, which helps others create strategic alignment in a very mindful way. Gonzalez is also the best-selling author ofThe Mindful Investor, has taught at McGill University, recently launched the Mindfulness Leadership App, and writes a blog for the Harvard Business Review. Hear just why we all can't afford not to be more mindful!

You've seen her on the Dr. Oz Show, the Today show, and as the health expert on CNN's Headline News. She wrote the best selling book What Doctors Eat, was the spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics, and has taught at Emory University. Now imagine you have 25 minutes with Dr. Taz Bhatia to ask her question after question about how to stay healthy—and why it's so hard. Take a listen, and get ready to throw out all your sugary groceries!

You've seen her on The Colbert Reports and in TED talks. Her art has appeared on New Yorker covers, in several New York Times' series, and in books by Strunk & White, Lemony Snicket, and Michael Pollen. Now hear the great writer/illustrator Maira Kalman describe how a lifelong propensity toward mindfulness led her to discover the art of meditation.

You've seen her on The Colbert Reports and in TED talks. Her art has appeared on New Yorker covers, in several New York Times' series, and in books by Strunk & White, Lemony Snicket, and Michael Pollen. Now hear the great writer/illustrator Maira Kalman describe how a lifelong propensity toward mindfulness led her to discover the art of meditation.

Despite their total lack of education on the subject, Pete and Jay explore the spectacular depths of neuroscience with the esteemed Dr. Richard Davidson (best-selling author, founder of the Waisman Laboratory at the University of Madison, and personal friend of His Holiness the Dalai Lama), who led the very first fMRI studies into how meditation can actually change the brain.

We're back with the amazing Sharon Salzberg talking more about happiness at work, measuring your meditation practice, and a quick lightening round. What would Sharon be doing if she wasn't a meditation teacher? Listen to find out. Plus a preview of our next guest. Don't miss it!

Hear Jay call her the "Michael Jordan" of Western mindfulness (Pete thinks LeBron James would've been a more current label). Either way, the wonderful Sharon Salzberg (best-selling author, lecturer, and founder of the Insight Meditation Society) talks about how you can find peace and happiness at work no matter what you're doing or whom you're doing it with. And she also tells us about her most memorable cab ride, where she might've worked if she didn't make a career in mindfulness, and offers her definition of the meaning of life.

Imagine two regular, regular guys get hold of a shiny microphone and manage to interview some of the world's leading experts about the science, spirituality, and art of living mindfully. Well, that's Meditate This! Take a listen, and maybe change your life.