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Chrissy Carter, a leading teacher on the Meditation Studio app, shares the often-heartbreaking story of her six-year journey to motherhood, which ends with the joyful birth of her daughter, Chloé. Chrissy created the Fertility Collection, a set of 15 guided meditations, to support women on their own journey to motherhood--no matter what they may experience or where they are on their personal path....

Hormones - male or female - effect so many aspects of your thinking, feeling, and bodily function. Dr. Anna Cabeca shares how tiny amounts of hormones waxing and waning in the brain can have dramatic impacts on emotions and perception. Learn how diet, behavior, and environment shift--and what it can mean for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at...

Emily Fletcher is the founder of the Ziva Technique and author of "Stress Less, Accomplish More: Meditation for Extraordinary Performance" and a teacher on Meditation Studio App. Her technique combines mindfulness, meditation, and manifesting. This 2times per day practice is designed to help you reach your highest performance levels at work, at home, or on the field. Learn more about your ad choic...

Olav Krigolson is a neuroscientist looking at decision making and learning in the brain using electroencephalogram (EEG). He’s studied professional athletes and Mars astronauts, and trekked to Himalayan monasteries, to see how the brains of master meditators differ from our own. We are joined for this fascinating conversation by Graeme Moffat, chief scientist for Muse. Learn more about your ad cho...

Daphne Rose Kingma is the best selling author of 12 books on love and relationships. She answers some tough questions on why relationships can be so challenging and shares why--spoiler alert!--expecting others to read our minds is a bad idea. She shares her juicy wisdom on navigating relationships, learning to love, how be a better partner, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...

Sharon Salzberg is a leading meditation teacher and author of 10 books, including her latest book called "Real Love, The Art of Mindful Connection." She explores how meditation helps to cultivate our capacity for real love. When we redefine our current notions of love, she explains, we can connect more deeply with ourselves, others, and life itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

Dr. Lisa Mosconi is a neuroscientist, Alzheimer’s researcher, nutritionist, and author of "Brain Food: The Surprising Science of Eating for Cognitive Power." Listen as she shares the easy ways we can supercharge our brains through what we eat and drink. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ht...

Lama Tsomo is author of the book "Why Is the Dalai Lama Always Smiling?: A Westerner's Introduction and Guide to Tibetan Buddhist Practice" and one of the first American women to be ordained as a Tibetan buddhist Lama, or spiritual teacher. She was born Linda Pritzker, and is part of the family that built the Hyatt Hotel Chain. Her journey is one of two inheritances: The first financial--the secon...

Dr Dean Ornish pioneered healthy lifestyle changes decades before the mind/body connection was more widely accepted in the medical community. He’s treated President Bill Clinton and was named "one of the 50 most influential members of his generation" by LIFE Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva...

Natalie Zises is an eating psychology and nutrition coach. She shares with Untangle that most of us know what we should--or shouldn’t--be eating, but we struggle with impulse control and changing habits. In this episode, she helps us understand how we can level up our self-awareness and love for ourselves to make better choices for our overall health and well-being. Learn more about your ad choice...

Shama Rahman is a successful musician, actor, and PhD neuroscientist who studies creativity and flow. Listen as she unravels what’s happening in your brain when you’re getting creative or experiencing flow, and hear tips on how we can all spend more time in those states. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr...

Dr. Rick Hanson, psychologist and bestselling author of several books including "Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence,” shares his top 5 tips on how we can be happier this year. Learn how to disengage from negative thoughts, create new habits for emotional well-being, boost motivation, improve relationships and so much more! Visit rickhanson.net for cour...

Jim Doty is a Stanford neurosurgeon and author of "Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart." He shares his research and life story, from learning mindfulness as a boy to his incredible success as a physician, entrepreneur, & philanthropist working with the Dalai Lama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

Neuroscientist Alex Korb, author of "The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time", shares how our brains may be ‘wired’ a certain way but that we have the power to change them to live healthier, happier lives by taking small steps to improve mood and depression. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Poli...

Jeff Warren is a meditation teacher and founder of The Consciousness Explorers Club. He’s the co-author of NYT Best Seller "Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics" and "The Head Trip." In the episode, Jeff explains different states of consciousness we all experience and guides exercises to enhance 3 useful states: insight, equanimity, and compassion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...

Amy Blankson is the author of the book "The Future of Happiness: 5 Modern Strategies for Balancing Productivity and Well-Being in the Digital Era." Her strategies focus on how we can make decisions more intentionally, train our brains for a more optimistic mindset, and create habits and habitats for happiness--with and without technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...

Sara Lazar is a Harvard neuroscientist and Associate Researcher in the psychiatry department at Massachusetts General Hospital. In this episode, she shares research that shows how a regular meditation practice changes our brains--proof positive that mindfulness meditation can positively impact mood, focus, memory, and stress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Priva...

Ralph De La Rosa is a therapist, storyteller, and author of the new book, "The Monkey Is the Messenger: Meditation and What Your Busy Mind Is Trying to Tell You.” He shares what we can learn from our busy minds and those repetitive, hard to control thoughts, and gives us the tools to take more responsibility for our own happiness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See...

Prolific technologist Chris Aimone and Dr Steve Mann, the father of wearable computing, created Google Glass before Google did! Chris is the technological magic behind Muse: the brain-sensing headband, and he shares how technology can help us better understand our mind and ourselves. Plus, an exciting new invention for meditators! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See...

Jake Knapp spent 10 years at Google and Google Ventures running the design sprint process and is the co-author of the new book, "Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day." He shares his 4 step system for getting the most out of your day by making simple--but powerful--changes in your schedule, your mindset, and your technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

Mikey Siegel is a consciousness hacker and MIT graduate roboticist. He’s working to develop technology to allow anyone to achieve the same states that monks and spiritual gurus have been seeking through meditation for thousands of years. He shares his experience with “consciousness hacking” and techniques you can try at home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Priva...

Chris Winter is a neurologist, sleep specialist and author of the book, "The Sleep Solution: Why Your Sleep is Broken and How to Fix It." He explains why we’re a culture of poor sleepers and how we got that way, and includes five things we can do to improve our sleep right now. Spoiler alert: an attitude change might be the best tactic of all... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

David Eagleman is a prolific perception neuroscientist. He’s interpreted the stock market through a sensory vest, hosted a PBS series on the brain, and written several bestselling books. He tells us how to boost creativity and discusses his plans to expand our senses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva...

Dr. Rick Hanson is a psychologist and author of several books, including his New York Times Bestseller, "Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence." He shares how we can hardwire our brains for happiness using practices that help us cultivate and experience the good in our lives while reducing our natural negativity biases. Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Jim Kwik is a celebrity brain trainer who teaches tools and techniques to optimize your brain to learn and remember. Jim works with Elon Musk, Jim Carrey, and Richard Branson--among many others! He shares his brain-enhancing learning and memory techniques with Ariel Garten on today's episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pri...