Podcasts about calm clarity

Have you ever felt like you're holding back your true voice? Struggled with self-acceptance or body image? In this episode of Beyond Chronic Burnout, host Carole Jean Whittington sits down with leadership expert and spiritual medium Kara Bunde-Dunn to explore the profound impact of stepping into your authentic voice.Kara shares insights on how self-acceptance transforms body image and overall well-being, the power of releasing past burdens to embrace personal growth, and the connection between energy centers and heart-centered communication.In this episode, we discuss:✨ The importance of finding your authentic voice✨ How self-acceptance impacts body image and confidence✨ Letting go of past burdens to create space for personal growth✨ Navigating societal pressures and self-perception challenges✨ The role of energy, intuition, and heart-centered communicationIf you're ready to break free from self-doubt, embrace your full self, and speak your truth with confidence, this episode is for you!#BeyondChronicBurnout #AuthenticVoice #SelfAcceptance #EnergyHealing

Feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or just out of sync? What if your breath was the key to getting back to center? This episode is all about the incredible link between breathwork and your brain—how breathing patterns impact everything from anxiety to creativity. Plus, you'll learn four different breathwork techniques you can use in real time to shift your state.What to Listen For:How your breath acts like a remote control for your nervous systemThe difference between the sympathetic (fight-or-flight) vs. parasympathetic (rest-and-digest) statesThe role of the vagus nerve in emotional regulation and stress responseWhy slow breathing can instantly lower anxiety and improve mental clarityThe hidden power of long exhales and how they cue your body to relaxHow breathwork rewires your brain through neuroplasticityFour breathwork techniques: Halo Active, Bliss Breath, Blow Breath, and Triactive BreathWhen to use each technique based on how you're feelingWhat makes trauma-informed breathwork different from traditional practicesA simple 2-minute breathing exercise you can start using todayYour breath is one of the most powerful, underutilized tools you have for regulating stress, increasing clarity, and connecting with your intuition. Whether you need to calm your nervous system, boost energy, or process emotions, breathwork offers an accessible and effective way to shift your state. Try one of the techniques we talked about today and see how it changes your day!Loved this episode? Subscribe to the podcast, share it with a friend, and let me know what breathwork practice resonates with you over on Instagram @emilyevansrussell!FREE WORKSHOP ALERT! Experience the guided breathwork mentioned in the episode by accessing the full workshop when you head to https://www.emilyevansrussell.com/experience  and notice how you feel afterward!→ And if you're ready for deeper transformation, join Emily's breathwork membership to experience this practice regularly. Emily's Monthly Guided Breathwork & Energy Alchemy: Coming Home to You: https://www.emilyevansrussell.com/breathe Follow Emily on Instagram: @emilyevansrussell.Explore Emily's courses and offerings at Emily's Website.Loved this episode? Subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend who needs this message. If you're ready for deeper transformation, join Emily's breathwork membership to experience the magic. Emily's Monthly Guided Breathwork & Energy Alchemy: Coming Home to You: https://www.emilyevansrussell.com/breathe Get notifications when new episodes drop by tapping the "follow" button!And if you loved this episode, follow me on Instagram @emilyevansrussell & let me know by leaving a review! + Share with a friend you think could benefit from this message! All other courses/offerings: https://www.emilyevansrussell.com

If you've ever felt overwhelmed by your thoughts or stuck in unproductive loops, this episode is for you. Elizabeth Mintun shares personal experiences, scientific insights, and practical tips to help you declutter your mind and create more space for peace and clarity. Elizabeth dives into how our daily habits and mindset contribute to our mental overwhelm and offers 5 simple strategies to find greater ease. Key TakeawaysExperiment with talking to yourself the way you'd comfort a trusted friend, to create distance from overwhelming thoughts.Creating a 15-minute “mental white space” break can help with restoration and clarity. Setting aside time this week for a brain dump and then, later, sifting through the dump to see what emerges as important can be an effective way to discern what is cluttering your mind and what truly matters to you. "You deserve some peace in your life. No day is better than today, no moment is better than now, to take a little step toward calm."ResourcesFree Journal Reflection Prompts: https://www.thecalmingground.com/reflection-prompts-selfcareFree Guided Meditation: https://www.thecalmingground.com/free-guided-meditationContact Elizabeth at: elizabethmintun@thecalmingground.comStay Connected Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review The Calming Ground. Share this episode with someone who could use a little mental peace today!

Step Into 2024 with Calm Confidence Are you ready to end 2024 with clarity and step into the New Year with an aligned purpose? In this episode of Heart Glow CEO®, we explore how to close out the year with intention, clear out what no longer serves you, and make room for what truly matters.

In moments of personal or collective anxiety it is easy to feel thrown. This meditation offers an opportunity to cultivate calm clarity through attuning to your heart. Life requires us to walk through many portals, some more challenging than others. Hard times allow us to discover who we are, to find our mettle. This meditation invites you to open to whatever life presents you in this moment, to feel the weather in your heart, to be curious. When we allow the inner waters to become still, we find the clarity we need to respond to life with wisdom and agency. The track begins with a 6-minute introduction. The meditation starts at 06:20. Enjoy!Music by Christopher Lloyd Clarke.Audio editing by Eric FIscher of Audi-Refined.com.Support the showHost: Tess CallahanSubstack: Writers at the WellInterview Podcast: Writers at the WellMeditations on Insight TimerMeditations on YouTubeTess's novels: https://tesscallahan.com/Music: Christopher Lloyd Clarke.Audio Editing: Eric Fischer of Audi-Refined.com By tapping "like" and "follow" you help others find the show. Thank you for listening!DISCLAIMER: Meditation is not a substitute for professional psychological or medical healthcare or therapy. We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred by you acting or not acting as a result of listening to this recording. Use the material provided at your own risk. Do not drive or operate dangerous equipment while listening. The views expressed in this podcast may not be those of the host or the management.

Every high achiever knows that great ideas are only as powerful as their execution. That's why today, we're diving into the essential steps to actually cultivate more of what truly matters to you. Last week's episode explored life-giving qualities, and this episode focuses on how to bring those attributes into your everyday life.   Once we tackle that hurdle, I'll break down my process for accessing states of patience, clarity, confidence, and more from last week's episode.    Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://habitsonpurpose.com/148

Today, we're exploring the transformative power of digital detox.In our hyper-connected world, we often forget that our connection to our magick, to our centredness, and our intuition resides in moments of silence and stillness.Discover how taking just five minutes away from the constant buzz of technology can rejuvenate your spirit, calm your mind, and reconnect you with your inner wisdom.Learn how to create a sacred space of silence amongst the digital noise, and unlock the profound insights that emerge when we allow ourselves to simply be.Experience the joy that unfolds when you power down your devices and power up your inner magick.-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Deepen into Your Five-Minutes of Magick experiencewww.FiveMinutesOfMagick.com1: Get The Five-Minutes of Magick JournalA Daily Diary of Enchantment' to transform your world in just a few moments each day.Available on Amazon:Amazon UKAmazon US2: Download the A Pinch of Magick AppStep into the realm of the extraordinary with 'A Pinch of Magick', your pocket-sized portal to enchantment.Download for free at the App StoreDownload for free at the Play Store3: Join Our Magickal CommunityExplore your magick and power in a safe, fun and supportive space.Join us in our Facebook Community

Feeling overwhelmed or scattered? Take a quick, rejuvenating break with our 5-minute guided meditation. This episode introduces you to a simple and effective “breathing space” practice that you can use anytime, anywhere. Whether you're lying down, sitting, or standing, this meditation will guide you through becoming still, tuning into your body, and anchoring your awareness to your breath. Experience the soothing effects of allowing your weight to sink into the floor, letting go of tension, and observing thoughts and feelings as they come and go. This practice is designed to help you regain calm, clarity, and confidence in just five minutes. Tune in, take a deep breath, and find your center.   I have fantastic news to share with you—we've made it through the Top 15 round and are now officially in the Top 10 for the Ms. Health & Fitness 2024 competition!   Your unwavering support and votes have been the driving force behind our progress. I am incredibly grateful to each and every one of you who has helped us reach this milestone.   As we continue this journey, let's remember the powerful connection between physical well-being and psychic development. Together, we're advocating for holistic wellness and making a real impact.   As we enter the Top 10 round, the competition gets even tougher, but I know we can do this together. Let's continue to push forward and keep the momentum going strong.   Cast your vote daily here: https://mshealthandfit.com/2024/michelle-beltran   Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being part of this incredible journey with me. Be sure to join our newsletter at michellebeltran.com or connect with our social media accounts for more updates and voting reminders!

Shauna Shapiro is a clinical psychologist, author, speaker, and internationally recognized expert in mindfulness and self-compassion. In addition to her three highly acclaimed books that have been translated into sixteen languages, she is a professor at Santa Clara University and the author of over 150 papers. The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Oprah, NPR, and the American Psychologist have all published her work. Having discovered mindfulness during the darkest time of her life, it became the path to her healing. During her time in Thailand and Nepal, she immersed herself in the practice of mindfulness and came across ‘self-compassion.' She joined us today to talk about her book, ‘Good Morning, I Love You: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Practices to Rewire Your Brain for Calm, Clarity, and Joy.'[04.41] Mindfulness - Mindfulness isn't just about paying attention. It's about how you pay attention. [08.19] Direction and destination – We talk about the unrealistic goals we've set for ourselves and why direction is more important than destination. [15.23] Reacting and responding – Shauna explains how mindfulness can help us from a reactor to a responder. [22.00] Attitude of kindness – The importance of being kind to ourselves. [26.47] Self-compassion – The three pillars of self-compassion. [30.21] Loving kindness – Loving kindness Meditation is about building our hearts' capacity to love and learning to love other people and ourselves. [37.06] Remorse and shame – Shauna explains the difference between healthy remorse and toxic shame. [41.44] Emotional regulation – Emotional regulation and how it can control our reactions to something. [47.00] Good morning, I love you – How the ‘Good morning, I love you' practice helped Shauna when she was in a difficult phase of her life.ResourcesConnect with ShaunaLinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/shauna-shapiro-phd-35366273/ YouTube - youtube.com/channel/UC271zr3rqJnlmJEL7BwK5dw Website - drshaunashapiro.com/ Instagram - instagram.com/drshaunashapiro/ Book by Shauna ShapiroGood Morning, I Love You: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Practices to Rewire Your Brain for Calm, Clarity, and JoyBook by Shauna ShapiroGood Morning, I Love You, Violet!Book by Jon Kabat-ZinnWherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life

Do you feel like you are constantly putting out fires, trying to keep the peace and calm the waters of your co-parenting relationship? Does it seem like the type of relationship you wish you had is just way too far out of reach? In this episode Mikki walks you through how you can start to create more of what you want today. By deciding, choosing to be less reactive and more responsive with consistency, you can commit and create a more cooperative co-parenting without needing your ex to agree. Want to join the me for the upcoming Emotional Regulation in Co-Parenting Workshop on Wednesday, Jan 24th? Sign up here www.mikkigardner.com/workshop. Want to jumpstart your co-parenting in a positive and meaningful direction for 2024? The way forward toward calm, collaborative co-parenting is to Intentionally Create It. Apply to be part of the Co-Parenting Well Intensive. https://www.mikkigardner.com/co-parentingwellintensive Get the full show notes and more information here: https://mikkigardner.com/podcast/ Please click the button to subscribe so you don't miss any episodes and leave a review if your favorite podcast app has that ability. Thank you! © 2021 - 2024 Mikki Gardner Coaching

Today, Theresa Lear Levine is going to share some of her insights on Cultivating Calm, Clarity and Confidence as the Foundation of Success Why nervous system regulation is crucial to success and happiness. How manifesting really works. How pe Tagged by NCH Software

Are you living in constant cortisol spikes, confusion, and chaos? Let's get you back to living in your power. Today on the Wellness Revolution Podcast, Theresa Lear Levine teaches you how to reach your goals while cultivating calmness, clarity, and confidence in your life. She also shares her secrets to overcoming cravings and releasing the unhelpful negative emotions that are holding you back. Theresa is an EFT Master Practitioner, Hypnotherapist, Podcast Host, Founder of Becoming More Me, and a mom of four boys. On top of all that, Theresa recently authored a book, "Becoming More Me: Tapping into Success - Subconscious Secrets of an ADHD Entrepreneurial Mom", which was born from her passion to help like-minded women to ditch anxiety, limiting beliefs, and past trauma. After living her whole life with high-functioning anxiety and being diagnosed with ADHD in her early 40s, Theresa is now thriving because she learned to address the root causes of her dis-ease. Whether it's limiting beliefs, nervous system dysregulation, or the inability to lose weight and achieve your health goals, you too can get to the root cause of your dis-ease! Remember ladies, balance is rarely realistic, but integration really is. As Theresa says, we can make so many strides when we understand the role our nervous system plays and when we love, accept, and forgive ourselves along the way. Let's do this! Key Highlights: Theresa's journey to nervous system regulation and elevated consciousness. What is high-functioning anxiety and how do you manage it? The secret to achieving your goals without forcing them. The science-backed benefits of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT aka “tapping”). How to overcome cravings (for good) with EFT. Releasing toxic positivity and negative emotions. The most effective ways to use affirmations (and feel real results). What happens when you make your goals too big. Episode Resources: Access 50+ tapping rounds on various topics at theprivatesessions.com! Buy “Becoming More Me” by Theresa Lear Levine Join Amber's FREE 3 Day Challenge: products.ambershaw.com/trimchallenge Get your 5 day reset at kromawellness.com and use code AMBER20 for 20% off! Get your HigherDOSE Sauna Blanket here and use code AMBER15 for 15% OFF! Connect with Theresa Lear Levine: You can check out Theresa's Book, BECOMING MORE ME- Tapping Into Success: Subconscious Secrets of an ADHD Entrepreneurial Mom, available on Amazon, and also get Access to her Amazing Library of Private Tapping Sessions Worth Over 10K (for FREE!) by visiting theresalearlevine.org More ways to connect with Theresa Lear Levine: Website: theresalearlevine.com Instagram: @theresalearlevine Facebook Community: @becomingmoremecommunityhub LinkedIn: linkedin.com/theresalearlevine YouTube: @theresalearlevine Becoming More Me Podcast: becomingmoreme.com Connect with Amber: Instagram: @msambershaw TikTok: @msambershaw Website: ambershaw.com Free Weight Loss, Health & Fitness Facebook Group for Working Moms

Drop in and meditate! Do the best you can. Keep anchored to your breath Go along for the ride with your open mind and then do it again tomorrow!

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Welcome to this week's Mindful Midlife Community Guided Meditation.  If you found this mindfulness practice beneficial and you're looking for a community to help you better navigate the complexities and possibilities of life's second half, visit www.mindfulmidlifecrisis.com and join our Mindful Midlife Community for access to our weekly virtual meditation sessions as well as 20% off all Reflect-Learn-Grow programs. Community members also receive 50% off their first month of 1:1 coaching.  Just go to www.mindfulmidlifecrisis.com and look under Courses for more details! Thank you for sharing this time and space with me today. May you feel happy, healthy, and loved. Take care, friends…All of our episodes are available at www.mindfulmidlifecrisis.comJoin the Mindful Midlife Community! Members receive: *Access to our weekly meditation sessions*20% off all programs like the newly released Mindfulness for Anxiety! *Stress level, mindful awareness, and personality profile assessments designed to help you reflect, learn, and grow!  Interested in working with Billy or learning more about mindfulness?  Set up an Exploration Call! Get a free week of BetterHelp using Billy's referral code!Thank you for listening to The Mindful Midlife Crisis!We hope you enjoy this week's episode!If this episode resonates with you, please share it with your family and friends.Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Topics? Email Billy at billy@mindfulmidlifecrisis.com. Follow us!  Instagram:  @mindful_midlife_crisisTwitter:  @mindfulmidlife Facebook: The Mindful Midlife Crisis PodcastLinkedIn: Billy LahrPlease leave us a 5-Star Review!  Doing so helps other people looking for a podcast like ours find it!We hope you enjoy this week's episode! If you're really feeling gracious, you can make a donation to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MMCpodcast.   Your donations will be used to cover all of our production costs. Thank you so much!  Support the show

Adam Hart is a leading expert in nervous system regulation and how to get unstuck. He is a best selling author who's mission is to help busy parents transform the symptoms of the daily grind into more loving relationships and daily fulfillment. For more, go to www.clearimpact.io

My interview with Due Quack was a powerful testament to the resilience of the human spirit to rise above difficult circumstances and a passion to help and support others to do the same. She shared her story from her family s harrowing escape from Viet Nam when she was six months old. To their life in poverty in a gang ridden area of Philadelphia, with gun shots and violence a daily occurrence. From her further traumatic experiences at Harvard, to her rise as an international consultant, and ultimately finding a way to heal through mindfulness and meditation, our conversation was inspiring and filled with hope. Join us on the Caf of Delights to be enlightene

Chelsea Bodie is one half of the wildly popular @MamaPsychologists. She and her best friend Caitlin started sharing resources with moms after they each experienced their own struggles in early motherhood. The two registered psychologists now work to help mothers everywhere transform from "exhausted and angry to calm and empowered" by sharing their wisdom and encouragement with nearly half a million fellow moms on social media. Kristen and Chelsea discuss the most common issues moms are facing today and how to combat them. They dive deep into burnout, anxiety, anger, rage, values, boundaries and practical ways to care for your mental health while you're caring for littles. Chelsea's expertise and calm demeanor assures us that all of our emotions are valid, there are many ways to be a good mom and none of us is alone. You can find more information on The Mama Psychologists and purchase their book Not Your Mother's Postpartum Book: Normalizing Post-Baby Mental Health Struggles, Navigating #MOMLife, and Finding Strength Amid the Chaos here: https://www.mamapsychologists.ca/

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This is a short “breathing space” practice that you can use anytime, anywhere to regain calm, clarity and confidence.---Learn more about mindfulness, meditation, and sound healing at debphelps.com

This is a 5-minute “breathing space” practice that you can use anytime, anywhere to regain calm, clarity and confidence. To begin this Meditation, please bring kind awareness to ➤ why you chose this topic ➤ how your belly, chest, and head each feel when you reflect on this topic ➤ the emotions that you can associate with these visceral feelings ➤ the positive or negative impact of any stories you believe in regarding this topic ➤ the fact that many others are feeling similarly about this topic as you ➤ how you might feel with increased awareness around this topic ➤ when you can apply increased mindfulness to this topic in your day-to-day life --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meditatemotivatemovement/support

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I have got a big announcement this week and hopefully this is the beginning of more things like this! Listen to find out how you can get LIVE coaching with me During the Week of July 18th and have access to the kind of insights, knowledge and actionable advice that, up until now, was ONLY available to my paying clients.  Register Here (Insert full registration link) to attend the LIVE summer series on How to Cultivate Calm, Clarity and Confidence for Busy-Minded Mompreneurs with Big Goals! I hope to see you there and interact with you. I promise, this will be time well spent and full of breakthroughs and energetic shifts!With Gratitude,xo,T________________________________________________________________________________________Theresa Lear Levine empowers and provides therapeutic support to ambitious, entrepreneurial women who feel a calling to more effectively cope with and release stress, trauma, distraction and limiting beliefs so they can create a calm, clear environment for their purpose, passion, dreams and next level goals to flourish and be manifested fully.Theresa's business, Becoming More Me, helps women become more of who they want to be as they positively transform, show up for themselves and others in greater ways, reclaim and stand tall in their power, and learn to love, accept and forgive themselves in all areas of life!✨

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Today's meditation practices letting go and coming to a clarity which is available to us in every moment that we choose. When we know this, we are able to live more freely, in the moment. Your morning mantra: A calm clarity always available to me. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Uniting ancient wisdom with modern science, Holly Erin Copeland harnesses modern technology and neuroscience to empower people on their path to human flourishing and upgrading from "ordinary mind" to luminous awareness. She guides people out of the muddy waters of the thinking mind to live in flow joyfully and effortlessly from their own inner compass- their own stable ground of being. Subscribe to my newsletter here: mailchi.mp/a7b7e0e21516/milangelas-soul-garde To connect with Holly go to: @hollyerincopeland (IG and FB) https://www.heartmindalchemy.com/ Music by Liborio Conti ©

This quick meditation will allow you to calm the body and mind. Find a comfortable space where you will not be disturbed, relax and follow my voice. Join the movement to mindfulness, contentment, and joy. Follow us on FB @meditatewithdeanna or YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/MeditatewithDeanna Deanna Byrne is an accredited Meditation and Mindfulness Facilitator with a Masters in NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) Life Coaching, and Hypnosis. She is located in beautiful Nova Scotia, Canada in the wine region of the Annapolis Valley. She has over 30 years of experience within the Holistic Healing Arts and a variety of meditation techniques. She also offers classes, virtual events, public speaking, and one on one sessions. To connect you can email: info@deannabyrne.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/deannabyrne/message

This quick meditation will allow you to calm the body and mind. Find a comfortable space where you will not be disturbed, relax and follow my voice. Join the movement to mindfulness, contentment, and joy. Follow us on FB @meditatewithdeanna or YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/MeditatewithDeanna Deanna Byrne is an accredited Meditation and Mindfulness Facilitator with a Masters in NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) Life Coaching, and Hypnosis. She is located in beautiful Nova Scotia, Canada in the wine region of the Annapolis Valley. She has over 30 years of experience within the Holistic Healing Arts and a variety of meditation techniques. She also offers classes, virtual events, public speaking, and one on one sessions. To connect you can email: info@deannabyrne.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/deannabyrne/message

Natalie Bell is the founder of Mindful Wellness, a coaching platform that uses meditation, mindfulness, and compassion training to help manage stress, develop strong personal resilience, and create authentic leadership. Listen in as Natalie shows how practicing mindfulness techniques and developing your own personal resilience can help in the world of entrepreneurship. She has studied neuropsychology and specialized in rehabilitation. Natalie and her work have been featured in media outlets such as Today, the LA Times, and MSNBC Your Business. Timestamped show notes 02:01 - Being tested in new ways 04:27 - Resilience in the face of adversity and unforeseen circumstances 14:43 - Self-compassion and mindfulness 17:37 - Participate in Natalie's three-part mindfulness practice! 26:33 - Buckets of shame 30:14 - We think our own shame is permanent 33:17 - Negative self-talk triggers fight or flight response 35:10 - Practice, practice, practice 39:18 - Mindfulness whenever 40:48 - New Year's Resolutions 43:49 - Overwhelm is an illusion 49:01 - Natalie's launching a new self-compassion program! Links Natalie's Website: https://nataliebell.com/

This is a companion podcast to this morning's mantra - A calm clarity always available to me. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's meditation practices letting go and coming to a clarity which is available to us in every moment that we choose. When we know this, we are able to live more freely, in the moment. Your morning mantra: A calm clarity always available to me. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to the Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast for Brain Fact Friday and EPISODE #175 that was inspired by our recent interview with Dr. Francis Lee Stevens whose book that was just released this week on Amazon, Affective Neuroscience in Psychotherapy[i] that reminded us that we can accelerate our results, experience less stress and psychopathology (like depression and anxiety) when we can understand the emotional science (affect is the scientific word for emotion) that can be mapped and understood within the depths of the human brain.   To access the images in the show notes, click here.  There were many AHA Moments during our interview with psychologist Dr. Stevens this week, but with mental health at the forefront of this podcast, and the fact that we are now into the last quarter of 2021, I wanted to provide something that we could all use to give us clarity and focus to finish this year on a strong, high note.  When I thought about what Dr. Stevens taught us, and why an application of affective neuroscience could help patients with psychological disorders, I thought about that for a while and wondered how this week's Brain Fact Friday could bring us to a heightened sense of clarity, focus and direction that would give us a razor's edge advantage in our life, with whatever it is we are working on or moving towards, and set us up with the right footing for a solid Q1 in 2022. In Today's Brain Fact Friday, You Will Learn: ✔︎ Why a calm brain is important to achieve ANY level of success. ✔︎ Strategies to calm our brain/regulate ourselves before we can access the thinking/decision-making parts of our brain. ✔Why a calm, regulated brain, precedes mental clarity, needed for high performance. ✔︎ How to calm or regulate ourselves before we can access knowledge, well-being and high-performance. From Focus to Calmness Dr. Stevens taught us some great strategies that can help us to understand our emotions, and even reconsolidate past traumatic memories, but there was something I knew I was missing that comes before we can access those higher, thinking parts of the brain that we need when thinking or making decisions. Today's topic is not just about how we can use the understanding of our brain to focus, so we can accomplish more, Friederike Fabritius dove deep into the neuroscience behind the focused brain on episode #27.[ii] She reminded us of the recipe needed for achieving peak performance as a mix of fun, and fear along with focus”[iii]  but that's not where I wanted to go with this episode. Then I saw it and it was as clear as ice as I thought about some of our past speakers. I mentioned to Dr. Stevens that in order to apply any of the lessons he uses with his patients for accelerated results, and improved well-being, we had to get to a place of calmness, where we could step back from the busyness of our world and allow our thinking brain (or our Central Executive Network) to come back online. We have to be able to switch from our Thinking (Central Executive) Network to our Imagination (Default Mode Network) for this calmness to occur. I did talk about the importance of switching between our brain networks to allow for these flashes of creativity and insight to flow in episode #48 which is a good episode to review.[iv] For this week's brain fact Friday, I want to add a sense of calmness behind our clarity to push us forward. I remember my mentor Bob Proctor always saying to accelerate your results you need to “Speed Up and Calm Down” and he would give us examples of how he stayed focused by saying no to what's unimportant and direct 100% of his energy and focus to what is. If you want to accelerate your results, it begins with a calm brain, that's focused and ready for speed.   From Calmness to Clarity Then we can take this calmness and laser focus to clarity. Clarity is one of the six habits that Brendon Burchard found that research shows pointed the needle towards high-performance vs those who underperform in his book, High Performance Habits: How Extraordinary People Become That Way[v]  and it's something I think about every morning before I begin my day. Then I thought of you, the listener, wherever you might be in the world. Maybe you are like Bryon Carpenter[vi] from the Fresh Air at Five Podcast[vii] who listens to our episodes in the dark, in the fresh air, while exercising on his morning walks in beautiful Abbotsford, British Columbia and then posts what he learns from the episode on Twitter, along with Josh Tovar[viii], from El Paso, Texas, who does the same.  Or Leadership Coach Tivo Rojas-Cheatham[ix] who listens to the episodes and sends me his thoughts, ideas, and encouragement through LinkedIn. I can't forget about Chris Gargano, from the New York Jets Organization, who listens to the podcast for ideas for his Leadership Class at NYU. Wherever you are listening from, my hopes are that this episode opens you up to all of the possibilities that come from a calm mind, providing clarity, an improved sense of self, maybe ideas for where else you can improve, with a longer-term vision of whatever it is that you are working on, or the legacy that you want to leave in this world. It all begins at the brain level. So, for this week's Brain Fact Friday: I want to remind us of the importance of a calm brain. Dr. Perry's NeuroSequential Theory is centered around the fact that we must learn to regulate ourselves first, before we can regulate others. There is power in calmness as you can see with Dr. Perry's image that shows how “A regulated, calm adult can regulate a dysregulated, anxious child.” Think back to Dr. Perry's upside-down triangle of the brain, where we had to learn to regulate (or calm ourselves down) first, before we could access our thinking or reasoning brain, and remember that in order to regulate our brain, we must go from the reptilian brain, though the limbic or emotional brain, to get to the thinking/decision-making brain with the image of The Three Brains I've put in the show notes. I saw a book written called Calm Clarity: How to Use Science to Rewire Your Brain for Greater Wisdom, Fulfillment and Joy[x] where the author explains her journey through each of these parts of the brain, calling them Brain 1.0 (Brainstem) to Brain 2.0 (Limbic Emotional Brain) to Brain 3.0 (Thinking/Reasoning Brain).   She created the Calm Clarity Program[xi]  where she teaches participants how to reach the wisdom within Brain 3.0 with what she calls a “Mind-Hacker” toolkit to help people in a way that “physiologically supports greater physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well-being, alignment and integration.” (Preface, Calm Clarity-Due Quach) Only then can we take what we learned from Dr. Stevens about the importance of understanding our emotions to reduce those things in our life that cause us increased stress and anxiety and access the clarity we will need to end our year as a high performer. As we are closing out 2021, why not kick things up a notch and see how we can increase our calmness, focus and clarity, to end the year on a high note. It will make life easier when 2022 rolls around as you will have a head start. Two Thoughts for Improving Focus and Clarity Improving Focus and Clarity Through Our Physical Well-Being What areas can you work on to increase your physical well-being that will in turn give you more focus, clarity and energy? We have covered the top 5 health staples[xii] and talk often of the importance of clean eating, exercise, nutrition and sleep, and will continue to research new areas that tip the needle forward for high performance, but it seems to always come back to these basic staples as well as continuing to find ways to improve our mental health. Improving Focus and Clarity Through Our Mental Well-Being  If I was to ask you the following questions, could you give me a quick and accurate answer? Do you know what you want, and where you are going? Do you know your daily direction? Do you integrate your wins every week? Do you face things that you are afraid of or do something that makes you uncomfortable daily? Do you feel your emotions instead of shutting them off? I know there's a lot involved with these two questions, but if we could look at what we can do every day to improve these two areas so that we are better than we were yesterday, we will be well on our way to heightened levels of focus and clarity to end our year intentionally and on a high note. But remember, it begins when we step back, take some deep breaths from our work, and access whatever it is for us that brings us a sense of peace and calmness in our thinking brain. I hope you have found this week's Brain Fact Friday as helpful as I have—and that we can all take some time to live and experience this sense of calmness that must come before we can break through to new levels of achievement. I'll see you next week, and the following week, I'm beyond excited for our FIRST Panel Interview and welcoming back Dr. Howard Rankin, Dr. Jon Lieff, Horacio Sanchez and Tom Beakbane who will discuss how new advancements in neuroscience can help and advance our educational system. We will also be speaking with my good friend Brian Stenzler[xiii], with his NEW book that helps parents address mental health with their children as we continue to search for new ideas and strategies to keep our next generation stay physically and mentally well. Final Thoughts:  Before I close out this episode, I wanted to mention it's hard to not notice the feedback from those listening around the world and the fact that our downloads have reached an all-time high, surpassing where we were last month, with over 11,000 downloads monthly. I want to thank all of you who tune in, and download an episode, share what you are learning on social media and send me messages.   As new listeners come on board, I wanted to let you know that we do have a community that you can join and gain access to others around the world who are also listening, learning, and applying what they are learning. To join us, click on the link in the show notes, so that we can all stay connected in the Neuroscience Meets SEL Facebook Group and continue to learn from each other in between episodes. I do look forward to seeing you there. Have an incredible weekend. Neuroscience Meets SEL Facebook Group  FOLLOW ANDREA SAMADI:  YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AndreaSamadi   Website https://www.achieveit360.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samadi/  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Achieveit360com   Neuroscience Meets SEL Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2975814899101697   Twitter: https://twitter.com/andreasamadi   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreasamadi/  REFERENCES: [i] https://www.drfrancisstevens.com/book [ii]Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #27 with Friederike Fabritius on “The Recipe for Achieving Peak Performace”  https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/pioneer-in-the-field-of-neuroleadership-friederike-fabritius-on-the-recipe-for-achieving-peak-performance/ [iii] Friederike Fabritius: "Fun, Fear, and Focus: The Neurochemical Recipe for Achieving Peak Performance" | Talks at Google Published Jan.15, 2019  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWi-oCySuFA [iv]Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #48 “Brain Network Theory” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/brain-network-theory-using-neuroscience-to-stay-productive-during-times-of-change-and-chaos/ [v] https://brendon.com/blog/high-performancehabits/ [vi] www.BryonCarpenter.com    [vii] https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fresh-air-at-five/id1547552441 [viii] https://twitter.com/MPA_GOJAGUARS [ix] https://www.linkedin.com/in/tivorc/ [x] Calm Clarity: How to Use Science to Rewire Your Brain by Due Quach Published May 15, 2018 https://www.amazon.com/Calm-Clarity-Science-Greater-Fulfillment-ebook/dp/B074YLY11S/ref=sr_1_1?crid=353KXYF7OXIIB&dchild=1&keywords=calm+clarity&qid=1635443224&s=digital-text&sprefix=calm+clar%2Cdigital-text%2C138&sr=1-1 [xi] https://www.calmclarity.org/ [xii]Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast BONUS EPISODE “Top 5 Health Staples” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/bonus-episode-a-deep-dive-into-the-top-5-health-staples-and-review-of-seasons-1-4/ [xiii] Brian Stenzler on San Diego's Morning Extra News https://www.cbs8.com/video/news/local/morning-extra/new-book-aims-to-help-parents-with-teens-address-their-kids-mental-health/509-00b0fbc9-a0fb-491f-97e7-34405db70377?jwsource=cl&fbclid=IwAR1hEoasamvrDVPixPzdLbFyggPpwfRX4kh19odkvuSr88YyIIVYt_RqDbs

Due Quach is the founder and CEO of Calm Clarity, a social impact organization that helps people overcome adversity through nurturing a mindset of growth, leadership, and resilience. She's also the founder of Collective Success Network, a nonprofit that provides support to low-income first-generation students.  When Due was a toddler, her parents moved her family from a Vietnamese refugee camp to an impoverished Philadelphia neighborhood. She overcame adversity and went on to graduate from Harvard and pursue a successful corporate career. However, she soon learned the high-flying corporate life wasn't for her. After going on a journey to discover her life's purpose, she decided to return to Philadelphia to help people from underserved neighborhoods recognize their potential.  Want to hear the complete, unedited interview with Kevin and Due? Subscribe to Philly Who? on Supercast for access to that, to the Philly Who? Community Discord, for free event tickets, and more!

As entrepreneurs (and people), there are two things we crave. The ability to feel truly calm and the clarity to understand our next steps. When we're in control of how we feel and we understand where to go next, there is space to breathe and create the magic of our dreams. Until then, we spin, bounce, and feed our cycle of overwhelm. The path to freedom from anxiety, overwhelm, and endlessly delayed success is simple, but not easy. Today we move down the path of calm, clarity, focus, and momentum.   About the Host: Dan McPherson, International Speaker, Business and Personal Development Coach, and CEO of Leaders Must Lead, is on a mission to help Creatives and Entrepreneurs create and grow profit and understand that Dreams ARE Real. With more than 25 years' experience in corporate roles leading teams of up to 2000 and responsible for more than $150M in revenue, Dan is a recognized expert in leadership, sales, and business strategy. Through his Leaders Must Learn Mastermind, Dreams ARE Real Podcast, Foundations of Success Training, and powerful 1-1 coaching, Dan helps hundreds of entrepreneurs around the world from musicians and artists to chiropractors, coaches, retailers, and beyond experience success and accomplish their goals.   To learn more about Dan or to follow him on Social Media, you can find him on: Website: www.leadersmustlead.com Leaders Must Lead Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leadersmustlead Free Coaching Assessment: https://leadersmustlead.com/free-coaching-assessment Dreams are Real Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/365493184118010/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadersmustlead/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/leadersmustlead YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZXypDeFKyZnpeQXcX-AsBQ   Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to my podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also subscribe in your favorite podcast app. Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to me and greatly appreciated. They help my podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes the show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts.

This episode is for those lovely listeners of mine that are disconnected from nature, at least most of the time. Does that sound like you? If so, I'm hoping to inspire you to form a new habit around getting outside daily, even if only for mini-doses of 5 to 15 minutes or so, because I know for a fact that it will make your life so much better (in a variety of ways) if you do this every day. So... my friend Sarah and I are going to do our very best to convince you that it's super worth doing, by sharing our own stories and the many wonderful benefits that we both experience by making sure we get outside every day, at least for a little bit. Jump on in and come have some laughs with us!   VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/Uzg9lK2Cfnk   SHOW NOTES with RESOURCE LINKS: www.thrivesisterthrive.com/18   CONNECT WITH STACEE: @thrivesisterthrive  

I first learned about Dr. Shauna Shapiro through her Ted talk “Good Morning I love You” and through our mutual friend Nicole Patrice! Shout out to Nicole! Dr. Shauna Shapiro is a professor at Santa Clara University, best-selling author, and internationally recognized expert in mindfulness and compassion. She has been an invited speaker for the King of Thailand, the Danish Government, Bhutan's Gross National Happiness Summit, the Canadian Government, and the World Council for Psychotherapy, as well as for Fortune 100 Companies including Google, Cisco Systems, Proctor & Gamble, and LinkedIn. Dr. Shapiro has published over 150 journal articles and co-authored three critically acclaimed book, and her most recent book “Good Morning, I Love You: Mindfulness & Self-Compassion Practices to Rewire the Brain for Calm Clarity and Joy” is available on Amazon and Audible. We talk about the following and much more: ✅ What mindfulness is and it's so important ✅ The difference between mindfulness and meditation ✅ Why people are so disconnected from their mindful nature? ✅ What it means to have compassion, kindness and altruism ✅ The self-kindness morning meditation that she practices every day Please tag us and tell us what you loved! You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you'd like to stay connected.

I first learned about Dr. Shauna Shapiro through her Ted talk “Good Morning I love You” and through our mutual friend Nicole Patrice! Shout out to Nicole! Dr. Shauna Shapiro is a professor at Santa Clara University, best-selling author, and internationally recognized expert in mindfulness and compassion. She has been an invited speaker for the King of Thailand, the Danish Government, Bhutan's Gross National Happiness Summit, the Canadian Government, and the World Council for Psychotherapy, as well as for Fortune 100 Companies including Google, Cisco Systems, Proctor & Gamble, and LinkedIn. Dr. Shapiro has published over 150 journal articles and co-authored three critically acclaimed book, and her most recent book “Good Morning, I Love You: Mindfulness & Self-Compassion Practices to Rewire the Brain for Calm Clarity and Joy” is available on Amazon and Audible. We talk about the following and much more: ✅ What mindfulness is and it's so important ✅ The difference between mindfulness and meditation ✅ Why people are so disconnected from their mindful nature? ✅ What it means to have compassion, kindness and altruism ✅ The self-kindness morning meditation that she practices every day Please tag us and tell us what you loved! You can follow @Gateways_To_Awakening on Instagram or Facebook if you'd like to stay connected.

Are you ready to let go of perfectionism and comparison-based thinking? In this episode, Robyn Conley Downs reveals small mindset shifts and habit changes to counteract negativity bias to improve mental health, mood and happiness.Robyn Conley Downs is a speaker, educator, entrepreneur, podcaster and author of The Feel Good Effect: Reclaim Your Wellness by Finding Small Shifts that Create Big Change. Holding a Master's degree in education with an emphasis in behavioral change, as well as 4 years of public policy & health change at the doctoral level, her work taps into cutting-edge science around psychology, neuroscience, mindfulness and habits.In the Adjusted Reality podcast, well-known athletes, celebrities, actors, chiropractors, influencers in the wellness industry, and other podcasters will talk with host Dr. Sherry McAllister, president, F4CP, about their experiences with health and wellness. Follow Adjusted Reality on Instagram.Find A Doctor of Chiropractic Near You.

Episode 25 - In this guided meditation, Andrew will help you to calm down, clear your mind, and regain confidence within 10 min. Discover more on our website www.theartofrealhappiness.com. Find us on Instagram: @artofrealhappiness Join me every Tuesday and Thursday, 8pm (GMT) for the Premiere on Youtube. It's free. Do you like our work? Head to buymeacoffee.com/andrewneel

Dive into this short, guided meditation, to help you take a few minutes each day to restore peace, harmony and calm. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/huntershope/message

This is a five-minute "breathing space" practice that you can use anytime, anywhere, to regain calm, clarity, and confidence.   With special thanks to Sean Fargo of mindfulnessexercises.com for providing the script and Joseph Beg for his song "Regeneration".

Does wellness feel hard? Sometimes unattainable? And like everyone else knows how to achieve it, but it’s just not that way for you?   Top-rated podcast host, creator of Real Food Whole Life, and author of the hot-off-the-press book, The Feel Good Effect: Reclaim Your Wellness by Finding Small Shifts that Create Big Change, Robyn Conley Downs believes that you don't have to be miserable getting healthier, and you can do it with ease.   After years of struggling with impossibly high standards, Robyn hit a breaking point and realized her constant striving was ironically making her feel not good. From there, she not only shifted her own mindset, but she also merged her research-backed knowledge with her personal lessons and transformed these findings into the Feel Good Effect Method.   In this episode, Robyn shares how she helps tens of thousands of people find a way out of perfectionism, all or nothing thinking, and comparison. You’ll also learn how to become resilient in the face of negative emotions, the danger of toxic positivity, the science behind gratitude, the two main ingredients to feel good, and SO MUCH more.   Tune in and let Robyn’s motto “less striving, more ease” help you redefine wellness, on your own terms!   Resources: Robyns New Book: The Feel Good Effect Website: Real Food Whole Life Episode Show Notes Elise’s Website: elisemuseles.com Follow Elise on Instagram: @kaleandchocolate

About Spiritual Practice for Crazy Times: Powerful Tools to Cultivate Calm, Clarity, and CourageA practical guide to surviving and thriving in a world gone madDo you ever feel torn between finding refuge and staying informed and engaged? Have you ever felt too stressed out to meditate? Too anxious to roll out your yoga mat or pray?The truth is, when the world gets chaotic and confounding, we need spiritual practice more than ever. That's when our souls need sustenance the most. That's when we really need to recharge and ground ourselves to take on the challenge.This concise, compassionate guide will help you access the silent sanctuary within you. It's filled with practical tools that provide spiritual support at a moment's notice, in whatever time you have, with whatever attention you can spare.Expert teacher Philip Goldberg draws on authoritative texts and masters from every spiritual path, especially the empirical methods of the Yoga tradition--as well as contemporary psychology, scientific research, and decades of interviews and personal experience. The result is a wide range of techniques to relieve the mind and body, refresh the spirit, and gird you for constructive action. You'll get insightful instruction in practices ranging from deep meditation to cognitive reframing to "spiritual space management," from silently communing with nature to actively engaging with spiritual companions. And you'll find detailed guidelines for creating a regular practice routine--along with an inventory of supplementary methods--that suits your personal needs and lifestyle.This breezy, thorough, pragmatic book will help you find refuge and healing from the crazy times we're living in--and it will prepare you for taking robust steps to help restore sanity in the world around you. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthmatters.substack.com

Philip Goldberg is an Interfaith Minister, public speaker, and author whose numerous books include the award-winning American Veda: From Emerson and the Beatles to Yoga and Meditation, How Indian Spirituality Changed the West; The Life of Yogananda: The Story of the Yogi Who Became the First Modern Guru, and the forthcoming Spiritual Practice for Crazy Times: Powerful Tools to Cultivate Clarity, Calm and Courage. He blogs on Elephant Journal and Spirituality & Health, cohosts the popular Spirit Matters podcast, and leads American Veda Tours to India. Visit Philip at http://philipgoldberg.com/.

Host Aeriol Ascher spends some time with the author of "Healing your soul in a chaotic world" and founder of Align with Joy discussing stress and it's effects on energetically and spiritually sensitive people. Get some keen insights and helpful tools to soothe the soul. Lean into this juicy conversation:      Tell us a little bit about the work you do: "I help people take charge of their life, heal their heart and soul and step into their greatness. Author, speaker, coach.   How or why did you begin doing the work that you do? To save my life then realized that this work is my purpose. Doctors couldn't help me. Got brave and stepped out of my comfort zone. Opened myself up to alternative healing. Also, after watching The Secret, my mind opened up and I finally understood that I have control over my life.   What kind of things do you assist your clients with? Healing emotional baggage - clear their CRAP - Chaos, Restriction, Anger and Poverty mindset and get CALM - Clarity, Action, Love and Manifesting... coach them to reach their desires, reconnect with their spiritual side and remember who they are. Stress relief/balance is also big with my clients. Using Hypnosis, NLP and other complementary processes.   What SUPER TIP or piece of advice would you like to share with the world?   Know that you are loved and that you matter. All things are healable. Forgiveness is key.   What is the best way for our Podcast Listeners to reach you? alignwithjoy@gmail.com   Guest Bio: Wendy Lee Baldwin Hargett is a certified Success Coach, Master NLP Practitioner, Master Hypnotherapist, Spiritual Coach, and holistic healer. She is also a speaker and author of Healing Your Soul In A Chaotic World: Defying The Odds of Sanity and Survival…An unconventional blueprint for letting to and transforming your life. Wendy is known for helping people de-stress, turn their pain story into their love story and experience true joy and fulfillment. Through her fun and playful energy, Wendy helps clients feel safe which decreases the “scary” part of change.She first discovered the power of holistic means in an effort to save and transform her life after western medicine failed to help her from a lifetime of self-destructive behavior, anxiety, depression, PTSD, wanting to die and multiple illnesses.Through her own healing journey back to wholeness, she became known as a powerful facilitator for healing, engaging teacher, speaker and safe place for those to turn to who felt broken, alone, and in dire need of love, transformation and acceptance. Wendy has helped countless people (and a few pets) in the US and abroad heal emotional pain, reach their goals, achieve life balance and step into their authentic, powerful, beautiful self. She is passionate about letting people know that they are loved and that they matter.Wendy teaches, speaks and coaches on critical subjects including but not limited to stress relief, forgiveness, clearing the past, the body-mind-soul connection to happiness and reaching personal goals. She is renowned for holding safe, loving, sacred space for those she encounters and works with. She has a special knack for working with youth who are otherwise shut down. Wendy gives hope and is an example that it's never too late to find happiness, health and love. She is a proud grandma of three little angels.   We hope you enjoy this episode of Healing Body Mind and Soul.  Until next time, happy healing! Aeriol    

As this audio podcast jumps right into the meditation, without any "administrative announcements" please review the following steps in preparation for this Guided Meditation: Find a comfortable position - either lying down or sitting comfortably (and safely - don't fall out of your chair if you fall asleep). A silent space free of external distractions is best. Gently close your eyes or fix a low gaze, letting your eyelids rest naturally. Now listen intently as Will guides you through this meditation.  If you get distracted, make note of the distraction and gently bring your attention back to the practice.  If you fall asleep, don't worry. You probably needed the sleep! This podcast will be here for you whenever you wish to return to it.  You're encouraged to visit my https://www.patreon.com/will_i_om (Patreon page). If you find value in this podcast, please consider supporting its production. https://www.patreon.com/will_i_om (https://www.patreon.com/will_i_om) Support this podcast

How can we skillfully navigate our lives in a world that is challenging? Join Yogacharya O'Brian and Philip Goldberg, author of Spiritual Practice for Crazy Times, as they discuss how we can increase our resiliency, wisdom, and courage during difficult times.

Kelly Nolan is an attorney-turned-time management strategist and mom. She helps busy women ditch their overwhelm for calm clarity about when they'll get everything done in their personal, family and career lives. After practicing as a patent litigator for over five years in Boston and California, Kelly left law to help other women reduce their overwhelm and design and live out lives that light them up. Now, using her signature time management strategy, she helps women like you design and use a personalized, flexible and adaptable time management method that will bring you calm clarity for decades to come. Kelly is NOT naturally organized, so she gets how overwhelm happens – and also knows how light life feels when you are on top of it all. And you’ll be surprised at how much fun we have in the process.“The first thing I had to do honestly, was just ditch the judgment against myself.I think a lot of us beat ourselves up when we forget a friend's birthday or when we’re just scrambling at the last minute to hit a deadline. We have this very, “what is wrong with me?” feeling of being a mess, and at a certain point I was sick of trying to get my brain to remember all these things and beating myself up because I couldn’t remember everything. So I just started reading a lot, researching, getting better at observing people who seemed to be doing it well and just asking them questions that no one really talks about. I just started investigating. Over time, I ended up with my method and now I teach it to other women and it works great.” At minute 5:02, Kelly shares how she got started in helping women manage their time. She realized that she could not keep track of all the events, appointments, birthdays, and all the important dates on her own so she developed a strategy to take control over her time!“I give a step-by-step agenda because I think a big flaw in planning is we often sit down to plan and then we're lost, we think, “So what do we do? How do we work people through exactly what to do?” But I'm really obsessed with Friday afternoons because I think a lot of us turn our brain off by Friday afternoon, but there's still opportunity to get some stuff done. But most importantly, I just love that if you do this planning session, and basically go into your weekend feeling so on top of it you're gonna feel like nothing fell through the cracks. I have a game plan to get everything done, I know I don't need to do it all right now for it to get done, and you get to clear out your mind and get this taste of freedom.” At minute 16:06, Kelly tells us when she plans her week. She loves to take advantage of her Friday afternoons to both clear her weekend and give her clarity and direction for the week ahead.“I have recently started doing group programs to work women through this together and I did it because of the pandemic actually, because my time is tighter, but people were reaching out for help because they might have some more time, or, or need to get control of their time. So I started doing these group programs and it's been a blast, the women are supporting each other, it has been really fun to watch, and the results have been awesome” At minute 26:06, emphasizes the importance of being in a community of people wanting to live a more organized life and how you can support one another.Kelly shared a lot of valuable information about bringing calm back into your time management practice. She also gave a lot of helpful tips for all of us, so make sure you stay tuned!Don’t forget to connect and follow Kelly through her website https://www.kellynolan.com/ and on Instagram. For three reasons why you should ditch your to-do list to ditch your overwhelm, download Kelly’s free guide here. Go follow her now!I really hope you liked today’s episode. Please don’t forget to subscribe in iTunes and while you’re there, please don’t forget to rate and review! I truly appreciate and love you, and can’t wait to see you in the next episode!P.S. Please don’t forget to tag me on Instagram @aliciajjonas and visit my website at http://aliciajonas.co/ to share your big takeaways and also get some tips and see behind-the-scenes into my business and life. I’ll see you there! Join the conversation inside my free community Soulpreneur Society Free Facebook Community at bit.ly/SoulpreneurSocietyXo,Alicia

Dr. Shauna Shapiro Shauna Shapiro is a professor at Santa Clara University, best-selling author, and internationally recognized expert in mindfulness and compassion. Dr. Shapiro has published over 150 journal articles and co-authored three critically acclaimed books translated into 16 languages, including her most recent book: Good Morning, I Love You: Mindfulness & Self-Compassion Practices to Rewire the Brain for Calm Clarity and Joy. She has been an invited speaker for the King of Thailand, the Danish Government, Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness Summit, the Canadian Government, and the World Council for Psychotherapy, as well as for Fortune 100 Companies including Google, Cisco Systems, Proctor & Gamble, and LinkedIn. The New York Times, BBC, Mashable, the Huffington Post, Wired, USA Today, and the Wall Street Journal have all featured her work, and over 1.5 million people have watched her TEDx talk The Power of Mindfulness.  Dr. Shapiro is asumma cum laude graduate of Duke University and a Fellow of the Mind and Life Institute, co-founded by the Dalai Lama.  More information can be found at drshaunashapiro.com, TEDx talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeblJdB2-VoGood Morning, I Love Youhttp://bit.ly/GoodMorningILoveYou Show Notes Episode 14: The Self-Compassion of Mindfulness IntroductionMindfulness Health Benefits of Mindfulness The Practice of Setting Intention “Intention is a direction it’s not a destination.”“If you’re thinking about really painful and difficult thoughts all the time, that’s your experience. If you are focusing on gratitude and beauty that’s your experience.” How to be present with emotions-“Name it to Tame It.” “It’s not that we should neglect our pain, but we need to learn how to be with it in a different way.” Self-Compassion-The most powerful antidote to healing shame, our greatest internal ally. “You’re not practicing mindfulness, your practicing judgement, impatience and frustration.” Self-Compassion vs. Self-Esteem  New information on Happiness Set Point  Authentic living-attention is authentic Practicing kindness to yourself-Good morning I love you.  Prime the brain for looking for the good in life!“Your future is spotless.”   

Guest Name and Bio: Dr. Shauna Shapiro Shauna Shapiro is a professor at Santa Clara University, author, and internationally recognized expert in mindfulness and compassion. Dr. Shapiro has published over 150 journal articles and co-authored three critically acclaimed books translated into 14 languages, including her most recent book: Good Morning, I Love You: Mindfulness & Self-Compassion Practices to Rewire the Brain for Calm Clarity and Joy. She has been an invited speaker for the King of Thailand, the Danish Government, Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness Summit, the Canadian Government, and the World Council for Psychotherapy, as well as for Fortune 100 Companies including Google, Cisco Systems, Proctor & Gamble, and LinkedIn. The New York Times, BBC, Mashable, the Huffington Post, Wired, USA Today, and the Wall Street Journal have all featured her work, and 1.5 million people have watched her TEDx talk The Power of Mindfulness. Dr. Shapiro is a summa cum laude graduate of Duke University and a Fellow of the Mind and Life Institute, co-founded by the Dalai Lama. What you will learn from this episode: 1) What mindfulness is and how you and implement it in your life 2) What the benefits of mindfulness practice are 3) The difference between reacting and responding 4) How to rewire and reprogram your brain to be happy 5) The best way to introduce mindfulness practice to children How to learn more about our guest: More information can be found at drshaunashapiro.com, TEDx talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeblJdB2-Vo Good Morning, I Love Youhttp://bit.ly/GoodMorningILoveYou Twitter/Facebook/Instagram: @drshaunashapiro Please enjoy, share, rate and review our podcast and help us bring the message about precision health care to the world!

This episode will change your life. We're talking the secret to more calm, clarity, and joy, and redefining mindfulness and self-compassion with expert Dr. Shauna Shapiro. In this conversation, Shauna shares her updated definition of mindfulness and dives into why your attitude really matters. We also talk about why self-compassion in itself is so incredibly transformative and radical, common misgivings people have about self-compassion, and simple ways to practice mindfulness and self-compassion to rewire for more calm, clarity, and joy. It doesn't have to be perfect. All you have to do is start and watch it ripple across your life.   Show Notes (under episode 134) Get Simplified, Gentle Wellness Tips + Be in the Know Connect on Instagram Join the Facebook group   Show the Feel Good Effect Love If you loved today’s episode be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts so we can keep bringing you more content like this! Share the show on Instagram, tagging @realfoodwholelife so that we can connect and highlight listeners on my feed.

Shauna Shapiro, PhD is a best-selling author, clinical psychologist and internationally recognized expert in mindfulness and self-compassion. She is a professor at Santa Clara University and has published over 150 papers and three critically acclaimed books, translated into 16 languages. Her latest book, Good Morning I Love You: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Practices to Rewire Your Brain for Calm, Clarity + Joy was released in January of 2020. Shauna has presented her research to the King of Thailand, the Danish Government, Bhutan's Gross National Happiness Summit, and the World Council for Psychotherapy, as well as to Fortune 100 Companies including Google, Cisco Systems and LinkedIn. Her work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Mashable, Wired, USA Today, Dr. Oz, the Huffington Post, and the American Psychologist. Shauna is a Fellow of the Mind and Life Institute, co-founded by the Dalai Lama. Her TEDx Talk, The Power of Mindfulness, has been viewed over 1.5 million times. For more on Shauna visit www.drshaunashapiro.comIn this episode Shauna shares:How meditation helped her during one of the darkest times in her lifeInsights into her own personal mindfulness practice, including benefits she has experienced from meditatingTips for getting started with a daily mindfulness practiceThe IAA (Intention, Attention, Attitude) framework for practicing mindfulnessA simple equation for reducing suffering in our livesHow, and why, she let go of perfectionism and embraced self-compassion in her own lifeHow mindfulness and self-compassion practices can change your brain for greater calm, clarity, and joyWhy shame and self-criticism are poor strategies when it comes to achievementRate the show on iTunes!Show notes can be found at www.joshuasteinfeldt.com/podcastThanks for listening!Support the show (https://joshuasteinfeldt.com/donate/)

Due Quach (pronounced ‘Zway Kwok') is an inspiring social entrepreneur and author of Calm Clarity: How to Use Science to Rewire Your Brain for Greater Wisdom, Fulfillment and Joy. Due uses neuroscience and mindfulness to guide organizations to tackle complex social challenges like addressing unconscious bias, healing trauma and building resilience, and building genuine inclusion. A poor refugee from inner-city Philadelphia, Due turned to neuroscience to heal the long-term effects of trauma, graduate from Harvard College and the Wharton School of Business, and build a successful international business career. Aurora + Kelly sit with Due to talk about the Collective Success Network that she started to mentor and empower low-income, first-generation college students to successfully navigate college and enter professional careers. Elevate your brain - and day - with Due's inspiring story. You can find more information about Due's work at www.calmclarity.org. Get a copy of Calm Clarity here. Find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @theoptin.TwitterInstagramFacebookProduced by Rachel IshikawaMusic by Jordan McCreeHosted by Aurora Archer and Kelly Croce SorgIf you enjoyed this conversation and would like to support Aurora + Kelly curating more conversation to propel your introspection, growth and being better a human, we invite you to consider donating a minimum of $8 to our Patreon account or the sky-is-the-limit for our Venmo and Paypal accounts at theopt-in.com! If we connect with you, please subscribe, rate + review The Opt-In podcast, It takes all of us together to make transformational change. Visit us at www.theopt-in.com to stay tuned in.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-opt-in/support

When it comes to the topic of mindfulness and self-compassion, my friend Dr. Shauna Shapiro is an internationally recognized expert. A clinical psychologist, professor at Santa Clara University, and author, Shauna has published over 150 papers and three critically-acclaimed books, including her latest work, Good Morning, I Love You: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Practices to Rewire Your Brain for Calm, Clarity and Joy, which comes out today. Interest and awareness of mindfulness and self-compassion has expanded quite a bit in recent years, and Shauna has been at the center of it all. She shares her own journey to mindfulness, the insights she has gained from her scientific exploration of the practice, and some tips for how we can rewire our brains to create more calm, clarity, and joy in life.   Key Takeaways: [2:21] Shauna's latest book has just been released. [3:38] What has Shauna's journey been to get to where she is today? She shares how she found meditation, mindfulness, and self-compassion through a series of life-changing events. [12:39] Shauna explains how she studied mindfulness and meditation from a scientific perspective with a clinical application. [14:46] How has the approach to mindfulness and meditation changed over the years? [17:17] What are some aspects of the mindfulness that Shauna teaches at the corporate level, and what implications does it have for integrating it into practices within the organizations? [21:37] Shauna explains the story behind the title of her new book, Good Morning, I Love You, a rather unconventional title for a scientific book. [25:41] Many of us struggle with how we relate to and interact with ourselves. Why are we so critical of ourselves, and why is it so hard to love and accept ourselves? [28:54] Mark and Shauna discuss the idea of joyful striving and finding joy in achieving our goals and ambitions. [32:21] What can we do to make tackling the difficult things in life easier? The 5% principle can help. [35:02] Mindfulness in parenting has become very popular in the past decade. Shauna shares some of the insights she gathered in writing her first book Mindful Discipline and what inspired her to write it. [39:20] How does Shauna think about calmness juxtaposed against passion in relation to mindfulness? Mindfulness is not just about being calm all the time, but about enhancing your senses. [43:10] What are some practices that Shauna teaches that can help leaders and teams be more present and mindful? [44:55] What is Shauna's advice for dealing with technology and devices? [50:32] Shauna shares her intention for her book Good Morning, I Love You.   Resources: Purchase Bring Your Whole Self to Work and gain access to bonus material Mike Robbins Website Mike Robbins Podcast Mike Robbins on Facebook Mike Robbins on Twitter Mike Robbins on Instagram Dr. Shauna Shapiro Books by Dr. Shauna Shapiro “The Power of Mindfulness: What You Practice Grows Stronger” | Shauna Shapiro | TEDxWashingtonSquare Nothing Changes Until You Do, by Mike Robbins Grit, by Angela Duckworth “A Wandering Mind Is an Unhappy Mind,” Research study by Matthew A. Killingsworth and Daniel T. Gilbert Events by Dr. Shauna Shapiro We're All In This Together Podcast Episode: “Find Your Best Contribution to the World with Tom Rath” We're All in This Together: Creating a Team Culture of High Performance, Trust, and Belonging, by Mike Robbins (Pre-Order)   Shareables:   “This idea that we can meet the present moment with kindness and curiosity instead of with anger and pain is revolutionary.” — @drshaunashapiro   “It’s compassion, as well as courage, that allows us to take risks, to be creative and to try new things.” — @drshaunashapiro   “So often people say that time is our most valuable resource. It’s actually our attention.” — @drshaunashapiro

Due Quach (pronounced “Zway Kwok”), is the Founder and CEO of Calm Clarity and author of Calm Clarity: How to Use Science to Rewire Your Brain for Greater Wisdom, Fulfillment and Joy, one of Fast Company’s best business books of 2018. Through her social enterprise, Calm Clarity, she guides organizations to incorporate valuable insights from neuroscience and mindfulness to address unconscious bias and build a high-performing and inclusive culture. She also heads a second nonprofit, the Collective Success Network, to mentor, support, and empower low-income, first-generation college students to successfully navigate college and enter professional careers. Having started life in poverty as a refugee in inner-city Philadelphia, she turned to neuroscience to heal the long-term effects of trauma, graduate from Harvard College and the Wharton School, and built a successful international business career. Her inspiring story is featured in The Portal, a new documentary film about meditation as a portal for healing and transformation. In this episode, Stew and Due talk about her remarkable struggle for survival and how it led to her discovery of the mental and spiritual tools that saved her. They talk about her role in the documentary, The Portal, and about its aspirations to bring more healing to our world. Due describes the basics of her Brain 3.0 model, a clear and simple method, that draws on both the latest scientific research as well as ancient spiritual traditions, for understanding how we can use mindfulness meditation to strengthen the brain functions that keep us calm. And she talks about the growth and impact of the Collective Success Network. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Information about our guest and company: https://www.calmclarity.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/due-quach-205261/ Contact me at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillyrealestate/

We talk with Calm Clarity founder and CEO Due Quach about the neuroscience behind bias and concrete steps to overcome it.

If you've ever wanted greater peace and joy in your life, then do we have the Calm Clarity show for you! Today I'll be talking with Due Quach, founder and CEO of Calm Clarity, Harvard and Wharton graduate and the author of a beautiful new book on calming your mind, Calm Clarity. And that's just what I want to talk with her about today, about a mind hackers guide to rewiring your mind and shifting into brain 3.0. Calm Clarity Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: How Due Quach escaped Vietnam as an infant? How her family traded one war zone for another? How she developed PTSD and how the PTSD manifested in college? How she got into Harvard and what happened to her while there? Why did she feel her mind was betraying her? What does it mean to turn inwards toward your mind? What is Brain 1.0, Brain 2.0 and Brain 3.0? How did Due end up going to India? What did she learn about her mind from visiting Dharma Sala and India? How'd she become a brain geek? What did she learn? What's your Inner Godzilla? What's your Inner Teen Wolf? What's our Inner Sage? What's the importance of knowing neurons that fire together, wire together? How do emotions affect rational thought? What are early mind-hacking changes? What does laughter have to do with anything? What's it mean to tune into your inner compass How do we begin to build brain 3.0? What does oxytocin have to do with anything? How does meditation help? What's an easy way to begin meditating as a mind-hacking technique? What's it mean to tune into the inner critic and to the inner sage? What do humility and gratitude have to do with anything? For More Info Visit: CalmClarity.org For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

Ep. 35 An Earth Element Meditation for Calm, Clarity and Stability. This week Nathalie shares a meditation which will help bring a sense of calm and stability into your mind and body. Today is world earth day and so this episode offers you a brief guide on why considering the earth is important for mental wellbeing and you can use the earth element to balance the mind. Top tip- If you can find somewhere outside to listen to this then do. This will help maximise on the calming elements of this podcast. However Nathalie also recorded this outside so you can hear nature no matter where you are. Please leave a review if you like what you hear and don’t forget you can join the community on the facebook group Calm Mind Confident Life https://www.facebook.com/groups/calmmindconfidentlife/

Today's episode focuses on the life-cycle of creating healthier human experiences through communication, how to grow and maintain truly collaborative communication environments (especially with customers or clients), as well as the importance of mindfulness in a society that is becoming ever more digitally fatigued, and increasingly connected.Connie Barnes, National Manager for Healthcare and Life Sciences - Enterprise Sales at Microsoft, joins us and discusses her mindset and perspective on how she communicates, listens, and invests in the moment as she leads, collaborates, and challenges colleagues and customers.Some key takeaways from the talk:-Effective communication really starts with listening, and humility-The importance of being hyper invested in the moment, vs thinking about the outcome of the conversation-(2) things that sabotage the opportunity to be collaborative: emotion, and a fixed mindset-Approaching every situation with calm, clarity, and kindness-Mindfulness and technology: tools and tips for combining these two worldsThank you so much for listening!Contact Connie:https://www.linkedin.com/in/connie-barnes-50b4a7/Resources:Books Mentioned:Getting to Yeshttps://www.amazon.com/Roger-Fisher-Getting-Yes-【2018】/dp/B07H9X5PMW/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=getting+to+yes&qid=1554668278&s=gateway&sr=8-6Can't Hurt Mehttps://www.amazon.com/Cant-Hurt-Me-Master-Your/dp/1544512287/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=david+goggins&qid=1554668370&s=gateway&sr=8-1Podcasts Mentioned:https://findingmastery.net/john-donovan/Connie's Current Book List:https://www.amazon.com/Legacy-James-Kerr/dp/147210353X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=legacy&qid=1554668469&s=gateway&sr=8-1Connie's Current Podcasts:https://gretchenrubin.com/podcasts/http://happierinhollywood.com/https://thepillarlife.com/sheri-nancy-show/http://www.jolentagreenberg.com/by-the-book

Due Quach, founder of Calm Clarity, is one of few people with a BA from Harvard University and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business who started life in poverty. After building a successful international business career in management consulting and private equity, she decided to pursue her dream to help people overcome adversity and build resilience. To gain a deeper understanding of the transformative benefits of meditation practices, Due studied various meditation traditions in India and became a certified Ashtanga yoga teacher. Due developed Calm Clarity, a neuroscience-based leadership and resilience program, by interweaving meditation techniques with insights from scientific research. Calm Clarity is a social enterprise, meaning that when clients pay for Calm Clarity's services, they are also supporting low-income students to benefit from the training.

Kathryn interviews social entrepreneur Due Quach, author of “Calm Clarity: How to Use Science to Rewire Your Brain for Greater Wisdom, Fulfillment, and Joy”. Quach shares her innovative program to deal with toxic stress and adversity by turning to neuroscience and meditation. Quach has used these tips herself, having escaped Vietnam as a refuge and was raised in inner-city Philadelphia. Quach is a Harvard and Wharton alum and creator of the Calm Clarity Program. Kathryn also interviews Iranian immigrant Marina Shakour Haber, author of “Dream a Better Dream: Change Your Mind to Save the World”. Today the American Dream is falling out of reach - especially for minorities. Our once-optimistic and hopeful society has become toxic and negative with increasing levels of divisiveness, racism, bigotry, misogyny and isolationism. Haber's inspirational memoir is a unique take social activism, offering personal self-help strategies as a tool to transform the social problems in America.

Kathryn interviews social entrepreneur Due Quach, author of “Calm Clarity: How to Use Science to Rewire Your Brain for Greater Wisdom, Fulfillment, and Joy”. Quach shares her innovative program to deal with toxic stress and adversity by turning to neuroscience and meditation. Quach has used these tips herself, having escaped Vietnam as a refuge and was raised in inner-city Philadelphia. Quach is a Harvard and Wharton alum and creator of the Calm Clarity Program. Kathryn also interviews Iranian immigrant Marina Shakour Haber, author of “Dream a Better Dream: Change Your Mind to Save the World”. Today the American Dream is falling out of reach - especially for minorities. Our once-optimistic and hopeful society has become toxic and negative with increasing levels of divisiveness, racism, bigotry, misogyny and isolationism. Haber's inspirational memoir is a unique take social activism, offering personal self-help strategies as a tool to transform the social problems in America.

This week we interview Due Quach. Due is a refugee from Vietnam and a graduate of Harvard College and the Wharton MBA program. Due overcame the long-term effects of poverty and trauma by turning to neuroscience and meditation. After building a successful international business career in management consulting and private equity investments, Due traveled throughout Asia to study various contemplative traditions and then created the Calm Clarity Program to make mindful leadership accessible to people of all backgrounds. Due is the author of, Calm Clarity: How to Use Science to Rewire Your Brain for Greater Wisdom, Fulfillment, and Joy.We discuss:How can we find meaning or believe that we have meaning?Do you feel that everyone has the power to change our mental state in a way that can be positive, productive, and happy?How do we progress out of focusing on fear or the downside of things?Learn more about the Calm Clarity Program at https://www.calmclarity.org.

Rewiring the brain to handle stress and deliver value will always be important.  Due Quach addresses the journey toward Calm Clarity through Harvard College and Whartan Business School and into the entrepreneur space.  Due is the author of Calm Clarity. From a traumatized refugee to an overachieving workaholic to a pioneering social entrepreneur, Due’s unique journey shows how genuine transformation is possible and accessible using the Calm Clarity framework, a powerful distillation of modern neuroscience and ancient wisdom. Today, she shares her insights and experiences to bring Calm Clarity to everyone, including senior leaders, professionals, educators, workforce development programs, first-generation college students, and inner city teens. Reach out to Due at: https://www.calmclarity.org/

Due Quach of Calm Clarity talks about the different brain states which can greatly affect success, provides advice for social entrepreneurs and discusses how the sector has changed.

Content warning: trauma On the list of topics that I wanted to cover on my podcast, dealing with trauma was one of the most challenging to do as it would require someone who would be open and ready enough to share their past on our platform. Serendipitously, I had the honor of interviewing Due Quach, author of the viral Medium piece, “Poor and Traumatized at Harvard” and founder and CEO of Calm Clarity, a program that dedicates itself to showing us “how to control negative urges, deal with toxic stress, and overcome adversity by tapping into the true potential of our brain.” “Master mind-hacking with Harvard graduate, non-profit founder, and social entrepreneur, Due Quach in CALM CLARITY: How to Use Science to Rewire Your Brain for Greater Wisdom, Fulfillment, and Joy  (Penguin/TarcherPerigee; Trade Paperback Original; ISBN-13: 978-0143130970; 384 Pages/$17.00; May 15th). Part memoir, part guidebook, Due's personal healing journey from PTSD inspired her to develop the Calm Clarity program that corporations and universities across the country are now using to help stressed out employees and disadvantaged students like Due. It is chock full of science-based tips, tricks, and activities to improve your brain, and the Vietnam refugee and Philadelphia native leads readers from the destructive natures of Brain 1.0 and 2.0, to Brain 3.0, or what she defines as the ultimate calm clarity.” A refugee from Vietnam and a graduate of Harvard College and the Wharton MBA program, Due Quach overcame the long-term effects of poverty and trauma by turning to neuroscience and meditation. After building a successful international business career in management consulting and private equity investments, Due traveled throughout Asia to study various contemplative traditions and then created the Calm Clarity Program to make mindful leadership accessible to people of all backgrounds. She’s also the author of the new book Calm Clarity: How to Use Science to Rewire Your Brain for Greater Wisdom, Fulfillment, and Joy. Due also founded the Collective Success Network by convening first-generation college students and professionals to create innovative approaches to address the challenges faced by first-generation college students from low-income communities.   Follow Due and her Calm Clarity program here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calmclarity Twitter: https://www.instagram.com/calmclarityorg/ Instagram: https://twitter.com/calmclarityorg Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/calmclarityorg YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3ftPxJaYUNS5Mc494lHNqg LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/calmclarity   Follow Project Voice: facebook.com/projectvoiceaaw instagram.com/projectvoiceaaw projectvoiceaaw@gmail.com  

If you've ever wanted greater peace and joy in your life, then do we have the Calm Clarity show for you! Today I'll be talking with Due Quach, founder and CEO of Calm Clarity, Harvard and Wharton graduate and the author of a beautiful new book on calming your mind, Calm Clarity. And that's just what I want to talk with her about today, about a mind hackers guide to rewiring your mind and shifting into brain 3.0. Calm Clarity Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: How Due Quach escaped Vietnam as an infant? How her family traded one war zone for another? How she developed PTSD and how the PTSD manifested in college? How she got into Harvard and what happened to her while there? Why did she feel her mind was betraying her? What does it mean to turn inwards toward your mind? What is Brain 1.0, Brain 2.0 and Brain 3.0? How did Due end up going to India? What did she learn about her mind from visiting Dharma Sala and India? How'd she become a brain geek? What did she learn? What's your Inner Godzilla? What's your Inner Teen Wolf? What's our Inner Sage? What's the importance of knowing neurons that fire together, wire together? How do emotions affect rational thought? What are early mind-hacking changes? What does laughter have to do with anything? What's it mean to tune into your inner compass How do we begin to build brain 3.0? What does oxytocin have to do with anything? How does meditation help? What's an easy way to begin meditating as a mind-hacking technique? What's it mean to tune into the inner critic and to the inner sage? What do humility and gratitude have to do with anything? For More Info Visit: CalmClarity.org Due Quach On How to Use Science to Rewire Your Brain For Happiness & Calm Clarity! + Guided Meditation | Health | Motivation | Spiritual | Spirituality | Mindfulness | Buddhism | Inspirational | Motivational | Self-Improvement | Self-Help | Inspire For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

Due Quach is the founder and CEO of Calm Clarity and author of Calm Clarity: How to Use Science to Rewire Your Brain for Greater Wisdom, Fulfillment and Joy. Due was a refugee from Vietnam, a graduate of Harvard College and also of the Wharton MBA program (Class of 2006). She overcame the long-term effects of poverty and trauma by turning to neuroscience and meditation. After building a successful international business career in management consulting and private equity investments, she studied various contemplative traditions in India and other parts of Asia to create the Calm Clarity Program, which makes mindful leadership accessible to people of all backgrounds. She now leads Calm Clarity workshops in inner-city high schools, university lecture halls, and corporate executive board rooms alike. Due is also the founding chair and executive director of the Collective Success Network, a nonprofit that supports low-income, first-generation college students in achieving their academic, personal, and professional aspirations by connecting them with mentor role-models. Stew and Due discuss the burgeoning research on meditation, calming the mind, and the brain. And they explore how calming techniques affect us at work and in the rest of our lives. Due shares her riveting, harrowing story of climbing out of poverty and deprivation, feeling out of place at Harvard, not knowing how to manage success, learning how the brain reacts to trauma and privation, and discovering how to calm her own brain and find clarity. They talk about her mission to help others find a path from deprivation to success through a mentoring network she’s building and her teaching a practical method for how to gain calm clarity and the strength to persevere. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  The more podcast interviews I do, the more I know I am on the right track. The questions are simple enough, yet so few of us spend any time considering them. My guest on this episode another of my American friends and I can lose myself in his voice. There is a natural calm; you know you are in safe hands. As with all of my conversation, we explore the questions to which there are no right answers. The point is we cannot copy the path of another, but we can learn from their experience. Jeff Nemeth left university with a degree in the hospitality industry and spent five years in hotels restaurants and catering At some point on that journey, he discovered he was not as fit as he was and decided to do something about it. That was his cue to leaving behind the hospitality. It was the start of a 15-year tour of the fitness industry, He became a personal trainer, later a gym manager and eventually a gym owner.His life is a story and a journey that led him towards the personal development world. It begins with his early experience of the fitness industry. As he found success in the gym and the personal training world, he realised that there was a gap. There is a way to get what you want in life without feeling lost in the process. He is now a specialist in human performance coaching. Over the last two years, he has developed programmes and applies them to real-world applications. He brings the tools to increase calm, clarity and harmony in the lives of busy people. Jeff has some tips and tools to share, as ever I hope you enjoy the conversation. If you enjoy the show and find something useful, do get in touch I would love to hear from you. You can find me on the podcast website, on LinkedIn or Facebook. As ever please share the podcast there will be people in your network that will appreciate you for it. It only remains for me to say thanks for listening and I will catch you later.

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.Contact InfoWebsite: www.EmpoweredWomansLeadership.com Free Gift: "The Blissful Living Package" Including: The 5 Essential Steps To Blissful Living and A 20 Minute Guided Version of the TLC Meditation and also How To Recognize the Signs of The Angels and The Universe EmpoweredWomansLeadership.com/free-gift Podcast:Facebook Group: Enlightened Entrepreneurs With Jennifer GilchristMost Influential PersonCarmen Figueras, Spiritual MentorEffect on EmotionsI 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 BreathingIt'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 ResourcesBook: The Power of Now by Eckhart TolleBook: The Power of Intention by Wayne DyerApp: Stop, Breathe, ThinkAdvice 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.Free Bonus Download your five free guided meditations called Fine Tune Your Focus. Watch and listen, or close your eyes to listen. Enter your name and email. Click here: www.MindfulnessMode.com/focus Also download your free gift from Jen, The Blissful Living Package: EmpoweredWomansLeadership.com/free-gift

Due Quach, founder of Calm Clarity, is one of few people with a BA from Harvard University and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business who started life in poverty. After building a successful international business career in management consulting and private equity, she decided to pursue her dream to help people overcome adversity and build resilience. To gain a deeper understanding of the transformative benefits of meditation practices, Due studied various meditation traditions in India and became a certified Ashtanga yoga teacher. Due developed Calm Clarity, a neuroscience-based leadership and resilience program, by interweaving meditation techniques with insights from scientific research. Calm Clarity is a social enterprise, meaning that when clients pay for Calm Clarity's services, they are also supporting low-income students to benefit from the training.

Due Quach, founder of Calm Clarity, is one of few people with a BA from Harvard University and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business who started life in poverty. After building a successful international business career in management consulting and private equity, she decided to pursue her dream to help people overcome adversity and build resilience. To gain a deeper understanding of the transformative benefits of meditation practices, Due studied various meditation traditions in India and became a certified Ashtanga yoga teacher. Due developed Calm Clarity, a neuroscience-based leadership and resilience program, by interweaving meditation techniques with insights from scientific research. Calm Clarity is a social enterprise, meaning that when clients pay for Calm Clarity's services, they are also supporting low-income students to benefit from the training.