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#15: Marc Lesser - The Zen CEO: Marc Lesser is the CEO of ZBA Associates, the author of four books and holds an MBA degree from NYU. He was a resident of the San Francisco Zen Center for 10 years and helped develop Google's mindfulness and emotional intelligence program. by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

42 min listen

#24: Dr. Home Nguyen - Upgrading Your Mental Software with Meditation: Dr. Home is the Founder and CEO of MindKind Institute and has over 20 years of experience in personal leadership, mind-body practices and executive coaching. He is a consultant at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and teaches MBAs at Columbia... by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

65 min listen

#23: Laura Kauffman, Ph.D. - Teenage Brains & Parenting in the Digital Age: Dr. Kauffman is a licensed psychologist with a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Stanford. She specializes in working with kids, teens and parents. We talk about the challenges of raising children in the digital age and the effects of technology on... by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

37 min listen

#14: Scott Ste Marie - Depression, Social Media & Curiosity: Scott Ste Marie is the founder of Depression to Expression, a mental wellness company that has reached over 20 million people. We discuss the impact of social media on mental health, how to deal with depression, the importance of curiosity and more.... by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

50 min listen

#16: Robert Waggoner - Lucid Dreaming: Robert Waggoner is an expert on the science and practice of lucid dreaming. by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

57 min listen

#13: Garrett "GMAC" McNamara - Surfing & Flow States: GMAC holds the record for surfing the largest wave in the world. We discuss flow states, what it's like surfing a 100-foot wave, and how to execute on a vision in life. by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

32 min listen

#17: Mark Leary, Ph.D. - Evolution of the Self: Dr. Mark Leary is a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University who has made significant contributions to his field. We discuss when and why self-awareness evolved in humans and how this causes problems today. by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

42 min listen

#32: Ash Sangoram, M.D., Ph.D. - Neuroscience, Meditation & Elite Performance: Dr. Ash Sangoram is a neuroscientist, neonatologist, former assistant Stanford Golf coach, and the founder of GoaLoGolf, an elite performance training company. Ash trained under two National Academy of Science neuroscientists and implemented this... by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

39 min listen

#20: Richard Lang - Headless Way Meditation: Richard Lang is the primary teacher of a popular meditation technique known as Headless Way. He was a close friend of Douglas Harding, the philosopher who first invented this method, and is also coordinator of UK charity Shollond Trust. FitMind... by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

38 min listen

#18: Tami Simon - Meditation & Non-Dogmatic Spirituality: At the age of 21, Tami Simon founded Sounds True, a large multimedia publishing house with a mission to disseminate spiritual wisdom. She is also a renowned meditation instructor and wrote Being True: What Matters Most in Work, Life, and Love. by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

36 min listen

#27: Ben Pakulski - The Bodybuilding Yogi: Ben Pakulski, a.k.a. BPAK is the CEO of Muscle Intelligence and a former IFBB professional bodybuilder who won the Mr. Canada competition in 2008. In this episode of the FitMind Podcast, we discuss how Ben got into yoga as a 320-pound muscle man,... by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

42 min listen

#26: Keely Kolmes, Ph.D. - Psychology of the Internet & Social Media: Dr. Keely Kolmes is a psychologist with over 20 years of experience providing psychotherapy. They are also the founder of Bay Area Open Minds and consult nationally and internationally on digital ethics and technology issues for clinicians. In this... by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

36 min listen

#19: Cortland Dahl, Ph.D. - Science, Meditation & the Mind's Full Potential: Dr. Cortland Dahl is a leading scientist at The Center for Healthy Minds, the top meditation research lab in the world. He also has decades of meditation experience and is the Co-Founder and Chairman of Tergar International, a global network of... by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

46 min listen

#21: Jayne Gackenbach, Ph.D. - Virtual Realities & the Mind: Dr. Gackenbach is a dream researcher whose focus is lucid dreaming and other altered states of consciousness. She holds a Ph.D in Experimental Psychology and her most recent research focuses on video game players and the development of consciousness. by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

30 min listen

#22: Jevan Pradas, M.A. - Biohacking, Amazonian Tribes & the Evolved Human Mind: Jevan earned a masters degree in Mind, Brain and Behavior Research, worked as a brain trainer and lived with indigenous Amazonian tribes. He wrote The Awakened Ape: A Biohacker's Guide to Evolutionary Fitness, Natural Ecstasy and Stress-Free Living. by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

31 min listen

#40: Melanie Greenberg, Ph.D. - Creating a Stress-Proof Brain: Melanie Greenberg is a clinical psychologist and consultant who wrote the bestselling book The Stress-Proof Brain. An expert on stress management and general wellbeing, she draws on neuroscience, mindfulness, and positive psychology in her work,... by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

32 min listen

#31: Loch Kelly, M.Div., LCSW - Brooklyn Mahamudra Nondual Meditation: Loch Kelly is a meditation teacher and psychotherapist who combines western science and psychology with ancient eastern methods for training the mind. He's the Founder of Open-Hearted Awareness Institute and author of Shift Into Freedom and The Way of... by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

46 min listen

#36: Diana Winston - The Spectrum of Awareness: Diana Winston is the Director of Mindfulness Education at the Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC) at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. She co-authored with Susan Smalley, Ph.D. a book called Fully Present, the Science,... by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

37 min listen

#29: Wallace J. Nichols, Ph.D. - The Science of Blue Mind: Dr. Nichols is a scientist, activist, community organizer, and author of the bestselling book Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You... by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

56 min listen

Mind Nugget 2: Attention Economy - Skillfully Applying a Valuable Resource: Mind Nuggets are mini-episodes on how the mind works and how to apply it for the best life possible. They are taken directly from the FitMind meditation training app. Attention Economy is all about the value of attention and how to use it... by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

10 min listen

#28: Neil Pasricha - Attention Diets: Neil Pasricha is the bestselling author of six books including The Book of Awesome, The Happiness Equation and most recently You are Awesome. His books are New York Times and #1 international bestsellers and have sold millions of copies across dozens... by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

45 min listen

#25: Elizabeth Frates, M.D. - Recipe for a Healthy Mind: Dr. Frates is the Founder of Wellness Synergy, an award-winning professor at Harvard Medical School, and co-author of Life After Stroke. She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and then Stanford Medical School. We discuss a family tragedy... by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

41 min listen

#39: Bob Roth - The Science of Transcendental Meditation (TM): Bob Roth is a famous American Transcendental Meditation (TM) teacher, CEO of the David Lynch Foundation, and the Director of the Center for Leadership Performance. In 1972 Bob began to study TM with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the Beatles' guru, a... by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

47 min listen

#30: Anne-Laure Le Cunff: Neuromyths, Productivity & Cognitive Biases: Anne-Laure Le Cunff is the Founder of Ness Labs, a venture studio dedicated to products that help people be happier and healthier. Previously Anne-Laure worked for Google on their digital health products team, and she is currently completing a Master... by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

35 min listen

#33: Willoughby Britton, Ph.D. - Can Meditation Be Harmful?: Dr. Willoughby Britton is a neuroscientist at Brown University studying the neurocognitive effects of mindfulness-based interventions for mood and anxiety disorders. She's currently the Director of Brown's Clinical and Affective Neuroscience... by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

45 min listen

Mind Nugget 3: Modern Survival - The Struggle for Fulfillment: Mind Nuggets are mini-episodes on how the mind works and how to apply it for the best life possible. They are taken directly from the FitMind meditation training app. Modern Survival is all about our newest challenge as a species: the struggle... by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

5 min listen

#43: Tamara Russell, M.Sc., Ph.D., Psy.D. - Martial Arts, Neuroscience & Mindfulness: Dr. Tamara Russell is a clinical psychologist, martial artist (with a black belt in Shaolin Kung Fu), and neuroscientist. She's the Director of the Mindfulness Centre of Excellence in London and a visiting lecturer at King's College London in the... by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

50 min listen

Mind Nugget 6: The Ego - Shedding Harmful Stories: Mind Nuggets are mini-episodes on how the mind works and how to apply it for the best life possible. They are taken directly from the FitMind meditation training app. The Ego talks about how we can begin to let go of constructed "self" images... by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

6 min listen

Mind Nugget 5: Mental Programs - How the Mind Works: Mind Nuggets are mini-episodes on how the mind works and how to apply it for the best life possible. They are taken directly from the FitMind meditation training app. Mental Programs talks about the three programs that determine all thoughts,... by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

6 min listen

Mind Nugget 1: Pleasure vs. Fulfillment - Lasting Happiness in an Age of Instant Gratification: Mind Nuggets are mini-episodes on how the mind works and how to apply it for the best life possible. They are taken directly from the FitMind meditation training app. Pleasure vs. Fulfillment is all about why we ought to aim for lasting... by The FitMind Podcast: Mental Fitness, Neuroscience & Psychology

5 min listen

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