Brain Shaman

Ken Middleton is the author of Bamboozled: How Alcohol Makes Fools of Us All and the editor of the publication AINYF (Alcohol is NOT Your Friend). In this episode, Ken shares helpful tools and strategies for quitting alcohol. These include: exercise, nutrition, education, sleep, hobbies, social connection, finding a supportive partner, and having a big goal. We also discuss: **CONNECT & LEARN MORE** book website: thebamboozledbook.com Dry-90 Challenge: dry90.com Instagram: @kenmmiddleton RESOURCES BOOKS - Alcohol Explained by William Porter - Alcohol Lied to Me by Craig Beck - Atomic Habits by James Clear - Bamboozled by Ken Middleton - This Naked Mind by Annie Grace COMMUNITIES - Alcohol-Free Lifestyle - Tribe Sober MOVIES & TV - American Pie - House Party (starring Kid 'n Play) - Scandal - SuperBad - Sherlock Holmes PEOPLE - Annie Grace - Craig Beck - James Clear - James Swanwick - Janet Gourand - Robert Downey Jr. - William Porter VOCABULARY - acetaldehyde - anhedonia - dynorphin - nucleus accumbens Connect or learn more at: thebamboozledbook.com

In this episode, we discuss strategies for managing and reducing alcohol cravings, uncovering alternative pathways to satisfy the deeper needs that fuel them. Today, we delve into 11 needs, exploring alternative actions to address each: Listen in to discover your hidden needs and other healthier ways to satisfy them, ultimately diminishing the urge to drink and granting you greater freedom in how you choose to live. RESOURCES: COMMUNITIES: - Alcoholics Anonymous - Tribe Sober ENTERTAINMENT - Six Flags Magic Mountain (amusement park) - Memento (movie) SCIENCE VOCAB: - basal ganglia - intercostal muscles - mesolimbic pathway - prefrontal cortex - striatum - substantia nigra - ventral tegmentum

In this episode, we're joined by Osinakachi Akuma Kalu, the founder of TAFFD's, dedicated to enhancing health and biological longevity for Africans through educational initiatives. He's also an author, futurist, musician, and speaker. Our discussion centers on traditional African health practices, mindsets, and tools, covering: social connection, community, movement, nutrition, farming, medicine, music, dance, language, metaphysics, morality & ethics, biodiversity, environmental factors, holistic living, and more. We also discuss how Westernization has negatively impacted the health and longevity of Africans, across these various dimensions. History, politics, education, and big business are a big part of this. Some ways in which Africa is degenerating include: social isolation, fracturing of family and community, poor nutrition (e.g. processed foods and added sugars), environmental toxins, loss of religion and culture, and increasing use of chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Osinakachi aims to reconnect Africans to their ancestral roots, returning to a time marked by robust health, longevity, strong social bonds, community, safety, trust, empathy, vulnerability, natural exercise, biodiversity, nutritious food, and a mindset that values such. We must redefine wealth, prioritizing health and social cohesion over money, comfort, and convenience. While traditional practices like farming and open dwellings may be disappearing, education and hard work can help revive some of the positive aspects of Africa's heritage. The principles, practices, and mindsets discussed in this episode can be applied to your individual life, relationship, family, or community, regardless of your location in the world. *Connect with Osinakachi* LinkedIn: /osinakachi-akuma-kalu Facebook: /authorOsinakachi website: taffds.org RESOURCES MUSIC IN AFRICA - African Traditional Music (ATM) - Afrobeats - Amapiano - Bongo Flava - Highlife PEOPLE - Aristotle - Feta Kuti - Izu Marcel Onyeocha - Ludwig Wittgenstein - Martin Buber - Plato - R.L. Stine VOCABULARY - assimilation - association - Berlin Conference - Igbo - Ohafia War Dance - Omenala - palm wine - Scramble for Africa - Ubuntu - Zulu

Josh Sackman, cofounder and president of AppliedVR, joins us today to talk about pain management using virtual reality (VR). We discuss the bio-psycho-social dimensions of pain, and how to manage and reduce it accordingly. Some of the evidence-based tools and features discussed include: breath (e.g. box, 4-7-8, Wim Hof, diaphragmatic breathing, etc.), visualization, social connection, mindfulness & meditation, distraction & attention control, movement & interactivity, presence & immersion, sleep, biofeedback, interoception-building practices, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), pain education, grit & resilience, voice, and various other self-regulatory techniques. Although VR has proven benefits for the reduction and management of both acute and chronic pain, the goal of today's episode is to teach you principles, practices, and skills that you can use anywhere and anytime, with or without the headset. We discuss the various benefits of VR, how it compares with opioids and other existing therapies and technologies, common hurdles that VR helps overcome (e.g. accessibility, availability, affordability, complexity, enjoyability), pain's connection and interference with other facets of life (e.g. sleep, social interaction, mood, etc.), and how to find more peace, stability, and calm amidst your pain. **CONNECT & LEARN MORE** Josh's LinkedIn: /joshsackman company (AppliedVR) website: appliedvr.io product (RelieVRx) website: relievrx.com Instagram: @appliedvr LinkedIn: /appliedvr RESOURCES BOOKS - Breath by James Nestor COMPANIES, SCHOOLS, & ORGANIZATIONS - ByteDance - International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) - Stanford University - University of California, Berkeley - University of Washington - USC - Virtual Human Interaction Lab (@Stanford) PEOPLE - Albert "Skip" Rizzo - Andrew Weil - Beth Darnall - Bob Jester - Hunter Hoffman - James Nestor - Jeremy Bailenson - Matt Walker - Sean Mackey - Wim Hof PODCASTS - Huberman Lab - Dr. Sean Mackey: Tools to Reduce & Manage Pain (1/15/2024) - 6-part sleep series with Matt Walker (4/3/2024 ~) - The Matt Walker Podcast Learn more at: appliedvr.io

In this episode, our guest is Jan Kounen, French film director and producer, VR creator, author, comic book artist, and Ayahuasca expert explorer. The conversation focuses on various aspects of the Ayahuasca experience, such as: vision, sound (the chants/songs known as "icaros"), embodiment, fear, thinking, cognition, surrender, fragility, reality, perception, self-discovery, pain, beauty, interconnection, and death. This thereby aims to help us gain a deeper understanding and experience of ourselves and our lives. Ayahuasca: Kosmik Journey, Jan's VR simulation of the experience (now available on Quest 2 and 3) serves as a template for our discussion. Other mind-opening tools we talk about, that can be used as alternatives to (or, as preparation for) Ayayhuasca include: meditation (e.g. Dzogchen), yoga, various plants, psychedelics, light technology (e.g. roXiva lamp), binaural & monaural sounds, float tanks, music, art, eyes, chants, nature walks, and more. We also discuss filmmaking, VR/AR, comics, and Jan's continuing evolution as a human and creator. This is a conversation that traverses various technologies, both natural and man-made. It is a journey beyond your standard human experience, diving into the deeper realities of what you are. As with Ayahuasca and VR, you will never look at life the same. BOOKS - Doctor Ayahuasca by Jan Kounen - Visionary Ayahuasca by Jan Kounen - Why Materialism Is Baloney by Bernardo Kastrup FILMS - 8 - 99 Francs - Baraka - Blade Runner - Blueberry - Captain X - Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky - Darshan: The Embrace - Dobermann - Koyaanisqatsi - Other Worlds - The Story of Panshin Beka - Vibroboy IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES - Ayahuasca: Kosmik Journey (VR experience *available on Quest 2 and 3) - Shamanic Visions (exhibition at the Musée du Quai Branly - in Paris, France) ORGANIZATIONS - Essentia Foundation PEOPLE - Alex Grey - Bernardo Kastrup - Erasure (band) - Godfrey Reggio - Ron Fricke - Shipibo (indigenous people)

Enjoy a relaxing meditative vacation for your ears with these Hindu chants from Jamie Ananda McConochie. Close your eyes, perhaps sing along, and get swept along on a journey deep into yourself and the cosmos from which you emerged. You can listen to these while meditating, getting ready for bed, or even while making love. Unlimited listens permitted. Let these sounds echo into and expand your being. Om.

In this episode, Jamie Ananda McConochie teaches us all about tantric sex, masturbation, health, and relationship practices. Yes, you will learn how to last longer in bed, love, and life. But you'll also learn how to increase your energy, focus, creativity, presence, and pleasure by using chanting, breathing, voice, movement, meditation, eye gazing, and other sensory-based practices. These techniques can be used alone or in combination with each other, both during sexual and non-sexual activities, to help you connect with the divine flowing energy within yourself, others, nature, and God. This is a sexy, giggly, awakening dialogue that both men and women can learn from and enjoy. Embark on a journey beginning in a Hindu monastery, where Jamie lived as a monk for 11 years. From there, explore a tapestry of Hindu and tantric practices, serving as tools to invigorate not only your bedroom but also your entire world with renewed vitality, depth, and spirit. Topics discussed include: sex, dating, masturbating, relationships, porn, tantra, Hinduism, Sanskrit, vocalizing, chanting, mantras, meditation, orgasm, speed, movement, eye gazing, semen retention, and more. RESOURCES BOOKS - Bhagavad Gita - Narcissus and Goldmund - Tantrasara - The Vedas DEITIES - Ganesh - Kali - Shakti - Shiva MANTRAS / CHANTS - Hari Om - Shiva Gayatri - Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha PEOPLE - Abhinavagupa - Ekhart Tolle - Hermann Hesse MISCELLANEOUS - microcosmic orbit (energy/breathing technique) - puja (Hindu ritual) - Shiva Linga (symbol / object) ***CONNECT & LEARN MORE*** website: thetantriclife.com Facebook: /TheTantricLife podcast: The Tantric Life YuTantra (dating site): yutantra.com

In this episode, join Norah Al-Azzam, an expert in neuroscience and RNA, as we delve into the intricate cellular biology of rare neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders. Explore the complexities of conditions like ALS, Huntington's disease, Sanfilippo Syndrome (MPS III), and Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), gaining insights into the pivotal roles played by RNA, proteins, and sugars. Our conversation spans a spectrum of diagnostic, preventative, and therapeutic tools, encompassing genetics, AI, and lessons borrowed from oncology. We navigate through topics such as aging, autophagy, fasting, biofeedback, gene sequencing, environmental risk factors, pharmaceuticals, supplements, nutrition, and even touch on the impact of Ramadan on health and aging. Strap on your lab goggles and grab a pen. It's time to dive deep into the cell, so that we can better dissect, detect, and defend against neurodegeneration. **CONNECT WITH NORAH AL-AZZAM** LinkedIn: /norahalazzam RESOURCES COMPANIES - Abbott - Eli Lilly - Illumina - Inhibrix - Nanomood - Neurocrine Biosciences PEOPLE - Gene Yeo - Joseph Wang - Kelly Doran - Michael Perry - Philip Gordts - Rob Knight SCIENCE VOCAB - antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) - Apo-E - beta-amyloid - endocytosis - glycans - lysosome - Lyscosomal storage disorders - phosphorylation - RNA-binding protein - sulfamidase - survival motor neuron (SMN) - Tau protein - TDP43 - Trinucleotide repeat-disorder STUDIES & NEWS - Cure SMA - 'Impaired mitophagy in Sanfilippo a mice causes hypertriglyceridemia and brown adipose tissue activation' (Aug 2022) - 'The world's first CRISPR therapy is approved: who will receive it?' (Nov 2023) - 'Unprecedented blood biomarker enables ALS drug approval' (June 2023) - 'Wearable device and smartphone data quantify ALS progression and may provide novel outcome measures' (Mar 2023) *Check out Nature Biotech for all the latest and more!

In this episode, we talk with the International Caregivers Association (ICA) about dementia. It is a seven-way conversation with basically the entire team: Dr. Ethelle Lord, Dr. Jennifer Stelter, Dr. Andrew Harrison, Ryan Stoffko, Bill Pemberton, and Pad. You will learn about what it is, potential risks and causes, the various types (e.g. Alzheimer's, frontotemporal dementia, vascular dementia, etc.), detection, symptoms, preventative measures, and the good, bad, and future of dementia care, along with the ICA's revolutionary new systems-based approach. We discuss the use of various tools such as: sleep, exercise / movement, nutrition, supplements, drugs, aromatherapy, music & sound, color, VR/AR, AI, psychedelics, communication, coaching, teamwork, and more. Dementia affects 55+ million people worldwide, over 6.7 million people in the U.S alone, and these numbers are rapidly rising. The odds of you or one of your loved ones developing some form of dementia is frighteningly high. Listen in to help save yourself and the ones you love. Step inside the shoes of those with dementia, as well as the family, caregivers, and the experts being interviewed today. This is an uncensored glimpse into the world of dementia and how to navigate it. RESOURCES BOOKS - Alzheimer's Coaching by Ethelle Lord - Awakening From Alzheimer's by Peggy Sarlin - HOW IN THE WORLD...AND NOW WHAT DO I DO by Ethelle Lord - The Broken Brain by Nancy Andreasen - The Busy Caregiver's Guide to Advanced Alzheimer's Disease by Jennifer Stelter COMPANIES - Hanson Robotics (robotics) - Leafguard (gutters) - Neurotracker (cognitive training technology) - OPP Neuro SPA (peak performance information) - Pragma System USA (physical therapy) - Rezilient (supplement) - Team Me (coaching & communication training) - Yuka (app) PEOPLE - Bill Gates - Duncan Trussell - Hazel Szeto PROJECTS - Hallmarks of Aging - Norman - Shelley - Sophia TV & DOCUMENTARIES - Inside Bill's Brain - The Midnight Gospel --LEARN MORE & CONNECT-- website: icacares.com

Loretta Breuning returns, with her new book - Why You're Unhappy: Biology vs Politics. In this episode, we discuss that book - debunking various myths about happiness and teaching you how to surf the continuous waves of unhappiness. Take back control over your brain by taking small repeated steps toward goals that fulfill your biological and existential needs. Stop waiting for, chasing, or expecting a constant high. That is the recipe for a life of cortisol, disappointment, and disaster. Your mind is not broken. Society is not broken. It's time to see through the lies of "Science" and politics and embrace the dark yet navigable realities of human biology. Yes, you are unhappy. And that's okay. We are biologically wired to be unhappy. That's simply part of the package of being a big-brained mammal. But with Loretta's new book and this conversation, you can begin to change your expectations, beliefs, and actions, thereby smoothing out your ride down the rocky roads of dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and cortisol. We also discuss: Loretta's trip to Japan (our fun hangout together!), her childhood circuits, mindfulness & meditation, Stoicism, eating behavior, habit change, dating & relationships, connection vs. independence, academia, "happy" countries, naked Tahitian girls, cocky poodles, and your inner fish and reptile. **CONNECT WITH LORETTA BREUNING** website: innermammalinstitute.org RESOURCES BOOKS - I, Mammal by Loretta Breuning - Status Games by Loretta Breuning - The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas Kuhn - Why You're Unhappy by Loretta Breuning - Your Inner Fish by Neil Shubin DOCUMENTARIES - Chimp Empire - My Octopus Teacher PEOPLE - Flint the Chimp (*personhood status questionable) - James Altucher - Jane Goodall - Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Joe Rogan - Max Planck (he's the one who said, "Science proceeds one funeral at a time.") - Thomas Kuhn **Learn more or connect** website: innermammalinstitute.org (scroll to the bottom of the page for your FREE '5-Day Happy Chemical Jumpstart') course: innermammalinstitute.org/course (use discount code HAPPY20 for 20% off) podcast: The Happy Brain (her interview with me: 'Learning a Foreign Language' (Oct 2023))

This is an interview with Glenn S. Cohen, the author of Neurological Intelligence: Volumes 1 and 2. Join us on a wild ride through Glenn's neurological life, as he shares various tools and techniques that have helped him and can help you too. We all have wounds from our past, inner children trapped in time, and destructive habits and thought patterns that we'd like to replace. The tools we focus on in this episode fall primarily under the category of: visualizations & meditations that engage our various senses. By deliberately and strategically tapping into our memories of sensory data (e.g. sight, sound, and touch), using metaphors and movie-like sequences, spicing it up with humor and goofiness, and repeating and repeating, we can find and fix various patterns in our body and brain. This can revolutionize our relationships both in our inner and outer worlds. We can learn to be less reactive, more calm, and more neurologically free. We also talk about body-based tools such as breath and movement (e.g. shaking), as well as combining them with visualization exercises (e.g. the 4-7-8 "John Coffey exercise") and with our love partner (e.g. the "mindful discussion technique"). We also discuss psychedelics (such as Ayahuasca), alcohol, IFS, NLP, attachment theory, brain waves, journaling, and comedy. Still, we will never be perfect. And this hero's journey deep into the nervous system can be dark, scary, and uncomfortable. It also requires you to temporarily let go of logic, rationality, predictability and let the wild unconscious mind roam free. That's how you will find your paths toward truth, freedom, and health. *CONNECT W/ GLENN S. COHEN* website: www.centerforni.com RESOURCES BOOKS - Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins - Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman - How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie - Neurological Intelligence: Volume 1 by Glenn S. Cohen - Neurological Intelligence: Volume 2 by Glenn S. Cohen EXPERIENCES - ManKind Project: New Warrior Training Adventure - Rythmia - Sedona Soul Adventures MOVIES & TV - The Green Mile - Tom and Jerry PEOPLE - Andrew Huberman - Carl Jung - Dale Carnegie - Daniel Goleman - James Pennebaker - Joseph Campbell - Oliver Wendel Holmes - Richard Schwartz - Steven Pressfield - Tony Robbins Learn more at: centerforni.com

This is an interview with ADHD coach Tony Coward. We talk about how to navigate life with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) - from the fear, frustration, perfectionism, distraction, hyperarousal, and feeling of "not enoughness," to the boundless imagination, creativity, excitement, and out-of-the-box thinking that, if properly harnessed, can lead to immense levels of success and happiness. We discuss various tools and techniques for finding and focusing on your passion, managing your time and tasks and environment, collaborating with others, visualizing and breaking your goals down into tiny steps, getting feedback, receiving validation, celebrating your wins, and keep diving into your zone of brilliance. Learn to take all those new possibilities trapped in your inner world and passionately unleash them out into reality. ADHD can be a frustrating journey, but Tony Coward is here to help you manage your ADHD so that you can finally become the great person that deep inside you know you are. With ADHD comes great creative and entrepreneurial potential. Let's learn how to tap into it. It is too sad and beautiful to waste. After listening to this episode, you might find that ADHD can become your new best ally in art, business, and life. Listen in to find out how. **CONNECT WITH TONY COWARD** LinkedIn: /tonycowardcoach website: www.nomadd.coach ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ABOUT ADHD: - ADDITUDE Magazine: www.additudemag.com - How to ADHD (YouTube channel): @HowtoADHD

Michael Allison is an educator and coach who uses polyvagal theory to help athletes optimize their resilience, performance, and overall nervous system. In this episode, we talk about the neurophysiology of safety, danger, connection, competition, and play. Learn to "meet your body where it is" and use play as a way to regulate your nervous system, connect with others, and improve almost every area of your life. We also talk about how play improves creativity, learning, relationships, health, performance, and so much more. We discuss tools for both calming down and for leveraging that mobilized energy in a safe, social, and connected way by entering the "play zone." The basic tools include: breath, sound, posture, voice, eyes, facial expression, etc. The real powerful ones are things like: singing, dancing, acting, improv, and sports. The ultimate goal is to develop safe, playful, and trusting relationships with our own body and each other. Find your trusted teammate(s) by playing together. **CONNECT WITH MICHAEL ALLISON** website: theplayzone.com RESOURCES https://www.polyvagalinstitute.org/https://www.polyvagalinstitute.org/whatispolyvagaltheorycourses Play Zone Pro: A Polyvagal-Informed Certificate for Wellness & Performance CoachesThe Play Zone: A Neurophysiological Approach to Our Highest Performance

Nathalie Giraud Desforges is a sex, couples, and IFS therapist. We talk about how to use tantra to connect with our body, mind, multiple selves, nature, and each other. Concepts from Internal Family Systems (IFS) weave through the conversation. Learn to be kind and compassionate to both the "good" and "bad" parts and people in both your inner and outer world. Get jiggy with yourself and each other, in a never-ending orgasm that permeates your entire life and being. Blast love through your heart, into everything that you are. You will learn how to have longer-lasting, more pleasurable, connected, satisfying sex. You will learn how to flap your perineum's beautiful butterfly wings and how to feel as powerful, light, and free as that butterfly. The past will become less of a burden as your inner children reunite and inner villains find a friend. You will feel more alive and aware, as your hidden sensations, selves, thoughts, feelings, and memories slowly reawaken. Energy will flow, opening you up and reconnecting you to yourself, the world, and other people. **CONNECT WITH NATHALIE** website: www.nathalie-giraud.fr Instagram: @nathalie_giraud Ted Talk (in French): www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQn0A4rGY1Y We also talk a little about hypnosis. If you want to try to the Reveri app by David Spiegel that I mentioned, you can learn more about it here: www.reveri.com. I've also found The Hypnotist podcast by Adam Cox to be quite useful (though this wasn't specifically mentioned in this episode). If you would like to join one of Nathalie's tantric seminars or receive a private consulting (online) *offered in both English and French*, you can find more information about that on her website.

Faye Sahai is the managing director at Telosity Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in digital wellness and mental health startups. In this interview, you will learn all about current trends in mental health and the some of the latest technologies and solutions striving to improve it. We discuss this from various angles: cultural factors, human connection, trust, autonomy, agency, personalization, etc. We also talk about the causes of the rise in mental health disorders (especially in youth), the role of technology (such as smartphones, social media, sensors, data, VR, and AI), assessment tools, environment, nutrition, behavior, and more. For those of you interested in creating or investing in mental health startups, you will also get advice on how to build or identify a great company. As a teaser, some of the things we touch on include: user engagement, determining how well the product/service truly helps people, and diversity. This is also a nice chance to get to know Faye's story - her upbringing, career journey, motivations, memories, pains, sensitivities, influences, family, hopes, and beyond. We delve into some darker topics such as suicide, depression, dementia, and social isolation. But there is light at the end of this conversational tunnel. **CONNECT & LEARN MORE** website: telosity.co LinkedIn: /telosity-co Telosity Report (Market Guide): telosity.co/mkt-guide RESOURCES COMPANIES - Daybreak Health - Flipd - Ksana Health - Manatee - Maslo - MindRight Health - Neolth PEOPLE - Andrew Huberman - David Eagleman - David and Jan Baszucki - Dylan Fox PODCASTS - Huberman Lab - Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman TELEVISION - Alive Inside (documentary) - It's Okay to Not Be Okay (TV series) - The Brain with David Eagleman (documentary series) **CONNECT & LEARN MORE** website: telosity.co LinkedIn: /telosity-co Telosity Report (Market Guide): telosity.co/mkt-guide

This is an episode about finding balance between our two main modes of perception: interoception (the inner world) and exteroception (the outer world). Sometimes we get stuck too far in one direction, either internally within our body-mind or externally out there in the world of other objects and things. We are always dancing between these two realities, struggling to keep our balance with a foot in each world. Often, we pull both feet into one extreme - perceiving too much of the inside and not enough outside, or vice versa. Today, let's talk about how to fine tune that dance, how to build ourselves a home between both worlds, so that we can feel happy and alive both on the inside and the outside. We also discuss various tools for altering our balance between interoception and exteroception, including: our visual environment, visual exercises, clothing, breathing, food, and more. Compliments of suno.ai for the semi-sweet song at the end.

Michael Morin Nissen is a psychologist, body-oriented psychotherapist, and TRE trainer. In this episode, we talk about various trauma therapies such as Tension and Trauma Release Exercises (TRE), bioenergetics, and body-oriented psychotherapy. We discuss the history behind such therapies as well as how they can be used to help people with, for example, multiple sclerosis (MS), depression, or childhood trauma. The conversation largely centers around the role of the eyes and face in understanding and releasing such trauma. By the end of the episode, you will have a greater understanding of trauma as a whole-body phenomenon, TRE and other therapies, and the connection between trauma and the eyes. This will hopefully help you better understand your own bodily, facial, and ocular habits, and how to return your nervous system to a safe and regulated state. **Connect with Michael Morin Nissen** website: www.morin-nissen.com LinkedIn: /michael-morin-nissen-0b6a90114 YouTube: @tredanmark8689 RESOURCES PEOPLE - Alexander Lowen - Bruno Adler - David Berceli - Sigmund Freud - Stephen Porges - Wilhelm Reich - Will Davis THERAPIES - bioenergetics - body-oriented psychotherapy - brainspotting - EMDR - Emotional Core Perception (ECP) - functional analysis - grounding - Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE) CONNECT WITH MICHAEL: website: www.morin-nissen.com LinkedIn: /michael-morin-nissen-0b6a90114 YouTube: @tredanmark8689

This is an episode about distraction, busyness, to-do lists, dreams, goals, pleasures, and how all such things are preventing you from seeing yourself and living your authentic life. Stop adding noise, drop whatever it is you think you need or want to do, and roll with the true spirit hidden inside. Time is disappearing as you cover it up with things that do not really matter. We keep ourselves busy running around because we are scared to start living.

This is your brain on Christmas. Hop on this wild neurochemical sleigh ride through the brain. Learn why Christmas feels the way it does and how things like serotonin and dopamine affect and explain your behavior during the holidays. More importantly, learn how to optimize these happy neurochemicals so that you can ensure that you will indeed have a very merry Christmas. Life is a constant battle between connection and solitude, a see-saw between having and wanting, being and becoming, present and future, safety and danger. This episode explores such themes through the lens of neurobiology, culture, and psychology.

This is an interview with Kirill Krasnogir, the CEO of Cleverpoint, which combines VR with physiological sensors (such as EEG, EMG, and ECG) to analyze and assess your mental health state. It helps people determine and track the state of their nervous system - levels of stress, fatigue, anxiety, risk of burnout, and more. Get to know your unique psychophysiology through emerging technology. We discuss topics including: heart rate variability (HRV), electroencephalography (EEG), electromyography (EMG), electrocardiography (ECG), virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), brain computer interface (BCI), artificial intelligence (AI), fitness trackers, psychological tests (such as the Stroop Test and Schulte Table Test), and more. A recurrent theme throughout this episode is the idea that we each have our own unique psychophysiology. Health data must therefore be interpreted according to each individual and the numerous variables in their life. For example, stress levels or HRV can be either adapative or maladaptive, depending on the person and various other factors. So, we need to collect and analyze physiological data (e.g. from the brain and heart) from each person so that we can provide more individualized and effective solutions, tools, and protocols. Not every tool will work for every person. So we need to learn the reality of our own body-mind and thereby find our own solutions. Know thy body and brain. The unexamined mind is not easily treated. **CONNECT** Cleverpoint website: cleverpoint.pro Stressonika website: stressonika.com LinkedIn: /cleverpoint-neuro, /kirillkrasnogir, /aleksandr-smirnov-1000-b1733327 Facebook: /CleverPointNeuro