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    Joe Dispenza ON: Why Stress and Overthinking Negatively Impacts Your Brain and Heart & How to Change Your Habits on Autopilot

    enMay 29, 2023

    Podcast Summary

    • Understanding the Power and Perils of Repetitive Thoughts.Our thoughts shape our beliefs and behaviors. To evolve and grow, it's crucial to examine our unconscious thoughts and question their validity. Awareness is the first step in breaking free from harmful patterns.

      Repetitive thoughts can be both beautiful and dangerous. Our thoughts become beliefs that wire our nerve cells together. To change, we must become conscious of our unconscious thoughts and analyze them rather than accepting them as truth. Otherwise, we will continue to make the same choices, behave the same way, and experience the same emotions, which will keep our biology, neuro circuitry, neurochemistry, hormones, and even gene expression the same. It all starts with becoming aware of our repetitive thoughts and understanding that they do not necessarily reflect the truth.

    • Rewiring our brains through conscious thought and behavior.Changing negative habits requires conscious control over our thoughts and emotions, even when it feels uncomfortable. To create new positive behaviors, we must intentionally repeat positive thoughts and behaviors until they become second nature.

      Changing our thoughts and behaviors is uncomfortable because our bodies crave the emotions associated with them. It only takes a thought and a feeling to condition the body to memorize a behavior and emotional state better than the conscious mind. To change, we must become conscious of and inhibit the thoughts that lead to negative habits and behaviors. It's important to be aware of our thoughts and feelings, and to make a conscious choice to change, even though it may be uncomfortable and unfamiliar. If we do not consciously make the effort to change, we are likely to default back to old programs. To install new circuits in our brain, we must intentionally and repeatedly think positive thoughts and assign meaning to them. Rehearsing how we want to act in certain situations can also help rewire our brains.

    • The power of rehearsing positive emotions for rewiring the brainConsistent practice of gratitude, self-worth and abundance can lead to metabolic and biological changes in the brain, transforming attitudes towards oneself and the future for more positivity and fulfillment.

      Rehearsing thoughts and feelings of gratitude, self-worth, and abundance generates elevated emotions that rewire the brain to believe it's living in a whole new environment. The body becomes conditioned to a new mind, and metabolic and biological changes take place significantly if practiced fully for seven days. Repeating and immersing oneself in these positive thoughts and feelings daily can reprogram the mind and establish consistency of change in life. The mode of ignorance, passion, and goodness govern different thoughts, with an emphasis on cultivating goodness. Elevating emotional states not only changes the individual's attitude towards themselves but also helps them believe in their future environment, leading to positive and fulfilling experiences.

    • Changing Your Reality Through Intentional Thinking, Acting, and FeelingBy being intentional and practicing new ways of thinking, acting, and feeling, you can control your emotional state and create a new reality for yourself. Keep experimenting and practicing to become more in control.

      Your personality determines your reality, and the key to changing your reality is to change how you think, act, and feel. By being intentional about where you place your attention and energy, you can create a new reality for yourself. Life is an experiment, and if you keep practicing new ways of thinking, acting, and feeling, you will eventually see the change you desire. It may be uncomfortable at first, but it's worth it not to stay stuck in the same emotional state. Learning to control your emotional state is key to changing your reality, and the more you practice, the more in control you will become.

    • Understanding the Impact of Emotions on Our LivesOur emotions are tied to our past experiences, and forgiving others is a way to free ourselves from negative emotions. Don't let your habits define you, and challenge yourself to step out of your comfort zone.

      Emotions are a record of the past and if you're feeling that emotion, your body is believing it's back in that same experience of the past. The more knowledge we have and understanding that justified, valid or not, those emotions are hurting no other person but us. Forgiveness is just when you overcome the emotion, you take your attention off that person or that problem, you're freeing yourself and them. We often have a habits crisis because people don't know how to reprogram their habits and they've started to assume that the way they feel is who they are. If a person is living by the same familiar feeling every day, it's important for them to come right up against that emotional state, because they're coming up against the known.

    • Reprogram Your Brain by Regulating BrainwavesLearning to slow down brainwaves can help relax the brain, enter alpha or theta state, and rewrite a new program for intentional behavior changes. Acknowledge negative emotions caused by stress to take control and rewrite your brain's programming.

      Regulating brainwaves is the only way to reprogram your brain to work in your favor. Learning how to slow down your brainwaves can help relax the brain and move it into an alpha or theta state. In these states, you can enter the operating system and rewrite a new program, plan your behavior in an intentional way, and make changes from the inside out. Stress is the biggest obstacle to making changes as it leads to negative emotions and alters your state of consciousness. Naming and acknowledging these emotions is important to overcome them. Being in a relaxed state and slowing down brainwaves can help you take control and rewrite your brain's programming.

    • Embrace the Present Moment to Transform Your LifeTo change your life, train your mind to focus on the present moment, be curious about negative thoughts, and free yourself from the predictable future. This will release an immense amount of energy and elevate your brainwaves for a transformational experience.

      To change your life, you need to be in the present moment and get beyond the stress hormones, predictable past, and familiar environment. Settle your body down in the present moment and be curious about what's on the other side of negative thoughts. It may be uncomfortable, but it's a victory. Keep training your mind to take attention off the environment, cravings, habits, and drives of the body. You can liberate an enormous amount of energy in just a few days by doing so. Catch yourself defaulting to the predictable future and bring your body back into the present moment. When energy moves up into the heart, it goes straight to the brain, and you start going into elevated gamma brainwave patterns.

    • How Meditation Transforms Brain, Body, and EmotionsPracticing meditation can lead to changes in brain coherence, emotional state, and bodily processes, helping transform individuals into a new self and positively impact their lives.

      Practicing meditation can transform a person's brain and body. By tapping into gamma brainwave patterns, a supernatural amount of gamma energy is created, resulting in standing waves of brain coherence. This leads to the person feeling an amazing sense of connection and bliss, which comes from within and is not influenced by external factors. By putting their attention on their heart, they can increase the energy it uses to function. This change in emotional state leads to elevated, selfless emotions and forgiveness, and decreases the sympathetic nervous system's arousal. Practicing meditation can also lead to measurable changes in gene expression, brain function, metabolites, and other bodily processes. Through familiarization, people can train their body and mind to embrace a new self and transform their lives.

    • The Power of Meditation and Emotional ArousalWith sustained meditation practice, individuals can reprogram their body and mind, heal health conditions, and unleash their true potential. The body's nervous system acts as the greatest pharmacist in the world, making it an effective way to improve overall health.

      Meditation and emotional arousal can lead to significant changes in the body and mind. By practicing meditation, individuals can disconnect from their body and environment and reprogram themselves. The more people understand why they are practicing meditation, the easier it becomes to make it a habit. Compelling data suggests that people are more powerful and unlimited than they think, and the nervous system is the greatest pharmacist in the world. By changing the way they think, act, and feel, individuals can heal various health conditions. However, sustained practice is crucial to maintaining impact, and healing can take varying amounts of time. These practices work, and it is no longer pseudoscience, but real science.

    • The role of emotions in shaping our responses to life circumstancesMaintaining positive emotions and coherence can lead to immediate and permanent change. Believing in oneself can bring possibilities and reduce stress caused by uncertainty.

      Our response to the circumstances and conditions in our life is greatly affected by the strong emotions that we feel. These emotions must be positive and profoundly aroused to bring about immediate and permanent change. It is important to maintain this state of mind as returning to the same personality and old habits can bring back the same condition. But health and wellness can become as infectious as disease. When we believe in ourselves, we believe in possibilities. Stress is created when we can't predict something or we think something will get worse. Thus, turning on the stress response just by thought alone. Therefore, we should try to maintain a state of coherence and focus on positive emotions.

    • How coherence in the brain and heart can improve well-being.By shifting our focus from obsessive thinking to sensing and feeling, practicing breathing regulation and intentional positive emotions, we can create coherence in our brain and heart and experience life-changing events. Practicing coherence can be done for short or long periods and can enhance overall well-being.

      Creating coherence in the brain and heart can result in better emotional regulation, increased intentionality and connection to the future. By broadening our focus and shifting attention from obsessive thinking to sensing and feeling, we can synchronize different networks and increase orderliness in the brain. Breathing regulation and intentional feeling of positive emotions can also lead to a more coherent heart, producing measurable external magnetic field. By changing the way we think and feel, we can change the signal in the field and experience some unknown, magical events in our lives. Practicing coherence can be done for a minute or extended periods of time and can improve overall well-being.

    • Overcoming Stress and Moving Towards Growth and Repair through Breathwork and MindfulnessTo break free from the addictive cycle of stress and emergency mode, practice stillness and balance through breathwork and mindfulness. Giving up old survival-programming stories can lead to more clarity and confidence in problem-solving.

      Living in constant stress and emergency mode drains your energy for growth and repair. It can be addictive, but the only way to see beyond the disturbing emotions is to get beyond them. Practicing breath work and mindfulness can help you achieve stillness and balance, approaching problems with more clarity and confidence. It's important to realize that everything can be a threat when your nervous system is constantly switched on. To be a creator, not a victim, you must learn to give up the story that goes along with those emotions at another time from a different state. This takes practice, as it goes against thousands of years of survival programming.

    • Taking control of your life through relaxation and self-transformation.Practicing relaxation techniques and focusing on personal transformation can help individuals take control of their lives and overcome past struggles, allowing them to achieve their desired persona and live a fulfilling life.

      Practice getting relaxed in your heart, slow down and remember that life is an experiment. Take a moment to breathe and change your state. Even if you have to do it 10 times in a day, it's a day worth living. Walk as the person you want to be and do it with your eyes open. It's important to show up every day, change the way you feel and think, and start seeing evidence in your life. Remember that you are a creator of your life, not a victim. And the best part is anyone can do it, regardless of their past or circumstances. Transform yourself by deciding who you want to be, getting up, and becoming that person.

    • The Journey to Healing and Personal Growth through Mindful LivingBy committing to small improvements and being present in our work and personal life, we can achieve balance and avoid burnout. Changing our thought patterns, behaviors, and emotions is crucial for reaching a more elevated state and improving our overall well-being.

      Changing your behavior and mindset requires discipline and commitment, but it's worth it. By experimenting and making small improvements, we can achieve great results. However, it's important to not make emergency a habit and learn to switch off. Being present and mindful in our work and personal life is key to achieving balance and avoiding burnout. Living in a constant state of stress can have negative effects on our health and well-being, so it's important to make better choices and strive for a more elevated state. This requires identifying and changing our thought patterns, behaviors, and emotions. Being a work in progress and continuously improving is part of the journey towards healing and personal growth.

    • The Importance of Emotional Balance for a Healthy LifeChanging our negative thinking patterns is possible by practicing healthy emotional responses. Living by positive emotions can lead to a rewiring of our thinking and signal healthy changes in our bodies. Belief in our ability to change is crucial to personal growth.

      Emotional balance is crucial for a healthy life. The way we think and feel can create our life. To change our life, we need to change the way we think and feel. It is possible to change by meeting challenges from a greater level of consciousness. Practicing scripts or rehearsing healthy emotional responses to challenging situations can rewire negative thinking. The more we change, the more our health changes. We need to remember the feeling of positive emotions when our eyes are open, and live by those emotions to signal genes ahead of the environment. It's a never-ending process of self-discovery and a belief that we can change is fundamental.

    • Cultivating a Supernatural Mindset through Breathwork and Conscious ActionsOur habits and actions shape our reality, but we have the power to shift our mindset and experience more transcendental states. Practicing specific breathing techniques can positively affect our brain waves, leading to more energy, coherence, and consciousness. Embracing discomfort and regulating our brain waves is key to relaxation, alertness, and openness to new experiences. Joe Dispenza's 'Becoming Supernatural' provides tools for individuals to incorporate these practices into their lives.

      Our habits and routines shape our reality, but we have the power to choose how we want to feel and act. Repeated practice of specific breathing techniques can positively affect our brain waves and lead to more energy, coherence, and consciousness. Joe Dispenza's Progressive Workshop and book 'Becoming Supernatural' offer tools and tutorials to help individuals incorporate these practices into their lives. Working on shifting our mindset and taking intentional actions can lead us to experience mystical transcendental experiences. It's important to embrace discomfort and regulate our brain waves for relaxation, alertness, and openness to new experiences.

    • The Power of Collective Coherence and Human ConnectionOur collective coherence and human connections have the power to influence and change reality, demonstrated by the significant impact on random event generators during healing sessions. Building relationships and community through basic practices can synchronize heartbeats and create a healthy model for the world.

      Collective coherence of a group of people can influence and change reality, as demonstrated by the significant skews of random event generators during healing sessions in events. Human beings are wired to give, connect, and take care of one another. Basic practices like sleeping, waking up, and sitting for meals together can synchronize heartbeats and build relationships and community. Survival mentality makes us focus on ourselves, but when we work on ourselves and are okay with ourselves, we can be okay with everybody, creating a healthy model for the world.

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    With Love and Gratitude,

    Jay Shetty

    What We Discuss:

    00:00 Intro

    01:31 Time Flies By So Fast

    04:21 #1: Wake Up 20 Minutes Before You Actually Have To

    08:40 #2: One Device At A Time

    11:35 #3: Take 30 Seconds To Engage All Five Senses

    13:44 #4: Obey Speed The Limit

    16:32 #5: Being Present With Your Breath To Align Your Body And Mind

    18:25 #6: Find And Create Moments Of Silence Everyday

    21:19 #7: Observe And Be Present In Nature

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    Charles Leclerc: 6 Ways to Mentally Reset After Challenges in Life & How to Change Your Mindset on Learning From Mistakes

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    And what are the benefits of viewing challenges as learning opportunities?

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    Charles offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the life of a professional race car driver. He narrates through the twists and turns of the race track, uncovering the passion, dedication, and relentless drive that propel them forward. And the secrets behind preparing and training for the race, with sleep emerging as the ultimate priority for peak performance.

    Jay and Charles talk about the invaluable lessons learned from mistakes, emphasizing the importance of humility, gratitude, and resilience in the face of challenges. We gain insights into the profound impact of family, mentors, and teammates, and the pivotal role they play in navigating the highs and lows of the racing journey. From confronting fears to embracing growth, from channeling grief into fuel for success to staying grounded amidst soaring achievements, this conversation offers a masterclass in determination and perseverance. 

    In this interview, you'll learn:

    • How to never lose focus
    • How to become number one
    • The importance of family time
    • The strength of an efficient team
    • How to practice teamwork

    Together, let's hear the untold stories and hidden truths behind the glitz and glamor of the race track. Tune in and prepare to be inspired by the unstoppable spirit of a true racing champion. 

    With Love and Gratitude,

    Jay Shetty

    What We Discuss:

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    • 02:12 Get to Know the Person Behind the Wheels
    • 03:09 If You Weren’t a Race Car Driver, What Would You Have Been?
    • 04:28 When Was the First Time You’ve Driven a Car?
    • 06:23 How Do You Prepare and Train for a Race
    • 09:21 Sleep is the Number One Priority
    • 13:40 How You React to Mistakes is Super Important
    • 14:47 Losing Focus Will Cost You a Lot
    • 17:34 Gratitude for the Team You Work with
    • 19:08 What Scares You Off Track?
    • 20:25 Channeling Grief into Growth
    • 22:19 “What Would My Father Want Me to Do?”
    • 23:19 Keep Important People Close Especially in Difficult Moments
    • 25:03 Always Stay Humble and Grateful
    • 26:08 In the Midst of Success, How Do You Stay Humble?
    • 28:23 What Criticism Hurts the Most?
    • 31:39 Car Racing Remains a Dangerous Sport
    • 32:55 Speed Isn’t the Only Important Part of F1 Racing
    • 34:19 Training is Different for F1 Drivers
    • 37:09 Have You Seen the Movie “The Rush”?
    • 39:07 Different Driving Experiences
    • 40:15 I Love Playing the Piano
    • 42:52 How Much Time Do You Spend with Family?
    • 44:47 The Incredible Racing Track of Ayrton Senna
    • 46:10 The Pros and Cons of an F1 Simulator
    • 48:19 On Lying About Signing the F1 Contract
    • 51:37 Is Driving a Lonely Sport?
    • 53:40 How Important Is It to Win the Championship?
    • 55:02 What Would You Say to Your Future Self?
    • 56:51 How Often Do You Work with Younger Drivers?
    • 58:56 “I Love What I Do But I Want to Be the Best.”
    • 01:00:27 Charles on Final Five 

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    6 Small Changes You Can Make Immediately To Have a Big Impact On Your Mental Wellbeing

    6 Small Changes You Can Make Immediately To Have a Big Impact On Your Mental Wellbeing

    Are you struggling with finding someone to talk to?

    What can you do during a mental health crisis?

    Today, Jay offers a wealth of practical advice aimed at enhancing mental health through simple, actionable changes. Drawing on his partnership with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Jay emphasizes the importance of recognizing Mental Health Awareness Month and the critical need for accessible mental health support.

    Jay provides a blend of personal anecdotes, research-backed insights, and practical advice, making it a must-listen for anyone looking to improve their mental well-being. He wraps up the episode with a heartfelt message of support, reminding listeners that he is always in their corner, rooting for their success and happiness.

    In this episode, you'll learn:

    How small changes create big impact

    How to improve at something you like to do

    How to take care of your mental health

    The simple practices to change your routine

    If you or someone you know is struggling, remember that there is help available. Let's work together to promote mental health awareness and support each other in our journey towards better mental well-being.

    With Love and Gratitude,

    Jay Shetty

    What We Discuss:

    00:00 Intro

    03:20 #1: Practice A Good Evening Routine

    09:24 #2: Plan Something For Yourself And Someone Else

    14:31 #3: Get Better At The Things You’re Good At

    17:13 #4: Coloring Books Helps Your Mind Relax

    20:13 #5: Spending Time Outdoors Helps Reduce Stress

    22:05 #6: Sugary Foods Weakens the Body’s Response to Stress

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