amishijha

Whether you’re a pro athlete or in a high-performance field, the pressure to be perfect can be overwhelming. We’ll talk to Red Sox player Alex Verdugo about how he has developed his own strategies to stay at the peak of his game – physically and mentally. We’ll then talk to an expert Dr. Amishi Jha, PhD, about research-driven methods from her book, Peak Mind that are proven to help people face high-pressure situations head on — no matter what field they’re in.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of Real Mindful, neuroscientist and author of the new book Peak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day, Amishi Jha and Mindful managing editor Stephanie Domet discuss the brain science of attention, how mindfulness meditation helps hone focus, and why our brains are so distractible in the first place.

Show Notes:

Find more from Amishi Jha here:

Peak Mind excerpt: “Find Your Focus: Own Your Attention in 12 Minutes a Day”

Find Your Focus: A Conversation with Amishi Jha

More from Amishi on mindful.org

Find Your Focus course

AmishiJha.com

And more from Mindful here:

December issue of Mindful magazine: The Science of Mindfulness

The 12 Minute Meditation practice podcast

And don’t forget to let us know what you thought by emailing yourwords@mindful.org.

Dr. Amishi Jha enters the mind meld to sharpen your focus, recontextualize mindfulness, and define enlightenment. 

Dr. Amishi Jha is a professor of psychology and the director of the contemplative neuroscience program at the University of Miami. She researches the neurology of attention and the effects of mindfulness training. Her new book, Peak Mind is out now.

Support Third Eye Drops:

• This Podcast is sponsored Element Kombucha. Use code DROPS11 for 11% off!
• Crowd-sponsor us and get rewards on Patreon
• Review and sub on Apple Podcasts
• Follow the show on Spotify
• Visit Thirdeyedrops.com