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008 Emily Fletcher – On Mindfulness, Meditation, & Unlocking Your Potential
008 Emily Fletcher – On Mindfulness, Meditation, & Unlocking Your Potential
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Length:
75 minutes
Released:
Oct 28, 2019
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Podcast episode
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00:59 – Introducing today’s guest, Emily Fletcher 05:45 – Meditation and sex 09:42 – Mirror Neurons 14:31 – Other reasons to practice meditation 16:39 – Mindfulness defined 20:41 – Identifying and dealing with stress from the past as well as the present 23:20 – Manifesting 26:05 – Adaptation energy 30:54 – The physiological effects of stress 34:09 – Cortisol 36:30 – How stress affects your competitive edge 40:58 – Why people don’t meditate as much as they should 44:18 – Far-side simplicity 46:46 – Emotional detoxification 50:45 – Reasons to get a meditation teacher 53:15 – The computer analogy 54:30 – Purging physical and mental trauma 56:41 – Emily shares how meditation has improved her own life 1:00:19 – How meditation has impacted Emily as a mother 1:02:54 – Dr. Stephanie speaks to how meditation has helped her as a mother 1:04:31 – Emily provides additional parenting tips 1:06:07 – Best practices for an ideal meditation routine 1:08:47 – Caution with caffeine 1:12:04 – Where listeners can find and follow Emily 1:13:26 – Where listeners can follow Dr. Stephanie and subscribe to her newsletterTWEETABLE QUOTES“Forty percent of American cohabitating couples say that the number one reason that they’re not having as much sex as they would like is that they’re tired.” (08:15) “There is some science coming out of Tufts and Wake Forest University suggesting that meditation can reverse your body age from anywhere from eight to fifteen years.” (15:15) “Mindfulness I would define as the art of bringing your awareness into the present moment.” (17:31) “To me, manifesting simply means consciously creating a life you love. It’s you getting intentional about what you want your life to look like.” (23:52) “Stress is not what’s happening to you. Stress is your reaction to what’s happening to you.” (26:56) “While it is possible to change your state of consciousness, it is not possible to give your mind a command to shut up.” (43:01) “It’s better to cry this stuff out into your tissues than it is to have the stress stored in your tissues.” (55:17) LINKS MENTIONEDBetter! WebsiteDr. Stephanie’s WebsiteDr. Stephanie’s Twitter – @dr_stephanieDr. Stephanie’s Instagram – @dr.stephanie.estimaDr. Stephanie on LinkedInEmily’s Instagram – @emilystellafletcherEmily’s Twitter – @ZivaMeditationEmily’s FacebookEmily’s LinkedInEmily’s WebsiteEmily’s YouTube ChannelBOOKS MENTIONEDStress Less, Accomplish More: Meditation for Extraordinary PerformanceENJOYING THE SHOW, READY FOR MORE?Please Subscribe to Better! With Dr. StephanieJoin our Private Facebook Community for Better!Rate and Review: Show your support and help spread the word by writing a review, along with a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts: https://bettershow.co/apple?️?️?️Podcast production and marketing provided by FullCast
Released:
Oct 28, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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