Ep-005: The interesting interplay between mind and body for productivity and peak performance with Dr Marie Claire Bourque

Episode Summary

My guest on the show today is Dr Marie Claire Bourque. Dr MC as she is called by her clients and colleagues is a clinical psychiatrist and associate professor at The University of Calgary specializing in mental and physical fitness. She is in charge of mental health and peak performance for one of Canada's top-ranked ice hockey teams - Toronto Maple Leafs, and The National Ballet of Canada - The country's foremost elite ballet company.

She is also founder of Limbus Movement—a unique workout system that incorporates physical movement with mindfulness to deliver a unique workout experience.

Dr MC is the ideal person to speak on the mental side of personal productivity and the interesting interplay between our bodies and minds. Understanding this dynamic will help boost our productivity and help do more by doing less through optimizing this mind-body relationship.

HIghlights (TVF Timestamps)

Dr MC's top recommendation to elite athletes and high-power executives (and three more throughout the rest of the show) (12:54)

Why mindfulness is so powerful and how to develop it in a practical, science-based way (15:35)

How movement and exercise makes your brain more powerful (27:35)

How your body talks to you and helps you make better decisions (45:35)

The secret sauce of what makes Limbus Movement work (33:48)

The role of values and emotions well-being, creativity and productivity (52:56)

As always, Dr MC's 20% (64:43)

Notes and References

Learn more about topics mentioned:

Respiratory nerve relationship to benefits of mindfulness and meditation - Breath of Life: The Respiratory Vagal Stimulation Model of Contemplative Activity. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6189422/)

Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) https://www.istdp.com/

Human brain Prefrontal cortex functions: There is short 2-minute video by NeuroScientifically Challenged YouTube channel here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i47_jiCsBMs)

Dr Marie Claire Bourque

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-marie-claire-bourque

Instagram: @doctor.mcb

Limbus Movement: https://www.limbusmovement.com/