The Mindvalley Podcast

Did you know that the late CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs, got his design ideas from tapping into his deeper realms of consciousness? With the help of Mindvalley’s founder Vishen, you will learn what your actual reality is when it comes to living a life filled with happiness. In this episode, Vishen explains how the main intention of life is to establish our very own stream of consciousness. Get ready to learn how to defy society’s conventions by going on your very own consciousness evolution journey.      Vishen is an entrepreneur, author, and activist on a mission to raise human consciousness. He is the founder and CEO of Mindvalley, an award-winning education movement with millions of students worldwide. He is also a two-time New York Times bestselling author of The Code of the Extraordinary Mind and The Buddha and the Badass.     Listen out for: - The real definition of consciousness. -  The 4 different levels of evolution. - A map for understanding your personal growth.    Bonus:                                                                          - Discover how to access altered states of mind for powerful guidance & problem solving with Vishen Lakhiani in this FREE Mindvalley masterclass 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/Silva                               - Subscribe to Mindvalley Membership to discover 30+ Mindvalley Quests, watch our podcast sessions live, interact with the guests, connect with the world’s best teachers and find your community 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/NOW      Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app. Share this with your friends on Instagram or Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A proper morning routine can change your life completely. We all have much more potential than we realize, and the right habits can bring out the best in us. Aubrey Marcus, CEO of Onnit, a lifestyle brand based on a holistic health philosophy, joins Vishen in this episode to teach us the best routine practice we can add to our lives to help our bodies function in the most optimal way possible. Your latent superpowers will change how you work, heal, create, sleep, play, and have sex - all tied to simple practices like breath, cold, light, and nutrition.      Aubrey Marcus is the founder and CEO of Onnit, a lifestyle brand based on a holistic health philosophy he calls Total Human Optimization. Onnit is an Inc. 500 company and an industry leader with products optimizing millions of lives, including many top professional athletes around the world. Aubrey currently hosts the Aubrey Marcus Podcast, a motivational destination for conversations with the brightest minds in athletics, business, science, relationships, and spirituality, with over 50 million listens. He regularly provides commentary to outlets like Entrepreneur, Forbes, The Tim Ferris Show, and The Joe Rogan Experience. He has been featured on the cover of Men’s Health, is the host of the Fit For Service Fellowship, and is the author of the NYT Bestselling book Own The Day, Own Your Life from HarperCollins. And if you ask him the cause he is most passionate about, it is raising awareness for psychedelic medicine through organizations like MAPS.org and Heffter Institute. He is a 20 year native of Austin, Texas, where he currently resides.     Listen out for: - The best morning routine. - Why you shouldn’t have coffee right after you wake up. - 2 powerful natural resources we have at our disposal. - The importance of taking a cold shower daily. - Live bonus Q&A session.    Bonus:                                                                          - Learn how to transform your eating habits once and for all with this FREE Mindvalley Masterclass 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/podcast_wf                             - Subscribe to Mindvalley Membership to discover 30+ Mindvalley Quests, watch our podcast sessions live, interact with the guests, connect with the world’s best teachers and find your community 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/NOW   Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app. Share this with your friends on Instagram or Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you think men’s and women’s brains are different, you couldn't be more right. And knowing the gender differences in nutrition and exercise can help all of us have a better and healthier life. Today our guest is Dr. Lisa Mosconi, a Ph.D. is the founder and director of the Women’s Brain Initiative, associate director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic, and associate professor of Neuroscience in Neurology and Radiology at Weill Cornell Medicine is the one who is going to help us with that today. In this episode, Vishen Lakhiani and Dr. Lisa Mosconi will be discussing how our genetics, environment, and lifestyle shape our brains, focusing especially on women. You’ll use this knowledge right now, tomorrow, and over the course of your lifetime.      Dr. Lisa Mosconi, Ph.D., is the Director of the Women’s Brain Initiative and Associate Director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Medical College (WCMC)/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, where she serves as an Associate Professor of Neuroscience in Neurology and Radiology. She is also an adjunct faculty member at the Department of Psychiatry at New York University (NYU) School of Medicine. Dr. Mosconi holds a Ph.D. degree in Neuroscience and Nuclear Medicine and is a certified Integrative Nutritionist and holistic healthcare practitioner. Dr. Mosconi’s work has spoken at over 80 international conferences leading to press releases involving TV and radio networks worldwide (CNN, CBS, NBC, the Today Show, the Doctors show, etc.), and major print media including Associated Press, Reuters, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Psychology Today, and several international outlets. She is the author of the instant New York Times bestseller THE XX BRAIN: the Groundbreaking Science Empowering Women to Maximize Cognitive Health and Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease [Avery/ Penguin Random House] and of BRAIN FOOD: The Surprising Science of Eating for Cognitive Power [Avery/ Penguin Random House].     Listen out for: - How are male and female brains different.  - The connection between menopause and women’s brains. - Things women can do to understand their brains through menopause. - Gender differences in nutrition and exercise that women need to be aware of. - The connection between stress and hormones.  - Nutrients that women need to pay attention to. - Live bonus Q&A session.    Bonus:                                                                          - Learn how to transform your eating habits once and for all with this FREE Mindvalley Masterclass 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/podcast_wf                             - Subscribe to Mindvalley Membership to discover 30+ Mindvalley Quests, watch our podcast sessions live, interact with the guests, connect with the world’s best teachers and find your community 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/NOW   Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app. Share this with your friends on Instagram or Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

⚠️Content Warning: Death⚠️    During COVID-19, many people's lives and identities were shattered. Some missed this as an opportunity for change, or rebirth. Our YouTuber guest today was one of the people who had to face her fears and go through a big awakening during this period. In this episode, Sorelle Amore talks about losing her identity as a travel influencer during a pandemic, and the rebirth that came from this transformation.      Sorelle Amore is a best-selling author, speaker, YouTuber, and ethical investor. She started her journey in 2016 as a YouTuber who traveled the world for 4 years, showing people the possibility of creating freedom in life through embracing the concept of being a Digital Nomad. In 2021, after a hard year of self-reflection and being forced to stay put for the first time in her life, Sorelle together with her partner Leon started Abundantia, a business on finance and freedom to help make prosperity accessible to all, something they both believe is a human right. Being disappointed with the world's destructive and fearful direction, Sorelle and Leon both believe there is a better way that is grounded in love and abundance. Abundantia is their current contribution, hopefully investing in productive land in the future to make organic food available to all.     Listen out for: - The inspiring story of Sorelle’s life journey. - The 2 dark secrets Sorelle was hiding behind her successful life.  - How Sorelle transformed her life during a pandemic  - How she rebuilt her life after losing her identity    Bonus:                                                                          - Learn the EASIEST way to meditation with Emily Fletcher in this FREE Mindvalley Masterclass 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/MWord                            - Subscribe to Mindvalley Membership to discover 30+ Mindvalley Quests, watch our podcast sessions live, interact with the guests, connect with the world’s best teachers and find your community 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/NOW    Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app. Share this with your friends on Instagram or Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kindness and compassion are trainable skills of the mind, and when we dedicate ourselves to cultivating those qualities, the difficult relationships in our lives are radically transformed. Those relationships are reframed as profound opportunities to practice letting go and forgiveness. . Forgiveness does make one a victim.  Instead,  it is about releasing ourselves from hurt and anger and learning to transform our relationships through freeing our minds. In this episode, Gelong Thubten will talk about how to establish a regular meditation practice, how that helps us to develop greater compassion for ourselves and others, and how to learn to forgive.  . Additionally, we will learn how to apply three practical tips in forgiveness. Get ready to acknowledge the hurt,  develop gratitude, and deeply understand others.      Gelong Thubten is a Buddhist monk, meditation teacher, and author from the UK. ‘Gelong’ is a title that means ‘senior monk’. Thubten was educated at Oxford University and then became an actor in London and New York. At the age of 21, tremendous amounts of stress led him to join a monastery. He was ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist monk in 1993 at Kagyu Samye Ling Tibetan Buddhist Monastery. He has trained under some of the world's most accomplished teachers of meditation and has spent six years in intensive meditation retreats, the longest of which was 4 years. Thubten is Director of Kagyu Samye Dzong Scarborough, Yorkshire. He is a Trustee of ROKPA International, an international humanitarian aid organization with medical, education, and cultural projects in some of the world's poorest regions. He is also a Director of Samye Foundation Wales, a mindfulness and wellbeing charity. Thubten collaborated with Ruby Wax and Ash Ranpura on the best-selling book “How to be Human”. His own book, “A Monk’s Guide to Happiness” was published in June 2019 by Hodder & Stoughton.     Listen out for: - Why is forgiveness important. - 2 main techniques for forgiveness. - The real definition of meditation. - 3 phases of breathing. - Guided meditation for compassion.   Bonus:                                                                          - Learn the EASIEST way to meditation with Emily Fletcher in this FREE Mindvalley Masterclass 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/MWord                            - Subscribe to Mindvalley Membership to discover 30+ Mindvalley Quests, watch our podcast sessions live, interact with the guests, connect with the world’s best teachers and find your community 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/NOW   Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app. Share this with your friends on Instagram or Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Depending on the decade of television you grew up in, you might know Mayim Bialik from the hit show “Blossom” in the early 1990s or maybe you’re more familiar with her 9-year run on “The Big Bang Theory”, where she played Neuroscientist Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler. What many don’t know is that Mayim left acting for twelve years to earn a BS in Neuroscience from UCLA in 2000 with a minor in Hebrew & Jewish Studies. This actress-neuroscientist-mom is a force to be reckoned with within Hollywood. With over 3.5 million followers on Instagram alone, Mayim continues to use her platforms to educate and open the door to conversations on mental health - such as her online community “Grok Nation” or her new podcast, “The Breakdown”, where she breaks down mental health issues. Don’t miss this episode with Mayim Bialik and Vishen to meet the mind behind this powerhouse of a woman and go deep on the latest discoveries in mental health.      Mayim Bialik, Ph.D. is best known for her lead role in the NBC sitcom Blossom and playing Amy Farrah Fowler on The Big Bang Theory, for which she received 2 Critics’ Choice Awards, 4 Emmy nominations, and a SAG Award nomination. Bialik just completed the first season of FOX's "Call Me Kat" which she is executive producing with her production company, Sad Clown Productions, alongside her former co-star Jim Parsons. Next, she'll be directing her first feature film based on the screenplay she wrote, As Sick as They Made Us, starring Dustin Hoffman, Candice Bergen, Dianna Agron, and Simon Helberg. After Blossom, Bialik took a break from acting to become a BS and Ph.D. in Neuroscience from UCLA. She has authored four books, two of which reached the New York Times Best-Sellers list (Girling Up: How to Be Strong, Smart and Spectacular and Boying Up: How to be Brave, Bold and Brilliant). She has two teenage sons, three cats, and is a Certified Lactation Educator Counselor.     Listen out for: -  Why Mayim decided to leave acting for 12 years.  - What made Mayim return to acting. - Mayim’s advice for people who are still on lockdown. - Tips on dealing with mental health problems. - Spiritual experiences that affected Mayim’s life. - Live bonus Q&A session.   Bonus:                                                                          - Learn how to master your emotional states with cutting-edge hypnosis, NLP, and psychosensory techniques in this FREE Mindvalley masterclass with Paul McKenna. 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/podcast_bliss                           - Subscribe to Mindvalley Membership to discover 30+ Mindvalley Quests, watch our podcast sessions live, interact with the guests, connect with the world’s best teachers and find your community 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/NOW      Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app. Share this with your friends on Instagram or Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We currently live in a time of unprecedented challenges, uncertainty, overwhelming stress, hopelessness, and a need for mental strength and adaptability to a new way of life. Positivity is the name given to the sum total of this mindset and its major component parts are optimism, resilience, confidence, and motivation. Given our current circumstances, we need to get control of our fears, so we can think clearly to create space for hope, confidence, and the ability to see opportunities. When we stop living under overwhelming stress, we are able to adapt and become more flexible and resilient. Through modern psychological thought experiments, Paul McKenna will show you how to train your mind to find opportunities and solutions to problems, and become mentally strong so you can respond to challenges in ways that may not have occurred to you before. The tools you’ll discover will give you the ability to adapt to any situation and gain an edge in today’s competitive world.      Paul McKenna, PhD., is a widely recognized international bestselling author whose books have sold over 10 million copies and been translated into 32 languages. He is celebrated for his extraordinary ability to ignite dramatic changes in people’s behaviors and lives, through tools and techniques rooted in fields like hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Paul’s long list of clients includes high-profile entrepreneurs, professionals, and celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres, David Bowie, Roger Daltrey, Daryl Hannah, and James Corden. McKenna has been long sought-after for his one-on-one hypnotherapy sessions, and is recognized by The Times of London as one of “the world’s most important modern self-help gurus”. He currently holds the title of the United Kingdom’s most successful non-fiction author.     In this episode you will learn how to: - Gain more control of your thoughts and feelings. - Develop a calm, healthy, and confident mind. - Adapt to problems and challenges. - Create your compelling future. - Become powerfully motivated.   Bonus:                                                                          - Learn how to master your emotional states with cutting-edge hypnosis, NLP, and psychosensory techniques in this FREE Mindvalley masterclass with Paul McKenna. 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/podcast_bliss                           - Subscribe to Mindvalley Membership to discover 30+ Mindvalley Quests, watch our podcast sessions live, interact with the guests, connect with the world’s best teachers and find your community 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/NOW     Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app. Share this with your friends on Instagram or Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is the one desire all humans have in common? That one thing we want for our children, for our loved ones, and for ourselves? Happiness. Yet, ironically, the topic is often misunderstood and slighted. While everybody wants to be happy, the state of happiness is often considered secondary. Happiness is often considered to be a consequence of something ‘more important’ - success, meaningful employment, helping others. Mindvalley co-founder, Kristina Mänd-Lakhiani believes that happiness is a habit you can develop, a skill you can master. And she wants to share some practical tips and ideas to start you on the path to your happiness. But more than anything, this episode will give you permission to make happiness your number one priority. Because happiness is not secondary and not a consequence of something else. Get ready to hack your happiness with our speaker today.    Kristina is the co-founder of Mindvalley and has been in the personal transformation industry for over 15 years. She is an incredibly talented international speaker, serial entrepreneur, artist, philanthropist, and mother of 2 kids. Kristina is also an author of the transformational quest "Live By Your Own Rules". Kristina speaks about personal transformation, authenticity, understanding and accepting oneself, and a path to happiness.     Listen out for: - The one desire every human has in common. - The real definition of happiness.  - How to hack happiness.  - The opposite side of gratitude. - The danger of comparing yourself to others. - Some ideas to practice happiness.   Bonus:                                                                          - Click here to join Kristina’s quest, “Live By Your Own Rules” 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/lbyor                          - Subscribe to Mindvalley Membership to discover 30+ Mindvalley Quests, watch our podcast sessions live, interact with the guests, connect with the world’s best teachers and find your community 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/NOW      Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app. Share this with your friends on Instagram or Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leaders are desperately needed. You are desperately needed. Each of you has the ability to become a powerful and more positive force in this world, regardless of your education and experience. We can all become leaders, if we’re willing to give away our own power to harness the power of the people around us, not only at work but in life. In this episode, former co-CEO of Chipotle, Monty Moran shares some of his life lessons that helped him understand that the greatest honor and sense of fulfillment don’t come from his own success, but from helping the people around him become their best. That is the true meaning of fulfillment and success. Monty Moran is the former co-CEO at Chipotle Mexican Grill. Prior to joining Chipotle, he was head of litigation then managing partner and CEO at the Denver-based law firm of Messner and Reeves, LLC, which he led for ten years. Most recently, Monty realized his lifelong dream of becoming a pilot and flies his airplane throughout the United States. He has a keen interest in better understanding and serving Americans, a quest he documents through his startup, Old Tale Productions. He is a director and chairman of corporate boards and an advisor to many entrepreneurs and businesses.     Listen out for: - The biggest waste in our world. - Management vs. leadership. - 4 desires we all share.  - The key to success.  - 3 most powerful words. - How Monty transformed Chipotle. - The secret to being a great leader.   Bonus:                                                                          - Get your own copy of Monty Moran’s book here 👉 https://montyfmoran.com/order-book/                        - Subscribe to Mindvalley Membership to discover 30+ Mindvalley Quests, watch our podcast sessions live, interact with the guests, connect with the world’s best teachers and find your community 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/NOW    Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app. Share this with your friends on Instagram or Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Being rejected is one of the most painful experiences most of us go through at some point in our lives. It makes us feel like a failure, judged, and not accepted by the people we care about. No wonder many of us share a fear of rejection and tend to avoid it by all means. However, it comes at a high cost. Avoiding rejection can limit you from reaching your goals in many areas of life. For example, you could have written a book, but you did not because you fear people will not buy your book. Or you could have landed a business deal, but it failed because you were too nervous thinking "What if they do not like me or my ideas?" Marisa Peer has helped thousands of clients release their fears and phobias. After her 30 years of experience working with clients worldwide, she shows how avoiding rejection is only making the fear stronger —and today she is here to help you with that.       Marisa Peer is the creator of multi-award-winning ‘Rapid Transformational Therapy® (RTT®)’ and the ‘I Am Enough’ movement founder. She also is an international bestselling author of 5 books, a motivational speaker, personal development expert, and leading celebrity therapist. She has been described as a “Great British pioneer” by Men’s Health magazine, and she is the only woman featured in an article on ‘The Best Of British.’ Marisa also lectures, writes columns, and appears on television and radio all over the world. She’s written four bestselling books, highlighting the wonders of transformational hypnotherapy in various fields, such as losing weight, getting pregnant, gaining confidence, and staying young.     Listen out for: - The actual definition of ‘mindset.’ - How to make your mind your best friend. - 3 keys to getting whatever you want. - Guided mediation to achieve what you wish.   Bonus:                                                                          - Prepare yourself for a life-changing transformational hypnotherapy session with Marisa Peer’s FREE Masterclass 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/podcast_rtha                       - Subscribe to Mindvalley Membership to discover 30+ Mindvalley Quests, watch our podcast sessions live, interact with the guests, connect with the world’s best teachers and find your community 👉 https://go.mindvalley.com/NOW      Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app. Share this with your friends on Instagram or Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices