The Mindvalley Podcast

Do you feel as if you are doing meditation wrong? You keep pushing for bliss and you wonder why you’re not getting the benefits after a “good" meditation practice. This talk by the monk who trained the cast of Dr. Strange, Gelong Thubten, is one that will shatter the illusion of an expectation arrived through meditation practices. You might be surprised how years of meditating could still lead you down the wrong rabbit hole. Listen now and learn to recognize the power of your consciousness. Bonus:                                                                          - 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you listening to your ideas? This questions may sound strange but this was how Zumba became the household-name brand it is today. And the speaker sharing this story on Mindvalley’s A-Fest stage is Jeffrey Perlman, former CMO of Zumba. Jeffrey will explain how we can discover our true legacy and harness the power of inevitability in three strategies.   “Zumba was inevitable. It was more real in our heads than the real world.” — Jeffrey Perlman   Highlights from the episode: Jeffrey opens the stage with his truth; introducing, “Gonzalo." He tells the story of how Zumba started from being the joke of the fitness industry to the mega-brand it is today Jeffrey explains the continuum between consciousness and matter, and why you need to listen to it carefully He shares the three stages of stepping into the inevitability of your billion dollar ideas He offers a simple advice on finding inspiration from business models and having one for your business Jeffrey drives the point home with his closing on how you have to honor your vision, mission, and billion dollar ideas   Influencers or businesses mentioned in the episode: Beto Perez Zumba Inc. Magazine   Here’s one key takeaway from the talk for you to leave with,   “If you have a moment of inspiration, a vision, something that feels right to you in the world… it has already started.” — Jeffrey Perlman   Here at Mindvalley, we’re committed to more than just personal growth. We're determined to push humanity forward by empowering our audience, like yourself, to unleash your fullest potential, to be extraordinary, by using the most powerful tool of all — education.   Mindvalley's A-Fest is an event pool of inspiring talks from incredible change-makers just like Dave, Marisa, and Sonia. If you’d like to learn more about Mindvalley’s A-Fest, visit our website at afest.com and apply to become part of our curated community and attend incredible events dedicated to personal transformation.    ***   The Mindvalley Podcast aims to bring to you the greatest teachers and thought leaders on the planet to discuss the world's most powerful ideas in personal growth for mind, body, spirit, and work.   Bonus:                                                                          - 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is it possible to reach for the impossible? We all have dreams that we think are seemingly impossible to come true. If you think your life vision is a far-fetched dream, think again. This episode is another incredible talk by Mindvalley’s incredible teacher and speaker, Eric Edmeades. He’ll explain how you can turn the “impossible" into “actual.” If you haven’t already, get a vision board for your room. Have your pen, and paper ready so you can start implementing your learnings as soon as you can! Bonus:                                                                          - 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you aware of the power of human connections? Creating connections is a skill anyone can learn. One inspiring example is the speaker of this episode, Sean Stephenson. He's a world-renowned American motivational speaker, born with a rare genetic disease called, brittle bone disease. The man's a legend when it comes to creating powerfully deep connections with some of the most powerful people on earth. Take home actionable steps to start implementing today!  Bonus:                                                                          - 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you having your best sleep possible? It’s the era of busyness and our generation have viewed sleep as a sign of laziness or a waste of time. Little did we know, sleep is a key factor in reaching ultimate human peak performance. With Vishen Lakhiani in this episode is Dr. Michael Breus, The Sleep Doctor, who passed the American Board of Sleep Medicine at the young age of 31. Dr. Breus has written 3 best-selling books and is one of only 168 psychologists in the world with his list of credentials. Here, Dr. Breus shares incredible step by step ways to optimize your sleep starting tonight.   “Everybody’s sleep need is different. 8 hours is a myth, let’s just start right there. Not everybody needs 8 hours.” — Dr. Michael Breus   Highlights of the episode: How do we know if we’re sleeping enough? The Sleep Doctor busts myths and shares an incredible concept called Bedtime Calculator to help you nail your best times to sleep and wake up  Why do our sleep durations fluctuate from time to time? Vishen shares a sleep experiment he did on himself while Dr. Breus explains the science behind our body’s sleep cycles along with its effects What happens when you’re feeling low and sickly? Dr. Breus shares data on the correlations of sleep with your physical and mental health How do you start sleeping better? Introducing the 5-step plan by Dr. Breus How do you know when to have your last cup of coffee for the day? Listen for the explanation of caffeine's half-life and the Sleep Doctor’s general rule for consuming coffee Why drinking alcohol to aid your sleep is a terrible idea and how to know when to have the last glass before you sleep How exercising can help you sleep better and the rule of thumb of when to stop working out before lights out What to do in the first 15 minutes of waking up to help you reset your circadian function Dr. Breus explains the effects of blue light, how it can help you be more energetic and also how it adversely affects your sleep habits The one thing to help your sleep optimization plan is napping. Dr. Breus shares the two kinds of nap to try out to get the most out of your day How to take a power nap and when to take on during the day The Nap-a-Latte — guaranteed to have you up and ready after taking one   Resources mentioned in the episode: Eat Move Sleep by Tom Rath Blue light by lighting.science Blue blocker glasses F.lux The Sleep Doctor   People mentioned in the episode: Jim Kwik Dave Asprey Ben Greenfield   Do this on your first try of the Nap-a-Latte: Follow @thesleepdoctor and @vishen on Instagram and remember to tag them with your learnings from the episode.    And finally, we leave you here with this powerful quote by Dr. Breus, "Sleep has a direct effect on anxiety, depression, moodiness. literally everything you do, you do better with a good night’s sleep.” — Dr. Michael Breus   Here at Mindvalley, we’re committed to more than just personal growth. We're determined to push humanity forward by empowering our audience, like yourself, to unleash your fullest potential, to be extraordinary, by using the most powerful tool of all — education.   Bonus:                                                                          - 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you instilling positive or negative beliefs in your children? We’re all working towards instilling positive beliefs but many parents struggle with the “how-to” of building confidence in their children. Listen as Shelly Lefkoe, founder of Parenting the Lefkoeway, leave you with 4 life-changing takeaways that will have an immediate effect on how you could best parent your children. Visit for more at go.mindvalley.com/podcast36 Bonus:                                                                          - 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you believe that you are not enough? In this amazingly transformative and highly engaging A-Fest talk, Marisa Peer, voted Britain’s #1 Therapist — whose work includes Hollywood celebrities, Olympic athletes, CEOs and even royalty — brings to the Mindvalley stage heartfelt stories. While looking at the mind’s most basic principles, she cuts to the very root of the problem and is here to help you overcome your feeling of not being enough in a matter of minutes.  Bonus:                                                                          - 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This talk is part 1 of 2 by the one and only Dave Asprey of Bulletproof Coffee and host of Bulletproof Radio. Dave is a New York Times best-selling author and has spent over two decades on hacking his own biology to help him learn seemingly impossible things to transform himself into the success he is today. He has singlehandedly transformed the diets (and waistlines) of thousands of people around the world — not to mention, manage to hack his own biology to become Bulletproof.   In this episode, he breaks down the three things that are affecting a fundamental contributor to our successes and failures; Our willpower. Like most people, willpower is something that causes a lot of energy drain and something we wish we can conjure at any given moment. He’s here to help you understand the core causes of why it feels difficult to control it.   The biggest leak of willpower is applying your precious effort to things that are automated and urges from an untrained animal that’s thrashing inside your body  — Dave Asprey   Highlights from the talk: Dave shares a story of his success and failures with willpower in his twenties He explains the origins of willpower and the analogies to start hacking it He shares the effects of the first “F” word of willpower on our abilities and general physiology Our reactions and decision-making process is affected by something he calls, “The Labrador Brain" Dave explains how the second “F” word of willpower is easily hackable once you understand the “why” behind your mental chatter Getting to the root of energy drain, he explains how there exists a difference of speed within your body and mind Dave get’s real with the third “F” word and how it responds to our basic instinct for humanity’s survival Concluding part 1, Dave drops a challenge to all of us with an exercise we can begin practicing today   People and resources mentioned in the episode: Vishen Lakhiani 40 Years of Zen   If you enjoyed this episode, we have another we’d recommend to you on understanding your state of being. Listen to this talk: Eric Edmeades On Mastering Your State Of Being   For more reading materials, we’d recommend the following articles: Biohacker Dave Asprey’s Top 5 Tips On How To Work Smarter And Think Smarter 5 Tools To Conquer Procrastination & Strengthen Your Willpower By Robin Sharma Philosophers Say Self Control Is The Essence Of A Successful Life   Here’s a powerful quote by Dave for you to ponder on, if you don’t have enough basic energy in your body, you will not have the willpower that you were meant to have — Dave Asprey   Here at Mindvalley, we’re committed to more than just personal growth. We're determined to push humanity forward by empowering our audience, like yourself, to unleash your fullest potential, to be extraordinary, by using the most powerful tool of all — education.   Mindvalley's A-Fest is an event pool of inspiring talks from incredible change-makers just like Dave, Marisa, and Sonia. If you’d like to learn more about Mindvalley’s A-Fest, visit our website at afest.com and apply to become part of our curated community and attend incredible events dedicated to personal transformation.    ***   The Mindvalley Podcast aims to bring to you the greatest teachers and thought leaders on the planet to discuss the world's most powerful ideas in personal growth for mind, body, spirit, and work.   Bonus:                                                                          - 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is criticism crippling your pursuit for your dreams? Tune in to this episode special with three special guests on stage with Vishen at Mindvalley’s A-Fest. Dave Asprey of Bulletproof, top therapist Marisa Peer, and intuition expert Sonia Choquette reveal the three methods to help you become unf*ckwithable. The learnings he gained from these teachers have helped Vishen shift his own perspectives towards fears of rejection and criticism. Bonus:                                                                          - 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices