Men Talking Mindfulness

Check out the preview of tomorrow's show.  Will and Jon discuss what they learned and why YOU should LISTEN to the episode on LISTENING!  :)Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Hey, do you know how important it is to stay hydrated?  Will uses this week's mindful moment to share what water does for us - it is WAY more important than you think it is; and he shares his secrets on how he stays hydrated and how you can know if you're optimally hydrated or not ... hey 8 glasses a day is NOT the way!   We will be doing a more in depth episode on this later this season!Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

What would make meditation and mindfulness more "palatable" to most men?  What language should we be using?  What IS masculinity?  Will and Jon discuss that with Dr. Clark Chilson on this special bonus episode of Men Talking Mindfulness.   01:00 Further Discussions on Masculinity with Dr. Clark Chilson 02:00 Quote from “Mindful America: The Mutual Transformation of Buddhist Meditation and American Culture“ by Jeff Wilson 04:30 How will MTM make mindfulness attractive and available to more men? 14:30 Language is important 20:30 Toxic habits make for confined masculinity 24:30 Are you strong enough to be “weak?” Opening and closing Music: Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic   https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell Creative Commons —   Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-malecon Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xbWzYbtMgIEHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Have you ever heard this?  "Mindfulness conflicts with my religious beliefs" or "Meditation is Buddhist" or "Christians don't meditate."  Well, Will and I are interviewing Dr. Clark Chilson, from the University of Pittsburgh about this.  Listen to learn more! Who is Dr. Chilson, well... Before joining the faculty at Pitt in 2006, Clark Chilson lived in England for three years and in Japan for over thirteen years. In Japan he studied cultural anthropology, did fieldwork at a Zen temple and among secretive Buddhists, and for five years was the associate editor of Asian Folklore Studies and the Japanese Journal of Religious Studies. He also supplemented his income in Japan by doing jobs as diverse as interpreting for an F1 racecar driver, working on a documentary for the Japanese Broadcasting Company (NHK), and translating medical texts.   Let's do this!   01:00 Mindfulness and Religion with Dr. Clark Chilson 04:00 Introducing Dr. Clark Chilson 06:00 Jon leads Opening Grounding Practice (~3.5 min) 10:00 Mindfulness Moments now available on the Podcast! 10:30 How Will and Clark met 13:00 Clark did not like Will 16:30 How Dr. Chilson got his start 19:30 Is meditation religious? 21:30 Defining religion and meditation 27:30 Context and purpose is everything 30:00 Buddhism is a religion? 37:30 Spiritual but not religious? Religious but not spiritual? 40:00 Can a person partake in a spiritual experience outside their religion? 43:00 The history of meditation and the potential dangers of modern practice 47:30 Community is hard, but necessary and ultimately beneficial 54:00 Micro-dose your Meditation 55:00 Company-endorsed Mindfulness 1:03:30 Will leads Closing Grounding Practice (~3.5 min) Opening and closing Music: Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic   https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell Creative Commons —   Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-malecon Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xbWzYbtMgIEHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

A little taste of tomorrow's upcoming episode!  Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

It can be a crazy world and a crazy life - we can find peace, love, and joy in the chaos - and even share that with others!  This meditation is designed to help find that peace, love, and joy - and then share it! Background music provided by Music of Wisdom, https://www.musicofwisdom.comHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Dr. Uma Naidoo has been described as the world’s first “triple threat” in the food and medicine space: a Harvard trained psychiatrist, Professional Chef graduating with her culinary schools’ most coveted award, and a trained Nutrition Specialist. Her nexus of interests have found their niche in Nutritional Psychiatry.   Dr. Naidoo founded and directs the first hospital-based Nutritional Psychiatry Service in the United States. She is the Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) & Director of Nutritional Psychiatry at MGH Academy while serving on the faculty at Harvard Medical School.  She was considered Harvard’s Mood-Food expert and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal.  Dr. Naidoo is also the national best selling author of This Is Your Brain On Food.   In her book, she shows the cutting-edge science explaining the ways in which food contributes to our mental health and how a sound diet can help treat and prevent a wide range of psychological and cognitive health issues, from ADHD to anxiety, depression, OCD, and others.   Follow Dr. Naidoo on Instagram here: @drumanaidoo Learn more about her, her book, and her online class here:  https://umanaidoomd.com 01:00 This is Your Brain on Food with Guest Dr. Uma Naidoo  03:00 Introducing Dr. Uma Naidoo  04:30 Will leads Opening Grounding Practice (~3 minutes)  07:00 Dr. Naidoo’s journey to Nutritional Psychology  11:00 The Neuroscience of the Mind/Gut Connection  15:00 The Western Diet is S.A.D.  17:00 What is a microbiome and why you should care  21:30 Diet as a solution to illness and disease  25:00 Caffeine - Friend or Foe?  26:30 Calculating Alcohol Consumption, or why you needed math class  29:00 Hang-xiety = Hangover + Anxiety  32:00 Proactive vs Reactive ways to deal with Anxiety  35:00 When sugar isn’t sugar  37:00 Processed foods are depressing in so many ways  39:30 Food Fog is Real  42:30 Micronutrients as medicine  45:30 Omega-3s are super brain fuel  50:00 One thing you can do today  52:00 Add a little spice to your life  56:30 Jon leads Closing Grounding Practice (~2 minutes)   Opening and closing Music: Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell Creative Commons —   Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-malecon Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xbWzYbtMgIEHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Wow... just wow!  We were so honored to be joined by Dr. Uma Naidoo, author of This is Your Brain on Food, An Indispensable Guide to the Surprising Foods That Fight Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, and More.  Here's a quick preview of the show that's available NOW on our YouTube channel right here: https://youtu.be/owRX8_1eKRs And will be available here tomorrow, in podcast form.   Please give it a listen or watch it... and please share it far and wide!  We appreciate YOU!Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Will leads a powerful meditation of peace and “listening” to the stillness!Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Join Will and Jon along with special guest host, Dr. Seth Hickerson, as they unpack the science behind mindfulness and meditation.     What's actually happening when we meditate?   Why does meditation do that?  How?  What are the benefits and much more!    01:00 The Science of Mindfulness with Guest Host Seth Hickerson 04:30 Jon leads Opening Grounding Practice (~5 minutes) 11:00 RIP Thich Naht Hanh 12:00 East vs West - The Mindfulness Difference 20:00 Meditation: The Mysticism and The Science 21:00 Your Brain on Meditation 34:00 Your Emotions on Meditation 50:00 Your Body on Breath 55:00 Practice becomes Reality 1:05:00 Seth leads the Closing Grounding Practice (~1 minute) Opening and closing Music: Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell Creative Commons —   Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-malecon Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xbWzYbtMgIEHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.