Men Talking Mindfulness

Heeeeere's Johnny!!  Ever seen the Shining?  All work and no play does a lot more than just "make Jack a dull boy!"  Find out the importance of fun and play in this episode of Men Talking Mindfulness.   01:13 Welcome to the Show  02:10 “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy“  03:45 Join us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/mentalkingmindfulness  04:45 Listen to our previous episode on Emotional Awareness  06:10 Having fun makes you more fun!  07:00 Will leads Opening Grounding Practice  12:00 Why talk about fun?  14:45 What is fun?  16:55 MTM in Space?  17:00 Let go of your Ego  18:00 Finding fun through novelty  21:00 Work culture - is it ok to have fun on the job?  25:30 Why is fun important?  32:30 Mandatory fun isn’t fun  36:30 How do you know if you’re having enough fun?  39:30 Jon is slowly starting a farm  40:00 Laugh Yoga - it’s a thing  42:30 Graph of Liberation x Hedonic Engagement by Oh and Pham, 2021  49:00 Jon leads Closing Grounding Practice 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/xbWzYbtMgIE Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Jon and Will giving you a quick preview of the latest show - coming out September 21, 2021 or you can watch it on YouTube now:  https://youtu.be/6EYuNT_r7uMHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Last week we spoke about the importance of Emotional Awareness and a Support Network - this week, we're taking that one step further in learning HOW to ask for help! Asking for help is the ultimate in vulnerability and not only can get you the help you need but also build or strengthen life long relationships with your friends, family, and colleagues. Partnership with MovementRx and the Mindfulness and Movement Experience - here's the link: http://movement-rx.com/mtm Order your copy of this great book, The Mindfulness Experience, by Keith Fiveson.  It is available now on Amazon in paperback or Kindle format.  Here's the link to order yours today: https://www.amazon.com/Mindfulness-Experience-Strategies-Live-Life/dp/1737081806/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2XZM7AFANZQCN&dchild=1&keywords=keith+fiveson&qid=1630693399&sprefix=Keith+five%2Caps%2C199&sr=8-1 Lindsay’s Live Timestamps (via Restream) 1:20 Welcome 2:00 Four questions to consider 8:00 Join us for the M2 Experience with MovementRx and MTM 9:00 Jon leads Opening Grounding Practice 13:30 A surprising benefit of asking for help 15:30 Changing the paradigm 16:00 Four Jo(h)ns and one Saull walk into a bar and ask for help 20:00 Why is asking for help so hard? 22:00 What do you risk by not being vulnerable? 26:30 Pride is keeping you in the ManBox 28:15 What are the feelings that get in the way of you asking for help? 36:00 Holding space for someone to vent is a valid way to help 36:45 THE MAN BOX IS BACK 38:00 We need to stop gaslighting men about their feelings. 44:00 A Leader asking for help makes them more trustworthy 46:00 What are the feelings you get before requesting help from someone? 49:30 What are the feelings you experience after giving help? 52:00 How do we ask for help? 1:02:00 Will leads Closing Grounding Practice 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.

We're doing quick recaps immediately after recording the episodes - to bring you fresh impressions HOT OFF THE PRESS (or, hot off the mic!).  This full episode will be available Tuesday, September 14th at 6am ET or can be viewed NOW on our YouTube Channel!Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Today's show is all about mindfulness practices and our listeners get to be a part of the show! Partnership with MovementRx and the Mindfulness and Movement Experience - here's the link: http://movement-rx.com/mtm Mindfulness Practices talked about on today's show: Start your day mindfully (set intention… breath work) Mindful meals Meditation (we discuss the difference and how this is all tied together) Mindful pauses throughout your day Mindful workout / movement (Guest Dr. Theresa Larson) Mindful shower (maybe even cold!) Mindful driving (driving in silence… use stop signs, red lights, traffic jams as opportunities to breathe and “just be”) Also, we discuss  Ways of Letting go Find your Breath Body Awareness practices How can we listen better? Walking Meditation Being in Nature Using meditation / mindfulness as a cardiac nurse/surgeon! Finding Equanimity Keeping Focused working through Anxiety Diffusion Depression Gratitude Loving Kindness And lastly, we discuss hangups about mindfulness: I don’t know where to start - so I just won’t I’m good… I don’t need it Woowoo / weird Religious Too busy Too distracted / mind races too much It’s selfish It takes too long to see / feel the benefits Expectations vs reality (it’ll solve everything in the first meditation / my mind will be completely blanked out during the meditation / I’ll find bliss in every meditation) 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.

Join Jon and Will with your comments and questions as they discuss awareness of your own and other's emotions and the need for support - receiving and offering it!   Partnership with MovementRx and the Mindfulness and Movement Experience - here's the link: http://movement-rx.com/mtm  We’ve also lately been reading a great new book, The Mindfulness Experience, written by one of our listeners and an alum of the MovementRx Mindfulness and Movement Experience, Keith Fiveson.  The Mindfulness Experience breaks down 8 strategies to improve and maintain optimal health and wellness - 5 strategies working from the inside out… and 3 working from the outside in.  The Mindfulness Experience, by Keith Fiveson, is available now on Amazon in paperback or Kindle format.  Order your copy today!  Here's the link to order yours today: https://www.amazon.com/Mindfulness-Experience-Strategies-Live-Life/dp/1737081806/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2XZM7AFANZQCN&dchild=1&keywords=keith+fiveson&qid=1630693399&sprefix=Keith+five%2Caps%2C199&sr=8-1  Order your shirts and hoodies before Sept 6, 2021!  Here's the link for that:  https://vas.chipply.com/mtm/store.aspx  Please leave us a review here:  https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH9Eo  Timestamps from the show:     1:10 Welcome  3:15 MovementRx - Join the M2 Experience!  4:30 What we’re reading: “The Mindfulness Experience” by Keith Fiveson  6:00 Jon leads Opening Grounding Practice  10:45 What is Emotional Awareness?  13:30 Three ways to developing Emotional Awareness  15:10 Anger has depth  17:00 Actions can speak as loud as (or louder than) words  21:00 Emotional agility - how to get through the obstacle course of your feelings!  24:00 Confined Masculinity is hindering your emotional abilities  29:20 Bro Culture is a No Culture  33:45 Change your Bro Network into a Support Network  35:30 What is an Emotional Support Network and why you need one  38:10 What did Will say? 39:30 Sometimes the best way to “fix” a problem is just listening  41:45 Your emotional state affects your physical wellbeing  47:00 Introverts benefit from support groups too!  49:00 A blooming Bromance  51:00 Tools for Emotional Literacy, Awareness, Agility, and building a Support Network!  53:30 Strength in Vulnerability  57:00 Put it in writing  59:45 Will leads Closing Grounding Practice     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.

We're doing quick recaps immediately after recording the episodes - to bring you fresh impressions HOT OFF THE PRESS (or, hot off the mic!).  This full episode will be available Tuesday, September 7th at 6am ET or can be viewed NOW on our YouTube Channel!Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

We all want to get better more effective sleep... join us as we discuss this with sleep expert, Dr. Nita Shattuck, professor at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and faculty member of the NPS Human Systems Integration Program.  Contact Nita here: nlshattu@nps.edu https://www.linkedin.com/in/nita-lewis-shattuck-889b9514 Timestamps:  3:00 Introducing Dr. Nita Shattuck 7:00 Jon leads Opening Grounding Practice 9:30 What on earth is a Chronobiologist? 11:45 Nothing makes you appreciate sleep more than being a new parent 12:30 Circadian Rhythm, much more than a dance step 16:00 Don’t operate heavy machinery under the influence of sleep deprivation 16:30 Five and Dime Schedule 19:00 Circadian Watch Bill 23:30 Sleep: What’s the magic number? 26:00 You snooze. . .  you win? 28:30 Are you injury prone or just tired? 30:00 The number one weight loss trick you need to try today 33:00 How do we recover from sleep deprivation? 37:30 Sleep medication - the pros and cons 39:30 Get your mind to work for you, not against you 43:40 Sleep Cycles and why you need all 8 hours 48:00 Toxic Masculinity strikes again 52:00 Prepping for Sleep 59:30 Trauma and sleep 1:02:30 Reading in bed 1:05:00 Breathing for sleep? 1:09:00 Lighting the way to a better sleep 1:16:00 Will leads Closing Grounding Practice Please leave us a review here: https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH9Eo 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.

New York Times bestselling author, James Nestor, coming on the Men Talking Mindfulness Show to discuss his book, Breath.  Learn how you can breath better to improve your sleep, enhance your athletic performance, and increase your endurance.   MovementRx partnership… check out MovementRx and the great work we are doing together to promote mindfulness and movement here:  http://movement-rx.com/mtm      http://www.mrjamesnestor.com/breath - Shortlisted for the Royal Society  Instagram: instagram.com/mrjamesnestor Facebook: facebook.com/mrjamesnestor   Twitter: twitter.com/mrjamesnestor  Please leave us a review here: https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH9Eo  Time Stamps   2:00 Announcements   3:30 Jon introduces James Nestor   5:30 Will leads opening Grounding Practice   8:30 How did you get started with this research?   11:30 Twenty days of experimentation with Anders Olsson   14:00 Being your own guinea pig   16:30 James gets into a fist fight. Or was it plastic surgery?   18:00 Why Jon and Will are taping their mouths shut   21:00 The most modern technology for better sleep   23:00 The benefits of keeping your mouth shut   26:30 Why 9 out of 10 Dentists are against mouth breathing   30:00 Never look at Pinocchio the same way . . .  (erectile tissue in your nostrils!?) 33:45 Soft food changed your face   38:00 What George Catlin witnessed in Native American tribes  40:00 Carbon Dioxide is your friend!   44:45 Most of us are breathing too much?!   47:30 The absolute quickest way to calm yourself   50:15 This book was a decade in the making   52:30 James doesn’t see himself as an advocate, just a filter for the the research   58:00 Jon leads closing Grounding Practice  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/xbWzYbtMgIE Insomnia sleep breath better sleep better mouth breathing sleep tape mouth tape stop snoring Wim HofHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Join Jon and Will as they interview Errol Doebler, former Navy SEAL and FBI agent turned Wim Hof breathing instructor, author, and leadership coach.   Mentioned at the beginning of the show, partnership with MovementRx... check out the link here for more info:  http://movement-rx.com/mtm   And here's the link to our TEMPORARY merchandise store... order yours before Monday, Sep 6:  https://vas.chipply.com/mtm/store.aspx Pleaase leave us a review here: https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH9Eo Time Stamps below: 4:30 Errol Doebler  5:30 Jon Reads an Excerpt from Errol’s Book about “The Science of Being in the Moment: You Don’t Have to be a Hippie”  7:30 Will Leads Opening Grounding Practice  11:00 Errol’s Personal Journey of Mindfulness  17:45 The Importance of Emotional Awareness  23:00 Cold Exposure: what’s happening and why do it?  29:30 How we develop Emotional Addictions  34:00 Good Leaders MUST have Emotional Awareness  35:00 “What you do, your people will do.”  36:20 Errol doles out the most creative insult ever?  38:45 Seeing others as we see ourselves - at our core we are all emotional human beings.   40:00 What does it mean to operate “unemotionally?”  44:00 Examples of how to flip the script - check yourself!  47:45 The culture is created by what you do  49:00 Applying the concepts of leadership to family  55:15 Action is essential to the process  1:03:15 Jon Leads Closing Grounding Practice 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.