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TFP-013- The Neuroscience of Creativity- Dr. Andrew Newberg

What happens in your brain when you are creating?

In this fascinating episode, I am talking with Neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Newberg. We talk about his research field of Neurotheology and the connection between brain activity during creative states and religious or spiritual experiences.Creative Shadows

Have you ever wondered what happens in your brain during a creative process, meditation or even during a spiritual or religious practice? Turns out many of these experiences are closely related in terms of what is happening inside our brain.  Dr. Newberg talks about how they have used brain scan studies as well as looking into the subjective research into what people actually experience.

One of the most interesting areas we discuss in this episode is how words can actually change your brain and how you can use language in ways that create a deeper understanding and better relationships.

He touches on his research on the importance of communicating with our own personal values base actually creates a more meaningful connection.

Dr. Newberg talks about a simple values exercise that you can do to help you get clear on what your values actually are and how you can use them to help form better relationships.  We also talk about how values seem to change from materialistic oriented to more empathetic or outward oriented values when people practice compassionate communication skills.

One of the questions I am always exploring the how we connect in the online world and what that might mean to how humans communicate.  We talk about how some brief forms of virtual communication can actually be more effective than some types of in-person communications.

Listen to this fascinating episode and please share your comments and experiences.

 

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Dr. Andrew Newberg

Dr. Andrew Newberg is the director of research at the Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine and a physician at Jefferson University Hospital. He is board certified in internal medicine and nuclear medicine.

Andrew has been asking questions about reality, truth, and God since he was very young, and he has long been fascinated by the human mind and its complex workings. While a medical student, he met Dr. Eugene d’Aquili, who was studying religious experiences. Combining their interests with Andrew’s background in neuroscience and brain imaging, they were able to break new theoretical and empirical ground on the relationship between the brain and religion.

Andrew’s research now largely focuses on how brain function is associated with various mental states—in particular, religious and mystical experiences. His research has included brain scans of people in prayer, meditation, rituals, and trance states, as well as surveys of people’s spiritual experiences and attitudes. He has also evaluated the relationship between religious or spiritual phenomena and health, and the effect of meditation on memory. He believes that it is important to keep science rigorous and words-can-change-your-brainreligion religious.

Andrew has also used neuroimaging research projects to study aging and dementia, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, depression, and
other neurological and psychiatric disorders. Learn more at his website http://www.andrewnewberg.com/

Learn about his recent book “How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain” as well as the book we mentioned
during the show “Words Can Change Your Brain” as well as other books, and current research projects

Filed Under: Podcasting, The Flywheel Podcast Tagged With: Ideal Customers, meditation, Mindful, podcast, relationships

TFP-012- Putting Your Intuition To Work – Lynn Robinson

Do you use your intuition in your business?

As an entrepreneur, you are in a constant state of making decisions.  Which projects to pursue, which clients to work with and even Jellybeansif the business you are in is worthwhile. Sometimes data and advisors are helpful but often, even if data supports it we somehow know the right choice in our gut.

In this show, I talk with Author Lynn Robinson about using your intuition in your business. Listen to the story about how I went against all the data and advisors, trusting my instinct and purchased a business that turned into an amazing success.

  • Lynn explains the two main areas where this guide comes from.
  • How we can learn to listen to this “inner CEO”.
  • Cultivating ah-ha moments.
  • The role of mindfulness in developing this skill.
  • How fear can be a good guide.
  • How we can listen to our dreams to find answers.

Every entrepreneur needs to constantly hone this skill of intuition. Just like going to the gym to lift weights, learning to listen to your inner CEO takes time and effort. But the rewards can be amazing. Lynn shares a story of how she nearly won the lottery using her inner GPS.

Lynn RobinsonLynn Robinson, author, Put Your Intuition to Work.

She suggests that intuition is our “Inner GPS.” When we listen to it and act on its wisdom, it willPut Intuition to Work Book point us in the right direction — towards success! She knows how our intuition can get us what we want and take us where we want to go. Lynn has been sought out internationally for her intuitive advice and counsel. She’s a popular and widely recognized author and motivational speaker who works with businesses and individuals as a trusted intuitive advisor, offering valuable insights into goals, decisions, and strategies. Lynn has authored seven books on intuition, which have been translated into more than a dozen languages. She has a passion for teaching people how to access their intuition and develop it for practical use in everyday life. You can find out more at LynnRobinson.com.

Filed Under: Podcasting, The Flywheel Podcast Tagged With: authenticity, intuition, meditation, Mindful, podcast

TFP-009 Mindful Communication in Business and Life – Dan Huston

What if we really pay attention and listen to our customers, employees and even ourselves? 

Today we are talking about bringing mindful communication and attention into business.Mindful Buddha

In this show I talk with Dan Huston. Dan is a professor and expert on communicating mindfully. We talk about what it means to communicate mindfully, and how you might think about incorporating this type of communication into your business.

Some of the areas relating to mindfulness that we talked about.

  • Victor shared a story that is unfortunately typical of how we often communicate.
  • What is mindfulness?
  • Where does it fit into business?
  • How does mindfulness give us context?
  • How can we communicate fully when we are not fully present, e.g., while texting, during video calls, etc. ?
  • Why positive thinking may be adding to your own stress.
  • How simple awareness can diffuse many feelings of stress.
  • How can mindfulness help us be more authentic?

I encourage you to think about incorporating mindfulness into your business. Whether you are a one person business or an operation with a larger team, it can help you, your customers, colleagues, and employees be happier people and will lead to a stronger bottom line.

Links mentioned in this show

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Dan Huston - mindful communication expertDan Huston: As a Full Professor in the English Department at NHTI, Concord’s Community College, Dan teaches mindful communication and writing, and he serves as assistant to the department head. He has been incorporating mindfulness, meditation, and emotional intelligence into his communication curriculum for over fifteen years and was awarded NHTI’s 2008 Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence. Huston is the author of the textbook Communicating Mindfully: Mindfulness-Based Communication and Emotional Intelligence, as well as numerous other
publications on mindful communication.   His Communicating Mindfully course doubles as a form of professional development for faculty at his college and elsewhere. This training has inspired curriculum development to infuse mindfulness into a variety of courses ranging from literature to information technology.   He regularly presents at national and regional conferences, as well as at public and private institutions, and he provides business training in Communicating Mindfully. Huston has received training at the renowned Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School founded by Jon Kabat-Zinn.

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