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**Mindfulness Mode**

Increase your calm, focus and happiness so you can be more relaxed, contented and satisfied with your life. For business, entrepreneurs, educators, parents. Hosted by Bruce Langford.

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The Shaman's Mind With Jonathan Hammond Oct 07, 2020

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Jonathan Hammond is a teacher, energy healer, shamanic practitioner, and spiritual counselor. Before beginning his work in holistic health and spirituality, he had a career as an award-winning actor, appearing on Broadway and on television. A graduate of Harvard University and the University of Michigan, Jonathan is an Interfaith minister and certified spiritual counselor. He also holds certifications as a Master Teacher in Shamanic Reiki, in Cherokee Bodywork, in Ho’oponopono and is an ordained Alakai (leader or guide) through Aloha International. He teaches classes and gives lectures in Shamanism, Energy Healing, Spirituality, and Huna at the One Spirit Learning Alliance in NYC, the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies and other major venues around the world. He has worked alongside shamans in Mexico, Brazil, Bali, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Hawaii. The Shaman’s Mind: Huna Wisdom to Change your Life is his first book.
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- Website: www.JonathanHammond.com
- Book: The Shaman's Mind: Huna Wisdom To Change Your Life by Jonathan Hammond
Most Influential Person
- Lama Surya Das, Author of Awakening the Buddha Within
Effect on Emotions
- Mindfulness is paying attention to my feelings, befriending myself. Befriending yourself, that's the purpose of mindfulness. It is not Zen, floating away on a cloud of ice-cream. The purpose of mindfulness is to befriend what's happening in you so you can do something about it.
Thoughts on Breathing
- The breath is a paradigm for everything. When the sun rises in the east, it's heat causes the earth to exhale. That exhale is called transpiration. It releases it's breath, which then begins the cycles of life.
- You can think about breath in terms of, we're living and dying in every moment. That means we're starting over in every moment. There is death and rebirth in every moment. And that's what the breath signifies to me.
Suggested Resources
- Book: Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
- Book: The Shaman's Mind: Huna Wisdom To Change Your Life by Jonathan Hammond
- App: Mind Valley Academy / Sounds True
  Jonathan encourages you to listen to the teachers you admire as well as read their books.
Bullying Story
- It's so important that when we are mistreated as children, that we teach children that this happened to you, but this isn't you.
- You need not identify with anything that happens to you, it's just what's happening.
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Creating Deeper Relationships With Soulful Listening; Terri Lonowski Oct 04, 2020

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Terri Lonowski, M.Ed., is an accomplished thought leader, whose body of work in evolutionary communication is timely, impactful and deeply relevant, given today’s chaos and ‘loneliness pandemic’. Terri has had the honor of leading national Human Centered Design teams, which embraced empathy and Design Thinking, to showcase workforce innovations for the Obama Administration at The White House not once, but twice. Through this, professional and educational accomplishments, along with her own loneliness journey and inspiration from her Grandma Helga, Terri distinguished the five-elements of Soulful Listening™. When applied in our lives, these easily repeatable elements ease feelings of loneliness, create fulfilling connections, help us break free from limitations and inspire greater human potential.

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Website: www.SoulfulListening.com

Most Influential Person

My Grandma Helga

Effect on Emotions

Mindfulness has given me the freedom to feel my emotions and letting them be what they are and letting them dissipate when the time is right.

Thoughts on Breathing

Breathing is essential. We just went through a brief experience and that is just at the core of who all of us are. Without breath, there's no life.

Suggested Resources

Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Book: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
App: Calm

Bullying Story

In my family I had sibling bullying, my older brother. It would have been helpful to have those skills and tools at my disposal at that time.
I fortunately later developed them and got to a place where I could have an understanding that those actions were from a place of pain within him.
With that comes a soothing balm of love that could surround it all. At that moment when that was happening, that was rough. It knocks your self-esteem to the ground and a lot of self-doubt can creep in.

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How To Fund Your Dream Life & Business; Nathen Aaren Sep 30, 2020

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Nathen Aaren is an Entre-tainer and funding expert for heart-centered entrepreneurs. He helps them merge all of their passions into one life mission to plan, fund, and build their dream businesses. He's raised over one million dollars per client and worked with Fortune 500 companies and Grammy Award winning artists including The Olympics, CBS Sports, Lil Wayne, and Adidas. He is also a podcast producer and has produced two podcasts which charted #1 on iTunes.

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Website: www.nathen.tv
Youtube: www.youtube.com/nathen
Instagram: www.instagram.com/NathenTV
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Most Influential Person

Jess Littman, Mindfulness Coach

Effect on Emotions

Mindfulness has given me the ability to explore my emotions without judgment and basically understand the temperature, size and space of each emotion and allow me to be ok with that emotion so that I can release the emotions that are unnecessary with love.

Thoughts on Breathing

Breathing is incredible. I personally have a feeling that the reason the cold showers give me so much energy is not just because of the temperature, but because they cause me to start breathing so deeply.
So breathing is the key and if you are ever in such a panic state that you cant even conceptualize the idea of meditating, forcing yourself to breathe is the emergency solution.

Suggested Resources

Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
App: Calm / Headspace

Bullying Story

When you break down bullying, it's a human being that is looking for some sort of validation or attention or love, and through their recklessness, as a lot of us are as kids, just having fun, laughing, crazy, just doing whatever we do, we find something that gets peoples’ attention.
Think about a little baby who is trying to get attention and then it knocks something over and the mom responds. Then the kid starts laughing and now realizes that if it knocks stuff over, it’s going to get the attention and the validation it wants. The same thing happens in school.
I genuinely think that the reason that someone is bullying, especially in younger years, has little or nothing to do with an actual issue or problem or pain that they’re having in their lives and other times it does have a lot to do with them expressing some other pain or challenge they’re dealing with maybe at home.
That being said, the main thing that I’ve experienced was that person in Los Angeles taking advantage of me as a young person who was motivated and driven to be successful in the music industry.

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Thriving Versus Surviving; Simone Figueroa Sep 27, 2020

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Simone Figueroa is the Co-Founder and President of U-Thrive Educational Services, an organization that brings mental and emotional wellness programs to college students to help them manage stress, become more resilient, and thrive throughout their undergraduate experience and beyond. Simone graduated Cum Laude from the University of Florida with a Bachelors degree in Finance and concentration in Spirituality and Health. She also graduated top of her class from Columbia University with a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology in Education with an emphasis on Mind-Body Medicine. During her studies at Columbia University, Simone took a year long practicum in Positive Psychology and became fascinated with and quickly saw a need for Positive Education, which led to the start of U-Thrive Educational Services. Simone’s professional journey began at Canyon Ranch, a premier Health & Wellness Resort in Tucson, AZ where she held various positions ranging from Operations Manager of Health, Healing & Spiritual Wellness to Director of Guest Experience.

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Website: www.UThriveEducation.com

Most Influential Person

My Parents
Michael A. Singer, Author of The Untethered Soul

Effect on Emotions

Mindfulness has dampened my emotions when they need to be dampened and heightened them when they need to be heightened.
They help me ride out the negative emotions in life and also help me appreciate and savour the positive ones.

Thoughts on Breathing

Breathing is the greatest gift. If we're breathing, we're alive. It is the tool we have with us everywhere we go. It's the easiest, quickest way we can drop into the present moment, by taking a few quick, deep breaths.

Suggested Resources

Book: The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer
Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Book: Living in Flow by Catherine Krame
App: Calm / Headspace / Insight Timer

Bullying Story

In sixth grade I was bullied. When I think back to it now, I feel like I tried to compartmentalize and maybe put away some of the feelings that I felt. I feel like I knew that I was just chronically sad.
I would eat lunch alone until I took it upon myself to find a new group. I had a group of friends and they decided one day that they didn't want to be my friend anymore.
One of those individuals was my best friend in the world, who still is my best friend today and that's the only rift or argument we ever had in twenty-two years.

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The Gut-Brain Connection; Wade Lightheart Sep 23, 2020

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Wade Lightheart is a 3-Time Canadian national All Natural Bodybuilding Champion who competed as a vegetarian. He is a former Mr. Universe Competitor and host of The Awesome Health podcast. Wade Lightheart is one of the world’s premier authorities on Natural Nutrition and Training Methods. He majored in Sports Science at the University of New Brunswick and has authored numerous books on health, nutrition, and exercise which have sold in over 80 countries.

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Website: www.BioOptimizers.com
Podcast: The Awesome Health Podcast

Most Influential Person

Dr. David Hawkins, author of Power Vs. Force

Effect on Emotions

Mindfulness is great. It's allowed me to first recognize the positive emotions as well as the negative emotions in my life and seek out ways to mitigate the negative and accentuate the positive.

[show-notes-emotions]

Thoughts on Breathing

Breathing is something I practice every morning. Breathing is unusual. You can do it without thinking or with thinking.
It's probably the most under-represented form of health optimization there is. I think you can achieve almost anything through great breath-work.

[show-notes-breathing]

Suggested Resources

Book: Power Vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior by David Hawkins
Book: Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by David Hawkins
App: Braintap

Bullying Story

There was a situation that took place about 18 years ago when I was getting ready for the world championships. I was at single digit body fat, really low. Body fat so low that you could see the muscles contract in my face when I ate. The diet my coach had me on at the time involved rice cakes.
This person comes up to me and says, you can't eat rice cakes, you'll get fat. I wasn't that mindful at the moment.

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Mind Your Other Mind With Hypnotist, Erika Flint Sep 20, 2020

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Erika Flint is an award-winning hypnotist, three time best-selling author, speaker on hypnosis and the self-actualized mind, and a co-host of the popular podcast series Hypnosis, Etc. She is the founder of Cascade Hypnosis Center for Training & Services in Bellingham, Washington and the author of Lighter: Create Lasting and Healthy Habits To Lose Weight and Keep It Off For Life Without The Struggle.

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Most Influential Person

Wayne Dyer www.waynedyer.com

Effect on Emotions

I get to enjoy the good emotions. I get to understand what some of what we call bad emotions are telling me. It's a feedback loop. For example what is anger telling me, what is fear telling me? If I understand those things and label them, negative feelings go down.
We get to experience the richness of emotion like music, we get to hear all the notes, and to feel it in your body.
So now, because of mindfulness, I get to feel love at such a rich and deep level.

Thoughts on Breathing

Breathing is everything. Breathing is our connection to life and when you breathe in, (the word inspiration means ‘to breathe into').
If there was only one thing I could ever teach, it would be breath work, because our breath is connected to our nervous system which is connected to how we function.
I believe you can control everything with your breath.

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Bullying Story

Bullying shows up in my practice all the time. The bullies are often the adults. A lot of times, teachers are doing the bullying.
I had a client who was really distressed because she wanted to lose weight, but she was being bullied at work. No one at work believed her. There were two women at work who were gossiping and saying mean things.
The manager in this situation was not mindful at all; he was having his own problem with his daughter. As a result, he couldn't see to fix the situation.

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Natural Nootropics to Enhance Meditation & Calm Your Mind; David Tomen Sep 16, 2020

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David Tomen knows firsthand the power of nootropics. He’s considered by many to be the foremost nootropics expert in the field. He’s the author of Head First as well as the founder of the Nootropics Expert web site, a site devoted to optimizing your brain with nootropic supplements. He joins us today to talk about the power of nootropics from stacking to dosage, and much more. David’s journey began when he was diagnosed with adult ADD and put on Ritalin. It seemed to really help his ability to focus, until 2012 when he ended up in the ER. He had a laundry list of symptoms about 2 pages long and his doctors did extensive tests (including for Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, which came back negative). The only diagnosis he was given was hypothyroid. Determined to find a natural way to treat his attention issues along with his memory function, he went into full exploration mode of nootropics. He tried multiple combinations of supplements, various dosages and lifestyle changes until he found what works best for him. Today he has a specific stack he takes every day and also uses his years of extensive research and experimentation to help others through his books, podcasts, copywriting and personal consultations.

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Origins of the word Nootropics

There was a man named Dr. Cornelius E. Giurgea who was a psychologist and chemist. He was working with Pavlov back in St. Petersburg back in 1963 and he invented a thing called piracetam. Piracetam was technically the first nootropic.
He invented piracetam to solve motion sickness. It turned out piracetam did not help motion sickness but it was a cognitive enhancer. It helped people's memory, so it was put out as a prescription drug. Since 1963 there have been many derivatives of piracetams called racetams.

Nootropics Misconceptions

That you need a prescription to get nootropics.
We consider nootropics as cocoa, caffeine, CBD oil, zinc, and vitamin D because they all influence the brain in one way or another.

Most Popular Topics

People seem to be most interested in specific substances.
I'm getting a lot of traffic to the Lion's Mane page.
The best nootropics for anxiety is popular right now, probably because of COVID19.
ADHD and ADD are also popular topics.
Black Seed Oil is becoming popular.

Suggested Resources

Free Book: Secrets of the Optimized Brain by David Tomen
Book: Head First: The Complete Guide To Healing and Optimizing Your Brain With Nootropic Supplements by David Tomen
App: Go to www.NootropicsExpert.com and do a keyword search on whatever your problem is.

Bullying Story

There was this kid named Steven who was a real bully at a church camp. Finally I went berserk and I threw him through a window. I probably could have diffused the situation if I had known what I know today.

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Mindful Movement in Addiction Treatment; Kendra Kirane Sep 13, 2020

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Kendra Kirane oversees Creative Arts Therapy and Wellness at an addiction center in New York City called Wellbridge. She emphasizes the universal language of art as an essential process in therapy including music, dance/movement and drama. She empowers individuals to be seen, heard and understood on the path toward recovery from addiction. Recognizing wellness is a key feature of sustainable recovery, Kendra prioritizes delivery of recreational therapy, fitness programming and nutrition to promote restoration and healthy lifestyle choices.

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Website: www.Wellbridge.org

Most Influential Person

Jon Kabat Zinn

Effect on Emotions

Mindfulness is more than a full mind, it's body fullness, a heart fullness and it helps us manage our emotions, or access the emotions.

Thoughts on Breathing

Breathing is always with us, it's a gift. We're lucky to be able to have breathing with us at all times, but also to manage it when we need to.
It's an anchor, it's like our home base.

Suggested Resources

Bullying Story

Mindfulness is noticing in the moment when a self-judgment arises.
When the inner critic or the inner bully decides to rear it's head into our stream of consciousness and our stream of thoughts, it's important to remind ourselves that the more we can build our mindfulness muscles, the more compassion we can discover within ourselves, and the less room there is for that inner critic to exist.

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Emotional Intelligence 4 Change With Robin Hills Sep 09, 2020

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Robin Hills is the director of Ei4Change, a company specialized in emotional intelligence, positive psychology and neuroscience. He is the Author of two books on the topic and his educational programs on resilience and emotional intelligence are the most comprehensive education that’s out there – his material is used in educational establishments in South Africa and India. Robin has taught more than 70,000 students in 175+ countries and has delivered keynote speeches at conferences across the world including at Harvard University.

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Company: www.ei4change.com
Website: www.ei4change.com

Most Influential Person

David Bowie

Effect on Emotions

Being more mindful and more aware of my emotions and the impact it has on me and other people is the way in which I work with mindfulness and emotional intelligence. Sometimes I don't get it right.

Thoughts on Breathing

If I stop breathing I stop living, so I feel that appropriate use of breath and concentration on breath is very useful in terms of mindfulness.
If I have 5 minutes, 10 minutes, or 10 seconds, I think to myself, now is the time to focus on my breathing and I can have a mindful minute.

Suggested Resources

Book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey
Book: The Authority Guide to Emotional Resilience in Business by Robin Hills
Book: The Authority Guide to Behaviour in Business by Robin Hills
App: Hayday Farming App

Bullying Story

I had an experience around the concept of bullying. About 10 years ago I was doing some research with a colleague of mine who works with EI4Change, Doug Haynes. Doug and I were researching this concept of resilience.
Everybody was talking about resilience, but what does it mean? We put together something called, Images of Resilience. Later, we set about designing and creating cards that supported the field of bullying.
We covered confidence and assertiveness and rising to the challenge, with a knight fighting a dragon. Both of the cards have now been integrated into the coaching toolbox. This has resulted in wonderful, cathartic conversations around bullying in organizations, schools, and industry.

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Three Keys To Juggling Work and Family; Connie Benjamin Sep 06, 2020

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