#048: Brain Science, Your Soul & Prayer [Podcast]

Dr Taylor Marshall Podcast

Dr. Taylor Marshall

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Education

4.7 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2014

⏱️ 52 minutes

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My goal this week is to talk about some of what Iâ€™ve been learning about brain science, hormones, mental health, and prayer. In particular, I want you to understand what is happening when in physical brain while you are meditating and praying every day. If you donâ€™t pray every day, this episode will show you why itâ€™s absolutely essential. Click to Listen:Â #048: Brain Science, Your Soul & Prayer Â If the audio player does not show up in your email or browser,Â please click here to listen. Proverb of the week: 19:14 Featured Segment:Â Brain Science, Your Soul & Prayer Announcements: Pilgrimage with Taylor to the Holy Land!Â Feb 1-11, 2015 renewal baptismal vows at Jordan River renewal marriage vows at Cana Bethleham, Nazareth, Galilee, Jersusalem, Mount of Olives, Golgatha, Holy Sepulchre Reserve your spot now by going to:Â pilgrimages.com/taylormarshall New Saint Thomas Institute, Waiting List is currently available for those that want to reserve a spot:Â newsaintthomas.com Tip of the week:Â I found a recommended Audio Bible Latin word of the week:Â Cerebrum Are you enjoyingÂ this podcast? PleaseÂ share it on Facebook by clicking here. Please Share Your Feedback: 206,798Â downloads on iTunes as of today. SHOUT OUT: A huge â€œshout outâ€ to all 220 (!) of you who wrote amazingÂ 5-star reviews at iTunes. PleaseÂ rate this podcast byÂ clicking hereÂ and then click â€œView in iTunes.â€Â From there you can leave a review.Â I appreciate you for this! Thank you! SUBSCRIBE: PleaseÂ subscribeÂ (FREE) to this podcast in iTunes and get aÂ new podcast every Wednesday. SURVEY: Please view ourÂ Podcast Listener Poll by clicking here. Question: Tell your thoughts about this podcast by leaving a comment below. You can leave a comment by clicking here. Podcast Archive # Title Released 047 Donâ€™t Swallow the Camel 08/27/2014 046 The Secret Life of Thomas Aquinas 08/22/2014 045 Did Saint Paul Teach Once Saved Always Saved? 08/06/2014 044 How to Escape Joyless Catholicism, Part 2 07/30/2014 043 How to Escape Joyless Catholicism, Part 1 07/24/2014 042 Golf Cart Saint 07/15/2014 041 5 Intellectual Virtues and Pornography, Art, and Culture 07/02/2014 040 Taylor and Joy Talk About Their Marriage 06/25/2014 038 Should You Budget Time 06/04/2014 037 The Theology of Vacation, Leisure, and Recreation 05/28/2014 036 Noah Movie Review â€“ Rock Monsters? 05/21/2014 035 Children Need Fortitude 05/14/2014 034 Jokes of Saint John XXIII 05/07/2014 033 Divine Mercy: 5 Common Questions 04/30/2014 032 4 Sections of Hell 04/23/2014 031 Meet The Saint Version of You 04/16/2014 030 Should You Be an Optimist? 04/09/2014 029 Finding Fellowship like Samwise Gamgee 04/01/2014 028 Demons, Snakes, and Ticks: Lessons from a Hunting Trip 03/26/2014 027 How to Make an Eternal Impact with Your Life 03/19/2014 026 Thoughts on My Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe 02/26/2014 025 Why is the Catholic Church Roman? 02/19/2014 024 The Seven Lies We Believe About Our Failures 02/11/2014 023 How to Restart Your Mental Computer 02/06/2014 022 Top Five Productivity Tips from Thomas Aquinas 01/29/2014 021 Did You Miss Godâ€™s Plan for Your Life? 01/23/2014 020 When Prayer Becomes a Chore 01/15/2014 019 12 Attributes of a Baptized Christian 01/08/2014 018 A Podcast Against Bitter Catholics! 12/30/2013 017 Maryâ€™s Painless Delivery of Christ Explained 12/18/2013 016 Our Lady of Guadalupe and Saint Luke (Plus How to Set Goals) 12/11/2013 015 Total Consecration to Mary 12/04/2013 014 Whatâ€™s Your Apostolate? 11/27/2013 013 6 Items for the Liturgy of Your Life 11/20/2013 012 Why You Should Be More Creative 11/13/2013 011 Why Did They Stop Teaching Virtue? 11/06/2013 010 How Do Saints Hear Our Prayers? 10/30/2013 009 My Opinion of Martin Luther 10/23/2013 008 My Top 5 Daily Prayers 10/16/2013 007 Your Guardian Angel 10/03/2013 006 How You Can Convert 7 Billion People 09/25/2013 005 3 Strategies for a Marriage that Sings! 09/18/2013 004 4 Step Plan When Family Leave the Faith 09/12/2013 003 5 Tools for Deep Daily Prayer Life 09/04/2013 002 Three Tips to Increase Your Passion for Life 08/28/2013 001 How to Find a Spiritual Director 08/18/2013 The post #048: Brain Science, Your Soul & Prayer [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Taylor Marshall Show episode 48 brain science your soul and prayer and I am so excited about this episode
0:09.3	For many years even in grad school. I've studied this brain mind problem and I'm very interested in
0:15.4	brain science and brain waves and hormones and neurotransmitters so we're going to talk
0:19.8	about all that
0:25.0	all that in relationship to mental prayer and mental health.
0:26.0	How understanding your brain and practicing real
0:30.0	mental prayer is going to improve not only your mental health but your physical health.
0:35.0	All of this coming up in this week's episode. The The Howdy and thank you for tuning in to the Marshall Show. This is the podcast for everyone who wants to create daily habits
1:16.4	and learn enough theology to take their faith to the next level. My goal this week is to talk to you about something that I'm just absolutely fascinated in and that is brain science and how it relates to our hormones and sleep and mental health, but also prayer,
1:34.0	mental prayer, meditation.
1:36.0	And in particular, I want you to understand what is happening
1:40.0	inside your physical brain when you are meditating, when you are engaged in mental prayer.
1:46.7	And if you don't pray every day, this episode hopefully will show you why it's absolutely essential that you take a special time every day and pray.
1:57.0	And when I say pray, I mean mental prayer.
2:01.0	Some spiritual directors will call this meditation.
2:05.6	And we'll talk about what that means in a little bit in the different kinds of prayers in this
2:09.3	show.
2:10.3	And then we're going to look at how our brain waves, the oscillations, the neural oscillations change in prayer and
2:17.3	how that relates to our mental health, our relaxation, our creativity, and a bunch of other stuff.
2:23.7	So this is going to be, I think, a fireworks show.
2:26.7	It might be, I don't think ever been this excited about one of our podcasts,
2:30.8	so definitely stay tuned. Our proverb of the Week is actually not a Prover, occasionally I switch this up.
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